Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Record Store Day is upon us (you will see a theme here) and I cannot think of a better day for vinyl collectors. But, although I fully support RSD, they do need to do something about the glut of releases that are done just for the money; not to mention that these 'special releases' - supposed to be only available at record stores around the world, are already showing up on eBay - a day BEFORE the big event.  A quick check of eBay shows 251 results for record store day 2014.  I am not going to ramble on about all the issues with RSD, it is great for vinyl and the record stores.  That said - please support your local record store!!

To see a complete list of the releases, head over to Record Store Day

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Dozens of Record Store Day 2014 releases are already listed on eBay


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just a few of the record store day releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

AEROSMITH - DRAW THE LINE (RSD 2014)

Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released December 1, 1977. It was recorded in an abandoned convent near New York City, rented out for that purpose. The portrait of the band was drawn by the celebrity caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Kerrang! magazine listed the album at #37 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time."

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert
• Remastered audio
• Limited RSD 2014 issue of 1500 numbered copies

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - SELECTIONS FROM PLAY ALL NIGHT (RSD 2014)

Play All Night: Live At the Beacon Theatre consists of performances captured on March 10 & 11 in 1992. This album has been produced by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Warren Haynes from original recordings overseen by long-time Allmans producer, the late Tom Dowd.

The set list retains the uniformity espoused by the group's deceased founder, guitarist Duane Allman, allowing the group to move effortlessly from one familiar number ("Statesboro Blues") to another ("You Don't Love Me") and concentrate on improvisation to render the numbers fresh.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Limited RSD 2014 issue

MGMT - CONGRATULATIONS (RSD 2014)

Congratulations is the second major label studio album by American psychedelic rock band MGMT, released on April 13, 2010. The album is a departure from the Synth Pop style that first brought the band acclaim on their major label debut, Oracular Spectacular, and features a more progressive, guitar-driven sound.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Printed innersleeves
• Limited RSD 2014 issue of 1000 numbered copies

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - KING KONG (RSD 2014)

King Kong is a classic pre-WW2 American fantasy monster/adventure starring Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot and Robert Armstrong, and opened in New York City on March 2, 1933 to rave reviews. The film tells of a gigantic, island-dwelling ape called Kong who dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman. Kong is distinguished for its stop-motion animation by Willis O'Brien and its musical score by Max Steiner. In 1991, it was deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Limited RSD 2014 issue of 1000 numbered copies on blue vinyl

SHOCKING BLUE - SEND ME A POSTCARD (RSD 2014)

Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. In 1969 and 1970, the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with "Venus", followed by several other hit singles like "Send Me a Postcard" (released in 1968/69). This is psychedelic  Sixties Rock from the highest degree!  Limited RSD 2014 issue of 1000 numbered copies on orange vinyl


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from our friends at PolyvinylRecords

Celebrate Record Store Day in style...Polyvinyl style, that is! 

This year we're very excited to be offering six incredible releases, including:

The Dodos Yours Truly Session 7" - Limited to 1000. Beautiful new arrangements of two tracks from Carrier featuring the acclaimed Magik*Magik Orchestra.

of Montreal Jigsaw Puzzle 7" - Limited to 1500. Rebecca Cash takes lead vocals on the title track (from the Lousy with Sylvianbriar recording sessions). B-side is an alternate version of "Triumph of Disintegration."

of Montreal Satanic Panic in the Attic Deluxe 10-Year Anniversary 2xLP - Limited to 2000 on 180-Gram blue and yellow vinyl. Includes second disc featuring seven bonus tracks recorded during the same era as the original album. Gatefold jacket restores interior artwork to original full-color brilliance.

Saturday Looks Good To Me Love Will Find You and Saturday Looks Good To Me LPs - Both titles are limited to 500 in screenprinted jackets with re-imagined artwork. First time on vinyl for Love Will Find You and the expanded 14-song version of Saturday Looks Good To Me.

Xiu Xiu Unclouded Sky LP - Limited to 1000 on cloud-colored vinyl. American and Caribbean spirituals recorded at Sigur Ros's studio in Iceland.










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from my neck of the woods:

For Record Store Day, Die Kreuzen rereleasing 'Cows and Beer' on vinyl









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from the great state of tennessee 

Go Buy Vinyl! - A guide to Record Store Day 2014.





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De La Soul Announce Record Store Day "Easter Egg Hunt" for 'D.A.I.S.Y. Instrumentals'






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SLIPKNOT: 'Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses' Double Clear Vinyl Reissue Set For 'Record Store Day'






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R.E.M. Offering Never-Before-Released Unplugged Set for Record Store Day











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Record Store Day 2014: 25 releases to buy











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15 must-have Record Store Dayexclusives




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The Top 25 Releases of Record Store Day 2014

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Record Store Day 2014 – Everything You Need to Get Your Hands On

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Exclaim!'s Top Releases to Hunt for This Record Store Day

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Clutch Prep Record Store Day Split, ‘Earth Rocker’ Deluxe Version + ‘Robot Hive/Exodus’ Vinyl

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8 Best Punk Record Store Day Releases of 2014

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records should be referred to as VINYL (with no S)

Vinyl or vinyls? On eve of Record Store Day, collectors can't seem to agree

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from the great state of wisconsin:

Musicians feel a connection to vinyl as they mark annual Record Store Day

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from the great state of california:

Vinyl on the rise?; Local store owners say analog music market seeing turnaround

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more from california:

Everything we do is pro-vinyl

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from the great state of ohio:

Shoppers expected to take vinyl for a spin on Record Store Day

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from the great state of oklahoma:

Record Store Day celebrates vinyl

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from the great state of kentucky:


Local record store serves students

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from the great state of connecticut: 

Record Store Day marked in Brookfield

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album cover art of the day: 

IN FLAMES: 'Siren Charms' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 14, 2014

DEAR JERRY: I have been pleasantly surprised several times when someone primarily known as an instrumentalist suddenly displayed a good singing voice.

Boots "Yakety Sax" Randolph, legendary trumpeter Al Hirt, and clarinetist Mr. Acker Bilk are three that come to mind; however, none of their vocals were hits.

Is there an established instrumentalist who really scored with a vocal?
—Eddie Dillinger, Indianapolis

DEAR EDDIE: The ultimate example of an instrumentalist who scored big time with a vocal is when, after 23 consecutive Mexican flavored instrumental hits, Herb Alpert sang "This Guy's in Love with You."

When his vocal reached No. 1, in June 1968, he became, and still is, the only entertainer ever to top the Pop charts with both an instrumental ("Taste of Honey," 1965) and a vocal ("This Guy's in Love with You").

For those who pointed out that "Taste of Honey" was No. 1 on Cash Box but not on Billboard, Herb responded with "Rise," an instrumental that both magazines ranked No. 1 (October 1979). "Rise" also spent four weeks at No. 1 on both charts, thoroughly negating the need for an asterisk.


DEAR JERRY: I read your story of when Elvis and Rick Nelson each had 17 different songs on the charts in one calendar year.

I know that all 17 of Presley's hits were on RCA Victor (1956), and Rick's were pretty much evenly split between Imperial and Decca (1963).

Fascinating as this info is, what intrigues me now is what happened in 1964 in this regard.

How many songs charted for the Beatles, for all labels combined as well as for just Capitol, their official U.S. label then?

I would like to see a listing similar to the one you did for Rick.
—Fran Clee, Morehead City, N.C.

DEAR FRAN: Believe me, I could see this one coming from more than one reader. It just happens that you are the first to ask … and, Fran Clee my dear, I do give a damn!

In chronological order, they are:

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Capitol)
"I Saw Her Standing There" (Capitol)
"Please Please Me" (Vee Jay)
"She Loves You" (Swan)
"Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)" (Swan)
"My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)" (MGM)
"From Me to You" (Vee Jay)
"Why" (MGM)
"Ain't She Sweet" (Atco)
"Twist and Shout" (Tollie)
"There's a Place" (Tollie)
"Roll Over Beethoven" (Capitol of Canada)
"All My Loving" (Capitol of Canada)
"Can't Buy Me Love" (Capitol)
"You Can't Do That" (Capitol)
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Vee Jay)
"Thank You Girl" (Vee Jay)
"Love Me Do" (Tollie)
"P.S. I Love You" (Tollie)
"A Hard Day's Night" (Capitol)
"I Should Have Known Better" (Capitol)
"And I Love Her" (Capitol)
"If I Fell" (Capitol)
"I'll Cry Instead" (Capitol)
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" (Capitol)
"Matchbox" (Capitol)
"Slow Down" (Capitol)
"I Feel Fine" (Capitol)
"She's a Woman" (Capitol)

Having 29 songs on the charts in one year is unimaginable, but that was Beatlemania.

Of those, 14 came from Capitol U.S., and the other 15 are from these companies: Vee Jay/Tollie (8); Swan (2); Capitol of Canada (2); MGM (2); and Atco (1).

Since Tollie was a subsidiary of Vee Jay Records, their totals are combined.

Beginning in the summer of '64, all of the non-Capitol releases had run their course, and once those recordings belonged to Capitol, they quickly appeared on Capitol singles and LPs.

Almost immediately, the number of chart hits for the Beatles began to resemble those of many other popular artists.

The post-'64 totals are: 1965 (13); 1966 (8); 1967 (6); 1968 (4); 1969 (4); and 1970 (3).


IZ ZAT SO? For a different perspective on the 29 charted Beatles tunes in one year, consider that many hugely successfully artists didn't have 29 U.S. chart records in their entire career.

A sampling of some names in that category are: Animals (20); Dave Clark Five (27); Alice Cooper (21); Creedence Clearwater Revival (20); Doobie Brothers (28); Doors (18); Duran Duran (22); Eagles (20); Genesis (20); Herman's Hermits (23); Hollies (28); Jay and the Americans (23); Journey (26); Kinks (28); Kiss (26); Carole King (19); Kingston Trio (23); Mamas and the Papas (17); Petula Clark (22); Queen (26); Seals & Crofts (13); Searchers (14); Del Shannon (29); Styx (23); B.J. Thomas (27); Three Dog Night (22); Turtles (18); Van Halen (23); Ventures (25); Who (28); and ZZ Top (18).

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 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at SoundStageDirect

The Royal Sessions by Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers, longtime singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with Bad Company, has partnered with 429 Records and is gearing up for the release of “The Royal Sessions”—a lovingly crafted collection of classic R&B and soul songs re-imagined by the iconic rock singer recorded at Memphis’ Royal Studios, historic home of Willie Mitchell and Hi Records, with many of the musicians who played on the original tracks.

