Birthdays:
Don Reid - Statler Brothers (1945)
Freddie Stone - Sly and The Family Stone (1946)
Laurie Anderson (1947)
Nicko McBrain - Iron Maiden (1954)
Richard Butler - Psychedelic Furs (1956)
Brian McKnight (1969)
Mark Wahlberg/Marky Mark - New Kids On The Block & Solo (1971)
Pete Wentz - Fall Out Boy (1979)
They Are Missed:
Ronnie Dyson was born in 1950. Died on November 10, 1990.
Born today in 1941, Floyd Butler, vocalist with The Friends Of Distinction, who had a 1969 US #3 single with "Grazing In The Grass." Died of a heart attack on April 29, 1990.
Drummer Jim Hodder drowned in his swimming pool in 1990 (age 42). He was the original drummer with Steely Dan and also worked with Sammy Hagar and David Soul.
Richard Sohl, keyboard player with the Patti Smith group died of a heart attack in 1990. Also played live with Iggy Pop.
Born on this day in 1948, Frank Eslersmith, keyboards, Air Supply. He died March 1st 1991.
Country singer Conway Twitty died from an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 1993. Until 2000, he held the record for the most Number One singles of any country act, with 45 #1's.
Ex Small Faces, The Faces and leader of Slim Chance, Ronnie Lane died in 1997 (age 51) after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis.
Jazz singer and songwriter Mel Torme died in 1999 (age 73). His "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" has been recorded more than 1,700 times.
Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones died in 2002.
Animals’ keyboardist Dave Rowberry died in London in 2003 at the age of 62. Rowberry joined The Animals after the group had a falling out with founder/leader Alan Price. Rowberry stayed until the original group disbanded in the mid-60s.
History:
In 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on ABC-TV's 'Milton Berle Show,' and while singing "Hound Dog" performed the suggestive 'gyrating' movements.
Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" was released in 1956. It sells over a million copies.
"Susie Q" was released by Dale Hawkins in 1957.
Bill Justis recorded "Raunchy" in 1957.
In 1959, Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota. Zimmerman was known as a greaser to classmates in the remote rural community, because of his long sideburns and leather jacket.
Roy Orbison went to #1 on the US chart in 1961 with "Running Scared."
In 1964, the Rolling Stones played their first-ever live date in the US when they appeared at the Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California.
Davey Jones and the Kingbees release their first single “Liza Jane” in the U.K. in 1964. Later, Jones recasts himself as David Bowie.
In 1968, the Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the Dusty Springfield TV show filmed on ATV, in London, England.
Also in 1968 - The Rolling Stones began recording "Sympathy For The Devil" at London's Olympic Sound Studios. Also responding to Senator Kennedy's assassination, Mick Jagger adds the line "who killed the Kennedys?" The Stones finished the track in less than a week.
Donovan and Joan Baez performed at a rally for nuclear disarmament in London in 1969.
The Doors documentary film, "Feast Of Friends", debuts in Los Angeles in 1969.
In 1971, Grand Funk Railroad smashed the record held by The Beatles when they sold out New York's Shea Stadium in 72 hours.
1971 - James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" was released in 1971.
Sly Stone was married during his concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1974 (the marriage lasts less than five months).
Patti Smith recorded her first song in 1974. It was her version of "Hey Joe."
In 1975, during recording sessions for 'Wish You Were Here' at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, Syd Barrett turned up out of the blue as Pink Floyd were listening to playbacks of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," (a tribute to former band member Barrett). This was the last time any member of Pink Floyd saw Barrett.
In 1977, Alice Cooper's boa constrictor, a co-star of his live act, suffered a fatal bite from a rat it was being fed for breakfast. Cooper held auditions for a replacement and a snake named 'Angel' got the gig.
During a 48-date North American tour in 1983, U2 played at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver. The show was recorded and released as 'U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky.'
Janet Jackson started a six-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1993 with 'Janet.'
Alicia Key's debut album "Songs in A Minor" was released in 2001.
Also in 2001 - Officials in Singapore threw out an appeal against a ban on Janet Jackson's latest album, ‘All For You.' They decided that the lyrics of the album, particularly one song, "Would You Mind," were "not acceptable to our society." The record was initially outlawed because of its "sexually explicit lyrics", including "I just wanna touch you, tease you, lick you, please you, love you, make love to you." EMI were attempting a compromise by trying to persuade Jackson's management to delete "Would You Mind" from the album.
In 2003, R. Kelly was banned from travelling to LA for a video shoot. He wasn't allowed to leave Chicago after being charged with 21 child porn offences last June over a video, which claimed to show him having sex with an underage girl.
Audioslave were at #1 on the US album chart in 2005 with 'Out of Exile.'
In 2007, jurors in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector were shown the bloody revolver that was found at the feet of Lana Clarkson, the actress he was accused of killing at his home in the early hours of February 3rd, 2003. She had accompanied Spector to his Alhambra, California mansion after meeting him at her job as a hostess at the House of Blues just hours earlier.
Also in 2007 - Sir Paul McCartney released his 21st solo album, ‘Memory Almost Full’ on the new Hear Music Starbucks label. It was later announced that all copies sold through UK Starbucks would not be eligible for the UK charts as the 533 stores were not registered with the Official Chart Company. The album was being played non-stop in more than 10,000 Starbucks outlets across 29 countries.
In 2007, Lucy O’Donnell, a former schoolmate of John Lennon’s son Julian, claims that she was the subject of a painting by Julian that inspired The Beatles song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Michael Fremer Album Review
Blue Cheer (reissue)
Vincebus Eruptum
Philips/Sundazed LP 5297 LP
Produced by: Abe "Voco" Kesh
Engineered by: John MacQuarrie
Mixed by: N/A
Mastered by: Bob Irwin (LP cut by "u")
Review by: Michael Fremer
2010-06-01
The Bay area based Blue Cheer issued this raw blues-psych record that runs a little more than a half an hour on the Philips label back in January of 1968.
It combines “heavy” drumming, oozy feedback drenched guitar and an amateur vibe both musically and sonically that may sound like a big nothing now, but it set many a young musician to thinking about “heavy” and “metal” and even "grunge" before the words were applied to what these guys were doing. No doubt Leslie Weinstein had this record (and of course Cream albums) spinning on his turntable as he contemplated forming Mountain.
The band stayed together with many lineup changes until the death in October, 2009 of bassist Dickie Peterson a few months before Sundazed reissued this absolutely dreadful sounding recording in its original “listening through a long pipe” mono mix. Not blaming Sundazed, mind you, it’s what the tape obviously sounded like.
The distantly miked drums are overwhelmed with distortion, the bass is blobby and the vocals seem to be emerging from a garbage can— all of which give the production a primitive charm.
Adding to that charm is a frenzied cover of Mose Allison’s famous prison song “Parchman Farm” (named for Mississippi’s oldest high security men’s only penitentiary) that the group misnames “Parchment Farm.” Other than that cover and a really good one of “Summertime Blues” that precedes by two years The Who’s similar sounding cover recorded live at Leeds, the rest are Peterson originals.
With the short psychedelic “notes” by LSD king Augustus Stanley Owsley III it’s obvious what Dickie Peterson’s classic “Doctor Please” was about.
There are Cream-like allusions mixed in with the “heavy” elements that give rise to the notion that these guys created the musical precursor to “heavy metal,” but you could just as easily argue that Cream provided the raw materials for that too.
In any case, Sundazed has done its usual good job giving you what’s on the tape, which in this case is not much that one would consider high fidelity, but it sounds about right for the raw material. Sundazed recreates the original embossed raised letter jacket and for some reason includes a post card showing the master tape of the band’s second album Outsideinside along with images of the white label promo single “Feathers From Your Tree”/”Sun Cycle.”
Thanks to Michael over at http://www.musicangle.com/ for the exclusive rights to reprint this material.
Copyright © 2008 MusicAngle.com & Michael Fremer - All rights reserved Reprinted by Permission
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Music News & Notes
FILTER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS” IN AUGUST
Platinum rock band, Filter will release their fifth studio album, 'The Trouble With Angels' this August on Rocket Science Ventures. Fans of the band’s Short Bus and Title of Record will be ecstatic to hear Richard Patrick return to his industrial roots.
Produced by Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Atreyu, Saliva) the album’s debut single, ‘The Inevitable Relapse,’ features thundering chords and an isolated bass line that both conjure and modernize Filter’s signature sound. “People think ‘The Inevitable Relapse’ is about addiction, consumption, and obsession, but they’re wrong,” says Richard Patrick. “It’s a love song.” The single will be impacting Active Rock and Alternative radio June 21st.
Filter will also be releasing a limited edition 7” vinyl single, exclusively for the Record Store Day coalition of stores on July 6th, featuring ‘The Inevitable Relapse” album version and a Rob Patterson 666 re-mix on the B-side.
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Killing Joke to release new EP and album in 2010 to mark 30 years
The original line-up; Jaz Coleman (vocals), Geordie (guitar), Youth (bass) and Paul Ferguson (drums) of punk band Killing Joke have announced a new EP entitled ‘In Excelsis’ is due on June 21st via Spinefarm Records UK with a full length record ‘XIII: Feast Of Fools’ due on September 6th.
The EP will be exclusively available as a double coloured vinyl 10” from online UK retailer What Records; a CD version of the EP – complete with bonus dub Remix – will also be included with the package, and there will be a separate digital format, too. If purchased via iTunes, the latter will come complete with a short protest film titled ‘Urban Primitive’, filmed by Killing Joke bassist Youth back in 2004 and showing the award-winning producer as he creates a spontaneous work of art somewhere in London’s Chelsea area, on the banks of the Thames. The soundbed to the film will be an exclusive Killing Joke track.
The releases will mark the 30th Anniversary for Killing Joke, and is the first time the original line-up has worked together in 28 years.
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Night Horse, Quest For Fire Announce August Release Dates For New Albums
Tee Pee Records has announced upcoming releases from bands Night Horse and Quest For Fire. Night Horse's sophomore album, "Perdition Hymns" is set for release on August 3rd while Quest For Fire's sophomore album "Lights From Paradise" is set for release August 31st.
Night Horse return with their highly anticipated sophomore effort "Perdition Hymns" on August 3rd, produced and mixed by Matt Bayles (Pearl Jam, Mastodon, The Sword). "Perdition Hymns" is a patent demonstration of a group that has quickly become a well-refined song-writing machine. The band has chiseled the six-minute jam style songwriting of their debut "The Dark Wont Hide You" into the hook-laden gems that comprise "Perdition Hymns;" with riff driven catchiness and soaring melodies that stick.
Quest For Fire are Toronto's most beloved psych rockers. Fusing hard space rock with the plodding primitive thud of fuzzed out garage. Quest For Fire set out with pure undeniable power to create their own take on classic rock and psychedelia. On August 31st Tee Pee Records will release the band's sophomore LP "Lights From Paradise." The album combines beautiful, dreamy hard rock, Spaceman 3 drone and psychedelic swirl.
Platinum rock band, Filter will release their fifth studio album, 'The Trouble With Angels' this August on Rocket Science Ventures. Fans of the band’s Short Bus and Title of Record will be ecstatic to hear Richard Patrick return to his industrial roots.
Produced by Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Atreyu, Saliva) the album’s debut single, ‘The Inevitable Relapse,’ features thundering chords and an isolated bass line that both conjure and modernize Filter’s signature sound. “People think ‘The Inevitable Relapse’ is about addiction, consumption, and obsession, but they’re wrong,” says Richard Patrick. “It’s a love song.” The single will be impacting Active Rock and Alternative radio June 21st.
Filter will also be releasing a limited edition 7” vinyl single, exclusively for the Record Store Day coalition of stores on July 6th, featuring ‘The Inevitable Relapse” album version and a Rob Patterson 666 re-mix on the B-side.
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Killing Joke to release new EP and album in 2010 to mark 30 years
The EP will be exclusively available as a double coloured vinyl 10” from online UK retailer What Records; a CD version of the EP – complete with bonus dub Remix – will also be included with the package, and there will be a separate digital format, too. If purchased via iTunes, the latter will come complete with a short protest film titled ‘Urban Primitive’, filmed by Killing Joke bassist Youth back in 2004 and showing the award-winning producer as he creates a spontaneous work of art somewhere in London’s Chelsea area, on the banks of the Thames. The soundbed to the film will be an exclusive Killing Joke track.
The releases will mark the 30th Anniversary for Killing Joke, and is the first time the original line-up has worked together in 28 years.
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Night Horse, Quest For Fire Announce August Release Dates For New Albums
Tee Pee Records has announced upcoming releases from bands Night Horse and Quest For Fire. Night Horse's sophomore album, "Perdition Hymns" is set for release on August 3rd while Quest For Fire's sophomore album "Lights From Paradise" is set for release August 31st.
Night Horse return with their highly anticipated sophomore effort "Perdition Hymns" on August 3rd, produced and mixed by Matt Bayles (Pearl Jam, Mastodon, The Sword). "Perdition Hymns" is a patent demonstration of a group that has quickly become a well-refined song-writing machine. The band has chiseled the six-minute jam style songwriting of their debut "The Dark Wont Hide You" into the hook-laden gems that comprise "Perdition Hymns;" with riff driven catchiness and soaring melodies that stick.
Quest For Fire are Toronto's most beloved psych rockers. Fusing hard space rock with the plodding primitive thud of fuzzed out garage. Quest For Fire set out with pure undeniable power to create their own take on classic rock and psychedelia. On August 31st Tee Pee Records will release the band's sophomore LP "Lights From Paradise." The album combines beautiful, dreamy hard rock, Spaceman 3 drone and psychedelic swirl.
Legendary Guitarist Robby Krieger Set To Release New Solo Album
Legendary guitarist Robby Krieger returns with a new instrumental solo album, Singularity, on Oglio Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label. Singularity will also be available on vinyl.
