Furnace MFG Celebrates Another Successful Record Store Day

All Vinyl is Pressed, Packed and Shipped Ahead of Schedule

Furnace MFG (www.furnacemfg.com/vinyl), the official vinyl pressing plant of Record Store Day (RSD), happily reports that all records for this year’s event were pressed, packed and shipped ahead of schedule.

“We KILLED that deadline!” said Eric Astor, President/CEO of Furnace MFG. “But, seriously, we are super excited about this year’s offerings and were honored to have worked with all of our great clients and their amazing projects. Judging from the year we’ve had so far, this Record Store Day looks to be the biggest one yet.”

Some of the highlights of this year’s pressing include:

The Black Keys “El Camino” - Deluxe 2 x 45rpm LP
Disturbed “The Collection” - 5 x LP Box Set
Mike Watt / Chuck Dukowski - Split 7”
Metallica “Beyond Magnetic” - 12”
Fleetwood Mac S/T – 33rpm and 2 x 45rpm LP Reissues
Tegan and Sara “Get Along” - Live LP
Phish “Junta” - 3 x LP Deluxe Reissue
Gary Clark Jr. “Presents HWU” - LP
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. “We Almost Lost Detroit” - 12”
Various Artists “Three Lobed Records: Eight Trails, One Path” - LP

“Not all vinyl is equal, in fact there is a huge difference between good and not so good quality vinyl pressings,” said Astor. “And our claim to fame is that we manufacture the finest quality vinyl records on the market – quickly, and at a fair price to the artist”

This is the second straight year Furnace MFG has been asked to be the official pressing plant of Record Store Day, an event which celebrates the unique music culture found in over 1400 independently owned record stores in the USA and around the world. This year’s event is Saturday, April 21st.

“We selected Furnace MFG as our official manufacturing partner again this year because of their reputation for high quality manufacturing and fast turnaround times,” said Michael Kurtz, co-founder of Record Store Day. “Store owners value high-quality product that is released on time because this promotes strong sales and minimizes costly returns. Furnace is a favorite amongst participating Record Store Day labels because they always deliver on both fronts.”


About Furnace MFG:
Furnace MFG (www.furnacemfg.com), in business since 1996, is a recognized leader in vinyl record manufacturing as well as CD and DVD duplication and and packaging. Furnace MFG has over 40 active vinyl record presses offering the most capacity of audiophile quality vinyl in the world. Furnace MFG is also the co-owner of Pallas USA, a partnership with the Pallas Group of Germany, widely known as the world’s finest vinyl pressing facility.


About Record Store Day:
Music Monitor Network manages Record Store Day (http://www.recordstoreday.com) in partnership with the Alliance of Independent Music Stores (AIMS), the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS). Record Store Day celebrates the culture of independent record stores by playing host to in-store events/performances, signings and special product releases on a global scale. Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the event takes place this year on Saturday, April 21st, 2012.

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 04/14/2012

as always, a hearty thank you to norm and jane at vinylrecordtalk for this great weekly treat:

The rare Michele Auclair Bach LP set, a French Pressing, tops the list this week, getting about $300 more than it did in 2009.  For only the second time, the Warhol designed cover for another French LP, from Ultra Violet, sells for about $150 more than it did a few years ago.  The next three entries are all new to the list, a funk 45, a UK Proggy Psychy LP and a Jamaican untitled 45.

1. LP - Michele Auclair "Bach Sonates pour clavier et violin" Les Discophiles Francais - $5,844.09

2. LP - Ultra Violet "self titled" LP Warhol Cover - $5,266.00

3. 45 - Andrew Brown "You Made Me Suffer" / "Blue Monday" Brave 351 - $3,372.11

4. LP - The Norman Haines Band "Den Of Iniquity" Parlophone UK Pressing - $2,048.04

5. 45 - unknown reggae "Got To Be At The Party" / "Find Yourself" - $2,046.77


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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Rush Reveal Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing for LP

Canadian prog-rock icons Rush have recently announced the details of their new album called 'Clockwork Angels.'  The album is slated for a June 12th release date via Roadrunner Records. The album's first single, "Headlong Flight," is supposed to be on the radio on April 19th.

The release is the veteran Toronto, ON native's 20th studio album to date and true to form, the LP follows an intricate story which centers on "a young man's quest across a lavish and colorful world of steampunk and alchemy as he attempts to follow his dreams."  The album is scheduled to be turned into a novel by writer Kevin J. Anderson later this year and he will work closely with the band's lyricist, drummer Neil Peart.

Tracklist: 1. Caravan
2. BU2B
3. Clockwork Angels
4. The Anarchist
5. Carnies
6. Halo Effect
7. Seven Cities Of Gold
8. The Wreckers
9. Headlong Flight
10. BU2B2
11. Wish Them Well
12. The Garden

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MISFITS Colored Vinyl Due On Record Store Day

Rhino will be offering three colored-vinyl versions of the MISFITS' LP 'Walk Among Us' to help commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the band's 1982 full-length classic. It is a faithful reproduction of the original with music cut from the original analog masters and packaging that duplicates details down to the printed inner sleeve.

Limited to 3,000 total copies in the United States, "Walk Among Us," the album will be pressed on red (1,250 pieces), blue (1,250 pieces) and clear (500) vinyl. Color variations will be distributed randomly. There will also be a purple vinyl pressing released internationally that will be limited to 1,500 copies.



