Razor and Tie Brad Contest

 

We have a winner (man, my email box is full) in the "Razor and Tie Brad Contest"

The lucky winner is Daniel F. from Greensboro, NC

The CVR blog says a special thank you to Bob at Razor and Tie for the opportunity to make a lucky vinyl record lover's day!

And a special thank you to all who entered, (you made my day!) maybe next time!

You can find some fantastic collectible vinyl records at the the Razor and Tie Website

Razor & Tie Brad Reissue Contest

From our friends at Razor and Tie we have one copy of the Brad LP 'Welcome To Discovery Park' resissue for a lucky winner.  We will take the tenth email to this email address rbenson30@wi.rr.com with the words "Razor and Tie Brad Contest" in the subject line.  Limit one email entry per email address.  As always, good luck!


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

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 reissued 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.

Welcome To Discovery Park – November 20th 2012

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)

Pre-Order HERE 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Death Cab for Cutie Set To Release Box Set

On January 7, 2013, Death Cab for Cutie are set to release a deluxe vinyl box set of material released during Death Cab's years as Barsuk signees, a period spanning from 1998 to 2003 via Artist in Residence

This collection will include the demo collection "You Can Play These Songs With Chords," "Something About Airplanes," "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes," along with the 'Forbidden Love' EP, The 'Photo Album', The 'Stability' EP as well as 'Transatlanticism.' This will be the first time that "You Can Play these Songs With Chords," 'Forbidden Love' and 'Stability' will be available on vinyl. 

The release is limited to 1500 copies in a cloth-bound, autographed box.



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Rush Releasing Super Deluxe Version of ’2112' Album

Rush is reissuing their 1976 album ’2112' on December 18, 2012.  Three separate versions of the project will be available and all three sets are available for pre-order.  According RushIsaBand.com, Rush sound engineer Rich Chycki confirmed the 5.1 surround sound remix of ’2112.’    In addition to the CD plus audio DVD deluxe edition, fans can get a CD with audio BluRay deluxe version or CD plus audio BluRay super deluxe.








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from our friends at http://www.vinylcollective.com

Animal Collective - Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished 2XLP (Reissue)

Expected release date is 13th Nov 2012

Comes with a digital download code! Friends and musical partners since 1992, core members Avey Tare and Panda Bear came together in 2000 with the intention of moving pop music in a new direction that would emphasize sonic experience. Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished was the world's first exposure to a band who would soon become so ubiquitous in the indie lexicon that in 2012 it feels impossible to find corners of that musical landscape that have not been touched by their influence. When it was first released the album was only available on CD and not widely distributed until its double reissue with Danse Manatee on FatCat. Now Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished is FINALLY available for the first time in the US on vinyl! On the heels of their widely acclaimed new album Centipede Hz, this is a necessity for fans old and new and a testament to the longevity of their prowess.

Order HERE



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Out of the UK, great story to read!

Record Collector Top Ten Most Valuable Records:

1. The Quarry Men - That'll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger (1958, acetate) £200,000 ($300,000)

2. The Quarry Men - That'll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger (1981, 7" 45rpm and 10" 78rpm replicas of 1958 acetate in reproduction die-cut Parlophone sleeve) £10,000 ($16,000)

3.  Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen/No Feelings (1977, acetate) £10,000 ($16,000)

4.  Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen/No Feelings (1977, A&M AMS 7284) £8,000 ($13,000)

5.  Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK/No Fun (1977, acetate) £7,000 ($11,000)

6.  The Beatles - The Beatles (1968, Apple PMC/PCS 7067/8) £7,000 ($11,000)

7.  The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963, Parlophone PCS 3042) £5,000 ($8,000)

8.  Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/I'm In Love With My Car (1978, EMI 2375) £5,000 ($8,000)

9.  The Beatles - Love Me Do/PS I Love You (1962, Parlophone 45-R 4949) £5,000 ($8,000)

10.  Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK (1976, acetate) £5,000 ($8,000)

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this stocking stuffer brought to you by our friends at MusicRecordShop.com

Various Artists - Roots Of Psychobilly (2-LP) Import 2012

2-LP vinyl record set packed with rockin' tracks which influenced the birth of Psychobilly. Here is a wealth of fantastic music from the wilder side of Rock 'n' Roll - these are the songs that have been covered by or influenced Psychobilly bands in recent years. An incredible 50 track selection featuring wild rockin' classics from The Phantom, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Jackie Morningstar, Dwight Pullens, The Ramrods, Kip Tyler, The Riptides, Jett Powers, Bill Allen, Dale Hawkins, The Frantics, Johnny Burnette, The Rhythm Rockers, Mickey Hawks, Ronnie Dawson, Gene Summers, Carl Perkins, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Ray Harris, Junior Thompson and many others.

LP 1 Side 1
1. Love Me- The Phantom (1:33)
2. Rumble- Link Wray & His Raymen (2:17)
3. Switchblade- Ron Thompson (1:57)
4. Rockin' In The Graveyard- Jackie Morningstar (2:42)
5. Storm Warning- Mac Rebennack (3:18)
6. Strollin' After Dark- The Shades (2:09)
7. Stampede- The Scarlets (1:58)
8. Machine Gun- The Riptides (2:10)

LP 1 Side 2
1. Werewolf- The Frantics (2:02)
2. Moon Dawg- The Gamblers (2:15)
3. Nameless- The Rockin' R's (1:40)
4. The Train Kept A Rollin'- Johnny Burnette (2:16)
5. Ghost Riders In The Sky- The Ramrods (2:36)
6. Bip Bop Boom- Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders (1:39)
7. Jungle Fever- The Playboys (1:12)
8. Jessie Pearl- Dick Dale (2:14)

