We Have A Winner in the Shock Radar "Live Like Lions" Record Contest

We have a winner in the Shock Radar "Live Like Lions" vinyl give away.  Congratulations to Alicia K from Merrick, NY for the winning email.

Thanks to all that entered and watch the CVR blog for more fun and surprizes

We Have A Winner in the Heart Book Contest!

The CVR blog has a winner in Heart's New Book Kicking and Dreaming contest. 

Congratulations to Mindy C from Connellsville, PA for the winning entry!

Please, no more emails for this contest, but the Shock Radar "Live Like Lions" is still active!

Win A Copy Of Heart's New Book Kicking and Dreaming

 

 

from Nicole at Miles High Productions.com





The CVR blog has one copy of Heart's new book 'Kicking and Dreaming' to give away to one lucky emailer. The third email to this email address (rbenson30@wi.rr.com) with the words "Heart Book Contest" in the subject line will win the copy. (one email per email address please!)

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Two sisters. Two voices. One Heart.

The mystery of "Magic Man." The wicked riff of "Barracuda." The sadness and beauty of "Alone." The raw energy of "Crazy On You." These songs, and so many more, are part of the fabric of American music. Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has given fans everywhere classic, raw, and pure badass rock and roll for more than three decades. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy have always stood apart—certainly from their male counterparts but also from their female peers. By refusing to let themselves and their music be defined by their gender, and by never allowing their sexuality to overshadow their talent, the Wilson sisters have made their mark, and in the process paved the way for many of today's female artists.

In Kicking and Dreaming, Ann and Nancy, with the help of critically acclaimed and bestselling music biographer Charles R. Cross, recount a journey that has taken them from a gypsy-like life as the children of a globe-trotting Marine to the frozen back roads of Vancouver, where they got their start as a band, to the pinnacle of success—and sometimes excess. In these pages, readers will learn the truth about the relationship that inspired "Magic Man" and "Crazy On You," the turmoil of inter-band romances gone awry, the reality of life on the road as single women and then as mothers of small children, and the thrill of performing and in some cases partying with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, Def Leppard, and other rock legends. It has not always been an easy path. Ann struggled with and triumphed over a childhood stutter, body image, and alcoholism; Nancy suffered the pain and disappointment of fertility issues and a failed marriage but ultimately found love again and happiness as a mom. Through it all, the sisters drew from the strength of a family bond that trumps everything else, as told in this intimate, honest, and uniquely female take on the rock and roll life.

Throughout their career, Ann and Nancy have never found an answer to the question they are most frequently asked: "What is it like to be a woman in rock and roll?" Kicking and Dreaming puts that question to bed, once and for all.

　

BOOK SIGNINGS

Sept. 17, 2012 - 7pm Barnes & Noble (Union Square) New York, NY
Sept. 18, 2012 - 7pm Book Revue Huntington, NY
Sept. 27, 2012 - 7pm Barnes & Noble (The Grove) Los Angeles, CA

 　

BOOK EXCERPTS

"Heart’s first gig was at a Vancouver, B.C., club called the Cave. The name was literal." (Chapter 10)

"Our skill at doing Zeppelin became our calling card and earned us most of our first bookings." (Chapter 10)

"I had to pick between the code of the road, and the sisterhood. I always chose to protect the guys, and band unity, as best I could." (Chapter 10)

"By 1975, we had become ‘the number one cabaret band in Vancouver.’" (Chapter 10)

"I felt like such a bohemian intellectual, but I also felt lonely being away from home for the first time." (Chapter 10)

"’You should join the band,’ Anne said. I know one day we’d again be in a band together." (Chapter 10)

"I wrote another friend a similar letter, but put it more succinctly, in all caps: ‘SHOULD I JOIN THE BAND?’ She wrote back, ‘YES, YES, YES.’" (Chapter 10)


Good Luck To All!!

Win A Vinyl Copy Of Shock Radar "Live Like Lions"

 

Heard from Lee and he has a free copy of his release for the fifth email into the CVR blog inbox (rbenson30@wi.rr.com) with the words "Live Like Lions" in the subject line.  Please one email per email address and the contest is limited to US residents please.

Shock Radar announced on September 4th, 2012 that their highly anticipated new limited edition 10" vinyl record - "Live Like Lions" is now available for purchase exclusively at www.shockradarstore.com

Shock Radar is the experimental art rock project of NY songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter Lee J Diamond. He has worked as a session musician for members of The Verve, Stabbing Westward, and Black and The Slits. After touring and recording for acts like The Feud, Aerial Love Feed/Rockethouse, and Blood City, he is now giving life to his own material as a singer and composer.

“I had been collaborating with an extraordinary group of musicians, and wanted to bring a song (Live Like Lions) into the studio without them hearing it. So the ideas were fresh and spontaneous. The whole project came together like a jigsaw puzzle, under the sonic microscope of Emandee Studios’ head engineer Mark Ospovat. Lyrically, the song’s about living in the moment.”

Written by vocalist/guitarist Lee J Diamond, the title track “Live Like Lions” and companion piece “Generator” were Recorded at Emandee Studios by Mark Ospovat and Mastered at Sterling Sound by Steve Fallone with Art Design by Michael Zinn.

“Generator is a blend of many guitar styles and influences from Allan Holdsworth’s fusion to Tony Iommi’s riff-rock, but in essence, it’s a classic Shock Radar song with a lot of rhythmic changes, odd-tunings and a vocal choir.”

The eccentric artistic styling of Shock Radar’s ‘Post-Pop’ songs is fresh and unique. Born and raised in NY where he worked at several record stores till attending Boston's Berklee College of Music on scholarship, and further studying art and journalism at New School University, Lee J Diamond has climbed his way to the top of the city's music scene, simply doing what he does best, mixing and playing all styles from around the world.

For more information on Shock Radar, please visit  Facebook.com/shockradarfanclub

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Velvet Underground Tribute On Banana-Yellow Vinyl

California's Castle Face Records, partnering with Universal Music, is releasing a full-length tribute of classic album, featuring cover versions by psych rockers Ty Segall, the Fresh & Onlys, Thee Oh Sees, White Fence and more. The record is due out on November 6 and limited to 1,000 copies on "banana yellow" vinyl, with artwork by Scottish cartoonist David Shrigley.  Tracks from the tribute will be released digitally on various websites between October 15-29.

Tracklist:

 1. Kelley Stoltz: "Sunday Morning"
 2. Warm Soda: "I'm Waiting for the Man"
 3. Ty Segall: "Femme Fatale"
 4. Blasted Canyons feat. Jeremy Cox (of Royal Baths): "Venus In Furs"
 5. White Fence: "Run Run Run"
 6. The Fresh & Onlys: "All Tomorrow's Parties"
 7. Burnt Ones: "Heroin"
 8. The Mallard: "There She Goes Again"
 9. Here Comes The Here Comes: "I'll Be Your Mirror"
 10. K. Dylan + The Black Angel's Death Songsmen: "The Black Angel's Death Song"
11. Thee Oh Sees: "European Son"

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Peter Buck To Release New Album Exclusively On Vinyl

Soon after R.E.M. disbanded last year, Buck began working on his first solo record and he sings on eight of the albums 12 tracks (Corin Tucker sings on the others). The album also features Bill Rieflin on drums, Lenny Kaye on lead guitar and the Decemberists’ Jenny Conlee.  Buck is releasing the album through vinyl-only label Mississippi Records later this year.