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some fantastic vinyl articles, all well worth reading:


Electronic Music’s Own Archaeologist


Record store day is coming up April 21


Vinyl fans invited to Edmonton Music Collectors Show


VINYL FOREVER: Indiana’s Backstreet among indie spots saluted on Record Store Day


Jakarta's Grieve Believes in Vinyl’s Appeal


Artists use vinyl records as the basis for creative works


A Collection of New Vinyl Releases for the Audiophile - April 2012


Sex, Drugs And Rock Photography


 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 9, 2012


DEAR JERRY: As a young girl, my folks gave me an album made so people could discover if they had any acting ability.

It came with an actual movie script, so I could deliver my lines while the record played the dialogue by the guest actor.

My album's guest star was Jimmy Rogers, but I don't recall anything about the scene he and I did together. Is he the only entertainer who made this type of recording?

My acting career began with that record some 50 years ago, and, unfortunately, ended about the same time. —Tiffany Shore, Pittsburgh


DEAR TIFFANY: I never got to hear your professional audition; however, you should have been a movie star just based on your snazzy name.

Jimmie Rodgers (note spelling) is just one of 15 celebrity co-stars featured on an LP in this series. Like Rodgers, each is ready to share a scene with anyone who plays the album and follows along with the script.

Titled “Co-Star (The Record Acting Game),” this atypical series was conceived by Ray Shaw, a well-known A&R (Artists & Repertoire) man; produced by the legendary Hugo (Peretti) & Luigi (Creatore); then released in mid-1958 on Roulette Records' new subsidiary, Co-Star Records.

Unlike most albums, available only from record retailers, the Co-Star series could also be found where toys and games were sold. They sold for $3.98, a top price for single-disc pop albums in 1958.

Now the 1958 issues are commonly found in the $25 to $50 range. Roulette reissued the complete series in 1977, and those are about half the price of the originals. Here is the complete Co-Star catalog, with featured guest actor and the program:

CS-101 Cesar Romero and You in scenes from: “Room of Life and Death”; “Part of the Job”; and “Hide and Seek”

CS-102 Fernando Lamas and You in scenes from: “The King and the Chorus Girl”

CS-103 Arlene Dahl and You in scenes from: “Casablanca”

CS-104 George Raft and You in scenes from: “They Drive By Night”

CS-105 June Havoc and You in scenes from: “Mamie”; “Prison Break”; and “The Importance of Being Earnest”

CS-106 Sir Cedric Hardwicke and You in scenes from: “Macbeth”; “Death Is Called Sam”; and “School for Scandal”

CS-107 Basil Rathbone and You in scenes from: “The Brothers Karamazov”

CS-108 Virginia Mayo and You in scenes from: “The Girl from Jones Beach”

CS-109 Tallulah Bankhead and You in scenes from: “Hedda Gabler”; “Mr. Chumley and the Giants”; and “Lady Windermere's Fan”

CS-110 Vincent Price and You in scenes from: “The Governor's Son”; “Long Engagement”; “An Enemy of the People”; “The Gambler”; “Love Affair”; “The Importance of Being Earnest”; and Marissa

CS-111 Paulette Goddard and You in scenes from: “Peyton Place”

CS-112 Don Ameche and You in scenes from: “Man in a Hurry”; “The Taming of the Shrew”; and “Press Room”

CS-113 Jimmie Rodgers and You in scenes from: “The Elopement” “Space Ship”; and “The Audition”

CS-114 Pearl Bailey and You in scenes from: “Dead Wrong”; “Country Girl”; and “City Hospital”

CS-115 “Slapsy” Maxie Rosenbloom and You in scenes from: “Romeo and Juliet”; “It Happened in Schenectady”; and “Please, the Lapels”

This format is identical to the many open-end interview records and tapes, frequently sent to dee jays. When properly presented, these give listeners the impression their local radio host is really talking to the celebrity.

Answers to assorted pre-determined questions are on the recording, and an accompanying script suggests the appropriate questions to lead into the reply. The record has enough dead air (silence) for the interviewer to phrase the question.

Here is a brief example of how this works:

Interviewer: The people here in (insert city) really go for your new record, (insert title). It's already one of our most requested tunes.

Recorded response by the “guest”: Thank you for saying that. We had a lot of fun recording it and it's great to know the folks here like it.

As for Jimmie Rodgers, he is far better known as a maker of hit songs than as an actor. But being Roulette's hottest recording artist in 1958 probably earned him a volume in the Co-Star series.

The same applies to Pearl Bailey, another singer in Roulette's stable at the time.

Unlike the other short stories in the series, those on the Rodgers and Bailey discs were originally written just for the Co-Star project.

IZ ZAT SO? Perhaps the Co-Star issue served Jimmie Rodgers well. Two years later, he nabbed the starring role in “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,” a 1961 release.

In addition to a couple more films, Jimmie twice had his own network TV variety show, in 1959 and again in 1969. One frequent guest on “The Jimmie Rodgers Show” (1959) was Connie Francis.

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 2012 Osborne Enterprises-

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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

RONNIE MONTROSE Death Ruled A Suicide

According to Guitar Player, a report by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office, released on April 6, confirms legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The toxicology report also showed his blood-alcohol level at 0.31% when he died — almost four times the legal limit in California. No evidence of other drugs was found in his system.

The Montrose family posted the following statement on RonnieMontrose.com:

"By now, the devastating truth of Ronnie's death is public knowledge. We hope you can understand why we wanted to keep this news a private family matter for as long as possible. We can only hope that you will choose to celebrate Ronnie's life, and what his music meant to you, rather than mourn his passing. Ronnie would have wanted it that way. He loved being a guitarist, a composer, a producer, and a creator of magic. He fully understood his gifts, and yet he constantly pushed himself to evolve, improve, and make better music. He did this for himself, and he did this for you, because he adored and appreciated his fans. Please keep his energy, his joy, and his love in your hearts."

Read more at Blabbermouth

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great review of new cc album

Adam Duritz Talks Counting Crows' Underwater Sunshine
By: Ryan | Source: Alternative Addiction

After seeing the announcement that the first Counting Crows album in over four years was a covers album, the reaction around the web was somewhat tempered. A covers album is something that mainstream rock acts are supposed to put out to bide time between records. It’s not something that a band with a ridiculous amount of credibility, like Counting Crows, would do.

Once people really went through the set list of what was included on the band’s new album, Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation), things clicked. This isn’t “The Joker” being covered for the ten thousandth time; these songs are Counting Crows recreations of great music that hasn’t been discovered by as many people as it should.

Adam Duritz of Counting Crows explained in an interview with Alternative Addiction, the very simple reason why the band wanted to do a covers album instead of a traditional Counting Crows album.

Read more of the interview at alternativeaddiction.com

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Queen at Top of Britain's All-Time Top Selling Albums, Adele Continues to Climb

As part of the celebration of the Bank Holiday in the U.K. on Monday, BBC2 brought in legendary DJ Tony Blackburn to count down the forty biggest selling albums of all-time.

The chart, compiled by Britain's Official Chart Company, is topped by Queen's Greatest Hits, which has sold 5.8 million copies since its release in 1981. Second is the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with 5 million sold.

1. Greatest Hits - Queen
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
3. Gold - ABBA
4. (What's the Story) Morning Glory - Oasis
5. Thriller - Michael Jackson
6. 21 - Adele
7. Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
8. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
9. Bad - Michael Jackson
10.  Greatest Hits II - Queen

Read more and see the top 50 at our friends at VintageVinylNews.com

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Beach House Reveal Album Details

Dream-pop duo Beach House have recently revealed the release date, the album cover art and tracklist for their new album 'Bloom.'  The effort is scheduled for release on May 15, 2012 via Sub Pop.

The label also announced its release of the single “Lazuli” on a limited-edition blue vinyl 7” for Record Store Day on April 21, including the non-album b-side "Equal Mind."

Tracklist: 1 Myth
2 Wild
3 Lazuli
4 Other People
5 The Hours
6 Troublemaker
7 New Year
8 Wishes
9 On the Sea
10 Irene

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this from www.revelationrecords.com

Revelation Records Record Store Day Releases

Record Store Day is rapidly approaching (April 21) and once again Revelation is releasing some cool vinyl for the big event. Here's a bit of info on each record:

IGNITE Call On My Brothers LP (REV091)Originally released by Conversion Records in 1995 on CD/LP, Call On My Brothers became a modern day hardcore classic. The record went out of print when Conversion closed up shop a couple of years later. The album was out of print for two years and it was re-released by Revelation on CD in 2000. Now, Call On My Brothers is coming back to vinyl for the first time since 1995! 538 pressed on purple vinyl and only available from record stores on April 21st.

FARSIDE Rigged LP (REV033)Their incredible second LP. So Cal's finest in melodic punk. Great songs, incredible harmony, essential packaging. Possibly the greatest record ever and it's now available on vinyl again after being out of print for several years. 510 pressed on root beer colored vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day.

SENSE FIELD Killed For Less LP (REV032)The first full-length album from one of the most incredible bands out of Los Angeles. Fourteen songs that take music to new levels and incredible artwork by Gavin Oglesby. Like a lot of our titles from the '90s, this release has been out of print on vinyl for several years. Now is your chance to get it on vinyl again! 556 pressed on yellow vinyl for Record Store Day.

INTO ANOTHER Self Titled LP (REV024)Their first release. Metallic prog-core that set the wheels in motion for a band that even now – fifteen years later – is still ahead of their time. Like Sense Field and Farside, this album has been out of print for years. Now you can own it on green vinyl. 553 pressed for Record Store Day.

These releases will also be available from RevHQ.com on different colors soon. In fact, they're already available for preorder here. All releases include a free digital download of the record. We have more vinyl re-presses in the works. Details will be posted soon.

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Doctor Who Sound Effects LPs Reissued On Vinyl
Two 1970s sound effects LPs are to be re-released on vinyl for Record Store Day.  In a collaboration between audiobook publisher AudioGo and Discovery Records, two albums full of spacey genius from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop will be available on vinyl from 21 April, complete with original sleeve artwork and liner notes.

