Birthdays:
Jackie Leung, one of Hong Kong's biggest rock stars and a Barry Manilow fan to boot, was born today in 1961.
Born on this day in 1943, Jerry Miller, guitar, Moby Grape.
Rock author and singer Ian Whitcomb ("You Turn Me On [Turn On Song]") was born in England in 1941.
Arlo Guthrie ("Alice's Restaurant") turns 61.
Ronnie James Dio was born in Portsmouth, N.H. in 1949.
Greg Kihn was born on this day in 1950.
Born on this day in 1980, Jessica Simpson, US singer and current Tony Romo flame.
History:
A 16 year-old girl was stabbed to death at a Yes concert in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1976.
In 1967, Kenny Rogers and several other members of the New Christy Minstrels quit to form the First Edition. The new group received their first national exposure on the Smothers Brothers TV show and went on to have such hits as "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" in 1968, "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" in 1969 and 1971's "Something's Burning."
The movie "Go, Johnny, Go", with Jimmy Clanton and Chuck Berry (with performances by Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran and Jackie Wilson) opened in 1959.
In 1952, Memphis producer and Sun Studios owner Sam Phillips recorded the last of five sessions with bluesman Howlin' Wolf.
In 1967, Bobbie Gentry recorded her No. 1 hit "Ode to Billie Joe."
After they burned an American flag onstage in 1968, the Nice were banned from London's Royal Albert Hall. Two years later, Keith Emerson, leader of the Nice, joined Greg Lake and Carl Palmer in Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Harry Nilsson's album, "Son of Schmilsson" was released in 1972. It featured George Harrison under the name George Harrysong and Ringo Starr, listed as Richie Snare, on some of the tracks.
“His Master’s Voice” was registered with the U.S. Patent Office in 1900. The logo of the Victor Recording Company, and later, RCA Victor, shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone machine.
1954 Producer Sam Phillips took an acetate of Elvis Presley singing "That's All Right" to DJ Dewey Phillips at Memphis radio station WHBQ. After Dewey played the song on the air around 9:30 that evening, listeners flooded the phone lines, requesting to hear the song again.
In 1954, New York radio station WINS announced the hiring of pioneer Rock disc jockey Alan Freed to be the host of their Rock 'n' Roll Party. As he did on his earlier Moondog's Rock 'n Roll Party Show on WJW in Cleveland, Freed programmed records by black R&B artists that many white teenagers had never heard before. Freed is often credited with popularizing the term Rock and Roll.
The Starland Vocal Band, the first act to be signed to John Denver's new Windsong label, had the top tune on the Billboard chart in 1976 with "Afternoon Delight.”
Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" was released in 1965.
On today's American Bandstand in 1971, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles performed their smash hit "Tears of a Clown."
The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album charts in 1965 with 'Beatles VI', the groups fifth No.1.
George Strait was at No.1 on the US album chart in 2005 with 'Somewhere Down In Texas', the US country singers third No.1 album.
Billie Holiday recorded "Billie’s Blues" in 1936.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Top 5 Vinyl Record eBay Sales
Week Ending 06/21/2008
1) 45 rpm - Frankie Beverly and The Butlers "Because Of My Heart" / "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" Fairmount - $3,200.00
2) LP - The Velvet Underground and Nico (Unpeeled) Mono V-5008 - $3,176.97
3) LP - Roy Brooks "Ethnic Expressions" IM-HOTEP - $2,650.00
4) 45 rpm - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 7" Single #366/1000 - $2,327.00
SOURCE: http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com/
5) 45 rpm - The Honeys "Shoot The Curl" / "Surfin' Down The Swanee River" Capitol w/ sleeve - $2,025.00
1) 45 rpm - Frankie Beverly and The Butlers "Because Of My Heart" / "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" Fairmount - $3,200.00
2) LP - The Velvet Underground and Nico (Unpeeled) Mono V-5008 - $3,176.97
3) LP - Roy Brooks "Ethnic Expressions" IM-HOTEP - $2,650.00
4) 45 rpm - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 7" Single #366/1000 - $2,327.00
SOURCE: http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com/
5) 45 rpm - The Honeys "Shoot The Curl" / "Surfin' Down The Swanee River" Capitol w/ sleeve - $2,025.00
This Date In Music History- July 8
Birthdays:
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson, of the Allman Brothers Band, was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi in 1944.
