New Music Releases - February 19, 2013

 

5 Star - Remix Anthology: Remixes 1984 - 1991
Anders & Kendall - Wild Chorus
Apparat - Krieg und Frieden
Atlas Genius - When It Was Now
Baptist - Bushcraft
Beach Fossils - Clash the Truth
Beat Radio - Hard Times, Go!
Ben Goldberg - Unfold Ordinary Mind
bentcousin - Everybody’s Got One
Big Wreck - Albatross
Bobby Long - Wishbone
Bobby Rush - Down in Louisiana
Brilliant Corners - Heart on Your Sleeve: Decade in Pop 1983 - 1993
Buckcherry - Confessions
Campfires - Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Complete Failure - The Art Gospel Of Aggravated Assault
Dan Friel - Total Folklore
Darwin Deez - Songs for Imaginative People
Data Romance - Other
Dave Edmunds - Subtle As a Flying Mallet
Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie “Prince” Billy - What the Brothers Sang
Death Wolf - II: Black Armoured Death
Devourment - Conceived In Sewage
Eat Skull - III
Eight Bells - The Captain's Daughter
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (remastered)
Flume - Flume
Goldflesh - Hymns (reissue)
Gray Young - Bonfire
Gwen Guthrie - Good to Go Lover
Herb Alpert - Fandango
Herbert Gröenemeyer - I Walk
Hrvrd - The Bird's Cage
Iceage - You're Nothing
Inc. - No World
Jamie Lidell - Jamie Lidell
Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - In A World of Mallets
Jerry Garcia - Garcia Live 1: Capitol Theater
Johnny Crawford - The Complete Hits Of Johnny Crawford
Kongh - Sole Creation
Kurt von Stetten - Androlafi
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Ripley Pine
Lecherous Nocturne - Behold Almighty Doctrine
Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being II
Lusine - The Waiting Room
Major Lazer - Free the Universe
Mark Kozelek - Like Rats
Mark Kozelek - Live at Phoenix Public House Melbourne
Matmos - The Marriage of True Minds
Maxmillion Dunbar - House of Woo
Miracles of Modern Science - Meems
Misery Index - Live in Munich
Misfit Mod - Islands and Islands
Mitzi - Truly Alive
Molly Hatchett - Live at Rockpalast
Motorhead - Catch Scratch Fewer
My Gold Mask - Leave Me Midnight
Natasha Kmeto - Dirty Mind Melt (EP)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
Parenthetical Girls - Privilege
Paul Weller - Dragonfly (vinyl)
Peter Brotzmann - Long Story Short (5-CD box set)
Psychic Ills - One Track Mind
Puscifer - Donkey Punch the Night
Robben Ford - Bringing It Back Home
Robin Trower - Roots & Branches
STRFKR - Miracle Mile
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside - Untamed Beast
Samantha Crain - Kid Face
Satellite - Calling-Birds
Sergenti - Saal
Shai Hulud - Reach Beyond The Sun
Sin Fang - Flowers
Skineater - Dermal Harvest
Spektr - Cypher
Suffocation - Pinnacle of Bedlam
Superchunk - I Hate History/Glue (7")
Swingin' Utters - Poorly Formed
The Howling Hex - The Best of Howling Hex
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Barbed Wire Kisses (reissue) (vinyl)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - The Sound of Speed (reissue) (vinyl)
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow
The Slide Brothers - Robert Randolph Presents
Tim Chaisson - The Other Side
Toy Love - Toy Love (reissue)
Two Hour Traffic - Foolish Blood
Ulcer - Grant Us Death
Useless Eaters - Hypertension
VYIE - Nightingale (EP)
Various Artists - A Concert For Kirsty MacColl
Various Artists - Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
Various Artists - Complete Pop Instrumental Hits Of The Sixties, Volume 3 - 1962 (3-CD box set)
Various Artists - The Tyranny of the Beat
Yacht Club - A Little Messed Up/Fail to Cry (7")

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I want to extend my thanks to all who entered the Spin-Clean Record Washer.com Contest  (the contest ended today at noon)   Here are the winners:

Congratulations to Jo A. from Portland, OR who was the 33rd emailer and wins the Spin-Clean® Record Washer MKII Package - LIMITED EDITION "Clear Unit"

Congratulations to Stephen L. from Warminster, PA who was the 45th emailer and he wins the Spin-Clean® Record Rack







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New Google+ Community "All Things Vinyl"

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from our friends at www.brutalpandarecords.com

ZOZOBRA Announce New Album Details


Premiere New Song "Black Holes"

Boston, MA's ZOZOBRA have revealed the details behind their latest release Savage Masters, due out April 2nd on LP/Digital via Brutal Panda Records.

The brainchild of Caleb Scofield (Cave In, Old Man Gloom), ZOZOBRA formed in 2006 and quickly released two crushing full-lengths of atmospheric sludge metal, Harmonic Tremors (2007) and Bird of Prey (2008).   Now five years later, the band has re-emerged with Savage Masters, their most aggressive and straightforward release to date.  Bursting out the gate with a bold, determined purpose, Savage Masters is an unrelenting fury of post-hardcore ferocity and sludge-tinged amplifier crunch.  This release, featuring long-time Cave In bandmates Adam McGrath (guitars) and J.R. Conners (drums), proves once and for all that ZOZOBRA are a veritable force to be reckoned with.  Savage Masters was produced and recorded by Andrew Schneider (Unsane, Pelican) and contains stunning artwork by English alchemist Glyn Smyth (Unearthly Trance, Wolves in the Throne Room, Cough).


www.brutalpandarecords.com
www.facebook.com/ZozobraOfficial
www.zozobraofficial.bandcamp.com

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from www.thenbhd.com and www.columbiarecords.com

****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE****

MONDO RELEASES THEHAUNTING AND BEAUTFIUL “POLTERGEIST” SCORE SOUNDTRACK ON LIMITED EDTION VINYL

Austin, TX--- Wednesday, February 13, 2013 --- Mondo, the collectible art division of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is excited to announce the release of Jerry Goldsmith’s Poltergeist score on limited edition vinyl. Combining a love for film music and beautiful artistic renderings, Mondo commissioned original cover art from We Buy YourKids, the duo of Australian illustrators Sonny Day and Biddy Maroney.  The Poltergeist 2-disc vinyl will be available for purchase for $25 on February 22 via MondoTees.com andwill include a small portion of randomly inserted clear vinyl copies.  The full track list appears at the bottom and includes 5 tracks never before released on vinyl.

