Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 13, 2014


DEAR JERRY: When I read how Jackie Wilson's big break came because Billy Ward's Dominoes needed him to replace their lead singer, Clyde McPhatter, who was drafted, it got me thinking.

As an active duty veteran myself, I would like to know of other recording artists who somehow served this country, as many as you can come up with.

I have exhausted all the different ways there are to research this topic, including the web sites for the different branches of service, and there is very little info to be had.
—Nate Collingsworth, San Francisco

DEAR NATE: There is at least one other vet who is on the same frequency as you. Steve Lee, of Washington, Ind., asks essentially the same question.

As you have learned, other than finding a smattering of names, mostly celebrities from numerous walks of life, no one attempts to be comprehensive regarding musicians.

We will do it, starting right now.

That one of the most time-consuming lists we've ever prepared is one for you guys, and all the other music-loving veterans, makes it time well spent.

For openers, we have identified over 100 famous recording artists who served the military in some capacity. Most are musicians (singers and instrumentalists) but you will find a few whose niche was the spoken word, such as comedians or narrators. Each of these men made records during the 20th century. Not included are lesser-known session players or group members, other than a front man or a lead singer.

Here are the initialisms indicating which branch of the service applies:

ARNG (Army Reserve National Guard)
USA (U.S. Army)
USAAC (U.S. Army Air Corps)
USAAF (U.S. Army Air Force)
USAF (U.S. Air Force)
USCG (U.S. Coast Guard)
USMC (U.S. Marine Corps)
USMM (U.S. Merchant Marines)
USN (U.S. Navy)

Alphabetically listed, the vets are:

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (USA)
Ray Anthony (USA)
Gene Autry (USA)
Roy Ayers (USA)
Bobby Bare (USA)
Harry Belafonte (USN)
Tony Bennett (USA)
Bobby "Blue" Bland (USA)
Jim Ed Brown (USA)
Oscar Brown Jr. (USA)
Lenny Bruce (USN)
George Carlin (USAF)
Johnny Cash (USAF)
Jerry Clower (USN)
John Coltrane (USN)
Bill Cosby (USN)
Warren Covington (USCG)
Johnny Crawford (USA)
Jim Croce (ARNG)
Terrence Trent D'Arby (USA)
Sammy Davis Jr. (USA)
Clint Eastwood (USA)
Buddy Ebsen (USCG)
Essex (USMC) (All five members were Marines: Anita Humes; Walter Vickers; Rodney Taylor; Billy Hill; and Rudolph Johnson)
Don Everly (USMC)
Phil Everly (USMC)
Eddie Fisher (USA)
John Fogerty (USA)
Jerry Garcia (USA)
Marvin Gaye (USAF)
George Gobel (USAAF)
Arthur Godfrey (USCG)
Dick Gregory (USA)
Roosevelt Grier (USA)
Vince Guaraldi (USA)
Tom T. Hall (USA)
Freddie Hart (USMC)
Hawkshaw Hawkins (USA)
Jimi Hendrix (USA)
Howlin' Wolf (USA)
Tab Hunter (USCG)
Ferlin Husky (USMM)
Ice-T (USA)
Burl Ives (USA)
Stonewall Jackson (USA)
Sonny James (USA)
George Jones (USMC)
Jack Kerouac (USN)
B.B. King (USA)
Buddy Knox (USA)
Kris Kristofferson (USAAC)
Gary Lewis (USA)
Frankie Lymon (USA)
Henry Mancini (USA)
MC Hammer (USN)
Clyde McPhatter (USA)
Glenn Miller (USA)
Guy Mitchell (USN)
Art Mooney (USA)
Scotty Moore (USA)
Willie Nelson (USAF)
Leonard Nimoy (USA)
Donald O'Connor (USA)
Fess Parker (USN/USMC)
Elvis Presley (USA)
Kenny Price (USA)
Ray Price (USMC)
Charley Pride (USA)
Richard Pryor (USA)
Boots Randolph (USA)
Lou Rawls (USA)
Charlie Rich (USAF)
Marty Robbins (USN)
Nipsey Russell (USA)
SSgt Barry Sadler (USA)
Mort Sahl (USAF)
Soupy Sales (USN)
Shaggy (USMC)
Artie Shaw (USN)
Wayne Shorter (USA)
Jimmy Smith (USN)
Hank Thompson (USN)
Mel Tillis (USAF)
Johnny Tillotson (ARNG)
Mel Torme (USCG)
Stanley Turrentine (USA)
Conway Twitty (USA)
Rudy Vallee (USCG)
Leroy Van Dyke (USA)
Bobby Vinton (USA)
Tom Waits (USCG)
Grover Washington Jr. (USA)
Flip Wilson (USAF)
Kai Winding (USCG)
Jonathan Winters (USMC)
Bill Withers (USN)
Faron Young (USA)
Lester Young (USA)

As we learn of other vets who belong on this list, they will be added.


IZ ZAT SO? Here is how the 103 names are divided among the nine possible employers:

54: USA (Army)
16: USN (Navy)
13: USMC (Marine Corps)
8: USCG (Coast Guard)
8: USAF (Air Force)
2: ARNG (Army Reserve National Guard)
1: USMM (Merchant Marines)
1: USAAF (Army Air Force)
1: USAAC (Army Air Corps)

Oh yeah, I can't say it's never happened before, but it is extremely rare for there to be a week when this column does not mention a single song title. This week is one of those.

Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column.  Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368  E-mail: jpo@olympus.net   Visit his Web site: www.jerryosborne.com

All values quoted in this column are for near-mint condition. 

