Birthdays:
Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry (1945).
Stuart Tosh of the Alan Parsons Project (1951).
Los Lobos guitarist/singer/songwriter Cesar Rosas was born in Hermosillo, Mexico in 1954.
Olivia Newton-John is 60.
Lynn Anderson ("Rose Garden") turns 61.
History:
In 1887, Emile Berliner, a 36 year old German immigrant living in Washington DC, applied for a patent on his invention, the gramophone. The machine was the first to play flat discs as opposed to Thomas Edison's wax cylinder apparatus. The patent would be granted in November.
In 1960, Connie Francis became the first female singer in the Rock and Roll era to have two consecutive number one singles when "My Heart Has a Mind Of Its Own" went to the top of the Billboard chart. It followed "Everybody's Somebody's Fool.”
The Beatles released their 13th album in the UK, "Abbey Road" in 1969. It’s issued in the US a week later and is the last album they will ever make together as a group. Within a month, the LP begins an eleven week run on Billboard's Hot 200 album chart.
Today in 1964, the song "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison topped the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks.
Robert Palmer ("Bad Case Of Loving You") died of a heart attack in 2003.
Bessie Smith died in a car crash in 1937. One of the first great blues and jazz singers, she became known as "the Empress of the Blues."
In 1964, the Kinks released their single "You Really Got Me." It becomes their first American hit, peaking at No. 7.
Promoter Bill Graham opened the Fillmore West in San Francisco in 1969. It quickly becomes the epicenter of the city's psychedelic-band boom.
According to Tamla-Motown, label act the Jackson 5 sold 10 million singles in the space of nine months in 1970. The feat becomes a world record.
John Lennon released his solo album Walls and Bridge in 1974. Featuring the Elton John-assisted single "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night," it becomes his last album of original material for six years. It will reach #1 in the US and #6 in the UK.
The late, great George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1898. His works include "Swanee" and "Rhapsody in Blue."
The Clash released their first U.S. single in 1979. It was their remake of Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought The Law."
The initial 300,000-unit shipment of Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997" sold out in Japan on its first day of release in 1997.
The late Marty Robbins ("A White Sport Coat") was born in 1925.
Dusty Springfield entered a recording studio in Memphis in 1968 to lay down tracks for what will prove to be the critically acclaimed LP "Dusty In Memphis", which will include her US #10 hit, "Son Of A Preacher Man".
In 2007, following five months of testimony, a mistrial was declared in the murder case of music producer Phil Spector. After deliberating for twelve days, the jury told Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler that they were deadlocked 10 to 2 on whether Spector murdered actress Lana Clarkson more than 4½ years ago.
It had been nearly a decade but Paul McCartney was back on the road in 1989. The world tour, with over 100 shows, started in Drammen, Norway. McCartney played his solo material and tossed in some Beatles ("Got To Get You Into My Life") and Wings ("Band On The Run") songs.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Vinyl Collective Additions
This from my vinyl friend Virgil, over at www.vinylcollective.com. Stop on by, the vinyl selection is the best you can find!
"We just got a load of really really really great records in. That Dr. Dog record is probably my favorite of the year. If it sells out quick which it might since we kept a few for staff, I will get more. If you have not heard them, this new album is phenomenal. Fans of Kay Kay will love them. I am stoked to see them on Saturday."
DR. DOG “Fate” LP
DR. DRE “Dre. Dre 2001″ dbl LP
THE GAME “Lax” LP
THE MARS VOLTA “Bedlam In Golia” dbl LP
NINE INCH NAILS “Slip” LP
PIETASTERS “Awesome Mix Tape #6″ LP
SILVERSUN PICKUPS “Carnavas” LP
THIN LIZZY “Black Boys On The Corner: Best of 1970-1974″ LP
BRIAN WILSON “That Lucky Old Sun” LP
WU-TANG CLAN “Enter The Wu-Tang” LP
WATCHFIRE “The Triumph of Death” 7″ red w/ green vinyl
BORIS THE SPRINKLER “Drugs & Masturbation” 7″ full sleeve pink vinyl
BORIS THE SPRINKLER “Drugs & Masturbation” 7″ copied single insert pink vinyl
"We recently did a trade with our new friends at Robotic Empire. Trading with other labels is a great way to buck the traditional distribution system. Since Robotic Empire has such a strong mailorder network and we have a decent one ourselves, it works out really well. So take a look down the list and get some records from this really great label."
CANNABIS CORPSE “Tube Of The Resinated” LP
CAPSULE “Blue” LP
Cursive “Recluse/Art Is Hard” 10″ picture disc
GHASTLY CITY SLEEP “S/T” LP vanilla vinyl
ISIS “In The Absence Of Truth” dbl LP red/yellow vinyl
ISIS “Live IV” dbl LP honey brown vinyl
KAYO DOT “Dowsing Anemone” dbl LP
MANEQUIN/ TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR split LP bloodclot vinyl
MELT BANANA “666″ 6″ sky blue vinyl
MENEGUAR “The In Hour” LP
PAGENINETYNINE “Document #8″ deluxe reissue LP
PYGMY LUSH “Bitter River” LP
RED SPAROWES “At The Soundless Dawn” dbl LP white/blue vinyl
RIDDLE OF STEEL “Got This Feelin” red vinyl
TORCHE “In Return” 10″ + CD flower vinyl
VERSE EN COMA “Rialto” 10″ + CD tan vinyl
VERSOMA “Life During Wartime” LP confetti vinyl
Other new arrivals:
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “Beats Rhymes & Life” dbl LP
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “Mignight Marauders” LP
BAND OF HORES “Everything All The Time” LP
BAND OF HORSES “Cease to Begin ” LP
BAND OF HORSES “No One’s Gonna Love You” UK single 7″
BEATLES “ABBEY ROAD” LP
BLITZEN TRAPPER “Furr” LP w/ digital download coupon
Chixdiggit “S/T” LP
CONSTANTINES “S/T” LP
CONSTANTINES “Tournament of Hearts” LP
FLEET FOXES “S/T” dbl LP
FOALS “Antidote” LP + 7″
FRIENDLY FIRES “S/T” LP
FRUIT BATS “Spelled In Bones” LP
FUCKED UP “Crooked Head” 7″
Iron and Wine “Creek Drank” LP
IRON AND WINE “The shepherd’s dog” LP
Iron and Wine “Woman King:” LP
IRON AND WINE ìTHE SEA & THE RHYTHMî LP
Jimmy Eat World “Chase the Light” LP
JIMMY EAT WORLD “Futures” LP
JUNO SOUNDTRACK LP color vinyl
MILES DAVIS “In A Silent Way” LP import
MISFITS “EARTH A.D.” LP
MISFITS “LEGACY OF BRUTALITY” LP
MOGWAI “The Hawk Is Howling” dbl LP
MUDHONEY “Touch Me I’m Sick” 7″
MY MORNING JACKET “Evil Urges” LP
Nirvana “Silver” 7″
NO AGE “Eraser” 7″
NO AGE “Nouns” LP
PARAMORE “Riot!” LP
PIETASTERS “Willis” LP
PINK FLOYD “Dark Side Of The Moon” LP 30th Anniversary Edition import
Pissed Jeans ìHope For Menî LP
PORTISHEAD “S/T” dbl LP
Postal Service ” We Will Become” LP
RADIOHEAD “In Rainbows” LP
Radiohead “Kid A” double 10″
RATATAT “Shempi” LP
Rise Against “Sufferer & The Witness” LP
Rogue Wave “Descended Like Vultures” LP
Shins “Chutes Too Narrow” LP
Shins “Oh Inverted World” LP
SMASHING PUMPKINS “Siamese Dream” dbl LP
Smashing Pumpkins- Gish LP
The Album Leaf “In A Safe Place” LP
THE ALBUM LEAF ìINTO THE BLUE AGAINî LP
The Shins ìWincing The Night Awayî LP
THE THERMALS “The Body, The Blood, The Machine” LP
THE THERMALS ìA PILLAR OF SALTî 7î
TOM WAITS ìALICEî LP
TOM WAITS ìBLOOD MONEYî LP
TOM WAITS ìMULE VARIATIONSî LP
TOM WAITS ìREAL GONEî LP
VELOCITY GIRL “Copacetic” LP
VELOCITY GIRL “Gilded Stars” LP
VELOCITY GIRL “Simpatico!” LP
Weakerthans “Reunion Tour” LP 180 gram w/ free download
WILCO “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” dbl LP
Wolf Parade “S/T” LP
"We just got a load of really really really great records in. That Dr. Dog record is probably my favorite of the year. If it sells out quick which it might since we kept a few for staff, I will get more. If you have not heard them, this new album is phenomenal. Fans of Kay Kay will love them. I am stoked to see them on Saturday."
