New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - July 24, 2012

16 Volt - Supercoolnothing
A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays
Aesop Rock - Skelethon (vinyl)
Anywhere - Anywhere
Balmorhea - Rivers Arms (reissue) (vinyl)
Blood Diamonds - Phone Sex (12") 
Blood Red Shoes - In Time To Voices
Bonnie Prince Billy - Now Here's My Plan (EP)
Booker T. and the M.G.'s - Green Onions (remastered)
Calamalka - All the Way Up 
Chrissy Murderbot - Friendship (EP) 
Constants - Pasiflora
Converge - You Fail Me
Cooly G - Playin Me
Cosmo Jarvis - Think Bigger
David Cassidy - Rock Me Baby / Cherish
Elton John - Classic Album Selection (5-CD box set)
Eternal Summers - Correct Behavior
Etta James - Live at Montreux 1975-1993
Family Band - Grace and Lies
Fang Island - Major
Fatal Force - Unholy Rites
Fear And The Nervous System - Fear And The Nervous System (deluxe edtion)
Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away (reissue) (vinyl)
Flatfoot - 56
Foals - Tapes
Forever Came Calling - Contender
Foxygen - Take the Kids Off Broadway
GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords: the Chess Box
Guardian Alien - See the World Given to a One Love Entity
Guess Who - #10
Guess Who - Road Food
Heavenly Beat - T A L E N T
Holograms - Holograms (vinyl)
Horse Feathers - Cynic's New Year (vinyl)
Ian Gillian and Tony Iommi - Who Cares
Jennifer Lopez - Dance Again…The Hits
John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr
Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions 2
Kimbra - Vows
Kyle Adem - Armour
Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab) - Silencio
Lawrence Arabia - The Sparrow
Lil Wayne - Ymcmb the Motto
Love and Theft - Love and Theft
Micachu & The Shapes - Never
Mike Keneally and Andy Partridge - Wing Beat Fantastic
Mike Patton and Luciano Berio - Laborintus II
Neil Sedaka - Show Goes On
Neil Young - Americana (vinyl)
Of Fortune & Fame - Perspective
Of Mice & Men - The Flood (2-CD) (deluxe reissue) 
Om - Advaitic Songs
Pantera - Official Live: 101 Proof (vinyl)
Pantera - Reinventing The Steel  (vinyl)
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill (vinyl)
Passion Pit - Gossamer
Patti Smith - Banga (vinyl)
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (DVD)
Peter Green Splinter Group - Blues Don't Change
Plan B - 'iLL Manors
Purity Ring - Shrines
Reverend Horton Heat: 25 to Life (2-CD and DVD box set)
Reverend Horton Heat - Revival (reissue) (vinyl)
Rodriguez - Searching for Sugar Man
Saint Saviour - Uniion
Sara Watkins - Sun Midnight Sun (vinyl)
Shawn Lee - Synthesizers in Space
Six Organs of Admittance - Parsons' Blues
Slipknot - Antennas to Hell
Slug Guts - Playin' In Time with the Deadbeat
Spectrasoul - Delay No More
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness First Finale (limited edition) (vinyl)
Strawbs - Of A Time
Sugar - Copper Blue / Beaster (remastered with bonus CD)
Sugar - File Under: Easy Listening (remastered with bonus CD)
TNGHT - TNGHT (EP)
The Antlers - Undersea (EP)
The Blakes - Art of Losses
The Books - A Dot in Time (7-LP and DVD box set) (vinyl)
The Cast Of Cheers - Family
The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
The Locust - Molecular Genetics From the Gold Standard Labs
Three Mile Pilot - Maps (EP)
Todd Barry - Super Crazy
UFO - Official Bootleg Box Set
Various Artists - SpokAnarchy! Original Soundtrack Recording
White Hills - Live at Roadburn 2011 (vinyl)
Windsurf - Weird Energy
Woodpecker - Thanks Anyway
Young Moon - Navigated Like the Swans

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The Vinyl Pulse

The Vinyl Pulse, is a weekly snapshot of what is selling on the big vinyl machine called eBay. This is a great way to keep your eyes peeled for a specific record and what you might have to pay for it to obtain it.

CollectorsFrenzy lists the top 25 real time ended auctions and the selling price for the collectible vinyl and is updated daily.







Top 10 Items for 07/21/2012



1. M RABIN L POMMERS "Mosaics" Capitol SP 8506 symb. at 9:00 rare late issue.
Sold Price:$1313.00 USD End Time:07/21/2012

2. Mega Rare THE BEATLES Photographs signed by Robert Freeman LIMITED
Sold Price:$1270.00 USD End Time:07/21/2012

3. Rare Original Elvis Presley Sun Records 45 " That's All Right " 209
Sold Price:$1057.00 USD End Time:07/21/2012

4. GERMAN OAK SAME 1972 UNPLAYED KRAUTROCK MONSTER
Sold Price:$1040.36 USD End Time:07/21/2012

5. The Beatles The White Album Low Number Mono 1st press complete EX+ cond
Sold Price:$992.66 USD End Time:07/21/2012

6. AGITATION FREE 2nd 1973 MINT KRAUTROCK RARE SWIRLI
Sold Price:$985.61 USD End Time:07/21/2012

7. CHICKEN BONES HARDROCK IN CONCERT 1976 GERMAN 1ST PRESS
Sold Price:$864.79 USD End Time:07/21/2012

8. DRUM AND BASS JUNGLE RECORD COLLECTION 160 RECORDS
Sold Price:$861.32 USD End Time:07/21/2012

9. Ca 350 BEAT Singles, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Creation, Beach Boys, Move etc
Sold Price:$860.28 USD End Time:07/21/2012

10. The Musical Linn Twins 7" 45rpm Rockin' Out The Blues
Sold Price:$857.32 USD End Time:07/21/2012



Please visit CollectorsFrenzy for daily updates!



also did some checking, there are 1,623,871 results found for the search term LP on eBay today, and this is a great indication of the past several days....lots of records for sale on the big vinyl machine, no wonder prices have come down.

some other interesting notes from searches on eBay on the 22 of july, 2012:

2,910 results found for beach boys LP

3,545 results found for queen LP

743 results found for aerosmith LP

579 results found for sex pistols LP

609 results found for foghat LP

689 results found for three dog night LP


and i'm not sure who's buying these records (my guess is not many), but ebay makes a killing on listing fees!

1,774 results found for kenny rogers LP

1,194 results found for dean martin LP

542 results found for al martino LP

4,300 results found for frank sinatra LP

1,788 results found for johnny mathis LP

382 results found for gene autry LP

1,855 results found for benny goodman LP

1,083 results found for john denver LP

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Press Release:

Queen Release Greatest Video Hits on DVD in North America

August 28th Sees The Best of Queen's 70s and 80s Promo Videos Get Released in 2-disc Box Set

This 2-disc set packages many of Queen’s classic promotional videos into 1 package for the first time. The 33 videos on display have gone through video restoration and received a DTS Surround Sound mix, along with commentary from Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Disc 1 spotlights Queen in the 1970’s, when the music video began to emerge. This collection highlights some of their most beloved tracks, from "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Another One Bites The Dust", "We Will Rock You" & "We Are The Champions". From the freezing backyard shoots of "We Will Rock You" and "Spread Your Wings", to the visual masterpiece that accompanies "Bohemian Rhapsody", Queen was already showing off the various ways that they visually wanted to represent their music.

