Music Record Shop Weekly

Welcome to the new weekly feature (look for it every Friday) called MusicRecordShop Weekly.  

In today's post, instead of listing five vinyl records for sale, Mark has a unique special going on, stop by and get yourself some records!!

Stop by MusicRecordShop.com today!
 

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Musicology 101

Let's 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!

In 1965, with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Mamas And Papas all turning out big hits, the Grammy Award for Best Performance By a Vocal Group was won by The Anita Kerr Singers for "We Dig Mancini".

Only Lawrence Welk has had more musical appearances on U.S. network television than Paul Revere And The Raiders!

Willie Nelson told talk show host David Letterman that the hit he wrote for Patsy Cline, "Crazy", was originally titled "Stupid."

During his "Wall of Sound" days, Phil Spector's practice was to put an instrumental on the B side of a 45 to keep disc jockeys from flipping the record over and taking attention from the A side.

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.

The song "Summertime Blues" was a US Top 40 hit in three different decades - in the fifties by Eddie Cochran (#8), the sixties by Blue Cheer (#14) and the seventies by The Who (#27).

Pat Benatar, who placed 15 songs in the Billboard Top 40, including "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" (#9 in 1980) and "We Belong" (#5 in 1984) and "Love Is A Battlefield," (the music video, which depicted Benatar as a teenage runaway trying to survive the mean streets of New York City, was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video) trained at Julliard as an opera singer.

 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at MusicOnVinyl.com

Tindersticks - Tindersticks (2nd Album)

British band Tindersticks formed in 1991, renowned for their orchestral sound and their vocalist Stuart A. Staples' characteristic baritone.  Essentially the group combined the dark romanticism of Leonard Cohen, Ian Curtis, and Scott Walker with the song craft of Lee Hazlewood and the aesthetics of indie rock. This is especially apparent on their first few records, such as Tindersticks (II) their second eponymous album.

We release this modern day classic on a 180 gram vinyl double LP accompanied with a 4-page booklet.  First 1000 copies numbered and pressed on baby blue vinyl!

 ■ 180 gram audiophile vinyl
 ■ 4 Page booklet
 ■ First 1000 numbered & limited on coloured vinyl

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1.  El Diablo En El Ojo
2.  A Night In   
3.  My Sister

Side 2   
1.  Tiny Tears   
2.  Snowy In F# Minor   
3.  Seaweed    
4.  Vertrauen II

Side 3    
1.  Talk To Me    
2.  No More Affairs   
3.  Singing   
4.  Travelling Light

Side 4  
1.  Cherry Blossoms  
2.  She's Gone Strings   
3.  Mistakes   
4.  Vertrauen III
5.  Sleepy Song

Dan Penn - Do Right Man

Dan Penn has Southern Soul running through his veins.  Penn started out in the early sixties as band leader of various soul combos in Alabama but remaining out of the limelight for most of his career, choosing instead writing hit songs for other artists.  He has been responsible for songs including "Is A Bluebird Blue" by Conway Twitty, "Do Right Woman Do Right Man" by Aretha Franklin, "The Letter" by The Box Tops, "I'm Your Puppet" by Bobby & James Purify, "You Left The Water Running" by Wilson Picket and Otis Redding and many more.

In 1994 Dan finally picked up the guitar and recorded these songs himself for the first time and to great effect: his renditions of "I'm Your Puppet" and "You Left The Water Running" add fragile and beautiful magic to these already great songs.  The Music On Vinyl release of Do Right Man is a must-have as it's never been released on vinyl before!

 ■ 180 gram audiophile vinyl
 ■ Available on vinyl for the first time!

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1.  The Dark End Of The Street  
2.  Cry Like A Man   
3.  It Tears Me Up   
4.  You Left The Water Running   
5.  Do Right Woman Do Right Man

Side 2  
1.  Memphis Women And Chicken   
2.  Zero Willpower   
3.  He´ll Take Care Of You   
4.  I´m Your Puppet   
5.  Where There´s A Will (There´s A Way)

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from our freinds at SneakAttackMedia


THE COLOURIST PREMIERE NEW SONG, "YES YES" ON ROLLING STONE

Be sure to catch The Colourist at COACHELLA and on tour with Metric, Youngblood Hawke and The Wombats!