Steve Lawrence ("Pretty Blue Eyes") turns 73.
Jerry Vale ("You Don't Know Me") is 77.
Louis Jordan, whose humorous brand of jump jive inspired rock 'n' roll, was born in Brinkley, Arizona in 1908.
Inventive musician Beck entered the world in 1970.
Arctic Monkeys’ co founder (with Alex Turner), guitarist Jamie Cook was born in 1985.
Born on this day in 1961, Toby Keith, US country singer.
History:
In 1972, Bill Withers hit #1 with the classic song "Lean On Me.”
Today in 1957, the song "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley topped the charts and stayed there for 7 weeks.
Freddie & the Dreamers recorded their future No. 1 "I'm Telling You Now" in 1963. It didn't top the chart until 1965.
In 1958, the first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The award went to the soundtrack "Oklahoma!" The honor signified that the album had reached one million dollars in sales. The first gold single issued by the RIAA was "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como in March of 1958. A gold single represented sales of one million records.
In one of the stranger double bills. The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for the Monkees in 1967. The Experience played only eight shows before being dropped. They’re a little too "out there" for the Monkees’ audience. Nobody was too upset and the incident garnered the Experience a whole lot of notoriety.
In what was ruled an attempted suicide, singer Marianne Faithful took an overdose of barbiturates in 1969 on the set of the Australian movie, Ned Kelly. She was dropped from the cast and entered hospital for treatment of heroin addiction.
One of Elvis Presley's teeth went up for auction on eBay in 2003. The tooth was owned by the King's former fiancée, Linda Thompson, until it went to the Elvis Presley Museum which later sold the tooth. The current owner said he'd been contacted by a European company that wanted to extract DNA from the tooth, but he refused. The opening bid on the tooth, a lock of hair from his Army induction haircut and a gold record for "Love Me Tender" was $100,000.
In 2004, Mark Purseglove, known as the world’s ‘biggest bootlegger’ was sentenced to 3 years 6 months jail by Blackfriars Crown Court. Purseglove had built up a £15 million pirate CD empire by bootlegging live concerts of some of the world's biggest stars including The Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd.
The B-52's made their UK live debut at London's Lyceum Ballroom in 1979.
Gerry Rafferty's album 'City To City' went to No.1 on the US chart in 1978, knocking off 'Saturday Night Fever', which had been at the top of the charts for almost six months.
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson, of the Allman Brothers Band, was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi in 1944.
Steve Lawrence ("Pretty Blue Eyes") turns 73.
Jerry Vale ("You Don't Know Me") is 77.
Louis Jordan, whose humorous brand of jump jive inspired rock 'n' roll, was born in Brinkley, Arizona in 1908.
Inventive musician Beck entered the world in 1970.
Arctic Monkeys’ co founder (with Alex Turner), guitarist Jamie Cook was born in 1985.
Born on this day in 1961, Toby Keith, US country singer.
History:
In 1972, Bill Withers hit #1 with the classic song "Lean On Me.”
Today in 1957, the song "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley topped the charts and stayed there for 7 weeks.
Freddie & the Dreamers recorded their future No. 1 "I'm Telling You Now" in 1963. It didn't top the chart until 1965.
In 1958, the first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The award went to the soundtrack "Oklahoma!" The honor signified that the album had reached one million dollars in sales. The first gold single issued by the RIAA was "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como in March of 1958. A gold single represented sales of one million records.
In one of the stranger double bills. The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for the Monkees in 1967. The Experience played only eight shows before being dropped. They’re a little too "out there" for the Monkees’ audience. Nobody was too upset and the incident garnered the Experience a whole lot of notoriety.
In what was ruled an attempted suicide, singer Marianne Faithful took an overdose of barbiturates in 1969 on the set of the Australian movie, Ned Kelly. She was dropped from the cast and entered hospital for treatment of heroin addiction.
