New Music Releases - April 2013

April 2, 2013 

A Hawk and a Hacksaw - You Have Already Gone To The Other World: Music Inspired By Paradjanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Adema - Topple The Giants
Alkaline Trio - My Shame Is True
Authority Zero - The Tipping Point
B.J. Thomas - Living Room Sessions
Barbara Massey & Ernie Calabria - Prelude To...
Barren Girls - Hell Hymns (EP)
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Jama Ko
Beyond The Shore - Ghostwatcher
Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
Bleached - Ride Your Heart
Bleed From Within - Uprising
Bombino - Nomad
Bonobo - The North Borders
Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal
British Sea Power - Machineries Of Joy
Caveman - Caveman
Charles Bradley - Victim of Love
Chet Atkins & Les Paul - Guitar Monsters
Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
Dark Horses - Black Music
Don Nix - Living By The Days
Dutch Uncles - Out Of Touch In The Wild
Eagles - The Studio Albums 1972-1979
Empress Of - Systems (EP)
EmptyMansions - snakes/vultures/sulfate
Fallujah - Nomadic
Finntroll - Blodsvept
Flaming Lips - The Terror
For Today - Prevailer
Four Tops - 50th Anniversary: Singles Collection 1964-1972
Generationals - Heza
George Benson - Breezin' (vinyl)
Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 24 - Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 3/23/74 (2 CD Set)
HAIM - The Falling (EP)
Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure
James Taylor - Dad Loves His Work (reissue)
James Taylor - Flag  (reissue)
James Taylor - JT (reissue)
Jimmy Cliff - The KCRW Sessions
Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent
Kinski - Cosy Moments
Kopecky Family Band - Kids Raising Kids (reissue)
Larra Skye - Wishing Tree
Lewis Watson - The Wild (EP)
Mad Season - Above (deluxe reissue)
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - 50th Anniversary: Singles Collection 1962-1972
Milk Music - Cruise Your Illusion
Mongoloids - Mongo Life
Moss - Horrible Night
Mudhoney - Vanishing Point
New Kids on the Block - 10
Niacin - Krush
No Consequence - I/O
Olafur Arnalds - For Now I Am Winter
Owel - Owel
Paint It Black - Invisible (EP)
Petula Clark - Lost In You
Port St. Willow - Holiday (deluxe reissue)
Rilo Kiley - Rkives
Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out: Rolling Stones in Concert! (expanded edition)
RxGibbs - Contact
Santana - Santana III (vinyl) (reissue)
Sean Forbes - Perfect Imperfection
Set To Reflect - A New Path To Walk On
Soilwork - The Living Infinite (vinyl)
Spock’s Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep
Steve Lawrence - Winners! / On A Clear Day
Suffocation - Pinnacle Of Bedlam (vinyl)
Telekinesis - Dormarion
Terror - Live By The Code (vinyl)
The Band Perry - Pioneer
The Besnard Lakes  Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
The Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
The Dear Hunter - Migrant
The Laurels - Plains
The Lonely Wild - The Sun As It Comes
The Mongoloids - Mongo Life
Thy Art Is Murder - Hate
Tom Jans - Take Heart / Tom Jans
Toxic Holocaust - From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction
Transit - Young New England
Tyler, the Creator - Wolf
Various Artists - Early Years 1962-1967
Various Artists - The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver
Voivod - Target Earth (vinyl)
Vondelpark - Seabed
WALL - Shoestring (EP)
Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll
Walter Egan - Not Shy
Warbeast - Destroy
Wardruna - Yggdrasil
West, Bruce & Laing - Live 'N' Kickin' (reissue)
West, Bruce & Laing - Whatever Turns You On (reissue)
Willy Moon - Here's Willy Moon
Zeus - Busting Visions (deluxe edition)
Zozobra - Black Holes


April 9, 2013 

Barry White - Ballads
Big Black Delta - Big Black Delta
Brad Paisley - Wheelhouse
British Sea Power - Machineries Of Joy
Butterfield Blues Band - Original Lost Elektra Sessions
Butterfield Blues Band - Vol. 2-Live
Camera Obscure - Desire Lines
Cuff the Duke - In Our Time II
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - Ballads
Dawes - Stories Don’t End
Deap Valley - Get Deap (EP)
Device - Device
Dickey Betts Band - Pattern Disruptive
Dir En Grey - The Unraveling (EP)
Dirty Fences - Dirty Fences
Dr. Hook - Rising / Players in the Dark
Drowning Pool - Resilience
East Of The Wall - Farmer's Almanac
El Ten Eleven - Transitions Remixed
Enabler - Shift of Redemption
Face To Face - Three Chords and a Half Truth
Freddie Jackson - Ballads
Ghost - Infestissumam
Hesitation Wounds - Hesitation Wounds (EP)
James Blake - Overgrown
Jawhawks - Music From the North Country: Anthology
Jerry Lee Lewis - She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye / There Must Be M
Johnny Gill - Ballads
Jonas Reinhardt - Mask of the Maker
Julio Iglesias - #1
Kool and the Gang - Ballads
Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
M83 - Oblivion (soundtrack)
Marvin Gaye - Ballads
Mike Patton - The Place Beyond The Pines
Mission South - Migration Vol. 2
Moonspell - Alpha Noir/Omega White (vinyl)
Morrissey - Kill Uncle (reissue)
Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys (7")
New Edition - Ballads
O'Jays - Ballads
OMD - English Electric
Olly Murs - Right Place, Right Time
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - English Electric
PYYRAMIDS - Brightest Darkest Day
Paramore - Paramore
Paul Anka - Duets
Peabo Bryson - Ballads
Postal Service - Give Up (reissue)
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Live At The Fillmore June 7, 1968
Rival Schools - Found
SKATERS - I Wanna Dance (But I Don’t Know How) (7")
Sad Baby Wolf - Electric Sounds
Shining (NOR) - One on One
Steve Mason - Monkey Minds in the Devil’s Time
Stone Sour - House of Gold & Bones Pt. 2
Supuration - The Cube 3
The 4onthefloor - Spirit of Minneapolis
The Knife - Shaking The Habitual
The Material - Everything I Want To Say
The Omega Experiment - The Omega Experiment
The Supervillians - Volume 8
Todd Rundgren - State
Twin Tigers - Death Wish
Villagers - {Awayland}
Vince Gill - Ballads
Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
White Fence - Cyclops Reap
Young Man - Beyond Was All Around Me


