CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set available October 12; New 2-CD version of 1971's California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium arrives October 26
Albums from CTI greats George Benson, Ron Carter, Deodato, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Stanley Turrentine and more
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Masterworks Jazz celebrates the 40th anniversary of CTI Records, the beloved jazz label founded in 1970 by producer Creed Taylor, beginning October 5 with the release of 6 classic CTI titles remastered on CD followed by CTI Records: The Cool Revolution, a deluxe 4-CD multi-artist box set retrospective on October 12. Two weeks later on October 26, the double-CD restoration of California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium (1971) will be released with 90 minutes of music rarely heard and never before available. The 40th anniversary commemoration will also include reissues of 6 more classic CTI albums, plus four collectible vinyl LPs in the coming months.
CTI Records: The Cool Revolution will contain four hour-long-plus discs, each presenting a thematic overview of a particular aspect of CTI: Straight Up Jazz, Deep Grooves/Big Hits, The Brazilian Connection, Cool and Classic. The 39 tracks in the box set – as well as all CTI anniversary edition titles – are remastered for the first time from the original analog 1/4-inch tapes. Reissues producer Richard Seidel and engineers Mark Wilder, Maria Triana and Dave Darlington recapture the rich, distinctive sound of the original LPs achieved by Taylor and original engineer Rudy Van Gelder. CTI Records: The Cool Revolution includes a lavishly illustrated 20-page, LP-sized booklet containing rare photos, plus new liner notes by noted jazz critic Dan Ouellette with comments by CTI artists and enthusiasts.
The 2010 edition of California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium is the most complete version of the historic Hollywood Palladium all-star concert recorded July 18, 1971. It doubles the content of the original five-song LP release with five additional tracks - three of them previously unreleased - and restores the original concert sequence for the first time. Creed Taylor hand-picked a dream team of CTI artists for the occasion: Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Hank Crawford, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Johnny Hammond, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham and Airto Moreira. Liner notes are by multi-Grammy winning musician-producer Bob Belden who says California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium "...ranks up there with the greatest jazz concerts of all time..."
There will also be a full slate of classic CTI album reissues packaged in eco-friendly softpack sleeves that replicate the original gatefold LP design and their iconic covers most with photos by Pete Turner. Six titles will arrive on October 5: She Was Too Good To Me by Chet Baker, God Bless the Child by Kenny Burrell, Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, StoneFlower by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Morning Star by Hubert Laws (first time on CD), and Stanley Turrentine's Sugar. Upcoming January 2011 CD releases include White Rabbit by George Benson, All Blues by Ron Carter (first time on CD outside of Japan), Prelude by Deodato, Pure Desmond by Paul Desmond, Concierto by Jim Hall, and Milt Jackson's Sunflower.
October 26 sees 180-gram vinyl LP reissues of 4 classic CTI albums using the original gatefold sleeve designs accompanied with digital download cards: Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine's Sugar, White Rabbit by George Benson and Prelude by Deodato.
In the 1970s, CTI, its music, its style and its discriminating quality transformed contemporary jazz. The roster worked almost like a repertory company, in which great musicians took turns in the spotlight and accompanying each other. The albums they and their colleagues created set new standards in their look as well as their sound. "[Creed Taylor's] plan was ingeniously simple, yet famously maverick: record top-tier musicians, keeping their artistic integrity intact while also making their art palatable to the people. CTI thus achieved that rare balance of jazz and commercialism," writes Dan Ouellette in the liner notes. CTI surpassed the majors and fellow indies to be named the #1 Jazz Label of 1974 by Billboard. The immediate success of CTI's recordings has echoed across the decades in a profound influence on jazz, pop, R&B and hip-hop.
SOURCE Masterworks Jazz
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Music News & Notes
John Lennon Killer Mark Chapman Denied Parole
The idiot who killed Beatle John Lennon has been denied parole for the sixth time. Mark Chapman, 55, will remain in prison until at least August 2012 before he can re-apply for release. (I won't show a picture of him)
Chapman, who shot Lennon dead in New York in 1980, was interviewed via video by the New York state parole board. They acknowledged his institutional record, but noted the murder’s “premeditated, senseless and selfish act of tragic consequence."
Lennon would have turned 70 next month.
I say let him out. Justice would be done by someone, somewhere and hopefully he suffers......
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Crosby, Stills & Nash to Record Classic Rock Covers Album
Crosby, Stills & Nash are working on an album of classic rock covers, which is being produced by Rick Rubin, who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to Slipknot to Slayer to LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. Graham Nash told Billboard that CS&N are only about a third of the way through the process, but they plan on offering up their renditions of songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band and many more. Should be a winner!
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PROCESSION To Release 'Destroyers Of The Faith' In October
Chilean veteran doom metal band PROCESSION is scheduled to release their new album, 'Destroyers Of The Faith' this October. It will be made available on vinyl via High Roller Records and as a digi-CD through Doomentia Records. The cover artwork was created by Claudio Botarro.
"Destroyers Of The Faith" track listing:
01. Hyperion
02. Destroyers Of The Faith
03. The Road To The Gravegarden
04. Chants Of The Nameless
05. Tomb Of Doom
06. White Coffin
According to a press release, "Destroyers Of The Faith" contains "46 minutes of total doom metal armageddon!" Cool!
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SUICIDAL ANGELS: 'Dead Again' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled
Greek thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS will release their third album, "Dead Again", on November 19 via NoiseArt Records. The winners of the Rock The Nation awards 2009, which was presented by magazines from all over Europe, the quartet has found itself a perfect home as the label is a division of Rock The Nation, which also serves as the band's booking agency.
"Dead Again" track listing:
01. Damnation
02. Reborn In Violence
03. Bleeding Holocaust
04. The Trial
05. Suicide Solution
06. Beggar Of Scorn
07. Victimized
08. Violent Abuse
09. The Lies Of Resurrection
10. Search For Recreation
11. Dead Again
12. Final Dawn
The CD's cover artwork was created by Ed Repka, who has previously worked with MEGADETH and DEATH, among many others. "Dead Again" was recorded with producer R.D. Liapakis and engineer C. Schmid at Prophecy and Music Factory studios.
Love the cover art!
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FORBIDDEN: 'Omega Wave' Cover Artwork Revealed
The cover artwork for "Omega Wave", the much-anticipated new album from reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN, has been released.
"Omega Wave" will be released in Europe on October 22 and in North America on October 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. It was recorded at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California, produced by FORBIDDEN guitarist/songwriter Craig Locicero with Tim Narducci, and mixed by Sean Beavan (SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, NINE INCH NAILS).
FORBIDDEN's current lineup consists of Russ Anderson on vocals, Craig Locicero on guitar, Steve Smyth on guitar, Matt Camacho on bass and Mark Hernandez on drums.
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Autopsy Back With The Tomb Within (12'' vinyl)
Death Metal legends Autopsy return after a 15 year absence with a brand new EP from the featuring 5 unreleased tracks and cover art by renowned fantasy/horror artist Matt Cavotta.
This 12" vinyl edition of 'The Tomb Within' comes with a free poster of the stunning cover artwork and is limited to just 1000 numbered copies.
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Abraxas Reveals New Album "Damnation" Art
Abraxas has revealed the cover artwork for the new album "Damnation," which can be viewed here. The band also commented on uploading a new track from the album:
"Hey Guys! Finally here are updates from us! Our brand new a track 'Leviathan Of Blood And Fire' is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, 'Damnation' which will be release later 2010. Abraxas's new album contains 10 songs [plus two bouns re-record EP and Sepultura cover] of the strongest material to date!"
The "Damnation" track listing is as follows:
1. Astaroth (Intro/Instrumental)
2. Through Blood We Return
3. Crowned Rebellion
4. A Species Untrue
5. Ingrowing Masochistic Perversion
6. Folding For Our Demise
7. Leviathan Of Blood And Fire
8. Damnation Uncreation
9. Universal Collapse
10. Receptacle Of Sin (Acoustic Instrumental)
11. To The Wall (SEPULTURA Cover)
12. Eternally Erased (Re-Recorded For Bonus )
13. Agony Absolution (Re-Recorded For Bonus)
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Cover Art:Rihanna-Only Girl (In the World)
Rihanna disrobes on the red-hot cover of her brand new single “Only Girl (In the World).” Here is your first look at the revealing artwork, which portrays a long-haired RiRi naked in a field clutching her red rose dress. The Stargate-produced dance record goes to iTunes on Sept. 21, while her fifth studio album LOUD! is due in November.
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Bryan Ferry recruits Kate Moss for album cover artwork
Bryan Ferry has recruited the sensational Kate Moss for the cover of his upcoming solo album 'Olympia.' For the artwork (pictured), the model is depicted in the same pose as the 19th century Édouard Manet painting of the same name.
The album is the follow-up to 2007's 'Dylanesque' and features eight new songs and covers of Tim Buckley's 'Song To the Siren' and Traffic's 'No Face, No Name, No Number'.
Chapman, who shot Lennon dead in New York in 1980, was interviewed via video by the New York state parole board. They acknowledged his institutional record, but noted the murder’s “premeditated, senseless and selfish act of tragic consequence."
Lennon would have turned 70 next month.
I say let him out. Justice would be done by someone, somewhere and hopefully he suffers......
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Crosby, Stills & Nash to Record Classic Rock Covers Album
Crosby, Stills & Nash are working on an album of classic rock covers, which is being produced by Rick Rubin, who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to Slipknot to Slayer to LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. Graham Nash told Billboard that CS&N are only about a third of the way through the process, but they plan on offering up their renditions of songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band and many more. Should be a winner!
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PROCESSION To Release 'Destroyers Of The Faith' In October
"Destroyers Of The Faith" track listing:
01. Hyperion
02. Destroyers Of The Faith
03. The Road To The Gravegarden
04. Chants Of The Nameless
05. Tomb Of Doom
06. White Coffin
According to a press release, "Destroyers Of The Faith" contains "46 minutes of total doom metal armageddon!" Cool!
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SUICIDAL ANGELS: 'Dead Again' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled
"Dead Again" track listing:
01. Damnation
02. Reborn In Violence
03. Bleeding Holocaust
04. The Trial
05. Suicide Solution
06. Beggar Of Scorn
07. Victimized
08. Violent Abuse
09. The Lies Of Resurrection
10. Search For Recreation
11. Dead Again
12. Final Dawn
The CD's cover artwork was created by Ed Repka, who has previously worked with MEGADETH and DEATH, among many others. "Dead Again" was recorded with producer R.D. Liapakis and engineer C. Schmid at Prophecy and Music Factory studios.
Love the cover art!
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FORBIDDEN: 'Omega Wave' Cover Artwork Revealed
"Omega Wave" will be released in Europe on October 22 and in North America on October 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. It was recorded at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California, produced by FORBIDDEN guitarist/songwriter Craig Locicero with Tim Narducci, and mixed by Sean Beavan (SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, NINE INCH NAILS).
FORBIDDEN's current lineup consists of Russ Anderson on vocals, Craig Locicero on guitar, Steve Smyth on guitar, Matt Camacho on bass and Mark Hernandez on drums.