After debuting their breakout single "Little Games" last month, The Colourist premiered their second athemic-indie-pop hit, "Yes Yes" today on RollingStone.com.

The Colourist first stumbled upon one another in an underused warehouse in Orange County, CA, where Adam and Maya discovered the harmonic chemistry that has come to define the band’s bright and anthemic signature sound.

"We'd had the idea for "Yes Yes" since the band started," explains drummer Maya Tuttle, "We knew a friend's relationship was near the breaking point because of a third wheel that was trying to break the two up by throwing lies into the mix. While in the studio in LA, Adam came up with an upbeat idea for the base of the song--then the four of us hunkered down and completed it. It's about not falling for the illusion that another person can fix all of your problems."

• LISTEN TO "YES YES" •

Having spent much of 2012 honing their live show with the likes of Grouplove, Electric Guest and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Colourist begin 2013 holed up in a small studio in Southern California. It’s there that Adam Castilla (vocals, guitar), Maya Tuttle (drums, vocals), Kollin Johannsen (guitar, bass), and Justin Wagner (bass, keys) will commit their pop-fueled, indie-bred rock to tape before embarking on their first tour which includes appearances at Coachella along with support shows with Metric, The Wombats and Youngblood Hawke.

Keep your eyes peeled for The Colourist's debut full length album coming later this year!

Complete North American tour dates:

4.10 – Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch
4.11 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress %
4.13 – Indio, CA – Coachella
4.19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore %
4.20 - Indio, CA – Coachella
4.28 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues *
4.30 – Austin, TX – House Of Blues *
5.1 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s *
5.2 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom *
5.6 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club ^
5.7 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall ^
5.8 – Detroit, MI – Shelter ^
5.9 – Toronto, Canada – Lee’s Palace ^
5.13 – New York, NY – Santos Party House ^
5.14 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall ^
5.15 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall ^
% w/ The Wombats
* w/ Metric
^ w/ Youngblood Hawke

For more information about the band, visit their website HERE

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as a collector of children's records and disney records, this article caught my attention, well worth the read!

Disney treasures come in many shapes and sizes ... right down to rare vinyl recordings









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45 Years Ago: Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell + More Hold MLK Tribute Jam Session







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Mark Arm Reveals the Origins of the Album Art for Mudhoney's 'Vanishing Point'









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Black Sabbath reveals album artwork for 13









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Cheap Trick Plan Budokan Anniversary Concerts





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Devo to reissue Hardcore compilations







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The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Our friend in vinyl Mark over at MusicRecordShop.com  has a marvelous offer for folks who love vinyl, here are the details!

Subscribe to our newsletter and receive $5 bucks off your next purchase

 

Head on over and look at the fantastic selection of collectible vinyl HERE

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heard from our friend Aris at SnagFilms, a New York-based film distributor (Beware of Mr. Baker Contest) and they are promoting another film, a provocative and gripping film about music, power and the human element in all of us:

LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR
“Let fury have the hour/
Anger can be power/
Do you know that you can use it?”
– “The Clampdown,” The Clash

Rough, raw and unapologetically inspirational, LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is a charged journey into the heart of the creative counter-culture in 2012.  In a time of global challenges, big questions and by-the-numbers politics, this upbeat, outspoken film tracks the story of the artists, writers, thinkers and musicians who have gone underground to re-imagine the world – honing in on equality, community and engaged creativity – in exuberantly paradigm-busting ways.

Writer/director Antonino D’Ambrosio unites 50 powerful, of-the-moment voices –from street artist Shepard Fairey to rapper Chuck D to playwright Eve Ensler to musicians Tom Morello and Billy Bragg to novelist Edwidge Danticat to filmmaker John Sayles to comic Lewis Black – who share personal and powerful tales of how they transformed anger and angst into provocative art and ideas.  Mix-mastered with historical footage, animation and performances, D’Ambrosio presents a visceral portrait of a generation looking to re-jigger a system that has failed to address the most pressing problems of our times . . . or human potential.

The story begins in the 1980s with the rise of Reagan and Thatcher — and a cultural shift towards fierce individualism and rampant consumerism.  Coming of age in a world seemingly gone mad or at least gone shopping, some kids started searching for something more authentic.  This was the start of a renegade movement D’Ambrosio calls “creative-response.”  It was a hybrid, haphazard collective of skateboarders, punk rockers, rappers, street poets, feminists and graffitists whose reaction to this brave new world was not to turn away, but to turn up the volume and have their say.

Now that generation is coming to the fore, sparking a global movement focused not just on pushing the boundaries with guitars, paint, dance, storytelling, graphics and subcultural style – but on coming together around real reasons for hope.

Set to a stirring soundtrack from the film’s artists – including Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, Billy Bragg, Gogol Bordello, MC5, DJ Spooky and Sean Hayes – LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is a fast and furious trip into the grass roots of art and activism, 21st Century style.  The film is written and directed by author and visual artist Antonino D’Ambrosio in his feature debut.  The producers are D’Ambrosio and James L. Reid and the executive producers are Jonathan Gray, Brian Devine, Rob McKay, Mark Urman and Chaz Zelus. The film features original music from composer and MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer.  A CAVU Pictures release.

Reviews, Interviews & Stories about LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR:

“Exuberant… a thoughtful and entertaining debut film” - Adam Schartoff, The New York Times

“Rousing… You’ll leave the theater wanting to create something LOUD.” - Rachel Maddow, MSNBC

“A thrillingly articulate wallop of ’80s-era rage… refreshing” - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

“Let Fury Have the Hour is a cinematic movement, not just a film.” - E. Nina Rothe, Huffington Post

“Explosive blend of vision and expression” - Indiewire 

Watch the trailer HERE

Watch next week for more information!

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Amazon extends free digital song offer, AutoRip, to vinyl records

Amazon says that every time a person buys a vinyl record from its online store, it will give that customer a digital version of the songs for free.

The feature, called AutoRip, was launched in January for CDs. The company has said it has boosted music sales. Digital songs are stored in the customer's online storage account with Amazon. Songs received this way don't count against that customer's storage limit.

The new offer, announced yesterday extends to any physical albums bought on Amazon since 1998.

“AutoRip has been wildly popular with customers since it launched earlier this year,” said Steve Boom, vice president of digital music for Amazon. “We’re thrilled to extend this experience to vinyl records. Many of our music customers are vinyl fans, and it’s traditionally been very difficult to make digital versions of vinyl records. Now customers can enjoy the albums they buy wherever they are, not just when they have access to a record player.”

The digital songs can be played on a variety of devices, including Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablets, Android phones and tablets, and Apple Inc.'s iPads and iPhones.

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Pre-order: - Civil War - The Killer Angels 

Release date is 11 June, but you will get it already 22 May, depending on where you live in the world.

The album comes in both Vinyl (2 x 12" black vinyl) and CD, packaged in an exclusive 6 page Gatefold pack.

The limited edition also feature an exclusive bonus song; "March Across The Belts".

Of course all copies are numbered by hand. Limited to 2000 copies.

Tracklist:
1. King Of The Sun
2. First To Fight
3. Saint Patrick's Day
4. Rome Is Falling
5. Sons Of Avalon
6. I Will Rule The Universe
7. Lucifer's Court
8. Brother Judas
9. My Own Worst Enemy
10. Gettysburg
Bonus song
11. March Across The Belts

Pre-Order HERE

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Cyanide Pills - Still Bored (CD/LP/Download) - OUT 8th April 2013

The most talked about band at last year's Rebellion Festival was without a doubt Cyanide Pills. They took to the stage unsociably early on the Saturday afternoon and gave a truly amazing performance that cemented their reputation as one of the country's best, kick-ass live punk pop/new wave bands.

Their self-titled debut LP came out in 2010, and now the lads' second album Still Bored is ready to hit the shelves. It's a storming 17 track punk pop blast dealing with alienation, despair, politics and impotence. There's also a punk rock/geography/history lesson with “Johnny Thunders Lived In Leeds”.

Cyanide Pills will be doing a mini tour in the UK in April with dates to follow supporting The Addicts in Germany in May and a show with The Subway Sect in their hometown on the first of June.

Like their debut album, Still Bored was recorded at The Billiard Room in Leeds by Wedding Present producer Carl Rosamond.

