Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

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Monty Python's Total Rubbish (Pre-Order) by Monty Python

Following the release of Monty Python Sings (again), the Pythons will also unveil a career spanning box set entitled Monty Python’s Total Rubbish: The Complete Collection. Monty Python’s nine UK albums – "Monty Python’s Flying Circus", "Another Monty Python Record", "Monty Python’s Previous Record", "Matching Tie and Handkerchief", "Live at Drury Lane", "Holy Grail", "Life of Brian", "Monty Python’s Contractual Obligation Album" and "The Meaning Of Life" - will be united for the first time to create the ultimate collectors’ edition purchase. Released as both a CD and vinyl box set, all with bonus tracks, plus seven-inch vinyl single of their 1974 flexi-disc ‘Monty Python’s Tiny Black Round Thing‘. These classic albums were cut with an all analogue signal path from the original 1/4" master tapes where available. Both editions also contain a case bound book with new liner notes with a foreword by Michael Palin, original Monty Python artwork, archive photos and an original Terry Gilliam-designed full colour slipcase.

• Cut At Abbey Road With An All Analogue Signal Path From The Original ¼ Inch Master Tapes Where Available 
• Including The Original, Revolutionary ‘Concentric Groove’ On Side B Of Matching Tie And Handkerchief 
• Heavyweight Vinyl Seven Inch Single Of The 1974 Flexi-disc ‘Monty Python’s Tiny Black Round Thing’ 
• 64-page Case Bound Book With Foreword By Michael Palin And Liner Notes By Python Confidant Robert Ross From New Interviews With All The Pythons 
• Original Monty Python Artwork And Archive Photos 
• Housed In An Original Terry Gilliam-Designed Full Color Slipcase

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Frozen Original Soundtrack (Pre-Order) by Various Artists

Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind "Tangled" and "Wreck-It Ralph," presents "Frozen," a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

• Three Color Vinyl LPs - 1 Side Of Vinyl Etched, 2 Blue Translucent And 1 Clear Translucent
• Double-Gatefold, Foil Embossed Jacket 
• Full-Color Booklet Containing Lyrics And Gallery Quality Images From The Film 
• Individually Numbered Package 
• Import

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This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. Hans Zimmer - Batman Begins OST (Pre-Order)
2, Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Pre-Order)
3. Jack White - Lazaretto (Pre-Order)
4. The Mars Volta - Amputechture (Pre-Order)
5. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions Of "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"
6. Led Zeppelin I (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
7. Led Zeppelin II (Pre-Order)
8. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
9. Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
10. Coldplay - Ghost Stories

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from our friends at EnjoyTheRideReocrds

CARTEL- CHROMA (ETR Webstore Exclusive Variant)

We are proud to announce our Vinyl Re-issue of Cartel - Chroma on vinyl for the FIRST TIME!  Pressed on Clear with Red Splatter (Limited to 500 copies and ETR webstore exclusive) Housed in an Upgraded EXTRA THICK "old school" Gatefold Jacket complete with lyrics and Full Color Gatefold Jacket & Labels

Pressing Limited to 1000 TOTAL COPIES (Hot Topic will have 500 copies on Solid Red available sometime in the next 2 weeks)

Order at EnjoyTheRideRecords


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Iggy Pop – Gimme Some Skin – (The 7” LP Collection)

Cleopatra Records has released a special limited edition 7-inch singles box set from one of the kings of punk rock, Iggy Pop!  The release includes 7 individual 45's featuring exclusive new tracks as well as classic recordings from 1972-73 with the Stooges - all packaged with a full-color booklet, detailed liner notes, a custom 7-inch vinyl adaptor, and collectible patch!  Seven singles, fourteen sides. The Stooges and Iggy in their prime!

Track List: 
1. I Can't Explain / Lonely Boy
2. Cock In My Pocket / Tight Pants
3. I Got A Right / White Christmas (Guitar Stooge Mix)
4. Money (That's What I Want) / Open Up And Bleed (Single Edit)
5. I Wanna Be Your Dog (Fast Version) / Johanna
6. Gimme Some Skin / I'm So Glad
7. Louie Louie / Scene Of The Crime

Order HERE

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from DeathWaltzRecordingCompany

City Of The Living Dead – Deluxe gatefold edition

Death Waltz Recording Company have been hard at work exhuming a true classic of horror scoring, and the result stands out like a nail through an eyeball. Directed by gorehound favourite Lucio Fulci, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD’s incredible score comes from a true master of ferocious film music, Fabio Frizzi (THE BEYOND, ZOMBI 2), and provides a sonic experience not easily put down. All the ingredients you’d imagine are here: eerie synth lines, horrific violins, and the funkiest bass known to man or zombie – and Frizzi uses them to maximum effect to overwhelm the listener like the hordes of undead they score.

What Frizzi does so easily is make the instruments into weapons to assault your senses, and as such CITY is an intense aural journey, but certainly not one that’ll have you reaching for the off switch. The score is mesmerising with some moments of true beauty, not least in the instrumentation. Electric guitar in particular is used wonderfully to provide colour, and both real and electric pianos add a certain foreboding mood to the score. And then there’s that portentous male choir, always there in the background, waiting. Like the zombies themselves, it’s omnipresent and a symbol of inevitability. And it’s inevitable that you will adore CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD.

DELUXE GATEFOLD EDITION LTD TO 350 WORLDWIDE

180g solid yellow swirl vinyl with orange and red splatter effect.  Vinyl housed in a heavyweight tip-on, case-bound gatefold jacket printed on beautiful textured Galtex Prima card containing an exclusive full colour booklet with liner notes by Composer Fabio Frizzi , Star Lombardo Giovanni Radice, Italian horror expert Stephen Thrower and Artist Graham Humphreys wrapped in an OBI strip.

One off pressing of 350 units when this has sold out the only version available will be black vinyl in a single 400 gsm heavyweight sleeve (no gatefold).

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R.E.M. Unplugged RSD Release To Be Reissued

This straight from the REM FB page:

"Due to Popular Demand...

