Name: Service Merchandise
Brand: Previous Industries

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MRG844LP

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

With Printed Inner

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-06-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0673855084411

Total Cap

9999

Black LP

MRG844CD

4 Panel Wallet

0673855084428

Artist

Previous Industries

Genre GB

Hip Hop

Label GB

Merge Records

Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan, it started as a platform to release music from their band Superchunk and their friends' creations. Over the years, Merge Records has grown to include talented artists from all over the world, with some of their records even reaching the top of the Billboard music charts.
With its headquarters nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Merge Records has become a renowned name in the music industry. The label was established by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan back in 1989 with a vision to share their own musical endeavors as well as support fellow musicians within their circle.
What began as a humble endeavor quickly flourished into something much greater. Today, Merge Records boasts an impressive roster of artists spanning various genres and backgrounds. From indie rock to experimental pop, *Superchunk* paved the way for other talented musicians to join forces under this esteemed label's umbrella.

Previous Industries is three Chicagoans with a deep, shared history - Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave, and STILL RIFT - who currently reside in LA. In a city where transplants often say they find it hard to connect with new people, these guys found a way around that by delving into the past to rekindle old connections. When that connection was made, they seemed to stay in the past, rapping about anything and everything but always bolstered by nostalgia and shared memories.

Service Merchandise, their debut LP as a unit, is named after a largely defunct retail chain, as are many of the songs on the album. Orbiting the dead mall as a spiritual concept, Previous Industries tackle nostalgia, heartbreak, joy, and disposability from three distinct points of view, weaving in and out of beats by Child Actor, Quelle Chris, and Smoke Bonito to create something new from a discarded past.

The record was mixed by Kenny Segal (Armand Hammer, billy woods) and mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Daddy Kev (Flying Lotus, Thundercat).

Service Merchandise   

Music GB

Discover "Service Merchandise" by Previous Industries on Merge Records. Vinyl records music. Three Chicagoans blending nostalgia and shared memories in their debut LP.