Thursday, March 20, 2014
Record Store Day Announce Full List of Releases for 2014
Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 17, 2014
DEAR JERRY: One of my jobs in the 1960s required frequent drives between St. Louis and Chicago.
Cars had no tape players then, so I always listened the radio.
One morning, while leaving Missouri, a song about "My Home Town of St. Louis" played. It was by a female whose name I can't recall.
About five hours later, while nearing Chicago, I heard the very same song, with the same singer, but now it was "My Home Town of Chicago."
It was so surreal that I almost drove off the road.
Never again did I hear either song.
What happened to me that day?
—Cliff Johansen, Fraser, Mich.
DEAR CLIFF: Sounds like you narrowly escaped being dematerialized and beamed directly to the mother ship.
Your harrowing day began with you listening to WIL as they played "St. Louis, My Home Town," by Terry Lee Jenkins, and ended on WJJD with the similar sounding "Chicago, My Home Town," also by Terry Lee Jenkins.
I know the position of your radio dial because every version of "(Insert city), My Home Town" was produced by Production Advertising Merchandising Service (PAMS), of Dallas, for a specific station. PAMS specialty was singing station identifications, or radio jingles. As such, only one station in each market could, or would, play their custom record.
Each "My Home Town" song included the broadcaster's unique call letters, their frequency, and as many slogans or catchwords as they could squeeze into about 90 seconds.
Although Euel Box's "My Home Town" generic instrumental track was used for the record, very few of the lyrics are the same. Most were written by folks either working for or associated with the radio stations. On the reverse side of each 45 is that same instrumental, sans vocal, credited to Euel Box with studio musicians.
Terry Lee Jenkins is usually how the vocalist is shown, but she may also be shown as Terry Lea, or Terry and the (fill in whatever the local station wants to call the band).
For example, "Detroit, My Home Town," made for WJBK, 1500 on the AM dial, liked to be known as "Radio 15." On their copy, the artist credit reads "Terry and the Fifteeners."
In 1961 and '62, over 100 different localized recordings were made of "My Home Town," including versions for some Canadian and European home towns.
Most can be found in the $10 to $30 range, but expect the price to at least double for ones with custom picture sleeves.
Here is a list-in-progress of the versions I have personally confirmed. Please let us know if you find others:
Abilene, Texas
Akron-Canton, Ohio
Alexandria, Louisiana
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
Birmingham, Alabama
Boston, Massachusetts
Brownwood, Texas
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Charleston, South Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Clovis, New Mexico
Columbus, Ohio
Corpus Christie, Texas
Crowley, Louisana
Dallas, Texas
Dayton, Ohio
Del Rio, Texas
Denison, Texas
Detroit, Michigan
Duluth, Minnesota
Edmonton, Canada
Elmira, New York
Evansville, Indiana
Farmington, New Mexico
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Fort Worth, Texas
Fresno, California
Henderson, Texas
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Texas
Huntsville, Alabama
Jackson, Mississippi
Jamestown, New York
Joplin, Missouri
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kennett, Missouri
Knoxville, Tennessee
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lawton, Oklahoma
Lexington, Kentucky
Lincoln, Nebraska
Little Rock, Arkansas
London, England
Louisville, Kentucky
Lubbock, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
Memphis, Tennessee
Miami, Florida
Midland, Texas
Montgomery, Alabama
Montreal, Canada
Nampa, Idaho
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
Orange, Texas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Portland, Maine
Portland, Oregon
Providence, Rhode Island
Quincy, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Shreveport, Louisiana
Streator, Illinois
Topeka, Kansas
Troy, New York
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tyler, Texas
Waco, Texas
Washington D.C.
Wichita Falls, Texas
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
DEAR JERRY: On the 50th Anniversary CBS-TV show, "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute," someone mentioned that Paul McCartney, in addition to everything else, was among the top songwriters.
Did they mean for America or Great Britain?
—Dee Gillcrest, Gary, Ind.
DEAR DEE: I can't say what they meant, but I'll tell you what I would have said about the song writing aspect of Paul McCartney.
Not merely "among" the most successful at his craft, he is clearly the No. 1 songwriter of the 20th century, which, when it comes to record sales, pretty much means forever.
Not to be overlooked are the many songs where Paul shares writing credit with someone else. The most frequently credited co-writer is John Lennon, regardless of whether one or both actually wrote the song.
As a result of that lucrative partnership, Lennon is second on the list of most successful songwriters.
IZ ZAT SO? Just as in the glory days of Tin Pan Alley, most of the top writers in the 1950s and '60s were teams, and nearly all were men.
In no particular order, some of the more familiar conglomerations that rank below Lennon-McCartney are:
Hal David-Burt Bacharach; Gerry Goffin-Carole King; Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Eddie Holland; Kenny Gamble-Leon Huff; Barry Gibb-Robin Gibb; Elton John-Bernie Taupin; Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil; Ellie Greenwich-Jeff Barry; Brian Wilson-Mike Love; Neil Sedaka-Howard Greenfield; Mick Jagger-Keith Richard; Paul Simon-Art Garfunkel; Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller; Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman; Roy Orbison-Joe Melson; Antoine "Fats" Domino-Dave Bartholomew; Kal Mann-Dave Appell; and Tommy Boyce-Bobby Hart.
DEAR JERRY: One of my jobs in the 1960s required frequent drives between St. Louis and Chicago.
Cars had no tape players then, so I always listened the radio.
One morning, while leaving Missouri, a song about "My Home Town of St. Louis" played. It was by a female whose name I can't recall.
About five hours later, while nearing Chicago, I heard the very same song, with the same singer, but now it was "My Home Town of Chicago."
It was so surreal that I almost drove off the road.
Never again did I hear either song.
What happened to me that day?
—Cliff Johansen, Fraser, Mich.
Your harrowing day began with you listening to WIL as they played "St. Louis, My Home Town," by Terry Lee Jenkins, and ended on WJJD with the similar sounding "Chicago, My Home Town," also by Terry Lee Jenkins.
I know the position of your radio dial because every version of "(Insert city), My Home Town" was produced by Production Advertising Merchandising Service (PAMS), of Dallas, for a specific station. PAMS specialty was singing station identifications, or radio jingles. As such, only one station in each market could, or would, play their custom record.
Each "My Home Town" song included the broadcaster's unique call letters, their frequency, and as many slogans or catchwords as they could squeeze into about 90 seconds.
Although Euel Box's "My Home Town" generic instrumental track was used for the record, very few of the lyrics are the same. Most were written by folks either working for or associated with the radio stations. On the reverse side of each 45 is that same instrumental, sans vocal, credited to Euel Box with studio musicians.
Terry Lee Jenkins is usually how the vocalist is shown, but she may also be shown as Terry Lea, or Terry and the (fill in whatever the local station wants to call the band).
For example, "Detroit, My Home Town," made for WJBK, 1500 on the AM dial, liked to be known as "Radio 15." On their copy, the artist credit reads "Terry and the Fifteeners."
In 1961 and '62, over 100 different localized recordings were made of "My Home Town," including versions for some Canadian and European home towns.
Most can be found in the $10 to $30 range, but expect the price to at least double for ones with custom picture sleeves.
Here is a list-in-progress of the versions I have personally confirmed. Please let us know if you find others:
Abilene, Texas
Akron-Canton, Ohio
Alexandria, Louisiana
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
Birmingham, Alabama
Boston, Massachusetts
Brownwood, Texas
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Charleston, South Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Clovis, New Mexico
Columbus, Ohio
Corpus Christie, Texas
Crowley, Louisana
Dallas, Texas
Dayton, Ohio
Del Rio, Texas
Denison, Texas
Detroit, Michigan
Duluth, Minnesota
Edmonton, Canada
Elmira, New York
Evansville, Indiana
Farmington, New Mexico
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Fort Worth, Texas
Fresno, California
Henderson, Texas
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Texas
Huntsville, Alabama
Jackson, Mississippi
Jamestown, New York
Joplin, Missouri
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kennett, Missouri
Knoxville, Tennessee
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lawton, Oklahoma
Lexington, Kentucky
Lincoln, Nebraska
Little Rock, Arkansas
London, England
Louisville, Kentucky
Lubbock, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
Memphis, Tennessee
Miami, Florida
Midland, Texas
Montgomery, Alabama
Montreal, Canada
Nampa, Idaho
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
Orange, Texas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Portland, Maine
Portland, Oregon
Providence, Rhode Island
Quincy, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Shreveport, Louisiana
Streator, Illinois
Topeka, Kansas
Troy, New York
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tyler, Texas
Waco, Texas
Washington D.C.