Disc 2 shows the masterwork of Queen in the 1980’s, from 1982’s Hot Space album through 1989’s The Miracle. With the advent of MTV in the US, Queen proved that they could be as creative visually as they were on record. From the Metropolis-themed video for "Radio Ga Ga", the spoofing of Coronation Street in "I Want To Break Free" (which would be banned from the network) and the band being replaced by children in "The Miracle", Queen put their stamp on the music video in the best way they knew how: by doing something new and different each time.

Release date: Tuesday August 28th 2012




Disc One
1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Another One Bites The Dust
3. Killer Queen
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. Bicycle Race
6. You’re My Best Friend
7. Don’t Stop Me Now
8. Save Me
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Somebody To Love
11. Spread Your Wings
12. Play The Game
13. Flash
14. Tie Your Mother Down
15. We Will Rock You
16. We Are The Champions

Disc Two
1. A Kind Of Magic
2. I Want It All
3. Radio Ga Ga
4. I Want To Break Free
5. Breakthru
6. Under Pressure
7. Scandal
8. Who Wants To Live Forever
9. The Miracle
10. It’s A Hard Life
11. The Invisible Man
12. Las Palabras De Amor
13. Friends Will Be Friends
14. Body Language
15. Hammer To Fall
16. Princes Of The Universe
17. One Vision

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Flea Records Album With Proceeds Going To The Silverlake Conservatory of Music

From Flea:

Warning! It is not a Chili Peppers record. It does not have songs that are like the Chili Peppers at all. It is a mostly instrumental, weird and arty record, the music is mostly just me creating soundscapes that are very emotional for me, but certainly not for everyone! Just me tripping out at home. I am putting it out to raise money for The Silverlake Conservatory of Music a community based non profit music school that i am an integral part of.


ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE SILVERLAKE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

180 GRAM VINYL AUTOGRAPHED BY FLEA + A PIECE OF BASS STRING ACTUALLY PLAYED BY FLEA INCLUDED INSIDE.

ONLY 900 copies available. Will ship out August 10th 2012

Order HERE

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from our friends at relapse.com

Hooded Menace - Never Cross The Dead (2xLP)

Sophomore album from Finnish band fuses death metal and sludge doom. Conjures the classic spirit of old-school death and doom metal that will appeal to fans of Autopsy, Winter, and early Cathedral.

Second pressing black version

Order your copy at Relapse















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this from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Marilyn Manson – Born Villain on Double 180 Gram LP!

Marilyn Manson’s new album, "Born Villain" came out earlier this year and is now available on a 180 gram double vinyl. The album was released this week, July 17th on the double 180 gram via Cooking Vinyl.

Order your copy at ShopRadioCast










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this from burningshed.com

Thorns - Thorns (double vinyl)

Originally formed in 1989 by mastermind Snorre Ruch, Marius Vold, & Bård Faust (Emperor), Norwegian band Thorns has inspired a great number of acts such as Satyricon, Mayhem, Dissection, & Emperor, mainly due to Snorre's highly influential style of playing & creating riffs on the early Thorns demo tapes. So impressed was Euronymous of Mayhem, that Snorre became second guitarist in the band for a while & his riffs were used in classic Mayhem tracks.

'Thorns' was the band's debut (& only, thus far) full-length studio album. It was released in 2001 & is a cult slice of highly-individual Norwegian black metal, including experimental & sometimes industrial influences along with synth passages to create a chilling yet clinical slice of extremity. The album was notable for featuring Satyr of Satyricon on vocals, a duty shared between songs with the vocal talent of Aldrahn (ex-Dødheimsgard) & the recording line-up also featured Hellhammer of Mayhem on drums. The outcome was a unique & original album which is today considered a cult classic release by critics.

This edition of 'Thorns' contains 2 bonus tracks from the band's 2000 demo; namely the album track 'Existence' but also a previously unreleased song called 'TSoS'. This edition of 'Thorns' is presented officially for the first time on vinyl. On double black 180gm vinyl.

Order HERE

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album cover art of the day:

MALIGNANCY: 'Eugenics' Album Details Revealed

Yonkers, New York-based technical death metallers MALIGNANCY will release their new album, "Eugenics" on October 9 via Willowtip. According to a press release, the CD promises to be MALIGNANCY's "most innovative release to date."

Get more details at Blabbermouth

















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more cool album cover art!

Stolen Babies Reveals New Album Cover Art

Avant-garde act Stolen Babies have recently revealed the album cover art for the band's upcoming full-length album called 'Naught, which is slated for release later this year.

"In continuing our collaboration with artist Crab Scrambly, it was really important to us to create something our fans would want to keep staring at while they caress and possibly fondle it's smooth exterior... not something easily done to a downloadable mp3, I must note," states bassist Rani Sharone. "We hope this album cover brings plenty of candy coated smiles to the masses and even more warm and fuzzy feelings when they see the rest of this little gem that is the album's packaging. Naught is our mutant, not so well behaved second full-length studio album and we look forward to its release!"

The band plans to release more details about 'Naught' in the near future.









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interesting concept, bet she's found some treasures!

Collector seeks information about obscure recording artists

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from the state of texas.....a story we can all relate to

Better on vinyl

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and from the san diego area, it's all about the music (not the money!)

North County on the Job: record merchant

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a turntable tale from ohio (hey, you can get a reasonably priced turntable on amazon!!)

Vinyl destination - The turntable's comeback proves that what goes around, comes around


 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Beatles Album Sells For $15,000

A NM copy of the first Beatles album to be released in the US recently sold (July 12th) for almost $15,000 at auction on eBay. A rich record collector paid $14,999 for an "Ad-Back" copy of ‘Introducing … the Beatles.’ What makes the album unique is the back cover of the jacket, which featured a full-page advertisement record company Vee-Jay records used after realizing they had 6K front album covers, but no back cover. The ad has 25 records from their label.

In this world of buyer beware, this particular Beatles LP is one of the most counterfeited records out there (I have a 'bootleg copy myself), so be careful, my friends.....

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Dwight Yoakam to Release First New Studio Album in Seven Years, 3 Pears -- on Warner Bros. Records -- September 18, 2012

NASHVILLE, TN -- (Marketwire) -- 07/19/12 -- On September 18th, 2012, Grammy-Award winner Dwight Yoakam will release his first all new studio album in seven years, 3 Pears (Warner Bros. Records). The 12-track release, his 26th, is produced by Yoakam, along with two songs co-produced with Beck; "A Heart Like Mine" and "Missing Heart" (full track listing below). Fans can hear a teaser of the track, "Trying," now on Yoakam's newly launched website DwightYoakam.com

3 Pears exemplifies Yoakam's ability to incorporate multiple, competing influences into a piece of cohesive art. It balances his country core with a fiercely independent embrace of rock, Americana, pop and soul and builds on his trademark edginess with a notable, growing positivity. 3 Pears contains heartfelt love songs, which showcase Yoakam's authentic country vocals while maintaining his unmistakable classic sound.

