Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod Honored for Best Historical Album Restoration & Mastering
Osiris Studio is proud to announce that Michael Graves and Jordan McLeod have each received three nominations for the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards in the category of Best Historical Album. Additionally, albums mastered and/or restored here at Osiris Studio have been nominated for Best Album Notes and Best Contemporary Blues Album.
The nominated projects span continents, decades, and musical traditions, united by a shared commitment to preserving and presenting culturally significant recordings at the highest level.
And the Best Historical Album nominees are…
You Can’t Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
Omnivore Recordings
Various Artists
This expansive anthology offers a rare deep dive into the genius of legendary songwriter Doc Pomus through previously unheard demos and performances, painstakingly digitized, restored, and mastered from his original acetates. Spanning classic rock, pop, and R&B origins, the collection reveals Pomus’s profound influence on 20th-century music, presenting seminal recordings that helped shape the sound of generations.
Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975–1980
Analog Africa
Various Artists
Captured during a period of immense cultural and political transformation, Roots Rocking Zimbabwe documents the electrifying emergence of township rock in and around Harare. Drawing from rare and often fragile source materials, the album brings renewed clarity and impact to recordings that blend traditional African rhythms with rock, funk, and soul influences, preserving a vital chapter in Zimbabwean musical history.
Super Disco Pirate: De Tepito Para el Mundo 1965–1980
Analog Africa
Various Artists
Super Disco Pirata uncovers the vibrant underground world of Mexican pirate radio and disco culture, where global sounds were reinterpreted and rebroadcast far from official channels. Through careful restoration and mastering, this collection revitalizes raw, elusive recordings from the Tepito neighborhood and beyond, illuminating a bold, unconventional musical movement driven by community, experimentation, and dance-floor energy.
A Shared Recognition
The Best Historical Album category honors excellence in the preservation, restoration, mastering and presentation of historically significant recordings. To receive three nominations in a single year is a testament to the collaborative work between Graves and McLeod, and to Osiris Studio’s ongoing mission to safeguard musical history while making it accessible and engaging for contemporary listeners.
for Best Album Notes…
Adios, Farwell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964–1974
Omnivore Recordings
Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
Adios, Farwell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964–1974 is the first comprehensive look at this era, featuring 78 tracks across 3 CDs/digital, including 75 tracks making their CD debut. Highlights include the newly discovered Live From Richmond, Virginia, 1964, along with performances from Japan, New Zealand, the Sydney Opera House, and U.S. Top 10 albums Big in Vegas and Live at the Nugget. The set also premieres 20 previously unreleased performances, spanning rare appearances from 1967–1973.
Restored by Michael Graves and Jordan McLeod and mastered by Michael Graves, the collection’s writer and co-producer Scott B. Bomar is nominated for his excellent in-depth essay.
And for Best Contemporary Blues Album…
Family
Alligator Records
Southern Avenue
Mastered by Michael Graves and recorded in Memphis at the legendary Royal Studios (Al Green, Ann Peebles, Bruno Mars), Family is a vibrant blend of Memphis soul and blues, warm sister harmonies, and positive messages reminiscent of The Staple Singers. From the irresistible “Upside” to the closing, ruminative “We Are,” Family unveils hard-hitting, universal truths about the unshakable power of togetherness.
We are deeply grateful to our clients and friends at Omnivore Recordings, Analog Africa, Alligator Records and everyone involved in bringing these projects to life.
The GRAMMY Awards ceremony will take place on February 1, 2026 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA.