"Saturday in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July", says the song by Chicago
Happy July 4th To All! Be Safe!
Birthdays:
Born on this day in 1911, Mitch Miller, conductor & arranger.
Bill Withers ("Lean On Me") is 70.
Electric Flag bassist Harvey Brooks was born in New York in 1944.
Jeremy Spencer, guitar, Fleetwood Mac was born in 1948. He left the band during a 1971 US tour saying he was going out to buy a newspaper. He was found two days later in LA at the Children of God headquarters with his hair shaved off.
John Waite, singer with The Babys was born in 1954.
Born on this day in 1958, Kirk Pengilly, guitar, vocals, INXS.
Andy Creeggan, piano, Barenaked Ladies was born in 1971.
Born on this day in 1972, drummer William Goldsmith of the Foo Fighters.
History:
The song "America" was sung in public for the first time at the Park Street Church in Boston, MA in 1832.
The song "America the Beautiful" was first published in 1985.
Chris Blackwell started up Island Records in 1962, which would become the home of Bob Marley and U2, among others.
In 2000, a man fell 80 feet to his death during a Metallica concert at Raven Stadium, Baltimore.
Sultry soul singer and producer Barry White died from Kidney failure aged 58 in 2003.
Bill Pinkney of the original Drifters ("Money Honey") died of a heart attack in 2007.
The late John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas received a liver transplant in Los Angeles in 1992.
In the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos pulls the Beatles' police protection in 1966 after his wife claims the band snubbed her by not attending one of her parties. Later, an angry mob attacks the Fab Four, they vow never to return.
Grand Funk Railroad played the Atlanta Pop Festival, which was held in Hampton, Ga in 1969. A&R reps from Capitol Records like what they see and sign the band.
Elton John and Kiki Dee released their No. 1 duet, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" in 1976.
In 1964, "I Get Around" became the first US number one single for The Beach Boys. In the UK, it would be the band's first Top Ten hit.
In 1980, the Beach Boys gave a free concert in Miami to celebrate Independence Day, which attracted a 500,000-strong audience.
Interior Secretary James Watt bans the Beach Boys from playing on Washington, D.C.'s Mall in 1983 because, he says, the music attracts a "bad element."
The Beach Boys finally hold their July 4 bash in Washington, D.C. in 1985, where they're joined by Jimmy Page on "Lucille."
In a year (1982) that had seen him bite the head off a bat and watch his guitarist Randy Rhoads die in a plane crash, metal madman Ozzy Osbourne married his manager, Sharon Arden.
1986- More than 40,000 people flocked to a race track in Manor, Texas where Willie Nelson presided over an 18-hour Farm Aid Two concert aimed at helping save US farmers from financial disaster. Among the performers were the Beach Boys, Waylon Jennings and Judy Collins.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Vinyl Rundown
Mid-year Sales Report:
Album Sales Down Less Than In 2007
Nielsen Soundscan has released a mid-year update on recorded music sales (taken from this Billboard.biz article, which has many different numbers than Variety's article...possibly different accounting for major-owned indie distribution?). Here's a brief rundown of the year-over-year stats for the first half of 2008:
• Album sales were down 11% to 204.6 million. That is an improvement over the 15.1% deficit at this time last year.
• CD sales were down 16.3% to 31.6 million.
• Vinyl sales increased 77% to 803,000.
• Digital album sales rose 34% to 31.6 million units and now account for 15.4% of all album sales.
• Digital tracks increased 30% to 532.7 million. They were up 49% at last year's mid-way point.
• Market shares: Universal Music Group had 31.2% (down from 31.5%), Sony BMG had 25% (down from 25.3%), Warner Music Group had 20.8% (up from 20%), EMI had 9.4% (down from 10.4%) and indies collectively accounted for 13.9% (up from 12.9%).
Source: http://www.coolfer.com/blog/
Album Sales Down Less Than In 2007
Nielsen Soundscan has released a mid-year update on recorded music sales (taken from this Billboard.biz article, which has many different numbers than Variety's article...possibly different accounting for major-owned indie distribution?). Here's a brief rundown of the year-over-year stats for the first half of 2008:
• Album sales were down 11% to 204.6 million. That is an improvement over the 15.1% deficit at this time last year.
• CD sales were down 16.3% to 31.6 million.
• Vinyl sales increased 77% to 803,000.
• Digital album sales rose 34% to 31.6 million units and now account for 15.4% of all album sales.
• Digital tracks increased 30% to 532.7 million. They were up 49% at last year's mid-way point.
• Market shares: Universal Music Group had 31.2% (down from 31.5%), Sony BMG had 25% (down from 25.3%), Warner Music Group had 20.8% (up from 20%), EMI had 9.4% (down from 10.4%) and indies collectively accounted for 13.9% (up from 12.9%).
Source: http://www.coolfer.com/blog/
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
eBay Jackpot !
I know a person associated with the estate of the late drummer for the Knack, Bruce Gary ("My Sharona") and he had quite a eclectic record collection. The collection is for sale on eBay, piece by piece, and if you are interested in some one-of-a-kind vinyl, autographed items, collectible records, please visit eBay. The user name selling the items is rockrules926 and you can watch and bid on these collectibles in the upcoming months. Her goal is to find poeple who will appreciate these collectibles and enjoy them as much as Gary did. Happy Record Hunting !!
Don't have an eBay account? Register here:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=1&campid=5335985405&toolid=10001&customid=
Don't have an eBay account? Register here:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=1&campid=5335985405&toolid=10001&customid=
This Date In Music History- July 2
Birthdays:
Born on this day in 1983, Michelle Branch, US singer, songwriter, guitarist.
Tom Springfield of the Springfields ("Silver Threads & Golden Needles" and brother of Dusty) is 72.
Born on this day in 1949, Roy Bittan, "The Professor", piano, organ, accordian and synthesizers with Bruce Springsteen E Street Band. Also worked with David Bowie, Jackson Browne, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Meat Loaf, Stevie Nicks, Bob Seger.
Born on this day in 1942, Leapy Lee, UK singer, (Lee Graham), 1968 UK No.2 single 'Little Arrows'.
History:
Country icon Jim Reeves participates in his last recording session in 1962. He would later die in a plane crash. He would continue having hits as late as 1969.
In 2005, soul singer Luther Vandross died at the age of 54 at the JFK Medical Centre in New Jersey, two years after suffering a major stroke.’
Bill Conti went to No.1 on the US singles chart in 1977 with 'Gonna Fly Now' (Theme from Rocky).
In 2001 Liverpool Airport at Speke was renamed John Lennon Airport. Yoko Ono was present to unveil a new logo that included the late Beatle's famous self- portrait and the words, 'Above Us Only Sky' taken from his 'Imagine' album. Yoko said he would have been very proud. "Thank you very, very much for remembering John and for loving John."
Jimi Hendrix was honorably discharged from the 101st Airborne Paratroopers in 1962, after breaking his ankle during his 26th and final parachute jump.
Elvis Presley recorded 'Hound Dog' at RCA Studios, New York in 1956. Take 31 being the version they released. This was the first time The Jordanaires worked with Presley.
The late Paul Williams of the Temptations ("My Girl") was born in 1939.
Elvis Presley's "King Creole" movie opens (he's already serving in the U.S. Army), 1958
Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1969, but there's some good news for rock lovers as Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi team up to create Mountain.
In 1976, Brian Wilson rejoined the Beach Boys for the first time on stage since deciding he'd rather spend his life in bed. Aside from singing "In My Room" at the Anaheim, Calif., performance, he mostly sits staring at his keyboard. Maybe he should have waited until all the drugs wore off.
Buddy Holly's first single, "Love Me," was released in 1956.
"Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time" was released in 1991.
In 1966, Frank Sinatra's "Strangers In The Night" displaced The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a UK #1. Way to Go ole blue eyes!