One of the most respected singer-songwriters in music, Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums, has 12 gold albums and nine platinum or multi-platinum albums, including the triple platinum "This Time." Five of his albums have topped Billboard's Country Albums chart with another fourteen landing in the Top 10. More than 30 singles have charted, with 22 Top 20 hits, which include "Honky Tonk Man," "Please Please Baby," "Little Ways," "I Sang Dixie," "It Only Hurts When I Cry," "Fast as You" and "Thousand Miles from Nowhere." Yoakam has won two GRAMMY Awards and earned an impressive 21 nominations.

Yoakam will be honored by the Academy of Country Music with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors event on September 24th in Nashville. The prestigious Award honors individuals who are pioneers in the country music genre. Past recipients include Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Sr. and Hank Williams, Jr. Yoakam also recently narrated the current exhibit at The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum; The Bakersfield Sound: Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California County, showing through the end of next year. The exhibit explores the roots, heyday and impact of the Bakersfield Sound, the loud, stripped-down and radio-ready music most closely identified with the careers of Country Music Hall of Fame members Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.

Dwight Yoakam's 3 Pears Track Listing:

1. Take Hold Of My Hand
2. Waterfall
3. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
4. Trying
5. Nothing But Love
6. It's Never Alright
7. A Heart Like Mine
8. Long Way To Go
9. Missing Heart
10. 3 Pears
11. Rock It All Away
12. Long Way To Go (Reprise)

For more information on Dwight Yoakam, please visit www.DwightYoakam.com or facebook.com/dwightyoakam

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DEVIL TO PAY Sign With RIPPLE MUSIC; Enter Studio to Record New Album For Vinyl and CD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RIPPLE MUSIC is proud to announce the signing of acclaimed, hard-hitting American Doom rockers, DEVIL TO PAY to their ever-expanding roster!

The band’s fourth, as of yet untitled, album is set for worldwide release on RIPPLE MUSIC in the coming months and the band will subsequently tour to knock the crowds out of their skulls, including appearances in all the major heavy rock/doom festivals.

DEVIL TO PAY commented yesterday upon the new alliance; "We are stoked to be a part of the Ripple family and to work with one of the most genuine heavy rock labels in the world! Having released our first three albums independently, it’s clear that these guys don't compromise in terms of putting out creative music and are the true believers of heavy rock. The variety of bands and the sheer quality of music they’ve released speaks for itself. We are very much honored that our music earned its place among their ranks!"

DEVIL TO PAY was formed in the beginning of the millennia as a doom rock band with metal/stoner and rock tangents, effortlessly crushing skulls while simultaneously coaxing them to sing along. The band hails the almighty riff, but unlike many of their contemporaries, the song is still king. That is what separates the great bands from the shoulda & coulda bands. Now celebrating their 10th year anniversary, DEVIL TO PAY has aged like Kentucky bourbon, distilling a culmination of years of sweat, highway miles, cigarette smoke and hangovers into crushing compositions and bone-jarring, heavy musical moments.

With a catalog of underground releases, DEVIL TO PAY gained accolades, awards and a hard earned cult-like status. They have established themselves as the go-to band for those searching out more than just a few killer riffs; a foundation of heavy that will flourish under the Ripple banner.

For more information on the band, please visit:

www.deviltopay.net
www.ripple-music.com

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this from our friends at themusebox.net

NEO-COUNTRY ROCK SENSATION SHANE GAMBLE SADDLES UP FOR NEW ALBUM RELEASE 9/18/12

RADIANT MUSIC VIDEO FOR HIT SINGLE "TURN MY WAY" EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERES THROUGH BAEBLE MUSIC

"Shane Gamble writes classic, Americana leaning songs, dipping in to pop, country, and dabs of indie rock along the way. Think of it as equal parts Nashville and New York, all tumbling about in songs that are crystal clear in their topical intentions."

"Gamble pens the lyrics to adult alternative tunes, then works through the musical arrangements by blending in aspects of folk, rock, country and Western." --- NORTHERN VIRGINIA MAGAZINE

Shane Gamble, the rugged singer / songwriter with honey-toned vocals and hint of country swag, announces the release of his latest album, on September 18, 2012. Effortlessly yet intricately weaving together Pop, Country, Americana, and Indie Rock, Shane Gamble’s music comes across like a freight train heading full steam on the road less traveled. Propelled by a steady and assured rhythm section, layered guitars, and beautiful vocal harmonies, Shane rhapsodizes about love, adventure, and emotional redemption.

 You take one look at Shane with his short tussled hair, a worn denim shirt, leather boots, and acoustic guitar slung across his shoulders – and you’ll know that this guy believes in what music can do to the mind and the soul. Gamble attacks his acoustic guitar with an energy rarely seen at such events. He tends to lean forward on one foot and face towards the microphone – guitar at a downward angle, singing from the depths of soul with earnest conviction.

This neo-country crooner is sharing 12 sparkling & seductive new songs on his forthcoming full-length self-titled album. Shane Gamble is an album that finds him combining radio-friendly songs, ("Turn My Way" & "One Balloon") resonating distinctly with Nashville cats and New York City hipsters alike. Each track on Shane Gamble pulls at a different heartstring, revealing raw and emotive melodies accentuated by Shane’s mind blowing talents on the harmonica.

The music video for the album’s compelling debut single "Turn My Way" had its exclusive world premiere on Baeble Music. "It’s not necessarily about perfection, I just love capturing music that is honest and real. I want you to hear ‘Turn My Way’ and connect with the lyrics on an emotional level, that’s the only hope a song has to leave a lasting impression," says Shane about his leading track.

To celebrate his upcoming release, Shane Gamble will be performing a series of Mid-Atlantic tour dates. Shane Gamble will be available on Tuesday, September 18.

Shane Gamble Track Listing:
1) Turn My Way
2) Bleeder
3) One Balloon
4) Rosalee
5) Way Back To Town
6) Break Your Fall
7) Wish
8) Kissing You Tomorrow
9) Blue Sky
10) Bounce Back
11) Shelter Me
12) Always Did

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album cover art of the day:

ELVENKING: 'Era' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING will release their new album, "Era", on September 14 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA). Nino previously worked with the band on "The Winter Wake" and "The Scythe" CDs.

Read more at Blabbermouth













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I AM WAR: 'Outlive You All' Cover Artwork Unveiled

I AM WAR, the new Orange County, California-based act featuring Alex Varkatzas (vocals; ATREYU) and Brandan Schieppati (guitar, vocals; BLEEDING THROUGH), will release its debut album, "Outlive You All", on August 28 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced by Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH).

