New Music Releases - July 15, 2014

Another week with some fantastic reissues on vinyl. More Blue Note jazz reissues including Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' with 'Caravan,' Vince Guaraldi's 'Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus,' Wes Montgomery's 'Full House,' Thelonious Monk with 'Monk's Music' and Stan Getz and Cal Tjader Sextet self-titled collaboration.  Other vinyl reissues include John Lennon's 'Shaved Fish,' two from Cocteau Twins ('Blue Bell Knoll' and 'Heaven or Las Vegas'), Eric Clapton's 'Time Pieces: The Best of Clapton,' the Temptations with 'Cloud Nine,' Cream's 'Best of Cream' and William Shatner's debut LP 'Transformed Man;' just to name a few.

ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits (2xLP)
Ace Frehley - Space Invader
Anand Wilder and Maxwell Kardon - Break Line the Musical (vinyl)
Anna Calvi - Strange Weather (12")
Antemasque - Antemasque
Aretha Franklin - Just For You
Army Navy - The Wilderness Inside
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Caravan (reissue) (vinyl)
Barbarossa - Elevator EP (10"
Betraying The Martyrs - Phantom
Betty Davis - This Is It! (2xLP)
Beyonce - Beyonce (2xLP+DVD)
Big Wreck - Ghosts
Black Nasty - Talking to the People (vinyl)
Bleachers - Strange Desire (vinyl)
Blow Monkeys - She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter: Deluxe Edition
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time: 25th Anniversary Edition (vinyl)
Botch - An Anthology of Dead Ends (reissue) (vinyl)
Brass Construction - III & IV
Bronze Teeth - O Unilateralis (12")
Cabaret Voltaire - #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985) (vinyl)
Charley Pride - Power of Love (vinyl)
Circulatory System - Mosaics within Mosaics (vinyl)
Cloud Boat - Model Of You
Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll (reissue) (vinyl)
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (reissue) (vinyl)
Conveyor - Prime
Cream - Best of Cream (reissue) (vinyl)
Dark Blue - Just Another Night with the Boys (7")
Dead Fingers - Big Black Dog
Demonic Resurrection - The Demon King
Donny Hathaway - The Best of Donny Hathaway (vinyl)
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Open Carefully: Message Inside
Driver Friendly - Unimagined Bridges (vinyl)
Duck Sauce - NRG (12")
Ed Sheeran - x (2xLP)
Eric Clapton - Time Pieces: The Best of Clapton (reissue) (vinyl)
Etienne Charry - Mood Indigo
Etta Jones - Don't Go to Strangers (vinyl)
Eula - Orderly (7")
Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit PRE-ORDER (vinyl)
Fela Kuti - Fela Live with Ginger Baker (vinyl)
Fela Kuti - He Miss Road (vinyl)
Fhloston Paradigm - Phoenix
Fink - Hard Believer
Frankie Cosmos - Zentropy (vinyl)
Gary Moore - Ballads; Blues 1982-1994 (vinyl)
George Benson | The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet - The New Boss Guitar (vinyl)
Gino Vannelli - Collected
Gladshot - Burn Up and Shine
Gladshot - Maxwell's Cool Demon EP (10")
Grave Digger - Return Of The Reaper
Guerilla Toss - 367 Equalizer (tape)
Half Japanese - Volume 1: 1981-1985 (3xCD)
Hank Williams, Jr. - Live at Cobo Hall Detroit: Songs of Hank Sr. (vinyl)
Hercules & Love Affair - The Feast of the Broken Heart
Honeyblood - Honeyblood (vinyl)
I The Breather - Life Reaper
I, Omega - Transients
Illuminate Me - I Have Become a Corpse
Jack Clement - For Once & For All
Jane Kramer - Break & Bloom
Japan - Tin Drum (vinyl)
Jason Mraz - Yes!
Jerry Garcia - Garcia Live Volume Four: March 22nd, 1978 Veteran's Hall
John Cale & Terry Riley - Church of Anthrax: Remastered Edition
John Hiatt - Terms of My Surrender (vinyl)
John Lennon - Shaved Fish (reissue) (vinyl)
John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers - A Sens of Place (reissue) (vinyl)
Jon Hopkins - Collider Remixes (12")
Jon Hopkins - We Disappear (12")
Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls
Jungle - Jungle (vinyl)
Lakker - Containing a Thousand (12")
Landlady - Upright Behavior (vinyl)
Lazer/Wulf - The Beast Of Left And Right
Liars - Pro Anti Anti (12")
Linda Thompson - One Clear Moment
Loleatta Holloway - Dreamin: Loleatta Holloway Anthology 1976-82
Loretta Lynn - We've Come a Long Way Baby (vinyl)
Loudon Wainwright III - Haven't Got The Blues (Yet)
Louise Goffin - Songs From the Mine
Loverboy - Unfinished Business
Low Roar - Low Roar (vinyl)
Luluc - Passerby (vinyl)
Madlib - Rock Konducta, Pt. 2 (vinyl)
Manic Street Preachers - Futurology
Marsha Ambrosius - Friends & Lovers
Martin & Eliza Carthy - The Moral of the Elephant
Melanie - Photograph (Double Exposure)
Melba Moore - A Lot Of Love (expanded edition)
Melba Moore - Never Say Never (expanded edition)
Melba Moore - Read My Lips (expanded edition)
Melba Moore - The Other Side Of The Rainbow (expanded edition)
Melba Moore - What A Woman Needs (expanded edition)
Melted Toys - Melted Toys
Migos - No Label II
Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs (reissue) (2xLP)
Monty Python - Sings
Morrissey - World Peace Is None Of Your Business
My Brightest Diamond - None More Than You (vinyl)
Needles//Pins - Shamebirds
Night By Night - NxN
Nihill - Grond (2xLP)
Nikki Sudden and the Jacobites - Texas (vinyl)
Novembers Doom - Bled White
Outfield - Bangin' (vinyl)
Paul Butterfield's Better Days - Live at Winterland Ballroom (reissue) (vinyl)
Paul Oakenfeld - Trance Mission
Pennywise - Yesterdays (vinyl)
Peter Himmelman - Boat That Carries Us
Plastikman - EX (Performed Live At The Guggenheim NYC) (vinyl)
Prodigy - Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005 (2xLP)
Puss N Boots - No Fools, No Fun (vinyl)
Raffi - Love Bug
Randy Crawford - Now We May Begin
Ray Charles - Ray Charles Juke Box
Reba McEntire - Just a Little Love (vinyl)
Reigning Sound - Shattered (vinyl)
Richard Reed Parry - Music For Heart and Breath
Rick Wakeman - Softsword: King John & The Magna Carta
Rise Against - The Black Market
Roman Ruins - Source of Pride (vinyl)
Run on Sentence - Feelings (vinyl)
Sam and Dave - Nashville Soul Sessions
Sebastian Tellier - L'Aventura
Sheer Terror - Standing Up For Falling Down
Skyy - Skyyhigh: Skyy Anthology 1979-84
Slow Club - Complete Surrender
Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns (reissue) (2xLP)
Sonny Knight & the Lakers - I'm Still Here
Spiritualized - Fucked Up Inside (vinyl)
Spiritualized - Let It Come Down (reissue) (2xLP)
Stacy Lattisaw - Take Me All The Way (expanded edition)
Stan Getz | Cal Tjader Sextet - Stan Getz | Cal Tjader Sextet (reissue) (vinyl)
Stereo MCs - Connected (vinyl)
Suicide Silence - You Can't Stop Me
Tessela - Rough 2 (12")
The Acid - Liminal
The Clean - Anthology (reissue) (4xLP)
The Eels - Beautiful Freak (reissue) (vinyl)
The Geeks - Still Not In This Alone
The Human League - Dare! (vinyl)
The Mother Hips - Chronicle Man
The Notting Hillbillies - Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (vinyl)
The Prodigy - Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005 (vinyl)
The Temptations - Cloud Nine (reissue) (vinyl)
The Verve Pipe - Overboard (vinyl)
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music (reissue) (vinyl)
Tops - Change of Heart (7")
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals (vinyl)
Trash Talk - No Peace (vinyl)
United Nations - The Next Four Years
Various Artists - Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival 1972
Various Artists - Atlantic Family: Live at Montreux
Various Artists - Charly 40 Years Volume One-Classic Hits
Various Artists - Country Funk Volume II  1967-1974
Various Artists - Divided and United: The Songs of the Civil War (4xLP)
Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label (vinyl)
Various Artists - Keb Darge & Little Ediths Lege
Various Artists - Keep Lookin: 80 More Mod Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets
Various Artists - Pitchfork Review Issue #2 (Book+7")
Various Artists - Pitchfork Review Issue #3 (Book+7")
Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records Presents: Studio One Dancehall Sir Coxsone In the Dance: The Foundation Sound (vinyl)
Vera Lynn - National Treasure: The Essential Collection
Vince Guaraldi - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (reissue) (vinyl)
Volumes - No Sleep
Walter Trout - Positively Beale Street: 25th Anniversary
Weird Al Yankovic - Mandatory Fun
Wes Montgomery - Full House (reissue) (vinyl)
Will Bates and Phil Mossman - I Origins OST
William Shatner - Transformed Man (reissue) (vinyl)
Woman's Hour - Conversations (vinyl)
Wunder Wunder - Everything Infinite (vinyl)
Xander Smith - Outside
Xeno and Oaklander - Par Avion (vinyl) 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at NewOnVinyl

