WELCOME HOME, MUSIC LOVER.
Impressed Recordings imp049 VINYL CLUB is vinyl club, done a little differently.
imp049 is curated for lovers of music looking TO DISCOVER rare, one of a kind pressings of great music. Our variants are hand-pressed with love for VINYL CLUB members exclusively. Each release comes with a Iindividually-numbered signature Impressed obi strip. This means that no-one else in the world will ever own the same record as you.
come into our music lover community as we connect you to the artist making the music you love.
for connection, for discovery, for value.
DISCOVER YOUR NEW FAVOURITE ALBUM, HAND SELECTED FOR YOU BY OUR TEAM OF MUSIC LOVERS. join us now.
Ben, IMP049 VINYL CLUB MEMBER
"Getting each record has been the highlight of my month! Every record that I’ve got from since I signed up has been great! Customer service, record selection, price, etc. is all to a very high standard and makes me look forward to getting my new record each month!"
JULIEN, IMP049 VINYL CLUB MEMBER
"LOVING THE VARIETY, EVERY MONTH IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND COOL. LOADS OF RELEASES I HAD NEVER HEARD OF AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY - THEY'RE SO GOOD! FEELS LIKE AN UNDISCOVERED GEM IN MY HANDS EACH MONTH."
Georgia, IMP049 VINYL CLUB MEMBER
"The past year of vinyl club has been amazing! It’s been so much fun finding new artists while stocking up on some incredible exclusives. Customer service is great, they’re always responsive and it’s super easy to swap out a monthly vinyl if needed. Will definitely be signing up for another year as a cheeky bday present to myself."
We're making it simpler to connect music lovers to musicians.
IMP049 Vinyl Club was birthed out of a demand from you, our music family.
For every one of you asking us for more connection with the people who make the music we all love, for those of you asking us for a means of discovering new music outside of algorithms.
Like the slow fashion and slow food movement, but for music.
A way of connecting music lovers, to musicians, through vinyl.
For discovery.
For connection.
For value.
For every one of you who has spent your hard earned money on a vinyl record.
We see you, we thank you.
This one's for you.
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Curated Limited Edition Vinyl delivered to your doorstep each month.
Free swaps - we’ll let you know in advance what the record is each month and if you already have it, we're happy to swap for you for free for anything available in our catalogue. Cancel at any time.
Please enjoy a $15 voucher on signing up for purchasing any Impressed Merchandise of your choice.
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Thanks for coming on this journey of discovering new music together with us, we can't wait to share our all time favourites with you.
Welcome home, music lover.
With love,
Luke and the Impressed team x
Frequently asked questions
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Order
Impressed strives to bring you a diverse, curated selection of incredible music on vinyl, with a focus on supporting Australian artists. IMP049 is one record on your doorstep, every month. Each month, our team select a special record to feature for our club. With over 50 combined years of experience in all faucets of the music industry, learn more about who's curating your Vinyl Club experience.
Each month, we also include a piece of writing, journalism or photo essay connecting you closer to the musician who made your new album.
IMP049 Vinyl Club members are also Impressed VIPS - early access to drops and sales, vouchers for our merch and our friends and access to records we're pressing that we don't even put on our website they're so exclusive.
Discover, connect and build your collection for the best value around.
No stress. We're all for discovery and you shouldn't be punished for having great taste. WE LET YOU KNOW THE RECORD SELECTED FOR THE MONTH BEFORE IT'S SHIPPED, SO You've got TIME to let us know if you'd like to swap the record for a different title. YOU'RE WELCOME TO UNLIMITED SWAPS DURING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.
Impressed works hard to ensure all our Australian orders come with free shipping - so it's included in the cost of your monthly subscription. International orders are charged shipping and taxes at a standard industry rate, you can purchase your International Membership here.
Our detailed T&C's for IMP049 Vinyl Club are here.
VISIT THE ARCHIVES
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORDS, SELECTED BY OUR TEAM FOR CONNECTION, VALUE and DISCOVERY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AUSECUMA BEATS
we got into the holiday summer dancing vibes with melbourne-based group ausecuma beats' third studio album, dakar bamako, released in collaboration with music in exile. Pressed on random regrind vinyl and individually numbered with a custom OBI Strip, each record was a totally unique piece of art.
CUB SPORT
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM.
SHARON VAN ETTEN
RADIO FREE ALICE
THE MELODRONES
ASHKAN SHAFIEI
NGAIIRE
IN JUNE 2024, THE LAUNCH OF IMP049 VINYL CLUB WAS OFF TO A SONIC AND VISUAL BANG WITH A DOUBLE LP BY PAPUA NEW GUINEAN SONGSTRESS NGAIIRE - BLASTOMA AND LAMENTATIONS, BOTH PRESSED ON SPLATTER HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. THE Sydney-based artist from the Eastern Highlands and New Ireland provinces of Papua New Guinea, is known for her compelling fusion of alternative pop and future r&b filtered through her perspective as a First Nations songwriter. Listening notes ESSAY BY SOSEFINA FUAMOLI.
phoebe go
Enchanting audiences around the country with her haunting, emotionally vulnerable take on alt-pop and acoustic folk, Phoebe Go is the solo music project of Melbourne-born, Sydney-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Lou. Marmalade captured her unique, addictive sound perfectly, available to our vinyl club members on an exclusive orange marbled vinyl, with an exclusive essay from music journalist Bridget Hustwaite. Riding the success of her 2024 debut album Marmalade, Phoebe go recently plaed to sold out crowds at the sydney opera house for vivid sydney.
CITIZEN KAY
Australian-Ghanian artist citizen kay, born Kojo Owusu-Ansah, is one of the most intelligent music minds in Australian hip-hop at that moment. His album So, Where Are We? is pushing beyond genre, and we believe he has emerged with one of the best albums of the year. This record is a roadmap of the future of hip-hop in this country. It is a record that goes beyond the stereotypes of sound, genre and culture and was presented for our vinyl club With an exclusive Impressed Listening notes essay from journalist Sose Fuamoli.
SYCCO
with an exclusive essay from music journalist Nic Kelly.
ALEXANDER GOW
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM.
THE FERGUSON ROGERS PROCESS
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM.