Get it HERE

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north of the border, vinyl doing well!

ZOOMING @50 PLUS: 'The warmest sound around'







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The Breeders’ Kelley Deal Reflects on ‘Last Splash’ 20th Anniversary






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 Christine McVie keen to join Fleetwood Mac on stage in London





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Jim Morrison in Newly Discovered Interview: ‘Fat Is Beautiful’









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Judas Priest to Release ‘Epitaph’ Live Blu-ray / DVD









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Skid Row To Drop New EP ‘United World Rebellion – Chapter One’ on April 16










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Rolling Stones '50 and Counting' Tour: Band Announces North American Trek







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Public Image Ltd. to Reissue 1978 Debut First Issue - Out for the first time in North America










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Ozzy Osborne, Def Leppard, Motley Crue Classics Featured On 'Little Headbangers' Lullaby CD









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album cover art of the day:

MÅNEGARM To Release 'Legions Of The North' In June
















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album cover art of the day, part 2:

Finntroll's Mathias Lillmåns Discusses New Album "Blodsvept"

















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album cover art of the day, part 3

Necronomicon Reveals New Album "Rise Of The Elder Ones" Details
















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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 3/25 - 3/31, 2013

Vinyl Top 25:
1. The Strokes - Comedown Machine
2. Wavves - Afraid Of Heights
3. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
4. William Tyler - Impossible Truth
5. Tame Impala - Lonerism
6. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
7. Sound City - Real To Reel
8. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
9. White Fence - Pink Gorilla 7"
10. Hum - You'd Prefer An Astronaut
11. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
12. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine
13. The Black Keys - Brothers
14. Josh Ritter - The Beast In Its Tracks
15. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
16. Yo La Tengo - Fade
17. Mumford & Sons - Babel
18. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
19. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
20. Brittany Howard & Ruby Amanfu - I Wonder 7"
21. My Bloody Valentine - MBV
22. Cyclopean - Cyclopean 12"
23. Otis Redding - Lonely & Blue
24. The Avett Brothers - Four Thieves Gone
25. Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 1, 2013

DEAR JERRY: Years ago you identified the first two No. 1 disco songs as "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)," by MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees, and "Rock Your Baby," by George McCrae.

Both are from 1974, which leads me to ask, how long was it before there was a separate disco sales survey, and radio stations began specializing in disco music?

As Aretha Franklin once suggested, I want to "Get It Right."
—Jorge Silva, Kenosha, Wis.


George McCrae

DEAR JORGE: You and the Queen of Soul need not fret.

Five weeks after "Rock Your Baby" ended its 17-week stay on the Hot 100, Billboard introduced its "Disco Action" Top 10 (Oct. 26).

Actually it was three separate Top 10 lists, each from a different N.Y. source (record stores, phone surveys, etc.). Each report differed slightly from the others, but they all agreed on No. 1: "Never Can Say Goodbye," by Gloria Gaynor — interesting since this record was not yet in the Hot 100. It would debut there a week later, eventually peaking at No. 9.

Meanwhile that fall, one major market radio station on each coast jumped on the disco bandwagon: KRLA (1110 AM) in Los Angeles and WPIX (102 FM) in New York.

KRLA introduced their disco-soul oriented "Spirit in the Dark" format, which accounted for nearly half of their broadcast day, airing nightly from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

KRLA is now KDIS, bought in 2003 by the Disney organization, and provides Radio Disney programming.

WPIX-FM began their dance music foray with an experimental Saturday night (8 p.m. to midnight) show titled "Disco 102."

It seemed like an idea whose time had come, so they switched their regular programming to current disco and dance tracks, plus oldies with the disco sound.

In mid-1976, Disco 102 gave way to a Top 40 oldies format.

Today FM 102 is the New York home of the CBS Sports Network, and operating as WFAN.

On all fronts, 1974 provided a powerful beginning for the disco era.



DEAR JERRY: I had a big laugh over the examples you gave of songs that, for seemingly absurd reasons, were banned by some ultra-conservative radio stations.

I know you couldn't mention them all, but one I am especially curious about is "Poon-Tang," by the Treniers.

