Vinyl Record News & Notes, Did You Know?

Primus Primed to Release First Album in 12 Years

Bryan Wawzenek

Primus have been hard at work on their first studio album in more than a decade. In a post on the band’s website, Les Claypool and pals has said the record is nearly complete.

“For those of you that enjoyed the new song, ‘Last Salmon Man,’ that we played New Year’s, you’ll love the record because every song basically sounds exactly the same as that one,” Claypool joked in the post. “In fact, we just kept recording the same song over and over and I would just change a few of the lyrics around.”

Read more at Gibson.com





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I'll let the explanation at the ThirdManRecords  site do the talking. However, I marvel at what Jack White is doing, and also wonder if people buy into what he does. Making collectibles is a tricky market, he is over stepping on this? Any comments?

NEW GREEN SERIES RECORDS


Third Man Records is ecstatic to announce its latest additions to its spoken word/instructional Green Series.

From the depths of Fletcher, North Carolina are the exciting auctioneering sounds of Jerry King. Whether it’s farm equipment, real estate, vintage autos or homemade baked goods, Jerry has skills it takes not only to sell these disparate items, but does so with such a smooth delivery that his voice truly does resonate. Jerry truly is one of the world’s greatest auctioneers.

Read what else is said at ThirdManRecords  

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some of the best cover art of the year

 Ponytail Announe New LP

Ponytail’s third full-length album, 'Do Whatever You Want All The Time,' is set for April 12th of this year via We Are Free.

The seven-track album was produced by J. Robbins. The cover art was designed by Boredoms’ EYE. The track listing is below.

Do Whatever You Want All the Time:
01 Easy Peasy
02 Flabbermouse
03 Honey Touches
04 Beyondersville//Flight of Fancy
05 AwayWay
06 Tush
07 Music Tunes









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SLIPKNOT Percussionist's THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH: Debut Album Gets New Release Date

M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan, best known as one of the founding members of SLIPKNOT, has just unveiled ApocalypticNightmare.com, his new home on the web. The site will be the new one-stop shop to see everything going on in Clown's world, from art to music. The features on the site will include an online gallery of Clown's photographs and paintings, as well as an extensive music section. The music section will include streaming tracks of bands Clown has produced, remixed, and played drums on, as well as his solo project BRAIN WASH LOVE, TO MY SURPRISE, DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS and his latest venture, THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH.


Read the rest at Blabbermouth




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Warner Music Group Loses $18 Million

Despite new releases From Kid Rock and Michael Bublé, label's stock price decreases significantly

Read the rest at RollingStone.com

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vinyl in the Detroit area:

Record Collector Goes on the Record: Keeps Operation Spinning Along

Diving the "'buck bin" proves one of the best music education programs available

By Jeff Milo
Among the dusty aesthetics of the Record Collector, with towers of CDs, records and tapes wobbling on the counter, General Manager Mike Ross, 36, weighs in on the shop.

“I think we’re your stereotypical crusty, dusty, ol’ record store," he said with an air of romance.

The music store, just east of Planavon on Nine Mile, is one of the surviving record stores in Metro Detroit.

Read the rest   HERE

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The STEVE MILLER BAND announces LET YOUR HAIR DOWN for April 19, Spring Tour

Written by James Zahn

The STEVE MILLER BAND is already back with a brand-new album. LET YOUR HAIR DOWN will be released on April 19th the Miller's Space Cowboy Records in partnership with Roadrunner's Loud & Proud imprint. Check out all the details on the new release below!

The band will kick off the album release with a Spring tour beginning April 19 featuring special guest Gregg Allman. Prior to the album release and tour, The Steve Miller Band will celebrate the opening of the new Austin City Limits venue at The Moody Theater with a sold out gala concert event to benefit KRLU-TV, Austin PBS, on February 24, followed by the inaugural live taping on February 26.

Let Your Hair Down features the last recordings by harmonica virtuoso Norton Buffalo, Miller's "partner in harmony" for thirty-three years. Noted Pink Floyd album cover artist Storm Thorgerson, who also did the wonderfully whimsical cover to BINGO! returns to Let Your Hair Down with one of the great album covers of his career.

Get the rest of the story and the tour dates at KikAxeMusic.com

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Pulled Apart By Horses Re-Release ‘I Punched A Lion In The Throat’

Pulled Apart By Horses are re-releasing their 2009 single 'I Punched A Lion In The Throat'.

It will be available through Transgressive Records on extremely limited seven-inch vinyl and download, from 7th March.

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R.E.M. Say New Album is Their Best in 20 Years

Bryan Wawzenek

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck are pretty excited about their new record, Collapse Into Now. The guys think highly of their band’s 15th studio album, which will be released on March 7.

“This is, song for song, the best thing we’ve ever done,” guitarist Buck told Rolling Stone. “A lot of people say we did our best work in the early ’90s. But 15 years later, here we are again.”

Read the rest at Gibson.com

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Stevie Nicks to Release New Album

Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks is set to release her first solo album in 10 years. According to Undercover.fm, the new record is called 'In Your Dreams' and was co-produced by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard.

More info to follow....