Wichita Falls, Texas
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
DEAR JERRY: On the 50th Anniversary CBS-TV show, "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute," someone mentioned that Paul McCartney, in addition to everything else, was among the top songwriters.
Did they mean for America or Great Britain?
—Dee Gillcrest, Gary, Ind.
Not merely "among" the most successful at his craft, he is clearly the No. 1 songwriter of the 20th century, which, when it comes to record sales, pretty much means forever.
Not to be overlooked are the many songs where Paul shares writing credit with someone else. The most frequently credited co-writer is John Lennon, regardless of whether one or both actually wrote the song.
As a result of that lucrative partnership, Lennon is second on the list of most successful songwriters.
IZ ZAT SO? Just as in the glory days of Tin Pan Alley, most of the top writers in the 1950s and '60s were teams, and nearly all were men.
In no particular order, some of the more familiar conglomerations that rank below Lennon-McCartney are:
Hal David-Burt Bacharach; Gerry Goffin-Carole King; Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Eddie Holland; Kenny Gamble-Leon Huff; Barry Gibb-Robin Gibb; Elton John-Bernie Taupin; Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil; Ellie Greenwich-Jeff Barry; Brian Wilson-Mike Love; Neil Sedaka-Howard Greenfield; Mick Jagger-Keith Richard; Paul Simon-Art Garfunkel; Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller; Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman; Roy Orbison-Joe Melson; Antoine "Fats" Domino-Dave Bartholomew; Kal Mann-Dave Appell; and Tommy Boyce-Bobby Hart.
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 2014 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
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On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy blues and rockabilly riffs, but Led Zeppelin III provided the band with the necessary room to grow musically. While there are still a handful of metallic rockers, III is built on a folky, acoustic foundation that gives the music extra depth. And even the rockers aren't as straightforward as before: the galloping "Immigrant Song" is powered by Robert Plant's banshee wail, "Celebration Day" turns blues-rock inside out with a warped slide guitar riff, and "Out on the Tiles" lumbers along with a tricky, multi-part riff. Nevertheless, the heart of the album lies on the second side, when the band delve deeply into English folk. "Gallows Pole" updates a traditional tune with a menacing flair, and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" is an infectious acoustic romp, while "That's the Way" and "Tangerine" are shimmering songs with graceful country flourishes. The band hasn't left the blues behind, but the twisted bottleneck blues of "Hats off to (Roy) Harper" actually outstrips the epic "Since I've Been Loving You," which is the only time Zeppelin sound a bit set in their ways. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine (All Music Guide)
- Deluxe Edition Remastered Vinyl
- Remastered from the Original Master Tapes by Jimmy Page and Pressed at Pallas In Germany
- 180 Gram Vinyl In Tri-Fold Sleeve That Includes The Wheel & Die-Cut Holes From Original LP Sleeve
- The Second LP Features Previously Unreleased Studio Outtakes
- Shipping Approximately June 3rd
LP1
1. Immigrant Song
2. Friends
3. Celebration Day
4. Since I've Been Loving You
5. Out on the Tiles
6. Gallows Pole
7. Tangerine
8. That's the Way
9. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
10. Hats off to (Roy) Harper
LP2
1. The Immigrant Song (Alternate Mix)
2. Friends (Track - No Vocal)
3. Celebration Day (Alternate Mix)
4. Since I've Been Loving You (Rough Mix)
5. Bathroom Sound (Track - No Vocal)
6. Gallows Pole (Rough Mix)
7. That's The Way (Rough Mix)
8. Jennings Farm Blues (Rough Mix)
9. Key To The Highway/Trouble In Mind (Rough Mix)
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Neil Young will release Live At The Cellar Door, the latest in his Archives Performance Series, on Reprise Records. The album collects recordings made during Young's intimate six-show solo stand at The Cellar Door in Washington D.C. between November 30th and December 2nd, 1970, a few months after Reprise released his classic third solo album After The Gold Rush in August.
The album, which features Young performing on acoustic guitar and piano, includes tracks that are interesting for several reasons, such as stunning live versions of songs that appeared on After The Gold Rush ("Tell Me Why," "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," "Birds," "Don't Let It Bring You Down" and the title track) and solo performances of the Buffalo Springfield songs "Expecting To Fly" (from their 1967 second album Buffalo Springfield Again), "I Am A Child" (from their third and final album Last Time Around and Young's 1977 Decade compilation), and "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong," from their 1966 self-titled debut.
In addition, Live At The Cellar Door features early, raw performances of songs that wouldn't appear until subsequent Young albums, including the rarity "Bad Fog Of Loneliness" (which appears on Live At Massey Hall '71 - released in 2007-but was previously unreleased until the studio band version was included on Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972), "Old Man" (released two years later on 1972's Harvest album), a rare solo performance of "Cinnamon Girl" on piano (the full band version appears on Young's 1969 second solo album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere), and "Down By The River," also from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
Live At The Cellar Door was recorded by Henry Lewy and produced by Young.
Mastered By Chris Bellman At Bernie Grundman Mastering And Pressed At Pallas In Germany
1. Tell Me Why
2. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
3. After the Gold Rush
4. Expecting To Fly
5. Bad Fog of Loneliness
6. Old Man
7. Birds
8. Don't Let It Bring You Down
9. See the Sky About to Rain
10. Cinnamon Girl
11. I Am A Child
12. Down By the River
13. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
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This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect
1. Led Zeppelin II (Pre-Order)
2. Led Zeppelin III (Pre-Order)
3. Led Zeppelin I (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
4. Led Zeppelin I (Pre-Order)
5. Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
6. Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
7. Led Zeppelin I (Super Deluxe Edition Box) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
8. Led Zeppelin III (Super Deluxe Edition Box) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
9. Led Zeppelin II (Super Deluxe Edition Box) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
10. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
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The debut album from the electric duo of Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana, Mehliana: Taming the Dragon, features Mehldau on Fender Rhodes and synthesizers and Guiliana on drums and effects. Mehliana comprises 12 original tunes—six written by the duo and six written by Mehldau—and was engineered and mixed by Greg Koller (Jon Brion, Kanye West). Jazzwise calls it "astonishing ... one of the best albums of 2014."
The vinyl edition includes two 140-gram LPs pressed at Pallas MFG in Diepholz, Germany, and a CD of the album.
