Music News & Notes

HAWKWIND will release their first new studio album for five years on June 21st

The new album called "Blood Of The Earth" will be released in three formats, a standard single disc edition, double CD edition (featuring bonus live tracks) and a double vinyl edition.

The tracklisting is as follows...
01. Seahawks
02. Blood Of The Earth
03. Wraith
04. Green Machine
05. Inner Visions
06. Sweet Obsession
07. Comfey Chair
08. Prometheus
09. You’d Believe It
10. Sentinel
11. Starshine (bonus song)

Record company Eastworld Recordings are also planning to reissue Hawkwind's back catalogue on colored vinyl.

Each release will be limited to 1,000 copies.

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Slayer and Megadeth Road Music

Slayer and Megadeth are on the road together this summer on the American Carnage Tour and have announced they will each perform their 1990 albums 'Seasons in the Abyss' and 'Rust in Peace' in their entirety during their respective sets.

Seasons in the Abyss peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Album chart while Rust in Peace went to number 23. Both are considered landmarks of early-90's metal

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Metallica Vinyl Coming Soon

Metallica will be re-releasing their sixth album, 'Load,' on vinyl. The release is scheduled for May 18 and will come in two editions, a two-LP gatefold cover and a 4-LP box pressed at 45 R.P.M. for maximum fidelity.

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Ozzfest News

Ozzfest has announced their lineup for this year's six-date run. On the main stage will be Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Halford, Devildriver and Nonpoint. The second stage will have Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, Kataklysm, Kingdom of Sorrows, Goatwhore, Saviors and Skeletonwitch.

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Del-Viking Gone

Norman Wright of the Del-Vikings passed away on Friday at the age of 72. Wright was a member of the original group when it formed by a group of U.S. Air Force members. Their first major hit, "Come Go With Me," had Wright singing lead while he took the bass part on their only other big one, "Whispering Bells."

Because of their military commitments, the group broke up soon after the records became hits but reformed in 1970 and were able to get a rerecorded version of "Come Go With Me" played on some stations. Wright would perform with the group on and off through the 90's.

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 05/01/2010

1. LP - The Beatles "Sgt Pepper" Mono UK Pressing Complete - $6,122.80

2. 45 - Benny Cliff "Shake 'em Up Rock" / "The Breaking Point" Drift - $2,827.77

3. 45 - U2 "All I Want Is You" / "Unchained Melody" # K805 Australian Purple Vinyl - $2,680.00

4. LP - David Wiffen "At The Bunkhouse Coffeehouse" Canada - $2,606.00

5. LP - Rolling Stones MFSL Box Set SEALED - $2,500.00

More on this week's top 5 on Vinyl Record Talk, http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com/  or at http://shows.radiodentata.com/shows/accidental-nostalgia/  

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This Date In Music History-May 2

Birthdays:

Engelbert Humperdinck (1936)

Leon Russel (1942)

Glen Dale - Fortunes (1943)

Goldy McJohn - Steppenwolf (1945)

Bob Henrit - Argent (1946)

Emmylou Harris (1947)

Lesley Gore (1946)

Lou Gramm - Foreigner (1950)



Leon Wilkerson - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1952)

Prescott Niles - Knack (1954)

Jo Callis - Human League (1955)

Dr Robert - Blow Monkeys (1961)

Keren Woodward - Bananarama (1961)


They Are Missed:

Session drummer Benny Benjamin died in 1969. One of 'The Funk Brothers' played on many Tamla Motown hits including, The Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and Stevie Wonder. The film 'Standing In The Shadows Of Motown' released in 2003 features his work.

Born on this day in 1904, Bing Crosby, US singer who recorded an estimated 2,600 songs in his lifetime including "White Christmas," which was written by Irving Berlin. Crosby had 317 other hits in the US. He died of a heart attack on a golf course in Madrid, Spain, on October 14, 1977.

Marvin Gaye, Jr. was born today in 1939. On April 1, 1984 - one day before his 45th birthday - Gaye was shot and killed by the Reverend Marvin Gay, Sr. in the aftermath of a heated argument.

In 1998, Japanese rock star Hideto Matsumoto was found hanged in the bathroom at his Tokyo apartment and died in hospital a short time later at the age of 33. His funeral, held on May 7th, was attended by over 70,000 people and required 100 police officers, 170 security guards, police boats and helicopters. 21 people were hospitalised for injuries caused by the massive crowd at his funeral.

Rob Pilatus (Milli Vanilli) died in a hotel room in Frankfurt, Germany in 1998.

