Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Heavy vinyl pressing of band's albums part of wave of high-quality record reissues

ByJoe Gross AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

The first four Ramones albums "Ramones" (1976), "Leave Home," "Rocket to Russia" (both 1977) and "Road to Ruin" (1978) arrive in stores today pressed from the original master tapes on 180-gram vinyl, each retailing for $17.98.

This might seem a small thing and in some ways, it is. This music is not new.

But it is unimpeachable. Four of the best rock records of the 1970s, sounding as good as they possibly can in 2011, on the medium for which they were recorded.

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wonderful story about a world class record store!

Hot wax: Crate-digging culture in Cincinnati

Mildred C. Fallen

For record collectors, aka crate diggers, rare is in the eye of the beholder. Local vinyl vendors know when out-of-town customers make a stop in Cincinnati, they are looking for very personal definitions of buried treasure.

According to Mike Markiewicz, who owns Another Part of the Forest in Over-the-Rhine, collectors from Russia heard about his store through the Internet equivalent of word-of-mouth. They bought a bulk of 70s pop-rock albums from artists like The Eagles, LPs you could probably score at any CD Game Exchange in the dollar bin.

"This place isn't really a record store," Markiewicz says. "I consider it more like a museum of natural history. You never know what people will come in looking for, which is why I carry a little bit of everything."

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Classic Rock Presents: Alice Cooper Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Featuring Alice Cooper’s latest album ‘Welcome 2 My Nightmare’ including 2 exclusive bonus tracks!

Classic Rock Presents: Alice Cooper Welcome 2 My Nightmare' a unique opportunity for fans to get the new Alice Cooper album one month before the official UK release date. The pack includes a highly-collectable special issue of Classic Rock's magazine dedicated to Alice Cooper's career.

Pre-order before 15th August 2011, and you'll receive an additional personalised poster. The special edition poster artwork will incorporate the names of everyone who pre-orders the Fan Pack before this date.

(Please note; to have your name included on the special edition poster, you must order before the 15th August 2011.*)

The Alice Cooper Fan Pack includes Welcome 2 My Nightmare, his brilliant new studio album, plus a 132-page magazine dedicated to the original shock rock legend.

Fans who buy the Alice Cooper Fan Pack be able to hear Welcome 2 My Nightmare weeks before it hits the shelves in record stores. What’s more, the Fan Pack version of Welcome 2 My Nightmare comes with two exclusive bonus tracks that won’t appear on the record store version of the album.

The Fan Pack magazine is 100% Alice-approved and contains a major brand new interview with Alice himself that reveals the secrets of the new album and looks back over a 45-year career that has seen him sell more than 50 million records and change the face of rock forever.

Welcome 2 My Nightmare is the much-anticipated sequel to 1975’s legendary Welcome To My Nightmare, and features a stellar array of collaborators, all of whom are interviewed in the Fan Pack magazine.

The magazine is also packed with a wealth of rare shots of the great man from Alice’s personal archive, plus testimonies from his famous fans. A must for all Alice Cooper fans.

Track List:
1) I Am Made Of You
2) Caffeine
3) The Nightmare Returns
4) A Runaway Train
5) Last Man On Earth
6) The Congregation
7) I’ll Bite Your Face Off
8) Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever
9) Ghouls Gone Wild
10) Something To Remember Me By
11) When Hell Comes Home
12) What Baby Wants
13) I Gotta Get Outta Here
14) The Underture

Fan Pack Bonus Tracks:
15) Under The Bed
16) Poison (Live From Download)

Pre-order the package HERE

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DREAM THEATER: 'A Dramatic Turn Of Events' Deluxe Collector's Edition Box Set Detailed

The mighty Dream Theater return, stronger than ever, with their most powerful album yet, titled A Dramatic Turn Of Events, featuring “On The Backs Of Angels.” The much-anticipated platter, which marks new drummer, Mike Mangini's recorded debut, will be released via Roadrunner Records on September 13th and will be supported by a massive world tour.

A Dramatic Turn Of Events Deluxe Collector’s Edition Exclusive Pre-Order Box Set Includes:

- A Dramatic Turn Of Events Album
- Instrumentals of the Entire Album
- DVD of The Spirit Carries On – a 60 Minute Movie Documenting Dream Theater’s Drummer Auditions
- Double-LP Set of A Dramatic Turn Of Events (180-Gram Vinyl in Gatefold Jacket)
- Dream Theater Branded Custom Turntable Slipmat
- Litho Print of Album Cover
- 50 Lucky Winners Will Find a Dream Theater ‘Ticket For Life’ (Randomly Inserted)
- All Content Housed in a Custom Box
- Receive a Digital Download of the Album the Day BEFORE Release



CD1

01. On The Backs Of Angels
02. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
03. Lost Not Forgotten
04. This Is The Life
05. Bridges In The Sky
06. Outcry
07. Far From Heaven
08. Breaking All Illusions
09. Beneath The Surface

CD 2

01. On The Backs Of Angels (instrumental)
02. Build Me Up, Break Me Down (instrumental)
03. Lost Not Forgotten (instrumental)
04. This Is The Life (instrumental)
05. Bridges In The Sky (instrumental)
06. Outcry (instrumental)
07. Far From Heaven (instrumental)
08. Breaking All Illusions (instrumental)
09. Beneath The Surface (instrumental)

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New Book to Chronicle 40 Years of Queen

Queen: one of the biggest bands the world has ever seen. 40 Years of Queen by Harry Doherty and introduction by Brian May and Roger Taylor, is an official publication, fully approved by the band, telling their story right from the very beginning. It showcases stunning moments in the band’s history through photographs, as well as truly unique pieces of memorabilia from the private collections of Queen’s members.

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Early Ronnie James Dio Tracks to be Released

Michael Leonard

The late Ronnie James Dio was famously the frontman for Rainbow, Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell and, of course, Dio.

But before then he fronted Elf (previously Electric Elves), whose rare 1971 tracks now are being released. Described as the work of a “rock/honky tonk/blues band,” Elf’s forthcoming release, And Before Elf… There Were Elves, shines a light on Dio’s early vocal skills.