The Poltergeist vinyl soundtrack release continues Mondo’s commitment to crafting beautiful packaging for scores they love and adds to an eclectic collection that now includes The Beyond, Deadly Spawn, Maniac and the upcoming vinyl release for Drive.  Much more is on the horizon for 2013.

JerryGoldsmith's soundtrack for Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist formed a significant part of the 1982 film's conceptual strength.  Known for the intensity of his thematic exposition, Goldsmith designs the Poltergeist soundtrack to elaborately ground the film between the promise of suburban repose andthe malevolent unknown. Beginning in innocence with a classic rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner," the soundtrack parallels the film's intrusion of angry ghosts into the California home of the film's protagonists with dreadful strings and eerie keys. Goldsmith then switches to airier strings and an ethereal flute to denote the family's fumbling after their daughter, Carol Anne, is abducted. Utilizing frenzied horn blasts and a sudden lapse into atonalism, the composer ominously signifies the emergence of the Beast. Goldsmith, seemingly effortless, concludes the frantic drama of "Escape From Suburbia" in stark contrast with the sweet and child-like tones of "Carol Anne's Theme," elegantly illustrating the dignity and range that his orchestral scores for horror modeled within the genre.

Mondo previously collaborated with We Buy Your Kids for a gallery show, “Tina’s Mom’s Boyfriend,” in November.  We Buy Your Kids began working together in 2006, creating screen-printed posters for local concerts.  Since then, their client list has expanded to include film, print, huge corporations, and galleries.  Often making art that the squares think is weird, they are the perfect collaborator for the Poltergeist soundtrack artwork.

For the exact sale time on February 22 follow @MondoNews on Twitter.  Full track list below, including 5 tracks (#1, #3, #4, #6 and #9) that appear on vinyl for the first time.

1) The Star Spangled Banner
2) The Calling / The Neighborhood (Main Title)
3) The Tree (Outtake)
4) The Clown / They're Here / Broken Glass / The Hole / TV People
5) Twisted Abduction
6) Contacting The Other Side
7) The Light
8) Night Visitor / No Complaints
9) ItKnows What Scares You
10) Rebirth
11) Night Of The Beast
12) Escape From Suburbia
13) Carol Anne's Theme (End Title)

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i'm a sucker for skull album art

Satan Reveal Album Cover Art

Metal legends Satan have just revealed the album cover art for the comeback album called 'Life Sentence, which is due out on April 29, 2013 in Europe via Listenable Records with an undisclosed May date for the US.

The cover was created by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament/Hatebreed/Sodom) and depicts a similar concept as on the legendary 1983 debut LP 'Court In The Act.'













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Thergothon Album "Stream From The Heavens" To Be Reissued On Vinyl - this release is strictly limited to 500 copies: 100 copies on 180-gram orange vinyl and 400 on 180-gram black vinyl.









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Whitesnake Announce ‘Made in Japan’ Live Album










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Things Are Just Peachy Keen — Favorite Fruit-Related Album Covers






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25 Of The Weirdest Album Covers




 

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New Google+ Community "All Things Vinyl"

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this from our friends at Razor and Tie

ALL THAT REMAINS ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR WITH IN THIS MOMENT, HELLYEAH, AND NONPOINT

CURRENT SINGLE "STAND UP" NOW #1 AT ACTIVE ROCK ON BOTH BDS AND MEDIABASE

 

New Studio Album- A War You Cannot Win - (Razor & Tie) Out Now

(New York, NY) - All That Remains has announced a tour in support of their new studio album A War You Cannot Win (Razor & Tie). All That Remains will co-headline with Hellyeah and In This Moment(alternating dates, see full tour dates below). ATR label mates Nonpoint will support the tour which kicks off on March 18th in Albuquerque, NM.

All That Remains' first single, "Stand Up" has spent a second week at #1 at Active Rock Radio on BDS and is now #1 on MediaBase as well. This marks the band's first ever #1 radio single and ATR's 5th consecutive Top 10 single at the format. "Stand Up" is also Razor & Tie's second single to reach #1 at Active Rock in the past five months and Razor & Tie's first Active Rock single to reach #1 on both charts.

A War You Cannot Win debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 24,700 units sold in its first week and has sold over 65,000 to date and is currently on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. A War You Cannot Win is available now at the Itunes Store Here.

ATR has sold more than 1 million units to date and 1,460,000 tracks to date. The band's last album, For We Are Many, debuted at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in 2010 and sold 185,000 albums to date.

All That Remains Tour Dates

 March 18 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater (Hellyeah, Nonpoint)
 March 19 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto (Hellyeah, Nonpoint)
 March 20 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee (Hellyeah , Nonpoint)
 March 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia LA Live (Hellyeah , Nonpoint)
 March 23 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory (Hellyeah, In This Moment)
 March 24 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory (In This Moment, Nonpoint)
 March 26 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore (Hellyeah, In This Moment, Nonpoint)
 March 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue (Hellyeah, Nonpoint)
 March 29 - Missoula, MY - Wilma Theater - (Hellyeah, Nonpoint)
 March 30 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory (Hellyeah, Nonpoint)
 April 1 - Seattle, WA - Showbox At The Market (Hellyeah, Nonpoint)

Other Tour Dates

 April 13 - Orlando, FL - Tinker Field (Earth Day Birthday Festival)
 April 27 - Jacksonville, FL- Welcome To Rockville (Festival)
 May 5 - Concord, NC - Rock Rebellion (Festival)
 May 7 - Niagara Falls, NY - Rapids Theatre (Volbeat and Eye Empire)
 May 10 - Boone IA - Lazerfest (Festival)
 May 15 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium (Volbeat and Eye Empire)
 May 18 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range (Festival)
 May 24 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma (Festival)

ALL THAT REMAINS LINKS
 http://www.allthatremainsonline.com
http://www.facebook.com/allthatremains
http://www.youtube.com/user/allthatremainsmusic

A War You Cannot Win iTunes Link

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and even more from Razor and Tie!

HATEBREED ANNOUNCES NEW HEADLINE TOUR

 

Hatebreed has announced their second headlining tour in support of their new studio album, The Divinity of Purpose. The Divinity of Purpose 2 Tour 2013 will kick off on April 9th in Millvale, PA.  Joining Hatebreed on this run will be special guests Every Time I Die, Terror, Job For A Cowboy and This Is Hell (tour dates below). Tickets and VIP Meet & Greet packages will go on sale Wednesday, February 13th at 12:00 PM at Hatebreed.com/vip. Public on sale begins on Friday, February 15th and Saturday, February 16th.