Born today in 1935, Link Wray, surf guitarist. Wray was credited with inventing 'fuzz' guitar after punching a hole in a speaker giving him a distorted sound. Wray died on Nov 5, 2005 (age 76).



Born on this day in 1945, Randy Cain, The Delfonics. Died on April 9, 2009 at the age of 63


History:

In 1956, Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel,” Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” and Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally” appear simultaneously on the pop and R&B charts. Presley and Perkins also occupy the #1 and #2 positions, respectively on the Country & Western charts.

Also in 1956 - The Biggest Rock and Roll Show of ’56 packs ‘em in with Bill Haley & His Comets and Bo Diddley, among other acts. The caravan tour starts in Hershey, PA.

In 1957, Elvis Presley recorded the Leiber and Stoller song "Jailhouse Rock" as featured in his third motion picture of the same name.

Ben E. King leaves the Drifters and signed a solo contract with Atco Records in 1960.

Ray Peterson records "Tell Laura I Love Her" in 1960.



Dick Clark testified before a Congressional committee investigating payola (and was cleared) in 1960.

In 1963, the Beatles were at #1 on the UK singles chart with "From Me To You," the group's first #1 and the first of eleven consecutive #1's. The title of the song was inspired from a letters column called From You To Us that ran in the British music newspaper, The New Musical Express.

“The Beatles Second Album,” with “She Loves You” tops the US album chart in 1964 just two weeks after its release. It makes it to #1 faster than any other album to date. Meanwhile, the Rolling Stones self-titled debut rules the U.K. album chart displacing “With The Beatles.”

The Beach Boys recorded "I Get Around" in 1964.

Freddie & the Dreamers recorded "Do The Freddie" in 1965.

Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic in 1967.

The Beatles finished recording the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967.

The Beach Boys abandon their “Smile” project in 1967. Numerous bootlegs circulate before songs created for the album get an official release.

Elvis Presley's film career ends along with the filming on his last theatrical movie, "Change Of Habit" in 1969.

The Beatles recorded a re-make of the new George Harrison song "Something" at Abbey Road Studios in London in 1969. They recoded 36 takes of the song, which included Billy Preston on piano.

Pink Floyd appeared at Manchester Chamber Of Commerce, England in 1969. The show was recorded for the forthcoming album ‘Ummagumma.

In 1972, Bruce Springsteen auditioned for CBS Records A&R man John Hammond in New York. Springsteen played a short set for him in his office; Hammond was so impressed that he arranged a real audition that night at the Gaslight Club in New York for other Columbia executives. Bruce passed the audition.

Eric Clapton recorded "Wonderful Tonight" (written by Eric about Pattie Boyd) in 1977.

Stevie Wonder’s tribute to Duke Ellington, "Sir Duke," was released in 1977.

The Who’s film “Quadrophenia” premiered in London in 1979. Also that same year, the Who perform for the first time with new drummer Kenney Jones. The ex-Faces drummer replaces Keith Moon who died the previous year.

In 1980, Joy Division played what would be their last gig with singer Ian Curtis when they appeared at Birmingham University, England. Curtis committed suicide two weeks later.

Scottish singer Sheena Easton started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1981 with "Morning Train (9 to 5)." The title of the song was changed to avoid any confusion with the Dolly Parton hit "9 to 5," in the same year.

The Prince album "Sign O' The Times" was released worldwide in 1987.

In 1989, a security guard alerted the police after a man wearing a wig, fake moustache and false teeth walked into Zales Jewellers, California. Three squad cars arrived and police detained the man, who turned out to be Michael Jackson in disguise.

In 1991, the video for the R.E.M. song "Losing My Religion," was banned in Ireland because its religious imagery was seen as unfit for broadcast.



Also in 1991, Nirvana booked into Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California for 16 days. On a budget of $65,000 and with Butch Vig producing the band started recording what would become the ‘Nevermind’ album.

In 1992, little known UK duo Nirvana filed a suit against the American band of the same name claiming that they had been using the name since 1968. The dispute was settled out of court in the British bands favor.

In 1998, a new wing opened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland, OH.

In 2004, Total Guitar magazine's readers voted Guns N' Roses' anthem "Sweet Child O' Mine" as the greatest guitar riff ever ahead of Nirvana's grunge anthem "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" came third, followed by Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water."