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Glee: The 3D Concert Movie" Soundtrack Coming Soon

"Glee" has already charted with a dozen albums and EPs, and now they're set to release their very first live album: the companion soundtrack to their upcoming "Glee" 3D concert film.

"Glee: The 3D Concert Movie" soundtrack features the cast performing some fan favorites and some of their own biggest hits, including the original song "Loser Like Me," their cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," and their version of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way."

The Dalton Academy Warblers also appear here, offering up their hit versions of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," Pink's "Raise Your Glass," and Paul McCartney's "Silly Love Songs."

Covers of tracks by Britney Spears, the Beatles, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Cee Lo Green, and Barbra Streisand are also included. A version of Florence + The Machine's "Dog Days Are Over" is included as a bonus track, for some reason.

The soundtrack hits stores on Aug. 9, while fans can catch "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie" in theaters beginning Aug. 12 for a limited two-week engagement.

Glee premieres its third season on Fox on Sept. 20.

"Glee The 3D Concert Movie" (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Track Listing:

1. Don't Stop Believin'
2. Dog Days Are Over*
3. Sing
4. I'm A Slave 4 U
5. Fat Bottomed Girls
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand
7. Ain't No Way
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. Born This Way
10. Firework
11. Teenage Dream
12. Silly Love Songs
13. Raise Your Glass
14. Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy
15. Lucky
16. River Deep, Mountain High
17. Forget You
18. Don't Rain On My Parade
19. Jessie's Girl
20. Valerie
21. Loser Like Me
22. Safety Dance
23. Somebody To Love

*Bonus Track

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and in music history for today:

In 1954, Sun Records released the first Elvis Presley single, "That's All Right", a cover of Arthur Crudup's 1946 tune "That's All Right, Mama". Only about 7,000 original copies were pressed, but the disc became a local hit in Memphis. After the session, Bill Black was said to have remarked, "Damn. Get that on the radio and they'll run us out of town."

In 1966, the Monkees record the theme song to their TV show, which will begin airing next Fall. Although the tune appeared as an album track on their self-titled debut LP and got some AM radio play, it was not released as a single.

In 1967, Elvis Presley was working on his latest movie Speedway co-starring Nancy Sinatra at the MGM Soundstage, Hollywood, California. (It was Presley’s twenty-seventh film).

In 1968, Pink Floyd played the second of three nights at the Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts.

In 1969, the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" was released.



In 1975, Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Listen To What The Man Said,” his fourth U.S. #1, a #6 hit in the U.K. Wings also had the U.S. #1 album chart with “Venus And Mars.” Paul McCartney's fourth #1 album since The Beatles.

In 1976, Deep Purple split up at the end of an U.K. tour. David Coverdale went on to form Whitesnake, Jon Lord and Ian Paice formed a band with Tony Ashton. The classic line up of Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice reformed in 1984. Glenn Hughes returned to Trapeze and Tommy Bolin put together his own band, (but would die before the end of the year).

In 1986, Genesis went to #1 on the US singles chart with 'Invisible Touch'. The bands former lead singer Peter Gabriel was at #2 with 'Sledgehammer'.

In 1986, Patti LaBelle went to #1 on the US album chart with 'Winner In You'.

In 1987, Bruce Springsteen played his first ever show behind the Iron Curtain when he appeared in East Berlin in front of 160,000 people. The show was broadcast on East German TV.

In 1995, Dr. George Nichopolous, who became famous for his liberal dispensing of drugs to Elvis Presley, finally loses his medical license. it took them almost twenty years? ah, our 'justice' system at work.....

In 1999, They Might Be Giants released the album "Long Tall Weekend." It was released exclusively in the MP3 format.

In 2001, soul and gospel singer Judy Clay died. Was a member of the Drinkard Singers - who later became better known as The Sweet Inspirations , also worked with Billy Vera, and had hits with William Bell (Private Number), and sang with Wilson Pickett and Ray Charles.

In 2005, James Blunt was at #1 on the U.K. singles chart with “You're Beautiful,” from his debut album BacktTo Bedlam. The UK singer songwriters first #1, spent 5 weeks at the top of the charts.

In 2007, US sales figures were released that showed CD sales falling a further 11.7% since last year. In contrast, vinyl record collectors pushed the demand for 78 RPM platters up by 12.9%.

In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne and his former Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi settled a long-running legal dispute over the use of the group's name. Ozzy had filed suit against the guitarist in May of last year, accusing Iommi of falsely proclaiming to be the sole owner of the Black Sabbath name by lodging an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The pair released a joint statement confirming they have settled the dispute "amicably".

Born on this day in 1931, Thomas Allen. (Papa Dee), percussionist, War. Died from a heart attack while performing on stage on 30th August 1988.



Born on this day in 1952, Allen Collins, guitar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, (1974 US No. 8 single, 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'). Collins was behind the wheel in a car accident in 1986 that killed his girlfriend and left him paralyzed from the waist down. He died on 23rd January 1990 aged 37.

birthdays today include (among others) Sue Thompson (86), Vicki Carr (70), Bernie Leadon (Eagles, Dillard & Clark, Flying Burrito Brothers) (64), and Brian May (Queen) (64)

MARTIN SCORSESE’S DOCUMENTARY - GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD

FROM GROVE STREET, SPITFIRE PICTURES AND SIKELIA



Film Surveys The Life And Times Of The Iconic Musician

HBO has acquired the North American broadcast rights to Martin Scorsese’s GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, which will debut in two parts — on October 5 and October 6, 2011 — exclusively on HBO.

London — Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK announced that it will be releasing the film in the UK on 10th October 2011 in three editions – DVD, Blu-ray and DVD Double play (DVD/ BD combi pack), and a beautifully packaged DVD / Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition, which includes an exclusive CD of previously unheard tracks from George Harrison, and a book of photography to accompany the film.

GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD focuses the imaginative and inspired eye of one of cinema’s most pre-eminent filmmakers on one of the world’s most influential men. The film takes viewers on the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison’s life, much of it told in his own words. The result is deeply moving and touches each viewer in unique and individual ways.

Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese traces Harrison’s life from his musical beginnings in Liverpool through his life as a musician, a seeker, a philanthropist, and filmmaker. Scorsese weaves together interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies, and photographs. Much of the material in the film has never been seen (or heard) before. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the most talented artists of his generation and a profoundly intimate and affecting work of cinema.

The film includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr and Jackie Stewart. They speak honestly and frankly about George’s many talents and contradictions.

The film was produced by Scorsese (through his Sikelia Productions banner), Olivia Harrison (through her Grove Street Pictures banner) and Nigel Sinclair (through Exclusive’s documentary label, Spitfire Pictures). Margaret Bodde served as the film’s executive producer and the film was edited by David Tedeschi (who previously worked with Scorsese, Bodde and Sinclair on the Grammy Award-winning NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN and with Scorsese and Bodde on the Rolling Stone concert film SHINE A LIGHT and PUBLIC SPEAKING). Scott Pascucci also served as an executive producer for Grove Street.

Scorsese comments, “Like so many millions of people, I first came to know George through the music, which was the soundtrack of our world. The Beatles’ music, those beautifully lyrical guitar breaks and solos, those unforgettable songs of George’s, like “I Me Mine” or “If I Needed Someone,” and the images, in magazines, on album covers, the TV appearances, the newsreel footage, the Richard Lester movies; and then there was the world after the Beatles, when George and his music seemed to open up and flower. I will never forget the first time I heard All Things Must Pass, the overwhelming feeling of taking in all that glorious music for the first time. It was like walking into a cathedral. George was making spiritually awake music – we all heard and felt it – and I think that was the reason that he came to occupy a very special place in our lives. So when I was offered the chance to make this picture, I jumped at it. Spending time with Olivia, interviewing so many of George’s closest friends, reviewing all that footage, some of it never seen before, and listening to all of that magnificent music – it was a joy, and an experience I’ll always treasure.”

Olivia Harrison notes, “Martin Scorsese’s intuition towards George was evident the first time we met to discuss this project. He sensed what George was about: his music, his strong beliefs, his art, his place in the Beatles story, and his extraordinary life afterwards. Marty’s wonderful film has found all of that and more.”

“This film was an extraordinary journey for all involved and it has been a sheer pleasure working with Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison to bring the amazing story and legacy of George Harrison to life,” adds Sinclair.

Additionally, in late September, Abrams Books will publish Olivia Harrison’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World, a personal archive of photographs, letters, diaries, and memorabilia from George’s life that reveals the arc of his life, from his guitar-obsessed boyhood in Liverpool, to the astonishment of the Beatles years, to his days as an independent musician and bohemian squire. The book release is intended to coincide with the release of Scorsese’s film.

'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 39' to be Released August 9

Special Preparations Underway for NOW's 40th Numeric Edition, to be Released in November

The latest edition of the world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, will be released on August 9. NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 39 features 16 current major chart hits, plus four up-and-coming "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview tracks.

Included in NOW 39's CD and digital tracklist are top chart hits from Katy Perry, LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull, Lupe Fiasco, Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner, The Black Eyed Peas, Bruno Mars, Selena Gomez, Jessie J featuring B.o.B, Hot Chelle Rae, OneRepublic, Jason Aldean, and Blake Shelton, plus "NOW What's Next" emerging tracks from Maria K., Jessica Sutta, Chiddy Bang, and DEV featuring The Cataracs. The "NOW What's Next" bonus track program featured on each numeric NOW release continues to preview hot new artists with tomorrow's biggest hits. NOW 39 showcases the first "What's Next" success story, with the track "Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae, which was included on NOW 38. The track has since become one of the summer's biggest hits, therefore warranting a spot on this latest volume as a NOW-worthy smash.

Preparations are also underway, with major initiatives planned, for the November release of NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 40 in standard and expanded deluxe CD and digital editions, celebrating the NOW series' unparalleled success. NOW's U.S. sales total more than 80 million CDs and album downloads since the series made its Stateside debut in 1998.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 39 will be distributed by EMI Music North America. NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998 after the brand had been a multi-platinum international success for 15 years. The series has generated sales exceeding 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 80 million copies in the U.S. Every album in the numeric U.S. series has reached Billboard's Top 10, and 15 NOW releases have reached #1.

www.nowthatsmusic.com

NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 39 [CD, digital]

1. Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
2. LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem
3. Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer - Give Me Everything
4. Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory
5. Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
6. Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull - On The Floor
7. Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
8. Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner - Written in the Stars
9. The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough
10. Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
11. Selena Gomez - Who Says
12. Jessie J featuring B.o.B - Price Tag
13. Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight
14. OneRepublic - Good Life
15. Jason Aldean - Dirt Road Anthem
16. Blake Shelton - Honey Bee

BONUS TRACKS: "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview

17. Maria K. - Starbucks Smile
18. Jessica Sutta - Show Me
19. Chiddy Bang - Mind Your Manners
20. DEV featuring The Cataracs - Bass Down Low


SOURCE EMI Music / Sony Music Entertainment / Universal Music Group

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - July 19, 2011

A slew of new releases this week including some highly anticipated albums from 3 Doors Down with Time of My Life, John Hiatt's Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns, Fruit Bats with Tripper, 311 with Universal Pulse and They Might Be Giants with Join Us.

Vinyl reissues include four from the seminal punk rockers the Ramones (Leave Home, Road to Ruin, the Ramones and Rocket to Russia), 3 from Grandaddy (Sumday, The Sophtware Slump and Under The Western Freeway), Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti's Worn Copy, two from De La Soul (Buhloone Mind State and Stakes Is High), Hole with Pretty On the Inside, Ben Folds Five self-titled effort, Black Sabbath's Master of Reality, Low with Long Division and Soft Machine's Soft Machine At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, just to name a few.

Heavy-thrash metal releases include Altars's Opposition, Dying Fetus with History Repeats..., Chelsea Grin's My Damnation and Toxic Holocaust - Conjure and Command, among others.