The Divinity of Purpose (released on Razor & Tie in the United States/Canada) recently debuted at #20 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 17,400 units sold in its first week marking the band’s highest career album chart entry to date. The Divinity of Purpose is available now at the iTunes Store HERE.

Hatebreed is currently featured on the covers of both Revolver and Hails & Horns Magazines with the new album receiving press raves from around the world. The band also received a Revolver Golden God Awards Nomination for “Best Live Band” alongside Anthrax, Lamb of God, Slipknot, Volbeat, and Five Finger Death Punch.

Hatebreed is on tour now in the U.S. (through February 17th) playing a ferocious mix of material from every facet of their career along with songs from the recently released new album. This tour features special guests and label mates, Shadows Fall along with support acts, Dying Fetus and The Contortionist. Hatebreed will return to the U.K. in April for a number of headline tour dates (all dates below).

Hatebreed is Jamey Jasta (vocals), Chris Beattie (Bass), Wayne Lozinak (Guitar), Frank Novinec (Guitar) and Matthew Byrne (Drums).

Hatebreed Tour Dates

The Divinity Of Purpose USA Tour
 Feb 11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
 Feb 12 – Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
 Feb 13 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans
 Feb 14–West Springfield, VA – Empire
 Feb 15 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
 Feb 16 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
 Feb 17 – Amityville, NY –Revolution

 International Tour Dates
 March 15 - Geynedd, United Kingdom -  Hammerfest
 March 16 - Trondheim, Norway  – Trondheim Metal Fest
 March 17 - Moscow, Russia  – Moscow Hall
 March 18 - St. Petersburg, Russia  – Zal Ozhidania

 The Divinity of Purpose 2 Tour
 April 9 -  Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
 April 10 – Kokomo, IN – CenterStage Bar and Grill
 April 11 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
 April 12 – Iowa City, IA -  Blue Moose Tap House
 April 13 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave ^
 April 14 – Toledo, OH – Headliners (Jamboree Fest)*
 April 15 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
 April 16 – Spartanburg, SC -  Ground Zero
 April 17 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
 April 18 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
 April 19 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium (New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)*
 ^ Every Time I Die not on date
 *Festival date

 UK Tour Dates
 April 27 - Meerhout, Belgium –  Groezrock Festival
 April 28 – Brighton – Concorde 2
 April 29 – Cardiff – Solus
 April 30 – Manchester – Academy 2
 May 1-  Glasgow – O2 ABC 2
 May 2 -  Sheffield – Corporation
 May 3 -Wolverhampton – Slade Rooms

 Hatebreed Links
 www.hatebreed.com
 www.facebook.com/hatebreed
 www.twitter.com/hatebreed

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 2/04 - 2/10, 2013

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Jim James - Regions Of Light & Sound Of God
2. Night Beds - Country Sleep
3. Holly Williams - Highway
4. Tame Impala - Lonerism
5. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
6. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
7. Jimi Hendrix - Somewhere / Power Of Soul 7"
8. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
9. Leagues - You Belong Here
10. Linear Downfall - Fragmental Hippocampus
11. Charley Patton - Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1
12. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
13. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
14. Coheed & Cambria - Afterman: Descension
15. The Beatles - Abbey Road
16. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
17. John Paul White - The Long Goodbye
18. Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat
19. Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
20. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
21. The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow
22. Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber
23. Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition - White Buffalo
24. Various - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Psychedelic Era
25. Jack White - Blunderbuss

 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11, 2013

DEAR JERRY: For over a quarter-century you have been coming to the rescue of confused and confounded music lovers. Now you can add me to that list.

While looking over a list I received of records for sale, I spotted this item:

Jerry Wallace "In the Misty Moonlight"/"Cannon Ball" (Challenge 59246)

As you know, "In the Misty Moonlight" was a huge hit for Jerry, and I have it. However, my copy has "Even the Bad Times Are Good" on the reverse side.

In fact, I have never heard of a Jerry Wallace song titled "Cannon Ball."

What does come to mind is the popular instrumental of that title by Duane Eddy. Did Jerry do a version of that music, but with words added?

Or, did the dealer simply make a mistake when preparing the list? I catch typos all the time on these things.
—Scotty Walters, Dayton, Ohio

DEAR CONFUSED AND CONFOUNDED: Your dilemma is reasonable, considering this story has enough twists to inspire a mini, mini-series.

The adventure begins in the summer of 1963, with the debut single by the Soul Surfers, "Cannon Ball" coupled with "Home from Camp" (Challenge 9209). Both are instrumentals.

This "Cannon Ball," which bears no resemblance to Duane Eddy's 1959 hit, "Cannonball," is merely a rockin' rendition of the country classic, "Wabash Cannonball" (a.k.a., "Wabash Cannon Ball").

"Home from Camp" is the band's version of Allan Sherman's "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)."

About a year later (June 1964), Jerry Wallace's "In the Misty Moonlight" came out backed with "Even the Bad Times Are Good" (Challenge 59246).

As this great Cindy Walker tune headed for the Top 20, and on its way to being Wallace's biggest hit since "Primrose Lane" (1959), some stations began playing "Even the Bad Times Are Good."

After just two months, Challenge became so concerned about wasting a potential A-side that they replaced "Even the Bad Times Are Good" with "Cannon Ball," yet the selection number (59246) remained unchanged.

Now you know the list you received is accurate.

Having a humdrum filler for a B-side, "In the Misty Moonlight" ran its course without flip-side competition.

Jerry's next single came out in October, and of course it was "Even the Bad Times Are Good," this time backed with "Spanish Guitars."

Oops!

Nothing about "Spanish Guitars" is humdrum.

Challenge, and especially their co-owner and operations manager, Joe Johnson, must have been exasperated to once again see a B-side get as much or more airplay and juke box spins than the A-side.

This was especially true in southwestern markets near Mexico, such as Houston and San Diego, where "Spanish Guitars" made the local charts while "Even the Bad Times Are Good" was ignored.

Nationally, neither side made the Top 100, partly due to the split airplay. The other reason involved this British Invasion thing, the effect of which left roughly 20% fewer chart spots available for non-UK artists.

Despite the challenges Challenge faced in their effort to turn "Even the Bad Times Are Good" into a hit, they were not alone in this regard.