Copyright 2014 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Record Store Day 2014 Is Officially Set for April 19th 

The annual celebration of independent vinyl retailers returns for its seventh year. One would guess that the number of special releases will jump again this year, as both the record companies and the musicians know about the uptick in vinyl sales and can capitalize on the demand. Oh, and eBay gets a boost as well 


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from our friends at http://slyvinyl.com

Hot Lunch – Hot Lunch // Limited to 500 black vinyl LP

Caspian – Waking Season // Limited to 250 Seafoam Vinyl 2xLP






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new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

ALICE COOPER - FROM THE INSIDE

Originally released in 1978, From The Inside is a concept album by Alice Cooper. His 11th studio album was inspired by his stay in a sanatorium to recover from his alcohol addiction. The singer – who once boasted he drank more than a case of beer a day to keep fit – had failed to overcome his drinking problem through private treatment and therefore felt it necessary to undergo a hospital program of treatment.

The characters in the songs on the LP were all based on actual people the shock rocker met in the sanatorium, while the album's cover image is a close-up of Alice Cooper's face printed on two doors that actually open up and lead into a hospital waiting room. The printed inner sleeve features an image of Cooper and the other 'inmates' running out of the sanatorium once they were released.

The album shows Alice Cooper at his most vulnerable, most notably in the record's hit single "How You Gonna See Me Now" (a power ballad even before the term was invented). If this album proves one thing, it's that Alice Cooper is one of the most underrated songwriters out there. Guest musicians include Toto's Steve Lukather and Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Special 12" deluxe sleeve
• Printed innersleeve

HOWLIN' WOLF - MEMPHIS DAYS VOL.1

Howlin' Wolf's Memphis Days: The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1 collects some of his earliest recordings, as produced by Sam Phillips at his Memphis studio during several sessions in 1951 and '52. As soon as Phillips – best known for discovering and recording Elvis Presley – heard Howlin' Wolf perform on KWEM radio, he arranged for Chester Burnett (1910 – 1976) a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf to come to his studio and put down some tracks.

The 21 songs presented here show different aspects of Howlin' Wolf's still developing material. As a bonus for true collectors, the LP includes both sides of the original acetate recording taken from his very first recording session: "How Many More Years" backed with "Baby Ride With Me (Ridin' In The Moonlight)". Feast your ears with raw and dirty Blues from one of the most influential Blues musicians that ever walked the planet. You won't find any Howlin' Wolf recordings more vital than the 21 songs captured on Memphis Days: The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert 

THE METERS - FIRE ON THE BAYOU (expanded edition)

Hailing from the soggy streets of New Orleans, the Meters essentially invented the second line groove, influencing Funk music like no other artist (OK, aside from a singer by the name of James Brown). These cats are essentially one unified rhythm section, with expertly timed drum breaks, bass driven grooves, bluesy chicken scratch guitars and Southern sing along choruses.

Their 1975 album Fire On The Bayou established once again that The Meters were still the undisputed masters of Funk. Tracks like "Can You Do Without", "Out In The Country" and the title track have become staples in the Meters' songbook. This 2LP edition of Fire On The Bayou contains no less than 5 bonus tracks!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Includes 5 bonus tracks: "Running Fast (single version)", "Keep On Marching","He Bite Me", "Mother's Love" and "Jambalaya"

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from RealGoneMusic

BROTHERHOOD: The Complete Recordings (2-CD Set)

Right at the height of popularity for Paul Revere and the Raiders, the band’s core power trio of Phil “Fang” Volk (bass), Drake “The Kid” Levin (guitar) and Mike “Smitty” Smith (drums) left to pursue their own more ambitious musical goals. Subsequent lawsuits and a run of bad luck meant that the first, self-titled album by their new band, Brotherhood, would be delayed, and received little notice at the time. Yet, by mixing a wealth of socially-conscious original numbers with hard-rocking reinterpretations of tunes by the Mamas and the Papas and Joe South, Brotherhood was a band brimming with promise. Between 1968 and 1969 the band released two more albums, one under their own name, the other a third, wildly experimental record (Friend Sound / Joyride) that drew upon Cage, Zappa and Stockhausen (and acid) for its influences. Bringing together music that has been out of print for over 40 years and never available on CD until now, Brotherhood: The Complete Recordings includes all three albums the group cut for RCA on two CDs, plus a definitive history of the band by Bill Kopp, based on extensive research and a lengthy interview with Phil Volk, who contributes a note of his own. Remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios in NYC…one of the great lost bands of the late ‘60s!

• Brotherhood Is the Band that Bassist Phil "Fang" Volk, Guitarist Drake "The Kid" Levin and Drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith Formed After Leaving Paul Revere &  the Raiders 
• The Complete Recordings Includes All Three Albums They Recorded for RCA, None of Which Have Ever Been on CD 
• Friend Sound/Joyride Is One of the Most Experimental Albums Released by a Mainstream Rock Group in the Late '60s 
• 2-CD Package Includes a Thorough Band History Written by Bill Kopp and Drawn from Extensive Research and Interviews with Phil "Fang" Volk 
• Added Photos 
• Remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios in NY 

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 4, 2014 PRE-ORDER COMING SOON

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Little Big League 'These Are Good People' Gets Second Pressing 

In the Fall of 2011, Michelle Zauner and Kevin O'Halloran (previously of Post Post) joined forces with Ian Dykstra (Titus Andronicus) and Deven Craige (Strand of Oaks) to form Little Big League. Shortly thereafter the band recorded their debut 7". Released in April of 2012, the two songs offered a glimpse into the band's promising future, which after months of writing and playing live took solid form in their debut LP These Are Good People.

The band's debt to 90s indie guitar rock is respectfully paid while Zauner's gorgeously unique vocal stylings and striking lyrical imagery add to the album's dark atmosphere. There is a level of tension and impending danger built, both lyrically and musically, that revels in the vulnerability of us all. These Are Good People is an album about coming of age, loss, and the overwhelming acceptance of reality over a failed romanticism. Due out this Summer on Tiny Engines, the album is a stunning indie rock debut from the Philadelphia quartet.

