Updated artwork for There’s Always Another Girl 2026 Vinyl Reissue
Juliana’s 2011 album There’s Always Another Girl is being reissued.
American Laundromat Records:
We are very excited to reissue one of Juliana’s favorite albums on vinyl. This exclusive 2xLP pressing features all 14 tracks from the original album on Sides A through C + Juliana reading the lyrics “spoken word” on Side D. Beautifully packaged in a Gatefold Jacket with full-color inner sleeves. Only 500 copies pressed. 3 vinyl color options.
Mastered by Sean Glonek at SRG studios. Lacquers cut by Scott Hull at Masterdisk. Artwork by Aaron Tanner. Vinyl pressed at Gotta Groove in Cleveland, OH.
This will be the first time the tracks Candy Wrappers plus And Again are available on LP.
Orders are being taken by ALR now with shipping expected in November 2026:
Sometimes I end up liking demos and rough mixes of my songs better than the final album versions and mixes. I’m not saying I like this better than the album version of “Mouthful of Blood” (from my album “Blood”) but there is something sweet about the way the sounds play together. Also something kind of gnarly. I don’t always record cleanly or “professionally” and I think there is an unintentionally open mic somewhere making some buzzy room or amp sounds somewhere on here.
We are excited to reissue Juliana's eponymous covers album on vinyl. This new pressing features a brand-new vinyl master (with all 12 tracks), and updated artwork colors to distinguish it from the original pressing. Limited to 500 units and available in 2 vinyl color options.
The original vinyl release in 2012 omitted 2 tracks (Friend of Mine and My Wife). Now you can have them all.
We are very excited to release "God Bless the Blake Babies" on vinyl for the first time ever to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. This label-exclusive reissue is limited to 500 units worldwide and available on black, midnight blue, or splatter vinyl in a gatefold jacket.
Reissue artwork prepared by Aaron Tanner. Vinyl mastering and lacquers cut by Scott Hull at Masterdisk. Records pressed at Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland, OH.
We are stoked to release "Wild Animals" on vinyl for the first time ever! This exclusive pressing is limited to 500 units worldwide and available in 2 vinyl color options, packaged in a chipboard jacket with black inner sleeve.
Wild Animals was a somewhat low-key release in 2013 with a limited number of CDs made.
With vinyl delivery anticipated for March 2026, the ordering page is now up at:
Juliana has announced Lightning Might Strike, her first album of original songs since 2021’s Blood. The release is scheduled for December 12, 2025 with a new single out today. Here’s Scratchers, featuring the album title’s in the lyrics:
It was a difficult time for me when I started working on this album. I had just uprooted myself from the city apartment building where I’d been living for twenty years to a house in a more rural town two hours away where I knew no one when one of my best friends died (“Ashes”), and then my dog died (“Constant Companion”), then my mother was diagnosed with esophagus cancer (“Scratchers”). I was pretty depressed for a solid year (“Long Slow Nervous Breakdown”) and lost and very lonely (“Harmonizing With Myself”). I was thinking about fate and circumstance and about how I’d ended up where I was (“Where Are You Now”).
However much or hard I try, it seems, I’ve never had much control over much in my life.
I should say here that my mother’s younger brother was struck and killed by lighting at the age of 16 and when I asked her how this affected her worldview, she told me that it made her believe that there is a predetermined plan for each of us.
(Read more on the American Laundromat ordering page)
Juliana’s official site has a new look too with some new photos at julianahatfield.com
We are excited to release "Made in China" on vinyl for the first time ever to celebrate its 20th Anniversary! This exclusive pressing is limited to 1,000 units and available in 3 vinyl color options. We also have a fantastic tee design available in 4 color options.
This 20th anniversary vinyl reissue is mastered for vinyl by Sean Glonek at SRG studios. Lacquers were cut by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, and all artwork by Aaron Tanner using a mix of artwork, painting, and photography by Juliana. Vinyl pressed at Gotta Groove in Cleveland, OH.
We are excited to announce a new pressing is in the works and will begin shipping in mid-June. Only 300 copies are being pressed on 2 exclusive vinyl colors, plus 25 custom one-offs from our friends at Burlington Record Plant.
American Laundromat Records, with a special announcement:
We are excited to release "How To Walk Away" on vinyl for the first time ever! This label-exclusive pressing is limited to 1,000 units and available in 3 vinyl color options.
We also have an exclusive seven-inch featuring "Not Enough" and "Back To Freedom," limited to 600 copies and available in 2 vinyl color options.