In mid-July 1969, Liberty Records had Jerry record a new version of "Even the Bad Times Are Good."

Unfortunately, this effort (Liberty 56155) didn't fare any better than the 1964 recordings, though it did briefly make the radio playlists of numerous country stations. For two weeks in May 1970, the single appeared on Billboard's country survey, but only reached No. 74.

Several other famous singers recorded "Even the Bad Times Are Good." Besides Jerry Wallace, the tune was waxed by: Carl Belew (though not until 1965, even though he and Clyde Pitts wrote the song); Mickey Gilley (1974); Sonny James (1965); George Jones &

Tammy Wynette (1976); Ray Pillow (1964); Connie Smith & Nat Stuckey (1973); and Conway Twitty (1973).

In 1967, a year without a significant Belew-Pitts "Even The Bad Times Are Good" recording, the Tremeloes moved into the Top 40 here and the Top 5 in Britain with a totally different song of the same title.



IZ ZAT SO? Considering how renowned and recognizable "Wabash Cannonball" is, one might find something fishy about the writing credit for "Cannon Ball." Both Challenge 9209 and 59246 name only Joe Johnson.

The most likely reason this track was chosen to replace "Even the Bad Times Are Good" is it allowed Johnson to share in the royalties for one side of a very successful single ("In the Misty Moonlight").

I am not aware of anyone challenging Mr. Johnson's writing claim for "Wabash Cannonball," though he was neither the first nor the last to do so.

Most recordings credit A.P. Carter, of the Carter Family. They had the first recorded version in 1929.

Several have no songwriting credits whatsoever. Among those are Bill Carlisle's Kentucky Boys (Decca 46045), Hugh Cross (Columbia 15439), and some early 78s by Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans (Columbia, Okeh, Vocalion, etc.). Subsequent Acuff issues do credit A.P. Carter.

Few women sang about the Cannonball, but Kay Starr did, and her Capitol 78s can be found with either A.P. Carter or "Traditional" where the writer is shown. Interestingly, Kay is accompanied by guitarist Merle Travis and His Orchestra.

Finally, Jerry Reed, Lonnie Donegan, and Dicky Doo, much like Joe Johnson, list themselves directly under the title.

Opinions vary regarding who wrote what and when, but what is known is that combined singles sales of "The Wabash Cannonball" now exceed 10 million copies. .

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 2013 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

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news from our friends at RazorandTie

 

Joe Jackson – The Duke is scheduled for release on 180 gram vinyl on March 16th and even though it won’t be in stores until then, fans can actually get it early, only through www.joejackson.merchnow.com

 

 

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this from a friend in the uk, man if I could fly, I'd be there!

Born out of a bunch of songs written in a bedroom somewhere in the vibrant warehousing district of London’s Manor House comes Bleach Blood. This is Jamie’s compiled love of 70’s (post) punk, dance, electronica and pop music.

Along with the thundering beats of Invisible Frank, Charlie Elliot’s synthed up bass lines and guitarist Paul Mullen’s math psych guitars, expect honest songs about love, loss, escapism, friendship and whatever else falls out of their collective heads. “One part power pop, one part electro indie and one part squat punk” (Vive le Rock)

With support from Radio 1 (Mike Davies - who said that their Maida Vale session was one of his “sessions of the year”, Zane Lowe), Rock Sound, Vive le Rock. Clash, Peasoup Magazine, Punktastic, Banquet Records, AltSounds, Hit the Floor, Cheer Up Clothing, Shoreditch Radio (Arielle Free, Stephen Kelly), XFM (John Kennedy, Rich Walters), Kerrang Radio (Johnny Doom, Matt Stocks, Danielle Perry)

Download the digital copy of their EP ‘The Young Heartbreakers Club’ here  or on vinyl here

Bleach Blood T-Shirts are available to purchase from here

16th February - LONDON - The Finsbury - Omega club night launch - FREE ENTRY
14th March - NEWCASTLE - Trillians - 16 + - FREE ENTRY
15th March - HUDDERSFIELD - The Parish - £5 on the door
27th March - PLYMOUTH - White Rabbit - £3 on the door
28th March - EXETER - The Cavern - £6 in advance

www.bleachblood.co.uk
www.facebook.com/bleachbloodmusic
@bleachblood

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from our friends at Mute.com

BIG DEAL - NEW ALBUM JUNE GLOOM– JUNE 4th, 2013

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DOWNLOAD "TERADACTOL

Big Deal introduced themselves with their emotive bedroom guitar ballads and electric chemistry last year via their debut release Lights Out. This June the London based duo of Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe are back with brand new album, June Gloom (June 4th, 2013) and a bold new sound.
Last year we laid out hints of a new record with “terdactol”– a lavish whirlwind of guitars, keys and percussion that assaults the senses and unleashes all of that pent up craving in one humid wave of sound. Thoughtfully arming you with a soundtrack for those tempestuous summer days June Gloom,like any good summer romance, will leave you enraptured.

Fleshing out their delicate, nocturnal tones Kacey and Alice take their sound to deeper, darker and more intoxicating height, courtesy of producer Rory Attwell (Veronica Falls, PAWS, Male Bonding) and a full band featuring bass and drums.

As a result, the 11 other tracks here are an exploration of the newfound confidence of ‘teradactol’, with a refinement and bold directness. If Big Deal’s earlier tracks felt emotionally lacerating, this new body of work is noisy, boisterous, with a more than assured melodic hook. This evolution is made defiantly clear in the opener ‘golden light‘, which deliberately unhinges the listener by opening with sweetly strummed chords and interlocking vocals before building to a rousing climax. Similarly, ‘dream machines’ crests on a jagged undertow of pounding drums, and the sinister ‘pillow’ gradually opens up to become something vast, scorched and desolate. The pair infuse the volume with their own inimitable, off-kilter take on angst-ridden emotional terrain; on the aptly titled ‘pristine’, they sing, “darkness wash over me, I let it in, it let me be”, while on the otherwise upbeat ‘call and i’ll come’ Costelloe plaintively asks, “What if no one else compares/ what if no one else cares?” It all reaches a beautiful crescendo with the finale ‘close your eyes’, which explodes from an almost unbearably intimate confessional (“I won’t ask why/ if it was love/ we let it die”) into a coruscating maelstrom that is as indelibly affecting as it is thrilling.

With June Gloom, Big Deal has expanded their sonic palette without losing any of their potency.