Second Pressing: 

100 Transparent Red
120 Opaque Purple Aster
130 Opaque Goldfish Orange
150 Clear
* Order includes an immediate download of the release.

Order HERE

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Cartel's 'The Ransom' On Colored Vinyl

Official vinyl reissue of the professional debut from Atlanta pop punk band Cartel.

The Ransom EP features some of the band's most honest and pure material, representing the cornerstone of their ten year career (and counting) . Since the release of The Ransom by The Militia Group in 2004, Cartel has released four full length albums and toured all corners of the globe. Commenting on the band's growth after the release of The Ransom, singer Will Pugh said, "it was that youthful exuberance that spawned the most exciting period of our career".

Most recently, Cartel self-released their fourth studio album Collider, proving that the momentum that The Ransom started has yet to come to a halt.

This limited vinyl pressing features:

• Custom envelope style jacket with full EP lyrics printing on the inside 
• 45 RPM 12" record on splatter, money green, or clear vinyl 
• Printed insert with message from Will Pugh thanking fans for their continued support
• Outer plastic sleeves stamped with Company Ink wax seal

Pressing Information

• 400 - Off White w/ Red Splatter 
• 400 - Money Green 
• 100 - Clear (Cartel store/tour exclusive)

Get a copy HERE

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Strung Out Detail Reissue Series and 'Volume One' Box Set

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Warp host charity auction for signed vinyl copies of Oneman’s Mount Kimbie remix








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Beth Orton's 'Central Reservation' Gets Vinyl Reissue

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cool father and son vinyl duo:

Vinyl Night puts a spin on music

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Mountain Jam 2014 Lineup Announced: Bob Weir & Rat Dog, Gov’t Mule, Avett Brothers, Jeff Tweedy + Pretty Lights Among Headliners
















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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 1/06 - 1/12, 2014

Vinyl Top 25:
1. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Wig Out At Jagbags
2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
3. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
4. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
5. Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull
6. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
7. Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
8. Paul McCartney - New
9. Natural Child - Live In Birmingham
10. John Mayer - Paradise Valley
11. Darkside - Psychic
12. Dawes - Stories Don't End
13. Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze
14. Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe
15. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
16. Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time
17. Brendan Benson - You Were Right
18. Tristen - C A V E S
19. The Weeks - Dear Bo Jackson
20. Moon Taxi - Cabaret
21. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
22. Dr. Dog - Wild Race EP
23. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (Mono)
24. Apache Relay - American Nomad
25. Metallica - Live At Grimey's

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and our vote for the worst cover art of 2014 so far:

MANOWAR: 'Kings Of Metal MMXIV' Cover Artwork Unveiled 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at Relapse

Ringworm - Hammer of the Witch LP

*Black/White Merge* LTD to 300 M/O Exclusive 3/18/14

Cleveland’s legendary kings of metallic hardcore return with their Relapse debut ‘Hammer Of The Witch’.  13 songs of fire-y rage propelled by lead vocalist Human Furnace’s wrathful fury, this is a record sure to satisfy metalheads and hardcore kids alike.  Riffs and grooves collide on songs like ‘Psychic Vampires’ and ‘Bleed’ creating some of the most vicious hooks to get stuck in your brain in a long, long time.  ‘Hammer Of The Witch’ might just be the finest moment in Ringworm’s 20+ year career.

***Mailorder exclusive black/white merge LP limited to 300.  Housed in an embossed jacket with a 16”x24” poster.  Includes a digital download of the entire album.***

Pressing Info:

• First Press
• 1200 x Black Standard Gram
• 300 x Black/White Merge Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
• 100 x Clear (do not request clear)

Pre-Order at Relapse

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from our friends at ShopRadioCast

The Juliana Theory - Love (2xLP)

First ever vinyl pressing of The Juliana Theory's third album, Love. Mastered for vinyl at 96 kHz/24-bit from 1/2 inch analog tape and features two bonus tracks.

Vinyl Info:

• Mastered for vinyl at 96 kHz/24-bit from 1/2 inch analog tape by the famous Stan Ricker
• Gatefold jacket, 11 x 22 Insert
• Pressed on 180 Gram audiophile vinyl
• Available on vinyl for the first time

Vinyl Color: 180 Gram Blood Red (LTD 500), 180 Gram Black PRE ORDER THIS THURSDAY JAN 16th AT 4 pm EST

Pre-Order at ShopRadioCast

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over at thirdmanrecords, jack white just keeps churning out quality vinyl

The Haden Triplets - The Haden Triplets

Third Man Records is proud to present the debut album from The Haden Triplets, daughters of Jazz bass legend Charlie Haden. These are songs steeped in history and sung in a close harmony that could only be achieved from sharing a lifetime of sisterly togetherness and a near psychic vocal interplay that can only come from being born mere seconds apart from each other. It's been rendered and produced beautifully by American music legend Ry Cooder. This is an album expanding on an American musical tradition. It is not pastiche or a tribute, but rather a direct antecedent and extension of the original folk legacy that is being exhibited within these songs.

*PRE-ORDER* Please note that ALL items included with this order will not ship until the on sale date of Tuesday February 04.

Pre-Order at ThirdManRecords


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David Bowie Rebel Rebel 40th Anniversary Picture Disc Coming In March

Rebel Rebel is the next release in the continuing run of David Bowie limited edition 40th anniversary 7” picture discs.

The record will be the seventh in the series, due to be issued by Parlophone on March 10th, with the usual regional variations.