In 2005, Eric Clapton joined former Cream members drummer Ginger Baker and bass player Jack Bruce for the first of four nights at London's Royal Albert Hall 36 years after they had split up. Tickets were changing hands for more than £500 on eBay and fans had flown over from the USA to witness the reunion, which Clapton aged 60, is said to have agreed to because of the failing health of the other former members of the band.

In 2006, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was released from hospital in New Zealand after the 62 year-old suffered "mild concussion" when he fell out of a coconut tree while on holiday in Fiji. He was airlifted to Auckland's Ascot Hospital for observation, where he underwent a brain scan. No brain was found.....

In 2007, almost 2,000 musicians gathered in the Polish city of Wroclaw to play a rock anthem by Jimi Hendrix. The guitarist's were aiming to set a new Guinness World Record by gathering 1,876 guitarist's in the city's market square to play "Hey Joe." Organizers say it was the biggest guitar ensemble in recorded history.

Bon Jovi make their first-ever appearance at the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2009. It’s the Jazz Fest’s 40th anniversary.

In 2009, a rare Motown seven-inch single sold for $38,378, setting a new world record. Kenny Burrell, from Fife in Scotland, put the unreleased 1965 single "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" by Frank Wilson up for auction; the single was one of only two in the world. Motown boss Berry Gordy had all other copies destroyed after Wilson moved into songwriting and producing. British Record dealer John Manship, who organized the sale, said the buyer wished to remain anonymous. Wilson went on to write hits for The Supremes and The Four Tops.

Also in 2009, Bob Dylan mingled unnoticed with other Beatles tourists during a minibus tour to John Lennon's childhood home. He was one of 14 tourists to examine photos and documents in the National Trust-owned home, where Lennon grew up with his aunt Mimi and uncle George. Dylan who was on a day off on a European tour paid £16 for the public trip to the 1940s house in Woolton, Liverpool.

Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack went to #1 on the US album chart in 2009. The album featured songs by Miley Cyrus (as both Hannah Montana and herself), Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Rascal Flatts.

I'm Back - part two

Hello folks,

Seems as I have made it through the migration and can continue my blog.  I have to apologize for not posting since Monday, but I have been ill and bedridden since last Monday night and this is the first time at the computer since that time.

I have knee problems (besides my disability) and I went to see the doctor on Monday because one of my knees was swollen and flaring up on me.  I took a cortisone shot and by Monday night I could no longer put any weight on the leg (or straighten it).  So I have been bedridden since and on Thursday had my knee drained of fluid (they had to do it twice).  I would not wish this on my worst enemy, as the pain was unbearable at times.  Anyway, I hope to get back into the swing of things ASAP, starting tomorrow with "This Date In Music History" and then continue with the regular features and vinyl record news.

I also have a new email address  rbenson30@wi.rr.com

It's good to be back!

Cheers,
Robert

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Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 04/24/2010

1. LP - De Vito Bach Mozart "Violin Concerto" HMV UK Pressing - $4,173.00

2. LP - Frank Frost "Hey Boss Man" Phillips - $3,500.00

3. 12" - Senait "Rock Me" Private Press - $3,050.00

4. LP - Pink Floyd "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" Odeon Japan Red Vinyl - $3,000.00

5. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 243/1000 Sub Pop - $2,399.99

More on this week's top 5 on Vinyl Record Talk, http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com/