Shipping is planned for December 2024. All the ordering info is on ALR’s site:
Ahead of 2024’s scheduled reissue of the Bed LP, American Laundromat Records have announced a bonus single:
We are thrilled to release these two outstanding tracks on vinyl for the first time ever. "Anemia" and "Mean and Evil" were originally included on the Japanese CD edition of "Bed" as bonus tracks. This exclusive 7-inch is limited to 500 copies worldwide on red opaque vinyl with original artwork by Juliana. Spins at 45 RPM with a large center hole. Includes high-quality download card.
Juliana's 3rd album in the “Sings” series following tributes to Olivia Newton-John and The Police is scheduled for November 17, 2023 via American Laundromat Records, titled "Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO"
The song is available now on streaming services including Apple Music and Spotify.
Juliana:
ELO songs were always coming on the radio when I was growing up. They were a reliable source of pleasure and fascination (except for “Fire On High” which scared the heck out of me). With this album of covers I wanted to get my hands deep into some of the massive ‘70’s hits but I am also shining a light on some of the later work (“Ordinary Dream” from 2001’s “Zoom” album, “Secret Messages” and “’From The End Of The World”, both from the ‘80’s).
Thematically, I identify with the loneliness and alienation and the outerspace-iness in the songs I chose. (I have always felt like I am part alien, not fully belonging to or in this Earth world.) Sonically, ELO recordings are like an amusement park packed with fun musical games with layers and layers of varied, meticulous parts for your ears to explore; production curiosities; huge, gorgeous stacks of awe-inspiring vocal harmony puzzles. My task was to try and break all the things down and reconstruct them subtly until they felt like mine.
Overall, I stuck pretty close to the originals’ structures while figuring out new ways to express or reference the unique and beloved ELO string arrangements. An orchestra would have been difficult or impossible for me to manage to record, nor did I think there was any point in trying to copy those parts as they originally were. Why not try to reimagine them within my zone of limitations? In some cases, I transposed string parts onto guitars, or keyboards, and I even sung some of them (as in “Showdown” and “Bluebird Is Dead”).
Recording the album was a kind of complicated and drawn-out process since I was doing all of my tracks at home in my bedroom (drums and bass were done by Chris Anzalone and Ed Valauskas, respectively [in their own recording spaces]), and I kept running into technology problems that would frustrate me and slow me up. But eventually I got it all done. A labor of love
Juliana previously covered 'Sweet Is The Night' on her 2012 eponymous lp and the credits for this new album suggest that elements of that recording may be in the 2023 version.
Juliana also covered a Jeff Lynne song with 'Xanadu' on 2018’s 'Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.'
ELO Originals
As is traditional I've made unofficial Apple Music and Spotify playlists of the songs Juliana is covering:
American Laundromat Records have confirmed that in April 2023 they will be shipping a new pressing of the split 7 inch single of Neil Young covers featuring Juliana’s version of Lotta Love and Emma Swift’s take on Give Me Strength.
We’ve got a new ‘Juliana Hatfield Sings’ project to look forward to as not so subtly hinted by Juliana including ELO covers in her summer shows!
The album has been officially confirmed by American Laundromat Records on a flyer in their shipping of the Become What You Are reissue:
Thanks to Eric for the info and while I’m here a big seasonal thanks to everyone who has been in touch and particularly Carlos Lopez for helping with many of the links for these pages. Best wishes to all in Jules’ fan community.
If this proves to be my last post of the year, I’ll see you in 2023.
We are stoked to reissue "Become What You Are" on vinyl to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. This exclusive reissue is limited to 2,500 units worldwide. Reissue artwork prepared by Aaron Tanner at Melodic Virtue from the original art. Our good friend Sean Glonek at SRG studios handled remastering, Levi Seitz cut metal, and the fine folks at Furnace pressed the vinyl. It looks and sounds amazing! We are very proud of this reissue and hope you enjoy it.
The release is planned for January 2023, with pre-orders up now for 3 variants and a further yellow splatter variant to be available from indie stores.
Juliana Hatfield and Emma Swift cover Neil Young for charity on this exclusive RSD Black Friday 7" single. Side A features Juliana covering the classic "Lotta Love" and side B features Emma covering the deep cut "Give Me Strength." Mastering and lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Pressed in the USA at Gotta Groove Records on beautiful virgin black vinyl for an optimal audio experience. Spins at 45 RPM with a large hole. Original artwork and design by Casey Burns. Includes high profile callout sticker and digital download card.
One dollar from the sale of each record is lovingly donated to Casting for Recovery, whose mission is to enhance the quality of life of women with breast cancer through a unique retreat program that combines breast cancer education and peer support with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing.
As was the case with 2020’s Christmas Cactus single, this release is restricted to US stores only at launch.
Juliana has covered Neil Young before, most notably Only Love Can Break Your Heart for her 2002 Gold Stars compilation, and in 2011 she sang Barstool Blues as part of a PledgeMusic campaign and performed a duet of Cinnamon Girl with Evan Dando for a benefit show in New York.