Well, the Limited Edition Record Store Day release of R.E.M. Unplugged 1991/2001, The Complete Sessions, was quite a hit for those who were able to get one. So as a result, we are working on details for two separate vinyl releases: MTV Unplugged 1991 and MTV Unplugged 2001. Each vinyl release will feature the entire performance, including the additional songs not aired on the original broadcast.

Further details to be a announced as soon as we have them."

this is great news for those who didn't get the RSD set!

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available from ThrillJockey

TRANS AM - VOLUME X

From kosmische rock to futuristic speed metal, robo-balladry to variants on classic rock that are so warped as to be rendered completely unrecognizable, Trans Am refuses to rely on A legacy as innovators. Twenty-plus years in, they continue to innovate on their tenth studio album.

Phil, Nathan, and Seb are hitting the road again, pounding eardrums and bringing the love from east coast to west. We recommend you catch 'em on tour and grab your clear vinyl at the merch table, but if you can't make it, here is one way you can Come a Little Bit Closer...  get it DIRECT from Thrill Jockey mailorder!  Clear vinyl is moving fast!

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Back to Land - Wooden Shjips 

Wooden Shjips’ rise to prominence from the psychedelic underground to the rock and roll overground has been a steady sojourn. With each consecutive release, the band has found new ways of transforming heady psychedelic rock into minimalist masterpieces, bridging the gap between the woozy freeness of Les Rallizes Denudes and Crazy Horse and the tightly wound simplicity of Suicide and the Velvet Underground. Back To Land, the quartet’s follow-up to West, is the first Wooden Shjips record to be conceived outside of San Francisco. Ripley Johnson and Omar Ahsanuddin moved to Oregon, where the lush climates became a major influence on the songwriting. The band’s scope expanded to include more earthy, grounded tones, such as the acoustic guitar, without abandoning their modernist psych core.

There is an increased brightness to many of the songs on Back To Land, an easiness with which the band has flirted with in the past but never fully realized until now. The nervy urgency of West has evolved into an assured confidence, from the alliterative, interlocking guitar and organ groove of “Ruins” to the languidly compelling guitar solos of “Servants.” The addition of the acoustic guitar to the band’s textural palate is coupled here with some of the most melodically direct songs the band has written.

Still, there are still plenty of signature Shjips songs, with distorted riffs, modal keys, and a steady, crisp drum sound unfolding intensely while the elongated melodic guitar lines drift in and out of the foreground. On Back to Land this energy is captured in clear detail, designed as an immersive experience rather than a passive blasting. Back To Land was laid to tape at Jackpot Recording Studios in Portland by Kendra Lynn and mixed by Larry Crane. It was recorded over an 11-day session, resulting in some of the most detailed and spacious recordings of their career.

Back To Land is a breakthrough record for the Wooden Shjips: nuanced, varied and utterly addictive.

LP version is pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket with high gloss UV printing that is housed in a deluxe die cut O-Card. A free download coupon is included. All mailorders now shipping on white vinyl.

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from our friends at NewOnVinyl

SOUNDTRACK (OST)- GODZILLA -LTD

In Summer 2014, the world's most revered monster is reborn when the epic action adventure Godzilla is released, starring Bryan Cranston and Ken Watanabe. Its score is composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The King's Speech, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and the final two Harry Potter films).

Orginal Sound Track to Godzilla (2014) by Alexandre Desplat. Limited edition only 1500 on Blood red 180 gram vinyl. Double LP. Gatefold sleeve. Including 60 x 60 poster. Release on 2014-06-09

Get your copy at NewOnVinyl

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Prog Masters YES Reveal Heaven & Earth Artwork

Among the world’s most influential, ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands, Grammy Award winning, YES, is proud to announce its new album, ‘Heaven and Earth.’ Having sold nearly 40 million albums in a career that has so far spanned more than four decades, ‘Heaven and Earth’ sees YES continuing with its tradition of symphonic progressive rock that remains timelessly fresh and innovative.

‘Heaven and Earth’ contains eight new tracks, each of which boasts the unique musicianship and craftsmanship that have come to be known as ‘the YES sound.’ YES’ distinctive layered music, swirling arrangements, brilliant vocals and harmonies are all in abundance. ‘Heaven and Earth’ is an album sure to please both long-time and new YES fans.

For ‘Heaven and Earth,’ YES teams up with legendary Grammy Award winner, Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars, Guns N’ Roses, Foreigner, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice Cooper, etc.), who handles production and mixing.

Also onboard is long-time YES artist, the world-renowned Roger Dean, who again brings his masterful artistic creativity to the album’s cover art and packaging.

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Pink Floyd to Release 20th Anniversary Edition of ‘The Division Bell’







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Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Vinyl

1. Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe Edition Remastered) ~ Led Zeppelin
2. XSCAPE ~ Michael Jackson
3. Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition Remastered) ~ Led Zeppelin
4. St Vincent ~ St. Vincent
5. the long goodbye (lcd soundsystem) ~ LCD Soundsystem
6. And Then You Shoot Your Cousin ~ The Roots
7. Led Zeppelin III (Remastered Original) ~ Led Zeppelin
8. Violator (180 Gram Vinyl) ~ Depeche Mode
9. Lost In The Dream ~ The War on Drugs
10. Led Zeppelin I (Remastered Original) ~ Led Zeppelin


Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Music

1. Ghost Stories ~ Coldplay
2. XSCAPE ~ Michael Jackson
3. Turn Blue ~ The Black Keys
4. Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions ~ R.E.M.
5. Frozen 2 Disc Deluxe Edition Soundtrack ~ Demi Lovato
6. Just As I Am ~ Brantley Gilbert
7. Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Edition) ~ Led Zeppelin
8. Disney's Karaoke Series: Frozen ~ Disney Karaoke Series
9. Goin' Home ~ Kenny Wayne Shepherd
10. Led Zeppelin I (Deluxe CD Edition) ~ Led Zeppelin