LP 2 Side 1
1. Rock Billy Boogie- Johnny Burnette (2:36)
2. Madness- The Rhythm Rockers (2:37)
3. Trapped Love- Keith Courvale (2:01)
4. Have Guitar, Will Travel- The Scotty Moore Trio (2:01)
5. Comanche- Link Wray & His Raymen (2:41)
6. Come On Little Mama- Ray Harris (2:19)
7. Boppin' High School Baby- Don Willis (2:31)
8. Mule Skinner Blues- The Fendermen (2:25)

LP 2 Side 2
1. I Put A Spell On You- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (2:26)
2. Rawhide- Link Wray & His Ray Men (2:14)
3. Weekend- The Kingsmen (2:22)
4. Rockin' Bones- Ronnie Dawson (1:57)
5. School Of Rock N' Roll- Gene Summers And His Rebels (2:06)
6. Warrior Sam- Don Willis (2:40) 7. Let's Have A Ball- Jim McDonald (2:02) 8. Unitar Rock- Willie Joe And His Unitar (2:22)

Pre-Order at MusicRecordShop.com

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Ozzy Osbourne Elected President of Heavy Metal /

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from the great state of washington

Local record stores keep vinyl coming

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And in pittsburg, vinyl still spinning!

Still Spinning: Mind Cure Records in Polish Hill - This is the second story in a series about Pittsburgh’s remaining record stores



 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

 

FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5, 2012

 

DEAR JERRY: I have seen references made to three soundtracks originally released in the 1980s and '90s, and now available as limited editions on vinyl. But how limited are the editions?

They are "Pretty in Pink," "The Breakfast Club," and "Empire Records."

I know the "Empire Records" film featured far more songs than put on the CD, so I'm hoping the vinyl version has some of the previously unavailable tracks, such as ones by Dire Straits and AC/DC.

Are these still available, and if so for how much?
—Frank O'Kelly, Boston

DEAR FRANK: New vinyl editions of all three soundtracks — each being a collection of cuts by various artists rather than true film scores — came out in conjunction with National Record Store Day, April 21, 2012.

"Pretty in Pink" (A&M 16652) is a single disc, appropriately on pink vinyl; "The Breakfast Club" (A&M 16615) is a "dandruff white vinyl" LP; and "Empire Records" (A&M 16609) a gold vinyl two-disc package.

Each is individually numbered with a total run of 5,000 made.

This marks the first time on vinyl for "Empire Records," a 1995 film, but "The Breakfast Club" (A&M 5045) and "Pretty in Pink" (A&M 5113) came out on vinyl, in 1985 and '86 respectively.

You're right about the "Empire Records" soundtrack, with both LP and CD having the same 15 tracks, providing only a fraction of the music heard in the movie.

Besides Dire Straits ("Romeo and Juliet") and AC/DC ("If You Want Blood [You've Got It]"), here are the other artists that didn't make it onto the soundtrack:

Adolescents; Ass Ponys; Billy White Trio; Buggles; Daniel Johnston; Dead Hot Workshop; Dirt Clods; Dishwalla; Fig Dish; Fitz of Depression; Flying Lizards; Full Tilt Gonzo; Gwar; Loose Diamonds; Maxwell Caulfield; Mouth Music; Noah Stone; Peg Boy; Poster Children; Queen Sarah Saturday; Quicksand; Sacrilicious; Sponge; Suicidal Tendencies; Sybil Vane; The The; and Throwing Muses.

All three of these National Record Store Day numbered edition soundtracks are still available on the secondary market, and usually with a $20 to $30 price tag.

DEAR JERRY: One of the great stories in music is Conway Twitty's incredible swing from big time rock star to even bigger time country star.

I know there were a few transition years in the early 1960s when he had no hits in either field, and it's one of those obscure, almost doo-wop, tunes I'm after.

One line that still sticks with me, sung in Conway's unmistakable growl, is "write a letter tonight."

Taking the hint, I am indeed writing you a letter tonight. Help me locate this record, which is not on any of his albums, 'cause I have them all.
—Grace Morehouse, Fort Worth, Texas


DEAR GRACE: You're right about portions of this song, titled "Drop Me a Line," being in Conway's unmistakable growl. Only problem is it's not Conway doing the growling.

The singer of this obviously Twitty-inspired tune is Karl Hammel Jr., the same fellow who had the 1961 hit, "Summer Souvenirs" (Arliss 1007).

But the similarity on "Drop Me a Line" (Laurie 3170) goes far beyond the occasional growls. Karl sounds like Conway from start to finish, enough to fool even a staunch Twitty Bird like you.

Issued in June 1963, in the midst of a five-year dearth of hits for Conway, Hammel's sound-alike homage undeservedly met the same fate, and failed to chart.

In the summer of '65, Conway departed MGM and signed with Decca Records, and plunged into the rapidly growing country scene.

His first single for them, "That Kind of Girl" (Decca 31833), may have been overlooked by country programmers, but the next one, "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart" (Decca 31897), made the Top 20, and he was off and running — until June 5, 1993.

Stricken with abdominal pain while performing in Branson, Mo., he was rushed to a hospital in nearby Springfield where he died of an aortic aneurysm. He was 59.



IZ ZAT SO? In the 27 years after Conway Twitty morphed to country, he amassed 55 No. 1 hits on one or more of the national weekly charts — more than anyone except George Strait, who this year (2012) scored his 59th.

For his entire career (1957-1993), 110 of Conway's singles made the charts.

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

New Music Review: Peter Buck's very cool, vinyl only solo album













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Stephen Stills Finally Opens Up About Failed Buffalo Springfield Reunion




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Streaming: Green Day's ¡Dos! New Album

A week ahead of schedule, listen to the second of three full new albums arriving from Green Day in 2012!