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Record Store Day 2014: The List (So Far)
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Pretty Lights to Release Color Map of the Sun B-Sides For Record Store Day
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Tame Impala to release live EP for Record Store Day
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Neil Young Delays Time Fades Away Reissue, Accompanying Box Set
Neil Young 'bought 20,000 copies of 'Comes a Time' album to use as roofing' - Singer-songwriter was not happy with audio quality of 1978 album
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The Horrors to release new LP Luminous as signed and limited deluxe edition
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Wendy Carlos’ original Tron soundtrack gets vinyl reissue
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Arthur Russell’s seminal World Of Echo gets rare vinyl reissue
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Kiss confirm 40th anniversary box set
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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 3/10 - 3/16, 2014
Vinyl Top 25:
1. Johnny Cash - She Used To Love Me A Lot 7"
2. Manchester Orchestra - Every Stone 7"
3. Real Estate - Atlas
4. Arctic Monkeys - AM
5. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
6. St Vincent - St Vincent
7. Radiohead - Kid A
8. Mudhoney - Live At Third Man
9. Broken Bells - After The Disco
10. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
11. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
12. Radiohead - OK Computer
13. St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
14. Tame Impala - Lonerism
15. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
16. Metronomy - Love Letters
17. Natural Child - Dancin' With Wolves
18. Linda Perhacs - The Soul Of All Natural Things
19. Tinariwen - Emmaar
20. Divine Fits - Live At Third Man
21. Against Me - Transgender Dysphoria
22. Peter Walker - Second Poem To Karmela
23. Lambchop - Nixon
24. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
25. Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
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Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Vinyl
1. Wolf (2LP+CD) ~ Tyler The Creator
2. Lost In The Dream ~ War on Drugs
3. Supermodel ~ Foster the People
4. Morning Phase ~ Beck
5. Awake ~ Tycho
6. Underneath the Rainbow ~ Black Lips
7. Singles ~ Future Islands
8. 808s & Heartbreak ~ Kanye West
9. Pinata ~ Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
10. Happiness Is ~ Taking Back Sunday
Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Music
1. Frozen ~ Idina Menzel
2. Supermodel ~ Foster the People
3. Morning Phase ~ Beck
4. G I R L ~ Pharrell Williams
5. Lost In The Dream ~ War on Drugs
6. Out Among The Stars ~ Johnny Cash
7. Extremist ~ Demon Hunter
8. Going to Hell - Deluxe Edition ~ The Pretty Reckless
9. Emerald: Musical Gems Deluxe CD/DVD ~ Celtic Woman
10. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
New Music Releases - March 18, 2014
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2xLP)
Ageless Oblivion - Penthos
Alterbeast - Immortal
Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei (vinyl)
Ana Tijoux - Vengo
Aries - Mermelada Dorada (vinyl)
ASG - Win Us Over (vinyl)
Ásgeir - In The Silence (vinyl)
Asmus Tietchens - Der fünfte Himmel (vinyl)
Asmus Tietchens - Nachtstücke (vinyl)
Assassins - War Of Aggression
AXH - Destroy (12")
Barry White - Can't Get Enough (reissue) (vinyl)
Belinda Carlisle - Collection
Bjelland Brothers | Taste of New York - Split (7")
Bl'ast! - The Expression of Power (3xLP)
Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow (marble vinyl)
Bolder - Hostile Environment (vinyl)
Booka Shade (Feat. Fritz Kalkbrenner) - Crossing Borders (12")
Both - Both
Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana - Mehliana: Taming The Dragon (2xLP)
Buried In Verona - Faceless
Burnt Ones - Gift (vinyl)
Carcass - Surgical Steel (picture disc)
Cheveu - Bum (vinyl)
Christopher Tignor - Thunder Lay Down In the Heart (vinyl)
Claypipe - A Daylight Blessing (vinyl)
Coffinworm - IV.I.VIII
Conan - Blood Eagle
Conrad Schnitzler - Congratulacion (vinyl)
Constant Lovers - Experience Feelings (vinyl)
Converge - Live at the BBC (7")
Crimson Projeckt - Live in Tokyo
Current 93 - I Am the Last of All the Field That Fell: A Channel (2xLP)
Cyne - All My Angles Are Right (vinyl)
David Novick - Your Sister's Hand (vinyl)
Dead Rider - Chills On Glass (vinyl)
Death of Samantha - If Memory Serves Us Well (2xLP)
Demon Hunter - Extremist
Dex Romweber Duo - Images 13 (vinyl)
Dodsferd - Parasitic Survival of the Human Race
Donna Summer - I Remember Yesterday (reissue)
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money (reissue)
Doss - Doss (vinyl)
Dubblestandart - In Dub
DYE - Cocktail Citron (2xLP)
Early Seasons - Redemption
Earth Crisis - Salvation Of Innocents
Eduard Artemiev - The Mirror / Stalker OST (vinyl)
Eliza Gilkyson The Nocturne Diaries
Elvis Presley - Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis (legacy edition)
Enrique Iglesias - Sex And Love
Ex Hex - Hot and Cold (7")
Exploited - Beat the Bastards
Exploited - Fuck the System
Exploited - Massacre
Foster the People - Supermodel
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Piñata
Gabriel Saloman - Riots Don't Just Happen (10")
Gallon Drunk - The Dumb Room (7")
Gallon Drunk - The Soul of the Hour (vinyl)
Gameface - Now is What Matters Now
Gang Wizard - Important Picnic (vinyl)
George Michael - Symphonica
Groove Armada - Northern Star (15th Anniversary Edition) (vinyl)
Gus G. - I Am The Fire
Hark - Crystalline
Hauschka - Abandoned City (vinyl)
House of Pain - Jump Around (12")
I Am the Avalanche - Wolverines
I Exist - From Darkness
J-Love - Not Designed to Quit
J-Love and Gee Dubs - Hands on Ice
Jack Dice - Sip Paint (12")
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Requiem (For Violin & Magnetic Tape) (10")
Jim Messina - Messina
Jo Dee Messina - Me
Joey Cape - Bridge (vinyl)
Joey Cape - Doesn't Play Well With Others (vinyl)
John Coltrane - Coltrane Jazz (reissue) (vinyl)
John Coltrane - Dakar (reissue) (vinyl)
John Oates - Good Road to Follow
Johnny Noise - The Day Is Coming (vinyl)
Josefus - Dead Man (vinyl)
JT Woodruff - Field Medicine
Kansas - Songs for America (vinyl)
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (reissue) (2xLP)
Kevin Drew - Darlings (vinyl)
Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once
La Dispute - Rooms of the House (vinyl)
Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits (vinyl)
Lee Scratch Perry and the Upsetters - Return of the Super Ape (vinyl)
Lips N' Ass - 2 Song (7")
Lorna Shore - Maleficium (reissue)
Luther Dickinson - Rock 'n Roll Blues (vinyl)
Lyla Foy - Mirrors the Sky (vinyl)
Madlib & Freddie Gibbs - Piñata
Magic Touch - Palermo House Gang (2x12")
Major Lazer - Apocalypse Soon (12")
Massacre - Back From Beyond
Menace - Impact Velocity
Metronomy - Love Letters (vinyl)
Meyhem Lauren - Self-Induced Illness (2xCD)
Millie & Andrea - Stage 2 (12")
Millie and Andrea - Stage 2 (12")
Moebius/Neumeier/Engler - Another Other Places (vinyl)
Moebius/Neumeier/Engler - Other Places (vinyl)
Nebelung - Palingenesis (vinyl)
Nils Frahm - Spaces (2xLP)
Nilsson - Aerial Ballet (reissue) (vinyl)
Nilsson - Pandemonium Shadow Show (reissue) (vinyl)
Nina Persson - Animal Heart (vinyl)
Nurse with Wound - Bar Maldoror (2xCD)
Octo Octa - Cause I Love You (12")
Offenders - Endless Struggle/We Must Rebel/I Hate Myself/Bad Times (2xLP)
Order Of Isaz - Seven Years of Famine
Orgy - Wide Awake And Dead
Orlando Julius - Disco Hi-Life (vinyl)
Orquestra Imperial - Fazendo as Pazes Com o Swing
Paul Anka - Paul Ankas Sings His Big 15
Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love (vinyl)
Poco - Ghost Town
Pyrolator - Pyrolator's Traumland (vinyl)
Quantic - Duvido (12")
Rainer Veil - New Brutalism (12")
Richard Buckner - Bloomed (reissue) (vinyl)
Riley Etheridge Jr - The Straight And Narrow Way
Ringworm - Hammer Of The Witch
Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night: Live 1976-1998
Ronnie Milsap - Summer Number 17
Ruby the RabbitFoot - New As Dew (vinyl)
Rush - Spirit of the Airwaves (reissue) (vinyl)
Sandra Rhodes - Where's Your Love Been
Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark
Saxon - The Complete Studio Album Collection 1979-1988
Shit Robot - We Got a Love
Sisyphus - Sisyphus (vinyl)
Skating Polly - Fuzz Steilacoom
Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination (picture disc)
Skrillex Recess
Slo Burn - Amusing the Amazing (10")
Sonny Rollins - Plus Four (vinyl)
Souls of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity
Stranglers - All Live And All Of The Night (reissue)
Stranglers - Aural Sculpture (reissue)
Stranglers - Dreamtime (reissue)
Stranglers - Feline (reissue)
Sunn O))) and Ulver - Terrestrials (vinyl)
Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is
Terron - Whities 001 (12')
The Ape - The Ape (vinyl)
The Ataris - Anywhere But Here (reissue) (vinyl)
The Ataris - Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits (reissue) (vinyl)
The Bunny The Bear - Food Chain
The Coathangers - Suck My Shirt (vinyl)
The Glaciers - From Sea to Ski (vinyl)
The Intersphere - Relations In the Unseen (2xLP+CD)
The Prestige - Ecotone
The Pretty Reckless - Going to Hell
The Queen Annes - Something Quick 1980-1985
The Residents - Residue of The Residents (2xLP)
The Residents - Santa Dog (2x7")
The See See - Days, Nights and Late Morning Lights (reissue) (vinyl)
The Spits - Kill the Kool (2xLP)
The Strypes - Snapshot
The War on Drugs - Lost In the Dream (colored vinyl) (2xLP)
Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star (vinyl)
Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt (reissue) (vinyl)
Triptykon - Breathing (7")
Twilight - III: Beneath Trident's Tomb
Twin Forks -Twin Forks (vinyl)
Tycho - Awake (vinyl)
UFO - The Complete Studio Album Collection 1975-1985
Umberto - Temple Room (12")
Unwound - Rat Conspiracy (3xLP)
Vampire - Vampire
Various Artists - Rajasthan Street Music (2xLP)
Various Artists - Step Inside My Soul - Rare '70s And Modern Soul
Vaura - The Missing (2xLP)
Vermont - Vermont (vinyl)
Virile Games - Wounded Laurel (12")
Weekend - The '81 Demos (12")
White Suns - Totem (vinyl)
WhoMadeWho - Dreams (2xLP)
William S. Burroughs - In Dub (Conducted by Dub Spencer & Trance Hill)
Wishbone Ash - Blue Horizon
Woo - When the Past Arrives (vinyl)
Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (vinyl)
Years Since the Storm - Hopeless Shelter
Yes - Yes (vinyl)
YG - My Krazy Life
Young Fathers - Dead (vinyl)
Monday, March 17, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
yes they still make turntables!! from our friends at Sundazed
Music Hall Turntables
Music Hall mmf-2.2 Turntable (includes 2 Free Albums)
The music hall mmf-2.2 turntable is a 2-speed belt driven audiophile turntable at a budget price. It is constructed using high quality components and it comes complete with an arm and cartridge. The construction of the mmf-2.2 has been simplified to focus on the critical components; the bearing, the motor, and the arm. It comes complete with cartridge mounted.
