# Maggot Brain OrgMusic reissue is coming in September
**URL:** https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883
**Category:** Records/Books
**Tags:** funkadelic
**Created:** [July 8, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883 "2026-07-08T14:01:31Z")
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### Author:  [@JBoogie](https://pfunkforums.com/u/JBoogie)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/1 "2026-07-08T14:01:31Z")
Pre-order is up for the OrgMusic reissue of Maggot Brain. Ship date is around 9/7/26. I’m sure there will be other retailers selling other exclusive variants.
[https://orgmusic.com/collections/vinyl-lp/products/maggot-brain?variant=46629761810593](https://orgmusic.com/collections/vinyl-lp/products/maggot-brain?variant=46629761810593)
Also, the remastered version is up on streaming sites with only “Can You Get To That” available right now.
From the listing:
For this definitive 2026 reissue, the album was mastered directly from analog tape, preserving the raw power, depth, and atmosphere of the original recordings with extraordinary detail. A longtime holy grail for collectors, Maggot Brain receives the treatment it has long deserved
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/2 "2026-07-08T14:40:33Z")
Nice! No doubt, this is the release a lot of people have been waiting for. I really wish they will continue with the rest of the catalog. A 4LP AEIY anyone? 😅
Saw that they’re also doing a SACD. Good for people that’s into that. And they also have [Maggot Brain coffee](https://orgmusic.com/products/maggot-brain-coffee), hahaha ok..
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### Author:  [@chilly\_jon](https://pfunkforums.com/u/chilly_jon)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/3 "2026-07-08T16:57:11Z")
Is the SACD stereo or multichannel? I know it mentions hybrid, but I’m not sure if that means normal CD stereo layer and a higher quality stereo layer or if it’s stereo and multichannel type of deal
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/4 "2026-07-08T17:28:04Z")
_Hybrid_ means that there’s both a normal CD layer and a SACD layer. The SACD layer could be multichanneled, but probably it’s just stereo in this case. Surely they would’ve mentioned it if it had more channels.
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### Author:  [@TomBomb1](https://pfunkforums.com/u/TomBomb1)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/5 "2026-07-08T23:08:33Z")
Already ordered Lp and cd.
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/6 "2026-07-09T00:04:55Z")
What LP variant did you pre order? I will go for the 2LP 45 RPM.
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### Author:  [@JBoogie](https://pfunkforums.com/u/JBoogie)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/7 "2026-07-09T11:32:43Z")
I ordered the 2x LP 45 RPM.
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/8 "2026-07-11T21:28:56Z")
Here are the mockups of the Org Music variants (including the store exclusives).
And then there’s the In Groove variant. Black single disc, with a nicer tip-on jacket. Like what they did with Free Your Mind.
Here’s a couple of links for EU and UK pre-orders: [hhv](https://www.hhv.de/en/records/item/funkadelic-maggot-brain-45-rpm-edition-1428804), [juno](https://www.juno.co.uk/products/funkadelic-maggot-brain-remastered-vinyl/1167002-01), [rough trade](https://www.roughtrade.com/product/funkadelic/maggot-brain-2).
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/9 "2026-08-25T15:20:01Z")
Did you see that they’re having [listening parties](https://orgmusic.com/blogs/news/maggot-brain-listening-parties)? A bunch of them all over the US. Between September 11-13. There’s apparently also giveaways and prizes. 🙂
> **The listening parties**
>
> **Alabama**
> Seasick Records — Birmingham
> 10,000 Hz Records — Opelika
>
> **Arizona**
> Stinkweeds — Phoenix
> The “In” Groove — Phoenix
> Tracks In Wax — Phoenix
> Vinyl Record Dude — Scottsdale
> Zia Records — Tempe
> Zia Records — Tucson (Speedway)
>
> **Arkansas**
> Control — Little Rock
>
> **California**
> Traffic Records — Atascadero
> Run Out Groove Records — Burbank
> Fingerprints — Long Beach
> Common Wave Hi-Fi — Los Angeles
> Funky Groove Store — Los Angeles
> 1-2-3-4 Go! Records — Oakland
> M-Theory Music — San Diego
> Soul Side Vinyl — San Diego
> Needle To The Groove — San Jose
> Streetlight Records — San Jose
> Boo Boo Records — San Luis Obispo
> Streetlight Records — Santa Cruz
>
> **Colorado**
> Twist & Shout Records — Denver
> Wax Trax — Denver
> Sold Out Vinyl Records — Englewood
>