In 1969, US consumer advocate Ralph Nader issued a warning that loud Rock music threatened to produce a nation of hearing-impaired people. WHAT?
In 1979 Sony introduced the Walkman, the first portable audio cassette player. Over the next 20 years they will sell over 100 million of them in the US alone.
In 1935, Billie Holiday recorded with jazz pianist Teddy Wilson and his orchestra, with whom she'll cut some of her most memorable sides.
1991, Axl Rose caused a riot to break out during a Guns N' Roses gig after leaping into the crowd to remove a camera from a fan at the Riverpoint Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights. Over 50 people were injured and 15 fans were arrested.
In 1969, Thunderclap Newman were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Pete Townshend produced track 'Something In The Air' featured on the soundtrack for the movie, 'The Magic Christian'. The band featured guitarist Jimmy McCulloch who went on to work with Wings.
In 1980, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead are arrested with their manager, Danny Rifken, on charges of inciting a riot. They were alleged to have interfered with a drug-related arrest during a concert at the San Diego Sports Arena. Oh, those silly rock stars!
Born on this day in 1983, Michelle Branch, US singer, songwriter, guitarist.
Tom Springfield of the Springfields ("Silver Threads & Golden Needles" and brother of Dusty) is 72.
Born on this day in 1949, Roy Bittan, "The Professor", piano, organ, accordian and synthesizers with Bruce Springsteen E Street Band. Also worked with David Bowie, Jackson Browne, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Meat Loaf, Stevie Nicks, Bob Seger.
Born on this day in 1942, Leapy Lee, UK singer, (Lee Graham), 1968 UK No.2 single 'Little Arrows'.
History:
Country icon Jim Reeves participates in his last recording session in 1962. He would later die in a plane crash. He would continue having hits as late as 1969.
In 2005, soul singer Luther Vandross died at the age of 54 at the JFK Medical Centre in New Jersey, two years after suffering a major stroke.’
Bill Conti went to No.1 on the US singles chart in 1977 with 'Gonna Fly Now' (Theme from Rocky).
In 2001 Liverpool Airport at Speke was renamed John Lennon Airport. Yoko Ono was present to unveil a new logo that included the late Beatle's famous self- portrait and the words, 'Above Us Only Sky' taken from his 'Imagine' album. Yoko said he would have been very proud. "Thank you very, very much for remembering John and for loving John."
Jimi Hendrix was honorably discharged from the 101st Airborne Paratroopers in 1962, after breaking his ankle during his 26th and final parachute jump.
Elvis Presley recorded 'Hound Dog' at RCA Studios, New York in 1956. Take 31 being the version they released. This was the first time The Jordanaires worked with Presley.
The late Paul Williams of the Temptations ("My Girl") was born in 1939.
Elvis Presley's "King Creole" movie opens (he's already serving in the U.S. Army), 1958
Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1969, but there's some good news for rock lovers as Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi team up to create Mountain.
In 1976, Brian Wilson rejoined the Beach Boys for the first time on stage since deciding he'd rather spend his life in bed. Aside from singing "In My Room" at the Anaheim, Calif., performance, he mostly sits staring at his keyboard. Maybe he should have waited until all the drugs wore off.
Buddy Holly's first single, "Love Me," was released in 1956.
"Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time" was released in 1991.
In 1966, Frank Sinatra's "Strangers In The Night" displaced The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a UK #1. Way to Go ole blue eyes!
In 1969, US consumer advocate Ralph Nader issued a warning that loud Rock music threatened to produce a nation of hearing-impaired people. WHAT?
In 1979 Sony introduced the Walkman, the first portable audio cassette player. Over the next 20 years they will sell over 100 million of them in the US alone.
In 1935, Billie Holiday recorded with jazz pianist Teddy Wilson and his orchestra, with whom she'll cut some of her most memorable sides.
1991, Axl Rose caused a riot to break out during a Guns N' Roses gig after leaping into the crowd to remove a camera from a fan at the Riverpoint Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights. Over 50 people were injured and 15 fans were arrested.
In 1969, Thunderclap Newman were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Pete Townshend produced track 'Something In The Air' featured on the soundtrack for the movie, 'The Magic Christian'. The band featured guitarist Jimmy McCulloch who went on to work with Wings.
In 1980, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead are arrested with their manager, Danny Rifken, on charges of inciting a riot. They were alleged to have interfered with a drug-related arrest during a concert at the San Diego Sports Arena. Oh, those silly rock stars!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Vinyl Art- Pop Culture Captured
I have secured a special discount for those who are interested in acquiring some of artist Daniel Edlen's amazing Vinyl Art
Readers of the blog and visitors to www.collectingvinylrecords.com are eligible for this 15% discount on Daniel's world famous Vinyl Art. Email me (fonzie1957@verizon.net- write in subject line Vinyl Art) and I will email you the code you need to secure your discount.
Daniel is a unique talent and I have taken the liberty of reprinting an interview that I did a few months ago below:
Vinyl Art - A New Canvas
Album cover art has a fascinating and long history. From the days of Alex Steinweiss to pop artists like Andy Warhol and Roger Dean, album cover art has evolved; with some highly praised covers (i.e. the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper LP) to the controversial, including Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland” that featured nude women.
But using old, generally unplayable vinyl records (LP’s) as a canvas, artist Daniel Edlen is creating one-of-a-kind ‘Vinyl Art’ masterpieces, adding a new dimension to the art of vinyl albums.
I spoke with Daniel about his love of art and music and how he is able to merge the two on the unique canvas of a vinyl record.
“My Dad introduced me to records with the Beatles’ “Revolver” album,” explained Daniel. “My Mom volunteered for the local library, running the used book sales. They would get records as donations and I got first crack at them because they were usually too beat up and they didn't sell well. Then I had an art project in my teens with white pencil on black paper and I thought, why not try to paint on some of these old records.”
But as a record collector yourself, isn’t this almost blasphemy, using a vinyl record as a canvas?
“I have struggled with that question, especially after the reaction I've gotten from some collectors. My answer is that I do try use albums that would practically ruin a good phonograph needle, and also, I'm turning something that likely would sit in a box in someone's garage into something they can hang on their wall to celebrate their musical culture. It's something unique and creative that is a great ice-breaker, starting conversations about music, art, and all things retro.”
When asked about the process, Daniel detailed:
“The actual painting part of the process verges on meditation for me, it just flows. I'm always listening to music while I work, often whom I'm painting. It's a joy to do what I do, and when I write my blog posts, I often end up adding how lucky I feel that my passion allows me to touch people. The tricky part is finding and sizing the right image of the musician. I place the portrait so the label becomes part of the composition, sometimes highlighting specific information, like the title of the album or certain tracks that make that particular record special or important. I use just white acrylic paint, using the density to create the shading. The whole process takes about a day."
Recently, Daniel has also begun creating time-lapse videos that he's uploaded to YouTube http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=dedlen. These show the development of the paintings, using about twenty-five pictures taken as the painting goes through its stages, and are backed by music recorded by the subject of the piece.
So, just who is Daniel Edlen? Obviously a very talented artist, he would draw and paint for fun and enjoyment throughout his formative years and after experimenting with other art media (such as sculpture), he did a few pieces of what he now calls ‘Vinyl Art’ for friends and family as gifts.
His audience not only loved his work, they encouraged him to try selling them. So with the support of his wife, family and friends, Daniel decided to utilize his talent and passion to, not only make something new from something old, but to create a whole new way for music-lovers to share that passion. For Daniel, the payoff is peoples' reaction when they see the pieces for the first time.
Daniel has opened up a web site and online gallery http://www.vinylart.info/why.htm so the public can see just what he does. Framed simply in a black metal LP frame with the album sleeve behind, the focus is on the original painting.