JUDAS PRIEST - SAD WINGS OF DESTINY -REISSUE--ORANGE VINYL

Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album by the English heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976. It is considered the album where Judas Priest consolidated their sound and image, and songs such as "Victim of Changes" and "The Ripper" became live standards.

Noted for its riff-heavy heavy metal sound and Halford's soaring vocals, the album displays a wide variety of styles, moods, and textures, inspired by an array of groups such as Queen, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath. Centrepiece "Victim of Changes" is a long track featuring heavy riffing trading off with powerful, high-pitched vocals; extended leads; and a slow, moody breakdown toward the end. "Tyrant" and "The Ripper" are short, dense, high-powered rockers with many parts and changes. Riffs and solos dominate "Genocide", "Island of Domination", and "Deceiver", and the band finds more laid-back moments in the crooning piano-backed "Epitaph" and the moody "Dreamer Deceiver".

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SOUNDTRACK (OST) - FAR CRY 3: BLOOD DRAGON

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Original Game Soundtrack by Power Glove was originally released on Record Store Day 2014 on double pink vinyl, and sold out instantly. Many fans missed the chance at grabbing this phenomenal soundtrack.

After lots of consultation with all involved - as so many missed out its been decided to do a second version of this incredible score. Invada have been given permission to release this soundtrack on double black 140 gram vinyl (unlike the Record Store Day 2014 pink vinyl).

Original game soundtrack of "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon" by Power Glove. Double LP with image VHS insert download card. Release on 2014-08-11.

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SOUNDTRACK (OST) Watch_Dogs

Invada are very proud to announce the pre-sale of the video game soundtrack 'WATCH_DOGS'.

The 13 track score by Brian Reitzell (Hannibal / Lost in Translation / Virgin Suicides etc) will be released on Invada in early August 2014.

Description by UK Music Magazine 'Louder Than War' “Full of infectious beats and atmospheric, retro-futuristic synths, the score is a further achievement from composer Reitzell, who has previously written music for the highly-rated U.S drama series HANNIBAL as well as working on multiple scores with acclaimed director Sofia Coppola, the latter of which has featured collaborations with French band AIR and Kevin Shields of famed alt-rock band MY BLOODY VALENTINE.”

BLACK & BLUE SPLATTER VINYL LP VERSION - comes with download card (750 units pressed)

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SOUNDTRACK (OST) - BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW

JAGJAGUWAR & Death Waltz Recording Company are proud and excited to release a true masterpiece into the world with the soundtrack to Panos Cosmatos’ BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW. Posited as a “lost film” of the 1980s, the picture is inspired by classic dystopian fiction and the obscure SF movies one used to see lining the shelves of the local video store. As such, the brilliant soundtrack by Sinoia Caves – aka composer, Jeremy Schmidt, blends seamlessly amongst its iconic influences; Tangerine Dream, Wendy Carlos, and of course John Carpenter, with the latter’s mark heard on the oppressive synth percussion of the main titles and the evocative melodies heard throughout.

Schmidt’s score is many things – haunting, uncompromising, intense – but is always a fascinating listen. Incorporating touchstone elements such as mellotron choirs, glacial analogue synthesizer pads and arpeggiators, Schmidt artfully navigates the various sonic sensibilities of the 70s-80s genre aesthetic. What emerges from this schematic realm of the ‘almost familiar’ evolves and manifests as a work of striking originality, an ominously beautiful, otherworldly and terrifying score. Simply put, BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is an astounding piece of work and must not be missed. Do you read me?

The offical soundtrack of Beyond the Black Rainbow. Limited edition on clear vinyl with red smoke effect. Release on 2014-09-02.

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from our friends at Relapse

Mastodon - Remission Deluxe Reissue Boxset 

2xLP *Oxblood* LTD to 1500  Release Date 8/5/14

Mastodon exploded onto the scene in 2002 with their debut LP ‘Remission’ a record that would immediately establish them as one of the most important bands in the history of heavy music.  Combining an unparalleled level of musicianship together with songwriting sophistication that simply did not exist amongst their peers, were it to be initially released today ‘Remission’ would still be nothing short of mindblowing.  Over a decade after its release ‘Remission’ remains one of the most important titles in Relapse’s rich catalog, and it is with that appreciation that the label is proud to present a super-deluxe version of this classic record put together with the cooperation of the band themselves.  The album has been fully remixed by original producer and engineer Matt Bayles  and remastered by Ed Brooks at RFI.  The CD cover art has been dramatically enhanced to showcase the iconic ‘Remission’ horse with a beautiful a custom 3D embossing with a UV gloss, special custom varnish and foil stamping.  Additionally, album artist Paul Romano scoured his vaults to unearth 24+ pages of previously unreleased artwork originally created for the Remission album.  Super limited 2XLP vinyl box set featuring a unique cover image by Paul Romano complete with foil stamping and an exclusive etching on side D.  The vinyl files were created from audiophile studio grade high definition files to create the highest possible audio experience.

