diff --git a/Data/Vinyl/Rec.hs b/Data/Vinyl/Rec.hs
--- a/Data/Vinyl/Rec.hs
+++ b/Data/Vinyl/Rec.hs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   , PlainRec
   , (=:)
   , (<+>)
+  , (<-:)
   , type (++)
   , fixRecord
   ) where
@@ -51,12 +52,21 @@
 (<+>) :: Rec as f -> Rec bs f -> Rec (as ++ bs) f
 RNil      <+> xs = xs
 (x :& xs) <+> ys =  x :& (xs <+> ys)
-infixl 8  <+>
+infixr 5  <+>
 
 -- | Shorthand for a record with a single field. Lifts the field's
 -- value into the chosen functor automatically.
 (=:) :: Applicative f => sy ::: t -> t -> Rec '[sy ::: t] f
-a =: b = pure b :& RNil
+_ =: b = pure b :& RNil
+
+-- | Shorthand for a record with a single field of an 'Applicative'
+-- type. This is useful for @Applicative@ or @Monad@ic intialization
+-- of records as in the idiom:
+--
+-- > dist $ myField <-: someIO <+> yourField <-: otherIO
+(<-:) :: Applicative f => sy ::: t -> f t -> Rec '[sy ::: t] f
+_ <-: b = b :& RNil
+infixr 6 <-:
 
 -- | Append for type-level lists.
 type family (as :: [*]) ++ (bs :: [*]) :: [*]
diff --git a/vinyl.cabal b/vinyl.cabal
--- a/vinyl.cabal
+++ b/vinyl.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                vinyl
-version:             0.2
+version:             0.2.1
 synopsis:            Extensible Records
 -- description:
 license:             MIT
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 source-repository head
   type:     git
-  location: https://github.com/jonsterling/Vinyl/
+  location: https://github.com/VinylRecords/Vinyl/
 
 library
   exposed-modules:     Data.Vinyl, Data.Vinyl.Field, Data.Vinyl.Lens,