Description, Features & Specs:
Gorgeous high-gloss piano black lacquer finish
Special vibration damping foot
One piece alloy tonearm for superb tracking ability
Low noise fully manual belt-drive design
Separately isolated asynchronous motor with two-speed (33/45rpm) pulley
Music Hall Tracker moving-magnet phono cartridge with replaceable elliptical stylus
The cartridge supplied is properly aligned and mounted
High precision stainless steel and bronze bearing assembly for quiet fluid operation
Alloy platter and felt mat
Excellent instruction manual
Quick and easy to assemble
High quality gold RCA connectors
Dust cover and 45rpm adaptor
Dimensions 17in. W x 13in. D x 4.5in. H
Turntable weight: 20 lbs.
Music Hall turntables first saw the light of day in 1998. They are manufactured in the Czech Republic in a factory that continued, throughout the Soviet Era, to make high quality turntables despite growing interest in CDs. Music Hall has developed a cohesive and logical range of turntables. All are designed to extract a musical and satisfying presentation from that fabulous medium we call vinyl.
**Choose a FREE 2-LP vinyl set with purchase**
Set One: The Merry-Go-Round/The Hollies
Set Two: Phil Spector & Various Artists/The Ventures
Get the turntable at Sundazed
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from our friends at SlyVinyl (look for the RSS feed in left column)
Mac DeMarco – Salad Days // Special Edition Box Set 2xLP, Limited to 800 copies on Banana Yellow & Purple Vinyl
The Dig – Midnight Flowers // Limited to 300 Purple Vinyl LP
Plastic Mermaids – Drømtorp // Limited to 250 Bright Blue Vinyl EP
Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie // Limited to 100 White Vinyl 2xLP
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R.E.M. to release MTV Unplugged 4LP Set performances for Record Store Day
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Adalita Preps Vinyl Release For Record Store Day Australia
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N.E.R.D.'s 'In Search Of...' Gets Vinyl Reissue via "Respect the Classics"
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Legendary US punk outfit Dead Kennedys to release first ever 7″ singles box set
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Tyler, the Creator's 'Wolf' Set for Deluxe Vinyl Release
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very well written article about our beloved medium
Re-Releases All Over - How Vinyl Is Taking Over the Physical Music Market
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A librarian rates her husband’s “stupid record collection, one at a time” on this ace blog
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what one record collector has done for the world of jazz:
Resident jazzes up UNLV vinyl archive with 10,000 records
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saw them do a PBS special recently and wow, they still rock!
Crosby Still and Nash Confirm Tour Dates
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Happy St. Patrick's Day - 10 Irish Artists You Need to Hear
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and if you have some extra cash laying around (and who doesn't!):
Buy Elvis Presley's 12-Pound 'Aloha From Hawaii' Cape - Custom-made apparel from singer's famed 1973 show up for auction
Music Hall mmf-2.2 Turntable (includes 2 Free Albums)
The music hall mmf-2.2 turntable is a 2-speed belt driven audiophile turntable at a budget price. It is constructed using high quality components and it comes complete with an arm and cartridge. The construction of the mmf-2.2 has been simplified to focus on the critical components; the bearing, the motor, and the arm. It comes complete with cartridge mounted.
Description, Features & Specs:
Gorgeous high-gloss piano black lacquer finish
Special vibration damping foot
One piece alloy tonearm for superb tracking ability
Low noise fully manual belt-drive design
Separately isolated asynchronous motor with two-speed (33/45rpm) pulley
Music Hall Tracker moving-magnet phono cartridge with replaceable elliptical stylus
The cartridge supplied is properly aligned and mounted
High precision stainless steel and bronze bearing assembly for quiet fluid operation
Alloy platter and felt mat
Excellent instruction manual
Quick and easy to assemble
High quality gold RCA connectors
Dust cover and 45rpm adaptor
Dimensions 17in. W x 13in. D x 4.5in. H
Turntable weight: 20 lbs.
Music Hall turntables first saw the light of day in 1998. They are manufactured in the Czech Republic in a factory that continued, throughout the Soviet Era, to make high quality turntables despite growing interest in CDs. Music Hall has developed a cohesive and logical range of turntables. All are designed to extract a musical and satisfying presentation from that fabulous medium we call vinyl.
**Choose a FREE 2-LP vinyl set with purchase**
Set One: The Merry-Go-Round/The Hollies
Set Two: Phil Spector & Various Artists/The Ventures
Get the turntable at Sundazed
=============
from our friends at SlyVinyl (look for the RSS feed in left column)
Mac DeMarco – Salad Days // Special Edition Box Set 2xLP, Limited to 800 copies on Banana Yellow & Purple Vinyl
The Dig – Midnight Flowers // Limited to 300 Purple Vinyl LP
Plastic Mermaids – Drømtorp // Limited to 250 Bright Blue Vinyl EP
Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie // Limited to 100 White Vinyl 2xLP
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R.E.M. to release MTV Unplugged 4LP Set performances for Record Store Day
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Adalita Preps Vinyl Release For Record Store Day Australia
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N.E.R.D.'s 'In Search Of...' Gets Vinyl Reissue via "Respect the Classics"
=============
Legendary US punk outfit Dead Kennedys to release first ever 7″ singles box set
=============
Tyler, the Creator's 'Wolf' Set for Deluxe Vinyl Release
=============
Re-Releases All Over - How Vinyl Is Taking Over the Physical Music Market
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A librarian rates her husband’s “stupid record collection, one at a time” on this ace blog
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Resident jazzes up UNLV vinyl archive with 10,000 records
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Crosby Still and Nash Confirm Tour Dates
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Happy St. Patrick's Day - 10 Irish Artists You Need to Hear
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Buy Elvis Presley's 12-Pound 'Aloha From Hawaii' Cape - Custom-made apparel from singer's famed 1973 show up for auction
Friday, March 14, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
in my inbox, some great vinyl to be had!
This Is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume 1) - Various Artists (Yellow Vinyl)
In February, we released a tribute to the the legendary Harry Nilsson. Produced by Kenny Siegal at Old Soul Studios in Catskill, NY, it features 20 artists, including our own Marco Benevento and Yellowbirds + Langhorne Slim, Willy Mason, Dawn Landes, Low Cut Connie, Jenny O, Rasputina and many more! The collection is truly a gem: one-of-a-kind songs, inspired performances, the artistry of a true American original being celebrated by a new generation of artists!
All limited edition yellow vinyl LPs come with mp3 download code for all 20 tracks.
Side A
1. Langhorne Slim – Early In The Morning
2. Dawn Landes – You’re Breakin’ My Heart
3. Low Cut Connie – Jump Into The Fire
4. Jenny O – 1941
5. The Mommyheads – Me and My Arrow
6. Annie Nilsson- Gotta Get Up
7. Blueberry – Poli High
Side B
8. Willy Mason – Think About Your Troubles
9. Yellowbirds- Rainmaker
10. Marco Benevento- Are You Sleeping?
11. Rasputina – Sweethaven
12. Tracy Bonham- Everybody’s Talkin’
13. Johnny Society- Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song
Order from RoyalPotatoFamily
Mike Dillon - Band of Outsiders (Red Vinyl)
How many artists can claim praise like “punk rock provocateur,” “jazz vibraphone visionary” and “percussion master”? There’s only one: Texas-native Mike Dillon. Whether through his affiliation with artists such as Les Claypool, Ani DiFranco and Brave Combo, collaborations like Garage A Trois, The Dead Kenny Gs and Critters Buggin or bands he’s fronted, including Billy Goat and Hairy Apes BMX, the one and only Mike D has set his own standard for 25 years now.