Truly a lifetime in the making, Rodgers has come full circle with “The Royal Sessions” as he pays homage to the legendary hits he collected on 45s released on Stax/Volt, Goldwax and Hi Records—recordings by Otis Redding, Albert King and Ann Peebles which made such an indelible impression on the young Rodgers inspiring him to pursue a career as a singer. Produced by Perry Margouleff, “The Royal Sessions” is an extraordinary recording which captures the music in its pure form—live band and vocal takes as performed together at Royal Studios by Rodgers and an all-star roster of legendary musicians.

"Sonically, what do you think results from live in the hallowed studio basic tracks and vocals recorded all analog, mixed to analog tape and cut from analog tape? It’s spectacular! Play this record and then the CD for your friends who think CD is transparent to the source. Let them compare the drum sound, the cymbal crashes, the space and the image three dimensionality. Let them consider Rodgers in the room and then on CD not quite in the room. A musical triumph and a sonic "in the studio" spectacular." - Michael Fremer (Analog Planet)

200-Gram Audiophile Vinyl Pressed At Quality Record Pressings!

Buy at SoundStageDirect


This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. The Mars Volta - De-loused In The Comatorium (Black Vinyl) (Pre-Order)
2. Jerry Garcia And David Grisman
3. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Yellow Vinyl)
4. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
5. Arthur Fiedler - An American In Paris & Rhapsody In Blue
6. Led Zeppelin I (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
7. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (40th Anniversary Edition)
8. Led Zeppelin II (Pre-Order)
9. Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
10. Beatles - Abbey Road

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from our friends at Relapse

The Drip - A Presentation of Gruesome Poetics LP  

Washington State’s THE DRIP roar onto the scene with a blasting EP of filthy, angry grind produced and engineered by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust.  An absolute must for fans of all of the ferocious forefathers of grind-Napalm Death, Nasum, Rotten Sound, etc.  This is a relentlessly skull crushing record of pissed off, high energy, barbaric grind.  This hate is timeless.  First press of the vinyl version comes with a totally sick etching on the b-side.

***Single sided LP on black vinyl w/ reverse side etching.  Includes free digital download of the entire album***

Pressing Info:
First Press
1000 x Black Standard Gram Single Sided w/ Reverse Etching
100 x Clear (do not request clear)

Buy at Relapse

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from our friends at SlyVinyl (look for their feed in the left margin!)

Cavallo / Ghosts Of Sailors At Sea – Passages To Safety // Limited to 50 Pure White, 125 White w/ Sea Blue Splatter & 125 White w/ Golden Yellow Splatter Vinyl 10″ Split

TEEN – The Way and Color // Limited to 500 Burgundy Vinyl 2xLP






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Record Store Day 2014: 15 releases that are sure to sell out, fast











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8 interesting releases for Record Store Day 2014







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Dolly Parton To Celebrate New Release & Record Store Day With Blue Vinyl







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Alexisonfire Unveil Streamlined 2nd Edition of Vinyl Box Set











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Stones Throw commemorate murdered rapper Charizma with 4xLP box set









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Less Than Jake to release “Do The Math” 7-inch











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A record lover's guide to Detroit







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fantastic article out of the chicago land area

How do record stores get such great used vinyl?










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from the great state of iowa:

Vinyl fever: Record Store Day celebrates the revival of vinyl







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out of san diego, california:

Vinyl’s new spin - Record Store Day is all about LP love






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more from california:

Smith: Record shop owner, former heroin addict, knows about comebacks







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from the great state of oregon:

Vinyl profile: The Campbell Club’s collection is dazzlingly diverse and open to all residents







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from the land down under:

Still in love with vinyl






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more about the new book about collecting vinyl records:

Vinyl's Record Resurgence Fuels New Book







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from the folks at EasyStreetOnline

EasyStreetOnline Top 10 Vinyl Best Sellers

1. Beck - Morning Phase
2. Off! - Wasted Years
3. Future Islands - Singles
4. Liars - Mess
5. Queens Of The Stone Age - Like Clockwork
6. Pearl Jam - Ten
7. Pearl Jam - Vs.
8. Tame Impala - Lonerism
9. Brown,Danny - Old
10. Daft Punk - Discovery

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Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Vinyl

1. Wolf (2LP+CD) ~ The Creator Tyler
2. Illmatic XX ~ Nas
3. Lights Out ~ Ingrid Michaelson
4. Happy ~ Pharrell Williams
5. Atlas ~ Real Estate
6. Led Zeppelin II ~ Led Zeppelin
7. St Vincent ~ St. Vincent
8. Do to the Beast ~ Afghan Whigs
9. Singles ~ Future Islands
10. Led Zeppelin III ~ Led Zeppelin

Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Music

1. Frozen ~ Demi Lovato
2. Lights Out ~ Ingrid Michaelson
3. Disney's Karaoke Series: Frozen ~ Disney Karaoke Series
4. Duets ~ Linda Ronstadt
5. G I R L ~ Pharrell Williams
6. Rivers In The Wasteland ~ NEEDTOBREATHE
7. The Both ~ The Both (Aimee Mann and Ted Leo)
8. Out Among The Stars ~ Johnny Cash
9. Frozen
10. A Dotted Line ~ Nickel Creek