As a vinyl record collector and enthusiast, I am excited and just marvel at the ‘Vinyl Art’ history and one-of-a-kind paintings that Daniel Edlen creates everyday. Daniel keeps his audiences craving more, and as an artist, that is all you could ever wish for.
Watch this amazing process come to life:
Email me at fonzie1957@verizon.net to secure your discount!!! (write Vinyl Art in subject line and I will email you a code that you give to Daniel!)
Vinyl Record Releases:
Alkaline Trio: Agony and Irony [vinyl]
Bauhaus: Burning From the Inside (reissue) [vinyl]
Bauhaus: Sky's Gone Out (reissue) [vinyl]
Estelle: Shine [vinyl]
G-Unit: T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) [vinyl]
Iron Maiden: Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 (limited edition) [vinyl]
Raconteurs: Salute Your Solution (single) [vinyl]
July 1, 2008
Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989
July 8, 2008
John Hiatt - Same Old Man
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With the Blues
July 15, 2008
Beatles - Anthology 1
Beatles - Anthology 2
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
Beatles - Help!
Beatles - Live at the BBC
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1 Disc Standard Weight)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (2-45 RPM 180g Discs)
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
July 22, 2008
Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock: The Album
U2 - Boy
U2 - October
U2 - War
July 29, 2008
ABBA - The Album
Aerosmith - Pump
Blind Faith - Blind Faith
James Brown - Live at the Apollo
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love
Kiss - Alive!
Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Bauhaus: Burning From the Inside (reissue) [vinyl]
Bauhaus: Sky's Gone Out (reissue) [vinyl]
Estelle: Shine [vinyl]
G-Unit: T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) [vinyl]
Iron Maiden: Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 (limited edition) [vinyl]
Raconteurs: Salute Your Solution (single) [vinyl]
July 1, 2008
Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989
July 8, 2008
John Hiatt - Same Old Man
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With the Blues
July 15, 2008
Beatles - Anthology 1
Beatles - Anthology 2
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
Beatles - Help!
Beatles - Live at the BBC
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1 Disc Standard Weight)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (2-45 RPM 180g Discs)
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
July 22, 2008
Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock: The Album
U2 - Boy
U2 - October
U2 - War
July 29, 2008
ABBA - The Album
Aerosmith - Pump
Blind Faith - Blind Faith
James Brown - Live at the Apollo
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love
Kiss - Alive!
Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Monday, June 30, 2008
New Vinyl Releases
Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
Robert Flack - At Her Best: Live
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Madonna - American Life
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Robert Flack - At Her Best: Live
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Madonna - American Life
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
This Date In Music History- June 30, 2008
Birthdays:
Sweet's Andy Scott was born in Wrexham, Wales in 1951.
Ageless pop vocalist Lena Horne ("Love Me or Leave Me") was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1917.
Glenn Shorrock (The Little River Band)-1944.
Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)-1953.
History:
James Brown's 'Live at the Apollo, Vol. 1,' was released in 1963. Reaching #2 on the album charts, it was the most successful album issued by Syd Nathan's King Records.
Frank Zappa joined The Mothers in 1964, later to be ammended to the Mothers of Invention.
In 1922, Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland layed down six fiddle tunes recorded at New York's Victor studio, in what's later called the first country music recording session.
The late Florence Ballard of the Supremes ("Back In My Arms Again") was born in 1943.
Chet Atkins (country star and guitarist on many Elvis Presley classics) died in 2001 at age 77.
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee opened in 2001.
25 people were hospitalized after a melee at a Bill Haley concert in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1956. The city council will later vote to ban all Rock and Roll concerts.
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett died aged 60 in 2006. He defined British psychedelic eccentricity with songs like "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," but LSD and a mental breakdown forced him out of the band in 1968.
Buddy Holly recorded "Peggy Sue" in 1957. In real life, she was Peggy Sue Gerron, the girlfriend of Crickets drummer Jerry Allison. The song was initially titled "Cindy Lou", but Allison convinced Buddy to change the title just before the recording session. Allison and Gerron were later married.
In 1979, one of the first records to use a synthesized drum track, "Ring My Bell" reached number one in the US for Anita Ward. It also topped the charts in the UK.
Also in 1979, Donna Summer held the number two and number three positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls". She was the first solo entertainer to hold two of the top three positions simultaneously.
At a New York auction in 1985, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce sold for $2 million.
In 1976, cops raided Neil Diamond's home looking for drugs, but find less than one ounce of the stuff. Diamond gives the police copies of his new album, Beautiful Noise.
The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo in 1966.
The KISS comic book arrived in 1977. Legend has it the red ink was mixed with blood from each member. Yeah, right.
Nine people are crushed to death at a Copenhagen Pearl Jam concert in 2000. People push forward because they can’t hear due to broken speakers. Vocalist Eddie Vedder tells the audience to move back but to no avail.
In 2005, the record industry said that Led Zeppelin has sold 107.5 million albums in the U.S. That secured the #3 spot on the all-time list. Only The Beatles (168.5 million) and Elvis Presley (116.5 million) have done better.
Huey Lewis and the News went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Sports' in 1984.
The Everly Brothers announced plans for a reunion tour in 1983, ten years after they had split up.
Sweet's Andy Scott was born in Wrexham, Wales in 1951.
Ageless pop vocalist Lena Horne ("Love Me or Leave Me") was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1917.
Glenn Shorrock (The Little River Band)-1944.
Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)-1953.
History:
James Brown's 'Live at the Apollo, Vol. 1,' was released in 1963. Reaching #2 on the album charts, it was the most successful album issued by Syd Nathan's King Records.
Frank Zappa joined The Mothers in 1964, later to be ammended to the Mothers of Invention.
In 1922, Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland layed down six fiddle tunes recorded at New York's Victor studio, in what's later called the first country music recording session.
The late Florence Ballard of the Supremes ("Back In My Arms Again") was born in 1943.
Chet Atkins (country star and guitarist on many Elvis Presley classics) died in 2001 at age 77.
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee opened in 2001.
25 people were hospitalized after a melee at a Bill Haley concert in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1956. The city council will later vote to ban all Rock and Roll concerts.
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett died aged 60 in 2006. He defined British psychedelic eccentricity with songs like "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," but LSD and a mental breakdown forced him out of the band in 1968.
Buddy Holly recorded "Peggy Sue" in 1957. In real life, she was Peggy Sue Gerron, the girlfriend of Crickets drummer Jerry Allison. The song was initially titled "Cindy Lou", but Allison convinced Buddy to change the title just before the recording session. Allison and Gerron were later married.
In 1979, one of the first records to use a synthesized drum track, "Ring My Bell" reached number one in the US for Anita Ward. It also topped the charts in the UK.
Also in 1979, Donna Summer held the number two and number three positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls". She was the first solo entertainer to hold two of the top three positions simultaneously.
At a New York auction in 1985, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce sold for $2 million.
In 1976, cops raided Neil Diamond's home looking for drugs, but find less than one ounce of the stuff. Diamond gives the police copies of his new album, Beautiful Noise.
The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo in 1966.
The KISS comic book arrived in 1977. Legend has it the red ink was mixed with blood from each member. Yeah, right.
Nine people are crushed to death at a Copenhagen Pearl Jam concert in 2000. People push forward because they can’t hear due to broken speakers. Vocalist Eddie Vedder tells the audience to move back but to no avail.
In 2005, the record industry said that Led Zeppelin has sold 107.5 million albums in the U.S. That secured the #3 spot on the all-time list. Only The Beatles (168.5 million) and Elvis Presley (116.5 million) have done better.
Huey Lewis and the News went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Sports' in 1984.
The Everly Brothers announced plans for a reunion tour in 1983, ten years after they had split up.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 28
Birthdays:
Lester Flatt (Flatt and Scruggs) was born in 1914.