DR. DOG “Fate” LP
DR. DRE “Dre. Dre 2001″ dbl LP
THE GAME “Lax” LP
THE MARS VOLTA “Bedlam In Golia” dbl LP
NINE INCH NAILS “Slip” LP
PIETASTERS “Awesome Mix Tape #6″ LP
SILVERSUN PICKUPS “Carnavas” LP
THIN LIZZY “Black Boys On The Corner: Best of 1970-1974″ LP
BRIAN WILSON “That Lucky Old Sun” LP
WU-TANG CLAN “Enter The Wu-Tang” LP
WATCHFIRE “The Triumph of Death” 7″ red w/ green vinyl
BORIS THE SPRINKLER “Drugs & Masturbation” 7″ full sleeve pink vinyl
BORIS THE SPRINKLER “Drugs & Masturbation” 7″ copied single insert pink vinyl
"We recently did a trade with our new friends at Robotic Empire. Trading with other labels is a great way to buck the traditional distribution system. Since Robotic Empire has such a strong mailorder network and we have a decent one ourselves, it works out really well. So take a look down the list and get some records from this really great label."
CANNABIS CORPSE “Tube Of The Resinated” LP
CAPSULE “Blue” LP
Cursive “Recluse/Art Is Hard” 10″ picture disc
GHASTLY CITY SLEEP “S/T” LP vanilla vinyl
ISIS “In The Absence Of Truth” dbl LP red/yellow vinyl
ISIS “Live IV” dbl LP honey brown vinyl
KAYO DOT “Dowsing Anemone” dbl LP
MANEQUIN/ TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR split LP bloodclot vinyl
MELT BANANA “666″ 6″ sky blue vinyl
MENEGUAR “The In Hour” LP
PAGENINETYNINE “Document #8″ deluxe reissue LP
PYGMY LUSH “Bitter River” LP
RED SPAROWES “At The Soundless Dawn” dbl LP white/blue vinyl
RIDDLE OF STEEL “Got This Feelin” red vinyl
TORCHE “In Return” 10″ + CD flower vinyl
VERSE EN COMA “Rialto” 10″ + CD tan vinyl
VERSOMA “Life During Wartime” LP confetti vinyl
Other new arrivals:
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “Beats Rhymes & Life” dbl LP
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “Mignight Marauders” LP
BAND OF HORES “Everything All The Time” LP
BAND OF HORSES “Cease to Begin ” LP
BAND OF HORSES “No One’s Gonna Love You” UK single 7″
BEATLES “ABBEY ROAD” LP
BLITZEN TRAPPER “Furr” LP w/ digital download coupon
Chixdiggit “S/T” LP
CONSTANTINES “S/T” LP
CONSTANTINES “Tournament of Hearts” LP
FLEET FOXES “S/T” dbl LP
FOALS “Antidote” LP + 7″
FRIENDLY FIRES “S/T” LP
FRUIT BATS “Spelled In Bones” LP
FUCKED UP “Crooked Head” 7″
Iron and Wine “Creek Drank” LP
IRON AND WINE “The shepherd’s dog” LP
Iron and Wine “Woman King:” LP
IRON AND WINE ìTHE SEA & THE RHYTHMî LP
Jimmy Eat World “Chase the Light” LP
JIMMY EAT WORLD “Futures” LP
JUNO SOUNDTRACK LP color vinyl
MILES DAVIS “In A Silent Way” LP import
MISFITS “EARTH A.D.” LP
MISFITS “LEGACY OF BRUTALITY” LP
MOGWAI “The Hawk Is Howling” dbl LP
MUDHONEY “Touch Me I’m Sick” 7″
MY MORNING JACKET “Evil Urges” LP
Nirvana “Silver” 7″
NO AGE “Eraser” 7″
NO AGE “Nouns” LP
PARAMORE “Riot!” LP
PIETASTERS “Willis” LP
PINK FLOYD “Dark Side Of The Moon” LP 30th Anniversary Edition import
Pissed Jeans ìHope For Menî LP
PORTISHEAD “S/T” dbl LP
Postal Service ” We Will Become” LP
RADIOHEAD “In Rainbows” LP
Radiohead “Kid A” double 10″
RATATAT “Shempi” LP
Rise Against “Sufferer & The Witness” LP
Rogue Wave “Descended Like Vultures” LP
Shins “Chutes Too Narrow” LP
Shins “Oh Inverted World” LP
SMASHING PUMPKINS “Siamese Dream” dbl LP
Smashing Pumpkins- Gish LP
The Album Leaf “In A Safe Place” LP
THE ALBUM LEAF ìINTO THE BLUE AGAINî LP
The Shins ìWincing The Night Awayî LP
THE THERMALS “The Body, The Blood, The Machine” LP
THE THERMALS ìA PILLAR OF SALTî 7î
TOM WAITS ìALICEî LP
TOM WAITS ìBLOOD MONEYî LP
TOM WAITS ìMULE VARIATIONSî LP
TOM WAITS ìREAL GONEî LP
VELOCITY GIRL “Copacetic” LP
VELOCITY GIRL “Gilded Stars” LP
VELOCITY GIRL “Simpatico!” LP
Weakerthans “Reunion Tour” LP 180 gram w/ free download
WILCO “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” dbl LP
Wolf Parade “S/T” LP
Vinyl Art - A New Canvas
This is a new video and an article I wrote about this amazing vinyl record artist. Take a few minutes today and marvel at the images that Daniel creates right before your eyes in his 'time-lapse' YouTube videos. Did you know that via special arrangement with collectingvinylrecords.com- you can get 15% off one of these masterpieces? Email me for the code and you can own a piece of rock & roll pop art!
Vinyl Art - A New Canvas
written by Robert Benson
Album cover art has a long and fascinating 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.
Road Records Won’t Fade Away
I love the stories about the small, independent record stores- this is a just as much a part of our musical heritage as the records they sell. Here's a nice story from Ireland:
The owner of Road Records on Dublin’s Fade Street tells Niall Bourke about the changes he has seen from behind the counter of Ireland’s smallest record shop.
ROAD Records on Fade Street, off George’s Street, celebrated 11 years in the record business recently. It hasn’t always been easy. Dave Kennedy and his partner Julie have had to be very flexible and open to change in order to survive as the record market and music industry in general took a hammering from both the legal and illegal downloading of music.
“These days we steer clear of nearly everything in the Top 50,” reveals Dave. “It just wouldn’t be of interest to our customer base. It’s strange but most of our customers tend to be over 30. We don’t see that many really young people in the shop. It’s like they don’t see the reason or the need for a record shop as such, when they can order whatever they like online."
“In fact, some young customers would find the idea of an album hard to understand as they’re so used to ordering a track here and a track there online.”
One interesting aspect of the shop’s business is the revival of interest in vinyl records.
According to Dave it’s not unusual to have a customer in possession of an Ipod who is still looking to purchase a vinyl record.
“There’s a steady trade in vinyl and it’s getting bigger,” says Dave. “And you’ll always get customers who are looking for classic albums like ‘Sgt Peppers’ on vinyl. We’re also getting people who have down-loaded a new album and now they’re in the shop looking for the vinyl version as well.”
Dave also points out that some of the smaller record companies have taken to issuing special codes with vinyl releases so that when the customer buys a record he or she can use the code to download a version as well.
“I also believe that people actually miss having the physical product available to them at home,” adds Dave. “For some people a little white box just isn’t the same.”
Providing local bands with an outlet for their product is also part of the general philosophy at Road Records.
“We try and help out as many local bands as we can here,” explains Dave. “There’s a great DIY attitude among some bands - you may get a band who record a record themselves and print up maybe 500 copies. Then they try and shift them through local stores around the country, or we get some groups who do only 50 or 60 CDs and just leave them in the shop with us.”
Dave also provides a space for local bands to perform in the shop, albeit acoustically, mostly on Saturday afternoons.
But how did Dave himself originally get into the business of selling records?
“Well I used to work in Borderline Records, that’s where I met my partner Julie, and knowing something of the business we just decided that we’d give it a go,” he relates.
Dublin has a tradition of having some great record stores over the years, like Pat Egan’s Sound Cellar on Nassau Street, Freebird Records and who can forget Advance Records on King Street, home to Dublin’s original punks. Does Dave see Road Records as continuing in this tradition?
“Well I believe people actually appreciate it if the person behind the counter in a record shop actually knows something about the music they are attempting to sell you,” he suggests.
"This is a wonderful job,” he adds. “I love coming to work, maybe I’ll never make a load of money from it but I really enjoy my job and Record Records is here for the long haul.”
SOURCE: http://www.dublinpeople.com/
The owner of Road Records on Dublin’s Fade Street tells Niall Bourke about the changes he has seen from behind the counter of Ireland’s smallest record shop.