One of Elvis Presley's teeth went up for auction on eBay in 2003. The tooth was owned by the King's former fiancée, Linda Thompson, until it went to the Elvis Presley Museum which later sold the tooth. The current owner said he'd been contacted by a European company that wanted to extract DNA from the tooth, but he refused. The opening bid on the tooth, a lock of hair from his Army induction haircut and a gold record for "Love Me Tender" was $100,000.
In 2004, Mark Purseglove, known as the world’s ‘biggest bootlegger’ was sentenced to 3 years 6 months jail by Blackfriars Crown Court. Purseglove had built up a £15 million pirate CD empire by bootlegging live concerts of some of the world's biggest stars including The Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd.
The B-52's made their UK live debut at London's Lyceum Ballroom in 1979.
Gerry Rafferty's album 'City To City' went to No.1 on the US chart in 1978, knocking off 'Saturday Night Fever', which had been at the top of the charts for almost six months.
Monday, July 7, 2008
We Still Remember You Mr. Lennon
For those of you who are regular readers of my blog, you know that I am a huge fan of John Lennon. I had the opportunity today to listen to some Beatles music and also a couple of Lennon LP's. Let's not just think of Mr. Lennon on the anniversary of his death, but continue to celebrate his life all the time.
To that end, I have posted some relevant material, an article I wrote several years ago, the Imagine video and some products. Enjoy the listening experience:
Imagine
John Lennon: He Asked To Give Peace A Chance
He dreamed of world peace. He was an artist, poet and an outspoken voice of the hippie generation. He was an influential musician, a peace activist, an absent father and a devoted lover and husband. He abused alcohol and drugs, sneered at normality, yet took time off from his rock and roll career to raise his son. But most of all, he was a Beatle. He was and still is, John Winston Lennon.
Born in Liverpool on October 9, 1940, John Lennon was shot to death on December 8, 1980 by a fanatical fan. The world mourned his death as millions grieved for the man who was the heart and soul of the world's best rock and roll band, the Beatles.
He had an unusual childhood, shuttled back and forth between his mother Julia and her sister Mimi. John eventually spent his formative years with his aunt Mimi and Uncle George and as Mimi recalls, “His mind was going the whole time, and it was either drawing, or writing poetry, or reading.”
Yet, he was an unruly, stubborn and a disobedient, troubled youth. He failed at art school, yet swore to his aunt that "one of these days I'm going to be famous and you'll be sorry.”
John had a premonition of things to come, as he knew he was a bit different than most people. As he looked back, he explained: “I always knew I was going to make it, but I wasn’t sure in what manifestation. I knew it was just a matter of time.”
There are many words to describe John Lennon. He called himself a leader, yet did some of his best work alone. He was an alleged wife beater, very outspoken, often putting out controversial quotes to the media; either to make a point or just to be outlandish. But when he spoke, people listened.
He was a partner with his boyhood friend, Paul McCartney and together they left a musical writing partnership and a legacy that are unequaled to this day and may never be. The Beatles, with their producer George Martin, changed music in dramatic fashion, with studio techniques that had never been attempted.
They pioneered the concept album with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which the editors of Rolling Stone magazine list as the greatest rock album of the rock era.
He had the attention of our government with his antiwar protests and at one point was under FBI investigation. He sang of love and peace and living in harmony, with all people coming together as one. There are some who called him a genius. He could be nasty, resentful and meanspirited. He fought his demons and it seems he was winning, until December 8, 1980.
We can only recall his career, from the beginning, until the end and who doesn't know the story about the four lads from Liverpool. He was part of the group that changed rock and roll music history.
We can only wonder what John Lennon would be doing if he were alive today. How active would he be in promoting world peace? Would he still be creating wonderfully crafted rock and roll songs? All we can do is Imagine, and that is the shame of it all.
Visit the John Lennon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/johnlennon0f-20
To that end, I have posted some relevant material, an article I wrote several years ago, the Imagine video and some products. Enjoy the listening experience:
Imagine
John Lennon: He Asked To Give Peace A Chance
He dreamed of world peace. He was an artist, poet and an outspoken voice of the hippie generation. He was an influential musician, a peace activist, an absent father and a devoted lover and husband. He abused alcohol and drugs, sneered at normality, yet took time off from his rock and roll career to raise his son. But most of all, he was a Beatle. He was and still is, John Winston Lennon.