Born on this day in 1945, David Knights of Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
Also from Procol Harum, Bobby Harrison, who was born in 1943.
Dokken’s vocalist and namesake, Donald Maynard Dokken, has a birthday (1953).
History:
Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut album in 1969.
Neil Young joins Crosby, Stills and Nash on their tour in 1969. Young’s addition comes at the suggestion of Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun. Good idea, Young brings a needed edge. CSN becomes CSN&Y.
Jerry Lee Lewis made his first appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1957, performing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On". After the show airs, sales of the record soared.
Pink Floyd released their soundtrack "Obscured by Clouds" in 1972.
Aretha Franklin appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1968.
DJ Murray-the-K's "It's What's Happening, Baby" TV special aired on CBS in 1965 with the Drifters, the Dave Clark Five, Tom Jones, Gary Lewis, the Supremes and many others.
The Drifters recorded "Up On The Roof" in 1962.
The Beach Boys released "Summer Days (and Summer Nights)"in 1965, their 10th album in three years.
In 1975, the Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'.
Wings went to No.1 on the UK chart with the album 'Venus And Mars' in 1975, featuring the US No.1 single 'Listen What The Man Said'.
It's the British Invasion all over again in 1973 as the Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, and Wayne Fontana appear at a revival show at New York's Madison Square Garden
Confused about something or other, Roger Waters spits on the audience during a Pink Floyd show in 1975. He later writes The Wall about the experience.
Stryper released their Christian metal classic "In God We Trust" in 1988.
At a concert in Liverpool, England in 1990, Paul McCartney performed the John Lennon songs "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Help!" and "Give Peace a Chance" live in public for the first time.
George Harrison had an operation to remove a growth from his neck in 1997. The tumor proves to be benign.
Wham! made their farewell concert appearance at London's Wembley Stadium in 1986. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing "Candle In The Wind" with George Michael. During their career, the duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley have sold more than 38 million records. I didn’t buy any of them.
Dick Clark's Rock and Roll TV show, Where The Action Is, featuring Paul Revere and The Raiders, premiered on ABC in 1965.
In 1969, Henry Mancini's "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" topped the Billboard Pop chart in the first of a two week stay.
David Bowie's "Fame" was released in 1975. It will become his first and only number one hit in the US.
Radiohead’s landmark “OK Computer” entered the U.K. chart at #1 in 1997.
Lester Flatt (Flatt and Scruggs) was born in 1914.
Born on this day in 1945, David Knights of Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
Also from Procol Harum, Bobby Harrison, who was born in 1943.
Dokken’s vocalist and namesake, Donald Maynard Dokken, has a birthday (1953).
History:
Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut album in 1969.
Neil Young joins Crosby, Stills and Nash on their tour in 1969. Young’s addition comes at the suggestion of Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun. Good idea, Young brings a needed edge. CSN becomes CSN&Y.
Jerry Lee Lewis made his first appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1957, performing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On". After the show airs, sales of the record soared.
Pink Floyd released their soundtrack "Obscured by Clouds" in 1972.
Aretha Franklin appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1968.
DJ Murray-the-K's "It's What's Happening, Baby" TV special aired on CBS in 1965 with the Drifters, the Dave Clark Five, Tom Jones, Gary Lewis, the Supremes and many others.
The Drifters recorded "Up On The Roof" in 1962.
The Beach Boys released "Summer Days (and Summer Nights)"in 1965, their 10th album in three years.
In 1975, the Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'.
Wings went to No.1 on the UK chart with the album 'Venus And Mars' in 1975, featuring the US No.1 single 'Listen What The Man Said'.
It's the British Invasion all over again in 1973 as the Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, and Wayne Fontana appear at a revival show at New York's Madison Square Garden
Confused about something or other, Roger Waters spits on the audience during a Pink Floyd show in 1975. He later writes The Wall about the experience.
Stryper released their Christian metal classic "In God We Trust" in 1988.
At a concert in Liverpool, England in 1990, Paul McCartney performed the John Lennon songs "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Help!" and "Give Peace a Chance" live in public for the first time.
George Harrison had an operation to remove a growth from his neck in 1997. The tumor proves to be benign.
Wham! made their farewell concert appearance at London's Wembley Stadium in 1986. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing "Candle In The Wind" with George Michael. During their career, the duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley have sold more than 38 million records. I didn’t buy any of them.
Dick Clark's Rock and Roll TV show, Where The Action Is, featuring Paul Revere and The Raiders, premiered on ABC in 1965.
In 1969, Henry Mancini's "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" topped the Billboard Pop chart in the first of a two week stay.
David Bowie's "Fame" was released in 1975. It will become his first and only number one hit in the US.
Radiohead’s landmark “OK Computer” entered the U.K. chart at #1 in 1997.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Ion Audio ships one millionth USB turntable
CUMBERLAND, RI — (June 27, 2008 1:15 PM) ION Audio, a leader in consumer audio and entertainment technology, has shipped its one millionth USB turntable, according to a company announcement.
Introduced by the brand in 2006, USB turntables enable users to convert the music on vinyl records to digital files on a computer. The popularity of ION Audio's USB turntables is attributed to their ease-of-use, high audio quality and breadth of available models.
A USB turntable works in the same manner as a traditional record player, but is enhanced by technology that transforms vinyl tracks to electronic files using nothing more than a simple USB cord. Every ION Audio USB turntable comes packaged with EZ Vinyl Converter software, which instantly converts music from records, directly to a user's iTunes library, where it can be played as an MP3 file, transferred to an iPod or recorded to CD. This proprietary software is unique to ION Audio's USB turntables and is a key element of the product's overwhelming sales in the marketplace.
"We are pleased to see that a revolution has been sparked with ION Audio's suite of USB turntable products," said Jack O'Donnell, ION Audio president and CEO. "People are taking their old vinyl out of the basement and listening to it on their iPod, enjoying it once again. We are pleased to be a part of this movement and we plan to bring even more digital conversion technology to the marketplace."
Based in Cumberland, ION Audio manufactures a full line of consumer audio and musical instrument products.
Buy your USB turntable here:
http://www.tkqlhce.com/j7115ar-xrzEHGFNLNOEGFINHNFG?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firststreetonline.com%2Fproduct.jsp%3Fid%3D76209%26promotion%3D86678&cjsku=01635
Source: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEBULLETIN/807010317
Introduced by the brand in 2006, USB turntables enable users to convert the music on vinyl records to digital files on a computer. The popularity of ION Audio's USB turntables is attributed to their ease-of-use, high audio quality and breadth of available models.
A USB turntable works in the same manner as a traditional record player, but is enhanced by technology that transforms vinyl tracks to electronic files using nothing more than a simple USB cord. Every ION Audio USB turntable comes packaged with EZ Vinyl Converter software, which instantly converts music from records, directly to a user's iTunes library, where it can be played as an MP3 file, transferred to an iPod or recorded to CD. This proprietary software is unique to ION Audio's USB turntables and is a key element of the product's overwhelming sales in the marketplace.
"We are pleased to see that a revolution has been sparked with ION Audio's suite of USB turntable products," said Jack O'Donnell, ION Audio president and CEO. "People are taking their old vinyl out of the basement and listening to it on their iPod, enjoying it once again. We are pleased to be a part of this movement and we plan to bring even more digital conversion technology to the marketplace."
Based in Cumberland, ION Audio manufactures a full line of consumer audio and musical instrument products.
