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A Night at the Chalet - Filth
Aidan Baker - Spectrum of Distraction
Alcest - Les Voyages De L'Ame
Alex Amsterdam - Love Is Fiction (vinyl)
Alog - Unemployed (4 LPs) (vinyl)
Andrew Bird - Norman (soundtrack) (vinyl)
Ani DiFranco - Which Side Are You On?
Anthony Green (of Circa Survive) - Beautiful Things
Arc Angel - Arc Angel
Attack Attack! - This Means War
Blues Creation - Demon & Eleven Children (vinyl)
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix
Busdriver - Beaus$Eros
Byetone - Symeta (vinyl)
Cat Le Bon - CYRK
Ceremony - Hysteria (7") (vinyl)
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (CD/LP box set) (vinyl)
Cut Hands - Afro Noise 1 (vinyl)
Cut Hands - Afro Noise 2 (vinyl)
Daniel Menche - Guts (2 LPs) (vinyl)
Dare Dukes - Thugs and China Dolls
Deerhoof and David Bazan - Deerbazan
Diagrams - Black Light
Enter Shikari - A Flash Flood Of Colour
Ernest Gonzales - Natural Traits
Everything Went Black - Cycles of Light
Expensive Looks - Dark Matters
Famous Last Words - Pick You Poison
Florence and the Machine - No Light, No Light
Foe - Bad Dream Hotline
Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra
Frank Turner - The Second Three Years
Frankie Rose - Know Me (7") (vinyl)
Gregg Rolie - Gringo
Grimes - Visions
Guided By Voices - Let's Go Eat The Factory
Guided By Voices - Chocolate Boy (vinyl)
Hate Squad - Katharsis
Hawkinson - Klaf
Heaven 17 - Play to Win: The Best of Heaven 17
Herman Dune - Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Horrid Rane - Celestial Joy
Howler - America Give Up
Icon - Heat Of The Rising Sun (2 CD)
Jack DeJohnette - Sound Travels
Jamuel Saxon - Pre-Madona
Jana Winderen - Débris (vinyl)
Janis Joplin - Janis Joplin - Classic LP Collection (4-LP box set) (vinyl)
Jessie Baylin - Little Spark
Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur
Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 21
King Krule - King Krule
Kings of Leon - The Early Vinyl (7-LP box set) (vinyl)
Loincloth - Iron Balls of Steel
Loma Prieta - I.V.
Lost Sounds - Lost Sounds (7") (vinyl)
Mark Van Hoen - The Revenant Diary (2 LPs) (vinyl)
Martina McBride - Hits and More
Matthew Dear - Headcage (EP)
Michael W. Smith - Decades of Worship
Mikal Cronin - Tide (7") (vinyl)
Modern English - After the Snow (reissue)
Modern English - Mesh and Lace (reissue)
Modern English - Ricochet Days (reissue)
Monkees - Head: Limited Collector's Edition (3 CDs)
Nails / Skin Like Iron - split (7") (vinyl)
No UFO's - Soft Coast (vinyl)
Old Monk - Birds of Belize
Oliver - Dirty Talk (EP)
One Sonic Society - Forever Reign
Paul Brill - Breezy
Peaches - The Teaches of Peaches (reissue) (vinyl)
Philip Glass Ensemble - Einstein on the Beach (4-CD box set)
Punks on Mars - Hey Tiffany (7") (vinyl)
Rags & Ribbons - The Glass Masses
Raw Material - Raw Material (vinyl)
Red, White and Blues - Shine
Refugees (Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, Wendy Waldman) - Three
Secrets - The Ascent
Seeker Lover Keeper - Seeker Lover Keeper
Shawn Lee - Tabla Rock (vinyl)
Siopis - Ausländer
So is the Tongue - A Child of Divorce
Starf**ker - Jupiter (vinyl)
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks and L.A. Guns - Wheels of Fire/Gorgeous George (7") (vinyl)
Steve Aoki - Wonderland
Stooges - Complete Funhouse Sessions (7-CD box set)
Strange Vacation - Chasm
The Big Pink - Future This
The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre
The Duke Spirit - Bruiser
The Internet - Purple Naked Ladies
The Life and Times - No One Loves You Like I Do
The Nightwatchman - Fabled City (reissue)
The Nightwatchman - One Man Revolution (reissue)
The Red Inspectors - Are We The Red Inspectors? Are We?
The Sound - From the Lions Mouth (remastered)
The Sound - Jeopardy (remastered)
Todd Terje - Arps (EP)
Tower City - The Ones That Better
Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester
Tribes - Baby
Uriah Heep - Logical Revelations
Various Artists - Electronic 11
Various Artists - Music From & Inspired By Pan Am
Various Artists - Qat Coffee & Qambus: Raw 45s From Yemen
Walter Rose - Cast Your Stone
HMV reveals plans to increase instore stock of vinyl in 2012
High street chain says customer demand has caused them to up their vinyl stocks
A spokesman for HMV has said that the high street chain is planning to step up the amount of vinyl it stocks in response to demand from customers.
The chain saw 'disappointing' sales over Christmas, but its official spokesman told NME that they're still hopeful for the future and are planning to bulk up what they offer in vinyl stock. They also said that the stores will never turn their back on stocking physical music.
Asked about what changes HMV would be bringing in 2012, the chain's official spokesman told NME: "A lot of customers have been asking us to increase the amount of racking we dedicate to music instore and we're pleased to say we'll be doing a lot more of that soon - in fact we're also planning to significantly increase our range of vinyl in quite a few locations as well."
great story about a love of music and vinyl! the article comes to us from Illinois
Highland hobbyist collects 45, 78 rpms through '70s
By JILL MOON
HIGHLAND — The ultimate vinyl collection includes Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Gene Autry, Ricky Nelson and Stan Musial — just ask Jim Ronat.
Ronat, 65, began in the music business as a performer with The Teen Beats, a four-piece band with a radio show on WIN-U AM 1510 out of Highland from 1963 to 1964, when Ronat graduated from Highland High School. As a disc jockey, Ronat did local high school news, dedications and requests. After graduation, Ronat joined the service for three years, before working for 40 years in the mail room and distribution for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Wall Street Journal, which has a Highland plant. He retired in 2009 from the company that also printed Rolling Stone and The Sporting News.
“The band is how I got interested in records,” said the expert vinyl disc collector of mainly 45-rpm singles that made the Billboard 100 charts through the 1970s or came with a picture sleeve, just as collectible as the records. “That is the core of my collection, and that grew out to everything else.”
Reunited heavy metal band SLEEPY HOLLOW will release its new album, "Skull 13", on March 23 via Pure Steel Records and High Roller Records. The effort will be released on vinyl (limited 500 copies) through High Roller and on CD/DDL through Pure Steel.
CANNIBAL CORPSE: 'Torture' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed; New Song Streaming
Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE will release their twelfth studio album, "Torture", on March 13 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Evisceration Plague" offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. "Torture" was again produced by HATE ETERNAL's Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and features the maniacal cover art by longtime CANNIBAL CORPSE artist Vincent Locke.
We have had at time at Shop Radio Cast keeping Civil Wars, “Barton Hollow” vinyl LP in stock, but it is available once again! This is the debut album from the duet which was released in late 2011. The album scanned over 250,000 in the first week!
The Civil Wars consists of John Paul White, hailing from Florence, AL and Joy Williams, originally from Santa Cruz, CA, but now residing in East Nashville. The duo's chance meeting a year and a half ago fueled an immediate songwriting chemistry and creative synergy. Their second show ever, performed at a sold out Eddie's Attic, was recorded and released as a free digital album. Of the duo, Reg's Coffee House host, Scott Register, praises: 'In my 13 years on the radio, few of the artists I've championed had as immediate a reaction as The Civil Wars. When I first spun `Poison & Wine' listeners couldn't get enough of it and wanted to own it immediately. This band has the `it' factor that you look for. Don't miss out.'
Track Listing 20 Years I ve Got This Friend C est La Mort To Whom It May Concern Poison & Wine My Father s Father Barton Hollow The Violet Hour Girl With the Red Balloon Falling Forget Me Not
English Dogs Tour: The Punk Pioneers Returning to the States
Legendary punk rockers English Dogs have reformed and will be launching their first North American tour since 1985. The trek kicks off Feb. 10 in Baltimore and crisscrosses the country winding up on in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 23. Support on the tour comes from The Casualties, Toxic Holocaust and Havok.
Founding member and drummer Pinch cannot wait to return to North America:
In 1957, in New Orleans, Little Richard recorded "Lucille."
Released on Specialty Records in February 1957, Little Richard's single made number 21 on the US pop chart, and number 10 on the UK chart. It was composed by Albert Collins and Little RichardAs a rock standard, it has been covered live and/or recorded by thousands of artists including AC/DC, Status Quo, Wings, The Beatles, Mud, The Hollies, The Animals, Paul McCartney, Van Halen, Johnny Winter, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Peter & Gordon, Queen, Deep Purple, the Ian Gillan Band, The Everly Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers, Bill Haley & His Comets, Otis Redding, The Sonics, John Entwistle of The Who, and the Detroit band The Rockets. It was also covered by Status Quo as part of their Anniversary Waltz, Pt. 1. John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang the song together during a jam session in 1974, which can be heard on the bootleg A Toot & A Snore in '74, marking the only known occasion where the former songwriting team performed together after the bitter break up of the Beatles.
Also in 1957, the Cavern Club opened its doors as a Jazz club in Liverpool, England. The Quarry Men first played there seven months later and four years after, they would return as The Beatles. Paul McCartney visited the re-built club near the end of 1999 for a short set of old Rock and Roll tunes.
In 1964, the Beatles played two shows at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, France, the first of an 18-night engagement. This first show was attended mostly by Paris’ “top society” members (all dressed in formal evening attire). The French press had little good to say about The Beatles in the next day’s papers, but The Beatles didn’t care, because they’d just received news that their single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” had hit #1 in the U.S., selling 10,000 copies an hour in New York City alone.
In 1965, Chad Allen and The Expressions release their first album under their new name, Guess Who. A single issued from the LP was a cover version of Johnny Kidd's "Shakin' All Over" that helped launch the career of one of Canada's most successful Rock bands.
In 1969, in London at Twickenham Film Studios, the Beatles finished rehearsals for their "Get Back" project, later retitled "Let It Be."
In 1969, in San Francisco, Fleetwood Mac, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Albert Collins performed at the Fillmore West.
In 1972, David Seville, (real name: Ross Bagdasarian) who provided the voices of TV cartoon characters the Chipmunks, died just days short of his 53rd birthday. He also recorded the number one hit "Witch Doctor" in 1958.
In 1973, in Philadelphia, pre-fame Bruce Springsteen performed at Villanova University for an audience of 25 people.
In 1975, Paul McCartney and Wings arrived in New Orleans to begin recording sessions at Allen Toussaint's Sea Saint studios for their 'Venus and Mars' album. They stayed through Mardi Gras.
In 1980, Paul McCartney was placed in a Japanese jail for nine days after he was found in the possession of marijuana.
In 1984, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for drug possession in the Barbados. they liked their hooch.......
In 1986, ABBA performed together for the last time at a show honoring their manager Stig Anderson on the Swedish TV show This Is Your Life.
In 1987, Jools Holland was suspended by the UK's Channel 4 after saying “groovy fuckers” during a live ad broadcast during children's hours. shouldn't have said groovy......
In 1988, Tina Turner set the record (to that date) for largest audience for a single artist when she played before 182,000 people in Rio De Janeiro.
In 1988, George Harrison tops the Billboard chart with the first single from his "Cloud Nine" album, "Got My Mind Set On You", a song that was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. In the UK, George's version spent four weeks at number 2.
In 1991, the Byrds, Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner and the Impressions are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
In 1992, Eric Clapton recorded his unplugged session, that included an acoustic version of "Layla," for MTV.
In 1996, Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffett's seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2 singer Bono and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell were with Buffett, but no one was hurt. The incident inspired Buffett to write a song called "Jamaica Mistaica".
Also in 1996, Wayne Newton performed his 25,000th Las Vegas show.
In 1999, the Whiskey-a-Go-Go in Los Angeles began a 35th Anniversary celebration with shows by Robbie Krieger, the Grass Roots, Johnny Rivers, Nancy Sinatra, Jan & Dean, Randy Bachman and Martha Reeves.
In 2000, 71 year old Will "Dub" Jones of The Coasters passed away.
In 2004, Michael Jackson entered a plea of not guilty in a Santa Maria, California, courtroom, to multiple charges of child molestation. Though hundreds of fans enthusiastically greeted Jackson upon his arrival to the courthouse, he was reprimanded by Superior Court Judge Rodney S. Melville for being twenty minutes late. "You have started out on the wrong foot here," Melville told Jackson. "I want to advise you that I will not put up with that. It's an insult to the court."
In 2007, Pookie Hudson, the lead singer and songwriter for the Doo Wop group, the Spaniels, died of complications from cancer of the thymus at the age of 72. Hudson lent his romantic tenor to hits like "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" and influenced generations of later artists.
In 2008, an intimate Radiohead show had to be moved to a larger club after authorities intervened. 1,500 showed up for the show that promised tickets to the first 200 fans.
In 2009, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that ninety-five per cent of music downloaded online was done so illegally in 2008. The IFPI, which represents 1,400 companies in 72 countries, said that there were 1.4 billion tracks legally downloaded last year, but estimated that more than 40 billion music files were illegally shared.
In 2010, singer and Country Music Hall of Famer Carl Smith died at the age of 82.
birthdays today include (among others): Nick Valensi (Strokes) (31), Paul Webb (Talk Talk) (50), Brendan O'Hare (Teenage Fanclub) (42), Sade (born Sade Adu) (53), Jill Sobule (53), Ronnie Milsap (69) and Jim Stafford (68)