Born in Liverpool on October 9, 1940, John Lennon was shot to death on December 8, 1980 by a fanatical fan. The world mourned his death as millions grieved for the man who was the heart and soul of the world's best rock and roll band, the Beatles.
He had an unusual childhood, shuttled back and forth between his mother Julia and her sister Mimi. John eventually spent his formative years with his aunt Mimi and Uncle George and as Mimi recalls, “His mind was going the whole time, and it was either drawing, or writing poetry, or reading.”
Yet, he was an unruly, stubborn and a disobedient, troubled youth. He failed at art school, yet swore to his aunt that "one of these days I'm going to be famous and you'll be sorry.”
John had a premonition of things to come, as he knew he was a bit different than most people. As he looked back, he explained: “I always knew I was going to make it, but I wasn’t sure in what manifestation. I knew it was just a matter of time.”
There are many words to describe John Lennon. He called himself a leader, yet did some of his best work alone. He was an alleged wife beater, very outspoken, often putting out controversial quotes to the media; either to make a point or just to be outlandish. But when he spoke, people listened.
He was a partner with his boyhood friend, Paul McCartney and together they left a musical writing partnership and a legacy that are unequaled to this day and may never be. The Beatles, with their producer George Martin, changed music in dramatic fashion, with studio techniques that had never been attempted.
They pioneered the concept album with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which the editors of Rolling Stone magazine list as the greatest rock album of the rock era.
He had the attention of our government with his antiwar protests and at one point was under FBI investigation. He sang of love and peace and living in harmony, with all people coming together as one. There are some who called him a genius. He could be nasty, resentful and meanspirited. He fought his demons and it seems he was winning, until December 8, 1980.
We can only recall his career, from the beginning, until the end and who doesn't know the story about the four lads from Liverpool. He was part of the group that changed rock and roll music history.
We can only wonder what John Lennon would be doing if he were alive today. How active would he be in promoting world peace? Would he still be creating wonderfully crafted rock and roll songs? All we can do is Imagine, and that is the shame of it all.
Visit the John Lennon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/johnlennon0f-20
Sunday, July 6, 2008
New Vinyl Releases
Soul Control have revealed plans to release four different one-sided 7"s via four different record labels. Each 7" will contain one new song; the covers of all four records will come together to form one larger image. The labels handling the releases are Hex Records, Teenage Disco Bloodbath Records, Triple B Records, and Dead But Dreaming Records. The band will enter the studio in two weeks with Jay Maas to record for the effort, their follow-up to their most recent offering, Involution. The band plans to head out on tour in support of the release later this Summer/early Fall.
Sub Pop Records has announced the return of its Singles Club in celebration of its twenty years as a label. This run of The Sub Pop Singles Club will run for one year only and be limited to 1,500 copies of each single. Included are 7"s from such artists as Om, Unnatural Helpers, Tyvek, Black Mountain, Black Lips, Arthur & Yu, Mika Miko, Blues Control, Notwist, and others to be revealed. The first record will feature two songs from Om and ships on August 15th.
Source: http://www.scenepointblank.com/home/
Sub Pop Records has announced the return of its Singles Club in celebration of its twenty years as a label. This run of The Sub Pop Singles Club will run for one year only and be limited to 1,500 copies of each single. Included are 7"s from such artists as Om, Unnatural Helpers, Tyvek, Black Mountain, Black Lips, Arthur & Yu, Mika Miko, Blues Control, Notwist, and others to be revealed. The first record will feature two songs from Om and ships on August 15th.
Source: http://www.scenepointblank.com/home/
Collectible Christian Records
Paul Loader recounts the late '70s, early '80s history of Bristol metal band AMAZIAH
Source: http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/
One of the strangest subsections of the Christian music industry is the niche market for rare Christian vinyl which exists among American record collectors. Just why oldies enthusiasts are prepared to pay huge amounts for copies of Agape's 'Gospel Hard Rock' (1971) or The Crusaders' 'Make A Joyful Noise With Drums And Guitars' (1966) is to most British minds a complete mystery. It just seems that of the tens of thousands of releases which sell in small quantities, a few are designated "collectable" and fuelled by their rare appearances in album auctions their "value" shoots ever upwards. Mark Allan Powell's book Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Christian Music features an entry for a late '70s hard rock band called Amaziah and concludes with the amazing revelation that "a copy of Amaziah's album with its original cover can sell for up to $1,500." What is intriguing about Amaziah's brief history was that they were British.