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John Lennon Letter to Eric Clapton Going Up for Auction - Admiring note from 1971 could sell for as much as $30,000





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 Roger Waters 'Absolutely Determined to Make Another Album'

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Grimey's Best Sellers

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Tame Impala - Lonerism
2. Kopecky Family Band - Kids Raising Kids
3. Titus Andronicus - Local Business
4. The Beatles - Love Me Do 7"
5. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
6. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
7. Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber
8. The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
9. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
10. Andrew Combs - Big Bad Love 7"
11. Jack White - I'm Shakin' 7"
12. JEFF The Brotherhood / Hell Beach - split 7" feat. Hole covers
13. Mumford & Sons - Babel
14. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
15. The Black Keys - El Camino
16. Rodriguez - Searching For Sugarman OST
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
18. Pedro The Lion - Control
19. Tortoise - TNT
20. King Crimson - Lizard
21. Barbaras - 2006-2008
22. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
23. Jonny Greenwood - The Master OST
24. Radiohead - In Rainbows
25. Ryan Adams - Gold 

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Original BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Members Reunite For New York City Show




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Watch: Brooklyn's Flooded Norton Records Tries to Save Their Vinyl

Norton Records warehouse was severely flooded by Hurricane Sandy on November 2012. They now need any kind of help to try and save as many vinyl records as possible.


 

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases ~ November 6, 2012

Adele - Skyfall
Aerosmith - Music From Another Dimension
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (reissue) (vinyl)
Alice Cooper - Old School (4-CD box set)
All That Remains - A War You Cannot Win
Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas
Animal Collective - Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (reissue) (vinyl)
Beheaded - Never to Dawn
Bert Jansch - Heartbreak (remastered)
Blue Oyster Cult - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (17-disc box set)
Califone - Sometimes Good Weather Follows Bad People
Calvin Love - New Radar
Candy Hearts - The Best Ways to Disappear
Corrosion Of Conformity - Eye For An Eye (reissue)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ultimate CCR: Greatest Hits & All-Time Classics  (3-CD box set)
Crushed Out - Want to Give
Crystal Castiles - (III)
Cytotoxin - Radiophobia
DaVinci - The MOEna Lisa
Decline of the I - Inhibition
Dethklok - Dethalbum III (vinyl)
Die Hard - Conjure The Legions
Dirty Projectors - About To Die (EP)
Django Django - Django Django (vinyl)
Dragged Into Sunlight - WidowMaker
Duke Ellington - The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958 (9-CD box set)
El Ten Eleven - Transitions
Emeralds - Just to Feel Anything
Fear - The Fear Record
Forgotten Tomb - ...And Don't Deliver Us From Evil
General Surgery - Like An Ever Flying Limb
Graveyard - Lights Out
HIM - XX - Two Decades of Love Metal
Hundred Waters - Hundred Waters (vinyl)
Hungarian Rhapsody - Queen Live in Budapest
Isis - Temporal (2-CD/1-DVD)
Iwrestledabearonce - A Beary Scary Movie (DVD)
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 40th Anniversary Special Edition (2 LP) (CD/ DVD)
Joni Mitchell - The Studio Albums 1968 - 1979 (10-disc box set)
Joshua James - From The Top Of Willamette Mountain
Kylie Minogue - The Abbey Road Sessions (limited edition casebound book)
Laibach - An Introduction To… Laibach / Reproduction Prohibited
Lindstrom - Smalhans
M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us (reissue) (vinyl)
Mad Music - Mad Music Inc.
Major Lazer - Free The Universe
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (reissue) (vinyl)
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction (20th Anniversary Edition) (reissue)
Mike Doughty - The Flip Is Another Honey
Murray Perahia - Murray Perahia-the First 40 Years
NON - Back to Mono
Night Moves - Colored Emotions (vinyl)
Otep - Sounds Like Armageddon
Pink Martini and Saori Yuki - 1969 (vinyl)
Pretty and Nice - Us You All We
Prince Rama - Top Ten Hits of the End of the World
Public Enemy - Most Of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stamp
Public Enemy - The Evil Empire of Everything
Rage Nucleaire - Unrelenting Fucking Hatred
Rainbow - On Stage: Deluxe Edition
Red Hot Chili Peppers - TBA (7")
Rolling Stones - Charlie Is My Darling (super deluxe DVD+Blu-ray)(2CDs)(1 LP book and poster)
Slingshot Dakota - Dark Hearts
Solange Knowles - Losing You/Sleep in the Park (12")
Soundgarden - King Animal (deluxe edition)
Streetlight Manifesto - The Hands That Thieve
Strife - Witness A Rebirth
Sylver Tongue - Something Big (EP)
Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Conscious
Teen Daze - The Inner Mansions
The Epilogues - Cinematics
The Fear - The Fear Record
The Residents - Demonic: Demons Dance Alone Live (limited edition)
The Saddest Landcape - Redefining Loneliness
The Seeking - Yours Forever
The Wedding Present - Live 1991
The Who - Live at Hull 1970
Tjutjuna - Desert Song
To The Wind - No More Than This
Tony Caro and John - Blue Clouds
Underoath - Anthology 1999-2013
Various Artists - Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 5
Various Artists - Reggae Golden Jubilee - Origins of Jamaican Music
Various Artists - The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castle Face And Friends
Various Artists - Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires
Velvet Underground: Cave 1968
Walkmen  - Dance With Your Partner/Vermeer (7")
War From A Harlots Mouth - Voyeur
While She Sleeps - This Is The Six

 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Blue Oyster Cult - The Columbia Albums Collection Being Released Tomorrow

Originally formed in Long Island as Soft White Underbelly in 1967, Blue Oyster Cult combined adventurous lyrical themes with an aggressive instrumental sound. With passion and intelligence on display in equal measure, Blue Oyster Cult became the thinking fan's rock band and a sign of life in a sea of dull, anemic soft-pop.

Anthems like "Godzilla," "Harvester of Eyes" and "Don't Fear the Reaper" stretched the boundaries of rock topics while lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser became a hero to legions of budding axe-wielders. The band's mystique extended to their album artwork, resulting in some of the most distinctive and iconic LP covers of the rock era. Blue Oyster Cult - The Columbia Albums Collection gathers the essential pieces of the Blue Oyster Cult story into one mind-boggling totality.