New Music Releases April 27, 2010

Acid Mothers Temple - From 0 to Infinity (vinyl)
Air Supply - Now & Forever / Air Supply (2 CDs)
Alcoholic Faith Mission - Let This Be the Last Night We Care
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (vinyl reissue)
Alpha Rev - New Morning
Anders Osborne - American Patchwork
Ane Brun - Live In Scandinavia (reissue)
Ane Brun - Sketches (reissue)
Ane Brun - Spending Time With Morgan (reissue)
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Association - Birthday (Deluxe Mono Edition)
Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo (vinyl)
B.o.B.- B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
Balkan Beat Box – Blue Eyed Black Boy
Barron Knights - Night Gallery / Teach The World
Big Audio Dynamite - This Is Big Audio Dynamite (remastered with bonus CD)
Billie Holiday - Remixed & Reimagined (Vinyl)
Black Swans - Words Are Stupid
Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend: Rarities Edition
Brian Posehn - Fart & Wiener Jokes
Brilliant Colors - Never Mine (vinyl)
Buck Owens - Open Your Heart - The Buck Owens & Buckaroos Recordings (7 CDs)
Bullet for My Valentine - Fever (vinyl)
Canned Heat - Woodstock Homecoming
Carl Smith - Hey Joe: Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
Carole King - The Essential Carole King
Ceremony - Rocket Fire
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Sunset Sound Session (Single) (Vinyl)
Cheap Trick - At Budokan: Limited Edition (Vinyl)
Cleric – Regressions
Cliff Richard - Rock N Roll Years (2 CDs)
Common Prayer - There Is A Mountain
Connie Francis - This Is Your Life - Greatest Hits (2 CDs)
Courteeners - Take Over the World Pt. 1 (vinyl)
Courteeners - Take Over the World Pt. 2 (vinyl)
Cream - Disraeli Gears: Rarities Edition
Daddy Yankee - Daddy Yankee Mundial
Discover America - Future Paths
Don Woody - You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Drowning Pool - Drowning Pool
Emily Jane White - Victorian America (vinyl)
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard: Rarities Edition
Eric Clapton - Money & Cigarettes (Vinyl)
Eric Copeland - Doo Doo Run
Freddy Fender - Greatest Hits (2 CDs)
Frightened Rabbit - Nothing Like You (vinyl)
Frog Eyes - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph Oceans (vinyl)
Girl in a Coma - Vol. 3 - Adventures in Coverland (vinyl)
Gladys Knight & the Pips - About Love
Gogol Bordello - Trans-Continental Hustle
Groundhogs - Blues Obituary
Henry Jacobs - Around the World with Henry Jacobs
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (Vinyl)
Hole - Nobody's Daughter (vinyl)
Jack Earls & the Jimbos - Slow Down - Sun Years Plus
James - Night Before
Jefferson Airplane - Thirty Seconds Over Winterland / Early Flight
Jesse Malin - Love It to Life (vinyl)
Jo Dee Messina - Unmistakable Love
Johnny Horton - Ballads Of Johnny Horton
Jonathan Tyler & Northern Lights - Pardon Me
Juan Maclean - DJ Kicks (vinyl)
KMFDM - Krieg
Katrina & The Waves - Katrina & The Waves (reissue with bonus tracks)
Kimberly Rew - Bible of Bop (reissue with bonus tracks)
Kmfdm - Krieg
Lali Puna - Our Inventions (vinyl)
Linfinity - Martian's Bloom
Livingston Taylor - Last Alaska Moon
Lonestar - Party Heard Around The World
Lovvers - Strangers/Tragedy (vinyl)
Lucky Soul - Coming of Age
Lucky Soul - Woah Billy!/White Russian Doll (vinyl)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From the Road: Rarities Edition
Marina & the Diamonds - I Am Not a Robot Pt. 1 (vinyl)
Marina & the Diamonds - I Am Not a Robot Pt. 2 (vinyl)
Marvin Gaye - I Want You: Rarities Edition
Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Age of Miracles
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell: Rarities Edition
Meat Loaf - Hang Cool Teddy Bear (Vinyl)
Melissa Etheridge - Fearless Love
Michael Landau, Robben Ford, Jimmy Haslip, Gary Novak - Renegade Creation
Mike Roger - Let's Stop
Miranda Cosgrove - Sparks Fly
Miriam Makeba - South Africa's Skylark: Hits & Rarities
Mono - Holy Ground: Live (CD & DVD) (3-LP vinyl & DVD)
Mount Carmel - Mount Carmel (vinyl)
Mr. Gnome - Tastes Like Magic (vinyl)
My Education - Sunrise
Mynabirds - The Mynabirda
Mynabirds - What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (vinyl)
Naked On The Vague - Heaps of Nothing (vinyl)
Nathaniel Rateliff - In Memory Of Loss
No Second Troy - Colors
Odyssey - Odyssey / Native New Yorker
Pat Benatar - True Love / Gravity's Rainbow
People of the North: Deep Tissue
Peter Frampton - Thank You Mr Churchill
Piebald - Volume 1
Serge Gainsbourg - Box Soundtracks Vol. 2 (12-piece vinyl box set)
Simian Mobile Disco = Aspic/Nerve Salad (vinyl)
Small Black - Small Black EP (remastered)
Soundpool - Mirrors in Your Eyes (vinyl)
Sugar & Gold - Get Wet (vinyl)
Tangerine Dream - Dream Mixes 5
Ten Years After - Now
The Abominable Iron Sloth – The Id Will Overcome
The Boy Least Likely To - A Fairytale Ending EP
The Dirty Heads - Any Port in a Storm
The Fall - Your Future Our Clutter (vinyl)
The Lights - Failed Graves
The Lodger - Flashbacks (vinyl)
The Pack AD - We Kill Computers (vinyl)
Transhcan Sinatras - In The Music
Treniers - Rock
Twilight - Monument to the Time End
Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
U2 - Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
Unnatural Helpers - Cracked Love (and Other Drugs) (vinyl)
Various Artists - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie: Reinterpreting Black Flag (vinyl)
Various Artists - Punk Goes Classic Rock
Various Artists - We Are One, In the Sun: A Tribute to Robbie Basho
Various Artists - Why Did I Get Married Too? (soundtrack)
Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico: Rarities Edition
Walls - Walls (vinyl & CD)
Wave Pictures - Instant Coffee Baby
Wave Pictures - Susan Rode the Cyclone (vinyl)
Wave Pictures - You Leave It Alone (vinyl)
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Last Place You'll Look
White Fence - White Fence
Wounded Lion - Wounded Lion
YACHT - Afterlife (vinyl)