***Super deluxe limited edition boxset reissue of Mastodon’s classic debut lp on oxblood vinyl. Completely remixed by Matt Balyes and remastered.  Features a 24+ page booklet that includes tons of previously unreleased art by original Remission artist Paul Romano. This 2xLP boxset is strictly limited to 1500 copies and includes a free digital download of the entire remastered album + an exclusive etching on side D.***

Reissue Pressing Info:
First Boxset Press 
1500 x Oxblood Standard Gram 
500 x Gold/Black Merge Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive* (includes turntable slipmat) 
100 x Clear (do not request clear)

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OOIOO - Gamel

OOIOO has always created a musical language all its own. Under the leadership of Yoshimi, also a founding member of Boredoms, the group has recorded six albums that have subverted expectations and warped perceptions of what constitutes pop and experimental music. Four years of work went into making Gamel, their bold new album inspired by the Javanese style of gamelan and the first new music from Yoshimi in over five years. Gamelan is an ancient form that has inspired a great many composers and musicians over the past century, from Erik Satie and Claude Debussy to Mouse on Mars and Sun City Girls. The introduction of this traditional form transformed the group into a super tribe, side-stepping the road between the past and the future. Their focus is not to replicate these ancient styles, but to incorporate them into their consistently inventive, constantly shifting musical frameworks. They take their love of indigenous music into an entirely new dimension by freely weaving organic and electric tones into a vivid tapestry, employing their keen sense of color and texture.

While previous OOIOO albums have been largely studio creations, Gamel is the most accurate portrayal of the band’s overwhelming, forceful live presence they have released yet. Yoshimi leads her minimalistic rhythm ensemble by making quick, impulsive shifts in tone and attack, the group acting as one mind under her expert instruction. While the gamelan elements will be brand new to many listeners, the band offsets the bizarre with familiar, at times even nostalgic and childlike, melodies. Gamel is euphoric, bursting at the seams with an exhilarating frenzy that is universal yet uniquely their own. OOIOO’s music is reflected in the ear of the beholder, with each listener taking away something different.

Yoshimi began her music career in 1986 playing drums in UFO or Die with vocalist Eye, and later joined him in the revolutionary noise-pop group Boredoms. Her explosive drum performances captivated audiences and even inspired Wayne Coyne to name a now-famous Flaming Lips album in her honor. While the band’s tours of the United States are infrequent, they are as The New York Times has stated, transcendent.

Deluxe 2xLP edition is pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket with free download card.

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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

upcoming releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

TEN YEARS AFTER - UNDEAD

Undead is a live album by Ten Years After, recorded live at the small jazz club, Klooks Kleek, in London on May 14th 1968, The show combined Blues, Boogie and Jazz playing that merged more traditional Rock and Roll with 50s-style Jump Blues. Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill and Ric Lee together became one of the biggest club attractions in England. Their music knows no compromise - it's straight down the line. It's loud and tough - but honest. Undead captures the excitement and raw energy of the band's live performances.

When originally released in 1968, the album was only 38 minutes long, due to the timing constraints of vinyl. As the band's tunes were all pretty long, there were only five tracks on the original issue. The expanded edition of Undead contains 4 additional tracks of the performance and is available on vinyl for the very first time.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Gatefold sleeve
• Remastered audio
• Notes by Ric Lee of Ten Years After
• Etched D-Side
• Expanded vinyl edition: contains material previously unissued on vinyl

REPLACEMENTS - ALL SHOOK DOWN

All Shook Down is the seventh and final studio album by the band The Replacements, released in 1990. The band, hailing from Minneapolis, started out in 1979, and are considered pioneers of Alternative Rock, influencing a variety of acts along the way. Their influences ranged from The Rolling Stones, The Faces, Slade, Lou Reed and The Beatles to Punk rock bands such as The Ramones, Johnny Thunders, Dead Boys and The Clash.

At the time All Shook Down was released, the band consisted of guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, bass guitarist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars, added by lead guitarist Slim Dunlap. This album was originally intended to be Westerberg's solo artist debut. As a result, numerous session and side musicians including The Velvet Underground's John Cale performed on All Shook Down's 13 songs, supplemented by the three other band members.

"Merry Go Round" was the band's most successful Modern Rock Tracks single, reaching #1 for four non-consecutive weeks. The album also received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. 180 gram audiophile vinyl and Insert

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY

All This Useless Beauty is the seventeenth studio album by English Rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, originally released in 1996. The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK album chart, and at No. 53 on the Billboard 200. It is his final album with his long-standing backing band The Attractions.

In its original conception, the album was to be a set of songs written for other artists, entitled A Case For Song, with backing by a diverse array of musicians. Instead, Costello chose to record the songs himself with The Attractions. For instance, "Complicated Shadows" had been intended for Johnny Cash, and "Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?" for Sam Moore, and the B-side opens with his collaboration with Paul McCartney: "Shallow Grave".

Four songs previously released by others also made it to the final track listing: "The Other End Of The Telescope" was co-written with Aimee Mann;  "You Bowed Down" was recorded by Roger McGuinn; "All This Useless Beauty" and "I Want To Vanish" was recorded by June Tabor. 180 gram audiophile vinyl and Insert

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'Overjoyed' New LP from Half Japanese

One of the most influential bands in rock history, Half Japanese was founded in the bedroom of brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974. Ignoring musical conventions like chords, rhythms, melody, and song structure, the brothers pioneered DIY and Lo-Fi punk aesthetics simply by being themselves. Passionate, fearless, and relentlessly unique, they self-recorded and self-released by mailing out cassettes with handmade packaging, pressing their own vinyl, and brazenly marketing their music with bizarre magazine ads. This unbridled enthusiasm for the act of creating rock music led them to record dozens of amazing records (including the classic albums "1/2 Gentleman/Not Beasts" and "Charmed Life"), and to inevitably influence countless artists such as Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, Daniel Johnston, Kurt Cobain, and many many more.

Their first album in 13 years, "Overjoyed", shows the band's aggressiveness as well as its friendly charisma. Produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, the 12 songs on "Overjoyed" are unlike anything in the bands catalog, each unapologetically positive and surprisingly accessible. "Overjoyed" contains a deep purity, exceptionally rare amongst "reunion albums". They neither attempt to recreate their old sound, nor are they aware of current musical trends and conventions. As a result they sidestep common pitfalls and create something new, interesting, and needed.

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Holy Sons - The Fact Facer

Holy Sons is Emil Amos, a musician whose chameleonic tendencies and technical versatility has lead to him becoming an in demand multi-instrumentalist as a founding member of Grails and Lilacs & Champagne, as well as a member of Om and a hired gun for Jandek, to name a few.