“We recorded and mixed it in four and a half days,” Buck said, “and I’m hoping if I were to do another one to do it a little faster. I’m gonna try to get it down to two days. I only believe in doing things once and everyone laughs at me, but that’s really how I do it. And, you know, I love the way that that feels, and I love the spontaneity and I like the mistakes.”

 “If I had wanted to make it a CD, the CD would’ve been out three months ago,” he said, “but vinyl is what I want to do for right now. It’s a record—like all records, people will have to look for it, I guess. It’s not gonna be in Walmart. We’ll see about the digital. I’m sure it’ll be out before, say, Thanksgiving. I say that with hope.”

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LED ZEPPELIN: 'Black Dog' Performance Clip From 'Celebration Day' Available 

LED ZEPPELIN's surviving members took part in a press event earlier today (Friday, September 21) to promote "Celebration Day", the film capturing the band's 2007 reunion show at London's O2 Arena that will premiere in theaters around the world next month. Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones all were on hand to meet with the media, and also attend a screening of the movie.

See the clip and read more at Blabbermouth

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this from our friends at www.mute.com

LIARS - "BRATS" remixed by Cadence Weapon

NEW SINGLE OUT 10/16   VINYL REISSUES – OUT NOW

LIMITED 7” OFFER

Liars are excited to announce remixes of their forthcoming single, "Brats", out on 12" and download on October 16th and the reissue of their first three albums on vinyl.  The "Brats" 12” and download includes remixes from Cadence Weapon, Vessel and David Scott Stone. Cadence Weapon recently shared Liars' stage for their North American tour and have been shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize, remix credits include Lil’ Wayne and Lady Sovereign.

Liars - Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross – also announce details of the re-release of three of their albums on vinyl. The band’s first three albums, They Threw Us In A Trench & Put A Monument On Top, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned and Drum’s Not Dead are reissued on 180g vinyl and a limited edition 7” featuring unreleased live recordings of ‘WIXIW’ and ‘Pillars Were Hollow And Filled With Candy So We Tore Them Down’ is available free, while stocks last, when you purchase from the band’s official shop: www.liarsliarsliars.com.

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album cover art of the day:

DESTRUCTION: 'Spiritual Genocide' Anniversary Album

'Spiritual Genocide,' the 30th-anniversary album from German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION, is slated for release on November 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. Here is the colorful, yet bizzare album cover art!

















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album cover art of the day, part two:

Rebellion Reveals New Album Cover Artwork

Rebellion has recently revealed the album cover art by Felipe Machado for their forthcoming album called 'Arminius - Furor Teutonicus,' which is due out on October 26th via Massacre Records

















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and one more album cover, i like this one as well!

Manchester, U.K.-based metallers BABYLON FIRE will release their full-length debut, "Dark Horizons", on November 12 via Rocksector Records.




















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one can never have enough beatles records in their collection, but the price tag is a bit out of reach for most.....read on:

Remastered Beatles Albums Collected for 16-LP Vinyl Box Set

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worth a look:

Light in the Attic Finds Old Records and Releases Them Like They're New

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vinyl lovers have a place to go!

Revolution: Vinyl comes full circle at Black Dog Records

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in the great northwest, a new record store for vinyl lovers!

New record store takes one back in time

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jack white has done this, but i like the idea even more!!

Yeti Records trades bricks-and-mortar for record-truck

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from our friends at VintageVinylNews

Review: Marc Bolan 35th Anniversary Concert @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London

 

New Music Releases ~ October 2012

Looks like October is a great new music release month with releases from Van Morrison, Diana Krall, Heart, Matt & Kim, John Cale, the Wallflowers and a six disc reissue set from Velvet Underground & Nico, all due in the first week!

The second week features new releases from Acacia Strain, Don Felder, Ty Segall, Jeff Lynne and John Fogerty as well as a slew of Steve Miller Band reissues, the 40th Anniversary Edition of Deep Purple's 'Machine Head,' the Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 and the Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' on DVD and blu-ray.

The third week features the new Kiss album 'Monster,' Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and his solo effort, Donald Fagen's new album 'Sunken Condos,' and a new release from Brandy, just to name a few.

In the forth week of October, we have new releases by Lady Antebellum, Stone Sour, Bat For Lashes, Taylor Swift and more.  We also have the 25th Anniversary Box Set of Peter Gabriel's 'So,' and the Doors with 'Live at the Bowl ’68.'

And in the last week of October we have new releases from Andrew Bird, Black Country Communion, Cradle of Filth and Neil Young & Crazy Horse. We also have Blue Oyster Cult with 'The Columbia Album Collection' and if you can stomach it Rod Stewart with 'Merry Christmas, Baby.'


October 2

Axewound - Vultures
Beatles - Beatles Stories
Beth Orton - Sugaring Season
Blake Shelton - Cheers It's Christmas
Boys Noize - Out of The Black
Brandy - Two Eleven
Cher Lloyd - Sticks and Stones
Chris Rene - I'm Right Here
Cody Simpson - Paradise
Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll
Enslaved - RIITIIR
Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
Gangi - gesture is
Heart - Fanatic
Jackie Evancho - Songs From The Shiver Screen
Jerrod Niemann - Free the Music
John Cale - Shifty Adventuers In Nookie Wood
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d City
Matt & Kim - Lightning
MellowHype - Numbers
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
Muse - The 2nd Law
Papa Roach - The Connection
Rupa And The April Fishes - Build
Sun Airway - Soft Fall
Taken By Trees - Other Worlds
The Vaccines - Come of Age
Three Days Grace - Transit of Venus
Tift Merritt - Traveling Alone
Tilly @ the Wall - Heavy Mood Ultraista - Ultraista
Van Morrison - Born To Sing: No Plan B
Various Artists - Who Are You: A Tribute to the Who
Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico (six-disc reissue)
Wallflowers - Glad All Over
　

　

October 9

A.C. Newman - Shut Down The Streets
Acacia Strain - Death is the Only Mortal
Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas
August Burns Red - Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album
Bad Books - II Barbara Streisand - Release Me
Beach Boys - Greatest Hits’ and ‘Greatest Hits: 50 Big Ones
Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (DVD, Blu-ray)
Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Cobra Juicy
Blackmore’s Night - A Knight in York
Chrome Canyon - Elemental Themes Citzens! - Here We Are
Coheed and Cambria - The Afterman: Ascension
Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
Deep Purple - Machine Head – 40th Anniversary Edition (UK only)
Django Django - Django Django Dio - The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2
Don Felder - Road to Forever
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky – the Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
Freelance Whales - Diluvia
Hostage Calm - Please Remain Calm
Jeff Lynne - Long Wave
John Fogerty - Wrote A Song For Everyone
Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
Luther - 'Let's Get You Somewhere Else
Martin Eden - Dedicate Function
Motorhead - The World is Ours – Vol. 2
Nonpoint - Nonpoint
PAWS - Cokefloat!
Pete Townshend - Who I Am (autobiography)
Rick Springfield - Songs For The End Of The World
Steve Miller Band - Children of the Future (reissue)
Steve Miller Band - Sailor (reissue)
Steve Miller Band - Number 5 (reissue)
Steve Miller Band - Brave New World (reissue)
Steve Miller Band - Your Saving Grace (reissue)
Sylosis - Monolith
Tame Impala - Lonerism
The Birthday Massacre - Hide And Seek
The Cringe - Hiding In Plain Sight
Trash Talk - 119
Ty Segall - Twins
Weapon - Embers and Revelations
Why? - Mumps, etc.
Young Guru - Essentials Vol.1
　

