Friday, November 8, 2013

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes


from our friends at MusicRecordShop

Crosses - EP + (One) - Vinyl 10" 2013 (PRE-ORDER 11-25) 

Crosses (also stylized as †††) is the musical side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Far guitarist Shaun Lopez and Scott Chuck, based in Los Angeles, California, and formed in 2011. EP † is their debut EP.

Release date: 11/25/2013 
Merchant SKU: AECSR3253 
Label Sumerian
Vinyl Record - 10" - New
Colored Vinyl

Track Listing
1. This Is a Trick
2. Option
3. Bermuda Locket
4. Thholyghst
5. Cross 

Pre-Order at MusicRecordShop

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new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

Booker T and the MG's - Doin' Our Thing

On the aptly titled Doin' Our Thing (1968), the famed Stax house band indeed play their own compositions, to be heard in the album opener "I Can Dig It", the title track and "Blue On Green".

But the boys also make a list of classic Soul and R&B covers their own. They tackle famous tracks like "Expressway To Your Heart", written by the famed producer duo Gamble & Huff and popularized by the Soul Survivors in 1967. "The Beat Goes On", originally written by Sonny Bono (who made it an evergreen with his then-wife Cher) is sprinkled with some Booker T. magic and "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Holland, Dozier & Holland gets the ever-so-funky organ treatment.

A top notch must-have R&B classic. 180 gram audiophile vinyl



Keith Jarrett Trio - Life Between The Exit Signs 

A student of classical piano since he was big enough to sit on a piano stool, Keith Jarrett became a composition student at 15 and gave a full-scale recital of his own works at 16. After graduating from the Berklee School of Music, he formed his own trio in Boston, played briefly with Roland Kirk and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

The story of the Quartet's successes from San Francisco to Moscow and back again is also, of course, part of Keith Jarrett's story as well. Charlie Haden, the bassist in this recording, is a musician who earned prominence as a member of the original Ornette Coleman Trio which exploded on the jazz scene in the middle fifties.

Paul Motian, best known for his long association with the Bill Evans Trio, is one of the most sensitive drummers in jazz. Virtually his entire career has been spent with small groups, where the delicate nuances of sound which he draws from his instruments have won him a unique position of respect. 180 gram audiophile vinyl



Randy Newman - Randy Newman

Randy Newman's first album was aptly self-titled – the artistic outlet of a young man that would become a superstar in a few albums' time.

His style is simply unmatched by any other contemporary artist. No one song structure and melody resembles the other while his storytelling lyrics are intelligent and satirical. The whole package called Randy Newman is one of greatness.

During his career, he intently takes on clichés, turning and twisting them until the point is made: out of the ordinary comes the extraordinary. This is the essence of Randy Newman. 180 gram audiophile vinyl



Graham Central Station - Release Yourself 

On their second album Release Yourself (1974), the band revolving around bass guitar innovator Larry Graham returned with a set of 8 highly contagious, synth laden Funk songs.

Release Yourself is quite ahead of its time. While incorporating the latest innovations in keyboard instruments like the Mellotron and Hohner clavinets, this fun loving group were on the forefront of where Funk was bound to go a year or so later. Supertight rhythms, poppin' basslines and gospel like vocal chants, this album could be even labeled Disco avant la lettre. 180 gram audiophile vinyl





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Ripple Music Nominated for Independent Record Label of the Year -- Ripple bands Mothership and Trucker Diablo also get nods for bands and albums of the year in the Total Bike FM Industry Awards

For Immediate Release

Ripple Music, the California-based heavy rock label has already been recognized as one of the world's leading labels for 70s-tinged retro-heavy rock. With a roster that includes such hard-rocking stalwarts as Mothership, Trucker Diablo, Mos Generator, Grifter, Stone Axe, Devil to Pay, Ape Machine and Earthen Grave, (not to mention such 70s legends as Leaf Hound, Poobah and JPT Scare Band) Ripple has garnered accolades and appreciation by rock fans around the world, for their quality of music and love of both vinyl and CD formats. Now it's time that the industry stood and took notice of what Ripple is doing.

With the announcement of their Industry Award nominations, TheBestForMusic.com made it official: Ripple Music is one of the best hard-rocking record labels out there! As part of their annual award issuing, Ripple Music was nominated along with 3 other excellent labels, for the "Best Independent Record Label."  

Ripple Music bands raked in the accolades also. Both Mothership and Trucker Diablo were nominated for Band of the Year (in UK and International divisions) and both of their latest Ripple releases, Mothership's self-titled debut and Trucker's Songs of Iron were nominated for "Best New Album of 2013."  Trucker Diablo even got a nod for "Song of the Year" for their anthemic, hard rocking single, "Drive."

You can vote for the final awards and see all the nominations at thebestformusic.com.

Stay tuned to Ripple Music for more chain-rattling heavy rock, as they prepare to unleash a maelstrom of heaviness in early 2014, including Leaf Hound's hotly sought-after Live in Japan on vinyl/CD/DVD, Poobah's 1976 classic US Rock and long-anticipated new albums from Grifter and Volume IV.

All Ripple Music releases are available at the Ripple Store (ripplemusic.bigcartel ) and Ripple Music Bandcamp (ripplemusic.bandcamp ) plus world-wide online and physical via Nail Distribution (North America), Code 7/Plastichead (U.K.) and Clearspot International (Europe).

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from our friends at SoundStageDirect

This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. Boston - Life, Love & Hope (Pre-Order)
2. Jimi Hendrix - Miami Pop Festival (On Sale)
3. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
4. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (On Sale)
5. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
6. Jimmy Page And The Black Crowes - Live At The Greek
7. The Band - The Band
8. Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog (Black Vinyl) (Pre-Order)
9. John Carpenter - Halloween OST (Pre-Order)
10. Led Zeppelin - Mothership (Very Best Of)

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Beatles Named Most Pirated Group

Research from online anti-piracy company MUSO has revealed that the Beatles are the most-pirated artist in the world.  Here are the top ten most pirated musicians:

1.  The Beatles -  187687 uploaded files
2.  Fleetwood Mac - 72984 uploaded files
3.  Bob Marley - 60024 uploaded files
4.  Led Zeppelin - 59011 uploaded files
5.  Cliff Richard - 56576 uploaded files
6.  Stevie Wonder  - 45496 uploaded files
7.  Jimi Hendrix - 44093 uploaded files
8.  Elvis - 40794 uploaded files
9.  ABBA - 35193 uploaded files
10.  The Rolling Stones - 34444 uploaded files

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Mankind's hit disco Doctor Who theme re-released to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who on November 18th









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The Verlaines' 'Hallelujah All the Way Home' and 'Juvenilia' Treated to Reissues










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album cover art of the day:


CALIBAN: 'Ghost Empire' Cover Artwork Unveiled

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