New Music Releases - September 9, 2014

The Beatles Mono Editions are finally here on vinyl.  Other vinyl reissues this week include some great jazz including Sonny Rollins' 1958 masterpiece 'Freedom Suite,' The Thelonious Monk Orchestra's 'At Town Hall,' John Coltrane's 'Black Pearls,' Clifford Brown's 'Memorial,' Miles Davis' 1955 album 'Blue Moods' and Coleman Hawkins' 1960 release 'At Ease with Coleman Hawkins;' to name a few.  Other vinyl reissues include a 2 LP set from John Lee Hooker called 'Boogie Chillun,' Booker T. and the M.G.'s 'The Booker T. Set,' Lambchop's 'Live at XX Merge,' Santana's 'Zebop!' and two from the Glitch Mob ('Drink the Sea' and 'We Can Make the World Stop'). 


A.C. Newman - What If OST
Alice Cooper - Nobody Likes Us
American Hi-Fi - Blood & Lemondade
Andras Fox - Vibrate on Silent (12")
Angus and Julia Stone - Angus and Julia Stone (2xLP)
Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace (reissue) (2xLP)
Avi Buffalo - At Best Cuckold (vinyl)
Ballet School - The Dew Lasts An Hour
Banks - Goddess (2xLP)
Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - Beatles for Sale (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - Help! (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - In Mono (14xLP box set)
Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - Mono Masters (3xLP)
Beatles - Please Please Me (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - Revolver (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - Rubber Soul (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (mono edition) (vinyl)
Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) (mono edition) (2xLP)
Beatles - With the Beatles (mono edition) (vinyl)
Better Than Ezra - All Together Now
Billy Childs - Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Billy the Kid - Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Blonde Redhead - Barragán
Booker T. and the M.G.'s - The Booker T. Set (reissue) (vinyl)
Brad Fiedel - Terminator 2: Judgment Day OST (vinyl)
Brian Reitzell - Watch Dogs O.S.T. (vinyl)
Bryan Adams - Tracks of My Years
Busdriver - Perfect Hair (2xLP)
Cannonball Adderley - In New York (reissue) (vinyl)
Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony
Charley Pride - Christmas in My Home Town (reissue)
Circa Survive - Violent Waves
Clifford Brown - Memorial (reissue) (vinyl)
Coleman Hawkins - At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (reissue) (vinyl)
Crimson Shadows - Kings Among Men
Crown The Empire - The Fallout (reissue) (vinyl)
Crystal Voyager - Crystal Voyager OST (vinyl)
Cuntz - Here Come the Real Boys (vinyl)
David Bazan & the Passenger String Quartet - David Bazan & the Passenger String Quartet
Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World (vinyl)
Delta Spirit - Into the Wild (vinyl)
Dionne Warwick - Feels So Good
Donny Hathaway - The Best Of Donny Hathaway (vinyl)
Duologue - Never Get Lost
Earth - Primitive and Deadly (vinyl)
Emarosa - Versus (vinyl)
Esben and the Witch - A New Nature (2xLP)
Fernando Velaquez - Hercules OST (vinyl)
Flowers - Do What You Want To, It’s What You Should Do
Free Throw - These Days Are Gone (vinyl)
Frnkiero Andthe Cellabration - .Stomachaches (vinyl)
Further - Where Were You Then? (vinyl)
Gladys Knight - Where My Heart Belongs
Grateful Dead - Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/29/1990
Greensky Bluegrass - If Sorrows Swim
Hank Snow - Complete Us Country Hits 1949-62
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers (vinyl)
HOD - Book Of The Worm
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs - You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying (vinyl)
Ian Matthews - Stealin' Home (reissue)
Ikonika - Position EP (12")
In Flames - Siren Charms (2xLP)
In Flames - Siren Charms (Deluxe Edition) (11x7")
Interpol - El Pintor (colored vinyl)
Ital - Endgame (2xLP)
James Taylor - Feel the Moonshine
Jaye Jayle - The Beast Keeps Cool (7")
Jeff Russo - Fargo OST (vinyl)
Jesse Marchant - Jesse Marchant (vinyl)
Jhene Aiko - Souled Out
John Coltrane - Black Pearls (reissue) (vinyl)
John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun (reissue) (2xLP)
Justin Townes Earle - Single Mothers (vinyl)
Karen O - Crush Songs (vinyl)
Laibach - Opus Dei
Lambchop - Live at XX Merge (reissue) (vinyl)
Lecrae - Anomaly
Lee Brice - I Don't Dance
Left and Right - Five Year Plan Tape
Lemonade - Minus Tide (vinyl)
Lonely Kamel - Shit City
Loudon Wainwright III - Haven't Got The Blues (Yet)
Love Inks - Exi
Marian McLaughlin - Derive (vinyl)
Mazes - Wooden Aquarium
Meek Mill - Dreams Worth More Than Money
Megaton Leviathan - Past 21 Beyond The Arctic Cell
Menace Beach - Tennis Court (7")
Michael Stanley - Cabin Fever (reissue)
Michael Stanley - Freinds & Legends (reissue)
Michael Stanley - Greatest Hints (reissue)
Michael Stanley - Ladies Choice (reissue)
Michael Stanley - Michael Stanley (reissue)
Michael Stanley - You Break It You Bought It (reissue)
Michelle Williams - Journey to Freedom
Miles Davis - Blue Moods (reissue) (vinyl)
Moreno Veloso - Coisa Boa (vinyl)
Music Band - I Was Like (7")
Neil Sedaka - Complete Us Singles & Eps As & Bs 1956-62
Niagara - Don't Take It Personally
Nikki Sudden - Fred Beethoven (vinyl)
NONI WO - U S B E P
Obnox - The Juke That Sat By the Door (vinyl)
Odesza - In Return (2xLP)
Old Testament - Old Testament
Orlando Julius - Jaiyede Afro (2xLP)
Ornette Coleman - Tomorrow Is the Question! (vinyl)
Oscillator Bug - Bursts Of The Million
Paul Carrack - Best of Paul Carrack
Paul Collins - Feel the Noise (vinyl)
PC Worship - Social Rust
Pere Ubu - Carnival of Souls (vinyl)
Phobia - Grindcore
Phosphorescent - Muchacho (gold vinyl)
Power Glove - Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon O.S.T. (2xLP)
Queen - Live at the Rainbow (deluxe box set)
Richard “Groove” Holmes - Soul Message (vinyl)
Rittz - Next To Nothing
Robert Plant - Lullaby and...the Ceaseless Roar (2xLP)
Rudiger Lorenz - Invisible Voices (vinyl)
Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams (vinyl)
Santana - Corazon, Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Santana - Zebop! (reissue) (vinyl)
Sean Rowe - Madman (vinyl)
Senses Fail - Let It Enfold You (vinyl)
Sergio Mendes - Magic
Simian Mobile Disco - Whorl (vinyl)
Sloan - Commonwealth (vinyl)
Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite (reissue) (vinyl)
Spirits of the Dead - Rumours of a Presence
Stan Getz - Stan Getz Quartets (reissue) (vinyl)
Steak - Slab City
Striker - City of Gold
T-Bone Walker - Ultimate Collection 1929-57
Tennis - Ritual In Repeat (vinyl)
The American Scene - Haze (vinyl)
The Blackbyrds - Unfinished Business (vinyl)
The Foxery - Unless (colored vinyl)
The Gaggers - Sharp Lies (7")
The Glitch Mob - Drink the Sea (reissue) (vinyl)
The Glitch Mob - We Can Make the World Stop (reissue) (10")
The Knife - Let's Talk About Gender Baby, Let's Talk About You and Me (10")
The Order Of Israfel - Wisdom
The Rentals - Lost In Alphaville (vinyl)
The Stroke Band - Green and Yellow (vinyl)
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra - At Town Hall (reissue) (vinyl)
The Used/Taking Back Sunday - Split (10")
Tiny Moving Parts - Pleasant Living (red/orange/yellow vinyl)
Tricky - Adrian Thaws (2xLP)
Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away (vinyl)
Various Artists - Exclusive Blend Vol 1 (vinyl)
Various Artists - Exclusive Blend Vol 2 (2xLP)
Various Artists - Ghostbusters II (vinyl)
Various Artists - Morning of the Earth OST (vinyl)
Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records presents: No Seattle - Forgotten Sounds Of The North-West Grunge Era 1986-97 (Volume 1) (2xLP)
Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records presents: No Seattle - Forgotten Sounds Of The North-West Grunge Era 1986-97 (Volume 2) (2xLP)
Various Artists - Take Me to the River
Various Artists - The Midnight Special (11 DVD box set)
Wave Sleep Wave - Never Notice
Wild Billy Childish - Punk Rock Enough for Me (7")
William Onyeabor - What?!
Wire - Document and Eyewitness 1979-1980 (2xLP)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at NewOnVinyl