　

October 16

A Fine Frenzy - Pines
Anberlin - Vital
Ben Gibbard - Former Lives
Brandy - Two Eleven
Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot (reissue with live tracks)
Conor Maynard - Contrast
DaVinci - The MOEna Lisa
Daphni - JIAOLONG
Dethklok - Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum
Dethklok - Dethalbum III
Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
Double Naught Spy Car - Western Violence
Earlimart - System Preferences
Jamey Johnson - Livin’ for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran
Jason Aldean - Night Train
Jason Lytle - Dept. of Disappearance
Kem - What Christmas Means
King Dude - Burning Daylight
Kiss - Monster
Martha Wainwright - Come Home to Mama
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction (20th Anniversary Edition)
Mika - The Origin Of Love
No Bragging Rights - Cycles
Pinback - Information Retrieved
Scotty McCreery - Christmas With Scotty McCreery
Smoke & Jackal - EP1
Tamaryn - Tender New Signs TKTTSM - TKTTSM
That's Outrageous! - Psycho
The Infamous Stringdusters - Silver Sky
Trey Anastasio - Traveler
　

　

October 23

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Lost Songs
Anita Baker - Only Forever
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
Behold… the Arctopus - Horrorscension
Being As An Ocean - Dear G-d...
Billy Ray Cyrus - Change My Mind
Bridgit Mendler - Hello My Name Is...
Diamond Rings - Free Dimensional
Further Seems Forever - Penny Black
Lady Antebellum - On This Winter’s Night
Main Attrakionz - Bossalinis & Fooliyones
Manowar - The Lord of Steel
Neal Schon - The Calling
Night Ranger - 24 Strings & A Drummer – Live & Acoustic
P.O.S. - We Don't Even Live Here
Paul Banks - Banks
Peter Gabriel - So – 25th Anniversary Immersion Box
Pig Destroyer - Book Burner
Rah Rah - The Poet's Dead
Rick Berlin - Always On Insane
Shiny Toy Guns - III
Sister Sin - Now and Forever
Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited II
Stone Sour - House of Gold & Bones Part 1
Taylor Swift - Red
The Doors - Live at the Bowl ’68
The Sword - Apocryphon
Titus Andronicus - Local Business
Tony Bennett - Viva Duets
tweaker - call the time eternity
　

　

October 30

Andrew Bird - Hands of Glory
Black Country Communion - Afterglow
Blue Oyster Cult - The Columbia Album Collection
Calvin Harris - 18 Months
Cradle of Filth - The Manticore and Other Horrors
Early Graves - Red Horse
Indian Handcrafts - Civil Disobedience for Losers
Lulu Gainsbourg - From Gainsbourg To Lulu
Madness - Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da Meek Mill - Dreams and Nightmares
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
Neurosis - Honor Found in Decay
Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby
Shining - Redefining Darkness
The Scenics - Dead Man Walks Down Bayview
The Soft Moon - Zeros
Tracey Thorn - Tinsel And Lights

　
　

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

DEAR JERRY: I need to know if my grandfather is yanking my chain. He tried to convince me there once was a song on a 78rpm with the title "Abercrombie and His Zombie."

He said that some folks have a dog or a cat for a pet, but on this record, Mr. Abercrombie had a Zombie.

Is there any truth to this yarn?
—Corey Winskey, Baton Rouge, La.


DEAR COREY: Other than the erroneous reference to pets, there is plenty of truth here. Considering it's been 72 years since the tune came out, grandpa's memory is not too bad.

The correct title is "Abercrombie Had a Zombie," which you coincidentally used in your comments. It is a 1940 single, a 78 of course, written by Mort Greene and Vee Lawnhurst, and recorded by "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm (Bluebird B-10967).

Rather than adopting a living corpse as a pet, Abercrombie's zombie is nothing more than a mixed drink.

Most mixologists concoct a zombie using assorted rums; lime juice; falernum (sweet syrup); Angostura bitters; grenadine; Pernod; cinnamon syrup; grapefruit juice; and other exotic additives.

As a result of their popularity at the 1939 New York World's Fair, zombies quickly went viral. Coinciding with the sudden popularity of the drink, as well as the Fair, was Waller's "Abercrombie Had a Zombie."

In this humorous song, Abercrombie is normally a "meek and quiet" law-abiding fellow who, after a zombie or two, morphs into an out-of-control menace.



DEAR JERRY: In "Romeo and Juliet," the Reflections sing "I'm gonna put Romeo's fate right smack dab …" followed by what?

No one I've asked knows what those next few words are. Can you tell me?
—Kathy Sager, Milwaukee


DEAR KATHY: In William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," the fate of both key characters is the principal storyline.

In the 1964 hit song, it is the singing Romeo's hope to "find work tomorrow," thus avoiding a tragic ending for he and his Juliet. Optimistically, the plan, as well as the complete verse, is to "put Romeo's fate right smack dab on a date."

All of which is a roundabout way to say it's either get a gig or get dumped.



DEAR JERRY: An album I bought in the 1970s is the "Mahogany" soundtrack (Motown M6-858), and on the front cover it states "A Berry Gordy Film, Diana Ross in Mahogany."

Then just recently I spotted a very similar looking Motown LP (label only) on eBay, again with "A Berry Gordy Film, Mahogany, a Paramount Picture" prominently shown. This one is numbered M6-861.

Because the label image was small, I could not make out the tracks.

With only three numbers between them, this one must have also come out the same time as the film. Is it merely a repackage of M6-858?
—Sam Hobart, Clovis, N.M.


DEAR SAM: If the image were easier to read, you would know the only connection between the "Mahogany" soundtrack LP (M6-858) and M6-861 is they both include the "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)," along with the reference to it being from "A Berry Gordy Film."

No other tracks appear on both albums.

The "Mahogany" soundtrack came out in October 1975, and the self-titled "Diana Ross" LP followed in January '76. Both are fairly common.


IZ ZAT SO? One World's Fair reference in "Abercrombie Had a Zombie" that might be a mystery to most of the current population is "he never tried to wade in the Aquacade."

Billy Rose's Aquacade was a music, dance, and synchronized swimming show, and probably the Fair's most popular attraction.

While under the influence of multiple zombies, Abercrombie mistook the swimmers' venue for his personal wading pool.


　

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRAD CELEBRATES 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF WELCOME TO DISCOVERY PARK WITH NEWLY AVAILABLE CD & VINYL ALBUM RE-ISSUES 

 (New York, NY) – 2012 marks the ten year anniversary of BRAD’s long out-of-print, third studio album, Welcome To Discovery Park.  To celebrate, Welcome To Discovery Park (originally released in August, 2002 on Redline Entertainment) will be re-issued in several configurations, including for the very first time, limited-edition 2LP gatefold vinyl.   

In addition, the release will be made available as a digipak CD and also as a digital download through all digital service providers.  Each configuration will include 2 bonus tracks (previously unavailable in North America) – “It Ain’t Easy” and “Make Me Crazy.”