The songs on The Fact Facer creep up on the listener, their fiercely addictive melodies unraveling slowly and purposefully. Jumping smoothly between many facets of Amos’ songwriting, the album does much to establish him as a talented multi-instrumentalist. From the lysergic leads of “Selfish Thoughts”” to the Danny Kirwan referencing solos of “Transparent Powers” and the skillful acoustic flourishes of “The Fact Facer,” Amos proves himself as adept and creative a guitarist as he is a drummer. It is telling that Amos has built up two Holy Sons bands simultaneously: one based in Portland and one based in New York. Wherever the wind takes him, there are musicians willing to pick up their instruments and follow his lead.

LP version is pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in a jacket with spot UV gloss printing on cover and a free download coupon. While supplies last mailorder customers will be treated to a purple vinyl edition (LIMITED TO ONLY 500). CD version is packaged in a 4 panel mini-LP style gatefold package.

This is a pre-order for September 23rd street date. All orders containing The Fact Facer will ship on or slightly before the street date.

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audint (kode9 & toby heys) - Martial Hauntology

'Martial Hauntology' is the groundbreaking first release on AUDiNT Records - the sonic research cell staffed by Toby Heys and Steve Goodman (Kode 9) engaged in 3rd Ear Research. The pair have both independently worked in this field - Goodman via Hyperdub, the autonomous CCRU unit and his 'Sonic Warfare' book; Heys thru his audio-visual praxis and as research fellow at Manchester Uni. They were both recruited by AUDiNT in 2008 to investigate the properties of newly emergent super-directional speakers when coupled with infrasonic devices. Four years in the making, 'Martial Hauntology' collates that research for the first time, as well as outlining the history of AUDINT itself, offering a tortuous, hyperstitional account of frequency-based phenomenon in military and civilian spheres over the preceding 70 years. It explores the involvement of Alan Turing and The Ghost Army's pioneering use of 3 deck mixes in World War 2, thru the chopper-mounted loud-speaker terror of the US army's Wandering Soul campaign in Vietnam, to the deployment of High Frequencies as "teen repellants”, the military applications of muzak and the current use of hyper-directional LRAD speakers in Iraq.

Alongside the 112-page book you’ll find a vinyl record encoded with two 20 minute chapters sound-scaped and written by Goodman and Heys and narrated by Ms.Haptic, presenting a unique reading of the affects of sound on 20th and 21st century populations. The first side of the LP features a mid-20th century spectral research mission across the Atlantic assisted by an illicit truth serum, while Side 2 goes on a ghost hunt in the vinyl recycling plants of South China. We can trace echoes of the project in the cultural, socioeconomic and geopolitical studies of Sadie Plant's 'Writing On Drugs' book and Adam Curtis' far-reaching documentaries as much as the speculative sonic fiction of Kodwo Eshun's 'More Brilliant Than The Sun', Graham Hancock's unconventional theories on altered states of consciousness, metaphysics and civilisation, and even the emergent field of archaeoacoustics. The project seems intended to galvanise and better help us understand the liminal realms of sonic perception where truth is often stranger than fiction, steeling us to a foreboding future of state-sponsored subliminal manipulation and psycho-acoustic warfare...

**Kode9 and Toby Heys' sonic research unit delves into untold sonic histories in this custom triple gatefold containing 112-page book, 180g clear vinyl record, and six 12" x 12" Dead Record Archive cards. 

None of these components are available to buy separately and the Box Set has been made in a limited run of just 256 copies, never to be re-pressed. Artwork by Optigram. Shipping for a release date of july 21st**

You can order it HERE

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Good Charlotte - Self Titled available on VINYL LP for the VERY FIRST TIME

This release also comes with the Bonus Track "The Click" which was featured as the theme song for MTV's animated series "The Undergrads"

This pressing comes in a gatefold sleeve complete with lyrics and the vinyl was pressed on Limited Edition BLUE/WHITE swirl. The Swirl variant is exclusively available through Enjoy The Ride Records webstore and is limited to 500 total copies.

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Spring 1990 (The Other One) Box

Some consider Spring 1990 the last great Grateful Dead tour. That it may be. In spite of outside difficulties and downsides, nothing could deter the Grateful Dead from crafting lightness from darkness. They were overwhelmingly triumphant in doing what they came to do, what they did best — forging powerful explorations in music. Yes, it was the music that would propel their legacy further, young fans joining the ranks with veteran Dead Heads, Jerry wondering "where do they keep coming from?" — a sentiment that still rings true today, a sentiment that offers up another opportunity for an exceptional release from a tour that serves as transcendental chapter in the Grateful Dead masterpiece.

With Spring 1990 (The Other One), you'll have the chance to explore another eight complete shows from this chapter, the band elevating their game to deliver inspired performances of concert staples (“Tennessee Jed” and “Sugar Magnolia”), exceptional covers (Dylan’s “When I Paint My Masterpiece” and the band’s last performance of the Beatles’ “Revolution”) and rare gems (the first “Loose Lucy” in 16 years) as well as many songs from Built To Last, which had been released the previous fall and would become the Dead’s final studio album. Also among the eight is one of the most sought-after shows in the Dead canon: the March, 29, 1990 show at Nassau Coliseum, where Grammy®-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis sat in with the group. The entire second set is one continuous highlight, especially the breathtaking version of “Dark Star.”

For those of you who are keeping track, this release also marks a significant milestone as now, across the two Spring 1990 boxed sets, Dozin At The Knick, and Terrapin Limited, the entire spring tour of 1990 has been officially released, making it only the second Grateful Dead tour, after Europe 1972, to have that honor.

Digital downloads will be made available on release date.

What's Inside:
 •144-page paperback book with essays by Nicholas G. Meriwether and Blair Jackson
 •A portfolio with three art prints by Jessica Dessner
 • Replica ticket stubs and backstage passes for all eight shows
 •8 complete shows on 23 discs
       •3/14/90 Capital Centre, Landover, MD
       •3/18/90 Civic Center, Hartford, CT
       •3/21/90 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
       •3/25/90 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
       •3/28/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
       •3/29/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (featuring Branford Marsalis)
       •4/1/90 The Omni, Atlanta, GA
       •4/3/90 The Omni, Atlanta, GA
 Recorded by long-time Grateful Dead audio engineer John Cutler
 Mixed from the master 24-track analog tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios
 Mastered to HDCD specs by David Glasser
 Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 9,000 

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from our friends at Relaspe

Iron Reagan - The Tyranny of Will 

IRON REAGAN’S Relapse debut ‘The Tyranny Of Will’ is a 24 song wrecking ball of hardcore- punk/thrash fury.  Fronted by the venomously lyical Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste), on paper IRON REAGAN is a Richmond, VA supergroup (the band also features Phil Hall of Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, etc  as well as Ryan Parrish of Darkest Hour together with members of Mammoth Grinder).  In practice IRON REAGAN are WAY more than just a supergroup project---they have toured the world several times over levelling audiences with their furious live show.  This is a fully formed raging band that have delivered one of the heaviest hardcore records of the year that is guaranteed to be on the top of both metalheads’ and punk rockers’ year end lists.  Release date 9/16/14
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***Includes a 14" x 24" album art poster and a free digital download of the entire album.  Housed in a single heavy weight LP jacket***

Pressing Info: 
First Press
3400 x Black Standard Gram
1000 x Red Standard Gram
500 x Red / Black Merge Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
100 x Clear (do not request clear)

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from our friends at SlyVinyl

TWEEDY – Sukierae // Limited Edition Orange and Yellow Opaque Swirl Vinyl Double LP

Nothing – Guilty Of Everything // Limited Edition 3rd Pressing of 300 Red/Black/Red Striped Vinyl LP






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Superdrag Treat 'Head Trip in Every Key' to Vinyl Pressing, Unearth Rarities on 'Jokers w/ Tracers'











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from the great state of colorado:

High school teacher and record label founder Terry Cole is traveling the country delivering 45s











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The coolest record stores in Britain







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The music industry’s newfangled growth business: vinyl records











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from the great state of california, a new record store!

