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Nina Simone’s classic 1965 albums I Put a Spell on You and Pastel Blues are being reissued on vinyl as part of Verve/UMe’s “audiophile-grade” reissue series Acoustic Sounds. The remastered Simone albums both arrive November 6 on 180g vinyl; preview the LPs below.

Released four months apart, I Put a Spell on You and Pastel Blues capture two different sides of Simone’s artistry. The latter, recorded with a jazz quintet, includes her classic renditions of “Sinnerman” and “Strange Fruit.” - Pitchfork