April 16

Anciients - Heart of Oak
Andrew Wyatt - Descender 
Anika - Anika 
Aosoth - IV:Arrow In Heart
Art Brut - Top Of The Pops
Beatallica - Abbey Load
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding (25 Anniversary) (vinyl) 
Charli XCX - True Romance
Cough/Windhand - Reflection Of The Negative 
Damon & Naomi - The Wondrous World of Damon & Naomi: Bootleg Edition 
Dan Deacon - Konono Ripoff No. 1 (7")
Disappears - Kone (EP) 
Edgar Winter - Road Work
Eternal Rest - Prophetic
Eyeconoclast - Drones Of Awakening
Fallstar - Backdraft
Fantasia - Side Effects of You
Flotsam And Jetsam - Ugly Noise 
Folly And The Hunter - Tragic Care
Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons to Die
Groenland - The Chase
Havok - Time Is Up (vinyl)
Iced Earth - Live In Ancient Kourion
Iron & Wine - Ghost On Ghost
J. Dilla - Anthem (12")
Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion
Killing Joke - The Singles Collection 1979-2012
Locust - You’ll Be Safe Forever 
M.I.A. - Matangi
Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood - Black Pudding 
Meat Puppets - Rat Farm
Memory Garden - Doomain
Metal Mother - Ionika
Octaves - Which Way the Wind Blows
Odonis Odonis - Better (EP) 
Olly Murs - Right Place, Right Time
Papertwin - Peru
Parkway Drive - Killing With A Smile (vinyl)
Phil Manley - Alphawaves
Pyrithion - The Burden of Sorrow
Rainbow Arabia - FM Sushi
Sepalcure - Make You
Shellshag - Shellshag Forever
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information/Wings of Love 
Simian Mobile Disco - Live
Sister Crayon - Cynic (EP) 
Ski Lodge - Just To Be Like You (7") 
Skid Row - United World Rebellion - Chapter One (EP)
Snow White’s Poison Bite - Featuring: Dr. Gruesome And The Gruesome Gory Horror Show
Spiritual Beggars - Earth Blues
Stephen Brodsky - Hit Or Mystery
Team Ghost - Rituals
Tera Melos - X'ed Out
The Leisure Society - Alone Aboard The Ark
The Microphones - Don’t Wake Me Up (vinyl) (reissue)
The Summer Set - Legendary
The Thermals - Desperate Ground 
Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin
This Misery Garden - Cornerstone
Tom Odell - Songs From Another Love (EP)
Ugly Kid Joe - Stairway to Hell
Various Artists - Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013
Various Artists - Way To Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
Various Artists - Lords of Salem (soundtrack)
Whitechapel - The Somatic Defilement
Willie Nelson - Let's Face The Music And Dance
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito


April 23

Amorphis - Circle
At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command (reissue)
Bill Ryder-Jones - A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (vinyl) (reissue)
Brass Beds - The Secret Will Keep You
Breeders - LSXX 
Celestial Shore - 10x
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis (deluxe live edition)
ELO - Electric Light Orchestra Live
ELO - Zoom (reissue)
Fielded - Ninety Thirty Thirty 
Gama Bomb - The Terror Tapes
HIM - Tears on Tape
Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (reissue)
Junip - Junip
Juno Reactor - The Golden Sun of the Great East
Karl Hyde - Edgeland
Kid Cudi - INDICUD
Laura Stevenson - Wheel 
Legs - Pass the Ringo
Lilacs & Champagne - Danish And Blue
Lori McKenna - Massachusetts
Michael Buble - To Be Loved
No Joy - Wait To Pleasure
People - Burn the Germs
Phoenix - Bankrupt!
Queensryche - Frequency Unknown
Quilt & MMOSS - New Hampshire Freaks
Rob Zombie - Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Salva - Raw Solutions 
Snoop Lion - Reincarnated
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell - Love Has Come For You
Striking Distance - The Fuse is Lit (reissue)
Sweet Baboo - Ships 
Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Conscious
Tate Stevens - Tate Stevens
The Neighbourhood - I Love You
The Postelles - …And It Shook Me
The So So Glos - Blowout
The Veils - Time Stays, We Go
Tin Cup Serenade - Tragic Songs Of Hope
Tjutjuna - Westerner
Vehement Serenade - The Things That Tear You Apart
Whitesnake - Live in Japan
Woe - Withdrawal
Young Galaxy  Ultramarine


April 30, 2013

!!! - THR!!!ER
Adelaine - Currents
Akron/Family - Sub Verses
Alessi’s Ark - The Still Life 
Alice Russell - To Dust
Amorphis - Circle
Arsis - Unwelcome
Beacon - The Ways We Separate
Beissert - Darkness Devil Death
Big Black Delta - Big Black Delta 
Big Country - The Journey
Brighton MA - Oh Lost
Bring Me the Horizon - Sempiternal
Cathedral - The Last Spire
Cauldron - Tomorrow's Lost
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - Pardon My French
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
Coliseum - Sister Faith
Daughter - If You Leave
Dead Ghosts - Can’t Get No
Deep Purple - NOW What?
Denison Witmer - Denison Witmer 
Gravetemple - Ambient/Ruin (vinyl) (reissue) 
Guided By Voices - English Little League
HIM - Tears On Tape 
Hands - Synethesia 
Hanni El Khatib - Head In The Dirt
Heaven Shall Burn - VETO
Howl - Bloodlines
Hybrid - Angst
Iggy & The Stooges - Ready To Die
Jessica Campbell - The Anchor & The Sail
Kenny Chesney - Life On A Rock
Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent
King Tuff - Was Dead (reissue) 
LIGHTS - Siberia Acoustic
LL Cool J - Authentic
LeAnn Rimes - Spitfire
Melvins - Everybody Loves Sausages
Mick Harvey - Four (Acts of Love) 
Mudhoney - Vanishing Point
Neon Neon - Praxis Makes Perfect
Os Mutantes - Fool Metal Jack 
Pushmen - The Sun Will Rise Soon On The False And The Fair
Randy Rogers Band - Trouble
Red Line Chemistry - Tug of War
Rolin Hunt - The Phoney
Satan - Life Sentence
Sharks - Selfhood
Sodom - Epitome of Torture
Spin Doctors - If the River Was Whiskey
Starkill - Fires of Life
Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf - Perils From the Sea
The Good Graces - Drawn to You
The Haxan Clock - Excavation
The Moth Gatherer - A Bright Celestial Light
The Ocean - Pelagial
Tom Keifer - The Way Life Goes
Valleys - Are You Going To Stand There And Talk Weird All Night
Wold - Freermasonry 
Wolf’s People - Fain
Youngblood Hawke - Wake Up 
Zs - Grain