ROAD Records on Fade Street, off George’s Street, celebrated 11 years in the record business recently. It hasn’t always been easy. Dave Kennedy and his partner Julie have had to be very flexible and open to change in order to survive as the record market and music industry in general took a hammering from both the legal and illegal downloading of music.
“These days we steer clear of nearly everything in the Top 50,” reveals Dave. “It just wouldn’t be of interest to our customer base. It’s strange but most of our customers tend to be over 30. We don’t see that many really young people in the shop. It’s like they don’t see the reason or the need for a record shop as such, when they can order whatever they like online."
“In fact, some young customers would find the idea of an album hard to understand as they’re so used to ordering a track here and a track there online.”
One interesting aspect of the shop’s business is the revival of interest in vinyl records.
According to Dave it’s not unusual to have a customer in possession of an Ipod who is still looking to purchase a vinyl record.
“There’s a steady trade in vinyl and it’s getting bigger,” says Dave. “And you’ll always get customers who are looking for classic albums like ‘Sgt Peppers’ on vinyl. We’re also getting people who have down-loaded a new album and now they’re in the shop looking for the vinyl version as well.”
Dave also points out that some of the smaller record companies have taken to issuing special codes with vinyl releases so that when the customer buys a record he or she can use the code to download a version as well.
“I also believe that people actually miss having the physical product available to them at home,” adds Dave. “For some people a little white box just isn’t the same.”
Providing local bands with an outlet for their product is also part of the general philosophy at Road Records.
“We try and help out as many local bands as we can here,” explains Dave. “There’s a great DIY attitude among some bands - you may get a band who record a record themselves and print up maybe 500 copies. Then they try and shift them through local stores around the country, or we get some groups who do only 50 or 60 CDs and just leave them in the shop with us.”
Dave also provides a space for local bands to perform in the shop, albeit acoustically, mostly on Saturday afternoons.
But how did Dave himself originally get into the business of selling records?
“Well I used to work in Borderline Records, that’s where I met my partner Julie, and knowing something of the business we just decided that we’d give it a go,” he relates.
Dublin has a tradition of having some great record stores over the years, like Pat Egan’s Sound Cellar on Nassau Street, Freebird Records and who can forget Advance Records on King Street, home to Dublin’s original punks. Does Dave see Road Records as continuing in this tradition?
“Well I believe people actually appreciate it if the person behind the counter in a record shop actually knows something about the music they are attempting to sell you,” he suggests.
"This is a wonderful job,” he adds. “I love coming to work, maybe I’ll never make a load of money from it but I really enjoy my job and Record Records is here for the long haul.”
SOURCE: http://www.dublinpeople.com/
Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales
Week Ending 08/23/2008
1) LP - Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run" Test Pressing Script jacket - $3050.00
2) LP - Bent Jaedig "Jazzman 67" Danish Debut - $2,901.00
3) LP - Elvis Presley "Christmas Album" Sealed LOC-1035 - $2,650.00
4) LP - Elvis Presley "Aloha" Chicken Of The Sea Promo - $2,639.00
5) 45rpm - The Nothing "Scream 'N' Cry" / "Uniformz" Wide Awak Musik - $2,503.00
SOURCE: http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com/
1) LP - Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run" Test Pressing Script jacket - $3050.00
2) LP - Bent Jaedig "Jazzman 67" Danish Debut - $2,901.00
3) LP - Elvis Presley "Christmas Album" Sealed LOC-1035 - $2,650.00
4) LP - Elvis Presley "Aloha" Chicken Of The Sea Promo - $2,639.00
5) 45rpm - The Nothing "Scream 'N' Cry" / "Uniformz" Wide Awak Musik - $2,503.00
SOURCE: http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com/
Less Than Jake Offer 7'' Box Set for Their Super Fans
Less Than Jake has decided to keep it old school with the release of a 7'' box set this fall that will include rare songs, a DVD and almost everything else a LTJ fan would want.
According to Absolute Punk, the box set will be out on November 11 and features 'live, acoustic or demo versions of album tracks as well as B-sides culled from the studio and stage.' And that's not all! You will also receive a LTJ poster, their latest album, GNV FLA, and a 'DVD of in-studio footage arranged and edited by LTJ trombonist Louis "Buddy" Schaub from the GNV FLA recording sessions and live performances from concerts and in-stores.'
Less Than Jake has become known throughout their 16-year career for releasing limited-edition vinyl recordings. The band has put out over 20 7'' records including "Muppets," "Pesto" and "Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria," in addition to seven full-lengths, two live records and a few EPs ... but good luck finding them all!
According to Absolute Punk, the box set will be out on November 11 and features 'live, acoustic or demo versions of album tracks as well as B-sides culled from the studio and stage.' And that's not all! You will also receive a LTJ poster, their latest album, GNV FLA, and a 'DVD of in-studio footage arranged and edited by LTJ trombonist Louis "Buddy" Schaub from the GNV FLA recording sessions and live performances from concerts and in-stores.'
Less Than Jake has become known throughout their 16-year career for releasing limited-edition vinyl recordings. The band has put out over 20 7'' records including "Muppets," "Pesto" and "Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria," in addition to seven full-lengths, two live records and a few EPs ... but good luck finding them all!
Album Cover Art
Here we go again- a look at Gigwise's list of controversial, weiredest, best and worst album cover art as complied by their crack staff.
Controversial
34. The Strokes: ‘Is This It’ This is controversial? Maybe it has something to do with the leather glove, buy I hardly think this ranks as a great cover. But, it did draw controversary and actually had to be replaced.
"Is This It," is the debut album by the American alternative rock band The Strokes, released in 2001. The Strokes were the first band to break into the mainstream as part of the turn-of-the-millennium garage rock trend. After signing with RCA, the band went on the opposite way of recording adopted by traditional rock bands. Instead of doing their full-length debut in a professional studio, the Strokes instead opted to record in a basement on Manhattan's Lower East Side, to which they put the name Transporter Raum Studio.
Hyped by the music press for their melodic pop-influenced garage rock sound on both sides of the Atlantic, The Strokes' auspicious debut garnered them critical and popular attention, as well as a backlash from listeners turned off by the hype. Nonetheless, Is This It's more famous songs "The Modern Age", "Last Nite", "Hard to Explain" and "Someday" won the band much respect and helped the album reach number two in the UK and number thirty-three in the US.
The track "New York City Cops" was pulled from the North American edition of Is This It following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and was replaced by "When It Started". This was because the band and their management thought the song might be considered insensitive, particularly the main chorus line "New York City Cops, they ain't too smart", which is repeated throughout. The band still plays "New York City Cops" live and the song is available on the international edition of the album, along with its original cover art. In 2002, Is This It was re-released with a DVD with music videos and out takes from a performance on MTV2.
alternate cover
"Is This It" is one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the 2000s. It was ranked 89th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 367 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In June 2005, the album was ranked number 100 on Spin's list of the "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005". In July 2006, the album was ranked 48 on The Observer's list of 'The 50 Albums That Changed Music.' In November 2007 Q magazine rated it at 21 in "21 albums that changed music" In addition to being ranked among the greatest albums of all time, the non-U.S. version of the album cover has been ranked as one of the greatest album covers of all time. The U.S. cover is different; it features a photo of particle collisions in the Big European Bubble Chamber.
Wow, quite a remarkable list of accomplishments but the cover is not that bad- c'mon people it's just a butt!
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Weird
34. Cerrone 3: 'Supernature' I guess this was some Disco music man, I won't even spend any time with this. Weird? How about worst and not even looking at it? What is with the guys with animal heads? Remember, coke was the drug of choice in the Disoc era, but this is more of an acid trip. Enough said.
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34. Village People – ‘Renaissance’ After the downfall of Disco, the group tried to transition into a New Wave group. The attempt failed commercially and critically as most were turned off by the harsh change in direction. The album peaked at #138 on The Billboard 200. However, the album did find a cult fanbase years later. Many fans thought of the album to be an abstract, intriguing work. The standout tracks are the two singles, "Do You Wanna Spend The Night" and "5 O'Clock In The Morning." This album was reissued to CD in 1999.
Village People are a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. The group is well known for their on-stage costumes as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. Original members were: police officer (Victor Willis), American Indian chief (Felipe Rose), cowboy (Randy Jones), construction worker (David Hodo), leatherman (Glenn Hughes) and Military man (Alex Briley). For the release of "In the Navy", both Willis and Briley appeared temporarily as sailors. Originally created to target disco's primarily gay fan base by featuring stereotypical gay fantasy personas[1], the band's popularity quickly brought them into mainstream. The group is seen by some music critics as less serious for their camp style, appearance and musical choices.