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from our friends at grimeys.com

GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 4/02 - 4/08, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. The Vespers - The Fourth Wall
2. The Shins - Port Of Morrow
3. Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change The Way I Feel...
4. King Tuff - Wild Desire 7"
5. Black Mountain - Year Zero: The Original Soundtrack
6. Bear In Heaven - I Love You, It's Cool
7. The Black Keys - El Camino
8. White Fence - Family Perfume V. 1
9. Live At Glen Danzig's House 7"
10. Jack White - Sixteen Saltines 7"
11. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
12. Willis Earl Beal - Acousmatic Sorcery
13. Ty Segall / Feeling Of Love split 7"
14. Band Of Skulls - Sweet Sour
15. Quakers - Quakers
16. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls indie-only white label
17. Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action At A Distance
18. Of Monsters & Men - My Head Is An Animal
19. Farrar/James/Johnson/Parker - New Multitudes
20. M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming
21. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
22. Radiohead - In Rainbows
23. Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour / Golden Mile
24. Screaming Females - Ugly
25. Dr. Dog - Be The Void

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

fantastic article, well worth the read! it's why we love our vinyl so smuch, they get it!

Record Store Owners Talk About Vinyl Love & Why Record Store Day Has Changed Music

Nadia Noir

“I get by because of the people who make a special effort to shop here – mostly young men – who spend all their time looking for deleted Smith singles and original, not re-released – underlined – Frank Zappa albums…I’d feel guilty taking their money, if I wasn’t… well… kinda one of them,” sarcastically jokes John Cusack’s character, Rob, in the movie High Fidelity. A movie that symbolically uses an independent record store as a life metaphor; an allusion so perfectly suited to the concept of Record Store Day, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary on April 21, 2012.

Record Store Day is an annual event celebrated around the world that brings together independently-owned record stores, artists, and audiophiles with in-store performances, extremely exclusive vinyl and CD releases, and a reclamation of that sense of community once cherished by music lovers who spent hours in their favorite store listening to albums.

With the resurgence of record appreciation, it seems that many music fans are looking for a more tangible representation of their sonic obsessions; vinyl, an artistic medium that generations of music lovers can share together and something different from the instant gratification of digital music. “I think that it’s a revolution to the digital revolution,” said Matt Vaughn, owner of Easy Street Records in Seattle.

Read the rest at kroq.radio.com

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more great vinyl news, this from the uk:

Vinyl making a comeback as sales figures grow

Robin Turner, WalesOnline

The hiss and crackle of vinyl records are making a big comeback in Wales as music lovers buy the old fashioned discs in increasing numbers. High street music and video giant HMV has just refitted its stores in Swansea and Cardiff to accommodate vinyl seven-inch and LP records to keep up with the trend. And the Welsh stores are also selling retro-style record players on which a new generation of music purists are listening once again to sounds coming through grooves on big, spinning discs.

Vinyl was king in the 20th Century when it came to commercial music distribution but the downloading, digital age saw an end to all that. Until now.

Read the rest at walesonline.co.uk

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heck, rolling stone is touting Record Store Day

Record Store Day Preview: Feist, Mastodon, Flaming Lips and More Offer Exclusive Releases

Artists embrace celebration of independent retailers with one-day-only limited editions on April 21st

By Dan Hyman

Over the past two decades, with consumers increasingly choosing to purchase their music via digital outlets, countless independent records stores across the globe have been forced to throw up their shutters. Leslie Feist however, has a plan to stop this chain of events. "I'll wear armor and hold up a sword and stand out front of the independent record shops and just protect them," the Canadian singer/songwriter, 36, tells Rolling Stone.

Feist is hardly alone in her passion for independent record stores. Since the inception of Record Store Day in 2007, artists of all genres and backgrounds, from Paul McCartney to Wilco, and Phish to Pearl Jam, have helped contribute to the event – an international holiday that encourages music fans to visit their local brick-and-mortar music retailer – by dropping limited-edition, one-day-only releases made available exclusively at independent retailers.

Visit Rolling Stone to read the article

What To Do With 960 Vinyl Records:

London-based directorial duo Us have released a promo video for dubstep producer Benga's latest single called "I will never change."

It says that each record was individually cut, labeled, and polished over seven working days to prepare for the video shoot. The production team then built the final sculpture, before removing each record one by one to create the animation (the process is reversed in the video).

 

Godsmack To Release Live Album

press release

GODSMACK Unveil "Live & Inspired" May 15, 2012 Mass Chaos Tour With Staind Kicks Off April 13, 2012 NEW YORK, Apr 10, 2012

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-nominated hard rock juggernaut GODSMACK will unleash its first-ever live album, Live & Inspired [Universal Republic Records], on May 15, 2012. Live & Inspired features fierce and furious live renditions of numerous hits from the Massachusetts rockers' five studio albums. Their incendiary and infectious shows have become legendary in modern rock, and they continue to impress both critics and audiences alike every time they hit the stage. The group sounds unchained on rousing performances of "Awake", "Keep Away", "Straight Out of Line", "Whatever", "Voodoo", and "I Stand Alone." This is the first time that's been captured on CD, and bonus tracks of covers that have "inspired"

GODSMACK is also going to be included along with it. The four tracks are quite close to the band's collective heart. The band started ripping through local Massachusetts haunts with their renditions of some of these songs, and these recordings bring everything full circle. About the collection, frontman Sully Erna reveals, "Live & Inspired is our way of saying 'Thank you' to all of our fans for believing in us throughout the years, and helping us to become a great live band! Along with this ass-whooping set live from Detroit Rock City, we've also included four cover songs of our favorite hits in the past to show you that, we too, are simply just fans that appreciate nothing more than good old fashion ass-kicking rock 'n' roll! Enjoy!" In addition, the quartet encouraged its legion of supporters to be a part of the release. The collection's packaging actually showcases a variety of fan photos. Fans may submit live snapshots of the group on stage, pictures of themselves rocking out at GODSMACK concerts, or photos of their tattoos of the group's iconic logo on the band's official Facebook. Now, the winning photos adorn the album's booklet and packaging. The album will hit shelves and digital retailers while the band is in the midst of its Mass Chaos Tour with Staind and Halestorm. The jaunt commences on April 13 in Augusta, GA at the James Brown Arena, and it promises to be a brilliantly bruising night of hard rock.