Source: http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/
One of the strangest subsections of the Christian music industry is the niche market for rare Christian vinyl which exists among American record collectors. Just why oldies enthusiasts are prepared to pay huge amounts for copies of Agape's 'Gospel Hard Rock' (1971) or The Crusaders' 'Make A Joyful Noise With Drums And Guitars' (1966) is to most British minds a complete mystery. It just seems that of the tens of thousands of releases which sell in small quantities, a few are designated "collectable" and fuelled by their rare appearances in album auctions their "value" shoots ever upwards. Mark Allan Powell's book Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Christian Music features an entry for a late '70s hard rock band called Amaziah and concludes with the amazing revelation that "a copy of Amaziah's album with its original cover can sell for up to $1,500." What is intriguing about Amaziah's brief history was that they were British.
This Date In Music History- July 6
Birthdays:
Soul singer Jan Bradley ("Mama Didn't Lie") was born in Byhalia, Miss in 1943.
Della Reese ("And That Reminds Me") turns 77.
Folk singer Nanci Griffith was born in Austin TX in 1953.
"Duke of Earl" singer Gene Chandler was born in Chicago in 1937.
History:
Van McCoy, who scored a number one disco hit called "Do The Hustle", died of a heart attack at the age of 39 on July 6th 1979. He had worked for several record labels throughout the 1960s and produced The Shirelles, Gladys Knight and The Pips and The Stylistics.
In 1954, WHBQ in Memphis became the first radio station to play an Elvis Presley record ("That's Alright Mama").
Still on Sun Records, Elvis Presley’s “Baby, Let’s Play House” appeared on the national pop charts in 1955. It peaked at #10 on Country & Western.
In 1957, Paul McCartney met John Lennon at a Liverpool church festival concert by John's group, the Quarrymen. In the church basement between sets, 15 year old McCartney teaches a 16 year old Lennon to play and sing Eddie Cochran's, "Twenty Flight Rock" and Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula". Lennon would later say that he was impressed with McCartney's ability to tune a guitar.
Louis Armstrong ("Hello Dolly") died of a heart attack in 1971.
Jefferson Airplane was formed in 1965.
The Beatles' movie, "A Hard Day's Night" opened in London in 1964. The Beatles themselves didn’t get a chance to see the finished film until July 10. Andrew Sarris describes the film as "The Citizen Kane of jukebox movies."
Elvis Presley's "Paradise Hawaiian Style" movie opened nationwide in 1966.
The No. 1 single in 1965 was the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," the band's first American chart-topper.
1968- The No. 1 single in the U.S. today was the Rolling Stones with "Jumping Jack Flash."
In Hollywood, Florida in 1980, 36 Ted Nugent fans were arrested for allegedly throwing bottles and smoking pot at the gonzo rocker's concert. Smoking pot at a rock concert- unheard of!
In 1998, singing cowboy and TV actor Roy Rogers died at age 86.
In 2005, Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof became the first member of the Boomtown Rats to ever be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Queen released their first single, "Keep Yourself Alive" in 1973.
In 2005, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Wildwood, N.J. inducted The Jordanaires, The Ronettes, The O'Jays, The Dells and the Tokens.
The late Bill Haley ("See You Later Alligator") was born in 1925.
'Countdown to Ecstasy,' Steely Dan's second album, is released in 1973. It contains several of their most popular songs, including "Bodhisattva" and "My Old School."
Today in 1974, the song "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation topped the charts and stayed there for a week.
Also in 1963, The Surfaris released their classic surf tune, "Wipe Out", a song that was recorded in just two takes, but would rise to number two in the US and would stay in the Top 40 for ten weeks.