Vinyl Return to Downtown San Jose With the Opening of Needle to the Groove







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from the great state of missouri:

Vinyl records make a comeback across US








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from the great state of florida:

Retrofit Records provides an analogue sound in a digital world







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from the great state of ohio:

Love awaits music buffs at Strange Loop

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 7, 2014

This week we pick up right where we left off last week, with states from N to W whose name is also found in the name of a recording artist. Even if there are many examples, as with New York and Texas, space is limited and we therefore will list only one. 

NEBRASKA: Larry Hobbs and the Nebraska Playboys (Nearly every state had a Playboys group. In the land of Cornhuskers, Larry and his gang revived Wayne Newton's 1967, "Love of the Common People," for Rene Records)

NEVADA: Nevada Slim (This third generation Nevadan, along with wife Cimarron Sue, have been a performing duo since 1999, and their discography includes numerous albums of traditional western music)

NEW HAMPSHIRE: New Hampshire Notables/New Hampshire Gentlemen (Both group names appear on the same 1984 EP, thus ensuring the Granite State is represented)

NEW JERSEY: New Jersey Mass Choir (This gospel throng had a 1985 regional hit — N.J. being one of those regions — with "I Want to Know What Love Is," the No. 1 hit for Foreigner a few months earlier)

NEW MEXICO: New Mexico ("Sportsman" is one of three tracks they contributed to the "Bar Noise" compilation)

NEW YORK: New York City (One of numerous "New York" groups, but chosen based on their 1973 Top 20 hit, "I'm Doin' Fine Now")

NORTH CAROLINA: North Carolina Ramblers (Recorded some very collectible [$200 to $300] mountain music and old-time country for Paramount and Columbia in the mid-to-late '20s)

NORTH DAKOTA: North Dakota (Male duo from the UK, best known for their single, "Reflection," on the Innovative label)

OHIO: Ohio Players (R&B mob with two No. 1 hits in the 1970s: "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster")

OKLAHOMA: Jack Tucker and His Oklahoma Playboys (Jack, with and without those Playboys, had numerous records in the 1950s and '60s, including "Surrounded By Sorrow" and "Honey Moon Trip to Mars")

OREGON: Oregon (From 1972 to 1980, Oregon made five LPs for Vanguard and four for Elektra)

PENNSYLVANIA: Pennsylvania Collegians (Featuring vocalist James Harkins, this band's total output consisted of four Elektradisk 78s in 1932)

SOUTH CAROLINA: South Carolina Quartette (Recorded very rare gospel tracks for QRS in 1928)

SOUTH DAKOTA: South Dakota All State Chorus (With Dr. James Neilson directing the orchestra and Dr. Robert Berglund the chorus on a 1966 self-titled LP)

TENNESSEE: Tennessee Ernie Ford (By far the most successful of the many "Tennessee" artists. This multi-media mega-star in the 1950s, got a huge career boost when "Sixteen Tons" sold over a million copies. His 1956 "Hymns" LP was also gold, and was on the charts for over five years)

TEXAS: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Known worldwide as the King of Western Swing, mainly because he was … for over 40 years. 'Nuff said. And now we have yet another group of Playboys on the list)

UTAH: Utah Carl (A life-long Texan, Carl Beach never set foot in Utah. The inappropriate nickname came about when he was one of several singers on a live show in Texas. Somehow the confused local announcer mistakenly introduced Beach as Utah Carl. After that night, he would forever be known as Utah, a state whose borders he never crossed. Carl's most popular tune is "Sometime," a 1957 country bopper [Starday 301])

VERMONT: Vermont ("Suburban Girls" is their contribution to the 2000 Kindercore EP, "Vermont & the Mendoza Line")

VIRGINIA: Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys (Brothers Jim and Jesse McReynolds recorded and performed for 50 years, from 1952 until Jim's death in 2002. Their biggest hit, "Diesel on My Tail," came out in 1963)

WASHINGTON: Washingtonians (Prolific bunch during the Big Band and Dance Band era. The market for their 78s is strong, with prices in the $500 to $1,000 range. Since Washington is by far the most common state name that is also a surname, I avoided obvious choices such as Dinah; Baby; Grover; Gino; Ella; etc.)

WASHINGTON D.C.: Washington D.C.s (Not exactly a state, but this district is surrounded by them. Ironically, to find this group we had to go to the UK. Turns out there is a split album from 1965 titled "The Dave Clark Five and the Washington D.C.s" [Ember 2003], with four tracks by the DC5 and six by the other D.C.s)

WEST VIRGINIA: West Virginia (Another UK act, this one with singles from 1978 and '79 on Rox)

WISCONSIN: Kids From Wisconsin (These kids had one single that we know of, "Guess I'll Never Know," [American 5095] issued in 1975)

WYOMING: Wyoming Cowboy (Could it be any more appropriate than finding the Wyoming Cowboy on Champion? Born Charles Baker, this cowboy is remembered for two western music tunes, both issued in 1934, and both with stately titles: "Utah Carroll" (Champion 16724) and "Curly Joe [From Idaho]" Champion 16737)


IZ ZAT SO? One 45 rpm with references to a curious collection of places is "New Orleans Lunatic Mood" (G-E-M 129), by Tennessee W. Maine and His Orchestra.

Manufactured in Paris, France, one side is titled "Hindustan."

That adds up to two countries on two continents, one subcontinent, two cities, and three states … unless of course his full name is Tennessee Washington Maine, then it's four states.

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

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Amputechture by The Mars Volta

Amputechture is the third studio album by American progressive Rock band The Mars Volta, originally released in 2006. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and spearheaded by vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the album marks the final appearance of drummer Jon Theodore, and is the first studio album to feature guitarist and sound manipulator Paul Hinojos, formerly of At The Drive-In and Sparta. The album also features Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante on rhythm and lead guitars, whose presence leaves Rodriguez-Lopez open for more intricate work on production, which resulted in a heavy and dynamic record.