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 18, 2013

DEAR JERRY: A very popular record in northeastern Minnesota in the early 1960s is "My Mind's Made Up," by the Renowns. I think it might have even been No. 1 in the Duluth-Hibbing market.

In the years since, I have never heard this or anything else by the Renowns. Any idea how it was received or how successful it was elsewhere?
—Ken Troyer, Meadowlands, Minn.


DEAR KEN: When released in January 1961, the first, and as best we can tell the last, record by the Renowns met with great enthusiasm in your area because the band hailed from Hibbing.

"My Mind's Made Up," backed with "Wild One" (not the 1960 Bobby Rydell hit), is a split of sorts. The A-side features a Wanda Jacksonesque Marjorie Lake, while Andrew Nash handles the vocal on "Wild One" (Everest 19396).

In their January 30th issue, Billboard gave Lake's "My Mind's Made Up" a Special Merit Spotlight and a four-star (i.e., "Strong Sales Potential") review: "[Marjorie] sells this swinging rocker with a lot of spirit, with a wild [guitar] backing."

Inexplicably, one of the best records of its day never appeared on any of the national charts. No wonder this has become a $75 to $100 single.

Oh yeah, in January 1961, Robert Allen Zimmerman — born in Duluth and raised in Hibbing — left Minnesota for New York City to embark on an amazing career as Bob Dylan.


DEAR JERRY: Here is a faded '60s memory that I hope you can restore.

Every Friday afternoon, one of the St. Louis stations, possibly KWK, unveiled the Top 10 tunes for the new week.

I recall once when nine of the Top 10 were either all or in part by females, and they made a big deal out of it.

I think the only male that week was Roy Orbison, if that helps.
—Maria Fernando, Florissant, Mo.

DEAR MARIA: Those few years leading up to the 1964 British Invasion were the summit of the girl group era. Soon, even the two top ladies of the decade, Connie Francis and Brenda Lee, could no longer count on virtually every one of their singles becoming a hit.

Whether or not your dial was on KWK 1380 ("The Talk of the Town"), I can't say. But based on the nationwide surveys in mid-April 1963, I am quite certain about the songs, and will make this educated guess as to how they lined up:


1. "He's So Fine" (Chiffons)
3. "South Street" (Orlons)
4. "The End of the World" (Skeeter Davis)
5. "Our Day Will Come" (Ruby and the Romantics)
6. "I Will Follow Him" (Little Peggy March)
7. "Puff the Magic Dragon" (Peter, Paul & Mary)
8. "Young Lovers" (Paul and Paula)
9. "Do the Bird" (Dee Dee Sharp)
10. "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" (Cookies)

It may surprise you to rediscover that the man in that week's Top 10 was Andy Williams, with "Can't Get Used to Losing You."

For four consecutive weeks that spring, Andy held the No. 2 position, topped first by the Chiffons (two weeks), then Little Peggy March (two weeks).

In late March and early April, Roy Orbison was in the Top 10 with "In Dreams," but he and the other men (Bobby Darin, Cascades, and Bill Pursell) dropped out when the women moved up in the rankings.

On the national level, Jackie Wilson's "Baby Workout" was in the Top 10 in March and April, but you recall there being just one male in the local countdown, so that would point more to Andy than Jackie.


IZ ZAT SO? For most of the 520 weeks that make up the 1960s, there is at least one female in the nation's Top 10. Included in this category are all-girl groups, plus any configuration with a woman in their name, from duos and trios (April Stevens & Nino Tempo; Peter, Paul and Mary, etc.) to larger flocks (Kathy Young and the Innocents; Gladys Knight and the Pips, etc.)

Mixed-gender groups such as the 5th Dimension and Edwin Hawkins Singers do not include a woman's name, and are not counted in this search.

By far, the worst year for the gals in the Top 10 is 1969. It was dreadful.

For nearly all of the first quarter we had the usual mix of artists in the Top 10, with only one week (March 1) when it was all males.

Then, from March 29 through August 8 (19 weeks), no qualifying female acts made it. The shutout ended briefly from August 9 through September 19, while Jackie DeShannon's "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" shuffled around between No. 9 and No. 4.

When DeShannon departed, the feminine famine resumed for another 10 weeks, September 20 through November 28, when Peter, Paul and Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" ended the drought.

The astonishing summation of 1969 is that no women's names appear in 30 of the 52 Top 10 lists.

　

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

I have a winner in the "Bleach Blood Vinyl Contest", the band's last EP 'The Young Heartbreakers Club'  Winner will be announced as soon as they get back to me!

Thank you to all who entered and look for more contests coming soon!









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from our friend Bob at www.relapse.com

Upcoming Releases:

HOWL - Bloodlines

Release Dates:
April 30, 2013 - N.America  April 26, 2013  - Germany/Benelux  April 29, 2013 - UK/World

FORMAT: CD/LP/Digital

Howl returns to the scene with ‘Bloodlines’ the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut full length ‘Full Of Hell’.  Several years of relentless touring with the likes of Saint Vitus, Kylesa, Pentagram and many many more has paid off in spades, as ‘Bloodlines’ finds Howl having grown into a fully developed metal beast.   With producer Zeus (Hatebreed, Crowbar, Terror, etc) at the helm, Howl have settled into their groove as masters of the riff.  This is a pummeling, aggressive, muscle-y record that will leave you humming its hooks after it kicks out your teeth.   