In 1987, Kris Kristofferson made a public apology after a plaque that was given to him by a Vietnam veteran's group is found in a trash can. Kristofferson was given the plaque for playing at a welcome home benefit concert for veterans two days earlier, along with John Fogerty, Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder. Kristofferson would later donate $1,000 to the Vietnamese Veterans Association.
Nearly a quarter-century after its release, AC/DC`s classic “Back in Black” album was certified double diamond in 2004 by the music industry for shipment of 20 million units. The disc moved its first 10 million copies by 1990. The album was the group`s first with Brian Johnson, who replaced original singer Bon Scott - after his alcohol-related death in 1979.
Pink Floyd performed for the third time on the BBC's Top of the Pops in 1967, promoting their successful "See Emily Play" single. Singer Syd Barrett showed up in a psychedelic outfit, but for the actual televised performance, he changed into a costume of rags.
Three members of The United States Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina who called themselves The Essex, had the number one song on Billboard's chart in 1963 with "Easier Said Than Done". It was a tune that the group would later confess none of them really liked. In the studio, they rushed through the recording, intending the track to be the "B" side of their first single.
Soul singer Jan Bradley ("Mama Didn't Lie") was born in Byhalia, Miss in 1943.
Della Reese ("And That Reminds Me") turns 77.
Folk singer Nanci Griffith was born in Austin TX in 1953.
"Duke of Earl" singer Gene Chandler was born in Chicago in 1937.
History:
Van McCoy, who scored a number one disco hit called "Do The Hustle", died of a heart attack at the age of 39 on July 6th 1979. He had worked for several record labels throughout the 1960s and produced The Shirelles, Gladys Knight and The Pips and The Stylistics.
In 1954, WHBQ in Memphis became the first radio station to play an Elvis Presley record ("That's Alright Mama").
Still on Sun Records, Elvis Presley’s “Baby, Let’s Play House” appeared on the national pop charts in 1955. It peaked at #10 on Country & Western.
In 1957, Paul McCartney met John Lennon at a Liverpool church festival concert by John's group, the Quarrymen. In the church basement between sets, 15 year old McCartney teaches a 16 year old Lennon to play and sing Eddie Cochran's, "Twenty Flight Rock" and Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula". Lennon would later say that he was impressed with McCartney's ability to tune a guitar.
Louis Armstrong ("Hello Dolly") died of a heart attack in 1971.
Jefferson Airplane was formed in 1965.
The Beatles' movie, "A Hard Day's Night" opened in London in 1964. The Beatles themselves didn’t get a chance to see the finished film until July 10. Andrew Sarris describes the film as "The Citizen Kane of jukebox movies."
Elvis Presley's "Paradise Hawaiian Style" movie opened nationwide in 1966.
The No. 1 single in 1965 was the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," the band's first American chart-topper.
1968- The No. 1 single in the U.S. today was the Rolling Stones with "Jumping Jack Flash."
In Hollywood, Florida in 1980, 36 Ted Nugent fans were arrested for allegedly throwing bottles and smoking pot at the gonzo rocker's concert. Smoking pot at a rock concert- unheard of!
In 1998, singing cowboy and TV actor Roy Rogers died at age 86.
In 2005, Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof became the first member of the Boomtown Rats to ever be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Queen released their first single, "Keep Yourself Alive" in 1973.
In 2005, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Wildwood, N.J. inducted The Jordanaires, The Ronettes, The O'Jays, The Dells and the Tokens.
The late Bill Haley ("See You Later Alligator") was born in 1925.
'Countdown to Ecstasy,' Steely Dan's second album, is released in 1973. It contains several of their most popular songs, including "Bodhisattva" and "My Old School."
Today in 1974, the song "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation topped the charts and stayed there for a week.
Also in 1963, The Surfaris released their classic surf tune, "Wipe Out", a song that was recorded in just two takes, but would rise to number two in the US and would stay in the Top 40 for ten weeks.
In 1987, Kris Kristofferson made a public apology after a plaque that was given to him by a Vietnam veteran's group is found in a trash can. Kristofferson was given the plaque for playing at a welcome home benefit concert for veterans two days earlier, along with John Fogerty, Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder. Kristofferson would later donate $1,000 to the Vietnamese Veterans Association.
