NME and Bose announce limited edition C23 vinyl giveaway at select UK and US record stores

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NME and Bose have announced details of the limited edition, hand-numbered vinyl release of the ‘Bose x NME: C23’ mixtape.The mixtape was originally released on digital formats and cassette back in March, marking the first entry in the C-Series since 1996.

C23 followed on from the tastemaking compilations C81 and C86, both of which altered the landscape of British music forever by launching the careers of such artists as Primal Scream.This year’s C23 mixtape featured 15 exclusive tracks by 15 of the world’s most exciting and innovative emerging artists, including Jockstrap, 070 Shake and Blu DeTiger.

The release was further supported by a special one-off NME magazine and a live showcase at SXSW in Austin, Texas back in March.

The C23 mixtape is now set to be released for free on limited edition, hand-numbered vinyl, which will be distributed through a select group of independent record stores across the UK and US.Music fans will need to head into one of these select record stores – the full list can be seen below – from tomorrow (June 17), and then say “C23” at the counter in order to receive a free C23 record (limited to one per person, while stocks last).UK record stores:Rough Trade East, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QLRough Trade West, 130 Talbot Rd, London W11 1JARough Trade Soho, 50-54 Beak St, London W1F 9RNRarekind Records, 4 Trafalgar St, Brighton BN1 4ERCult Hero, 16 Brighton Place, Brighton BN1 1HJRough Trade Nottingham, 5 Broad St, Nottingham NG1 3AJRough Trade Bristol, 3 New Bridewell, Nelson St, Bristol BS1 2QDSwordfish Records, 66 Dalton St, Birmingham B4 7LXThe Diskery Birmingham, 92 Bristol St, Birmingham B5 7AHOut Of Joint Records, 2 Malcolm Arcade, Leicester LE1 5FTKellys Records,.