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Autopsy Back With The Tomb Within (12'' vinyl)
This 12" vinyl edition of 'The Tomb Within' comes with a free poster of the stunning cover artwork and is limited to just 1000 numbered copies.
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Abraxas Reveals New Album "Damnation" Art
"Hey Guys! Finally here are updates from us! Our brand new a track 'Leviathan Of Blood And Fire' is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, 'Damnation' which will be release later 2010. Abraxas's new album contains 10 songs [plus two bouns re-record EP and Sepultura cover] of the strongest material to date!"
The "Damnation" track listing is as follows:
1. Astaroth (Intro/Instrumental)
2. Through Blood We Return
3. Crowned Rebellion
4. A Species Untrue
5. Ingrowing Masochistic Perversion
6. Folding For Our Demise
7. Leviathan Of Blood And Fire
8. Damnation Uncreation
9. Universal Collapse
10. Receptacle Of Sin (Acoustic Instrumental)
11. To The Wall (SEPULTURA Cover)
12. Eternally Erased (Re-Recorded For Bonus )
13. Agony Absolution (Re-Recorded For Bonus)
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Cover Art:Rihanna-Only Girl (In the World)
Rihanna disrobes on the red-hot cover of her brand new single “Only Girl (In the World).” Here is your first look at the revealing artwork, which portrays a long-haired RiRi naked in a field clutching her red rose dress. The Stargate-produced dance record goes to iTunes on Sept. 21, while her fifth studio album LOUD! is due in November.
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Bryan Ferry recruits Kate Moss for album cover artwork
The album is the follow-up to 2007's 'Dylanesque' and features eight new songs and covers of Tim Buckley's 'Song To the Siren' and Traffic's 'No Face, No Name, No Number'.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
DEAR JERRY: In the early 1950s, when we bought our very first television, we watched an early version of today's talent search shows.
This one may have been a local area production (New York) rather than a network program, but either way it wasn't around long.
I recall it as a talent competition between youngsters and oldsters. Most of the contestants were singers or musicians.
More importantly, one of those child singers was Connie Francis. Of that I am certain. This was many years before her first big hit and worldwide fame.
I scoured the internet, including Connie's bio and some sites about early TV shows, but there is no mention anywhere about what I have described to you.
You are my only hope!
—Sherry Wolkowski, Merrick, N.Y.
DEAR SHERRY: Having discussed most of Connie's career with her over the years, there are some details she shared with me about those early years. Those, along with my own research, should fill in the blanks:
Circa 1951, with her accordion and still using the family name, Connie Franconero appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. Singing “Daddy's Little Girl,” she won the competition as determined by measuring the applause of a live audience on a noise meter.
In early '52, Connie was invited to perform on “Battle of the Ages,” a DuMont Television Network program and the one you ask about.
Hosted by John Reed King at the time (DuMont), then later by Morey Amsterdam (CBS), the show pitted under-35 contestants against those over age 35.
Having dropped the accordion — figuratively, not literally — from her act, and replaced Franconero with Francis, Emcee King introduces her thusly: “Connie Francis, a little 13-year-old girl who sings like a real big girl. A wonderful television star, here she is. Connie, come on out here, I've been telling everybody about you! Connie was originally discovered by Danny Lewis, Jerry Lewis' father.”
After an energized version of the then-current Kay Starr hit, “Wheel of Fortune,” King prophetically declares “How about that? 13 years of age, Connie Francis. She's going places!”
Indeed she would, though not until 1958 and “Who's Sorry Now.”
During that six-year journey, MGM released nine consecutive singles by Connie, not one of which became a hit. Coincidentally, the title of the last of those 18 songs reflects the number of flops: “Eighteen” (MGM 12490).
The losing streak ended there, and the rest is history.
Because of their scarcity, those nine misses are more valuable ($30 to $40) than the many MGM hits that followed ($10 to $15).
DEAR JERRY: I wonder if I was hoodwinked in a quiz from a music loving pal.
My challenge was to guess how many No. 1 songs in 50 years (1950 through 1999) include the name of a state in the title — other than Georgia! “California Girls”; “California Sun”; and “California Dreaming” first came to mind, then “Kentucky Rain”; “The Tennessee Waltz”; and several more.
The guy stopped me and said I'd already gone way too far, though I did get one right: “The Tennessee Waltz.”
Otherwise, he swore that in all 50 years there is only one other example: “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”
Is it possible in 50 years there are really only two (besides Georgia)?
—Larry Trammel, Racine, Wisc.
DEAR LARRY: Very amazing, but the story is true.
Nearly as astonishing is finding three for Georgia, which is probably why your pal disregarded them: “Georgia on My Mind” (1960); “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia” (1973); and “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973). That is more than all other states combined.
The California and Kentucky hits you mention all reached the Top 10, but fell short of No. 1.
IZ ZAT SO? Before 1948, when CBS and ABC joined the fold, the only two U.S. television networks operating were NBC and DuMont. In 1956, after 10 years, the DuMont Network, owned by DuMont Laboratories, ceased operations. By then, some of their programming had already been picked up by CBS, including “Battle of the Ages,” though they cancelled it after just one season (1952).
DEAR JERRY: In the early 1950s, when we bought our very first television, we watched an early version of today's talent search shows.
This one may have been a local area production (New York) rather than a network program, but either way it wasn't around long.
I recall it as a talent competition between youngsters and oldsters. Most of the contestants were singers or musicians.
More importantly, one of those child singers was Connie Francis. Of that I am certain. This was many years before her first big hit and worldwide fame.
I scoured the internet, including Connie's bio and some sites about early TV shows, but there is no mention anywhere about what I have described to you.
You are my only hope!
—Sherry Wolkowski, Merrick, N.Y.
Circa 1951, with her accordion and still using the family name, Connie Franconero appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. Singing “Daddy's Little Girl,” she won the competition as determined by measuring the applause of a live audience on a noise meter.
In early '52, Connie was invited to perform on “Battle of the Ages,” a DuMont Television Network program and the one you ask about.
Hosted by John Reed King at the time (DuMont), then later by Morey Amsterdam (CBS), the show pitted under-35 contestants against those over age 35.
Having dropped the accordion — figuratively, not literally — from her act, and replaced Franconero with Francis, Emcee King introduces her thusly: “Connie Francis, a little 13-year-old girl who sings like a real big girl. A wonderful television star, here she is. Connie, come on out here, I've been telling everybody about you! Connie was originally discovered by Danny Lewis, Jerry Lewis' father.”
After an energized version of the then-current Kay Starr hit, “Wheel of Fortune,” King prophetically declares “How about that? 13 years of age, Connie Francis. She's going places!”
Indeed she would, though not until 1958 and “Who's Sorry Now.”
During that six-year journey, MGM released nine consecutive singles by Connie, not one of which became a hit. Coincidentally, the title of the last of those 18 songs reflects the number of flops: “Eighteen” (MGM 12490).
The losing streak ended there, and the rest is history.
Because of their scarcity, those nine misses are more valuable ($30 to $40) than the many MGM hits that followed ($10 to $15).
DEAR JERRY: I wonder if I was hoodwinked in a quiz from a music loving pal.
My challenge was to guess how many No. 1 songs in 50 years (1950 through 1999) include the name of a state in the title — other than Georgia! “California Girls”; “California Sun”; and “California Dreaming” first came to mind, then “Kentucky Rain”; “The Tennessee Waltz”; and several more.
The guy stopped me and said I'd already gone way too far, though I did get one right: “The Tennessee Waltz.”
Otherwise, he swore that in all 50 years there is only one other example: “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”
Is it possible in 50 years there are really only two (besides Georgia)?
—Larry Trammel, Racine, Wisc.
DEAR LARRY: Very amazing, but the story is true.
Nearly as astonishing is finding three for Georgia, which is probably why your pal disregarded them: “Georgia on My Mind” (1960); “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia” (1973); and “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973). That is more than all other states combined.
The California and Kentucky hits you mention all reached the Top 10, but fell short of No. 1.
IZ ZAT SO? Before 1948, when CBS and ABC joined the fold, the only two U.S. television networks operating were NBC and DuMont. In 1956, after 10 years, the DuMont Network, owned by DuMont Laboratories, ceased operations. By then, some of their programming had already been picked up by CBS, including “Battle of the Ages,” though they cancelled it after just one season (1952).
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: http://www.jerryosborne.com/
All values quoted in this column are for near-mint condition.
Copyright 2010 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Permission
This Date In Music History - September 8
Birthdays:
Dante Drowty - Dante and The Evergreens (1941)
Sal Spampinato - Beau Brummels (1942)
Keyboardist Dean Daughtry - Atlanta Rhythm Section (1946)
Michael Lardie - Great White (1958)
David Steele - Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Aimee Mann (1960)
Richard Hughes - Keane (1975)
Pink (1979)
Slim Thug (1980)
They Are Missed:
Born today in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers singer, songwriter, the first country music star. Sold over 12 million records and was the first person to be elected into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Rodgers died on 26th May 1933.
Born on this day in 1932, Patsy Cline, country singer, the first female country singer to cross over as a pop artist. Cline was killed in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. One of the best feamle voices - ever.
Born today in 1942, Brian Cole, bass, vocals, The Association. Cole died on August 2, 1972.
Born on this day in 1945, Ron Mckernan, organ, Grateful Dead. Died on March 8, 1973 from cirrhosis of the liver (age 27).
Robert Wiggins from Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five died of a heart attack in 1989.
Derek Taylor, the publicist for The Beatles, died in 1997 (age 67). Taylor had been responsible for many of the legends surrounding their career and had also worked with The Beach Boys and The Byrds. In 1967 he helped organize the Monterey Pop Festival together with Lou Adler and John Philips. He helped launch the Beatles Anthology trilogy in the 90’s.
Benjamin Orr of the Cars (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000)
Born on this day in 1945, Kelly Groucutt, bass, vocals, Electric Light Orchestra. Died from a heart attack on February 19, 2009.
History:
In 1952, after Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract from Swingtime, Charles recorded his first session for Atlantic, cutting four songs. Over the next seven years, he will record such classics as ‘Mess Around,’ ‘I Got a Woman,’ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Her So’ and ‘What'd I Say.’
Elvis made his first appearance on the cover of TV Guide in 1956.
In 1956, Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records, Cochran went on to give Liberty three top 40 hits over the next several years including "Summertime Blues," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "C’mon Everybody."
In 1965, an ad appeared in Variety Magazine announcing auditions for the "Monkee's TV Show.
In 1966, Dick Clark was a guest on ABC-TV's Batman series.
The Doors appeared at the Lagoon Park Patio Gardens, Farmington, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1967.
In 1968, The Beatles performed "Hey Jude" on the UK television show 'Frost On Sunday' in front of an invited audience.
Also in 1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at Raventlow Parken, Nykobing Lolland, Denmark supported by The Beatnicks and The Ladybirds, (who were a all girl topless go-go dancing outfit).
Elvis Presley received the Bing Crosby Award in 1971 for "creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records."
Marvin Gaye started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1973 with "Let's Get It On."
The Allman Brothers started a five week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1973 with 'Brothers And Sisters.'
Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the Beach Boys all appeared at the New York 'Summersault '74’ at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury in 1974.