SOURCE: Universal Republic Records

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - April 10, 2012

A Whisper In The Noise - To Forget
Aaron Freeman - Marvelous Clouds
Accept - Stalingrad
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (vinyl)
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Alex Winston - King Con
Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy Live (2 CDs)
Amadou & Mariam - Folila
Ancestors - In Dreams and Time
Arbouretum - Aureolati
Arkells - Michigan Left
Art Garfunkel - The Singer
Attaloss - Attaloss
Bassnectar - Vava Voom
BeatauCue - Slow Down [EP]
Beyond Terror Beyond Grace - Nadir
Billy Woods - History Will Absolve Me
Black Dice - Mr. Impossible
Black Seeds - Dust and Dirt
Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream
Butterfly Boucher - Butterfly Boucher
Canyon Rangers - Nobody Knows You
Cavo - Thick As Thieves
Charm City Devils - Sins
Choir of Young Believers - Rhine Gold
Conspirator - Unlocked: Live from the Georgia Theatre
Counting Crows - Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation)
Dante Vs Zombies - BUH
Dayna Kurtz - American Standard (reissue)
Dayna Kurtz - Secret Canon I
Dead Sara - Dead Sara
Demon Hunter - True Defiance
Devin - Romancing
Dinosaur Feathers - Whistle Tips
Dirge Within - There Will Be Blood
Elliott Yamin - Let's Get To What's Real
Elvis Presley - Elvis (vinyl)
Emily Wells - Mama
Emmure - Slave To The Game
Eternal Summers - The Dawn of Eternal Summers
Extra Life - Dream Seeds
Exumer - Fire & Damnation
Eye - Center of the Sun
Fastway - Eat Dog Eat
Fenn O’Berg - In Hell
Fidlar - Don’t Try (EP)
Float Face Down - Exitium Verum
Florence and the Machine - MTV Unplugged - A Live Album
Graf Orlock - Los Angeles
Grandy Duchy - Let The People Speak
Grant Hart - So Far From Heaven/Morning Star (vinyl)
Halestorm - Strange Case Of
Havenside - Nemesis
Here We Go Magic - How Do I Know b/w My Plate's On Fire
Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Live At Rockpalast 1978 And 1990 (2 CDs)
High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
Hip Hatchet - Joy and Better Days
Hoodie Allen - All American (EP)
Hoots and Hellmouth - Salt
Human League - Dare: Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)
Human Teenager - Animal Husbandry
It’s A Musical - For Years and Years
Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion
Jenny Gillespie - Belita (EP)
Joan of Arc - The Passion of Joan of Arc
Job For A Cowboy - Demonocracy
Joe Jackson - Live At Rockpalast (2 CDs)
John Doe and Excene Cervenka - Singing and Playing
John Oates Band - Bluesville Sessions
Kishi Bashi - 151a
Kraftwerk - The Catalogue (Retrospective Edition)
Lionheart - Undisputed
Lissy Trullie - Lissy Trullie
Lords Of Acid - Deep Chills
M. Ward - A Wasteland Companion
Madness - Forever Young: Ska Collection
Madonna - MDNA (vinyl)
Main Attrakionz - 808s & Dark Grapes II (vinyl)
Meat Puppets - II (reissue) (vinyl)
Monica - New Life
Monster Magnet - Superjudge (reissue) (vinyl)
Municipal Waste - The Fatal Feast
Nanci Griffith - Intersection
Neal Casal - Sweeten the Distance
oOoOO - Our Loving is Hurting Us
Olivier Jarda - Good Luck Cartel
Opeth - Blackwater Park (CD/DVD Casebound Legacy Edition)
Opeth - Damnation (reissue)
Opeth - Deliverance (reissue)
Opeth - Lamentations (2 CD DVD)
Outcast - Awaken the Reason
Peelander-Z - Space Vacation
Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis
Pelican - What We All Come To Need (EP)
Prince Royce - Phase II
Quakers - Quakers
Radiation City - Cool Nightmare (EP)
Ramases - Space Hymns
Real Estate - Easy (7")
Red Simpson - Hello Im Red Simpson (5 CDs)
Roxy Music - Complete Studio Recordings 1972-82 (12-CD box set)
Scars on 45 - Scars on 45
Sean Kuti - From Africa with Fury: Rise Remixes (EP)
Simone Felice - Simone Felice
Skeletonwitch - Beyond The Permafrost (vinyl)
Skeletonwitch - Breathing The Fire (vinyl)
Sleep Party - We Were Drifting on a Sad Song
Sleepy Sun - Spine Hits
Sparklehorse - Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain (reissue) (vinyl)
Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful Life (reissue) (vinyl)
Steep Canyon Rangers - Nobody Knows You
Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras, and The Congos - FRKWYS Vol. 9: ICON GIVE THANK
Taproot - The Episodes
The Creepy Crawlies - Get Buried!
The Right Now - Gets Over You
Tigercats - Isle of Dogs
Todd Rundgren - Live at Hammersmith Odeon '75
Trampled By Turtles - Stars And Satellites
Trembling Bells - Marble Downs
Twin Steps - Serial Parade
UFO - Seven Deadly: Deluxe Edition Box
Unison - Unison
Upon A Burning Body - Red. White. Green
Various Artists - I Love J Rock 2
Various Artists - Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-74
Willie Nelson - It's Magic (reissue)
Young Hines - Give Me My Change
Zambri - House Of Baasa