Even though there really isn't anything objectionable in the lyrics, the media might have been scared away by the title alone.

What do you know about this?
—Josh Bleeker, Pasco, Wash.


DEAR JOSH: Saying a song was banned usually implies that, despite some stations choosing to play it, others refused to do so. Another type of ban refers to when a station plays a record that results in listener complaints, whether warranted or not. Management can either restrict it to night time only play, or give it the axe altogether.

Compared to many mid-20th century tunes in Race Music, "Poon-Tang" is not very racy. Right up front, the Treniers offer their innocuous definition of the compound title: "the 'poon' is a hug, the 'tang' is a kiss; a huggin' and a kissin', that's poon-tang."

Despite the wink-wink attempt to sugar coat the message, the market for this and other potentially offensive songs remained juke box play, and definitely not radio.

Billboard concurred, as evidenced by their Dec. 27, 1952 New Record Review:

"Poon-Tang" is a contrived ditty, chanted well to stunt backing. Juke patrons who place a different interpretation on the title, than that given in the lyrics [huggin' and kissin'], might pump nickels in the boxes."

Since it wasn't being broadcast in the first place, "Poon-Tang" was never banned.

Now let's flip the record over and talk about the B-side, "Hi-Yo Silver," and the headache it caused for Okeh. Not because of the double-entendre reference to being "in the saddle," but the title itself.

Okeh's display ads in the trades for "Poon-Tang" and "Hi-Yo Silver" (Okeh 6932) came to the attention of the Lone Ranger Inc., whose legal department informed Okeh that "Hi-Yo Silver" was a copyrighted slogan and it must not be used as a song title.

Lyrically challenged overall, the Treniers pad the time by repeating that simple phrase nearly two dozen times.

Having no desire to litigate the matter, especially over a B-side, Okeh withdrew the offending title and reissued "Poon-Tang" in January 1953, this time backed with "The Moondog" (Okeh 6937).

Moondog, the jazz performer, didn't object, so it replaced "Hi-Yo Silver," who rode peacefully off into the sunset.


IZ ZAT SO? Here are two other noteworthy versions of "Poon-Tang":

One is a sensational Big Band Jazz-Swing instrumental, by Barney Bigard (clarinet) and His Orchestra, featuring Georgie Auld on tenor and alto sax. Recorded December 29, 1944, this bears no resemblance whatsoever to the Treniers single.

Then along comes Deke Dickerson's "Number One Hit Record" album, a 1998 collection that includes a remarkable revival of the exact same version as waxed by the Treniers in 1952.

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

ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE: HOMEMADE RECORDS 1958-1992

Edited by Johan Kugelberg, Paul Major and Michael P. Daley

"The Greatest Coffee Table Book Ever Made" - Larry Clark

"Best-ever gateway to the infinitely peculiar multiverse of self-published phonograph records" - William Gibson

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW AT SINECURE BOOKS WEB STORE
 
Pre-orders ship late April; worldwide release date May 21st.

Only copies purchased directly from Sinecure Books will include a slipcase, a fold-out poster, and a facsimile clear vinyl 7" manual on "How To Make Your Own Record".

 

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW AT SINECURE BOOKS WEB STORE

About the book:

Enjoy The Experience is both the first major work on American private press records and on track to be of the most notable illustrated books of 2013. Private press records - also called vanity pressings - are vinyl albums produced and paid for by the artist(s).

An endless stream of psych-rock hopefuls, Holiday Inn Elvises, pizza parlor organists, funk bands aspiring to become the JBs, high school bands performing all of Jesus Christ Superstar, cult leaders who never found the right cult, jazz bands inspired to forge a new stream all sincerely hoped to become stars, they committed themselves to record, and they left themselves vulnerable to an industry not understanding of nuance, not appreciative of character. This is not a gathering of kitsch and novelty, though: the records cataloged in Enjoy The Experience are funkier, more psychedelic, more idiosyncratic and more emotionally rewarding than the mainstream music product it aspired to be.

 A free download card featuring dozens of the most amazing artists featured in the book is included. In addition, Sinecure and Now-Again Records are presenting a companion double LP and CD anthology released alongside the book.