Read more at Blabbermouth

















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TWO GALLANTS RELEASE NEW LP IN SEPTEMBER

'The Bloom and the Blight' is the new album from the San Francisco duo Two Gallants and is now available for pre-order at wwwTwoGallants.com. Those who pre-order will immediately receive a free download of album track "My Love Won't Wait" and those orders will ship a few days before the US release date of Sepember 4.

The LP comes with a bonus 7 inch record that includes our version of "Im So Depressed (Abner Jay) on the A side and on the B side an etched in design drawn by Tyson. All downloads will arrive August 30, one week early from the US street date Sept 4. Each order will include an immediate download of "My Love Won't Wait" as well as you will automatically be submitted to win the one of a kind acetate used to make the bonus 7 inch record.

To celebrate the album release, the band has booked an extensive tour, including over 70 US and European dates, at the beginning of September.

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Matt And Kim Announce New Album

Matt and Kim have recently announced an October 2nd release date for their new album 'Lightning' via the FADER Label. Written and produced by Matt and Kim, the effort was recorded by the Brooklyn duo in their Grand Street apartment and features ten outstanding tracks written in true Matt and Kim fashion.

Drawing from their powerful live shows, while still adhering to their minimal two-person studio approach, Matt and Kim set out to create their most diverse, realized, yet raw release to date with 'Lightning.'














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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Screaming For Vengeance – Special 30th Anniversary Edition' Due In September

A vital part of rock history, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have spent four decades writing classic songs and putting on spectacular live shows. During this period, the band has sold in excess of 30 million albums, and played to countless millions of fans across the globe. In 1982, they released their eighth studio album, "Screaming For Vengeance", containing their hugely successful "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", the single which proved that metal could get mainstream radio airplay in the U.S. — leading the way for a whole generation of new metal bands.

To celebrate the 30-year anniversary of this epic release, JUDAS PRIEST present you with "Screaming For Vengeance – Special 30th Anniversary Edition", containing not only the remastered original album plus bonus tracks, but also a live DVD from the 1983 US Festival show, filmed in San Bernadino CA on May 29, 1983.

Read more and get the tracklist at Blabbermouth








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WITCHCRAFT: "Legend" Cover Art Revealed!

Swedish doom metal icons WITCHCRAFT have revealed the cover art of the band's forthcoming album, Legend, which marks the bands first after a long 5 year hiatus.

Commented singer/mainman Magnus Pelander: "A friend of mine had an idea about a cover for Legend. I developed the idea and gave it back to my friend who then passed it on to another friend who happened to be a designer. The designer then pushed it in a new direction. The result is already legendary."

Bass player Ola Henriksson adds: "The album cover is meant to reflect the music and I think it does that with its heavy, dark & clean design."

Legend will be released September 21 (Europe) and September 25, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

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Iron Maiden's Steve Harris To Release Solo LP

Iron Maiden's Steve Harris just announced he will release a solo album called 'British Lion' via EMI Music on September 24, 2012. The album is comprised of ten songs that Steve and his collaborators have been working on for the past few years between Iron Maiden tours and releases.

According to the press release: "With a decidedly heavy rock-vibe this roaring debut paints with a full palette of sounds; brooding, melancholic, righteously indignant and exuberantly heavy. With Kevin Shirley at the mixing helm – whose credits include Iron Maiden as well as Led Zeppelin, Journey and Rush among many others – this is an album to sink your teeth into.

"From the growling riffage of opening salvo 'This Is My God' to the heavy forlorn balladry of follow-up Lost Worlds which showcases Richard Taylor’s soaring vocals, it’s clear that ‘British Lion’ is an altogether different beast from Maiden.

" 'Karma Killer', with its dirge-like muscularity, and 'Us Against The World', with its massive chorus, demonstrates just how far ‘British Lion’ has flexed Steve Harris’ considerable musical muscle. Dovetailed with guitarist David Hawkins’ positively gargantuan lyrical guitar melodies, it’s a mere hors d'oeuvre ahead of the epic, riffing-feast of 'The Chosen Ones', with its swaggering bravado.

" 'A World Without Heaven, at a breathtaking seven minutes and infused with progressive elements without ever teetering into self-indulgence illustrates perfectly these songsmiths’ colossal abilities to create a mood and stay there. Supercharged by Steve Harris’ inimitable style, there’s an un-cynical vibe here that’s as refreshing as it is out of place in today’s all-too-categorised music industry.

"And as far as the name ‘British Lion’; 'I’ve always been proud to be British,' explains Steve, 'I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t be. It’s a massive part of being me. It’s not like I’m flag-waving or trying to preach, this is not a political statement at all. It’s like supporting your football team, where you come from. I just think it lends itself to some really strong imagery too, and to me it fits in with the sound.'

"With Iron Maiden, Steve Harris has become one of the most recognised and successful ambassadors for British music on the world stage. Having released 15 studio albums, sold over 85 million records worldwide and played more than two thousand gigs in 58 countries in the band’s thirty-five year career, his appeal is truly global.

"And now with ‘British Lion’, Steve steps out from Iron Maiden’s illustrious shadow to present a different side of his musical visions."

The tracklisting for ‘British Lion’ is as follows:

1. This Is My God
2. Lost Worlds
3. Karma Killer
4. Us Against The World
5. The Chosen Ones
6. A World Without Heaven
7. Judas
8. Eyes Of The Young
9. These Are The Hands
10. The Lesson

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great post at the huffingtonpost.co.uk, check out some classic rock cover art by one of the best (by the way, zeppelin's houses of the holy gets my vote for album cover art hall of fame)

'The Raging Storm' Exhibition Celebrates Storm Thorgerson's Iconic Album Cover Art


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a slide show from nyc...ever wondered where famous photos were actually taken? if you're even a bit nostalgic, you'll love getting to the bottom of where iconic album art was first photographed...

Iconic rock album art locations revealed

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a campaign at kickstarter, check it out!

A Photography Book About Vinyl Collectors - Dust & Grooves.

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this is cool!

