Friday, December 27, 2013

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes



Sundazed 12" Vinyl Sale!!!

Why the long face? Were your holiday gifts a little, um, underwhelming? Well, put down that eggnog and take matters into your own hands: For a very limited time, Sundazed Music is taking 20% off all 12" vinyl.

Yup, a 20% savings on every LP in the Sundazed catalog!  Order now and get what you REALLY wanted for the holidays!

Note: Limited to in stock items only (no backorders will be held on sale orders)

Visit Sundazed today!

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out of the uk:

Why Groucho's has stood the test of time - Over the past 40 years many trends have come and gone. But not many shops can make the same claim.





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great way to keep the record customers happy!

Wharton Music Center Launches A Vinyl Listening Lab






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Drake's 'Nothing Was the Same' Gets Bootleg Vinyl Release











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Les Paul’s Recording Innovations








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Why some bands relish the chance to revisit old albums and ‘fix’ wrongs





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from our friends at musicrecordshop

Top Selling Heavy Metal Vinyl Records at MusicRecordShop

1. LYNYRD SKYNYRD - LAST OF A DYIN' BREED
2. Saxon - Denim & Leather (2-LP)
3. Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog (2-LP)
4. Slayer - Reign In Blood
5. HELMET - BETTY
6. Black Label - Sonic Brew (2-LP)
7. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Blood Lust
8. IRON MAIDEN - POWERSLAVE (VINYL PICTURE DISC)
9. IRON MAIDEN - LIVE AFTER DEATH (2-LP PICTURE DISC)
10. Skid Row - United World Rebellion - Chapter One

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from nashville's grimeys.com

The Best-Selling Vinyl Record Titles of 2013 at Grimey's!

*denotes a Record Store Day or Black Friday release

1. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
3. Paramore - Holiday Sessions 10"*
4. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
5. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
6. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
7. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
8. Dawes - Stories Don't End
9. Jim James - Regions Of Light & Sound Of God
10. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
11. Queens Of The Stone Age - Like Clockwork
12. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
13. Mumford & Sons - Babel
14. Dawes - Stripped Down At Grimey's*
15. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
16. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
17. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
18. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
19. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
20. Tame Impala - Lonerism
21. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
22. William Tyler - Impossible Truth
23. The White Stripes - Elephant*
24. Dr. Dog - B-Room
25. D. Watusi - Dark Party
26. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
27. The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow
28. Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull
29. The Features - The Features
30. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
31. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
32. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
33. Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In
34. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
35. The Civil Wars - Unplugged On VH-1
36. The Head & The Heart - Let's Be Still
37. Night Beds - Country Sleep
38. Atoms For Peace - AMOK
39. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
40. Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
41. The Avett Brothers - Magpie & The Dandelion
42. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
43. The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
44. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
45. Sigur Ros - Kveikur
46. Jack White - Blunderbuss
47. The Beatles - Abbey Road
48. John Mayer - Continuum
49. Foxygen - We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic
50. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

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Amazon Top 10 Best Sellers

1. Frozen (Deluxe) ~ Soundtrack
2. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
3. Wrapped in Red ~ Kelly Clarkson
4. High Hopes (pre-order) ~ Bruce Springsteen
5. Duck the Halls: a Robertson Family Christmas ~ The Robertsons
6. Party Tyme Karaoke: Tween Hits 1 ~ Party Tyme Karaoke
7. Night Visions ~ Imagine Dragons
8. Live At The Cellar Door ~ Neil Young
9. Artpop ~ Lady Gaga
10. Midnight Memories (Deluxe Version) ~ One Direction

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Top 10 Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 10 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city for shows in North America. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar.

1. Bon Jovi; $1,518,974
2. Pink; $1,487,913
3. Pearl Jam; $1,265,566; $69.64.
4. Kanye West; $1,120,289
5. Drake; $913,211
6. Michael Buble; $883,246
7. Zac Brown Band; $690,636
8. Luke Bryan; $687,483
9. Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $678,866
10. Jason Aldean; $667,746