New album artwork for Welcome To Discovery Park has been newly re-designed and created by BRAD drummer, Regan Hagar.

“Crazy how time flies!!  BRAD is very proud to be re-issuing our third record. One of my favorite BRAD tracks of all time is the stark and simple ‘Takin’ It Easy,’ the stunning melody and emotion in Shawn’s voice never fails to make me smile. We hope if some of you have been having a hard time finding …Discovery Park, this will brighten your day.  And if you haven’t heard about it, check it out,” says Stone Gossard. 

The reissue of Welcome To Discovery is the first in a series of Razor & Tie BRAD catalog re-issues.  2013 will also see the release of additional BRAD titles in multiple formats.

The Welcome To Discovery Park pre-order bundles are as follows:

* TIER ONE: CD only
* TIER TWO: Vinyl only (2LP gatefold vinyl)
* TIER THREE: CD, Vinyl  (2LP gatefold vinyl) and T-Shirt

Formed in 1992, BRAD originated as an official side-project that developed into something much deeper for fans and band alike. Anchored by Shawn Smith’s astonishing vocals, the band’s soulful rock sound has spawned four official studio albums. Over the years, Brad has toured off/on and also performed on both Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Track List:
1. Brothers and Sisters
2. Shinin’
3. Drop It Down
4. Never Let Each Other Down
5. If You Could Make It Good
6. Revolution
7. Takin’ It Easy
8.  Sheepish
9.  All Is One
10. Couch T-Bone
11.  La La La
12.  Yes, You Are
13.  Arrakis
14.  It Ain’t Easy (Bonus Track)
15.  Make Me Crazy (Bonus Track)


You Can Also Pre-Order HERE

www.bradcorporation.com

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Heart's Kicking & Dreaming The Long Awaited Memoir From Ann And Nancy Wilson In Stores Now!

Two sisters. Two voices. One Heart.

The mystery of "Magic Man." The wicked riff of "Barracuda." The sadness and beauty of "Alone." The raw energy of "Crazy On You." These songs, and so many more, are part of the fabric of American music. Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has given fans everywhere classic, raw, and pure badass rock and roll for more than three decades. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy have always stood apart—certainly from their male counterparts but also from their female peers. By refusing to let themselves and their music be defined by their gender, and by never allowing their sexuality to overshadow their talent, the Wilson sisters have made their mark, and in the process paved the way for many of today's female artists.

In Kicking and Dreaming, Ann and Nancy, with the help of critically acclaimed and bestselling music biographer Charles R. Cross, recount a journey that has taken them from a gypsy-like life as the children of a globe-trotting Marine to the frozen back roads of Vancouver, where they got their start as a band, to the pinnacle of success—and sometimes excess. In these pages, readers will learn the truth about the relationship that inspired "Magic Man" and "Crazy On You," the turmoil of inter-band romances gone awry, the reality of life on the road as single women and then as mothers of small children, and the thrill of performing and in some cases partying with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, Def Leppard, and other rock legends. It has not always been an easy path. Ann struggled with and triumphed over a childhood stutter, body image, and alcoholism; Nancy suffered the pain and disappointment of fertility issues and a failed marriage but ultimately found love again and happiness as a mom. Through it all, the sisters drew from the strength of a family bond that trumps everything else, as told in this intimate, honest, and uniquely female take on the rock and roll life.

Throughout their career, Ann and Nancy have never found an answer to the question they are most frequently asked: "What is it like to be a woman in rock and roll?" Kicking and Dreaming puts that question to bed, once and for all.

Buy it Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll




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Aerosmith Announce New Fall 2012 Tour Dates

Aerosmith just announced dates for the second leg of The Global Warming Tour which will launch on November 8th.  Aerosmith spent the summer on the road with classic rock favorites, Cheap Trick, and the two bands will continue their musical friendship this fall.

Aerosmith Fall 2012 Tour:

 11/8 — Oklahoma City, Okla. — Chesapeake Energy Arena
 11/11 — Wichita, Kan. — INTRUST Bank Arena
 11/14 — Kansas City, Mo. — Sprint Center
 11/16 — Austin, Texas — Erwin Center
 11/20 — New York, N.Y. — Madison Square Garden
 11/23 — Atlantic City, N.J. — Revel Resorts – Ovation Hall
 11/25 — Columbus, Ohio — Nationwide Arena
 11/27 — Toronto, Ontario — Air Canada Centre
 12/1 — Las Vegas, Nev. — MGM Grand Garden Arena
 12/3 — Los Angeles, Calif. — Staples Center
 12/6 — New Orleans, La. — New Orleans Arena
 12/9 — Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — BB&T Center
 12/11 — Tampa, Fla. — Tampa Bay Times Forum
 12/13 — Nashville, Tenn. — Bridgestone Arena

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album cover art of the day:

BLOODBOUND To Release 'In The Name Of Metal' In November

Swedish melodic metallers BLOODBOUND will release their fifth full-length CD, "In The Name Of Metal", on November 7 via AFM Records

Read the rest at Blabbermouth













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album cover art of the day (part two):

Gloria Morti Album Cover Art

Gloria Morti has recently announced the the new album 'Lateral Constraint' is scheduled for release in November, 2012.   The album was recorded and mixed by Juho Räihä at D-studio and SoundSpiral, with mastering handled by Svante Försback at Chartmakers and cover artwork by Björn Goosses.



















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this from our friends at www.soundstagedirect.com

Top Ten Bestselling Vinyl Records At SoundStageDirect

1.  In The Groove Vinyl Record Cleaner
2. Mark Knopfler - Privateering
3. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
4. Bob Dylan - Tempest
5. Residents - Eskimo
6. The Band - Rock of Ages
7. Steely Dan -  Aja
8. Stevie Ray Vaughan Box Set (45RPM) (Pre-Order)
9.  Weezer (Blue Album) (Pre-Order)
10. Rolling Stones - Some Girls - Live In Texas '78

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from our friends at www.vinylcollective.com

Top 10 Albums – September 17, 2012

Here are the Top 10 Albums sold at Shop Radio Cast for the week of September 11 – September 17, 2012:

1. Angels and Airwaves – Love Part I & II 4XLP
2. Quicksand – Slip LP
3. Underoath – The Changing of Times LP
4. Bad Books – II LP
5. Yellowcard – One For The Kids LP
6. Sleep – Dopesmoker 2XLP
7. Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence 2XLP
8. The Starting Line – Direction LP
9. Pedro The Lion – It’s Hard To Find A Friend LP
10. Blaqk Audio – Bright Black Heaven 2XLP

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 9/10 - 9/16, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Bob Dylan - Tempest
2. The xx - Coexist
3. Paper Route - The Peace Of Wild Things
4. David Byrne & St Vincent - Love This Giant
5. Luella & The Sun - Luella & The Sun 10"
6. Thee Oh Sees - Putrifiers II
7. Cat Power - Sun
8. Dave Matthews Band - Away From The World
9. Patterson Hood - Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance
10. Wanda Jackson - Tore Up 7"
11. Turbo Fruits - Butter
12. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
13. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
14. Rayland Baxter - Feathers & Fishhooks
15. Ty Segall - The Hill 7"
16. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
17. Calexico - Algiers
18. My Morning Jacket - Outta My System: Remixes 12"
19. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Magic Door
20. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
21. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
22. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
23. Shovels & Rope - O' Be Joyful
24. Wild Nothing - Nocturne
25. Seapony - Falling


 

Rock and Roll Trivia Quiz- Test Your Knowledge About Songs and Music History

i was going through some old files and found this, i made this about three years or four years ago and thought it would be fun to test your memory!