Wedding Wishes on Vinyl Records

　

　

　

New Music Releases - August 2012

August 7

10 Years - Minus the Machine
Antibalas - Antibalas 
Antony and the Johnsons - Cut the World (vinyl)
Apache Dropout - Bubblegum Graveyard
Archers of Loaf - White Trash Heroes (reissue) 
Blonds - The Bad Ones 
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (vinyl)
Bob Marley - Marley: A Film by Kevin McDonald (DVD)
Colt Ford - Declaration of Independence
Elvis Presley - Fame and Fortune: Lost in the Sixties
Elvis Presley - King Creole: The Alternate Album
Elvis Presley - Loving You: The Alternate Album
Fergus and Geronimo - Funky was the State of Affairs
Incubus - Morning View/Make Yourself
Ivan & Alyosha - All the Times We Had 
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang - En Yay Sah
Kanye West - Cruel Summer
Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Nocturama (reissue)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (reissue)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - DIG!!! LAZARUS, DIG!!! (reissue) 
Niki & the Dove - Instinct
Nu Sensae - Sundowning
Opossom - Electric Hawaii
Redd Kross - Researching The Blues
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band - Between The Ditches
Rob Zombie - Mondo Sex Head (vinyl) 
Shiner - The Egg (vinyl) 
Sixpence None The Richer - Lost In Transition
So Many Wizards - Warm Nothing
Stagnant Pools - Temporary Room (vinyl)
Sweet Valley - Stay Calm 
The American Scene - Safe For Now
Tidelands - We’ve Got A Map
Willits + Sakamoto - Ancient Future
Worn In Red - Banshees
Zombies/Colin Blunstone/Rod Argent - Live in Concert at Metropolis Studios, London(CD/DVD)





August 14

2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story
Aborted - Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done (reissue) 
Aborted - The Archaic Abattoir (reissue) 
Ben Taylor - Listening
Black Light Burns - The Moment You Realize You’re Going To Fall 
Blackberry Smoke - Whippoorwill
Charlie Mars - Blackberry Lights 
Corb Lund - Cabin Fever
Darkness By Oath - Near Death Experience
David Bowie - Bowie in Berlin (DVD)
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis
Dignan Porch - Nothing Bad Will Ever Happen 
Elders - Riverbeds (7") 
Ephel Duath - On Death and Cosmos
Fastkill - Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer
Height With Friends - Rock and Roll
In This Moment - Blood
Incubus - Incubus HQ Live (CD/DVD) 
Insane Clown Posse - The Mighty Death Pop!
Into This Moment - Blood 
Kreayshawn - Something ‘Bout Kreay 
Letter To The Exiles - Make Amends 
Locrian - The Clearing/The Final Epoch
Loma Prieta - Life/Less (vinyl)
Lorelei - Enterprising Sidewalks
Loverboy - Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival
MNDR - Feed Me Diamonds 
Marty Friedman - Bad D.N.A. (reissue) 
Marty Friedman - Future Addict (reissue) 
Marty Friedman - Loudspeaker (reissue) 
Master - The New Elite
Mountain Man - Two (EP)  
NGUZUNGUZU - Warm Pulse (EP)
NOFX - Ronnie & Mags (7") 
Nuclear Death Terror - Chaos Reigns
Nude Beach - II
Oiltanker - The Shadow Of Greed/Crusades 
Poison Idea - The Fatal Erection Years 
Polarization - Chasing The Light
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Strange Man/Long Progression (7") 
Scott Kelly And The Road Home - The Forgiven Ghost In Me 
Simon Joyner - Ghosts 
Single Mothers - Single Mothers (7") 
Slightly Stoopid - Top of the World 
So Many Wizards - Warm Nothing 
Sophicide - Perdition Of The Sublime
Staind - Live From Mohegan Sun (DVD/Blu-ray) 
Steve Vai - The Story of Light
Such Gold - Misadventures
The-Dream - Love IV MMXII
The Chant - A Healing Place
The Faceless - Autotheism
The Foreshadowing - Oionos
The Foreshadowing - Second World
The Prog Collective - The Prog Collective (features members of Yes, Asia, King Crimson, XTC)
Touche Amore - Live On BBC Radio 1 (7") 
Underlined - Deadtime Stories 
Various Artists - Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Whips/Chains - Master/Slave (12")
White Violet - Hiding, Mingling
Why? - Sod in the Seed (EP) 
Wild Cub - Youth
Xibalba - Hasta La Muerte
Yellowcard - Southern Air (vinyl)
Zombiefication - Reaper's Consecration
Zonaria - Arrival of the Red Sun







August 21

Ariel Pink - Mature Themes (vinyl)
Bill Fay - Life Is People 
Bloc Party - Four
Careful - Because I Am Always Talking 
Carol Kleyn - Takin’ the Time (reissue) 
DJ Khaled - Kiss the Ring
Dispatch - Circles Around the Sun
Dreamscape - La-Di-Da Recordings 
Dustin Lynch - Dustin Lynch
Dylan LeBlanc - Cast the Same Old Shadow
Four Tet - Pink
Glen Cambpell - Inspiration Collection
Humble Pie - Winterland 1973 (vinyl)
JJ Doom - Key to the Kuffs
JT Hodges - JT Hodges
Jessie Ware - Devotion 
Kiss - Destroyer: Resurrected (reissue)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Last of a Dying Breed
Matthew E. White - Big Inner 
Minotaur Shock - Orchard
Onuinu - Mirror Gazer 
Our Last Night - Age Of Ignorance
Owl City - The Midsummer Station
Project 86 - Wait For The Siren
Ride - Carnival of Light (reissue)
Ride - OX4_The Best Of  (reissue)
Ride - Tarantula (reissue)
Ride - Going Blank Again (reissue)
Ry Cooder - Election Special
Shut In - Old Homes 
Six Organs of Admittance - Ascent
Slim Twig - Sof’ Sike
Sunflower Dead - Sunflower Dead
Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer
The Darkness - Hot Cakes
The Heavy - The Glorious Dead 
The Kinks - The Kinks at the BBC (box set)
Trey Songz - Chapter V
Yeasayer - Fragrant (vinyl)





August 28

A Tragedy In Progress - Mechanical Weather
Acid House Kings - Advantage Acid House Kings (reissue)
Acid House Kings - Mondays are Like Tuesdays and Tuesdays are Like Wednesdays (reissue)
Acid House Kings - Sing Along with Acid House Kings (reissue)
Alanis Morissette - Havoc And Bright Lights
Art Garfunkel - The Singer (two-disc hits collection)
Brandy - Two Eleven
Chilly Gonzales - Solo Piano II
Circa Survive - Violent Waves
DMX - Undisputed
Dan Deacon - America
Divine Fits - A Thing Called the Divine Fits (vinyl)
Dysrhythmia - Test Of Submission
Eluveitie - The Early Years
Flobots - The Circle In The Square
Grave - Endless Procession Of Souls 
Gypsyhawk - Revelry & Resilience (vinyl)
Hex Machine - Fixator
Holy Other - Held
I Am War - Outlive You All
J. Cole - Better Than Your Average
Jr. Juggernaut - Wake 
Just Like Vinyl - Black Mass (vinyl)
Kamikabe - Aberration of Man
Katatonia - Dead End Kings
Khonsu - Anomalia 
Lisa Bozikovic - This Is How We Swim
Matthew Dear - Beams
Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares
Minus The Bear - Infinity Overhead
Monuments - Gnosis
Murder Construct - Results
Obey The Brave - Young Blood
Over Your Threshold - Facticity
Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
Poor Moon - Poor Moon (vinyl)
Queen - Greatest Video Hits (DVD)
Roxy Music - The Complete Studio Recordings (box set)
Scum Of The Earth - The Devil Made Me Do It
Sean Rowe - The Salesman And The Shark
Stealing Axion - Moments
Swans - The Seer
TEEN - In Limbo
The Chariot - One Wing
The Orb with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry - The Observer
The Who - Quadrophenia: The Criterion Collection (DVD)
Triumph - Live at Sweden Rock Festival (CD/DVD)
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
Wiz Khalifia - O.N.I.F.C.