With his latest effort, Band of Outsiders, Dillon has conjured the perfect storm of all these past endeavors. His manic creative vision meets its match in three young New Orleans-based musicians. Carly Meyers—whom Dillon describes as “a High Priestess of Trombone channeling the energy of Iggy Pop through the chops of JJ Johnson in a second-line”—provides harmonic counterpoint to his vibes and percussion (“All Walks of Life”) as she simultaneously ups the band’s art-rock ante (“Carly Hates The Dubstep”). The rhythm section of bassist Patrick McDevitt and drummer Adam Gertner turns on a dime between snarling punk rock assaults (“Homeland Insecurity”), deep funky go-go (“Head”), ska grooves (“Hero The Burro”) and experimental hip-hop beats (“7AM At The Jazzfest”) with all points covered in between.
Dillon and his band have relentlessly toured the States, both headlining and opening for artists like Fishbone, Clutch and Primus. As a result, these 13 songs bristle with a group mind, spilling over with the visions invoked during countless dead-of-night drives and landing with a sonic assault only possible from a unit that’s played 400-plus shows over the last two years. Indeed, Band of Outsiders is a snapshot of four musicians hitting full stride.
“Two tours of Mexico and a steady dose of Brazilian music was the jumping off point for these new songs,” says Dillon. “Add our love for The Melvins, Deerhoof, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Trouble Funk and all things New Orleans and this album surpasses our intention to make the freakiest, most vibrant dance music on the planet.”
***All orders ship to arrive on release date, April 1st
Head
Hand of God
Homeland Insecurity
Hero the Burro
Carly Hates The Dubstep
Great Lakes Tuna
Missing
All Walks of Life
Celebrate the Hate
7AM at the Jazzfest
So Long Pal
Baby Flint Talk
Dauphine & Desire
Pre-Order from RoyalPotatoFamily
Marco Benevento ‘Between the Needles and Nightfall’
Between The Needles & Nightfall was conceived at Trout Recording in Brooklyn, NY where engineer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Akron/Family) tracked Marco Benevento and his trio over three days. To achieve the colors he envisioned, Benevento recorded on a baby grand piano bolstered by guitar pick-ups, amplifiers and a myriad of pedals and circuit bent toys, while overdubbing Moog, Optigan, Mellotron and Farfisa. He then transferred the tracks to his home studio, taking the next two months to cut, loop and shape the pieces into full-fledged songs.
For the final mixes, Benevento handed off his work to three of his favorite engineers: Mell Dettmer (Sunn O), (Eyvind Kang), Jesse Lauter (Low Anthem, Elvis Perkins) and Vid Cousins (Amon Tobin, Kid Koala). The results range from the day-glo electro-rock of It Came From You to the simply-stated lullaby Ila Frost to the shimmering Arcade Fire-meets-Brad Mehldau anthem Two Of You.
With the release of Between The Needles & Nightfall, Marco Benevento continues to define himself as one of the most prolific new voices of his era, blurring genres from song to song, and more often from measure to measure, with his own take on simple pop pleasures, dance party rave-ups and art jazz experimentation.
Greenpoint
Between The Needles & Nightfall
Two Of You
Numbers
It Came From You
Ila Frost
RISD
You Know I’m No Good
Music Is Still Secret
Wolf Trap
Snow Lake
Order from RoyalPotatoFamily
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new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl
LAMB - LAMB
Lamb's musical style is a distinctive mixture of Jazz, Dub, Breaks and Drum & Bass, with a strong vocal element and, in their later works especially, some acoustic influences. Consisting of producer Andy Barlow, and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes, they achieved commercial success with two hit singles "Górecki" and "Gabriel", the first one being included on their eponymous debut album (1996).
The Music On Vinyl reissue features an insert with exclusive liner notes written by Lou Rhodes, giving a unique inside perspective on the production of the album. Apart from the "Cotton Wool" Fila Brazilia Mix, we've included 2 exclusive bonus tracks that have not been issued on vinyl before. A remix of "Trans Fatty Acid" by acclaimed producing duo Kruder & Dorfmeister, and the "Górecki" Global Communication Mix are featured on the D-side.
To celebrate this first ever vinyl reissue, we're pressing 1000 numbered copies on Green/Black vinyl!
IN THE VALLEY BELOW - BELT
Vocalist Angela Gail puts it frankly: In The Valley Below make "mostly music that we would want to listen to," an honest and unapologetic statement from the Los Angeles duo, rounded out by vocalist/guitarist Jeffrey Jacob.
In The Valley Below is hushed swirls of male and female vocals forged with dark stories of brooding riddles and romance. Jeffrey grew up in the storied musical town of Memphis, given a guitar at the age of 13 and creating music from that point forward. Angela left the binding depths of a "mostly cold and cloudy town in Michigan," for a life at sea, finding initial songwriting inspiration while living on a small boat in the Caribbean.
In The Valley Below was created when these two found each other, having crossed paths in artistic circles after they separately made their way to Los Angeles. The duo honed their craft together, using faithful archetypes as their inspiration, "Our biggest inspiration is powerful subjects like sex, crime and religion. And how that fits into the lives we've chosen, our dreams and struggles, mistakes and heartbreaks."
GRANT LEE BUFFALO - FUZZY
Grant Lee Buffalo is an Americana/indie Rock band based in Los Angeles, consisting of Grant Lee Phillips (vocals and guitar), Paul Kimble (bass) and Joey Peters (drums). All three were previously members of another Los Angeles band, Shiva Burlesque. They toured with major bands, including R.E.M., Pearl Jam, the Smashing Pumpkins and The Cranberries.
Their 1993 debut Fuzzy was a confident and solidly crafted piece of work, with Phillips' marvelous voice, fine and evocative songs. Fuzzy is deep and mysterious stuff, but also very beautiful and crafted with imagination and care. It's no wonder Grant Lee Buffalo became critic's darlings shortly after this was released. Original vinyl copies are in short supply, making this reissue a very welcome one!
THE JAYHAWKS - SMILE
Originally released in 2000, Smile marked a move away from The Jayhawks' long-time Alt-country style to a more Pop approach. However, one thing never changes on their albums; the blissful melodies and well-constructed songs. As soon as you hear the opening notes of album opener "Smile", there'll be a smile on your face.
Both Rolling Stone and Spin magazine named The Jayhawks one of the most influential bands of the decade, so the band in fact had all the reasons to smile. This LP, produced by Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, KISS), is just another piece of excellent work by The Jayhawks. It's got it all: hooks, riff, harmonies and melodies.
RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN - STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY
Stompin' at the Savoy – Live (1983) was a major commercial success for Rufus And Chaka Khan, reaching #4 on Billboard's R&B Albums Charts. This double-record set features three sides of live material recorded over multiple dates at the Savoy Theatre in New York. The band stunned packed audiences with an energetic set of old favorites and new material, such as "Tell Me Something Good", "You Got the Love", "Sweet Thing", "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)", and "Do You Love What You Feel" as well as "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" from Khan's 1981 solo album of the same name.
The D-side includes four new studio recordings of which two were released as singles, "Ain't Nobody" and "One Million Kisses". "Ain't Nobody" became Rufus' final #1 R&B hit and won them a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1984. The song was featured in the movie Breakin' and its soundtrack.
TOTO - MINDFIELDS
Mindfields is the 10th studio record by Toto, as originally released in 1999. The album saw the return of original Toto singer Bobby Kimball, who had left the band once their breakthrough album Toto IV was released back in 1982. Kimball and axe slinger Steve Lukather share lead vocals, dividing these duties approx 60/40.
As always with Toto, the playing is tight. What else would one expect from these veteran musicians? Apart from Lukather and Kimball, Toto in '99 consisted of David Paich (keyboards), Mike Porcaro (bass) and Simon Phillips (drums, who replaced original drummer Jeff Porcaro after his fatal heart attack in 1992). The record was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Engineered Album, Non Classical. 180 gram audiophile vinyl
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from ThrillJockey
Seer - Golden Retriever
Golden Retriever is the duo of Matt Carlson (modular synthesizer) and Jonathan Sielaff (bass clarinet), two musicians who blur the line between sounds created electronically and acoustically. The pair formed Golden Retriever in 2008 and began to develop a language informed by the practices of free improvisation as well as the tradition of American experimental electronic composers like Alvin Curran & David Behrman. Golden Retriever creates music that is creatively challenging and structurally complex while remaining inviting and emotionally dynamic rather than adopting a confrontational stance toward the listener.