(I-Newswire) June 2, 2010 - LOS ANGELES, CA Robby Krieger returns with a new instrumental solo album, Singularity, on Oglio Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label. On Singularity, Robby continues to explore his unique flamenco infused jazz-rock sound as heard on his previous album for Oglio Records, Cinematix. Singularity was produced by Robby Krieger and Arthur Barrow, features an original Krieger painting as the cover art and will also be available on vinyl.
"SINGULARITY" was named after my painting which we used for the album cover. A singularity is a profound event such as the "big bang", which was the creation of the universe. I could have started with something smaller, such as, say the destruction of a galaxy or two, but I figured what the hell. Hopefully, the music evokes thoughts along those lines. Iʼm very happy, that after all these years I was able to record some flamenco guitar, which comprises the intros for two of the songs, 'Russian Caravan" and "Event Horizon". Iʼm also very happy with some of the slide guitar such as on "Southern Cross" and "Waterslide" - Robby Krieger
During his time as The Doors guitarist, Robby wrote some of the bandʼs best known songs including “Light My Fire”, “Love Me Two Times”, “Love Her Madly” and “Touch Me”. He was also voted in at #91 on Rolling Stoneʼs list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time and in 2009, Robby partnered with the Gibson Guitar Corporation to release his very own limited edition signature guitar, the ʻInspired By Krieger SGʼ.
Robby Krieger rejoins his fellow The Doors member, Ray Manzarek, who also released his own solo record, “Love Her Madly” on Oglio Records, in their group Manzarek-Krieger for a new tour beginning May 27th.
Singularity Track Listing
1. Russian Caravan (Intro) 3:24
2. Russian Caravan 10:12
3. Southern Cross 4:45
4. Event Horizon (Intro) 2:25
5. Event Horizon 7:22
6. Coffin Dodger 3:12
7. Runaway Trane 4:35
8. Let It Slide 5:27
9. Solar Wind 4:25
10. House Of Bees 4:58
Please visit Oglio.com for 300 DPI Cover art, press photo and more on Robby Krieger.
For more information, contact Mark Copeland mark@oglio.com
(I-Newswire) June 2, 2010 - LOS ANGELES, CA Robby Krieger returns with a new instrumental solo album, Singularity, on Oglio Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label. On Singularity, Robby continues to explore his unique flamenco infused jazz-rock sound as heard on his previous album for Oglio Records, Cinematix. Singularity was produced by Robby Krieger and Arthur Barrow, features an original Krieger painting as the cover art and will also be available on vinyl.
"SINGULARITY" was named after my painting which we used for the album cover. A singularity is a profound event such as the "big bang", which was the creation of the universe. I could have started with something smaller, such as, say the destruction of a galaxy or two, but I figured what the hell. Hopefully, the music evokes thoughts along those lines. Iʼm very happy, that after all these years I was able to record some flamenco guitar, which comprises the intros for two of the songs, 'Russian Caravan" and "Event Horizon". Iʼm also very happy with some of the slide guitar such as on "Southern Cross" and "Waterslide" - Robby Krieger
During his time as The Doors guitarist, Robby wrote some of the bandʼs best known songs including “Light My Fire”, “Love Me Two Times”, “Love Her Madly” and “Touch Me”. He was also voted in at #91 on Rolling Stoneʼs list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time and in 2009, Robby partnered with the Gibson Guitar Corporation to release his very own limited edition signature guitar, the ʻInspired By Krieger SGʼ.
Robby Krieger rejoins his fellow The Doors member, Ray Manzarek, who also released his own solo record, “Love Her Madly” on Oglio Records, in their group Manzarek-Krieger for a new tour beginning May 27th.
Singularity Track Listing
1. Russian Caravan (Intro) 3:24
2. Russian Caravan 10:12
3. Southern Cross 4:45
4. Event Horizon (Intro) 2:25
5. Event Horizon 7:22
6. Coffin Dodger 3:12
7. Runaway Trane 4:35
8. Let It Slide 5:27
9. Solar Wind 4:25
10. House Of Bees 4:58
Please visit Oglio.com for 300 DPI Cover art, press photo and more on Robby Krieger.
For more information, contact Mark Copeland mark@oglio.com
This Date In Music History - June 3
Birthdays:
Eddie Holman (1946)
Ian Hunter - Mott The Hoople (1946)
Born on this day in 1946, John Paul Jones, bass, keyboards, producer with Led Zeppelin who had the 1969 US #4 single "Whole Lotta Love." The band's fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic "Stairway To Heaven," has sold over 37 million copies. As a session player in the 1960s he worked with The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Donovan, Jeff Beck, Hermans Hermits, Lulu, Tom Jones. In recent years Jones has worked with R.E.M. on 1992 'Automatic For The People' album and is a member of Them Crooked Vultures.
Suzi Quatro (1950)
Deniece Williams (1951)
Dan Hill (1954)
El Debarge - Debarge (1961)
Kerry King - Slayer (1964)
Mike Gordon - Phish (1965)
Samantha Sprackling - Republica (1968)
Gabriel Hernandez - No Mercy (1971)
Ariel Hernandez - No Mercy (1971)
Kelly Jones - Stereophonics (1974)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1947, Dave Alexander, bass, Iggy Pop And The Stooges. Died February 10, 1975.
Born today in 1943, Michael Clarke, drummer, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds, (1965 US & UK #1 single "Mr Tambourine Man"). Clarke died of liver failure on December 19th 1993.
Born on this day in 1962, David Cole, C & C Music Factory. Produced Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin. Cole died January 24th 1995.
Born on this day in 1942, Curtis Mayfield, singer, songwriter. Member of The Impressions, Solo. (1972 US #4 single "Freddie's Dead, Theme From Superfly"). He died on December 26,1999.
Born today in 1947, Mickey Finn, T Rex, percussion. Finn died on January 11, 2002.
Born on this day in 1952, Billy Powell, keyboards, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Died at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida on Jan 28, 2009. Powell called police saying he was having trouble breathing and emergency services tried to resuscitate the musician but he was pronounced dead an hour later.
Boots Randolph ("Yakety Sax") (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007)
History:
In 1949, Elvis Presley received an 'A' in language but only a 'C' in music on his 8th grade report card at Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee.
Brothers Leonard and Phillip Chess launched Chess Records in Chicago in 1950. The label releases countless influential Blues recordings.
Elvis Presley graduated from Humes High School in 1953 (despite his C in music earlier).
Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley appeared together at an autograph session at a Lubbock, Texas car dealership in 1955.
The Isley Brothers released their first single "The Angel's Cried" in 1957
In 1964, during a photo session Ringo Starr was taken ill suffering from tonsillitis and pharyngitis, days before a world tour was about to start. After a last-minute phone call from George Martin, session drummer Jimmy Nichol rushed over to EMI Studios, where he and The Beatles ran through six songs from their tour repertoire in a quick rehearsal. Nichol replaced Ringo and became a Beatle for eleven days.
Gary Lewis recorded "Save Your Heart For Me" in 1965.
Aretha Franklin went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1967 with her version of the Otis Redding hit "Respect."
The Doors "Light My Fire" was released in the US in 1967, it went on to be #1 on the singles chart two months later.
In 1968, Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol and art critic and curator Mario Amaya at Warhol's studio in New York City. Solanas had been to see Warhol after asking for the return of a script which had apparently, been misplaced. Warhol was seriously wounded in the attack and barely survived.
In 1970, the Kinks Ray Davies was forced to make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to record one word in a song. Davies had to change the word 'Coca- Cola' to 'Cherry Cola' on the bands forthcoming single "Lola" due to an advertising ban at BBC Radio.
Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" was released in 1970.
The Rolling Stones kicked off their seventh North American tour at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada in 1972. The 32 date tour grossed $4 million, making it the richest rock tour in history.
Family gospel group of father and three daughters The Staple Singers went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1972 with "I'll Take You There."
Jethro Tull started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1972 with 'Thick As A Brick.'
Ozzie Nelson (Ricky's dad) died of liver cancer in 1975.
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1978 with "Too Much Too Little Too Late."
In 1983, session drummer Jim Gordon murdered his mother by pounding her head with a hammer. A diagnosed schizophrenic, it was not until his trial in 1984 that he was properly diagnosed. Due to the fact that his attorney was unable to use the insanity defense, Gordon was sentenced to sixteen years-to-life in prison in 1984. A Grammy Award winner for co-writing Layla with Eric Clapton, Gordon worked with The Beach Boys, John Lennon, George Harrison Frank Zappa and many other artists.
George Michael's "I Want Your Sex" was banned by the BBC in 1987.
Michael Damian went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1989 with his version of the David Essex song "Rock On."
The Fine Young Cannibals started a seven-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1989 with 'The Raw & The Cooked.'
Willie Nelson released his "Who'll Buy My Memories - The IRS Tapes" LP in 1991. The album was made up of songs that had been seized by the U.S. government and would go towards paying off his $16 million tax bill.
Bryan Adams started a five week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1995 with "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman." Taken from the film 'Don Juan De Marco' it became Adams third US solo #1.
Staind started a three-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 2001 with 'Break The Cycle.'
In 2002, Paul McCartney, Sting, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard, Ozzy Osbourne, The Corrs, Will Young, Atomic Kitten and S Club 7 all appeared at The Queen's Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace, London.
In 2003, Barry Manilow suffered a broken nose after he accidentally walked into a wall at his home in Palm Springs, California and knocked himself unconscious. Although he passed out for four hours, he didn't endure any lasting effects as doctors determined that surgery was not necessary.
In 2004, Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen announces that he`s running for president. He`s the first to admit that his bid is "to be considered for entertainment purposes only." Still, Kaukonen promotes a nonviolent, anti-hatred and pro-compassion platform with a foreign policy based on the need for "visual peace." He did not get the keys to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Red Hot Chili Peppers were at #1 on the US album chart in 2006 with 'Stadium Arcadium,' the bands ninth studio album.
In 2008, Weezer’s self-titled disc (aka "The Red Album") was released earlier than originally planned because several tracks were leaked online.
Also in 2008, Radiohead's entire back catalog was available via iTunes to coincide with the release of "Radiohead: The Best Of " compilation.
Eddie Holman (1946)
Ian Hunter - Mott The Hoople (1946)
Born on this day in 1946, John Paul Jones, bass, keyboards, producer with Led Zeppelin who had the 1969 US #4 single "Whole Lotta Love." The band's fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic "Stairway To Heaven," has sold over 37 million copies. As a session player in the 1960s he worked with The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Donovan, Jeff Beck, Hermans Hermits, Lulu, Tom Jones. In recent years Jones has worked with R.E.M. on 1992 'Automatic For The People' album and is a member of Them Crooked Vultures.
Suzi Quatro (1950)
Deniece Williams (1951)
Dan Hill (1954)
El Debarge - Debarge (1961)
Kerry King - Slayer (1964)
Mike Gordon - Phish (1965)
Samantha Sprackling - Republica (1968)
Gabriel Hernandez - No Mercy (1971)
Ariel Hernandez - No Mercy (1971)
Kelly Jones - Stereophonics (1974)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1947, Dave Alexander, bass, Iggy Pop And The Stooges. Died February 10, 1975.
Born today in 1943, Michael Clarke, drummer, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds, (1965 US & UK #1 single "Mr Tambourine Man"). Clarke died of liver failure on December 19th 1993.
Born on this day in 1962, David Cole, C & C Music Factory. Produced Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin. Cole died January 24th 1995.
Born on this day in 1942, Curtis Mayfield, singer, songwriter. Member of The Impressions, Solo. (1972 US #4 single "Freddie's Dead, Theme From Superfly"). He died on December 26,1999.
Born today in 1947, Mickey Finn, T Rex, percussion. Finn died on January 11, 2002.
Born on this day in 1952, Billy Powell, keyboards, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Died at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida on Jan 28, 2009. Powell called police saying he was having trouble breathing and emergency services tried to resuscitate the musician but he was pronounced dead an hour later.
Boots Randolph ("Yakety Sax") (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007)
History:
In 1949, Elvis Presley received an 'A' in language but only a 'C' in music on his 8th grade report card at Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee.
Brothers Leonard and Phillip Chess launched Chess Records in Chicago in 1950. The label releases countless influential Blues recordings.
Elvis Presley graduated from Humes High School in 1953 (despite his C in music earlier).
Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley appeared together at an autograph session at a Lubbock, Texas car dealership in 1955.
The Isley Brothers released their first single "The Angel's Cried" in 1957
In 1964, during a photo session Ringo Starr was taken ill suffering from tonsillitis and pharyngitis, days before a world tour was about to start. After a last-minute phone call from George Martin, session drummer Jimmy Nichol rushed over to EMI Studios, where he and The Beatles ran through six songs from their tour repertoire in a quick rehearsal. Nichol replaced Ringo and became a Beatle for eleven days.
Gary Lewis recorded "Save Your Heart For Me" in 1965.
Aretha Franklin went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1967 with her version of the Otis Redding hit "Respect."
The Doors "Light My Fire" was released in the US in 1967, it went on to be #1 on the singles chart two months later.
In 1968, Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol and art critic and curator Mario Amaya at Warhol's studio in New York City. Solanas had been to see Warhol after asking for the return of a script which had apparently, been misplaced. Warhol was seriously wounded in the attack and barely survived.
In 1970, the Kinks Ray Davies was forced to make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to record one word in a song. Davies had to change the word 'Coca- Cola' to 'Cherry Cola' on the bands forthcoming single "Lola" due to an advertising ban at BBC Radio.
Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" was released in 1970.
The Rolling Stones kicked off their seventh North American tour at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada in 1972. The 32 date tour grossed $4 million, making it the richest rock tour in history.
Family gospel group of father and three daughters The Staple Singers went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1972 with "I'll Take You There."