Nearly a quarter-century after its release, AC/DC`s classic “Back in Black” album was certified double diamond in 2004 by the music industry for shipment of 20 million units. The disc moved its first 10 million copies by 1990. The album was the group`s first with Brian Johnson, who replaced original singer Bon Scott - after his alcohol-related death in 1979.
Pink Floyd performed for the third time on the BBC's Top of the Pops in 1967, promoting their successful "See Emily Play" single. Singer Syd Barrett showed up in a psychedelic outfit, but for the actual televised performance, he changed into a costume of rags.
Three members of The United States Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina who called themselves The Essex, had the number one song on Billboard's chart in 1963 with "Easier Said Than Done". It was a tune that the group would later confess none of them really liked. In the studio, they rushed through the recording, intending the track to be the "B" side of their first single.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
25 Most Valuable Records
I found this interesting- source: http://www.thecollectorslot.com/
25 Most Valuable Records
The following list is an attempt to list the 25 most valuable recordings. Data is sourced from Record Collector magazine, Ebay, Popsike, Good Rockin' Tonight and other sources.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy (Geffen US Album, 1980) Autographed by Lennon 5 hours before Mark David Chapman assassinated him. $525,000.
The Quarrymen – That'll Be the Day/In Spite Of All The danger (UK 78 RPM, Acetate in plain sleeve, 1958) Only one copy made. $180,000
The Beatles – Yesterday and Today (Capitol, US Album in ‘butcher’ sleeve, 1966) $38,500 current prices range from $150 - $1500
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (CBS, US album, stereo 1963 featuring 4 tracks deleted from subsequent releases) $350,000 (I would bet that this is a typo, and it should read $35,000)
Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hull – Original Stack O’Lee Blues (Black Patti, US 78 RPM in plain sleeve, 1927) $30,000 offered to Joe Bussard.
Frank Wilson – Do I Love you? (Tamla Motown, US 7” 45 RPM in plain sleeve, 1965) $28,000
Velvet Underground & Nico – (US Album Acetate, in plain sleeve, 1966 with alternate versions of tracks from official release) Estimate $40,000+ Sold on eBay, December 9, 2006 for $155,401. However bids were fake and record was relisted. Final selling price was $25,200
Billy Ward & His Dominoes (Federal, US 10” album, 195?) $24,000
Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen (UK A&M 7” 45 RPM with mailer, 1977) $22,000
Blind Joe Reynolds – 99 Blues (Paramount, 78 RPM 192?) $20,000
The Quarrymen – That’ll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger (UK 10” 78 RPM and 7” 45 RPM, in reproduction Parlophone sleeve, 1981 reissue, 25 copies of each) $18,000
The Beatles – The Beatles (Parlophone UK album, 1968, numbered below 000010, black inner with poster and four colour prints) $18,000
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (As #5 but mono version) $16,500
Charlie Patton – Screamin’ and Hollerin’ (US 78 RPM) $11,550
John’s Children – Midsummer Night Scene (Track, UK 7” 45RPM, 1967) $11,000
Basco Vs The Electroliners – The Beat is over (Sm:)e US 10” red vinyl 45RPM, 1996) $9,400
The Beatles – Please Please Me (Parlophone, UK 7” 45 RPM, 1963 signed by all four members of the band) $9,000
The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Parlophone, UK EMIDISC Acetate, 1967) $9,000
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (EMI, UK 7” 45RPM in blue vinyl) $9,000
Joe Hill Louis – Gotta Let You Go (US 78 RPM, 192?) $8,300
Mozart á Paris (Conducted Fernand Oudabrous) – (Pathe France, 7 Album box set, 1956) $8,300
The Misfits – Horror Business (Plan 9, US 7” 45 RPM, 197?) Less than 25 copies. $8,239
Jackson 5 featuring Michael Jackson – Take my Heart (US 6.5” Metal Acetate 45RPM, 196?) $7,900
The Prophets – Huh Baby (Shrine, US 7", 45 RPM 196?) $7,600
John English III – I need you near (Sabra, US 7”, 45 RPM, 196?) $7,600
25 Most Valuable Records
The following list is an attempt to list the 25 most valuable recordings. Data is sourced from Record Collector magazine, Ebay, Popsike, Good Rockin' Tonight and other sources.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy (Geffen US Album, 1980) Autographed by Lennon 5 hours before Mark David Chapman assassinated him. $525,000.
