Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

very comprehensive look at vinyl and the future in one man's eyes. i can respect his views

Vinyl Poised to Make Further Gains; Time To Ask, “What Does it All Mean”?

by Peter Kirn

At first, it seemed like it might be just a blip: amidst generally declining sales of physical music, down sharply from their 1990s boom, vinyl sales were trending up. The reversal started with a slight uptick in 2007 – already noticeable as the CD had begun its collapse. That slight uptick has turned into a small boom. From a tiny 300,000 units in US sales in 1993, the vinyl record is projected to do some 3.6 million units in sales.

Let’s put some of this in perspective. Even with explosive growth, vinyl remains at the margins, representing 1.6% of physical sales in the US. In fact, part of the fetish around vinyl is evidenced by the fact that people would make this headline news – fans of the vinyl record are understandably eager to hear their format of choice is doing well. As a point of comparison, in the last 30 days, just one independent band website, Bandcamp, has done US$640,513 in profit for its members. That’s profit, not revenue, and it’s often going directly to artists.

You can also, via Digital Music News, compare to vinyl’s years as the dominant format, which makes this all look very niche:

That graph doesn’t show per-unit cost, and anecdotally, artists seem closer to the record release process than they once were.

The Vinyl Comeback, In Historical Perspective

That said, vinyl’s significance in the new world order is arguably more about its cultural meaning than its numbers. (Getting away from numbers – cough, digital – is the point.) Cutting a vinyl record today is about making a physical artefact of a release. It carries with it prestige. Its scarcity is part of its value, with exclusive 12? releases again returning to the days when DJs were judged by the obscure gems in their collection, not the disposable digital hits.

And I can see any number of benefits to vinyl’s reemergence:

Please read the rest of this great post at createdigitalmusic.com

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Brutal Truth - New Album Cover Art Revealed

US metallers Brutal Truth have revealed the cover art of their forthcoming album, 'End Time.' End Time is scheduled to be released on September 27th via Relapse Records.












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interesting post for sinatra fans...

Ring-A-Ding Ding With New Bells and Whistles: A Sinatra Classic Gets a Much-Needed Upgrade

by Tony Sachs

Serious collectors of Frank Sinatra -- the ones who buy the endless CD compilations with one rare track, the under-the-counter bootlegs, the import LPs with different artwork -- are a notoriously tough bunch. They're happy to shell out the bucks for music they've already bought half a dozen times, but heaven help the reissue producers, liner note writers, and (especially) the Sinatra estate if someone screws up.

Read the rest at huffingtonpost.com


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Vinyl Redux

Artists display 250 works of art at the Russell Industrial Center June 4

By Robert del Valle

You may recall It Came from the Gutter, a 2010 art exhibit that was shown (appropriately enough) at the Garden Bowl on Woodward. It was a unique exhibit to say the least - more than 75 bowling pins transformed into aesthetically charming objets by an army of talented people.

Well, the man behind that show has struck again - and this time with a new and equally intriguing choice in raw material.

On June 4, you can travel to the Russell Industrial Center and see how Detroit artist Mike Kelly and his friends have found a new use for the discarded LP's and waxen discs of the pre-CD era. It's called Vinyl Redux.

Read more at detroit.metromix.com






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Classic Rock Art Show Returns to Trump Plaza from June 23-26

Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino will rock the art world with the Classic Rock Art Show

- the largest exhibit of its kind in the world — Thursday through Sunday, June 23-26, on the casino level, Boardwalk at Mississippi Avenue.

Along with a rare collection of original art, lithographs, photographs, handwritten song lyrics, concert posters, gold records, album art, animation drawings and more from the greatest rock artists of all time, there will also be a special appearance by famed rock photographer James Fortune.

The four-day show is free and open to the public each day from 3pm-midnight Thurs.-Sat., and noon-6pm Sun.. All works are available for purchase.

For more information visit blogs.atlanticcityweekly.com

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and in music history for today:

In 1942, Glenn Wallichs launched Capitol Records in the U.S. The label became home to such artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Glen Campbell, Steve Miller, Dr. Hook, Bob Seger, Tina Turner, Heart and countless others. Wallichs was the man who invented the art of record promotion by sending copies of new releases to disc jockeys.

Janis Joplin joined Big Brother & the Holding Company in 1966.

In 1969, Johnny Cash's 'At San Quentin' LP was released

In 1975, the Rolling Stones become the first western rock band to receive a royalty check for songs aired in Russia.

In 1976, live recordings were made at the new wave venue GBGBs of performances from Blondie, Mink DeVille, Talking Heads, Laughing Dogs and Tuff Darts. The tracks featured on the album Live At CBGBS New York.

In 1983, the Police started a four week run at #1 in the U.K. with “Every Breath You Take” the group's fifth and final No.1 single. Taken from the bands album Synchronicity, Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance for the song at the 1984 Grammy Awards.

In 1984, Bruce Springsteen released the album, Born in the USA, which went on to top the U.S. chart for 7 weeks and spawned 7 Top 10 singles. The LP went on to sell over 15 million copies in the US alone.

In 1992, the U.S. Postal Service announced the results of a poll conducted to see which picture of Elvis Presley should be used on a commemorative stamp. The young Elvis beat the older Vegas Elvis.

In 1994, Derek Leckenby, lead guitarist for Herman's Hermits, died of cancer at the age of 51.

It was announced in 1996 that Crowded House had split up.

The Metallica album "Load" was released in 1996.

In 1997, ex-Small Faces, Faces and leader of Slim Chance, Ronnie Lane died aged 51 after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis.

Also in 1997, Jeff Buckley’s body was discovered floating in the Mississippi River. A passenger on a tourist boat spotted the body near the southern tip of Mud Island. The singer, songwriter had disappeared when swimming on May 29th.

In 2001, John Hartford, the songwriter who wrote Glen Campbell's hit "Gentle On My Mind" and recorded a catalog of more than 30 albums, winning Grammy awards in three different decades, died after a long battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 63.

In 2010, Billboard magazine reported that weekly album sales may have hit its lowest point since the early 1970s. According to the RIAA, album shipments in 1973 totaled an average of 7.47 million per week, while last weeks sales totaled 4.98 million units. One industry executive described the situation as "pretty scary."

birthday wishes to Michelle Phillips (67)

Micheal Fremer Review

What Makes an Indie Record Store Owner Tick?

James P. Goss











by Michael Fremer

More of an informal sampler than a comprehensive look, James P. Goss’s “Vinyl Lives” offers a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of folks both sufficiently crazy and persistent to own record stores in the face of the Internet download juggernaut.

Combining interviews with narratives Goss effectively highlights the rise (and in some cases the fall) of twenty three indie record stores from coast to coast and places in-between—some of which you’ve surely visited or from which you’ve received emails.

Among the stores profiled are New York City’s Academy Records, Cheap Records, Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Great Escape in Nashville, Record Recycler in Torrance California, Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, and Enterprise in Portland, Maine (one of the few all-vinyl stores left).