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Stryper Releasing Covers Album


Stryper are offering fans a headbanging view of who their influences were early on, with the arrival of an almost entire album's worth of covers, 'The Covering.' Set for release on February 15th via Big3 Records, the album includes twelve rocking covers, as well as an all-new original tune, "God." And most significantly, the album marks the return of original bassist Tim Gaines back into the Stryper fold, setting up the first Stryper release in years to feature the definitive line-up of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass), and Robert Sweet (drums).

According to Michael Sweet, the impetus for putting out a mostly covers set was a simple one. "Every Stryper album is pretty serious and pretty bold in the lyrical faith sense of the word. We just wanted to roll our sleeves up, cut loose, and have some fun......

Read more at AntiMusic.com

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Cover version

Although many consumers download music, Grammy-nominated designer Xiao Qing-yang believes that the album cover continues to be an important form of art

By Catherine Shu / Staff reporter

 

If you follow Taiwan’s indie music scene, you’re probably familiar with Xiao Qing-yang’s (蕭青陽) work, even if you don’t recognize his name. Over the past 26 years, the prolific designer has created nearly 1,000 album covers. On Sunday Xiao will find out if he wins a Grammy Award for the packaging of Story Island (故事島), an instrumental album by composer Lee Cin-cin (李欣芸).

This is the fourth time Xiao has been nominated for the Best Recording Package award. But Xiao was still effusive during an interview at his New Taipei City studio last month as he talked about his upcoming trip to the US, the continuing relevance of CD packaging in an era of music downloads, and the concept behind Story Island.

Read the rest of this compelling glimpse of album cover art by one of the masters at taipeitimes.com

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Did You Know?

more stuff everybody should know...

There are more beetles than any other kind of creature in the world.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Soda water does not contain soda.

The childrens' nursery rhyme 'Ring-a-Round-The-Rosies' actually refers to the Black Death which killed about 30 million people in the fourteenth-century.

Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.

The Andy Griffth Show was the first spin-off in TV history. It was spun-off from the Danny Thomas Show.

St. Bernards, famous for their role as alpine rescue dogs, do NOT wear casks of brandy around their necks.

Video Killed the Radio Star was the very first video ever played on MTV.

and in music today:

In 1956, Little Richard records "Long Tall Sally", which will go on be his highest charting record in the US, climbing to number 6 on Billboard's Pop chart and number 1 on the R&B chart by next April. Rolling Stone magazine has listed the tune as #56 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.

In 1959, Link Wray performs his controversial instrumental hit "Rumble" on American Bandstand. Because of its title, many radio stations refused to play the record, but it still managed to sell over a million copies and reach #16 on the Billboard Pop chart.

In 1967, The Beatles recorded the orchestral build-up for the middle and end of “A Day in the Life.” At The Beatles' request, the orchestra members arrived in full evening dress, along with novelty items. One violinist wore a red clown's nose, while another wore a fake gorilla's paw on his bow hand. Others wore funny hats and other assorted novelties. The recording was filmed for a possible Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band television special, which was ultimately abandoned. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mike Nesmith from The Monkees and Donovan also attended the session.

In 1968, the Bubble Gum music craze got its start when "Simon Says" by The 1910 Fruitgum Company entered the US record charts, where it would peak at number 4. Over the next year and a half, the group will have four more US Top 40 hits.


The Clash started recording their debut album at CBS studios in London, England in 1977.

Van Halen's debut album was released in 1978. In 1979, Rod Stewart started a four-week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy,” his third U.S. #1 (and a #1 hit in the U.K.). The record also went to the top in ten other countries.  Happens to be one of the worst songs ever recorded in my book and if I never hear it again in my lifetime, I won't miss it!

In 1997, Brian Connolly, singer with the 1970s glam rock group Sweet, died of kidney and liver failure, aged 51. Connolly replaced Ian Gillan (later of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath) in Wainwright's Gentlemen, and later joined Sweetshop, who became Sweet.



In 1998, Carl Wilson, lead guitarist and vocalist for The Beach Boys, died of cancer at the age of 51. Although Brian Wilson and Mike Love were featured on many of the band's biggest hits, it was Carl's voice that took the lead on "God Only Knows", "I Can Hear Music" and ""Good Vibrations".

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7, 2011


DEAR JERRY: Glad to see you occasionally include questions and commentary about picture sleeves for singles. They are important pieces of pop culture, and usually more valuable than the record they contain.

In my Motown sleeve collection are nine for the Supremes (featuring Diana Ross) and another nine for Diana Ross after she went solo.

Until a few days ago, I thought no others existed, at least not ones made in the U.S.

This recent grapevine buzz is about a very rare Motown promotional picture sleeve for “The Boss,” a 1979 hit and one of Diana's many singles never issued with a commercial sleeve.

So far, no one seems to be able to describe this one, picture it, or provide any details. Asking you about it seemed like a good idea to me.
—Jackie DeLancy, Wauwatosa, Wisc.

DEAR JACKIE: How could you, an admitted Motown aficionada, miss the opportunity to say “I heard it through the grapevine”? Yes, I know about this extremely bizarre sleeve. After finally seeing it, I even did some research into its history.

