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A slew of new releases this week including some highly anticipated albums from 3 Doors Down with Time of My Life, John Hiatt's Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns, Fruit Bats with Tripper, 311 with Universal Pulse and They Might Be Giants with Join Us.
Vinyl reissues include four from the seminal punk rockers the Ramones (Leave Home, Road to Ruin, the Ramones and Rocket to Russia), 3 from Grandaddy (Sumday, The Sophtware Slump and Under The Western Freeway), Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti's Worn Copy, two from De La Soul (Buhloone Mind State and Stakes Is High), Hole with Pretty On the Inside, Ben Folds Five self-titled effort, Black Sabbath's Master of Reality, Low with Long Division and Soft Machine's Soft Machine At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, just to name a few.
Heavy-thrash metal releases include Altars's Opposition, Dying Fetus with History Repeats..., Chelsea Grin's My Damnation and Toxic Holocaust - Conjure and Command, among others.
Other CVR Blog picks include REO Speedwagon's Hi Infidelity: 30th Anniversary Edition (2 CDs), Fall On Your Sword's Another Earth, Peter Murphy with Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (2 CD) and Steve Earle's I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive; to name a few.
2Cellos - 2Cellos
3 Doors Down - Time of My Life
40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room 311 -Universal Pulse
Alan Silvestri - Captain America: The First Avenger Soundtrack
Altars - Opposition
Amy Lavere - Stranger Me
Andrew Liles - As if Punk Never Happened (7") (picture disc)
Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights (EP)
Apache Dropout - Shot Down (7") (vinyl)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Worn Copy (reissue) (vinyl)
Audrey Wheeler - Let It Be Me (2 CDs)
Autre Ne Veut - Body
Avichi - Devil's Fractal
Baba Zula - Gecekondu
Bart & Friends - Stories With the Endings Changed (10") (vinyl)
Basement Jaxx - Basement Jaxx Vs Metropole Orkest
Battlecross - Pursuit of Honor
Beau Williams - Bodacious!
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (reissue) (vinyl)
Big Talk - Big Talk-
Bitch - Be My Slave
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality (reissue) (vinyl)
Boston Spaceships - Let It Beard
Brillinat Colors - Again and Again (vinyl)
Burlap to Cashmere - Burlap to Cashmere (vinyl)
Bye Bye Blackbirds - Fixed Hearts
Carol Kleyn - Love Has Made Me Stronger (vinyl) Chelsea Grin - My Damnation City Of Ships - Minor World
Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire - Visceral
Clouds - Lot Of Calls From No One Part2 / Rest Of The Cycle (12") (vinyl)
Cold - Superfiction
Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (vinyl)
Collections of Colonies of Bees - Giving
Cream - Icon (2 CDs)
Crewdson - Gravity
Crisis of Conformity (reissue) (7") (vinyl)
DJ Khaled - We The Best Forever
Danny And The Champions Of The World - Hearts & Arrows
Dave Cloud and the Gospel of Power - Practice in the Milky Way
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State (reissue) (vinyl)
De La Soul - Stakes Is High (reissue) (vinyl)
Decapitated - Carnival Is Forever
Delicate Cutters - Some Creatures
Demonical - Death Infernal
Dionne Bromfield - Good For The Soul
Dirk Geiger - Second Life
Disma - Towards The Megalith
Don Gere - Werewolves On Wheels (vinyl)
Doug Means Project - 2.0 Dutch Uncles - Cadenza (vinyl)
Dying Fetus - History Repeats...
EDM - Night People
Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs (vinyl)
Elephant - Allured / Actors (7") (vinyl)
Elias Hulk - Unchained (vinyl)
Esther Williams - Inside Of Me
Eternal Tapestry & Sun Araw - Night Gallery
Evelyn King - Music Box: Limited Edition
Every Avenue - Bad Habits
Excruciator - Devouring
Faces on Film - Some Weather (reissue)
Fall On Your Sword - Another Earth (vinyl)
Fink - Perfect Darkness
Fjordne - Charles Rendition
Floating Action - Desert Etiquette
Flourishing - The Sum of All Fossils
Forever Goldrush - The Amador Frequency
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks Fruit Bats - Tripper
Future Islands - Before the Bridge (vinyl)
GQ - Face To Face
GQ - Two
Generationals - Actor-Caster (vinyl)
George Lynch - Kill All Control
Giacamo Gates - The Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron
Goo Goo Dolls - Live From Soho
Grandaddy - Sumday (reissue) (vinyl)
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump (reissue) (vinyl)
Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway (reissue) (vinyl)
Grumbling Fur - Furrier
Hail!Hornet - Disperse The Curse
Hank Snow - Songs Of Tragedy / When Tragedy Struck
Heatmiser - Mic City Sons (vinyl)
Heights - Dead Ends
Holly Throsby -Team
Hope I Die Virgin - Is Forever No Way
Hundredth - Let Go
I Am Abomination - Passion Of The Heist
Imelda May - Mayhem
Immersed - In the Ire of Creation
Iron Man - Generation Void
It Prevails - Stroma
James Blake - Order / Pan (12") (vinyl)
Janko Nilovic - Funky Tramway (vinyl)
Janko Nilovic - Soul Impressions
Jean-Claude Pelletier - Streaking! (vinyl)
Jenny O. - Home
Jim Kerr - Lostboy!
Jim O'Rourke & Christoph Heemann - Plastic Palace People Vol.2
Joanna Newsom - What We Have Known (12") (vinyl)
John Butler Trio - Live at red Rocks John Hiatt - Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns
John Lee Hooker - Icon
Kelly Rowland - Motivation (f. Lil Wayne)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - How I Go
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I Do Believe
Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 20
Killinger - Killinger
Kottonmouth Kings - Sunrise Sessions
Kuedo - Videowave (12") (vinyl)
LMFAO – 'Sorry For Party Rocking'
Lali Puna - Move on/After All Stop (vinyl)
Las Kellies - Kellies
Le Corbeau - Moth on the Headlight
Les Rallizes DéNudés - Cable Hogue Soundtrack (vinyl)
Limp Bizkit - Icon
Lost Sounds - Blac Static (Best Of) (vinyl) Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (reissue) (vinyl)
Low - Long Division (reissue) (vinyl)
Madeleine Peyroux - Standing on the Rooftop (vinyl)
Malefice - Awaken The Tides
Malfunkshun - Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
Manilla Road - The Deluge
Mel Flannery Trucking Company - As It Turns Out
Mellowhype - Blackenedwhite Memories of Machines - Warm Winter Meredith Bragg - Nest
Milk Maid - Yucca
Moody Blues - Icon (2 CDs)
Netherworld - Over The Summit
Next Life - Artificial Divinity
Nicholas Szczepanik - Please Stop Loving Me
Night Beats - Night Beats (vinyl)
Nikki Lane - Gone, Gone, Gone (EP)
Norma Jean - Heaven Help The Working Girl
OGI - OGI (vinyl)
Original Soundtrack - The Voice: Season 1 Highlights Peter Murphy - Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (2 CDs)
Phinehas - Thegodmachine
Pictureplane - Thee Physical
Pokey LaFarge - Middle of Everywhere
Polyphony - Without Introduction
Portugal. The Man: Church Mouth (reissue)
Portugal. The Man: It's Complicated Being a Wizard (reissue)
Prurient - Bermuda Drain
Pursesnatchers - A Pattern Language
Queen - A Day at the Races
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Queen - Queen
Queen - Queen II
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Quincy Jones - The Dude REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity: 30th Anniversary Edition (2 CDs) Ramones - Leave Home (reissue) (vinyl) Ramones - Road to Ruin (reissue) (vinyl) Ramones - Rocket to Russia (reissue) (vinyl)
Ramones: Ramones (reissue) (vinyl)
Richard Youngs - Amplyfing Host (vinyl)
Riggs - Riggs Ringo Deathstarr - Sparkler
Ringworm - Scars
Rival Sons - Pressure & Time
Roadside Graves - We Can Take Care of Ourselves
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Live in France
Roxette - Greatest Hits
Rubber - Ultra Feel
Rufus Wainwright - House Of Rufus
Rush - Icon (2 CDs)
Sarabante - Remnants
Serengeti - Family And Friends (vinyl)
Serge Gainsbourg: Gainsbourg Percussions (reissue) (vinyl)
Severe Torture - Feasting on Blood
Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage image sever
Simon Fisher Turner - The Great White Silence
Singer - Mindreading (vinyl)
Soft Machine - Soft Machine At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (2 LP's) (vinyl)
Soft Metals - Soft Metals
Sole and the Skyrider Band - Hello Cruel World
Sonic Youth - Confusion Is Sex (reissue) (vinyl)
Starf**kers - Metallic Diseases (vinyl)
Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Strong Killings - Strong Killings
Suicide Silence - The Black Crown
Sun Airway - Wild Palms / Symphony In White No. 2 (7") (vinyl)
Survivor - Caught in the Game
Survivor - Premonition
Survivor - Survivor
Survivor - Vital Signs
Survivor - When Seconds Count
T-Bone Walker - Essential Collection
TFDI - When I Stop Running
Teenage Scream - Teenage Scream
The Cutmen (Whitehouse) - Seconds Out
The Dangerous Summer - War Paint The Greenery - Spit and Argue
The Horrors - Skying
The Neighb'rhood Childr'n - The Neighb'rhood Childr'n
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - Peyton on Patton
The Summer Set - Everything’s Fine
The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave (reissue)
Theophilus London - Timez Are Weird These Days They Might Be Giants - Join Us
Tim Robbins And The Rogues Gallery Band - Tim Robbins Ad The Rogues Gallery Band
Tom Morello and Nightwatchman - Union Town
Tomorrows Tulips - Eternally Teenage (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - Conjure and Command
Tribal Seeds - Soundwaves EP
Tropics - Mouves (12") (vinyl)
Twin Sister - Bad Street (10") (vinyl)
Umpire - Now We’re Active
Unholy - Rapture
Vanessa Carlton - Rabbits on the Run
Various Artists - A Little Help (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Andale Vol.4
Various Artists - DJ Syd Borat Presents - Axis Bold As Ladyland
Various Artists - Deep Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Vol. 1
Various Artists - Live From Nowhere Near You Vol II
Various Artists - Norman Jay Presents Good Times 30
Various Artists - Revolver USA / Midheaven Podcast #54
Various Artists - A Tribute to the Cardigans
Various Artists - DJ-Kicks: Motor City Drum Ensemble
Various Artists - Horse Meat Disco III
Various Artists - Rebel Rock: Essential Rockabilly Album
Velvet Underground - Icon
Versus - Black Gloves (EP)
Victory - Don't Talk Science
Volbeat - Beyond Hell/Above Heaven
W.A.S.P. - Inside the Electric Circus
W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
Wilco - I Might (7") (vinyl)
Wiley - 100% Publishing
Woods - Find Them Empty (7") (vinyl)
World Under Blood - Tactical
Young Buffalo - Young Von Prettylips (EP)
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.
Say Anything have recently signed on with Equal Vision Records and will begin recording their fourth studio album with producer Tim O’Heir in August 2011.
“Once we found our label, we knew there was only one producer who could bring the kind of ambitious, freethinking, over-the-top approach to the recording process that we were looking for,” Bemis explains. “We are proud to announce that for the first time in the better part of a decade, we will be returning to the studio with Tim O’Heir, the super-sick producer who helped us shape Say Anything’s …Is a Real Boy into what it is."
In addition to releasing the new full-length album, Equal Vision Records will also release a wide variety of previously unreleased Say Anything material, vinyl, rarities collections and other projects.
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a follow up to another story, these are rare recordings and should be preserved, regardless of the audio medium used to record combat history:
The sounds of World War II can be heard at Quantico
By Julia LeDoux
QUANTICO, Va. - Historians at the United States Marine Corps History Division at Quantico have ringside seats as they continue their efforts to digitize thousands of recordings made by Marine combat correspondents during World War II.
The combat correspondents – newspapermen, radiomen, artists, photographers and videographers who were called Dening’s Demons -- made about 1,600 recordings during the war, said Rob Taglianetti, an oral historian with the United States Marine Corps’ History Division.
“It’s live combat,” he said of what can be heard on some of the tapes. “It’s while it’s happening, and you hear bullets in the background.”
The recordings also feature short interviews with Marines whose stories wouldn’t be known without the tapes. Combat correspondents would ask them a series of short questions such as, “where are you from,” “anything interesting happen while you’ve been here,” and “want to tell anybody back home hi?”
The live action recordings were immediately transferred onto vinyl records, which were sent out to radio stations across the country for broadcast. Written stories and photographs were sent local newspapers and even high school newspapers.
Thrash masters CRIMINAL — originally formed in Chile and now based in the U.K. — have set "Akelarre" as the title of their seventh studio album, the first since the departure of lead guitarist and founding member Rodrigo Contreras and the subsequent addition of Basque guitar wizard Olmo Cascallar.
"Akelarre" is a word from the Basque language (Euskara) which is also widely used in most Spanish-speaking countries and translates to "witches' Sabbath."
Frost Despair recently revealed the cover artwork for the band's debut album 'The God Delusion.' The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (Dimmu Borgir, Keep of Kalessin, Dark Funeral, Chrome Division) and "The God Delusion" was recorded in Brazil from March to July 2011 at Hurricane Studios by Sebastian Carsin. The title is taken from the Richard Dawkins books of the same title.
Marcelo Vasco wrote about his impressions of the album cover artwork: "My intention creating the Frost Despair's cover art was to illustrate the perfect symbiosis between the living beauty and lightness that surrounds a symphony, and at the same time its possibility of being dark, heavy, painful, death and sad. Trying to pass this antagonistic feeling in a striking way, giving the opportunity to people to take their own conclusions of the idea that the album's name: 'The God Delusion' might suggest."
Tracklist
1. The Dark Ages
2. God Delusion
3. Damnation
4. Splendor War
5. Dark Bachiana
6. The Final Breath
7. At The Gates
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Drive-By Truckers to Release Greatest Hits Album
13 year music vets Drive-By Truckers are scheduled to release a compilation album 'Ugly Buildings, Whores and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009' on August 2 via New West Records. Longtime collaborator David Barbe produced and mixed the album, and veteran rock scribe David Fricke wrote the liner notes
The album will features songs from seven of the Truckers albums and included in the tracklist: tributes to Ronnie Van Zant and Neil Young (“Ronnie and Neil”), Sun Records (“Carl Perkins’ Cadillac”) and a nearly missed ménage a trois (“3 Dimes Down”).
Tracklist:
1. “The Living Bubba”
2. “Bulldozers and Dirt”
3. “Ronnie and Neil”
4. “Zip City”
5. “Let There Be Rock”
6. “Marry Me”
7. “Sink Hole”
8. “Carl Perkins’ Cadillac”
9. “Outfit”
10. “The Righteous Path”
11. “Gravity’s Gone” (Remix)
12. “Never Gonna Change”
13. “3 Dimes Down”
14. “Lookout Mountain”
15. “Uncle Frank” (Alternate Version)
16. “A World of Hurt”
Drive-By Truckers Tour Dates:
07-30 Muscle Shoals, AL – W.C. Handy Music Festival *
08-12-13 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre #
08-16 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion %
08-31 Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
09-01 Austin, TX – Stubbs #
09-02 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre #
09-03-04 New Orleans, LA – Tipitinas #
09-07 Tuscaloosa, AL – Bama Theatre
09-08 Savannah, GA – Trustees Theater
09-09 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival
09-10 Chattanooga, TN – Track 29
10-27 Columbia, MO – Missouri Theatre for the Arts
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We Came As Romans Reveal Album Cover
The Michigan-based sextet will release their sophomore full-length album, 'Understanding What We've Grown to Be,' on September 13th.
The album's cover painting was done by Paul Romano [Chiodos, Mastodon], who also created the cover of We Came As Romans' debut full-length album, 'To Plant a Seed.' Guitarist and lyricist Joshua Moore and bassist Andrew Glass worked together to come up with the visual concept for the cover and then collaborated with Romano to bring the powerful imagery to life.
The 12-track album was recorded with longtime friend and producer, Joey Sturgis [The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria] at Foundation Recording Studio.
Tracklist 1. Mis//Understanding
2. Everything As Planned
3. What I Wished I Never Had
4. Cast The First Stone
5. The Way That We Have Been
6. A War Inside
7. Stay Inspired
8. Just Keep Breathing
9. Views That Never Cease, To Keep Me From Myself
10. What My Heart Held
11. I Can't Make Your Decisions For You
12. Understanding What We've Grown To Be
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Gigwise Chooses the Greatest Drummers of All-Time
Britain's Gigwise has chosen the fifty greatest drummers of all-time and, for once, they mean all-time a couple of the greats from big band and jazz are included.
In the top spots are two drummers who are no longer with us, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham and the Who's Keith Moon. Rounding out the top five are Danny Carey of Tool, Neil Peart of Rush and Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins.
Read more and see the the Top 15 at our friends at Read more: vintagevinylnews.com
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George Thorogood Plays Chess
Peter Hodgson
George Thorogood and The Destroyers’ new album, 2010 South Michigan Avenue, celebrates his Chess Records heroes including Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf and Buddy Guy.
The album, named for the address of Chess Records’ Chicago headquarters, was produced by Tom Hambridge, who won a Grammy in 2010 for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Buddy Guy’s Living Proof.
Read more at (they also have a great interview piece!) Gibson.com
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and in music history for today, July 18th:
In 1953, 18 year-old Elvis Presley visited the Memphis Recording Service to record "My Happiness" as a gift for his mother. The so-called vanity disc, which cost Presley $3.98, was his first recording. It would surface 37 years later as part of an RCA compilation called "Elvis - the Great Performances".
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters released "The Twist" in 1960. The song didn't become a hit until later in the year when Chubby Checker covered it.
Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" was released in 1960.
In 1960, Roy Orbison saw his first record, "Only The Lonely" climb into the Top 5 in the United States after The Everly Brothers and Elvis both turned the song down. Over the next six years, The Orbison would have 22 Top 40 hits.
Also in 1960, 15 year-old Brenda Lee had the number one song in the US with "I'm Sorry", a tune that was recorded in the last ten minutes of a session and originally meant to be the "B" side of "That's All You Gotta Do".
In 1964, the Four Seasons scored their fourth US number one hit with "Rag Doll". Co-writer Bob Gaudio said that he got the inspiration for the song from a young girl in tattered clothes that cleaned his car windows at a stop light. The song reached #2 in the UK.
The Beatles album "A Hard Days Night" was released in 1964.
Also in 1964, The Rolling Stones chart in the US for the first time when a cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" peaks at #48.
In 1966, Bobby Fuller, who was still riding high on the success of "I Fought The Law", was found dead in his car in Hollywood. The incident is ruled a suicide but evidence suggests foul play, as his clothes and lungs contained gasoline. Fuller was just 22 years old. Some more info on a life that ended way too soon:
Fuller was found dead in the front seat of his mother's car shortly after "I Fought The Law" became a national hit. His death was ruled a suicide, but there were signs of foul play and the investigation was tainted, leaving the circumstances of his death a mystery and rumors to run rampant. Rick Stone, who was a roadie for the Bobby Fuller Four and good friends with the band, tells us: "My mom, Mary Stone, wrote music with Bobby at our home at 7420 Catalpa Lane in El Paso, Texas. Bobby did NOT have gas in his mouth when he was found in the car, but he did die of asphyxiation.
Bobby's body was found in a vacant lot in his mother's car and 4 years later Janis Joplin would walk out of her apartment and purchase pure bad heroin on the street corner of that same vacant lot.. then overdosed not more than 250 feet away from where Bobby died. They were born in the same general area of Southeast Texas four months apart - both traveled to Hollywood the same year and both left about the same time, however it is not known if they never knew each other.
This song was written by Sonny Curtis, who was a member of The Crickets (Buddy Holly's group). The Crickets recorded it shortly after Buddy Holly's death in 1959 and released it on their 1960 album In Style With The Crickets. If Holly had lived, there's a good chance it would have been a huge hit for The Crickets.
When they recorded this song, the Bobby Fuller Four was: Bobby Fuller on vocals and guitar), his brother Randy Fuller on bass and backup vocals (the raspy heavy voice), Jim Reese on guitar and Dewayne Quirico on drums. Jim Reese died October 26, 1991 in Lufkin, Texas after playing a round of golf - he had a heart attack as he was getting into his truck. Randy lives in Colton, California and Dewayne in Chicago.
At a time when the British Invasion and folk rock were the dominant genres in rock, Fuller stuck to Buddy Holly's style of classic rock and roll with Tex Mex flourishes. His recordings, both covers and originals, also reveal the influences of Eddie Cochran, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and the Everly Brothers, as well as surf guitar.
Bobby had "I Fought The Law" released on his own label in El Paso two years earlier where it was a Top 10 Hit regionally. The original lyric was "Robbin' people with a six gun," but he would sing it as "Zip Gun," "Shotgun" or "Six Gun," and joked about other guns when he sang it live.
The Clash recorded this in 1979 after they heard Fuller's version on a jukebox. They changed the line "I left my baby" to "I killed my baby." Their version hit #22 in the UK. Other groups who covered this include Social Distortion and Green Day.
Bobby Fuller's recordings have been reissued by Norton Records, Del-Fi Records, Rhino Records and Munster Records.
The Grateful Dead released their second album, "Anthem of the Sun' in 1968.
In 1968, "Helter Skelter" was recorded by the Beatles (one take lasted 27 minutes and 11 seconds)
In 1969, "Octopus's Garden" was recorded by the Beatles.
In 1970, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple played a free concert at London's Hyde Park.
In 1972, members of Sly and the Family Stone were arrested after police found over two-pounds of marijuana in their mobile home. oops....
In 1974, The US Justice Department ordered John Lennon out of the country by September 10th. The Immigration and Naturalization Service denied him an extension of his non-immigrant visa because of his guilty plea in England to a 1968 marijuana possession charge. The US Court of Appeal would overturn the deportation order in 1975 and Lennon was granted permanent resident status the following year.
Def Leppard made their live debut in Sheffield, England in 1978.
In 1983, Abbey Road Studios in London is opened to the public, making it one of the city's most popular tourist attractions.
In 1988, a California appeals court upheld a lower courts' decision to dismiss a case against Ozzy Osbourne and CBS Records. In 1984 a teenager allegedly killed himself after listening to Ozzy's "Suicide Solution."
In 1988, Nico (Christa Päffgen) died after suffering a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle on holiday with her son in Ibiza, Spain. The German born singer-songwriter and keyboardist with Velvet Underground had also worked as a fashion model and actress.
In 1995, the oldest known musical instrument in the world was found in the Indrijca River Valley in Slovenia. The 45,000 year-old relic was a bear bone with four artificial holes along its length.
In 2000, Metallica played at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA. The crowd was 1,000 contest winners of the "Blind Date" competition organized by Miller Genuine Draft.
In 2001, The KISS Kasket, an actual coffin featuring the faces of the four founding members of the band, went on sale. Also included were the Kiss logo and the words "Kiss Forever." Endorsing the item, Gene Simmons quipped, "I love livin', but this makes the alternative look pretty damn good." Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was buried in one after he was shot and killed on stage in December 2004.
In 2002, the Rolling Stones crew chief, 54 year old Royden Magee, who had worked with the band for 30 years, died during a rehearsal in Toronto. A spokesman for the band said Magee had said that he wasn't feeling well and went to another room to take a nap. The Stones had just finished dinner and resumed rehearsing when they got word that Magee had collapsed and stopped breathing. He was taken by ambulance to nearby Sunnybrook Hospital with no vital signs after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was pronounced dead on arrival. The members of the band said they were devastated by his death.
The iTunes Music Store reached 500 million songs sold in 2005.
In 2008, Paul Simon filed a law suit against Rhythm USA Inc., a Georgia-based subsidiary of a Japanese firm, claiming the company never got his permission to sell wall clocks that play "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The suit claimed that as one of the best known songs throughout the world, a proper licensing agreement could command at least a $1 million licensing fee. you would think he would have been honored to have the clock play his music.....
birthdays today include (among others) country picker Ricky Skaggs (57), Martha Reeves (70), Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) (49) and Dion DiMucci (72)
Our friends Norm & Jane at Vinyl Record Talk are doing a radio gig and will be joined by another friend in vinyl, artist Daniel Edlen. Now, if you haven't seen any of his work (he is getting to be world famous!!) I have included a couple of samples.
Artist Daniel Edlen will join Terry and Tiffany, along with Jane and Norm on Cult Radio A Go Go this Saturday 6pm PT (cultradioagogo.com ). Daniel Edlen will be discussing his current work with the David Lynch foundation as well as the Northern Soul art he's created for Norm and Jane (shown above). This series is based on the 3 Before 8 and the last song played at Wigan Casino.
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Brian Cannon Interviewed: Meet The Man Who Designed Oasis’ Greatest Covers
In a 21 year career Microdot founder Brian Cannon has seen it all. Here he talks Oasis, miserable bands, Coldplay being shite, creating rock n' roll history and why Noel's solo album will be brilliant...
With a back catalogue that stands up to anyone’s in the history of cover art and a roll call of bands including Oasis, the Super Furry Animals, The Verve, Suede and the Ruthless Rap Assassins, Brian Cannon the founder of legendary design label Microdot Creative
is one of the finest creative minds of the past 20 years.
Haboryn Reveals New Album "At The Edge Of Extinction" Cover Artwork
Venezuela's Haboryn has announced its new album will be titled "At the Edge of Extinction." The band has now revealed the cover artwork, designed by Jaime Loor.
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our friends over at vinylcollective.com bring us this news...i have quite a collection of children's records, i must add this as well....
Mike Park Makes Music For Kids!
Mike Park has announced the release of his new album for kids titled, “Smile”! The album features a mixture of Ska and Indie Pop, which has been given the seal of approval by Mike’s kids! The vinyl is strictly limited to 500 copies on white, includes a coloring book with crayons and will never be pressed again! You can pre order now
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and in music history for the day:
In 1900, His Master's Voice, the logo of the Victor Recording Company and later RCA Victor, was registered with the US Patent Office. The logo shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone.
In 1959, the Coasters record "Poison Ivy" at the Atlantic studios in New York. The song would become their sixth consecutive Billboard Top Ten hit.
In 1960, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters become the first group to place three records on The Billboard Hot 100 at the same time - "Finger Poppin' Time", "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" and "The Twist".
The Beach Boys signed with Capitol Records in 1962. Their first U.S. hit would follow a few months later with “Surfin’ Safari.”
In 1966, Eric Clapton formed a new band he called "Cream", along with two former members of the Graham Bond Organization, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. The trio lasted just 2 years, but left us with some classic Rock tunes like "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room". To this day, Clapton says he does not look back on those days with great fondness, but many fans feel that he was at his best at this point.
In 1966, The Lovin' Spoonful release "Summer In The City". Although they would place seven straight songs in Billboard's Top Ten, this would be their only number one.
Also in 1966, Tommy James and The Shondells started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Hanky Panky", a song first recorded by The Raindrops in 1963. A Pittsburgh DJ had begun playing the two year old recording and regional record sales had reached over 80,000. James called the members of his now defunct band, but they were no longer interested. He recruited a group called The Raconteurs to be the new Shondells and took the master tape of "Hanky Panky" to Roulette Records, who released it. Despite being a huge hit in the US, it could only reach #38 in the UK. Tommy would later say, "One night I was playing for 20 drunks in a bar in Michigan, and the next night I'm playing for 10,000 screaming fans in Pittsburgh. It was literally overnight."
The lineup for 1967's Newport Folk Festival included Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Janis Ian, Leonard Cohen, Tom Paxton and Eric Anderson.
The Fillmore West reopens in the former Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco in 1968. Bill Brother & the Holding Company and Sly and the Family Stone play opening night.
The Who's "I'm Free" was released in 1969.
In 1969, the Beatles worked on two new George Harrison songs, "Here Comes The Sun" and "Something" during recording sessions at Abbey Road studios in London.
In 1972, Smokey Robinson performed his final show with The Miracles before going solo. They had been together since 1959. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, Smokey would continue to make hit records, including "Cruisin'" (#4 in 1979), "Being With You" (#2 in 1981) and "Just To See Her" (#8 in 1987), while The Miracles would reach #1 in 1975 with "Love Machine".
The Allman Brothers Band split up in 1976.
Also in 1976, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina announce that they were dissolving their partnership after a six year run. The pair had cracked the Billboard Top 40 three times, including the #4 hit "Your Mama Don't Dance" in 1972. Loggins' solo career would bring 14 more US Top 40 hits.
In 1977, Barry Manilow had the #1 LP on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart with "Barry Manilow Live". It has since been certified quadruple Platinum.
Also in 1977, Shaun Cassidy's remake of The Crystals' 1963 hit "Da Doo Ron Ron" topped the Billboard Hot 100. Shaun would say that he first heard the song when he was in kindergarten and that it was the first record he ever owned. and yes, top 40 AM radio at the time really sucked......
In 1981, Harry Chapin was killed in an accident on the Long Island Expressway. Chapin's blue 1975 VW Rabbit burst into flames when it was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer truck. The 38 year old Chapin is best remembered for his top 20 hit "Taxi" in 1972 and "Cat's in the Cradle", a number-one in 1974.
In 1996, Michael Jackson performed at a birthday party for the Sultan of Brunei and was paid between 15 and 20 million dollars.
Also in 1996, John Panozzo of Styx died of a hemorrhage brought on by alcoholism at the age of 48. The band had a string of hits that included "Grand Illusion", "Mr. Roboto", "Come Sail Away" and "Babe".
In 2003, Santana ended their Supernatural Tour and donates $2 million to fight AIDS in South Africa.
In 2003, Chrissie Hynde was arrested while blocking a Paris street with other members of PITA, protesting a Kentucky Fried Chicken.
In 2009, two stage workers were killed while assembling the stage for a Madonna concert in France.
birthdays today include Alan Fitzgerald (Montrose, Night Ranger) (62), Stewart Copeland (Police) (59) and Ed Kowalczyk (Live) (40)
lots to get to today, we get to look at some great new album cover art, Paul & Ringo squash the Olympic get together, Gibson.com brings us an exclusive video interview with the Quarrymen, another edition of Jon Scorfina's Last Collector Standing and of course, this date in music history and lots more!
But, first up is an amazing story, a simple photograph, that has made pop culture history:
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Webcam in Abbey Road studios films The Beatles famous walk live
I guess if you are in the area (London that is), it is a unique opportunity to recreate one of the world's most recognized album covers, while your friends watch you do it at home. Apparently, a camera has been set up across from the iconic zebra crossing in Abbey Road, where The Beatles were photographed on the cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road.
Abbey Road studios, where the Beatles produced 90 per cent of their recordings, host a live stream of the crossing for visitors to share their experience in real time.
The crossing, which can be found in St. John's Wood, has snapped thousands of visitors and even couples on their wedding day.
If you are curious to watch in real time, (for some reason, i was), check it out HERE
Los Angeles-based thrashers WARBRINGER will release their third album, 'Worlds Torn Asunder,' on September 27th via Century Media Records.
'Worlds Torn Asunder' was produced and mixed by the renowned Steve Evetts (SUICIDE SILENCE, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X), and features artwork by the talented Dan Seagrave, who designed Warbringer's previous album cover.
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ICS VORTEX Reveal Cover Art
Norway's ICS VORTEX is releasing the extremely versatile "Storm Seeker" debut album on August 22nd, 2011 in Europe and August 23rd, 2011 in North America via Century Media Records. The atmospheric album's front cover artwork is stunning, to say the least....
ICS VORTEX "Storm Seeker" Track-Listing:
1. The Blackmobile
2. Odin's Tree
3. Skoal!
4. Dogsmacked
5. Aces
6. Windward
7. When Shuffled Off
8. Oil In Water
9. Storm Seeker
10. Flaskeskipper
11. The Sub Mariner
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Textures Release New Album Artwork
Shown is the cover art for Textures’ have released the album cover art for their upcoming album, ‘Dualism.’ The artwork was designed by bassist Remko Tielemans and former frontman Eric Kalsbeek. The record is due out in Europe, South America, Australia and Asia on September 23 and in North America on September 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded at Split Second Sound Studio in Amsterdam and was produced by guitarist Jochem Jacobs.
Dualism
1. Arms of the Sea
2. Black Horses Stampede
3. Reaching Home
4. Sanguine Draws the Oath
5. Consonant Hemispheres
6. Burning the Midnight Oil
7. Singularity
8. Minor Earth, Major Skies
9. Stoic Resignation
10. Foreclosure
11. Sketches from a Motionless Statue
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my favorite album cover for today
EINHERJER: New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled
Eight years after the release of 'Blot,' legendary Viking metal act EINHERJER will issue its comeback album, "Nørrøn", on September 9 via Indie Recordings. The effort was recorded at Studio Borealis and was produced by EINHERJER's Frode Glesnes. Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET) mixed the effort. The cover artwork was painted by Renathe H. Bryn.
Here is the new album cover art for the upcoming Rwake album, 'Rest.' The follow up to 2007’s 'Voices Of Omens' was recorded at Engine Studios in Chicago, Illinois, with noted engineer Sanford Parker.
Rest will be released in North American on September 27 on CD, digital, as well as pressed on olive green and 180 gram black vinyl.
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Glorior Belli Reveals New Album "The Southern Darkness" Artwork
Black metal act Glorior Belli signed to Metal Blade Records back in May for the release of their new album "The Great Southern Darkness." The band has released the album's cover artwork, as well.
'The Great Southern Darkness' is scheduled for release in Germany on August 23rd, 2011, and in the rest of Europe on August 26th, 2011.
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SINNER Reveal Cover Art And Tracklist Of New Album
German rockers SINNER - featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist / co-founder Mat Sinner - have unveiled the cover art of their new album, One Bullet Left.
The tracklist:
'The One You Left Behind'
'Back On Trail'
'Give & Take'
'One Bullet Left'
'10 2 Death'
'Haunted'
'Atomic Playboys'
Suicide Mission'
'Wake Me When I'm Sober'
'Mind Over Matter'
'Mend To Be Broken'
'Rolling Away'
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Death Metallers Morbus Chron Annouce Vinyl Release
Swedish death metallers Morbus Chron have announced a vinyl release of their album 'Sleepers in the Rift,' via Detest and Me Saco Un Ojo Records.
The vinyl version of the album will include an exclusive track, "Obscuritas',"and will be limited to a run of 1000 copies. There will also be 100 copies pressed on colored vinyl.
A-Side
1. Through The Gaping Gate / Coughing In A Coffin
2. Creepy Creeping Creep
3. Hymns To A Stiff
4. Red Hook Horror
5. The Hallucinating Dead
B-Side
6. Ways Of Torture
7. Obscuritas
8. Dead Body Pile Necrophile
9. Lidless Coffin
10. Deformation Of The Dark Matter
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THE CHARIOT Posts Exclusive 'Long Live' LP Bonus Track on facebook
Atlanta, GA’s THE CHARIOT recently posted the new track ‘Music of a Grateful Heart’ on their official Facebook page. The track is cut from the new vinyl LP version of the band’s latest GOOD FIGHT MUSIC release, Long Live, set to release on August 2nd. The digital and physical CD version of Long Live was originally released on November 22nd, 2010 and is the band’s fourth full-length album to date.
The new 180 gram weight vinyl LP comes with exclusive silk-screened, hand-numbered jackets. Hot Topic will exclusively carry a white version of the vinyl with black spatters, numbered 1 through 1,000. The GOOD FIGHT store, the band (on tour), and your favorite local vinyl retailer will carry black with white spatters, numbered 1,001 through 2000. The vinyl will include a bonus track, ‘Music of a Grateful Heart’, previously available only on the limited edition 7-inch version.
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Screaming Trees to release 'lost' album
American grunge band Screaming Trees are sceduled to release their 'lost' album 'Last Words: The Final Recordings', more than 11 years after it was recorded.
The legendary Seattle band, who were fronted by Isobel Campbell collaborator Mark Lanegan - pictured - made their last LP in late 1999 but were released from their label before they could put it out. Those final sessions were financed by the band and produced by drummer Barrett Martin. The studio tapes were never mixed or released and gathered dust for more than a decade.
Late last year Martin found the two-inch reels and had them restored and transferred to digital. The final Screaming Trees album is now set for release on August 2 as a digital download. A CD and vinyl version of the album will appear shortly after.
The tracklist:
'Ash Gray Sunday'
'Door Into Summer'
'Revelator'
'Crawlspace'
'Black Rose Way'
'Reflections'
'Tomorrow Changes'
'Low Life'
'Anita Grey'
'Last Words'
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examiner.com has a revealing interview, and it's great to see the band active again!
Talk: An Interview with YES
Yes was formed in London in 1968, and was considered a musical phenomenon soon after. Yes' revolutionary combination of neoclassical suite structures, astonishing vocal harmonies, and electrifying musicianship, cemented their reign as the quintessential progressive rock band, of not only that era, but of all time.
It seems like everyone, from the age of five to sixty-five, says that Yes is their favorite band. Not surprising, as Yes' music has often been compared to works of art, whether it be a literary masterpiece or a painting. With their elaborate musical styling and complex layers of sound, their live performance is unsurpassed.
Earlier this week, Yes released their first album in over a decade, and are currently in the middle of a nationwide tour with Styx. Christopher Squire took some time from his non-stop schedule to speak with me about the evolution of Yes, what makes their shows stellar, and reuniting with Jon Anderson.
I know i post a lot of these lists, however, someone takes the time to create them we may as well look at them :O) put together at blogs.laweekly.com by Jason Roche
The Most Ridiculously Awesome/Awesomely Ridiculous Power Metal Album Covers
TRAPPED UNDER ICE to Release New Album, ‘Big Kiss Goodnight’
Vinyl Version Via REAPER RECORDS
Hardcore genre dominators TRAPPED UNDER ICE and GOOD FIGHT MUSIC are pleased to announce the upcoming physical and digital release of the band’s new album, Big Kiss Goodnight. The album drops on October 11th, 2011 and boasts production credits from New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert. REAPER RECORDS is partnering with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC on the launch and is scheduled to release a special vinyl version of the record.
The band plans to hit the road on a United States headline tour in the fall to support Big Kiss Goodnight. Stay tuned for upcoming details about tour dates.
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man, as soon as i get some extra cash (that's a true oxymoron by the way), this is mine!
Metallica St. Anger Limited Edition Orange Vinyl
Originally, released in 2003, St. Anger is Metallica’s eighth studio album and first since 1997’s ReLoad. They may have a new outlook and a new bass player here, but one thing about Metallica will forever remain unchanged, they are still one of the biggest, greatest rock bands in the world.
The Bob Rock produced affair is heavy, it is intense, and it reaffirmed Metallica’s place at the top of Metal where they belong. As drummer Lars Ulrich put it, “If you’re looking for ballads on this record, you’ll be looking for a long, long time.”
Four 180g vinyl 45RPM discs pressed at Pallas and housed in four single-pocket Stoughton jackets with 4 panel folder in box.
I always find these auctions interesting, we'll soon see how much people will pay for pop culture memorabilia
The Haight-Ashbury Collection of Original Psychedelic Art at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- The Haight-Ashbury Collection of original hand-crafted psychedelic art, original 1960s rock posters, including original work by the biggest names in the genre - artists Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, David Singer and Victor Moscoso, among the many - will be offered as part of Heritage Auctions July 29th Signature(r) Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction in Dallas. "This amazing collection originated years ago in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was assembled by a true patron of the arts," said Garry Shrum, Consignment Director for Music Memorabilia at Heritage. "With aspirations of becoming a poster artist himself, the collector did the next best thing to working for Bill Graham - he sought out the individual Fillmore poster artists themselves."
After befriending the artists, and buying items directly from them - and being a man of means - he was able to put together an enormous and impressive collection, and he didn't stop with Rock posters. He became friends with noted photographer Bob Seidemann, whose iconic photos of Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead are included in this sale, and painter Mati Klarwein, who famously provided such wonderful graphics for album covers for the likes Miles Davis and Santana.
"Some of the material from this amazing collection will be offered in Heritage's Comics and Comic Art Auction in August," said Shrum, "but the bulk of the Rock-related material is going to be offered right here at the end of July. It's all direct from the Golden Gate City to collectors. Can't you just smell the incense?"
Highlights of the collection include:
Alton Kelley Winged Eyeball Original Poster Art: Oil on canvas, signed by Kelley. Some dings to the frame; otherwise, in Excellent condition, 30" x 40", framed to 42" x 52.5". Estimate: $20,000+.
Mati Klarwein Atomic Bomb Poster: A large psychedelic poster by the renowned artist, circa the 1960s. Well known for his surrealist paintings, Klarwein's works have been used on album covers for decades, including Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, Carlos Santana's Abraxas, and Leonard Bernstein's Age of Anxiety. In Very Good+ condition, 50.5" x 35", framed to 55" x 39.5". Estimate: $20,000+.
Jim Fitzpatrick Girl With Wings Painting: Oil on canvas. In Excellent condition, framed to 21.5" x 21.5". Estimate: $10,000+.
Mati Klarwein Nosdaligalastalgia Painting: Oil on wood painting, signed by Klarwein. In Very Good condition, 17" x 23.25". Estimate: $10,000+.
Jerry Garcia Signed Compliments Poster and Triptych Poster: A 22.5" x 47.5" poster signed by both Garcia and artist Victor Moscoso, matted and framed to 29.5" x 55" and in Excellent condition. A version of this image was used as the cover for Garcia's 1974 LP, Compliments. Estimate: $8,000+.
Jerry Garcia 1974 Compliments Full-Figure Triptych Artwork: A triptych poster matted and framed to 39" x 22", in Very Good+ condition. A version of this image was used as the cover for Garcia's 1974 LP, Compliments. Estimate: $8,000+.
Jerry Garcia 1974 Compliments Half-Figure Triptych Artwork: In Excellent condition, 39" x 22", matted and framed to 31" x 47". A version of this image was used as the cover for Garcia's 1974 LP, Compliments. Estimate: $8,000+.
Jerry Garcia Original Album Cover Art for Garcia by Bob Seidemann (Warner Brothers, 1972): Bob Seidemann's controversial original mixed media production art for the cover of Jerry Garcia's first solo album, Garcia (1972). When originally released, the LP came with a "Garcia" sticker that covered up the breast in the lower right corner. A combination of photo collage and what appears to be white correction fluid separating the composition's two areas, the piece is the epitome of "one-of-a-kind." For Garcia fans, as well as Seidemann devotees, this artwork is a Deadhead's dream come true. Estimate: $2,500+.
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love this column!
Last Collector Standing
Don Perry and Bonnie Spinola on the Thrill of the Hunt
By Jon Scorfina
Often, the most sincere record collectors have no professional associations with the music industry. Their collections stem from nothing but a love of music. We met this week's Last Collector Standing through Anna Zachritz of Euclid Records, who suggested two of the store's most dedicated regulars.
Rolling Stones to Recreate Historic Hyde Park Gig?
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood revealed he and the Stones plan a series of gigs to mark their 50th anniversary next year and hope to recreate their 1969 show at Hyde Park. He is meeting bandmate Keith Richards this week to begin discussions. "We'll try to recapture the old camaraderie," he said.
"I know Keith is fully supportive, as are the rest of the boys in the Stones. We'll see what we can do as a unit. Playing Hyde Park would be fabulous."
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McCartney and Starr Say No Beatles Olympics Reunion
The surviving Beatles have put to rest the rumors of a possible 'reunion' at the London Olympics in 2012.
Previously, it had been reported by U.K. newspaper The Sun that festival organizers were hoping to get Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to perform together at the ceremonies, perhaps with members of the Harrison and Lennon families joining in to properly represent all four original Beatles.
Representatives for both McCartney and Starr have shot down those reports, with McCartney calling it “tabloid stuff.” A rep for Starr said “this is not true.”
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wow, has it been that long ago? still one of my favorite LPs (at least in the top 50)
Boston’s Classic Self-Titled Album Marks 35th Anniversary
Released in August 8, 1976
Boston founder Tom Scholz will revisit the band’s classic 1976 self-titled debut album this weekend on the syndicated radio program In The Studio. Scholz sat down with program host Redbeard for a one-on-one interview to discuss the creation of the unique album. The guitarist and inventor spent seven years constructing ‘Boston’ his basement, spending a total of just $1,700 to record what remains, 35 years later, a groundbreaking release, both musically and from a technological standpoint. To date, the album has sold more than 17 million copies.
Scholz recalls his initial work with the late Brad Delp, saying: “He sang one track and I considered handcuffing myself to him at that point and throwing away the key, just to make sure that he’d be there for the next one.”
Archival interview audio from Delp reveals the humorous moment when he realized exactly how well the album had sold. “When I got home, I had an apartment. I called up our accountant and said, I’m thinking about maybe buying a house, can I do that? My accountant said, ‘How many?’”
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British Compilation Focuses on the Career of Ronnie James Dio
It's been just over a year since the passing of hard rock great Ronnie James Dio, but his legacy will live on as Universal Music presents The Ronnie James Dio Story: Mightier Than The Sword, a 2CD collection celebrating over three decades of music from one of the greatest vocalists in the entire history of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal.
As lead vocalist to such Rock giants as Rainbow and Black Sabbath, as well as fronting his own eponymous band for nearly three decades, Dio created some of the genres most defining and respected works.
gibson.com has a wonderful video interview and a look back into the Beatles' early days. amazing story and a part of rock and roll history:
The Gibson Video Interview: The Quarrymen
by Michael Wright
Before The Beatles, there was a band called The Quarrymen. The musical menagerie of John Lennon and his school friends was formed in 1956, inspired by the skiffle craze that was sweeping the country and the intoxicating allure of rock and roll.
Breaking Benjamin to Issue Greatest Hits Collection This August
by Carlos Ramirez
Modern rock heroes Breaking Benjamin will be issuing a hits collection titled 'Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin' on August 16, 2011. The two-disc release will feature the band's chart-topping hits including 'Breath, 'So Cold,' 'Sooner or Later,' 'The Diary of Jane" and 'I Will Not Bow,' as well as an entire disc of rare recordings including never-before-released songs, live performances, rare acoustic recordings and remixes.
Hot Water Music readies first new release in seven years
Floridian punk rockers Hot Water Music last released music back in 2004. However, the group recently started writing again to spark some of that old post-hardcore magic. The resulting effort from their reconvening is a two-track single comprised of “The Fire, The Steel, The Tread” and “Adds Up To Nothing”.
Despite being an HWM release, the band have yet to actually enter the studio together, as both tracks were done in stages in Gainesville, FL and Grass Valley, CA respectively. As for why the band waited to drop new material after reuniting back in 2007, frontman Chuck Ragan said it all boiled down to “timing. We’ve wanted to get it together but have all been full steam ahead in our own directions that it’s taken this long to do it.”
The single will first be available digitally on August 2nd. Along with the standard vinyl treatment, HWM’s own webstore and labels Chunksaah and No Idea will offer special edition colored vinyl available on August 29th, with pre-sale kicking off August 15th. The band also have plans to record a full-length this winter, so stay tuned for more on that.
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this is a must have for fans of ufo, and i certainly count myself as one of them (i grew up listening to Force It and Phenomenon!)
Five-CD UFO Anthology Box Be Issued
UFO: The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) collects studio works and unreleased gems.
In the early ‘70s, a British rock band by the name of UFO rose from obscurity to international stardom with fans all over the world. To commemorate the band’s great success, EMI plans the release of a five-CD, 81-track anthology compilation box set that covers their studio work in chronological order. The discs are dotted with single edits, B-sides, live tracks including a 45-minute live set from their first US show date, and a single remix. Most importantly, The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) becomes a collector’s set. The band remained with Chrysalis for many more albums although their fame had dimmed quite a bit. To commemorate those later years, it is rumored that EMI will follow up this volume with a second one.
UFO: The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) is scheduled for release in the UK on July 11, and the US on August 9.
The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) tracklisting:
Disc 1:
Give Her The Gun (Single A-Side) Sweet Little Thing (Single B-Side) Oh My Crystal Light Doctor Doctor Space Child Rock Bottom Too Young To Know Time On My Hands Built For Comfort Lipstick Traces Queen Of The Deep Doctor Doctor (Single Edit) * Bob Harris session (October 28th, 1974): Rock Bottom Time On My Hands Give Her The Gun
Disc 2:
Oh My (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Doctor Doctor (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Built For Comfort (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Give Her The Gun (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Cold Turkey (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Space Child (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Rock Bottom (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Prince Kujuku (Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (November 5th, 1974) (Previously Unreleased) Let It Roll Shoot Shoot High Flyer Love Lost Love Out In The Street
Disc 3:
Mother Mary Too Much Of Nothing Dance Your Life Away This Kid's (Including 'Between The Walls') Natural Thing I'm A Loser Can You Roll Her Belladonna Reasons Love Highway Lady On With The Action A Fool In Love Martian Landscape Too Hot To Handle Just Another Suicide Try Me Lights Out
Disc 4:
Gettin' Ready Alone Again Or Electric Phase Love To Love Try Me (Single Remix) *: Too Hot To Handle (John Peel session (June 27th, 1977) Lights Out (John Peel session (June 27th, 1977) Try Me (John Peel session (June 27th, 1977) Only You Can Rock Me Pack It Up (And Go) Arbory Hill Ain't No Baby Lookin' Out For No 1 Hot 'N' Ready Cherry You Don't Fool Me Lookin' Out For No 1 (Reprise) One More For The Rodeo Born To Lose Only You Can Rock Me (Single Version) *
Disc 5
Natural Thing Out In The Street Only You Can Rock Me Doctor Doctor Mother Mary This Kid's Love To Love Lights Out Rock Bottom Too Hot To Handle I'm A Loser Let It Roll Shoot Shoot Doctor Doctor (Live Single Edit) On With The Action (Live Single B-Side) * * - Available on CD for the first time
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and to top off our day in vinyl record news we have another product being made from old, worn out records:
Recycled Vinyl Record Guitar Picks (set of 6)
Set of six guitar picks made from recycled LPs.
Just because a vinyl record is too scratched to be played on a turntable, that doesn't mean it can't play anymore! Strum your guitar using our Recycled Vinyl Record Guitar Picks.
Each set of six guitar picks is created from discarded LPs that are cut and sanded smooth by hand in the USA. Thickness varies slightly from 1.25-1.55mm.
In 1952, 8 year old Gladys Knight won $2000 on a US television show called Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, where she sang a tune appropriately titled "Too Young". Knight would make her first record just 5 years later.
In 1958, John Lennon's mother, 44-year-old Julia Lennon, was struck and killed by a car driven by an off-duty policeman while she was crossing Menlove Avenue towards a bus stop. 24-year-old Constable Eric Clague was later acquitted of the offence by a jury who attributed Julia's demise to "death by mis-adventure." He was however suspended from duty and later resigned from the Liverpool Constabulary to take a job as postman. John, who was 17 at the time and living with his Aunt Mimi, was overcome by grief and would later say "I was in a blind rage for two years. I was either drunk or fighting."
In 1963, Elvis begins filming the movie Viva Las Vegas with Ann-Margaret. When the wedding scene was filmed, many tabloid magazines published still photos and suggested that Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret really had gotten married. Although critics bashed the film, it finished at number 11 on the list of the Top 20 Movie Box Office hits of 1964. The title track was released as a single, but could only climb to #29.
In 1964, after being recorded in just one take, The Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" entered the UK chart at #16. The next week, it was at #3 and seven days later it rose to number one. To promote the group in the US, disc jockeys were sent boxes of animal crackers wrapped with special promotional material.
In 1965, this weeks US Top three singles, #3 The Byrds, 'Mr Tambourine Man', #2 The Four Tops, 'I Can't Help Myself' and at #1 The Rolling Stones with '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.'
In 1967, The Doors and The Jefferson Airplane both played an afternoon and evening show to over 8,000 fans at Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's debut album was released in 1968
In 1972, Elton John started a five week run at #1 on the Billboard album chart with "Honky Chateau", his first US chart topper.
In 1973, the Edgar Winter Group, Sly & The Family Stone, Canned Heat, Lindisfarne and The Kinks all appear at The Great Western Express festival at White City, west London. With his wife having recently walked out of their marriage, taking their young children with her, Ray Davies of The Kinks announces from the stage that he is sick of the whole thing and is retiring. He then walks into a local hospital and collapses from an overdose of tranquillizers.
In 1976, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina announce that they were dissolving their partnership after a six year run. The pair had cracked the Billboard Top 40 three times, including the #4 hit "Your Mama Don't Dance" in 1972. Loggins' solo career would bring 14 more US Top 40 hits.
In 1978, Bob Dylan performed before the largest open-air concert audience (for a single artist). About 200,000 fans turned out at Blackbushe Airport in England.
Also in 1978, the Rolling Stones started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with 'Some Girls', the group's seventh US No.1 album.
In 1986, Columbia Records dropped Johnny Cash after 28 years. Johnny signed with Polygram the next year.
In 1988, MTV bans Neil Young's video "This Note Is For You", which parodied corporate rock by showing a Michael Jackson look-alike whose hair catches fire. The ban would soon be lifted and the video was put into heavy rotation, resulting in it eventually winning the MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year in 1989.
In 1989, Pink Floyd appeared in Canal di San Marco, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy on a floating stage. Over 200,000 people attended the gig (almost double the number authorities had planned for) causing damage to buildings and bridges. The cleaning of the area after the concert was said to be around £25,000 and the concert was broadcast live on TV to over 20 countries with an estimated audience of almost 100 million. Two Venice councillors were later ordered to stand trial for the costs incurred by the concert.
In 1997, Ary Groenhuijzen, keyboard player with US 50's group The Teddy Bears died. (1958 US No.1 single 'To Know Him, Is To Love Him').
In 1999, the Rolling Stones reported that they had an intake of over $337 million from the previous two years. The average nightly take on the 147 shows was over $2¼ million, as the band played to more than 5.6 million people, selling out all but 20 shows.
Also in 1999 - Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band opened their reunion tour.
In 2001, police ended an Insane Clown Posse show in Toledo, Ohio after over 100 fans went on the stage. Most of the bands equipment is destroyed in the melee. not sure if any clowns were hurt....
In 2000, Sad Cafe singer Paul Young died of a heart attack at his Manchester home aged 53. ‘Run Home Girl’ was a hit for Sad Cafe in the US, ‘Everyday Hurts’ was a UK No.3 hit in 1979. Joined Mike Rutherford and Paul Carrack in Mike and the Mechanics and had the hits ‘The Living Years’ and ‘Silent Running’.
In 2004, U2 called in police after thieves nicked a copy of the bands latest album ‘Vertigo’. The CD was stolen during a photo shoot with the band in the south of France.
In 2007, more than 10,000 people applied for a job with P Diddy after the rapper posted an advert on Youtube looking to find a new personal assistant. He warned applicants that the job would be far from easy and would involve everything from getting him ready for the red carpet to aiding in billion dollar deals to helping him jump out of planes in movies.
birthdays today include (among others) Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) (66), Linda Ronstadt (65), Joe Satriani (55), Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (63) and Millie Jackson (67)
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