The Mars Volta remain continual contenders for the mantle of most experimental high-profile metal groups. They push the boundaries of extreme production, like with their long periods of dynamics that rise ever higher, followed by an explosion of release. Amputechture is a near-legendary release by one of the most intriguing bands in Rock.

The first 3000 copies are hand numbered and are pressed on gold/red vinyl. As a special bonus we’ve included a custom-made poster by band art designer Jared Connor, who has designed many concert posters for The Mars Volta.

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Baying At The Moon by Aerosmith

This high energy show is from Aerosmith's 1978 national tour in support of their 5th album - "Draw the Line". It was broadcast live-as-it-happened on Boston's local FM station WBCN. As you would expect in the band's hometown, The Music Hall was completely sold out for this gig and the crowd was really pumped, resulting in what is regarded as the hottest performance from the boys during this outstanding tour.

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Bosnian Rainbows by Bosnian Rainbows

Bosnian Rainbows is a new band featuring Omar Rodriguez Lopez (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In), Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes), Nicci Kasper (Kudu, KRS-ONE) and Deantoni Parks (John Cale, The Mars Volta).

Since forming in the Summer of 2012, they have toured extensively in North America, Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. They made their U.S. festival debut at last September's Fun Fun Fun Fest, and appeared at Festival Vive Latino at Mexico City's Foro Sol Stadium in March 2013.

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This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. Death Grips - No Love Deep Web
2. Widespread Panic - Space Wrangler (Pre-Order)
3. Widespread Panic - Widespread Panic (Pre-Order)
4. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
5. The Beatles Mono Box Set (Pre-Order)
6. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
7. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
8. Bob Marley - Legend - 30th Anniversary Edition
9. Led Zeppelin III
10. Led Zeppelin I

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Death From Above 1979 The Physical World Vinyl Pre Order

Toronto duo Death From Above 1979 have shared more details regarding their comeback album The Physical World.

The LP features a total of 11 songs, all of which were produced by D. Sardy.  Like all of the duo's releases, this one features the band members reimagined as cartoon elephants. This time, however, their faces are laid out in front of a hazy skyline.

THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE PRE ORDER. ANY AND ALL ITEMS PURCHASED ALONG WITH THIS BUNDLE WILL BE MAILED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2014.

BONUS! Receive an instant digital download of "Trainwreck 1979" upon purchase!

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Minus The Bear - Plant of Ice  

Following the success of Highly Refined Pirates' forward-thinking guitar gymnastics and Menos El Oso's groundbreaking glitch rock, Seattle's premier pop revisionists Minus The Bear dug into some of rock music's most ostentatious years for inspiration for their 2007 album, Planet of Ice. The title alone conjures images of Yes's Relayer album art, and the influence of the elder statesmen's symphonic scope can be felt throughout Planet of Ice's lush and intricate arrangements. You can also hear the band channel the ominous instrumental interplay of Lamb-era Genesis on "Dr. L'Ling", the deceptively savvy musicianship and pristine production of Steely Dan on "White Mystery", and the tightrope walk between ethereal space and pre-metal riffage of Pink Floyd's "Echoes" on "Lotus". Not that Minus The Bear completely abandoned their earlier style?elements of Menos El Oso's sample-driven technique can be heard on the lead single "Knights". But the heart of the song ultimately belongs to the haunting Fripp-esque guitar lines spliced between verses. After being out of print on record since 2010, Suicide Squeeze is proud to reintroduce Planet of Ice's creative marriage of classic motifs and modern musical wizardry with a vinyl remaster courtesy of Bernie Grundman. This 2xLP is being pressed on three different colors: Purple (1K), Ice (1K), and standard 180 gram black (1K).

Vinyl Color: Purple (LTD 1,000)

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Third Man Records Unveils White Stripes Live Album, New Dead Weather Single









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Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Music

1. CSNY 1974 (3 CD + DVD) ~ Crosby Stills Nash & Young
2. Redeemer of Souls (Deluxe Edition) ~ Judas Priest
3. Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Foor Seasons ~ Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
4. 1000 Forms of Fear ~ Sia
5. Mandatory Fun ~ Weird Al Yankovic
6. Frozen 2 Disc Deluxe Edition Soundtrack ~ Demi Lovato
7. Jersey Boys Music From The Motion Picture ~ Jersey Boys
8. In The Lonely Hour ~ Sam Smith
9. Kidz Bop 26 ~ Kidz Bop Kids
10. Remedy ~ Old Crow Medicine Show

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BecauseSoundMatters Top 10 Vinyl Best Sellers

1. Mastodon - Once More ‘Round The Sun (Deluxe 2xLP)
2. Echosmith - Talking Dreams
3. Mastodon - Once More ‘Round The Sun (2xLP)
4. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
5. The Orwells - Disgraceland
6. Mastodon - Blood Mountain
7. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C. (2xLP)
8. Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends
9. Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song
10. The Flaming Lips - Fight Test (7")

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 6/30 - 7/06, 2014

Vinyl Top 25:
1. Ryan Adams - Gimme Something Good 7"
2. Jack White - Lazaretto
3. Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
4. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
5. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
6. Every Time I Die - From Parts Unknown
7. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend: 30th Anniversary reissue
8. The Black Keys - Turn Blue
9. Levon Helm - Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol. 3
10. Phish - Fuego
11. Mastodon - Once More Round The Sun
12. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
13. Arctic Monkeys - AM
14. Slint - Spiderland expanded reissue
15. Lee Morgan - Cornbread
16. Warren Zevon - Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
17. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
18. Madlib - Shades Of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note
19. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
20. St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
21. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
22. Future Islands - Singles
23. J Dilla - Donuts
24. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
25. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

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War of Ages release video for “Chaos Theory” off upcoming album “Supreme Chaos”

New Music Releases - July 8, 2014

Summer releases are in full swing with a list of vinyl reissues that include Syd Barrett's 2nd LP 'Barrett', Carole King's 'Tapestry', Eric Clapton and B.B. King with 'Riding with the King,' Deicide's 1992 LP 'Legion,' Johnny Cash's debut album 'With His Hot and Blue Guitar,' Sepultura's 1987 release 'Schizophreniaand' and Isaac Hayes with 'Shaft;' to name a few.  A couple of Blue Note reissues are on the CVR blog radar including Miles Davis with 'The Musing of Miles' and John Coltrane's 'Afro Blue Impressions.' New vinyl releases include Judas Priest's 17th studio album 'Redeemer of Souls,' Chicago's 23rd studio album 'Now: Chicago XXXVI,' a new release from Braid 'No Coast,' and Chelsea Grin's 'Ashes To Ashes;' among others.

'68 - In Humor and Sadness
Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties - We Don't Have Each Other
Ace Frehley - Space Invader
Adamantra - Act II: The Silent Narratives
Al Jarrau - My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke
Amberian Dawn - Magic Forest
Angist - Circle Of Suffering
Bassnectar - Noise vs. Beauty (vinyl)
Betty Davis - This Is It! (2xLP)
Blackhawk - Brothers of the Southland
Bly de Blyant - Hindsight Bias (vinyl)
Braid - No Coast
Brenda Lee - Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1956-62
Bright Light Bright Light - Life Is Easy (vinyl)
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Pathfinder: Buried Treasure
Carole King - Tapestry (reissue) (2xLP)
Cecil Taylor - Complete Collection: 1956-1962
Chelsea Grin - Ashes To Ashes
Chicago - Chicago VII (reissue) (vinyl)
Chicago - Now: Chicago XXXVI
Chicks on Speed - Artstravaganza (2xLP+CD)
Climax - The Best Of Climax: Precious & Few
Cloven Hoof - Resist Or Serve
Clone - Son of Octabred (vinyl)
Cloud Boat - Model Of You
Cold Beat - Over Me
Coltsblood - Into the Unfathomable Abyss
Connoisseur - Stoner Justice
Conquering Dystopia - Conquering Dystopia (vinyl)
Contours and Dennis Edwards - Just a Little Misunderstanding
Corruption - Devil’s Share
Craig Leon - Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1 (reissue)
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - CSNY 1974 (deluxe edition) (3xCD+DVD)
Dale Watson - Truckin Sessions Trilogy
Deicide - Legion (reissue) (vinyl)
Detroit Swindle - 64 Ways (The Remixes) (12")
Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue: Expanded Edition
Doug Benson - Gateway Doug 2: Forced Fun
Dream Theater - The Studio Albums 1992-2011
Dwellers - Pagan Fruit (vinyl)
Earth Crisis - Salvation Of Innocents
Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket - In a Dutch Haze (2xLP)
Eaux - Plastics (vinyl)
English Dogs - The Thing With Two Heads
Ensemble Economique - Melt Into Nothing
Eric Clapton | B.B. King - Riding with the King (reissue) (2xLP)
Erimha - Reign Through Immortality
Eugene McGuinness - Chroma
French Style Furs - Is Exotic Bait (vinyl)
Gene The Southern Child - Southern Meridian
Gentle Friendly - KAUA'I O'O A'A’ (vinyl)
GhostxShip - Cold Water Army
Gingerlys - Jumprope EP (7")
Goatwhore - Constricting Rage of the Merciless (vinyl)
Gram Parsons - Live In New York 1973 (reissue)
Gulp - Season Sun (vinyl)
Hate Division - Order of the Enslaved
Honeyblood - Honeyblood (vinyl)
Ike Yard - Remix EP 2 (12')
Iron Man - Generation Void (reissue)
Iron Man - The Passage (reissue)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (reissue) (2xLP)
Islander - Violence & Destruction
Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky (40th Anniversary Edition)
James Blackshaw - Fantomas: Le Faux Magistrat (vinyl)
John Coltrane - Afro Blue Impressions (reissue) (2xLP)
John Hartford - Life Love & Music 1966-1969
John Lemke - Walizka
John Mellencamp - Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall (vinyl)
Johnny Cash - With His Hot And Blue Guitar (reissue) (vinyl)
Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls (2xLP)
Kansas - The Best Of Kansas (reissue) (vinyl)
Kruk - Before
La Roux - Trouble in Paradise
Leela James - Fall For You
Lewis Watson - The Morning
Little Daylight - Hello Memory (vinyl)
Loose Planes - Loose Planes (7")
M. Geddes Gengras - Ishi (vinyl)
Madball - Hardcore Lives
Madlib - Rock Konducta (2xCD)
Madlib - Rock Konducta Part Two (vinyl)
Magic Man - Before the Waves (vinyl)
Manic Street Preachers - Futurology
Marc Almond - Ten Plagues
Marc Jordan - Blue Desert
Marc Jordan - Mannequin
Marilyn Monroe - Box of Diamonds (6x7")
Mary Sarah & Friends - Bridges
Matt Kivel - Days of Being Wild (vinyl)
Maxi Priest - Easy To Love
Midge Ure -  Fragile
Miles Davis - The Musing of Miles (reissue) (vinyl)
Mills Brothers - Mills Brothers Collection: 1931-1952
Mimicking Birds - Eons (vinyl)
Ministry - Last Tangle In Paris - Live 2012 DeFiBrilLaTouR (vinyl)
MNDSGN - Surface Outtakes
Modeselektor - Modeselektion Vol. 03 (2xLP)
Monuments - The Amanuensis
Moon Zero - Loss (vinyl)
Moon Zero - Tombs (vinyl)
Mortals - Cursed to See the Future (vinyl)
Mr Flash - Midnight Blue (12")
Mr Flash - Sonic Crusader (2xLP+CD)
Neil Diamond - All-Time Greatest Hits
Never Sol - Under Quiet
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity (reissue)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Kicking Against the Pricks (reissue)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead (reissue)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Your Funeral...My Trial (reissue)
Nightmare and the Cat - Simple (vinyl)
Obituary - The End Complete (vinyl)
Onslaught - In Search Of Sanity
Origin - Omnipresent
Paws - Youth Culture Forever (vinyl)
Peelander-Z - P-TV-Z (vinyl)
Petrels - The Silver Chimney Club/Wat Tyler (vinyl)
Philipp Quehenberger - Content (vinyl)
Pink Grenade - Fear of a Pink Planet
Pinnick Gales Pridgen - PGP2
Pip Proud - A Fraying Space (vinyl)
Psalmships - I Sleep Alone
Ray Charles - In The 1950s
Richard Marx - Beautiful Goodbye
Rose Windows - There Is a Light (7")
Scars Of Tomorrow - Failed Transmissions
Sepultura - Schizophrenia (reissue) (vinyl)
Serpent Venom - Of Things Seen & Unseen
Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear (vinyl)
Sonic Syndicate - Sonic Syndicate
Souldrainer - Architect
Starset - Transmissions
Steel Prophet - Omniscient
Steve Earle - Live in Nashville 1995
Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Steve Lawrence - Steve Lawrence Conquers Broadway
Steve Wilson - Cover Version
Sun Ra - Outer Spaceways Incorporated (reissue) (vinyl)
Syd Barrett - Barrett (reissue) (vinyl)
Tarja - Left In The Dark
Ted Nugent - SHUTUP&JAM!
Terminal Death - Terminal Death
The 13th Floor Elevators - Live Elevation Lost (3xLP)
The Hell - Groovehammer
The Mastersons - Good Luck Charm
The Proper Ornaments - Wooden Head (vinyl)
The Relapse Symphony - Shadows
The Skygreen Leopards - Family Crimes (vinyl)
The Story So Far - Songs of (acoustic EP) (12')
Theory of a Deadman - SaVages
Tim Bowness - Abandoned Dancehall Dreams
Todd Terje - Leisure Suit Preben (7")
Toto - Hydra (reissue)
Toto - Toto (reissue)
Toto - Toto IV (reissue)
Toto - Turn Back (reissue)
Townes Van Zandt - For the Sake of the Song (reissue) (vinyl)
Truckfighters - Gravity X (reissue)
Truckfighters - Mania (reissue)
Truckfighters - Phi (reissue)
Ultramantis Black - Ultramantis Black (vinyl)
Van Morrison - The Complete Bang Sessions (2xLP)
Various Artists - Boyhood: Music from the Motion Picture
Various Artists - Late Night Tales: After Dark Nightshift (2xLP)
Various Artists - Night Walker: Jack Nitzsche Story 3
Various Artists - Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life (vinyl)
Viet Cong - Cassette (12")
Vintersorg - Naturbål
Violent Sons - Nothing As It Seems
Wet Willie - Wetter the Better / Left Coast Live
WhoMadeWho - Dreams (reissue) (2xLP)
Wilson - Full Blast Fuckery (vinyl)
Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestite
Wolvhammer - Clawing Into Black Sun
Woods - Tambourine Light/Tomorrow's Only Yesterday (7")
Wynonie Harris - Wynonie Harris Collection: 1944-1947
Youandewan - Youandewan EP (12")
Zone Zero - The Lost Legacy