　

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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

splitting up some posts, it's the new way of doing things.....:O (

fantatsic write up the the chichago tribune about the joys of vinyl and our 'special record store day'

Celebrating vinyl for Record Store Day

We explore how vinyl has once again taken a front seat in stores and in music fans' hearts. Plus, our picks for vinyl releases to look out for.

By Josh Noel, Tribune Newspapers

When visiting my neighborhood record store in recent years, I've breezed past the front of the shop — and most of the compact disc-browsing shoppers — to get where I wanted to be: the rows of vinyl in the back.

 Whether it was the warm perfection of freshly pressed 180-gram vinyl or the charming imperfection of a 30-year-old record that passed through countless hands, vinyl has been my reason for visiting record stores for close to a decade. Since the dawn of the MP3, if I want digital music, I download it. CDs need not apply.

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MASTODON: Cover Artwork For 'Record Store Day' Split Single With FEIST Revealed

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will release a split seven-inch single with Canadian singer-songwriter Feist to celebrate Record Store Day on April 21. This very exclusive and highly anticipated pressing features MASTODON covering the Feist song "A Commotion", while Feist covers MASTODON's "Black Tongue". 

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"VH1 Storytellers" Returns for a 16th Season With an All New Line Up of Top Singer/Songwriters

New Season Will Feature Jill Scott, Jason Mraz, Norah Jones, And Grace Potter & the Nocturnals Episodes Will Premiere on VH1 and Online at Storytellers.VH1.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 has announced the newest artist lineup of its critically-acclaimed original music franchise, "VH1 Storytellers." This season will continue to deliver the intimate stories and live performances from some of the most popular and influential music artists of our time. Featured artists premiering this season will include multi-platinum selling artist Jason Mraz, Grammy-winning chanteuses Norah Jones and Jill Scott and roots rockers Grace Potter & the Nocturnals.

"We're so proud to announce these exceptionally talented artists as part of our 16th season of VH1 Storytellers," said Tom Calderone, President, VH1. "Our audience is hungry for the kind of deeper musical experience and connection to artists that Storytellers brings. That connection has cemented the series' status as a jewel of the entertainment world where artists intimately share their music and the often revealing and poignant stories behind their songs."  

Premiere dates for the upcoming season of "VH1 Storytellers" include:

Jill Scott - May 21
Jason Mraz - June 1
Norah Jones - June 8 
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals- June 15

"VH1 Storytellers" is a VH1 original series in which singer/songwriters perform and tell stories in front of an intimate audience about their lives, lyrics and careers.  The series premiered in 1996 with Ray Davies.  Since then, "VH1 Storytellers" has showcased some of the greatest names in music. David Bowie, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Green Day, Elton John, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Billy Joel, Pearl Jam, Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash, Foo Fighters, John Mayer and Christina Aguilera and many others have graced the Storytellers stage. For more information about the series and to watch video clips from past performances go to Storytellers.VH1.com.

"VH1 Storytellers" is a production of VH1. Lee Rolontz, Rick Krim and Bill Flanagan serve as executive producers.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 99 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, and extensive video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com

SOURCE VH1

Branford Marsalis To Release New Album On Vinyl

Branford Marsalis has revealed that his new album 'Four MFs Playin' Tunes' will be initially released on vinyl to celebrate Record Store Day on April 21st. The album,which features songs by the band as well as a Thelonious Monk cover and one early standard, is the first vinyl release for Marsalis Music.

The album will be made available on CD and for digital download on August 7th. Those who buy a vinyl copy of the album will also receive a download card that will allow purchasers to download the album when it is released August 7th.

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 04/01/2012

from our friends at Vinyl Record Talk

 

 

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 04/01/2012

And I talked about a trend last week. For the second week in a row a Butcher cover makes the list. I debated whether this counted. It's the sleeve only, but it does have the Perry Cox authentication. The last mono 1st state that sold with a Perry Cox authentication was in 2009 and did have the record. It sold for $7k. My favorite 45 of all, Mixed Feelings "Sha La La", showed up this week, selling for almost $2k less than its usual price. However, I'll talk about a possible reason for this on the show.

1. LP - The Beatles "Yesterday and Today" LP Butcher First State Mono Perry Cox COA (cover only) - $5,000.00

2. 45 - Mixed Feelings "Sha La La" / "Love Will Find A Way" United - $3,105.00

3. LP - Leaf Hound "Growers Of Mushrooms" Decca UK - $3,420.00

4. LP - Ben "self titled" Vertigo UK - $2,338.09

5. LP - JR Montrose ". . . In Action" Studio 4 - $2,215.00


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keep trying to work with this new and 'improved' blogging format and I am pulling what little hair i have left on my head out and throwing it on the floor!!  this is such a *%&$* mess, why make a change for the worse??????

some interesting opinions and a very nice vinyl article!

