Nina Simone - It Is Finished (Sunhat Yellow Vinyl) | National Album Day 2026

It Is Finished is Nina Simone's 1974 album of live and studio performances, a record that marked the close of an important chapter in her career. It was her final album for RCA and arrived as she left the United States for Barbados. The collection includes powerful interpretations of “Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter”, “Mr Bojangles”, “The Pusher” and “I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl”. This edition is pressed on Sunhat Yellow vinyl to match the sleeve.

The album's title reflects a period of transition, but the performances are vivid and searching. Simone reshapes material associated with rock, blues, folk and soul through her unmistakable piano playing, phrasing and dramatic sense of space. Rather than functioning as a conventional studio set, the blend of live and recorded settings gives the album an immediate, unsettled quality. Songs including “Dambala”, “Obeah Woman” and “Com' By H'Yere - Good Lord” deepen its spiritual and rhythmic character.

Across the album, Nina Simone creates a complete listening sequence rather than a simple collection of singles. The opening stretch establishes the record's character, while later tracks broaden its mood and bring the programme to a considered close. Key selections including The Pusher, Com' By H'Yere - Good Lord, Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter show the range of the set, and the original running order has been retained across this edition. It is an album suited to front-to-back listening, with the side breaks preserving the pacing of the vinyl format. That continuity is part of the record's lasting appeal: familiar highlights sit within a wider programme whose contrasts and transitions become clearer when the album is heard in full.

For a complete album experience, this limited National Album Day 2026 edition is pressed on sunhat yellow vinyl and released by Sony Music on 17 October 2026. The package contains one LP and the full original album tracklist. It is designed for listeners replacing a well-played copy, collectors looking for a distinctive colour pressing, and anyone discovering It Is Finished on vinyl for the first time. Catalogue number 19958468821.