COUGH / WINDHAND - Reflection of the Negative

Release Dates:
April 16, 2013 -  N.America  April 12, 2013  - Germany/Benelux  April 15, 2013 -  UK/World

FORMAT: CD/LP/DIGITAL

Richmond, Virginia’s twin titans of doom team up for the split album of the year with ‘Reflection Of The Negative’.  Cough deliver a typically electrifying one song down-tuned epic side, while Windhand serve up two brand new songs for their half of the dirge.  This is premier doom at its absolute gloomiest.   

Exclusive Relapse super limited edition mailorder only black/white combo vinyl available.  


TOXIC HOLOCAUST - From the Ashes of Nuclear Destruction

Release Dates:
April 2nd 2013 - N.America  March 29th, 2013  - Germany/Benelux  April 1st, 2013 - UK/World

From The Ashes Of Nuclear Destruction collects over ten years worth of Toxic Holocaust rarities into one raging compilation.  Collecting their many contributions to comps with their sides from their vinyl only splits with Municipal Waste, Midnight and more, together with demo versions of Toxic Holocaust classics From The Ashes of Nuclear Destruction is a historic romp through the history of one of the modern era’s best old school metal bands.

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this from Drew at THE PLANETARY GROUP i love this video!

Kurt Von Stetten's new record Androlafi is out now and here is the just released video!

Kurt's new video for "Anthropos Elafi," much like his music, was done entirely by himself. He hand-painted the backgrounds, and scanned the animation to create the beautiful, dreamlike landscape that perfectly encapsulates the song.




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this from Melissa at CityBirdPublicity.com, a rocking new cut!

SHARKMUFFIN

Infectious New Single,“Femebot”

“Frontwoman Tarra Thiessen, who’s vocal performance on the track is A+, reminds a bit (in a very good way) of Chrissie Hynde.” -Blah Blah Blah Science



Fresh off the heals of SXSW, SHARKMUFFIN, are back and have a brand new song waiting for your ears. Off of the highly anticipated EP, She Gods of Champagne Valley, due out next month, the band has just unleashed the debut single, “Femebot,” on Newtown Radio. Filled with hard hitting hooks and boisterous, infectious vocals, singer/guitarist Tarra Thiessen, creates a frenzy with her knack for Riot Grrrl-esque attitude. Alongside bassist Natalie Kirch with Drew Adler on drums the trio create a deadly combination, best described as “Dirty Garage Pop.” Thiessen's gutsy vocals will send shivers down your very spine which jump between gentle moans and rough, forceful screams. Her vocals are sweetly complimented by Kirch's lighter, dreamier melodies which create an astounding performance. Their admiration for 90s alternative Grrrl group-esque hooks are paired perfectly with heavy 1970s inspired guitar riffs that create a raw sound like nothing you've ever heard. Jump into the water, and hear why Sharkmuffin has everyone talking...

http://sharkmuffin.com
www.facebook.com/sharkmuffin

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Moody Blues to Release Massive ‘Timeless Flight’ Box Set











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“The idea of, ‘The journey is the destination’ is put into action by browsing in an indie record store. Besides, a human being is a much better guide than a ‘More Like This’ link on the internet.” --Patton Oswalt











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vinyl doing well in the great state of california!

Shops move the needle on vinyl records - New releases and old LPs are igniting the growth of record stores.

VIDEO: Vinyl records playing well in Orange County stores



 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Bleach Blood Vinyl Contest Still Taking Entries!

In cooperation with TransmissionRecordings.co.uk, I have a vinyl copy of the band's last EP 'The Young Heartbreakers Club' to the 10th emailer with the words "Bleach Blood Vinyl Contest" in the subject line to rbenson30@wi.rr.com    Limit one entry per email address. 

Find the original post HERE






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again, for those who missed it, here is the best list i have found, from our friends at VinylCollective.com

2013 Record Store Day List

"Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with everyone sitting in front of their computers"  - Ziggy Marley


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very cool article and it's great to have people in the industry who care about the music!

Arhoolie Records: 50 Years Of Digging For Down-Home Music







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always loved stevie and a real cool interview!

Stevie Nicks: 'When We Walk Into The Room, We Have To Float In Like Goddesses'






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Vinyl records have bigger sound than CDs or downloads






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interesting read, be careful out there!

Queens woman seeking buyer for her large vinyl record collection

But experts caution that predatory music stores often dupe unsuspecting customers into parting with their valuable records for cheap