Other CVR Blog picks include REO Speedwagon's Hi Infidelity: 30th Anniversary Edition (2 CDs), Fall On Your Sword's Another Earth, Peter Murphy with Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (2 CD) and Steve Earle's I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive; to name a few.



2Cellos - 2Cellos

3 Doors Down - Time of My Life
40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
311 - Universal Pulse
Alan Silvestri - Captain America: The First Avenger Soundtrack
Altars - Opposition
Amy Lavere - Stranger Me
Andrew Liles - As if Punk Never Happened (7") (picture disc)
Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights (EP)
Apache Dropout - Shot Down (7") (vinyl)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Worn Copy (reissue) (vinyl)
Audrey Wheeler - Let It Be Me (2 CDs)
Autre Ne Veut - Body
Avichi - Devil's Fractal
Baba Zula - Gecekondu
Bart & Friends - Stories With the Endings Changed (10") (vinyl)
Basement Jaxx - Basement Jaxx Vs Metropole Orkest

Battlecross - Pursuit of Honor
Beau Williams - Bodacious!
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (reissue) (vinyl)
Big Talk - Big Talk-
Bitch - Be My Slave
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality (reissue) (vinyl)
Boston Spaceships - Let It Beard
Brillinat Colors - Again and Again (vinyl)
Burlap to Cashmere - Burlap to Cashmere (vinyl)
Bye Bye Blackbirds - Fixed Hearts
Carol Kleyn - Love Has Made Me Stronger (vinyl)
Chelsea Grin - My Damnation
City Of Ships - Minor World
Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire - Visceral
Clouds - Lot Of Calls From No One Part2 / Rest Of The Cycle (12") (vinyl)
Cold - Superfiction
Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (vinyl)
Collections of Colonies of Bees - Giving
Cream - Icon (2 CDs)
Crewdson - Gravity
Crisis of Conformity (reissue) (7") (vinyl)
DJ Khaled - We The Best Forever
Danny And The Champions Of The World - Hearts & Arrows
Dave Cloud and the Gospel of Power - Practice in the Milky Way
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State (reissue) (vinyl)
De La Soul - Stakes Is High (reissue) (vinyl)
Decapitated - Carnival Is Forever
Delicate Cutters - Some Creatures
Demonical - Death Infernal
Dionne Bromfield - Good For The Soul
Dirk Geiger - Second Life
Disma - Towards The Megalith
Don Gere - Werewolves On Wheels (vinyl)
Doug Means Project - 2.0
Dutch Uncles - Cadenza  (vinyl)
Dying Fetus - History Repeats...
EDM - Night People
Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs (vinyl)
Elephant - Allured / Actors (7") (vinyl)
Elias Hulk - Unchained (vinyl)
Esther Williams - Inside Of Me
Eternal Tapestry & Sun Araw - Night Gallery
Evelyn King - Music Box: Limited Edition
Every Avenue - Bad Habits
Excruciator - Devouring
Faces on Film - Some Weather (reissue)
Fall On Your Sword - Another Earth (vinyl)
Fink - Perfect Darkness
Fjordne - Charles Rendition
Floating Action - Desert Etiquette
Flourishing - The Sum of All Fossils
Forever Goldrush - The Amador Frequency
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Fruit Bats - Tripper
Future Islands - Before the Bridge (vinyl)
GQ - Face To Face
GQ - Two
Generationals - Actor-Caster (vinyl)
George Lynch - Kill All Control
Giacamo Gates - The Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron
Goo Goo Dolls - Live From Soho
Grandaddy - Sumday (reissue) (vinyl)
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump (reissue) (vinyl)
Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway (reissue) (vinyl)
Grumbling Fur - Furrier
Hail!Hornet - Disperse The Curse
Hank Snow - Songs Of Tragedy / When Tragedy Struck
Heatmiser - Mic City Sons (vinyl)
Heights - Dead Ends

Hole - Pretty on the Inside (reissue) (vinyl)