Though the back side clearly reads “Record insert … The Boss by Diana Ross, courtesy of Motown Records,” it seems Motown had very little, if anything, to do with this picture sleeve. For one thing, there is no other mention of Motown or Diana Ross, and no company logo.

Based on the text provided, we know this paper sleeve, along with a promotional copy of “The Boss” (Motown 1462), were made specifically for a record industry party in Chicago, possibly a gathering to announce Diana's new release to local record distributors.

The event details are printed on the sleeve, almost like an R.S.V.P. invitation: “A Party! Saturday, June 23, 1979, 10 p.m., 3257 N. Sheffield.”

The timing makes sense, as just three weeks later “The Boss” made its national chart debut.

Now for the really bizarre parts:

The front has a black-and-white photo of six white, nude from the waist up, so-called warlocks (male witches). With their all-white eyes — having neither iris nor pupil, only sclera — these guys look more like extras from “Night of the Living Dead.”.

Across the top is, “A Bunch of Queers Presents Warlock.”

On the back side is a black zombie-like warlock, along with many lines of gobbledygook text. Here are just two thought-provoking definitions:

“Warlock: a practitioner of black magic; a satanic being known to have intercourse with the dark forces.”

“Solstice: a highest point, culmination or limit; the summer solstice, when the sun is at the zenith of the Tropic of Cancer.”

We know of a few bands named Warlock, but there is no connection between them and anything on this sleeve.

If this Warlock ever recorded, or planned to record, songs titled “Warlock” and “Solstice,” then why is their sleeve used in conjunction with “The Boss”? I'm sure hundreds of photos of Diana Ross were easily available for use with her record.

As for 3257 N. Sheffield, it's not exactly the banquet room at the Hyatt. Today, the long-standing three-story brick building appears to be mostly vacant, with prominent “For Rent” and “For Lease” signs on walls and windows.

The only active business there now is Heaven's Morning Cleaners, so I called and spoke with the attendant on duty. She politely indicated she was too busy to talk about zombies and warlocks from 31 years ago.

Maybe I should have asked for the boss.


IZ ZAT SO? For now, only one copy of the Warlock “The Boss” picture sleeve is known to exist. One would think more were made, especially if intended to be an attention-getting way of circulating promo copies of Diana's new release. Perhaps there were more at the party, and only this one survived.

Drooling Motown collectors are calling it a monster and they don't mean in the zombie, science-fiction sense.

They refer to its possible four-figure value, if ever offered for sale.

Having “The Boss” promo only adds about $10 to the package.

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 2010 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Permission

Vinyl Record News & Notes, Did You Know?

The Rolling Stones To Release Singles Box Set

Record Store Day Special Vinyl Release Also Slated

The Rolling Stones are scheduled to release a box set in April, 'The Rolling Stones Singles (1971-2006),' that will feature 45 singles by the legendary group.  Starting with "Brown Sugar," which was released in 1971, the box set will contain 30 plus years of singles from the group.

The package itself will contain a total of 173 tracks, including 83 that never had an 'official release.'  There will also be a 32 page booklet, which will boast an essay by journalist and Stones expert, Paul Sexton, as well as an interview with former bassist for the band, Bill Wyman.

It was also announced that The Rolling Stones will be releasing a limited edition vinyl of "Brown Sugar" to coincide with this year's Record Store Day - an annual celebration of independent record stores across the country - on April 16th. The vinyl will include original B-sides, "Bitch" and "Let it Rock."



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Superchunk and Coliseum Cover Misfits' For Limited Edition 7-inch

Superchunk and Coliseum will release a limited edition 7-inch covering Misfits' Horror Business b/w Bullet for release on Record Store Day - April 16th.

The 7-inch will be issued on three different colors of vinyl: yellow w/ black splatter; magenta w/ black splatter; and standard black (500 copies of each) and available exclusively in record stores.

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The Cars Reveal Cover Art For ‘Move Like This’

It's their first new album in 24 years. The seminal Boston new-wave vets have reunited with frontman/creative force Ric Ocasek and will release their new album 'Move Like This' on May 10 via Concord Music. This is the first album from the original band -- Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson (minus the late Ben Orr) -- since the band officially broke up 23 years ago. "Sad Song", a retro-sounding single from 'Move Like This' drops mid-March.









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Check this out!

Mr. Zero's Pop-Culture Heaven

Rik Schwinden's store offers nostalgia trip

By Cyn Collins

Mr. Zero's entertainment shop is stranger than fiction. As you approach the purple, '70s-font sign and stride past the window display with a vintage mannequin surrounded by 45s and life-size rock-star cutouts, you feel like you're entering another dimension. And as you step through the portal, your mind whirls from the phantasmagorical array of posters, instruments, vinyl-record mobiles, and wall-to-wall vinyl with out-of-this-world cover art—from the Suburbs to Iggy Pop to the Runaways to Black Sabbath—beckoning music lovers with their siren call against the sonic backdrop of KISS blasting out of the stereo.

Read the rest of the journey HERE CityPages.com



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more about the rock and roll detective:

Beatles expert Jim Berkenstadt is a rock 'n' roll detective

The band hired him to piece together their story

By Will McClain

When Jim Berkenstadt first heard about the Beatles, he thought they were a comedy troupe. There they were, four grown men, cavorting together in a bed to advertise their 1964 TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. Berkenstadt tuned in to learn who the Beatles really were, and he never tuned out.