Blue Oyster Cult - The Columbia Albums Collection brings together the group's 14 official Columbia Records albums--including newly-mastered editions of On Your Feet or on Your Knees, Fire of Unknown Origin, The Revolution by Night, Mirrors, Cultosaurus Erectus, Extraterrestrial Live, Club Ninja and Imaginos--alongside two newly-curated bonus discs: Rarities and Radios Appear: The Best of the Broadcasts (a special collection of classic live performances).

In addition, the Blue Oyster Cult - The Columbia Albums Collection box set comes with a special download code good for four live concert broadcasts as well as a forty page booklet chock full of photos and liner notes from celebrated music writer and guitarist Lenny Kaye.

Blue Oyster Cult - The Columbia Albums Collection includes:

1. Blue Oyster Cult (1972 - studio - with 2001 CD bonus tracks)
2. Tyranny and Mutation (1973 - studio - with 2001 CD bonus tracks)
3. Secret Treaties (1974 - studio - with 2001 CD bonus tracks)
4. On Your Feet or on Your Knees (1975 - live) - 2012 Remaster
5. Agents of Fortune (1976 - studio - with 2001 CD bonus tracks)
6. Spectres (1977 - studio - with 2007 CD bonus tracks)
7. Some Enchanted Evening CD (1978 - live - with 2007 CD bonus tracks)
8. Some OTHER Enchanted Evening DVD (1978 - live)
9. Mirrors (1979 - studio) - 2012 Remaster
10. Cultosaurus Erectus (1980 - studio) - 2012 Remaster
11. Fire of Unknown Origin (1981 - studio) - 2012 Remaster
12. Extraterrestrial Live (1982 - live) - 2012 Remaster
13. The Revolution By Night (1983 - studio) - 2012 Remaster
14. Club Ninja (1985 - studio) - 2012 Remaster
15. Imaginos (1988 - studio) - 2012 Remaster
16. Rarities
17. Radios Appear: The Best of the Broadcasts

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Sandy Special Brings In Nearly 23 Million

NBC is reporting that its benefit concert for Superstorm Sandy victims drew close to $23 million in donations to the American Red Cross.  Friday's hour-long telecast included performances by artists native to the areas hardest-hit by the strom, including New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi and Billy Joel of New York's Long Island. Other musicians who took part in the special included Sting, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Tina Fey and Jon Stewart.

Sandy's assault last week killed more than 100 people in 10 states and created widespread damage and power outages.

We hope those affected by Sandy are safe and can rebuild from this terrible disaster.


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from our friend Tim at www.sundazed.com:

We (like many others) were planning on seeing and hobnobbing with many of you at the WFMU Record Fair in NYC last weekend. At the show, we were going to feature a large SALE section of Sundazed vinyl and CDs - great titles at INCREDIBLY low prices… So, with the cancellation of the show, we've decided to put this handsome sale up on our website for a limited period of time. And since we had to empty our entire warehouse in anticipation of Sandy, we found even more cool stuff to add… So, skip the mall for now and take advantage of these LIMITED TIME SALE PRICES to knock out your giftlist, your wish list, or both. You’ve been good this year (relatively speaking...we’re grading on the curve here). Reward yourself! Your holiday soundtrack starts here!

Check it out HERE

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For a complete list of Record Store Day's Back to Black Friday

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Britain's Official Charts Company Announces Biggest Selling Singles of the Last Sixty Years

Read more at our friends at vintagevinylnews.com

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vinyl on the other side of the world:

Vinyl culture of Dheg Dheg Plat

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vinyl in the great state of maine:

Spinning ’round and ’round since 1984 - Dr. Records owner talks music, vinyl, 'chemicals going off'

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JIMI HENDRIX To Be Celebrated At Bloomingdale's Stores This November




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album cover art of the day:

HATEBREED: New Album Title, Cover Artwork, Release Dates Revealed

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Passion Pit Plan 2013 Tour With Matt & Kim

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Radiohead On A Friday Demo Cassettes Going For $50K On eBay







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As Jamaican music evolved from tourist-pleasing calypso to the explosive culture of dancehall, the artwork that adorned its record sleeves told the story, too, of the unique social development of a dynamic young nation.


Heart on sleeves: 50 years of Jamaican album covers tell the story of a nation






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Aerosmith on 'Music From Another Dimension!': 'It Could Be Our Last Record' (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Soundgarden Unearth Demos, Vinyl, and DVD for 'King Animal' Box Set

The band's first album of new material in 16 years is due out on November 13, via Seven Four Entertainment/Republic Records, with prices for the basic music alone ranging from $12.99 for a standard CD to $24.99 for a double 180-gram vinyl edition, according to Soundgarden's website.

Box-set buyers get an instant download of ground-rattler "Been Away for Too Long," along with an instant album download on the release date. The whole thing is set to ship by January 31, 2013.


King Animal Box Set

•12x12 package
•13 track double 180 gram LP
•16 track deluxe CD including demos of Worse Dreams, Black Saturday, and By Crooked Steps
•Exclusive DVD of Hyde Park performance
•5 Lithos: one of each individual band member and the
 album cover
•Instant download of "Been Away Too Long"
•Full deluxe album download on release date (11/13)

Pre-Order HERE

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Kiss Release The Casablanca Singles as a Limited Edition Box Set

The Casablanca Singles 29 7" Vinyl Collection

•Street Date: 12/4/12
•Limited Edition: 2,500
 Includes: •29 Singles on 45 RPM Records
•26 Collectable Picture Sleeves of Original Releases
•4 Color Vinyl Pieces of their '78 Solo Singles
•Housed in Custom KISS 45s Box
•36-page Booklet with Unreleased Photos and Track Annotations
•A mask for each member!

In 1973, KISS signed its first record deal with the newly-formed Casablanca Records. KISS was the first band signed to the upstart label, which helped launch the success of the hottest band in the world.

