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John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (reissue) John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman Impulse/ORG A-40 2 180g 45rpm LPs Produced by: Bob Thiele Engineered by: Rudy Van Gelder Mixed by: Rudy Van Gelder Mastered by: Bernie Grundman
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Classic Collaboration Reaches New Sonic Heights by Michael Fremer September 01, 2010
If you didn’t know who was playing behind the honey-voiced Hartman on “They Say It’s Wonderful,” the opening track of this short, thirty one minute set, you’d probably never guess it was John Coltrane or that Coltrane asked Hartman to collaborate with him and his classic quartet on this mellow, relaxed and relaxing album, all of which was recorded April 7th, 1963.
Well, you’d probably figure out it was Coltrane when he finally solos, but for the most part he stays comfortably in the background and when he steps up to the mike, Hartman’s soothing vibe overtakes him, leading to sublimely graceful lines at the upper registers of his tenor.
It was Coltrane’s only lead turn recording with a vocalist. Hartman, more of a pop crooner than a jazz singer, was apparently hesitant to collaborate with Coltrane, though the two had briefly been in Dizzy Gillespie’s band during the late 1940’s. After seeing the quartet at Birdland, Hartman went for it and after hours at the club they chose and worked out all but one of the tunes.
Everyone lays back: McCoy Tyner’s lines are soft and flowing, Elvin Jones’s brushes softly caress the cymbals and Jimmy Garrison lays back too adding a subtle foundation. This is one hell of a lounge act—had it played one.
Only during the instrumental break on Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life” do the quartet’s familiar, muscular musical contours show themselves. It’s the set’s highlight, though there are no low points on this album that quickly became a best-seller (for a jazz album at the time) upon its release.
Rudy Van Gelder’s recording is sympathetic to the musical setting, with Hartman center stage, looming large and just kissed with reverb. Even Tyner’s piano sounds clean and well-textured, while Coltrane and Jones share a channel, with the tenor sax upfront and the drums pushed appropriately behind.
The ORG satiny paper over cardboard packaging is up to their usual high standards and this classic has never sounded better—and I compared it to my orange/black original.
Should you not wish to spend big bucks for the ORG and/or if getting up more times than you do during the night to pee just to hear this short album doesn’t appeal to you, consider the less costly Speakers Corner 33 1/3 reissue. It’s equally well pressed and mastered but from a tape copy and the drop to 33 1/3 takes a bit of a sonic toll particularly in terms of top end immediacy, but you’ll get to sit longer and left over cash to apply another worthwhile reissue.
That said, if you love this album, you won’t regret the extra expenditure or the four times up and down. Hell, if that really bothers you just get the CD and suffer in comfort!
I want to thank http://newsdurhamregion.com/ for allowing me the exclusive right to reprint this interesting story. I love to hear about the virtues of vinyl!
The beat goes on in Durham Region
Vinyl records, once viewed as obsolete, now enjoying a renaissance
Al Rivett and Mike Ruta
The report of my death was an exaggeration. Mark Twain.
OSHAWA -- Longtime Oshawa record dealer Michael Star believed the death knell of the vinyl record was at hand three years ago.
He harks back to 2007, when it seemed almost inevitable the LP (short for long-playing records) was headed for the scrap bin, joining the likes of the long-obsolete eight-track. That year, Mr. Star said, only about 1,500 titles were put out by music companies on vinyl as the corporations continued to reel from sliding compact disc sales and digital downloads, much of which were of the illegal, free variety.
Instead of the death of vinyl, however, the exact opposite transpired.
Steady growth in pressings and sales occurred over the ensuing three years, with Mr. Star noting more than 10,000 titles have been released in the LP format so far this year.
Surprised? Even for the most die-hard of vinyl enthusiasts, it was an astonishing turnaround.
"That shocks me. I can't believe they're making so many," said Mr. Star, whose Star Records has been a fixture in Oshawa for the past 36 years. "I didn't think it would come back, but they're putting them out full blast now.
"I thought in the late 1990s and the early 2000s (the record companies) were going to kill it off, but they didn't for some reason. It just blows me away how many new albums are coming out (on vinyl) each week."
And, it's not just indy bands that have led vinyl's resurgence by putting out their music in the format, said Mr. Star. The super-groups -- from Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, The Doors and The Rolling Stones -- are re-mastering and re-issuing their back catalogues on vinyl.
Many of today's more high-profile bands -- from Them Crooked Vultures to The Foo Fighters -- have also joined the fray and are releasing their latest musical offerings on vinyl. Both groups' albums, said Mr. Star, are among his best sellers.
Why has vinyl records come back so strongly in bucking the trend of digital downloads and compact discs?
Mr. Star said what's old is definitely new again with the music-buying public. The vinyl loyalists have definitely kept the format from disappearing and, now, even the younger generation are buying into vinyl's warm sound.
"I think there are a lot of people who are dedicated to buying vinyl albums and there's the love of collecting certain artists on vinyl. If there's 10 albums by Neil Young (on vinyl), they want to keep buying them."
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Connor Steele definitely isn't your typical vinyl record collector. He doesn't fit the profile of someone who's a mature adult who has grown up collecting vinyl. He's only 12.
"I like to collect LPs because they're old and they have a lot of meaning to me," said the Brooklin resident, who was browsing over the selection at Star Records with his father one summer afternoon.
"I can keep them forever and I can pass them on to my children. Instead of downloading music, this is the real thing; the quality is better."
Currently, he's got more than 200 LPs and upwards of 450 12-inch singles, mostly in the pop musical genre. His favourite musician is the late Michael Jackson, although he also owns a number of R and B and soul albums.
He's happy vinyl is making a strong comeback among music aficionados.
"I think the LP should be popular again," he said. "For my dad, it brings back a lot of memories looking through his albums."
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Whitby resident and Lighthouse singer Dan Clancy has around 1,000 albums and says vinyl's popularity is on the upswing.
"There's a resurgence of vinyl in the last three or four years and a lot of the new bands are releasing albums on vinyl first," he says.
Clancy, long before his Lighthouse days, got his first record in one of those pay-a-penny-and-get-your-first-10-albums deals. Ironically, it was Lighthouse's One Fine Morning and for some strange reason he received two copies.
While nostalgia, clinging to the past, might account for the renewed interest in vinyl, at least for older rockers, it doesn't explain why Clancy's son, Devin, 19, a musician himself, has a turntable and records.
"I just think that the state the business is in right now has opened up so many opportunities for musicians," Clancy says. "Everybody's listening to everything."
He notes that "there's a newfound appreciation for the artwork" on albums.
Finally, Clancy says in the case of himself and his son, it's neat to be able to share music he grew up with, and the medium in which it was presented is a major part of the experience.
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Through the ups and downs of the music retail business, Mr. Star has stayed true to vinyl. He's a throwback, a rebel, with his Oshawa store's front door emblazoned with the Confederate flag.