Jethro Tull started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1972 with 'Thick As A Brick.'
Ozzie Nelson (Ricky's dad) died of liver cancer in 1975.
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1978 with "Too Much Too Little Too Late."
In 1983, session drummer Jim Gordon murdered his mother by pounding her head with a hammer. A diagnosed schizophrenic, it was not until his trial in 1984 that he was properly diagnosed. Due to the fact that his attorney was unable to use the insanity defense, Gordon was sentenced to sixteen years-to-life in prison in 1984. A Grammy Award winner for co-writing Layla with Eric Clapton, Gordon worked with The Beach Boys, John Lennon, George Harrison Frank Zappa and many other artists.
George Michael's "I Want Your Sex" was banned by the BBC in 1987.
Michael Damian went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1989 with his version of the David Essex song "Rock On."
The Fine Young Cannibals started a seven-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1989 with 'The Raw & The Cooked.'
Willie Nelson released his "Who'll Buy My Memories - The IRS Tapes" LP in 1991. The album was made up of songs that had been seized by the U.S. government and would go towards paying off his $16 million tax bill.
Bryan Adams started a five week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1995 with "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman." Taken from the film 'Don Juan De Marco' it became Adams third US solo #1.
Staind started a three-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 2001 with 'Break The Cycle.'
In 2002, Paul McCartney, Sting, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard, Ozzy Osbourne, The Corrs, Will Young, Atomic Kitten and S Club 7 all appeared at The Queen's Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace, London.
In 2003, Barry Manilow suffered a broken nose after he accidentally walked into a wall at his home in Palm Springs, California and knocked himself unconscious. Although he passed out for four hours, he didn't endure any lasting effects as doctors determined that surgery was not necessary.
In 2004, Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen announces that he`s running for president. He`s the first to admit that his bid is "to be considered for entertainment purposes only." Still, Kaukonen promotes a nonviolent, anti-hatred and pro-compassion platform with a foreign policy based on the need for "visual peace." He did not get the keys to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Red Hot Chili Peppers were at #1 on the US album chart in 2006 with 'Stadium Arcadium,' the bands ninth studio album.
In 2008, Weezer’s self-titled disc (aka "The Red Album") was released earlier than originally planned because several tracks were leaked online.
Also in 2008, Radiohead's entire back catalog was available via iTunes to coincide with the release of "Radiohead: The Best Of " compilation.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Music News & Notes
Take an inside look at the new state of the art stage set for The Steve Miller Band's upcomming tour in support of their much anticipated June 15th release "Bingo!".
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The Rendering, 'Protector' -- Album Art of the Week
Arizona's the Rendering just signed on to the Authentik Artists roster, and their debut release, 'The Protector' EP, is out June 6. The three-headed dog battling the snake seen on the release's cover was created by 19-year-old artist Edgil Pagaduan. "We didn't really give him any specifics at all for this art," Rendering vocalist Erik Van Acker told Noisecreep. "We just told him that the CD was called 'Protector,' and a few weeks later the art arrived and we were so stoked. He is an incredible artist and a very awesome dude."
Pagaduan is a native of Sydney, Australia, and despite his youth, he has five years of hard experience in the art world. Besides selling non-commissioned art, he has done designs for bands like Vegas in Ruins, Resist the Thought and In the Midst of Lions.
"Well, the story behind the art is the guys' new CD is called 'Protector,'" Pagaduan told Noisecreep. "So I drew Cerberus, the three-headed dog who protects hell in Greek mythology. What really inspired it was me watching Hercules at my friend Martee's house one night and the idea clicking in my head!"
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This from noisecreep.com:
Ozzy Osbourne Makes Museum Visitors Scream -- Video
With a new album called 'Scream' due on June 22, what better promotional campaign for the Lord of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, than to film ordinary people screaming? And if you can have a good laugh while you're at it, all the better.
That's why, during a recent press visit to New York City to promote the upcoming album, Ozzy stopped off at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and sat motionless on a display bench until visitors got too close. Of course, a camera crew was there to film all the fun.
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Paper + Plastick Records Announce Summer 7" Series
Paper + Plastick Records has announced that they are partnering with some of the biggest names in modern punk rock to collaborate on a series of 7" splits. For the vinyl nerd in all of us, there will be exclusive artwork, special b-side etchings, and a choice of multi-coloured vinyl options. The first release in the series, released on Tuesday features a brand new track from Anti-Flag entitled Queens and Kings (white or rainbow vinyl). Also available is Jonxer b/w Get Up and Go (Root Beer or Violet vinyl) from St. Alvia.
Head of P+P, Vinnie Fiorello of Less Then Jake, explains his reasoning behind the releases and relationship with the vinyl record, “Out of all the formats of vinyl, I have the most love for the 7” record. This was the easiest way to get to know a band when I was getting into punk music. It was a trophy, and a badge of honor. If you were in a band and had a 7” record coming out, you felt like you made it”
Bands on deck for the rest of the summer include The Ataris and Weatherbox. A shortlist of the announced bands and release dates can be found below.
Click here (http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=181455& ) to pre-order or to the Anti-Flag and St. Alvia releases!
May 25 – Anti-Flag / The Second Coming Of Nothing
May 25 – St. Alvia / Jonxer B/W Get Up And Go
July 6 – The Ataris / All Souls Day
Aug 24 – Weatherbox / Christpuncher
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Santana Collaborates With Nas and Chris Cornell for Classic Rock Covers Album
It's being reported that music legend Carlos Santana has enlisted a number of stars to perform on his forthcoming new album of classic rock covers, including Nas, Chris Cornell, Joe Cocker and Ray Manzarek. According to Contactmusic, in what is surely one of the oddest combinations in recent times, Nas will take on AC/DC's classic track "Back in Black" with Santana in tow on guitar.
Soundgarden frontman Cornell is tasked with producing vocals for Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," while Cocker will perform on a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing."
Former Doors keyboard player Manzarek meanwhile will collaborate on a remake of his old band's song, 'Riders on the Storm'.
Santana revealed to Rolling Stone magazine that he tried to ensure the new album was especially pleasing for females.
He said: "I paid special attention to the groove so the females would get completely aroused."
The guitarist has been keeping a relatively low profile in recent years, although in 2009 he called upon President Obama to legalize marijuana, claiming that all the money made could be reinvested in teachers and education.
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The Complete DIO Vinyl Collection Due Out Later This Year
Due out before the end of the year is 'For The Record: The Complete DIO Vinyl Collection,' featuring 16 Dio LP's all on 180 gram vinyl, each LP on different color vinyl with a deluxe book and 16 different tour laminates all in a deluxe album carrying case.
Ronnie James Dio's wife/manager Wendy Dio comments: "We hope to have this very special item out for Christmas! Ronnie came up with the title!"
In other news, the first release from the Niji Entertainment Group will be Super Rock Japan: Live 1985 on August 31st from Dio on both DVD and CD.
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The Rendering, 'Protector' -- Album Art of the Week
Pagaduan is a native of Sydney, Australia, and despite his youth, he has five years of hard experience in the art world. Besides selling non-commissioned art, he has done designs for bands like Vegas in Ruins, Resist the Thought and In the Midst of Lions.
"Well, the story behind the art is the guys' new CD is called 'Protector,'" Pagaduan told Noisecreep. "So I drew Cerberus, the three-headed dog who protects hell in Greek mythology. What really inspired it was me watching Hercules at my friend Martee's house one night and the idea clicking in my head!"
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This from noisecreep.com:
Ozzy Osbourne Makes Museum Visitors Scream -- Video
With a new album called 'Scream' due on June 22, what better promotional campaign for the Lord of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, than to film ordinary people screaming? And if you can have a good laugh while you're at it, all the better.
That's why, during a recent press visit to New York City to promote the upcoming album, Ozzy stopped off at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and sat motionless on a display bench until visitors got too close. Of course, a camera crew was there to film all the fun.
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Paper + Plastick Records Announce Summer 7" Series
Head of P+P, Vinnie Fiorello of Less Then Jake, explains his reasoning behind the releases and relationship with the vinyl record, “Out of all the formats of vinyl, I have the most love for the 7” record. This was the easiest way to get to know a band when I was getting into punk music. It was a trophy, and a badge of honor. If you were in a band and had a 7” record coming out, you felt like you made it”
Bands on deck for the rest of the summer include The Ataris and Weatherbox. A shortlist of the announced bands and release dates can be found below.
Click here (http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=181455& ) to pre-order or to the Anti-Flag and St. Alvia releases!
May 25 – Anti-Flag / The Second Coming Of Nothing
May 25 – St. Alvia / Jonxer B/W Get Up And Go
July 6 – The Ataris / All Souls Day
Aug 24 – Weatherbox / Christpuncher
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Santana Collaborates With Nas and Chris Cornell for Classic Rock Covers Album
It's being reported that music legend Carlos Santana has enlisted a number of stars to perform on his forthcoming new album of classic rock covers, including Nas, Chris Cornell, Joe Cocker and Ray Manzarek. According to Contactmusic, in what is surely one of the oddest combinations in recent times, Nas will take on AC/DC's classic track "Back in Black" with Santana in tow on guitar.
Soundgarden frontman Cornell is tasked with producing vocals for Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," while Cocker will perform on a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing."
Former Doors keyboard player Manzarek meanwhile will collaborate on a remake of his old band's song, 'Riders on the Storm'.
Santana revealed to Rolling Stone magazine that he tried to ensure the new album was especially pleasing for females.
He said: "I paid special attention to the groove so the females would get completely aroused."
The guitarist has been keeping a relatively low profile in recent years, although in 2009 he called upon President Obama to legalize marijuana, claiming that all the money made could be reinvested in teachers and education.
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The Complete DIO Vinyl Collection Due Out Later This Year
Ronnie James Dio's wife/manager Wendy Dio comments: "We hope to have this very special item out for Christmas! Ronnie came up with the title!"
In other news, the first release from the Niji Entertainment Group will be Super Rock Japan: Live 1985 on August 31st from Dio on both DVD and CD.
Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 31, 2010
DEAR JERRY: Most would say that the music of a song is more important than its lyrics.
Can you think of any hit songs that became popular more because of words rather than music?
— Barry Wise, Milwaukee
DEAR BARRY: In a general sense, I would rate both components equally, which would likely exclude me, and most lyricists, from membership in your club. There are thousands of hits in each category — made by lyrics and made by music — and just as many popular thanks to a combination of the two.
Immediately coming to mind are songs that tell a story, a tiny sampling of which are: “Candle in the Wind” (Elton John); “The Battle of New Orleans” and “North to Alaska” (Johnny Horton); “My Way” and “It Was a Very Good Year” (Frank Sinatra); “Me and Bobby McGee” (Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis); “Creeque Alley” (Mamas and the Papas); “In the Ghetto” (Elvis Presley); “Garden Party” (Rick Nelson); “Like a Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan); “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (Jeannie C. Riley); the poems of Rod McKuen put to music; and most anything by Marty Robbins or Tom T. Hall.
Novelty and teen tragedy hits, such as these, almost always owe their success to the lyrics: “M.T.A.” and “Tijuana Jail” (Kingston Trio); “The Purple People Eater” (Sheb Wooley); “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” (Royal Guardsmen); “The Name Game” (Shirley Ellis); “Tell Laura I Love Her” (Ray Peterson); “Last Kiss” (J. Frank Wilson); “Teen Angel” (Mark Dinning); “Ebony Eyes” (Everly Brothers); etc.
Most holiday, inspirational, message, and protest hits rely entirely on words to make the point: “Sleigh Ride” (Ronettes); “Pretty Paper” (Roy Orbison); “Amen” (Impressions); “Turn, Turn, Turn” (Byrds); “If I Can Dream” (Elvis Presley); “Everything Is Beautiful” and “Mr. Businessman” (Ray Stevens); “Eve of Destruction” (Barry McGuire); “For What It's Worth” (Buffalo Springfield); etc.
Then there are countless garden variety tunes whose sales soared because of some marvelous lyrics, for example: “Too Many Rivers” (Brenda Lee); “The Long and Winding Road” (Beatles); “King of the Road” (Roger Miller); “The Tracks of My Tears” and “Shop Around” (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles); “Everybody Needs a Rainbow” (Ray Stevens); “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (Sammi Smith); “Life” (Marty Robbins); “My Eyes Adored You” and “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” (Frankie Valli); “Rock N' Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)” and “I'll Paint You a Song” (Mac Davis); “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” and “Rose Garden” (Joe South); “The Glow Worm” (Mills Brothers); “For the Good Times” (Ray Price); “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (Tony Williams and the Platters); “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces” (Patsy Cline); “A Change Is Gonna Come” (Sam Cooke); “What a Difference a Day Makes” and “Manhattan” (Dinah Washington); “Operator” and “Time in a Bottle” (Jim Croce); “Photographs” and “There's a Place in My Heart” (Nana Mouskouri); etc. There are thousands more.
DEAR JERRY: Based on my fondness for the 1982 hit, “Everybody Wants You,” I decided to search eBay for more records by Billy Squier.
I was surprised to find about a hundred listings that identify him as Billy Squire. Are those dealers just not reading their records right, or is he really credited both ways?
What are his biggest hits?
—Jessie Garcia, Flagstaff, Ariz.
DEAR JESSIE: Billy's last name is definitely Squier. Transposing the last two letters is a typo caused by sellers not looking closely at the record they hold in their hands.
The two homophonic names sound the same, but most folks are far more familiar with the “squire” spelling.
Besides “Everybody Wants You,” his other Top 40 hits are: “The Stroke” (1981); “In the Dark” (1981); and “Rock Me Tonite” (1984).
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
DEAR JERRY: Most would say that the music of a song is more important than its lyrics.
Can you think of any hit songs that became popular more because of words rather than music?