SOUNDTRACK (OST) - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 

Collector's Edition 2 disc GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY vinyl includes AWESOME MIX VOL. 1, the collection of songs featured in the film. Music plays a major role in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY as the 1970s songs featured in the film are part of the storyline in a unique way. Explaining how the songs come to play in the story, director James Gunn says, 'One of the main story points in the movie is that Quill has this compilation tape (Awesome Mix #1) that he got from his mother before she died that she made for him. It was of songs that she loved, all songs from the 1970s, and that's the only thing he has left of his mother and that's the only thing he has left of his home on Earth. He uses that as a connection to his past and to the sadness that he feels of having left all that and lost all that.' As well as, the complete official original score from the film as composed by Tyler Bates.

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand with the galaxy's fate in the balance.

**Deluxe Collector's edition on 180 Vinyl**

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SOUNDTRACK (OST) - UTOPIA

One of the most critically acclaimed scores of 2013, UTOPIA SERIES 1’s soundtrack was described by The Arts Desk as "Cristobal Tapia de Veer's cunning, menacing music."

Coming out in September on DLP vinyl for the first time (and on limited yellow vinyl at that), the score features instruments ranging from a rare Chilean trutruka recorded in Borough tube station to the percussion sounds of a rhino turd from Zimbabwe! This one of the most eclectic and innovative TV scores in a long while and has been specially mastered for this vinyl release.

“This show. This music. Everything about is so odd and so perfect. The soundtrack to this show is quite honestly one of the best I've ever heard…” - Waterman Butterly (Top tracks of 2013 - UTOPIA OVERTURE - CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER)

**YELLOW Colored Vinyl. Double LP. Only 500 copies in this color**

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NICK DRAKE- PINK MOON 

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English folk musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime: the only previous release there had been a 1971 compilation simply entitled Nick Drake featuring tracks from both his first two albums, which were not released in North America in their original forms until 1976.Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a brief piano riff overdubbed onto the title track.

Released two years before Drake's death in November 1974, at the age of twenty-six, the lyrical content of Pink Moon has often been attributed to Drake's ongoing battle with depression. The songs are shorter than on his previous albums, with a total album running time of just over twenty-eight minutes.

Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well while he was still living but has since gained in critical acclaim and record sales. Stephen Holden, in a 1972 review for Rolling Stone magazine said, "The beauty of Drake's voice is its own justification. May it become familiar to us all.

**180 gram. Single LP Edition. Gatefold sleeve. Download code and a Poster **

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Deerhoof 'La Isla Bonita' Pre-Order On Yellow Vinyl From PolyVinylRecords

Blame it on the Ramones. After Deerhoof finished recording demos for La Isla Bonita this past February, they began rehearsing for an upcoming tour. Halfway through a run-through of a long-time Deerhoof live favorite, their cover of the Ramones classic "Pinhead," someone offhandedly asked, "Why don't we ever write a song like this?" So Greg quickly dashed off a song on a scrap of paper, showed it to the band, and they recorded the breakneck stomper "Exit Only" in one take.

La Isla Bonita was recorded in guitarist Ed Rodriguez's basement. Situated next to a parking garage, it was perfect for making noise till the wee hours. They recorded live, DIY style, "a weeklong sleepover arguing over whether to try and sound like Joan Jett or Janet Jackson, cracking each other up, one guitarist whose name starts with J always putting too much red chile into the rations," says Greg. But more than that La Isla Bonita is about the eclectic worldwide community that has supported them.

You'll hear them pay musical tributes to their improbable list of heroes-turned-fans: David Bowie, Ric Ocasek, The Roots, Lou Reed, David Byrne, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Beck.   This is the glorious sound of four musicians owning their own hard-won and richly deserved legacy.