Buy your USB turntable here:
http://www.tkqlhce.com/j7115ar-xrzEHGFNLNOEGFINHNFG?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firststreetonline.com%2Fproduct.jsp%3Fid%3D76209%26promotion%3D86678&cjsku=01635
Source: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEBULLETIN/807010317
Vinyl Returns in the Age of MP3
LP and turntable sales grow as fans find warmer sound in classic format
By DAVID BROWNE
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com
For his 19th birthday, Simon Hamburg wanted only one present: a turntable for his dorm room at the University of Southern Mississippi. His father bought him a portable $69 model, and Hamburg's older brother chipped in LPs by Simon and Garfunkel and the Who. "Listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on vinyl is always better than listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on anything else," Hamburg says. "You can hear every instrument. It sounds stupid, but it's like you're feeling the music. You're part of it."
As CD sales continue to decline and MP3s are traded without thought, the left-for-dead LP is staging a comeback. In 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan, nearly 1 million LPs were bought, up from 858,000 in 2006. Based on to-date sales for 2008, that figure could jump to 1.6 million by year's end. (According to the Recording Industry Association of America, CD shipments dropped 17.5 percent during the same 2006-07 period.) Sales of turntables — which tumbled from 1.8 million in 1989 to a paltry 275,000 in 2006, according to the Consumer Electronics Association — rebounded sharply last year, when nearly half a million were sold.
From Bruce Springsteen's Magic and the Raconteurs' Consolers of the Lonely to Cat Power's Jukebox and Portishead's Third, it's now possible to buy vinyl versions of many major new releases at retailers like Best Buy, Amazon and indie record stores. And artists are making their preferences for vinyl known. Before releasing Consolers, the Raconteurs announced that they "recommend hearing it on vinyl." In April, Elvis Costello and the Imposters' Momofuku arrived first on LP, though it included a coupon for a free digital download (the CD version arrived weeks later). "Is it a revolution?" says Luke Lewis, president of Costello's label, Lost Highway. "Fuck, no. But our beliefs have been validated a little bit — not to mention we're making a couple more bucks. It's hard to do that now in the record business, you know."
"Everybody feels last year was a watershed year," says Cris Ashworth, owner of United Record Pressing, the Nashville plant that's one of the country's largest and few remaining. (Around a dozen exist now, down from more than twice that in the Eighties.) When he took over the business in 1989, Ashworth made only a little over $1 million in profit and barely had 10 employees. Today, he employs over 50 and profits have more than quadrupled, thanks to a surge in jobs that included Costello's LP along with pressings of Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero, Ryan Adams' Easy Tiger and independent-label products. "My son was very worried for 10 years," Ashworth says. "He kind of looked at me and shook his head and said, 'Dad, you just ain't livin'.' Now he says, 'Well, maybe Dad's a little bit smarter than I thought he was.'"
Despite the uptick, vinyl remains a niche market. Most new releases, indie or major, sell between 2,000 and 10,000 copies; recent bestsellers include Radiohead's In Rainbows (13,000) and Bob Dylan's 2004 Blonde on Blonde reissue (25,000). The possibilities of future growth are limited: As Matador general manager Patrick Amory says, "There's definitely a ceiling." And thanks to higher fuel prices (oil is used to manufacture plastic vinyl, and LPs are shipped by truck) and the scarcity of pressing plants, an LP can cost as much as $4.50 per unit to manufacture, compared to roughly a dollar for a CD. "There are still reasons not to do vinyl," says Mac McCaughan of Merge Records, which has seen an increase in sales of vinyl releases by Arcade Fire and Spoon. "It's more expensive, it's more complicated, it takes longer. We try not to lose money, but we probably are."
Although technological advances (like the CD) seriously wounded the LP, new technology is now playing a part in its resurgence. Old LPs can be converted to MP3s thanks to a new breed of turntables equipped with a USB port. Numark, one of the leading manufacturers of these models, produced them for club DJs and was surprised when the model took off; the company recently shipped its millionth unit.
Also abetting vinyl's homecoming is a growing disillusionment with CD and MP3 sound. The CD has long been known for its clean but overly bright (sometimes grating) audio. "With vinyl, the range is from accurate to warmer" when it comes to reproducing the original source material, says renowned mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who has worked with everyone from Springsteen to Nirvana. "With digital, it's totally the opposite: accurate to brighter. The brightness in the digital domain is a sound our ears don't seem to like that much, whereas people don't seem to be bothered by the slight loss of top-end you might get with vinyl." (Ludwig, like others, does separate mastering sessions for CDs and LPs.) The compressed audio heard in MP3s has only exacerbated the trend in audio degradation. "It's taking 90 percent of the music and basically throwing it out," says Ludwig. "It takes the bad part of digital and makes it even worse."
Assuming a record is pressed under optimum conditions and played on a high-end system, vinyl can restore some of those missing sonic properties. When the Doors' Ray Manzarek listened to recent high-grade reissues of the band's original studio albums, he was stunned. "On 'Light My Fire,' the guitar and organ solos are like, 'Yeah, that's it — that's the way they're supposed to sound,'" Manzarek says. "Vinyl has a warmth and crispness without the edginess of CD."
There's also something less technical lurking behind vinyl's mini-renaissance. Whether it's inspecting a needle for dust or flipping the record over at the end of a side, LPs demand attention. And for a small but growing group, those demands aren't a nuisance. "There's nothing like putting the needle into the groove of a record," says country singer Shelby Lynne. "It's about as real as you can get. You got your vinyl, your weed, your friends, and while you're rollin', they're pickin' out another record. We're all taking music for granted because it's so easy to push a button. I mean, come on — music should be fun."
[From Issue 1054 — June 12, 2008]
More record news:
Making vinyl records the old-fashioned way
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9977878-52.html?tag=blogFeed
By DAVID BROWNE
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com
For his 19th birthday, Simon Hamburg wanted only one present: a turntable for his dorm room at the University of Southern Mississippi. His father bought him a portable $69 model, and Hamburg's older brother chipped in LPs by Simon and Garfunkel and the Who. "Listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on vinyl is always better than listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on anything else," Hamburg says. "You can hear every instrument. It sounds stupid, but it's like you're feeling the music. You're part of it."
As CD sales continue to decline and MP3s are traded without thought, the left-for-dead LP is staging a comeback. In 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan, nearly 1 million LPs were bought, up from 858,000 in 2006. Based on to-date sales for 2008, that figure could jump to 1.6 million by year's end. (According to the Recording Industry Association of America, CD shipments dropped 17.5 percent during the same 2006-07 period.) Sales of turntables — which tumbled from 1.8 million in 1989 to a paltry 275,000 in 2006, according to the Consumer Electronics Association — rebounded sharply last year, when nearly half a million were sold.
From Bruce Springsteen's Magic and the Raconteurs' Consolers of the Lonely to Cat Power's Jukebox and Portishead's Third, it's now possible to buy vinyl versions of many major new releases at retailers like Best Buy, Amazon and indie record stores. And artists are making their preferences for vinyl known. Before releasing Consolers, the Raconteurs announced that they "recommend hearing it on vinyl." In April, Elvis Costello and the Imposters' Momofuku arrived first on LP, though it included a coupon for a free digital download (the CD version arrived weeks later). "Is it a revolution?" says Luke Lewis, president of Costello's label, Lost Highway. "Fuck, no. But our beliefs have been validated a little bit — not to mention we're making a couple more bucks. It's hard to do that now in the record business, you know."
"Everybody feels last year was a watershed year," says Cris Ashworth, owner of United Record Pressing, the Nashville plant that's one of the country's largest and few remaining. (Around a dozen exist now, down from more than twice that in the Eighties.) When he took over the business in 1989, Ashworth made only a little over $1 million in profit and barely had 10 employees. Today, he employs over 50 and profits have more than quadrupled, thanks to a surge in jobs that included Costello's LP along with pressings of Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero, Ryan Adams' Easy Tiger and independent-label products. "My son was very worried for 10 years," Ashworth says. "He kind of looked at me and shook his head and said, 'Dad, you just ain't livin'.' Now he says, 'Well, maybe Dad's a little bit smarter than I thought he was.'"