"I still enjoy music and I have a love for vinyl," he said matter-of-factly. "Once they stop buying music and I stop enjoying music, it will be over. That's just the way it is."
Rotting Christ to Play in North America In Spring 2011
Greek black metal legends Rotting Christ are booked to play the first date of their upcoming spring tour in North America. The band will be playing in Chicago, Illinois on March 19th, two years after their previous tour of the North American continent.
Tour support will come form Lightning Swords of Death. No statement from the band or label has been made as of yet, not have other dates been announced as of this time although an official announcement is expected shortly.
I smell controversary.......
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Kings of Leon reveal new album cover art and tracklist
Kings of Leon have a new album being released on October 19th called 'Come Around Sundown.' “Radioactive” has been announced as the first single and will be released September 13th. Fans who pre-order the record will receive "Radioactive" immediately as a free download. The album will be available in two configurations- standard as well as a deluxe version that will include bonus tracks. Fans who pre-order the record will receive "Radioactive" immediately as a free download. The album will be available in two configurations- standard as well as a deluxe version that will include bonus tracks.
Come Around Sundown tracklist:
1 The End
2 Radioactive
3 Pyro
4 Mary
5 The Face
6 The Immortals
7 Back Down South
8 Beach Side
9 No Money
10 Pony Up
11 Birthday
12 Mi Amigo
13 Pickup Truck
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Eagles Announce Fall North American Tour
The Eagles have recently announced a small set of new fall tour dates running for most of the month of October. Some say that even though their shows have the some of the highest ticket prices in the industry, they are doing their fans a favor by selling seats through All-In Ticketing, which does not add any fees or surcharges to the ticket prices like most other concert vendors.
The dates for the fall North American tour:
•10/01 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
•10/02 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
•10/05 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena
•10/07 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
•10/08 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
•10/10 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
•10/12 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
•10/15 - Atlanta, GA - Piedmont Park
•10/16 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum Center
•10/19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
•10/20 - Toledo, OH - Huntington Center
•10/22 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State
•10/24 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Center
The group will also be touring Australia in December.
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TANK: 'War Machine' Artwork Revealed
Legendary British power metal mercenaries TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside three new recruits, ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White, ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale and ex-ZODIAC MINDWARP drummer Dave "Grav" Cavill — are set to release their new album, 'War Machine,' on October 25 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions and on December 7 in the US (through MVD). The production was handled by Pedro Ferreira (THE DARKNESS, THERAPY?, MEAT LOAF) and the bulk of the recording was done at Pedrock Studios in London. Drums were laid down by Tony Newton at Steve Harris' (IRON MAIDEN) Barnyard Studios.
"War Machine" will be released in four different versions: as a jewel case CD, a limited-edition digipak CD including two bonus tracks and LP with one bonus track. The Japanese edition of the album will include two exclusive bonus tracks which won't be available elsewhere.
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HELLOWEEN: '7 Sinners' Artwork Unveiled
German power metal band HELLOWEEN will release their new album, '7 Sinners,' in late October. The CD was recorded at singer Andi Deris' Mi Sueno Studios in Tenerife, Spain. The band wrote more than 20 songs and selected the best ideas with longtime producer Charlie Bauerfeind.
HELLOWEEN's 25th-anniversary album, "Unarmed - Best Of 25th Anniversary", was released in North America on March 30 via The End Records, under exclusive license from Sony Music Entertainment Germany.
"Unarmed - Best Of 25th Anniversary" was made available in Europe on January 29. The artwork was once again created by Martin Haeusler, who had previously worked with HELLOWEEN on the "The Legacy" and the "Gambling With The Devil" releases.
"Unarmed" was released in a limited-edition version with a very special digipack, including a 30-minute making-of DVD, containing interviews and studio footage. It was also made available as a double vinyl.
Rosalind Ashford - Martha & The Vandellas, Ashford and Simpson (1943)
Joe Simon (1943)
Marty Greb - Buckinghams (1946)
Mik Kaminski - Electric Light Orchestra (1951)
Steve Porcaro - Toto (1957)
Fritz McIntyre - Simply Red (1958)
Jerry Augustyniak - 10,000 Maniacs (1958)
Paul Deakin - Mavericks (1959)
Cedric Hailey (K-Ci) - Jodeci (1969)
Tony Thompson - Hi-Five (1975)
Sam Rivers - Limp Bizkit (1977)
Spencer James Smith - Panic at the Disco (1987)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1925, Hugo Montenegro, composer, died Feb 6, 1981, (1968 UK #1 & US #2 single "The Good The Bad And The Ugly," from the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film).
In 2001, American saxophonist Jay Migliori died of cancer (age 70). As a session musician he recorded with The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa and was the founding member of Supersax, a tribute band to Charlie Parker.
Guy Babylon, keyboard player with the Elton John Band died of a heart attack in 2009 while swimming in his pool at his home in Los Angeles, California.
History:
Sophie Tucker recorded her song "Some of These Days" in 1927.
The radio show "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" debuted on CBS in 1931.
In 1935, George Gershwin completed the orchestral score for the opera Porgy and Bess.
Johnny Cash appeared at the Buck Lane Ranch, Angola, Indiana in 1962.
On tour in the USA in 1964, the Beatles appeared at The Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Days before the concert, Philadelphia had experienced race-riots, The Beatles, who were Civil Rights supporters, were shocked to see that their audience of 13,000 was completely white.
The Rolling Stones recorded their version of the Willie Dixon song "Little Red Rooster" at Regent Sound Studios in London, England in 1964.
In 1965, the Doors recorded their first demo’s at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, where they cut six Jim Morrison songs.
The Beatles released the epic cut "Yesterday" in 1965.
Also in 1965, the Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!" Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe."
In 1968, the Doors performed their Amsterdam show as a trio after lead singer Jim Morrison passed out. Organist Ray Manzarek handled the vocals.
In 1970, an ad was run in "Melody Maker" by Genesis. Phil Collins answered the ad and eventually joined the group.
Grateful Dead's former manager was arrested in 1971 after disappearing with over $70,000 of the bands money.
In 1972, The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was held over three days on Bull Island, near Griffin, Indiana. The promoters expected over 50,000 music fans, however, over 200,000 attended the festival. Many bands pulled out as the festival drifted steadily into anarchy. Bands that did appear included Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheech and Chong, Foghat, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Canned Heat, Flash, Ravi Shankar, Rory Gallagher, Lee Michaels and Frosty, The Eagles, The Amboy Dukes, and Gentle Giant. Three concert goers drowned in the Wabash River and as the festival ended, the remnants of the crowd burned down the music stand. Nice....
The Hollies’ “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) peaked at #2 on the US charts in 1972.
The Great American Music Fair in Syracuse in 1975 featuring, Jefferson Starship, and the Doobie Brothers ended with 60 arrests as fans try to crash the gates. Real nice....
The first issue of Musician magazine was published in 1976.
The "Animal House" soundtrack was released in 1978.
The single "Controversy" was released by Prince in 1981.