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 4/07 - 4/13, 2014

Vinyl Top 25:
1. Band Of Horses - Acoustic At The Ryman
2. Mac Demarco - Salad Days
3. Ave Tare's Slasher Flicks - Enter The Slasher House
4. Protomartyr - Under Color Of Official Right
5. Temples - Sun Structures
6. Future Islands - Singles
7. St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
8. Johnny Cash - Out Among The Stars
9. Brothers & Sisters - Dylan's Gospel
10. Arctic Monkeys - AM
11. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
12. Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
13. The National - High Violet
14. The Shins - Oh Inverted World
15. The 1975 - The 1975
16. Martina McBride - Everlasting
17. EMA - Future's Void
18. Beth Orton - Central Reservation
19. Tycho - Awake
20. Band Of Skulls - Himalayan
21. Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe
22. St Vincent - St Vincent
23. Lorde - Pure Heroine
24. Various - World Psychedelic Classics 3: The Fuzzy Funky Sounds of West Africa
25. Coldplay - Parachutes

New Music Releases - April 15, 2014

A Pony Named Olga - The Land Of Milk And Pony
ABBA - Waterloo: Deluxe Edition
AC/DC - Ballbreaker (reissue) (vinyl)
AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip (reissue) (vinyl)
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Check 'Em Before You Wreck 'Em (vinyl)
Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast (vinyl)
AJ and the Jiggawatts - AJ and the Jiggawatt(vinyl)
Alpha Consumer - Meat (vinyl)
Amon Duul II - Wolf City (vinyl)
Amps for Christ - Canyons Cars and Crows (vinyl)
Anders Osborne - Coming Down (vinyl)
Andrew Liles - Fast Forward Through Time (vinyl)
Anti-Mortem - New Southern
August Alsina - Testimony
Augustus Pablo - East of The River Nile (vinyl)
Ausmuteants - Ausmuteants (vinyl)
Bad Religion - Against The Grain (reissue) (vinyl)
Bad Religion - Generator (reissue) (vinyl)
Banner Pilot - Souvenir (vinyl)
Battle Lines - Colonies (7")
Bee Gees - The Warner Bros. Years 1987-1991 (5xCD)
Below - Across The Dark River
Ben Roy - No Enlightenment in Sobriety
Big Sugar - Yardstyle
Bikini Kill - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah EP (12")
Bill Pritchard - A Trip to the Coast (vinyl)
Black Sabbath - The Complete Albums 1970-1978 (8xCD)
Black Tape For a Blue Girl - Remnants of a Deeper Purity (vinyl)
Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better (7")
Bobby Bare, Jr. - Undefeated (vinyl)
Bootstraps - Bootstraps (vinyl)
Brandon Michael Williams - The Pride of Titanic
Breathe Carolina - Savages
Burnt Hills - Non Compos Mentis (vinyl)
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (vinyl)
Chet Faker - Built On Glass (vinyl)
Chuck E. Weiss - Red Beans and Weiss (vinyl)
Cloud Cult - Unplug
Courtney Barnett - The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (vinyl)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle (reissue) (vinyl)
Cult Leader - Nothing For Us Here (vinyl)
CV313 - Altering Illusions 1/3 (2xCD)
Dalhous - Visibility Is a Trap (12")
Dan Croll - Sweet Disarray (vinyl)
Dan Wilson - Love Without Fear
Danny Brown - Hot Soup (2xCD)
Dead Ending - DE III
Dead Kennedys - Bedtime for Democracy (reissue) (vinyl)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (reissue) (vinyl)
Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death (reissue) (vinyl)
Dead Kennedys - Milking the Sacred Cow
Dead Kennedys - Original Singles Collection (7x7")
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters + In God We Trust, Inc. (vinyl)
Del Barber - Prairieography (vinyl)
Deleted Scenes - Lithium Burn
Dexter Gordon - Our Man In Paris (vinyl)
Diane Cluck - Boneset (10")
Disclosure - Settle (deluxe edition)
DJ Center - DEM SAY AH (10")
Dorian Pimpernel - Allombon (vinyl)
Duck Sauce - Quack
Dylan Shearer - garagearray (vinyl)
Elvis Presley - Elvis' Gold Records Volume 2 (reissue) (vinyl)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy (reissue) (vinyl)
Emmure - Eternal Enemies
Enthroned - Sovereigns
Esme Patterson - Woman to Woman (10")
Ex Friends - Rules For Making Up Words (vinyl)
Filter - Shortbus (reissue) (vinyl)
Fire Retarded - Scroggz Manor (vinyl)
Flume - Flume (2xLP)
Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Gamma Ray - Empire Of The Undead
Garnier - AF 4302 EP (12")
Gezan - It Was Once Said to Be a Song
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius (vinyl)
Gord Downie, The Sadies, and the Conquering Sun - Gord Downie, The Sadies, and the Conquering Sun (vinyl)
Heartsrevolution - Ride Or Die
Hecker - Articulação
Hot Jam Factory - Introducing Hot Jam Factory
I Declare War - We Are Violent People By Nature
Ian Anderson - Homo Erraticus (vinyl)
Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
Impaled Nazarene - Vigorous and Liberating Death
Impetuous Ritual - Unholy Congregation of Hypocritical Ambivalence
Ingrid Michaelson - Lights Out
J-Zone - Peter Pan Syndrome (2xLP)
Jack Bruce - Silver Rails
Jamie O'Neal - Eternal
Japanther - Instant Money Magic
Jason Derülo - Talk Dirty
Jessica Lea Mayfield - Make My Head Sing...(vinyl)