Goss keeps it interesting by spending less time on the store contents and more on the mindset of the owners, some of whom are fascinating characters. These are stories of obsession and tenacity, good instincts and luck, sometimes combined with idealism bordering on the foolish.

There are profiles of smart, recent up and comers like Amoeba’s co-founder Marc Weinstein who opened his big second store in Hollywood back in 1997 and Tower’s Russ Solomon who lost it all and closed his doors in 2006.

The book is worth reading just for the Tower and Amoeba stories, though much else will be of great interest to vinyl lovers. There are sad stories of closings like John Goddard’s famous Village Music in Mill Valley California, one of those legendary “one day I’ll visit” places I never managed to get to before it closed in 2007 (online sales only now) and uplifting stories of survival.

Goss also talks to Records By Mail’s Craig Moerer who started his mail order only business in 1974 and now operates out of a 6000 square foot warehouse.

Record collectors unaware of the realities of square footage calculations, paying rent, employees and the rest will find the realities of what seems like a fun business somewhat harsher than might be expected. There’s also luck. Now closed once thriving Rhino Record store in Westwood California near U.C.L.A. moved into a new location a few blocks away from the old one that opened September 11th 2001 a month before Amoeba’s giant store opened in Hollywood. And so it goes.

“Vinyl Lives” is a quick, enjoyable read that would have made great summer reading. I’d meant to get it reviewed in time for summer but I was too busy listening to records. Better late than never! You can buy it, appropriately enough, at indie record stores and on Amazon.com. Also, be sure to visit Goss’ website www.vinylives.com

Thanks to Michael over at www.musicangle.com   for the exclusive rights to reprint this material. Stop by MusicAngle.com for more reviews and features.

©2011 MusicAngle.com & Michael Fremer - - All rights reserved

Reprinted by Permission

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nice to see our beloved vinyl doing well in other parts of the world!

Real Groovy back to basics on its 30th birthday

By Dan Satherley

Kiwi music journo and Wildside Records founder Murray Cammick says it's great that Real Groovy Records has survived to see its 30th birthday this weekend.

Founded in 1981, Real Groovy was initially on Mt Eden Rd, and moved to its current location on Queen St in 1991. This weekend it celebrates 30 years in business with live performances from a range of local bands.

Real Groovy over the years has branched out into CDs, clothing, books and concert promotion, bringing artists like Townes van Sandt, Lucinda Williams and Screaming Jay Hawkins to our shores.

Read the rest of the article at 3news.co.nz

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another great story about vinyl, again from nz

A revolution in vinyl . . .

BRIAN Wafer is no stranger to Gisborne and most of his visits have been music-related — one of the most memorable being when he brought San Francisco punks All You Can Eat for a 1990s gig at the long-lost River Bar.

But this time he will be bringing more luggage than he ever has before and it will be stupefyingly heavy.

The Taranaki-based music entrepreneur has long been known for his retro sensibilities . . . bands he released on his record label, Ima Hitt, generally leaning towards the classic punk genre.

Now he has taken that a step further by organising a nationwide series of Record Fairs, where he gets like-minded people together to buy, sell and exchange vinyl albums.

Wafer this week brings his travelling record show to Gisborne and says he hopes local collectors will get in on the goodness.

Read the rest at gisborneherald.co.nz

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our friends at blogs.riverfronttimes.com have another great installment of Last Collector Standing

Last Collector Standing

Griffin Kay on Novelty Records and the Pay-What-You Want Model

By Jon Scorfina

Often times the biggest music collectors are musicians themselves. This is certainly true for So Many Dynamos guitarist and long-time record collector Griffin Kay. We recently met with Kay outside his Soulard apartment as he was carrying a new record player upstairs. His fiancé Nicki's cat had used their previous turntable as a cozy, rotating bed, leaving its turn-belt inoperable. After setting up the new record player and listening to side A of Jets To Brazil's Four Cornered Night, we discussed So Many Dynamos history of releasing vinyl and a rare record sold in a specialized pizza box.

Read the rest at blogs.riverfronttimes.com

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our friends at gigwise.com are at it again with another album covers list, this time their take on the sexiest album covers of all time. the usual suspects are on the list, along with some I haven't seen before. enjoy..... although I don't find their number one pick very sexy at all...

Limp Bizkit, Katy Perry: The Sexiest Album Covers Ever

Inspired by 'Gold Cobra'...


Limp Bizkit have unveiled the artwork for their new album 'Gold Cobra' – and it's certainly eye-catching.

Featuring three semi-naked women sitting under the overhanging shadow of a cobra snake, it got Gigwise thinking about some of the sexiest album covers of all time.

In our list below, you'll find artwork from the likes of The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Katy Perry and Red Hot Chili Peppers - it seems no artist is averse to posing provocatively, or at least putting some more of sexuality into their album covers.

Read the rest at gigwise.com








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Neil Young to release lost live album

Neil Young will scheduled to release 'A Treasure,' June 14, on Reprise Records. The new album will be available in stores on CD and Blu-ray and on iTunes.

The album will also be available in a limited-edition four-disc 180-gram vinyl edition, which will only be available exclusively through the official NeilYoung.com store and participating Record Store Day independent music retailers. . (The fourth side of the vinyl edition, which will be available Tuesday June 7, will feature special artwork etched into the disc.)

The 12-track live album includes songs recorded during Young’s 1984 and 1985 US tours.

Track list:

1. Amber Jean
2. Are You Ready For The Country
3. It Might Have Been
4. Bound For Glory
5 .Let Your Fingers Do The Walking
6. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
7. Motor City
8. Soul Of A Woman
9. Get Back To The Country
10. Southern Pacific
11 .Nothing Is Perfect
12. Grey Rider

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 5/23 - 5/29, 2011

Top 25 Vinyl:

1. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
2. Iron & Wine / The Low Anthem - Daytrotter Sessions
3. Battles - Ice Cream 12"
4. Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts
5. David Bazan - Strange Negotiations
6. Jacuzzi Boys - Island Avenue 7"
7. Foster The People - Torches
8. Paul Simon - So Beautiful Or So What
9. Jacuzzi Boys - No Seasons
10. LCD Soundsystem - London Sessions
11. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
12. Adele - 21
13. The Black Keys - Brothers
14. Syl Johnson - Mythological 45s box set
15. Weekend - End Times 7"
16. KORT - Invariable Heartache
17. Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
18. Okkervil River - I Am Very Far
19. Heavy Cream - Danny
20. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
21. Various - Cult Cargo: Salsa Boricua De Chicago
22. Amon Tobin - Isam
23. Eric Clapton - Unplugged
24. Natural Child - 1971
25. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

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from my vinyl friend over at vinylrecordarchitect.com

Organizing Your Record Collection

The other day, our good friends Nick and Jennifer were visiting. As often happens when they stop over, I put a record on and we talked, over and/or about the music we were listening to. Or about something else...

On this occasion, however, something funny happened. Instead of just pulling a record off the shelf, I happened to refer to the printed list of records I have put together, a multipage print-out of the spreadsheet I started years ago for my collection, clipped together in a plastic report sleeve to protect it. From what I am not sure...anyway.