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This Date In Music History-April 27

Birthdays:

Casey Kasem - 1932 - Radio announcer, DJ, host ("American Top 40), character voice of Shaggy from Scooby Doo

Maxine Brown - The Browns (1932)

Cuba Gooding - Main Ingredient (1944)

Ann Peebles (1947)

Gordon Haskell - King Crimson (1947)

Kate Pierson - B-52's (1948)

Herb Murrell - Stylistics (1949)

Clive Taylor - Amen Corner (1949)

Paul Frehley - KISS (1951)

Marco Pirroni - Adam And The Ants (1959)

Sheena Easton (1959)

Rob Squires - Big Head Todd & the Monsters (1965)

Jay DeMarcus - Rascal Flatts (1971)

Bob Coombes - Supergrass (1972)

Will Boyd - Evanescence (1979)

Travis Meeks - Days of the New (1979)

Patrick Stump - Fall Out Boy (1984)


They Are Missed:

Born on this day in 1947, Peter Ham, vocals, guitar, The Iveys and then Badfinger. Ham committed suicide on April 24, 1975.



Al Hirt ("Java") died of liver disease in 1999.

Singer Vicki Sue Robinson died in 2000. She had the 1976 disco hit "Turn The Beat Around" and sang back-up vocals on Irene Cara's Top Ten hit single "Fame."


History:

In 1957, in a rare appearance outside the United States, Elvis Presley performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada where he wore his full gold lamé suit for the last time.

Lloyd Price's "Personality" was released in 1959.

Little Peggy March started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1963 with "I Will Follow Him." At 15 years, 1 month and 13 days old, Little Peggy March became the youngest female singer to have a US #1 record.



John Lennon's "In His Own Write," a collection of funny poems and drawings, was published in the US in 1964.

In 1966, the Beatles finished recording the new John Lennon song "I'm Only Sleeping" at Abbey Road studios London, England.

Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" was released in 1968.



Joe Cocker made his US debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969.

In 1971, the Grateful Dead appeared at the Fillmore East in New York City. The Beach Boys also appeared on stage with the Dead, who together performed a short set of Beach Boys songs.

In 1974, a free afternoon event was held in the parking lot of the University of Connecticut, Ice Hockey Arena in Storrs. The four acts that appeared, Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Fairport Convention and Fat Back. Springsteen then went on to play another gig that evening at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.

Pink Floyd played the last of a four night run at Los Angeles' Sports Arena in 1975. A total of 511 fans were arrested over the four nights for possession of marijuana. LA Police Chief Ed Davis says “They have a dope festival. It’s called a rock concert or something.” Pot smoking at a concert, say it ain't so!

In 1976, customs officers on a train at the Russian/Polish Border detained David Bowie, after Nazi books and mementoes were found in his luggage. Bowie claimed that the material was being used for research on a movie project about Nazi propaganda leader Joseph Paul Goebbels.

Nearly three years to the day after it opened, New York's Studio 54 disco closed in 1980.

USA For Africa started a three-week run at #1 on the US chart in 1985 with "We Are The World." The US artists' answer to Band Aid had an all-star cast including Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon plus the composer's of the track, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

R.E.M.'s first single, "Dead Letter Office", was released in 1987.

Poison released the album 'Open Up and Say...Ahh' in 1988.

Christian singer Amy Grant started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1991 with "Baby Baby."

Chicago scored their third US #1 album in 1994 with the imaginative title 'Chicago VII'.

Kelly Clarkson was at #1 on the US album chart in 2003 with ‘Thankful.’