New Music Releases ~ March 19, 2013

AC4 - Burn The World
Alpha Rev - Bloom
Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads
And So I Watch You From Afar - All Hail Bright Futures
Anthrax - Anthems
Atoms for Peace - Judge Jury and Executioner (vinyl)
Atom™ - HD
B.B. King - Best Of B.B. King & Bobby Bland
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin Care of Business: Collection
Batillus - Concrete Sustain
Beach Boys - Icon
Belinda Carlisle - Icon
Billy Bragg - Tooth & Nail
Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney - Bing & Rosie: The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions
Bing Crosby - Bing Sings the Great American Songbook
Bing Crosby - Bing Sings the Sinatra Songbook
Bing Crosby - Bing in Dixieland
Bing Crosby - El Senor Bing
Bing Crosby - On the Sentimental Side
Bing Crosby - Return to Paradise Islands
Bing Crosby - Seasons: The Closing Chapter
Bing Crosby  - So Rare: Treasures From the Crosby Archive
Bing Crosby - Southern Memoir
Birds and Arrows - Coyotes
Black Crowes - Wiser For The Time (live album)
Black Pus - All My Relations
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Specter At The Feast
blink-182 - Icon
Bobby Bare - The Real Thing / I Hate Goodbyes / Ride Me Down Easy
Bona Dish - The Zaragoza Tapes: 1981-1982
Boy + Kite - We Can Go Anywhere We Want
Brandt Bauer Frick - Miami
Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson (vinyl)
Call Of The Void - Dragged Down A Dead End Path
Cannibal Corpse - Dead Human Collection: 25 Years Of Death Metal (box set)
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated (25th anniversary) (vinyl)
Captain and Tennille - Icon
Clutch - Earth Rocker
Colleen Green - Sock It to Me
Cult Of Luna - Vertikal (vinyl)
Daughter - If You Leave
Deptford Goth - Life After Defo
Draco Rosa - Vida
Duane Allman - Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective (7-disc box set)
Eagles - The Studio Albums 1972-1979
Ella Fitzgerald - Best of the BBC Vaults
Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite (legacy edition)
Ensemble Pearl - Ensemble Pearl
Everclear - Icon
Fabulous Thunderbirds - On The Verge
Fats Domino - Live From Austin Texas
Fol Chen - The False Alarm
Free Fall - Power & Volume
Ghostkeeper - Horse Chief! War Thief!
Glen Campbell - Icon
Gram Parsons - The Early Years, Vol. 1: 1963-1965
Hatred - Burning Wrath
Heavy Hawaii - Goosebumps
Heidi Happy - On The Hills
Hope For The Dying - Aletheia
Hundredth - Revolt
Imperium Dekadenz - Meadows of Nostalgia
Inter Arma - Sky Burial
Intronaut - Habitual Levitations
Invisible Hands - Invisible Hands
Jason Elmore, Hoodoo Witch - Tell You What
Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo - School of Medicine
Jerry Lee Lewis - Live From Austin Texas
John Coltrane - Sun Ship: Complete Sessions
John Denver - Live at Cedar Rapids 12/10/87
Josh Rouse - The Happiness Waltz
Jungle Rot - Terror Regime
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
KEN mode - Entrench
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
Karl Bartos - Off the Record
Kris Kristofferson - Live From Austin Texas
Lecherous Nocturne - Behold Almighty Doctrine
Lordi - To Beast or Not To Beast
Lost Society - Fast Loud Death
Lotus - Build
Low - The Invisible Way
Marnie Stern - The Chronicles of Marnia
Merle Haggard - Live From Austin Texas
Mogwai - Les Revenants
My Bitter End - Nostalgic Sentiments
Nails - Abandon All Life
Nero Di Marte - Nero Di Marte
Otis Redding - Complete Stax / Volt Singles
Palma Violets - 180
Pat Benatar - Icon
Phosphorescent - Muchacho
Poison - Icon
Preston Lovinggood - Sun Songs
Purling Hiss - Water on Mars
Reign Supreme - Sky Burial
Reverend And The Makers - @Reverend_Makers
Rival Sons - Head Down
Sarah Vaughan - Divine: Jazz Albums 1954-1958
Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt - Night
Six Feet Under - Unborn
Stronoway - Tales From Terra Firma
Suede - Bloodsports
Sun City Girls - Eye Mohini: Sun City Girls Singles 3
Team Ghost - Rituals
Tear Out The Heart - Violence
Tecla - We Are The Lucky Ones
Thalia Zedek - Via
The Heligoats - Back to the Ache
The Ocean Blue - Ultramarine
Throw The Fight - The Vault
Tombstone Highway - Ruralizer
Various Artists - Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
Various Artists - Love for Levon‘ (tribute concert for Levon Helm)
Various Artists - Texas Tornados
Various Artists - The World Needs Changing: Street Funk & Jazz Grooves 1967-1976
Various Artists - Topcat Records 20th Anniversary Extravaganza
Various Artists - Les Miserables: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition)
Various Artists - Music From The Motion Picture Spring Breakers
Various Artists - The Walking Dead: Original Soundtrack - Vol. 1
William Tyler - Impossible Truth
Yes - Going for the One (vinyl)

 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Bleach Blood – ‘Anything, Anything’ – OUT MARCH 24, 2013

Bleach Blood’s second single ‘Anything Anything’ comes out on Transmission Recordings on the 24 March. Featuring haunting vocals from Linda Harrison, this track is set to cement Bleach Blood’s reputation as a must-catch act in 2013.  Already championed by Radio 1 and XFM, the track's infectiously catchy chorus and atmospheric verses recall the angular, jerky of stylings of Post-Punk as well as the more commercial strains of the likes of Two Door Cinema Club.

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 ex King Blue, Jamie Jazz’s compiled love of 70’s (post) punk, dance, electronica and pop music.

Along with the thundering beats of Invisible Frank, Charlie Elliott’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)

“We may well be looking at another seminal UK band” - Rock Sound

“Jump-around-your-garage stuff for (almost) grown-ups.”  Clash

“Electronic foundations mixed with pop melodies knitted together by some energetic dressed-in-glitter punk and a sense of contagious build up verses and effortless choruses. What's not to love?” – AltSounds

“A gem of a Brit-Rock baby” - Rock Sound

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

Bleach Blood - Anything Anything

In cooperation with TransmissionRecordings.co.uk, I have a vinyl copy of the band's last EP 'The Young Heartbreakers Club' to the 10th emailer with the words "Bleach Blood Vinyl Contest" in the subject line to rbenson30@wi.rr.com   Limit one entry per email address.










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Heart, Jason Bonham 2013 Tour to Feature Joint Led Zeppelin Encore  












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Beach Boys memorabilia to go on sale in London next month









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In digital age, vinyl records endure








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Fantastic write up, well worth the read:

Delmark Records sees revival in vinyl; hope for jazz, blues sales












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From beeswax to digital and back to vinyl








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Vintage Vinyl Lovers Unite To Save Record Label

When Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast five months ago it destroyed thousands of rare records and reprints from Norton Records. The Brooklyn-based label is holding a benefit (their slogan is “You can’t drown the loud sound!”) next month at the Echo with some of the garage, surf, guitar, and East L.A. rock ‘n roll sounds from their label.


Saving Norton Records after Hurricane Sandy from Dust & Grooves on Vimeo.

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from Lafayette, Indiana:

Music Record Shop Weekly

Welcome to the new weekly feature (look for it every Friday) called MusicRecordShop Weekly.  Here we take a look at new releases and some hard to find vinyl records and boxed sets that will easily satisfy even the most serious record collectors.  Here's five that we think you will enjoy:

1. Megadeth - System Has Failed - Vinyl LP Import 2013 

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. Dave Mustaine is going for that vibe on "Back In The Day" and he infuses it with melodic songwriting which makes this an outstanding Megadeth album, if not, the best Metal Album of 2004!