"What's that?" Jennifer inquired, smiling broadly, "Is that a list of your records?"

"Yes," I squeaked. "I have a spreadsheet that has all of my albums on it," I continued bashfully.

Jennifer laughed. "No way, dude,!" I smiled, not knowing what to say. She continued, "Paul, you should write about how you keep track of your records on your blog."

Please read the rest of this informative post at blog.vinylrecordarchitect.com

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this from jack white and thirdmanrecords.com

Seasick Steve releases out now

Seasick Steve, our favorite 3 string playin waffle eatin’ bad ass supreme (though he calls himself simply a “song and dance man”), released his first single with us on Tuesday May 24th. Jack White produced and contributes drum skillz to Steve’s renditions of two Mississippi Fred McDowell classics, Write Me A Few Lines and Levee Camp Blues. The male/female vox on “Lines” captivate over a Zep-worthy rhythm section while the slow-burn slide of “Levee” is deep, down and dirgey like the best of Delta blues.

On June 7th we’ll be releasing Steve’s latest full length on LP and CD here in the States called You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks. The twelve-track album, recorded through the fall of 2010, was produced by The Dog hisself (Seasick Steve) and Henry James Wold and mixed by Vance Powell at Air Studios Studios in London.

The LP and 7” is available now on our website as a bundle package for just $20, and will be available digitally on May 31st

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fantasic interview, great reading!

Interview with Tom Linton from Jimmy Eat World: Re-Invented

by Alicia Fiorletta

Since the release of the 2001 album Bleed American, Jimmy Eat World has solidified as one of the most influential acts within the alternative rock and pop-punk scenes. Their number-one, feel-good smash “The Middle” was a staple in countless teen comedies as the band began to rise to mainstream stardom. A decade later vocalist/guitarist Jim Adkins, bassist Rick Burch, guitarist Tom Linton and percussionist Zach Lind haven’t shown any signs of slowing down. With seven albums under their belt, the Mesa, Arizona, troupe is trekking the globe in support of their newest album, Invented, which was released this past September.

Read the rest of the interview at theaquarian.com

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ROGER GLOVER To Release 'If Life Was Easy' In July; Artwork Unveiled 

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover's new solo album. "If Life Was Easy", is scheduled for release in Europe on July 11 via earMUSIC/Edel. The follow-up to 2002's "Snapshot" was reportedly recorded in 2007 but is only now surfacing. It features Roger's daughter Gillian Glover, with lead vocals by Ronnie Bramblett.


Read more at Blabbermouth








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great story about vinyl in florida, i love it, what a collection of historic music!

Going 'bananas' over records: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com

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and if you up north of the border, check this out

Get your fill of vinyl at Record Fair

For the first time since 2004, the Halifax Record Fair is back and Saturday’s event is expected to welcome hundreds of vinyl enthusiasts and collectors from across the Maritimes.

The fair will see over 50,000 records on sale — as well as unique pieces of music and memorabilia.

Organizers are also expecting people of all ages, from vinyl lovers to a new generation of fans.

The fair runs Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Halifax’s Forum Maritime Hall. Tickets are $5 before 10 a.m. and $2 after 10 a.m.

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and in our northwest,

Make your way to the Elks Lodge Saturday, June 4, for the third occasional Olympia Record Show

The Olympia Record show will feature live music by DJ Wildman James and Selector Edmund, a full bar for those of drinking age and-of course-tons of everybody's favorite round, vinyl, soul pleasers: records! For $2 admission, this event excites dealers, collectors and dabblers alike.

Vinyl records have long been coveted for their superior sound quality, artistic covers and collectability. Many people believe vinyl holds precedence over other musical formats.

Olympia Record Show
Saturday, June 4, 5-9 p.m., $2
Olympia Elks Lodge, 1818 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia,
www.olympiarecordshow.com

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and in music history for today:

In 1896, Guglielmo Marconi was granted a patent for his electro-magnetic wave communication system, later to be called radio.

In 1958, Alan Freed kicks off his new Rock 'n' Roll radio show on WABC in New York, which will run from 7:15 PM to 11:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

In 1962, Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" sat on top of the Billboard Pop chart, making believers out those who told him he would lose his fan base if he recorded Country and Western songs. The album it came from sold over a million copies, becoming the first Gold record for ABC-Paramount.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones make their American television debut on WABC's The Les Crane Show.

In 1967, in the U.S., "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles.

In 1973, Paul McCartney, backed by his new group Wings, was back on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with a song he wrote for his wife Linda, "My Love". a song that was way overplayed at the time

Bruce Springsteen's album, "Darkness On The Edge of Town" was released in 1978.

In 1979, Donna Summer attains the sixth of her thirteen US Top Ten hits and the second of her four Billboard Pop chart number one singles with "Hot Stuff". The song was a #11 hit in the UK.

In 2000, the RIAA certified Garth Brooks' "Double Live" at the 13 million level. This matched the highest-certified live album record held by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's "Live 1975-1985."

In 2006, Vince Welnick, keyboard player for The Tubes and later The Grateful Dead, committed suicide. The 55-year-old musician stood on a hillside behind his Forestville home and drew a knife across his throat in front of his wife.

In 2008, rock legend and pioneer Bo Diddley died of heart failure at the age of 79. He had suffered a stroke last Spring and had a heart attack last August, from which he never fully recovered.




birthdays today include: Michael Steel from the Bangles(1959), composer Marvin Hamlisch (1944) and the never aging Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones (1941)

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 30, 2011

DEAR JERRY: I am curious about an obscure reworking of Bobby Vinton's “Roses Are Red My Love.” This version is by the You Know Who Group.

I always liked their recording, but after nearly 50 years I still don't know who the members are of the You Know Who Group. They sound British, but are they? Do they have any other recordings? Who wrote “Roses Are Red My Love?” Is it available on CD?

I am enclosing a December 5, 1964 WOKY (92 in Milwaukee) Lucky Number Survey, and No. 28 that week is the You Know Who Group's “Roses Are Red My Love.”
—Stephen K. Hauser, Elm Grove, Wisc.

DEAR STEPHEN: The You Know Who Group paradox is that when their record was played on the radio, dee jays kept reminding us that we knew who. And though we didn't know who, even they didn't know who. Neither did anyone else!

Now, 46 years later, we still don't know who comprised this mysterious quartet.

But there are a few things we do know:

“Roses Are Red My Love” is just the first of three variations of the same five-word title. Within a couple of weeks of its release, the same record could be found labeled “(Roses Are Red) My Love” and “My Love (Roses Are Red).”

All of which brought about a highly unusual occurrence for the trade publications.

For the first week of January 1965, No. 46 on Cash Box is “Roses Are Red (My Love),” yet No. 43 on Billboard that week is “My Love (Roses Are Red).” About four weeks earlier, Billboard gave the title as “Roses Are Red My Love.”

Regardless of which title is on the A-side, the B-side, “Playboy,” remains constant (4 Corners of the World FC-4-113). Both sides were written by R. Esposito, whose connection to the group, other than songwriter, is not yet known.