In 1988, The Human Rights Now!' world tour kicked off at Wembley Stadium London with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssu n'Dour. Taking in five continents and claiming to be the most ambitious rock tour in history.
In 1989, Ozzy Osbourne was charged with threatening to kill his wife Sharon. Ozzy was released on the condition that he immediately went into detox, the case was later dropped when the couple decide to reconcile. Thank God or we wouldn't have had the Osbourne TV show!
Paula Abdul scored her third US #1 single of the year (1989) with "Cold Hearted."
Richard Marx went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1989 with "Repeat Offender."
Pearl Jam appeared on the MTV Video Music Awards in L.A. in 1993. After performing “Animal” they are joined by Neil Young for “Rockin’ In The Free World.” Pearl Jam also wins big with “Jeremy." Best Video of the Year, Best Group Video and Best Hard Rock Video are among the trophies.
Hootie & The Blowfish made their national TV debut on Late Night With David Letterman in 1994. The group was booked after Letterman heard them on a New York radio station.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland, Ohio in 1995. The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland marked the Hall's opening. Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis perform. Soul Asylum backs Iggy Pop (on "Back Door Man") and Lou Reed (for "Sweet Jane"). Jerry Lee (with help from Springsteen & The E Street Band) sings "Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On" and "Great Balls of Fire."
Michael Jackson went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1995 with a song written by R. Kelly "You Are Not Alone." It holds a Guinness World Record as the first song in the 37 year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at Number 1.
J.Lo was at #1 on the US singles chart in 2001 with "I'm Real."
In 2002, thieves broke into the London home of Icelandic singer Bjork and stole valuable recording equipment. The 36-year-old singer was asleep in the flat at the time of the incident.
In 2005, Mariah Carey became only the fifth act ever to hold the top two positions in the US Hot 100 singles chart. The singer's "We Belong Together" notched a 10th consecutive week at number one on the Billboard chart while "Shake It Off" jumped two places to second place. The feat puts Carey in a select group of acts to hold the top two with Nelly, OutKast, The Bee Gees and The Beatles. "We Belong Together" was Carey's 16th number one, giving her the third highest number of chart-toppers in the US behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Also in 2005, Kanye West criticised President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina during a televised benefit concert in New York. The show, which was raising funds for relief efforts, featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Richard Gere, Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr and Wynton Marsalis. Appearing alongside comedian Mike Myers for a 90-second segment West told the audience: "George Bush doesn't care about black people." The comment went out live on the US east coast, but was cut from a taped version seen on the west coast.
In 2006, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, Ronald Isley was sentenced to three years in a US prison for multiple counts of tax fraud. The 64-year-old, was also ordered to pay more than $3.1m (£1.62m) to the US tax service for "pathological" evasion. The court heard he cashed royalty cheques belonging to his brother O'Kelly, who died in 1996 and also spent millions of dollars made from undeclared performances on a yacht and two homes.
Christina Aguilera was at #1 on the US album chart in 2006 with ‘Back to Basics’ the album was also #1 in 12 other countries.
17 year-old Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston went to #1 on the US singles chart with "Beautiful Girls." The song samples the bassline from Ben E. King's classic "Stand by Me."
Prevented by state troopers from taking the stage for a "surprise" show in protest of the nearby Republican National Convention in St. Paul in 2008, Rage Against The Machine sing a cappella versions of "Bulls On Parade" and "Killing In The Name" on the lawn of the Minnesota State Capitol.
Led Zeppelin received the Outstanding Achievement award at the U.K. edition of GQ magazine's annual Men of the Year Awards in London in 2008. Singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page attend. The honor is presented by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. "When the temples get grey, the (awards) start coming in thick and fast," says Plant.
In 2008, Great White offered $1 million to victims and survivors of the ’03 club fire at The Station in Rhode Island. 100 people perished in one of the nation’s worst nightclub fires. The group does not admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement. The blaze started when Great White’s tour manager lit pyrotechnics that ignited the club’s soundproofing.
In 2008, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum pay $92,500 for the original Rolling Stones’ "lips" logo. Created by then-art student John Pasche in ’70, the logo was modeled after Mick Jagger’s lips.
FULL TRACKLISTS AND COVER ART UNVEILED FOR EIGHT ALBUMS REMASTERED FROM LENNON'S ORIGINAL MIXES AND SEVERAL NEW COLLECTIONS TO BE RELEASED ON 4TH OCTOBER
Sweeping Catalogue Initiative Overseen by Yoko Ono and EMI Music Commemorates Lennon's 70th Birthday
LONDON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- EMI Music unveils today the complete tracklists and cover art for a broad selection of remastered John Lennon albums and new collections to be released on CD and digitally on 4 October (5 October in North America). Announced last month, EMI Music's global John Lennon 'Gimme Some Truth' catalogue campaign is being overseen by Yoko Ono and commemorates the music legend's 70th birthday on 9 October, 2010. Featured in the sweeping initiative are eight remastered John Lennon solo albums and new titles including Double Fantasy Stripped Down, Power To The People: The Hits, Gimme Some Truth, and the John Lennon Signature Box.
For the first time, Lennon's classic solo albums and other standout recordings have been digitally remastered from his original mixes. Double Fantasy, 1980's GRAMMY Award winner for Album of the Year, will be presented with a newly remixed 'Stripped Down' version produced by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas, Lennon's original co-producers for the album. Some Time In New York City has been restored to include the six 'Live Jam' recordings featured on the original album.
The deluxe 11CD and digital John Lennon Signature Box includes 13 previously unreleased home recordings, and Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, and Julian Lennon have each written personal essays for the lavish collection.
The cover art for the new titles includes original drawings by Sean Lennon for Double Fantasy Stripped Down, while the cover of 1974's Walls and Bridges is restored to its original artwork.
John Lennon's life and music will be specially feted this fall with a variety of commemorative releases and events around the world. Please visit www.johnlennon.com for official announcements and updates.
Click Here to view all of the John Lennon cover art images.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: THE HITS [CD; Digital]
1. Power To The People
2. Gimme Some Truth
3. Woman
4. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
5. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
6. Cold Turkey
7. Jealous Guy
8. #9 Dream
9. (Just Like) Starting Over
10. Mind Games
11. Watching The Wheels
12. Stand By Me
13. Imagine
14. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
15. Give Peace A Chance
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: THE HITS (EXPERIENCE EDITION) [CD/DVD]
CD
(tracklist same as above)
DVD
1. Power To The People
2. Gimme Some Truth
3. Woman
4. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
5. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
6. Cold Turkey
7. Jealous Guy
8. #9 Dream
9. (Just Like) Starting Over
10. Mind Games
11. Watching The Wheels
12. Stand By Me
13. Imagine
14. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
15. Give Peace A Chance
GIMME SOME TRUTH [4CD; Digital]
Working Class Hero
1. Working Class Hero
2. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
3. Power To The People
4. God
5. I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die
6. Gimme Some Truth
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday
8. Steel And Glass
9. Meat City
10. I Don't Wanna Face It
11. Remember
12. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
13. I Found out
14. Isolation
15. Imagine
16. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
17. Give Peace A Chance
18. Only People
Woman
1. Mother
2. Hold On
3. You Are Here
4. Well Well Well
5. Oh My Love
6. Oh Yoko!
7. Grow Old With Me
8. Love
9. Jealous Guy
10. Woman
11. Out The Blue
12. Bless You
13. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
14. My Mummy's Dead
15. I'm Losing You
16. (Just Like) Starting Over
17. #9 Dream
18. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
Borrowed Time
1. Mind Games
2. Nobody Told Me
3. Cleanup Time
4. Crippled Inside
5. How Do You Sleep?
6. How?
7. Intuition
8. I'm Stepping Out
9. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
10. Old Dirt Road
11. Scared
12. What You Got
13. Cold Turkey
14. New York City
15. Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)
16. Borrowed Time
17. Look At Me
18. Watching The Wheels
Roots
1. Be-Bop-A-Lula
2. You Can't Catch Me
3. Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy
4. Tight A$
5. Ain't That a Shame
6. Sweet Little Sixteen
7. Do You Wanna Dance
8. Slippin' and Slidin'
9. Peggy Sue
10. Medley: Bring It On Home/Send Me Some Lovin'
11. Yer Blues (Live)
12. Just Because
13. Boney Moronie
14. Beef Jerky
15. Ya Ya
16. Hound Dog (Live)
17. Stand By Me
18. Here We Go Again
JOHN LENNON SIGNATURE BOX [11CD; Digital]
Original Albums [digitally remastered]
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
- Imagine
- Some Time In New York City
- Mind Games
- Walls and Bridges
- Rock 'n' Roll
- Double Fantasy
- Milk and Honey
Home Tapes
1. Mother
2. Love
3. God
4. I Found Out
5. Nobody Told Me
6. Honey Don't
7. One Of The Boys
8. India, India
9. Serve Yourself
10. Isolation
11. Remember
12. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
13. I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die
Singles
1. Power To The People
2. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
3. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
4. Cold Turkey
5. Move Over Ms. L
6. Give Peace a Chance
ORIGINAL ALBUMS (REMASTERED) [CD; Digital]
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
1. Mother
2. Hold On
3. I Found Out
4. Working Class Hero
5. Isolation
6. Remember
7. Love
8. Well Well Well
9. Look At Me
10. God
11. My Mummy's Dead
Imagine (1971)
1. Imagine
2. Crippled Inside
3. Jealous Guy
4. It's So Hard
5. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die
6. Gimme Some Truth
7. Oh My Love
8. How Do You Sleep?
9. How?
10. Oh Yoko!
Some Time In New York City (1972)
DISC ONE
1. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
2. Sisters, O Sisters
3. Attica State
4. Born In a Prison
5. New York City
6. Sunday Bloody Sunday
7. The Luck Of The Irish
8. John Sinclair
9. Angela
10. We're All Water
1. Mind Games
2. Tight A$
3. Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)
4. One Day (At A Time)
5. Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)
6. Nutopian International Anthem
7. Intuition
8. Out The Blue
9. Only People
10. I Know (I Know)
11. You Are Here
12. Meat City
Walls and Bridges (1974)
1. Going Down On Love
2. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
3. Old Dirt Road
4. What You Got
5. Bless You
6. Scared
7. #9 Dream
8. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)
9. Steel And Glass
10. Beef Jerky
11. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
12. Ya Ya
Rock 'n' Roll (1975)
1. Be-Bop-A-Lula
2. Stand By Me
3. Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy
4. You Can't Catch Me
5. Ain't That A Shame
6. Do You Wanna Dance
7. Sweet Little Sixteen
8. Slippin' And Slidin'
9. Peggy Sue
10. Medley: Bring It On Home To Me/Send Me Some Lovin'
11. Bony Moronie
12. Ya Ya
13. Just Because
Double Fantasy Stripped Down (2010) / Double Fantasy (1980)
Stripped Down - Original Album, Remastered
1. (Just Like) Starting Over
2. Kiss Kiss Kiss
3. Cleanup Time
4. Give Me Something
5. I'm Losing You
6. I'm Moving On
7. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
8. Watching The Wheels
9. Yes, I'm Your Angel
10. Woman
11. Beautiful Boys
12. Dear Yoko
13. Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
14. Hard Times Are Over
Milk and Honey (1984)
1. I'm Stepping Out
2. Sleepless Night
3. I Don't Wanna Face It
4. Don't Be Scared
5. Nobody Told Me
6. O'Sanity
7. Borrowed Time
8. Your Hands
9. (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess
10. Let Me Count The Ways
11. Grow Old With Me
12. You're The One
Ereb Altor To Release "By Honour" And "The End" Albums On Vinyl
Sweden's Ereb Altor have recently announced that both of their full-length albums will soon see a vinyl release on No Remorse Records. However, no specific date for the vinyl albums "By Honour" and "The End" have been announced. Watch here for additional details on these reissued vinyl albums as to when they are made available.
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UNRULY CHILD: New Album
After disbanding more than sixteen years ago, all the original members of the legendary melodic hard-rock quintet UNRULY CHILD have reunited to produce a brand new album called "Worlds Collide," which is due for release on October 15 in Europe and October 26 in the USA via Frontiers Records.
UNRULY CHILD is:
Marcie Michelle Free: Vocals
Bruce Gowdy: Guitars
Guy Allison: Keyboards
Larry Antonino: Bass
Jay Schellen: Drums
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THE WRETCHED END: Debut Album Artwork
THE WRETCHED END, the new Norway-based band featuring guitarist Samoth (EMPEROR, ZYKLON) and bassist Cosmo (MINDGRINDER) alongside Swedish drummer Nils Fjellström (DARK FUNERAL, IN BATTLE, AEON), is set to release their debut album, "Ominous," on October 25 through Samoth's own imprint label, Nocturnal Art Productions, and marketed and distributed worldwide by Candlelight Records.
According to a press release, THE WRETCHED END's music "can best be described as 'deathrash,' taking elements from both death metal and thrash metal. Many of the songs are quite groove-orientated, and also offer a melodic side. Influences range from the flavors of old-school as well as a more modern death/thrash metal sound."
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Viking Skull's "Heavy Metal Thunder" To Be Released October 26
Restricted Release has confirmed October 26 as the North American release date for "Heavy Metal Thunder," a special reissue package from England's Viking Skull. Remastered and featuring all new artwork, "Heavy Metal Thunder" combines the band's popular debut album, "Born In Hell," and the "Chapter One" EP, both previously unavailable through proper American and Canadian retail outlets. The album also includes five bonus songs and will precede a new, still untitled EP planned for release in early 2011.
Viking Skull, featuring vocalist/guitarist Roddy Stone, guitarists Dom Wallace and Frank Regan, bassist Kevin Waldie, with sole-American drummer Jess Margera (CKY, The Company Band), found initial American interest when the song "Skull Heaven" appeared on volume one of Bam Margera's Viva La Bands compilation series in 2005. A second song, "Blackened Sunrise" would follow on volume two in 2007.
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Green Day To Release New Live Album
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has recently revealed that they are working on a new live album. The group are recording performances on their current US tour for the as-yet-untitled album.
“We're recording a live f*cking album right now," Armstrong told fans at a gig in Denver on Saturday (August 28). "So check it out, we're gonna play a brand-new song. ... It ain't that brand-new. This song is called 'Cigarettes and Valentines'."
Originally recorded in 2003, the 'Cigarettes and Valentines' has never been officially released. The live album will be the follow-up to Green Day's first live LP, 'Bullet In A Bible', which was released in 2005. The band's last studio album '21st Century Breakdown' came out in 2009.
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Ozzy Osbourne Re-Release "Scream" As Two Disc Set
Just four months after the release of his stellar 2010 album "Scream," heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has announced plans to re-release the record as a two disc set. The re-issue set includes a bonus disc featuring b-side tracks from the "Scream" sessions and four live tracks, including a cover of the Black Sabbath tune "Fairies Wear Boots." "Scream: Tour Edition" is set for release on October 5th, 2010 through Epic Records. The re-release will also be availble in a 2LP Vinyl package.
"Scream: Tour Edition" tracklisting:
Disc One - "Scream"
1. Let It Die
2. Let Me Hear You Scream
3. Soul Sucker
4. Life Won’t Wait
5. Diggin’ Me Down
6. Crucify
7. Fearless
8. Time
9. I Want It More
10. Latimer’s Mercy
11. I Love You All
Disc Two - "B-Sides"
1. Hand of the Enemy
2. One More Time
3. Jump The Moon
4. Bark At The Moon (Live)
5. Let Me Hear You Scream (Live)
6. No More Tears (Live)
7. Fairies Wear Boots (Live) [Black Sabbath cover]
DEAR JERRY:Why is “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” not heard anywhere in the film of the same title? The song clearly tells the same western story as the movie script, and should be the theme. What happened?
Not even the all-knowing Internet Movie Data Base mentions this most unusual situation, so anything you can tell me will be appreciated.
Also, what was determined to be the cause of Gene's sudden death? —Cheryl Gifford, Vincennes, Ind.
DEAR CHERYL: Gene Pitney (February 17, 1940 - April 5, 2006) was found dead in his hotel room in Cardiff, Wales. His body was discovered by his tour manager, who went to check on Gene when he didn't answer his phone. Pitney was at the time in the midst of a very successful UK tour.
An autopsy confirmed the cause of death to be heart disease, more specifically ASVD (arteriosclerotic vascular disease) reflecting enlarged artery walls due to excessive fatty matter.
A few years earlier, in an e-mail we received, Gene admitted even he didn't know the exact reason his theme song never made it into the film:
“Because of my prior success with “Town Without Pity,” I was paid a bundle to record “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” Burt Bacharach wrote the song with Hal David, and Burt produced it.
“However, there was some screw-up between the publishing company, Famous Music, and the parent company, Paramount Pictures, and that is why it never was in the actual film.
“The most bizarre part of the story is something I only found out a few years ago, which is that the actual music, the main theme, used in the film is from a 1939 Henry Fonda film titled “Young Mister Lincoln.” Go figure that out!
“Regards, Gene Pitney”
DEAR JERRY:One of my favorite genres of collecting is recordings made by celebrities more famous for something other than music.
I have records by actors; sports stars; politicians; and even criminals.
Years ago I read about an album by David Jansen, the actor in “The Fugitive” TV show.
Having never laid eyes on such an LP, it would help if I knew the title, label, and any other details you can provide.
I don't even know if he sings or just plays an instrument. —Rocky Fresnell, Seattle, Wash.
DEAR ROCKY: David Janssen (note correct spelling), with the Tradewinds Orchestra and Chorus, recorded one album for Epic, titled “The Hidden Island (A Compelling Story of Love's Secret Moments and Tender Emotions).” This 1965 issue came in both mono (LN-24150) and stereo (BN-26150).
David neither sings nor plays; however, he narrates these stories.
Janssen is also the narrator on a Bicentennial (1976) production made exclusively for the National Guard: “Voices of Freedom (The Story of America's Citizen Soldier in the National Guard)” (NG-1000).
Accompanying David on these tracks is The United States Air Force Symphony in Blue and the Singing Sergeants.
IZ ZAT SO? Though David Janssen didn't make the charts with his Epic album, quite a few celebrities from other fields do have hit records to their credit.
Here is an alphabetical sampling of familiar names in this category: Rex Allen; Annette; Ann-Margret; Jim Backus; Barbie Benton; Walter Brennan; George Burns; Edd Byrnes; Cassius Clay; Johnny Crawford; Dennis Day; Mike Douglas; Shelley Fabares; Stan Freberg; Jackie Gleason; Bill Hayes; Wink Martindale; Robert Mitchum; Leonard Nimoy; Ken Nordine; Paul Petersen; Red Skelton; John Tesh; John Travolta; and John Wayne.
Though he didn't make the charts, the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, recorded an entertaining collection of, in his words, “mood music in a jugular vein.” The title of this 1958 LP is “Music to Be Murdered By” (Imperial 9052).
The lush orchestrations of standards are provided by Jeff Alexander and His Orchestra, but Hitchcock introduces each of the 10 tracks with some humorous commentary.
My favorite of these Hitchcockian quips precedes “I'll Never Smile Again”:
“It was inevitable that I would make a record. After all, my measurements are 33 1/3, 45 and 78.”
Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column. Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368
September 2, 2010 - February 6, 2011 Preview Week: August 26 - September 1, 2010
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University presents a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the culture of vinyl records through 50 years of contemporary art.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl features work by 41 artists from around the world, from the 1960s to the present, who use vinyl records as subject or medium. The exhibition includes sound work, sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, video and performance.
The Record includes rising stars in the contemporary art world (William Cordova, Robin Rhode, Dario Robleto), outsider artists (Mingering Mike), well-established artists (Jasper Johns, Ed Ruscha, Carrie Mae Weems) and artists whose work will be shown in a U.S. museum for the first time (Kevin Ei-ichi deForest, Jeroen Diepenmaat, Taiyo Kimura, Lyota Yagi).
Since the heyday of vinyl, and through its decline and recent resurgence, a surprising number of artists have worked with vinyl records. The Record presents some of the best, rarest and most unexpected examples. The artists in the exhibition use the vinyl record as metaphor, archive, artifact, icon, portrait, or transcendent medium.
- Trevor Schoonmaker, curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum
The exhibition includes a broad range of works, such as a hybrid violin and record player, Viophonograph, a seminal work by Laurie Anderson; David Byrne's original life-sized Polaroid photomontage used for the cover of the 1978 Talking Heads album More Songs About Buildings and Food; a monumental column of vinyl records by Cordova; and an important early work by Robleto, who transformed Billie Holiday records in an alchemic process to create hand-painted buttons. Works by Christian Marclay, who has made art with records for 30 years, include his early and rarely seen Recycled Records as well as his most recent record video, Looking for Love.
The Nasher Museum commissioned two works for The Record. Berlin-based artist Satch Hoyt created a 16-foot canoe made of red 45-rpm records with an original soundscape during a 2009 artist residency at Duke. New York artist Xaviera Simmons created photographs of the North Carolina landscape and solicited musical responses from musicians such as Mac McCaughan of Superchunk, Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio and Jim James of My Morning Jacket. The original songs will be pressed onto a 12-inch record and played with her installation.
The accompanying Cover to Cover installation features 10 artists and musicians who each curated a crate of 20 albums that tell a story through the cover visuals. Visitors will peruse the crates and with headphones listen to records on record players.
Catalogue
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated 216-page color catalogue distributed by Duke University Press and available at the Nasher Museum Store ($45, paperback). It includes an introduction by curator Trevor Schoonmaker, statements by each artist in the exhibition and essays that balance personal reflection with critical exploration and scholarly analysis. Contributors include:
Jeff Chang - whose first book, Can't Stop Won't Stop (2005) won the American Book Award, the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, and the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. He edited Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop (2007) and was named a 2008 USA Ford Fellow in Literature.
Vivien Goldman - a widely published journalist for publications including the New York Times. The most recent of her five books is The Book of Exodus: the Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century (2006). She is the adjunct professor of punk and reggae at New York University. Her work as a post-punk singer-songwriter is frequently reissued.
Josh Kun - author of Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America (2005) and coauthor of And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl: The Jewish Past as Told by the Records We Have Loved and Lost (2008). He is a professor in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California and a founding member of the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation.
Barbara London - a curator of media and the founder of the video-exhibition and collection programs at The Museum of Modern Art. She has organized more than 120 exhibitions, including one-person shows featuring Nam June Paik, Bill Viola, Joan Jonas, and Laurie Anderson, and thematic projects such as New Video from China; Anime!; Automatic Update, and Looking at Music: Side 2.
Mac McCaughan - a founding member of the rock band Superchunk and cofounder of Merge Records, based in Durham, N.C. He also records and performs under the name Portastatic.
Carlo McCormick - senior editor of Paper magazine and a popular-culture critic/curator. He lives and works in New York.
Charles McGovern - who teaches American studies and history at the College of William and Mary. He is the author of Sold American: Consumption and Citizenship, 1890—1945 (2006), and with Susan Strasser and Mattias Judt coedited Getting and Spending: European and American Consumer Societies in the Twentieth Century (1998). He is at work on a book tracing the histories of race and citizenship in American popular music. He is a former curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, where he wrote, curated exhibitions, and built extensive recording collections, all on the history of jazz, blues, gospel, country, rock and soul.
Mark Anthony Neal - author of four books: New Black Man: Rethinking Black Masculinity (2005), Songs in the Keys of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation (2003), Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic (2002), and What the Music Said: Black Popular Music and Black Public Culture (1998). Neal is also the coeditor (with Murray Forman) of That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader (2004). Neal is a professor of black popular culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University. A frequent commentator for National Public Radio, Neal also contributes to several online media outlets, including SeeingBlack.com, The Root.com, and theGrio.com.
Piotr Orlov - a Brooklyn-based critic, curator, and events producer. He co-organized the music program for the exhibition, Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has written about house and African techno for the New York Times, and throws a monthly dance-party called Treehouse. By day, Orlov is a creative writer for Mother Industries.
Luc Sante - whose books include Folk Photography (2009), Kill All Your Darlings (2007), The Factory of Facts (1998), Evidence (1992), and Low Life (1991). He teaches writing and the history of photography at Bard College.
Dave Tompkins - whose first book How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder, from World War II to Hip Hop (2010) is out on Stop Smiling Books/Melville House. He is from North Carolina.
Curator
Trevor Schoonmaker, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Curator of Contemporary Art at the Nasher Museum, organized the exhibition. His previous exhibitions at the Nasher Museum include Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool (2008-10) and Street Level: Mark Bradford, William Cordova and Robin Rhode (2007-08). Prior to joining the Nasher Museum his exhibitions included The Beautiful Game: Contemporary Art and Fútbol (2006), DTroit (2003-04), and Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (2003-05). He edited the book Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway.
Thank You
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl is made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Major support is provided by Marilyn M. Arthur, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Duke University's Council for the Arts, the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass, E. Blake Byrne, Barbra and Andrew Rothschild, Christen and Derek Wilson, and the Graduate Liberal Studies program at Duke University. This program is supported in part, by public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services. Additional support is provided by Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Allen, Catherine Karmel, Peggy and John Murray, Francine and Benson Pilloff, Caroline and Arthur Rogers, Olympia Stone and Sims Preston, Angela O. Terry, Richard Tigner, Nancy Palmer Wardropper, Peter Lange and Lori Leachman, Lauren and Neill Goslin and Merge Records.
Transconian in a mad Rush to get his hands on anything, everything from Toronto prog legends
By: David Sanderson / Collectibles
AFTER 42 years, 39 gold and/or platinum albums, and a bulging catalogue of songs about trees and kings and temples ("...of Syrinx!"), Canadian power trio Rush is suddenly the rock-and-roll flavour of the month.
Perhaps we should have heard this coming.
Last summer, the Toronto group -- composed of Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart -- figured prominently in the Paul Rudd comedy I Love You, Man. (Nutshell: Rudd's buddy-less character is getting married, and needs to find a best man, pronto. Enter Sydney (Jason Segal), a layabout who spends an inordinate amount of time in his "man-cave" riffing on Tom Sawyer, etc.)
Exhibit B: At this year's Tribeca Film Festival, the documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage played to packed houses, and won that fest's 2010 Heineken Audience Award. In the highly acclaimed movie, critics' darlings like Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor heap praise on oft-reviled Rush, citing the band as a major influence in their own musical journeys.
And next month, when the latest edition of Guitar Hero is released, Rush's 1976 album, 2112, will be featured in its entirety -- including the seven-part, 20-minute, 33-second title track.
Which leads us to our first question: When Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock hits store shelves on Sept. 28, should we expect to find Corey Labossiere -- a local collector of all things-Rush -- at the front of the line?
"I want to say yes, but I don't own any game systems," Labossiere says.
Details, details.
Collector Corey Labossiere has the spirit of Rush.
After all, when Labossiere, 18, first brought home an armful of Rush titles from Rockin' Richard's Record Show, the Red River Co-op employee had to wait a while before he was able to slap on his headphones and enjoy them.
"I picked up a bunch of vinyl, even though I didn't have a turntable yet," he says, smiling sheepishly.
These days, Labossiere has all that and more. "More" being a wing in his parents' home devoted entirely to the Canadian Music Hall of Famers. There, tucked in among the requisite LPs, CDs, and DVDs, is Labossiere's assortment of Rush playing cards, light switch covers, and -- who says Rush stinks? -- incense sticks. "I have no idea why I even bought these," Labossiere says, showing a visitor his 20-stick pack. "It's not like I'm ever going to burn them."
In truth, Labossiere is a bit of a Geddy-come-lately. He only twigged into Rush two years ago -- just prior to the band's concert at the MTS Centre on May 24, 2008.
"I had a working knowledge of them, obviously, from listening to the radio through the years. But before getting a ticket to the show, I decided to do some more research, and basically just fell in love with them," says Labossiere, who plays bass in a throw-together band based in Transcona. "What I discovered is that they're just amazing; they can play every genre of music and more importantly, one album doesn't sound the same as the next, which was really refreshing." (Hello, AC/DC.)
While nobody thinks twice about the amount of kitsch generated by acts like the Beatles or Elvis, it is a bit surprising to discover that Rush fans can also purchase ashtrays, key chains and bobble heads bearing their heroes' likenesses. "I do go on eBay from time to time, but most of the stuff there that's worth buying is ridiculously priced. It's not uncommon for some stuff -- especially if it's autographed -- to go for thousands of dollars," Labossiere says.
Labossiere (fave song: The Spirit of Radio) recently took out an ad on Kijiji, asking Winnipeggers if they had any Rush memorabilia they'd be willing to part with -- things like vintage T-shirts, old ticket stubs or concert programs. Heck, Labossiere would even be happy with a Dogs Playing Poker painting, like the one depicted on the jacket of the Moving Pictures album.
"I'd also like to get a television like the one you see on the cover of Power Windows. It's called a Predicta and was made in the 1950s, but the only one I've ever seen in person was in a museum."
Labossiere may be the biggest Rush fan in Winnipeg, but Scotland's Jim Wright is arguably the band's No. 1 supporter worldwide. Wright's website (www.resistmusic.com) lists his exhaustive collection of Rush memorabilia, including hundreds of albums, singles and CDs. (You think you like the song New World Man? Wright owns dozens of copies, including rare pressings from Australia, Holland and Spain.)
"I can remember exactly when I started to collect Rush items," says Wright, 46, from his home in Paisley. "I was in Glasgow city centre in Virgin Megastore in 1981, going through the Rush section. I noticed a Japanese import copy of Exit Stage Left and was immediately fascinated with the Obi Strip, and lyrics in both English and Japanese with a much thicker cardboard cover than the U.K. issue. Then I started collecting in earnest."
Wright sells and trades with people from all over the word, but he has a soft spot for items from Rush's homeland. "I definitely have a preference for Canadian items. The majority of Rush fans believe that their first independent Canadian releases -- the Rush LP and the Not Fade Away 45 on the Moon label -- are the rarest items, but some promotional CDs and test vinyl from Canada are a lot rarer."
In 2007, Wright fulfilled a decades-long dream when he flew to North America to see Rush perform in its own backyard. "A friend came with me, and we caught them in Toronto at Air Canada Centre, where they had just sold out two nights," Wright says.
And what did people back home think of his adventure? "Actually, I was more amazed by the amount of local people in Toronto who had never heard of Rush." (See: "world's most popular cult band.")
1. Tom Sawyer (from the album Moving Pictures)
2. YYZ (Moving Pictures)
3. 2112 (2112)
4. The Spirit of Radio (Permanent Waves)
5. Limelight (Moving Pictures)
6. Subdivisions (Signals)
7. La Villa Strangiato (Hemispheres)
8. Closer to the Heart (A Farewell to Kings)
9. Xanadu (A Farewell to Kings)
10. Working Man (Rush)
Here is the month in review of the top selling ebay vinyl record sales, on a weekly basis, for June of 2010. First and foremost, a special thank you to Norm and Jane at http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com/ and Vinyl Record Talk for putting together this interesting data.
The honor of our top seller for the month of June 2010 is for an obscure hard-psychedelic rock LP (reportedly only 54 were manufactured for promotional use) by the Fresh Blueberry Pancake "Heavy" (Private Press Psych) which sold for an even $7,000. Next in line were a couple that sold in the $5000 range, including a jazz LP by Hank Mobley which came in at $5101, and a rare 78 rpm classical music boxed set (Handel: The Messiah-Columbia Masterworks), which sold for an even $5,000.
The Beatles are on the list as well, (in fact, they have a listing for every week this month) with an LP with Frank Ifield selling for $2,800, and another with Ifield LP selling for $3,000, the LP "Yesterday and Today" (Red Carpet Label) selling for an even $4,000, another LP "Please Please Me" (Parlophone UK Gold Black label 1st Stereo) which sold for $4,108.76 and a copy of the "White Album" (Apple compressed mix matrix A28/B28/A28/B29) which came in at $2000.
Three 78 rpm records also made our list (besides the aforementioned classical boxed set) with a Fury Lewis ("Judge Harsh Blues"/"I Will Turn Your Money Green") on Victor fetching $4,500, one by Kid Brown and his Blue Band ("Bo-lita"/"Saturday Night Hymn") on the Black Patti record label selling for $4,483 and Big Memphis Marainey with "Baby, No, No!"/"Call Me Anything, But Call Me" (Sun 184), which sold for $3,056.
Stay tuned to the CVR Blog for more eBay monthly sales reports!
Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 06/05/2010
Roger Dean - English artist. Designed album covers for Yes, Atomic Rooster, Uriah Heep, Gentle Giant, Greenslade, Steve Howe, Asia (1944) I had the distinguished honer of speaking with Mr. Dean last year and found him to be very engaging and friendly. He still dabbles in cover art, but most of his time was devoted to home design and working with his daughter on a myraid of projects. What a pleasure it was to talk to such an iconic artist.
Van Morrison - Them, solo (1945)
Rudolf Schenker - Scorpions (1948)
Anthony Thistlewaite - Waterboys (1955)
Gina Shock - Go-Go's (1957)
Glenn Tillbrook - Squeeze (1957)
Tony DeFranco - DeFranco Family (1959)
Gerard Love - Teenage Fanclub (1967)
Jeff Russo - Tonic (1969)
Debbie Gibson (1970)
Craig Nicholls - The Vines (1977)
Del Marquis (Derek Gruen) - Scissor Sisters (1977)
They Are Missed:
In 2004, Carl Wayne the singer with The Move died from cancer. They had the 1969 UK #1 single "Blackberry Way." Wayne also worked with The Hollies.
In 2007, Hilly Kristal, founder of the New York punk club CBGB, died from complications arising from lung cancer at the age of 75. Kristal was credited with discovering Patti Smith and The Ramones and his club became a breeding ground for punk rock. The New York City venue, whose full title CBGB OMFUG stood for 'country, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gourmandisers', was originally launched to showcase country music. Hmmm country music or punk....I'll take punk anyday...
History:
The top 10 songs in the UK singles chart in 1956 were all by American artists including Elvis Presley, The Platters, Doris Day, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers and Gogi Grant. An American invasion?
In 1957, Elvis Presley appeared at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. This was only the third time ever Presley had performed outside of the US and for Elvis it would be the last. 26,000 fans attended the show with tickets costing $1.50, $2.50 and $3.50.
In 1963, the girl trio Angels started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "My Boyfriend’s Back." The writers of the song Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer were a trio of Brooklyn songwriter/producers who went on to write the hits "Sorrow" and have the 1965 US #11 single as The Strangeloves with "I Want Candy."
Also in 1963, the Ronettes first entered the US singles chart with "Be My Baby" the girl group’s only top 10 hit. Lead singer, Veronica Bennett who became Ronnie Spector, took producer and ex-husband Phil Spector to court in the late 1990s for unpaid royalties.
During a North American tour in 1965, the Beatles played two shows at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California to a total of 28,700 fans.
Recorded virtually live in the studio in 1966, the Doors finish work on their self-titled debut album. Released the following January, the classic set features "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" and “Light My Fire."
In 1967, following manager Brian Epstein`s death, The Beatles announce they will handle their own business affairs. But soon control of the group`s business interests devolves into a struggle between Allen Klein (representing John, George & Ringo) and Lee and John Eastman (representing Paul).
Danny Kerwin joined Fleetwood Mac in 1968.
Cream`s debut album "Fresh Cream" entered the LP charts in 1968. With Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, the group is heralded as the first Rock 'supergroup.' The album is known for "I Feel Free" and Baker`s five-minute drum solo on "Toad."
In 1968, The Move, The Pretty Things, The Crazy World Of Aurthur Brown, Orange Bicycle, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention and Tyrannosaurus Rex all appeared at the first Isle Of Wight Festival held over two days. Tickets, 25 shillings, ($3.00).
During a North American tour in 1969, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville. Also on the bill: BB King, The Incredible String Band, Sam & Dave and Janis Joplin. Wow, what a bill.....
A security guard was stabbed to death at a Who concert in Forest Hills, NY in 1971.
The Rolling Stones released "Goat's Head Soup" in 1974.
In 1974, in federal court, John Lennon testified the Nixon administration tried to have him deported because of his involvement with the anti-war demonstrations at the 1972 Republican convention in Miami, FL.
Carole King's "Jazzman" was released in 1974.
Rolling Stone Keith Richards was quoted as saying in 1974; 'I gave up drugs when the doctor told me I had six months to live.' He's still with us!!
The final episode of the Partridge Family aired on ABC-TV in 1974.
Rod Stewart and the Faces, Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac and Lynyrd Skynyrd all appeared at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California in 1975. I'da skipped Loggins & Messina.....
In 1976, George Harrison was found guilty of 'subconscious plagiarism' of the Ronnie Mack song "He's So Fine" when writing "My Sweet Lord." Earnings from the song were awarded to Mack's estate; The Chiffons then recorded their own version of "My Sweet Lord." Interesting and I did find the music on YouTube.....
Pat Benatar`s "Crimes Of Passion" hits the charts in 1980. The album contained her signature song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot."
In 1984, 'Purple Rain' the movie-starring Prince opened at cinemas across the UK with special late night previews.
'Brothers In Arms' by Dire Straits started a nine-week run at #1 on the US album charts in 1985. The album also topped the charts in 25 other countries and went on to sell over 20 million worldwide.
The largest pre-order of albums in the history of CBS Records occurred in 1987 as 2.25 million copies of Michael Jackson's ‘Bad’ album were shipped to record stores in the US. The LP followed the Jackson album, ‘Thriller’, the biggest Jackson-seller of all time (over 35 million copies sold). ‘Bad’ went on to sell over 13 million copies.
Michael Jackson's "Bad" video was televised for the first time on CBS-TV in 1987.
The Rolling Stones kicked off the Budweiser sponsored 61-date North American 'Steel Wheels' tour at the Veteran's Stadium, Philadelphia in 1989.
In 1990, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Wonder sang "Amazing Grace" at a memorial service held for guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan who had been killed in a helicopter crash 4 days earlier.
Guns N' Roses, Skid Row and Nine Inch Nails all appeared at London's Wembley Stadium in 1991. Nice.....
Metallica started a four-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1991 with, 'Metallica.' The album featured "Enter Sandman," "Sad But True," "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US alone.
In 2002, NASA announced that Lance Bass, singer with *NSYNC, was to become the first celebrity astronaut. His $23.8 million, place on a Russian Soyuz module would make him the youngest person at 23 years of age to go into orbit. Bass ended up not taking part in the flight after failing to pay for his $20 million ticket on the craft.
Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee were at #1 on the US singles chart in 2003 with "Shake Ya Tailfeather." Neptunes were at #1 on the US album chart with ‘The Neptunes Present Clones.’
In 2004, UK medical magazine Thorax issued a warning to music fans saying that listening to loud music in the car can give you a collapsed lung. One 19 year-old had been treated in Bristol after his left lung collapsed as his 1,000-watt bass box boomed out in his Fiat Panda.
In 2005, Toby Keith announced that he was starting his own label named Show Dog Nashville Records.
Blondie, Public Enemy and Institute, with former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, performed at a rally in New York in 2005 to support a campaign to save CBGBs. "It's such a legacy, it's insane," Rossdale says of legendary Punk club. CBGBs landlord says the lease has expired and will not be renewed.
In 2006, The Times ran a story on the demands of rock stars when on tour. Ozzy Osbourne insists on an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor at each venue. The Beach Boys require a licensed masseur, Meat Loaf a mask and one small tank of oxygen. David Bowie requests that the dressing room temperature is between 14c and 18c and Paul McCartney must have a large arrangement of white Casablanca lilies in his dressing room. Mick Jagger must have an onstage autocue with the lyrics to all the songs, it would also tell him the name of the city in which they were performing. And all I want are brown M&M's!!
Rob Zombie’s remake of the ’78 horror classic Halloween was in theaters in 2007.
Bruce Springsteen performed at Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee in 2008. The show culminates with a cover of Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild." Perfect and much, much better than the 'surprise' guest Elton's John a few years back....
John Fogerty's 12-track “The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again” was released in 2009. Fogerty (ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman) says he covered songs that "influenced me and helped form who I am as a musician and certainly as a songwriter." Bruce Springsteen and the Eagles' Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt are heard on the album.
In 2009, "She Loves You" was recognized as the best-selling Beatles single of all-time in the U.K. Official Chart Company, which compiles the weekly list of the Top 40 songs in England tallied a Top-10 of the Beatles' best-selling singles. "She Loves You," released in ‘63, was the band's second #1 hit (following "From Me To You").
Disturbed releases their fifth album, “Asylum” in 2010.
“Red Velvet Car," Heart's first album in six years (following '04's "Jupiter's Darling"), is out in stores now. The 12 song set includes a reworking of the Lovemonger’s “Sand.”