After seeing KISS play a showcase concert at Le Tang’s ballet studio, Casablanca founder Neil Bogart quickly offered KISS a record contract. From 1974 to 1982, Casablanca Records released 29 KISS singles on 45 RPM records. These singles were released for sale to the public, used for commercial radio airplay and to promote album sales. In many cases, as a bonus to the fans who already owned the record albums, many of these singles featured entirely different mixes, edits, and material that did not appear on any album. These musical snapshots of KISS’ formative years have never been released in a commemorative singles edition until now.

Out of the 29 singles featured in the boxset, there are 26 highly collectable picture sleeves from original single releases around the world and a 36 page booklet with unreleased photos plus track annotations by Keith Leroux, Captain of KISSOnline.com, and Jill Cataldo.

Gene, Paul, Ace & Peter each released solo albums in 1978 for Casablanca. Each of their 4 respective singles were released in the UK in color vinyl and with a mask for each member. These 4 singles are reissued here in this collection with the 4 masks and in the color vinyl, red, blue, green and purple like they were originally released in 1978.

Pre-Order HERE

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Genesis - 1976-1982 (limited edition) (5 LP Box Set preorder)

An extremely limited edition heavyweight vinyl box set featuring the five Genesis studio albums recorded between 1976-1982.

All the albums are presented in artwork which faithfully replicates the original vinyl releases.

Contains A Trick Of The Tail (1976), Wind & Wuthering (1976), And Then There Were Three (1978), Duke (1980) and Abacab (1981).


Pre-order  now for 8th November 2012 release date.




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album cover art of the day:

Dragged Into Sunlight Album Cover Art

The UK extreme metal act Dragged Into Sunlight recently revealed the cover art for their new effort called  "Widowmaker" which is set for a November 6th release on CD and MP3 through Prosthetic Records and a November 13th release on vinyl.













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Original BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Members To Reunite For New York City Show

Original BLUE ÖYSTER CULT members Allen Lanier (keyboards, guitar), Albert Bouchard (drums, percussion), Joe Bouchard (bass), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitar) and Eric Bloom (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) will reunite to perform on November 5 at the Best Buy Theater in New York City.

Read the rest at  Blabbermouth

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Reservoir Dogs Soundtrack Gets Vinyl Release 

Record Store Day has confirmed a special limited edition vinyl release of the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s 'Reservoir Dogs' will be made available.  Fitting with the film’s characters, the 20th Anniversary vinyl will be available in blonde, blue, brown, orange, white and pink.











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cool write up about the sf bay area:

Record Labels: Cool as a Hobby, Not a Business

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Fricke's Picks: R.E.M. Guitarist Peter Buck Makes His Solo Debut on Vinyl

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Yes, Toto, Cream Members Featured on New Covers Album from Prog-Rockers Nektar

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Songs offer messages of hope at Sandy benefit show

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Lindsey Buckingham: 'I Would Love to Do' a New Fleetwood Mac Album

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for shits and giggles on a saturday afternoon

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Tribute in LEGO




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Led Zeppelin Release ‘Kashmir’ Video From ‘Celebration Day’

Led Zeppelin have been gearing up for the Nov. 19 release of ‘Celebration Day,’ and now the group have posted the video clip for an epic live version of ‘Kashmir’ online to give fans a teaser. ‘Celebration Day’ captures Zeppelin in their 2007 reunion performance at London’s 02 Arena, which paid tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. Tickets for that event were among the most highly sought-after in music history, and with good reason — the band returned to form with a vengeance for a career-spanning 16-song set that comprised all of the best elements of their long career. Led Zeppelin Perform ‘Kashmir’ from ‘Celebration Day’




 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 29, 2012

 

 

DEAR JERRY: I read your piece about Russ Conway, who had a No. 1 hit in the UK ("Roulette"), and yet never could manage a hit in America.

Specifically during my pop music period (1960 - 1975), what other British No. 1 hit makers failed to appear on a U.S. chart?
—Audrey Hammel, Lancaster, Pa.



DEAR AUDREY: Love the question, and I think you'll find the results fascinating:

1960: "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For" (Emile Ford and the Checkmates); "Starry Eyed" (Michael Holliday); "Apache" (Shadows); "Tell Laura I Love Her" (Ricky Valance)

Why "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For" did not chart in the U.S. is a mystery, especially since it was issued twice that year (Andie 5018 and Cub 9063).

Traditionally, most American hits were covered by foreign artists, as is the case with Michael Holliday and "Starry Eyed," a 1959 U.S. release by Gary Stites (Carlton 521).

Occasionally the reverse is true, like the smash hit instrumental "Apache." Originally by the Shadows, the hit in America came out in late 1960 by then unknown Jorgen Ingmann (Atco 6184), and reached No. 2. Just a few weeks earlier, ABC-Paramount (45-10,138) released the Shadows' version, but to no avail.

Valance's "Tell Laura I Love Her" is a cover of Ray Peterson's Top 10 hit (RCA Victor 47-7745).

1961: "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Temperance Seven); "Johnny Remember Me" (John Leyton)

Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees recorded "You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do)" in 1931 (Victor 22572), and the Temperance Seven perform it in the unmistakable Valle style. Not issued in the U.S.

Leyton's "Johnny Remember Me" came out stateside as ABC-Paramount 45-10,257.

1962: "Wonderful Land" (Shadows); "Come Outside" (Mike Sarne & Wendy Richards); "A Picture of You" (Joe Brown & the Bruvvers)

These three were all given a shot in America, but none scored: "Wonderful Land" (Atlantic 2146); "Come Outside" (Cameo 220); and Joe Brown's excellent "A Picture of You" (London 10517).

1963 "Dance On" (Shadows); "Diamonds" (Jet Harris & Tony Meehan); "Foot Tapper" (Shadows)

Three instrumentals, two by the Shadows and one by two members of the Shadows:

U.S. labels picked up "Dance On" (Atlantic 2177) and "Diamonds" (London 9589) but not "Foot Tapper," since the Challengers' original version was already getting some regional action (Vault 904).