Despite the uptick, vinyl remains a niche market. Most new releases, indie or major, sell between 2,000 and 10,000 copies; recent bestsellers include Radiohead's In Rainbows (13,000) and Bob Dylan's 2004 Blonde on Blonde reissue (25,000). The possibilities of future growth are limited: As Matador general manager Patrick Amory says, "There's definitely a ceiling." And thanks to higher fuel prices (oil is used to manufacture plastic vinyl, and LPs are shipped by truck) and the scarcity of pressing plants, an LP can cost as much as $4.50 per unit to manufacture, compared to roughly a dollar for a CD. "There are still reasons not to do vinyl," says Mac McCaughan of Merge Records, which has seen an increase in sales of vinyl releases by Arcade Fire and Spoon. "It's more expensive, it's more complicated, it takes longer. We try not to lose money, but we probably are."
Although technological advances (like the CD) seriously wounded the LP, new technology is now playing a part in its resurgence. Old LPs can be converted to MP3s thanks to a new breed of turntables equipped with a USB port. Numark, one of the leading manufacturers of these models, produced them for club DJs and was surprised when the model took off; the company recently shipped its millionth unit.
Also abetting vinyl's homecoming is a growing disillusionment with CD and MP3 sound. The CD has long been known for its clean but overly bright (sometimes grating) audio. "With vinyl, the range is from accurate to warmer" when it comes to reproducing the original source material, says renowned mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who has worked with everyone from Springsteen to Nirvana. "With digital, it's totally the opposite: accurate to brighter. The brightness in the digital domain is a sound our ears don't seem to like that much, whereas people don't seem to be bothered by the slight loss of top-end you might get with vinyl." (Ludwig, like others, does separate mastering sessions for CDs and LPs.) The compressed audio heard in MP3s has only exacerbated the trend in audio degradation. "It's taking 90 percent of the music and basically throwing it out," says Ludwig. "It takes the bad part of digital and makes it even worse."
Assuming a record is pressed under optimum conditions and played on a high-end system, vinyl can restore some of those missing sonic properties. When the Doors' Ray Manzarek listened to recent high-grade reissues of the band's original studio albums, he was stunned. "On 'Light My Fire,' the guitar and organ solos are like, 'Yeah, that's it — that's the way they're supposed to sound,'" Manzarek says. "Vinyl has a warmth and crispness without the edginess of CD."
There's also something less technical lurking behind vinyl's mini-renaissance. Whether it's inspecting a needle for dust or flipping the record over at the end of a side, LPs demand attention. And for a small but growing group, those demands aren't a nuisance. "There's nothing like putting the needle into the groove of a record," says country singer Shelby Lynne. "It's about as real as you can get. You got your vinyl, your weed, your friends, and while you're rollin', they're pickin' out another record. We're all taking music for granted because it's so easy to push a button. I mean, come on — music should be fun."
[From Issue 1054 — June 12, 2008]
More record news:
Making vinyl records the old-fashioned way
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9977878-52.html?tag=blogFeed
News/Record Releases
Really cool things to do in Chicago
The Randolph Street Market Festival, 1350 W. Randolph, on Saturday and Sunday June 28 $ 29 2008. The festival is held the last weekend of every month through October and features more than 200 vendors. This weekend's event also boasts the Chicago Antique Market, the Vinyl Swap Meet (rare and original vinyl records), the Fancy Food Market and the Indie Designer Market. Admission is $10, good for both days. Hours, Saturdays: 10 a..m.-5 p.m. (outdoors), 11 a.m.-5 pm. (indoors); Sundays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: randolphstreetmarket.com.
--------------------------------------------------------
The Seconds Re-Release Second Album On Vinyl
Story by: Liz Pelly
Brooklyn-based punk rock trio the Seconds will re-release their most recent album, Kratitude, which was originally released in 2006 by 5RC. This time, the record will be released on vinyl only, via Dress Up!
Though the band has only released two albums of its own since forming in 2000, the band has very remained active in Brooklyn's music scene. Members Jeannie Kwon, Zachary Max and Brian Chase have played in and collaborated with artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ex Models, Knyfe Hyts, Marnie Stern, Sway Machinery, Matthew Welch, Mary Halvorson and Seth Misterka, among others.
Kratitude, which was self-recorded and self-produced, consists of eleven tracks of punk rock that is repetitive and rhythmic, yet melodic and diverse. The band cites many sources as influencing the album, some being the Mars song "Puerto Rican Ghost", Genesis P-Orridge's writings, North Indian Classical music, West African drumming styles and Just Intonation tuning theory.
Source: http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=68547590
--------------------------------------------------------
Trash Talk To Release Self-Titled Debut
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Three-year-old Sacramento, Calif. hardcore outfit Trash Talk will release their self-titled debut album on July 22 via their own Trash Talk Collective label.
The quartet recorded the album's 12 tracks in less than two days with Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. The group previously released a cassette, seven-inch EP, split seven-inch with Steel Trap, an EP and a 12-inch EP in small runs before taking this next step. Limited-edition coloured vinyl versions of the new LP will also be issued.
You can preview "Dig" and "Well Of Souls" on the band's MySpace page.
Trash Talk are touring Europe and the U.S. through the end of July, but no Canadian dates have been announced.
Here are the tracks on Trash Talk:
"The Hand That Feeds"
"Well Of Souls"
"Birth Plague Die"
"Incarnate"
"I Block"
"Dig"
"Onward And Upward"
"Shame"
"Immaculate Infection"
"All The Kings Men"
"The Mistake"
"Revelation"
Source: http://www.chartattack.com
—Zack Vitiello
The Randolph Street Market Festival, 1350 W. Randolph, on Saturday and Sunday June 28 $ 29 2008. The festival is held the last weekend of every month through October and features more than 200 vendors. This weekend's event also boasts the Chicago Antique Market, the Vinyl Swap Meet (rare and original vinyl records), the Fancy Food Market and the Indie Designer Market. Admission is $10, good for both days. Hours, Saturdays: 10 a..m.-5 p.m. (outdoors), 11 a.m.-5 pm. (indoors); Sundays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: randolphstreetmarket.com.
--------------------------------------------------------
The Seconds Re-Release Second Album On Vinyl
Story by: Liz Pelly
Brooklyn-based punk rock trio the Seconds will re-release their most recent album, Kratitude, which was originally released in 2006 by 5RC. This time, the record will be released on vinyl only, via Dress Up!
Though the band has only released two albums of its own since forming in 2000, the band has very remained active in Brooklyn's music scene. Members Jeannie Kwon, Zachary Max and Brian Chase have played in and collaborated with artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ex Models, Knyfe Hyts, Marnie Stern, Sway Machinery, Matthew Welch, Mary Halvorson and Seth Misterka, among others.
Kratitude, which was self-recorded and self-produced, consists of eleven tracks of punk rock that is repetitive and rhythmic, yet melodic and diverse. The band cites many sources as influencing the album, some being the Mars song "Puerto Rican Ghost", Genesis P-Orridge's writings, North Indian Classical music, West African drumming styles and Just Intonation tuning theory.
Source: http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=68547590
--------------------------------------------------------
Trash Talk To Release Self-Titled Debut
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Three-year-old Sacramento, Calif. hardcore outfit Trash Talk will release their self-titled debut album on July 22 via their own Trash Talk Collective label.
The quartet recorded the album's 12 tracks in less than two days with Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. The group previously released a cassette, seven-inch EP, split seven-inch with Steel Trap, an EP and a 12-inch EP in small runs before taking this next step. Limited-edition coloured vinyl versions of the new LP will also be issued.
You can preview "Dig" and "Well Of Souls" on the band's MySpace page.