Seer, their second release for Thrill Jockey, was recorded and assembled over the course of two years at the artists’ studio “Worksound” in Portland, OR. The relaxed timetable gave Carlson and Sielaff an opportunity to write based around new instruments and techniques and to spend considerable time meticulously editing the work. This extends the process employed on their Thrill Jockey debut Occupied with the Unspoken, composing and arranging using editing as a compositional tool.
The opening track “Petrichor” shows Carlson using an 11-limit just intonation system and can, if listened to at a significant volume, create otoacoustic emissions: the generation of new resonance within the inner-ear as a rectification of two perfectly toned and opposing frequencies. The use of this phenomenon as musical material was pioneered by Maryanne Amacher in her sound installations of the 70s and 80s. The song “Sharp Stones” finds Sielaff weaving complex melodic phrases over Carlson’s bed of synth-processed piano sounds, toying with the gestures of modal free jazz. Their ability to move between abstract sound exploration and traditionally engaging musical structures is demonstrated perfectly on “Flight Song,” which features a mantra-like bass clarinet melody beholden to shimmering synthesizer patterns. Golden Retriever’s compositions are inviting and relentlessly listenable, embracing both emotional depth and wild abandon without betraying the hidden framework of complexity within.
Seer is released on LP-only, pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in a stunning jacket with an artworked inner sleeve and free download coupon.
This is a pre-order for March 25, 2014 street date. All orders containing Seer will ship on or before the street date.
Pre-Order at ThrillJockey
The Skull Defekts - Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown
When the Skull Defekts entered the studio in the Spring of 2013 with nothing more than a collection of loosely organized riffs, they set out to record their most extreme, challenging rock record. Much to the band’s surprise, what emerged were their most incessantly listenable, approachable songs to date. The Defekts merge the coarse vitality of punk with the ritualism of folk dances to create music that is addictive, wondrously discordant, and rooted in a belief in the overwhelming power of pure sound. Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown is the Swedish group’s third release as a quintet, with the legendary Daniel Higgs joining Joachim Nordwall and Daniel Fagerstroem on vocal duties and acting as the group’s spiritual ringleader. The Defekts have long acted as the backbone of the Swedish experimental underground, but since their 2011 breakthrough Peer Amid, the group has emerged at the vanguard of a new wave of radical Scandinavian rock music alongside Iceage and the Posh Isolation label.
From the opening patter of “Pattern of Thoughts” to the propulsive chants of “Cyborganization,” Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown feeds on the tension between lean and bright song production and the hefty, sometimes surreal sounds produced by Nordwall and Fagerstroem’s guitars. Daniel Higgs’ spontaneous, metaphoric poetry is as perplexing as ever, but it is delivered with a clarity not heard since his days fronting Lungfish. Album centerpiece “The Known Unknown” is centered around a driving riff, with Nordwall turning the song’s title into a mantra as intense as it is transcendent. Throughout, the group anchors their riffs with exotic sustained chords, adding a distinctly Carnatic flavor.
Nordwall’s long history in the European experimental music community serves to reinforce the group’s place as one of the most forward-thinking rock bands working in the continent today. In addition to running iDEAL Recordings since 1998, Nordwall has released collaborative recordings with Mika Vainio of Pan Sonic, Kevin Drumm, and Mats Gustafsson, whose FIRE! Orchestra he recently joined. Although the Skull Defekts have ceased to perform or record noise music, that adventurous spirit is still a dominant part of their music.
The Skull Defekts will tour Europe and the US as a quintet.
LP version includes an artworked inner sleeve and free download card. High gloss UV printing on LP jacket. EXCLUSIVE LP MAILORDER EDITION AVAILALBE : 500 copies are pressed on gold vinyl and will only be sold on Thrill Jockey's website and the band's merch table.
This is a pre-order for April 8, 2014 street date. All orders containing Dances In The Dreams Of The Known Unknown will ship on or before street date.
Pre-Order at ThrillJockey
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somebody blasting record store day? about time, as these 'special and limited' releases usually wind up on eBay anyway - at inflated prices. the CVR blog respects and supports the concept of record store day, but there are some very valid points made in this write up and there are some things that could be improved upon.....:
Distributor Kudos claims that Record Store Day “requires a rethink”
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Uniquely holistic: New book to explore how vinyl has become a cultural icon in the digital age
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Power Glove's Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon soundtrack is being released on vinyl for Record Store Day
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Suede to release 'lost' single 'Let Go' for Record Store Day 2014
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"Warriors! Come Out To Play!": Waxwork Records Bringing 'The Warriors' OST To Vinyl
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John Cale's 'The Academy in Peril' Treated to Vinyl Reissue
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vinyl in the land down under:
Vinyl hits the right note
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the irish love vinyl as well:
For the record, music shops are a hit again
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for shits and giggles:
25 Highest Earning Musicians in 2013
1. Taylor Swift – $39,699,575.60
2. Kenny Chesney – $32, 956,240.70
3. Justin Timberlake – $31,463,297.03
4. Bon Jovi – $29,436,801.04
5. The Rolling Stones – $26,225,121.71
6. Beyoncé – $24,429,176.86
7. Maroon 5 – $22,284,754.07
8. Luke Bryan – $22,142,235.98
9. Pink – $20,072,072.32
10. Fleetwood Mac – $19,123,101.98
11. Justin Bieber – $18,873,458.41
12. Bruno Mars – $18,839,681
13. One Direction – $18,041,472.69
14. Jason Aldean – $17,896,191.98
15. George Strait – $16,002,761.63
16. Jay Z – $15,652,428.82
17. Michael Bublé – $14,478,084
18. Mumford & Sons – $14,172,940.87
19. Dave Matthews Band – $13,932,731.14
20. Rihanna – $12,794,186.16
21. Paul McCartney – $13,769,479.16
22. The Eagles – $13,026,210.18
23. Celine Dion – $12,755,539.71
24. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – $12,473,798.20
25. Phish – $12,406,611.95
In February, we released a tribute to the the legendary Harry Nilsson. Produced by Kenny Siegal at Old Soul Studios in Catskill, NY, it features 20 artists, including our own Marco Benevento and Yellowbirds + Langhorne Slim, Willy Mason, Dawn Landes, Low Cut Connie, Jenny O, Rasputina and many more! The collection is truly a gem: one-of-a-kind songs, inspired performances, the artistry of a true American original being celebrated by a new generation of artists!
All limited edition yellow vinyl LPs come with mp3 download code for all 20 tracks.
Side A
1. Langhorne Slim – Early In The Morning
2. Dawn Landes – You’re Breakin’ My Heart
3. Low Cut Connie – Jump Into The Fire
4. Jenny O – 1941
5. The Mommyheads – Me and My Arrow
6. Annie Nilsson- Gotta Get Up
7. Blueberry – Poli High
Side B
8. Willy Mason – Think About Your Troubles
9. Yellowbirds- Rainmaker
10. Marco Benevento- Are You Sleeping?
11. Rasputina – Sweethaven
12. Tracy Bonham- Everybody’s Talkin’
13. Johnny Society- Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song
Order from RoyalPotatoFamily
How many artists can claim praise like “punk rock provocateur,” “jazz vibraphone visionary” and “percussion master”? There’s only one: Texas-native Mike Dillon. Whether through his affiliation with artists such as Les Claypool, Ani DiFranco and Brave Combo, collaborations like Garage A Trois, The Dead Kenny Gs and Critters Buggin or bands he’s fronted, including Billy Goat and Hairy Apes BMX, the one and only Mike D has set his own standard for 25 years now.
With his latest effort, Band of Outsiders, Dillon has conjured the perfect storm of all these past endeavors. His manic creative vision meets its match in three young New Orleans-based musicians. Carly Meyers—whom Dillon describes as “a High Priestess of Trombone channeling the energy of Iggy Pop through the chops of JJ Johnson in a second-line”—provides harmonic counterpoint to his vibes and percussion (“All Walks of Life”) as she simultaneously ups the band’s art-rock ante (“Carly Hates The Dubstep”). The rhythm section of bassist Patrick McDevitt and drummer Adam Gertner turns on a dime between snarling punk rock assaults (“Homeland Insecurity”), deep funky go-go (“Head”), ska grooves (“Hero The Burro”) and experimental hip-hop beats (“7AM At The Jazzfest”) with all points covered in between.