1) We know that the 5th Dimension had a hit single with "Wedding Bell Blues," but they also released another 'couples song,' which was it?

A) One Less Bell To Answer
B) Wedding Song
C) Love Is Strange
D) To Know Him Is To Love Him

2) This Thurston Harris song was his only Top 40 charting song:

A) Kansas City
B) Someone To Love
C) Little Bitty Pretty One
D) Little Star

3) The Cowsills Biggest Single was:

A) The Rain, The Park & Other Things
B) Indian lake
C) Hair
D) Poor Baby

4) This Dovell's singer went solo in the 1960's and hit #2 in 1965 with 1-2-3:

A) Richard Barret
B) Ron Dante
C) Bobby Darin
D) Len Barry

5) This band burst on to the scene in 1969 with their hit "Venus":

A) Blue Cheer
B) Blue Magic
C) Blue Swede
D) Shocking Blue

6) This hard rock trio from San Francisco hit #13 with a remake of "Summertime Blues":

A) Blue Cheer
B) Blue Mink
C) Blue's Magoos
D) Blue's Image

7) This Canadian group, with Tom Cochrane on vocals, was able to land two hits on the Billboard Top 100:

A) Red Rockers
B) Red Rider
C) Redman
D) Redeye

8) The co-star of the classic TV show "My Three Suns," Don Grady, was able to land a hit in 1967 with this colorful band:

A) Yello
B) The Yellow Ballon
C) Yellow Orchestra
D) Yellow Bananas

9) While we are on the subject, what character did Don Grady play on "My Three Suns"?

A) Chip
B) Bert
C) Ernie
D) Robbie

10) Paul Simon wrote this tune for the Cyrkle:

A) Red Robin
B) Red Rubber Ball
C) Red Sunset
D) The Red Birds

11) Who gave the band Cyrkle their name?

A) John Lennon
B) Paul Simon
C) Ringo Starr
D) George Harrison

12) This army Sgt. scored big with "The Battle of the Green Berets":

A) Sgt. York
B) Sgt. Pepper
C) Sgt. Barry Sadler
D) Sgt. Jim Lowe

13) This song by Bullet is their only Top 40 hit:

A) White Lies, Blues Eyes
B) Green Tambourine
C) White Caps Of Dover
D) Brown-Eyed Girl

14) Booker T. & the MG's took this song to #3 in 1962:

A) Red Apples
B) White Snow
C) Green Onions
D) Black Cats

15) Jim "Dandy" Mangrum was the vocalist for what Southern rock band:

A) Black Oak Arkansas
B) Blackflag
C) Blackhawk
D) Black Crows

16) This band added the dreadful "oogachuga" to this classic song and hit #1 in 1974:

A) BJ Thomas
B) Blues Magoos
C) Blue Swede
D) Blue Stars

17) "Once Bitten Twice Shy" was a Top 40 hit for:

A) Great White
B) Whitesnake
C) White Lion
D) White Clouds

18) This bayou rocker hit #8 in 1969 with the song "Polk Salad Annie":

A) Billy Joe Blue
B) Al "Fingers" Green
C) Billy Bob Blue
D) Tony Joe White

19) This sweet band hit it big in August of 1970 with the song "Green-Eyed Lady":

A) Sugarloaf
B) Sugarland
C) Sweet Sugar
D) Sugar & Spice

20) This song by Dobie Gray was re-done by Uncle Cracker in 2003:

A) Driftwwod
B) Drift Away
C) Drifting Away With You
D) The Drift Dance

21) Cream scored a #6 hit in 1968 with:

A) White House
B) White Room
C) White Horses
D) White Hot Summer Love

22) "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane hit #8 in this year:

A) 1967
B) 1968
C) 1966
D) 1969

23) Originally a flop with Fleetwood Mac, this second band had much more success with a certain song:

A) Black Mamba
B) Black Magic Woman
C) Black Eyed Peas
D) Black Skies

24) What is the name of the band who out did Fleetwood Mac with their version of the song in question 23?

A) Santana
B) Beatles
C) Monkees
D) Cream

25) Donovan had some help recording his hit "Mellow Yellow" Who can be heard whispering in the background of this hit?

A) John Lennon
B) Harry Nilsson
C) Paul McCartney
D) Ringo Starr

26) Donovan returned the favor in this silly song by the Beatles:

A) I Am The Walrus
B) Bulldog
C) Yellow Submarine
D) Octupus's Garden

27) This brother and sister team on Nino Tempo and April Stevens went to #1 with this colorful ditty:

A) Deep Purple
B) Purple People Eater
C) Purple Lilacs
D) Soft Purple Lace

28) Who sang the song 1958 hit "Purple People Eater?"

A) Stan Getz
B) Sheb Wooley
C) Ian Glover
D) Joe P. South

29) Who originally recorded the song "Delta Dawn?"

A) Dolly Parton
B) Tanya Tucker
C) Judy Collins
D) Helen Reddy

30) This Van Morrison hit peaked at #23 on the Billboard charts in 1971:

A) Blue Thunder
B) Brown-Eyed Girl
C) Green Grass Of Home
D) Blue Money

31) This Black Sabbath cut peaked at #61 in 1970:

A) War Pigs
B) Paranoid
C) Sweetleaf
D) Iron Man

32) Bobby Vinton hit it big in 1963 with this hit:

A) Blue On Blue
B) Black and White
C) Blues Skies
D) Roses Are Red

33) Vinton also scored a #1 hit in 1963 with this song:

A) Roses Are Red
B) Red Rain
C) Blue Rain
D) Blue Velvet

34) Who wrote the classic rocker "Blue Suede Shoes?"

A) Elvis Presley
B) Jerry Lee Lewis
C) Carl Perkins
D) Little Richard

35) "My Baby Loves Lovin'" was a hit song for this band"

A) Rose Garden
B) Lemon Pipers
C) Vanity Fair
D) White Plains

36) Barry White's highest charted single was:

A) Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
B) I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby
C) It's Ecstasy When You Lay Next To Me
D) You're The First, The Last, My Everything

37) Which band from Liverpool was the first to top the American charts?

A) Beatles
B) The Searchers
C) Peter and Gordon
D) Gerry and the Pacemakers

38) What was the first Lennon/McCartney song to land on the charts in America?

A) Please Please Me - Beatles
B) World Without Love - Peter and Gordon
C) From Me To You - Del Shannon
D) I Saw Her Standing There - Dion

39) Who was the lead singer on the Beach Boy's hit "Barbara Ann?"

A) Dennis Wilson
B) Al Jardine
C) Dean Torrence
D) Mike Love

40) What was the #1 song in the US when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?