Village People scored a number of disco and dance hits, including their trademark "Macho Man", "Go West", the classic club medley of "San Francisco (You've Got Me) / In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", "In the Navy", "Can't Stop the Music", "Sex Over the Phone" and their biggest hit, "Y.M.C.A.".
Collectively, the Village People have sold 85 million albums and singles. The group also recorded new materials under the name "The Amazing Veepers".
I liked them better as the Indian, cop, construction worker, cowboy, the leather guy and military man. But, honestly, not that much.
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34. Peter Gabriel: ‘Melt’ Peter Gabriel (1980) is Peter Gabriel's third eponymous album. It was his first and only release for Mercury Records in the USA, and was re-issued in 1983 on Geffen Records. The album was met with wide critical acclaim and contains two of Gabriel's most famous songs, "Games Without Frontiers," which reached the U.S. Top 50, and the UK Top Ten, and the political song "Biko", about the late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. The album was remastered, along with most of Gabriel's catalog, in 2002.
This album is often referred to as Melt, on account of the cover photograph. This was part of a session taken by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis, using a Polaroid SX-70 instant camera, subsequently modified by Thorgerson and Gabriel. Thorgerson does not recall whether the cover image was manipulated by Gabriel, or by himself. I guess you just spill some water and modify as needed, hmmm, simple, but effective.
Controversial
34. The Strokes: ‘Is This It’ This is controversial? Maybe it has something to do with the leather glove, buy I hardly think this ranks as a great cover. But, it did draw controversary and actually had to be replaced.
"Is This It," is the debut album by the American alternative rock band The Strokes, released in 2001. The Strokes were the first band to break into the mainstream as part of the turn-of-the-millennium garage rock trend. After signing with RCA, the band went on the opposite way of recording adopted by traditional rock bands. Instead of doing their full-length debut in a professional studio, the Strokes instead opted to record in a basement on Manhattan's Lower East Side, to which they put the name Transporter Raum Studio.
Hyped by the music press for their melodic pop-influenced garage rock sound on both sides of the Atlantic, The Strokes' auspicious debut garnered them critical and popular attention, as well as a backlash from listeners turned off by the hype. Nonetheless, Is This It's more famous songs "The Modern Age", "Last Nite", "Hard to Explain" and "Someday" won the band much respect and helped the album reach number two in the UK and number thirty-three in the US.
The track "New York City Cops" was pulled from the North American edition of Is This It following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and was replaced by "When It Started". This was because the band and their management thought the song might be considered insensitive, particularly the main chorus line "New York City Cops, they ain't too smart", which is repeated throughout. The band still plays "New York City Cops" live and the song is available on the international edition of the album, along with its original cover art. In 2002, Is This It was re-released with a DVD with music videos and out takes from a performance on MTV2.
alternate cover
"Is This It" is one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the 2000s. It was ranked 89th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 367 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In June 2005, the album was ranked number 100 on Spin's list of the "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005". In July 2006, the album was ranked 48 on The Observer's list of 'The 50 Albums That Changed Music.' In November 2007 Q magazine rated it at 21 in "21 albums that changed music" In addition to being ranked among the greatest albums of all time, the non-U.S. version of the album cover has been ranked as one of the greatest album covers of all time. The U.S. cover is different; it features a photo of particle collisions in the Big European Bubble Chamber.
Wow, quite a remarkable list of accomplishments but the cover is not that bad- c'mon people it's just a butt!
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Weird
34. Cerrone 3: 'Supernature' I guess this was some Disco music man, I won't even spend any time with this. Weird? How about worst and not even looking at it? What is with the guys with animal heads? Remember, coke was the drug of choice in the Disoc era, but this is more of an acid trip. Enough said.
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Worst
34. Village People – ‘Renaissance’ After the downfall of Disco, the group tried to transition into a New Wave group. The attempt failed commercially and critically as most were turned off by the harsh change in direction. The album peaked at #138 on The Billboard 200. However, the album did find a cult fanbase years later. Many fans thought of the album to be an abstract, intriguing work. The standout tracks are the two singles, "Do You Wanna Spend The Night" and "5 O'Clock In The Morning." This album was reissued to CD in 1999.
Village People are a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. The group is well known for their on-stage costumes as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. Original members were: police officer (Victor Willis), American Indian chief (Felipe Rose), cowboy (Randy Jones), construction worker (David Hodo), leatherman (Glenn Hughes) and Military man (Alex Briley). For the release of "In the Navy", both Willis and Briley appeared temporarily as sailors. Originally created to target disco's primarily gay fan base by featuring stereotypical gay fantasy personas[1], the band's popularity quickly brought them into mainstream. The group is seen by some music critics as less serious for their camp style, appearance and musical choices.
Village People scored a number of disco and dance hits, including their trademark "Macho Man", "Go West", the classic club medley of "San Francisco (You've Got Me) / In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", "In the Navy", "Can't Stop the Music", "Sex Over the Phone" and their biggest hit, "Y.M.C.A.".
Collectively, the Village People have sold 85 million albums and singles. The group also recorded new materials under the name "The Amazing Veepers".
I liked them better as the Indian, cop, construction worker, cowboy, the leather guy and military man. But, honestly, not that much.
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Best
34. Peter Gabriel: ‘Melt’ Peter Gabriel (1980) is Peter Gabriel's third eponymous album. It was his first and only release for Mercury Records in the USA, and was re-issued in 1983 on Geffen Records. The album was met with wide critical acclaim and contains two of Gabriel's most famous songs, "Games Without Frontiers," which reached the U.S. Top 50, and the UK Top Ten, and the political song "Biko", about the late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. The album was remastered, along with most of Gabriel's catalog, in 2002.
This album is often referred to as Melt, on account of the cover photograph. This was part of a session taken by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis, using a Polaroid SX-70 instant camera, subsequently modified by Thorgerson and Gabriel. Thorgerson does not recall whether the cover image was manipulated by Gabriel, or by himself. I guess you just spill some water and modify as needed, hmmm, simple, but effective.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Music News-new vinyl releases
Snow Patrol will release their new album on CD, DVD and vinyl, with a Special Edition package also available.
Fans who were up early this morning had the chance to hear a special Snow Patrol gig live from the band's living room, broadcast on BBC Radio 1.
The band played the special living room acoustic set on Joe Whiley's show, featuring the new single 'Take Back The City', which is available for download from October 5, and on general release October 13.
The single is the first to be taken from the new Snow Patrol album A Hundred Million Suns, which is out here on October 24.
As well as the standard CD and DVD releases, the album will also be out in a Special Edition package with two behind-the-scenes docs following the band through rehearsals and into the studio, and on double gatefold vinyl.
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LONDON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- British rocker David Gilmour recalls his 2006 concert in Gdansk, Poland, as "a great, great show," which is why he's preserved it on CD and DVD.
The Pink Floyd guitarist was planning "to make a live album out of the show tour" supporting his latest solo album, "On An Island." But the Gdansk show, staged at the city's historic shipyards and featuring an orchestra, changed his mind.
"It's slightly not representative of all the shows from the tour," Gilmour said, "but so many of the best (songs) for the album seemed to come from that night, anyway.
"So in the end we thought, 'Oh, we'll just do the whole (album) from Gdansk. That's the one we'll do. It'll be great."
"Live in Gdansk" is available in five different CD, DVD and vinyl album combinations.
The album also features one of the last recorded performances of Pink Floyd keyboardist and Gilmour band member Richard Wright, who died Sept. 15 of cancer at age 65.
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UK's What Records is taking pre-orders for AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", as a limited heavyweight vinyl, deluxe packaged (book) CD and CD album. The vinyl will come with an exclusive AC/DC badge. Anyone ordering the CD or limited CD before October 1 will also get a badge.
Fans who were up early this morning had the chance to hear a special Snow Patrol gig live from the band's living room, broadcast on BBC Radio 1.
The band played the special living room acoustic set on Joe Whiley's show, featuring the new single 'Take Back The City', which is available for download from October 5, and on general release October 13.
The single is the first to be taken from the new Snow Patrol album A Hundred Million Suns, which is out here on October 24.
As well as the standard CD and DVD releases, the album will also be out in a Special Edition package with two behind-the-scenes docs following the band through rehearsals and into the studio, and on double gatefold vinyl.
http://www.hotpress.com/
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LONDON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- British rocker David Gilmour recalls his 2006 concert in Gdansk, Poland, as "a great, great show," which is why he's preserved it on CD and DVD.
The Pink Floyd guitarist was planning "to make a live album out of the show tour" supporting his latest solo album, "On An Island." But the Gdansk show, staged at the city's historic shipyards and featuring an orchestra, changed his mind.
"It's slightly not representative of all the shows from the tour," Gilmour said, "but so many of the best (songs) for the album seemed to come from that night, anyway.