Dillon and his band have relentlessly toured the States, both headlining and opening for artists like Fishbone, Clutch and Primus. As a result, these 13 songs bristle with a group mind, spilling over with the visions invoked during countless dead-of-night drives and landing with a sonic assault only possible from a unit that’s played 400-plus shows over the last two years. Indeed, Band of Outsiders is a snapshot of four musicians hitting full stride.
“Two tours of Mexico and a steady dose of Brazilian music was the jumping off point for these new songs,” says Dillon. “Add our love for The Melvins, Deerhoof, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Trouble Funk and all things New Orleans and this album surpasses our intention to make the freakiest, most vibrant dance music on the planet.”
***All orders ship to arrive on release date, April 1st
Head
Hand of God
Homeland Insecurity
Hero the Burro
Carly Hates The Dubstep
Great Lakes Tuna
Missing
All Walks of Life
Celebrate the Hate
7AM at the Jazzfest
So Long Pal
Baby Flint Talk
Dauphine & Desire
Pre-Order from RoyalPotatoFamily
Between The Needles & Nightfall was conceived at Trout Recording in Brooklyn, NY where engineer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Akron/Family) tracked Marco Benevento and his trio over three days. To achieve the colors he envisioned, Benevento recorded on a baby grand piano bolstered by guitar pick-ups, amplifiers and a myriad of pedals and circuit bent toys, while overdubbing Moog, Optigan, Mellotron and Farfisa. He then transferred the tracks to his home studio, taking the next two months to cut, loop and shape the pieces into full-fledged songs.
For the final mixes, Benevento handed off his work to three of his favorite engineers: Mell Dettmer (Sunn O), (Eyvind Kang), Jesse Lauter (Low Anthem, Elvis Perkins) and Vid Cousins (Amon Tobin, Kid Koala). The results range from the day-glo electro-rock of It Came From You to the simply-stated lullaby Ila Frost to the shimmering Arcade Fire-meets-Brad Mehldau anthem Two Of You.
With the release of Between The Needles & Nightfall, Marco Benevento continues to define himself as one of the most prolific new voices of his era, blurring genres from song to song, and more often from measure to measure, with his own take on simple pop pleasures, dance party rave-ups and art jazz experimentation.
Greenpoint
Between The Needles & Nightfall
Two Of You
Numbers
It Came From You
Ila Frost
RISD
You Know I’m No Good
Music Is Still Secret
Wolf Trap
Snow Lake
Order from RoyalPotatoFamily
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new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl
Lamb's musical style is a distinctive mixture of Jazz, Dub, Breaks and Drum & Bass, with a strong vocal element and, in their later works especially, some acoustic influences. Consisting of producer Andy Barlow, and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes, they achieved commercial success with two hit singles "Górecki" and "Gabriel", the first one being included on their eponymous debut album (1996).
The Music On Vinyl reissue features an insert with exclusive liner notes written by Lou Rhodes, giving a unique inside perspective on the production of the album. Apart from the "Cotton Wool" Fila Brazilia Mix, we've included 2 exclusive bonus tracks that have not been issued on vinyl before. A remix of "Trans Fatty Acid" by acclaimed producing duo Kruder & Dorfmeister, and the "Górecki" Global Communication Mix are featured on the D-side.
To celebrate this first ever vinyl reissue, we're pressing 1000 numbered copies on Green/Black vinyl!
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Insert with exclusive liner notes written by Lou Rhodes
- Includes 3 bonus tracks
- First pressing of 1000 numbered copies on green/black vinyl
Vocalist Angela Gail puts it frankly: In The Valley Below make "mostly music that we would want to listen to," an honest and unapologetic statement from the Los Angeles duo, rounded out by vocalist/guitarist Jeffrey Jacob.
In The Valley Below is hushed swirls of male and female vocals forged with dark stories of brooding riddles and romance. Jeffrey grew up in the storied musical town of Memphis, given a guitar at the age of 13 and creating music from that point forward. Angela left the binding depths of a "mostly cold and cloudy town in Michigan," for a life at sea, finding initial songwriting inspiration while living on a small boat in the Caribbean.
In The Valley Below was created when these two found each other, having crossed paths in artistic circles after they separately made their way to Los Angeles. The duo honed their craft together, using faithful archetypes as their inspiration, "Our biggest inspiration is powerful subjects like sex, crime and religion. And how that fits into the lives we've chosen, our dreams and struggles, mistakes and heartbreaks."
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Printed innersleeve
- Including poster
- Including download card
- Limited first pressing of 500 numbered copies on white vinyl!
Grant Lee Buffalo is an Americana/indie Rock band based in Los Angeles, consisting of Grant Lee Phillips (vocals and guitar), Paul Kimble (bass) and Joey Peters (drums). All three were previously members of another Los Angeles band, Shiva Burlesque. They toured with major bands, including R.E.M., Pearl Jam, the Smashing Pumpkins and The Cranberries.
Their 1993 debut Fuzzy was a confident and solidly crafted piece of work, with Phillips' marvelous voice, fine and evocative songs. Fuzzy is deep and mysterious stuff, but also very beautiful and crafted with imagination and care. It's no wonder Grant Lee Buffalo became critic's darlings shortly after this was released. Original vinyl copies are in short supply, making this reissue a very welcome one!
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Insert
Originally released in 2000, Smile marked a move away from The Jayhawks' long-time Alt-country style to a more Pop approach. However, one thing never changes on their albums; the blissful melodies and well-constructed songs. As soon as you hear the opening notes of album opener "Smile", there'll be a smile on your face.
Both Rolling Stone and Spin magazine named The Jayhawks one of the most influential bands of the decade, so the band in fact had all the reasons to smile. This LP, produced by Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, KISS), is just another piece of excellent work by The Jayhawks. It's got it all: hooks, riff, harmonies and melodies.
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Insert
- Available on vinyl for the first time
Stompin' at the Savoy – Live (1983) was a major commercial success for Rufus And Chaka Khan, reaching #4 on Billboard's R&B Albums Charts. This double-record set features three sides of live material recorded over multiple dates at the Savoy Theatre in New York. The band stunned packed audiences with an energetic set of old favorites and new material, such as "Tell Me Something Good", "You Got the Love", "Sweet Thing", "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)", and "Do You Love What You Feel" as well as "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" from Khan's 1981 solo album of the same name.
The D-side includes four new studio recordings of which two were released as singles, "Ain't Nobody" and "One Million Kisses". "Ain't Nobody" became Rufus' final #1 R&B hit and won them a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1984. The song was featured in the movie Breakin' and its soundtrack.
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Gatefold sleeve
Mindfields is the 10th studio record by Toto, as originally released in 1999. The album saw the return of original Toto singer Bobby Kimball, who had left the band once their breakthrough album Toto IV was released back in 1982. Kimball and axe slinger Steve Lukather share lead vocals, dividing these duties approx 60/40.
As always with Toto, the playing is tight. What else would one expect from these veteran musicians? Apart from Lukather and Kimball, Toto in '99 consisted of David Paich (keyboards), Mike Porcaro (bass) and Simon Phillips (drums, who replaced original drummer Jeff Porcaro after his fatal heart attack in 1992). The record was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Engineered Album, Non Classical. 180 gram audiophile vinyl
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from ThrillJockey
Golden Retriever is the duo of Matt Carlson (modular synthesizer) and Jonathan Sielaff (bass clarinet), two musicians who blur the line between sounds created electronically and acoustically. The pair formed Golden Retriever in 2008 and began to develop a language informed by the practices of free improvisation as well as the tradition of American experimental electronic composers like Alvin Curran & David Behrman. Golden Retriever creates music that is creatively challenging and structurally complex while remaining inviting and emotionally dynamic rather than adopting a confrontational stance toward the listener.
Seer, their second release for Thrill Jockey, was recorded and assembled over the course of two years at the artists’ studio “Worksound” in Portland, OR. The relaxed timetable gave Carlson and Sielaff an opportunity to write based around new instruments and techniques and to spend considerable time meticulously editing the work. This extends the process employed on their Thrill Jockey debut Occupied with the Unspoken, composing and arranging using editing as a compositional tool.