June Gloom TRACKLISTING
golden light
swapping spit
in your car
dream machines
call and i'll come
teradactol
pristine
pillow
catch up
little dipper
pg
close your eyes

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fantastic read, stay tuned to the vinyl world!

Vinyl Mastering Outlook: Can Lathes Keep up the Pace in 2013?










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Plight of Indie Record Stores Explored in New Documentary



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record store news always gets our attention!


NeedleDrop Records brings vinyl to South Wedge






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Vinyl records survive in Lincoln Park specialty shop

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those who visit know i am a nut for great album cover art, here's another to add to the list:

Six Feet Under Reveals New Album "Unborn" Details

















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another colorful album cover!

ROB ZOMBIE: New Album Cover Artwork Unveiled; Audio Sample Of First Single Available
















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and the macabe album cover of the day goes to:

Mesmerize Reveals New Album "Paintropy" Artwork

















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and the album cover art of the day:

Phoenix – New Album Cover, Track Lising Revealed for ‘Bankrupt!’ – Due in April

















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Green Day Documentary 'Broadway Idiot' to Premiere at SXSW







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Styx, Ted Nugent + REO Speedwagon Announce New Midwest Rock ‘N Roll Express Tour Dates






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Dave Clark Five Bassist Rick Huxley Dead at 72






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Roger Waters Adds New Song to ‘The Wall’






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 Down Add May Tour Dates, Announce Vinyl Version of ‘Down IV Part 1′






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and for shits and giggles on a wednesday:

10 Worst Love Songs Ever







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Top 10 Kiss Love Songs






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25 of the worst album covers from 2012

 

New Vinyl Record & Music Releases - February 12, 2013

Alberta Hunter - Remember My Name
Allman Brothers - Icon
Allman Brothers - Macon City Auditorium 2/11/72
Allman Brothers Band - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 5/11/77 (2 CDs)
Aretha Franklin - In the Beginning: the World of Aretha Franklin
Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
Belinda Carlisle - Icon
Billy Joe Shaver - The Complete Columbia Recordings
Blackfeet Braves - Blackfeet Braves
Booker T. Jones - Evergreen
Borderline - Sweet Dreams and Quiet Desires/The Second Album
Bryan Ferry Orchestra - The Jazz Age
Bullet For My Valentine - Temper Temper
Cancer Bats - Dead Set on Living (deluxe edition)
Cappadonna - Eyrth, Wynd & Fyre
Conny Plank - Who’s That Man (box set)
Darwin Deez - Songs For Imaginative People
Devon Allman - Turquoise
Dr. Hook - Rising / Players in the Dark
Durutti Column - LC
Elephant Stone - Elephant Stone
Elvin Bishop - She Puts Me in the Mood
Fear of Men - Early Fragments
Foals - Holy Fire
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (2 LPs) (remastered)
George Jones - The Complete United Artists Solo Singles
Good Field - Good Field
Greg Boring - Heavy Syrup
Hollerado - White Paint
Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (expanded edition)
J Dilla - Donuts (8-disc box set) (reissue) (vinyl)
Jacco Gardner - Cabinet of Curiosities
Jerry Garcia - Garcia Live Volume 1: Capitol Theatre (3 CDs)
Jerry Lee Lewis - She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye / There Must Be M
Joe Cocker - Fire It Up
Joni Mitchell - Studio Albums 1968-1979 (10-CD box set)
Justin Rutledge - Valleyheart
Kenny O'Dell - Beautiful People
L.L. Cool - J Authentic Hip Hop
Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day (3-LP box set) (vinyl)
Lisa Germano - no elephants
Marty Balin - Balin / Lucky
Maston - Shadows
Matt Costa - Matt Costa
Merle Haggard - The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
Michael Jackson - Bad 25th Anniversary Edition (3 LP)
Millionyoung - Variable
Mother Mother - The Sticks
Nataly Dawn - How I Knew Her
Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone
PVT - Homosapien
Pat Metheny - The Orchestrion
Peter Brown - Back To The Front: Expanded Edition
Peter Brown - Snap: Expanded Edition
Pineapple Thief - What We Have Sown
Pissed Jeans - Honeys
Pozo Seco - Shades of Time
Redbone - Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes
Rick Wakeman - No Earthy Connection
Roger Knox and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts - Stranger in My Land
Roxy Music - Live in Germany 1980
Salva - Odd Furniture (EP)
Sam Dees - The Show Must Go On
Sam Samudio - Hard and Heavy
Steven Curtis Chapman - Number 1's Vol 2
Texas Is The Reason - Do You Know Who You Are?: The Complete Collection
The Deer Tracks - The Archer Trilogy 3
The Lewis Connection - The Lewis Connection (reissue)
The Little Ones - The Dawn Sang Along
The March Divide - Music for Film
The Stone Foxes - Small Fires
The Virginmarys - King of Conflict
The Weather Station - Duets #3
The Wonder Years - Sleeping on Trash
Ulrich Schnauss - A Long Way to Fall
Unifier - Colorado
Various Artists - Love: 36 Hits From The Heart
Various Artists - Reason to Believe - The Songs of Tim Hardin
Veronica Falls - Waiting for Something To Happen
Vessels - Black Teeth
Wanda Jackson - The Best Of the Classic Capitol Singles
 

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2013 Grammy Award Winners

 

Complete Grammy Winners List At VVN.com

 

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from our friends at  NonSuch

Congratulations to all the Nonesuch artists to win at the 55th Grammy Awards: The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Dr. John, Pat Metheny, and Björk.

The Black Keys
* Best Rock Performance, "Lonely Boy"
* Best Rock Song, "Lonely Boy"
* Best Rock Album, El Camino

Dan Auerbach
* Producer of the Year

Dr. John
* Best Blues Album, Locked Down

Pat Metheny
* Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Unity Band

Björk
* Best Recording Package, Biophilia

And congratulations to all of the Nonesuch artists who were nominated for Grammy Awards this year: Amadou & Mariam (Folila), Carolina Chocolate Drops (Leaving Eden), Ry Cooder (Election Special), and Brad Mehldau (Ode).

To celebrate, MP3 and FLAC editions of all eight of this year's nominated albums are discounted for a limited time in the Nonesuch Store.

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Grammys 2013: Mumford and Sons’ ‘Babel’ Wins Album of the Year







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wow!

Beatles Record Player Sells for Over $12,000






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for shits and giggles on a monday:

Musician Mug Shots
 

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Remember to get your entry into the Spin-Clean Record Washer.com Contest  (contest ends Feb 15th!)