Originally released on February 15th 1974, Rebel Rebel was a first taste from the upcoming Diamond Dogs LP, though it was considered a bit of a curveball compared to much of the music on that album.

It was the first release since the dissolution of The Spiders From Mars, though stylistically it may have been more at home on Aladdin Sane, with its up-tempo, Stones feel and with an unmistakable and instantly recognisable riff played by Bowie. A riff that he was more than grateful to have conjured up, later saying of it: “It's a fabulous riff! Just fabulous! When I stumbled onto it, it was 'Oh, thank you!'”.

The track reached #5 on the UK singles chart and even managed a placing in the US Billboard Hot 100, no doubt helped by the US version of the single released in the US, Canada and Mexico in May of the same year.

The A-side of the 40th anniversary edition features the original single mix of Rebel Rebel, which hasn't been available on 7" since the early 80's and sadly remains unavailable on CD to this day.

The AA-side has the aforementioned US Version, which is a remixed edit of the song with overdubs and extra backing vocals, more akin to the version Bowie would play on the North American Diamond Dogs Tour that year.

The photographs on the disc were taken of Bowie while in Amsterdam promoting the single and recording the Rebel Rebel video for the Dutch Top Pop television show in February 1974.

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Amazon Top 10 Best Selling Vinyl Records - January 14, 2014

1. After the Disco ~ Broken Bells
2. Reflektor ~ Arcade Fire
3. Give The People What They Want ~ Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
4. Warpaint (2xLP) ~ Warpaint
5. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
6. Live At The Cellar Door (180 Gram Vinyl) ~ Neil Young
7. Wig Out at Jagbags ~ Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
8. Acoustic at the Ryman ~ Band of Horses
9. B-Sides (LP+MP3) ~ Gaslight Anthem
10. Post Tropical ~ James Vincent McMorrow

Amazon Top 10 Best Selling Music - January 14, 2014

1. High Hopes (CD/ DVD) - Bruce Springsteen
2.  Frozen - Demi Lovato3.
3. The River & The Thread - Rosanne Cash
4. Kidz Bop 25 - Kidz Bop Kids
5. Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording - T Bone Burnett
6. Foreverly - Billie Joe + Norah …
7. Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams
8. Pure Heroine - Lorde
9.  That Girl - Jennifer Nettles
10. Live At The Cellar Door - Neil Young


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fantastic write up from www.loudwire.com

Vital Vinyl: Heaven and Earth Talk ‘Dig’ Double-LP






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Poster Artist Gary Grimshaw Dead at 67







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this out of the uk:

XFM named official partner of Record Store Day 2014

 


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for shits and giggles: 

Insurance.com recently surveyed 2,000 licensed drivers 18 and older split evenly between men and women; respondents were allowed to choose up to five songs in each category. No word what the categories were, but classic rock seemed to be one of them 

Insurance.com Best Car Music - Top 10 

1.  “Don't Stop Believin”' - Journey
2. “Bohemian Rhapsody” - Queen
3. “You Shook Me All Night Long” - AC/DC
4. “Any Way You Want It” - Journey
5. “Life is a Highway” - Tom Cochrane
6. “Dancing Queen” - ABBA
7. “American Girl” - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. “Don't Stop Till You Get Enough” - Michael Jackson
9. “Born To Run” - Bruce Springsteen
10. “Fortunate Son” - Creedence Clearwater Revival