Those rankings represent peak positions on both charts, though “Roses” rose to greater heights in numerous North American markets, including the Top 30 in Milwaukee.

Possibly due to some objection from the owners of the 1962 Bobby Vinton hit, “Roses Are Red (My Love)” — a completely different song having next to nothing in common with the You Know Who Group's tune — they were motivated to vary the wording of their title.

We know the You Know Who Group recorded a dozen tracks at Talent Masters Studios in Manhattan, all produced by T.M's esteemed chief engineer, Bob Gallo.

In early 1965, those 12 takes made up the group's first and only album, “The 'You Know Who' Group (The Boys with That Great New English Sound).” Though the subtitle does not imply this bunch is from England, they would not have objected to teenage record buyers inferring it to mean this band just arrived from the UK. Even the record label name, International Allied (IA-420), evokes a trans-Atlantic connotation.

Interestingly, “Roses Are Red My Love” (using that title) eventually got picked up for British release in 1965 (London HLR-9947). On that label it states “Recorded by 4 Corners, New York.” But the You Know Who Group did not make the NME Top 30.

Whether or not Gallo, also an accomplished guitarist, plays on these cuts is unknown, but we know Bob assembled a group of New York-area studio talent, with singers who convincingly feigned English accents and fit right in with numerous other British Invasion acts.

If those individual studio musicians were in fact well-known, that could explain an in-house, “you know who we are but we're not saying” gimmick.

Among those 12 songs are their two follow-up singles, “This Day Love” and “Reelin' and Rockin'” — the latter being a great version of the Chuck Berry classic. Still, neither of those charted.

Of course the LP includes “Roses Are Red My Love” and “Playboy.”

As for the four young men, wearing masks and capes, pictured on the album cover, I'd say there is almost no chance they have anything to do with the music contained therein.

A few compilation CDs with “Roses Are Red My Love” are available online, as is the original 1965 LP ($50 to $100).

The least expensive option is “Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 10: 1960-1965” (Eric CD 11528). Here you get 24 golden goodies for $15, about half of which are on CD for the first time.


IZ ZAT SO? R&B fans may know of Talent Masters Studios, and Bob Gallo, especially in connection with “I Wanna Be (Your Everything)”; “Searchin' for My Baby”; “Follow Your Heart”; and other mid-'60s Carnival releases by the Manhattans.

Carnival co-founder, Joe Evans, could have recorded this Jersey City group closer to home, but his high regard for Gallo's studio skills is what brought the Manhattans to Manhattan.

They recorded their first eight Carnival singles, all Top 40 hits, with Bob Gallo at Talent Masters.

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 2011 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

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great to see more of Roger Dean's incredible art work!!

YES: 'Fly From Here' Album Details Revealed

The most influential and ground-breaking progressive rock 'n' roll band in history, legendary rockers and Grammy Award winners YES, will release their first studio album in a decade, "Fly From Here", on July 1 in Europe and July 12 in North America through Frontiers Records. The group's long-awaited 20th studio LP is the follow up to 2001's "Magnification" and marks the band's reunion with producer Trevor Horn, who helmed YES' chart-topping 1983 album "90125" and also sang for YES on the "Drama" LP in 1980.

"Fly From Here" will be released in four different configurations: CD, CD plus a bonus DVD including a documentary "Making of the Album" in digipak edition, a gatefold vinyl and a special box set limited edition including the CD, DVD, vinyl, t-shirt, poster, sticker and a lithograph of the cover art.

Read the rest of the story and get the tracklist at Blabbermouth



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Green Day Says 'We have a ton of new songs'

Billie Joe Armstrong tweeted that the band are very hard at work on new material

Green Day have "a ton of new songs" written for their next album, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has recently revealed.

The band had previously not revealed any details of when they would be recording the follow-up to their 2009 eighth studio album '21st Century Breakdown', but Armstrong has now said they are hard at work on new material.

According to Armstrong: "OK. Here's the scoop. Green Day has been jamming new songs everyday. There's a tonne of new songs. The direction is fresh and high energy. Feels great."

"I don't want to give away too much, but just know that Me, Mike Dirnt – [bassist], Tre [Cool - [drummer] and Jason White – [touring guitarist] are collaborating and having the best time playing music."

Cool, can't wait, they are reaching legendary status in my music world!

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Ozzy Osbourne to be given Kerrang! rock legend award

Ozzy Osbourne will be honoured as a legend at this year's Kerrang! rock awards.

The 62-year-old will be given the prize at a ceremony in London on 9 June.

The singer is also playing a show in the capital in the same month to mark the rock magazine's 30th anniversary.

He said: "It's an incredible honour to be the second recipient of Kerrang's legend award. I'm looking forward to you going crazy at the 30th Anniversary on 21 June in Hammersmith."

Read more at bbc.co.uk

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stunning cover art!

Opeth Reveal Colorful Cover Art For Heritage

by Chris Harris

Called Heritage, Opeth’s tenth album drops September 20 through Roadrunner Records.

The CD was produced by Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and was recorded earlier this year at Atlantis studios in Stockholm. Mixing duties were handled by Steven Wilson and Åkerfeldt. Longtime collaborator Travis Smith also worked with Åkerfeldt to create, design and execute the album’s artwork.

Heritage will be released in a number of configurations: a standard version; a special edition loaded with extras; a box set exclusive to the Roadrunner and the band’s own official Omerch webstore; and a double LP

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fantastic look at one of the most cherished musical works of the 60's, well worth the read!

‘It’s Certainly a Thrill’ – The Story Of The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

By Live4ever

It’s hard to imagine a world without ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band‘. The physicist C.P. Snow once said if Einstein hadn’t locked himself away, indulged in a spot of chin-stroking and eventually conceived the General Theory of Relativity, which revolutionised the way we think about science, we’d still be waiting for that idea to occur to someone else now. In the same vein, you have to wonder that if The Beatles hadn’t locked themselves away in Abbey Road during those few fruitful months over 40 years ago, following their self-imposed exile from live duties in 1966, whether we might equally still be waiting for a band to revolutionise the face of popular music today.

It may be a stretch to say Sgt. Pepper’s invented the modern idea of an ‘album’.

Read more at live4ever.uk.com





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Coldplay Releases Cover Art, Lyrics To New Single ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’

By Sierra Marquina

Check out your first look at Coldplay‘s single art for their upcoming track “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” above!

The band released the official cover art and lyrics for the soon-to-be-hit via their website and Twitter, leaving us fans in much anticipation for our hearts to “start beating to [our] favorite song” Friday, June 3rd, when the track is released digitally.

The band will also be streaming the track on their official website Friday, as well as debuting the song live when they perform at Rock im Park in Germany this weekend.