Enjoy The Experience begins when the custom pressed American record plant came into existence and ends, largely, with the birth of the CD. As such, it is a snapshot of America in the second half of the 20th century and manages to collate a bevy of tales and albums released by the brave souls who took the plunge and committed their musical vision to wax in the fifty states between the years of 1958 and 1992.

Packaged as a hardcover, and weighing in at 512 pages, it is the seventh major book by Johan Kugelberg, the author and editor behind The Velvet Underground: New York Art, Born In The Bronx and Punk: An Aesthetic (Rizzoli), True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice), and Beauty Is In The Street (Four Corners). Enjoy The Experience is the first publication by Sinecure Books, co-owned by Eothen "Egon" Alapatt (Now-Again Records) and Johan Kugelberg. The book is co-edited by legendary record collector Paul Major and Michael P. Daley. 

SINECURE BOOKS is an independent publishing house dedicated to producing books and records of 20th/21st century popular art, music, and photography. Sinecure has offices in New York and Los Angeles.   


For additional information, visit www.sinecurebooks.com





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Experience Led Zeppelin Like Never Before

Immerse yourself in the inner circle of one of rock's most iconic bands with Led Zeppelin: Sound And Fury , an innovative illustrated digital book by famed photographer Neal Preston. Now available for pre-order, the book comes alive with a tap, swipe or pinch and provides an unprecedented and comprehensive look into the world of Led Zeppelin from brilliant on-stage performance photos, backstage candid shots, and intimate images from onboard the band's two private planes, to snapshots from press conferences, private moments and more. Through Preston's lens, you'll experience hundreds of photos (including many never been seen before), 80 contact sheets (all previously unpublished), audio commentary from Preston, video and text interviews with people who worked with the band, and even memorabilia and set lists for concerts whose photos are featured in the book.


Led Zeppelin: Sound And Fury will be released exclusively on the iBookstore on April 15, but you can pre-order it now HERE.

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from www.themusebox.net

ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE GRASS ROOTS AND DUNDER MIFFLIN STAFFER CREED BRATTON OF NBC’S THE OFFICE REVEALS DETAILS FOR NEW ALBUM

TELL ME ABOUT IT “AN AUDIO BIOGRAPHY ABOUT LSD, UNEMPLOYMENT & THIRD ACTS”

 

 

TO BE RELEASED IN 3 ACTS ACT 1 – APRIL 16 / ACT 2 – MAY 7 / ACT 3 – MAY 21

VINYL VERSION OF TELL ME ABOUT IT  (ALL THREE ACTS) COMING MAY 21

 (Los Angeles, CA) - Singer-songwriter and actor-comic Creed Bratton, currently best-known for the quirky former 60’s rock-star character he portrays on the NBC TV hit comedy series The Office, is back with a new album/audio-biography Tell Me About It. Creed Bratton along with his band The Rubbermen give us a behind the scenes look into Creed. Fans of Creed's character on The Office often wonder who Creed really is - what's his story? Well his new album Tell Me About It may give them an idea. It's a three-act "audio-biography" that tells his story through music. From LSD to unemployment lines and third acts, the Creed that sits behind his desk playing solitaire and eating mung beans has done a lot of "living for today."

“I approached my 6th solo album by writing with different writers I respected. So after The Rubbermen and I had started the album, Dave Way my producer said this is the story of your career. He said you should make this a concept album. He was right.....I hadn't even seen that side of it. So we went from there to approaching it that way. The 3 acts are like a play. It's a story that takes you along in a psychedelic way. ‘Tell Me About It’ .... a audio-biography indeed, says Bratton.

A founding member of the seminal 60s rock band The Grass Roots, Bratton recorded and toured extensively behind the back-to-back monster hit singles, “Let’s Live for Today” and “Midnight Confessions,” which became early 60s youth anthems.  Several original members of the band reunited in 2000 for the 35th Anniversary of the historic rock venue The Whiskey A Go Go, where bands such as The Byrds, The Turtles, among others have played.

Bratton’s Dunder Mifflin co-workers got a preview of the actor’s guitar chops in a previous episode of The Office when Bratton rescued a not-quite-up-to-the-task boss Michael Scott from band jam embarrassment. His last release Bounce Back, assisted by his backing band, The 3DVB’s (aka The Rubbermen) and his Office co-star Ed Helms, showed Bratton’s passion as a serious and accomplished musician.