Jim Byrnes - St. Louis Times
Jonny Two Bags - Salvation Town (vinyl)
Justin Nozuka - Ulysees
Kyng - Burn the Serum (vinyl)
L'Orange - The Orchid Days (orange, grey and splatter vinyl)
Light Year - Come Together (12")
Loops Haunt - Exits (2xLP)
Lou Reed - Winter At The Roxy
Marisa Anderson - Mercury
Marisa Anderson - The Golden Hour
Marshall Crenshaw - Red Wine (10")
Marty Stuart - Gospel Music of
Maxwell August Croy and Sean McCann - I (vinyl)
Megafauna - Maximalist
Meyhem Lauren - Mandatory Brunch Meetings
Mica Levi - Under the Skin OST (vinyl)
Millencolin - For Monkeys (reissue) (vinyl)
Millencolin - Life On A Plate (reissue) (vinyl)
Mø - No Mythologies to Follow (vinyl)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (reissue) (vinyl)
More Than Life - What’s Left Of Me (vinyl)
Mountain - The Best of Mountain (vinyl)
Mr. Little Jeans - Pocketknife (vinyl)
Muddy Waters - Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles A's & B's 1947
Nas - Illmatic XX (vinyl)
Needtobreathe - Rivers In the Wasteland (vinyl)
Nels Cline - Macroscope
No - El Prado (vinyl)
Oak Ridge Boys - Boys Night Out
Odonis Odonis - Hard Boiled Soft Boiled
Omi Palone - Omi Palone
Orcas - Yearling (vinyl)
Panopticon - On The Subject Of Mortality (reissue) (vinyl)
Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love
Pharoahe Monch - P.T.S.D. - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Plague Vendor - Free to Eat (vinyl)
Playlounge - Pilot
Polar - Shadowed by Vultures (vinyl)
Polock - Rising Up
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (2xLP)
Quantic - Duvido (12")
Rainbow - Rising (reissue) (vinyl)
Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (reissue) (vinyl)
Ramona Lisa - Arcadia
Ray Price - Beauty Is
Ricardo Donoso - Iron/Verse Remixes (12")
Rodney Crowell - Tarpaper Sky (vinyl)
Rush - ReDISCovered LP Box (vinyl)
Ryley Walker - All Kinds of You (vinyl)
Screaming Females - Live at the Hideout (2xLP)
Se Delan - The Fall (2xLP)
Seekae - +DOME/The Sound of Trees Falling on People (3xLP)
Sevendust - Time Travelers & Bonfires
Shocking Pinks - Guilt Mirrors (vinyl)
Shonen Knife - Overdrive
Sledding With Tigers - A Necessary Bummer (vinyl)
Slint - Spiderland (reissue) (vinyl)
Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies
Sonic Avenues - Mistakes
Sonny Vincent - Cyanide Consomme (vinyl)
Spirit - The Best of Spirit (vinyl)
Stefan Wesolowski - Liebestod
Steve Gunn and Mike Gangloff - Melodies for a Savage Fix
Strung Out - Another Day In Paradise (reissue) (vinyl)
Strung Out - Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues (reissue) (vinyl)
Strung Out - Twisted by Design (reissue) (vinyl)
Strung Out - Volume One (4xLP+DVD)
Swindle/Joker - Let It Be Known/Minors (12")
T.O.M.B. - Pennhurst / Xesse
Tensnake - Love Sublime (12")
terranova - Headache EP (12")
The 13th Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (2xLP)
The Alchemist & Budgie - The Good Book (2xCD)
The Amazing Snakeheads - Amphetamine Ballads
The Birds of Satan - The Birds of Satan
The Both - The Both (vinyl)
The Brainiac 5 - When Silence Was Sound 1977-1980
The Crookes - Soapbox
The Drip - A Presentation of Gruesome Poetics (vinyl)
The Fix - Vengeance (7")
The Last Poets - The Last Poets (vinyl)
The Lucid Dream - Songs of Lies and Deceit (vinyl)
The NVs - Trust Fun Suicide EP (7")
The Oath - The Oath (vinyl)
The Residents - Residue of The Residents (2xLP)
The Residents - Santa Dog (2x7")
The Revivalists - City of Sound (vinyl)
The Secret Sisters - Put Your Needle Down (vinyl)
Thee Oh Sees - Drop
Thou - The Sacrifice (12")
Tiny Empires  Weird Headspace (vinyl)
Toadies - Rubberneck (reissue) (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose of Death (reissue) (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - Evil Never Dies (reissue) (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - Hell on Earth (reissue) (vinyl)
Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
Tyler, The Creator - Wolf (vinyl)
Various Artists - America's Greatest Hits 1957
Various Artists - American Hustle OST (vinyl)
Various Artists - Divergent OST
Various Artists - Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1963 - Rock, Rhythm & Pop
Various Artists - Petty's Peculiar Picks
Various Artists - Shameless OST
Various Artists - The Walking Dead OST (2xLP)
Vaura - The Missing (2xLP)
Warm Soda - Young Reckless Hearts (vinyl)
Willie Nelson - The Storm Has Just Begun (vinyl)
Woods - With Light and With Love (vinyl)
YYU - Kiss as We Walk (12")
Zee Avi - Zee Avi's Nightlight
Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta (picture disc)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from the folks at SuicideSqueeze

THE COATHANGERS "SUCK MY SHIRT" LP - LIMITED EDITION TOUR REPRESS **PRE-ORDER**

Limited edition tour repress of 100 copies on "Butter Yellow" vinyl. All proceeds go to the Coathangers to help with their tour expenses. Each pre-order will come with a Coathangers poster and sticker. The remaining 50 copies will be available directly from the band.