The opening track “Petrichor” shows Carlson using an 11-limit just intonation system and can, if listened to at a significant volume, create otoacoustic emissions: the generation of new resonance within the inner-ear as a rectification of two perfectly toned and opposing frequencies. The use of this phenomenon as musical material was pioneered by Maryanne Amacher in her sound installations of the 70s and 80s. The song “Sharp Stones” finds Sielaff weaving complex melodic phrases over Carlson’s bed of synth-processed piano sounds, toying with the gestures of modal free jazz. Their ability to move between abstract sound exploration and traditionally engaging musical structures is demonstrated perfectly on “Flight Song,” which features a mantra-like bass clarinet melody beholden to shimmering synthesizer patterns. Golden Retriever’s compositions are inviting and relentlessly listenable, embracing both emotional depth and wild abandon without betraying the hidden framework of complexity within.
Seer is released on LP-only, pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in a stunning jacket with an artworked inner sleeve and free download coupon.
This is a pre-order for March 25, 2014 street date. All orders containing Seer will ship on or before the street date.
Pre-Order at ThrillJockey
When the Skull Defekts entered the studio in the Spring of 2013 with nothing more than a collection of loosely organized riffs, they set out to record their most extreme, challenging rock record. Much to the band’s surprise, what emerged were their most incessantly listenable, approachable songs to date. The Defekts merge the coarse vitality of punk with the ritualism of folk dances to create music that is addictive, wondrously discordant, and rooted in a belief in the overwhelming power of pure sound. Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown is the Swedish group’s third release as a quintet, with the legendary Daniel Higgs joining Joachim Nordwall and Daniel Fagerstroem on vocal duties and acting as the group’s spiritual ringleader. The Defekts have long acted as the backbone of the Swedish experimental underground, but since their 2011 breakthrough Peer Amid, the group has emerged at the vanguard of a new wave of radical Scandinavian rock music alongside Iceage and the Posh Isolation label.
From the opening patter of “Pattern of Thoughts” to the propulsive chants of “Cyborganization,” Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown feeds on the tension between lean and bright song production and the hefty, sometimes surreal sounds produced by Nordwall and Fagerstroem’s guitars. Daniel Higgs’ spontaneous, metaphoric poetry is as perplexing as ever, but it is delivered with a clarity not heard since his days fronting Lungfish. Album centerpiece “The Known Unknown” is centered around a driving riff, with Nordwall turning the song’s title into a mantra as intense as it is transcendent. Throughout, the group anchors their riffs with exotic sustained chords, adding a distinctly Carnatic flavor.
Nordwall’s long history in the European experimental music community serves to reinforce the group’s place as one of the most forward-thinking rock bands working in the continent today. In addition to running iDEAL Recordings since 1998, Nordwall has released collaborative recordings with Mika Vainio of Pan Sonic, Kevin Drumm, and Mats Gustafsson, whose FIRE! Orchestra he recently joined. Although the Skull Defekts have ceased to perform or record noise music, that adventurous spirit is still a dominant part of their music.
The Skull Defekts will tour Europe and the US as a quintet.
LP version includes an artworked inner sleeve and free download card. High gloss UV printing on LP jacket. EXCLUSIVE LP MAILORDER EDITION AVAILALBE : 500 copies are pressed on gold vinyl and will only be sold on Thrill Jockey's website and the band's merch table.
This is a pre-order for April 8, 2014 street date. All orders containing Dances In The Dreams Of The Known Unknown will ship on or before street date.
Pre-Order at ThrillJockey
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somebody blasting record store day? about time, as these 'special and limited' releases usually wind up on eBay anyway - at inflated prices. the CVR blog respects and supports the concept of record store day, but there are some very valid points made in this write up and there are some things that could be improved upon.....:
Distributor Kudos claims that Record Store Day “requires a rethink”
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Uniquely holistic: New book to explore how vinyl has become a cultural icon in the digital age
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Power Glove's Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon soundtrack is being released on vinyl for Record Store Day
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Suede to release 'lost' single 'Let Go' for Record Store Day 2014
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"Warriors! Come Out To Play!": Waxwork Records Bringing 'The Warriors' OST To Vinyl
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John Cale's 'The Academy in Peril' Treated to Vinyl Reissue
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vinyl in the land down under:
Vinyl hits the right note
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the irish love vinyl as well:
For the record, music shops are a hit again
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for shits and giggles:
25 Highest Earning Musicians in 2013
1. Taylor Swift – $39,699,575.60
2. Kenny Chesney – $32, 956,240.70
3. Justin Timberlake – $31,463,297.03
4. Bon Jovi – $29,436,801.04
5. The Rolling Stones – $26,225,121.71
6. Beyoncé – $24,429,176.86
7. Maroon 5 – $22,284,754.07
8. Luke Bryan – $22,142,235.98
9. Pink – $20,072,072.32
10. Fleetwood Mac – $19,123,101.98
11. Justin Bieber – $18,873,458.41
12. Bruno Mars – $18,839,681
13. One Direction – $18,041,472.69
14. Jason Aldean – $17,896,191.98
15. George Strait – $16,002,761.63
16. Jay Z – $15,652,428.82
17. Michael Bublé – $14,478,084
18. Mumford & Sons – $14,172,940.87
19. Dave Matthews Band – $13,932,731.14
20. Rihanna – $12,794,186.16
21. Paul McCartney – $13,769,479.16
22. The Eagles – $13,026,210.18
23. Celine Dion – $12,755,539.71
24. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – $12,473,798.20
25. Phish – $12,406,611.95
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
The First Three Albums Newly Remastered, Each With An Additional Disc Of Previously Unreleased Companion Audio. Multiple CD, Vinyl, And Digital Formats, Including A Super Deluxe Boxed Set, Available June 3.
No matter how many times you may have listened to their music, you've never heard Led Zeppelin like this before.
Beginning with the June 3 release of deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, and Led Zeppelin III, the band will launch an extensive reissue program of all nine of its studio albums in chronological order, each remastered by guitarist and producer Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin will also open its vaults to share dozens of unheard studio and live recordings, with each album featuring a second disc of companion audio comprised entirely of unreleased music related to that album.
"The material on the companion discs presents a portal to the time of the recording of Led Zeppelin," says Page. "It is a selection of work in progress with rough mixes, backing tracks, alternate versions, and new material recorded at the time."
Pre-Order Led Zeppelin 1 HERE
Pre-Order Led Zeppelin 2 HERE
Pre-Order Led Zeppelin 3 HERE
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from MergeRecords
Vertical Scratchers is John Schmersal (ex-Brainiac/Enon, live Caribou, and Crooks on Tape) and Christian Beaulieu (ex-Triclops!/Anywhere).
One of the most persistent elements you will hear throughout the record is the percussive nature in which the guitars were played and recorded. Guitar playing is vertical scratching, and in this band, the guitar strums are almost louder than the amps. Most Vertical Scratchers songs clock in under the two-minute mark but often go in twice as many directions as your average-length song. Pop deception. Think the Kinks with a Buzzcocks brevity.
Daughter of Everything was recorded live in Los Angeles at The Smell in September of 2012. The special guest appearance lead vocal from Robert Pollard was recorded at Waterloo Sound in Ohio by Todd Tobias.
Orders will include a Vertical Scratchers guitar pick while supplies last.
Order a vinyl copy HERE
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THE WORLDWIDE LIST OF RECORD STORE DAY 2014 RELEASES
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from our friends at SlyVinyl
Suicide Squeeze - Fort George // Limited to 1000 Maber Beer 7"s
Sister Crystals – S/T // Limited to 500 Bone Coloured Vinyl LP
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This Awesome DIY Machine Cuts Vinyl Records In Mere Minutes
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L7's 'Bricks Are Heavy' to Receive Vinyl Reissue
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Kung Fu Records to reissue a bunch of Ataris records on vinyl
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'Gravity' Score to See Vinyl Release via Mondo
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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 3/03 - 3/09, 2014
Vinyl Top 25:
1. Real Estate - Atlas
2. Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans
3. Manchester Orchestra - Every Stone 7"
4. Natural Child - Dancin' With Wolves
5. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
6. Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man
7. Sunn O))) & Ulver - Terrestrials
8. Stone Jack Jones - Ancestor
9. Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes - Kid Tiger
10. Johnny Cash - American Recordings
11. Broken Bells - After The Disco
12. Parker Millsap - Parker Millsap
13. St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
14. Divine Fits - Live At Third Man
15. Various - Warfaring Strangers: Darkscorch Canticles
16. Johnny Cash - American II: Unchained
17. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
18. The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
19. Temples - Sun Structures
20. Natural Child - Live In Birmingham
21. Haim - Days Are Gone
22. Nick Waterhouse - Holly
23. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
24. Dum Dum Girls - Too True
25. Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave
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DUST BOLT: 'Awake The Riot' Album Details Revealed
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