A) In the Year 2525
B) Let It Be
C) Bad Moon Rising
D) Moon River


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Answers

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. C
17. A
18. D
19. A
20. B
21. B
22. A
23. B
24. A
25. C
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. B
30. D
31. B
32. A
33. D
34. C
35. D
36. A
37. D
38. C
39. C
40. A

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - September 18, 2012

ABBA - Essential Collection (2 CDs)
A Dead Forest Index - Antique
A Fine Frenzy - Pines
Aficionado - Empty
Aimee Mann - Charmer (vinyl)
Alex Clare - Treading Water
All Human - Catholic Guilt Or The Queerest Of Thoughts
Allah-Las - Allah-Las
Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Anderson East - Flowers of the Broken Hearted 
Angel - Angel (reissue)
Angel - Helluva Band (reissue)
Angel - On Earth as It Is in Heaven (reissue)
Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album (reissue) (vinyl)
Aphex Twin - …I Care Because You Do (reissue) (vinyl)
Artificial Brothers - Make Our Hearts Sway
Bad English - Bad English
Bad Powers - Bad Powers
Band Of Horses - Mirage Rock (vinyl)
Becoming the Archetype - I Am
Being As An Ocean - Dear G-d
Ben Folds Five - The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind (vinyl)
Big & Rich - Hillbilly Jedi
Billy Talent - Dead Silence
Black Prairie - A Tear In The Eye Is A Wound In The Heart
Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) (vinyl)
Bombs of Hades - The Serpent's Redemption
Bonham - Mad Hatter
Bonham - The Disregard of Timekeeping
Brass Bed - A Bullet for You
Brother Ali - Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
Califone - Roomsound (reissue) (vinyl)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
Cars and Trains - We Are All Fire
Catherine Irwin - Little Heater
Cher - Believe (reissue)
Chomp - Buddha Jabba Momma 
Conway Twitty - Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits
Corin Tucker Band - Kill My Blues
Crystal Fighters - Star of Love
Danko Jones - Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue
Danny & the Darleans - Don't Ask Questions/You're Driving Me Insane (vinyl)
Devil Sold His Soul - Empire Of Light
Devin Townsend Project - Epicloud
Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet On Sky (vinyl)
Doors - The Soft Parade (reissue)
Down - Down IV Part I - The Purple EP
Drivin N Cryin - Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones
Dwight Yoakam - 3 Pears
Earlimart - System Preferences
Easton Corbin - All Over The Road
Elbow - Dead in the Boot
English Beat - Special Beat Service
English Words - English Words
Ensiferum - Unsung Heroes
Eureka California - Big Cats Can Swim
Fear And The Nervous System - Fear And The Nervous System (deluxe edition)
Fink - Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet
Fixers - Pink Light
Flight - Incredible Journey
Fourplay - Espirit De Four
G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer
Gallows - s/t
Gatherer - So Be It
Go Radio - Close the Distance
Godswitch - Interstatic
Grateful Dead - Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It
Grizzly Bear - Shields (vinyl)
Haarp - Husks
How To Dress Well - Total Loss
Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (vinyl)
Indesinence - Vessels of Light & Decay
Invisible Things - Home Is The Sun
JJ Doom - Key to the Kuffs (vinyl)
James Iha - Look to the Sky (vinyl)
James Walsh - Lullaby
Janis Martin - Blanco Sessions
Jim Noir - Jimmy's Show
John Lee Hooker, Jr. - All Hooked Up
Josephine Foster - Blood Rushing
Kanye West - Good Music Cruel Summer
Keith Harkin - Keith Harkin
Kreayshawn - Somethin' 'Bout Kreay
LV - Sebenza
Letters From The Fire - Rebirth 
Liars - Drum's Not Dead (reissue) (vinyl)
Liars - Liars (reissue) (vinyl)
Liars - They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (reissue) (vinyl)
Liars - They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (reissue) (vinyl)
Little Big Town - Tornado
Liv Kristine - Libertine
Local H - Hallelujah! I'm a Bum
Lorelei - Enterprising Sidewalks
Lowtalker - The Marathon
Lymbyc Systym - Symbolyst
Maceo Parker - Soul Classics
Mala - Mala In Cuba
Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made
Markus Schulz - Scream
Martin Solveig - Smash
Matt Carlson - All Moments
Maybeshewill - I Was Here For A Moment, Then I Was Gone
Menomena - Moms
Michael Jackson - Bad (25th Anniversary Edition) (remastered with bonus CD)
Mika - The Origin Of Love
Mike Coykendoll - Chasing Away the Dots
Mike Ryan - Night Comes Falling
Milkbar - Julia
Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet - The Deed Is Done
Mother Mother - The Sticks
Natural Child - Hard in Heaven
Ne-Yo - R.E.D.
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
No Doubt - Settle Down
Norska - s/t
Oneohtrix Point Never & Rene Hell - In 1980 I Was a Blue Square/Music for Reliquary House
O’Brother - Basement Window (EP)
Paul Simon - Live in New York City (2 CDs/DVD)
Paul Weller - Attic (vinyl)
Pebaluna - Carny Life
Pet Shop Boys - Elysium 
Peter Gabriel - Classic Albums: So
Phone Tag - Phone Tag 
Pink - The Truth About Love (vinyl)
Projected - Human
Rachel Sermanni - Under Mountains
Rangda - Formerly Extinct
Richie Sambora - Aftermath of Lowdown
Rickie Lee Jones - The Devil You Know
Rival Sons - Head Down
Robert Pollard - Jack Sells the Cow
Ryan Bingham - Tomorrowland
Sandi Thom - Flesh And Blood
Santana - Welcome (reissue)
Sean Paul - Tomahawk Technique
Sic Alps - Sic Alps
Skeletons - The Bus
Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic
Surrender The Fall - Burn In The Spotlight
Sweet Lights - Sweet Lights
The Album Leaf - Forward / Return
The Amity Affliction - The Amity Affliction
The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter (vinyl)
The Band, Bob Dylan - The Basement Tapes (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) (vinyl)
The Band - Rock of Ages (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) (vinyl)
The Bootstraps - Bootstraps
The Brad Mehldau Trio - Where Do You Start
The Burning of Rome - With Us
The Dollyrots - The Dollyrots
The Gaslamp Killer - Breakthrough (EP)
The Gathering - Disclosure
The Goodnight - Keep Control (EP)
The Hello Sequence - Negotiations
The Hood Internet - FEAT
The Indecent - Control
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat And Bone
The Killers - Battle Born (vinyl)
The Presets - Pacifica
The Sea and Cake - Runner (vinyl)
The Silver Lake Chorus - Wreckage (EP) 
The Whigs - Enjoy the Company
The Wilderness of Manitoba - Island of Echoes
Thee Oh Sees - Putrifiers II
Title Fight - Floral Green
Train - Drops of Jupiter Live 2006
Various Artists - A Symphony Of British Music: Music For The Closing Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games
Various Artists - Great Rockabilly, Vol. 6: As Good As It Gets
Various Artists - Hard To Find 45s On CD Volume 13 (The Love Album)
Various Artists - Hard To Find 45s On CD Volume 14 (70s & 80s Pop Classics)
Various Artists - Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe
Various Artists - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (soundtrack)
Various Artists - G.O.O.D Music – Cruel Summer
Various Artists - Fifty Shades of Grey – The Classical Album
Vision Of Disorder - The Cursed Remain
Wanda Jackson - Rockin' with Wanda!
We Are the Ocean - Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
Winterfylleth - The Threnody Of Triumph
Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C
Woods - Bend Beyond
Yes - Acoustic (DVD)
Yes - Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss (reissue)
Zulu Pearls - No Heroes No Honeymoons


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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Soundgarden Reveal Trailer And Art Work For New Album


Soundgarden's sixth studio album and first in over 16 years 'King Animal,' is set to be released on November 13th.  The first single, "Been Away Too Long," hits digital retailers on Sept. 27.

Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell told NME that the band's follow-up to 'Down On The Upside' would "pick up where they left off."  He continued: "We have an album coming out in the fall. It's kind of hard to describe, it's sort of picking up where we left off. There's a lot of different feels on the album. We're a band where every single member contributes music so that makes it very diverse. It's a very rich album with a lot of different moods to it."


Tracklist:
Been Away Too Long
Non-State Actor
By Crooked Steps
A Thousand Days Before
Blood On The Valley Floor
Bones of Birds
Taree
Attrition
Black Saturday
Halfway There
Worse Dreams
Eyelid's Mouth
Rowing



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i am a huge donovan fan, although i was really disappointed when i saw him play at a local college in the early 90's.  roger mcguinn (byrds fame) warmed up for him and blew him away.  i was in the front row and it seemed that mcguinn wanted to be there and donovan didn't.  they both played all the old hits, but mcguinn and his rickenbacker were beaming brightly, while donovan just plodded through the old stuff.

Donovan Announces US Concert Dates

Donovan has elected to play 3 Concerts in USA to celebrate his Rock Hall Induction.  Donovan will play the following 3 cities in the USA, and announce his Widely Anticipated World Tour 2013!

Concert Dates (so far):

October 6th - The Hamilton Washington DC
October 19th - The Ethical Culture Hall New York City
October 28th - The El Rey Los Angeles
 





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Forgotten Tomb New Album Due At The End of October

Forgotten Tomb's new album called , '...And Don't Deliver Us From Evil,' is set be released on October 30 in Europe and on November 6 in North America. The effort will be available on CD, digipack CD (limited to 1000 copies) with exclusive bonus track, digital download and double vinyl LP with an alternative bonus track. The first 66 copies will be available on a multicolor splatter vinyl.  The album was recorded in Elfo Studio (Italy) by Daniele Mandelli and mastered at Finnvox Studios.

Songwriter Ferdinando 'Herr Morbid' Marchisio states that this new album is the most personal one he has written since 2004's Love's Burial Ground and it explores the darkest corners of his mind like never before, making it without any doubt one of the band's more tortured and twisted offerings.

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from our friends at www.relapse.com

Witchcraft - Legend Double LP Pre-Order

(Yellow w/ Brown Splatter Vinyl) out 10/9/12

After several quiet years, the Swedish gods of dark psychedelic rock return with a new lineup and a fantastic batch of new songs that will easily find them reclaiming the throne when it comes to this suddenly quite popular style. But there is none like Witchcraft and never will be!

Pre-Order from our friends at Relapse









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this in my inbox, not sure what it is, but these girls have got it (could have done without the mis-made jello).  never the less, i give the song a thumbs up and went looking for more to see from them (would love tickets to a madison show!)

Venus in Furs "Death of Disco"

Venus in Furs (Gritty all-girl dance punk surf stuff) - we are so excited to announce we are heading out on tour!

To celebrate the release of our new EP, we created a video for the title track "Death of Disco"

Sept 26 - Madison WI
Sept 28 - Madison WI
Oct 5 - Lynwood IL
Oct 6 - Cleveland OH
Oct 8 - Brooklyn NY
Oct 9 - New London CT
Oct 10 - Brooklyn NY
Oct 12 - Akron OH
Oct 13 - Fort Wayne IN




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more from the CVR blog inbox

not real big with all the social media (maybe I should be, but the blog keeps me busy!), but for those who are, this requires a look:

www.PhonoSocial.com











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cool write up

Vinyl Cave: Back Home with Drifting Woods by Michael Hurley

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our friend in art, daniel edlen keeps on making the news....


Daniel Edlen, Vinyl Artist, On The One LP He Wouldn't Paint (SLIDESHOW)










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not a huge fan, but for those who are:

Rod Stewart to Finally Release An Album of Original Music

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sad story but some great collectible vinyl available

Hydra Head Records: A Personal Recollection

 

The Vinyl Pulse

'Northern Soul' dominates our Top Ten this week with the Beatles "Please Please Me" holding down the second and third spots, respectively.  Still don't know the difference between 'ultra rare' or just plain 'rare.'  If anyone knows, please comment....

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 September 16, 2012

1.  Rare 70's Soul 45 UNITED SOUNDS It's All Over (Baby) UNITED  Sold for $3248.00 USD on September 16, 2012

2.  Beatles "Please Please Me" 1st. Parlophone Gold STEREO label! Ultimate rare!  Sold for $2924.28 USD on September 16, 2012

3.  BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" ORIGINAL UK STEREO 3RD LABEL VARIATION *SMALL 33 1/3*  Sold for $2763.44 USD on September 16, 2012

4.  Northern Soul 45- Bobby James - I Really Love You- Karol KAR3727  Sold for $1657.00 USD on September 16, 2012

5.  Chain of Strength WHAT HOLDS US APART 7" TEST PRESS foundation records  Sold for $1600.00 USD on September 16, 2012

6.  JUTTA HIPP with ZOOT ZIMS - BLUE NOTE 1530 LEXINGTON ORIGINAL FLAT EDGE DG EAR  Sold for $1555.00 USD on September 16, 2012

7.  Robert McCoy-Barrelhouse Blues And Jook Piano-Signed by McCoy-1963-Vulcan 2501  Sold for $1469.44 USD on September 16, 2012

8.  THE HUMAN BEAST VOLUME ONE LP ORIG UK 1970 DECCA MINT PROG  Sold for $1413.40 USD on September 16, 2012

9.  MOZART FIGARO GUI RARE EMI HMV ASD 274-77 WHITE GOLD NM  Sold for $1375.00 USD on September 16, 2012

10.  MIXED FEELINGS: SHA-LA-LA, MONSTER MODERN NORTHERN SOUL, NEAR MINT   Sold for $1200.24 USD on September 16, 2012


Please visit CollectorsFrenzy for daily updates!


also did some checking, there are  1,575,391 results found for the search term LP on eBay today, and this is down a bit from the last few weeks...however, still, lots and lots of records for sale on the big vinyl machine.  i did some other searches for popular artists:

10,738 results found for beatles LP
5,447 results found for rolling stones LP
8,813 results found for elvis presley LP
1,876 results found for michael jackson LP
1,759 results found for rush LP
348 results found for green day LP
1,188 results found for monkees LP 
1,599 results found for black sabbath LP
1,869 results found for willie nelson LP
2,725 results found for jimi hendrix LP

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

this in my inbox, like the song and one would think an instant collectible piece of vinyl!

For Immediate Release

Singer-Songwriter Blake Ian to Release 270 Limited Edition 7” Copies of His Single “Play The King”

Featuring Original Artwork by Renowned Pop Artist Peter Tunney

The complementary worlds of modern art lovers, music enthusiasts and vinyl collectors will collide at Peter Tunney’s Manhattan gallery at 70 Franklin Street on October 24 starting at 7:00 PM. Long time friends and collaborators Blake Ian and Peter Tunney will be showcasing and selling a limited run of 270 copies of Ian’s single “Play The King” on 7” vinyl featuring original artwork numbered and signed by Tunney.

