Regina Spektor has reissued five of her acclaimed albums on limited edition color vinyl, all available everywhere today. More info/purchase HERE. Ahead of these reissues, she has earned a host of new RIAA certifications—Begin to Hope is now RIAA Platinum-certified, Far is RIAA Gold-certified, amongst other notable achievements. Further below.
The reissues include Begin to Hope (Yellow Flame LP), Far (Velum Clear LP), What We Saw From The Cheap Seats (Translucent Red LP), Remember Us to Life (Black Clouds 2LP), and Live in London (Curacao 2LP). Far and Live in London are both seeing their return to vinyl, having been out of print for several years.
Several newly remastered HD music videos are also available today including “Fidelity,” “Man of A Thousand Faces,” “Dance Anthem of the 80’s” and “Better” with more to come.
“So grateful to everyone who made these records and songs go platinum and gold,” says Spektor. “It’s fun to see how a song that’s been around for a while can suddenly meet new listeners. I loved seeing how beautifully everyone was signing “Two Birds” in ASL. I hope songs keep getting discovered in surprising and creative ways- and that for now, all the colorful new vinyl reissues can express some of my gratitude!”
Spektor first saw commercial success with Begin to Hope (2006). Her breakout album, it includes hit singles “On the Radio,” “Better” and the now RIAA Gold Digital Single “Samson,” as well as now RIAA Platinum Digital Single “Fidelity,” which climbed the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
She followed up Begin to Hope with Far (2009)—which features now RIAA Gold Digital Single “Two Birds”—and What We Saw from the Cheap Seats (2012). Both albums debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The repressing also includes Remember Us to Life (2016), Spektor’s seventh studio album, and Live in London (2009), her first live album, which features twenty-two songs spanning her extensive catalog at the time and including three unrecorded tracks that have only ever been performed live.
Spektor will return to the road this summer on her Midsummer Daydream Tour, beginning July 22. The tour includes two sold-out nights in Portland and one in Seattle, with additional stops in San Francisco, Denver and more. The tour will also include four stops in Texas, where she hasn’t performed in over a decade. See below for a complete list of dates. Tickets available HERE.
TOUR DATES
July 22—San Francisco, CA—The Masonic
July 24—Jacksonville, OR—Britt Festival Pavilion
July 25—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
July 26—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
July 28—Seattle, WA—Woodland Park Zoo
July 29—Spokane, WA—Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox
July 31—Boise, ID—Revolution Concert House
August 1—Sandy, UT—Sandy Amphitheater
August 3—Denver, CO—The Mission Ballroom
August 5—Austin, TX—ACL Live
August 6—Dallas, TX—Majestic Theatre
August 8—San Antonio, TX—The Tobin Center
August 9—Houston, TX—Bayou Music Center
BOLD = SOLD OUT
Last year, Spektor formally released her fan favorite second album, Songs, for the first time. Previously sold exclusively at her live shows on homemade CD-Rs, the remaster saw Songs' first commercial release on vinyl and streaming, and was celebrated with a series of sold out shows in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Her latest studio album, Home, before and after, was released in 2022 to critical praise from The New York Times, NPR Music and more.