The Rise of Vinyl

By Joe Petro

Sales of vinyl records are up in the United States and I have a theory on why some of us are going analog.

Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America released the sales figures for 2011 and reported that US sales have grown for the first time since 2004. Total growth was only .2%, but the industry would have been happy with any semblance of stability, so actual growth must have been a delightful surprise. Another surprise, namely to the people who have not been paying attention for the past few years, is that sales of vinyl records have increased…again.

Listeners spent over $100 million dollars on vinyl records in 2011. That is a 30% increase in both revenue from and unit sales of vinyl in 2010. Big numbers, right? Well, sort of, for vinyl at least, but in this $7 billion industry vinyl does not even account for 2% of total sales. Nevertheless, vinyl sales have been on the rise for the last couple of years and I see no reason for that trend to stop. Aside from posting a decline from 2005 to 2006, vinyl sales have only been on the rise. There was a 36.6% gain in the sale of EPs and LPs in 2007, and vinyl sales doubled in 2008, grew 33% in 2009, 26% in 2010, and over 30% last year. So, why vinyl? I have a theory.

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another well written article about our beloved vinyl!

Vinyl records: Music to the ears of audiophiles, collectors

By: Michael Knox | Independent Tribune

CONCORD, N.C. -- An Elvis Presley record selling for $1,000 may sound insane, but for John Estes, who owns the Cool and Eclectic store at Concord Mills, it’s not a big surprise.

He said the price of vinyl records keeps climbing, and the same person who bought that record also purchased two other Elvis records at $600 a pop.

"It does seem like sales are increasing, and we have a diverse collection of hard-to-find albums, so we’re getting a lot of repeat business," Estes said.

Estes has about 5,000 records at his store, and he focuses on rare records. He said he’s had customers come in who didn’t even own a record player.

"And they went out and bought a record player, and a half hour later they came back and bought $500 or $600 worth of albums," he said. "Maybe 30, 40, 50 albums, and they started their record collection right then."

Paul Fischer, also known as "Doc Rock," is a professor with the department of recording industry at Middle Tennessee State University, who said he’s seen the same phenomenon.

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kind of cool and sad at the same time, be sure to check out the other paintings

Revealed: The Artwork of Kurt Cobain

By Cole Louison

Exactly 18 years after the suicide of Kurt Cobain, The Fix unveils five of his original artworks. A dark look into the mind of a tortured heroin addict, they're also ground zero in a battle between Cobain's widow and his publishing company.

Four never-before-seen paintings and one drawing by Kurt Cobain are the latest notes to a story that began 18 years ago this week, on April 5, 1994, the day the iconic rock star injected heroin for the last time and then blew his head off, leaving the famed Nirvana catalog to his widow Courtney Love and daughter, Frances Bean, and sparking a battle that's lasted almost 20 years.

See and read more at thefix.com

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cool cover art:

TROLLFEST: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

TROLLFEST, the self-proclaimed "true Norwegian Balkan metal" band, has unveiled the artwork for its upcoming album, "Brumlebassen", due in August via NoiseArt Records. Responsible once again for the amazing images that vividly depict the story of what will be the band's fifth full-length album, is Swedish cartoonist Jonas Darnell, who originally created the iconic metal duck from TROLLFEST's "Villanden" album, and has worked with the band ever since. Terje Johnsen, who has been working on the design side of TROLLFEST's releases since the "Brakebein" album, has once again teamed up with Darnell to produce the finished package.


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album cover art of the day:


BONDED BY BLOOD: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

California metallers BONDED BY BLOOD have set "The Aftermath" as the title of their third studio album, due on July3 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Earache Records. The CD was tracked at at Darth Mader Music in Los Angeles with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader (DEVILDRIVER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH).


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from our friends at www.vinylcollective.com

Pennywise – All Or Nothing Vinyl!

Pennywise have finally finished their new album, "All Or Nothing" which is available May 1st!

Writing with renewed passion and commitment, the legendary Hermosa Beach foursome seamlessly integrate new singer Zoli Teglas into their fearsome sonic assault, playing harder and faster than ever to deliver their best album since 1997's Full Circle.

Tracklist:

All Or Nothing
Waste Another Day
Revolution
Stand Strong
Let Us Hear Your Voice
Seeing Red
Songs Of Sorrow
X Generation
We Have It All
Tomorrow
All Along
United

You can pre order your copy now at Shop Radio Cast!

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Jack White – Sixteen Saltines

Jack White has released a new video from his forthcoming debut solo effort, 'Blunderbuss.'

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from our friends at www.sundazed.com

Jimi Hendrix

Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? / Burning of the Midnight Lamp 7" Single

The first of an historic series of 7" singles featuring unique and hard-to-find vintage performances by Jimi Hendrix!

In an historic alliance, Sundazed Music has partnered with Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. to release an eye-popping series of new 7" picture-sleeve vinyl singles featuring unique and hard-to-find vintage performances by Jimi Hendrix.

The series launches in April with an initial release that combines a pair of historically significant Hendrix recordings from two different 1967 sessions. One is a raucous reading of Bob Dylan’s "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" from BBC Radio’s Rhythm and Blues show, the other a fascinating, newly discovered take of the Hendrix original "Burning of the Midnight Lamp," as performed on BBC-TV’s Top of the Pops.