— Barry Wise, Milwaukee
DEAR BARRY: In a general sense, I would rate both components equally, which would likely exclude me, and most lyricists, from membership in your club. There are thousands of hits in each category — made by lyrics and made by music — and just as many popular thanks to a combination of the two.
Immediately coming to mind are songs that tell a story, a tiny sampling of which are: “Candle in the Wind” (Elton John); “The Battle of New Orleans” and “North to Alaska” (Johnny Horton); “My Way” and “It Was a Very Good Year” (Frank Sinatra); “Me and Bobby McGee” (Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis); “Creeque Alley” (Mamas and the Papas); “In the Ghetto” (Elvis Presley); “Garden Party” (Rick Nelson); “Like a Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan); “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (Jeannie C. Riley); the poems of Rod McKuen put to music; and most anything by Marty Robbins or Tom T. Hall.
Novelty and teen tragedy hits, such as these, almost always owe their success to the lyrics: “M.T.A.” and “Tijuana Jail” (Kingston Trio); “The Purple People Eater” (Sheb Wooley); “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” (Royal Guardsmen); “The Name Game” (Shirley Ellis); “Tell Laura I Love Her” (Ray Peterson); “Last Kiss” (J. Frank Wilson); “Teen Angel” (Mark Dinning); “Ebony Eyes” (Everly Brothers); etc.
Most holiday, inspirational, message, and protest hits rely entirely on words to make the point: “Sleigh Ride” (Ronettes); “Pretty Paper” (Roy Orbison); “Amen” (Impressions); “Turn, Turn, Turn” (Byrds); “If I Can Dream” (Elvis Presley); “Everything Is Beautiful” and “Mr. Businessman” (Ray Stevens); “Eve of Destruction” (Barry McGuire); “For What It's Worth” (Buffalo Springfield); etc.
Then there are countless garden variety tunes whose sales soared because of some marvelous lyrics, for example: “Too Many Rivers” (Brenda Lee); “The Long and Winding Road” (Beatles); “King of the Road” (Roger Miller); “The Tracks of My Tears” and “Shop Around” (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles); “Everybody Needs a Rainbow” (Ray Stevens); “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (Sammi Smith); “Life” (Marty Robbins); “My Eyes Adored You” and “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” (Frankie Valli); “Rock N' Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)” and “I'll Paint You a Song” (Mac Davis); “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” and “Rose Garden” (Joe South); “The Glow Worm” (Mills Brothers); “For the Good Times” (Ray Price); “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (Tony Williams and the Platters); “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces” (Patsy Cline); “A Change Is Gonna Come” (Sam Cooke); “What a Difference a Day Makes” and “Manhattan” (Dinah Washington); “Operator” and “Time in a Bottle” (Jim Croce); “Photographs” and “There's a Place in My Heart” (Nana Mouskouri); etc. There are thousands more.
DEAR JERRY: Based on my fondness for the 1982 hit, “Everybody Wants You,” I decided to search eBay for more records by Billy Squier.
I was surprised to find about a hundred listings that identify him as Billy Squire. Are those dealers just not reading their records right, or is he really credited both ways?
What are his biggest hits?
—Jessie Garcia, Flagstaff, Ariz.
DEAR JESSIE: Billy's last name is definitely Squier. Transposing the last two letters is a typo caused by sellers not looking closely at the record they hold in their hands.
The two homophonic names sound the same, but most folks are far more familiar with the “squire” spelling.
Besides “Everybody Wants You,” his other Top 40 hits are: “The Stroke” (1981); “In the Dark” (1981); and “Rock Me Tonite” (1984).
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
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
New Music Releases -June 1, 2010
Have news of new vinyl record releases or new music releases? Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com and I will add it to the list!
7th Wonder - Words Dont Say Enough / Thunder
ABBA - Voulez-Vous: Deluxe Edition
AC/DC - Iron Man 2 (soundtrack) (vinyl)
A Forest of Stars – Opportunistic Thieves of Spring
Art Garfunkel - Playlist: the Very Best
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Anthology: Greatest & Latest
Beres Hammond - Just a Man
Big Tree - Home (Here) EP
Born Ruffians - Say It (vinyl)
Charlie Daniels Band - Playlist: the Very Best
Charlie Wilson - Girl Belongs to Me
Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes IV Common Threads
Clay Aiken - Tried & True
Coltrane Motion - Hello Ambition!
Common Prayer - There Is a Mountain
Corrosion of Conformity - Playlist: the Very Best
Dire Straits - Alchemy (20th Anniversary Edition) (2-Blu-Ray) (Vinyl)
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (vinyl reissue)
Disco Ensemble – The Island of Disco Ensemble
Dixie Chicks - Playlist: The Very Best of the Dixie Chicks
Doc & Merle Watson - Best of the 70s: Columbus Stockade Blues
Doobie Brothers - Takin It to the Streets (Mobile Fidelity)
Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do (vinyl)
Elk City - House of Tongues
Elvis Presley - Elvis Sings the British Songbook (2 CDs)
Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas
Fela Kuti - Open & Close/Afrodisiac (reissue)
Funki Porcini - On
Fursaxa - Mycorrhizae Realm
Futureheads - The Chaos (vinyl)
Gemma Ray - It's a Shame About Gemma Ray (vinyl)
Get Up Kids - Simple Science
God Help the Girl - Baby You're Blind (vinyl)
Good Old War - Good Old War
Hawthorne Heights - Skeletons
Hooray for Earth - Momo
Iggy Pop - California Hitchhike
Infesticons – Bedford Park (features Saul Williams, Creature, more; Ninja Tune)
J.J. Cale - Troubador / Okie
Jack Johnson - To the Sea (vinyl)
Jeff Beck - Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz (Vinyl)
Jim Kerr - Lostboy!
John Mayall - Tough (2 LPs) (Vinyl)
King - Steps in Time
Kinks - Preservation Act 2
Klaatu - 3 47 Est
Krayzie Bone - Lyrical Paraphernalia
Lamb of God - Hourglass: The CD Anthology
Land of Kush's Egyptian Light Orchestra - Monogamy (vinyl)
Lindsey Buckingham & Little Big Town - By Invitation Only- Live In Nashville (Vinyl)
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Playlist: the Very Best
Mac Davis - Song Painter / I Believe in Music
Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia/Ragpickers Dream (reissue)
Mas Rapido - Dumb Is King!
Melvins - The Bride Screamed Murder
Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Moe. - Smash Hits 1
Molly Hatchet - Justice
Neil Diamond - Live At The Greek Theatre 1976 (Vinyl)
Orianthi - Believe Again
Ozric Tentacles - Erpland (with DVD)
Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation
Peggy Sue - Fossils & Other Phantoms
Quitzow - Juice Water
Richie Havens - Mixed Bag & Something Else Again
Rod Stewart & the Faces - Changing Faces
Roland White – I Wasn’t Born to Rock ‘N Roll
Rush - Clockwork Angels
School - Loveless Unbeliever (vinyl)
Sea of Bees – Songs for the Ravens
Sergio Mendes - Bom Tempo Brasil - Remixed (Preview)
Setting Sun - Fantasurreal
Shlohmo – Shlomoshun Deluxe (vinyl only)
Sleepy Sun - Fever (vinyl)
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Steve Howe Trio - Travelling [Live]
Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots (vinyl)
Taio Cruz - Rokstarr
Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn
Television Personalities - A Memory Is Better Than Nothing
Tift Merritt - See You on the Moon
Townes Van Zandt - Legend: The Very Best of
Trap Them - Filth Rations (vinyl)
Trees on Fire – Organica
Trentemoller - Into the Great Wide Yonder (vinyl)
Unbunny: Moon Food
Various Artists - 1960s Rock & Roll From the Nashville Indies
Various Artists - Beehives & Bumper Bullets
Various Artists - Get Down With the Philly Sound
Various Artists - Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album
Various Artists - Motown for Kids
Various Artists - Music From Motor City
Various Artists - Space Hymns: An Introduction To Prog Rock
Various Artists - Volunteer Jam III & IV
Various artists – Warped Tour Compilation 2010
Wanda Jackson - Love Me Forever/Blues In My Heart
Watermelon Slim - Ringers
Wintersleep - New Inheritors
Woodsman - Mystery Tape
Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer
ZZ Top - Live From Texas (2 LPs)
7th Wonder - Words Dont Say Enough / Thunder
ABBA - Voulez-Vous: Deluxe Edition
AC/DC - Iron Man 2 (soundtrack) (vinyl)
A Forest of Stars – Opportunistic Thieves of Spring
Art Garfunkel - Playlist: the Very Best
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Anthology: Greatest & Latest
Beres Hammond - Just a Man
Big Tree - Home (Here) EP
Born Ruffians - Say It (vinyl)
Charlie Daniels Band - Playlist: the Very Best
Charlie Wilson - Girl Belongs to Me
Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes IV Common Threads
Clay Aiken - Tried & True
Coltrane Motion - Hello Ambition!
Common Prayer - There Is a Mountain
Corrosion of Conformity - Playlist: the Very Best
Dire Straits - Alchemy (20th Anniversary Edition) (2-Blu-Ray) (Vinyl)
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (vinyl reissue)
Disco Ensemble – The Island of Disco Ensemble
Dixie Chicks - Playlist: The Very Best of the Dixie Chicks
Doc & Merle Watson - Best of the 70s: Columbus Stockade Blues
Doobie Brothers - Takin It to the Streets (Mobile Fidelity)
Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do (vinyl)
Elk City - House of Tongues
Elvis Presley - Elvis Sings the British Songbook (2 CDs)
Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas
Fela Kuti - Open & Close/Afrodisiac (reissue)
Funki Porcini - On
Fursaxa - Mycorrhizae Realm
Futureheads - The Chaos (vinyl)
Gemma Ray - It's a Shame About Gemma Ray (vinyl)
Get Up Kids - Simple Science
God Help the Girl - Baby You're Blind (vinyl)
Good Old War - Good Old War
Hawthorne Heights - Skeletons
Hooray for Earth - Momo
Iggy Pop - California Hitchhike
Infesticons – Bedford Park (features Saul Williams, Creature, more; Ninja Tune)
J.J. Cale - Troubador / Okie
Jack Johnson - To the Sea (vinyl)
Jeff Beck - Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz (Vinyl)
Jim Kerr - Lostboy!
John Mayall - Tough (2 LPs) (Vinyl)
King - Steps in Time
Kinks - Preservation Act 2
Klaatu - 3 47 Est
Krayzie Bone - Lyrical Paraphernalia
Lamb of God - Hourglass: The CD Anthology
Land of Kush's Egyptian Light Orchestra - Monogamy (vinyl)
Lindsey Buckingham & Little Big Town - By Invitation Only- Live In Nashville (Vinyl)
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Playlist: the Very Best
Mac Davis - Song Painter / I Believe in Music
Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia/Ragpickers Dream (reissue)
Mas Rapido - Dumb Is King!
Melvins - The Bride Screamed Murder
Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Moe. - Smash Hits 1
Molly Hatchet - Justice
Neil Diamond - Live At The Greek Theatre 1976 (Vinyl)
Orianthi - Believe Again
Ozric Tentacles - Erpland (with DVD)
Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation
Peggy Sue - Fossils & Other Phantoms
Quitzow - Juice Water
Richie Havens - Mixed Bag & Something Else Again
Rod Stewart & the Faces - Changing Faces
Roland White – I Wasn’t Born to Rock ‘N Roll
Rush - Clockwork Angels
School - Loveless Unbeliever (vinyl)
Sea of Bees – Songs for the Ravens
Sergio Mendes - Bom Tempo Brasil - Remixed (Preview)
Setting Sun - Fantasurreal
Shlohmo – Shlomoshun Deluxe (vinyl only)
Sleepy Sun - Fever (vinyl)
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Steve Howe Trio - Travelling [Live]
Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots (vinyl)
Taio Cruz - Rokstarr
Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn
Television Personalities - A Memory Is Better Than Nothing
Tift Merritt - See You on the Moon
Townes Van Zandt - Legend: The Very Best of
Trap Them - Filth Rations (vinyl)
Trees on Fire – Organica
Trentemoller - Into the Great Wide Yonder (vinyl)
Unbunny: Moon Food
Various Artists - 1960s Rock & Roll From the Nashville Indies
Various Artists - Beehives & Bumper Bullets
Various Artists - Get Down With the Philly Sound
Various Artists - Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album
Various Artists - Motown for Kids
Various Artists - Music From Motor City
Various Artists - Space Hymns: An Introduction To Prog Rock
Various Artists - Volunteer Jam III & IV
Various artists – Warped Tour Compilation 2010
Wanda Jackson - Love Me Forever/Blues In My Heart
Watermelon Slim - Ringers
Wintersleep - New Inheritors
Woodsman - Mystery Tape
Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer
ZZ Top - Live From Texas (2 LPs)
This Date In Music History - June 1
Birthdays:
Pat Boone (1934)
James William McCarty - Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels (1945)
Ron Wood - Jeff Beck Group, The Faces. Joined The Rolling Stones in 1975 (1947)
Graham Russell - Air Supply (1950)
John Ellis - Vibrators (1952)
Ronnie Dunn - Brooks and Dunn (1953)
Alan Wilder - Depeche Mode (1959)
Simon Gallup - The Cure (1960)
Mike Joyce - The Smiths (1963)
Alanis Morissette, singer, songwriter- Her LP 'Jagged Little Pill' has sold more then 30 million copies, making it the best ever selling record by a female performer. (1974)
They Are Missed:
The late Nelson Riddle ("Lisbon Antigua") was born in 1921.
The late Johnny Bond ("Hot Rod Lincoln") was born in 1915.
Soul singer David Ruffin died of a drug overdose in 1991. After taking a large amount of cocaine Ruffin passed out, a friend drove him to a hospital in Philadelphia, where he later died.