Suck My Shirt is the The Coathangers’ fourth full-length. The title refers to an incident involving the salvaging of spilled tequila during the recording session for the album. While the title implies that little has changed with regards to the band’s celebratory mission statement, even just a cursory listen of their latest album demonstrates that there have indeed been changes in The Coathangers’ camp. First off, the quartet was reduced to a trio for the latest record, with keyboardist Bebe Coathanger (Candice Jones) stepping down from her duties. But the absence of keyboards isn’t nearly as noticeable of a difference as the band’s refined songwriting approach. Refinement is an attribute we expect to see in any group that has a career spanning more than a couple of years, but the extent to which The Coathangers have honed their trade with each successive album dwarfs most bands’ maturation. This isn’t to say that The Coathangers have polished their sound; the group once again worked with Ed Rawls and Justin McNeight and The Living Room to attain the same production values of their Larceny & Old Lace album and their recent slew of split 7”s. Rather, the refinement can be heard in the quality of the songs themselves. While the band retains the alluring spontaneity and happy accidents of their early releases, the trio’s current work sounds far more deliberate and locked-in than anything they’ve done in the past.

“It’s a balance between overthinking and just going for it,” guitarist Crook Kid Coathanger (Julia Kugel) says of their songwriting strategy. It’s a duality immediately apparent with the album opener “Follow Me”. It’s a classic Coathangers tune with the raspy vocals of Rusty Coathanger (Stephanie Luke) belted out over the signature grimy rock laid down by Crook Kid and bassist Minnie Coathanger (Meredith Franco). But the chorus opens into one of the most accessible hooks in the band’s canon, just before segueing into the next verse with a squall of violent dissonant guitar. From there the band launches into “Shut Up”, a title that harkens back to the brash sass of their first record. The song still has its spikey guitar riffs and shouted chorus, but here The Coathangers sound less like a jubilant version of Huggy Bear and more like the art-pop of late-era Minutemen. Dedicated Coathangers fans will recognize the re-worked versions of “Merry Go Round”, “Smother”, “Adderall”, and “Derek’s Song” from their run of limited edition split 7”s, and hearing them in the context of the album shows that these tracks weren’t merely isolated examples of the band’s more sophisticated side, but were actually demonstrative of the group’s increasing capacity for nestling solid melodic hooks and rock heft into their repertoire. By the time the band wraps up the album with the humble pop perfection of “Drive”, it’s hard to believe this was the band that garnered their reputation with raucous bombasts like “Don’t Touch My Shit”.

Pre-Order at SuicideSqueeze

*Pre-order will ship on or around May 1, 2014

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For Immediate Release

Prog Duo Days Between Stations Release Limited Edition Vinyl Of Critically Acclaimed Album 'In Extremis'

Los Angeles, CA - Much to the excitement of vinyl enthusiasts around the globe, prog duo Days Between Stations have released their critically acclaimed new album 'In Extremis' on a limited edition DBL LP!

Says guitarist Sepand Samzadeh, “We put a great deal of emphasis on creating a mood by way of sonic textures. The CD was mastered so that the listener could CRANK THE VOLUME ON THE STEREO.  If you really want to hear THE COMPLEXITY OF ALL THE LAYERS AND SONIC TEXTURES, the vinyl record is the way to go.”

Possibly the most anticipated prog release of 2013, Days Between Stations sophomore album 'In Extremis' was released on May 15, 2013. Boasting an incredible guest line-up of music legends featuring Colin Moulding (XTC), Rick Wakeman (YES), Peter Banks (YES/Flash) Tony Levin (King Crimson/Peter Gabriel) and Billy Sherwood (YES/CIRCA:), Days Between Stations reached a new level of creative artistry on their second release.

Founded in 2003 by guitarist Sepand Samzadeh and keyboardist Oscar Fuentes, the duo named themselves after the cult novel by Steve Erickson and have devoted themselves to, as they say, Art Rock and Post Prog - music that reflects their varied influences, as well as shared disregard for stylistic boundaries. This eclecticism continues apace on 'In Extremis'. At times the music recalls Peter Gabriel or 'Duke'-era Genesis (as on the propulsive “Visionary”, which features Sherwood's multi-layered vocals and Levin's driving Stick bass work), or an ambient marriage between Pink Floyd and Lisa Gerrard and Debussy (“In Utero”), or even a cross between Ultravox and Marillion and 'Abacab'-era Genesis (the Moulding-sung “The Man Who Dies Two Times”).

Here's what the press has raved about 'In Extremis'

“The fact that Rick Wakeman, Tony Levin and Peter Banks help create this majestic piece of symphonic prog only made this a stronger contender for prog album of the year.” - Mark Johnson, Sea of Tranquility

“But the late Yes founder (Peter Banks) is just the beginning of the dark-hued wonders to be found on this neo-prog triumph. Accessing an endlessly fascinating palette that also takes in ambient and classically inspired moments, Oscar Fuentes and Sepand Samzadeh brilliantly explore themes of life, and death, and everything in between.” - Nick Deriso, Something Else Reviews

“Here's an album that deserves a place in everyone's record collection. The superb artwork and quality of the booklet and packaging makes it a must-buy as opposed to (legal) download, for me at least. Support truly great musicians going out on a limb to bring you truly great, original progressive rock music as good as some of the classics.” - Brian Watson, DPRP
 
Limited Edition of 50 colored vinyl, signed and hand-numbered. Signed by Sepand, Oscar and special guests.

Order a copy HERE

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from our friends at SlyVinyl

The Mars Volta – De-Loused In The Comatorium // Limited to 1500 on 180g Silver Vinyl 2xLP

Watter - This World // Limited to 300 'Dark Water Blue' Swirl Vinyl LPs






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from ireland, they love their vinyl too!