1964: "Juilet" (Four Pennies)

A ballad in the style of Gerry and the Pacemakers, issued in the States by Philips (40202).

1968: "Everlasting Love" (Love Affair)

Though a Top 15 hit by Robert Knight the previous year (Rising Sons 705), the Love Affair's remarkable and distinctive "Everlasting Love" should have been a smash (Date 1591) in this hemisphere.

1969: "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice" (Amen Corner)

Simultaneously issued in the U.S. by Immediate (5013).

1970: "Wand'rin Star" (Lee Marvin); "Back Home" (England World Cup Squad)

On the UK 45, Lee Marvin's "Wand'rin Star" is backed with "I Talk to the Trees," by Clint Eastwood. The American split single (Paramount 0010) still has Clint on the B-side, but with "Best Things." All three tunes are from the "Paint Your Wagon" soundtrack.

Not surprisingly, the England World Cup Squad probably crossed the Atlantic, but their music didn't.

1971: "Grandad" (Clive Dunn); "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" (Middle of the Road); "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" (Benny Hill)

Capitol American issued both "Grandad" (3064) and "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) (3272).

Domestically, it took Mac and Katie Kissoon to take "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" (ABC 11306) to the Top 20.

1972: "Mouldy Old Dough" (Lieutenant Pigeon)

Categorized an instrumental, though the Lieutenant frequently chimes in saying "mouldy old dough." Here in the New World, the Pigeon's masterpiece (London 1043) failed to generate any dough.

1973: "See My Baby Jive" (Wizzard); "Angel Fingers" (Wizzard); "Eye Level" (Simon Park Orchestra)

United Artists picked up "See My Baby Jive" (UA-272), but not "Angel Fingers." And yes, this is Roy Woods Wizzard.

Vanguard (35175) gave "Eye Level," an instrumental, a fighting chance, but no cigar.

1974: "Tiger Feet" (Mud); "Jealous Mind" (Alvin Stardust); "The Cat Crept In" (Mud); "Everything I Own" (Ken Boothe); "Lonely This Christmas" (Mud)

Of the three Mud chart-toppers, only "Tiger Feet" came out here (Bell 45602).

It was also Bell who introduced Alvin Stardust to America, with his 1963 "My Coo Ca Choo" (Bell 45454), which peaked at No. 2 in Britain. Curiously, they passed on "Jealous Mind," Alvin's top-selling UK single.

Ken Boothe's entry is the 1972 Bread hit (Elektra 45765).

1975: "Streets of London" (Ralph McTell); "Whispering Grass" (Windsor Davies As B.S.M. Williams and Don Estelle As Gunner Sugden); "Three Steps to Heaven" (Showaddywaddy); "D.i.v.o.r.c.e." (Billy Connolly)

The poignant "Streets of London" contrasts their haves and have-nots (20th Century-Fox 2178), but is just as significant for any large city. Unfortunately, very few Americans ever heard it.

"Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)" is an Ink Spots classic, a Top 10 hit in 1940. Davies and Estelle, of the sitcom, "It Ain't Half Hot Mum," stay surprisingly faithful to the original.

Showaddywaddy is an oldies band, similar to Sha Na Na. "Three Steps to Heaven" revives Eddie Cochran's 1960 hit.

Recorded live, Billy Connolly's hilarious parody of Tammy Wynette's "D-i-v-o-r-c-e" (1968) rounds out the coverage.

None of the above three were issued in the States.



IZ ZAT SO? Here's a quirky occurrence I spotted on the British charts:

For the first three weeks of December 1959, No. 1 is "What Do You Want," by Adam Faith.

For the next five weeks, Faith gives way to Emile Ford's "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For."

One way or the other, they were the Top 2 in seven of those eight weeks.

If there is another time when the same first four words appeared in the titles of two consecutive, yet completely different, No. 1 songs, I can't think of it.

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

Metallica To Release New Live DVD

Metallica has announced that the band will release a live DVD called "Quebec Magnetic" on December 10th, 2012. The DVD captures the two World Magnetic live shows which took place in Quebec City in the fall of 2009.



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Green Day Cancels Rest Of 2012 Shows

As frontman Billie Joe Armstrong continues his recovery for substance abuse, Green Day has been forced to cancel its remaining concert dates for the year, as well as shows in January and February of next year.  The news comes in the wake of singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong being admitted to rehab for treatment of substance abuse last month.

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from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Top 10 Albums – October 30, 2012

Here are the Top 10 Albums for the week of October 23 -29, 2012:

1. National – The Virginia EP 12″
2. Angels and Airwaves – Love Part I & II 4XLP
3. The Starting Line – The Early Years LP
4. Quicksand – Slip LP
5. Kevin Devine – Split The Country, Split The Street 2XLP
6. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill LP
7. Adele – Skyfall 7″
8. Jawbreaker – Chesterfield King LP
9. Isis – Temporal 3XLP + DVD
10. Poison The Well – The Opposite of December / Tear From The Red 2XLP

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GRIMEYS BEST SELLERS 10/22 - 10/28, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Peter Buck - Peter Buck
2. The Beatles - Love Me Do 7"
3. Mumford & Sons - Babel
4. Titus Andronicus - Local Business
5. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
6. The Sword - Apocryphon
7. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
8. Cheap Time - Live At Third Man 7"
9. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid: M.A.A.D. City
10. Shovels & Rope - O' Be Joyful
11. The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
12. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
13. The Velvet Underground - The Verve/MGM Albums vinyl box
14. Bat For Lashes - Haunted Man
15. Iggy Pop & Zig Zags - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up 7"
16. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
17. Further Seems Forever - Penny Black
18. Ty Segall - Twins
19. Ty Segall - San Francisco Rock Compilation
20. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
21. Radiohead - In Rainbows
22. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
23. Sufjan Stevens - Michigan
24. Paul Banks - Banks
25. Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber

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Retrofit Records believes in vinyl - Local record store demonstrates vitality of recorded sound medium

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Students choosing vinyl for music, sentimental value

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Paul McCartney Says Yoko Ono Wasn’t Responsible for Breaking up the Beatles

 

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - October 30, 2012

3:33 - In the Middle of Infinity
Along Came A Spider - If We Were Normal Men
Andrew Bird - Hands of Glory
Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
Azari & III - Azari & III
Black Country Communion - Afterglow
Black Marble - A Different Arrangement (vinyl)
Blue Oyster Cult - The Columbia Album Collection
Calvin Harris - 18 Months
Cee-Lo Green - Cee-Lo's Magic Moment
Chad Valley - Young Hunger
Cody ChesnuTT - Landing On A Hundred
Cradle of Filth - The Manticore & Other Horrors
Crass Mammoth - Crass Mammath
Dada Life - Rules of Dada
Daphni - JIAOLONG (vinyl)
Eagle Claw - Timing Of The Void
Early Graves - Red Horse
Ending People - Fill Your Lungs
Family - Portrait
Flylear - New Horizons
Fort Lean - Change Your Name (EP)
Frank Zappa - Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Broadway the Hard Way (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Does Humor Belong in Music (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Francesco Zappa (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Guitar (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Jazz From Hell (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Make a Jazz Noise Here (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Understanding America (reissue)
Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore 1 (reissue)
Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore 2 (reissue)
G.W.A. - Opportunistic Smokescreen Behavior
Glenn Gould - Complete Bach Collection (42-CD box set)
Grails - Black Tar Prophecies, Vol. 5
Hearts & Hands - Hearts & Hands
Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair DJ-Kicks
Hiawatha - Language (vinyl)
Hospitality - The Drift/Monkey (7")
Indian Handcrafts - Civil Disobedience for Losers
James Taylor - James Taylor at Christmas
Jett Brando - Embargo
Jett Brando - Flotilla (EP)
John Zorn - Music and Its Double
Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash – The Complete Columbia Album Collection
Jonathan & Charlotte - Together
Joni Mitchell - The Studio Albums 1968-1979
Kamelot - Silverthorn
Katherine Jenkins - This Is Christmas
King Crimson - Lark's Tongues in Aspic
Kylie Minogue - The Abbey Road Sessions
Kylie Minogue - K25 Time Capsule (25-CD box set)
Laurie Berkner - A Laurie Berkner Christmas
Layo & Bushwacka - Rising & Falling 
Luka Bloom - This New Morning
Lulu Gainsbourg - From Gainsbourg To Lulu
Macy Gray - Talking Book
Madness - Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da
Marillion - Anoraknophobia (reissue)
Matthew Friedberger - Matricidal Sons of Bitches
Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares
Menahan Street Band - Crossing
Mixtapes - How to Throw a Succesful Party
Monkees - Justus (reissue) (vinyl)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
Neruosis - Honor Found in Decay
O’Brother - Basement Window (EP)
Parkway Drive - Atlas
Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
Pedro the Lion - Achilles Heel (reissue) (vinyl)
Pedro the Lion - Control (reissue) (vinyl)
Pedro the Lion - It’s Hard to Find a Friend (reissue) (vinyl)
Pedro the Lion - The Only Reason I Feel Secure (EP) (reissue) (vinyl)
Pedro the Lion - Winners Never Quit (reissue) (vinyl)
Placebo - B3 (EP)
Punks on Mars - Bad Expectations
RNDM - Acts
Raindance - New Blood
Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby
Rush Midnight - +1 (EP)
Sean Price - Mic Tyson
Shining - Redefining Darkness
Skye - Back To Now
Stallone - American Baby
Steven Curtis Chapman - Joy
T&N - Slave To The Empire
The Ampersands - This Is Your Adventure Too
The Coup - Sorry to Bother You
The Crystal Ark - The Crystal Ark
The Faint - Danse Macabre (reissue)
The Scenics - Dead Man Walks Down Bayview
The Soft Moon - Zeros
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground &Nico 45th Anniversary (6-CD box set)
The Velvet Underground - The Verve/MGM Albums (5-LP box set) (reissue)
Thrice - Anthology
Tito Puente - Tito Puente Quatro:The Definitive Collection (5-CD box set)
Toby Keith - Hope On The Rocks
Tracey Thorn - Tinsel and Lights
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Dreams of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night)
Various Artists - Holidays Rule
Various Artists - Backwoods Artists, Volume 1
Various Artists - Portal 2: Songs to Test By
Various Artists - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (soundtrack)
West End Motel - Only Time Can Tell



 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

JIMMY PAGE Remastering LED ZEPPELIN Catalog 

Peter Mensch, the manager of LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, told the U.K.'s Sunday Times that the legendary axeman is holed up in a west London studio "remastering every LED ZEPPELIN LP." It is believed that the new remasters, which are tentatively due next year, will possibly include alternate takes and unreleased material as well.

Read the rest at Blabbermouth

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Arkham Witch Reveals New Album "Legions Of The Deep" Details

England's own traditional metal brigands Arkham Witch are returning with their 2nd album "Legions of the Deep," which will be released on November 9th through Metal on Metal Records. The label comments:

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album cover art of the day, part 2:

WEAPONS TO HUNT To Release 'Blessed In Sin' In November

Dutch old-school death/thrash metallers WEAPONS TO HUNT, who released three albums under the name INFINITED HATE, last year transformed into WEAPONS TO HUNT. The group, featuring mainman Adrie Kloosterwaard (SINISTER) on vocals, Ron van de Polder (original and founding member of SINISTER) on guitar, Paul Beltman (ex-SINISTER, ex-SUPREME PAIN) on drums and Bastiaan Brusssaar (SINISTER, FONDLECORPSE) on lead guitar, will release its debut CD, "Blessed In Sin", on November 26 via Vic Records. The bass tracks on the effort were laid down by Erwin Harreman (ex-SINISTER, SUPREME PAIN).