Trying desperately to Rock The Vote, the White House, (actually the President Ford`s son Steven), invited Peter Frampton over for a photo opportunity in 1976. Frampton gets lunch out of the deal but both he and Ford are unemployed by the end of the year.
In 1977, guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left Wings to help re-form The Small Faces. McCulloch had played with Paul McCartney’s band on the 'Venus and Mars' and 'Wings At the Speed of Sound' albums, as well as on the Wings Over America tour. He died two years later at the age of 26. Drummer Joe English also left Wings at this time, joining Sea Level.
Peter Gabriel's "Security" LP was released in 1982.
Jon Bon Jovi went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1990 with "Blaze Of Glory."
1993, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love appeared on stage together at a show in Hollywood in 1993. They performed a song they wrote together "Penny Royal Tea."
Soundgarden won the Best Metal/Hard Rock trophy for “Black Hole Sun” at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1994.
The Donnas perform their first show as The Donnas at the Los Gatos (CA) Teen Center. 1995
In 1997, 29 years after the band first formed, Led Zeppelin released "Whole Lotta Love," their first ever single in the UK. The track recorded in 1969 and featured on the bands second album was issued to promote their re-issued back catalogue.
Sean Puffy Combes and his bodyguard Paul Offered both pleaded guilty to harassment in a New York Court in 1999. The pair faced charges of assaulting record company executive Steve Stoute with a champagne bottle a chair and a telephone.
In 2003, David Bowie performed the first interactive concert when his performance was beamed live into 21 cinemas from Warsaw to Edinburgh. Members of the audience talked to Bowie via microphones linked to ISDN lines and took requests for songs from fans.
In 2005, Rod Stewart was ordered to pay a Las Vegas casino $2m for missing a New Year concert in 2000. Stewart had said he was unable to play at the Rio hotel and casino because his voice disappeared after an operation to remove a cancerous thyroid tumour. The singer said his voice only recovered in time to begin a world tour in June 2001 and he had since performed 150 shows.
A charity album featuring some of the biggest bands in the UK was thought to be the fastest ever produced. Coldplay, Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, Antony and the Johnsons, The Magic Numbers, The Coral, Bloc Party and Gorillaz were among those who recorded tracks for ‘Help: A Day in the Life.’ The whole 22-track album was made available for download from the War Child website the following day in 2005.
The 2005 NFL kick-off party at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA featured a pre-game performances by Green Day, Rolling Stones, Santana and Maroon 5. The league's opening game is between the '05 Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. Pats won by the way.
In 2007, Foxy Brown was sent to jail for a year in New York for violating her probation terms after she travelled outside New York without the court's permission and had missed anger management classes. The rapper (real name Inga Marchand), was arrested for allegedly assaulting a neighbour and in October 2006 she was put on probation for allegedly assaulting two nail salon workers in August 2004.
Slipknot's self-titled debut was reissued in 2009 as a special-edition CD/DVD in celebration of the album's 10th anniversary. The 25-track CD features B-sides, demos and remixes, and a DVD boasting three music videos and live footage.
Dante Drowty - Dante and The Evergreens (1941)
Sal Spampinato - Beau Brummels (1942)
Keyboardist Dean Daughtry - Atlanta Rhythm Section (1946)
Michael Lardie - Great White (1958)
David Steele - Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Aimee Mann (1960)
Richard Hughes - Keane (1975)
Pink (1979)
Slim Thug (1980)
They Are Missed:
Born today in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers singer, songwriter, the first country music star. Sold over 12 million records and was the first person to be elected into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Rodgers died on 26th May 1933.
Born on this day in 1932, Patsy Cline, country singer, the first female country singer to cross over as a pop artist. Cline was killed in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. One of the best feamle voices - ever.
Born today in 1942, Brian Cole, bass, vocals, The Association. Cole died on August 2, 1972.
Born on this day in 1945, Ron Mckernan, organ, Grateful Dead. Died on March 8, 1973 from cirrhosis of the liver (age 27).
Robert Wiggins from Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five died of a heart attack in 1989.
Derek Taylor, the publicist for The Beatles, died in 1997 (age 67). Taylor had been responsible for many of the legends surrounding their career and had also worked with The Beach Boys and The Byrds. In 1967 he helped organize the Monterey Pop Festival together with Lou Adler and John Philips. He helped launch the Beatles Anthology trilogy in the 90’s.
Benjamin Orr of the Cars (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000)
Born on this day in 1945, Kelly Groucutt, bass, vocals, Electric Light Orchestra. Died from a heart attack on February 19, 2009.
History:
In 1952, after Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract from Swingtime, Charles recorded his first session for Atlantic, cutting four songs. Over the next seven years, he will record such classics as ‘Mess Around,’ ‘I Got a Woman,’ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Her So’ and ‘What'd I Say.’
Elvis made his first appearance on the cover of TV Guide in 1956.
In 1956, Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records, Cochran went on to give Liberty three top 40 hits over the next several years including "Summertime Blues," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "C’mon Everybody."
In 1965, an ad appeared in Variety Magazine announcing auditions for the "Monkee's TV Show.
In 1966, Dick Clark was a guest on ABC-TV's Batman series.
The Doors appeared at the Lagoon Park Patio Gardens, Farmington, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1967.
In 1968, The Beatles performed "Hey Jude" on the UK television show 'Frost On Sunday' in front of an invited audience.
Also in 1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at Raventlow Parken, Nykobing Lolland, Denmark supported by The Beatnicks and The Ladybirds, (who were a all girl topless go-go dancing outfit).
Elvis Presley received the Bing Crosby Award in 1971 for "creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records."
Marvin Gaye started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1973 with "Let's Get It On."
The Allman Brothers started a five week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1973 with 'Brothers And Sisters.'
Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the Beach Boys all appeared at the New York 'Summersault '74’ at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury in 1974.
Trying desperately to Rock The Vote, the White House, (actually the President Ford`s son Steven), invited Peter Frampton over for a photo opportunity in 1976. Frampton gets lunch out of the deal but both he and Ford are unemployed by the end of the year.
In 1977, guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left Wings to help re-form The Small Faces. McCulloch had played with Paul McCartney’s band on the 'Venus and Mars' and 'Wings At the Speed of Sound' albums, as well as on the Wings Over America tour. He died two years later at the age of 26. Drummer Joe English also left Wings at this time, joining Sea Level.
Peter Gabriel's "Security" LP was released in 1982.
Jon Bon Jovi went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1990 with "Blaze Of Glory."
1993, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love appeared on stage together at a show in Hollywood in 1993. They performed a song they wrote together "Penny Royal Tea."
Soundgarden won the Best Metal/Hard Rock trophy for “Black Hole Sun” at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1994.
The Donnas perform their first show as The Donnas at the Los Gatos (CA) Teen Center. 1995
In 1997, 29 years after the band first formed, Led Zeppelin released "Whole Lotta Love," their first ever single in the UK. The track recorded in 1969 and featured on the bands second album was issued to promote their re-issued back catalogue.
Sean Puffy Combes and his bodyguard Paul Offered both pleaded guilty to harassment in a New York Court in 1999. The pair faced charges of assaulting record company executive Steve Stoute with a champagne bottle a chair and a telephone.
In 2003, David Bowie performed the first interactive concert when his performance was beamed live into 21 cinemas from Warsaw to Edinburgh. Members of the audience talked to Bowie via microphones linked to ISDN lines and took requests for songs from fans.
In 2005, Rod Stewart was ordered to pay a Las Vegas casino $2m for missing a New Year concert in 2000. Stewart had said he was unable to play at the Rio hotel and casino because his voice disappeared after an operation to remove a cancerous thyroid tumour. The singer said his voice only recovered in time to begin a world tour in June 2001 and he had since performed 150 shows.
A charity album featuring some of the biggest bands in the UK was thought to be the fastest ever produced. Coldplay, Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, Antony and the Johnsons, The Magic Numbers, The Coral, Bloc Party and Gorillaz were among those who recorded tracks for ‘Help: A Day in the Life.’ The whole 22-track album was made available for download from the War Child website the following day in 2005.
The 2005 NFL kick-off party at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA featured a pre-game performances by Green Day, Rolling Stones, Santana and Maroon 5. The league's opening game is between the '05 Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. Pats won by the way.
In 2007, Foxy Brown was sent to jail for a year in New York for violating her probation terms after she travelled outside New York without the court's permission and had missed anger management classes. The rapper (real name Inga Marchand), was arrested for allegedly assaulting a neighbour and in October 2006 she was put on probation for allegedly assaulting two nail salon workers in August 2004.
Slipknot's self-titled debut was reissued in 2009 as a special-edition CD/DVD in celebration of the album's 10th anniversary. The 25-track CD features B-sides, demos and remixes, and a DVD boasting three music videos and live footage.
Fever Ray - "Mercy Street" Out Today
For Immediate Release
"It's an interpretation of Peter Gabriel's 'Mercy Street'. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle. I listened to it a lot when I was around 15, and it still moves me. It made me start reading Anne Sexton too." - Karin Dreijer Andersson
Fever Ray aka Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife is back. Having performed spellbinding live covers of well-loved tracks by artists as varied as Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel, her cover of the latter's “Mercy Street” is officially released today as a digital download and on covetable limited edition 7’’ through Mute in the US and Canada. The 7” single will include album track “Dry and Dusty."
Gabriel wrote ‘Mercy Street’ about influential Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Anne Sexton, with the track taking its title from her 1969 play of the same name. The cover is chillingly atmospheric, all driving beats and Dreijer Andersson’s crystalline vocals imploring us to “wait until darkness comes."
For those who have yet to experience the 'Mercy Street' cover live, you can catch Fever Ray's stunning audio-visual show in Europe – art directed by long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson – on the following dates:
September:
5th - Electric Picnic, Dublin, Ireland
6th - O2 ABC, Glasgow
8th - Brixton Academy, London
9th - Olympia, Paris, France
10th - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany
12th - Bestival, Isle of Wight
For More Information please reach out to Sheryl Witlen at Mute: sheryl@mute.com
"It's an interpretation of Peter Gabriel's 'Mercy Street'. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle. I listened to it a lot when I was around 15, and it still moves me. It made me start reading Anne Sexton too." - Karin Dreijer Andersson
Gabriel wrote ‘Mercy Street’ about influential Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Anne Sexton, with the track taking its title from her 1969 play of the same name. The cover is chillingly atmospheric, all driving beats and Dreijer Andersson’s crystalline vocals imploring us to “wait until darkness comes."
For those who have yet to experience the 'Mercy Street' cover live, you can catch Fever Ray's stunning audio-visual show in Europe – art directed by long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson – on the following dates:
September:
5th - Electric Picnic, Dublin, Ireland
6th - O2 ABC, Glasgow
8th - Brixton Academy, London
9th - Olympia, Paris, France
10th - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany
12th - Bestival, Isle of Wight
For More Information please reach out to Sheryl Witlen at Mute: sheryl@mute.com
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
New Music Releases - September 7, 2010
Support The CVR Blog Buy Your Vinyl Here:
Aerosmith - The Lowdown (2 CDs)
Allan Sherman - Allan Sherman Live!!! (Hoping You Are The Same)
Allan Sherman - Allan in Wonderland
Allan Sherman - My Name Is Allan
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Celebrity
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Folk Singer
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Nut
Allan Sherman - Songs for Swingin' Livers Only
Allan Sherman - Togetherness
Altered Images - Happy Birthday: Best of
Anberlin - Dark Is the Way: Light Is a Place (vinyl)
Antony & the Johnsons - Thank You for Your Love EP
Buy Antony and the Johnsons Here
Comes with a digital download code! In anticipation of their new album, Swanlights, Antony and the Johnsons present Thank You for Your Love as the first single. The EP features four additional non-album tracks including originals "You Are the Treasure" and "My Lord My Love," as well as a cover of Dylan's "Pressing On," and Lennon's "Imagine" in collaboration with experimental composer William Basinski.
Argent - God Gave Rock N Roll to You: Greatest Hits
Arp - The Soft Wave
Arvo Part - Symphony No. 4
Bachman & Turner - Bachman & Turner
Beast - Beast
Ben E. King - Heart & Soul
Billy Joel - Glass Houses (Audio Fidelity)
Black Uhuru With Sly & Robbie - Chicago 84
Bobby Mitchell & the Troopers - Rack 'em Back
Boduf Songs - This Alone Above All Else In Spite Of Everything
Boredoms - 77 Boadrum [dvd]
Born Ruffians - Nova-Leigh (vinyl)
Boston - Greatest Hits
Boston Spaceships - Our Cubehouse Still Rocks (vinyl)
Brendan James - Brendan James
Chuck Willis - Rockin' With the Sheik of the Blues
Cloudland Canyon - Fin Eaves (vinyl)
Colin Blunstone - Best of
Conway Twitty - The Ballads of
Cramps - Jukebox (2 CDs)
Deep Purple - Fireball (Audio Fidelity)
Deerhunter - Revival (vinyl) Buy Deerhunter Here
Dick Dale - The Very Best of Dick Dale
Fireballs/String-a-Longs - Exotic Guitars From The Clovis Vaults: Limited Edition
Frank Sinatra - Come Dance With Me / Come Fly with Me
Frankie Valli - This Is My Story - The Early Years 1953-1959 (2 CDs)
Gene Vincent - Racing, Bopping, Jumping & Rocking (2 CDs)
George Jones - Sacred Songs
Great American Beast - Domestic Blood
On 180 gram vinyl; comes with a digital download! The second LP contains the live album Live at Warped Tour San Francisco July 8, 2006, featuring nine tracks. Seeing Eye Dog, Helmet's seventh album, is one of the band's most uncompromising and ambitious releases, embodying the classic and utterly unique Helmet sound and pushing it into regions the band has never before explored. One big reason for that spirit of musical adventure is the record is essentially self-released (through the Work Song label). "I just felt completely free to do whatever I wanted to do," says frontman Page Hamilton. "It was really fun to make this record because I just felt this. . . freedom." Freedom can also arise from limitation, something Hamilton knows well - as ever, he insisted on having few overdubs and edits on Seeing Eye Dog. "This album is human and honest," he declares. "People have always commented that we sound like our albums live, and our recording approach has a lot to do with that. Humans playing music will always be better than chop-shop rock." Besides Hamilton, the humans on Seeing Eye Dog include drummer Kyle Stevenson, who joined Helmet in 2006, guitarist Dan Beeman, who's been on board since 2008, and long-time Helmet bassist Chris Traynor (Dave Case is the band's touring bassist). The album was produced by Hamilton, with additional production by Toshi Kasai (Melvins) and vocal production by Mark Renk.
Buy Helmet Here
Holy Ghost - Static on the Wire EP
Hot Chip - We Have Remixes
Hundred in the Hands - Pigeons (vinyl)
Innocence - The Innocence
Interpol - Antics (reissue) (vinyl)
Interpol - Interpol (vinyl)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (reissue) (vinyl)
Buy Interpol Here
Jaga Jazzist - Bananfluer Overalt EP (vinyl)
Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You: Best of
Jefferson Airplane - Very Best of
Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man: Deluxe Edition
John Pearce - The Lost 1966 Waldeck Audition
Johnny Burnette - The Ballads of
Johnny Mathis - Chances Are - The Definitive Early Hits Collection (2 CDs)
Buy Jukebox The Ghost Here
Comes with a digital download! With a fully developed sound, and a songwriting and live performance approach seasoned by hundreds upon hundreds of gigs, Jukebox the Ghost are set to turn heads with sophomore effort Everything Under the Sun, produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National). The trio is looking to spread their gospel of hook-stuffed, melody rich pop to the world at large. Beatles and Brit pop influences abound on Everything, and the band provides a nod to those influences with their attention to filling the album with great songs beginning to end, not building an album around just a few great tracks.
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird
Kim Wilde - Come Out & Play
Knickerbockers - One Track Mind
Lez Zeppelin - Lez Zeppelin 1 (vinyl)
Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Hopkins
Liza Minnelli - Cabaret & All That Jazz: the Collection (2 CDs)
Lou Reed - This Is (the Very Best of)
Ludo - Prepare the Preparations
Luther Vandross - Amazon Collection
Madness - Wonderful (2 CDs)
Megadeth - Rust in Peace (Live DVD/CD)
Neon Bastard - Meikhaus
Neville Brothers - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, February 27, 1988
Nina Simone - At Town Hall
"Second Pirate Session is a collection of outtakes from Rock 'n' Roll Station, which was originally planned as a double album, but for some reason never happened. These tracks were never fully completed and in hindsight benefit from their stripped down atmosphere. "Second Pirate Session contains some of my favorite Nurse With Wound songs." - Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound)
Buy Nurse With Wound Here
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Ciencia De Los Inutiles (vinyl)
One Eskimo - One Eskimo (vinyl)
Oval - o (vinyl)
Percy Mayfield - Nightless Lover
Peter Hammill - Margin (2 CDs)
Peter Rowan - Legacy (with guests Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, more)
Queen - Hot Space
Queen - Jazz
Queen - Miracle
Queen - Works
Richard Thompson - Dream Attic (vinyl)
Rick Nelson - The Last Time Around: 1970-1982 (7 CDs)
Robyn - Body Talk Pt 2
Rose Elinor Dougall - Without Why
STLS - Drumcore (vinyl)
Sam Prekop - Old Punch Card (vinyl)
Samiam - Orphan Works (vinyl)
Santana - Collection
Sara Bareilles - Kaleidoscope Heart (vinyl)
Simon & Garfunkel - This Is (Greatest Hits)
Siskiyou - Siskiyou (vinyl)
Sleepy Sun - Marina (vinyl)
Smokey Robinson - The Solo Albums, Vol. 1: Smokey / Pure Smokey
Solaram - Love & The Sweet Divine
Stone Sour - Audio Secrecy Buy Stone Sour Here
Suicidal Tendencies - No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family
Sunset - Loveshines But The Moon Is Shining Too
Teddy Thompson - Bella
Tera Melos - Patagonian Rats (vinyl)
The Acorn - No Ghost (vinyl)
The Intelligence - Males (vinyl)
The SteelDrivers - Reckless
The Thermals - Personal Life (vinyl)
Thea Gilmore - Murphy's Heart
Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One
Tom Jones - Praise & Blame (vinyl)
Tom Waite - The Early Years Vol 1 (reissue) (vinyl)
Toubab Krewe - TK2
Tymon Dogg - Bitter Thoughts of Tymon Dogg: Collection 68-09
Unicycle Loves You - Mirror, Mirror
Various Artists - A Cellarful of Motown, Volume 4 (2 CDs)
Various Artists - A Rocket in My Pocket: Soundtrack to The Hipster's Guide to Rockabilly MusicAdam Ant - B-Side Babies
Various Artists - Califia: The Songs of Lee Hazlewood
Various Artists - Hillbilly Bop, Boogie & The Honky Tonk Blues Vol. 4 (2 CDs)
Various Artists - King R&B Box Set (4 CDs)
Various Artists - More Miles Than Money: The Soundtrack to Garth Cartwright's Book (2 CDs)
Various Artists - Red Blue Jeans & Checkerboard Socks
Various Artists - Supernatural: Original Television Soundtrack - Seasons 1-5
Various Artists - The Cramps' Jukebox
Various Artists - The Gospel Truth: The Gospel Soul and Funk of Stax Records
Various Artists - We Were So Turned on: Tribute to David Bowie
A lesson in mutant jungle, My So-Called Life rips up the taste and decency rulebook and mashes up ten songs in the characteristic style of breakcore king Venetian Snares (aka Aaron Funk). "Posers with Camera Phones" sets the standard: Melody? Check. Jungle breaks? Check. Tongue-in-cheek offensive sample? Check. "Aaron2" shows Funk's love of the old school with crazy hoovers. Other tracks like "Welfare Wednesday" are straight-up fun with lyrics that make one laugh or cry. "Hajnal2" works one of Funk's best-known tracks from one of his bestselling albums, Rossz Csillag Alatt Szueletett. The title track closes My So-Called Life with melancholy strings that leave the listener craving more. For fans of drum 'n' bass, breakcore, jungle, old school, rave or good music in general - this one's for you.
Buy Venetian Snares Here
Ween - Quebec (reissue) (vinyl)
Winter Gloves - All Red (vinyl)
Wreckless Eric - Hits Misses Rags & Tatters: Complete Stiff
New Music releases are put together from a variety of online sources by Robert Benson - http://collectingvinylrecords.blogspot.com
Have new music for the list? Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com
Upcoming New Jazz Releases - Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Ben E. King - Heart & Soul
Bing Crosby - Voice Of Christmas
Cecil Taylor - Black Saint & Soul Note
Chet Baker - Complete Milan Sessions
Chet Baker - Chet: Lyrical Trumpet Of Chet Baker
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sextet & Quartet
Chet Baker (Trumpet / Com / Vocals - Stan Meets Chet
Chris Laurence - Laurence, Chris - New View
Chris Laurence - New View
Claude Bolling - Vivre La Nuit
Dave Grusin - An Evening With.
Fingerprints - Dream Life
Fred Anderson - Dark Day + Live In Verona 1979
George Russell - Black Saint & Soul Note
Glen Moore - Introducing Glen Moore
Iain Ballamy - More Jazz
Iain Ballamy's Anorak - Iain Ballamy's Anorak - Anorak
Ingrid Laubrock - Anti-House
Ken Vandermark - Acoustic Machine
Kurt Rosenwinkel - Our Secret World
Miles Davis - Relaxin With Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew: Legacy Edi
Music For Cocktails-Ibiza Jazz Lounge - Music For Cocktails-Ibiza Jazz Lounge
Neon - Here To There
Paul Booth - No Looking Back
Paul Booth - Booth, Paul - No Looking Back
Paul Mccandless - All The Mornings Bring
Paul S., Bishop Morton - Memorable Performances
Pedro Luis Martinez - Con Estrellas De Cuba: Havana Jam
Sarah McLawler - Under My Hat
Stanley Clarke - Modern Man/I Wanna Play For You
Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
Terri Ly Carrington - Women With Jazz:Japanese Title
The Warren Henry Project - Signs
Thelonious Monk - Monk*Thelonious-Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - At Reeves Sound Studios In Nyc
Tim Lapthorn - Lapthorn, Tim - Seventh Sense
Tim Lapthorn - Seventh Sense
Tomas Ornberg - Nobody's Blues But Mine
Tommy Root Down Meier - Master & The Rain
Tony Guerrero - Blue Room
Reissues
Chet Baker - Jazz At Ann Arbor
Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar
New release information provided by http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ The Upcoming Release Center at allaboutjazz.com is the most comprehensive new release listing for jazz music on the internet. The information is updated biweekly by John Kelman
New & Notes
Lustmord to release Zoetrope on vinyl on Burning World Records this fall
A double vinyl gatefolded edition of the album Zoetrope is scheduled for release on Burning World Records in November 2010. This will be the first Lustmord album that is available for 26 years. Burning World Records is therefore extremely honored to release this album.
The album will include an extra track “The Abhorrent Apparatus” which was not on the original CD. The album will be available for pre-order directly from the Burning World Web Site and through the usual distribution channels. (Note: pre-orders will not made available until a month before release).
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Debut album release on gold Vinyl
Eagle Eye is releasing his full length debut album on 12" gold vinyl and cd. The vinyl record will include a digital MP3 download coupon for those who want the vinyl but don't own a record player yet. All album artwork will be done by hand. The vinyl will include a custom designed and screen printed sleeve. All money raised will be used for recording and production costs.
http://kck.st/cPm7rY
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This from Blabbermouth.net, the continuing saga of Aerosmith:
PERRY: I'm Not Going To Sit Around For Two Years Waiting For TYLER To Come Back To AEROSMITH
The Calgary Herald conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry ahead of the band's September 10, 2010 appearance at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
On when fans will have a chance to see the Boston hard rock band in action again:
"Technically speaking, after the gig in Vancouver (on Sept. 16), I don't have a job with AEROSMITH. We know these are the last shows for awhile. And I really do mean awhile. I don't know when we'll be out there again, the five of us, so we'll be playing with everything we've got."
On learning through the media that singer Steven Tyler was up for a second job as a judge on the reality TV singing competition "American Idol":
"(The whole group) sat down not too long ago, when we decided to do this tour, and we basically laid out plans for the next two years. And when you're sitting there talking about that and one of the band members knows full well he's signed a contract that's taking him out of the music business for up to seven months of the year — that kind of throws a wrench into things . . . It's all very well to say, 'I'm going to go off and do this and it won't interfere with the band . . .' but there's only so many weeks in the month and so many months in the year."
On what Perry and the rest of AEROSMITH plans to do while Tyler gets busy on the side with a variety of projects, including "American Idol" and his long-awaited autobiography:
"I'm not going to sit around for two years waiting for him to come back to AEROSMITH. (You've got) four guys that are great together, and if you find the right singer, there's no reason you can't go and entertain people."
On the incident at AEROSMITH's Toronto show at Air Canada Centre where Tyler hip-checked Perry and Perry responded with a bump of his own, causing Tyler to lose his balance, falling from the stage:
"He's got this thing in his head that it's cool when the guys in the band bump into each other. Nobody else in the band feels that way. . . . Leave me alone when I'm playing."
On his thoughts on "American Idol":
"It's a reality show designed to get people to watch that station and sell advertising. It's one step above ('Teenage Mutant') 'Ninja Turtles'.
"I'll tell you one thing, when we put this band together, this is not something that (Steven Tyler) would do.
"It's his business, but I don't want AEROSMITH's name involved with it. We have nothing to do with it."
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Tee Pee Records Announces Fall Label Showcases
Highly regarded NYC rock label Tee Pee Records have recently announced a trio of label showcases that is set to take place this fall. The independent record company will feature its diverse family of artists this autumn at special events on both sides of the US and in Canada.
Tee Pee will kick off its “Season of Sound” this month, appearing as part of the 2010 Pop Montreal International Music Festival. Set to take place September 29 through October 3, the five-day festival will present more than 400 artists and deliver a bold cross-section of art forms and events. Tee Pee artists The Main Street Gospel (Columbus, OH), Mirror Queen (NYC), Naam (NYC) and Priestess (Montreal, QC) are confirmed to appear amongst a hot list of bands that also includes The Budos Band, Deerhoof, Shonen Knife, The xx and Wovenhand.
On October 22, Tee Pee will host its annual event as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. Set to take place at the Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY, the showcase will feature an unmissable lineup of acts that will include the aforementioned Priestess, Naam, Mirror Queen and The Main Street Gospel as well as live performances from Quest For Fire (Toronto, ON), Hopewell (NYC), Weird Owl (Brooklyn, NY) and heralded New Jersey rock band The Atomic Bitchwax.
On October 28-29, Tee Pee and Spaceland proudly presents “All Hallows Eve,” a special two night event featuring a select group of today’s finest hard rock bands. Set to take place at Los Angeles’ Spaceland, “All Hallows Eve” will roll out with a first night lineup that includes fast-rising duo Black Cobra (San Francisco, CA), psychedelic doom rock collective Ancestors (Los Angeles, CA), alchemic psych-rockers Black Math Horseman (Los Angeles, CA) and Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Imaad Wasif. The second evening of this grand extravaganza will trot out celebrated Seattle three piece Big Business, California hardcore crust/metal band The Fucking Wrath and two special guests to be announced. The whole shebang will kick off with an exclusive, free live set from Dead Meadow frontman Jason Simon, set for Wednesday, October 27 at Vacation Vinyl (3815 W Sunset Blvd.).
Pop Montreal 2010 presents the Tee Pee Records Showcase
Saturday, October 2
Katacombes (1635 St-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S9)
Featuring:
•Priestess
•Naam
•Mirror Queen
•The Main Street Gospel
•Nordic Nomadic
Tee Pee Records and CMJ present:
The 2010 Tee Pee Records CMJ Showcase
Friday, October 22
Union Pool (484 Union Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211)
Featuring:
•Priestess
•Naam
•Quest For Fire
•Mirror Queen
•The Atomic Bitchwax
•Hopewell
•Weird Owl
•The Main Street Gospel
Tee Pee Records AND Spaceland proudly presents “ALL HALLOWS EVE”
Thursday, October 28 & Friday, October 29
Spaceland (1717 Silver Lake Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026)
Featuring:
•Night one: Black Cobra, Ancestors, Black Math Horseman & Imaad Wasif
•Night two: Big Business, The Fucking Wrath & 2 SPECIAL GUESTS TBA!
* Special kick off performance by Jason Simon on October 27 @ Vacation Vinyl
A double vinyl gatefolded edition of the album Zoetrope is scheduled for release on Burning World Records in November 2010. This will be the first Lustmord album that is available for 26 years. Burning World Records is therefore extremely honored to release this album.
The album will include an extra track “The Abhorrent Apparatus” which was not on the original CD. The album will be available for pre-order directly from the Burning World Web Site and through the usual distribution channels. (Note: pre-orders will not made available until a month before release).
---------------------------------------
Debut album release on gold Vinyl
Eagle Eye is releasing his full length debut album on 12" gold vinyl and cd. The vinyl record will include a digital MP3 download coupon for those who want the vinyl but don't own a record player yet. All album artwork will be done by hand. The vinyl will include a custom designed and screen printed sleeve. All money raised will be used for recording and production costs.
http://kck.st/cPm7rY
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This from Blabbermouth.net, the continuing saga of Aerosmith:
PERRY: I'm Not Going To Sit Around For Two Years Waiting For TYLER To Come Back To AEROSMITH
The Calgary Herald conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry ahead of the band's September 10, 2010 appearance at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
On when fans will have a chance to see the Boston hard rock band in action again:
"Technically speaking, after the gig in Vancouver (on Sept. 16), I don't have a job with AEROSMITH. We know these are the last shows for awhile. And I really do mean awhile. I don't know when we'll be out there again, the five of us, so we'll be playing with everything we've got."
On learning through the media that singer Steven Tyler was up for a second job as a judge on the reality TV singing competition "American Idol":
"(The whole group) sat down not too long ago, when we decided to do this tour, and we basically laid out plans for the next two years. And when you're sitting there talking about that and one of the band members knows full well he's signed a contract that's taking him out of the music business for up to seven months of the year — that kind of throws a wrench into things . . . It's all very well to say, 'I'm going to go off and do this and it won't interfere with the band . . .' but there's only so many weeks in the month and so many months in the year."
On what Perry and the rest of AEROSMITH plans to do while Tyler gets busy on the side with a variety of projects, including "American Idol" and his long-awaited autobiography:
"I'm not going to sit around for two years waiting for him to come back to AEROSMITH. (You've got) four guys that are great together, and if you find the right singer, there's no reason you can't go and entertain people."
On the incident at AEROSMITH's Toronto show at Air Canada Centre where Tyler hip-checked Perry and Perry responded with a bump of his own, causing Tyler to lose his balance, falling from the stage:
"He's got this thing in his head that it's cool when the guys in the band bump into each other. Nobody else in the band feels that way. . . . Leave me alone when I'm playing."
On his thoughts on "American Idol":
"It's a reality show designed to get people to watch that station and sell advertising. It's one step above ('Teenage Mutant') 'Ninja Turtles'.
"I'll tell you one thing, when we put this band together, this is not something that (Steven Tyler) would do.
"It's his business, but I don't want AEROSMITH's name involved with it. We have nothing to do with it."
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Tee Pee Records Announces Fall Label Showcases
Tee Pee will kick off its “Season of Sound” this month, appearing as part of the 2010 Pop Montreal International Music Festival. Set to take place September 29 through October 3, the five-day festival will present more than 400 artists and deliver a bold cross-section of art forms and events. Tee Pee artists The Main Street Gospel (Columbus, OH), Mirror Queen (NYC), Naam (NYC) and Priestess (Montreal, QC) are confirmed to appear amongst a hot list of bands that also includes The Budos Band, Deerhoof, Shonen Knife, The xx and Wovenhand.
On October 22, Tee Pee will host its annual event as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. Set to take place at the Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY, the showcase will feature an unmissable lineup of acts that will include the aforementioned Priestess, Naam, Mirror Queen and The Main Street Gospel as well as live performances from Quest For Fire (Toronto, ON), Hopewell (NYC), Weird Owl (Brooklyn, NY) and heralded New Jersey rock band The Atomic Bitchwax.
On October 28-29, Tee Pee and Spaceland proudly presents “All Hallows Eve,” a special two night event featuring a select group of today’s finest hard rock bands. Set to take place at Los Angeles’ Spaceland, “All Hallows Eve” will roll out with a first night lineup that includes fast-rising duo Black Cobra (San Francisco, CA), psychedelic doom rock collective Ancestors (Los Angeles, CA), alchemic psych-rockers Black Math Horseman (Los Angeles, CA) and Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Imaad Wasif. The second evening of this grand extravaganza will trot out celebrated Seattle three piece Big Business, California hardcore crust/metal band The Fucking Wrath and two special guests to be announced. The whole shebang will kick off with an exclusive, free live set from Dead Meadow frontman Jason Simon, set for Wednesday, October 27 at Vacation Vinyl (3815 W Sunset Blvd.).
Pop Montreal 2010 presents the Tee Pee Records Showcase
Saturday, October 2
Katacombes (1635 St-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S9)
Featuring:
•Priestess
•Naam
•Mirror Queen
•The Main Street Gospel
•Nordic Nomadic
Tee Pee Records and CMJ present:
The 2010 Tee Pee Records CMJ Showcase
Friday, October 22
Union Pool (484 Union Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211)
Featuring:
•Priestess
•Naam
•Quest For Fire
•Mirror Queen
•The Atomic Bitchwax
•Hopewell
•Weird Owl
•The Main Street Gospel
Tee Pee Records AND Spaceland proudly presents “ALL HALLOWS EVE”
Thursday, October 28 & Friday, October 29
Spaceland (1717 Silver Lake Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026)
Featuring:
•Night one: Black Cobra, Ancestors, Black Math Horseman & Imaad Wasif
•Night two: Big Business, The Fucking Wrath & 2 SPECIAL GUESTS TBA!
* Special kick off performance by Jason Simon on October 27 @ Vacation Vinyl
Monday, September 6, 2010
Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 09/05/2010
1. LP - Madrigal "self-titled" private press - $5,100.00
2. LP - Mark Everett "Bad Dude In Love" - $5,000.00
3. LP - The Beatles "Yellow Submarine" Odeon (for export) - $4,863.29
4. 78 - Blind Willie McTell "Warm It Up To Me" / "Runnin' Me Crazy" Vocalion - $4,000.00
5. LP - Nirvana "Never Mind" Czech Picture Disc EP Sample - $3,250.00
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How and Where to Sell Old Phonograph Records
This is a great article and explains that what you think your records may be worth, get a reality check, just because the recorda may be old, doesn't make them valuable, someone has to WANT them!
Have you studied your ABCs lately--that is Attics, Basements and Closets? They could yield up some extra money and free up some valuable space in your home for other uses. LPs (long-playing 10 and 12 inch discs, playing at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute), 78s (easily breakable discs, playing at 78 revolutions per minute with one tune on each side) and 45s(7 inch discs playing at 45 revolutions per minute) may be valuable.
Record collecting as a hobby is just beginning to grow after many other collectibles have been prominently featured in antique stores and the media. It is not an expensive hobby to establish, but disposing of them can be expensive in many ways.
HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE VALUE
Many people think that just because a record is old that it has great value. Very few records have any real value to collectors or dealers. Value is based on a combination of three factors -
(1) Supply and demand. How available is the record? If millions were initially sold it is likely that many will turn up in thrift shops, used record stores and in many homes. The scarcity factor must be present. There must be a demand for that record because of the artist performing (e.g. a major talent who died young and before being able to make many records), the label on which it was recorded (the original recording as distinguished from a "reissue"), or an oddity concerning the record(e.g. a V-disc, wartime government recording or aircheck-taken from a radio broadcast, an original picture disc or a 10-inch LP). The scarcity factor can also be affected by whether a record is "out-of-print"(no longer available from the manufacturer) thereby decreasing the supply. "Bootlegs" (records illegally produced from live concerts or broadcasts) are also valuable to collectors.
(2) Condition of the record. Those with surface noises and scratches will be of little or no value. If it is in "mint" condition (perfect) or "near mint" condition it will have the highest possible value. A record in "very good" condition should not have any distorted sounds or loss of sound quality. "Good" means it may have some imperfections, but can be readily enjoyed. "Fair" means it can play, but will have obvious sound impairment and detract from your enjoyment and the value of the record. Some dealers may have a slightly different grading scale.
(3) Content of the recording. Generally speaking there is more interest in music than in spoken word or comedy records and the value therefor would be greater. Certain kinds of musical recordings bring high sales prices. Jazz, original Broadway cast and movie soundtracks tend to provide a more active market and greater value. Also early rhythm and blues records and the doowop sound are also highly valued and collectible. Among classical records the most valuable are orchestral performances, then solo instrumental, chamber music and concertos and solo vocal and operatic arias and finally complete operas. To some collectors, whether a record is mono or stereo affects the value. Recently a market began developing for rock records of early vintage, especially those of deceased cult figures such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. Also, brisk trading now occurs among collectors of 45s, especially among the 1950s rhythm and blues and early rock artists. Great interest maintains in rare and unusual (foreign issues, etc.) in Elvis and the Beatles. However, most of their records have little value because so many were produced without any distinguishing characteristics. In other words they were all the same.
WHO WILL BUY YOUR RECORDS?
Records are purchased by collectors, mail order dealers, used records stores and the general public, sometimes on a nostalgic impulse or because of a favorite artist. For truly rare records the best prices will come from dealers who know the market and for how much they can resell them. Collectors are emotional and sometimes fanatical collecting their specialties. They may pay top prices for particular idiosyncracies. It is unusual to get top dollar for a rare record from the "general public', where only the performance value is recognized, not the resale or trading value. Painstaking research and knowledge of the record industry and its artists is required to determine the value of a particular recording. It may be possible to determine a value for a "rare" record once you have determined that it is truly rare.
WHAT WILL THEY PAY?
Most records that are not "rare" can bring only pennies - 25 cents to a dollar - from dealers. The "general public" may pay $1 or $2. Rare records can bring from $25 to the thousands. There are a number of price guides published, but values indicated are generally highly inflated or based on an isolated sale. Obviously, collectors and dealers want to read that records can bring high prices. Remember, value rests in the mind of the buyer.
HOW DO YOU FIND A BUYER?
A buyer for every record you wish to sell probably exists somewhere in the world. How to find that person is a big problem. It is not uncommon for people to discover old records in their homes and proceed to spend many dollars (far in excess of the eventual e record) and untold hours in pursuit of a buyer. It can become very frustrating and sometimes obsessive. Expectations almost always exceed reality.
Records can be sold by advertising - in local classifieds or collectors' publications, by selling to local used record stores, selling at flea markets or bazaars or by promoting a garage sale. Start by cataloging the records. List the artist, the title of the record, LP, 45 or 78rpm, the record catalog number and its condition. Take the list to a record librarian and some used record stores for offers and indications as to rarity. Talk to friends and associates.
Selling involves prospective buyers visiting your home. Or, you may have to pack and cart the records to a store for a price quote and no sale. Damage in transit can make them worthless. Out-of-town prospects requires mail correspondence, packing, insurance, carting to the post office, placing postage and sending C.O.D. The buyer may refuse to accept upon receipt.
©2007 Howard E. Fischer
The author is a long-time collector and seller of LPs,45rpm,78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc.
RECORDS FLEA MARKET Monthly sales in New York City. Call 212-579-0689(weekdays) for schedule or email: info@musiccollecting.com
Buyers can send wants (by performers, record titles or by instrument played) - buyers@musiccollecting.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Robert_Hess
How and Where to Sell Old Phonograph Records
By Robert Hess
Record collecting as a hobby is just beginning to grow after many other collectibles have been prominently featured in antique stores and the media. It is not an expensive hobby to establish, but disposing of them can be expensive in many ways.
HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE VALUE
Many people think that just because a record is old that it has great value. Very few records have any real value to collectors or dealers. Value is based on a combination of three factors -
(1) Supply and demand. How available is the record? If millions were initially sold it is likely that many will turn up in thrift shops, used record stores and in many homes. The scarcity factor must be present. There must be a demand for that record because of the artist performing (e.g. a major talent who died young and before being able to make many records), the label on which it was recorded (the original recording as distinguished from a "reissue"), or an oddity concerning the record(e.g. a V-disc, wartime government recording or aircheck-taken from a radio broadcast, an original picture disc or a 10-inch LP). The scarcity factor can also be affected by whether a record is "out-of-print"(no longer available from the manufacturer) thereby decreasing the supply. "Bootlegs" (records illegally produced from live concerts or broadcasts) are also valuable to collectors.
(2) Condition of the record. Those with surface noises and scratches will be of little or no value. If it is in "mint" condition (perfect) or "near mint" condition it will have the highest possible value. A record in "very good" condition should not have any distorted sounds or loss of sound quality. "Good" means it may have some imperfections, but can be readily enjoyed. "Fair" means it can play, but will have obvious sound impairment and detract from your enjoyment and the value of the record. Some dealers may have a slightly different grading scale.
(3) Content of the recording. Generally speaking there is more interest in music than in spoken word or comedy records and the value therefor would be greater. Certain kinds of musical recordings bring high sales prices. Jazz, original Broadway cast and movie soundtracks tend to provide a more active market and greater value. Also early rhythm and blues records and the doowop sound are also highly valued and collectible. Among classical records the most valuable are orchestral performances, then solo instrumental, chamber music and concertos and solo vocal and operatic arias and finally complete operas. To some collectors, whether a record is mono or stereo affects the value. Recently a market began developing for rock records of early vintage, especially those of deceased cult figures such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. Also, brisk trading now occurs among collectors of 45s, especially among the 1950s rhythm and blues and early rock artists. Great interest maintains in rare and unusual (foreign issues, etc.) in Elvis and the Beatles. However, most of their records have little value because so many were produced without any distinguishing characteristics. In other words they were all the same.
WHO WILL BUY YOUR RECORDS?
Records are purchased by collectors, mail order dealers, used records stores and the general public, sometimes on a nostalgic impulse or because of a favorite artist. For truly rare records the best prices will come from dealers who know the market and for how much they can resell them. Collectors are emotional and sometimes fanatical collecting their specialties. They may pay top prices for particular idiosyncracies. It is unusual to get top dollar for a rare record from the "general public', where only the performance value is recognized, not the resale or trading value. Painstaking research and knowledge of the record industry and its artists is required to determine the value of a particular recording. It may be possible to determine a value for a "rare" record once you have determined that it is truly rare.
WHAT WILL THEY PAY?
Most records that are not "rare" can bring only pennies - 25 cents to a dollar - from dealers. The "general public" may pay $1 or $2. Rare records can bring from $25 to the thousands. There are a number of price guides published, but values indicated are generally highly inflated or based on an isolated sale. Obviously, collectors and dealers want to read that records can bring high prices. Remember, value rests in the mind of the buyer.
HOW DO YOU FIND A BUYER?
A buyer for every record you wish to sell probably exists somewhere in the world. How to find that person is a big problem. It is not uncommon for people to discover old records in their homes and proceed to spend many dollars (far in excess of the eventual e record) and untold hours in pursuit of a buyer. It can become very frustrating and sometimes obsessive. Expectations almost always exceed reality.
Records can be sold by advertising - in local classifieds or collectors' publications, by selling to local used record stores, selling at flea markets or bazaars or by promoting a garage sale. Start by cataloging the records. List the artist, the title of the record, LP, 45 or 78rpm, the record catalog number and its condition. Take the list to a record librarian and some used record stores for offers and indications as to rarity. Talk to friends and associates.
Selling involves prospective buyers visiting your home. Or, you may have to pack and cart the records to a store for a price quote and no sale. Damage in transit can make them worthless. Out-of-town prospects requires mail correspondence, packing, insurance, carting to the post office, placing postage and sending C.O.D. The buyer may refuse to accept upon receipt.
©2007 Howard E. Fischer
The author is a long-time collector and seller of LPs,45rpm,78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc.
RECORDS FLEA MARKET Monthly sales in New York City. Call 212-579-0689(weekdays) for schedule or email: info@musiccollecting.com
Buyers can send wants (by performers, record titles or by instrument played) - buyers@musiccollecting.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Robert_Hess
This Date In Music History - September 6
Birthdays:
Dave Bargerdon - Blood Sweat & Tears (1942)
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd. Quit the band in 1985. Waters released four solo albums between 1984-1992. (1944)
Claydes Smith - Kool & The Gang (1948)
Banner Thomas - Molly Hatchet (1954)
Joe Smyth - Sawyer Brown (1957)
Perry Bamonte - The Cure (1960)
Pal Waaktaam - A-Ha The first Norwegian group to score a UK and US #1. (1961)
Scott Travis - Judas Priest, Racer X (1961)
William DuVall - Comes With The Fall, Alice in Chains (1967)
Ce Ce Peniston (1969)
Marc Anthony (1969)
Paddy Boom (Patrick Seacor) - Scissor Sisters (1969)
Cheyne Coates (1970)
Delores O’Riordan - Cranberries (1971)
Nina Persson - Cardigans (1974)
Kerry Katona - Atomic Kitten (Left the group in 2001) (1980)
They Are Missed:
Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed (September 6, 1925 - August 29, 1976) was a blues musician and songwriter most notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries. His lazy, slack-jawed singing, piercing harmonica and hypnotic guitar patterns were one of the blues' most easily identifiable sounds in the 1950s and 1960s
Record producer Tom Wilson died in 1978. He worked with various acts including Bob Dylan, (The Times They Are a-Changin', Another Side of Bob Dylan, and Bringing It All Back Home), Frank Zappa, (Freak Out!), Simon and Garfunkel (Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.) and The Velvet Underground, (White Light/White Heat).
Tom Fogerty, guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival, died in 1990 (age 49), due to complications from AIDS acquired during a blood transfusion. During 1969 CCR scored three US Top Ten albums and four Top 5 singles. Released several solo albums.
English keyboard player Nicky Hopkins died in 1994 (age 50), in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications from intestinal surgery. Was a highly respected session musician, worked with The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Jerry Garcia Band. The Kinks song ‘Session Man’ from Face to Face is dedicated to (and features) Hopkins.
History:
"The Biggest Show of Stars for 1957" launched in Pittsburgh in 1957. The bill included Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers and Frankie Lyman & the Teenagers. Due to Southern segregation laws, white performers were forbidden from playing on the same stage as African-Americans, so they miss several dates.
Bob Dylan debuted at the Gaslight Cafe in New York City in 1961.
Jerry Lee Lewis' contract with Sun Records expired in 1963 (he signed with Mercury).
Cilla Black signed a management contract with Beatles manager Brian Epstein in 1963. Cilla changed her name to Black, (it was white), after a misprint in the music paper 'Mersey Beat.
John Lennon began filming his role as Private Gripeweed for 'How I Won The War' in 1966. The film was directed by Richard Lester who also directed "A Hard Day’s Night" and "Help!"
Working at Abbey Road studio’s in London in 1968, the Beatles recoded overdubs onto the new George Harrison song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Eric Clapton added the guitar solo and became the first outside musician to play on a Beatles recording and George recorded his lead vocal.
In 1969, James Brown announced he would retire from live performances in July the following year saying 'I'm tired man'.
In 1970, Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance when he appeared at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany. The guitarist died on Sept 18, 1970.
1974, The 101 All Stars (featuring Joe Strummer), made their debut at The Telegraph, Brixton Hill, London in 1974.
George Harrison launched his Dark Horse record label in 1974. "The Place I Love" by Splinter was the first release.
Glen Campbell started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1975 with "Rhinestone Cowboy," his first #1 after 13 Top 40 hits.
Jefferson Starship went to #1 on the US album chart in 1975 with 'Red Octopus.'
All girl group Bananarama went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1986 with "Venus," the song had also been a #1 for Dutch group Shocking Blue in 1970.
2,000 items of Elton John’s personal memorabilia including his boa feathers, 'Pinball Wizard' boots and hundreds of pairs of spectacles were auctioned at Sotheby’s in London in 1988.
In 1989, the Pittsburgh Steelers were banned from practicing on their own field, Three Rivers Stadium, because The Rolling Stones were rehearsing for their upcoming concert.
Originally banned (or just not played because of its anti-commercialism message) by MTV, Neil Young`s "This Note`s For You" won the MTV Best Video Award in 1989.
Don Henley, Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, Sting and Aerosmith performed at a benefit concert in Boston for Walden Woods in 1993.
Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis performed the National Anthem in Baltimore's Camden Yards in 1995 before Cal Ripken Jr. set baseball's all-time consecutive games played record.
In 1997, Elton John recorded a new version of "Candle In The Wind" after performing the song live at Diana Princess of Wales funeral. A record 31.5 million across the UK watched Elton play the special tribute to Diana. The track went on to become the biggest selling single of all-time.
In 2000, US District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that MP3.com had willfully violated copyrights and awarded Universal Music $118-250 million in damages.
In 2001, Earth Wind and Fire announced that Viagra would sponsor their forthcoming 30th anniversary American tour.
Victor Willis, who performed as the policeman in The Village People, was given three years probation in 2006 for drugs offenses after pleading no contest to the charges, dating from March 2006. Willis co-wrote some of the group's biggest hits - including ‘YMCA’ and ‘In The Navy.’
In 2006, a man named Paul van Valkenburgh from Florida died of lung cancer. An obituary published in a local paper was picked up by the Associated Press, which ran a short obituary of the dead man but giving him the wrong name. The real Paul Vance, who was alive and well and living in Coral Springs, Florida, contacted local media after viewing a report of his death on local TV. He announced that he was still alive and was able to prove this with a stack of royalty cheques from ASCAP from his biggest hit ‘Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini.’ He told a reporter for the New York Times that his relatives and friends, shocked by the AP report, had called to check on him after the media reports.
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx spoke at the 18th annual National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month luncheon in Washington, DC in 2007. He discusses his struggle with drug abuse which led to writing of his memoir, The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star.
In 2008, rock band Great White whose pyrotechnics sparked a fire that killed 100 people, agreed to pay $1m to survivors and victims' relatives. The blaze began at The Station nightclub in the state of Rhode Island in 2003 when the band's tour manager shot off pyrotechnics at the start of the concert. More than 200 people were also injured in the blaze. One band member, guitarist Ty Longley, was killed in the fire. Tour manager Daniel Biechele pleaded guilty in 2006 to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter and was given parole in March after serving less than half of his four-year prison sentence.
Dave Bargerdon - Blood Sweat & Tears (1942)
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd. Quit the band in 1985. Waters released four solo albums between 1984-1992. (1944)
Claydes Smith - Kool & The Gang (1948)
Banner Thomas - Molly Hatchet (1954)
Joe Smyth - Sawyer Brown (1957)
Perry Bamonte - The Cure (1960)
Pal Waaktaam - A-Ha The first Norwegian group to score a UK and US #1. (1961)
Scott Travis - Judas Priest, Racer X (1961)
William DuVall - Comes With The Fall, Alice in Chains (1967)
Ce Ce Peniston (1969)
Marc Anthony (1969)
Paddy Boom (Patrick Seacor) - Scissor Sisters (1969)
Cheyne Coates (1970)
Delores O’Riordan - Cranberries (1971)
Nina Persson - Cardigans (1974)
Kerry Katona - Atomic Kitten (Left the group in 2001) (1980)
They Are Missed:
Record producer Tom Wilson died in 1978. He worked with various acts including Bob Dylan, (The Times They Are a-Changin', Another Side of Bob Dylan, and Bringing It All Back Home), Frank Zappa, (Freak Out!), Simon and Garfunkel (Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.) and The Velvet Underground, (White Light/White Heat).
Tom Fogerty, guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival, died in 1990 (age 49), due to complications from AIDS acquired during a blood transfusion. During 1969 CCR scored three US Top Ten albums and four Top 5 singles. Released several solo albums.
English keyboard player Nicky Hopkins died in 1994 (age 50), in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications from intestinal surgery. Was a highly respected session musician, worked with The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Jerry Garcia Band. The Kinks song ‘Session Man’ from Face to Face is dedicated to (and features) Hopkins.
History:
"The Biggest Show of Stars for 1957" launched in Pittsburgh in 1957. The bill included Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers and Frankie Lyman & the Teenagers. Due to Southern segregation laws, white performers were forbidden from playing on the same stage as African-Americans, so they miss several dates.
Bob Dylan debuted at the Gaslight Cafe in New York City in 1961.
Jerry Lee Lewis' contract with Sun Records expired in 1963 (he signed with Mercury).
Cilla Black signed a management contract with Beatles manager Brian Epstein in 1963. Cilla changed her name to Black, (it was white), after a misprint in the music paper 'Mersey Beat.
John Lennon began filming his role as Private Gripeweed for 'How I Won The War' in 1966. The film was directed by Richard Lester who also directed "A Hard Day’s Night" and "Help!"
Working at Abbey Road studio’s in London in 1968, the Beatles recoded overdubs onto the new George Harrison song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Eric Clapton added the guitar solo and became the first outside musician to play on a Beatles recording and George recorded his lead vocal.
In 1969, James Brown announced he would retire from live performances in July the following year saying 'I'm tired man'.
In 1970, Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance when he appeared at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany. The guitarist died on Sept 18, 1970.
1974, The 101 All Stars (featuring Joe Strummer), made their debut at The Telegraph, Brixton Hill, London in 1974.
George Harrison launched his Dark Horse record label in 1974. "The Place I Love" by Splinter was the first release.
Glen Campbell started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1975 with "Rhinestone Cowboy," his first #1 after 13 Top 40 hits.
Jefferson Starship went to #1 on the US album chart in 1975 with 'Red Octopus.'
All girl group Bananarama went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1986 with "Venus," the song had also been a #1 for Dutch group Shocking Blue in 1970.
2,000 items of Elton John’s personal memorabilia including his boa feathers, 'Pinball Wizard' boots and hundreds of pairs of spectacles were auctioned at Sotheby’s in London in 1988.
In 1989, the Pittsburgh Steelers were banned from practicing on their own field, Three Rivers Stadium, because The Rolling Stones were rehearsing for their upcoming concert.
Originally banned (or just not played because of its anti-commercialism message) by MTV, Neil Young`s "This Note`s For You" won the MTV Best Video Award in 1989.
Don Henley, Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, Sting and Aerosmith performed at a benefit concert in Boston for Walden Woods in 1993.
Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis performed the National Anthem in Baltimore's Camden Yards in 1995 before Cal Ripken Jr. set baseball's all-time consecutive games played record.
In 1997, Elton John recorded a new version of "Candle In The Wind" after performing the song live at Diana Princess of Wales funeral. A record 31.5 million across the UK watched Elton play the special tribute to Diana. The track went on to become the biggest selling single of all-time.
In 2000, US District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that MP3.com had willfully violated copyrights and awarded Universal Music $118-250 million in damages.
In 2001, Earth Wind and Fire announced that Viagra would sponsor their forthcoming 30th anniversary American tour.
Victor Willis, who performed as the policeman in The Village People, was given three years probation in 2006 for drugs offenses after pleading no contest to the charges, dating from March 2006. Willis co-wrote some of the group's biggest hits - including ‘YMCA’ and ‘In The Navy.’
In 2006, a man named Paul van Valkenburgh from Florida died of lung cancer. An obituary published in a local paper was picked up by the Associated Press, which ran a short obituary of the dead man but giving him the wrong name. The real Paul Vance, who was alive and well and living in Coral Springs, Florida, contacted local media after viewing a report of his death on local TV. He announced that he was still alive and was able to prove this with a stack of royalty cheques from ASCAP from his biggest hit ‘Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini.’ He told a reporter for the New York Times that his relatives and friends, shocked by the AP report, had called to check on him after the media reports.
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx spoke at the 18th annual National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month luncheon in Washington, DC in 2007. He discusses his struggle with drug abuse which led to writing of his memoir, The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star.
In 2008, rock band Great White whose pyrotechnics sparked a fire that killed 100 people, agreed to pay $1m to survivors and victims' relatives. The blaze began at The Station nightclub in the state of Rhode Island in 2003 when the band's tour manager shot off pyrotechnics at the start of the concert. More than 200 people were also injured in the blaze. One band member, guitarist Ty Longley, was killed in the fire. Tour manager Daniel Biechele pleaded guilty in 2006 to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter and was given parole in March after serving less than half of his four-year prison sentence.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Music News & Notes
Heavy Hawaii Announce 12" Vinyl Record; Drop Single For Free Online
Art Fag Recordings presents the latest release from San Diego's beach-pop outfit Heavy Hawaii. Limited to 500 12" colored vinyl records, HH will beavailable on September 28th. To inaugurate the release, Heavy Hawaii are making the first single "Teen Angel" available for free online. Check it here. http://weeklytapedeck.com/2010/09/02/track-premiere-heavy-hawaiiteen-angel/
The vinyl version of the record features the six original songs while the digital version features the tracks as well as the early demo versions.
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Flight Announces "The Lead Riders" EP
Zoo Music presents the limited-edition of "The Lead Riders" EP 12" vinyl record available on September 28th from Mississippi-based blown-out punks Flight. The EP will be pressed in a limited-edition of 500 vinyl records. "The Lead Riders" features six full-throttled exclusive unreleased tracks coated in noise and layered distortion. Adding to the release, fans can sign up for Zoo Music's mailing list to get first crack at the vinyl. http://www.killzoomusic.com/
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Celebrate the New Dark Age (Reissue)
Polvo’s guitar-twisting seven song EP, originally released in 1994, is a Merge hallmark. 180 gram vinyl re-issue remastered by Bob Weston. Includes great letterpress sleeve designed and printed by Bruce Licher, whose Independent Project Press designed the original, long out of print, triple seven-inch release. Also includes coupon for MP3 download of entire album. Limited edition of 3,000.
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Make Do And Mend To Release New Album
Paper + Plastick and Panic Records are excited to announce MAKE DO AND MENDS’s full length debut, End Measured Mile, will be available digitally on October 26th, with a vinyl release to follow. In anticipation of the new album, AbsolutePunk is streaming the new song “Transparent Seas” here: http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1891852
“Our biggest goal in both the writing and recording of End Measured Mile was to grow as musicians and create a record that was a marked progression from our last EP,” says vocalist/guitarist James Carroll. “In our opinions, we succeeded with flying colors.”
In support of End Measured Mile, Make Do And Mend will do what they do best: tour, tour, tour. With fall dates to be announced shortly, Make Do And Mend will be stopping at this year’s The Fest in late October, and will be booking their first European tour in December.
Make Do And Mend is James Carroll (vocals/guitar), Mike Poulin (bass), Matt Carroll (drums), and Mike O’Toole (guitar)
The vinyl version of the record features the six original songs while the digital version features the tracks as well as the early demo versions.
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Flight Announces "The Lead Riders" EP
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Celebrate the New Dark Age (Reissue)
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Make Do And Mend To Release New Album
“Our biggest goal in both the writing and recording of End Measured Mile was to grow as musicians and create a record that was a marked progression from our last EP,” says vocalist/guitarist James Carroll. “In our opinions, we succeeded with flying colors.”
In support of End Measured Mile, Make Do And Mend will do what they do best: tour, tour, tour. With fall dates to be announced shortly, Make Do And Mend will be stopping at this year’s The Fest in late October, and will be booking their first European tour in December.
Make Do And Mend is James Carroll (vocals/guitar), Mike Poulin (bass), Matt Carroll (drums), and Mike O’Toole (guitar)
Boston Pop/rock Sensation One Step Away Releases New Full Length Studio Album: "For The Broken"
Boston Pop/Rock Sensation One Step Away delivers release of a new full length studio album: "For The Broken." They head back home after a summer of nationwide shows for their CD Release Show at Hard Rock Cafe Boston September 19, 2010, 5-7pm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
One Step Away: Healy,Carrington,Trudeau,Nuzzolo
PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 04, 2010 – It has been a busy summer for the Boston Pop/Rock sensation One Step Away with many days spent away from home in the recording studio and on their promotional tour. Their new full length studio album: “For the Broken” is the result of several prior months of songwriting, juggled amidst demanding schedules which included school, sports, jobs , practices and peformances. One Step Away is comprised of Terence Healy (Lead Guitar), Adam Carrington (Lead Vocals), Mike Nuzzolo, (Bass & Vocals) and newest member: Ben Trudeau (Drums).
Most of the songs on the album are brand new with only one song "In This Moment", rerecorded from their original EP "One Decision" released in 2008. Guiding their decisions on the album was Executive Producer Dan Malsch and co-producer Alec Henniger both from Soundmine Recording Studios (Framing Hanley, Forever the Sickest Kids, Four Year Strong). One Step Away band members gathered at least three times a week during their busy school year to get input on their songs from their producers over Skype. Starting in June of 2010, as soon as band members finished their school year, they left to stay at the recording studio in the hills of Pennsylvania, where they spent hundreds of hours recording their CD.
Writing all their own songs, One Step Away strays from the majority of young pop artists who generally only write a portion, if any, of their own music. "We write all our own songs from riffs to melodies to lyrics," states Terence 'Tito' Healy, "it is a collaborative effort." Mike Nuzzolo adds, "On our recordings, it is 100% us; our instrumentals and our vocals". This is what makes One Step Away unique -- to be such a young band and able to do it all themselves.
What you get in their new album "For the Broken" is their special authenticity that reaches right down into the souls of what is on the minds of today's youth. There is a constant theme of longing for a special someone and a constant questioning of what lies ahead for them. The name "For the Broken" came from the lyrics of their first track song on the album: "Here We Go,” which has the phrase "lullaby of the broken heart".
Their authentic quality goes right with them to the stage. Sounding surprisingly close to their recordings, and often better, the band stuns many with how much raw talent they have. In live performances their vocals are crystal clear, and instrumentation is tight. This is much to the credit of hard-working Adam Carrington, lead vocalist, who is proud of his vocal studies and likes to talk learning some "opera". Back in his early days with the band, one news reporter asked him of how it was to sing classical and in theater versus with the band. Carrington replied that he enjoys the vocal and stage "freedom" with the band. You can see this in his total entrenchment in the music on the stage while performing with One Step Away. This absorption and focus is seen by all the band members and bales them to perform flawlessly even if their audience is in the thousands. This was put to the test this summer with their big stage performances in venues like Boston Harborfest and Universal Studios Hollywood CityWalk Stage.
What you get in their new album "For the Broken" is their special authenticity that reaches right down into the souls of what is on the minds of today's youth. There is a constant theme of longing for a special someone and a constant questioning of what lies ahead for them. The name "For the Broken" came from the lyrics of their the first track song on the album: "Here We Go" , which has the phrase "lullaby of the broken heart". “For The Broken”, was recently released on iTunes, at http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/one-step-away/id301458916
Here’s what one reviewer has stated:
“I do know talent and potential when I hear it and this band has it all. I know for a fact there are millions of kids out there that will eat this stuff up. If a major label misses picking up One Step Away they will be kicking themselves in the pants for eternity.” -- from Muzikreviews
On September 19, 2010, One Step Away returns to Hard Rock Café Boston to deliver their CD Release Show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston from 5-7pm.
You can catch more information on One Step Away at:
www.myspace.com/1stepawayband
www.facebook.com/onestepaway
www.youtube.com/onestepawayvideo
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
One Step Away: Healy,Carrington,Trudeau,Nuzzolo
Most of the songs on the album are brand new with only one song "In This Moment", rerecorded from their original EP "One Decision" released in 2008. Guiding their decisions on the album was Executive Producer Dan Malsch and co-producer Alec Henniger both from Soundmine Recording Studios (Framing Hanley, Forever the Sickest Kids, Four Year Strong). One Step Away band members gathered at least three times a week during their busy school year to get input on their songs from their producers over Skype. Starting in June of 2010, as soon as band members finished their school year, they left to stay at the recording studio in the hills of Pennsylvania, where they spent hundreds of hours recording their CD.
Writing all their own songs, One Step Away strays from the majority of young pop artists who generally only write a portion, if any, of their own music. "We write all our own songs from riffs to melodies to lyrics," states Terence 'Tito' Healy, "it is a collaborative effort." Mike Nuzzolo adds, "On our recordings, it is 100% us; our instrumentals and our vocals". This is what makes One Step Away unique -- to be such a young band and able to do it all themselves.
What you get in their new album "For the Broken" is their special authenticity that reaches right down into the souls of what is on the minds of today's youth. There is a constant theme of longing for a special someone and a constant questioning of what lies ahead for them. The name "For the Broken" came from the lyrics of their first track song on the album: "Here We Go,” which has the phrase "lullaby of the broken heart".
Their authentic quality goes right with them to the stage. Sounding surprisingly close to their recordings, and often better, the band stuns many with how much raw talent they have. In live performances their vocals are crystal clear, and instrumentation is tight. This is much to the credit of hard-working Adam Carrington, lead vocalist, who is proud of his vocal studies and likes to talk learning some "opera". Back in his early days with the band, one news reporter asked him of how it was to sing classical and in theater versus with the band. Carrington replied that he enjoys the vocal and stage "freedom" with the band. You can see this in his total entrenchment in the music on the stage while performing with One Step Away. This absorption and focus is seen by all the band members and bales them to perform flawlessly even if their audience is in the thousands. This was put to the test this summer with their big stage performances in venues like Boston Harborfest and Universal Studios Hollywood CityWalk Stage.
What you get in their new album "For the Broken" is their special authenticity that reaches right down into the souls of what is on the minds of today's youth. There is a constant theme of longing for a special someone and a constant questioning of what lies ahead for them. The name "For the Broken" came from the lyrics of their the first track song on the album: "Here We Go" , which has the phrase "lullaby of the broken heart". “For The Broken”, was recently released on iTunes, at http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/one-step-away/id301458916
Here’s what one reviewer has stated:
“I do know talent and potential when I hear it and this band has it all. I know for a fact there are millions of kids out there that will eat this stuff up. If a major label misses picking up One Step Away they will be kicking themselves in the pants for eternity.” -- from Muzikreviews
On September 19, 2010, One Step Away returns to Hard Rock Café Boston to deliver their CD Release Show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston from 5-7pm.
You can catch more information on One Step Away at:
www.myspace.com/1stepawayband
www.facebook.com/onestepaway
www.youtube.com/onestepawayvideo
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