Record shops: vinyl countdown or the start of a new groove?





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from the carolinas:

Record Store Day hails comeback of vinyl records







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vinyl story from the great state of pennsylvania 

After decades of decline, sales of vinyl records surge








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WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 4/6-4/12

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

MEAT LOAF - BAT OUT OF HELL

Has there ever been a bigger, more epic, theatrical hard rockin' album than Bat Out Of Hell (1977)? Containing seven little masterpieces written by classically trained pianist and composer Jim Steinman, with Todd Rundgren on the production seat, this seminal Meat Loaf album continues to amaze to this day. The record is deemed one of the best selling albums ever with over 30 million units sold.

"You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)", the album's B-side opener "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" and of course "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" – can you imagine a wedding without at least one of these classics? Steinman continued to work with the likes of Bonnie Tyler ("Total Eclipse Of The Heart"), Sisters Of Mercy, Barbara Streisand and ultimately reunited with Meat Loaf for the Bat Out Of Hell sequel in 1993.

This awesome album will see the light as a limited first pressing on hellish red vinyl!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert 
• First pressing of 2000 numbered copies on hellish red vinyl

SUZANNE VEGA - SOLITUDE STANDING

The American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega released her second album Solitude Standing in 1987. It's her most popular and critically acclaimed album of her impressive career so far and includes the iconic tracks "Tom's Diner" and "Luka".

As can be seen on the insert that includes this package, some of the songs have been written prior to 1987. "Luka" was released as a single in 1987 and remains her highest-charting hit single in the United States, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. At the 1988 Grammy Awards "Luka" got Suzanne Vega nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

"Tom's Diner" is included twice on the album with the a cappella vocal version as the first track and the instrumental version as the last track. It was later used as the basis for a popular remix by the British group DNA in 1990 and covered by many artists including Bingo Hand Job (R.E.M. and Billy Bragg).

The diversity of the album is what made it so good and this album can be marked as a true classic. Now finally available again on high quality vinyl!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert with lyrics

FLAMIN' GROOVIES - SUPERSNAZZ

Founded by Ron Greco, Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney, the American Garage Rock band The Flamin' Groovies had their start in San Francisco in the mid Sixties. The debut album Supersnazz was released in 1969, containing both re-creations of '50s Rock 'n Roll songs and more melodic tracks. It made the group one of the forerunners of the Power Pop movement of the '70s—a genre the Flamin' Groovies had a major influence on and contributed significant work to.

Supersnazz has achieved a reputation among not just Flamin' Groovies fans, but lovers of Rock & Roll in general. It held up very well across the decades and is still able to make its own case for greatness as an impressive document of straight-ahead Rock & Roll circa 1969. It's both fully contemporary to its time and timeless, which makes the album a classic work. Now finally available again on high quality vinyl.   180 gram audiophile vinyl

FOUR TOPS - REACH OUT

Released in the summer 1967, Reach Out by the Four Tops defined the sound of young America – exactly the credo of Berry Gordy's Motown Records.

The Holland, Dozier & Holland produced album opens with the title track "Reach Out, I'll Be There", which became the group's second Pop/R&B chart topping single. What follows is a faithful cover of The Left Banke's "Walk Away Renee", a wonderful version of the classic Tim Hardin composition "If I Were A Carpenter" and the uplifting "I'll Turn To Stone". The flip side opens with the iconic Monkees cover "I'm A Believer" (originally written by Neil Diamond), followed by the Four Tops classics "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" and "Bernadette".

A true Soul classic.  180 gram audiophile vinyl

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from our friends at Relapse

Nux Vomica

Portland, OR's underground crust miscreants NUX VOMICA unleash their Relapse Records debut and first full-length album in over 5 years.  Blending the suffocating atmospherics of doom / sludge with the raw ferocity of black metal, punk and d-beat, NUX VOMICA construct an organic heaviness caught somewhere between Neurosis and His Hero Is Gone.   Their self-titled LP is a 3 song, 40+ minute emotional odyssey into the depths of human darkness.  A flawless combination of epic song structures with crushing melodies and colossal riffs with powerful dynamics, NUX VOMICA is a truly captivating listening experience that will appeal to fans of anything extreme.

Pressing Info: 
First Press 
1000 x Grey Standard Gram 
100 x Clear (do not request clear)
***Includes a free digital download of the entire album***

Get a copy at Relapse

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from LightInTheAttic

Lewis - L'Amour

In 1983, a man named Lewis recorded an album named L’Amour, which was released on the unknown label R.A.W. And that’s about all we know.

The record itself is a delicate, whispered album, reflecting the way the artist himself – spectral, movie star-like – almost disappears into the grey of the cover. It should come as no surprise that it failed to shout loudly enough to be noticed, another private press album that sank without trace.

The ingredients are simple: smooth synthesizers, feather-light piano, ethereal, occasionally inaudible vocals and the gentle plucking of acoustic guitars. But the effects are arresting: a spine-tingling, sombre album that echoes Springsteen’s Nebraska or Angelo Badalamenti’s atmospheric soundtracks. Later, Arthur Russell would grasp for something similar on the epochal World Of Echo LP.