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from our friends at MusicOnVinyl.com

Megadeth - The System Has Failed

Dave Mustaine resurrected Megadeth in 2004 by releasing The System Has Failed. Infused with melodic songwriting, this is an outstanding Megadeth album, if not, the best Metal Album of 2004!

When Dave Mustaine was diagnosed with radial neuropathy (strained nerves in his left arm and hand) in 2002, it almost meant the end of Megadeth after two decades of thrash metal. Megadeth's first years are deemed legendary with classic albums such as Rust In Peace and Countdown To Extinction. Then in 2004 Mustaine resurrected Megadeth and released The System Has Failed. A surprise return including Chris Poland on guitar whom Mustaine fired after the masterful Peace Sells album. This re-pairing makes the album even more ferocious than the good old fashioned Megadeth thrash is all about.

180 gram audiophile vinyl/Insert

Available on vinyl for the first time!

First 1000 copies numbered & limited on purple vinyl 

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1. Blackmail The Universe
2. Die Dead Enough    
3. Kick The Chair   
4. The Scorpion    
5. Tears In A Vial

Side 2
1. I Know Jack 
2. Back In The Day
3. Something That I'm Not
4. Truth Be Told
5. Of Mice And Men 
6. Shadow Of Deth
7. My Kingdom

Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

Steve Earle released Copperhead Road in 1988. Often referred to as Earle's first Rock record, Earle himself calls it the world's first blend of Heavy Metal and Bluegrass. Whatever you call it, the album introduces Country music's storytelling and three-chord structures to Rockabilly and contemporary Rock. The first half of the record contains mainly political tracks dealing with poverty, war veterans, the War on Drugs and former president Ronald Reagan whereas the second half is much more personal, containing slower tempo love songs. For the song "Johnny Come Lately" Earle is backed by The Pogues.

On 180 gram audiophile vinyl

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1  Copperhead Road  
2  Snake Oil    
3  Back To The Wall    
4  The Devil's Right Hand
5  Johnny Come Lately  (Featuring The Pogues)

Side 2
1  Even When I'm Blue 
2  You Belong To Me
3  Waiting On You   
4  Once You Love 
5  Nothing But A Child 

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from our friends at PolyvinylRecords.com

Pre-Order Ltd. Edition Braid/Balance & Composure 7"+MP3

Our friends at No Sleep Records are releasing a brand new 7" featuring Braid along with rising alternative rock band Balance and Composure.  The split features two exclusive tracks from each band and is available on a variety of limited edition colors.  Our E-Store has the dark red vinyl (pictured above), which is limited to 700 copies.

Pre-orders ship Feb. 26.

White vinyl in stores Feb. 26.  

Braid/Balance and Composure Split 7"+MP3


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from our friends at Relapse.com

Top Ten Best Sellers

 

1. Death - Individual Thought Patterns (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
2. Baroness - Yellow & Green Deluxe Digi Book 2xCD
3. Baroness - Yellow & Green Deluxe Hardbound Book 2xLP (Yellow - Opaque)
4. Death - Spiritual Healing (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
5. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner Deluxe 2xCD Edition
6. Baroness - Yellow & Green Standard 2xLP (Yellow A/B Green D/C)
7. Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme CD (Limited Deluxe)
8. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner Deluxe 2xLP Deluxe Edition (Deep Blue)
9. Baroness - Yellow & Green 2xCD
10. Spawn of Possession - Incurso CD

 

Visit the Relapse Store HERE

 

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this from Season-of-Mist.com

Top Five Best Sellers

1. Rotting Christ - KATA TON DAIMONA EAYTOY
2. Emperor - Prometheus - The discipline of fire & demise
3. Disperse - Living Mirrors
4. Emperor - Emperor / Wrath of the tyrant
5. Emperor - IX Equilibrium

Visit Season-Of-The-Mist E-Store Here

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from our friends at www.audiofidelity.net

Jeff Beck Group - "the orange album"

Originally released in 1972, Jeff Beck Group was the fourth and final studio album for the legendary group. The band fully exploits the wildly unique instrumentation of Beck, a classical/jazz oriented pianist in Max Middleton, the soul/groove of Clive Chaman on bass, Cozy Powell's steady drumming and the expressive vocals of Bob Tench. This innovative music was way ahead of its time. The album features some of the most inspired lead playing of Beck's career.

Beck's guitar arrangements and performances are quite unlike anything from that era, a master pushing the creative envelope. His command of both right and left-hand techniques is truly awesome. The tracks feature multi-layered electric guitars, electric sitars, Beck's wah-wah touch, inspirational slide playing and two-hand tapping all beautifully performed and mixed. The tones he gets out of his guitar are unlike anything he had ever done.

The mid-tempo guitar driven blues of "Ice Cream Cakes" is the perfect album opener.The irresistible groove of "Goin' Down" has good slide and lead playing.  "Glad All Over" is one of his all time best songs with sharp leads and great piano lines. The funky and jazzy "Sugar Cane" flat-out rocks, and "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" is a soulful Bob Dylan cover. Another cover, Don Nix's classic "Going Down"  has nice vocals by Tench and Middleton's gospel-tinged intro is absolutely perfect. "Highways" is a slow blues song driven by Beck's amazing use of power chords and strange and exotic leads. Two instrumentals are featured on Jeff Beck Group, the quite lovely Ashford and Simpson tune, "I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You" and "Definitely Maybe," one of his Beck's known songs, features a beautiful slide guitar and an emotional melody line accompanied by gorgeous harmonies.

Jeff Beck Group is a Jeff Beck showcase and one of the finest pieces of blues/rock in the history of the genre. Jeff Beck's truly inspired and creative playing is extraordinarily fluid and plain genius in a class of the top echelon of guitarists.

The record was produced by Steve Cropper of Booker T & The M.G.'s.

