We started Merge in 1989 to release music by bands we loved, and thanks to the artists we work with and you, the fans, we are still doing that three decades later! In 2019 we are celebrating our 30th with a year-long subscription series and an epic summer anniversary festival.

Born Under a Good Sign is a vinyl subscription series featuring four full-length LPs of all-new material from your favorite Merge artists—surprises mailed quarterly for you to unwrap throughout 2019! In addition to these limited-edition albums on colored vinyl, subscribers will receive a selection of other goodies including new 7-inches and special MRG30 merchandise. What’s more, subscribers will receive pre-sale access to MRG30 festival tickets, as well as 10% off all 2019 releases beginning with the pre-orders launching later this year!

The limited-edition Born Under a Good Sign series can only be purchased as a mail-order subscription via the Merge store. Act now and receive this embarrassment of riches for the oh-so-symbolic low price of $89 through 11 a.m. ET on October 10! After that, the price will increase to $99. As always, shipping is free within the US.

SAVE THE DATE: The MRG30 festival will take place July 24–27 in North Carolina!

We can’t wait to get the party started, so we are cooking up a MRG30 kickoff show with Teenage Fanclub at Haw River Ballroom on March 18! Tickets are on sale now, and more bands will be announced SOON!

To recap, Merge’s Born Under a Good Sign subscription series includes:

  • Four full-length LPs of previously unreleased material from your favorite Merge artists, pressed on limited-edition colored vinyl, shipped quarterly!
  • Limited subscriber-only 7-inch vinyl releases scattered throughout the year!
  • Exclusive MRG30 merch to advertise your fondness for Merge to the world!
  • MRG30 music festival pre-sale access!
  • 10% off all 2019 releases!

A portion of the proceeds from Born Under a Good Sign will be donated to RAICES, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees in Texas.

Join us throughout 2019 as we celebrate our past and look ahead to a future that we can’t wait to share with you!