The Best Physical Media Releases Of October 2026

October 2026 is shaping up as a strong month for physical media as consumers push back against rising streaming prices and shrinking libraries. Among the standout releases is Hole’s 1994 album Live Through This, now getting a vinyl pressing in Interscope-Capitol’s Definitive Sound Series. It’s described as the first-ever vinyl version remastered from newly rediscovered original analog tapes, limited to 3,000 numbered copies and pressed using Interscope’s One Step process. The list also spotlights the Criterion Collection’s major remastering efforts, highlighting a multi-film set centered on Stanley Kubrick and featuring extensive packaging elements such as director annotations and archival photos and documents. The article begins laying out more picks beyond these titles.