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 16, 2012

DEAR JERRY: One of my favorite music stores has a special section where each week's Top 10 CD albums are displayed.

It was no surprise to see Adele's "21" at No. 1, but the shocker was finding the Beach Boys at No. 3, with "That's Why God Made the Radio."

Unlike many "new" albums by famous 1950s and '60s artists, most of which are anthologies, "best of" compilations, and repackages of older releases, their album contains very recent recordings.

Since their debut album was close to 50 years ago, is there anyone else on the this year's charts, with previously unreleased recordings, whose first LP pre-dates that of the Beach Boys?
—Hans Van Ardsley, Lancaster, Pa.



DEAR HANS: Oh yes, and by 13 years!

From "Surfin' Safari" (1962) to "That's Why God Made the Radio" (2012) is indeed 50 years. FYI: My favorite cut on their CD is "The Private Life of Bill and Sue."

If your question asked "is there any GROUP," the answer would be no. But with the competition open to "ANYONE else on the charts this year," the answer is the venerable 88-year-old Doris Day, who earlier this year raised the bar in this category to the stratosphere.

After four years as the featured female vocalist with the Les Brown Orchestra, Columbia, in mid-1949, gave Doris her first solo LP, "You're My Thrill" (Columbia CL-6071). As the number indicates, this is the 71st LP from Columbia, the company that invented the long-playing record a year earlier. Like most others in the "Popular Music" 6000 series, "You're My Thrill" is a 10-inch disc with eight tracks.

Most in the music world were indeed thrilled to see Doris Day back on the album charts, this time with "My Heart" (Arwin Productions 656C6KK), and nearly 63 years after "You're My Thrill."

Another angle to the story of Doris Day's resurgence is the 47-year gap between "My Heart" and "Love Him" (1964), Doris Day's last charted LP. That span is not likely to be surpassed.



DEAR JERRY: Is there an early '60s tune by Roy Orbison called "Walk Away"? The only title I found that comes even close is "Go Away," but when I heard it I knew it is not the right one.

My only other clue is it was played on the radio at the same time as Pat Boone's "Speedy Gonzales."
—Sharon Moss, Kodiak, Alaska



DEAR SHARON: I'm surprised you were able to unscramble as much as you did, what with both songs playing at once.

On a more serious note, your referencing "Speedy Gonzales" (Dot 16368) was a huge clue because it pointed to the summer of 1962, and that led to a speedy solution.

The full title is "I Can't Walk Away" (Dot 16367), and it happens to be the Dot single issued right before "Speedy Gonzales."

Complicating your search considerably is that "I Can't Walk Away" is actually by Chase Webster, who some might say sounds a bit like Roy Orbison at times."



IZ ZAT SO? Just one year before Chase Webster and Pat Boone had consecutive Dot singles, their soggy paths first crossed.

In March 1961, Chase's own version of a song he wrote, "Moody River" (Southern Sound 101), came out to glowing reviews. Billboard included it with their "Special Merit Spotlight" singles, gave it a four-star rating, then added: "A strong performance of a tragic story about a girl who drowns in Moody River. Song casts a moving spell and Webster sells it with feeling. Watch out [for this one]!" Nevertheless, Webster's original version never got off the ground.

Pat Boone's nearly identical cover followed a month later, and by mid-June reigned as the nation's No. 1 song.

Because he earned a songwriting royalty, on sales by Pat Boone and everyone else who recorded it, Webster at least got a substantial slice of the "Moody River" pie.

We're not sure if he's above same river, but in "I Can't Walk Away" the despondent singer is on a bridge contemplating a jump. That is the temptation from which he couldn't walk away.

Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column. Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368 E-mail: jpo@olympus.net   Visit his Web site: www.jerryosborne.com  

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

Copyright 2012 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Ben Gibbard Announces Solo Album

Ben Gibbard, the Death Cab for Cutie frontman, has announced an Oct. 16 release date in North America for ‘Former Lives,’ which is a 12-track solo collection that will feature guest contributions from Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster, Son Volt’s Mark Spencer and singer-songwriter Aimee Mann.

Gibbard has been working on his ‘Former Lives’ songs for several years, but didn’t really start focusing on completing the tunes until a few years ago when he moved from his former hometown of Seattle to Los Angeles, where he quit drinking, married Zooey Deschanel and went on a health kick that eventually included him running the Los Angeles marathon. Regardless, he never really planned on releasing a solo disc and wants to be clear he’s not leaving his Death Cab mates behind (although he has since split from Deschanel).

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW BOB DYLAN ALBUM – TEMPEST - SET FOR SEPTEMBER RELEASE

COLLECTION OF TEN NEW BOB DYLAN SONGS MARKS MUSICIAN’S 50TH  ANNIVERSARY AS A RECORDING ARTIST

Columbia Records announced today that Bob Dylan’s new studio album, Tempest, will be released on September 11, 2012. Featuring ten new and original Bob Dylan songs, the release of Tempest coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the artist’s eponymous debut album, which was released by Columbia in 1962.

Tempest is available for pre-order now on iTunes and Amazon. The new album, produced by Jack Frost, is the 35thth studio set from Bob Dylan, and follows 2009’s worldwide best-seller, Together Through Life.

Bob Dylan’s four previous studio albums have been universally hailed as among the best of his storied career, achieving new levels of commercial success and critical acclaim for the artist. The Platinum-selling Time Out Of Mind from 1997 earned multiple Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, while “Love and Theft” continued Dylan’s Platinum streak and earned several Grammy nominations and a statue for Best Contemporary Folk album.

Modern Times, released in 2006, became one of the artist’s most popular albums, selling more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and earning Dylan two more Grammys. Together Through Life became the artist’s first album to debut at #1 in both the U.S. and the UK, as well as in five other countries, on its way to surpassing sales of one million copies.

Those four releases fell within a 12-year creative span that also included the recording of an Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning composition, “Things Have Changed,” from the film Wonder Boys, in 2001; a worldwide best-selling memoir, Chronicles Vol. 1, which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List, in 2004, and a Martin Scorsese-directed documentary, No Direction Home, in 2005. Bob Dylan also released his first collection of holiday standards, Christmas In The Heart, in 2009, with all of the artist’s royalties from that album being donated to hunger charities around the world.

This year, Bob Dylan was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for “his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” He was also the recipient of the French Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 1990, Sweden’s Polar Music Award in 2000 and several Doctorates including the University of St. Andrews and Princeton University as well as numerous other honors.

Tracklist:
1. Duquesne Whistle
2. Soon After Midnight
3. Narrow Way
4. Long and Wasted Years
5. Pay In Blood
6. Scarlet Town
7. Early Roman Kings
8. Tin Angel
9. Tempest
10. Roll On John

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Bowie Picture Disc Reissue


EMI are set to release a limited edition 7” picture disc of David Bowie’s "John, I’m Only Dancing" in celebration of the song’s 40th anniversary. The picture disc will be available from September 3rd on EMI.

