Monday, April 9, 2012

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

splitting up some posts, it's the new way of doing things.....:O (

fantatsic write up the the chichago tribune about the joys of vinyl and our 'special record store day'

Celebrating vinyl for Record Store Day

We explore how vinyl has once again taken a front seat in stores and in music fans' hearts. Plus, our picks for vinyl releases to look out for.

By Josh Noel, Tribune Newspapers

When visiting my neighborhood record store in recent years, I've breezed past the front of the shop — and most of the compact disc-browsing shoppers — to get where I wanted to be: the rows of vinyl in the back.

 Whether it was the warm perfection of freshly pressed 180-gram vinyl or the charming imperfection of a 30-year-old record that passed through countless hands, vinyl has been my reason for visiting record stores for close to a decade. Since the dawn of the MP3, if I want digital music, I download it. CDs need not apply.

Read the rest at articles.chicagotribune.com

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MASTODON: Cover Artwork For 'Record Store Day' Split Single With FEIST Revealed


Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will release a split seven-inch single with Canadian singer-songwriter Feist to celebrate Record Store Day on April 21. This very exclusive and highly anticipated pressing features MASTODON covering the Feist song "A Commotion", while Feist covers MASTODON's "Black Tongue". 

Read the rest at Blabbermouth

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