New Music Releases - January 14, 2014

.38 Special - 38 Special (reissue)
.38 Special - Special Delivery (reissue)
Adriano Viterbini - Goldfoil
Alec Seward - Late One Saturday Evening
Andrew Bird - I Want To See Pulaski At Night (vinyl)
Ante Meridian - Sons Of Heaven
Backtrack - Lost In Life (vinyl)
Benjamin Verdoes - The Evil Eye
Big Ups - Eighteen Hours of Static (vinyl)
Black Knights - Medieval Chamber
Blank Realm - Grassed Inn (vinyl)
Blasters - Slash Recordings
Boy and Bear - Harlequin Dream (vinyl)
Broken Bells - After The Disco
Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes (vinyl)
Celeste - Animale(s) (vinyl)
Cherry Glazerr - Haxel Princess
Crazy Horse - Scratchy: Complete Reprise Recordings
Danny O'Keefe - Classics
Dave Edmunds - ...Again
David Broza - East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem
David Gunn - Krom Monster
De La Tierra - De La Tierra
Deaf Havana - Old Souls
DISCORDANCE AXIS - Original Sound Version 1992-95 (2xLP+7")
DJ Pone - Erratic Impulses (EP)
Don Van Vliet and His Magic Band - Live at Bickershaw 1972 (2xLP)
Doug Sahm - Genuine Texas Groover: Complete Atlantic Recordings
Drenge - Bloodsports (7")
Eskimo Callboy - We Are The Mess
Fat White Family - Champagne Holocaust (vinyl)
Feuding Fathers - Kid Tested, Father Approved (vinyl)
Frankie Rose - Herein Wild (cassette release)
Gap Dream - Gap Dream (vinyl)
Gap Dream - Shine Your Light (vinyl)
Grass Is Green - Vacation Vinny
Hammock - Oblivion Hymns (2xLP)
Haunted House - Haunted House
Hiss Golden Messenger - Bad Debt (vinyl)
Howe Gelb - Little Sand Box (8xCD)
Iggy Pop - New Values (reissue)
Iggy Pop - Party (reissue)
Iggy Pop - Soldier (reissue)
James Vincent McMorrow - Post Tropical (vinyl)
Jennifer Nettles - That Girl
Jerry Lee Lewis - Up Through the Years 1956-1963 (vinyl)
John Baldry - Boogie Woogie: Warner Bros Recordings
John Lee Hooker - Alone Volumes 1 & 2
John Sebastian - Reprise Recordings
John Wizards - Muizenberg (12")
Kataplexis - Downpour
Krzysztof Komeda - Dance of the Vampires OST (vinyl)
L-Vis 1990 - NSWL017 (12")
Lanterns on the Lake - Until the Colours Run (vinyl)
Lee Bannon - Alternate / Ending (2xLP)
Les Rallizes Denudes - Naked Diza Star (3xCD)
Lionheart - Welcome To The West Coast
Lone Justice - This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983 (vinyl)
Loop - A Gilded Eternity (2xLP+7")
Louis Logic - Look On The Blight Side (vinyl)
Louisiana Red - Dead Stray Dog
Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams (25th anniversary)(vinyl)
Mark Lanegan - Has God Seen My Shadow? An Anthology 1989-2011 (3xLP)
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Songs From The Movie
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining (reissue)
Midnight Oil - Diesel And Dust (reissue)
Miles Davis - Jazz Track (reissue) (vinyl)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (reissue) (vinyl) (mono version)
Miles Davis - Miles and Monk At Newport (reissue) (vinyl) (mono version)
Mindless Self Indulgence - Fuck Machine
Mustard Plug - Can't Contain It
Neck Deep - Wishful Thinking
Nick Waterhouse - This Is a Game (7")
Orlando Julius - Super Afro Soul (2xLP+CD)
Painted Palms - Forever (vinyl)
Paul Simon - Paul Simon (reissue) (vinyl)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (reissue) (vinyl)
Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon (reissue) (vinyl)
Peaking Lights - 936 (reissue) (vinyl)
Piano Interrupted - The Unified Field (vinyl)
Railroad Earth - Last of the Outlaws
Roosevelt Sykes - Music Is My Business
Rosanne Cash - The River and the Thread (vinyl)
Saffronkeria and Mario Massa - Cause and Effect (vinyl)
Self - Subliminal Plastic Motives (vinyl)
Set To Reflect - Artificial Sun
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Give The People What They Want
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (2xLP)
Snowbird - moon
Solex - Solex Ahoy! (The Sound Map of The Netherlands) (LP+CD+DVD)
Sondre Lerche and Kato Adland - The Sleepwalker OST (vinyl)
Supersuckers - Get the Hell
Switchfoot - Fading West
Taj Mahal - Sing a Happy Song: The WB Recordings
Tanger Trio and Ensemble Mondaine - Tanger Trio and Ensemble Mondaine (vinyl)
Taylor Ho Bynum - Navigation (Possibility Abstracts X and XI) (2xLP)
The American Professionals - We Make It Our Business
The Clash - Combat Rock (reissue)
The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope (reissue)
The Clash - London Calling (reissue) (2xCD)
The Clash - Sandinista! (reissue) (3xCD)
The Clash - The Clash (reissue)
The Crystal Method - The Crystal Method (vinyl)
The Fall - Remainderer EP
The Lowest Pair - 36¢
The Shall I Say Quoi's - Shall I Say Quoi? (10")
The Three O'Clock - Aquarius Andromeda (vinyl)
The Vintage Caravan - Voyage
Thelonious Monk - Solo Munk (vinyl)
Various Artists - Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul & Calypso Crossover 1969-1979 (2xLP+CD)
White Fang - Steady Truckin' for Summer
You Blew It! - Keep Doing What You're Doing (vinyl)
You Blew It! - The Past In Present (vinyl)
Young and Sick - Magnolia (7")

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at OmnivoreRecordings

This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983

It can be difficult to capture the live power of band on a studio recording. Thankfully, Lone Justice (Maria McKee, Ryan Hedgecock, Marvin Etzioni, and Don Heffington) went into Suite 16 Studios in December of 1983 and laid down much of the set list they were packing Los Angeles area clubs with.

Recorded direct to 2-track tape by engineer David Vaught and with no overdubs, those twelve tracks can finally be heard in their entirety as This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983. As Billboard’s Chris Morris writes in his liner notes, the release “offers the best representation of the band in its infancy—hot, full of piss and vinegar, and ready to take on the world.”

Nine of these twelve tracks are previously unissued, and include originals (including “Soap, Soup And Salvation”, which would appear on their Geffen debut two years later) to the covers they made their own in concert (Johnny Cash and June Carter (Cash)’s “Jackson” and “Nothing Can Stop My Loving You,” written by George Jones and Roger Miller.)

Available on CD and LP (with the first pressing on translucent red vinyl), in addition to Morris’ liners, the package contains an essay from the band’s Ryan Hedgecock, as well as a remembrance of David Vaught from Marvin Etzioni and an loving endorsement from Dolly Parton. With unseen photos and memorabilia, this collection is what Lone Justice fans have been waiting for. This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983 takes us back to a time when music had an energy that was hard to contain. Thanks to that studio in Van Nuys, CA, and this release, Justice has been served!

Available January 14, 2014

12 tracks of prime Lone Justice recorded in 1983, 9 previously unissued performances!

LP’s first pressing on limited-edition translucent red vinyl with download card!

TRACK LIST:
 1. NOTHING CAN STOP MY LOVING YOU
 2. JACKSON
 3. SOAP, SOUP AND SALVATION
 4. THE GRAPES OF WRATH
 5. DUSTBOWL DEPRESSION TIME
 6. RATTLESNAKE MAMA
 7. VIGILANTE
 8. WORKING MAN’S BLUES
 9. CACTUS ROSE
 10. WHEN LOVE COMES HOME TO STAY
 11. COTTONBELT
 12. THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
 **All tracks previously unissued, except 6, 8 & 12

Order at OmnivoreRecordings

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from the folks at NoSleepRecords

’68 EP Reissued From No Sleep

‘68’s Midnight EP was originally released on 7” vinyl in December via VelvetPress which sold out in less than a day. No Sleep Records’ re-issue will feature brand new artwork and features the tracks “Three Is A Crowd” and “Third Time Is A Charm.”