“I’m as much a fan of PT as I am of the great American songwriters like Bob Dylan and Elliott Smith. It’s a privilege to share his work with my fans,” says Ian.

The relationship between the two actually began a few years ago.   Ian released five digital singles varying in genre and production through his label 27 Productions at that time.  All of them featured collaborations with artists, known producers and accomplished musicians, including “Play The King.” Tunney then created original cover art for the song inspired by the Velvet Underground and Warhol.

“I have the original piece in my studio… It’s not for sale!,” laughs Ian.

The mutual respect for each other’s work and a shared love of vinyl is what brought forth this night.
Ian will also be conducting a special live performance that evening for attendees and gallery patrons while Tunney autographs purchased pieces.

Blake Ian has been visible in the NYC folk rock scene for the some time now. He’s released three full-length albums: The Blake Ian Theory (2000), The Basement Waves (2003) and Alchemist (2005). He has toured the country and opened for Donovan, Kenny Loggins, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Leon Russell, Duncan Sheik, Jeffrey Gaines and Christopher Cross. He is a producer as well. He has a hand in virtually every aspect of all of the songwriters’ works that he releases through his own label 27 Productions.

Peter Tunney has become THE name in NYC pop art in recent years from his Franklin Street factory downtown to his Miami gallery in the center of Graffiti Park which has been a centerpiece at Art Basel. His work is up for auction at the elite Phillips de Pury & Company along side the works of Warhol, Basquiat and other kings of modern art. Three of his pieces now stand as massive billboards along the highways in and out of Manhattan. Tunney collectors include Jay-Z, Olivia Wilde and Kid Rock.

www.blakeian.com
www.27productions.com





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cool cover art!

A Life Once Lost Reveal Album Cover Art

Metal outfit A Life Once Lost have recently revealed the album cover art for their new album 'Ecstatic Trance,' which was illustrated by Brian Baker.  The album is due out on October 22nd in North America and internationally on November 16th through Season Of Mist.















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Manic Street Preachers 'Generation Terrorists' Reissue

Manic Street Preachers have confirmed the reissue their 1992 debut 'Generation Terrorists'.

The 18 track LP is being rereleased on November 5th to celebrate the record's 20th anniversary.  It will come in five different formats including a re-mastered single CD, a download version, plus two different special edition versions featuring unheard exclusive songs and demos, unseen film footage, home movies and unique artwork.

The first edition entitled the 'Legacy Edition' will come with two CDs plus a DVD while the 'Limited Collector's Edition' spans three CDs, a DVD, a book and a 10 inch vinyl release. Finally a special 12 inch double vinyl gatefold LP will also be released.

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Joe Bonamassa Live Album In The Works

Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York will be released as a 2 CD set and double vinyl album for the very first time. The double live album, released by Provogue Records in the UK on Monday September 24, features 20 stunning tracks that spans his incredible career.

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GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT: Debut Album Title, Cover Artwork, Release Date Revealed 

"Bow Down Before The Blood Court", the debut album from Dutch death metal doom mongers GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT, will be released on November 12 in Europe and on November 20 in North America via Century Media Records. The CD cover artwork was created by Axel Hermann

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Album Review

Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stop the Rain – Hi Records/ PurePleasure vinyl

Ann Peebles’ sultry voice with audiophile quality acoustics…

Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stop the Rain – Hi Record (1973)/ PurePleasure Records SHL32079 180 gram vinyl – Produced by Willie Mitchell; re-mastered by Kevin Gray ****½:

(Ann Peebles, vocals; Howard Grimes, drums; Jack Hale, trombone; Charles Hodges, keyboards; Leroy Hodges, bass; Mabon “Teenie” Hodges, guitar; Wayne Jackson, trumpet; Ed Logan, tenor saxophone; Andrew Love, tenor saxophone; James Mitchell, baritone saxophone; Archie Turner, piano; Rhode, background vocals; Memphis Sanctified Horns – horn section; Sandra Chalmers, background vocals)

Ann Peebles was the lead female vocalist signed to Willie Mitchell’s Hi Records label. Mitchell is more associated with signing the inimitable Al Green to his label and went on to produce many of Green’s signature hits. Willie was noted to use the Hi sound to his artists-organ fills, an outstanding horn section, and a steady drum beat.

All of these were provided to Ann Peebles back in 1973. Ann is most known for a sultry Southern voice and had her biggest hit with “I Can’t Stop the Rain.” The English audiophile label PurePleasure has used the services of legendary re-mastering engineer, Kevin Gray, to work his magic on Peebles’ signature LP. This record is filled with songs regarding the heartbreak of love. Backed by Mitchell’s use of horns and strings that made Al Green’s career, Peebles lets it all hang out, and with an audiophile upgrade, we get the benefit of Pebbles in her prime.

The album opens with the title cut. Peebles has a voice that can reach a falsetto peak. Backed by a drum beat that is in perfect 4/4 beat, and a punchy horn section, you can immediately tell why it worked so well for Al Green. “Do I Need You?” has Ann wonder why she should waste her time on a suitor and she reprises the title track’s refrain.

“Until You Came Into My Life” has sweet strings and is a ballad that Green would have eaten up. The background singers signify and Peebles hits the high notes, as her mood brightens. “Hangin’ On” brings the church into the romantic side of life, and you can imagine the Staple Singers singing this sweet song on the gospel circuit. It has one of the best arrangements on the LP. “Run, Run, Run” brings betrayal back into the mix as Side 1 ends with a great horn arrangement.

“If We Can’t Trust Each Other” brings trust out as the primary requirement for love to last. Howard Grimes’ drum beat is as steady as a Rolex, and the horns and strings sweeten the mood in counterpoint to the lyrics. “A Love Vibration” benefits from the background vocals and the sound mix perfected by Kevin Gray would be hard to match on CD.

“You Got to Feed the Fire” (to make the flame of love go higher) says it all on the next song. The warm strings belie the emotion of anger expressed in “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down.” Room by room, says Ann, and you know she means it…

“One Way Street” ends this classic album filled full of the pitfalls of love’s challenges. I Can’t Stand the Rain is classic Southern soul made possible by a master producer, Willie Mitchell. Motown back in the day featured bouncy lightweight catchy melodies. Hi Records, out of Memphis—like its counterpart Stax Records—dealt with the more realistic, gritty side of love.

Both are classic soul.

Ann Peebles is still with us. PurePleasure keeps her in her prime with magnificent sound. If Al Green is your chief male soul crooner, let Ann Peebles into your life…

TrackList:

Side 1: I Can’t Stand the Rain, Do I Need You?; Until You Came Into My Life; (You Keep Me) Hangin’ On; Run, Run, Run

Side 2: If We Can’t Trust Each Other, A Love Vibration, You Got to Feed the Fire, I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down, One Way Street

—Jeff Krow

Buy the album HERE

We thank John over at www.audaud.com for the exclusive rights to reprint this great review!

AUDIOPHILE AUDITION focuses on recordings of interest to audiophiles and collectors, with an accent on surround sound for music, and on all hi-res disc formats. Over 100SACD, DVD Video/Audio and standard CD reviews are published during each month, and our archives go back to January 2001.