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album cover art of the day, part 3:

The Moor Reveals New Album "Year Of The Hunger" Details

Italian act The Moor sees a full-length debut titled “Year Of The Hunger” this coming November 16th, 2012 via Lion Music.

Read more at MetalUnderground


















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Al Green – Al Green Explores Your Mind – Hi Records (1974)/Pure Pleasure (vinyl)

If you like sweet soul music, this album is for you!

Al Green – Al Green Explores Your Mind – Hi Records (1974)/Pure Pleasure Records (2012) SHL32087 180-gram audiophile stereo vinyl, 29:19 ****:

(Al Green – vocals; Wayne Jackson – trumpet; Andrew Love – tenor saxophone; Ed Logan – tenor saxophone; James Mitchell – baritone saxophone; Jack Hale – trombone; Howard Grimes – drums, percussion; Leroy Hodges – bass; Charles Hodges – keyboards; Mabon “Teenie” Hodges – guitar; Archie Turner – piano; Michael Allen – piano; Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes – backing vocals; with The Memphis Strings; James Mitchell – string arrangements)


Al Green is an icon of soul vocalists. Like Jackie Wilson, James Brown and Sam Cooke, he was able to incorporate gospel and r&b into accessible music. His warm vocals and horn accompaniment became one of the calling cards for the seventies “Memphis Sound”. The collaboration with producer/engineer Willie Mitchell created unforgettable albums including Green Is Blues, Al Green gets Next To You and Let’s Stay Together. The latter’s title track became a trademark for Green and remains one of the greatest soul numbers of all time.

He became Reverend Al Green (of Full Gospel Tabernacle) in 1976 and devoted over a decade to gospel music. In 1988, he recorded a duet of “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” with Annie Lennox that was used in the movie Scrooged. This signaled a limited return to popular music. However, his passion still resides in his role as church pastor. Among his many accolades, Al Green was inducted into The Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame (2004), and The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (2005).

Pure Pleasure Records has re-mastered Al Green Explores Your Mind to 180-gram vinyl, and the reissue is brilliant. Nine original compositions highlight the songwriting and vibrant performance of a quintessential r&b legend. It is evident from the opening notes of “Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy)” that the record was engineered to frame the Memphis-style arrangements around the silky, upper-register vocals of Green. As the strings (Memphis String Section) and horns are joined with lush backup vocals (Rhodes, Chalmers and Rhodes), a simple love song becomes soul artistry. Green is able to slip into falsetto with complete ease. It is a curiosity that “Take Me To The River” was never a huge success (although it did jump-start Talking Heads’ career). This version has a Delta-swamp vibe with warm, funky hooks and grooves, without doubt the definitive version.

While Green was still a practitioner of secular music, there is gospel nuance in a lot of the arrangements. In the case of “God Bless Our Love” a slower, laid back, Sunday feel is illuminated by this vocalist and his backup singers. Also, a detectable shade of ‘50s rock can be felt here, as well as the melancholic “School Days”. But the energy is at its finest on joyful soul numbers like “One Nite Stand” and “I’m Hooked On You”. Green is an excellent songwriter and combines with producer, Willie Mitchell to create accessible, rhythmic songs. His topical narrative appears on “The City”, which has a funky guitar chord presence that defines seventies r&b (not unlike Curtis Mayfield).

Pure Pleasure has done a masterful job in re-mastering this session to audiophile vinyl. Green’s smooth tones have a rich texture, even in falsetto. The strings and horn volume levels are just right, never becoming too dense. At less than thirty minutes, the album flows with grace and precision. Al Green Explores Your Mind is soulful bliss!

TrackList:
 Side One: Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy); Take Me To The River; God Blessed Our Love; The City; One Nite Stand
 Side Two: I’m Hooked On You; Stay With Me Forever; Hangin’ On; School

—Robbie Gerson

Buy the album at Amazon

I want to 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.

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Metal Blade Records Founder Brian Slagel Talks 2012 Metal, Metallica’s Very First Song + More

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Seth Bogart's New Label Released a Porno Record and a Kid's Record on the Same Day


 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

album cover at of the day:

VOIVOD: 'Target Earth' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD will release their new album, "Target Earth", on January 22, 2013 (one day earlier internationally) via VOIVOD's own company, Iron Gang Factory, and Century Media

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VH1 Classic Declares 11-11 Second Annual National Metal Day'

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Arcade Fire at Work on New LP, Aiming for Late 2013

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Neil Young to Work with Dave Grohl

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The Who Announce Four Archival Releases for ‘Whovember’


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a record store in western NY doing well!

Blacktop Records has come a long way


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Soundtrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiled





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cool vinyl story out of Oregon:

The king of vinyl cried when Elvis died

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Chuck Prophet Releasing Halloween Song on Orange Vinyl

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Slash Releases 'Made In Stoke' On Limited Run Vinyl

'Made In Stoke' is now available on vinyl.  Presented in a hardback boxset, this edition includes 3 x 140g colored vinyl (yellow, red and white) from Slash's  "homecoming" gig in Stoke in July 2011.  Originally released on CD by Armoury Records, Back on Black are proud to release the effort on vinyl. Joined by Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge on vocals, Slash ripped through cuts culled from his G'N'R days, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snake Pit and his solo album.  A version of this vinyl will be made available in the United States on November 20, 2012– or get yours in the UK/Europe now!


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cool kickstarter project!

Journalist Steve Barilotti is raising money for a film that would chronicle the late counterculture hero who lived in San Clemente in the 1970s and was known for his work for Surfer and Rolling Stone magazines, rock albums and movie posters


Documentary to tackle life of iconic surf artist Rick Griffin









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it's that time of the year!

25 Creepiest Heavy Metal Album Covers










 

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making a point the hard way.....

Melbourne Band Sabotage Vinyl, Destroy Masters As Protest Against Music Piracy



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The Raveonettes New Video "Curse The Night”

 



Titus Andronicus - In A Big City