Read more and get the lyrics at ryanseacrest.com












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It wasn't a rip off; it was a love in

An inflammatory article in The New York Times provoked the following letter from John Lennon in 1971, defensively penned on a couple of sheets of in-flight stationery as the Beatle crossed the Atlantic. Journalist Craig McGregor's piece, entitled 'The Beatles Betrayal,' was clear in its accusation: that a number of white bands — The Beatles in particular — were "ripping off" black music without so much as a nod to the original artists, many of whom were struggling to make ends meet whilst the Fab Four accumulated a fortune off the back of their efforts.

Clearly the charge stung.

The vendor of this lot wrote the article in The New York Times, entitled 'The Beatles Betrayal'. In it, he accused the Beatles, and other white artistes, of imitating and exploiting black music. John was stung into sending this response and it is clear that he was a little upset at the charges levelled against him and his fellow musicians. It is a concise summation of how much the Beatles and their contemporaries admired American black music and the debt they owed to it. John's comment about the Beatles' own early writing skills is particularly interesting as, in less than a decade after John and Paul had first met in 1957, they were ranked amongst the 20th century's greatest popular music composers.

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Alice Cooper Forced to Call Off Show Due to Food Poisoning; First Show Cancellation in 30 Years

Alice Cooper is one of the hardest working men in rock, as is shown by his over thirty years of touring without cancelling a date. Unfortunately, that amazing run has come to an end.

Cooper was scheduled to appear in Santiago, Chile when he suffered from food poisoning. Alice was on his way from Mexico City to Santiago and had Chilean Sea Bass on the plane.

Read more at our friends at vintagevinylnews.com

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Ringo Starr press conference and performance to be broadcast live

Ringo Starr press conference and special performance to be broadcast live on www.muzu.tv/ringostarr

On June 1st 2011 at 15:00 BST Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will be inviting fans around the world to join them online for a live press conference and special performance.

Following a short musical performance, Ringo Starr will introduce the members of his All Starr Band as they prepare to embark on their 2011 European tour.

Read the rest at music-news.com

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Metallica voted the best rock group of the last 30 years

The 'All Nightmare Long' group topped the poll compiled by British magazine Kerrang! of the most influential groups of the last 30 years, beating My Chemical Romance, Slipknot, Green Day and Foo Fighters.

Drummer Lars Ulrich said: "it gives me a very warm and fuzzy feeling that Kerrang! Magazine have voted Metallica as the band that most changed their lives. I remember the first issue of the magazine in 1981. I had made a pilgrimage to England because I was obsessed with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. I travelled all over the country and that first issue accompanied me everywhere."

Read the rest and see the top ten at music-news.com





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and in music history for today:

The peerless Patsy Cline had her first recording session at Coral Records in 1955.

The Everly Brothers debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in 1957.

Also in 1957, Sam Cooke recorded the immortal "You Send Me" at Radio Recorders Studio in Los Angeles. The song will rise to the top of the US chart next December and become the first of Cook's 29 Billboard Top 40 hits.

In 1959, "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton hits the top of both the Country and Pop charts in the US, where it will stay for an amazing two months straight. The song was originally a poem written by high school teacher James Morriss in 1936, which he put to the music of an old fiddle tune known as "The Eighth Of January". Horton's version would become one of the largest selling records of the year and later won a Grammy Award.



In 1961, FM stereo was heard for the first time by listeners in Schenectady, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The FCC would adopt the standard a year later.

In 1963, Lesley Gore started a two week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with the Quincy Jones (then a staff producer for Mercury Records) produced “It's My Party.”

The Rolling Stones arrived in New York to begin their first tour in the US in 1964.

In 1966, during a 12 hour session at Abbey Road studios, The Beatles added overdubs on “Yellow Submarine,”with John Lennon blowing bubbles in a bucket of water and shouting "Full speed ahead Mister Captain!" Roadie Mal Evans played on a bass drum strapped to his chest, marching around the studio with The Beatles following behind (conga-line style) singing "We all live in a yellow submarine."

In 1967, in Britain, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles. It was released June 2 in the U.S.

In 1968, Simon and Garfunkel reached the top of the US charts with "Mrs. Robinson", which was featured in the soundtrack of the film The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman and Ann Bancroft. The song went on to win a Grammy Award for the Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Vocal Duo or Group.

Also in 1968, 24-year-old Merrilee Rush enters the Billboard Top 40 for the first and only time with "Angel Of The Morning", which will reach #7. Juice Newton would take the same song to #4 in 1981. "Angel of the Morning" was written by Chip Taylor (James Wesley Voight), the younger brother of the actor Jon Voight and the uncle of actress Angelina Jolie.

In 1971, Gladys Knight is the last musical guest to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show, which was canceled the next day after 23 years on the air. It was TV's longest running variety show and was a springboard for nearly every major music act in the 60's. Sullivan was so angry about the cancellation that he refused to do a final show, although he would return for several TV specials and a 25th-anniversary show in 1973. Ed Sullivan died of esophageal cancer at age 73 on October 13th, 1974.

In 1984, Nate Nelson, lead singer of the doo-wop group the Flamingos, died at the age of 52. He was with the group when they recorded their biggest hit, "I Only Have Eyes For You" in 1959 and joined the Platters three years later.

The #1 album in 1991 was 'Out of Time' by R.E.M.

In 1991, David Ruffin (Temptation) died in Philadelphia of a cocaine overdose. Ruffin sang lead vocal on some of the Temps biggest hits, "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud Too Beg". As a solo artist, he had hits with "My Whole World Ended The Moment You Left Me" and "Walk Away From Love", as well as "The Way You Do the Things You Do / My Girl medley" with Hall and Oates.

In 1996, Alan Blakely, rhythm guitar player for The Tremeloes, who scored a pair of 1967 hits in North America, "Here Comes My Baby" and "Silence Is Golden", died of cancer at the age of 54.

In 2003, Staind were at #1 on the U.S. album chart with 14 Shades Of Gray, the bands second U.S. #1.

birthday wishes to (among others), Pat Boone (77), Ronnie Wood (Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones) (64), Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode) (52), Simon Gallup (Cure) (51), Michael Joyce (Smiths) (48) and Alanis Morissette, who was born in 1974 (you do the math!)

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 05/29/2011

Two Beatle acetates with Perry Cox authentication make the list this week, along with two 45's, a funk / deep soul record and an Eddie Cochran picture sleeve. The "Hello Goodbye" acetate has the working version of the song, "Hello Hello". #1 this week goes to a rare classical French LP of Bach Violin Sonatas.




1. LP - Michelle Auclair "Bach Violin Sonatas" Discophiles 209/210 French Pressing - $6,100.00

2. 45 - Rickey Andrews "Chances Are Your Dance Is Mine" / "You Are What My Heart Needs" Mars La Tour - $3,207.39

3. 10" - The Beatles "Hello Goodybye" EMI Acetate w/ Perry Cox Authentication - $2,772.22

4. 10" - The Beatles "I'll Follow The Sun" EMI Acetate w/ Perry Cox Authentication - $2,772.22

5. 45 - Eddie Cochran "Mean When I'm Mad" / "One Kiss" Liberty F-55070 - $2,282.00


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

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

 

Earth Crisis Reveal Cover Art For "Neutralize The Threat"

Earth Crisis have scheduled their hardest hitting piece of work in recent memory, 'Neutralize the Threat' for a July 12th release date. The most controversial band in hardcore also teamed with artist Ryan Clark to create the artwork surrounding the latest album culminating in the cover.