• Label - Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Record - LP - Sealed
• Limited Edition - 1000
• Colored Vinyl - Purple

Track Listing
1. Blackmail The Universe
2. Die Dead Enough
3. Kick The Chair
4. The Scorpion
5. Tears In A Vial
6. I Know Jack
7. Back In The Day
8. Something That I'm Not
9. Truth Be Told
10. Of Mice And Men
11. Shadow Of Deth
12. My Kingdom

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2. John Carpenter - They Live Vinyl LP Import 2013 (Pre-Order)

For the score to one of his most iconic films Carpenter and Howarth created what can only be described as electronic blues, The score is recognisable as Carpenter but has a dusty slow pulsating western feel that really does give it a life of it's own. The 1988 film follows a nameless drifter referred to as "Nada", who discovers the ruling class within the moneyed elite are in fact aliens managing human social affairs through the use of a signal on top of the TV broadcast, concealing their appearance and subliminal messages in mass media.

• 180 Gram Vinyl Record - LP - Sealed
• Includes giant fold out poster
• Re-mastered by Alan Howarth
• Exclusive new artwork by Gary Pullin.
• Liner notes by Alan Howarth & Gary Pullin.

Track Listing
1. TV Broadcast
2. Coming to L.A.
3. A Message
4. The Siege of Justiceville
5. Return to Church
6. All Out of Bubble Gum
7. Back to The Street
8. Kidnapped
9. Transient Hotel
10. Underground
11. Wake Up

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3. Jamiroquai - Traveling Without Moving Vinyl 2-LP Import 2013 (PRE-ORDER 3-18)

Travelling Without Moving [1996] intentionally offers more of what Jamiroquai does best: highly addictive funky grooves with a social consciousness that is matched by front man Jay Kay's charisma. The third effort of Jamiroquai was carried by an inventive video for "Virtual Insanity"; the album's flagship song. Pressed on two heavy weight champions packed in a gatefold sleeve, Travelling Without Moving is finally available on vinyl again, this time with remastered audio for maximum aural pleasure!

• Release date: 03/18/2013
• Merchant SKU: LAFMOV2353
• Label Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Records - 2-LP - Sealed
• PRINTED INNER SLEEVES
• REMASTERED AUDIO

Track Listing
LP1
1. Virtual Insanity
2. Cosmic Girl
3. Use The Force
4. Everyday
5. Alright
6. High Times
7. Drifting Along
8. Didjerama

LP2
1. Didjital Vibrations
2. Travelling Without Moving
3. You Are My Love
4. Spend A Lifetime
5. Do You Know Where Youre Coming From?
6. Funktion (Ruff Mix)

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4. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (VINYL) IMPORT 2012 (ORANGE VINYL)

Exclusively re-mastered for this vinyl release including 6 tracks that never made it into the original film. John Carpenter not only directed Escape From New York but also composed and recorded all of its music too. This score sounds as fresh today as it did when it was first released. Laden with brooding electronic pulses, flashes of Krautrock and healthy dose of nu disco ensures that this soundtrack sounds as happy on the dance floor as it is in your headphones. Exclusive cover art by Jay Shaw (aka Iron Jaiden) one of the most in demand poster artists working today, his recent work has been selling out in minutes creating a huge demand on the aftermarket. Sleeve Notes from Alan Howarth and Jay Shaw.

• LABEL - DEATH WALTZ
• RE-MASTERED IN 140 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL
• Comes with a massive A2 poster
• Limited Edition 500

TRACK LIST
SIDE 1
Main Title
The Bank Robbery
Over The Wall / Airforce One
He's Still Alive / Romero
Orientation
Engulfed Cathedral (Debussy)
Across The Roof
Descent Into New York
Back To The Pod - Version #1

SIDE 2
Everyone's Coming To New York
Back To The Pod - Version #2 / The Crazies Come Out
Arrival At The Library
The Duke Arrives / Barricade
President At The Train
Police Action
Romero And The President
The President Is Gone
69th Street Bridge
Over The Wall
Snake Shake - End Credits

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5. HALLOWEEN II (VINYL LP) IMPORT 2012 (ORANGE VINYL)

John Carpenter and Alan Howarth managed to do something not many people have been able to do with their score to Halloween II. They managed to take the blueprint of the first films score and make it bigger, darker and nerve shreddingly intense. Synths wail and stutter as the score progresses to the point where you feel your head might implode from the oncoming onslaught. This score really should be played late at night with all of the lights out.

• LABEL - DEATH WALTZ
• VINYL RECORD - LP + POSTER - SEALED
• All new artwork by Brandon Schaefer
• Sleeve notes by Alan Howarth and Brandon Schaefer
• Includes an A2 poster of the cover art in a variant colour

TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
Halloween II Theme
Laurie's Theme
He Know's Where She Is
Laurie And Jimmy
Still He Kills

SIDE B
The Shape Enters Laurie's Room
Mrs. Alves
Flats In The Parking Lot
Michael's Sister
The Shapes Stalks Again
Operation Room
Mr. Sandman

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Musicology 101

We also want to have a little fun, so here are some rock and roll nuggets so you can win at music trivia games and become a top musicologist!

Frank Sinatra once called rock and roll "The most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear."

In order to give fans a "gold record," the first 100,000 copies of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band" by were stamped out of gold colored vinyl.

When Decca Records first released "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley And His Comets in the Spring of 1954, most people had never heard of rock and roll and the company had a hard time describing the song. The label on the single called it a "Novelty Foxtrot."  It is also widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world. The song is ranked #158 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The Allman Brothers' only Billboard Top 10 hit, "Ramblin' Man" was the last song recorded (October 1972) by bassist Berry Oakley before his death in 1972.  It topped out at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it was held out of first place by Gregg's future wife Cher's "Half-Breed."

CCR's John Fogerty had a notebook in which he jotted down words and names that he thought would make good song titles. At the top of his list was "Proud Mary", a phrase that brought images of a domestic washerwoman to John's mind. When he got around to putting it to music, the first few chords he used reminded him of a paddle-wheel going around. Instead of Proud Mary being a clean-up lady, she became a boat and the song is a staple at any wedding reception.

