
Re-Issue of The Restarts’ Earliest Recordings “Actively Seeking Work: 1996-1998” Available Now!
We’ve got a brand new re-issue of The Restarts‘ early recordings collection Actively Seeking Work: 1996-1998 available for pre-order NOW! This collection has been out of print for many years, and it kicks off our re-issue campaign of the band’s back catalog! Click READ MORE to get yours!

New Noise Magazine Premieres Jesus and Mary Chain Cover “Happy When It Rains” by Kepi Ghoulie & Friends; Covers LP Full Moon Forever Available NOW Along with Re-Issue of Groovie Ghoulies’ World Contact Day!
The reign of Kepi Ghoulie has begun at Pirates Press Records! Our friends at New Noise Magazine have the exclusive premiere of Kepi and Friends‘ brand new single “Happy When It Rains,” a Jesus and Mary Chain cover. The full covers LP Full Moon Forever, which also features Kepi-fied takes on David Bowie, The Cure, Iggy Pop, Peter Murphy, and more, and it is available NOW! Also available NOW is the re-issue of Groovie Ghoulies‘ classic LP World Contact Day! And new merch, to boot! WHEW! Click READ MORE to read, listen, and get your copies!

The Drowns & Plizzken Surprise Release Split 7″ – Out Now on Limited Oxblood Vinyl
Seattle’s The Drowns & Germany’s Plizzken are starting off 2023 with the surprise release of a split 7″! Featuring one brand new track from each band, it is available NOW on limited Oxblood colored vinyl! Click READ MORE to get your copy NOW!

What’s It Like To Be Fifty? Celebrating FIFTY YEARS of Cock Sparrer With a Limited Edition Tribute Album Featuring the Pirates Family!
We are saluting the great Cock Sparrer, who are celebrating their FIFTIETH anniversary as a band! Right now in our webstore, we are proud to offer a special, one-time-only pressing of a surprise tribute album called What’s It Like To Be Fifty? The album is a love letter (even housed in an envelope sleeve) from the Pirates to Sparrer, and features an all-star lineup of The Drowns, Suzi Moon, Plizzken, Grade 2, The Ratchets, The Interrupters, The Aggrolites, & The Barstool Preachers covering select songs from throughout the band’s legendary catalog! Click READ MORE to get your copy before they’re gone forever!

Welcome Hunting Lions to Pirates Press Records; New Single “The City” Available Digitally Now!
We are thrilled to welcome Bay Area punks Hunting Lions to Pirates Press Records! You can hear their new single “The City” on digital platforms now! The band features an all-star cast featuring veterans of such bands as Swingin’ Utters, Roadside Bombs, The Beltones, US Bombs, Tiger Army, and more! Click READ MORE to check ’em out!

The Old Firm Casuals Reissue “For the Love of It All…” on 2 New Colored Vinyl Variants!
We have repressed The Old Firm Casuals‘ For the Love of It All…! Now available on Neon Violet vinyl & Deep Purple/Doublemint AsideBside vinyl with Black splatter! Click READ MORE to get yours!

Never Mind Black Friday…Here’s the PPR Holiday Sale
Just before your inbox is swallowed up with endless piles of ruthless Black Friday capitalism, we want to maintain our core mission – to provide you quality tunes and merch at affordable prices…and sometimes, we even want to make it a little cheaper for ya! Right now in our webstore, through Sunday December 4th, we’ve got vinyl and merch marked down from favorite artists across the Pirates family, inlcuding COCK SPARRER, THE OLD FIRM CASUALS, THE AGGROLITES, NOi!SE, CHARGER, THE RATCHETS, and many more! Click READ MORE for all the details!