Side 1
1 Ice Cream Cakes        
2 Glad All Over
3 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
4 Sugar Cane
5 I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You

Side 2
1 Going Down
2 I Got To Have A Song
3 Highways   
4 Definitely Maybe
 
Order HERE

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from our friends at ExhibitRecords

COMING SOON

Stephane Grappelli /David Grisman - LIVE

Exhibit Records is proud to present:

One of the most exciting of the many Stephane Grappelli recordings. In a sense this album represents a passing of the torch, as the greatest jazz violinist of all, the immortal Stephane Grappelli, bridges two generations of great acoustic jazz musicians - from his all-time classic 1930s recordings with the Hot Club of France (and a legendary partnership with the great guitarist Django Reinhardt - probably the most famous jazz partnership outside of the United States, and the most famous jazz string band in the world) to this remarkable recording with mandolinist David Grisman and his band featuring Mark O'Conner, Rob Wasserman, Tiny Moore and Mike Marshall Grappelli was incomparable in his Hot Club of France days, and he hadn't lost a beat by the time of this recording almost 50 years later. Grisman's music was greatly influenced by Reinhardt and Grappelli, and this album represents a kind of tribute to those great pioneers of acoustic swing music - but it's much more than just a nostalgic nod to the past. It's a historic recording in its own right, and the music is truly wonderful. Grisman and Grappelli sound as if they'd been playing together for years, and the respect they have for each other is obvious throughout the entire set. It's not an exaggeration to say that Grappelli and Grisman are two of the very best and most innovative musicians (especially on acoustic string instruments) of the 20th century, and it's a real treat to get to hear them play together on this recording. They are absolute masters who have produced some of the finest, most beautiful, moving, virtuoso music on the planet.

The tracks are "jazz greatest hits" like "Shine," "Tiger Rag," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Satin Doll" and "Misty" with a medley of "King of the Gypsies" music. Essential music with more than its share of great solos, a blend of Bluegrass and Jazz, and one of few albums of its kind to make the Billboard charts.

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very well-written article and why we as collectors care about our beloved vinyl so much!

For the records - A convention attracts collectors and those who just like the vinyl sound








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Jack White to Release Entire 25,000 Track Blues Catalog of Document Records on Vinyl

Jack White releases obscure blues records for 'no profit'

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long time readers of the CVR blog know how much i love album cover art, here's a new one that caught my eye:

Howling Reveals New Album Cover Art 

Howling will be releasing their new effort called 'A Beast Conceived' later this month via Razorback Recordings.


 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4, 2013

DEAR JERRY: I hope you can do for me what you've done for many others.

My latest entertainment addiction is "The Forsythe Saga," the 2002 mini-series.

If you've seen it, you'd know that nearly every episode ends with the same song. It's just a guess, but the title may be "Life Is a Dance." They don't put a name on it.

Since it is heard only at the end while the credits roll, I don't know if it would be considered their theme.

Either way, I can't locate this music anywhere (Pandora, iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.). What I do find, but don't need, is a book of the same title.
—Rochelle Jones, Lancaster, Pa.


DEAR ROCHELLE: It's your addiction, but has John Forsythe ("Charlie's Angels," "Dynasty," etc.) somehow infiltrated your thinking?

I ask because John Galsworthy's original trilogy, and the films they inspired for theater and television, are about the Forsyte family, not Forsythe. The difference may or may not have hindered your search, but it seems you'd want to get the name right.

First published in 1906, with sequels over the next 14 years, Galsworthy's "Forsyte Saga" is still among Britain's Top 125 Best Loved Novels, according the BBC's Big Read Poll.

As for the title you actually wrote about, there is no official "Theme from Forsyte Saga." Yet, the tune you hear over the end credits, titled "Irene's Song," is often referred to as the show's theme.

"Life is a dance we must learn" is merely an oft-heard line in "Irene's Song."

Irene Herron-Forsyte, played by Gina McKee, is the story's most compelling character. Of the 25 tracks on the 2002 Universal Classics soundtrack album, eight are about Irene who married into the Forsyte clan — twice.

So important is Irene that the first U.S. film adaptation (1949) is even titled "That Forsyte Woman," with Greer Garson cast in the starring role.

"Irene's Song," composed for the 2002 "Forsythe Saga" by Geoffrey Burgon (music) and Jacqueline Kroft (lyrics), is performed by the renowned opera star, Bryn Terfel.

Soon after (2003), the Prince of Wales honored Terfel, making the Welshman a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and thereafter designated as Bryn Terfel CBE.

In 2006, he received the Queen's Medal for Music, an annual award for one's contribution to the musical life of Great Britain.



DEAR JERRY: I thought I could solve my own music mystery, but I now realize I need your help.

None of the Billboard record history or survey chart books credit Lou Monte as having a hit song before "Lazy Mary," from early 1958.

However, about a year earlier there was a big hit in New England by Lou. I know this because I recall where I lived then, where I was in school, and how I faithfully I listened to the Top 40 stations.

About half the song is sung in Italian, so the title may also be Italian. Either way, I can't identify it.

Can you help me close this case?
—Wes Marlowe, Woonsocket, R.I.

DEAR WES: Because you seem certain about the year, I confined the search to 1957, a year in which Lou Monte had eight songs on four singles.

None of those made Billboard, as you know, but "Roman Guitar" (RCA 6769) did hold the No. 50 spot for a couple of weeks on Cash Box — exactly one year before "Lazy Mary."

The clincher came when I spotted "Roman Guitar" sitting at No. 2 on WCOP's "Forty Top Tunes of Greater Boston," for the week of March 4, 1957.

You are right about its popularity in that area. In fact, only Elvis Presley's "Too Much" prevented "Roman Guitar" from reaching No. 1 in Boston.

Case closed.



IZ ZAT SO? For the record, "Lazy Mary (Luna Mezzo Mare)" was not Monte's first hit song. Four years earlier, accompanied by Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra, Lou made the Top 10 with "Darktown Strutters Ball (Italian Style)" (RCA Victor 5611).

As is more often than not the case with recording artists, not every release becomes a hit. That is certainly true for Lou Monte and his first eight years with RCA.

From his debut single (1952) to his last before switching to Roulette (1960), then to Reprise (1961), RCA Victor issued 31 singles.

Considering that only two, "Darktown Strutters Ball" and "Lazy Mary," reached the national Top 40, RCA showed phenomenal belief in Monte, but success eluded them.

When Lou joined fellow amici, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, at Reprise Records, everything changed.

In 1962, with just his fifth Reprise single, "Pepino the Italian Mouse" (R-20,106), Monte reached the Billboard Top 5 for the first time.

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 2013 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

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Music History - February 6

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from an old friend in vinyl, cheers for another groovy adventure!

Now available...Vinyl Lives II!

The groovy adventures begun in the first Vinyl Lives (2010) continue in Vinyl Lives II. Stores covered include Dusty Groove (Chicago), Criminal Records (Atlanta) and The Electric Fetus (three Minnesota locations). Nine record collectors are also interviewed. Their voices add an important dimension--and further help to amplify the role of independent record stores--and vinyl!--in the digital age.