**Early Bird Edition - Limited to 500**  

Pre-Order at PolyvinylRecords

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Joyful Noise Recordings Announces Debut EP from Ko

Ko is the pseudonym of Kristin Newborn: vocalist, guitarist, and downright badass. From the age of 18, Kristin was classically trained by a religious cult show choir. No foolin'. But as fucked up as that experience must have been, Kristin emerged victorious. A native of Indianapolis by way of Los Angeles, Kristin first began writing under the name Ko in the spring of 2012, after the demise of her first group Slothpop. Shortly thereafter she enlisted Todd Heaton to play percussion for the live shows and later recordings.

We are very pleased to introduce you to their first recorded material. Ko's debut EP contains 4 songs of intricate vocal looping, heartfelt purpose, and plenty of Danelectro wall-of-sound-fuzz to boot.

The EP is released on bronze-inside-clear 7" limited to 350 hand-numbered copies, and white vinyl 7"

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Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band 'Mirror Man' Pre-Order

Captain Beefheart will be forever known as one of the first originators of art rock, prog-rock and punk rock all rolled into one. With his Howlin’ Wolfesque growl and blazing harmonica blues wailing, Don Van Vilet a/k/a/ Captain Beefheart truly delivered the goods with his legendary Mirror Man album. Originally recorded between 1965 and 1967, The Captain and his Magic Band created some of the most masterful funk and progressive rock ever waxed with this stellar session.

Consisting of lengthy jam packed champions like his classic Tarotplane and 25th Century Quaker, Beefheart continues to rock further with the international title track hit Mirror Man and the funkified rocker Kandy Korn.

Friday Music is very proud to announce the authorized 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl release of Captain Beefheart’s classic Mirror Man. Mastered from the authorized Buddah Records tapes by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Mastering in Hollywood, these classic tracks truly reach sonic heights in the audiophile vinyl domain.

For a very short time, we are also including the super rare psychedelic die-cut gatefold LP cover artwork not seen in decades, to further enhance your listening pleasure, plus three poems on the back cover from the pen of Don Van Vilet.

MIRROR MAN (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl/Limited Anniversary Edition/ Die-Cut Gatefold Cover)

Release Date: October 7, 2014 

Pre-Order at FridayMusic

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Crystal Voyager OST PRE-ORDER

*OST for the classic 1973 surf film, first ever US LP reissue. Fully authorized w/G. Wayne Thomas and George Greenough's involvement. Pure reproduction of the original art with heavy stock sleeve.

Includes printed inner sleeve, liner notes and download card!


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vinyl news from our friends at Slyvinyl (look for their feed in the left column!):

Minus The Bear – They Make Beer Commercials Like This // Limited to 1000 Custom Blue, 1000 Custom Orange, & 1000 Custom Pink Vinyl EP

The Pharmacy – Trouble Maker E.P. // Limited to 118 Yellow & 125 Green 7”s






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just in time for christmas:

T.Rex: The Vinyl Collection To Be Released








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The Afghan Whigs to reissue Gentlemen - Triple LP Part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday Event (November 28th).











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These New Puritans to release Expanded live LP on limited edition vinyl featuring Field of Reeds and previously unheard tracks










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cool read from across the globe:

Play that funky music When a young upstart asks how to 'do' vinyl, it's time to dust off the album collection and give those records a spin







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from the great state of texas:

New Brownsville record shop reflects national trend








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from the great state of new york:

Vinyl record store opens in city







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The Results Are In: Best of Summer 2014







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for shits and giggles:

33-Foot Disco Ball Sets New Guiness World record






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what a silly album cover...

LORDI To Release 'Scare Force One' Album On Halloween






















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in case you are in the area....

Splug Offers Record Collectors Chance To Trade and Barter Smarter!

Collecting Vinyl Records Interview with Mark Klein and Mike Saffert of Splug.com

It is estimated that close to half a million businesses in the US are involved in some form of barter exchange. Additionally, there are an estimated 400 commercial and corporate barter companies serving all parts of the world.  In its simplest form, bartering is a method of exchange in which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services - without using a system of exchange, such as money.  For bartering to occur between two people, both would need to have what the other wants.

This is where a new social bartering site called Splug.com helps facilitate the trading. Let's introduce two people directly involved with the new community:

Mark Klein (Founder/CEO) and Mike Saffert (Senior Product Manager) are two of the main players involved in launching the new barter website, Splug.com. Mark was in charge of video promotion and post-production at Epic Records in the days of Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Oasis, and many others. He then went on to start a successful music promotion company and then DXagency, one of the very first all-digital engagement firms in the country.

After years touring and releasing albums with his band Hidden In Plain View, Mike eventually found himself joining the team in DX's accounts department. Mike is huge into vinyl trading and has been known to make a barter or two for various breweriana.

Spurred by their backgrounds in music and the growing popularity of collecting vinyl, Mark & Mike have targeted vinyl records as one of the first categories to populate on Splug.com Here’s what they had to say about their new site:

RB: What is the goal of Splug.com?

MK: Actually the goal is for “Splug" to become a verb. Just like people “FedEx” or “eBay” something, we want them to say “I’ll Splug it” when they want to trade something with their friends.

MS: There are a lot of sites out there where you can just trade one type of item like vinyl or video games. We wanted to create a community where you could trade anything for anything else, a guitar for a surfboard or therapeutic massages for accounting work.

MK: Absolutely. We see house painters painting beach houses and then getting a free week’s seaside vacation. It’s all about the collaborative economy. People have fun trading with each other, particularly when they know they can trust their trading partners.

RB: What does the name mean and where did it come from?

MK: Great question. Splug is short for Social Plug. As society moves toward a cash less economy, we wanted to build a community where you could use social media to create a safe and trusted environment to barter for things you want. So “Splug’ was a catchy name that seemed to sum it all up.

RB: Why should a user choose Splug over other retailers/vendors?

MS: Well, to begin, Splug isn’t a retailer or a vendor. It’s a community made of collectors. And the urge to collect never goes away, even if your interests change. Everybody has lots of things in their closets they aren’t using or collecting any more, so Splug lets you peer in each other others closets and make great trades. It’s actually a pretty ‘green’ way of sharing still usable items. Tons of things can be recycled and find happy homes with new owners.

MK: Not to mention, it’s fun. I’m a serious collector of pinball machines. After I had been collecting a while, I realized the hunt is always more fun than the kill. Locating what you want and then horse trading to make a great deal is really the fun part.

RB: How is your site different, what will make it 'tick'?

MK: Different from what? It’s pretty much different from everything else because it brings together people with common interests to trade things they really care about. Being able to share those interests in a trusted environment is what makes it tick. We use social sites as filters so you can determine who you feel comfortable Splugging with. Sites like Craigslist and even eBay have a lot of anonymity and uncertainty built in … you never really know who you’re dealing with. On Splug, you can trade with just your Facebook friends, friends or friends or everyone. You set your own level of trust.