History:
Doris Day signed a 5-year recording contract with Columbia Records in 1956 for the cool sum of $1 million.
Elvis Presley's two-sided hit single, "Teddy Bear" and "Loving You" was released in 1957.
Sam Cooke recorded his signature cut "You Send Me" in 1957.
In 1958, Private Elvis Presley completed basic Army training at Ft. Hood, Texas, earning a two-week furlough.
"The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton went to #1 on both the Country and Pop charts in the US in 1959, where it stayed for two months. The song was originally a poem written by high school teacher James Morriss in 1936, which he put to the music of an old fiddle tune known as "The Eighth Of January." Horton later won a Grammy Award for the song.
Lesley Gore started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1963 with the Quincy Jones (then a staff producer for Mercury Records) produced "It's My Party."
In 1964, the Rolling Stones arrived on BA flight 505 at Kennedy Airport for their debut US tour. The first date was on 5th of June in San Bernardino, California.
During a 12 hour session at Abbey Road studios in 1966, the Beatles added overdubs on "Yellow Submarine," with John Lennon blowing bubbles in a bucket of water and shouting "Full speed ahead Mister Captain!" Roadie Mal Evans played on a bass drum strapped to his chest, marching around the studio with The Beatles following behind (conga-line style) singing "We all live in a yellow submarine."
The Beatles released their "Sgt. Pepper" album in England in 1967 (it's released in the U.S. the next day).
Simon and Garfunkel went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1968 with "Mrs Robinson." Featured in the Dustin Hoffman and Ann Bancroft film 'The Graduate,' the song was also a hit for the Lemonheads in 1992.
“All we are saying is give peace a chance.” The anti-war anthem “Give Peace A Chance” was recorded during John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed-in for peace in Montreal in 1969. Holed up in room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel with John and Yoko are acid guru Timothy Leary, singer Petula Clark, comedian Dick Gregory, poet Allen Ginsberg and comedian Tommy Smothers (who plays acoustic guitar with Lennon).
The two-room shack in Tupelo, Mississippi, where Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935 was opened to the public as a tourist attraction in 1971.
Pink Floyd were working at Abbey Road studios, London on their 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album in 1972.
“Eagles,” the band’s self-titled debut containing “Take It Easy,” was issued in 1972.
In 1973, former Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt broke his spine after attempting to leave a party by climbing down a drainpipe and falling three stories. It left Wyatt permanently crippled and confined to a wheelchair.
In 1975, The Rolling Stones kicked off their biggest ever US tour at Louisiana State University. The tour would take in 45 shows in 26 cities. Guitarist Ron Wood joined The Stones on tour for the first time, replacing Mick Taylor.
Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of four nights at the Rainbow Theatre in London in 1977 There were six nights booked at the Rainbow, but the last two shows were cancelled due to a serious toe injury Marley received, (in a friendly football game with French journalists just before the tour's start in Paris). Subsequently the tour's second leg in the United States was postponed and then cancelled.
Prince & The Revolution started a three-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1985 with 'Around The World In A Day.'
In 1991, Sting appeared on the first airing of a new Soviet TV rock show, called 'Rock Steady'.
Blink 182 released “Enema Of The State” in 1999, with singles “Adam’s Song” and “All The Small Things.”
Staind were at #1 on the US album chart in 2003 with ‘14 Shades Of Gray’, the bands second US #1.
Pink Floyd's latter-day lineup reunited onstage in 2006 when drummer Nick Mason makes a surprise appearance during the last of guitarist David Gilmour's solo concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. Gilmour, Mason and Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright perform during the encore.
In 2007, contemporary musicians recorded their own versions of songs from the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album to mark 40 years since it was released. Acts including Oasis, Travis, The Fray, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Bryan Adams and The Magic Numbers all worked with Geoff Emerick - the engineer in charge of the original 1967 sessions, using the original analogue 4-track equipment to demonstrates the techniques employed for the recording at Abbey Road studios in 1967.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl joined Paul McCartney onstage at the Liverpool Sound Concert in 2008. Grohl played guitar on the Wings hit "Band On The Run," then moved to the drums for the Beatles classics "Back In The U.S.S.R." and "I Saw Her Standing There." Liverpool, McCartney’s hometown, is the ‘08 European Capital of Culture. The show also marks the 41st anniversary of the U.K. release of "Sgt. Peppers’ Lonely Hearts Club Band."
In 2008, ZZ Top appeared on the two-hour NBC special America United: In Support of Our Troops. The show's finale features ZZ Top teaming up with soul legend Sam Moore.
Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr make a surprise appearance at the E3 electronics-industry expo in L.A. in 2009 to mark the unveiling of The Beatles: Rock Band. The video game goes on sale a few months later.
The Rough Guide To Jimi Hendrix, a reference book written by music journalist Richie Unterberger, was published in 2009. The 288-page volume includes in-depth analyses of the guitarist's albums and playing style.
In 2010, Lamb Of God celebrate their fifteenth anniversary with the a "best of" compilation titled, 'Hourglass.'
Pat Boone (1934)
James William McCarty - Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels (1945)
Ron Wood - Jeff Beck Group, The Faces. Joined The Rolling Stones in 1975 (1947)
Graham Russell - Air Supply (1950)
John Ellis - Vibrators (1952)
Ronnie Dunn - Brooks and Dunn (1953)
Alan Wilder - Depeche Mode (1959)
Simon Gallup - The Cure (1960)
Mike Joyce - The Smiths (1963)
Alanis Morissette, singer, songwriter- Her LP 'Jagged Little Pill' has sold more then 30 million copies, making it the best ever selling record by a female performer. (1974)
They Are Missed:
The late Nelson Riddle ("Lisbon Antigua") was born in 1921.
The late Johnny Bond ("Hot Rod Lincoln") was born in 1915.
Soul singer David Ruffin died of a drug overdose in 1991. After taking a large amount of cocaine Ruffin passed out, a friend drove him to a hospital in Philadelphia, where he later died.
History:
Doris Day signed a 5-year recording contract with Columbia Records in 1956 for the cool sum of $1 million.
Elvis Presley's two-sided hit single, "Teddy Bear" and "Loving You" was released in 1957.
Sam Cooke recorded his signature cut "You Send Me" in 1957.
In 1958, Private Elvis Presley completed basic Army training at Ft. Hood, Texas, earning a two-week furlough.
"The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton went to #1 on both the Country and Pop charts in the US in 1959, where it stayed for two months. The song was originally a poem written by high school teacher James Morriss in 1936, which he put to the music of an old fiddle tune known as "The Eighth Of January." Horton later won a Grammy Award for the song.
Lesley Gore started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1963 with the Quincy Jones (then a staff producer for Mercury Records) produced "It's My Party."
In 1964, the Rolling Stones arrived on BA flight 505 at Kennedy Airport for their debut US tour. The first date was on 5th of June in San Bernardino, California.
During a 12 hour session at Abbey Road studios in 1966, the Beatles added overdubs on "Yellow Submarine," with John Lennon blowing bubbles in a bucket of water and shouting "Full speed ahead Mister Captain!" Roadie Mal Evans played on a bass drum strapped to his chest, marching around the studio with The Beatles following behind (conga-line style) singing "We all live in a yellow submarine."
Simon and Garfunkel went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1968 with "Mrs Robinson." Featured in the Dustin Hoffman and Ann Bancroft film 'The Graduate,' the song was also a hit for the Lemonheads in 1992.
“All we are saying is give peace a chance.” The anti-war anthem “Give Peace A Chance” was recorded during John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed-in for peace in Montreal in 1969. Holed up in room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel with John and Yoko are acid guru Timothy Leary, singer Petula Clark, comedian Dick Gregory, poet Allen Ginsberg and comedian Tommy Smothers (who plays acoustic guitar with Lennon).
The two-room shack in Tupelo, Mississippi, where Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935 was opened to the public as a tourist attraction in 1971.
Pink Floyd were working at Abbey Road studios, London on their 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album in 1972.
“Eagles,” the band’s self-titled debut containing “Take It Easy,” was issued in 1972.
In 1973, former Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt broke his spine after attempting to leave a party by climbing down a drainpipe and falling three stories. It left Wyatt permanently crippled and confined to a wheelchair.
In 1975, The Rolling Stones kicked off their biggest ever US tour at Louisiana State University. The tour would take in 45 shows in 26 cities. Guitarist Ron Wood joined The Stones on tour for the first time, replacing Mick Taylor.
Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of four nights at the Rainbow Theatre in London in 1977 There were six nights booked at the Rainbow, but the last two shows were cancelled due to a serious toe injury Marley received, (in a friendly football game with French journalists just before the tour's start in Paris). Subsequently the tour's second leg in the United States was postponed and then cancelled.
Prince & The Revolution started a three-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1985 with 'Around The World In A Day.'
In 1991, Sting appeared on the first airing of a new Soviet TV rock show, called 'Rock Steady'.
Blink 182 released “Enema Of The State” in 1999, with singles “Adam’s Song” and “All The Small Things.”
Staind were at #1 on the US album chart in 2003 with ‘14 Shades Of Gray’, the bands second US #1.
Pink Floyd's latter-day lineup reunited onstage in 2006 when drummer Nick Mason makes a surprise appearance during the last of guitarist David Gilmour's solo concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. Gilmour, Mason and Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright perform during the encore.
In 2007, contemporary musicians recorded their own versions of songs from the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album to mark 40 years since it was released. Acts including Oasis, Travis, The Fray, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Bryan Adams and The Magic Numbers all worked with Geoff Emerick - the engineer in charge of the original 1967 sessions, using the original analogue 4-track equipment to demonstrates the techniques employed for the recording at Abbey Road studios in 1967.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl joined Paul McCartney onstage at the Liverpool Sound Concert in 2008. Grohl played guitar on the Wings hit "Band On The Run," then moved to the drums for the Beatles classics "Back In The U.S.S.R." and "I Saw Her Standing There." Liverpool, McCartney’s hometown, is the ‘08 European Capital of Culture. The show also marks the 41st anniversary of the U.K. release of "Sgt. Peppers’ Lonely Hearts Club Band."
In 2008, ZZ Top appeared on the two-hour NBC special America United: In Support of Our Troops. The show's finale features ZZ Top teaming up with soul legend Sam Moore.
Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr make a surprise appearance at the E3 electronics-industry expo in L.A. in 2009 to mark the unveiling of The Beatles: Rock Band. The video game goes on sale a few months later.
The Rough Guide To Jimi Hendrix, a reference book written by music journalist Richie Unterberger, was published in 2009. The 288-page volume includes in-depth analyses of the guitarist's albums and playing style.
In 2010, Lamb Of God celebrate their fifteenth anniversary with the a "best of" compilation titled, 'Hourglass.'
Sunday, May 30, 2010
This Date In Music History - May 30
Birthdays:
Lenny Davidson - Dave Clark Five (1944)
Nicky 'Topper' Headon - The Clash (1955)
Marie Fredriksson - Roxette (1958)
Stephen Duffy - Duran Duran and member of Lilac Time, Me Me Me, solo (1960)
Tom Morello - Rage Against The Machine (1964)
Wynonna Judd (1964)
Sven Pipien - Black Crowes (1967)
Tim Burgess - Charlatans (1968)
Patrick Dalheimer - Live (1971)
Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway) (1974)
The Donnas’ vocalist Brett Anderson (Donna A.). 1979
They Are Missed:
Carl Radle, bass player with Derek and the Dominoes, died of kidney failure in 1980 (age 38). Also worked with Gary Lewis & the Playboys, George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Dave Mason & Delaney and Bonnie.
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986)
Record producer Mickie Most died in 2003 (age 64). Member of The Most Brothers during late 50's, and Mickie Most and the Playboys, produced hits for The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Donovan, Kim Wilde, Lulu and Jeff Beck. Ran his own record label RAK in the 1970's, having hits with Hot Chocolate, Suzi Quatro and Mud.
History:
Elvis Presley appeared at the Fair Park Auditorium, Abilene, Texas in 1955.
On his birthday in 1962, Benny Goodman led the first American jazz band to play in the Soviet Union.
The Beatles went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1964 with "Love Me Do," the group's fourth US #1 in five months. Interestingly, the version released in America had Andy White playing drums while Ringo played the tambourine. The British single was a take on which Ringo played the drums.
The Rolling Stones played the final night of a US tour at the New York Academy of Music in 1965. During the afternoon the band recorded six songs for the Clay Pole TV show.
The Doors appeared at the Hullabaloo, West Hollywood, California in 1966.
In 1968, the Beatles began recording what became known as the 'White Album.' The double-LP whose official title was simply ‘The Beatles,’ became the first Beatles album released with the Apple label. The first track they recorded was "Revolution."
In 1969, Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Fillmore East in New York City.
Ray Stevens went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1970 with "Everything Is Beautiful." The former DJ had a string of novelty hits, including "Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green & Purple Pill."
On "Midnight Special" in 1975, Joan Baez welcomed Kool & the Gang into the studio.
Led Zeppelin began recording "In Through the Out Door" in 1978.
In 1987, David Bowie kicked off his 87-date Glass Spider world tour at the Feynoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Holland.
In 1990, Midnight Oil played in front of the Exxon Building in New York to protest the corporation's global polluting.
In 1992, singer, songwriter Paul Simon married singer Edie Brickell.
The Black Crowes went to #1 on the US album chart in 1992 with 'The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion.'
Neil Young canceled his 1997 European tour because he had cut his finger while slicing a ham sandwich.
In London, a bomb threat at a Kenny Rogers concert being held at Royal Albert Hall in 1999, caused the evacuation of more than 3,000. No bomb was found and no injuries were reported.
Also in 1999 - In New Jersey, Lenny Kravitz walked off stage after 40 minutes and collapsed from heat exhaustion. He had been performing in a fur coat.