Though he's hobnobbed with rock royalty, James Berkenstadt, 54, is as Midwestern as they come. He was born in Illinois and attended Northwestern University before relocating to Madison, Wisconsin, where he took the job of corporate lawyer for—get this—a cheese company. While outwardly he became "the man" his musical idols railed against, life never hardened his rubber soul.

Read the rest at   CityPages.com

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the LATimes has an interesting piece of history and an amazing video:

Thousands Of Sinatra And Other WWII Vinyl Records Discovered At Army Base

More than 8,000 records were found hidden between a narrow 16-inch wall space

James Lynch
Q13 FOX News Reporter

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD —

Thousands of pieces of history was discovered at the 'Old Madigan Hospital' complex during renovation efforts at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.

Officials say more than 8,000 vinyl records were found hidden between a narrow 16-inch wall space. The vinyl recordings were dated from 1942 to 1960.

 


Read the rest LATimes

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Rumors Point to New Van Halen Album in August

After a hugely successful reunion tour, Van Halen is back in the studio with David Lee Roth putting together their first new album since 1984. Now, rumors are circulating.....

Read more: VintageVinylnews.com

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BON SCOTT's 'Round And Round' Due This Month; Audio Samples Available

Starline Media Entertainment has set a February 22 release date for Bon Scott's "Round And Round", featuring rare recordings made prior to the singer joining Australian hard rock legends AC/DC.

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this from www.pluginmusic.com

Rise Against Announce North American Headline Tour

Rise Against sets out on a tour of North America beginning April 5th in Las Vegas, NV. The tour, featuring special guests Bad Religion and Four Year Strong, will hit major markets across the United States throughout the spring, including two nights at New York City's Terminal 5 in early May. Joining the line-up for a special performance at the Long Beach show on April 7th will be California punk-band The Descendents. The April 7th show will be The Descendents' first Los Angeles area show in 14 years.

Get the tour dates and the rest of the story at Pluginmusic.com

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Great article about James Blake and his new LP at paste magazine:

James Blake

British dubstep-minimalist artist, James Blake, has brought his unique sound Stateside with the release of his self-titled debut album. His trio of 2010 EPs—Klavierwerke, CMYK and The Bells Sketch—garnered so much attention that Blake was named runner-up for BBC’s Sound of 2011, which highlights buzzworthy up-and-coming artists.

Read the rest at PasteMagazine.com

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New Release: Sugar Hill to Release Nickel Creek Titles for Record Store Day

Read about it at Cybergrass

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Did You Know?

more stuff everybody should know...

From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.

George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy. The skipper's real name on Gilligan's Island is Jonas Grumby. It was mentioned once in the first episode.  I did not know that...

Human hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death.

Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world.

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

Hummingbirds can't walk.

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. that, I did not know.....

THE LAW OF THE LAND

In the State of Kansas, you're not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street.  This is a problem?

and in music today:

In 1959, Lloyd Price reached number one on the Billboard Pop chart with "Stagger Lee", an up-dated version of an old Folk song called "Stack-O-Lee". Wilson Pickett would take the song to number 22 in 1967.

In 1963, Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, who were billed as Paul and Paula, had the top tune in the US with "Hey Paula".



In 1964, The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was watched by over 73 million people (60% of the viewing audience). The Fab Four performed "All My Loving", "Till There Was You", "She Loves You", "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Also performing on the show is a future member of The Monkees, Davy Jones, who appeared as part of the cast of Oliver.



In 1972, Paul McCartney's Wings make their concert debut at Nottingham University in England.

In 1976, Percy Faith, who led his orchestra to the top of the Billboard Pop chart with "Theme From A Summer Place" in 1960, died of cancer at the age of 62. Between 1950 and 1973, Faith charted in the US Top 40 sixteen times.

In 1981, Rock and Roll pioneer, Bill Haley died of a heart attack at the age of 55. He was still a big star in Europe and in Mexico where his "Twist" album was the best selling LP of all time for many years. Haley was getting ready to release a new Country and Western album when he passed away in Harlingen, Texas. He had been suffering from a brain tumor and had given his last concert in South Africa in April of 1980. During his career, Bill Haley sold over 60 million records.

Prince's "Little Red Corvette" was released in 1983.

and birthday wishes to the peerless Carole King (1942)

New Music Releases ~ February 8, 2011

I highly recommend a band with one of the oddest sounding names in quite a while (nothing on 10,000 Maniacs)...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead with 'Tao of the Dead,' Cut Copy with their effort 'Zonoscope,' Fionn Regan's 'Shadow of an Empire' (on vinyl), the self-titled LP from James Blake, Motorhead's 'The World Is Yours' and Okkervil River with 'Mermaid.'

Vinyl releases and reissues include Black Sabbath's 'Volume 4,' Bauhaus with 'Crackle,' the Eagles 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975' two reissues from Sparklehorse 'Good Morning Spider' and 'Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot' and new vinyl from Wires Under Tension ('Light Science') and Woodsman's latest effort 'Rare Forms,' also on vinyl. Also Spiritualized is reissuing 'Lazer Guided Melodies' and 'Pure Phase' on vinyl.