Holly Throsby -Team
Hope I Die Virgin - Is Forever No Way
Hundredth - Let Go
I Am Abomination - Passion Of The Heist
Imelda May - Mayhem
Immersed - In the Ire of Creation
Iron Man - Generation Void
It Prevails - Stroma
James Blake - Order / Pan (12") (vinyl)
Janko Nilovic - Funky Tramway (vinyl)
Janko Nilovic - Soul Impressions
Jean-Claude Pelletier - Streaking! (vinyl)
Jenny O. - Home
Jim Kerr - Lostboy!
Jim O'Rourke & Christoph Heemann - Plastic Palace People Vol.2
Joanna Newsom - What We Have Known (12") (vinyl)
John Butler Trio - Live at red Rocks
John Hiatt - Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns
John Lee Hooker - Icon
Kelly Rowland - Motivation (f. Lil Wayne)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - How I Go
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I Do Believe
Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 20
Killinger - Killinger
Kottonmouth Kings - Sunrise Sessions
Kuedo - Videowave (12") (vinyl)
LMFAO – 'Sorry For Party Rocking'
Lali Puna - Move on/After All Stop (vinyl)
Las Kellies - Kellies
Le Corbeau - Moth on the Headlight
Les Rallizes DéNudés - Cable Hogue Soundtrack (vinyl)
Limp Bizkit - Icon
Lost Sounds - Blac Static (Best Of) (vinyl)
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (reissue) (vinyl)
Low - Long Division (reissue) (vinyl)
Madeleine Peyroux - Standing on the Rooftop (vinyl)
Malefice - Awaken The Tides
Malfunkshun - Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
Manilla Road - The Deluge
Mel Flannery Trucking Company - As It Turns Out
Mellowhype - Blackenedwhite
Memories of Machines - Warm Winter
Meredith Bragg - Nest
Milk Maid - Yucca
Moody Blues - Icon (2 CDs)
Netherworld - Over The Summit
Next Life - Artificial Divinity
Nicholas Szczepanik - Please Stop Loving Me
Night Beats - Night Beats (vinyl)
Nikki Lane - Gone, Gone, Gone (EP)
Norma Jean - Heaven Help The Working Girl
OGI - OGI (vinyl)
Original Soundtrack - The Voice: Season 1 Highlights
Peter Murphy - Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (2 CDs)
Phinehas - Thegodmachine
Pictureplane - Thee Physical
Pokey LaFarge - Middle of Everywhere
Polyphony - Without Introduction
Portugal. The Man: Church Mouth (reissue)
Portugal. The Man: It's Complicated Being a Wizard (reissue)
Prurient - Bermuda Drain
Pursesnatchers - A Pattern Language
Queen - A Day at the Races
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Queen - Queen
Queen - Queen II
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Quincy Jones - The Dude
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity: 30th Anniversary Edition (2 CDs)
Ramones - Leave Home (reissue) (vinyl)
Ramones - Road to Ruin (reissue) (vinyl)
Ramones - Rocket to Russia (reissue) (vinyl)
Ramones: Ramones (reissue) (vinyl)
Richard Youngs - Amplyfing Host (vinyl)
Riggs - Riggs
Ringo Deathstarr - Sparkler
Ringworm - Scars
Rival Sons - Pressure & Time
Roadside Graves - We Can Take Care of Ourselves
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Live in France
Roxette - Greatest Hits
Rubber - Ultra Feel
Rufus Wainwright - House Of Rufus
Rush - Icon (2 CDs)
Sarabante - Remnants
Serengeti - Family And Friends (vinyl)
Serge Gainsbourg: Gainsbourg Percussions (reissue) (vinyl)
Severe Torture - Feasting on Blood
Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage image sever
Simon Fisher Turner - The Great White Silence
Singer - Mindreading (vinyl)
Soft Machine - Soft Machine At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (2 LP's) (vinyl)
Soft Metals - Soft Metals
Sole and the Skyrider Band - Hello Cruel World
Sonic Youth - Confusion Is Sex (reissue) (vinyl)
Starf**kers - Metallic Diseases (vinyl)
Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Strong Killings - Strong Killings
Suicide Silence - The Black Crown
Sun Airway - Wild Palms / Symphony In White No. 2 (7") (vinyl)
Survivor - Caught in the Game
Survivor - Premonition
Survivor - Survivor
Survivor - Vital Signs
Survivor - When Seconds Count
T-Bone Walker - Essential Collection
TFDI - When I Stop Running
Teenage Scream - Teenage Scream
The Cutmen (Whitehouse) - Seconds Out
The Dangerous Summer - War Paint
The Greenery - Spit and Argue
The Horrors - Skying
The Neighb'rhood Childr'n - The Neighb'rhood Childr'n
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - Peyton on Patton
The Summer Set - Everything’s Fine
The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave (reissue)
Theophilus London - Timez Are Weird These Days
They Might Be Giants - Join Us
Tim Robbins And The Rogues Gallery Band - Tim Robbins Ad The Rogues Gallery Band
Tom Morello and Nightwatchman - Union Town
Tomorrows Tulips - Eternally Teenage (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - Conjure and Command
Tribal Seeds - Soundwaves EP
Tropics - Mouves (12") (vinyl)
Twin Sister - Bad Street (10") (vinyl)
Umpire - Now We’re Active
Unholy - Rapture
Vanessa Carlton - Rabbits on the Run
Various Artists - A Little Help (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Andale Vol.4
Various Artists - DJ Syd Borat Presents - Axis Bold As Ladyland
Various Artists - Deep Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Vol. 1
Various Artists - Live From Nowhere Near You Vol II
Various Artists - Norman Jay Presents Good Times 30
Various Artists - Revolver USA / Midheaven Podcast #54
Various Artists - A Tribute to the Cardigans
Various Artists - DJ-Kicks: Motor City Drum Ensemble
Various Artists - Horse Meat Disco III
Various Artists - Rebel Rock: Essential Rockabilly Album
Velvet Underground - Icon
Versus - Black Gloves (EP)
Victory - Don't Talk Science
Volbeat - Beyond Hell/Above Heaven
W.A.S.P. - Inside the Electric Circus
W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
Wilco - I Might (7") (vinyl)
Wiley - 100% Publishing
Woods - Find Them Empty (7") (vinyl)
World Under Blood - Tactical
Young Buffalo - Young Von Prettylips (EP)

Zounds - Redemption of Zounds













New Jazz Releases

Remember, if you are a record company and have new releases or know of any I missed (especially vinyl), please email me and I will add your music to the list. I also do reviews of new vinyl, email me for more information.

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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Say Anything Sign To Equal Vision Records

Say Anything have recently signed on with Equal Vision Records and will begin recording their fourth studio album with producer Tim O’Heir in August 2011.

“Once we found our label, we knew there was only one producer who could bring the kind of ambitious, freethinking, over-the-top approach to the recording process that we were looking for,” Bemis explains. “We are proud to announce that for the first time in the better part of a decade, we will be returning to the studio with Tim O’Heir, the super-sick producer who helped us shape Say Anything’s …Is a Real Boy into what it is."

In addition to releasing the new full-length album, Equal Vision Records will also release a wide variety of previously unreleased Say Anything material, vinyl, rarities collections and other projects.

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a follow up to another story, these are rare recordings and should be preserved, regardless of the audio medium used to record combat history:

The sounds of World War II can be heard at Quantico

By Julia LeDoux

QUANTICO, Va. - Historians at the United States Marine Corps History Division at Quantico have ringside seats as they continue their efforts to digitize thousands of recordings made by Marine combat correspondents during World War II.

The combat correspondents – newspapermen, radiomen, artists, photographers and videographers who were called Dening’s Demons -- made about 1,600 recordings during the war, said Rob Taglianetti, an oral historian with the United States Marine Corps’ History Division.

“It’s live combat,” he said of what can be heard on some of the tapes. “It’s while it’s happening, and you hear bullets in the background.”

The recordings also feature short interviews with Marines whose stories wouldn’t be known without the tapes. Combat correspondents would ask them a series of short questions such as, “where are you from,” “anything interesting happen while you’ve been here,” and “want to tell anybody back home hi?”

The live action recordings were immediately transferred onto vinyl records, which were sent out to radio stations across the country for broadcast. Written stories and photographs were sent local newspapers and even high school newspapers.