Here’s what Terry Stewart, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had to say about Vinyl Lives II:

“Let’s face it, as collectors we chase this stuff as much for the stories we can tell versus the sounds in the grooves. In that sense, James Goss has certainly delivered to us true believers another double shot of our babies love…so drink up!”
Also, fans of record stores and vinyl records still delight in the first Vinyl Lives (Aventine Press, 2010). Independent record stores chronicled include Amoeba Music (Berkeley, San Francisco and Los Angeles), Twist & Shout in Denver and the Louisiana Music Factory in New Orleans.

In 2010, Vinyl Lives was an Editor’s Pick in Goldmine magazine:

"Anybody who has an interest in record collecting and the ongoing plight of the independent record store will find Vinyl Lives a necessary read."--Pat Prince, Editor

Please note: Both books are Print-on-Demand titles.

Per book cost: $10.00, plus shipping and handling.

For orders of 25 or more books, the per book wholesale cost is $7.50, plus shipping and handling.
Interested buyers may contact me directly:

James P. Goss

Email: vinylives@gmail.com
Website: www.vinylives.com

Both books are also available via Amazon.

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Press Release - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb 5, 2013

New Austin Music Reality Show to Focus on "Classic" Song Stories and Remakes.

Cover Me is a "Behind the Music" series based in Austin, Texas. It will feature a group of musicians and singers collectively known as "The Cover Kings". The show is currently running a campaign on Kickstarter.com.

This musical biography will explore some of the the greatest hit songs of our time and the artists that made them famous. Cover Me will examine some 90 iconic artists ranging from ABBA to ZZ Top, relate the story of the song and the artist - and then create a modern interpretation of the material. Combining new music technology and Austin's world-class talent pool, the Cover Kings will create fresh versions of many hit songs from decades past and present.

The success of dozens of talent search and music reality shows - from American Idol to Glee and X-factor, clearly demonstrate a mass appeal for modern takes on former hits. Through these shows,
Billboard has charted hundreds of new cover versions in the top 100. Indeed, showcasing classic songs and artists are large part of the draw of these popular shows.

Cover Me producer and creator, Daniel Sage, says of the show, “It is our wish to inspire and be inspired by these gems of craftsmanship and make them relevant once again. Part of our unique sound is to incorporate the infectious beats that drive dance and rap music and still maintain a live band setting. So, if you've ever been curious to hear Cat Stevens over a Jay-Z beat or what blending Sinatra and Steve Miller would sound what like – you'll love what what we like to call our sonic makeovers.”

Sage continued “our journey seeks to blend Austin's greatest resource - the gifted musician - with the classic artists they are being asked to cover. Our quest is to capture the essence of pop music thru the
vehicle that every artist pours heart and soul into – the song itself.”

The web audience will be a source material for many sections of the show, including opinion and interview snippets as well as voting on their favorite Cover King remakes to be performed live in Austin at the end of each episode. Through these many interactive tools, the audience will be part of discovering and breaking the next Stevie Ray Vaughn, Spoon or Dixie Chicks.

Austin, universally known as the "Live Music Capital of the World," has more than doubled in size in the past 10 years and, with over 200 live venues, has been a place for musicians to thrive and grow.
Having honed their craft in other American cities, they have now chosen Austin as home. It's become a town of happy transplants and dreamers, those who have thrown caution to the wind to make a better, weirder life for themselves. The show will also tell their personal stories. Stories played out to the greatest soundtrack ever compiled - the last 50 years of country, pop, rock, and soul music.

Cover Me will take you through the entire process - from talent auditions, to arranging the songs and choosing the instrumentation - to recording, mixing, and final editing.

The Cover Kings intend to record 100 cover songs and offer them as single downloads and as a 10 Album Set. Cover Me will include 12 video episodes and 24 audio podcasts and encourage other Austin artists – painters, graphic artists, filmmakers - to contribute to the show.

Media Contact:

Daniel Sage | Producer / Creator

COVER ME | www.TheCoverKings.net | Kickstarter.com/CoverMe (See Promo Video and Campaign) 512.401.3185 | Producer@theCoverKings.net

Daniel Sage attended Bostons' Berklee College of Music as a vocal major studying both Jazz and Rock. He spent many years in L.A. working in cover bands at night and recording studios during the day, including sitcom bands such as “Seinfeld” and “Golden Girls”. Moved to Las Vegas and worked in various lounges and showrooms, even touring with the European cast of HAIR. He then Spent three years at Disney World (Orlando) in a Beatles tribute show and at Universal Studios in a 50's Show band. He now lives and performs in Austin, Texas.

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UFO To Release 'Wonderland' Single











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Morrissey will  release a new special edition 7" picture disc of "The Last of The Famous International Playboys" featuring recent songs "People Are The Same Everywhere," "Action Is My Middle Name" and "The Kid's A Looker" as recorded for BBC Radio 2 in 2011.





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John Fogerty Announces Full Details for Upcoming Duets Album










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Passings: Reg Presley of the Troggs (1941 - 2013)







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D'Angelo, the Roots, Elvis Costello, More to Pay Tribute to Prince at Carnegie Hall Concert


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Jack White collaborates with Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes on three tracks - The Valentine's Day single release is part of Third Man Records' Blue Series






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interesting read out of the uk:

The death of album art?: What does the demise of HMV mean for designers and artists who work with music labels?






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Madonna Auctioning Tour Outfits For Sandy Victims







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Athletes Recreate Classic Album Covers For ESPN The Magazine's Music Issue









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from our friends in Nashville, TN Grimeys.com


GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 1/28 - 2/03, 2013

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Leagues - You Belong Here
2. Local Natives - Hummingbird
3. Blind Willie McTell - Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1
4. Mississippi Sheiks - Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1
5. The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law
6. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
7. Charley Patton - Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1
8. Ben Harper w/ Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!
9. Fuzz - This Time I Got A Reason 7"
10. Mumford & Sons - Babel
11. Tame Impala - Lonerism
12. Mark Lanegan - Same Old Man 7"
13. At The Drive-In - Vaya 10"
14. The National - Virginia EP
15. Natural Child - Hard In Heaven
16. Deftones - Koi No Yokan
17. The Beatles - Abbey Road
18. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
19. Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
20. The Walkmen - Bows & Arrows
21. Foxygen - We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
22. Amor de Dias - House At Sea
23. Jessica Pratt - JP
24. Fiction Family - Fiction Family Reunion
25. Yim Yames - Tribute To...