On January 14th, Matador Records and its subsidiary True Panther Sounds will release an 11-track vinyl-only sampler entitled Intended Play. Pressed on cherry red vinyl, the collection includes new and unreleased music from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, Perfume Genius, Ceremony, and Tanlines, as well as previously released tracks from Fucked Up, Girls, Cold Cave, and Kurt Vile. As per above, it also comes wrapped in a pretty bad ass cover.

Here’s the best part though: the thing costs only $1.98. Pre-orders are now ongoing at Matador’s web store.

Intended Play Tracklist:
01. The Young – Don’t Hustle For Love *
02. Kurt Vile – Life’s A Beach
03. Girls – My Ma
04. Ceremony – Hysteria *
05. Tanlines – TBA
06. Lee Ranaldo – Off The Wall *
07. Fucked Up – Into The Light
08. Esben and the Witch – Hexagons II
09. Perfume Genius – All Waters *
10. Cold Cave – Confetti (edit)
11. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Polvo *

* = Unreleased

As Matablog reports, Matador Records has officially purchased True Panther Sounds (though TPS founder  Dean Bien will remain be on board handling all of the label’s daily duties). The courtship got particularly hot and heavy when the Girls debut LP, Album, was released in partnership between Matador and True Panther back in September. Then it was True Panther artist Hunx & His Punx supporting Matador’s Jay Reatard on his recent tour. Hell, they even had a showcase together at CMJ 2009!

Now True Panther is owned by Matador, providing the likes of Tanlines, Glasser, Lemonade, and Ty Seagall to the label’s already mighty arsenal.

Of course, the move only caps off what has already been one hell of a year for Matador — beautiful albums from Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Mission of Burma, Girls, Cold Cave, Kurt Vile, the debut of Julian Plenti, Pavement reuniting, Fucked up and The Chemistry of Common Life winning the Polaris award, the signing of Ted Leo, et al. Well done Matador, well done.