Read the rest of this fascinating story at www2.insidenova.com

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CRIMINAL: More New Album Details Revealed

Thrash masters CRIMINAL — originally formed in Chile and now based in the U.K. — have set "Akelarre" as the title of their seventh studio album, the first since the departure of lead guitarist and founding member Rodrigo Contreras and the subsequent addition of Basque guitar wizard Olmo Cascallar.

"Akelarre" is a word from the Basque language (Euskara) which is also widely used in most Spanish-speaking countries and translates to "witches' Sabbath."

Read more at Blabbermouth






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Frost Despair Reveals Album Cover Artwork

Frost Despair recently revealed the cover artwork for the band's debut album 'The God Delusion.' The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (Dimmu Borgir, Keep of Kalessin, Dark Funeral, Chrome Division) and "The God Delusion" was recorded in Brazil from March to July 2011 at Hurricane Studios by Sebastian Carsin. The title is taken from the Richard Dawkins books of the same title.

Marcelo Vasco wrote about his impressions of the album cover artwork: "My intention creating the Frost Despair's cover art was to illustrate the perfect symbiosis between the living beauty and lightness that surrounds a symphony, and at the same time its possibility of being dark, heavy, painful, death and sad. Trying to pass this antagonistic feeling in a striking way, giving the opportunity to people to take their own conclusions of the idea that the album's name: 'The God Delusion' might suggest."




Tracklist

1. The Dark Ages
2. God Delusion
3. Damnation
4. Splendor War
5. Dark Bachiana
6. The Final Breath
7. At The Gates

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Drive-By Truckers to Release Greatest Hits Album

13 year music vets Drive-By Truckers are scheduled to release a compilation album 'Ugly Buildings, Whores and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009' on August 2 via New West Records. Longtime collaborator David Barbe produced and mixed the album, and veteran rock scribe David Fricke wrote the liner notes

The album will features songs from seven of the Truckers albums and included in the tracklist: tributes to Ronnie Van Zant and Neil Young (“Ronnie and Neil”), Sun Records (“Carl Perkins’ Cadillac”) and a nearly missed ménage a trois (“3 Dimes Down”).






Tracklist:
1. “The Living Bubba”
2. “Bulldozers and Dirt”
3. “Ronnie and Neil”
4. “Zip City”
5. “Let There Be Rock”
6. “Marry Me”
7. “Sink Hole”
8. “Carl Perkins’ Cadillac”
9. “Outfit”
10. “The Righteous Path”
11. “Gravity’s Gone” (Remix)
12. “Never Gonna Change”
13. “3 Dimes Down”
14. “Lookout Mountain”
15. “Uncle Frank” (Alternate Version)
16. “A World of Hurt”


Drive-By Truckers Tour Dates:

07-30 Muscle Shoals, AL – W.C. Handy Music Festival *
08-12-13 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre #
08-16 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion %
08-31 Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
09-01 Austin, TX – Stubbs #
09-02 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre #
09-03-04 New Orleans, LA – Tipitinas #
09-07 Tuscaloosa, AL – Bama Theatre
09-08 Savannah, GA – Trustees Theater
09-09 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival
09-10 Chattanooga, TN – Track 29
10-27 Columbia, MO – Missouri Theatre for the Arts

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We Came As Romans Reveal Album Cover

The Michigan-based sextet will release their sophomore full-length album, 'Understanding What We've Grown to Be,' on September 13th.

The album's cover painting was done by Paul Romano [Chiodos, Mastodon], who also created the cover of We Came As Romans' debut full-length album, 'To Plant a Seed.' Guitarist and lyricist Joshua Moore and bassist Andrew Glass worked together to come up with the visual concept for the cover and then collaborated with Romano to bring the powerful imagery to life.

The 12-track album was recorded with longtime friend and producer, Joey Sturgis [The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria] at Foundation Recording Studio.







Tracklist
1. Mis//Understanding
2. Everything As Planned
3. What I Wished I Never Had
4. Cast The First Stone
5. The Way That We Have Been
6. A War Inside
7. Stay Inspired
8. Just Keep Breathing
9. Views That Never Cease, To Keep Me From Myself
10. What My Heart Held
11. I Can't Make Your Decisions For You
12. Understanding What We've Grown To Be

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Gigwise Chooses the Greatest Drummers of All-Time

Britain's Gigwise has chosen the fifty greatest drummers of all-time and, for once, they mean all-time a couple of the greats from big band and jazz are included.

In the top spots are two drummers who are no longer with us, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham and the Who's Keith Moon. Rounding out the top five are Danny Carey of Tool, Neil Peart of Rush and Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins.

Read more and see the the Top 15 at our friends at Read more: vintagevinylnews.com



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George Thorogood Plays Chess

Peter Hodgson

George Thorogood and The Destroyers’ new album, 2010 South Michigan Avenue, celebrates his Chess Records heroes including Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf and Buddy Guy.

The album, named for the address of Chess Records’ Chicago headquarters, was produced by Tom Hambridge, who won a Grammy in 2010 for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Buddy Guy’s Living Proof.

Read more at (they also have a great interview piece!) Gibson.com

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and in music history for today, July 18th:

In 1953, 18 year-old Elvis Presley visited the Memphis Recording Service to record "My Happiness" as a gift for his mother. The so-called vanity disc, which cost Presley $3.98, was his first recording. It would surface 37 years later as part of an RCA compilation called "Elvis - the Great Performances".

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters released "The Twist" in 1960. The song didn't become a hit until later in the year when Chubby Checker covered it.

Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" was released in 1960.

In 1960, Roy Orbison saw his first record, "Only The Lonely" climb into the Top 5 in the United States after The Everly Brothers and Elvis both turned the song down. Over the next six years, The Orbison would have 22 Top 40 hits.

Also in 1960, 15 year-old Brenda Lee had the number one song in the US with "I'm Sorry", a tune that was recorded in the last ten minutes of a session and originally meant to be the "B" side of "That's All You Gotta Do".