Originally released on September 1st 1972 on RCA, David Bowie's 'John, I'm Only Dancing' reached number 12 on the UK charts, though it failed to appear on any of his studio albums. Now, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the track is to get a re-release in the form of a limited edition 7" picture disc. Recorded too late to be included on The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars it was considered as a track for Aladdin Sane but in the end failed to make the cut.

The A-side has a still from the Mick Rock directed promo video filmed during rehearsals at The Rainbow just a week prior to the original single issue release date of September 1st, 1972.
The AA-side has one of Sukita's more beautiful portraits of Bowie taken at Radio City Music Hall in February 1973, just three weeks after the completion of Aladdin Sane.

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this from our friends at soundstagedirect.com.  seth has some new software and it is a godsend to those who go in circles while searching for a specific item, read on.......

SoundStage Direct Connects Audiophiles to Hard-to-Find Vinyl LPs Using Site Search from SLI Systems

Online Retailer of LPs and Stereo Equipment Increases Conversions and Revenue Per Visit with Site Search that Learns from Visitors' Behavior

SLI Systems ( www.sli-systems.com ) today announced that SoundStage Direct ( www.soundstagedirect.com ) has seen its online conversions and revenue per visit increase more than five times since implementing the company's full-service site search. SoundStage Direct, an online retailer with the largest selection of vinyl LP records and newly released vinyl LPs, has also improved the overall site search experience with more relevant search results, and the addition of related search suggestions, refinements, and Rich Auto Complete, all of which contribute to higher conversions and order values.

SoundStage Direct sells new and reissue vinyl LPs along with LP turntables and related stereo equipment, and caters to LP enthusiasts who believe sound quality of vinyl records greatly surpasses that of CDs. Seth Frank, CEO of SoundStage Direct and a vinyl record fan since childhood, founded the company eight years ago in his home, and now offers about 22,000 LP titles from the company's headquarters in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

SoundStage Direct had been using site search from Nextopia, but the solution did not allow for precise searching by customers, nor did it offer refinements or suggestions for similar searches, which encourage customers to browse selections from other bands or genres. "With our previous site search, our visitors would get results that were not specific to the keywords," Frank said. "For instance, if they searched for Mick Jagger, they'd also get results for Mick Jones from the Clash. That's just wrong."

When he asked his previous provider to make improvements so the search results would be more relevant, Nextopia responded with options that would all incur additional expense. In contrast, Frank said he has found SLI's full-service approach to be extremely responsive and accommodating without adding to the cost of the solution.

Improved Site Search Contributes to Successful Holiday SeasonBefore the start of the 2011 holiday shopping season, Frank looked into implementing SLI's full-service SaaS-based Learning Search, on a recommendation from a friend. After a short deployment period, Learning Search was up and running on the SoundStage Direct site in time for the crucial Black Friday kick-off to the holiday shopping season.

"Right away, we could see that search results were much more closely related to keyword terms," Frank said. "And because Learning Search learns from the way our customers search for LPs and applies that information to future searches, results become even more relevant over time. We also now offer search suggestions, which help customers find LPs from similar musicians - which can motivate them to buy more."

In addition to Learning Search, SoundStage Direct is using SLI's Rich Auto Complete feature, which provides keyword suggestions and product images as soon as site visitors begin typing a search term in the search box. Visitors who click on Rich Auto Complete suggestions are nearly twice as likely to convert than visitors who use the search box. The company will also soon use SLI Mobile to power the site search on its mobile commerce site and address the needs of its growing audience of mobile shoppers.

As SoundStage Direct's search experience has become more robust, more shoppers are using site search, Frank said. "Instead of browsing on a category page, like jazz or hip hop, shoppers are going directly to the site search box," Frank said. "That's good news for our business, because we've found that customers who use search will spend more and buy more than people who don't use search."

"For online retailers with large product catalogues, site search offers a way to increase customer engagement, and guide customers to relevant product choices while helping them narrow down the options," said Shaun Ryan, CEO of SLI Systems. "And tools like Rich Auto Complete and related search suggestions also lead customers to the products and content they need, encouraging them to browse and buy."

SoundStageDirect.com Bestselling Vinyl Records

1. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
2. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
3. Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom
4. Steely Dan - Aja (Pre-Order)
5.  Allman BrothersA&R Studios: New York, August 26th 1971 (Shipping Approx. July 24)
6. Rush - Clockwork Angels
7. Grateful Dead - In The Dark
8. Jeff Beck - Jeff Beck Group (200 gram)
9. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (180 gram)
10. Grateful Dead - New Years Eve 1987 (Pre-Order)

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 7/09 - 7/15, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
2. Twin Shadow - Confess
3. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
4. D Watusi - Brother & Sister 7"
5. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
6. Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons - Old Believers
7. Sleep - Dopesmoker
8. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion 2
9. Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse 10"
10. Jellyfish - Live At Bogart's 1991
11. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
12. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
13. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
14. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion 1
15. DIIV - Oshin
16. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
17. Jack White - Blunderbuss
18. Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong
19. Natural Child - Gas Station 7"
20. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
21. Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
22. Beachwood Sparks - Tarnished Gold
23. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
24. Serge Gainsbourg - Historie de Melody Nelson
25. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker   

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from our friends at relapse

Relapse Top Ten Best Sellers

1. Death -Individual Thought Patterns (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
2  Baroness -Yellow & Green Deluxe Digi Book 2xCD
3. Baroness - Yellow & Green Deluxe Hardbound Book 2xLP (Yellow - Opaque)
4. Baroness - Yellow & Green Standard 2xLP (Yellow A/B Green D/C)
5. Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme CD (Limited Deluxe)
6. Spawn of Possession - Incurso CD
7. Death - Human (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
8. Toxic Holocaust/Midnight - Japanese Benefit 7"
9. Baroness - Yellow & Green 2xCD
10. Neurosis - Enemy Of The Sun - Deluxe 2xLP 180 Gram (Red/Black Marble)

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album cover art of the day:

Sound Storm Reveal Album Cover Art

Italian symphonic metal act Sound Storm's new album is called 'Immortalia,' and will be released via Scarlet Records and the band has recently revealed the album cover art.



















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album cover art of the day, part two:

TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Release 'Ambush' In September 

The influential and legendary British hard rock band TYGERS OF PAN TANG will release a brand new album, "Ambush", on September 24, celebrating a landmark year in the band's history.

"Ambush" features 11 tracks of handsomely crafted melodic rock, recorded and produced by Chris Tsangarides who produced the band's historic "Wild Cat" and "Spellbound" albums in 1980 and 1981, respectively. 

Read more at Blabbermouth











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one record store still standing (and selling vinyl) amid the rubble of the digit age of music

The lasting appeal of the Last Record Store

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in another part of the world, vinyl still has an audience!