When a poem called "Too Many Teardrops" was put to music, it was re-titled "69 Tears."  Knowing that a song with such a name would never get any radio air play, it was re-named "96 Tears" and by October, 1966 became a #1 hit for Question Mark and The Mysterians.


 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

more from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

Original Soundtrack - Reservoir Dogs - 180 gram audiophile vinyl 

Could you think of any other contemporary movie producer that picks better soundtracks than the widely revered Quentin Tarantino? Inventing a genre on his own, his string of best-selling nouvelle violence movies started out in 1992 with the low budget cult classic Reservoir Dogs.

The film follows a band of criminals preparing for a diamond heist and follows the characters in the crime's aftermath. Its cast consists of sublime actors such as Harvey Keitel (whose comeback was a direct result of this film), Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn (Sean's brother) and Steve Buscemi as the legendary character of Mr. Pink. The film's sparkling dialog catapulted Reservoir Dogs to eternal cult status and remains a favourite among movie fans all over the world, a fame to which its soundtrack contributed a great deal.

Music On Vinyl is proud to release these so called 'Super Sounds Of The Seventies', a selection of seminal and sometimes wacky hits by artists such as Stealers Wheel, Harry Nilsson ("Coconut" is included on Nilsson Schmilsson [MOVLP279] and Joe Tex. The movie also raised public interest in the Dutch band George Baker Selection, due to the use of his "Little Green Bag" in the film's opening titles. Keep On Truckin'!

Tracklisting:
Side 1
"And Now Little Green Bag..."  0:15
1. George Baker Selection –  Little Green Bag 
"Rock Flock Of Five" 0:11 
2. Blue Swede –  Hooked On A Feeling
"Bohemiath"  0:34 
3. Joe Tex –  I Gotcha  
4. Bedlam  –  Magic Carpet Ride Producer
"Madonna Speech"  0:59 

Side 2
1. Sandy Rogers –  Fool For Love 
"Super Sounds"  0:19 
2. Stealers Wheel –  Stuck In The Middle With You 
3. Bedlam  –  Harvest Moon
"Let's Get A Taco"  1:02 
"Keep On Truckin'"  0:16 
4. Harry Nilsson –  Coconut    
"Home Of Rock"


Raveonettes - Pretty In Black

The second full-length album of Danish Fifties/Psych Pop duo The Raveonettes was released in 2005. On Pretty In Black, Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo abandoned the strict recording rules the band laid upon themselves on their preceding efforts (including limiting the amount of different chords in one song, keeping an entire album in one tuning - which was in fact B Flat Major for The Chain Gang Of Love [MOVLP069]) and keeping song running times under three minutes.  Instead, the group further expand on their signature sound of Fifties inspired Rockabilly Noise Pop with the eerie feel of a thriller movie soundtrack. 

Special appearances on this album are made by Maureen Tucker of Velvet Underground on drums, Martin Rev on drum machine and Ronnie Spector, also known as Veronica Bennett of the fabulous Ronettes [MOVLP674] on backup vocals.

First 1.000 copies are pressed on pink / black marbled vinyl!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Insert
• First 1.000 limited & numbered on coloured vinyl

Tracklisting:

Side One:
1. The Heavens                                    
2. Seductress of Bums     
3. Love in a Trashcan                   
4. Sleepwalking                                            
5. Uncertain Times                      
6. My Boyfriend's Back              
7. Here Comes Mary                  

Side Two:
1. Red Tan                                     
2. Twilight                                       
3. Somewhere in Texas                            
4. You Say You Lie                        
5. Ode to L.A.                                
6. If I Was Young                           



Taste - Taste - 180 gram audiophile vinyl 

Before he went on a highly successful solo streak, Rory Gallagher fronted Taste - a highly influential Irish Blues Rock power trio that sound-wise had many things in common with contemporaries Cream. Besides Gallagher, band members in Taste were Charlie McCracken on bass (who jammed with Steve Winwood and Spencer Davis Group just prior to their breakthrough) and John Wilson, who used to kick the drums with Them before their popularity soared.  Charlie and John lay out perfect rhythms for a very young Gallagher in his pre-twenties, who showed heaps of talent for making his guitar sing the way only Rory can.  Taste's eponymous debut album from 1969 contains harder edged Rock jams like "Blister On The Moon" but also Blues traditionals like Leadbelly's "Leaving Blues" and "Catfish". Crucial material for any Blues or Rock fan.

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1 Blister On The Moon             
2 Leaving Blues                             
3 Sugar Mama                
4 Hail                  

Side 2                                                
1 Born On The Wrong Side Of Time                     
2 Dual Carriageway Pain                           
3 Same Old Story                         
4 Catfish                           
5 I'm Moving On                   

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this from MetalBlade.com

Pentagram - "Last Rites"

Pentagram's 2011 release "Last Rites" on red colored vinyl. IMPORT LIMITED EDITION

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Slayer - Live Undead (Picture Disc)

This Special Edition "Live Undead" Colored Vinyl Disc is a must have for any Slayer fan. Printed on silver vinyl with red splatter marks.

Buy HERE

Job For A Cowboy - Genesis (Picture Disc)

Glendale, AZ extreme metal unit JOB FOR A COWBOY blend stunning musicianship and cutting edge song craft to create the absolute embodiment of modern day extreme music. The fast-rising band, known for their intense songs, explosive live performances and forward thinking vision, released their highly anticipated full-length debut, entitled "GENESIS" in 2007.

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EARTHEN GRAVE Signs Exclusive Worldwide Deal With Ripple Music

Chicago's EARTHEN GRAVE is thrilled to announce their recent signing to Heavy Rock Leader, Ripple Music for worldwide release of their debut album, Earthen Grave.

The album will be available on CD and double vinyl on July 9th via Ripple Music.

Formed in 2008, EARTHEN GRAVE is a five-piece Chicago metal band that marries the sounds of metal past and future with a sweaty, pummeling live show. EARTHEN GRAVE boasts an undeniable collective metal and musical pedigree. Each member is an accomplished musician and a veteran of the metal scene, including Ron Holzner who was a member of the seminal and seismic doom pioneers TROUBLE - a band widely regarded as one of the most important unsung American metal bands of all time. In addition, EARTHEN GRAVE has that "extra something special" with occasional guest 6th member live and boasting a Full collaboration on the new release with Rachel Barton Pine. Rachel, a world-renowned classical violinist brings her frightening classical chops to a relatively new instrument, the Viper.