In 2006, while in Fiji, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was admitted to a hospital after he reportedly suffered a head injury when he fell out of a palm tree. No word about why he was in the tree....

Also in 2006, members of Cheap Trick and the Allman Brothers Band initiate a class-action suit against Sony BMG claiming that the music company hasn't paid them what’s due from digital-download sales. The action also includes ring tone sales. Cheap Trick and the Allmans ask for more than $25 million in damages.

When pigs fly. In 2008, a giant inflatable pig, covered with political slogans, that was part of Roger Waters' (Pink Floyd) stage set during his performance at the Coachella Festival in Indio, CA, broke free from its mooring. Festival organizers offer $10,000 cash and four lifetime passes to Coachella to whoever tracks down the dirigible. The pig crash-lands a few miles away and was found two days later.

In 2009, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a robbery outside Southern Tracks Recording studios in Atlanta, where the band were recording. Ament and a band employee had arrived at the rear of the studio when three assailants brandishing knives emerged from the woods wearing black masks and smashed the windows of a rented Jeep. The robbers grabbed a BlackBerry and Ament’s passport and stole $3,000 in cash and $4,320 worth of goods.

In 2010, Hole releases “Nobody’s Daughter,” the first studio album from Courtney Love since ‘04’s “America’s Sweetheart” — and the first Hole album in over a decade. "This record is about greed, vengeance and feminism," says Love.

Ebay Vinyl Record Sales Reports

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 04/10/2010

1. 45 - Margaret Little "Love Finds A Way" / "I Need Some Loving" Genebro - $7,099.00

2. LP - Apple "An Apple A Day" Page One - $4,062.29

3. 45 - Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" / "I'm In Love With My Car" EMI 2375 Blue Vinyl - $3,400.00

4. 10" - Geroges Enesco "Beethoven Sonate a Kreutzer" Columbia FC 1058 Mono - $3,260.00

5. 78 - Fury Lewis "Mistreatin' Mamma" / "Fury's Blues" Victor - $3,183.33


Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 04/17/2010

1. LP - John Heartsman And Circles "Music Of My Heart" Private - $4,200.00

2. LP - Puleo (self titled) Private Press - $2,500.00

3. 45 - Elvis Presley (self titled) EP SDP-23 - $2,485.00

4. 45 - Bill Swing "Messed Up" / "Intoxicated Blues" Burton - $2,035.00

5. LP - Beethoven / Mozart Di Torino "Quartetto Viotti Del Circolo Delgi" Cetra - $2,025.00

5. LP - Beethoven / Mozart Di Torino "Quartetto Viotti Del Circolo Delgi" Cetra - $2,025.00

More on this week's top 5 on Vinyl Record Talk, Tuesday 7:00PM Eastern / 4:00PM Pacific on Radio Dentata. http://shows.radiodentata.com/shows/accidental-nostalgia/

Langhorne Slim Record Contest

Another contest for CVR blog readers, the first two who email me with the words "Langhorne Slim" will win a free copy of his new record 'Be Set Free.'  Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com (note the new email address)

Please check out the videos for "Cinderella" and "I Love You, But Goodbye" off of his recent record, Be Set Free. Langhorne Slim was just added to BOTH the Sasquatch Music Festival on May 30th as well as Bonnaroo on June 12th

This Date In Music History-April 25

Birthdays:

Jerry Leiber - songwriter and producer for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly. The Monkees, Cliff Richard (1933)

Tony Christie - UK singer (1943)

Bjorn Ulvaeus - Abba (1945)

Stu Cook - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1945)

Michael Kogel - Los Bravos First Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single (1945)

Ronnie Gilbert - Blue Magoos (1946)

Michael Brown - Stories (1949)



Michael Brown - Left Banke (1949)

Steve Ferrone - Average White Band (1950)

Fish, (Derek Dick) - Marillion (1958)

Les Pattinson - Echo & the Bunnymen (1958)

Andy Bell - Erasure (1964)

Eric Avery - Jane's Addiction (1965)

Jacob Underwood - O-Town (1980)


They Are Missed:

In 1974, Pamela Courson the long-term companion of the late Jim Morrison died of a drug overdose. It was Courson who found the Doors singer dead on July 3, 1971 in the bathtub of their apartment in Paris, France.

American jazz tenor saxophonist.Willis "Gator" Jackson (April 25, 1932 - October 25, 1987).

Born on this day in 1918, Ella Fitzgerald, US jazz singer, died 15th June 1996.

Born today in 1923, Albert King, US blues guitarist. Died December 20, 1992.