Read more and get the tracklist at pluginmusic.com









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Art Pop Legends The Feelies Reform, Release New Record, Announce Shows

The Feelies are celebrating the release of "Here Before," their first album of all new original material in 19 years with select East Coast dates. The new album touches on different styles from the Feelies' long history while adding new grooves and musical ideas to the mix. Electric and acoustic guitars melt together in archetypal Feelies fashion on songs like "Nobody Knows" and "Should be Gone. " Elsewhere there are slabs of driving garage rock like "When You Know" and "Time Is Right" and the down-tempo "Bluer Skies," and harmonically rich "Later On." The new album is being released on Bar/None Records.

Get all the details at pluginmusic.com

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Consfearacy Posts Self-Titled Album's Cover Artwork

Consfearacy recently inked a deal with Massacre Records for the release of the band's self-titled album, which is due out on July 1st, 2011. The cover artwork was handled by graphic designer Dennis Sibeijn.

Read more at metalunderground.com










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what a wonderful story, remembering the iconic group and their fans

The Rolling Stones 'live' in Middlesbrough, 1963

By Paul Delplanque

Love them or loath them, The Rolling Stones are still rolling and even now attract huge audiences around the world. Next to The Beatles they are without doubt the greatest band to come out of the 1960s, selling millions of records world-wide. Back in 1963 the new band had been going for about a year and were about to embark on their first tour of the United Kingdom. The place they chose to kick-off that tour was none other than Middlesbrough, it was the very first time the band had played outside the London area.

Read the rest at rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk

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this from our vinyl friends at vinylcollective.com

Here are the Top 10 Albums sold at Shop Radio Cast for the week of May 23, 2011 – May 30, 2011:

1.) The Menzingers – A Lesson In The Abuse Of Information Technology LP
2.) Living With Lions – Holy Shit
3.) Fireworks – Gospel
4.) Dance Gavin Dance – People We Knew 7″
5.) Into It. Over It. / Koji Split LP
6.) The Creepshow – Run For Your Life LP (EXCLUSIVE Purple)
7.) Balance and Composure – Separation
8.) The Menzingers – Chamberlain Waits LP
9.) Against Me – Russian Spies 7″
10.) The Creepshow – They All Fall Down (Picture Disc)

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USA


Albums:
1. Adele :21
2. Seether :Holding Onto Strings
3. Various :Now 38
4. Jason Aldean :My Kinda Party
5. Mumford and Sons :Sigh No More
6. Beastie Boys :Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
7. The Lonely Island :Turtleneck and Chain
8. Justin Bieber :Never Say Never The Remixes EP
9. Fleet Foxes :Helplessness Blues
10. Il Volo :Il Volo

Singles:
1.Adele :Rolling In The Deep
2.Katy Perry feat. Kanye West :E.T.
3.Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer :Give Me Everything
4.Black Eyed Peas :Just Can't Get Enough
5.Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull :On The Floor
6.Bruno Mars :The Lazy Song
7.Britney Spears :Till The World Ends
8.LMFAO :Party Rock Anthem
9.Lupe Fiasco :The Show Goes On
10.Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes :Look At Me Now


UK

Albums:
1. Adele :21
2. Kate Bush :Director's Cut
3. Adele :19
4. Hugh Laurie :Let Them Talk
5. Bruno Mars :Doo-Wops & Holligans
6. Friendly Fires :Pala
7. Chase & Status :No More Idols
8. Jessie J. :Who You Are
9. Foo Fighters :Wasting Light
10. Caro Emerald :Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor

Singles:
1. Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer :Give Me Everything
2. Bruno Mars :The Lazy Song
3. Aloe Blacc :I Need A Dollar
4. LMFAO :Party Rock Anthem
5. Alexandra Stan :Mr Saxobeat
6. Chris Brown feat. Benny Benassi :Beautiful People
7. Snoop Dogg Vs. David Guetta :Sweat
8. The Saturdays :Notorious
9. Lady Gaga :Judas
10. Swedish House Mafia :Save The World


Europe

Albums:
1. Take That :Progress
2. Rihanna :Loud
3. Bruce Springsteen :The Promise
4. Shakira :Sale El Sol
5. Pink :Greatest Hits ... So Far
6. Bon Jovi :Greatest Hits
7. James Blunt :Some Kind Of Trouble
8. Susan Boyle :The Gift
9. Kings Of Leon :Come Around Sundown
10. JLS :Outta This World


Singles:
1. Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull :On The Floor
2. Rihanna :S&M
3. Adele :Rolling In the Deep
4. Lady Gaga :Born This Way
5. Black Eyed Peas :Just Can't Get Enough
6. Jessie J. feat. B.o.B. :Price Tag
7. Katy Perry :E.T.
8. Snoop Dogg Vs. David Guetta :Sweat
9. LMFAO :Party Rock Anthem
10. Bruno Mars :Grenade

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Put Your Records on Your Wall with the Vertical Vinyl Record Player

they (ionaudio) claim it saves 'space', however, how much room does a turntable take up? they also say: A fun, new way to experience your records, VERTICAL VINYL will also impress your friends and guests by defying gravity when playing records sideways!

i guess, to each his or her own.....








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and in music history for today:

In 1956, Buddy Holly sees the John Wayne movie The Searchers and gains some song writing inspiration when Wayne utters the line "that'll be the day."

Dick Dale performed Let's Go Trippin' for the first time in 1958, possibly signaling the start of surf music.

In 1964, The Dave Clark Five appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first of 11 appearances.

The Monkees began filming their TV series in 1966.

In 1968, working on what will become 'The White' album. The Beatles added overdubs of bass and vocals on “Revolution.” After numerous overdubs have been added, the final six minutes of the song evolved into chaotic, jamming, with Lennon repeatedly shouting "alright” and Yoko Ono speaking random phrases. The jam becomes the basis for “Revolution 9,” and this session was the first that Yoko attends.

In 1975, 17 weeks after entering the Billboard Pop chart, Freddy Fender's "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" made it all the way to number one. The song was written in the late 1960s and had already been recorded more than two dozen times. Fender would later recall "The recording only took a few minutes. I was glad to get it over with and I thought that would be the last of it."

Also in 1975, the Rolling Stones kicked off a New York City press conference on their next tour by playing on the streets in the back of a flatbed truck.

In 1976, the Who appear at the Charlton Athletic Grounds in England and put their name into the Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest rock band ever when their set measures at 120 decibels. That record has since been surpassed.

In 1977, Britain's BBC announced a ban on the Sex Pistols' anti-royalist song "God Save The Queen", saying it is 'in gross bad taste'. The cover of the single showed a picture of The Queen with a safety pin through her lip. Shops and pressing plant workers refused to handle the record, but it still managed to reach #2 on the UK chart.