In 2005, Coldplay's new album was illegally put on the internet a week before its UK and US release. The leak took place on the day copies were sent to UK radio stations and the day before it went on sale in Japan. Security measures around the release included hosting album playbacks at Abbey Road studios for journalists instead of sending them copies of the album, any CDs that were sent out were labelled with a false name - The Fir Trees - to throw would-be pirates off the scent.
Despite efforts by the Greek Orthodox Church, Slipknot performed at the Lykavittos Theatre in Athens in 2005. The church campaigned to cancel the show because they disapproved of the band's "shocking" appearance and felt their song lyrics and concerts promoted Satanism. The devil? Naw....
In 2007, a coroner told the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector that US actress Lana Clarkson's death was a homicide. Dr Louis Pena said bruising suggested the barrel of a gun may have been forced into Ms Clarkson's mouth before she was fatally shot in 2003. Spector was accused of murdering Clarkson on 3 February 2003 at his home in California.
A leaked copy of the new White Stripes album ‘Icky Thump’ was played completely on Chicago's radio station Q101-WKQX in 2007. Jack White personally called the US radio station from Spain, where he was touring, to voice his displeasure.
In 2007, Paul McCartney used the Home Shopping Network to promote his album. A 30-minute special on "Memory Almost Full," premiered on HSN. There’s in-studio footage as McCartney discusses the recording of the album. Of course, you can buy the album through the network.
Green Day went to #1 on the US album chart in 2008 with ‘21st Century Breakdown,’ the bands eighth studio album.
In 2009, Mick Jagger offered to buy an ice cream van but was turned down by its owner - who'd promised his daughter he would drive her to her wedding in it. Guiseppe Della Camera, had spent ten years restoring the rusting van to perfection after he spotted it on a farm - being used as a chicken shed. The restoration was such a success Sir Mick offered to buy the vehicle when he saw it at a show on Wandsworth Common. Camera said, 'Jagger told me he'd really fallen in love with my van and asked me if I would consider selling it. I was stunned when he offered me £100,000.'
Ozzy Osbourne was suing the band's guitarist Tony Iommi over royalty payments in 2009. The 60-year-old had accused Iommi of falsely claiming to have sole rights to the band's name which has cost him royalties from merchandise sales. Osbourne was seeking unspecified damages, lost profits and a declaration he is a half-owner of the trademark. Iommi claims Osbourne legally relinquished rights to the band's name in the 1980s. Osbourne said he believed all four original members of the band should share Black Sabbath's name equally.
Six people were stabbed at a War concert in Mountain View California in 2009.
Lenny Davidson - Dave Clark Five (1944)
Nicky 'Topper' Headon - The Clash (1955)
Marie Fredriksson - Roxette (1958)
Stephen Duffy - Duran Duran and member of Lilac Time, Me Me Me, solo (1960)
Tom Morello - Rage Against The Machine (1964)
Wynonna Judd (1964)
Sven Pipien - Black Crowes (1967)
Tim Burgess - Charlatans (1968)
Patrick Dalheimer - Live (1971)
Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway) (1974)
The Donnas’ vocalist Brett Anderson (Donna A.). 1979
They Are Missed:
Carl Radle, bass player with Derek and the Dominoes, died of kidney failure in 1980 (age 38). Also worked with Gary Lewis & the Playboys, George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Dave Mason & Delaney and Bonnie.
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986)
Record producer Mickie Most died in 2003 (age 64). Member of The Most Brothers during late 50's, and Mickie Most and the Playboys, produced hits for The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Donovan, Kim Wilde, Lulu and Jeff Beck. Ran his own record label RAK in the 1970's, having hits with Hot Chocolate, Suzi Quatro and Mud.
History:
Elvis Presley appeared at the Fair Park Auditorium, Abilene, Texas in 1955.
On his birthday in 1962, Benny Goodman led the first American jazz band to play in the Soviet Union.
The Beatles went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1964 with "Love Me Do," the group's fourth US #1 in five months. Interestingly, the version released in America had Andy White playing drums while Ringo played the tambourine. The British single was a take on which Ringo played the drums.
The Rolling Stones played the final night of a US tour at the New York Academy of Music in 1965. During the afternoon the band recorded six songs for the Clay Pole TV show.
The Doors appeared at the Hullabaloo, West Hollywood, California in 1966.
In 1968, the Beatles began recording what became known as the 'White Album.' The double-LP whose official title was simply ‘The Beatles,’ became the first Beatles album released with the Apple label. The first track they recorded was "Revolution."
In 1969, Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Fillmore East in New York City.
Ray Stevens went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1970 with "Everything Is Beautiful." The former DJ had a string of novelty hits, including "Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green & Purple Pill."
On "Midnight Special" in 1975, Joan Baez welcomed Kool & the Gang into the studio.
Led Zeppelin began recording "In Through the Out Door" in 1978.
In 1987, David Bowie kicked off his 87-date Glass Spider world tour at the Feynoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Holland.
In 1990, Midnight Oil played in front of the Exxon Building in New York to protest the corporation's global polluting.
In 1992, singer, songwriter Paul Simon married singer Edie Brickell.
The Black Crowes went to #1 on the US album chart in 1992 with 'The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion.'
Neil Young canceled his 1997 European tour because he had cut his finger while slicing a ham sandwich.
In London, a bomb threat at a Kenny Rogers concert being held at Royal Albert Hall in 1999, caused the evacuation of more than 3,000. No bomb was found and no injuries were reported.
Also in 1999 - In New Jersey, Lenny Kravitz walked off stage after 40 minutes and collapsed from heat exhaustion. He had been performing in a fur coat.
In 2005, Coldplay's new album was illegally put on the internet a week before its UK and US release. The leak took place on the day copies were sent to UK radio stations and the day before it went on sale in Japan. Security measures around the release included hosting album playbacks at Abbey Road studios for journalists instead of sending them copies of the album, any CDs that were sent out were labelled with a false name - The Fir Trees - to throw would-be pirates off the scent.
Despite efforts by the Greek Orthodox Church, Slipknot performed at the Lykavittos Theatre in Athens in 2005. The church campaigned to cancel the show because they disapproved of the band's "shocking" appearance and felt their song lyrics and concerts promoted Satanism. The devil? Naw....
In 2007, a coroner told the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector that US actress Lana Clarkson's death was a homicide. Dr Louis Pena said bruising suggested the barrel of a gun may have been forced into Ms Clarkson's mouth before she was fatally shot in 2003. Spector was accused of murdering Clarkson on 3 February 2003 at his home in California.
A leaked copy of the new White Stripes album ‘Icky Thump’ was played completely on Chicago's radio station Q101-WKQX in 2007. Jack White personally called the US radio station from Spain, where he was touring, to voice his displeasure.
In 2007, Paul McCartney used the Home Shopping Network to promote his album. A 30-minute special on "Memory Almost Full," premiered on HSN. There’s in-studio footage as McCartney discusses the recording of the album. Of course, you can buy the album through the network.
Green Day went to #1 on the US album chart in 2008 with ‘21st Century Breakdown,’ the bands eighth studio album.
In 2009, Mick Jagger offered to buy an ice cream van but was turned down by its owner - who'd promised his daughter he would drive her to her wedding in it. Guiseppe Della Camera, had spent ten years restoring the rusting van to perfection after he spotted it on a farm - being used as a chicken shed. The restoration was such a success Sir Mick offered to buy the vehicle when he saw it at a show on Wandsworth Common. Camera said, 'Jagger told me he'd really fallen in love with my van and asked me if I would consider selling it. I was stunned when he offered me £100,000.'
Ozzy Osbourne was suing the band's guitarist Tony Iommi over royalty payments in 2009. The 60-year-old had accused Iommi of falsely claiming to have sole rights to the band's name which has cost him royalties from merchandise sales. Osbourne was seeking unspecified damages, lost profits and a declaration he is a half-owner of the trademark. Iommi claims Osbourne legally relinquished rights to the band's name in the 1980s. Osbourne said he believed all four original members of the band should share Black Sabbath's name equally.
Six people were stabbed at a War concert in Mountain View California in 2009.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Music Engineers Cut Old Path With Vinyl Recordings
This great story from www.memphisdailynews.com :
Music Engineers Cut Old Path With Vinyl Recordings
JOE BOONE | Special to The Daily News
Producing vinyl records – those albums that most people 40 and older grew up with – has rapidly become a lost art as technology has sent that format the way of the 8-track tape.
But a few local music engineers are turning back the clock by refurbishing a Neumann VMS 70 lathe – a machine that is used to cut vinyl discs – that Stax founder Jim Stewart began using in 1970.
Mastering engineer Larry Nix, owner of L. Nix Mastering Inc., and Jeff Powell and John Fry of Ardent Studios are using the lathe that was used to master vinyl recordings of many classic Stax recordings.
“We literally spent days in here replacing parts and electronics,” Nix said of refurbishing the antique equipment, which sells for about $49,000. “But now it’s in like-new condition.”
The lathe had fallen out of use because of economic pressures in the changing music industry. With the industry having long ago turned to compact discs as the preferred recording, and with people now downloading music, the market for music played on a turntable has diminished.
But vinyl has been making a comeback recently. Sales of compact discs have been slumping as MP3, Windows Media files and Apple have been claiming market share.
So while CD sales have been declining over the past decade, LP sales have been up. Many current artists are releasing their discs on vinyl and a lot of older albums are being re-pressed and re-released on vinyl – or pressed for the first time.
Soundscan, a music sales tracking service, reported a 33 percent increase in sales of vinyl LPs from 2008 to 2009, with sales soaring from 1.8 million to 2.5 million.
“I would love to see everything be more purist,” Ardent engineer Powell said.
Mastering audio for vinyl is a mechanical process, and it’s exactly the kind of process that digital media was supposed to price out of the market.
And the competitive pressure posed by digital recording and mastering were only part of the problem; distribution costs also effectively disappeared in a networked world. The lathe seemed doomed.
“I pretty much shut it down,” said Nix, who was the mastering engineer at Stax from 1970 to 1975 and has worked with prominent musicians like ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Al Green and Parliament.
Nix, who with his son, Kevin, has helped define the Memphis rap aesthetic, now maintains a separate studio within Ardent. He specializes in preparing mixed audio for its final format, be that radio, CD, television or vinyl disc.
With the lathe virtually obsolete, he made arrangements for the historic piece to go to a museum.
Powell asked him to demonstrate how it worked before it got away. When arrangements with the museum fell through, one client – Super 400 from Troy, N.Y. – lobbied hard to start using the lathe again.
“They were really, really persistent,” Nix said.
It is a daunting mechanical challenge to cut tiny grooves into hard plastic, and the margin for error is minimal given the high cost relative to digital mastering.
“If one thing goes wrong, you start over,” Powell said. “Making two or three cuts can ruin your profit margin.”
The process is also done in real time, which means the engineer must seamlessly cut not only all of the songs to disc, but the lead-in, the spaces between the songs and the loop at the end.
The groove is microscopic and must be precise, so there was a refurbishing challenge. Nix is mastering about one project per week, usually in combination with a separate digital master.
While most of the work once came from labels, Nix gets most of his business from independent producers.
The City Champs are a Memphis soul powerhouse and are gaining critical praise. Their album “Safecracker” was recorded without digital technology.
Engineer Scott Bomar, owner of Electraphonic Recording, tracked the album on a Stax-era tape machine and mastered the discs straight to vinyl.
“Watching Larry Nix master vinyl is something really special to behold,” Bomar said.
Powell sees the market for better audio and is glad to have had the opportunity to work with Nix.
“It’s a blast,” he said. “He’s (Nix) the master.”
Source: www.memphisdailynews.com
Music Engineers Cut Old Path With Vinyl Recordings
JOE BOONE | Special to The Daily News
Producing vinyl records – those albums that most people 40 and older grew up with – has rapidly become a lost art as technology has sent that format the way of the 8-track tape.
But a few local music engineers are turning back the clock by refurbishing a Neumann VMS 70 lathe – a machine that is used to cut vinyl discs – that Stax founder Jim Stewart began using in 1970.
Mastering engineer Larry Nix, owner of L. Nix Mastering Inc., and Jeff Powell and John Fry of Ardent Studios are using the lathe that was used to master vinyl recordings of many classic Stax recordings.
“We literally spent days in here replacing parts and electronics,” Nix said of refurbishing the antique equipment, which sells for about $49,000. “But now it’s in like-new condition.”
The lathe had fallen out of use because of economic pressures in the changing music industry. With the industry having long ago turned to compact discs as the preferred recording, and with people now downloading music, the market for music played on a turntable has diminished.
But vinyl has been making a comeback recently. Sales of compact discs have been slumping as MP3, Windows Media files and Apple have been claiming market share.
So while CD sales have been declining over the past decade, LP sales have been up. Many current artists are releasing their discs on vinyl and a lot of older albums are being re-pressed and re-released on vinyl – or pressed for the first time.
Soundscan, a music sales tracking service, reported a 33 percent increase in sales of vinyl LPs from 2008 to 2009, with sales soaring from 1.8 million to 2.5 million.
“I would love to see everything be more purist,” Ardent engineer Powell said.
Mastering audio for vinyl is a mechanical process, and it’s exactly the kind of process that digital media was supposed to price out of the market.
And the competitive pressure posed by digital recording and mastering were only part of the problem; distribution costs also effectively disappeared in a networked world. The lathe seemed doomed.
“I pretty much shut it down,” said Nix, who was the mastering engineer at Stax from 1970 to 1975 and has worked with prominent musicians like ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Al Green and Parliament.
Nix, who with his son, Kevin, has helped define the Memphis rap aesthetic, now maintains a separate studio within Ardent. He specializes in preparing mixed audio for its final format, be that radio, CD, television or vinyl disc.
With the lathe virtually obsolete, he made arrangements for the historic piece to go to a museum.