In 2002, TLC member Lisa Lopes was killed in a car accident in La Ceiba, Honduras, (age 30). Seven other people, including Lopes' brother and sister, who were in the Mitsubishi Montero sports utility vehicle when the crash happened, were taken to a hospital. Lopes who was driving the car when it crashed had spent the past month in Honduras working on various projects including a clothing line, a new solo project and a book.

In 2007, American singer Bobby "Boris" Pickett died of leukemia at the age of 69. Scored the Halloween anthem "The Monster Mash" in 1962. The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive and wasn’t a hit until 1973. It was a spoof on the dance crazes popular at the time, including the Twist and the Mashed Potato.




History:

Elvis Presley started a four week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1960 with "Stuck On You."

Just days after the completion of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967, the Beatles embarked upon their next project, recording the theme to 'Magical Mystery Tour' at Abbey Road studios in London.

The Beatles recorded "All You Need Is Love" during a British TV broadcast in 1967. Marianne Faithfull sang in the chorus.



The Jackson Five started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1970 with "ABC." It was the group's second #1 hit.

Elvis Presley made the last recordings of his life during a concert at the Saginaw, Michigan Civic Centre in 1977. Three songs from the show appeared on the posthumously released Presley album, 'Moody Blue'.

In 1979, The Police made their debut on BBC TV's 'Top Of The Pops' performing 'Roxanne'.

The film "Rock & Roll High School" starring the Ramones premiered in 1979.

Paul McCartney disbanded Wings in 1981.

In 1982, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder were at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Ebony And Ivory." This was McCartney's 24th #1 hit single as a songwriter. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say "black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony folks!".

U2 started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1987 with 'The Joshua Tree.'

In 1988, Bon Jovi's manager Doc Mcgee was convicted on drug offences arising from the 1982 seizure of 40,000lb of marijuana smuggled into north Carolina from Colombia. McGee was sentenced to a five year suspended prison term and a $15,000 fine.

The Fender Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix played at the Woodstock festival was auctioned off for a record $295,000 in 1990.

Kris Kross started an eight week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1992 with "Jump." The duo of Chris Smith and Chris Kelly were 12 and 13 when they recorded the song.

In 1994, the Eagles played the first of two shows where they recorded their ‘Hell Freezes Over’ album. Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Felder and Timothy B. Schmit first got back together the previous December for the making of a Travis Tritt video of their song, "Take It Easy." The name of the album was taken from an earlier quote by Glen Frey, who responded to the question "When will the Eagles get back together?"

In 1997, U2's 'Pop Mart' world tour kicked off at The Las Vegas San Boyd Stadium in front of 35,000 fans. The tour featured the largest video screen in the world and would visit 80 cities around the planet.

Next started a four-week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1998 with "Too Close."

Nas was at #1 on the US album chart in 1999 with ‘I Am...’ the rappers second US #1 album.

In 2003, Sinead O'Connor announced on her Web site that she was going to retire. Good....

Bruce Springsteen's "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" was released in 2006. The album featured 13 tracks associated with folk singer Pete Seeger.

Rascal Flatts went to #1 on the US album charts in 2009 with ‘Unstoppable’, the American country pop acts sixth studio album.

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 19, 2010

DEAR JERRY: A friend sent me a YouTube link that features Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Sammy Davis Jr.; and Johnny Carson in concert, in front of a packed house, singing “The Start of the Blues.” Yes, Johnny Carson does sing!

All four are wearing tuxedos, appearing in what appears to be a New York Broadway Theater.

What can you tell me about this event? Perhaps your friend Deana Martin knows how this came about.

—Mike Bell, Philadelphia


DEAR MIKE: No need to drag Deana in on this, though there is a connection not widely known in the U.S. She recently headlined “Deana Martin and the Rat Pack,” a successful stage show in London that may soon play other European cities.

Still, I did call her just to say she's being mentioned in my column again.

Originally titled “Frank Sinatra Spectacular,” four famous Rat Packers — Frank, Dean, Sammy, and Joey Bishop (with the Count Basie and Quincy Jones bands) — gave a benefit concert at the Keil Opera House in downtown St. Louis, the proceeds of which supported the local Dismas House.

Founded in 1959 by Jesuit Father Charles “Dismas” Clark, the halfway houses that bear his name provide a place where men recently released from prison live rent free until they can manage on their own. Most guests stay for a few days, weeks, or months, depending on their needs as well as input from the referring authorities.