In 1964, the Four Seasons scored their fourth US number one hit with "Rag Doll". Co-writer Bob Gaudio said that he got the inspiration for the song from a young girl in tattered clothes that cleaned his car windows at a stop light. The song reached #2 in the UK.

The Beatles album "A Hard Days Night" was released in 1964.

Also in 1964, The Rolling Stones chart in the US for the first time when a cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" peaks at #48.

In 1966, Bobby Fuller, who was still riding high on the success of "I Fought The Law", was found dead in his car in Hollywood. The incident is ruled a suicide but evidence suggests foul play, as his clothes and lungs contained gasoline. Fuller was just 22 years old. Some more info on a life that ended way too soon:

Fuller was found dead in the front seat of his mother's car shortly after "I Fought The Law" became a national hit. His death was ruled a suicide, but there were signs of foul play and the investigation was tainted, leaving the circumstances of his death a mystery and rumors to run rampant. Rick Stone, who was a roadie for the Bobby Fuller Four and good friends with the band, tells us: "My mom, Mary Stone, wrote music with Bobby at our home at 7420 Catalpa Lane in El Paso, Texas. Bobby did NOT have gas in his mouth when he was found in the car, but he did die of asphyxiation.

Bobby's body was found in a vacant lot in his mother's car and 4 years later Janis Joplin would walk out of her apartment and purchase pure bad heroin on the street corner of that same vacant lot.. then overdosed not more than 250 feet away from where Bobby died. They were born in the same general area of Southeast Texas four months apart - both traveled to Hollywood the same year and both left about the same time, however it is not known if they never knew each other.

This song was written by Sonny Curtis, who was a member of The Crickets (Buddy Holly's group). The Crickets recorded it shortly after Buddy Holly's death in 1959 and released it on their 1960 album In Style With The Crickets. If Holly had lived, there's a good chance it would have been a huge hit for The Crickets.

When they recorded this song, the Bobby Fuller Four was: Bobby Fuller on vocals and guitar), his brother Randy Fuller on bass and backup vocals (the raspy heavy voice), Jim Reese on guitar and Dewayne Quirico on drums. Jim Reese died October 26, 1991 in Lufkin, Texas after playing a round of golf - he had a heart attack as he was getting into his truck. Randy lives in Colton, California and Dewayne in Chicago.

At a time when the British Invasion and folk rock were the dominant genres in rock, Fuller stuck to Buddy Holly's style of classic rock and roll with Tex Mex flourishes. His recordings, both covers and originals, also reveal the influences of Eddie Cochran, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and the Everly Brothers, as well as surf guitar.

Bobby had "I Fought The Law" released on his own label in El Paso two years earlier where it was a Top 10 Hit regionally. The original lyric was "Robbin' people with a six gun," but he would sing it as "Zip Gun," "Shotgun" or "Six Gun," and joked about other guns when he sang it live.

The Clash recorded this in 1979 after they heard Fuller's version on a jukebox. They changed the line "I left my baby" to "I killed my baby." Their version hit #22 in the UK. Other groups who covered this include Social Distortion and Green Day.

Bobby Fuller's recordings have been reissued by Norton Records, Del-Fi Records, Rhino Records and Munster Records.



The Grateful Dead released their second album, "Anthem of the Sun' in 1968.

In 1968, "Helter Skelter" was recorded by the Beatles (one take lasted 27 minutes and 11 seconds)

In 1969, "Octopus's Garden" was recorded by the Beatles.

In 1970, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple played a free concert at London's Hyde Park.

In 1972, members of Sly and the Family Stone were arrested after police found over two-pounds of marijuana in their mobile home. oops....

In 1974, The US Justice Department ordered John Lennon out of the country by September 10th. The Immigration and Naturalization Service denied him an extension of his non-immigrant visa because of his guilty plea in England to a 1968 marijuana possession charge. The US Court of Appeal would overturn the deportation order in 1975 and Lennon was granted permanent resident status the following year.

Def Leppard made their live debut in Sheffield, England in 1978.

In 1983, Abbey Road Studios in London is opened to the public, making it one of the city's most popular tourist attractions.

In 1988, a California appeals court upheld a lower courts' decision to dismiss a case against Ozzy Osbourne and CBS Records. In 1984 a teenager allegedly killed himself after listening to Ozzy's "Suicide Solution."

In 1988, Nico (Christa Päffgen) died after suffering a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle on holiday with her son in Ibiza, Spain. The German born singer-songwriter and keyboardist with Velvet Underground had also worked as a fashion model and actress.

In 1995, the oldest known musical instrument in the world was found in the Indrijca River Valley in Slovenia. The 45,000 year-old relic was a bear bone with four artificial holes along its length.

In 2000, Metallica played at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA. The crowd was 1,000 contest winners of the "Blind Date" competition organized by Miller Genuine Draft.

In 2001, The KISS Kasket, an actual coffin featuring the faces of the four founding members of the band, went on sale. Also included were the Kiss logo and the words "Kiss Forever." Endorsing the item, Gene Simmons quipped, "I love livin', but this makes the alternative look pretty damn good." Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was buried in one after he was shot and killed on stage in December 2004.

In 2002, the Rolling Stones crew chief, 54 year old Royden Magee, who had worked with the band for 30 years, died during a rehearsal in Toronto. A spokesman for the band said Magee had said that he wasn't feeling well and went to another room to take a nap. The Stones had just finished dinner and resumed rehearsing when they got word that Magee had collapsed and stopped breathing. He was taken by ambulance to nearby Sunnybrook Hospital with no vital signs after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was pronounced dead on arrival. The members of the band said they were devastated by his death.

The iTunes Music Store reached 500 million songs sold in 2005.

In 2008, Paul Simon filed a law suit against Rhythm USA Inc., a Georgia-based subsidiary of a Japanese firm, claiming the company never got his permission to sell wall clocks that play "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The suit claimed that as one of the best known songs throughout the world, a proper licensing agreement could command at least a $1 million licensing fee. you would think he would have been honored to have the clock play his music.....

birthdays today include (among others) country picker Ricky Skaggs (57), Martha Reeves (70), Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) (49) and Dion DiMucci (72)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Our friends Norm & Jane at Vinyl Record Talk   are doing a radio gig and will be joined by another friend in vinyl, artist Daniel Edlen. Now, if you haven't seen any of his work (he is getting to be world famous!!) I have included a couple of samples.