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Record Label Wins Lawsuit In Battle Over Whether It’s Legal To Sell Your Old Mp3s





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ALL THAT REMAINS To Release Limited-Edition 'The Fall Of Ideals' Vinyl For Record Store Day










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Unearthing America's Treasure Trove of Obscure Private Press Vinyl






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Vinyl and Ebay: A Fascinating Relationship








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Slayer and Anthrax Combine to Form Slanthrax





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The Killers, Mumford & Sons, The Cure to headline Lollapalooza festival






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Garbage plan to release new album next year






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Mötley Crüe Announce Second Las Vegas Residency at Hard Rock Hotel






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album cover art of the day:

Desecrated Sphere Reveals Artwork For New Album "Emancipate"

New Music Releases - April 2, 2013

A Hawk and a Hacksaw - You Have Already Gone to Another World
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
Beach House - Beach House (reissue) (vinyl)
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
Darling Parade - Battle Scars and Broken Hearts
David Bowie - The Next Day (vinyl)
Dear Hunter - Migrant
Don Nix - Living By The Days
Dutch Uncles - Out Of Touch In The Wild
Eagles - The Studio Albums 1972-1979 (6-disc box set)
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
Gems - Tall Mountain
Generationals - Heza
George Benson - Breezin' (vinyl)
Gianna Lauren - On Personhood
Gim Wigmore - Gravel and Wine
Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 24 - Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 3/23/74 (2 CD Set)
Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks: Volume Three (vinyl)
HAIM - The Falling (EP)
Hackensaw Boys - For the Love of a Friend
Heavy Hawaii - Goosebumps 
Hem - Departure and Farewell
Hiss Golden Messenger - Haw
Hookworms - Pearl Mystics
Hypocrisy - End Of Disclosure
IO Echo - Ministry of Love
Implodes - Recurring Dream 
In the Valley Below - Hymnal
James Taylor - Dad Loves His Work (reissue)
James Taylor - Flag  (reissue)
James Taylor - JT (reissue)
Jello Biafra - White People And The Damage Done
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)
Lower Plenty - Hard Rubbish
Luxury Liners - They're Flowers
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
Pick A Piper - Pick A Piper
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 Juan Maclean - You Are My Destiny (12")
The Laurels - Plains
The Lonely Wild - The Sun As It Comes
The Mongoloids - Mongo Life
The Morning Code - Tell Someone
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

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from www.mute.com

RECORD STORE DAY: SATURDAY APRIL 20 

MOBY & MARK LANEGAN  The Lonely Night 7”

JUNIP COLORED ALBUM VINYL

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…the day where you wake up early and eagerly scamper to unwrap your favorite new thing---VINYL! It’s like the Christmas in April for your earbuds and your record player. We know you have been counting down the months, days, hours, minutes since Jack White was announced as this year’s ambassador---but just to remind you don’t forget to set your alarm early for Saturday April 20th!

Mute’s own additions to the amazing list of releases are exclusive pieces from Moby and Junip.  Moby and Mark Lanegan were happy to join forces and record a limited edition 7” of The Lonely Night featuring a B-side remix by electronic extrodinaire Photek. 

Moby describes preparing the release, “…and in producing the song, spike stent and i incorporated some very unusual production techniques... we ran all of the instruments through a distortion pedal into a guitar amp. so really there are only 3 tracks: left channel through a distortion pedal and guitar amp, right channel through a distortion pedal and guitar amp, and mark's vocals.  the end result is intentionally very broken and atmospheric."

Junip (José González, Tobias Winterkorn and Elias Araya) couldn’t wait to share with you their sophomore self-titled release out on April 23rd so they figured they would release a limited COLOR vinyl for you just in case you wanted to host your own first listen. 

Junip is already receiving rave reviews and Billboard recently shared their own love for the record stating,  “Led by multi-culti boy wonder José González…the act's music somehow manages to incorporate everything from African rhythms to English psychedelia to keyboardist Tobias Winterkorn's spacey synth stylings, setting the band virtually in a genre of it's own making." If that doesn’t inspire you to get out early, we don’t know what will!

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