> **Connecticut**
> GRAILS — New Haven
>
> **Florida**
> Tonevendor — St. Augustine
> Sweat Records — Miami
> Park Ave CDs — Orlando
> Rust & Wax Record Shop — Palm Beach
> Rearview Vintage & Vinyl — Tallahassee
>
> **Georgia**
> Housewolf Records — Woodstock
>
> **Idaho**
> The Record Exchange — Boise
>
> **Illinois**
> Exile on Main Street — Champaign
> Bucket O’ Blood — Chicago
> Out Of The Past Records — Chicago
> Pinwheel Records — Chicago
> Reckless Records — Chicago (N. Milwaukee)
> Shug Records — Chicago
> Animal Records — Evanston
> Crooked Arm Vinyl & Tap — Lisle
> Waiting Room Records — Normal
> Rolling Stones — Norridge
>
> **Indiana**
> Landlocked Music — Bloomington
> Psychedelic Cellar — Marion
>
> **Kansas**
> Love Garden Sounds — Lawrence
> Spektrum Muzik — Wichita
>
> **Louisiana**
> Euclid Records — New Orleans
>
> **Maryland**
> KA-CHUNK!! Records — Annapolis
> The Sound Garden — Baltimore
>
> **Massachusetts**
> GOOD TASTE Records — Boston
> vinyl index. — Somerville
>
> **Michigan**
> Flat, Black, & Circular — East Lansing
> Ripe Records — Grosse Pointe Park
> Out There — Sawyer
> Street Corner Music — Oak Park
>
> **Minnesota**
> Down In The Valley — Golden Valley
> Agharta Records — Minneapolis
> Electric Fetus — Minneapolis
>
> **Mississippi**
> The End of All Music — Jackson
> The End of All Music — Oxford
>
> **Missouri**
> Josey Records — Kansas City
> Mills Record Company — Kansas City
> Vintage Vinyl — St. Louis
> Euclid Records — Webster Groves
>
> **Montana**
> Cactus Records & Gifts — Bozeman
>
> **Nevada**
> Zia Records — Las Vegas (Rainbow)
>
> **New Jersey**
> The Score Records — Oaklyn
>
> **New Mexico**
> Mottainai — Santa Fe
>
> **New York**
> Finer Sounds — Brooklyn
> Vinyl Veritas — Brooklyn
> Generation Records — New York City
> Rough Trade Below — New York City
> Darkside Records — Poughkeepsie
> Not Donuts Records — Stanfordville
> The Sound Garden — Syracuse
> Sound House Records — Troy
>
> **North Carolina**
> Lunchbox Records — Charlotte, NC
> Sell Your Soul Records — Mooresville
> Schoolkids Records — Raleigh
> Schoolkids Records — Wilmington
> Yellow Dog Discs — Wilmington
>
> **North Dakota**
> Orange Records — Fargo
>
> **Ohio**
> The Vinyl Groove Records — Bedford
> Used Kids Records — Columbus
> Omega Music — Dayton
> Plaid Room Records — Loveland
> Haskins House Records — Portsmouth
> Culture Clash Records — Toledo
> Resignation Records — Troy
>
> **Oklahoma**
> Guestroom Records — Norman
> Guestroom Records — Oklahoma City
> Guestroom Records — Edmond
>
> **Oregon**
> B-Side Records & Vintage — Milwaukee
> Music Millennium — Portland
> Paul’s Boutique — Portland
> Produce Records — Portland, OR
>
> **Pennsylvania**
> Siren Records — Doylestown
> Young Ones Records — Kutztown
> Repo Records — Philadelphia
> Attic Record Store — Pittsburgh
> Needle & Bean — Pittsburgh
> Rosie’s Records — Pittsburgh
>
> **South Carolina**
> Horizon Records — Greenville
>
> **South Dakota**
> Black Hills Vinyl — Rapid City
>
> **Tennessee**
> Dallas Vinyl Love — Chattanooga
> The Great Escape — Nashville
> Vinyl Tap — Nashville
> Yellow Racket Records — Chattanooga
>
> **Texas**
> Antone’s Record Shop — Austin
> Breakaway Records — Austin
> CD Warehouse Records & Tapes — Arlington
> End of an Ear — Austin
> Good Records — Dallas
> Hybrid Records — Corpus Christi
> Record Town — Fort Worth
> Static ATX — Liberty Hill
>
> **Utah**
> Graywhale Entertainment — Taylorsville
> Lavender Vinyl — Ogden
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> **Vermont**
> Autumn Records — Winooski
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> **Virginia**
> AFK Books & Records — Virginia Beach
> BUMRUSH Vinyl Shop — Stafford
> Melody Supreme — Charlottesville
> Plan 9 Music — Richmond
>
> **Washington**
> Easy Street Records — Seattle
> Rainy Day Records — Olympia
> Royal Records — Seattle
> Sonic Boom Records — Seattle
> Spin Cycle Records — Seattle
>
> **Washington, D.C.**
> Byrdland Records
>
> **West Virginia**
> Admiral Analog’s — Shepherdstown
>
> **Wisconsin**
> Abraxas Wax — Eau Claire
> Lilliput Records — Milwaukee
> Strictly Discs — Madison
> Volta Records — Greenfield
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### Author:  [@ambro278](https://pfunkforums.com/u/ambro278)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/10 "2026-08-27T01:38:12Z")
Read on the Hoffman forums that the SACD will not be peak limited like the standard CDs / streaming. Quite pleased to hear that. I wonder why the non-SACD digital formats need to have limiting. Maybe their distributor is concerned with how it sounds on earbuds or something.