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 5/12 - 5/18, 2014

Vinyl Top 25:
1. The Black Keys - Turn Blue
2. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
3. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
4. Tobacco - Ultima II Massage
5. Beck - Morning Phase
6. Ray Lamontagne - Supernova
7. Yo La Tengo - Fakebook
8. Swans - To Be Kind
9. Dolly Parton - Blue Smoke
10. The Clientele - Suburban Light
11. La Sera - Hour Of The Dawn
12. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
13. Neil Young - A Letter Home
14. Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line
15. Thelonious Monk - Underground
16. The Shins - Live At Third Man
17. Chromeo - White Women
18. Manchester Orchestra - Cope
19. Vince Guaraldi - Jazz Impressions of 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown'
20. The Civil Wars - Live At Eddie's Attic
21. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
22. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
23. Courtney Barnett - Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
24. Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Days Of Abandon
25. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Phosphorescent Harvest

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Top Sellers at BecauseSoundMatters

1. Mastodon - Once More ‘Round The Sun 2LP Vinyl
2. The Orwells - Righteous One 12-inch Vinyl Single (RSD release)
3. Cute Is What We Aim For - Rotation (Blue Colored Vinyl)
4. The Black Keys - Turn Blue Vinyl
5. My Chemical Romance - May Death Never Stop You Vinyl + DVD
6. Mastodon - The Hunter Vinyl
7. Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends Vinyl LP
8. Mastodon - Blood Mountain Vinyl LP
9. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C. Vinyl 2xLP
10. LP - Forever For Now Vinyl + Poster Bundle

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for shits and giggles:

Classic Album Covers....With Cats!

















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album cover art of the day:

Demonic Resurrection Unveils "The Demon King" Album Art

New Music Releases - May 20, 2014

5 Royals - 5 Royales: The Definitive Home of Blues & Beyond
Afrojack - Forget the World
Aggravator - Populace
American Football - American Football (reissue) (2xLP)
aMute - Savage Bliss (vinyl)
Andrea Belfi | David Grubbs | Stefano Pilia - Onrushing Gold
Angels - 40 Years of Rock: 40 Greatest Studio Hits 1
Archie Bronson Outfit - Wild Crush (vinyl)
Arto Lindsay - Encyclopedia of Arto (2xCD)
Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust - The Bridge to Russia: The Music
Blind Melon - Blind Melon (reissue) (vinyl)
Blood and Sun - White Storms Fall
Blu - Good to Be Home (2xCD)
Body/Head - The Show Is Over (7")
Born Ruffians - Birthmarks (deluxe edition) (2xCD)
Brantly Gilbert - Just As I Am
Brendan Kelly | Sam Russo - Split the Tip (7")
Brett - Brett (12")
Brody Dalle - Diploid Love (2xLP)
Bry Webb - Free Will
Burzum - Draugen - Rarities (2xCD)
California Breed - California Breed (CD/DVD)
Carpenters - Singles 1969-1973 (vinyl)
Castle - Under Siege (vinyl)
Chakachas - Jungle Fever
Chatham County Line - Tightrope (vinyl)
Cherry Ghost - Herd Runners
Childish Gambino - Because the Internet (2xLP)
Cleared - Drown (vinyl)
Coldplay - Ghost Stories (vinyl)
Comet Control - Comet Control (vinyl)
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain (2xLP+CD)
Cramps - Flamejob (vinyl)
Crow Bait - Sliding Through the Halls of Fate (vinyl)
Curtis Harding - Soul Power (vinyl)
Dealey Plaza - Provoke The Human
Deals Gone Bad - Heartbreaks & Shadows
Deep Purple - Made In Japan (2-CD)
Devo - Something Else For Everybody
Devonian Gardens - Solar Shifting
Dexter Gordon - Go (vinyl)
DJ Rashad - Itz Not Rite (12")
Doors - Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine
Duck Sauce - Quack
Ed Schrader's Music Beat - Party Jail
Eduard Artemiev - The Mirror / Stalker OST (vinyl)
Elastica - Elastica (vinyl)
Electric Light Orchestra - Live (2xLP)
Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean (vinyl)
Ex-Cult - Midnight Passenger (vinyl)
Flaming Lips - 7 Skies H3
Fujiya and Miyagi - Artificial Sweeteners (vinyl)
Full Ugly - Spent the Afternoon
Gloria Gaynor - Gloria Gaynor
Goodtime Boys - Rain
Grandma Sparrow and His Piddletractor Orchestra - Grandma Sparrow and His Piddletractor Orchestra (vinyl)
Gruff Rhys - American Interior (vinyl)
Hades Archer / Slaughtbbath - Circus of Abominations/Antichristos Thanatos
Haley Bonar - Last War (vinyl)
Hank Williams - The Garden Spot Program, 1950 (vinyl)
Hedley - Wild Life
Heliotropes - A Constant Sea (vinyl)
Hell - Trilogy
Helmet - Aftertaste (reissue) (vinyl)
Helmet - Strap It On (reissue) (vinyl)
Herzog - Boys (vinyl)
Hollis Brown - Gets Loaded
Howard Ivans - Red Face Boy b/w Pillows (7")
Infernal Curse - The End Upon Us
James Brown - Soul Syndrome (vinyl)
Jeff Grace - Cold In July OST
Jethro Tull - Live in Switzerland 2003 (vinyl)
Jimmy Castor - It's Just Begun / Phase Two
Joey Molland - Demos Old & New
John Doe - The Best of John Doe: This Far (2xLP)
Jolie Holland - Wine Dark Sea (vinyl)
Jungle - Busy Earnin' (12")
Kate Tempest - Everybody Down (vinyl)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Goin' Home
Kikagaku Moyo - Forest of Lost Children (vinyl)
Kishi Bashi - Lighght (colored vinyl) (LP+7")
Kyle Hall - Girl U So Strong b/w Take Me Away (12")
Landskap - I
Laraaji - Celestial Music 1978-2011 (3xLP)
Lee Fields & The Expressions - Magnolia b/w Talk to Somebody (7")
Les Big Byrd - They Worshipped Cats (vinyl)
Liam Finn - The Nihilist (vinyl)
Lizzo - Lizzobangers (reissue)
Lonesome Shack - More Primitive (vinyl)
Madness - One Step Beyond (reissue) (vinyl)
Malka Spilding - Gliding
Meat Loaf - Bad Attitude: 30th Anniversary Edition
Melaena Cadiz - Deep Below Heaven
Meliah Rage - Warrior
Mesa Ritual - Mesa Ritual
Michael Bradford - The Long Night
Miss Fortune - A Spark To Believe
Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord (reissue) (vinyl)
Mortalicum - Tears From the Grave
Mott the Hoople - Live 2013
Mr. Scruff - Friendly Bacteria (2xLP)
Neal Schon - So U
Nirvana - In Utero 2013 (vinyl)
No Bails - Epyx Shredder
No Means No - Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie (2xLP)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (deluxe edition) (reissue) (3xCD)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (reissue) (2xLP)
Oren Ambarchi | Stephen O'’Malley | Randall Dunn - Shade Themes From Kairos (2xLP)
Outrage - We The Dead
People Under the Stairs - 12 Step Program (2xLP)
Phillip Phillips  Behind The Light
Picastro - You
Plaid - Reachy Prints
Pujol - KLUDGE (vinyl)
R. Kelly - The Essential R. Kelly (2xCD)
R.E.M. - Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions (2xCD)
Rainbow - Rockplast 1995: Black Masquarade (vinyl)
Rick Springfield - Rock of Life
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl Deluxe (CD/DVD)
Royal Trux - The Radio Video EP (12")
Rubicon Cross - Rubicon Cross
SBTRKT - Transitions II (12")
Silverchair - Diorama (vinyl)
Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies (2xLP)
Soft Machine - Live in 1970
Split Single - Fragmented World (vinyl)
Stephan David Heitkotter - Black Orckid (2xLP)
Syd Arthur - Sound Mirror (vinyl)
Tancred - Capes (vinyl)
Test of Time - A Place Beyond
The Apache Relay - Apache Relay (vinyl)
The Blue Angel Lounge - A Sea of Trees (vinyl)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Revelation (2xLP)
The Burning of Rome - Year of the Ox
The Everymen - Givin' Up On Free Jazz (vinyl)
The Flaming Lips - 7 Skies H3
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Devils In Disguise (vinyl)
The J.B.'s - Groove Machine (vinyl)
The Lemonheads - Rockin the Shell (reissue) (2xLP)
The Lovely Eggs - Cob Dominos (reissue)
The Lovely Eggs - If You Were Fruit (deluxe edition) (reissue) (vinyl)
The Lovely Eggs - Wildlife (reissue) (vinyl)
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium (reissue) (2xLP)
The Okee Dokee Brothers - Through The Woods: An Appalachian Adventure Album
The Roots - And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (vinyl)
The Whigs - Modern Creation (vinyl)
Thrice - Beggars (vinyl)
Timo Tolkki’s Avalon - Angels Of The Apocalypse
Tina Brooks - True Blue (vinyl)
Tom Kovacevic - Universe Thin As Skin (vinyl)
Toumani Diabate and Sidiki Diabate - Toumani & Sidiki (vinyl)
Trans Am - Volume X
Traxman - Da Mind Of Traxman Vol. 2 (2xLP)
Tusmorke - Riset Bak Speilet
Tweak Bird - Any Ol' Way
Ty Segall - Feel (7")
Tyson Meade - Tomorrow In Progress (vinyl)
Various Artists - Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&B & Rock 'N' Roll
Various Artists - Dumb and Dumber OST (red/white vinyl) (2xLP)
Various Artists - Hyperdub 10.1
Various Artists - Million Dollar Arm OST
Various Artists - Singing From My Soul: Soul Chronology 5
Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records presents: Punk 45: Vol. 3 Proto-Punk 1970-77 (2xLP)
Various Artists - Strange Breaks and Mr Thing III (2xLP+7")
Various Artists - The Fault In Our Stars OST
Various Artists - Tropical Disco Hustle (vinyl)
Various Artists - Wild Child - Warwick Records Story
Verberis - Vastitas
Walter Murphy Band - Fifth of Beethoven
War - Evolutionary
Warren Zevon - Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School (reissue)
Waylon Jennings - Just to Satisfy You (vinyl)
White Sea - In Cold Blood
Wooden Wand - Farmer's Corner
Wreckless Eric - The Donovan of Trash (vinyl)
Yann Tiersen - ∞ (Infinity)
Zero Boys - Monkey (clear vinyl)
Zombies - R.I.P.

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at EasyStreetRecords

Django Django - Late Night Tales 

"The prestigious and critically acclaimed Late Night Tales label and compilation project has been going strong for over a decade; consistently bringing us fine mixes to accompany late night adventures - whether a long midnight drive or beard plagued house party. The moniker invites guest, bands and producers to select and mix tracks for each album. This time round the task falls to Django Django, a band who made a name for themselves with the release of their eponymous debut in early 2012 and their unique, oddball take on electronically infused indie experimentations. … The LP features versions of The Beach Boys' 'Surf's Up,' Canned Heat's 'Poor Moon,' Roy Davis Jr, big band leader James Last's 'Inner City Blues,' Nilsson's lyrically winsome 'Coconut' and other blasts from a newly street light soaked past, as well as tweaked versions of the likes of Primal Scream, Massive Attack, Outkast, Hudson Mohawke and Lunice collaboration TNGHT's 'Bugg'n' and Ramadanman's 'Bass Drums.'' - The Line of Best Fit

Get your copy at EasyStreetRecords

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from our friends at MusicRecordShop

The Zombies - Live At Metropolis Studio (2 LP Set)

In January 2011 The Zombies performed a superb set to 120 enraptured guests packed into Metropolis Studios in West London. Led by founder members Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, the group performed a veritable ’Best Of’ the Zombies (She’s Not There, Time Of the Season, much of Odessey & Oracle) and Argent (Hold Your Head Up) as well as Colin Blunstone’s solo work. They even gave a run out to a new Argent composition, I Do Believe, another instant classic, which subsequently appeared on their 2011studio album, Breathe Out, Breathe In. All in all it’s a forceful reminder of the sheer quality and quantity of the music these men have made since they first got together as teenagers in St. Albans