"So in the end we thought, 'Oh, we'll just do the whole (album) from Gdansk. That's the one we'll do. It'll be great."
"Live in Gdansk" is available in five different CD, DVD and vinyl album combinations.
The album also features one of the last recorded performances of Pink Floyd keyboardist and Gilmour band member Richard Wright, who died Sept. 15 of cancer at age 65.
http://www.upi.com
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UK's What Records is taking pre-orders for AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", as a limited heavyweight vinyl, deluxe packaged (book) CD and CD album. The vinyl will come with an exclusive AC/DC badge. Anyone ordering the CD or limited CD before October 1 will also get a badge.
This Date In Music History- September 24
Birthdays:
Gerry Marsden of Gerry & the Pacemakers ("Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying") turns 66.
Barbara (1940) and Jiggs (1942) Allbut of the Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back") are born-- same day, different years.
History:
Jimi Hendrix and Chas Chandler, former bassist with the Animals, flew from New York to London in 1966. There, Hendrix will form a new band and Chandler will become the manager of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. En route, they decide to change the guitarist's name from Jimmy to Jimi.
The late Linda McCartney ("Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" with husband Paul) was born in 1942.
Alan Freed's "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll" movie, with appearances by Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, LaVern Baker, Little Richard and others, premiered in New York City in 1957.
John Lennon appeared as a guest on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971.
Memphis played host to the first Elvis Presley convention in 1977.
Nirvana's "Nevermind" was released in 1991.
Fleetwood Mac`s "Don`t Stop" peaked at #3 in 1977. However, an Arkansas fan, Bill Clinton, revives the song using as his presidential campaign theme song in '92.
Stamps designed by John Lennon to support a strike by postal workers were sold for $2,000 in 2003, double the pre-sale estimate, according to auctioneers at Sotheby's.
London`s Wembley Arena was the site of the 50th birthday party for the Fender Stratocaster guitar in 2004. Paul Rodgers, Joe Walsh and David Gilmour are among those who attended. Proceeds from the event went to the Nordiff-Robbins Music Therapy charity.
In 1962, Elvis Presley received an invitation to appear at the Royal Variety Performance, a gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom which was attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker graciously declined, citing motion picture commitments. The real reason was that Parker was an illegal Dutch immigrant living in the United States who feared he may not be allowed to return if he left the country.
The Association had their first number one single with "Cherish" in 1966. The song had been released in August and within two months would be a million seller, remaining at the top of the US Pop charts for nearly a month. Oddly, it did not do well overseas, perhaps because of poor distribution. Only when the song was re-recorded by David Cassidy in 1971, did "Cherish" become an international hit.
In 1988, Bobby McFerrin's a cappella tune, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" hit the top of the record charts, not only in the US but in almost every country in the world. The song would go on to win Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It made #2 in the UK. During his career, McFerrin has become a ten-time Grammy Award winner.
Elvis Presley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.
Judy Garland made her TV debut on the "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS in 1955.
After suing for wrongful dismissal, Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler collects a $2.5 million settlement from the band in 1993. He alleged that his bandmates threw him out of the group for his heroin habit, after encouraging him to take the drug in the first place. That'll teach 'em.
Gerry Marsden of Gerry & the Pacemakers ("Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying") turns 66.
Barbara (1940) and Jiggs (1942) Allbut of the Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back") are born-- same day, different years.
History:
Jimi Hendrix and Chas Chandler, former bassist with the Animals, flew from New York to London in 1966. There, Hendrix will form a new band and Chandler will become the manager of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. En route, they decide to change the guitarist's name from Jimmy to Jimi.
The late Linda McCartney ("Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" with husband Paul) was born in 1942.
Alan Freed's "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll" movie, with appearances by Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, LaVern Baker, Little Richard and others, premiered in New York City in 1957.
John Lennon appeared as a guest on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971.
Memphis played host to the first Elvis Presley convention in 1977.
Nirvana's "Nevermind" was released in 1991.
Fleetwood Mac`s "Don`t Stop" peaked at #3 in 1977. However, an Arkansas fan, Bill Clinton, revives the song using as his presidential campaign theme song in '92.
Stamps designed by John Lennon to support a strike by postal workers were sold for $2,000 in 2003, double the pre-sale estimate, according to auctioneers at Sotheby's.
London`s Wembley Arena was the site of the 50th birthday party for the Fender Stratocaster guitar in 2004. Paul Rodgers, Joe Walsh and David Gilmour are among those who attended. Proceeds from the event went to the Nordiff-Robbins Music Therapy charity.
In 1962, Elvis Presley received an invitation to appear at the Royal Variety Performance, a gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom which was attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker graciously declined, citing motion picture commitments. The real reason was that Parker was an illegal Dutch immigrant living in the United States who feared he may not be allowed to return if he left the country.
The Association had their first number one single with "Cherish" in 1966. The song had been released in August and within two months would be a million seller, remaining at the top of the US Pop charts for nearly a month. Oddly, it did not do well overseas, perhaps because of poor distribution. Only when the song was re-recorded by David Cassidy in 1971, did "Cherish" become an international hit.
In 1988, Bobby McFerrin's a cappella tune, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" hit the top of the record charts, not only in the US but in almost every country in the world. The song would go on to win Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It made #2 in the UK. During his career, McFerrin has become a ten-time Grammy Award winner.
Elvis Presley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.
Judy Garland made her TV debut on the "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS in 1955.
After suing for wrongful dismissal, Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler collects a $2.5 million settlement from the band in 1993. He alleged that his bandmates threw him out of the group for his heroin habit, after encouraging him to take the drug in the first place. That'll teach 'em.
Album Cover Art
Let's continue our look at album cover art, a list compiled by Gigwise.com:
Controversial
35. Serge Gainsbourg: ‘Histoire De Melodie Nelson’ Who? What? And an image of a underage girl with no top? Yeah, that will sell your music.
Histoire de Melody Nelson is a 1971 concept album by controversial French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. The Lolita-esque pseudo-autobiographical plot involves the middle-aged Gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his 26-horsepower 1910 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost into teenage nymphet Melody Nelson's bicycle, and the subsequent seduction and romance that ensues. Histoire de Melody Nelson is considered by many critics and fans to be Gainsbourg's most influential and accomplished album.
At just under twenty-eight minutes, the short running time and the stylistic consistency and similarity throughout the album gives it qualities more in line with an EP or an extended musical piece with a number of movements. Histoire de Melody Nelson‘s mix of freewheeling guitar, funk style bass guitar, near spoken word vocal delivery, and lush, deep orchestrated string and choral arrangements by Jean-Claude Vannier have proven to be highly influential amongst later francophone and anglophone musical performers including the French band Air, David Holmes, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Portishead, and Beck, whose 2002 track "Paper Tiger" from Sea Change is extremely close to the distinctive Histoire de Melody Nelson sound.
Oh, now that explains it all, the guy was a perv.
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Weird
35. Gerhard Polt: 'Leberkas Hawaii' Gerhard Polt (born May 7, 1942 in Munich) is a Bavarian writer, filmmaker, actor and satirical cabaret artist. Gerhard Polt often performs using Bavarian dialect. His main topics are Bavarian people, culture and politics. His performances in Munich theaters, which he started in 1976, are very popular. 1979 he became known to a wider audience in Germany by his TV-comedy-series “Fast wia im richtigen Leben” (Almost like in real life). In the following years, he was writer and actor in the movies “Kehraus” (1983), “Man spricht deutsh” (1987), “Germanikus” (2004), and writer and director of “Herr Ober!” (1992).
I'll have his head on a platter- errrr...wait there it is....obviously album cover design was not one of his strong suits.
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35. Butthole Surfers – ‘Brown Reason To Live’- Love the band name and I would think that is more of a controversial cover than worst (I have seen worse) Nonetheless, here it is at #35 on Gigwise's list. Hmmm I wonder if Gibby posed for the cover.
Butthole Surfers is the debut studio EP by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in July 1983. It is also known as Brown Reason to Live and Pee Pee the Sailor (see "Title controversy"). All songs were written and produced by the Butthole Surfers. The album was originally released on Alternative Tentacles. Butthole Surfers and 1984's Live PCPPEP were reissued as the Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP CD on Latino Buggerveil in 2003. The 12-inch vinyl version is still available from Alternative Tentacles, and is listed as Brown Reason to Live.
The Surfers introduced themselves to the world with seven songs full of throbbing bass, crashing drums, and heavily distorted guitar topped off with largely nonsensical, barely intelligible lyrics, alternately sung by lead vocalist Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary. Haynes also plays saxophone on some tracks. Unlike later Surfers albums, no electronic instrumentation is present.