Record collecting in Seoul

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - July 17, 2012

10 CC - I'm Not in Love: the Essential Collection (2 CDs)
A Hero A Fake - The Future Again
Aesop Rock - Skelethon (vinyl)
Agnostic Front - Live At CBGB (reissue) (vinyl) 
Alberta Cross - Songs of Patience
Aloha - Sugar (reissue)
Alvin Lee - Still on the Road to Freedom
Andrew WK - I Get Wet (reissue)  
Angel Haze - Reservation (EP)
Angus Stone - Broken Brights
Bananarama - 30 Years of Bananarama (2 CDs/DVD)
Band of Skulls - The Devil Takes Care of His Own
Baroness - Yellow & Green
Beach Day - Beach Day (7")
Belle Histoire - Dreamers
Bermuda - The Wandering 
Billy Joe Shaver - Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2 CDs)
Bjork - Later With Jools Holland 1995 - 2011 (DVD)  
Black Francis - Live In Nijmegen
Blind Willie McTell - The Early Years 1927-1933
Bob Mould - Bob Mould/Last Dog & Pony Show (reissue)
Bury Tomorrow - The Union Of Crowns 
Can - Flow Motion (remastered)
Can - Unlimited Edition (remastered)
Cancer Bats - Dead Set On Living II
Capital Lights - Rhythm N Moves
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band - Clear Spot
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band - Shiny Beast
Citizen Cope - One Lovely Day
Cloud Nothings - Live at the Grog Shop
Com Truise - In Decay
Conveyor - Conveyor
Cosmo Jarvis - Think Bigger
Crosby, Stills and Nash - 2012 (DVD) 
Cypress Hill and Rusko - Cypress Hill x Rusko
Daniel Powter - Turn On The Lights
Diiv - Oshin
Donny Hathaway - Live + In Performance (2 CDs)
Drowning Me - All of the Unknown
Elton John - 5 Classic Albums (1970-1973)
Elton vs Pnau - Good Morning To The Night
Enabler - All Hail The Void
Exotic Animal Petting Zoo - Tree Of Tongues
Fang Island - Major
Feed The Rhino - The Burning Sons
Fela Kuti - Live in Detroit 1986
Fixx - Beautiful Friction
Flowers & Sea Creatures - Head First Then Heart (EP)
For The Fallen Dreams - Wasted Youth 
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
French Montana - Excuse My French
From Ashes Rise - Rejoice The End (7") 
Future of the Left - The Plot Against Common Sense (vinyl)
Gatekeeper - Exo
Genesis - The Gabriel Years (DVD)
Ghostlimb - Confluence
Gram Parsons - Early Years Mini CD
Grateful Dead - History of the Grateful Dead 1 (vinyl)
Green Pajamas - Death by Misadventure
Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Rises Soundtrack
Hellyeah - Band of Brothers
Hexen - Being and Nothingness
Hordes of the Morning Star - Consummatum Est
Hot & Cold - Border Area 
Hot Panda - Go Outside
Icky Blossoms - Icky Blossoms
JEFF the Brotherhood - Hypnotic Nights
JJAMZ - Suicide Pact
Jack Ladder & the Dreamlanders - Hurtsville
Jen Schande - Songs for and Inspired By Valencia: Chapter 19
Jill Scott - Crates: Remix Fundamentals 2
Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth
Jimmy Page - Lucifer Rising and Other Soundtracks
John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr
John Maus - A Collection of Rarities…
Jon Dee Graham - Garage Sale
Keith Jarrett - Sleeper
Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 22
LOL Boys - Changes
Leonard Cohen - After The Gold Rush (DVD)
Lost Sounds - Long Lost: Demos, Sounds, Alternate Takes & Unused Sounds 1994-2004
Marcy Playground - Lunch Recess and Detention
Marilyn Manson - Born Villain (vinyl)
Masta Ace and MF Doom - Ma Doom: Son of Doom
Mates of State - My Solo Project (reissue)
Matisyahu - Spark Seeker
matt pond PA - Nature of Maps (reissue)
Milo Greene - Milo Greene
Missy Higgins - Ol Razzle Dazzle
Moonloop - Deeply from the Earth
Motel Mari - Eternal Pleasant
Mtmtmk - The Very Best Of Mtmtmk
múm - Early Birds
Nas - Life Is Good
Natalie Duncan - Devil In Me
Newton Faulkner - Write It on Your Skin
Nicki Bluhm - Driftwood
Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back
Otis Rush - Cold Day in Hell (vinyl)
Ozzy Osbourne - Speak Of The Devil (DVD) 
Parkway Drive - Home Is For The Heartless
Periphery - Periphery II
Phillip Phillips - American Idol Season 11 Highlights
Pierce The Veil - Collide With The Sky
Posies - Dear 23 (reissue) (vinyl)
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails Live 1969
Ravi Shankar - Very Best of Ravi Shankar (2 CDs)
Richard Hell, The Voidoids - Blank Generation
SODOM - Official Bootleg – The Witchhunter Decade 
SODOM - 30 Years Sodomized – 1982-2012 
Sam Phillips - Martinis and Bikinis (remastered)
School of Seven Bells - Scavenger
Shawn Lee - Reel to Reel
Shintaro Sakamoto - How to Live with a Phantom
Shout Out Out Out Out - Spanish Moss And Total Loss
Slipknot - Antennas To Hell 
Smashing Pumpkins - Pisces Iscariot (deluxe edition) (4-disc box set)
Soul Asylum - Delayed Reaction
Soulsavers - The Light The Dead See (vinyl)
Stam1na - Nocebo (Bieler Bros)
Steve Roach and Dirk Serries - Low Volume Music
Stowaways - Time for Change
Susannah Hoffs - Someday
Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel
The Alchemist - Russian Roulette
The Be Good Tanyas - A Collection (2000-2012)
The Contortionist - Intrinsic 
The Dillards - Mountain Rock (vinyl)
The Drowning Men - All of the Unknown
The Dust Engineers - Bail EP
The FARM - The Farm Inc., Nashville, TN
The Frames - The Cost (reissue)
The Howling Wind - Of Babalon
The Mommyheads - Vulnerable Boy
The Strawbs - Of a Time
Thick As Blood - Living Proof
Todd Rundgren - Healing
Todd Rundgren - Todd
Tom Waits - Second Hand Stories (DVD)
Tremonti - All I Was
Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse (vinyl)
Various Artists - 25 Piano Tributes To the Beatles
Various Artists - Acid Dreams: Testament
Various Artists - Motown Reggae
Various Artists - Now That's What I Call British
Various Artists - Now That's What I Call a No1 (3 CDs)
Various Artists - Pete Waterman Presents the Hit Factory
Various Artists - Surffn' & Draggin'
Various Artists - 60's Music Revolution (remastered) (9-CD box set)
Various Artists - Black On Blues - A Tribute To The Black Keys
Various Artists - SpokAnarchy! Original Soundtrack
Verse - Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace 
Vibracathedral Orchestra - Vibracathedral Orchestra (reissue) (vinyl)
Witchcraft - Firewood (reissue)
Witchcraft - The Alchemist (reissue) 
Witchcraft - Witchcraft (Reissue) 
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