As always, CVR Blog picks are in red:



...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead -Tao of The Dead
Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Babies - The Babies
Battlelore - Doombound
Bauhaus - CRACKLE: Best Of Bauhaus (vinyl reissue)
Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance
Ben Ottewell (of Gomez) - Shapes & Shadows
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 (vinyl)
Boxer Rebellion - Cold Still
Buckinghams - Up Close-the Definitive Live (CD/DVD)
Chalk Circle - Reflection
Covenant - Modern Ruin
Creeping Weeds - See Through
Crowbar - Sever The Wicked Hand
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
Dave Hause (The Loved Ones) - Resolutions
Diplo - Riddimentary: Diplo Selects Greensleeves
District Attorneys - Orders From…
Dom - “Bowl Cut” (7" single)
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Chasing Someday
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (vinyl)
Emily Arin - Patch Of Land
Esben and the Witch - Violet Cries
Fionn Regan - Shadow of An Empire (vinyl)
Foghat - Last Train Home
Folkazoid - Folkazoid EP (vinyl)
GFJD (GAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP) - What Doesn’t Kill You, Eventually Kills You
Gene Cotton - Save the Dancer
Goddamn Electric Bill - Jazz
Goldenboy - Sleepwalker
Gord Downie - The Grand Bounce
Greg Summerlin - La Resistance
Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo
Holydrug Couple - Ancient Land EP (vinyl)
Hour of 13 - The Ritualist
Isolée - Well Spent Youth
James Blake - James Blake
Jessica Lea Mayfield - Tell Me
Joan of Arc -Oh Brother (vinyl)
Jon Secada - Otra Vez
King Creosote - Thrawn
Linda Lewis - Not a Little Girl Anymore
Lionize - Destruction Manual
Lullwater - Silhouette
Macabre - Grim Scary Tales
Merzbow - Graft (vinyl)
Michael Stanley - Heartland
Michael Stanley - Michael Stanley
Michael Stanley - Shadowland
Michael Stanley - You Can't Fight Fashion
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Motorhead -The World Is Yours (Limited Edition)
Mr. Big - What If
Mummers - Mink Hollow Road
Murray Gold - Doctor Who: Series 5 (soundtrack)
Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore
Okkervil River -Mermaid
Onslaught - Sounds of Violence
Over the Rhine - Long Surrender
Pete Seeger - Songs of the Spanish Civil War Vol. 1
Praxis - Profanation: Preparation for a Coming Darkness
Religious To Damn - Glass Prayer
Residents - Not Available (vinyl)
Salva - Complex Housing
Sammy Johns - Sammy Johns
Shooter Jennings - Black Ribbons
Silk Flowers - Ltd. Form
Sparklehorse -  Good Morning Spider (reissue) (vinyl)
Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (reissue) (vinyl)
Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies (reissue) (vinyl)
Spiritualized - Pure Phase (reissue) (vinyl)
Steve Lukather & Edgar Winter - An Old Couple Live
Steve Wariner - Guitar Laboratory
Streets - Computers and Blues
Sway Machinery - The House of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1
Teddy Thompson - Bella
The Asteroid #4 - Hail to the Clear Figurines
The Felix Culpa - Sever Your Roots
The Holydrug Couple - Ancient Land 12" EP (vinyl)
The O's - Between the Two
The Union Trade - Why We Need Night
The Wailin' Jennys - Bright Morning Stars
Theophilus London - Lovers Holiday
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak: Deluxe Edition (remastered with bonus CD)
Thompson Square - Thompson Square

I met Tommy James at a carnival somewhere in the Chicagoland area around 1978 and found him to be very humble, friendly and engaging. Curious to hear what he is doing nowadays......

Tommy James - Three Times in Love / Hi Fi
Turisas - Stand Up And Fight
Ty Segall - Live in Aisle 5
Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 37
Various Artists - The Sing-Off: The Best of Season 2
Various Artists - Gnomeo & Juliet (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Pink Floyd
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Yes
Various Artists - Thai Dai
Various Artists - Twelve Versions of Ceremony- A New Order Tribute
Waylon Jennings & Friends - Waylon: The Music Inside - Collaboration 1
Wild Nothing - Gemini
Wires Under Tension - Light Science (vinyl)
Woodsman - Rare Forms (vinyl)
Yanni - Truth Of Touch
Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting
Young Magic - “You With Air”/”Sparkly” (7" single)

New Jazz Releases - February 8, 2011

Remember, if you are a record company and have new releases or know of any I missed (especially vinyl), please email me and I will add your music to the list. I also do reviews of new vinyl, email me for more information.

Have new music for the list? Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com

New Vinyl Record Talk Tuesday February 8th 8pm ET/ 5pm PT

We're seeing signs and portents that the economy is on the upswing. Are you? We ask that question in our poll, as well as cover the re-emergence of standard bearers from Elvis and The Beatles in the Top 5.

More shameless self promotion of the records for auction in our store. This week we have rare Northern Soul from Ray Marchand Percy Wiggins and a US 1967 promo 45 from David Bowie.