Both sides feature the classic original Jimi Hendrix Experience lineup of Hendrix on guitar and vocals, Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums, and capture the band just as it was beginning to emerge as a major creative force on both sides of the Atlantic. As with every release in the series, it will feature a color picture sleeve incorporating rare vintage Hendrix photos that capture the legendary artist’s distinctive persona and pioneering spirit.

In a recording career that spanned only three and a half years prior to his tragic death in 1970 at the age of 27, Jimi Hendrix revolutionized the role of the electric guitar, and radically altered the face of contemporary music. He became rock’s first guitar superstar with an effortless charisma that matched his visionary talent to an intensely original performing style.

TRACKLIST:

1. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
2. Burning of the Midnight Lamp

Buy it at Sundazed

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in music history for april 7th:

In 1956, the CBS Radio Network debuts the first regularly scheduled, nationally broadcast Rock and Roll show, "Rock 'n' Roll Dance Party," with Alan Freed as host.

Also in 1956, Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" reaches the US Pop chart, where it would climb to #6. The record would top the R&B chart and became the first of his three US Top 10 hits. A cover version by Pat Boone appeared on the Pop chart simultaneously and reached #8.

In 1958, Capitol Records officially abandons the sale of 78 RPM singles in the UK, choosing to issue all new releases as 45 RPM only.

Also in 1958, the Platters released the single "Twilight Time."

In 1962, in London, unknown musicians Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met a young guitarist named Brian Jones while attending a performance of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated at the Ealing Jazz Club.

In 1962, Elvis Presley arrived in Hawaii to begin shooting his next feature film, "Blue Hawaii," and was mobbed by more than a thousand fans at his hotel. During his hasty getaway, he lost several pieces of jewelry.

In 1962, eighteen year old Shelly Fabares, who was currently appearing as Mary Stone on TV's The Donna Reed Show, had the number one song in the US with "Johnny Angel", a #41 hit in the UK. She was accompanied by Glen Campbell on guitar, Hal Blaine on drums and Darlene Love And The Blossoms on backup vocals. Her highest charting follow-up would be "Johnny Loves Me", which peaked at #21 on the Billboard chart.

In 1966, at EMI's Abbey Road studios in London, the Beatles recorded overdubs for John Lennon's "Tomorrow Never Knows" and began recording Paul McCartney's "Got to Get You Into My Life" for their forthcoming 'Revolver' album.

In 1967, paving the way for what would become an FM radio format, San Francisco's KMPX-FM begins playing Rock 'n' Roll album cuts instead of 45 RPM singles.

In 1973, Diana Ross started a two-week run at the top of the US album chart with "Lady Sings The Blues."

In 1975, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore departed Deep Purple to form the group Rainbow. He was replaced in Deep Purple by Tommy Bolin.

In 1979, "Music Box Dancer", an instrumental by Canadian pianist Frank Mills became the number-one single in the US, the first instrumental in several years to reach the top of the charts. In Mills' home country, the record only made it to #47.

In 1979, 24 year old Rickie Lee Jones performs her upcoming single "Chuck E's In Love" on Saturday Night Live. The song would rise to #4 on the Billboard chart and help bring Jones a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

In 1981, the Who's former manager Kit Lambert died after falling down a flight of stairs in his mother's home in London, England. Along with his partner, Chris Stamp, Lambert guided The Who from 1964 through 1967 and produced many of their albums including 'The Who Sell Out' and 'Tommy.' He also produced Arthur Brown's 1968 hit "Fire."

In 1985, Wham! becomes the first western Rock group to play live in China.

In 1988, Alice Cooper nearly hanged himself while rehearsing his act when a safety rope broke and left him swinging by his neck. He was promptly rescued by a quick thinking roadie.

In 1990, the Carpenters' LP 'Only Yesterday' rose to the top of the UK album chart for a two week stay. It would climb back to #1 at the end of April for a further five weeks.

Also in 1990, at Farm Aid IV in Indianapolis, performers included Bonnie Raitt, Carl Perkins, Garth Brooks, Bill Monroe, Alan Jackson, Asleep At The Wheel, Arlo Guthrie, John Hiatt, and John Denver. Elton John performed "Candle in the Wind" for Ryan White. White, a young boy with AIDS, died later that day. Elton will act as a pallbearer at his funeral four days later.

In 1998, singer George Michael is arrested in a public restroom in Beverly Hills for lewd conduct. He acknowledged his homosexuality on CNN a few days later and was sentenced to community service for the incident.

In 2000, Heinz Burt, the bassist for The Tornadoes, died at the age of 57 after a long battle with motor neuron disease. The group's biggest hit was the 1962 instrumental "Telstar".

In 2001, Paul McCartney bought the 1930s Beverly Hills home of Courtney Love for $3.995 million. The gated four-bedroom house is on 1.5 acres of land and has its own swimming pool.

In 2006, an internet fan site broke the news that Love front man Arthur Lee was battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He would succumb to the disease on August 3rd.

In 2008, 66 year old Bob Dylan received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."

birthdays today include (among others): Patricia Bennett - Chiffons (1947), Florian Schneider-Esleben - Kraftwerk (1947), John Oates - Hall and Oates (1949) and Janis Ian (1951)