Artist Daniel Edlen will join Terry and Tiffany, along with Jane and Norm on Cult Radio A Go Go this Saturday 6pm PT (cultradioagogo.com ). Daniel Edlen will be discussing his current work with the David Lynch foundation as well as the Northern Soul art he's created for Norm and Jane (shown above). This series is based on the 3 Before 8 and the last song played at Wigan Casino.




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Brian Cannon Interviewed: Meet The Man Who Designed Oasis’ Greatest Covers

In a 21 year career Microdot founder Brian Cannon has seen it all. Here he talks Oasis, miserable bands, Coldplay being shite, creating rock n' roll history and why Noel's solo album will be brilliant...

With a back catalogue that stands up to anyone’s in the history of cover art and a roll call of bands including Oasis, the Super Furry Animals, The Verve, Suede and the Ruthless Rap Assassins, Brian Cannon the founder of legendary design label Microdot Creative
is one of the finest creative minds of the past 20 years.

Read the rest of the interview at sabotagetimes.com

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Haboryn Reveals New Album "At The Edge Of Extinction" Cover Artwork

Venezuela's Haboryn has announced its new album will be titled "At the Edge of Extinction." The band has now revealed the cover artwork, designed by Jaime Loor.





















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our friends over at vinylcollective.com  bring us this news...i have quite a collection of children's records, i must add this as well....

Mike Park Makes Music For Kids!

Mike Park has announced the release of his new album for kids titled, “Smile”! The album features a mixture of Ska and Indie Pop, which has been given the seal of approval by Mike’s kids! The vinyl is strictly limited to 500 copies on white, includes a coloring book with crayons and will never be pressed again! You can pre order now










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and in music history for the day:

In 1900, His Master's Voice, the logo of the Victor Recording Company and later RCA Victor, was registered with the US Patent Office. The logo shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone.

In 1959, the Coasters record "Poison Ivy" at the Atlantic studios in New York. The song would become their sixth consecutive Billboard Top Ten hit.

In 1960, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters become the first group to place three records on The Billboard Hot 100 at the same time - "Finger Poppin' Time", "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" and "The Twist".

The Beach Boys signed with Capitol Records in 1962. Their first U.S. hit would follow a few months later with “Surfin’ Safari.”


In 1966, Eric Clapton formed a new band he called "Cream", along with two former members of the Graham Bond Organization, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. The trio lasted just 2 years, but left us with some classic Rock tunes like "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room". To this day, Clapton says he does not look back on those days with great fondness, but many fans feel that he was at his best at this point.

In 1966, The Lovin' Spoonful release "Summer In The City". Although they would place seven straight songs in Billboard's Top Ten, this would be their only number one.

Also in 1966, Tommy James and The Shondells started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Hanky Panky", a song first recorded by The Raindrops in 1963. A Pittsburgh DJ had begun playing the two year old recording and regional record sales had reached over 80,000. James called the members of his now defunct band, but they were no longer interested. He recruited a group called The Raconteurs to be the new Shondells and took the master tape of "Hanky Panky" to Roulette Records, who released it. Despite being a huge hit in the US, it could only reach #38 in the UK. Tommy would later say, "One night I was playing for 20 drunks in a bar in Michigan, and the next night I'm playing for 10,000 screaming fans in Pittsburgh. It was literally overnight."



The lineup for 1967's Newport Folk Festival included Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Janis Ian, Leonard Cohen, Tom Paxton and Eric Anderson.

The Fillmore West reopens in the former Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco in 1968. Bill Brother & the Holding Company and Sly and the Family Stone play opening night.

The Who's "I'm Free" was released in 1969.

In 1969, the Beatles worked on two new George Harrison songs, "Here Comes The Sun" and "Something" during recording sessions at Abbey Road studios in London.

In 1972, Smokey Robinson performed his final show with The Miracles before going solo. They had been together since 1959. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, Smokey would continue to make hit records, including "Cruisin'" (#4 in 1979), "Being With You" (#2 in 1981) and "Just To See Her" (#8 in 1987), while The Miracles would reach #1 in 1975 with "Love Machine".

The Allman Brothers Band split up in 1976.

Also in 1976, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina announce that they were dissolving their partnership after a six year run. The pair had cracked the Billboard Top 40 three times, including the #4 hit "Your Mama Don't Dance" in 1972. Loggins' solo career would bring 14 more US Top 40 hits.

In 1977, Barry Manilow had the #1 LP on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart with "Barry Manilow Live". It has since been certified quadruple Platinum.

Also in 1977, Shaun Cassidy's remake of The Crystals' 1963 hit "Da Doo Ron Ron" topped the Billboard Hot 100. Shaun would say that he first heard the song when he was in kindergarten and that it was the first record he ever owned. and yes, top 40 AM radio at the time really sucked......

In 1981, Harry Chapin was killed in an accident on the Long Island Expressway. Chapin's blue 1975 VW Rabbit burst into flames when it was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer truck. The 38 year old Chapin is best remembered for his top 20 hit "Taxi" in 1972 and "Cat's in the Cradle", a number-one in 1974.



In 1996, Michael Jackson performed at a birthday party for the Sultan of Brunei and was paid between 15 and 20 million dollars.

Also in 1996, John Panozzo of Styx died of a hemorrhage brought on by alcoholism at the age of 48. The band had a string of hits that included "Grand Illusion", "Mr. Roboto", "Come Sail Away" and "Babe".

In 2003, Santana ended their Supernatural Tour and donates $2 million to fight AIDS in South Africa.

In 2003, Chrissie Hynde was arrested while blocking a Paris street with other members of PITA, protesting a Kentucky Fried Chicken.

In 2009, two stage workers were killed while assembling the stage for a Madonna concert in France.

birthdays today include Alan Fitzgerald (Montrose, Night Ranger) (62), Stewart Copeland (Police) (59) and Ed Kowalczyk (Live) (40)