Buy at MusicRecordShop

Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray

On It's a Shame About Ray (1992), songwriter Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield perfected their signature style of Punk-Pop-meets-Folk-Rock. The album is a beautiful collection of sunny melodies and hooks, delivered with typical nonchalance by Dando. A smorgasbord of immediately accessible and thoroughly catchy songs, his laid-back observations of middle-class outcasts are little gems in their own right. Highlights are the heartbroken title track, "Confetti", "Bit Part In Your Life," the love letter to substances "My Drug Buddy," or the wonderful "Alison's Starting to Happen," where a girl finds herself as she discovers Punk Rock. His warm, friendly voice is offset by Juliana Hatfield's girlish harmonies, giving the songs an emotional resonance.

Buy at MusicRecordShop


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available from LightInTheAttic

The Black Hippies - The Black Hippies

Pazy (real name Joseph Etinagbedia) started playing music in the Fire Flies in the city of Warri in Nigeria in 1973. The area was in the midst of an oil boom, and like most bands on that scene, the Fire Flies played American and European pop hits mixed with Jazz and Highlife for the largely expat audiences in local clubs. Along with an influx of foreigners, the oil boom also gave rise to an emerging Nigerian youth market, and soon Pazy formed the Black Hippies to play the uniquely African style of hard rock that was favored by this new audience.

They quickly found success and were appearing alongside other Warri-based artists such as Tony Grey. In short time, they came to the attention of EMI and their legendary producer Odion Iruoje, who recorded this album. By the time it was released in 1977, though, Disco and Funk were starting to take over and the hard fuzzy rock of The Black Hippies first album was somewhat behind the times. As a result, the album was barely released and is now virtually unfindable, unseen by all but a few of the most hardcore collectors. Pazy would go on to form a new line up of the Black Hippies that played mostly Reggae but this remains by far the best album.

Featuring whiplash funk drumming, searing fuzz guitar, raw vocals and that uniquely West African organ sound, The Black Hippies first album is a definitive classic of the genre.

Beautifully remastered with restored artwork, this release stands alongside our Ofege and Psychedelic Aliens releases as restored gems from a largely unknown but incredibly vital Rock scene in 70’s West Africa."

•High quality reissue of great and unbelievably rare Afro Rock Lp.
•Appeals to fans of Psych, Fuzz, African, and Funk.
•Licensed directly from Pazy (Band Leader, Lead Singer and Guitarist) .
•Includes awesome 12" × 24" poster!

Get it LightInTheAttic

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The Clean - Anthology (reissue)

Anthology serves as a celebration of The Clean, a band whose influence extends so far beyond their New Zealand home that even if you have never heard of The Clean before, you have surely heard of some of the bands (Pavement, Yo La Tengo, and Superchunk, to name a few) who have been influenced by their unique blend of homemade garage rock, hook-filled melodies, and psychedelic experimentalism.

The album is a compilation of songs from across The Clean’s legendary musical career, which began in 1981 and continues today. Merge originally released the 2-CD Anthology in 2003, but in celebration of our 25th anniversary, we felt the time was right to release this essential collection on quadruple LP.

Hamish and David Kilgour formed The Clean in 1978. Hamish played drums, and David picked up a guitar and figured out how to play it as he went along. Various other folk passed through the Kilgour brothers’ orbit during the first two years or so before Robert Scott (The Bats) joined on bass. Hamish, David, and Robert all wrote songs and sang in The Clean, who made their first recordings for the renowned New Zealand label Flying Nun in 1981.

Anthology kicks off with The Clean’s call-to-arms debut “Tally Ho!”; the story of the infectious track’s $60 recording bill is now legendary. From there, it continues with the early EPs Boodle Boodle Boodle and Great Sounds Great in their entirety. The hits—“Billy Two,” “Anything Could Happen,” “Beatnik,” and “Getting Older”—and live favorites like “Point That Thing Somewhere Else” and instrumentals “Fish” and “At the Bottom” all serve up memories of the joyous noise that characterized The Clean of that time. These recordings, mostly made by the band with Chris Knox and Doug Hood at the helm of the 4-track, capture the bright, raw sound of a classic garage band.

After a brief breakup, the band recorded Vehicle, their first full-length, in 1989. Vehicle was made in three days and engineered by Alan Moulder (later to become one of the top producers of the alternative era, recording the Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, and My Bloody Valentine). The sounds of Vehicle and the two albums that followed it, Modern Rock (1994) and Unknown Country (1996), make up the bulk of discs 3 and 4 of the vinyl Anthology. The Clean used organ and other keyboards to mix bouncing pop tunes with continued experimentation.

In addition to selections from these full-length recordings, Anthology includes two songs released only on an American 7-inch and two that appeared on a bonus flexi-disc with the Modern Rock LP.

The Clean’s story is on-again/off-again purely by design. It suits the trio’s creative desires and keeps them clear of the machinery that threatened to interfere with that process from the moment they threatened to get awfully popular awfully quickly over thirty years ago. The Clean’s modern age has seen them splitting time and hemispheres: David Kilgour has a reputable solo catalog; Robert Scott has The Bats; and Hamish Kilgour has been an endearing and enduring fixture in New York City, playing with assorted combos.

Preorders and t-shirt bundles will ship to arrive on or around the release date of July 15.

Pre-Order at MergeRecords

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Every Time I Die Announce New LP

Every Time I Die have announced a new album 'From Parts Unknown' slated for release on July 1 via Epitaph Records. This is a pre-order and the pressing is on purple wax and limited to 700 copies!

Pre-Order at EpitaphRecords




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Check out a 30,000-plus Vinyl Record Collection

Almost a decade ago, Perth radio station 720 ABC sold its large vinyl collection to local man Brad Miocevich.  He has just completed work on a custom built new home for collection and it includes a three-story section at the back with 300 metres of shelving featuring six tonnes of glass and three tonnes of steel.  It took Miocevich and a team of assistants four months just to load all the records onto the shelves.

thumbs up from the CVR blog!


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from the great state of texas:

New downtown Carrollton record store Dead Wax Records offers music goers new place to shop








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vinyl still relevant in another part of the world:

Getting your groove on in Gor Gathri








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super write up from spin:

Did Vinyl Really Die in the '90s? Well, Sort Of...A record manufacturing executive recently reopened the question, saying singles kept vinyl alive in the mid-'90s. The numbers are more complicated.






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WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 5/11-5/17





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LED ZEPPELIN: Video Of Unboxing Of 'Super Deluxe' Reissue Of Third Album






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always liked spirit, very interesting development - now what?

Did Led Zeppelin steal “Stairway to Heaven”? Legendary band facing lawsuit from former tour mates











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album cover art of the day:

Mystifier - WICCA

Wicca was originally released in the early 90s and has seen a few reissues by labels worldwide. However, for many years, the album has been out of print, until noW. The audio portion of this release was completely restored and remastered for vinyl for a warm, powerful, and visceral listen. Track listings remain as in the original release. Visually, the packaging features a special foldout insert with a photo collage and lyrics.

NOW SHIPPING! RELEASE DATE: MAY27, 2014. COMPLETELY RESTORED AND REMASTERED AUDIO - EXCLUSIVE TO THIS GREYHAZE RECORDS REISSUE. 12-INCH VINYL PACKAGE -INCLUDES A 11 X 22 FOLDOUT INSERT.

Order HERE

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Remember, the Spacelab9 Walking Dead Soundtrack Vinyl Contest is still open, contest ends next Friday (May 23rd), so get your entry to the CVR blog today!











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heard from thomas at NewOnVinyl a new friend in vinyl and thank him for giving the CVR blog some inside info on a Bob Marley reissue that is a must have for any record collector!

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS- LEGEND -LTD- 30TH ANNIVERSARY TRI COLOURED EDITION

Originally released on May 8, 1984, Bob Marley’s Legend illustrates the remarkable life and recording career of one of reggae music’s most important figures. This iconic collection not only serves as the perfect introduction to the music of Bob Marley, it has become an essential part in every Marley collection. It remains the world’s best-selling reggae album and continues to be one of the best-selling catalog albums, exceeding 15 million RIAA®-certified copies in the US alone and over 27 million worldwide.

Reissue Double LP by Universal. Limited tri-color edition with Gatefold sleeve. Only 1000 copies. Release on 2014-06-27.

Tracklist:
1 IS THIS LOVE 
2 NO WOMAN NO CRY - STUDIO VERSION 
3 COULD YOU BE LOVED 
4 THREE LITTLE BIRDS 
5 BUFFALO SOLDIER 
6 GET UP STAND UP 
7 STIR IT UP 
8 EASY SKANKING  - ALTERNATE  VERSION / ADDITIONAL TRACK 
9 ONE LOVE / PEOPLE GET READY 
10 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 
11 WAITING IN VAIN 
12 REDEMPTION SONG 
13 SATISFY MY SOUL                
14 EXODUS 
15 JAMMING 
16 PUNKY REGGAE PARTY - ALTERNATE VERSION / ADDITIONAL TRACK

Get your copy at NewOnVinyl


while browsing the site, I found another for your collection:

GLASSJAW- WORSHIP AND TRIBUTE 

Worship and Tribute is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Glassjaw and was originally released in 2002. The band from Long Island, New York is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck. Worship and Tribute is the follow-up album to the debut album Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence (2000). The album peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200.

Like their debut, Worship and Tribute  was produced by Ross Robinson. The album was engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser. Worship and Tributepresents a more melodic and mature Glassjaw, as they started to further include jazz and ambient influences, specifically in tracks like "Ape Dos Mil," "Must've Run All Day" and "The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports." Palumbo said of it: "It's a mélange of influences, a collage is what this band is all about. This record pays tribute to everything from Bad Brains to Anthrax to The Cure to Squeeze and so much more."

Reissue LP album 180 gram by Music on Vinyl.  First pressing of 1000 numbered copies on clear vinyl

Get your copy at NewOnVinyl

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this from bobby hussy of The Hussy:

The Hussy is doing a quick Midwest/East Coast tour to support the new split 12" EP with Digital Leather! Released by Southpaw Records, this is the Hussy's 12th vinyl appearance in a 5 year span that has seen the band release 3 LPs, a 10" and a slew of 7"s via two handfuls of labels all over the US and Europe. The band has always deftly walked the line between garage simplicity and out-there psych punk; this time around they bring in synth-punk genius Shawn Foree of Digital Leather to add his hand on synths for half of their offering. Darker and fuller, this is the bassiest and ballsiest the band has ever been.

The split 12" features 7 new Hussy jams on one side and 6 new Digital Leather songs on the other. Foree plays keys on 4 of the Hussy songs with Bobby Hussy playing keys on the rest. The Hussy side was recorded and mixed by Bobby Hussy in the band's Madison, WI based studio. The Digital Leather side was recorded by Foree in his home in Omaha, Nebraska. Mastered by Justin Perkins. Artwork designed by The Faint's Todd Fink.

Released on May 6th via Southpaw Records who say:

When we first heard the talk of these two bands doing a split our interests were instantly piqued but we had no idea the turnout would be this good. Digital Leather's side give us six tracks of what Shawn called "love songs". These tracks are down right catchy but depressing at the same time, absolutely killer!

The Hussy gave us seven blistering punk tracks including a cover of Digital Leather's "Studs In Love"! Shawn also plays on four of The Hussy songs and this is some of our favorite material to date. Includes digital download.

Place your order at SouthPaw-Records

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new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

MILES DAVIS - BOOTLEG SERIES 3: LIVE AT THE FILLMORE =BOX=

These are four historic performances from the Fillmore East and West in 1970, at a time when Miles Davis was single-handedly bringing Jazz into the commercial Rock era. In their unedited form, all selections are previously unissued. The searing white heat of these concerts, originally issued in severely edited form, are now made whole. This set includes several bonus tracks like Wayne Shorter's "Paraphernalia" and "Footprints", an early version of "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down" plus a rare encore performance of Bitches Brew's "Spanish Key".

The visionary Bill Graham had booked Miles on a bill with The Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West and with fellow Columbia artist Laura Nyro in June 1970. The latter recordings are the earliest documented live performances of Miles's band when he hired two keyboardists--Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, along with saxophonist Steve Grossman who had replaced Wayne Shorter. The rest of the rhythm section-keyboardist Corea, bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and percussionist Airto Moreira--were in the backbone of this band throughout this explosive period.

Curated by Carlos Santana, this set features fascinating firsthand accounts and profound insight into a seismic shift in American society, music, and culture. In a rare, in-depth interview, Miles--while listening to the concert playback--was "so excited about the music that he wanted every set, every note made available to the public..."

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Box set
• Including 12-page booklet
• Printed innersleeves
• Available on vinyl for the first time!

BOB DYLAN - 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERT =BOX=

On October 16, 1992, New York City's hottest concert ticket was the live gathering of musical giants who'd come to Madison Square Garden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bob Dylan's first Columbia Records album.

The four hour show, performed for a sold-out audience of more than 18,000 fans and live-cast around the world, brought together an unprecedented roster of artists and icons including Johnny Cash and June

Carter Cash, Lou Reed, The Clancy Brothers, Richie Havens, Johnny Winter, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Ron Wood, Chrissie Hynde, The O'Jays, Eddie Vedder, Sinéad O'Connor, Tracy Chapman, George Harrison (then making his first US concert appearance in 18 years) and more.  Providing musical backing throughout the show was an ensemble dream team featuring three members of Booker T. & The M.G.'s, G.E. Smith on guitar with Jim Keltner and Anton Fig on drums.

With remastered audio, the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration - Deluxe Edition makes this historic all-star musical event available for the first time on vinyl. This vinyl edition premieres two previously unreleased recordings from the concert's sound check: Sinéad O'Connor singing "I Believe In You" and Eric Clapton's interpretation of "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright." Also included are new notes by pop music historian Bill Flanagan.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Deluxe 4LP box set
• Includes 8-page booklet and 2 bonus tracks
• Printed innersleeves
• Remastered audio

VELVET REVOLVER - CONTRABAND

Contraband is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by American Hard Rock band Velvet Revolver, which was originally released in 2004. The super group consists of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth and Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland.

Contraband debuted at number one on the American Billboard 200 chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The commercial success was helped by the impact of the singles "Slither" and "Fall to Pieces", which both reached number one on the Mainstream Rock Chart and The album's third single "Dirty Little Thing" peaked at number eight on the Mainstream Rock chart. The band won a Grammy Award when "Slither" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2005. The band toured extensively for 19 months in support of Contraband. They toured both the United States and Europe twice, while also performing in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.

Originally released in 2004 and long out of print, the beautiful re-issue by Music On Vinyl in 2014 celebrates the album's 10 year anniversary.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Gatefold sleeve
• Printed innersleeves

DOLLY PARTON - BLUE SMOKE

Iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton is proud to release the brand new studio album Blue Smoke. Already released in Australia and New Zealand to much critical and commercial acclaim, Blue Smoke will be released in the rest of the world on May 12, 2014 – in advance of the Blue Smoke World Tour hitting England, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The brand new album of the most honored female country performer of all time will be released on 180 gram audiophile vinyl on May 12, 2014 by Music On Vinyl and includes a free download card.

Blue Smoke reflects the character of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee where Dolly Parton grew up, and the tone to an extent harks back to the rootsy, back-to-basics albums she put out at the turn of the 21st century. The majority of the songs are Dolly's own, but she has also recorded versions of Bon Jovi's "Lay Your Hands on Me" and Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice It's All Right" to round out the collection. Special guests on the album are Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert
• Includes free download card
• Brand new album!

OVERKILL - TAKING OVER

New Jersey trash metal band Overkill were formed in 1984 and named themselves after a Motörhead album. They were one of the early trash metal bands to sign to a major label and started to become successful in the late '80s, when the genre became popular with bands like Anthrax, Exodus, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Testament.

Taking Over is the second studio album by the band and was originally released in 1987. It was their first album to be released through Atlantic, who would release all of the band's albums up to W.F.O. (released in 1994). The track "Wrecking Crew" is considered one of the band's signature songs and was chosen to be the title of the band's official website (wreckingcrew.com). Both "Wrecking Crew" and "In Union We Stand" are almost always included on the band's set list.

Taking Over is a must-have for the fans and to celebrate the re-issue of this classic album, the first 500 copies will be numbered and printed on transparent solid green with solid yellow vinyl.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert 
• First pressing of 500 numbered copies on transparent green/yellow vinyl

JAMES TAYLOR - NEVER DIE YOUNG

Never Die Young is singer-songwriter James Taylor's twelfth album, released in 1988. The album reached #25 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The title track was the most successful single of the album and peaked at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Both the single "Never Die Young" and the track "Baby Boom Baby" referred to the passage of time. While his aging contemporaries took various steps to keep up with changing fashions in music standards, James Taylor just kept playing a summer concert tour each year and periodically put out an album with songs that reminded his listeners why they liked him so much. The only unusual aspect of the album was that there was no big oldies cover from the '50s or '60s on the album.  Every song on Never Die Young was written or co-written by James Taylor.  180 gram audiophile vinyl and Insert

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Top 10 Concert Tours from Pollstar

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

1. Justin Timberlake; $2,115,081
2. George Strait; $1,596,184
3. Paul Simon/Sting; $1,467,002
4. Elton John; $1,444,960
5. Cher; $1,141,916
6. Jason Aldean; $619,396
7. Kings Of Leon; $538,383
8. Imagine Dragons; $485,121
9. Lady Antebellum; $436,999
10. Demi Lovato; $408,186