In 1980, although the Disco craze was running out of steam, a group from Minneapolis, Minnesota called Lipps, Inc., that featured Cynthia Johnson on vocals, reached the top of the US charts with a tune called "Funkytown". It was a UK #2 hit. The record would be certified Platinum, but the group's only other Hot 100 entry would stall at number 64.

In 1999, Phil Kramer, who took Lee Dorman's place when Iron Butterfly re-formed in 1975, was found in a canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains, over four years after he called a police to say he was going to commit suicide. At the time of his death, he was 42.

In 2000, Johnnie Taylor, best remembered for 1968's "Who's Making Love" and 1976's "Disco Lady", died following a heart attack in a Texas hospital. He was 62 years old.

In 2010, Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led The Temptations in the 1980s and '90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs including "Treat Her Like A Lady", "Sail Away" and "Lady Soul", died of cancer at the age of 58.

celebrating birthdays today (among many others) are Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) (73) and Augie Meyers (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornadoes (71)

Columbia/Legacy Recordings Launches Paul Simon Catalog Project With Four Classic Titles From the 1970s

 

Definitive Editions of Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin', and Still Crazy After All These Years, Available Everywhere Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Columbia/Legacy Recordings announces the first round of releases in the Paul Simon catalog project with definitive editions of four of the artist's essential solo albums -- Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin' and Still Crazy After All These Years -- available everywhere Tuesday, June 7.

News of the Paul Simon catalog releases arrives as Simon, the quintessential American singer-songwriter-performer, tours the United States in May and Europe this summer with an eight-piece band in support of his recently-released critically-acclaimed new album, So Beautiful Or So What on Hear Music.

The new Columbia/Legacy editions of four classic Paul Simon catalog titles marks the first set of releases since last year's historic licensing agreement between the artist and Sony Music Entertainment brought Simon's entire catalog of recordings together under the one roof for the first time since the 1970s.

Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin' and Still Crazy After All These Years have returned to the Columbia imprint for the first time since their original vinyl releases.

While all the titles feature the remastered sound, bonus tracks and expanded packaging from their first CD incarnations, Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin', a Columbia Records release in 1974, has been newly remastered for this Columbia/Legacy edition. Recorded during Simon's groundbreaking tours with Urubamba and the Jessy Dixon Singers in 1973-74, Live Rhymin' includes two previously unavailable live tracks -- "Kodachrome" and "Something So Right" -- which have never appeared on the vinyl or CD editions of the album.

Originally released on Columbia Records in 1972, Paul Simon, the artist's first solo studio album without Art Garfunkel, peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 while generating the signature hits "Mother and Child Reunion" (#4 Hot 100) and "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (#22) and other classic tracks. CD bonus cuts include demos of "Duncan" and "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" and an unreleased "Paranoia Blues."

There Goes Rhymin' Simon, a 1973 Columbia Records release, showcased a pair of timeless summer car radio anthems -- "Kodachrome" and "Loves Me Like a Rock" -- and peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. The CD features non-album bonus tracks including work-in-progress "Let Me Live in Your City," acoustic demos of "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" and "Loves Me Like a Rock," topped off by an unfinished demo of "American Tune."

1975's Grammy-winning Album of the Year, Still Crazy After All These Years rocketed to #1 with a hit-packed tracklist that included "My Little Town" (a one-track "reunion" with Art Garfunkel) and the #1 smash "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover." Bonus cuts on the CD include demos of "Slip Slidin' Away" and "Gone At Last" (with The Jessy Dixon Singers).

During his distinguished career Paul Simon has been the recipient of many honors and awards A recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Simon has won 12 Grammys including three Albums of the Year: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970), "Still Crazy After All These Years" (1976) and "Graceland" (1986). 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. Simon has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame both as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and as a solo artist.

About Legacy Recordings

The multiple Grammy-winning Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division, produces and maintains the world's foremost catalog of historic reissues, an unparalleled compendium of thousands of digitally re-mastered archival titles representing virtually every musical genre including popular, rock, jazz, blues, R&B, folk, country, gospel, Broadway musicals, movie soundtracks, ethnic, world music, classical, comedy, and more.


SOURCE Columbia/Legacy Recordings

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - May 31, 2011

The week's vinyl reissue include two LPs from Ozzy Osbourne, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, the B-52's with Wild Planet, UFO with three stellar LPs from the past with Lights Out, No Heavy Petting and Obsession (all imports) and Elvis Costello's Get Happy, to name a few.

Other CVR Blog picks include Flogging Molly's Speed Of Darkness, Death Cab for Cutie with Codes and Keys, Kate Bush's Director's Cut, My Morning Jacket with Circuital and Fleetwood Mac with Black Magic: Best of the Early Years.


Alex Turner - Submarine
Alina Simone - Make Your Own Danger
Autopsy - Macabre Eternal
B-52's - Wild Planet (reissue)(vinyl)
Billy Vera - Billy Vera Story
Black Stone Cherry - Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Blasters - Live 1986
Blouse - Shadow
Cheer-Accident - No Ifs Ands Or Dogs
Cliff Richard - Anthology (3 CDs)
Cola Freaks - Cola Freaks
Curren$y - This Ain't No Mixtape (reissue)
Dave Brubeck - Dave Digs Disney: Legacy Edition (2 CDs)
Dave Edmunds - Rockpile
Dave Matthews Band - Live at Wrigley Field
David Sylvian - Died in the Wool
Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs
Egypt Central - White Rabbit
Elvis Costello - Get Happy (reissue) (vinyl)
Farewell Continental - Hey Hey Pioneers
Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic: Best of the Early Years
Flogging Molly - Speed Of Darkness
Frank Sinatra - Concert Sinatra (vinyl)
Gene Watson - Memories to Burn / Starting New Memories
Ginger Baker - Live in Milan 1981 (2 CDs)
Guess Who - Flavours
ISIS - ISIS Live I 9.23.03
J.D. Souther - Natural History
Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins - Scarcity of Miracles: A King Crimson Projekct
Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine - Enhanced Methods of Questioning
Jordan Knight - Unfinished
Kate Bush - Director's Cut (2 LPs)(vinyl)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Kids on a Crime Spree - We Love You So Bad
Klaus Schulze - La Vie Electronique Vol. 9
Mando Diao - Give Me Fire
Marduk - Iron Dawn
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On (box set)
Matthew Good - Lights of Endangered Species
Melvins - Sugar Daddy Live
Miles Davis - Tutu (remastered with bonus live CD)
Miwa Gemini - Fantastic Lies of Grizzly Rose
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
O'Jays - Back Stabbers
Ocote Soul Sounds: Taurus
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Oz: Expanded Edition
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz (vinyl)
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman: Legacy Edition (2 CDs)
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman (vinyl)
Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstacy
Panther Style - Emergencia!
Papa John Creach - Long Branch Park 1983 (2 CDs)
Patrick Wolf - Lupercalia
Peter Hook & the Light - Unknown Pleasures: Live in Oz (vinyl)
Playing for Change - PFC 2: Songs Around The World
Processory - Change Is Gradual
Reatards - Teenage Hate/F**k Elvis Heres the Reatards (reissue)
Richard Pinhas & Merzbow - Rhizome
Rick Danko, Richard Manuel & Paul Butterfield - Live at the Lone Star 1984
Rick Danko - Tin Angel (2 CDs)
Robert Pollard - Lord of the Birdcage (vinyl)
Seapony - Go With Me
Seasick Steve - You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
SebastiAn - Total
Sennen - Age of Denial
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
Soema Montenegro - Passionaria
Son Lux - We Are Rising
Suede - Sueded (reissue)
The Black Swans - Don’t Blame The Stars
The Melvins - Sugar Daddy Live
The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade (2 CDs)
U.S. Christmas - Valley Path
UFO - Lights Out (vinyl)(import)
UFO - No Heavy Petting (vinyl)(import)
UFO - Obsession (vinyl)(import)
USX - The Valley Path
Various Artists - All Blues'd Up: Songs of Eric Clapton
Various Artists - Ministry of Sound: Anthems Indie
Various Artists - PFC 2: Songs Around The World
Vast Aire - Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey
Vatsum - Carnal Law
Warren Haynes - Man in Motion (2 LPs)(vinyl)
Wharf Rats - 7"