Plus, EMI and Warner Bros in a state of schizophrenia in the news.

Stop by Norm  & Jane's interesting take on vinyl news, eBay Top 5 results and anything else that pops into their crazy heads! 

Vinyl Record Talk

Vinyl Record News & Notes, Did You Know?

ROB ZOMBIE To Induct ALICE COOPER Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie will induct legendary rocker Alice Cooper into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on March 14 at New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The ceremony will be aired live on the Fuse channel.

Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper took part in the Halloween Hootenanny tour last fall. The trek followed a short run the pair did together last summer

Read the rest at Blabbermouth

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Beach Boys to Release Lost Masterpiece, Smile

Beach Boys to Release Lost Masterpiece, Smile Michael Wright|Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:01 AM|0 Comments In an interview with Examiner.com last week, Al Jardine let slip news that pop fans have been waiting to hear for over four decades. According to the guitarist, Capitol Records is planning to release The Beach Boys’ lost masterpiece, Smile, this summer.

Read the rest at Gibson.com








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ERRORS :: ‘Magna Encarta’ Picture Disc Released March 28th

To coincide with their live shows in the US with Mogwai and at SXSW, Errors will release a very limited picture disc release of ‘Magna Encarta’ and ‘Ganymede’

The band have also announced a series of live shows for the UK in April.

The 7″ details are as follows:

Limited picture disc
A: Magna Encarta
B: Ganymede




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William Shatner Recording a Metal Album

L.A. Weekly is reporting that William Shatner just may be working on a metal covers album! Helping out on the bridge are Mike Inez (Alice in Chains), Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society) and Peter Frampton (Peter Frampton). Probable guest stars include Steve Howe (Yes), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Brian May (Queen) and Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic), among others.

Apparently all the songs are to have a “space” or “flying in space” theme. They will include “Space Odyssey” (The Byrds), “Iron Man” (Black Sabbath), “Learn to Fly” (Foo Fighters), “She Blinded Me with Science” (Thomas Dolby) and “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Queen).

However, the infamous Captain Kirk has a problem if he thinks Thomas Dolby, the Byrds or Queen are considered heavy metal, but to someone that age, maybe it is :O) 

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Did You Know?

more stuff everybody should know...

Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions!

The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"

Charles de Gaulle's final words were, "It hurts."

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

THE LAW OF THE LAND

In Galveston, Texas, it is illegal to have a camel run loose in the street

and in music today:

In 1960, "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning hit number 1 in the US. The song had been written for him by his sister Jean, who also recorded as one of The Dinning Sisters. Some radio stations banned the song and in the UK, where it barely made the top 40, it was called "the death record".



In 1973, Max Yasgur died of a heart attack aged 53. He was the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between August 15 and August 18, 1969.

In 1975, the Ohio Players top the Billboard singles chart with "Fire" and the Hot 200 album chart with an LP of the same name.

R.E.M. made their first ever-recording sessions at Bombay Studios Smyrna, Georgia in 1981. Tracks included “Gardening At Night,” “Radio Free Europe” and “(Don't Go Back To) Rockville.”

In 1990, suffering from depression American singer songwriter Del Shannon died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. He had just appeared at the annual Buddy Holly memorial concert in Fargo, North Dakota and had recently completed recording a new album with the help of Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne called "Rock On!" Shannon was rumored to take Roy Orbison's place in The Traveling Wilburys at the time of his death. He would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1999.



And birthday wishes to Vince Neil of Motley Crue (1961)

The Flaming Lips Announce Tour Dates &Vinyl Release

"HEADY NUGGS: THE FIRST 5 WARNER BROS. RECORDS 1992 - 2002" Vinyl Box Set to Be Released on Record Store Day

BURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - February 8, 2011) - THE FLAMING LIPS have confirmed a string of North American tour dates beginning next month in support of their current album, EMBRYONIC. The accolades appear to be never-ending:

"It's inspiring to see a band more than 25 years on make such an experimental, unpredictable album." -- Associated Press

"Might be the noisiest, most discordant thing The Flaming Lips have recorded in years... even more headf**k experience. Awesometastic." -- Pitchfork.Com

"One of their most complex and accomplished records. Compared with previous offerings, the band appears to be reinventing or challenging itself -- something The Flaming Lips is known for." -- NPR Music

Following their wildly successful recent Asian tour where the LIPS played their first-ever shows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Seoul, S. Korea to manic receptions, THE FLAMING LIPS are pleased to return to American soil. Confirmed dates will be listed below:

Thur Mar 3 Tibet House US Benefit / Carnegie Hall NYC

Sun Mar 6 Snow Ball Fest / Nottingham Park Avon, CO

Fri May 13 The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI (on sale Feb 11)

Sat May 14 Nelsonville Music Festival Nelsonville, OH

Sun May 15 The National Richmond, VA

Fri May 20 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
(Special performance of "The Soft Bulletin" and more)

Sat May 21 The Hangout Festival Gulf Shores, AL

Thu May 26 Primavera Festival Barcelona, Spain

Sun May 29 Sasquatch Festival / The Gorge George, WA (on sale Feb 12)
(Special performance of "The Soft Bulletin" and more)

Fri July 1 All Tomorrow's Parties/Alexandra Palace London, UK
(Special performance of "The Soft Bulletin" and more)

Thur July 7 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
(Special performance of "The Soft Bulletin" and more)

We are also excited to announce the release of, "HEADY NUGGS: THE FIRST 5 WARNER BROS. RECORDS 1992 - 2002" set for release on Record Store Day -- April 16, 2011, and will be comprised of the complete recordings of: Hit To Death In The Future Head (1992), Transmissions From The Satellite Heart (1993), Clouds Taste Metallic (1995), The Soft Bulletin (1990), and the Grammy Award-winning, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002).

