An essential document of musical history is returning to vinyl.

If you’re a fan of Cuban music, there’s every chance that Buena Vista Social Club was the album that sparked your interest. Facing a trade embargo after the communist revolution, Cuban musicians had few opportunities to sell their records abroad, but in 1996 a group of veteran players got together in Havana to lay down a selection of traditional songs for World Circuit Records. The album that came out of that seven-day recording session went on to sell more than eight million copies and introduce Cuba’s musical heritage to listeners around the world.

After a US-only reissue in 2009, the album is now getting a well deserved vinyl reissue cut via World Circuit and Nonesuch. Cut from the original tapes and mastered by Bernie Grundman, who engineered the original release, the double album has been pressed on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl and is housed in a gatefold sleeve with a 20-page booklet and a digital download card.

It’s out on October 30, and you can pre-order now via Nonesuch. In the meantime, stream a BBC radio documentary on the making of the Buena Vista Social Club.