The Quarrymen – That'll Be the Day/In Spite Of All The danger (UK 78 RPM, Acetate in plain sleeve, 1958) Only one copy made. $180,000
The Beatles – Yesterday and Today (Capitol, US Album in ‘butcher’ sleeve, 1966) $38,500 current prices range from $150 - $1500
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (CBS, US album, stereo 1963 featuring 4 tracks deleted from subsequent releases) $350,000 (I would bet that this is a typo, and it should read $35,000)
Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hull – Original Stack O’Lee Blues (Black Patti, US 78 RPM in plain sleeve, 1927) $30,000 offered to Joe Bussard.
Frank Wilson – Do I Love you? (Tamla Motown, US 7” 45 RPM in plain sleeve, 1965) $28,000
Velvet Underground & Nico – (US Album Acetate, in plain sleeve, 1966 with alternate versions of tracks from official release) Estimate $40,000+ Sold on eBay, December 9, 2006 for $155,401. However bids were fake and record was relisted. Final selling price was $25,200
Billy Ward & His Dominoes (Federal, US 10” album, 195?) $24,000
Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen (UK A&M 7” 45 RPM with mailer, 1977) $22,000
Blind Joe Reynolds – 99 Blues (Paramount, 78 RPM 192?) $20,000
The Quarrymen – That’ll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger (UK 10” 78 RPM and 7” 45 RPM, in reproduction Parlophone sleeve, 1981 reissue, 25 copies of each) $18,000
The Beatles – The Beatles (Parlophone UK album, 1968, numbered below 000010, black inner with poster and four colour prints) $18,000
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (As #5 but mono version) $16,500
Charlie Patton – Screamin’ and Hollerin’ (US 78 RPM) $11,550
John’s Children – Midsummer Night Scene (Track, UK 7” 45RPM, 1967) $11,000
Basco Vs The Electroliners – The Beat is over (Sm:)e US 10” red vinyl 45RPM, 1996) $9,400
The Beatles – Please Please Me (Parlophone, UK 7” 45 RPM, 1963 signed by all four members of the band) $9,000
The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Parlophone, UK EMIDISC Acetate, 1967) $9,000
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (EMI, UK 7” 45RPM in blue vinyl) $9,000
Joe Hill Louis – Gotta Let You Go (US 78 RPM, 192?) $8,300
Mozart á Paris (Conducted Fernand Oudabrous) – (Pathe France, 7 Album box set, 1956) $8,300
The Misfits – Horror Business (Plan 9, US 7” 45 RPM, 197?) Less than 25 copies. $8,239
Jackson 5 featuring Michael Jackson – Take my Heart (US 6.5” Metal Acetate 45RPM, 196?) $7,900
The Prophets – Huh Baby (Shrine, US 7", 45 RPM 196?) $7,600
John English III – I need you near (Sabra, US 7”, 45 RPM, 196?) $7,600
Top eBay Vinyl Records Sales
Week Ending 06/14/2008
(Only 4 to report:)
1) 12" - Kool D.J. A.J. "Ah, That's The Joint" - $3,742.46
2) 78rpm - Texas Alexander "Bottom Blues" / "Crossroads" Freedom - $3,272.22
3) LP - Pink Floyd "Delicate Sound Of Thunder" Picture Disc - $3,115.00
4) LP - Helen Merrill self titled Emarcy - $2,002.99
(Only 4 to report:)
1) 12" - Kool D.J. A.J. "Ah, That's The Joint" - $3,742.46
2) 78rpm - Texas Alexander "Bottom Blues" / "Crossroads" Freedom - $3,272.22
3) LP - Pink Floyd "Delicate Sound Of Thunder" Picture Disc - $3,115.00
4) LP - Helen Merrill self titled Emarcy - $2,002.99
Friday, July 4, 2008
This Date In Music History- July 4
"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.
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.
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 !!
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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
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