Trash Talk are touring Europe and the U.S. through the end of July, but no Canadian dates have been announced.
Here are the tracks on Trash Talk:
"The Hand That Feeds"
"Well Of Souls"
"Birth Plague Die"
"Incarnate"
"I Block"
"Dig"
"Onward And Upward"
"Shame"
"Immaculate Infection"
"All The Kings Men"
"The Mistake"
"Revelation"
Source: http://www.chartattack.com
—Zack Vitiello
Thursday, June 26, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 26
Birthdays:
Larry Taylor, bassist with Canned Heat, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1942.
Keyboardist with Van Morrison and a British chart-topper with his own "Yeh Yeh," Georgie Fame was born in Lancashire, England in 1943.
The Clash's Mick Jones was born in London in 1955.
Billy Davis, Jr. of the 5th Dimension ("Up- Up And Away") turns 68.
Chris Isaak, author and singer of "Wicked Game," was born in Stockton, Calif in 1956.
Singer Patti Smyth was born in New York in 1957.
Berlin vocalist Terri Nunn was born in L.A. in 1961. Berlin is known for the song "No More Words" and the ballad, "Take My Breath Away," from the Top Gun soundtrack.
History:
After it was leaked to radio in 1964, United Artists Records released A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles album made up of their own compositions.
Today in 1956, in Look magazine, clarinet-tootling god Benny Goodman was asked his opinion about rock music. "I guess it's okay, man," he said. "At least it has a beat."
The late Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager) was born in Holland in 1910.
Sonny & Cher's divorce became final in 1975. Cher married Gregg Allman four days later.
Elvis Presley played the final concert of his career on June 26th 1977, at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. Before the show, he was presented with a plaque commemorating the 2 billionth record to come out of RCA's pressing plant. The last song the King ever performed publicly was "Can't Help Falling In Love".
In an eerie coincidence, Elvis' father, Vernon Presley died of a heart attack in Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 63 on June 26, 1979. Nearly two years earlier, he cried at Elvis' coffin, "Son, Daddy will be with you soon. Daddy will be with you soon." Vernon is buried next to his son at Graceland.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney composed "She Loves You" in a hotel room in Newcastle, England while on tour there in 1963.
Elvis Presley recorded "His Latest Flame" and "Little Sister" in 1961.
In the midst of a German tour in 1966, the Beatles made a long-awaited return to Hamburg, the city where they got their start performing in local clubs. This time they came back in an eight-car motorcade and played to 7,000 people at Ernst Mercky Halle.
Bob Dylan officially released the long-bootlegged Basement Tapes in 1975.
Gary U.S. Bonds had his only US number 1 hit, "Quarter to Three" in 1961. Bonds and Gene Barge (Daddy G.) added lyrics to an instrumental called, "A Night With Daddy G". Although he released several more singles in the US including "Dear Lady Twist", Bonds found more success in England than his homeland.
The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, but the only member of the group to actually play on the record was Jim McGuinn on vocals and 12 string guitar. Studio musicians Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Larry Knechtel, and Hal Blaine recorded the other instruments while the Byrds' David Crosby and Gene Clark sang background vocals.
In 1966, the Rolling Stones play San Francisco's Cow Palace, with Jefferson Airplane and Sopwith Camel opening.
1986 - James Hetfield (Metallica) broke his wrist while trying to skateboard down a hill. One show was cancelled and the remainder of dates on the tour James was on vocals only and John Marshall (later with Metal Church) was on guitar.
At the height of the "Summer of Love" in 1967, the Mothers of Invention released 'Absolutely Free,' a dark-themed album from the anti-establishment mind of bandleader Frank Zappa.
In 1955, Decca Records announced that Bill Haley and His Comets had sold more than 3 million records in thirteen months. Both "Rock Around The Clock" and "Shake Rattle and Roll" sold a million copies, while "Dim, Dim the Lights" and "Mambo Rock" sold about 500,000.
Larry Taylor, bassist with Canned Heat, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1942.
Keyboardist with Van Morrison and a British chart-topper with his own "Yeh Yeh," Georgie Fame was born in Lancashire, England in 1943.
The Clash's Mick Jones was born in London in 1955.
Billy Davis, Jr. of the 5th Dimension ("Up- Up And Away") turns 68.
Chris Isaak, author and singer of "Wicked Game," was born in Stockton, Calif in 1956.
Singer Patti Smyth was born in New York in 1957.
Berlin vocalist Terri Nunn was born in L.A. in 1961. Berlin is known for the song "No More Words" and the ballad, "Take My Breath Away," from the Top Gun soundtrack.
History:
After it was leaked to radio in 1964, United Artists Records released A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles album made up of their own compositions.
Today in 1956, in Look magazine, clarinet-tootling god Benny Goodman was asked his opinion about rock music. "I guess it's okay, man," he said. "At least it has a beat."
The late Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager) was born in Holland in 1910.
Sonny & Cher's divorce became final in 1975. Cher married Gregg Allman four days later.
Elvis Presley played the final concert of his career on June 26th 1977, at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. Before the show, he was presented with a plaque commemorating the 2 billionth record to come out of RCA's pressing plant. The last song the King ever performed publicly was "Can't Help Falling In Love".
In an eerie coincidence, Elvis' father, Vernon Presley died of a heart attack in Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 63 on June 26, 1979. Nearly two years earlier, he cried at Elvis' coffin, "Son, Daddy will be with you soon. Daddy will be with you soon." Vernon is buried next to his son at Graceland.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney composed "She Loves You" in a hotel room in Newcastle, England while on tour there in 1963.
Elvis Presley recorded "His Latest Flame" and "Little Sister" in 1961.
In the midst of a German tour in 1966, the Beatles made a long-awaited return to Hamburg, the city where they got their start performing in local clubs. This time they came back in an eight-car motorcade and played to 7,000 people at Ernst Mercky Halle.
Bob Dylan officially released the long-bootlegged Basement Tapes in 1975.
Gary U.S. Bonds had his only US number 1 hit, "Quarter to Three" in 1961. Bonds and Gene Barge (Daddy G.) added lyrics to an instrumental called, "A Night With Daddy G". Although he released several more singles in the US including "Dear Lady Twist", Bonds found more success in England than his homeland.
The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, but the only member of the group to actually play on the record was Jim McGuinn on vocals and 12 string guitar. Studio musicians Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Larry Knechtel, and Hal Blaine recorded the other instruments while the Byrds' David Crosby and Gene Clark sang background vocals.
In 1966, the Rolling Stones play San Francisco's Cow Palace, with Jefferson Airplane and Sopwith Camel opening.
1986 - James Hetfield (Metallica) broke his wrist while trying to skateboard down a hill. One show was cancelled and the remainder of dates on the tour James was on vocals only and John Marshall (later with Metal Church) was on guitar.
At the height of the "Summer of Love" in 1967, the Mothers of Invention released 'Absolutely Free,' a dark-themed album from the anti-establishment mind of bandleader Frank Zappa.
In 1955, Decca Records announced that Bill Haley and His Comets had sold more than 3 million records in thirteen months. Both "Rock Around The Clock" and "Shake Rattle and Roll" sold a million copies, while "Dim, Dim the Lights" and "Mambo Rock" sold about 500,000.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The Five Sharps
Have some extra cash laying around? Check out this rare and valuable record being auctioned off at Christie's Auction House:
The Five Sharps "Stormy Weather/Sleepy Cowboy" Jubilee 5104
Original 78 RPM record, circa 1952. 10"
Sale Information
SALE 2012, 25 June 2008
POP CULTURE
Conditions of Business for this Sale
Estimate(Set Currency) $20,000 - $30,000 Christie's Buying Guide
Previously unknown example of this legendary rarity. Recorded in 1952 Stormy Weather by The Five Sharps has attained vaulted status among record collectors, not necessarily for the music but more for the fascinating story of its discovery and subsequent history. Jubilee 5104 was the first and only release by the teenage quintet from Jamaica, Queens The Five Sharps. The recording of Stormy Weather and flip side Sleepy Cowboy, took a few hours, and the group of was paid in hot dogs and soda. An unknown quantity of records were released but somehow it failed to make an impression. It was rediscovered in 1961 when a copy was found, and Time Square Records owner Slim Rose played it on his popular radio show.