L’Amour is a true discovery of the blog age, uncovered in an Edmonton flea-market by collector Jon Murphy, passed on to private press fanatic Aaron Levin, shared on the internet and speculated over by lovers of curious LPs. There’s almost no information about Lewis or the album on the internet. There’s precious little on the sleeve: a dedication to Sports Illustrated supermodel Christie Brinkley, a photo credit for Ed Colver, the noted L.A. punk rock photographer, and credits for engineer Bob Kinsey and synth player Philip Lees. All that was known of Lewis is conjecture: a rumor that he was a con artist who fled after not paying for L’Amour’s photo-shoot and a dubious theory that he was not actually of this earth.

When Light In The Attic looked to release the album, they set out to investigate the mystery. They found some answers, but more intrigue too. Colver was able to fill in some blanks. Firstly, Lewis is a pseudonym. The man the photographer met was named Randall Wulff. He stayed in the Beverley Hills Hilton, drove a white convertible Mercedes and dated a girl who looked like a model. He paid for his photo session with Colver with a $250 check, which bounced.

Eventually, the trail led to Alberta, Canada, where that first LP had been found. Liner notes writer Jack Fleischer along with master detective Markus Armstrong found Randall’s nephew, who remembered Randall as a stockbroker. His vague recollections include a visit to Randall’s apartment, with all-white furniture and that beautiful girlfriend in situ. Crucially, he offered another name – another of Randall’s pseudonyms – which led to a Vancouver studio and the revelation that Lewis had recorded three or four albums of “soft religious music” there. Alas, even the new nom de plume led only to dead ends.

Lewis remains a ghost, a total mystery, but the music will be heard. The album is being pressed for the first time in more than 30 years, and widely distributed for the first time ever. Lewis’s royalties will be placed in escrow until he makes himself known. Perhaps you know Lewis. Perhaps Lewis is you. The only certainty is this: Lewis is about to find a whole bunch of new fans.

•First ever LP reissue, first time on CD & Digital
•All tracks newly re-mastered
•LP housed in deluxe Stoughton “Tip-On” gatefold jacket
•New liner notes by Jack D. Fleischer
•Unseen photos by legendary photographer Ed Colver (Black Flag, Circle Jerks)
•LP includes download card
•Color vinyl editions (housed in Silver Foil Stamped jacket):
 200 on Grey wax (LITA Vinyl Subscriber exclusive)
 700 on Clear wax (LITA.net pre-orders exclusive)
 100 on “Romantic red” wax (LITA Shop exclusive)

Available:
 Digital – Out Now
 CD – May 13th
 LP – June 24th

Pre-Order at LightInTheAttic

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from JoyfulNoiseRecordings

Memory Map - The Sky As Well As Space (Pre-Order)

With “The Sky as Well as Space”, Memory Map continue to flesh out their uniquely guitar-driven blend of indie pop. Few bands straddle song-craft and technical prowess as effortlessly as Memory Map. Using three guitars (one which cheats its way into acting as a bass), a three-piece drum kit, and vocals from all four members, Memory Map organically fuse cascading guitar lines, complex rhythms, and layered vocal harmonies into shamelessly accessible guitar pop.

In the three years since their debut, Memory Map have gained depth both in composition and production. The album simultaneously showcases the band at their most catchy (“Magnetic Center”), menacing (“Dark Freshman”), and emotional (“Order In the Waves”, “Antelope Earth”).

Why the three-year gap between albums you ask? Well, the delay is largely due to the popularity of a certain cat. Band member Mike Bridavsky owns and takes care of the most famous cat on the planet, Lil BUB. And because Memory Map have been so flexible in working around Lil BUB’s schedule, the band is officially BUB approved.

• Clear w/ White Splatter Vinyl (limited to 250 hand-numbered copies, includes download)
• Clear w/ Black Splatter Vinyl (limited to 250 hand-numbered copies, includes download)
• (also available on black vinyl)

Pre-Order at JoyfulNoiseRecordings

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Record Store Day 2014’s official book is ‘Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting’






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Young Galaxy Remixes Sam Roberts Band for Record Store Day

Sam Roberts Band has a very exclusive 12″ available on limited edition clear, hand-numbered vinyl! The 12″ includes the singles ‘We’re All In This Together’ and ‘Shapeshifters’ along with remixes by Young Galaxy and Andrew Weatherall.







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Metal Blade Records To Release Type O Negative And Karma To Burn Vinyl for Record Store Day!

In celebration of Record Store Day 2014 on April 19th, Metal Blade Records will be releasing two exclusive vinyl pressings! Type O Negative "Slow Deep and Hard" and Karma To Burn's self-titled albums will be released as double 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeves! The vinyl will be available at participating Record Store Day locations.





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very cool write up:

Mono a Mano: Retro King Nick Waterhouse on His Love of Vintage Vinyl & Mastering in Mono







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Sarcofago Re-Issuing "Rotting" Album On Vinyl











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Beastwars Announce Vinyl Reissue









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cool story about some youngsters getting in the vinyl groove:

New Trier’s student DJs rebuild WNTH’s vinyl album collection







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Portland's Best Record stores







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Petition launched to reintroduce Technics turntables






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Top 10 Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 10 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city for shows in North America. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. Billy Joel; $1,813,571
2. Justin Timberlake; $1,781,797
3. George Strait; $1,567,009
4. Jay Z; $1,094,769
5. Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $876,295
6. Jason Aldean; $644,985
7. Kings Of Leon; $556,737
8. Zac Brown Band; $508,618
9. Imagine Dragons; $483,379
10. Lady Antebellum; $434,040

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album cover art of the day:

AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Magic Forest' Release Date Announced