Powell asked him to demonstrate how it worked before it got away. When arrangements with the museum fell through, one client – Super 400 from Troy, N.Y. – lobbied hard to start using the lathe again.
“They were really, really persistent,” Nix said.
It is a daunting mechanical challenge to cut tiny grooves into hard plastic, and the margin for error is minimal given the high cost relative to digital mastering.
“If one thing goes wrong, you start over,” Powell said. “Making two or three cuts can ruin your profit margin.”
The process is also done in real time, which means the engineer must seamlessly cut not only all of the songs to disc, but the lead-in, the spaces between the songs and the loop at the end.
The groove is microscopic and must be precise, so there was a refurbishing challenge. Nix is mastering about one project per week, usually in combination with a separate digital master.
While most of the work once came from labels, Nix gets most of his business from independent producers.
The City Champs are a Memphis soul powerhouse and are gaining critical praise. Their album “Safecracker” was recorded without digital technology.
Engineer Scott Bomar, owner of Electraphonic Recording, tracked the album on a Stax-era tape machine and mastered the discs straight to vinyl.
“Watching Larry Nix master vinyl is something really special to behold,” Bomar said.
Powell sees the market for better audio and is glad to have had the opportunity to work with Nix.
“It’s a blast,” he said. “He’s (Nix) the master.”
Source: www.memphisdailynews.com
Michael Fremer Album Review
ALBUM REVIEW:
Traffic (reissue)
Heaven is in Your Mind
United Artists/Sundazed LP 5316 mono LP
Produced by: Jimmy Miller
Engineered by: Eddie Kramer
Mixed by: Eddie Kramer
Mastered by: Bob Irwin (LP cut by "WG" at Nashville Record Productions)
Review by: Michael Fremer
2010-05-01
I once pissed next to Dave Mason in the Cambridge Boathouse bathroom back in 1970 something. That has nothing to do with this review except that it’s a review of a Traffic album and Dave Mason was in Traffic but you wouldn’t know that from the cover of their first American album.
Mason is missing from the cover of Heaven Is In Your Mind (United Artists UAL3651 mono /UAS6651 stereo/Sundazed LP 5316 mono), though he’s on the cover of the original UK Island Records Traffic debut called Mr.Fantasy (though the jacket just says "Traffic" (ILPS 9061) produced by Jimmy Miller and engineered by Eddie Kramer at Olympic and packaged in a gatefold jacket with a completely different cover and many different songs.
What’s more, while the original stereo American copy (UAS 6651) was originally called Heaven is in Your Mind, it was quickly changed to Mr. Fantasy with a credit box added on the back cover. Sundazed reissued using the original cover.
Even though Mason’s mug is missing from the cover, two Mason songs appear on the album and he’s credited on the back of the second issue jacket.
Was this any way for a group to make its American debut? Of course not. Not helping was that UA had picked up the record from Island, which at the time didn’t have an American presence. United Artists was not exactly a rock and roll dynamo at the time, or ever, though it had previously signed 17 year old singing sensation Stevie Winwood’s previous band The Spencer Davis Group.
What United Artists did correctly though was package the debut with the UK hit singles that were customarily left off of albums in the UK (that’s why, for instance, “Paint It Black” wasn’t on the UK Aftermath).
So this album includes the catchy, tuneful “Paper Sun,” and “Smiling Phases” (popularized by BS&T) while the UK original does not. This also has Dave Mason’s “Hole in My Shoe” that’s not on the UK original either. A track called “We’re a Fade, You Missed This” ends the album and it’s nothing more than “Paper Sun”’s fade out!
You’d think someone was high on drugs here and listening to Mason’s contributions (on this record and on ones on the UK original omitted here) and his “I’m in the group, I’m outta the group” behavior, he probably was!
This mono reissue doesn’t list the tracks on the back cover so let me do it (in addition to the aforementioned): “Dealer,” “Coloured Rain,” “Hole in My Shoe,” “No Face, No Name and No Number,” “Heaven is in Your Mind,” “House For Everyone,” “Berkshire Poppies,” “Giving to You,” “Dear Mr. Fantasy.”
The highlights are “No Face, No Number,” “Coloured Rain,” and “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” in my opinion though even the wacky Bonzo Dog Band/psychedelic Sgt. Pepper’s…” inspired tunes offer something interesting. Dave Mason was definitely fixated on George Harrison’s sitar drenched raga-rock! His psychedelic, flange-y “Hope I Never Find Me There” is a definite “sign of the times” extravaganza found only on the original UK pressing.
Sundazed’s choice to reissue the mono mix was an interesting one, particularly for hardcore fans who will hear some differences ala the mono and stereo mixes of Beatles albums. The mono is punchier, meatier and more coherent but you lose some of the spatial effects the stereo mix offers.
The team of Winwood, Mason, multi-faceted Chris Wood and drummer Jim Capaldi was one of the era’s most versatile and talented. While the next album, simply called Traffic, was more consistent and definitely more tuneful and less gimmicky, this one has plenty to offer, if just to hear Winwood’s soaring voice still in its teen years.
Heaven Is In Your Mind is one of Sundazed’s most attractive mono reissues, especially if you have a mono cartridge, or at least a “mono” button on your preamp. But even if you have neither, this one is highly recommended!
BTW: even though the original pink label Island lacks the hits, the sound is far superior to the original UA and this reissue too, though it's 100% faithful to the original UA release.
Thanks to Michael over at http://www.musicangle.com/ for the exclusive rights to reprint this material.
Copyright © 2008 MusicAngle.com & Michael Fremer - All rights reserved Reprinted by Permission
Heaven is in Your Mind
United Artists/Sundazed LP 5316 mono LP
Produced by: Jimmy Miller
Engineered by: Eddie Kramer
Mixed by: Eddie Kramer
Mastered by: Bob Irwin (LP cut by "WG" at Nashville Record Productions)
2010-05-01
I once pissed next to Dave Mason in the Cambridge Boathouse bathroom back in 1970 something. That has nothing to do with this review except that it’s a review of a Traffic album and Dave Mason was in Traffic but you wouldn’t know that from the cover of their first American album.
Mason is missing from the cover of Heaven Is In Your Mind (United Artists UAL3651 mono /UAS6651 stereo/Sundazed LP 5316 mono), though he’s on the cover of the original UK Island Records Traffic debut called Mr.Fantasy (though the jacket just says "Traffic" (ILPS 9061) produced by Jimmy Miller and engineered by Eddie Kramer at Olympic and packaged in a gatefold jacket with a completely different cover and many different songs.
What’s more, while the original stereo American copy (UAS 6651) was originally called Heaven is in Your Mind, it was quickly changed to Mr. Fantasy with a credit box added on the back cover. Sundazed reissued using the original cover.
Even though Mason’s mug is missing from the cover, two Mason songs appear on the album and he’s credited on the back of the second issue jacket.
Was this any way for a group to make its American debut? Of course not. Not helping was that UA had picked up the record from Island, which at the time didn’t have an American presence. United Artists was not exactly a rock and roll dynamo at the time, or ever, though it had previously signed 17 year old singing sensation Stevie Winwood’s previous band The Spencer Davis Group.
What United Artists did correctly though was package the debut with the UK hit singles that were customarily left off of albums in the UK (that’s why, for instance, “Paint It Black” wasn’t on the UK Aftermath).
So this album includes the catchy, tuneful “Paper Sun,” and “Smiling Phases” (popularized by BS&T) while the UK original does not. This also has Dave Mason’s “Hole in My Shoe” that’s not on the UK original either. A track called “We’re a Fade, You Missed This” ends the album and it’s nothing more than “Paper Sun”’s fade out!
You’d think someone was high on drugs here and listening to Mason’s contributions (on this record and on ones on the UK original omitted here) and his “I’m in the group, I’m outta the group” behavior, he probably was!
This mono reissue doesn’t list the tracks on the back cover so let me do it (in addition to the aforementioned): “Dealer,” “Coloured Rain,” “Hole in My Shoe,” “No Face, No Name and No Number,” “Heaven is in Your Mind,” “House For Everyone,” “Berkshire Poppies,” “Giving to You,” “Dear Mr. Fantasy.”
The highlights are “No Face, No Number,” “Coloured Rain,” and “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” in my opinion though even the wacky Bonzo Dog Band/psychedelic Sgt. Pepper’s…” inspired tunes offer something interesting. Dave Mason was definitely fixated on George Harrison’s sitar drenched raga-rock! His psychedelic, flange-y “Hope I Never Find Me There” is a definite “sign of the times” extravaganza found only on the original UK pressing.
Sundazed’s choice to reissue the mono mix was an interesting one, particularly for hardcore fans who will hear some differences ala the mono and stereo mixes of Beatles albums. The mono is punchier, meatier and more coherent but you lose some of the spatial effects the stereo mix offers.
The team of Winwood, Mason, multi-faceted Chris Wood and drummer Jim Capaldi was one of the era’s most versatile and talented. While the next album, simply called Traffic, was more consistent and definitely more tuneful and less gimmicky, this one has plenty to offer, if just to hear Winwood’s soaring voice still in its teen years.
Heaven Is In Your Mind is one of Sundazed’s most attractive mono reissues, especially if you have a mono cartridge, or at least a “mono” button on your preamp. But even if you have neither, this one is highly recommended!
BTW: even though the original pink label Island lacks the hits, the sound is far superior to the original UA and this reissue too, though it's 100% faithful to the original UA release.
Thanks to Michael over at http://www.musicangle.com/ for the exclusive rights to reprint this material.
Copyright © 2008 MusicAngle.com & Michael Fremer - All rights reserved Reprinted by Permission
This Date In Music History - May 28
Birthdays:
Tony Mansfield - Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas (1943)
Billy Vera (1944)
Gladys Knight (1944)
John Fogerty - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1945)
Ray Laidlan - Lindisfarne (1948)
Larry Gatlin - Gatlin Brothers (1948)
Roland Gift - Fine Young Cannibals (1962)
Chris Ballew - Presidents Of The United States Of America (1965)
Kylie Minogue (1968)
Mark Feehily - Westlife (1981)
Colbie Caillat (1985)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1910, T- Bone Walker - blues guitarist, influenced Albert Collins, BB King, Buddy Guy, Freddy King. Died on 16th March 1975.
Born today in 1917, Papa John Creech - violinist with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Died in 1994 (age 76).
Born on this day in 1949, Wendy O. Williams - singer with The Plasmatics. She died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds on April 6, 1998.
Born today in 1955, John McGeoch - guitar, member of Magazine. Also worked with Siouxsie And The Banshees, Armoury Show, Public Image Ltd. Died in his sleep 5th March 2004 (age 49).
Derek Frigo guitarist from 80’s glam band Enuff Z' Nuff died of a drug overdose in 2004 (age 36).
History:
In 1955, "Billboard" reported that "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was the most popular song in the U.S.
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was established in 1957. The NARAS is known for organizing the Grammy Awards.
Buddy Holly's draft notice arrived in 1958, but he was refused induction because of his 20/800 eyesight and a stomach ulcer.
In 1960, "Cathy’s Clown" by the Everly Brothers began a five-week run at #1 in the US.
In 1964, the BBC received over 8,000 postal applications for tickets for The Rolling Stones appearance on Juke Box Dury.
Elvis Presley's 'Tickle Me' movie opened nationally in 1965.
Produced by Phil Spector (as his crowing achievement), Ike & Tina Turner’s epic “River Deep Mountain High” was released in 1966. The song stiffs in the U.S. (though it enters the Top 5 in England) causing Spector to briefly retire from the music business. 1966
Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass went to #1 on the US album chart in 1966 with 'What Now My Love', setting a new American record with four albums in the US Top Ten. The other three were; ‘South of the Border,' ‘Going Places’ and ‘Whipped Cream and Other Delights.'
Percy Sledge started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1966 with "When A Man Loves A Woman."
All four Beatles spent the day with Bob Dylan in his room at the Mayfair hotel in London in 1966.
The Association makde their TV debut on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on CBS in 1967.
Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull were arrested at their London home in 1969 and charged with possession of cannabis, they were released on $85 bail.
Bassist Ronnie Lane left The Faces in 1973 and went on to form Slim Chance.
The Allman Brothers Band broke up in 1976 after Gregg Allman testified against his personal road manager in a drug case. The band reformed in 1978.
The epic song "Barracuda" was released by Heart in 1977.
In 1977, Bruce Springsteen settled out of court with his former manager Mike Appel. The settlement allowed Springsteen to began recording again.
Also in 1977, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together for the first time when they performed as part of Mike Howletts band, Strontium 90 in Paris France.
In 1982, Promoter Bill Graham staged a special Vietnam Veterans benefit concert in San Francisco starring The Jefferson Starship, The Grateful Dead and Country Joe.
Actress and singer Irene Cara started a six-week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1983 with "Flashdance...What A Feeling." Taken from the film 'Flashdance.'
In 1983, the four day US Festival '83' took place in California, featuring The Clash, U2, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Van Halen, Stray Cats, Men At Work, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson. INXS, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne. Headlimers Van Halen received $1 million for their time and effort. Over 750,000 fans attended the festival.
Whitney Houston released her album "Whitney" in 1987.
George Michael started a three-week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1988 with "One More Try."
Hootie & the Blowfish started a four-week run at #1 on the US album charts in 1995 with 'Cracked Rear View.' The album went on to sell over 15m copies.
In 1998 - Elton John and Bernie Taupin won an Ivor Novello Award for their re-written version of "Candle in the Wind '97."
Britney Spears was at #1 on the US album chart in 2000 with 'Oops!... I Did It Again.'
In 2006, Beck and the members of his band are accompanied on stage by marionette puppets of themselves during their headlining performance at the Sasquatch! Festival in George (about 125 miles east of Seattle), WA.
The Police launched a North American reunion tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2007. The trek began in Vancouver, B.C.