On the way home from the studio Rose snapped the fragile 78 record in half (although some accounts have his pet raccoon Teddy doing the deed). In an attempt to find another copy, Rose advertised a reward in his shop. Over the next few years the reward got more and more lucrative, but no one came forward. Since then, a scant few have surfaced and legend of Stormy Weather has grown.
The offered example was purchased by our consignor in 1952, at the Blue Note Record Shop in Harlem. A Harlem resident, she enjoyed music, and looked forward to purchasing a new record each week, which she then would meticulously record in her 78 album sleeves (not offered, see inset for illustration). It has been in her and her family's possession ever since.
Source:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5095614
The Five Sharps "Stormy Weather/Sleepy Cowboy" Jubilee 5104
Original 78 RPM record, circa 1952. 10"
Sale Information
SALE 2012, 25 June 2008
POP CULTURE
Conditions of Business for this Sale
Estimate(Set Currency) $20,000 - $30,000 Christie's Buying Guide
Previously unknown example of this legendary rarity. Recorded in 1952 Stormy Weather by The Five Sharps has attained vaulted status among record collectors, not necessarily for the music but more for the fascinating story of its discovery and subsequent history. Jubilee 5104 was the first and only release by the teenage quintet from Jamaica, Queens The Five Sharps. The recording of Stormy Weather and flip side Sleepy Cowboy, took a few hours, and the group of was paid in hot dogs and soda. An unknown quantity of records were released but somehow it failed to make an impression. It was rediscovered in 1961 when a copy was found, and Time Square Records owner Slim Rose played it on his popular radio show.
On the way home from the studio Rose snapped the fragile 78 record in half (although some accounts have his pet raccoon Teddy doing the deed). In an attempt to find another copy, Rose advertised a reward in his shop. Over the next few years the reward got more and more lucrative, but no one came forward. Since then, a scant few have surfaced and legend of Stormy Weather has grown.
The offered example was purchased by our consignor in 1952, at the Blue Note Record Shop in Harlem. A Harlem resident, she enjoyed music, and looked forward to purchasing a new record each week, which she then would meticulously record in her 78 album sleeves (not offered, see inset for illustration). It has been in her and her family's possession ever since.
Source:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5095614
More New Vinyl Releases
The Hold Steady have unveiled some bonus material for the upcoming physical release of their new album. The record is titled "Stay Positive" and is due out July 15, 2008.
The band apparently pushed out a digital release quickly to counter a leak, and so the physical releases will include bonus tracks. The vinyl version will include "Ask Her for Adderall" and the CD version will include "Adderall" in addition to two other tracks, "Cheyenne Sunrise" and "Two Handed Handshake."
Charlatans Release Tenth Studio Album
Brit-rock pioneers The Charlatans have recently released their tenth full-length record. Described as an album of "childhood fantasies and adult realities," the LP finds the UK quintet reinvigorating the 80s with a contemporary sensibility.
Available earlier this Spring as a free download from a UK site, You Cross My Path was downloaded more than 90,000 times. The album is available now via Cooking Vinyl.
You Cross My Path Tracklist:
1. Oh! Vanity
2. Bad Days
3. Mis-takes
4. The Misbegotten
5. A Day for Letting Go
6. You Cross My Path
7. Missing Beats (of a Generation)
8. My Name is Despair
9. Bird Reprise
0. This is the End
Other recent and upcoming vinyl record releases:
Adele: 19 [vinyl]
Black Lips: Black Lips! (reissue) [vinyl]
Booka Shade: The Sun & the Neon Light [vinyl]
The Builders and the Butchers: The Builders and the Butchers (reissue) [vinyl]
The Cure: Freakshow (Mix 13) (single)
Dosh: Wolves and Wishes [vinyl]
Elbow: One Day Like This (import single)
Emylou Harris: All I Intended to Be [vinyl]
Foals: Red Socks Pugie (import single)
Foxboro Hot Tubs: Stop Drop and Roll!!! (with bonus CD) [vinyl]
Gas: Nah und Fern (2-LP) [vinyl]
James Hunter: The Hard Way [vinyl]
KaiserCartel: March Forth [vinyl]
Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer [vinyl]
Madonna: Hard Candy (3-LP edition with CD) [vinyl]
Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath [vinyl]
Miss Kittin: Kittin Is High [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: At Dawn [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: The Tennessee Fire [vinyl]
Odd Nosdam: Pretty Swell Explode [vinyl]
Old 97s: Blame It on Gravity [vinyl]
Plants and Animals: Parc Avenue [vinyl]
Robert Pollard: Robert Pollard Is Off to Business [vinyl]
Subtle: Exiting Arm [vinyl]
Supergrass: Diamond Hoo Ha [vinyl]
Various Artists: Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran [vinyl]
Vetiver: A Thing of the Past [vinyl]
The Virgins: The Virgins [vinyl]
The band apparently pushed out a digital release quickly to counter a leak, and so the physical releases will include bonus tracks. The vinyl version will include "Ask Her for Adderall" and the CD version will include "Adderall" in addition to two other tracks, "Cheyenne Sunrise" and "Two Handed Handshake."
Charlatans Release Tenth Studio Album
Brit-rock pioneers The Charlatans have recently released their tenth full-length record. Described as an album of "childhood fantasies and adult realities," the LP finds the UK quintet reinvigorating the 80s with a contemporary sensibility.
Available earlier this Spring as a free download from a UK site, You Cross My Path was downloaded more than 90,000 times. The album is available now via Cooking Vinyl.
You Cross My Path Tracklist:
1. Oh! Vanity
2. Bad Days
3. Mis-takes
4. The Misbegotten
5. A Day for Letting Go
6. You Cross My Path
7. Missing Beats (of a Generation)
8. My Name is Despair
9. Bird Reprise
0. This is the End
Other recent and upcoming vinyl record releases:
Adele: 19 [vinyl]
Black Lips: Black Lips! (reissue) [vinyl]
Booka Shade: The Sun & the Neon Light [vinyl]
The Builders and the Butchers: The Builders and the Butchers (reissue) [vinyl]
The Cure: Freakshow (Mix 13) (single)
Dosh: Wolves and Wishes [vinyl]
Elbow: One Day Like This (import single)
Emylou Harris: All I Intended to Be [vinyl]
Foals: Red Socks Pugie (import single)
Foxboro Hot Tubs: Stop Drop and Roll!!! (with bonus CD) [vinyl]
Gas: Nah und Fern (2-LP) [vinyl]
James Hunter: The Hard Way [vinyl]
KaiserCartel: March Forth [vinyl]
Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer [vinyl]
Madonna: Hard Candy (3-LP edition with CD) [vinyl]
Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath [vinyl]
Miss Kittin: Kittin Is High [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: At Dawn [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: The Tennessee Fire [vinyl]
Odd Nosdam: Pretty Swell Explode [vinyl]
Old 97s: Blame It on Gravity [vinyl]
Plants and Animals: Parc Avenue [vinyl]
Robert Pollard: Robert Pollard Is Off to Business [vinyl]
Subtle: Exiting Arm [vinyl]
Supergrass: Diamond Hoo Ha [vinyl]
Various Artists: Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran [vinyl]
Vetiver: A Thing of the Past [vinyl]
The Virgins: The Virgins [vinyl]
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