There will be two different editions of this vinyl only Box Sets: The "Standard" Record Store Day Edition which features all 5 discs pressed on black 140gram vinyl as well as a "Special Limited Edition" featuring all 5 discs pressed on 5 different colors of colored vinyl available only thought the LIPS official web store, FlamingLips.com .

Both editions will be extremely limited and once they are gone, they are GONE, so don't delay; these will sell out.

As previously reported, THE FLAMING LIPS have plenty of surprises planned for the months ahead so keep an eye on www.FlamingLips.com/  for details.

SOURCE: Warner Bros. Records

Fen’s First Video Release Set For Exclusive Screening On The Heavy Planet

Love the video, and the music, a must buy!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

We’ve been talking about this for a few months and it’s all finally coming true . . . Fen’s first official video is complete and ready to be viewed by the masses! Tuesday, February 8th, the video for the band's second single from the Trails Out of Gloom album, “Miracle”, will exclusively air on the Heavy Planet web site  (hint, hint . . . view the video here . . . www.Heavyplanet.net) before it’s made available through other viewing avenues. At the same time, “Miracle” is landing on the desks of radio programmers across the nation in a concerted effort to push the track. Produced by Mind of a Snail Co. and featuring a couple of hand-made marionettes, the video tells the visual tale of two young lovers finding out just how miraculous love can be.

“The speaker is pining to regain the initial spark of a relationship,” states singer/guitarist Doug Harrison on the meaning behind the song. “He pleads with whatever mysterious power brought them together, hoping that it will help him fully remember that miraculous union, and through this knowledge, bring them closer together again,” he explains.

In support of Trails Out of Gloom, Vancouver’s progressive alt-gloomsters are preparing for dates across Canada in the Spring, as well as a special tour that will feature live performances in select ghost towns. More information will be made available as soon as the details are worked out on all fronts!

Here's what the press has to say about Trails Out of Gloom:

"Consistently enchanting from start to finish, Trails Out of Gloom is one of the more rapturous releases you're likely to encounter in quite some time. It is fantastic in every way. Highest possible rating, 16/16." -- Progressions Magazine

"It’s one of the better if not the best release in 2010!” – Prognaut

"Doug Harrison is one of the new remarkable talent in the prog scene. Beautifully structured songs that almost drown in the right emotions and are decorated with tasteful arrangements. Fen resembles Anathema meets Threshold , but with an original, unique angle.” – Lords of Metal

www.fenmusic.ca
www.ripple-music.com






For further information or promos for Fen, please contact:

John Rancik
Ripple Music
ripplemusic9@aol.com

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Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 02/05/2011

After several years of depressed prices, and weird and fetishistic one off acetates, private press records and countless Led Zeppelin road boxes making the list, bidders are returning to push up prices of the standard-bearers from Elvis, the Beatles, and moving 50's European classical box sets past the $10k mark. Sell your gold and swiss francs, and give away the horded canned goods and bags of rice; the dreaded mob of vegetarian child molesting Muslim communists will not be taking over. The world is returning to normal.

1. LP - Annlies Schmidt "Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Alone" Ducretet-Thomson 300 C 043/4/5 - $11,212.00

2. LP - Margarita Madrigal "Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish" Warhol Cover - $4,550.00

3. LP - The Beatles "Revolver" Parlophone UK Mono 1st Press - $3,112.23

4. 45 - Elvis Presley "Little Sister" Compact 33 Jukebox Press w/ Pic Sleeve - $3,050.00

5. LP - Linda Hoyle "Pieces Of Me" Vertigo - $2,264.32

More on this week's top 5 on Vinyl Record Talk, Tuesday 8:00PM Eastern / 5:00PM Pacific on Radio Dentata.

Vinyl Record News & Notes, Did You Know?

The Republic Tigers Announce Record Store Day EP

The Republic Tigers are set to release a 4-song EP, "No Land's Man," on Record Store Day, April 16, 2011. The effort is self-produced and was recorded in the band's hometown of Kansas City, MO. "No Land's Man" includes three new songs, plus "The Nerve (Nervous Dancing)," an uptempo reworking of the song "The Nerve" from "Keep Color."

"No Land's Man" will be available exclusively at independent record stores in celebration of Record Store Day. The digital configuration of the EP will be available the following Tuesday, April 19 at all online retailers. In addition to the EP, the band will release a colored vinyl 7" piece featuring "Merrymake It With Me," the first track on the EP, and "Whale Fight," an exclusive b-side.