In 2008, Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee and Rapper Ludacris headline a benefit concert in L.A. for the Griffith Park Recovery Fund.
Tony Mansfield - Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas (1943)
Billy Vera (1944)
Gladys Knight (1944)
John Fogerty - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1945)
Ray Laidlan - Lindisfarne (1948)
Larry Gatlin - Gatlin Brothers (1948)
Roland Gift - Fine Young Cannibals (1962)
Chris Ballew - Presidents Of The United States Of America (1965)
Kylie Minogue (1968)
Mark Feehily - Westlife (1981)
Colbie Caillat (1985)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1910, T- Bone Walker - blues guitarist, influenced Albert Collins, BB King, Buddy Guy, Freddy King. Died on 16th March 1975.
Born today in 1917, Papa John Creech - violinist with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Died in 1994 (age 76).
Born on this day in 1949, Wendy O. Williams - singer with The Plasmatics. She died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds on April 6, 1998.
Born today in 1955, John McGeoch - guitar, member of Magazine. Also worked with Siouxsie And The Banshees, Armoury Show, Public Image Ltd. Died in his sleep 5th March 2004 (age 49).
Derek Frigo guitarist from 80’s glam band Enuff Z' Nuff died of a drug overdose in 2004 (age 36).
History:
In 1955, "Billboard" reported that "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was the most popular song in the U.S.
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was established in 1957. The NARAS is known for organizing the Grammy Awards.
Buddy Holly's draft notice arrived in 1958, but he was refused induction because of his 20/800 eyesight and a stomach ulcer.
In 1960, "Cathy’s Clown" by the Everly Brothers began a five-week run at #1 in the US.
In 1964, the BBC received over 8,000 postal applications for tickets for The Rolling Stones appearance on Juke Box Dury.
Elvis Presley's 'Tickle Me' movie opened nationally in 1965.
Produced by Phil Spector (as his crowing achievement), Ike & Tina Turner’s epic “River Deep Mountain High” was released in 1966. The song stiffs in the U.S. (though it enters the Top 5 in England) causing Spector to briefly retire from the music business. 1966
Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass went to #1 on the US album chart in 1966 with 'What Now My Love', setting a new American record with four albums in the US Top Ten. The other three were; ‘South of the Border,' ‘Going Places’ and ‘Whipped Cream and Other Delights.'
Percy Sledge started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1966 with "When A Man Loves A Woman."
All four Beatles spent the day with Bob Dylan in his room at the Mayfair hotel in London in 1966.
The Association makde their TV debut on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on CBS in 1967.
Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull were arrested at their London home in 1969 and charged with possession of cannabis, they were released on $85 bail.
Bassist Ronnie Lane left The Faces in 1973 and went on to form Slim Chance.
The Allman Brothers Band broke up in 1976 after Gregg Allman testified against his personal road manager in a drug case. The band reformed in 1978.
The epic song "Barracuda" was released by Heart in 1977.
In 1977, Bruce Springsteen settled out of court with his former manager Mike Appel. The settlement allowed Springsteen to began recording again.
Also in 1977, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together for the first time when they performed as part of Mike Howletts band, Strontium 90 in Paris France.
In 1982, Promoter Bill Graham staged a special Vietnam Veterans benefit concert in San Francisco starring The Jefferson Starship, The Grateful Dead and Country Joe.
Actress and singer Irene Cara started a six-week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1983 with "Flashdance...What A Feeling." Taken from the film 'Flashdance.'
In 1983, the four day US Festival '83' took place in California, featuring The Clash, U2, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Van Halen, Stray Cats, Men At Work, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson. INXS, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne. Headlimers Van Halen received $1 million for their time and effort. Over 750,000 fans attended the festival.
Whitney Houston released her album "Whitney" in 1987.
George Michael started a three-week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1988 with "One More Try."
Hootie & the Blowfish started a four-week run at #1 on the US album charts in 1995 with 'Cracked Rear View.' The album went on to sell over 15m copies.
In 1998 - Elton John and Bernie Taupin won an Ivor Novello Award for their re-written version of "Candle in the Wind '97."
Britney Spears was at #1 on the US album chart in 2000 with 'Oops!... I Did It Again.'
In 2006, Beck and the members of his band are accompanied on stage by marionette puppets of themselves during their headlining performance at the Sasquatch! Festival in George (about 125 miles east of Seattle), WA.
The Police launched a North American reunion tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2007. The trek began in Vancouver, B.C.
In 2008, Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee and Rapper Ludacris headline a benefit concert in L.A. for the Griffith Park Recovery Fund.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Cartridge Passes The Test
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Component Reviews
Benz Micro Gullwing SLR Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
If you are wondering whether there is any reason or benefit to going above the $1500 range for a cartridge the answer is: “absolutely.”
Published on May 22, 2010
Benz Micro Gullwing SLR Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
SRP: $3000
US Importer:
Musical Surroundings
5662 Shattuck Ave.
Oakland, CA 94609
510-547-5006 (voice)
510-547-5009 (fax)
http://www.musicalsurroundings.com/benz.html
Basic Description
Moving coil cartridge with .34mV output; >400 ohms recommended loading; 12.2 grams; Compliance of 15; 1.8-2.0 recommended tracking force; VTA 20-22 degrees; 40 ohm internal impedance; two-year warranty against defects. Also available in SHR version (.7mV output).
Design Features
Information from Musical Surroundings: “The Gullwing is a hybrid of the LP S class, Ruby and Glider cartridges...it uses a brass frame and is Rhodium-plated for superior electrical characteristics. The generator is based on the Ruby square plate. The SLR low output is best used with phono stages offering greater than 60dB gain, loaded at 400 ohms or higher. The SHR at .7mV is ideal for tube phono stages in the 50-60dB gain range, less efficient systems, and prefers a 47k load. The open-air design is based on the Glider, but with the much heavier brass material and the very large Neodymium magnet used with the Ruby.” This means 12.2 grams weight versus 6.8 grams for the Glider. Additionally, the Gullwing uses the Micro-ridge stylus (that is on all the Benz Swiss-made cartridges). The new stylus is claimed to have “enhanced trackability, resolution and [I assume less]groove wear.” Based on the compliance of 15, recommended effective tonearm mass should be between 10 grams and 14 grams to ensure a combined resonance above 8 Hz.
Associated Equipment
Sonneteer Sedley Phono Preamplifier, Linn LP12 Turntable with Ittok LVII tonearm and Valhalla board, Clearaudio Champion Basic with RB300 tonearm, Benz Wood L2 cartridge (for comparison), Krell S-300i Integrated Amplifier, McIntosh MA6300 Integrated Amplifier, Bowers & Wilkins 804 Diamond speakers, Bowers & Wilkins CM9 speakers, Audioquest cabling, PS Audio Power Plant Premier Conditioner.
Setup
I had hoped to get a couple of cartridges to do a comparison between the Benz and other well-known brands (Lyra and Dynavector). Time, availability and my workload got in the way. Rather than sit on this review I felt it would be important to get it written, so people would know about this cartridge (as it's a new model and the one I had was a prototype).
There were two basic setups that I auditioned. One utilized a fellow audiophile's gear and included tracks using both the Benz Wood and Gullwing cartridges and burning them to a CD to audition later. Also, I spent hands-on time listening with the equipment above. After the last few reviews (of vinyl equipment), setting up the Gullwing was a snap. Even though the sample I used was a prototype and had time on it, my friend suggested it got better after he used it for hours (before he burned the recording).
Listening
With a comparison of “Big Blue Spanish Sky” from Chris Issak's Heart Shaped World the Gullwing offered better focus and more depth. This made instruments more natural and vocals more realistic. There was less record noise without any seeming reduction in high frequency and reverberation.
The difference with “Like A Rose” from Lucinda Williams' self-titled LP was even more prominent. With the lesser cartridge there was sibilance and distortion on the vocals when the level increased and although this problem was most likely record copy related, the sound with the Gullwing was an entirely different story. First, the guitar sounded more lively. The vocals improved dramatically in regards to focus and the distortion heard earlier was no longer bothersome at all. Bass went deeper and the presentation was more accurate overall. These were not small differences, but clearly audible and worthwhile improvements.
Some of the other tracks auditioned were: “Carry On My Wayward Son” by Kansas, “Eye in the Sky” by The Alan Parson's Project, “What I Am” from Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, “How Deep is Your Love” off the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack and “Tell Everybody I Know” off Keb Mo's self-titled album. I could go on and on about the sound, but in truth, this is the best sounding cartridge I've used so far. Of course, I've heard much more expensive cartridges and setups in others homes and at shows, but for me, this answered a big question which is: “Is paying $3000 for a cartridge worth it?” Read the conclusion below for the answer.
Conclusion
Simply put, the Gullwing is an outstanding phono cartridge. It presented the music in the way I felt it should. It didn't cover up musical details or smooth over rough edges, but it definitely managed to eek out what it could from a bad recording and made a quality recording shine. Since I don't have any similarly priced cartridges to compare it with I can't say it is “best-in-class,” but what I can say is that if you are wondering whether there is any reason or benefit to going above the $1500 range for a cartridge the answer is: “absolutely.” Highly recommended.
-- Brian Bloom big_brian_b@hotmail.com
Component Reviews
Benz Micro Gullwing SLR Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
If you are wondering whether there is any reason or benefit to going above the $1500 range for a cartridge the answer is: “absolutely.”
Published on May 22, 2010
SRP: $3000
US Importer:
Musical Surroundings
5662 Shattuck Ave.
Oakland, CA 94609
510-547-5006 (voice)
510-547-5009 (fax)
http://www.musicalsurroundings.com/benz.html
Basic Description
Moving coil cartridge with .34mV output; >400 ohms recommended loading; 12.2 grams; Compliance of 15; 1.8-2.0 recommended tracking force; VTA 20-22 degrees; 40 ohm internal impedance; two-year warranty against defects. Also available in SHR version (.7mV output).
Design Features
Information from Musical Surroundings: “The Gullwing is a hybrid of the LP S class, Ruby and Glider cartridges...it uses a brass frame and is Rhodium-plated for superior electrical characteristics. The generator is based on the Ruby square plate. The SLR low output is best used with phono stages offering greater than 60dB gain, loaded at 400 ohms or higher. The SHR at .7mV is ideal for tube phono stages in the 50-60dB gain range, less efficient systems, and prefers a 47k load. The open-air design is based on the Glider, but with the much heavier brass material and the very large Neodymium magnet used with the Ruby.” This means 12.2 grams weight versus 6.8 grams for the Glider. Additionally, the Gullwing uses the Micro-ridge stylus (that is on all the Benz Swiss-made cartridges). The new stylus is claimed to have “enhanced trackability, resolution and [I assume less]groove wear.” Based on the compliance of 15, recommended effective tonearm mass should be between 10 grams and 14 grams to ensure a combined resonance above 8 Hz.
Associated Equipment
Sonneteer Sedley Phono Preamplifier, Linn LP12 Turntable with Ittok LVII tonearm and Valhalla board, Clearaudio Champion Basic with RB300 tonearm, Benz Wood L2 cartridge (for comparison), Krell S-300i Integrated Amplifier, McIntosh MA6300 Integrated Amplifier, Bowers & Wilkins 804 Diamond speakers, Bowers & Wilkins CM9 speakers, Audioquest cabling, PS Audio Power Plant Premier Conditioner.
Setup
I had hoped to get a couple of cartridges to do a comparison between the Benz and other well-known brands (Lyra and Dynavector). Time, availability and my workload got in the way. Rather than sit on this review I felt it would be important to get it written, so people would know about this cartridge (as it's a new model and the one I had was a prototype).
There were two basic setups that I auditioned. One utilized a fellow audiophile's gear and included tracks using both the Benz Wood and Gullwing cartridges and burning them to a CD to audition later. Also, I spent hands-on time listening with the equipment above. After the last few reviews (of vinyl equipment), setting up the Gullwing was a snap. Even though the sample I used was a prototype and had time on it, my friend suggested it got better after he used it for hours (before he burned the recording).
Listening
With a comparison of “Big Blue Spanish Sky” from Chris Issak's Heart Shaped World the Gullwing offered better focus and more depth. This made instruments more natural and vocals more realistic. There was less record noise without any seeming reduction in high frequency and reverberation.
The difference with “Like A Rose” from Lucinda Williams' self-titled LP was even more prominent. With the lesser cartridge there was sibilance and distortion on the vocals when the level increased and although this problem was most likely record copy related, the sound with the Gullwing was an entirely different story. First, the guitar sounded more lively. The vocals improved dramatically in regards to focus and the distortion heard earlier was no longer bothersome at all. Bass went deeper and the presentation was more accurate overall. These were not small differences, but clearly audible and worthwhile improvements.
Some of the other tracks auditioned were: “Carry On My Wayward Son” by Kansas, “Eye in the Sky” by The Alan Parson's Project, “What I Am” from Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, “How Deep is Your Love” off the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack and “Tell Everybody I Know” off Keb Mo's self-titled album. I could go on and on about the sound, but in truth, this is the best sounding cartridge I've used so far. Of course, I've heard much more expensive cartridges and setups in others homes and at shows, but for me, this answered a big question which is: “Is paying $3000 for a cartridge worth it?” Read the conclusion below for the answer.
Conclusion
Simply put, the Gullwing is an outstanding phono cartridge. It presented the music in the way I felt it should. It didn't cover up musical details or smooth over rough edges, but it definitely managed to eek out what it could from a bad recording and made a quality recording shine. Since I don't have any similarly priced cartridges to compare it with I can't say it is “best-in-class,” but what I can say is that if you are wondering whether there is any reason or benefit to going above the $1500 range for a cartridge the answer is: “absolutely.” Highly recommended.
-- Brian Bloom big_brian_b@hotmail.com
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