It all came together in 1965, on June 20th — both Father's Day and Christina Sinatra's birthday. Frank even introduced “Tina,” his youngest daughter, and everyone in the building sang “Happy Birthday.”

That any video exists of this concert is thanks to it being a closed-circuit broadcast, meaning simultaneously aired by affiliate stations. From that small network, one black-and-white print survived, though not discovered until 1995. For the 32nd anniversary of the Spectacular (1997), the video finally became commercially available, thanks to the Museum of Television & Radio.

Until a few hours before the show, Johnny Carson could not have imagined himself spending Father's Day in St. Louis, on stage as a replacement Rat. Yet, when regular rodent Joey Bishop injured his back, and could not perform, Frank asked Johnny to fly in and fill in … as emcee and comedian.

Some memorable moments include:

Tongue-in-cheek, Carson opens with a news flash: “I read that the birth rate has dropped appreciably in the United States, and I'd like to feel that my show [“Tonight Show”] is partly responsible for this decline.”

Referring to Dean, Johnny says: “The only reason he's got a good tan is he found a bar with a skylight.”

In “Everybody Loves Somebody,” Dino replaces “if I had it in my power” with “if I had you in my shower.”

Sammy credits Sinatra's persuasive method for putting on such a substantial event: “He just picks up the phone and says be there!” Davis adds “My mother, Alvera Sanchez, is a Puerto Rican, which means I'm Colored, Jewish and Puerto Rican. When I move into a neighborhood, I wipe it out! There ain't nobody left.”

Frankie thrills the hometown crowd with “My Kind of Town,” predictably making the lyrics about St. Louis instead of Chicago.

The unplanned, and somewhat unrehearsed, gathering of this legendary foursome is made even more special with their finale, “Birth of the Blues,” sung individually and collectively.

A jazz and big band standard, “Birth of the Blues” (not “Start of,” though that line is in the lyrics) became a Top 20 hit for Paul Whiteman (1926); Harry Richman (1926); Revelers (1926); and Frank Sinatra (1952).

Not released as a single but equally noteworthy is Dinah Washington's marvelous “Birth of the Blues,” which she commingles with “I Don't Hurt Anymore” crafting an outstanding medley.


IZ ZAT SO? The Museum of Television & Radio's video release of this show, now titled “The Rat Pack Live in Saint Louis 1965 (With the Count Basie Band),” provides “the only recorded complete performance of the legendary Rat Pack.”

Despite their countless live appearances in the '60s, that June night in St. Louis stands as the Pack's only televised concert together.


Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column. 


Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368

E-mail: jpo@olympus.net

Visit his Web site: www.jerryosborne.com


All values quoted in this column are for near-mint condition.

Copyright 2010 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Permission

Back In Action

Well, it appears all is well and the blog will get back to action.  I guess the reason that I do not see the migration button to change formats is because I don't have to change, I am already migrated.  Hopefully, this is true and the blog continues past May 1st (still a bit worried).

So, starting today, I will start the blog back up and hope to continue to be an interesting and informative site to visit.  Let's start today with an interesting Mr. Music feature by Jerry Osborne.

It's good to be back!

Robert

No More CollectingVinylRecords Blog?

Hello,

Well I am back online and the move was a tough one, we still have lots to do around the new house.  But, 5 acres in the country sure beats living in the city and we are very happy with the move.

I am not sure if anyone else uses Blogger, but they are discontinuing the FTP publishing process (which I use) and ask that we (those who use Blogger) migrate to a new format.  That is where the trouble is for me.  I have watched the YouTube videos to start the process, but when I hit the 'start migration' button in my dashboard, I do not get the button to click on to start the migration or even backup the blog.  I have contacted Blogger, but have had no results.  So, what does this mean?

I am afraid that without the opportunity to migrate my blog into their new system, as of May 1st 2010, this blog will cease to exist.  This is very frustrating and very sad for me, as I have tried to keep the blog updated with interesting news and features on a daily basis for over two years.  It is a shame that all this information will be lost, but this is beyond my control.

 I will keep trying to correct the problem, but when no one answers emails at Blogger and does not explain how to fix the problem, we are left with this result - no more CollectingVinylRecords.com blog.  I may decide to use a different format (maybe wordpress), but I am very discouraged by this whole mess and am debating on whether to continue.......

Best Regards,
Robert

Vacation Time!

I will be off line for the next week or so and hope that you come back to the blog and keep reading about music and vinyl records. We are relocating again and hopefuly I can be back at it by next Saturday. Have a safe and happy week!