A press release coming out of Warner Bros, announcing their participation at the WFMU record fair in New York, also had this little snippet of information tucked away at the end:

And finally, Warner Bros. Records will present a series of stunning soul 45s from the famed Loma label. With each title highly collectible upon its original pressing, these reissues are intended to enable fans to enjoy this incredible music the way it was meant to be heard—at 45 rpm.

Artists in this series include The Marvellos, The Soul Shakers, Carl Thomas, and others.

The full Press Release is here!

That's a surprise to me. I'd heard some time ago that WB were looking to put out a full Loma anthology on CD, but didn't know about the reissue 45s. Seems WB thinks there's a a lot of life in the 45 format yet, especially for back catalogue stuff!

Edited October 23, 200915 yr by rigilbert

About time some of the major companies got there act together and re-issued vinyl 45's, we might get some un-issued tracks as well.