MS: Another great differentiator is that you can list ‘wants’ on Splug. If I’m looking for something special, I list it as a want. If you happen to have that certain something, you can search the ‘wants,' find me, and then send me a trade offer.

RB: Will there be seller ratings?

MS: Yes, you'll be able to give star ratings to users you conduct Splug trades with.

RB: Who pays for shipping?

MK: That’s part of the negotiation. A lot of the trades will likely be between local friends so the exchanges can take place in person. On long distance trades, the trading parties can work out the logistics using the instant messaging feature that is built right in to Splug to work out all the details. And to make it all very easy to use, we’re integrating one-click shipping.

RB: How do you support/make right any problems between traders?

MS: Splug is not actually a party to the trade, think of it more as a venue. But because of the social nature of the site, the Splug community will play a huge role. No one wants all of their friends to know they screwed someone in what was supposed to be a fair deal.

MK: Plus, if you’re trading with a friend of a friend, you can 'pre-qualify’ your prospective trading partner by checking him out with your friend to make sure he’s a reliable and honest person that you would want to Splug with.

RB: If a person doesn't have a FaceBook account, can they still participate on Splug?

MK: Yes, we’re working on integrating direct Splug sign-up right now. Next up will be LinkedIn integration, which will be great for the business trading community, and then Google+.

MS: Thanks for the opportunity to talk with you, Robert. Before we sign off, I want to let everyone know I’m really into collecting vinyl from The Bouncing Souls. If you have anything interesting, list it on Splug and I’ll be talking to you soon!

For vinyl record collectors, Splug offers a way to trade unwanted or duplicate records in their collections - for records they have been searching for; all in a trusted social community.  Try finding that at an online vinyl record vendor or a local record store.  Finding and acquiring vinyl records has just moved into the 21st century with Splug!

On a personal note, I want to thank Mark, Mike and John for their time, this new age vinyl social media club just may be what record collectors worldwide have been clamoring for.   I am impressed by the easy to use platform (yes I have some record listed!) in which to post your records and the overall ease of use of the site.  This is online crate digging at its finest, so come on over and start posting some records, it's fun and who knows, you just might find that record you have been searching for.  

But the phenomenal part of Splug, is that the site isn't limited to vinyl; you can trade for just about anything, opening up new avenues for collectors worldwide!

Want to trade some records? Start Splugging away and sign up HERE

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

vinyl available from our friends at Insound

Blonde Redhead - Barragán

LP is packaged in a custom die-­-cut cover and inner sleeve with “peel and reveal” sticker insert. A digital download also included in the LP package. They certainly weren’t clear when twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace and Kazu Makino first found themselves playing and writing together back in the mid-­- 90s. At a time when the musical landscape was defined by the sullen, narcotic rage of grunge, and counterpointed by the purist, politicised undergrounds of Olympia, Washington and Washington DC, Blonde Redhead simply did not fit in anywhere. This indivisible trio of aliens -­- decorous, poetic, hermetic; dedicated to espresso and tea and a glass of red wine with dinner -­- were out of place in New York City, never mind the rest of America. It was only when, in 1997, they were invited to tour with Fugazi – who showed them a thing or two about being a band – that Blonde Redhead even saw the rest of the country where they had impulsively ended up living and working. Perversely, the experience helped to define them, and the long process of carving out a niche for their singular music began.

And they’re still here. It’s almost too obvious to mention that Blonde Redhead have never made records for fame, or for money, or to ape their teenage heroes, or to indulge any of the dumb, ephemeral impulses that clog up the blogosphere with dumb, ephemeral music. They make music, simply, because they have to. Over 8 increasingly distinctive and assured albums, they have developed a sonic language of their own: rapt, wistful, plangent, with melodies coiling like smoke through thickets of whispering electronics, anchored by nuanced, sensual rhythms. The liquid grace of their output redeems and resolves the precarious circumstances of its creation.

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The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers

Brill Bruisers is the first new release in four years from the acclaimed supergroup the New Pornographers, who NPR called “virtually peerless in the world of power-pop and indie-rock.” Additionally, the New Yorker describes the band’s music as “magnificent and clever.” “This is a celebration record,” in the worlds of the lead-singer and main songwriter A.C. Newman, and that describes it perfectly – massively melodic, joyous pop music helmed by the soaring vocals of Neko Case, Dan Bejar and Newman himself.

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J Mascis - Tied to a Star

Comes with a download card! J Mascis' Tied to a Star is the follow up to his acclaimed Sub Pop debut Several Shades of Why. The album, led by the songs "Every Morning" and "Wide Awake," was recorded and produced by Mascis and mixed by John Agnello at Bisquiteen in Amherst, MA. Tied to a Star also features guest appearances from musicians Ken Maiuri (Young@Heart Chorus), Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession), Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) and Chan Marshall (Cat Power).

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Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (2011 Remaster)

The Division Bell 20th Anniversary release will feature a new 2-LP 180-gram vinyl edition of the album, remastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab from the original analogue tapes, including all the full length tracks (originally edited to fit on a single LP) in a gatefold sleeve designed by Hipgnosis/StormStudios.

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Arcade Fire - Funeral (Reissue)

Newly re-issued on 180 gram vinyl! An intense spectacle even on record, this rather large ensemble hailing from Montreal is on a mission. Prepare to get caught up in it all! Look out below indeed...The Arcade Fire bring a theatricality, an intensity, an insanity, and a penchant for amazing hooks to their debut full-length release, "Funeral." You have never heard such energy, such beauty, and such emotion from such a young band. Fans of Neutral Milk Hotel, Broken Social Scene, and Roxy Music's first two albums will have a new favorite band, The Arcade Fire!

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from our friends at ThrillJockey

Back to Land by Wooden Shjips Available Via Thrilljockey

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.

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upcoming releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

EVERLY BROTHERS - VERY BEST OF

The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers is a reminder to all of us as to what exactly constitutes real music. Hearing the duo's impeccable harmonies and the way that their voices intertwine on hits like "Cathy's Clown", "Bye Bye Love", "Devoted To You" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream" are enough to bring a person to tears.

This 31-track collection on a double LP serves to remind us that The Everly Brothers were indeed one of a kind. We are beyond lucky to have this music to remember them.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Insert
• Brand new compilation, on vinyl for the first time!