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from our friends at SlyVinyl

Elliott Smith – Either/Or // Limited to 1000 Mustard Yellow Swirl LPs

Phish – Fuego // Limited Edition Orange Vinyl Double LP






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Kelp Records Expands 20th Anniversary Celebrations with Vinyl Reissues of Andy Swan and Andrew Vincent & the Pirates








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Now Cutting Vinyl in NYC: Alex Abrash Mastering Adds Neumann VMS-66 Lathe








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Roommates and Oregon sophomores Montana Agnew (left) and Ian Kitts (right) hold their favorite records, Salad Days by Mac Demarco and the Complete Fats Waller Volume I. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)

cool story about vinyl and friendship:

Vinyl profile: These roommates both love vinyl, but for different reasons



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The Library of Congress Wants to Destroy Your Old CDs (For Science)





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if you love picture discs, here's one for you:

Pizza Picture Disc

Super limited pizza picture disc containing two tracks from Panucci's Pizza. There are 3 toppings to choose from! Pepperoni, peppers, and olives of course.

Get a copy HERE








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for shits and giggles (and why would someone do this?)

Someone Re-Created A Bunch Of Famous Album Covers With Sandwich Ingredients











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album cover art of the day:

Judas Priest Album Artwork Revealed






















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album cover art of the day, part two:

Night Birds premiere new instrumental song “Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst”

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12, 2014

DEAR JERRY: I guess the wackiest Record Store Day gimmick ever now belongs to Jack White.

He recorded two songs live, then, within four hours, had 45 rpm singles made and on sale in his retail store, Third Man Records.

Now Jack holds the record for the fastest time ever from the completed recording to retail sales.

Can you add any more info, because this is all I know now.
—Butch Fanning, Memphis, Tenn.

DEAR BUTCH: You don't mention it, but you should know all of this took place about 150 miles from you, at Third Man Records in Nashville, on Saturday April 19th.

It was a special event on a special day, appropriately billed as the World's Fastest Studio-to-Store Record in history, an otherwise ordinary seven-inch single, with live versions of "Lazaretto," a Jack White original, and his reworking of Elvis Presley's "Power of My Love." This tune maintains the Tennessee connection as it first appeared on the 1969 LP, "From Elvis in Memphis."

Using numerous sources, I have pieced together a timeline of that day's highlights:

7:00: Doors at Third Man Records swing open, and the crowd, some of whom spent the night in the parking lot, pours in. Many go directly to claim seats in their concert venue, known as the Blue Room. Others start shopping and having breakfast.

10:00: The Blue Room is packed when Jack White and five bandmates take the stage and run through some warm-up numbers. In an adjacent studio, engineers put a blank acetate (rigid plastic disc with an aluminum center) on a cutting lathe. With what looks like a tone arm playing a record, this device is cutting the audio signal right into the plastic in real time. Most records were mastered this way before the advent of magnetic tape. When finished, the seven-inch 45 rpm acetate can be played on any record player, amazingly similar to burning music on a blank compact disc, then immediately hearing it on a CD player.

When Jack and the band get their start cue from the engineers, they perform "Lazaretto," and that is Side One of the acetate. The band then awaits their cue indicating the acetate has been flipped and they can now do "Power of My Love."

10:40: With both sides now on the acetate, which is now serving as the master, the official timing begins. The master is carefully boxed, and put in the care of Third Man Patrol Traffic Officers J. Baker and E. Poncherello. Riding motor scooters, they make the short trip to the United Record Pressing plant.

10:49: The master is handed over to URP, who were expecting the disc and knew exactly what to do. Since it's Saturday, a day the plant would normally be closed, they work on White's record uninterrupted. Having the pressing plant all to themselves is the crucial difference between getting records in hours rather than eight to 10 weeks.

1:30: After giving a full Blue Room concert, Jack White joins the gang at URP.

2:15-2:20: White is right there when the first records, now in custom picture sleeves, drop into the completed bin. The photo on the sleeve is of that morning's concert.

Jack grabs the first three copies, literally, hot off the press. He then races back to Third Man Records, where there is a long line of anxious buyers, well aware that they are now part of music history. A TMR associate will bring the rest of the records back to the store.

2:35: The clock stops as the first three customers step up to the counter and buy their copies from Jack White personally. All three are members of Whirlwind Heat, a Grand Rapids band, who will be performing in the Blue Room later that afternoon.

From the moment the master was recorded to the first retail sale did indeed take less than four hours, 3:55:21 to be exact.

The finished product (TMR-280) proudly states "Recorded Direct-to-Acetate 4.19.14 - World's Fastest Studio to Store Phonographic Record."

The plan was to produce as many records as necessary to see that everyone in attendance got one. Unofficially, we were told that required production of between 200 and 300 made.

Other than being at the Nashville Third Man store on Record Store Day, the only way to obtain a copy of the World's Fastest Studio-to-Store Record is via the secondary market.

Just on eBay, for example, over 50 have been sold so far, at prices that have varied widely … and wildly.

The first few offered fetched from $450 to $650. In just days, prices quickly dropped into the $300 to $400 range.

As of this writing (April 30), copies can be bought for $100 to $200.

Sometimes the early bird does catch the worm, but not without paying double for it.

IZ ZAT SO? There really is no "official" world record, such as those authenticated by Guinness, for the quickest recording-to-retail product; however, if one did exist, the previous holder would likely be Sir Elton John.

On September 6, 1997, at her funeral, Elton sang a newly-written "Candle in the Wind" tribute to Princess Diana. This would be the first and last time he ever performed this version.

Despite being besieged with requests to buy the tune, the first press releases stated there would be no recordings of this version sold.

They changed their mind on this after seeing how many radio stations simply took the recording from the televised (worldwide) event and played it as if it were a new single.

The official release was in UK stores on September 11, making it only five days from recording to retail. It could have been even faster if they didn't at first decide not to release it.

All "Candle in the Wind 1997" did was sell over 33 million records, making it the second best-selling single of all time. Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" has sold about 50 million.

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