Originally released in 2012, EARTHEN GRAVE's self-titled debut features 10 tracks of blistering Doom and Metal that left the critics grasping for superlatives. Terrorizer Magazine hailed "...Earthen Grave sounds old school without being retro, managing to go through every element on which lesser bands usually fail with exquisite grace and solemn subtlety..."
Now to be reissued through Ripple Music, the new edition of the album, produced by Ron Holzner, has been completely remastered with four bonus tracks including the new song, "Death is Another Word...." with new drummer Chris Wozniak (LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR) and the epic live Stargazer (Rainbow) with string section and virtuoso violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

And now the album will finally see a vinyl release! Double gatefold vinyl to be precise, featuring the 10 song remastered debut with the new song "Death is Another Word...." plus three bonus live tracks. One of the live tracks, "Death March Intro - End of my Daze," features TROUBLE guitarist Bruce Franklin. That's a whole new side of vinyl featuring the epic live Stargazer (Rainbow), plus three more live, never-before-released tracks.

EARTHEN GRAVE is dedicated to exploring new possibilities for the genre. As guitarist Jason Muxlow says, "It's not about being the heaviest band or the slowest - it's about having good songs. " second guitarist Tony Spillman and I played doom metal before it was even called that," Ron continues. "And for Jason, the music we pioneered was his influence. We're bringing the strands of the music together - and with the addition of Rachel using the violin as a core component of a metal band, and featuring multi-talented vocalist Mark Weiner we're taking the genre on a new journey."

Catch it all at www.ripple-music.com.

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ZOMBIEFICATION To Release 'At The Caves Of Eternal' In May

 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 11, 2013

DEAR JERRY: Last year around this time you wrote about Adele's amazing accomplishments, especially with her "21" album. How long did it stay on the charts?
—Alissa Thorpe, Vincennes, Ind.

DEAR ALISSA: Adele's "21" is not only still on the charts, but, as of this writing (March 11), is perched at No. 10.

This blockbuster has been on the charts over two year's worth of weeks (106), and is likely to remain there for many more.

According to Billboard, Adele's "21" is the first one to top the global albums chart for two consecutive years, since the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) began reporting global best-sellers in 2001.

"21" is also the first album since 1983-'84 ("Thriller") to be the No. 1 seller two years in a row in the U.S.

Adele was Billboard's Artist of the Year for 2011 and 2012, making her the first artist ever to earn both honors in two consecutive years.

Oh yeah, she also gave birth to a son, born Oct. 19, 2012.

So what has Adele done so far this year?

In February, her live version of "Set Fire to the Rain" claimed the GRAMMY for Best Pop Solo Performance, bringing her collection of golden gramophones to 10.

Also last month, Adele's recording, co-written with producer Paul Epworth, of the latest James Bond film theme, "Skyfall," won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

"Skyfall" continued its winning ways Feb. 24, earning Adele an Oscar (Best Original Song) at the 85th Academy Awards event.


DEAR JERRY: Since they began tracking sales by computer coding, what are the Top 10 selling movie soundtrack albums?
—Jill Breckenridge, Crescent City, Calif.


DEAR JILL: With the estimated current total of units sold in the U.S., they are:

"The Bodyguard" (1992, over 12 million)
"Titanic" (1997, over 10 million)
"The Lion King" (1994, nearly five million)
"City of Angels" (1998, over four million)
"Armageddon" (1998, over three million)
"O Brother Where Art Thou" (2001, over three million)
"High School Musical" (2006, over three million)
"High School Musical 2" (2007, nearly three million)
"Hannah Montana 2" (2007, over two million)
"Hannah Montana" (2006, nearly two million)
"Hannah Montana: The Movie" (2009, nearly two million)
Since there is very little difference between these last two, our Top 10 has 11 entries.


DEAR JERRY: My favorite instrument is the tenor saxophone, and Mildred Bailey's "Emaline" has some killer sax accompaniment.

The rest of the horn section is also excellent, as is Mildred, but who is playing that sax?

The record label merely credits Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
—Ralph Kimberly, Syracuse, N.Y.


DEAR RALPH: Producers of big band and swing recordings often used the two-thirds instrumental, one-third vocal model, with the vocal segment sandwiched in the middle.

To handle those vocal interludes, all of the top bands employed one or more singers. But the band was the star of the show, with the vocalist getting second billing.

On "Emaline," for example, Mildred's vocal uses just 58 seconds of a 3:24 total running time.

Having approximately two-thirds of the session for the instrumentalists to shine, gave selected players some time in the spotlight.

The four-song session that included "Emaline" (em-a-line, not em-a-lin), held February 2, 1934 at Columbia's New York studio, included these brass and woodwind all-stars: Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Sonny Lee (trombone); Charlie Margolis and Mannie Klein (trumpets); and of course Benny Goodman on clarinet.

Keeping the beat for everyone that day was drummer extraordinaire, Gene Krupa.


IZ ZAT SO? The exposure gained as a big band's featured vocalist kick-started some hugely successful solo careers.

Here are 21 prime examples of legendary artists, and the bands that launched them, though not always their first:

Louis Armstrong (King Oliver)
Mildred Bailey (Paul Whiteman)
Rosemary Clooney (Tony Pastor)
Perry Como (Ted Weems)
Bing Crosby (Paul Whiteman)
Doris Day (Les Brown)
Eddie Fisher (Buddy Morrow)
Ella Fitzgerald (Chick Webb)
Merv Griffin (Freddy Martin)
Dick Haymes (Harry James)
Billie Holiday (Teddy Wilson)
Kitty Kallen (Harry James)
Peggy Lee (Benny Goodman)
Ella Mae Morse (Freddie Slack)
Patti Page (Benny Goodman)
Dinah Shore (Xavier Cugat)
Frank Sinatra (Tommy Dorsey)
Jo Stafford (Tommy Dorsey)
Kay Starr (Glenn Miller)
Dinah Washington (Lionel Hampton)
Margaret Whiting (Freddie Slack)

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