“We are beyond stoked to be re-releasing their recently self released 7” Midnight with brand new artwork, and new color ways,” says No Sleep president Chris Hansen. “I have been a long time fan of Josh’s work, since his days in Norma Jean through the end of The Chariot - and when i heard / saw the video for his new project ’68 i fell in love all over again.”

Midnight was co-produced by Scogin and Matt Goldman at Glow in The Dark Studios in Atlanta, GA. The record features Scogin on guitar/vocals and hometown friend, Michael McClellan on drums.

Order from NoSleepRecords

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from ShopRadioCast

Social Distortion - Prison Bound (25th Anniversary LP)

Available again for the first time in years!  Limited to 2000 units.
Includes Concrete Colored 180g Vinyl, Commemorative art print & embossed/debossed album jacket.

300 copies include a randomly inserted Mike Ness autographed version of the commemorative art print.

Order from ShopRadioCast

Four Black Crowes Vinyl Reissues!

American Recordings is also set to press Four Black Crowes albums on vinyl – Amorica 2XLP, Southern Harmony & Musical Companion 2XLP, Three Snakes & One Charm 2XLP and Shake Your Money Maker. The albums are due out March 11 and you can pre order all four now here:

The Black Crowes – Three Snakes & One Charm 2XLP
The Black Crowes – Southern Harmony & Musical Companion 2XLP
The Black Crowes – Shake Your Money Maker LP
The Black Crowes – Amorica 2XLP


ShopRadioCast has expanded their weekly Top 10 section and are now providing us with the Top 10 new releases & pre-orders as well as a second list that features Top 10 back catalog releases!

Top 10 Album list for the week of January 7 – January 13, 2014:

Top 10 New Release & Pre Order:

1. Blink 182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket LP & 3×7″
2. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak 2XLP + CD
3. Angels and Airwaves – Stomping The Phantom Brake Pedal LP
4. Johnny Cash – American V: A Hundred Highways LP
5. Nirvana – In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition) 2XLP
6. Johnny Cash – American VI: Ain’t No Grave LP
7. Bayside – Cult LP
8. Finch – What It Is To Burn X 2XLP
9. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2 2XLP
10. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around 2XLP

Top 10 Back Catalog Releases:

1. Linkin Park – Meteora 2XLP
2. Brand New – Your Favorite Weapon LP
3. Brand New – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me 2XLP
4. Handsome – Handsome LP + 7″
5. Blink 182 – They Came To Conquer Uranus 7″
6. Rival Schools – United By Fate 2XLP
7. Thursday – Full Collapse LP
8. The Early November – The Rooms Too Cold LP + CD
9. Copeland – Eat, Sleep, Repeat LP
10. Stick To Your Guns – Diamond LP

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The Blues Brothers 'Briefcase Full of Blues' Being Reissued On Vinyl

'Briefcase Full Of Blues,' the debut album from The Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Akroyd) is going to be reissued on vinyl and is now up for pre-order. The album is being pressed on 180-gram vinyl (for the first time) while being mastered from the original tapes.

Recorded in 1978 at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, the late great John Belushi and Dan Akroyd opened a set before comedian and good friend Steve Martin. To the crowd’s amazement, the duo blasted them a blistering rock ‘n’ blues performance which was captured on tape for their first album Briefcase Full Of Blues. They later appeared on SNL and the rest as they say is history, as this stunt became reality in no time and thus began a short lived but amazing piece of rock and blues history.

Released during the holiday season, the album became a number one smash and netted two smash singles with the classic nod to the Stax sound with Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man” as well as the ‘50s doo wop classic, “Rubber Biscuit.”  Pre-Orders are now being accepted at Amazon.

The reissue will be released on February 25th.

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this from RoughTradeRecords

Warpaint's New Album On Red Vinyl

We're extremely excited to share Warpaint's mesmerising second album 'Warpaint' with you, a week before release (20th Jan UK / 21st Jan US)!

WARPAINT is a Los Angeles based quartet comprised of Emily Kokal (vocals/guitar), Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass/vocals), Theresa Wayman (guitar/vocals), and Stella Mozgawa (drums). To say that this follow-up is "highly anticipated" is an understatement considering the reception that their debut received when it was released at the end of 2010.

Warpaint was recorded and mixed by Flood, aside from two songs that were mixed by Nigel Godrich. The album was conceived after some truly inspirational writing and recording sessions that took place in The Joshua Tree late last year. The band was joined there by visionary director Chris Cunningham, who has partnered with them for many of the album visuals including the cover. He spent two years filming and photographing the band as they made new music.

Warpaint is a well-oiled machine. They weave intricate guitar lines, hypnotic vocals and driving post punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between psychedelia and intimacy. Both live and on record, Warpaint sound like they're channeling something truly otherworldly, and mystical. They are also a band that truly enjoys playing together. Emily and Theresa have been friends since they were kids, and the bond that the four of them have is truly special.

All LPs come on red colored vinyl and include and MP3 download.

Pre-orders include an instant-grat download of Love Is To Die MP3

Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Keep It Healthy
3. Love Is To Die
4. Hi
5. Biggy
6. Teese
7. Disco//very
8. Go In
9. Feeling Alright
10. CC
11. Drive
12. Son 

Get it RoughTradeRecords

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very cool article and if you scroll down, a very good argument by our vinyl friend Michael Fremer on the virtues of vinyl!