Though this EP is also known as Brown Reason to Live and Pee Pee the Sailor, Butthole Surfers is its official title. First, "Butthole Surfers" were the only words to appear on the front cover of its original release. Furthermore, Latino Buggerveil's 2003 reissue of the EP, together with 1984's Live PCPPEP on a single CD, is titled Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP. Perhaps most importantly, it is listed as Butthole Surfers in the "Discography" section of the band's official website.
That said, Brown Reason to Live has a strong claim to title rights, and many fans refer to it by that name. The 12-inch vinyl edition was, and still is, sold as Brown Reason to Live through original label Alternative Tentacles, but it is unclear if it was initially released as such. Also, though the words "Brown Reason to Live" did not appear on the original album's packaging, they were included below the band's name on later Alternative Tentacles printings (see image).[3] Finally, Latino Buggerveil's reissue of this album is listed as Brown Reason to Live (together with Live PCPPEP) on iTunes.
(alternate cover)
As for Pee Pee the Sailor, the album has never been officially released or marketed under that name. That title is derived from Alternative Tentacles' vinyl editions, which include a cartoon of a Popeye-esque character with buttocks for a face printed on the record's center label, and the words "Pee Pee the Sailor" written next to it. This cartoon is in addition to the label's humorous suggestion that listeners play the record at 69 RPM.
Gotta love the names, whatever it may be called.
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Best
35. David Bowie: ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars’ - Finally, a cover I can relate to and have in my collection. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a 1972 concept album by English rock musician David Bowie. It peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts. A concert film of the same name directed by D.A. Pennebaker was released in 1973. The location of the cover has since taken on legendary status with Bowie fans (similar to that of Abbey Road for Beatles’ followers).
The album presents the story, albeit vaguely, of "Ziggy Stardust," the human representative of an alien being who is hoping to present humanity with a message of hope in the last five years of its existence. Ziggy Stardust is the definitive rock star: sexually promiscuous, wild in drug intake and with a message, ultimately, of peace and love; but he is destroyed both by his own excesses of drugs and sex, and by the fans he inspired. The real-life inspiration for Ziggy was chiefly Vince Taylor. Bowie claimed that the name came from a tailor's shop in London called Ziggy's.
Bowie later told Rolling Stone it was "one of the few Christian names I could find beginning with the letter 'Z'." "Stardust" comes from one of Bowie's labelmates, a country singer named Norman Carl Odam, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Bowie covered a Legendary Stardust Cowboy song, "I Took a Trip (On a Gemini Spaceship)" thirty years later on Heathen.
A great addition to any LP collection, this, to me, was Bowie's crowning acheivement.
Controversial
35. Serge Gainsbourg: ‘Histoire De Melodie Nelson’ Who? What? And an image of a underage girl with no top? Yeah, that will sell your music.Histoire de Melody Nelson is a 1971 concept album by controversial French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. The Lolita-esque pseudo-autobiographical plot involves the middle-aged Gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his 26-horsepower 1910 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost into teenage nymphet Melody Nelson's bicycle, and the subsequent seduction and romance that ensues. Histoire de Melody Nelson is considered by many critics and fans to be Gainsbourg's most influential and accomplished album.
At just under twenty-eight minutes, the short running time and the stylistic consistency and similarity throughout the album gives it qualities more in line with an EP or an extended musical piece with a number of movements. Histoire de Melody Nelson‘s mix of freewheeling guitar, funk style bass guitar, near spoken word vocal delivery, and lush, deep orchestrated string and choral arrangements by Jean-Claude Vannier have proven to be highly influential amongst later francophone and anglophone musical performers including the French band Air, David Holmes, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Portishead, and Beck, whose 2002 track "Paper Tiger" from Sea Change is extremely close to the distinctive Histoire de Melody Nelson sound.
Oh, now that explains it all, the guy was a perv.
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Weird
35. Gerhard Polt: 'Leberkas Hawaii' Gerhard Polt (born May 7, 1942 in Munich) is a Bavarian writer, filmmaker, actor and satirical cabaret artist. Gerhard Polt often performs using Bavarian dialect. His main topics are Bavarian people, culture and politics. His performances in Munich theaters, which he started in 1976, are very popular. 1979 he became known to a wider audience in Germany by his TV-comedy-series “Fast wia im richtigen Leben” (Almost like in real life). In the following years, he was writer and actor in the movies “Kehraus” (1983), “Man spricht deutsh” (1987), “Germanikus” (2004), and writer and director of “Herr Ober!” (1992).
I'll have his head on a platter- errrr...wait there it is....obviously album cover design was not one of his strong suits.
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Worst
35. Butthole Surfers – ‘Brown Reason To Live’- Love the band name and I would think that is more of a controversial cover than worst (I have seen worse) Nonetheless, here it is at #35 on Gigwise's list. Hmmm I wonder if Gibby posed for the cover.
Butthole Surfers is the debut studio EP by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in July 1983. It is also known as Brown Reason to Live and Pee Pee the Sailor (see "Title controversy"). All songs were written and produced by the Butthole Surfers. The album was originally released on Alternative Tentacles. Butthole Surfers and 1984's Live PCPPEP were reissued as the Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP CD on Latino Buggerveil in 2003. The 12-inch vinyl version is still available from Alternative Tentacles, and is listed as Brown Reason to Live.
The Surfers introduced themselves to the world with seven songs full of throbbing bass, crashing drums, and heavily distorted guitar topped off with largely nonsensical, barely intelligible lyrics, alternately sung by lead vocalist Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary. Haynes also plays saxophone on some tracks. Unlike later Surfers albums, no electronic instrumentation is present.
Though this EP is also known as Brown Reason to Live and Pee Pee the Sailor, Butthole Surfers is its official title. First, "Butthole Surfers" were the only words to appear on the front cover of its original release. Furthermore, Latino Buggerveil's 2003 reissue of the EP, together with 1984's Live PCPPEP on a single CD, is titled Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP. Perhaps most importantly, it is listed as Butthole Surfers in the "Discography" section of the band's official website.
That said, Brown Reason to Live has a strong claim to title rights, and many fans refer to it by that name. The 12-inch vinyl edition was, and still is, sold as Brown Reason to Live through original label Alternative Tentacles, but it is unclear if it was initially released as such. Also, though the words "Brown Reason to Live" did not appear on the original album's packaging, they were included below the band's name on later Alternative Tentacles printings (see image).[3] Finally, Latino Buggerveil's reissue of this album is listed as Brown Reason to Live (together with Live PCPPEP) on iTunes.
(alternate cover)As for Pee Pee the Sailor, the album has never been officially released or marketed under that name. That title is derived from Alternative Tentacles' vinyl editions, which include a cartoon of a Popeye-esque character with buttocks for a face printed on the record's center label, and the words "Pee Pee the Sailor" written next to it. This cartoon is in addition to the label's humorous suggestion that listeners play the record at 69 RPM.
Gotta love the names, whatever it may be called.
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Best
35. David Bowie: ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars’ - Finally, a cover I can relate to and have in my collection. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a 1972 concept album by English rock musician David Bowie. It peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts. A concert film of the same name directed by D.A. Pennebaker was released in 1973. The location of the cover has since taken on legendary status with Bowie fans (similar to that of Abbey Road for Beatles’ followers).
The album presents the story, albeit vaguely, of "Ziggy Stardust," the human representative of an alien being who is hoping to present humanity with a message of hope in the last five years of its existence. Ziggy Stardust is the definitive rock star: sexually promiscuous, wild in drug intake and with a message, ultimately, of peace and love; but he is destroyed both by his own excesses of drugs and sex, and by the fans he inspired. The real-life inspiration for Ziggy was chiefly Vince Taylor. Bowie claimed that the name came from a tailor's shop in London called Ziggy's.
Bowie later told Rolling Stone it was "one of the few Christian names I could find beginning with the letter 'Z'." "Stardust" comes from one of Bowie's labelmates, a country singer named Norman Carl Odam, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Bowie covered a Legendary Stardust Cowboy song, "I Took a Trip (On a Gemini Spaceship)" thirty years later on Heathen.
A great addition to any LP collection, this, to me, was Bowie's crowning acheivement.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Album Cover Art
Continuing our look at controversial, best, worst and the weirdest album cover art as compiled by the staff at Gigwise.com, let's look at #36:
Controversial
36. Jimi Hendrix: ‘Electric Ladyland’ This one is a mystery to me. Naked vinyl cover art was a staple in the early 50's and sold many an album- regardless of how bad the music was. But God forbid a black man be pictured with naked white women. It sure caused a controversary, enough so, that the cover had to be changed.
Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 1968 on Reprise Records. Written and produced by Jimi Hendrix, the album is seen as the peak of Hendrix's mastery of the electric guitar, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. It is not only the last of his albums released as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, but also the last of Hendrix's studio albums to be professionally produced under his own supervision. After Electric Ladyland, Hendrix spent the remaining two years of his life attempting to organize a new band and recording a breadth of new songs.
Released as a double album, Electric Ladyland is a cross-section of Hendrix's wide range of musical talent. It includes samples of several genres and styles of music, including the psychedelia of "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (previously a UK single in the summer of 1967), the bluesy guitar jam "Voodoo Chile", the New Orleans-style rock and roll of "Come On", the epic studio production of "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)", and the political commentary of "House Burning Down". The album also features a cover version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" that was widely praised by many, including Dylan himself, as well as "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", a staple of both radio and guitar repertoire.
alternate cover art
Electric Ladyland was first released in the U.S. in October 1968 and became a massive hit; it was Hendrix's only #1 album. The UK edition reached #5 upon its release amid considerable controversy. A letter Hendrix wrote to Reprise described exactly what he wanted for the cover, but it was mostly ignored. He expressly asked for a colour photo by Linda Eastman of the group sitting with children on a sculpture from Alice in Wonderland in Central Park, NY, even drawing a picture of it for reference. The company instead used a blurred red & yellow photo of his head, taken by Karl Ferris. Track Records had its own art department, which produced a cover depicting of several nude women lounging in front of a black background. The original UK & German CD release from the 1980s features the UK artwork cover, while Allan Douglas' re-master CD issue from 1993 features the front half of it. The U.S. version by Ferris, however, has since become the official cover of Electric Ladyland outside the UK. The company Experience Hendrix, which owns the rights to the album and most of Hendrix's catalogue, has stated that the original UK nudes cover will not be used any longer, since Hendrix himself did not like it; nonetheless Hendrix's own choice, the Eastman photo, is still ignored. A dispute nearly happened with the album's title. In the final stages of production, a studio technician renamed the album "Electric Landlady." The album was almost released under this official title until Hendrix noticed the error, which upset him considerably. Kirsty MacColl later used this alternate title for an album of her own.
In 2005 Q magazine readers voted Electric Ladyland the 38th greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 72. In 2003, Rolling Stone declared it the 54th greatest album of all time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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Weird
36. Cloud Cult: 'Advice From The Baby Hippopotamus' Don't know much about the band, in fact, I never heard of them. But they make Gigwise's list at #36. Interesting cover- though not overly weird for me, I have seen much odder images. And with his own two-year old son passing away, my guess is that it may even be his picture that is being used, and that does not qualify as weird for me.
Cloud Cult is the creative brainchild of Craig Minowa and to understand his band's epic ambitions and sound, you have to understand him. Hoping to enlighten people about environmental issues, Minowa began writing and performing songs in the early '90s. During breaks at gigs, he would hand audience members fact sheets about the environment, and, as could be expected in dives, he was often met by a less-than-passionate response. Though a singer concerned about the environment sounds a bit cliché, Minowa's concern was genuine -- he was simultaneously pursuing a degree in environmental science -- and this zeal foreshadowed the intense love for life Minowa would express in future recordings. Obsessed with making an album, he spent a year recording at home, substituting household items for actual instruments because of financial limitations. To Minowa's surprise, the album, titled The Shade Project, drew enough attention to attract several label offers.
This unexpected and modest success led to the formation of Cloud Cult, a band that describes itself as a "not-for-profit, music-centered environmental and philosophical movement". Yes, this all sounds a bit over the top and pretentious, but like U2, Cloud Cult's sound is as vast as its aspirations. This is not only because Minowa has epic visions, but also because his band, which is more of a collective, combines the basic rock lineup with cello, viola, flute, and an assortment of unidentifiable sounds. Adding to this broad palette of instruments is Minowa's life experience, which has recently included unthinkable tragedy. In February of 2002, his two-year-old son passed away in his sleep, and the ensuing grief led to the end of Minowa's marriage. Rather than crumbling he turned to music, and the eventual appreciation for life that comes out of death and demise is beautifully articulated in Cloud Cult's music. Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus is Minowa's song of himself, a poetic expression of solace and glee among the ruins of unexpected suffering.
As far as its sound is concerned, Cloud Cult combines indie pop, jazzy improvisation, chamber pop, folk, and classic pop. These elements do not surface in every song, but drift in and out of the album, adding to Hippopotamus's celebratory yet elegiac sound. Minowa's voice falls in the tradition of high-pitched screamer/crooners such as Wayne Coyne, Isaac Brock, and Doug Martsch, and like these singers, Minowa emphasizes sincerity over technicality. Lyrically, Minowa deals with the weighty issues, such as the meaning of life, the reality of death, and what happens afterwards. In "What Happens at the End", for example, Minowa warbles, "I am just wondering comes at the end / I hope I meet you again / You'll be a hummingbird / And I'll be your bumblebee / And we'll fall in love in our new skin". Such playful yet profound musings reflect Cloud Cult's two main passions: nature and life. Indeed, even when the topic matter veers towards the somber, the lyrics always include an element of hope. by Michael Franco (found at popmatter.com)
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Worst
36. Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Yours Truly, Angry Mob’ Yours Truly, Angry Mob is the second album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released on 23 February 2007 in Belgium and the Netherlands, on 26 February 2007 in the rest of the world and in late March in North America. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Ruby" on 19 February. It became the band's first (and to date, only) number one album in the British album charts.
Once again produced by Stephen Street, producer of the band's debut album Employment, Yours Truly, Angry Mob is lyrically darker and more socially aware than its predecessor, with tracks dealing with street crime, violence, fame, and the inaccuracy of tabloid articles.
I certainly have seen worse, but I think it made the list just because of the guy who just had to wink at the camera...silly.
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Best
36. Pulp: ‘Different Class’ - When I first saw this, I really questioned the inclusion to even make a 'best of' album cover art list. But when I found that you can find with a different cover, I guess I can accept it (although it would not make my list)
Different Class is an album by English Britpop band Pulp. It was released in 1995 at the height of Britpop, and led to the band being regarded as part of that movement. Two of the singles on the album – "Common People" (which reached number two in the UK singles chart) and "Disco 2000" (which reached number seven) – were especially notable, and helped propel Pulp to nationwide fame. A "deluxe edition" of Different Class was released on 11 September 2006. It contains a second disc of B-sides, demos and rarities.
The album was the winner of the 1996 Mercury Music Prize. In 1998 Q readers voted Different Class the 37th greatest album of all time; a repeat poll in 2006 put it at number 85. In 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 46 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2004 it was voted number 70 of Channel 4's 100 greatest albums. The album is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Some versions of the album came with 12 different options for cover art.
Controversial
36. Jimi Hendrix: ‘Electric Ladyland’ This one is a mystery to me. Naked vinyl cover art was a staple in the early 50's and sold many an album- regardless of how bad the music was. But God forbid a black man be pictured with naked white women. It sure caused a controversary, enough so, that the cover had to be changed.
Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 1968 on Reprise Records. Written and produced by Jimi Hendrix, the album is seen as the peak of Hendrix's mastery of the electric guitar, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. It is not only the last of his albums released as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, but also the last of Hendrix's studio albums to be professionally produced under his own supervision. After Electric Ladyland, Hendrix spent the remaining two years of his life attempting to organize a new band and recording a breadth of new songs.
Released as a double album, Electric Ladyland is a cross-section of Hendrix's wide range of musical talent. It includes samples of several genres and styles of music, including the psychedelia of "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (previously a UK single in the summer of 1967), the bluesy guitar jam "Voodoo Chile", the New Orleans-style rock and roll of "Come On", the epic studio production of "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)", and the political commentary of "House Burning Down". The album also features a cover version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" that was widely praised by many, including Dylan himself, as well as "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", a staple of both radio and guitar repertoire.
alternate cover art
Electric Ladyland was first released in the U.S. in October 1968 and became a massive hit; it was Hendrix's only #1 album. The UK edition reached #5 upon its release amid considerable controversy. A letter Hendrix wrote to Reprise described exactly what he wanted for the cover, but it was mostly ignored. He expressly asked for a colour photo by Linda Eastman of the group sitting with children on a sculpture from Alice in Wonderland in Central Park, NY, even drawing a picture of it for reference. The company instead used a blurred red & yellow photo of his head, taken by Karl Ferris. Track Records had its own art department, which produced a cover depicting of several nude women lounging in front of a black background. The original UK & German CD release from the 1980s features the UK artwork cover, while Allan Douglas' re-master CD issue from 1993 features the front half of it. The U.S. version by Ferris, however, has since become the official cover of Electric Ladyland outside the UK. The company Experience Hendrix, which owns the rights to the album and most of Hendrix's catalogue, has stated that the original UK nudes cover will not be used any longer, since Hendrix himself did not like it; nonetheless Hendrix's own choice, the Eastman photo, is still ignored. A dispute nearly happened with the album's title. In the final stages of production, a studio technician renamed the album "Electric Landlady." The album was almost released under this official title until Hendrix noticed the error, which upset him considerably. Kirsty MacColl later used this alternate title for an album of her own.