New Jazz Releases

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

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

in new zealeand, news about vinyl is fantastic!

He's a fan for fair play, for the record

Merania Karauria

Dave Record was aptly renamed by a friend when he was 18 because of the thousands of vinyl records he owned.

Mr Record, from New Plymouth, was one of the traders in Wanganui yesterday at a record fair in the Rock'n' Roll Clubrooms.

He described the event as a fair for like-minded souls who did not attend church.

Mr Record said that, as a young person, he did not know what he wanted to be when he grew up.

He had started out as a punk rocker, his next phase was the Nik Kershaw new romantic, then Duran Duran, but that did not do it for him.

Next there was Twisted Sister, and then his epiphany - the Sex Pistols.

Vinyl had taken over and it was time to look for a career, so Mr Record did his apprenticeship as a carpenter.

But when you have 10,000 LPs and 10,000 45s, you use your skills to build record shelves - big steel frames to accommodate the collection that is carefully catalogued in alphabetical order in various genres.

Read the rest at wanganuichronicle.co.nz

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a wonderfully crafted article from the san diego union-tribune, well worth the read:

A librarian's many, many records

Brian Schottlaender's life of a million cuts

By Peter Rowe

Brian Schottlaender’s Lonely Arts Club Band: Six Tracks on A Fading Theme

1. Yesterday

At 58, Brian Schottlaender is the very model of a modern major league librarian. He has an impressive title, “Audrey Geisel University Librarian,” and a massive task, overseeing all libraries on the UCSD campus. Last year, he won the American Library Association’s most prestigious prize, the Melvil Dewey Medal.

But he suffers from an incurable fever, one that compels him to chase albums by obscure industrial rock bands like Current 93 (“Christ and the Pale Queens Mighty in Sorrow”). This is an illness, one that may have begun with his childhood exposure to one of the most popular groups in history.

“My mother is British,” he explained, “so the Beatles were a big deal in our family.”

Read the rest at signonsandiego.com




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in music history for the day:

In 1956, Time Magazine prints an article entitled Teener's Hero, which tries to explain Elvis Presley's mystique. After a drawn-out description of his singing style, the writer says of Presley's appeal: "his movements suggest, in a word, sex."

In 1962, Benny Goodman (on his birthday, no less!) led the first American jazz band to play in the Soviet Union.

In 1964, "Love Me Do" became the Beatles fourth US number one hit. The version released in America is one that had Andy White playing drums while Ringo played the tambourine. The British single was a take on which Ringo played the drums.

In San Francisco, CA in 1966, Jefferson Airplane performed at a benefit for the Haight-Ashbury Legal Organization.

The Beatles began recording the "White Album" in 1968. The first track they lay down is "Revolution".

In 1972, John Ryanes of The Monotones passed away. The group had one big hit, "Book Of Love", which reached number 5 in the US in 1958.



Led Zeppelin began recording "In Through the Out Door" in 1978.

In 1980, Carl Radle, bass guitarist for Derek and The Dominos, died of kidney failure partially caused by his drug abuse in the seventies. After The Dominos split, he continued to work with other artists such as George Harrison, Joe Cocker and J.J. Cale. He was just 37 years old.

In 1990, Midnight Oil closed down 6th Avenue in New York City as they played a protest concert in front of Exxon's offices. The protest was in reaction to the Exxon Valdez disaster.

Neil Young had to cancel his European tour in 1997 because he had cut his finger while slicing a ham sandwich. oops....

In 1999, in New Jersey, Lenny Kravitz walked off stage after 40 minutes and collapsed from heat exhaustion. He had been performing in a fur coat. ummm, no need to comment....

Also in 1999, Tim McGraw made an unannounced appearance to open a concert for his wife, Faith Hill. awwww.....

In 2003, British record producer Mickie Most, who is credited with producing more number one hits world-wide than any other producer, died of a rare form of cancer. He was 64. During a long career he recorded with the Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, Lulu, The Yardbirds, The Nashville Teens, Hot Chocolate, Kim Wilde and many others.

birthday wishes to Nicky "Topper" Headon of The Clash (1955), Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine (1964) and Patrick Dahlheimer from Live (1971), to name a few....

 

Slavaki presents his new limited vinyl on Elusive Records including a smashing remix of Yapacc!

Elusive Records is back with two slices of dubby electronic pleasure served by label’s head Slavaki, supported by deep atmospheric musical mindtrip on the flip side delivered by the master of funk and atmosphere himself, Mr. Yapacc.

PRLog (Press Release) – May 30, 2011 – With this record, we continue to bring joy to all of you, true lovers of subtle groove and electronic music with soul. First limited number of copies comes on beautifully designed clear marbled 12”.

Already enjoying great support from friends and well known artists around the world, such as Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Silicone Soul, Slam, Paco Osuna, Nooncat, Tom Dazing, Andrew Grant, Martin Eyerer, Randall Jones, Brothers' Vibe, Franco Bianco, Reynold, Alland Byallo and many others!

This record is simply set to become a timeless classic. From now on, you can finally get your copy at djshop.de, decks.de and all your favourite vinyl and digital stores!





Here more information:
LABEL: ELUSIVE RECORDS
ARTIST: SLAVAKI
REMIXER: YAPACC
TITLE: SKUNKIE’S BACK
FORMAT: VINYL & DIGITAL
CAT. NUMBER: ELSVREC010
RELEASE DATE VINYL: 27.05.11
RELEASE DATE DIGITAL: 20.06.11

VINYL TRACKLIST:
A1 – Slavaki – Skunkie’s Back (Original Mix) – 07:29
A2 – Slavaki – Release Yourself (Original -1369009163 Mix) – 07:33
B1 – Slavaki – Skunkie’s Back (Yapacc Remix) – 09:54

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Elusive Records from London is a true underground music orientated label and spreads sounds of pure positive vibes.