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Jimmy Eat World To Re-Release Bleed American For Record Store Day

Jimmy Eat World have announced they will be re-releasing their platinum selling album, 'Bleed American' on vinyl for Record Store Day 2011.

The deluxe 3xLP vinyl set will be released through ORGMusic.

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not usually a big fan of digital releases, however, some might be interested that you can get a free download of some fantastic music. I'm heading over to listen to a band I recently heard of called Flight:


Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, Dirty Beaches Release Free Compilation

ZOO MUSIC presents Flowers In The Dustbin, an amazon.com exclusive release that features eight previously released ZOO MUSIC tracks from Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, Dirty Beaches and many more. The record is available for a limited time free of charge. Amazon Link

ZOO MUSIC is best known for limited edition vinyl runs from some of independent music's most influential emerging artists. This is a rare opportunity for fans to get selections from their now-sold-out 7" pressings over the past year.

Additionally, ZOO MUSIC is gearing up for a busy start to 2011 with upcoming releases and re-issues from Dirty Beaches, Crocodiles and Pink Playground.

Track Listing:

1.Neon Jesus - Crocodiles
2.If You're Gold, I'm Gone - Woven Bones
3.Restless - Reading Rainbow
4.True Blue - Dirty Beaches
5.White Hate - Beaters
6.Turns To Blood - Flight
7.Sunny Skies - Pink Playground
8.Mercury Mary - Dum Dum Girls

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Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner To Release New EP Next Month

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner is scheduled to release a new six-track EP comprising of original material that was recorded for Richard Ayoade‘s forthcoming film Submarine.

The EP is set for release through Domino on March 14th, and will be available in CD, 10″ vinyl and digital formats. Submarine, a Welsh-set comedy/drama starring Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins and Paddy Considine, is due for release in the UK on March 18th.

Submarine EP tracklisting:

‘Stuck On The Puzzle (Intro)’
‘Hiding Tonight’
‘Glass In The Park’
‘It’s Hard To Get Around The Wind’
‘Stuck On The Puzzle’
‘Piledriver Waltz’

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Vinyl revived: Knoxville's music market reflects growing popularity of records



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nice article about vinyl at the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Turntables still spinning in Pittsburgh

pittsburghlive.com

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WIZARD To Release New Album In March

German true metal squad WIZARD will release its ninth studio album, "...Of Wariwulfs And Bluotvarwes", on March 25 on CD and limited-edition vinyl via Massacre Records. The concept effort, based on the story written by the famous German fantasy writer André Wiesler, was recorded by Volker Leson at the Magic Hall Studio in Bocholt, and was mixed and mastered by Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER). The cover artwork for the album was designed by Steve Argyle









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Accent Records Founder Scott Seely Passes Away At 99

Scott Seely the owner and founder of Accent Records Passed away January 20th at his home in Palm Desert. He was 99 years old. Seely worked the LA music scene since the 1930s. He started his label Accent Records in 1951. It was located on Hollywood Boulevard until the late '60s when he moved out to Palm Dessert. His records documented an entire segment of 1950s and 1960s era of the LA and Palm Springs Music. A genre of Country, Easy Listening and Pop music. His label released almost 600 45s and over 200 LPs and numerous CDs in his lifetime.





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Classic rockers Yes will return to the U.S. this March and April for a series of shows.

The tour is being put on by House of Blues talent whose spokesman, Michael Yerke, said "We're tremendously excited to be working with Yes on this incredible tour through so many of our House of Blues and other theaters. House of Blues is all about bringing music, artists and fans together in great venues. These concerts will be memorable and absolutely deliver on that promise."

get the tour dates and more at more: VintageVinylNews.com






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Vinyl records attracting new customers



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Did You Know?

more stuff everybody should know...

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

In the film 'Star Trek : First Contact', when Picard shows Lilly she is orbiting Earth, Australia and Papa New Guinea are clearly visible .. but New Zealand is missing.   Who actually notices shit like this?

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

It was illegal to sell ET dolls in France because there is a law against selling dolls without human faces.

Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been over mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since.

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine.

THE LAW OF THE LAND

In the state of Colorado, a pet cat, if loose, must have a tail-light !

and in music today:

In 1957, Iraq bans the films Rock Around The Clock and Bus Stop, saying they are "dangerous to teenagers and youths."

In 1959, Buddy Holly was buried in Lubbock, Texas. His tombstone reads "Holley", the correct spelling of his given surname and includes pictures of a guitar. Buddy's pallbearers were Joe Mauldin, Jerry Allison, Niki Sullivan, Bob Montgomery, Sonny Curtis and Phil Everly. 

In 1963, the Beatles "Please Please Me" was released in the U.S. It was their first single released in the states.

In 1970, Shocking Blue, a three man, one woman band from Holland, had the top single in America with "Venus". What few know is that they have many, many other great cuts, buy an old LP, I am sure you will agree...




In 1979 - Stephen Stills was the first rock artist to record on digital equipment.

1981 - A Jersey City sextet called Kool And The Gang, which featured Robert "Kool" Bell on lead vocals, had the top tune in America with "Celebration".

While battling cancer in 2000, Lonesome Dave Peverett, lead singer of Savoy Brown and Foghat died from double-pneumonia at the age of 56.