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at NewOnVinyl

KING CURTIS - LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST

Live At Fillmore West is the ultimate King Curtis live album, a brilliant confirmation of the saxophonist's place in popular music. This is the stuff of Soul legends that belongs in any record collection.

The album showcases three concerts he played with his band The Kingpins at the Fillmore West venue in San Francisco in March 1971. Those nights, the group supported Soul singer Aretha Franklin, as were they her backing band. Famed for their outstanding rhythmic interplay, the group of seasoned session men featured a.o. Cornell Dupree on guitar, Billy Preston on electric organ and Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie on drums, supported by the inimitable Memphis Horns.

Curtis rips through some of the biggest hits of the day including Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" and Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love", transforming them into showcases for the group's soulful playing. Beautiful renditions of "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and "I Stand Accused" are highlights, and full-throttle rockers like "Changes" and "Memphis Soul Stew" comprise the heart of the album.

Tragically only a week after its release, Curtis was stabbed to death outside his brownstone apartment in New York following an argument with two junkies. The day after he died the album peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 album chart, his greatest success as a solo artist.

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TEN YEARS AFTER - UNDEAD

Undead is a live album by Ten Years After, recorded live at the small jazz club, Klooks Kleek, in London on May 14th 1968, The show combined Blues, Boogie and Jazz playing that merged more traditional Rock and Roll with 50s-style Jump Blues. Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill and Ric Lee together became one of the biggest club attractions in England. Their music knows no compromise - it's straight down the line. It's loud and tough - but honest. Undead captures the excitement and raw energy of the band's live performances.

When originally released in 1968, the album was only 38 minutes long, due to the timing constraints of vinyl. As the band's tunes were all pretty long, there were only five tracks on the original issue. The expanded edition of Undead contains 4 additional tracks of the performance and is available on vinyl for the very first time. The remastered audio is pressed on 180 gram audiophile vinyl and Side D is beautifully etched.

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SOUNDTRACK (OST) - BLUES BROTHERS  (LTD--BLUE VINYL)

Comic actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd rightfully get credit for exposing many people to the music of Blues and R&B veterans. The soundtrack to their hugely successful musical comedy Blues Brothers was released on June 20, 1980 as the second album by the Blues Brothers Band, which also toured that year to promote the film.

Reissue of the legendary Soundtrack of "The Blues Brothers" by Music on Vinyl. Single LP. Limited edition on BLUE vinyl only 2000 copies. Release date: 2014-08-25

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SOUNDTRACK (OST) - DJANGO UNCHAINED

This beautiful limited edition vinyl for Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained. The vinyl includes 2 180-gram red splattered vinyl set in a double gatefold package

Tracks composed for the film are "100 Black Coffins" by Rick Ross and produced by and featuring Jamie Foxx, "Who Did That To You?" by John Legend, "Freedom" by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton, "Ancora Qui" by Ennio Morricone and Elisa. These four songs were all contenders for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category, but none of them were nominated.

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Merge Reissuing Teenage Fanclub's Man-Made and Shadows LP's

On August 5, Merge will reissue Teenage Fanclub’s 'Man-Made' and 'Shadows,' two critically acclaimed albums never before available on LP in the US. These reissues continue our year-long 25th anniversary series of re-releasing classic albums from our back catalog each month throughout 2014.

Teenage Fanclub released 'Man-Made,' their Merge debut, in 2005. Recorded with John McEntire in Chicago, Man-Made is described by the band as “a medium-risk experiment—to cut ourselves off from what we knew, to be in a different type of city, on a different continent, to work with John, a different type of musician, an engineer with a particular sound, and to interact with whatever equipment he had at Soma: his drums, his amplifiers, his keyboards. The plan was to be somewhere truly new and deal with it, see how it worked out. We had never made a record this way before, and the prevailing circumstances at the time, the fact that we really had nothing to lose, made doing something slightly differently seem quite appealing.”

'Shadows' followed five years later. The band reveals how the recording process differed from the previous album: “Compared with Man-Made, this is a softer isolation, surrounded by fields and emptiness, and the live room at the studio, a converted barn, is filled with our equipment all mic’d up and ready to go. This set-up is how we approached the three records leading up to Man-Made, and we feel it suits us: a residential country location, close enough to drive but with sufficient distance from home to concentrate our minds on the job at hand.”

Both albums illustrate what SPIN magazine wrote of Teenage Fanclub: “Proof that youth is a state of mind you need never outgrow.”

'Man-Made' and 'Shadows' will be released on 180-gram vinyl, and each LP will include a download of the album plus two bonus tracks. Teenage Fanclub will return to the US in July for the first time since 2010 to play the Merge 25 Festival and the River Rocks Festival in New York.

'Man-Made' bonus tracks:
"Please Stay"
"Falling Leaf"

Preorders will ship to arrive on or around the release date of August 5th.

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Scale the Summit - The Migration

We've already sold through two pressings, but the riveting new album by SCALE THE SUMMIT -- recorded with and co-produced by Jamie King (BTBAM) -- is now available on vinyl once again! The third pressing comes in either green or white vinyl. Get it while you can! (Expected ship date: Nov. 1)

Comes in a sturdy 20-pt. recycled jacket with matte UV finish and includes a download code and a gatefold poster featuring expanded artwork by cover artist Duncan Storr.

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Super Furry Animals 'Dark Days/Light Years' 

The Welsh psychedelic pop legends Super Furry Animals return with 'Dark Days/Light Years,' their ninth studio album. Where previous albums have seen the band experiment with extra instrumentation, this release is full of songs based on grooves rather than ensemble composition. The band's impish sense of humor remains, though, with track titles such as 'The Very Best Of Neil Diamond' and 'Moped Eyes' standing out. Also notable is Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy's guest appearance on the Kraftwerk-inspired 'Inaugural Trams', performing a German-language rap.

Limited Edition Double Vinyl

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from the uk:

Ten most valuable albums of all time - Some old records fetch £10,000, others - such as a Blur LP worth £70 - are fast risers





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from the great state of texas:

Spinster Records Aims to Be More Than Just a Record Store







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Marks Mothersbaugh's jukebox: Devo founder makes music for Mile High








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