In 2005 Q magazine readers voted Electric Ladyland the 38th greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 72. In 2003, Rolling Stone declared it the 54th greatest album of all time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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Weird
36. Cloud Cult: 'Advice From The Baby Hippopotamus' Don't know much about the band, in fact, I never heard of them. But they make Gigwise's list at #36. Interesting cover- though not overly weird for me, I have seen much odder images. And with his own two-year old son passing away, my guess is that it may even be his picture that is being used, and that does not qualify as weird for me.
Cloud Cult is the creative brainchild of Craig Minowa and to understand his band's epic ambitions and sound, you have to understand him. Hoping to enlighten people about environmental issues, Minowa began writing and performing songs in the early '90s. During breaks at gigs, he would hand audience members fact sheets about the environment, and, as could be expected in dives, he was often met by a less-than-passionate response. Though a singer concerned about the environment sounds a bit cliché, Minowa's concern was genuine -- he was simultaneously pursuing a degree in environmental science -- and this zeal foreshadowed the intense love for life Minowa would express in future recordings. Obsessed with making an album, he spent a year recording at home, substituting household items for actual instruments because of financial limitations. To Minowa's surprise, the album, titled The Shade Project, drew enough attention to attract several label offers.
This unexpected and modest success led to the formation of Cloud Cult, a band that describes itself as a "not-for-profit, music-centered environmental and philosophical movement". Yes, this all sounds a bit over the top and pretentious, but like U2, Cloud Cult's sound is as vast as its aspirations. This is not only because Minowa has epic visions, but also because his band, which is more of a collective, combines the basic rock lineup with cello, viola, flute, and an assortment of unidentifiable sounds. Adding to this broad palette of instruments is Minowa's life experience, which has recently included unthinkable tragedy. In February of 2002, his two-year-old son passed away in his sleep, and the ensuing grief led to the end of Minowa's marriage. Rather than crumbling he turned to music, and the eventual appreciation for life that comes out of death and demise is beautifully articulated in Cloud Cult's music. Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus is Minowa's song of himself, a poetic expression of solace and glee among the ruins of unexpected suffering.
As far as its sound is concerned, Cloud Cult combines indie pop, jazzy improvisation, chamber pop, folk, and classic pop. These elements do not surface in every song, but drift in and out of the album, adding to Hippopotamus's celebratory yet elegiac sound. Minowa's voice falls in the tradition of high-pitched screamer/crooners such as Wayne Coyne, Isaac Brock, and Doug Martsch, and like these singers, Minowa emphasizes sincerity over technicality. Lyrically, Minowa deals with the weighty issues, such as the meaning of life, the reality of death, and what happens afterwards. In "What Happens at the End", for example, Minowa warbles, "I am just wondering comes at the end / I hope I meet you again / You'll be a hummingbird / And I'll be your bumblebee / And we'll fall in love in our new skin". Such playful yet profound musings reflect Cloud Cult's two main passions: nature and life. Indeed, even when the topic matter veers towards the somber, the lyrics always include an element of hope. by Michael Franco (found at popmatter.com)
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Worst
36. Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Yours Truly, Angry Mob’ Yours Truly, Angry Mob is the second album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released on 23 February 2007 in Belgium and the Netherlands, on 26 February 2007 in the rest of the world and in late March in North America. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Ruby" on 19 February. It became the band's first (and to date, only) number one album in the British album charts.
Once again produced by Stephen Street, producer of the band's debut album Employment, Yours Truly, Angry Mob is lyrically darker and more socially aware than its predecessor, with tracks dealing with street crime, violence, fame, and the inaccuracy of tabloid articles.
I certainly have seen worse, but I think it made the list just because of the guy who just had to wink at the camera...silly.
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Best
36. Pulp: ‘Different Class’ - When I first saw this, I really questioned the inclusion to even make a 'best of' album cover art list. But when I found that you can find with a different cover, I guess I can accept it (although it would not make my list)
Different Class is an album by English Britpop band Pulp. It was released in 1995 at the height of Britpop, and led to the band being regarded as part of that movement. Two of the singles on the album – "Common People" (which reached number two in the UK singles chart) and "Disco 2000" (which reached number seven) – were especially notable, and helped propel Pulp to nationwide fame. A "deluxe edition" of Different Class was released on 11 September 2006. It contains a second disc of B-sides, demos and rarities.
The album was the winner of the 1996 Mercury Music Prize. In 1998 Q readers voted Different Class the 37th greatest album of all time; a repeat poll in 2006 put it at number 85. In 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 46 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2004 it was voted number 70 of Channel 4's 100 greatest albums. The album is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Some versions of the album came with 12 different options for cover art.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Collector's Report
Collector's Report reviews the top selling 45's, LP's, 78's and CD's each week on eBay. The following are the top sellers for the week of September 14 to September 20, 2008.
LP's
1) Cool Struttin' - Sonny Clark - Blue Note 1588 - Mono 1st Printing (M/NM) - $3,750.00
2) Let It Be - Beatles - Canadian Box (Still Sealed) - $3,000.00
3) Cressida - Cressida - Vertigo (NM/M) - $2,200.00
4) Introducing - Brief Encounter - Seventy-Seven Records 77-102 (Still Sealed) - $1,975.00
5) Introducing - Brief Encounter - Seventy-Seven Records 77-102 (NM/NM) - $1,975.00
45's
1) Make a Change/Soul Food - Johnny Rodgers with the Nu Tones - Amon 4619 (M-) - $2,900.00
2) New Years Day (Dia de ano Nuevo)/Two Hearts Beat As One (Dos Corazones Palpitan Como Uno) - U2 - Guatamalan issue promo - Discos de Centroamerica S.A. I-236 (E) - $2,069.59
3) Please Please Me/Ask Me Why - Beatles - Beatles spelled with two T's - VeeJay 498 (VG) - $2,026.00
4) Love Buzz/Big Cheese - Nirvana - Sub Pop - Unnumbered (E/E) - $2,000.00
5) Love Buzz/Big Cheese - Nirvana - Sub Pop (M/M) - 645/1000 - $1,958.00
78's
1) That's All Right/Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley - Sun 209 (M-) - $999.95
2) Kill It Kid/Broke Down Engine Blues - Blind Willie McTell Performing as Barrelhouse Sammy - Atlantic 891 (E+) - $987.77
3)That's All Right/Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley - Sun 209 (E) - $890.00
4) Baby Let's Play House/I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Elvis Presley - Sun 217 (VG) - $750.00
5) Junk-Bucket Blues/Harlem's Araby - Get Happy Band - Columbia 14091(M-) - $653.00
SOURCE: Winkscollectibles.com
LP's
1) Cool Struttin' - Sonny Clark - Blue Note 1588 - Mono 1st Printing (M/NM) - $3,750.00
2) Let It Be - Beatles - Canadian Box (Still Sealed) - $3,000.00
3) Cressida - Cressida - Vertigo (NM/M) - $2,200.00
4) Introducing - Brief Encounter - Seventy-Seven Records 77-102 (Still Sealed) - $1,975.00
5) Introducing - Brief Encounter - Seventy-Seven Records 77-102 (NM/NM) - $1,975.00
45's
1) Make a Change/Soul Food - Johnny Rodgers with the Nu Tones - Amon 4619 (M-) - $2,900.00
2) New Years Day (Dia de ano Nuevo)/Two Hearts Beat As One (Dos Corazones Palpitan Como Uno) - U2 - Guatamalan issue promo - Discos de Centroamerica S.A. I-236 (E) - $2,069.59
3) Please Please Me/Ask Me Why - Beatles - Beatles spelled with two T's - VeeJay 498 (VG) - $2,026.00
4) Love Buzz/Big Cheese - Nirvana - Sub Pop - Unnumbered (E/E) - $2,000.00
5) Love Buzz/Big Cheese - Nirvana - Sub Pop (M/M) - 645/1000 - $1,958.00
78's
1) That's All Right/Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley - Sun 209 (M-) - $999.95
2) Kill It Kid/Broke Down Engine Blues - Blind Willie McTell Performing as Barrelhouse Sammy - Atlantic 891 (E+) - $987.77
3)That's All Right/Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley - Sun 209 (E) - $890.00
4) Baby Let's Play House/I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Elvis Presley - Sun 217 (VG) - $750.00
5) Junk-Bucket Blues/Harlem's Araby - Get Happy Band - Columbia 14091(M-) - $653.00
SOURCE: Winkscollectibles.com
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