The baffling revival of the vinyl LP - In a bleak year for music sales, vinyl was a rare bright spot





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Frank Fairfield Teams Up with Third Man for New 7-Inch

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from our friends at BecauseSoundMatters

Top 10 Best Selling Vinyl at BecauseSoundMatters

1. Deftones - Adrenaline (Pink Colored Vinyl)
2. Tegan And Sara - Tegan and Sara: The Official Vinyl Collection
3. The Flaming Lips - Dark Side Of The Moon 140g Vinyl & Bonus CD
4. The Black Keys - Brothers 2LP Vinyl w/Bonus CD
5. LIGHTS - Siberia Acoustic
6. The Black Keys - El Camino (Vinyl w/ Bonus CD)
7. The Used - Lies For The Liars
8. The Used - In Love and Death
9. The Black Keys - Attack & Release Vinyl + CD
10.Tegan And Sara - Get Along (RSD Exclusive) (White Vinyl)

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ICED EARTH To Release Limited-Edition 'Plagues Of Babylon' Bootleg LPs

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

remember the CVR blog has a couple of contests still open, you still have time to enter the Sundazed Strawberry Alarm Clock Vinyl Vault Contest and you can enter the SoundStageDirect Led Zeppelin Vinyl Contest - just scroll down the left margin to see the details!

lots of vinyl record news to get to, it's all the rage!

some new vinyl sales figures to look at!

Top 10 Vinyl Albums Sold In The US For 2013

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (49,000)
2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City (34,000)
3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (31,000)
4. Mumford & Sons - Babel (27,000)
5. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (27,000)
6. Queens of the Stone Age - Like Clockwork (27,000)
7. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago (23,000)
8. The Lumineers - The Lumineers (22,000)
9. The National - The Trouble Will Find Me (22,000)
10. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (21,000)



Top Selling Vinyl Records In The UK (by year)

2004 Tiesto – Just Be
2005 Oasis –  Don’t Believe the Truth
2006 Arctic Monkeys –  Whatever People Say I Am,  That’s What I’m Not
2007 The Coral – Roots and Echoes
2008 Bon Iver –  For Emma, Forever Ago
2009 Bon Iver –  For Emma, Forever Ago
2010 Jimi Hendrix –  Valleys of Neptune
2011 Radiohead –  The King of Limbs
2012 The xx – Coexist
2013 Arctic Monkeys – AM

* Courtesy of the Official Charts Company

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from our friends at SoundStageDirect

U2 - Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by rock band U2. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, it was released on 9 March 1987 by Island Records. In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release, The Unforgettable Fire, on The Joshua Tree U2 aimed for a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures. The album is influenced by American and Irish roots music, and depicts the band's love-hate relationship with the United States, with socially and politically conscious lyrics embellished with spiritual imagery.

Inspired by American tour experiences, literature, and politics, U2 chose America as a theme for the record. Recording began in January 1986 in Ireland, and to foster a relaxed, creative atmosphere, the group recorded in two houses, in addition to two professional studios. Several events during the sessions helped shape the conscious tone of the album, including the band's participation in A Conspiracy of Hope tour, the death of roadie Greg Carroll, and lead vocalist Bono's travels to Central America. Recording was completed in November 1986; additional production continued into January 1987. Throughout the sessions, U2 sought a "cinematic" quality for the record, one that would evoke a sense of location, in particular, the open spaces of America. They represented this in the sleeve photography depicting them in American desert landscapes.

The Joshua Tree received critical acclaim, topped the charts in over 20 countries, and sold in record-breaking numbers. According to Rolling Stone, the album increased the band's stature "from heroes to superstars". It produced the hit singles "With or Without You", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", and "Where the Streets Have No Name". The album won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1988. The group supported the record with the Joshua Tree Tour throughout 1987. Frequently featured on critics' lists of rock's greatest records, The Joshua Tree is one of the world's best-selling albums, with over 25 million copies sold. In 2007, U2 released a remastered edition of the record to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

• 2 180 Gram LPs 
• 12 x 12 14-Page Color Booklet featuring Lyrics and The Joshua Tree History 
• Remastered 

Buy at SoundStageDirect


Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect 

January 10, 2014

1. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
2. Diana Krall - The Very Best Of (On Sale)
3. Lorde - Pure Heroine
4. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
5. Jimmy Page And The Black Crowes - Live At The Greek
6. Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music
7. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
8. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
9. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
10. U2  - Joshua Tree

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from our friends at www.relapse.com

Mastodon 'Call of the Mastodon' Repress From Relapse

Available on a limited edition clear w/ gold and blue splatter colored vinyl, Call of the Mastodon is being repressed for the first time in over eight years!  This compilation collects all of the band's earliest material including demo material, 2001's Slick Leg 7", and 2001's Lifesblood EP.  Call of the Mastodon is a vital piece of heavy metal history and the crucial starting point in the still burgeoning Mastodon legacy.

Pressing Info:

• Second Press 
• 1500 x Red Standard Gram 
• 1000 x Clear w/ Blue and Gold Merge Splatter 
• 500 x Blue and Gold Merge *Mailorder Exclusive* 

Order at Relapse

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Superchunk's 'Indoor Living' Receives Expanded Reissue for Merge's 25th Anniversary

On February 25, Merge will release the newly remastered reissue of Superchunk’s out-of-print 1997 album Indoor Living. The second in our 2014 series of reissues in celebration of our 25th anniversary, Indoor Living will be released on CD and LP with new liner notes by Laura Ballance and producer/engineer John Plymale. The LP will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl, and both CD and LP will include a download of a live concert recorded at Duke University in 1997

Pre-Order at MergeRecords



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Petitioning Forever - CONVERGE 

Petitioning Forever, the compilation release from Converge that features Petitioning The Empty Sky and When Forever Comes Crashing, is being repressed via Deathwish.