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### Author:  [@Phunklord\_Siege](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Phunklord_Siege)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/11 "2026-09-15T00:33:53Z")
Just got my copy, can confirm it is not peak limited. I got the hybrid CD/SACD but I actually don’t have the hardware to read the SACD layer lol. Will be doing some light peak limiting of my own when I put it on my phone, although it doesn’t really even need it. Just has way more headroom than it really needs. Haven’t had a chance to listen to it in full, but first impressions:
-The sound is a lot more well rounded than the cardboard sleeve release I have.
-It is roughly 2% faster (or at least Can You Get To That is)
-There seems to be basically zero noise reduction done and there is quite a bit of hiss.
All said, I will probably be doing some light noise reduction and limiting and what-have-you but I’m happy to do that if it means I end up with a better sound. And from what I’ve heard so far, I definitely prefer it to the copy I had.
Edit: Looks like the left and right channel are also flipped from the older release I had.
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/12 "2026-09-15T09:20:07Z")
Damn, there’s a hiss? That’s pretty bad.
Interesting that it’s faster. Wonder which one has the correct speed. Will check my OG when I get home. That’s around 3 seconds on Can You Get To That right?
I haven’t received my copy yet, but it will be interesting to compare the right/left channels with the OG.
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### Author:  [@JBoogie](https://pfunkforums.com/u/JBoogie)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/13 "2026-09-15T10:44:57Z")
Read about this in a different forum and found this in a review of the new pressing:
“Over the years, some reissues of Maggot Brain have reversed the left and right channels. There are even indications that some of the earliest pressings may have had the stereo image swapped. This makes it difficult for me to say which version is correct, although one poster on the Steve Hoffman Music Forums says that a white label promo copy—which should be as close to an original first pressing as possible—places Hazel’s lead guitar on “Maggot Brain” in the right channel. The new Org pressing has this reversed, with the guitar coming out of the left. [UPDATE: Additional posters on the Hoffman Forums report that their early pressings have Hazel coming out of the left, including on a 1971 US Pitman pressing, a 1971 Canadian pressing, and an original German pressing.]”
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### Author:  [@Mutron](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Mutron)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/14 "2026-09-15T13:29:36Z")
I have an original 1971 US pressing and Eddie is on the left, the 1975 repress was the last to have this correct. All others up until the new ORG reissue reversed this as well as had a different speed on the whole album.
When I got my original pressing a few years back I felt like I was actually hearing the album for the first time!
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### Author:  [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/15 "2026-09-15T16:13:38Z")
Read over at the Hoffman forum that a lot of people are getting warped 45 copies. Starting to get nervous over here. 😬
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### Author:  [@swang](https://pfunkforums.com/u/swang)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/16 "2026-09-15T16:16:50Z")
I was afraid of this. These new vinyl reissues have been seriously hit-or-miss.
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### Author:  [@JBoogie](https://pfunkforums.com/u/JBoogie)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/17 "2026-09-15T21:45:43Z")
I saw that and was concerned. My order from In Groove hadn’t shipped so I cancelled it and got it from Amazon (figured would be easier to return if there was an issue) No noticeable warps on mine. Hopefully you’re good.
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### Author:  [@Phunklord\_Siege](https://pfunkforums.com/u/Phunklord_Siege)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/maggot-brain-orgmusic-reissue-is-coming-in-september/1883/18 "2026-09-16T00:24:18Z")
Yeah about 3 seconds. The hiss is definitely the worst on the titular track. There’s also very faint ghost echo before some of the tracks where you can very faintly hear the track before it actually starts. From what I understand, that’s caused by layers of tape being pressed against each other for long periods of time and bleeding into each other. You can also hear something reminiscent of a punch-out at the end of most tracks where you hear a little pop and the hiss stops or lowers in volume.