FLEETWOOD MAC - BLUES JAM IN CHICAGO VOL. 1 & 2

Blues Jam In Chicago Vol. 1 & 2 was the result of a recording session with Fleetwood Mac in early 1969 at Chess Records in Chicago, home to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, amongst others. Then a young British blues band, Peter Green, John McVie, guitarists Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer and Mick Fleetwood jammed with a number of famous Chicago Blues artists from whom they drew inspiration. Since the Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac was so directly influenced by Chicago blues, the session acts as a kind of stylistic homecoming for the band.

The following Windy City Blues legends were present at this single-day session: Otis Spann, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Buddy Guy, Walter "Shakey" Horton, J. T. Brown, Willie Dixon and S.P. Leary. Willie Dixon oversaw the proceedings, and can be heard during the between-song banter giving directions and chastising Walter "Shakey" Horton for missing his cues.

Originally released in two volumes, we've combined them into one powerful package!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Gatefold sleeve
• Remastered audio
• Jams with Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Shakey Horton, J.T. Brown, Guitar Buddy, Honeyboy Edwards, S.P. Leary

YUSEF LATEEF - THE GENTLE GIANT

The Gentle Giant is an great Souljazz album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1970 and 1971. Backing up Lateef are seasoned Jazz players like Eric Gale, Chuck Rainey, Albert Heath and Ray Bryant, guaranteing a well defined album that offers an insight in his unique musicianship with a small ensemble of focused and singular-minded players.

At a time when funk and fusion were merging with the intensely volatile and distrustful mood of the U.S., Lateef's brand of Detroit Soul evolved from his earlier Hard Bop Jazz and World music innovations. The Gentle Giant is an appropriate title, as Lateef's levitational flute looms large over the Rhythm & Blues beats central to the equation. Kenny Barron's Fender Rhodes electric piano is also a sign of the times.

This is a prime example of a post-Bitches Brew, pre-Weather Report/Headhunters Jazz album that put Lateef in many respects to the forefront of the Fusion movement. On 180 gram audiophile vinyl

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pre-order from our friends at Relapse

Atriarch - An Unending Pathway

After two critically beloved records on Seventh Rule and Profound Lore ATRIARCH make their Relapse debut with their finest moment yet.  Blending death rock, doom, black metal, punk and psychedelic drone/noise ATRIARCH immediately establish themselves as one of the most creative and compelling heavy-music bands of the 21st century.  Imagine Bauhaus as covered by Eyehategod, or Sisters of Mercy filtered through Neurosis, and you start to get the picture of what ATRIARCH has achieved on their new record.  Once every few years a band comes along that takes the familiar and creates something wholly new.  ATRIARCH have done just that with An Unending Pathway.

First Press
900 x Black Standard Gram
300 x Black 180 Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
300 x Black / Grey Merge Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
100 x Clear (do not request clear)

Pre-Order at Relapse

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TV On The Radio’s 'Seeds' Being Released via Harvest Records on November 18th

TV On the Radio will release their new album, Seeds, November 18th on Harvest Records. The band’s new single “Happy Idiot” ignites a hearty introduction to Seeds, catapulting out of the gate with an earnestly frenetic beat over a sweet sweet chorus of resignation. One thing that remains a constant with TV on the Radio is that there is no constant, and one curveball trounces another on Seeds.

When you pre-order Seeds through the band's official online store, you will unlock unique presale codes that will give you the first chance at buying tickets for the fall club dates, starting Wednesday, September 3rd at 10AM local time. All pre-orders will unlock an instant download of "Happy Idiot."

Available in a series of bundles at TV on the Radio Official Store

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Kevin Smith's 'Clerks' Soundtrack Gets Vinyl Release

To celebrate Clerks 20th anniversary the soundtrack will be pressed to vinyl for the first time ever! Clerks is the 1994 soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack features alternative rock songs performed by various artists, as well as audio clips from the film. Famously, the cost of licensing the songs on the soundtrack cost more than the film cost to make.

Vinyl Details:
- Available on vinyl for the first time.
- Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Stan Ricker
- Gatefold Jacket and D Side etching

Vinyl Color: 
Side A/B White, C/D Black (LTD 500, SRC Exclusive) Clear with Black Smoke (LTD 1,500)

Order at ShopRadioCast

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from the great state of texas:

Spin Cycle - Dallas' Next New Record Store Is Big: The 15,500-Square-Foot Josey Records Is Coming Soon.







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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 8/25-8/31, 2014

Vinyl Top 25

1. Shovels & Rope - Swimmin' Time
2. Ty Segall - Manipulator
3. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
4. J Mascis - Tied to A Star
5. Royal Blood - Royal Blood
6. Etta James - Rocks The House
7. FKA Twigs - LP1
8. Earth - Primitive & Deadly
9. Spoon - They Want My Soul
10. Eno | Hyde - High Life
11. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
12. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
13. Superdrag - Head Trip In Every Key
14. The Coolin' System - Refrigerate After Opening
15. Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden
16. King Buzzo - This Machine Kills Artists
17. Jack White - Lazaretto
18. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
19. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
20. Robyn Hitchock - The Man Upstairs
21. Electric Wurms - Musik Die Schwer zu Twerk
22. Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
23. Cory Branan - The No-Hit Wonder
24. All Them Witches - Lightning At The Door
25. Lambchop - Nixon

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album cover art of the day:

New Track "When Bodies Are Deformed" Streaming From Centinex As Band Announces Comeback Release





















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album cover art of the day, part two:

RUSSELL ALLEN And JORN LANDE's 'The Great Divide' Collaborative Album: More Details Revealed

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2014


DEAR JERRY: As you know from numerous other readers, the producers of television shows always seem to avoid including any information in the credits about the recordings heard in the film --especially frustrating when it's the main theme and played at the beginning of every episode! 

Such is the case with the music that kicks off HBO's "True Detective." 

What intrigues me most about this tune is it is by a male-female duo who sound like Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra, and their hits "Lady Bird" and "Summer Wine." 

I know Hazelwood died but maybe it's something they recorded in the 1960s. 
—Heather Montel, Terre Haute, Ind. 

DEAR HEATHER: The adopted "True Detective" theme, at least for Season 1, may remind you of 1960s songs by Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra, but that's the extent of the connection.

The singers are Brett and Rennie Sparks, a husband and wife collaboration who, for about 20 years, have recorded and performed as the Handsome Family.

"True Detective," the Emmy-winning drama starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, uses Brett and Rennie's composition "Far from Any Road" as its theme.

"Far from Any Road" is one of 13 tracks on the Handsome Family's 2003 album, "Singing Bones" (Carrot Top 036).



DEAR JERRY: I would like a list of notable vinyl era releases played in the U.S. that are all or mostly in a foreign language. 

I know you have mentioned a few in previous columns, but in a different context. No where can I find them all in one place, but you seem to have the resources to do it. 
—Darwin Graham, Marysville, Calif. 

DEAR DARWIN: You're right. There are scattered references but usually to just a few. There is nothing that attempts to be comprehensive.

Even our list does not have every one made, but it's a good start and we can add to it as new entries are discovered.

Not all of these are completely in another language, but I'll include them as long as a significant percentage is. Also, space does not allow for listing more than two titles for any artist:

ABBA (Swedish / Spanish) "Fernando" (1976); "Fernando" (1976)
Steve Allen and His Orchestra with the Copacabana Trio (Spanish) "Cuando Calienta El Sol (When the Sun Is Hot)" (1963)
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (Portuguese) "Zazueira" (1969)
Paul Anka (Italian) "Ogni Volta (Every Time)" (1964)
Beatles (German) "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want to Hold Your Hand)" (1964); "Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)" (1964)
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg (French) "Je T'aime … Moi Non Plus" (1969)
Blue Stars (French) "Lullaby of Birdland" (1955)
Renato Carosone (Italian) "Torero" (1958)
Champs (Spanish) "Tequila" (1958)
Keith Colley (Spanish) "Enamorado" (1963); "Queridita Mia (Little Darlin')" (1963)
Bobby Darin (French) "Milord" (1964)
Joe Dowell (German) "Wooden Heart" (1961)
Drupi (Italian) "Vado Via" (1973)
Falco (German) "Der Kommissar" (1981); "Rock Me Amadeus" (1986)
Jose Feliciano (Spanish) "Feliz Navidad" (1970)
Freddy Fender (Spanish) "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (1975)
Connie Francis (Italian / Spanish) "Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia) (1960); "Malaguena" (1960)
Galens (German) "Baby I Do Love You (Du, du Liegst mir im Herzen)" (1963)
Gaylords (Italian) "Flamingo L'amore" (1958)
Rex Gildo (German) "Liebe Kälter Als Eis ([You're the] Devil in Disguise)" (1963); "Zwei Blaue Vergissmeinnicht (Say Wonderful Things)" (unusual release in that both sides of the U.S. single (Capitol 5076) show only English titles, yet both are completely in German)
Will Glahe and His Orchestra (German) "Liechtensteiner Polka" (1957)
Rocco Granata (Italian) "Marina" (1959)
Eartha Kitt (French) "C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)" (1953)
Kraftwerk (French) "Tour De France" (1983)
Julius La Rosa (Italian) "Eh Cumpari" (1953)
Lolita (German) "Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea)" (1960); "Cowboy Jimmy Joe (Die Sterne Der Prarie)" (1961)
Claudine Longet (French) "Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)" (1968)
Trini Lopez (Spanish) "La Bamba" (1963)
Los Lobos (Spanish) "La Bamba" (1987)
Dean Martin (Italian) " Luna Mezzo Mare" (1951); "Oh Marie" (1952)
Al Martino (Italian) "Granada" (1961)
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 (Portuguese) "Mas Que Nada" (1966)
Mina (Italian) "Il Cielo in Una Stanza (This World We Love In)" (1961)
Mocedades (Spanish) "Eres Tu" (1974)
Domenico Modugno (Italian) "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" (1958); "Piove (Ciao, Ciao Bambina)" (1959)
Lou Monte (Italian) "Roman Guitar" (1957); "Lazy Mary (Luna Mezzo Mare)" (1958)
Nena (German) "99 Luftballons" (1983)
Emilio Pericoli (Italian) "Al Di La" (1962)
Edith Piaf (French) "Milord" (1961); "No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien)" (1961)
Elvis Presley (Spanish / Italian) "Guadalajara" (1963); "Santa Lucia" (1965)
Rene and Rene (Spanish) "Angelito" (1964); Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero" (1968)
Ivo Robic and the Song-Masters (German) "Morgen (1959)
Johnny Rodriguez (Spanish) "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" (1977)
Marty Robbins (Hawaiian / Spanish) "Drowsy Waters (Wailana)" (1958); "La Paloma" (1966)
Kyu Sakamoto (Japanese) "Sukiyaki" (1963); "China Nights" (1963)
Sandpipers (Spanish / Italian) "Guantanamera" (1966); "Quando M'innamoro" (1968)
Santana (Spanish) "Oye Como Va" (1971)
Neil Sedaka (Italian) "Tu Non Lo Sai (Breaking Up Is Hard to Do)" (1962)
Singing Nun (French) "Dominique" (1963); "Tous Les Chemins (All the Roads)" (1964)
Ritchie Valens (Spanish) "La Bamba" (1958)
Marianne Vasel and Erich Storz (German) "The Little Train (Die Kleine Bimmelbahn)" (1958)
Bobby Vinton (Polish) "My Melody of Love" (1974)

IZ ZAT SO? During the 45 rpm vinyl era (1949-1989), just five foreign language hits reached No. 1 in the U.S. — with each one in a different language:

1958: Domenico Modugno "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" (Italian)
1963: Kyu Sakamoto "Sukiyaki" (Japanese)
1963: The Singing Nun "Dominique" (French)
1986: Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" (German)
1987: Los Lobos "La Bamba" (Spanish)

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

pre-order vinyl records from our friends at SoundStageDirect

Sanctuary (Pre-Order) by Iron Maiden

BMG and INgrooves Music Group will follow the 2012/13 IRON MAIDEN vinyl picture disc reissues of the first eight Iron Maiden albums, which spanned the 1980s, with brand new pressings of the albums in heavyweight 180g black vinyl in the United States.

In conjunction with these premium album releases, a strictly limited one-off run of the 7'' singles from each respective album will be made available. These highly collectable black vinyl singles will be cut from the original UK analogue master tapes. Released in replica artwork packaging, this will be the first time ever that these black vinyl singles have officially been made available in the U.S. and sure to become a must-have item for fans, collectors and anyone who missed out first time round.

The release of these high quality, black vinyl records offers optimum choice to fans who would like to own a piece of Maiden's authentic 1980's vinyl sound, or for those simply wanting to rediscover this much loved, iconic format. Coupled with the end of the Maiden England World Tour which began in North America in 2012 and finished last month at Knebworth Park's Sonisphere Festival in the UK, this now completes Maiden's 1980's touring and catalogue reissues cycle, so the band are free to focus on their dynamic future plans.

Pre-Order at SoundStageDirect

Watch Dogs (Pre-Order) by Brian Reitzell

Following on from the phenomenal success of their RSD release of FAR CRY 3: BLOOD DRAGON’s, Invada partner with Ubisoft Music and dive once again into the world of video game soundtracks with the release of Brian Reitzell's musical score to the highly-anticipated WATCH_DOGS. Full of infectious beats and atmospheric, retro-futuristic synths, the score is a further achievement from Reitzell, who has previously written music for drama series HANNIBAL as well as working on multiple scores with director Sofia Coppola. To represent the varied challenges of the game, Reitzell brings an eclectic feel to the score, with thumping beats and off-kilter melodies of the club scene juxtaposed with the more ethereal and atmospheric synth and guitar, evoking the music of Vangelis and Brian Eno - ideal for a post-noir cyberpunk game.

Pre-Order at SoundStageDirect


This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. The Beatles Mono Box Set (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
2. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
3. Friday the 13th (1980 Original Score) (Pre-Order)
4. R.E.M. - MTV Unplugged, 1991
5. The Very Best Of Elton John
6. Phish - A Picture of Nectar (Deluxe Vinyl) (Pre-Order)
7. Led Zeppelin IV (On Sale) (Pre-Order)
8. Houses Of The Holy (On Sale) (Pre-Order)

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from our friends at OmnivoreRecordings

TV Eyes Self-Titled LP Up For Pre-Order

Alternative super group gets its first international release!

Jason Falkner, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. and Brian Reitzell have quite a musical history. Manning and Falkner—once bandmates in Jellyfish—have gone on to success as solo acts, or as members of groups including The Three O’Clock, The Grays, Imperial Drag, and The Moog Cookbook. Brian Reitzell, once the drummer for Redd Kross and Air, turned his talents to film and television, supervising and composing music for several films directed by Sofia Coppola, including The Virgin Suicides and the Academy Award nominated Lost In Translation (for which he, along with Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, was nominated for a BAFTA award.) Currently, Reitzell composes music for the NBC-TV drama Hannibal.

But, together, they were TV Eyes.

Their 2006 self-titled debut was only released in Japan, now out of print, and commanding top dollar on the collector market. Omnivore Recordings is going to rectify that situation with a CD and 2-LP expanded edition. The release features nine tracks from TV Eyes, plus 3 bonus tracks from the Japanese only EP Softcore—each of which is a song from TV Eyes, remixed by a member of the band. If that wasn’t enough, the reissue also includes the first CD appearance of “She’s A Study,” which was featured in the aforementioned Lost In Translation, and previously only available on a white label, promo 12” single a decade ago.

For its first ever issue on vinyl, the double LP will be pressed on translucent yellow vinyl, and includes a download card. The packaging for both formats will include photos and liner notes from the band’s Jason Falkner.

Release date: 10/7/2014

Pre-Order at OmnivoreRecordings

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Rational Youth & Psyche. Thunderstruck / Underrated. 3x 7" Vinyl (Clear, White, Orange)

It happened this year in Sweden. Rational Youth reunited for their first shows in Europe in well over a decade, supported by fellow-Canadian, though now long-time ex-pats Psyche. Both artists have a dedicated fan-following, and whether you take Unveiling the Secret or Cold War Night Life, The Crawler or Holiday in Bangkok, both artists have left an undeniable mark on the synthpop scene both in Canada and in Europe.

We are not really sure who came up with the admittedly kitsch idea of covering the AC/DC classic Thunderstruck, but after seeing it performed live as an encore from Stockholm to Malmo, we were sold. The familiar melody makes a killer analogue synthline, and the vocal performances by Tracy Howe and Darrin Huss are bang-on. Surely, tongues are firmly planted in cheeks on this one, but you've never had more fun, and after all that is what synthpop is all about. It's also a revenge song of sorts: Psyche's Synthpop revenge on all those years of bullying by AC/DC fans for listening to New Wave stuff like Gary Numan while in high school. By having fun with such an iconic stadium rock tune, the artists are bridging a gap in diversity.

The exclusive b-side Underrated is an original track that combines the best elements of Psyche and Rational Youth, with Howe's almost deadpan style creating the perfect counterpoint to Huss' crooning. Underrated is a spontaneous electro wonder created by Kevin Komoda, and brought to a frenetic final statement on unsung heroes by Darrin, Tracy, as well as Gaenor Howe on vocals.

The 7" vinyl is released on Artoffact Records in three colours:

1. Shot-glass clear, limited to 100 copies.
2. Can I come again please? white, limited to 150 copies.
3. Texas cheeseburger cheese orange, limited to 250 copies.

The record comes in a 3mm spined-sleeve and is a design replica of the original 1990 Australian-issue sleeve for AC/DC's own Thunderstruck 7". Both the iconic thunderbolt and the artist logos are done in a silver pantone. MP3 download coupon is also included.

This package gives you one copy of each of the colours available of the Rational Youth / Psyche 7" vinyl. YOU GET 3 COMPLETE SLEEVES, WITH ONE 7" VINYL IN EACH SLEEVE.

Order at our friends at StormingTheBase

Front Line Assembly. AirMech. 3x 2LP (3x Picture Vinyl + Yellow, Brown, & Clear Vinyl)

Two years ago, Carbon Games signed Front Line Assembly to create an original album soundtrack for AirMech, a futuristic free-to-play online video game. The soundtrack received the full studio treatment and was instantly touted as an electronic masterpiece, one of the most original in the FLA canon, prompting FearNET to call it "a definite keeper for FLA fans and anyone who grooves on dark, violent and cinematic-scale industrial & EBM."

Artoffact Records presents a deluxe vinyl edition of AirMech, released on double-vinyl.

In each set, one of the LPs will be a gorgeous picture-vinyl, featuring the members of FLA in the AirMech setting. Each set will also contain a second, colored vinyl.

IN THIS PACKAGE YOU GET ALL 3 VERSIONS OF FLA "AIRMECH" 2LP. THE SET CONTAINS 3 COPIES OF THE SLEEVE: YOU ARE GETTING 3 COMPLETE 2LP PACKAGES

 •Picture Vinyl + dirty yellow (100 copies)
 •Picture Vinyl + machine brown (150 copies)
 •Picture Vinyl + frosted clear (250 copies)

Both vinyl discs are packaged in a 5 mm full colour sleeve, showcasing the wonderful cover imagery perfectly. Comes with an MP3 download card.

Order at our friends at StormingTheBase

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Circle Jerks: Live At The House Of Blues Available On Vinyl

Originally recorded as part of the Show Must Go Off live concert DVD series in 2004, at one point we realized that the audio is so good, it could stand on it's own as a CD, LP, or tape. CDs? Forget it! It's scheduled release date is Oct. 23, 2014 as a double live LP set as well as a double live cassette package. You will never hear punk rock played, recorded and mixed any better than this.

Includes unlimited streaming of Circle Jerks: Live At The House Of Blues via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Available HERE


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Obituary - Inked In Blood

*Bone/Blood Merge* Exclusive10/28/14

Death metal legends OBITUARY make their Relapse debut with ‘Inked In Blood,’ their 9th full length LP.  Almost three decades in, ‘Inked In Blood’ stands out as one of the finest moments in OBITUARY’s already godlike discography.  The riffs, groove, snarl and rage are as fierce as ever, putting most all other contemporary death metal bands to shame.  OBITUARY are THE definitive death metal band, and ‘Inked In Blood’ is an instant classic amongst their already storied catalog.  OBITUARY are both the originators and the torch-bearers of the genre!   ‘Inked In Blood’ is the sound of true death metal kings reclaiming their throne!!!

Pressing Info:
First Press
5400 x Black Standard Gram
1000 x Bone White / Blood Red Merge Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
300 x Camouflage Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
500 x Bone White Standard Gram *Indie Retailer Exclusive* (Not available through Relapse.com)
200 x Silver Standard Gram *Kickstarter Edition* (Not available through Relapse.com)
100 x Blood Red Standard Gram *Florida Retailer Exclusive* (Not available through Relapse.com)
100 x Clear (do not request clear)

*Note: Vinyl images are mock ups and may differ slightly from actual product

***Exclusively available through Relapse.com***
***Mailorder exclusive bone white / blood red merge 2xLP limited to 1,000.  Housed in gatefold packaging featuring a 3D embossed cover.  Includes a free digital download of the entire album including the two bonus tracks available on the Deluxe CD version***

Order at our friends at Relapse

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Debut Album from Sylvie Simmons Available For Pre-Order From LightInTheAttic

We're happy to announce this sweet album by the great Sylvie Simmons: a NEW recording for us here at Light in the Attic, but it was so beautiful we couldn't resist. Sylvie is haunting and out-of-time, but it is also a brand-new, original debut album by a singer-writer who has been making music since she was a little girl but just for herself. The raw, delicate, and sensual songs about love and love gone wrong are performed on a ukulele, which here sounds like a broken harp or a heartbroken guitar. Late last year, in a gap between tours, Howe Gelb of Giant Sand lured Sylvie to the desert where they recorded live to tape in Wavelab Studio in Tucson with Thoger Lund playing upright bass and Howe, who produced the album, backing her brilliantly on guitar, synthesizers, and piano.

Born in London, she'd felt the pull of America since childhood and ran away to LA in the late seventies to write about music, convinced she'd never have the nerve to perform it. She became renowned as a rock writer (she's the subject of a BBC documentary, The Rock Chick) and also as an acclaimed author. Her books include the cult fiction Too Weird For Ziggy and biographies Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes and I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen. Following numerous movements across the globe-including three years in a tumbledown French chateau- she now lives in San Francisco.

•Produced by Howe Gelb and Chris Schultz (track 6 only)
•Debut album by esteemed writer and Leonard Cohen biographer Sylvie Simmons
•LP housed in “tip-on” gatefold Stoughton jacket
•Lyric booklet included
•Color vinyl editions:
   200 on “Forest Marbled” wax (LITA Vinyl Subscriber exclusive)
   100 on “Turquoise” wax (LITA.net pre-orders exclusive, limit 2 per customer)

Pre-order Sylvie, out October 28th, on CD, vinyl, and digital. First 100 pre-orders will receive turquoise colored wax!

Pre-Order at LightInTheAttic

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Modest Mouse Giving Vinyl Reissues to Early Albums?










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Milan and Invada Records to release Oldboy soundtrack on vinyl for the first time











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Warp reveal stunning artwork and packaging for new Aphex Twin album, Syro







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Sleater-Kinney Releasing Career-Spanning 'Start Together' Box Set - Limited-edition box set will feature all seven of the punk band's LPs remastered and on color vinyl










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Shooting Guns Treat 'WolfCop' Score to Vinyl Release via One Way Static, Premiere New Tracks











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super read from Baltimore City Paper

Setting A Record - Record Collecting Isn't Just Jack Moore's Hobby, It's Part Of His Worldview











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great news from the uk:

New independent music shop Relevant Record Cafe promises to cater for Cambridge's vinyl junkies and caffeine addicts







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more from the uk:

20 years of the vinyl revival: Spin-It records celebrates two decades at Trinity Market in Hull city centre







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from the great state of massachusetts: 

The rebirth of vinyl: Records rebound as CDs slump







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Amazon Best Sellers in CDs & Vinyl 

1. V (Deluxe Explicit) ~ Maroon 5
2. Partners ~ Barbra Streisand
3. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1 ~ Soundtrack
4. Somewhere Under Wonderland (Deluxe) ~ Counting Crows
5. Step Back ~ Johnny Winter
6. Eric Clapton & Friends - The Breeze ~ Eric Clapton
7. Hypnotic Eye ~ Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
8. Popular Problems ~ Leonard Cohen
9. Frozen 2 Disc Deluxe Edition Soundtrack ~ Demi Lovato
10. Cowboy Rides Away: Live From At&T Stadium ~ George Strait

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BecauseSoundMatters Top 10 Vinyl Best Sellers

1. Lights - Little Machines Limited Edition
2. Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood
3. Lights - Little Machines
4. Cute Is What We Aim For - Rotation
5. Mastodon - Once More ‘Round The Sun
6. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
7. Dream Theater - Dream Theater Limited Edition Collector's Box Set
8. Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love
9. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C.
10. Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends

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Insound is at it again, check out this sale!

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album cover art of the day:

Black Veil Brides Preview New Album and Unveil Cover Art + Track List at NYC Listening Party