This release is a double 12" LP version of the band's first two Equal Vision full-length albums, remixed by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios and remastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. These two sonic visionaries have brought new life to these truly classic recordings, allowing them to rage forth with a level of aural intensity many never thought possible. A brutally heavy and truly groundbreaking album. New pressing now available on red vinyl with a gatefold cover.

Buy it at RevHQ

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Arca's '&&&&&' Receives Vinyl Pressing







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Mr Bongo unearth 7″ gems for gorgeous new Brazil45′s reissue series






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Bibio and a magickal faun set to release The Green EP on bottle green” vinyl











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Inspiral Carpets Set For New LP & Reissue







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vinyl doing well in the great state of delaware:

Records requested - Vinyl's revitalized in Rehoboth






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interesting write up from the great state of texas:

The Price You Pay - At what cost does the vinyl revolution come?






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awesome insights from the great state of north carolina:

Vinyl records music to some audiophiles’ ears in the Myrtle Beach area







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out of new orleans, vinyl doing very well:

Local record shop plans to renovate







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neat story out of the uk:

Retro music medium bounces back as Tring vinyl enthusiast insists the LP record is still alive and kicking

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more from the uk:

Groove armada: The stunning rebirth of vinyl

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and from the land down under:

What goes around ... LPs groovy again

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in my neck of the woods:

Milwaukee artist Daniel Murphy gets album covers rocking







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Tape decking: Artist Gregor Hildebrandt deconstructs vinyl and cassettes for new analogue exhibition










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for shits and giggles:

The 25 Most Ridiculous Illustrated Album Covers Ever










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The Stories Behind 22 Classic Album Covers










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album cover art of the day:

Album Name, Cover Artwork & Release Date Of New LP Revealed By Sonata Arctica






















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album cover art of the day, part two:

SABATON: 'Heroes' Alternate Artwork Unveiled

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 6, 2014


DEAR JERRY: Long ago around this time of year you wrote about Vic Dana's "Little Altar Boy," and how it inexplicably has become a Christmas classic, even though it has nothing whatsoever to do with Christmas, or any holiday or season.

Now I'm curious about some of the other so-called Christmas songs that really aren't.
—Julia Fisher, Chicago

DEAR JULIA: Unraveling that which causes curiosity is just one of my many services.

Among the songs frequently heard this time of year, here is a qualifying batch that are, as you say, Christmas songs that really aren't.

Most are about the weather or activities associated with winter. None mention or refer to Christmas; Yule; Santa Claus; St. Nick; Nativity; presents or gifts; "the holidays."

They are alphabetical by title, with artists named only for ones that may be less familiar and haven't been recorded by numerous artists:

"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
"Bells of St. Mary's"
"Frosty the Snowman"
"I Like a Sleighride (Jingle Bells)" (Peggy Lee)
"It's a Marshmallow World"
"Jingle Bell Rock"
"Jingle Bells"
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
"Little Altar Boy" (Vic Dana)
"Marvelous Toy" (Chad Mitchell Trio)
"Parade of Wooden Soldiers"
"Sleigh Ride"
"Snow Flake" (Jim Reeves)
"Snowman Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose" (Jaynettes)
"Suzy Snowflake" (Rosemary Clooney)
"Winter Weather" (Ronny and the Daytonas)
"Yingle Bells" (Yogi Yorgesson)

Even among these selections, "Little Altar Boy" stands alone as the farthest removed from any December or winter doings.


DEAR JERRY: In October I bid on "Trying to Understand a Woman," backed with "Can't Keep Foolin'" (Mascot 121), by a group called Pango.

Even though I wasn't the winner — it sold for about $60 — I do have questions about that record.

The eBay seller did not provide an audio sample, but he described it as "Rare 1970s Latin funk." Would you agree?

Is Pango a Jamaican or South American group? Do you know the exact year for it?

Meanwhile, in my online search for Pango answers, I also found references to a Mascot 121 single by Motion. The tracks on their single are "What Is the Reason" and "One Afternoon."

Is there just a typo on the site that I found, or did Mascot really use the same catalog number twice?
—C.F. Butler, Forks, Wash.

DEAR C.F.: Geographically speaking, Arizona-based Pango was many time zones away from South America, as well as to the village of Pango.

That Pango is a small community at the southeastern corner of Efate Island in the Republic of Vanuatu, part of an archipelago between Australia and Fiji.

The Phoenix band Pango was led by Roy Figueroa, previously the front man for Roy and the Dew Drops (1965). It does seem doubtful that Figueroa chose his new group's name based on the Pango in the South Pacific.

Latin funk is an appropriate description of this Hispanic group's style, and their 1973 Mascot recordings.

As for why the duplication of release numbers, I asked Dwayne Witten, now the owner of most of the Mascot masters, and he has no idea why. Because Motion's Mascot 121 came out in 1968, and Pango's in 1973, Dwayne suggests, after five years, they may have simply forgotten what the next number used should have been.

For more information about the great new CD album, "Mascot Records - Jack Curtis Story" (1958-1973), as well as to order, just head on over to Amazon.com and search their Music section for "Mascot Records."


IZ ZAT SO? From my conversation with Dwayne Witten, I learned there is yet another Mascot record numbered 121. Gadzooks!

As a member of another '60s band on Mascot, named George Washington Bridge (a.k.a. GWB), Witten recalls that the very first copies of Motion's "What Is the Reason" came with labels that mistakenly credited GWB. Dwayne still has one of those oddities in his collection, and he graciously sent me a label scan.

The 121 GWB flub probably came about because the previous number (Mascot 120), "Butterball," really is by his group.

I can't think of another example of three different records, involving three different groups, on the same label, all having the same selection number.

Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column.  Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368  E-mail: jpo@olympus.net   Visit his Web site: www.jerryosborne.com

All values quoted in this column are for near-mint condition. 

Copyright 2014 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission