Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes


from our friends at SoundStageDirect

Live At The Cow Palace-New Years Eve 1976 by Grateful Dead

Friday Music is very pleased to announce the exclusive first time 180 Gram Audiophile 5 LP Deluxe Box Set of the Grateful Dead’s Live At The Cow Palace - New Year’s Eve 1976. This amazing limited edition treasure trove features the historic concert in its entirety. Filled with 22 stellar first time audiophile vinyl performances, The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kruetzmann, Keith Godchaux and Donna Godchaux truly radiate with some of their finest playing and singing ever, making this a wonderful listen and highly collectible album for years to come.

Many favorite Grateful Dead classics and superior rarities abound in this lengthy limited edition audiophile dream box including the long-awaited audiophile vinyl releases of Bertha, Wharf Rat, Eyes Of The World and Jerry Garcia solo favorite Deal.  Known for their lengthy jams, four solid masterpieces get their due on this amazing set like the 23+ minute performance of Playing In The Band, Sugar Magnolia, Scarlet Begonias and Samson and Delilah.  The band went back real deep into their arsenal of classic tunes and picked even more of their most loved repertoire including a fine reading of Tim Rose’s Morning Dew and of course Dead masterpieces Uncle John’s Band, Slipknot! and Looks Like Rain.

As an added treat, a tip of the hat to Buddy Holly is preserved in the audiophile domain with their fine interpretation of Not Fade Away as well as a pair of masterful Chuck Berry classics with Promised Land and Around and Around.

Now for the first time ever as an exclusive 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl 5 LP Box Set, Friday Music is very honored to announce the limited edition Grateful Dead authorized release of Live At The Cow Palace-New Years Eve 1976.  Mastered for vinyl by Joe Reagoso (Grateful Dead/Deep Purple/Yes) at Friday Music Studios and at Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA, this wonderful album will truly be a welcomed addition to your Dead collection.

The Grateful Dead’s Live At The Cow Palace album will be packaged in a stunning box set, with Timothy Truman’s artwork detailed beautifully, a rich looking black background inside the box set itself, with a poly lined LP sleeve to preserve the rich details of each of the five 180 Gram vinyl albums. Wonderful retro LP label artwork is also provided for each vinyl album. Grateful Dead…Live At The Cow Palace - New Year’s Eve 1976… an amazing concert tour first time release in the audiophile domain…only from your friends at Friday Music…Playing In The Band…
  • First Time 5 LP Audiophile Vinyl Box Set Presentation! The Legendary 1976 Cow Palace New Year’s Eve Show In Its Entirety! 
  • Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Donna Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh And Bob Weir 
  • Mastered Impeccably By Joe Reagoso From The Original Grateful Dead Records Tapes 
Buy at SoundStageDirect


This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. The Beatles Mono Box Set (On Sale)
2. Various Artists - Forrest Gump (20th Anniversary Soundtrack) (Pre-Order)
3. Various Artists - Clerks (20th Anniversary Soundtrack) (Pre-Order)
4. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
5. Sun Kil Moon - Benji (Clear Vinyl) (Pre-Order)
6. Various Artists - Guardians Of The Galaxy Soundtrack (On Sale)
7. Beatles - Rubber Soul (Mono)
8. Various Artists - The Big Lebowski (On Sale Today Only)

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****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** 

MONDO UNVEILS THREE INCREDIBLE FILM SCORES MAKING THEIR WAY TO VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
 
“Shaun of the Dead” Original Score Available for the First Time In Any Format to Celebrate the Film’s 10th Anniversary  

Lost Original Score for “2001: A Space Odyssey” 

Jaw-Dropping Package for Time Travel Masterpiece “Looper” 

Austin, TX—September 16, 2014-- Mondo is thrilled to announce a spectacular lineup of new vinyl releases and music-related events at MondoCon, a convention to celebrate the creators behind art, film, music and collectibles. The newly announced vinyl for the original score from Shaun of the Dead will be available for the first time in any format to celebrate the rom-zom-com’s 10th anniversary with artwork by Jock. Mondo is also releasing the soundtracks for Looper and Music For 2001: A Space Odyssey with artwork and package design by Jay Shaw. Details on the vinyl releases can be found below. MondoCon takes place in Austin, TX on September 20 and 21 at The Marchesa Hall & Theater.


SHAUN OF THE DEAD 

Edgar Wright's rom-zom-com turns 10 years old this year, and Mondo is proud to celebrate this important milestone with the complete score for Shaun of the Dead - never before released in ANY format - on 180 Gram Vinyl.

While aware that they were working on a comedy, Daniel Mudford & Pete Woodhead had the idea of making a score that was deadly serious and to let the comedy do its own thing. "We wanted to ‘play a straight bat,’as the English say, and treat the film as though it was a sincere and genuinely terrifying scenario." says Mudford. In doing so, they crafted a score that fits in perfectly alongside the great horror scores that inspired it.

Dan and Pete’s band 'The Sons Of Silence,' was previously featured in Edgar Wright's television show Spaced and became part of the behind-the-scenes soundtrack during the writing and casting portions of the film. "Indeed, many of the doomier, dubbier tracks of from ‘The Sons of Silence’would blend in perfectly with my playlist, made up of John Carpenter scores, Goblin rock outs and library tracks from Dawn of The Dead. So even before Dan and Pete were definitely scoring the movie, they were already scoring the movie," says Wright.

Version A
Original Score Composed by Daniel Mudford & Pete Woodhead 
Artwork by Jock
Pressed on 180 Gram Black Vinyl, and randomly inserted Winchester Ale Colored Vinyl. Featuring liner notes by director Edgar Wright, and composers Daniel Mudford & Pete Woodhead. 

Version B - “Do You Want Anything From The Shop...?" 
Original Score Composed by Daniel Mudford & Pete Woodhead 
Artwork by Jock
Pressed on 180 Gram Strawberry Swirl Vinyl. Featuring liner notes by director Edgar Wright, and composers Daniel Mudford & Pete Woodhead. Limited to 1,000 Copies.

It will be for sale online October 7, 2014.


MUSIC FOR 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

Stanley Kubrick's seminal masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey is known for its classical musical cues as much as it is for its vivid imagery. What few people realize is that the cues that are now forever associated with the film were a last minute revision on the part of Kubrick. There is an original score, composed for the film by the late Alex North (Spartacus, A Streetcar Named Desire) that was abandoned during post-production. North did not discover this until the film's premiere screening.

Working with North's estate, Mondo will release this lost original score on vinyl for the first time ever. The package design by Jay Shaw, features a glossy Monolithic black, tip-on gatefold, with a holographic foil Interior gatefold, housed in a custom clear plastic slipcase.

At MondoCon, composer and writer Brian Satterwhite will host a panel on the subject, featuring a live presentation of several iconic scenes with the lost score meticulously reintegrated into the film to show a select audience what could have been.

Original Score by Alex North 
Package design by Jay Shaw
Pressed on 180 Gram Black Vinyl and randomly inserted Beyond The Infinite Vinyl. Featuring liner notes by Jon Burlingame. Limited one-time pressing of 2001 copies.

Music For 2001: A Space Odyssey will be available for sale at MondoCon and online November 2014.


LOOPER 

Nathan Johnson's incredible score for Rian Johnson's time-travel masterpiece is coming to vinyl for the first time. Composed using found sounds in New Orleans where the film was produced, Johnson crafted a suspenseful, innovative soundtrack to complement the dystopian landscape where time travel and murder are controlled by organized crime.

In a stunning packaging concept by Jay Shaw, this 2XLP album comes in an embossed, gold foil gatefold jacket, housed in a custom, hand-embellished canvas bag. With the help of local effects shop Hawgfly Productions, Mondo lovingly crafted a truly one-of-a-kind package befitting this modern sci-fi classic.

A bonus 7-inch record will be available for purchase in limited quantities as a companion piece for true collectors: featuring the track 'Slinky Dance' by Kid Koala, released in full for the first time ever, along with a B-Side piano version of the 'Theme From Looper' performed by Nathan Johnson himself.

Score composed and produced by Nathan Johnson 
Package design by Jay Shaw
Pressed on 180 Gram Black Vinyl, accompanied by a limited bonus 7" inch record featuring never before released material by Kid Koala. Cut at 45RPM for best possible sound quality. Housed in a hand-embellished Canvas bag. Featuring Liner Notes by Nathan Johnson.

The Looper vinyl will be available for sale at MondoCon and online September 23, 2014.

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from our friends at JoyfulNoiseRecordings

Announcing... "Precariat" The New LP from CJ Boyd  (Limited Edition of 150)

We are very excited to announce the new full-length album from nomadic bass player CJ Boyd! Bassist, composer, and vagabond, CJ Boyd uses low-end loops and voices in order to stop time. On perpetual tour since March 2008, movement and stasis are both at the center of his music. Utilizing only upright bass, bass guitar and voice, CJ creates a distinctive meditative atmosphere. Songs slowly build from singular, meditative bass lines into explosive, layered, and hugely complex walls of sound. The upcoming album is his first since 2012, and his finest work to date. Stream the epic 14-minute track "Peradora" here.

Precariat is now available via pre-order on Sea Blue & Coke Bottle Green vinyl w/ Black splatter (limited to just 150 hand-numbered copies), Sea Blue/Green Vinyl, Black Vinyl, and Digital.

Pre-Order at JoyfulNoiseRecordings

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Free Throw "Those Days Are Gone" LP

The debut album following up their strong CYLS debut EP "Lavender Town", "Those Days Are Gone" takes the band to a new level. 11 songs filled with emotionally charged vocals and energetic yet intricate music that will find a way into your head and refuse to leave for days and days.

Choose black or splatter, comes with download code.

Pressing Info: 
150 Black 
350 Splatter- Ultra Clear with Cyan, Purple and Pink

Order HERE

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ALANNA ROYALE RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ACHILLES 

Yesterday, Alanna Royale release their debut album, ACHILLES. Sample a taste of the band’s new album with their first single “Animal” which premiered exclusively through American Songwriter.

Alanna Royale combines the best elements of rock, pop, funk and soul, all executed by their fearless leader and sensual vocalist, Alanna Quinn-Broadus, an unparalleled rhythm section – Jared Colby on guitar, Gabriel Golden on bass and Matt Snow on drums - and a tremendously talented two-piece horn section – Kirk Donovan on trumpet and Diego Vasquez on trombone.

The band’s vivacious and soulful live shows have catapulted Alanna Royale onto the music scene. And now, thanks to their impressive fanbase and reputation, Alanna Royale’s, ACHILLES, is posed to skyrocket them to superstardom.

Without a single recorded song, Alanna Royale was able to obtain an impressive fanbase and a reputation solely because of their unforgettable live performances.  In January of 2013, the band released its debut EP, Bless Her Heart, which led to sold-out shows across Nashville and prompted Mike Grimes, owner of the world famous Grimey’s to declare them, “the next big thing.”

Alanna Royale shines bright by marrying smooth, retro roots with dirty Rock n’ Roll attitude. Since the release of Bless Her Heart, the band has shared the stage with some of Nashville’s finest, and made appearances at Bonaroo, Austin City Limits, East Nashville Underground and Music City Roots. They’ve been featured in Garden & Gun and Nashville Lifestyles and on NPR.

Proving to be unstoppable, Alanna Royale has just put the finishing touches its full-length debut, ACHILLES.  Recorded at The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, the album was engineered and produced by Andric Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff), and features a revolving door of local talent including members of Los Colognes, Fly Golden Eagle and Lynyrd Skynyrd.  “We were pushed to the boundaries,” shares Quinn-Broadus, “and we came out on the other end with an amazing record.

Get it on vinyl HERE

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Melted Toys LP Available On Vinyl

Culminating three years after their acclaimed Washed & Dried EP first unveiled the group's distinct blend of hazy, plaintive pop and psychedelic electronica, the full-length reigns in squarely as the group's most definitive vision yet. It comes on as a sort of sanctuary-in-transit, inspired both by the shifting visions of dreams and global travel, so that each of the twelve passages flicker and flame with equal impression.

Order HERE



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Pre-Order Various Artists 'I Saved Latin! A Tribute to Wes Anderson'  

An outstanding 24-song, double-LP featuring today's best artists covering songs from Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic, Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, and more. Our tribute has been praised by SPIN, NME, TIME, Rolling Stone, Paste, Nylon, A.V. Club, NPR, USA Today, and Pitchfork. This extremely limited vinyl edition features a brand new bonus track not available on the CD or digital version. 2xLP, Dual Gatefold Jacket, 180 Gram Black Vinyl, New Cover Art from reknowned Illustrator, Lonny Unitus. All pre-orders will ship in early 2015. Don't miss out on this one-time, limited-edition vinyl pressing. COMING 03/10/15

Order HERE


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these will go quickly, act today!

Megadeth Albums Issued on Picture Disc Pre-Order

The album's are pressed on heavyweight vinyl and feature the 2004 remastered mixes by Dave Mustaine with the original tracklisting. The album is packaged in a clear plastic sleeve.

Pre-Order from the links below:

Countdown To Extinction - Limted Edition Picture Disc Vinyl
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying- Limted Edition Picture Disc Vinyl
Youthanasia - Limted Edition Picture Disc Vinyl
So Far, So Good, So What - Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl
Rust In Peace - Limted Edition Picture Disc Vinyl

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available from our friends at LightInTheAttic

Night Train To Terror (Original 1985 Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Various Artists

Exploitation film company Vinegar Syndrome and music label No Visible Scars bring you the hit song from the 1985 cult classic ‘NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR’ “Everybody But You” on a limited-edition 7" record.

A ROCK BAND GIVES THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCE ON A HELL BOUND TRIP INTO THE OUTER REACHES OF HORROR!

•Deluxe 7" edition, hand-numbered and limited to 400 black vinyl & 100 blue/bone swirl (inserted randomly).

Order at LightInTheAttic



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Rolling Stones to Release Two Concerts ‘From the Vault’ - Two Vintage Concerts on DVD, CD, Blu-ray and Vinyl Due in November







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Bush Are Reissuing Their First Four Albums







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The Dismemberment Plan to Reissue Change - Vinyl release will include 12-page booklet of art, photos, and the album's lyrics










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Seven Donna Summer albums to be released as vinyl box set







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Exclusive: ACME Creative Group Launches With the Fall, Swans, Bad Brains Vinyl Reissues











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Jack White's Third Man and John Fahey's Revenant to Release The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-1932) - Massive box set housed in a cabinet modeled after a 1930s phonograph










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Pallbearer Treat '2010 Demo' to Vinyl Reissue










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Metallica Plan to Release 27 Live Albums as Box Set (Select shows will also be released on limited-edition 180-gram vinyl in early 2015)






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Rush to Celebrate 40th Anniversary With Massive 'R40' Live Box Set - 10-DVD set includes bonus disc containing full 1974 set including three never-before-released songs





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Record Box One: Joe Boyd unearths treasures in John Peel’s record collection






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from our neighbors to the north:


Okanagan Vinyl Fest keeps record hunters spinning











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interesting read:


Vinyl Round-Up: September 12, 2014






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Porsche Unveils Popup Modern Record Store in NYC







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Amazon Best Sellers in CDs & Vinyl

1. Partners ~ Barbra Streisand
2. Tell 'Em I'm Gone (Amazon Exclusive) ~ Yusuf/Cat Stevens
3. Cheek to Cheek (deluxe) ~ Tony Bennett
4. Cowboy Rides Away: Live From At&T Stadium ~ George Strait
5. World On Fire ~ Slash
6. Sundown Heaven Town (deluxe edition) ~ Tim McGraw
7. Popular Problems ~ Leonard Cohen
8. Bulletproof Picasso ~ Train
9. lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar ~ Robert Plant
10. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mixture ~ Soundtrack 

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

New Music Releases - September 16, 2014










50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (reissue) (2xLP)
Aaron Behrens and the Midnight Stroll - Aaron Behrens and the Midnight Stroll (10")
Aidan Baker - Triptychs: Variations on a Melody
Al Green - I'm Still in Love with You (reissue)
Allah-Las - Worship the Sun (colored vinyl)
American Hi-Fi - Blood & Lemonade (pre-order) (vinyl)
Andrew Bird - Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
Anjou - Anjou (vinyl)
Anthrax - Chile On Hell (DVD)
Antonio Pinto and Ed Cortes - City of God OST (vinyl)
AntropomorphiA - Rites Of Perversion
Apocalyptica - Cult (reissue)
Apocalyptica - Reflections (reissue)
Arkells - High Noon
Ballet School - The Dew Lasts an Hour
Barbra Streisand - Partners
Baths - Ocean Death (12")
Beach Boys - 20/20 (reissue) (vinyl)
Beach Boys - Friends (reissue) (vinyl)
Beach Boys - Love You (reissue) (vinyl)
Beach Boys - The Beach Boys In Concert (reissue) (vinyl)
Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker (vinyl)
Big Mess - You Are My Sunshine (colored vinyl)
Black Moth - Condemned To Hope
Black Rain - Dark Pool (vinyl)
Bleached - For the Feel (7")
Bloodbath - Bloodbath Over Bloodstock
Bloodtruth - Obedience
Bolt Thrower - Who Dares Wins (reissue) (vinyl)
Bostich and Fussible - Motel Baja (vinyl)
BRONCHO - Just Enough Hip to Be Woman
Brotherhood - Till Death...(vinyl)
Buddy Tate / Buddy Tate Quartet - The Texas Tenor (reissue)
Cancers - Fatten The Leeches (vinyl)
Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain
Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre (reissue)
Cecil Taylor - Live at the Café Montmartre (reissue) (vinyl)
Charlie Haden / Keith Jarrett - Last Dance (vinyl)
Chris Brown - X
Cliff Martinez - The Knick OST
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (vinyl)
Colossus - Badlands
Dark Horses - Hail Lucid State
David Lynch & Alan R. Splet - Eraserhead: Orignal Soundtrack Recording
Deacon Blue - New House
Death Penatly - Death Penatly (vinyl)
Dr. John - High Priest of Psychedelic Voodoo
Dream Boat - The Rose Explodes (vinyl)
Edwin Starr - Involved (expanded edition) (reissue)
Edwin Starr - Soul Master (expanded edition) (reissue)
Ellen Allien - Freak (12")
Engineers - Always Returning
English Dogs - The Thing With Two Heads
Flamin' Groovies - Jumpin' in the Night (reissue)
Flowers - Do What You Want To, It's What You Should Do (vinyl)
Flyleaf - Between the Stars
Franz Ferdinand - Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand
Free Throw - Those Days Are Gone (vinyl)
Frightwig - War on Women (7")
Gazelle Twin - Unflesh (vinyl)
Generationals - Alix (vinyl)
George Shearing - It's Easy to Remember (reissue)
George Strait - Cowboy Rides Away: Live From At&T Stadium
Glass Ghost - LYFE (vinyl)
Grateful Dead - Live At the Cow Palace-New Years Eve 1976 (5xLP)
GRMLN - Soon Away (colored vinyl)
Gust - Gust (vinyl)
Hamish Kilgour - All Of It And Nothing
Harlan T. Bobo - Too Much Love (reissue)
Hate Eternal - Conquering the Throne
Hostage Calm - Die On Stage (vinyl)
Ides of Gemini - Old World New Wave
Iron Reagan - The Tyranny of Will (vinyl)
Isabel Rose - Trouble In Paradise
James - Le Petite Mort (2xLP)
Jason Feathers - De Oro
Jason Moran - All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller
Jesse Winchester - A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
Jimi Hendrix - Cry of Love (reissue) (vinyl)
Jimi Hendrix - Rainbow Bridge (reissue) (vinyl)
John Mellencamp - Plain Spoken
Johnnyswim - Diamonds (vinyl)
Kenny Drew - Undercurrent (reissue) (vinyl)
Kilo Kish - Across (vinyl)
kim ki o - Bir, Iki…(vinyl)
Kinks - Best of the Kinks 1964-1971
Le Butcherettes - Cry Is for the Flies
Lee Gamble - Kuang EP (12")
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (reissue)
Lia Ices - Ices (vinyl)
Linkin Park - The Hunting Party (vinyl)
Lowell - We Loved Her Dearly (vinyl)
Malpractice - Turning Tides
Marble Sky - Marble Sky (2xLP)
Marco Benevento - Swift (vinyl)
Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood - Juice (2xLP)
Melted Toys - Melted Toys (vinyl)
Metallica - ...and Justice For All (reissue) (2xLP)
Metallica - Death Magnetic (reissue) (2xLP)
Metallica - Kill 'em All (reissue) (vinyl)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (reissue) (2xLP)
Mia Doi Todd - Floresta
Mike Doughty - Stellar Motel (vinyl)
Mikey Erg/Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers - Split (vinyl)
Ministry - Twelve Inch Singles: 1981-1984
Monica Heldal - Boy From the North (vinyl)
Moon Hooch - This Is Cave Music (vinyl)
Moonface - City Wrecker (vinyl)
Motionless In White - Reincarnate
Mumblr - Full Of Snakes (tape)
Musk - Musk (vinyl)
My Brightest Diamond - This Is My Hand (colored vinyl)
My Dying Bride - The Light at the End of the World
Myrkur - Myrkur (vinyl)
New Model Army - Between Wine and Blood
New Order - The New Order (reissue)
Nico & Vinz - Black Star Elephant
Nightfell - The Living Ever Mourn (vinyl)
Noctem - Exilium
Num Skull - Ritually Abused (deluxe reissue) (vinyl)
Obey The Brave - Salvation
Old Wounds - Death Projection EP
Ora Iso - Bathcat (vinyl)
Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love
Parquet Courts/Future Punx - LAMC Split (vinyl)
Paul Butterfield / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Audio Fidelity SACD)
People Skills - Tricephalic Head (vinyl)
Peter, Paul and Mary - In the Wind (Audio Fidelity SACD)
PHILM - Fire From The Evening Sun
Phish - A Picture of Nectar (reissue) (2xLP)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (reissue)
Pulp - Different Class (reissue)
Raekwon - F.I.L.A. (Fly International Luxurious Art)
Rain City Rockers - Mayday
Robert Fripp / David Sylvian - Damage (reissue)
Robert Fripp / David Sylvian - The First Day (reissue)
Scruffy the Cat - The Good Goodbye: Unreleased Recordings
Sepultura - Sepultura With Les Tambours Du Bronx: Metal Veins – Alive At Rock In Rio (DVD)
She Keeps Bees - Eight Houses
Shellac - Dude Incredible (vinyl)
Shintaro Sakamoto - Let's Dance Raw (vinyl)
Sir Sly - You Haunt Me
Slash - World On Fire (vinyl)
Sleepwave - Broken Compass (vinyl)
So Cow - The Long Con (vinyl)
Spencer Burton - Don't Let the World See Your Love
Stan Getz - Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (reissue)
Steelism - 615 to FAME (vinyl)
Texas In July - Bloodwork
The Contortionist - Language (vinyl)
The Fauntleroys - Below the Pink Pony (vinyl)
The Front Bottoms - Rose (12")
The Game - Blood Money La Familia
The Juan MacLean - In A Dream
The Lees of Memory - Sisyphus Says (2xLP)
The Madden Brothers - Greetings From California
The Mattson 2 - Agar
The Mojo Gurus - Who Asked Ya?
The Wilderness of Manitoba - Between Colours
Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (reissue)
This Juan MacLean - In A Dream
This Will Destroy You - Another Language (2xLP)
Tides of Man - Dreamhouse (vinyl)
Tim McGraw - Sundown Heaven Town
Tops - Picture You Staring (vinyl)
Train - Bulletproof Picasso
Trevor Morris - Vikings (Volume 2) (blue vinyl)
Turtles - 45 RPM Singles Collection (8 x7")
Tweedy - Sukierae
TWOPOINTEIGHT - From Wires (vinyl)
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats - Mind Crawler (7")
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats - Runaway Girls (7")
Various Artists - Awesome 80s Hits: 15 Original Hits of the 80s
Various Artists - Breaking Bad (music from the original television series)
Various Artists - Dead Man’s Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A. (vinyl)
Various Artists - Def Jam 30th Anniversary: Greatest Hits
Various Artists - Earth To Echo OST (blue vinyl)
Various Artists - Far Out 70s Hits
Various Artists - Guardians Of The Galaxy OST (vinyl)
Various Artists - Laughing Hyena's 25th Anniversary
Various Artists - Mass Appeal V1
Various Artists - My Little Pony OST (picture disc)
Various Artists - Piccadilly Sunshine, Vol. 19: British Pop Psych 1967-1971
Various Artists - Summer Forever: The Ultimate Party Album
Vessel - Punish, Honey (vinyl)
VKNGS - VKNGS
White Arrows - In Bardo
Xerath - III
Yob - Clearing the Path to Ascend (vinyl)
Zodiac - Sonic Child
Zoltan - Tombs Of The Blind Dead (vinyl)

Monday, September 15, 2014

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes


from our friends at NewOnVinyl

SOUNDTRACK (OST) - HALLOWEEN II (Clear Vinyl)

Death Waltz Recording Company is proud to present the return of one of horror's scariest boogeymen, as well as one of the genre's most iconic theme tunes with John Carpenter and Alan Howarth's score to HALLOWEEN II. Set directly after the events of the first film, Rick Rosenthal's sequel sets itself up as the slasher equivalent of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, making a family connection between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers while getting some good kills in at the same time. Carpenter and Howarth's score is beefier and more intense than before, using layers of electronics to drive the audience to madness.

As before, Myers aka “The Shape” is propelled by that theme, souped up with a new and more powerful arrangement from Carpenter and Howarth. HALLOWEEN II is more overtly synth and is perhaps less focused than the original score, although that certainly means it's nastier and more schizophrenic. The score also brings back the evocative 'Laurie's Theme', incorporating into a score full of harrowing musical effect, its synthesised howls and wails piercing your ears so that by the time 'Mr. Sandman' comes around, you'll feel just like the final girl, delirious at having survived the aural ordeal. And that's just when The Shape wakes up.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Original art by Brandon Schaefer.
Include sleeve notes from Alan Howarth & Brandon Schaefer.

Order at NewOnVinyl



SOUNDTRACK (OST) - HALLOWEEN III (Clear Vinyl)

Deluxe reissue includes 400gsm Gatefold sleeve and contains exclusive by Director Tommy Lee Wallace, artist Jay Shaw and film expert Kim Newman also includes an interview with John Carpenter by Joseph Burnett.

Death Waltz Recording Company is proud to return another previous release to its ranks a true classic of horror cinema scoring, with John Carpenter and Alan Howarth's score to HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH. Bravely dumping the character of Michael Myers, the film instead looked at the concept of Halloween itself as a subject, with a mystery involving an Irish toymaker, three gruesome masks,and a chunk of Stonehenge. Eviscerated on release, it's now been re-evaluated as an underrated picture, not least because of Carpenter and Howarth's score.

Whilst it left the original themes at home, HALLOWEEN III still has a plentiful array of musical delights to scare the living daylights out of you. The main title has a palpable sense of dread, with low droning synths providing a backdrop for high-pitched lines representing a television signal. Edged notes along with a foreboding rhythm provide high tension along with stabbing wild synths, while a certain piece of driving music gives a sense of fate dragging you to a very bloody and nasty death. And then there's the Silver Shamrock theme. Remember kids, it's almost time – don't miss HALLOWEEN III – and don't forget to wear your masks

Brand new remaster for 2014 taken from the original analog tape and including 11 never before released cues exclusive to this record.
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Original art by Jay Shaw

Order at NewOnVinyl



SOUNDTRACK (OST) - THEY LIVE (Clear Vinyl)

Deluxe reissue includes an interview with John Carpenter by Luke Y.Thompson, sleeve notes from Alan Howarth & Gary Pullin & an article exploring the illuminati in They Live by Vigilant Citizen.

For the score to one of his most iconic films Carpenter and Howarth created what can only be described as electronic blues, The score is recognisable as Carpenter but has a dusty slow pulsating western feel that really does give it a life of it’s own.

Re-mastered by Alan Howarth
Exclusive artwork by Gary Pullin.
contains an 8 page booklet featuring liner notes by Alan Howarth & Gary Pullin and also includes an essay exploring the illuminati in They Live by Vigilant Citizen.

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SOUNDTRACK (OST)- EARTH TO ECHO (LIGHT BLUE TRANSPARENT VINYL) 

Earth To Echo is a heartwarming 2014 summer family adventure movie, telling the story of a bunch of young teenage friends whose lives are about to change. Their neighborhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project that is forcing their families to move away. But just two days before they must part ways, the boys begin receiving a strange series of signals on their phones.

Echo is one of the most adorable characters you’re going to see this year, with oodles of personality.   Only 1000 copies in this color!

Order at NewOnVinyl

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Pre-Order Big Star 'Live In Memphis' Vinyl Reissue Via OmnivoreRecordings

Only known, professionally filmed complete Big Star concert!

The gig poster read: “BIG STAR IN THEIR FAREWELL U.S. PERFORM-ANCE.” Luckily, this iconic Memphis band’s homecoming show was nothing of the kind. As Jody Stephens points out in his liner notes, “We played Los Angeles three days later and went on to play together for another 16 years. No one ever said anything about the poster.”

Omnivore Recordings is proud to present Big Star’s only known professionally filmed show in its entirety. Live In Memphis chronicles that October 29, 1994 performance on CD, 2-LP (with download card), Digital, and DVD.

Contains Big Star classics like “Thank You Friends,” “September Gurls,” and “The Ballad Of El Goodo,” Chris Bell’s “I Am The Cosmos,” and covers of T.Rex, The Kinks, Todd Rundgren and more, performed by Big Star: Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, and Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow from The Posies.

 Also included are notes from filmmaker Danny Graflund, Ardent Studios’ John Fry, Jody Stephens, Jon Auer, and Ken Stringfellow in the CD, LP, and DVD packaging. Per Omnivore tradition, the first pressing of the LP will be 1,000 colored vinyl, with black to follow.

For the first time, you will not only be able to hear this legendary performance, but see it, as well. You will be in the New Daisy Theatre experiencing Big Star Live In Memphis!

Release date: 11/4/2014

Pre-Order at OmnivoreRecordings

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Angels and Airwaves 'We Don't Need to Whisper' Available From ShopRadioCast

We Don't Need to Whisper is the debut studio album by the American rock band Angels & Airwaves. Recorded at Neverpants Ranch in San Diego, California and produced by guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, the album was originally released on May 23, 2006 through Geffen Records.

Vinyl Details
- 180 Gram double LP witih D Side Etching
- Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Stan Ricker
- High Gloss Gatefold jacket, 11 x 22 Insert

180 Gram Translucent Purple (LTD 500) - SOLD OUT!!!
180 Gram Translucent Purple Disc A/B, 180 Gram Translucent Pink Disc C/D (LTD 1,000)

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Blink 182 'Take Off Your Pants' and 7" Available On Limited Pink Vinyl At ShopRadioCast

The Keep A Breast Foundation is a non-profit organization that uses art and educational programs to raise awareness of methods of prevention and early detection of breast cancer.

Vinyl Info:
- Triple Panel Gatefold jacket with 7" Inserts
- Each 7" housed in a glue pocket jacket with a full color CMYK insert
- LP is housed in a full color Inner Sleeve
- First pressing ONLY, limited to 2,500 includes Mark Hoppus Foreword
- 13x13 3 Mil Premium Poly Sleeve

Vinyl Color: Pink LP with Black 7" (LTD 500 copies)

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Big Mess "You Are My Sunshine" Colored Vinyl Available Via Midnight Werewolf Records

Hailing from Lowell, MA, Big Mess presents their long awaited 12” titled “You Are My Sunshine” premiering on Midnight Werewolf Records. With the follow up to their S/T cassette, Big Mess busts out 6 new heavy tracks which brings a new twist to instrumental music. A heavy style of doom blues mixing along beautifully with their sludgey overtones will surely keep you nodding your head and asking for more.

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Tops 'Picture You Staring' Available On Vinyl

Tops are a four-piece band from Montreal, equal parts girls and guys, delivering a raw punk take on AM studio pop. Their new record, Picture You Staring, is a lush array of timelessly crafted songs. Singer Jane Penny gives a new voice to the silent girl at the edge of the circle, disillusioned but honest and unpretentious, a tone complemented by David Carriere's seamless guitar playing and the measured drumming of Riley Fleck. Tops' subtle arrangements are delivered with a cool restraint that blend with the individuality and self-assured desire of their female lead. Picture You Staring gathers strength through intimacy. Self-written, recorded and produced at Arbutus Records' studio in Montreal over the course of a year, this album contains 12 impeccable examples of pop craftsmanship that will reward repeat listeners.

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Avi Buffalo 'At Best Cuckold' Available From SubPop

Embarking upon a sophomore effort can be a daunting task for any young upstart, and there’s no denying Avi Buffalo’s own bar was set quite high with 2010’s celebrated eponymous debut. Fear not, dear fans/family/friends/friends of friends/newcomers, there’s nothing in this tale about The Second Album—a.k.a.At Best Cuckold, out September 9th on Sub Pop—that even remotely resembles a slump; in fact, it would be entirely appropriate to say that this Long Beach, California, enterprise is getting better with age.

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from our friends at SlyVinyl


ÆGES – Above & Down Below // Limited to 100 Trans Green w/ Gold Splatter & 300 Trans Pilsner & Opaque Gold Swirl w/ Bronze Splatter Vinyl LP



Speedy Ortiz / Chris Weisman – LAMC #14 // Limited to 200 Purple & Milky Clear w/ Yellow Splatter / 300 Purple Vinyl 7″







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Mid-Hudson Valley record stores experiencing vinyl revival





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amusing thoughts on the ritual of record playing:


Nostalgia For Vinyl Does Not Extend To Getting Up To Turn The Record Over






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from across the globe:


Record label boss is helping musicians reach an audience






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HIM To Release Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set Plus Four Deluxe Titles






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Several New Releases for Record Store Day Black Friday Announced


the folks at www.recordstoreday.com have put together a very nice list for us:


Blue Note Authorized Dealers List

Friday, September 12, 2014

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes


from our friends at Insound

The Unicorns 'Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?' Remastered Pre-Order Available

WWCOHWWG? was the third and final full- length album by the Canadian indie rock act The Unicorns, and was originally released in 2003. The album gained wide and immediate praise, with broad critical and commercial acclaim from outlets as diverse at NME, Pitchfork and The Village Voice. This cult affection is probably best summarized in the album’s involvement as the premise for the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother? i.e., the basis for the lead character falling in love with said “mother” being their mutual love of the obscure Who Will Cut Our Hair…?.

The Unicorns disbanded shortly after the release of WWCOHWWG?, with founding member Nick Thorborn going on to create the band Islands, and perform in various projects. The Arcade Fire shows are the first time The Unicorns will be performing in over a decade.

Pre-Order at Insound



GRMLN 'Soon Away' (Colored Vinyl) PRE-ORDER

Comes on blue vinyl and includes a download code! With Soon Away, GRMLN veers from the pop-punk-rooted road the band started on with last year’s Empire. It’s an aggressive album, darker and heavier than what’s come before. While it carries these characteristics, there is also a certain peace to Soon Away, thanks to songwriter Yoodoo Park’s personal growth.

 The album grapples with letting go and getting used to goodbyes. “Find a way to be wanted and here for someone else/ Break away from the notion, the poison in my head,” Park sings on the cathartic “Faux.” The singer-guitarist sees the constant changes of life allowing people to embrace the true nature of living. The teachings of Krishna were an inspiration to Park while writing the record and it’s a force that helped define Park’s perspective in these songs. Still, there’s an intensity to these guitar-driven tracks. “Go, but you're breaking without me/ When days can crawl around/ To waste myself away,” Park sings on opener “Jaded,” which is built around one of GRMLN’s catchiest riffs.

Pre-Order at Insound



I Am King 'Code Orange Kids'

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Code Orange Kids remind us off our own embryonic days in the aggressive music scene. They do things their way, creatively cutting their own path through it all. Unconcerned with the direction of other artists, their brand of gritty hardcore/punk is simply refreshing. Merging cryptic melody, dirty hardcore power, and intense dirge into their own uniquely inspired sound.

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from our friends at BrutalPandaRecords

LADDER DEVILS: Announce New Album Via BrutalPanda

Philadelphia, PA noise rock quartet Ladder Devils make their long awaited return with Clean Hands, the first proper full-length for the band.  Featuring former members of hardcore heroes The Minor Times, the group previously released a series of EPs and splits with Helms Alee, Kowloon Walled City and Fight Amp, leading up to the recording of this album  With tighter songwriting and cleaner production, the band mix the punk urgency of Nirvana with the sonic experimentation of The Pixies to create a sound that is all their own.  Fans of post-hardcore, noise rock, grunge and loud indie rock will surely embrace the rattling sounds of Ladder Devils.

1st Pressing:
 -6 Test Presses
 -300 White

**A limited number of low priced packages with Ladder Devil’s previous full-length Nowhere Plans and split 7? with Helms Alee are available while supplies last**

***NOTE:  THIS IS A PRE-ORDER AND IS EXPECTED TO SHIP ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 4th***

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East River Pipe 'The Gasoline Age' Reissued On Vinyl

On October 7, we will celebrate our long relationship with East River Pipe by releasing their critically acclaimed fourth album The Gasoline Age on vinyl.

Saluted by Rolling Stone as “the most gifted of the new loners,” F.M. Cornog, aka East River Pipe, originally released The Gasoline Age in 1999. Named Album of the Year by both The New York Times and England’s The Independent, The Gasoline Age was inspired in large part by nighttime drives on New Jersey’s seedy Route 22. Automobile imagery appears throughout the album: cybercars, stolen cars, pimpmobiles. The cars all seem to carry with them a romanticism that emphasizes even further Cornog’s gift of creating a lyrical mood without tying his flights of fancy down to specifics.

The Gasoline Age explores the suburban landscape and turnpike stretches outside Cornog’s door and calmly runs down bleak facts over the gentle pulse and chorused strums Cornog has been perfecting since his early singles. Some of the songs are built on merely six concise lines of clear-eyed warning, though sometimes (“Hell Is an Open Door”) he sounds like he might actually be looking forward to the darkness on the horizon. On other tracks, like the ironically titled “Party Drive,” it sounds as though Cornog is barely going to make it to the curb. But for the character in the song, going on that drive is the only thing that makes it seem like “we’re gonna be OK.”

The disconnect between the unsettling dead ends Cornog sings about and the peaceful swells of the keyboards and the glimmering guitars is what brings emotional weight to the entire album. One doesn’t get the sense that a whole lot has changed in the last 15 years for the characters inhabiting this world.

Pre-Order at MergeRecords

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upcoming releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

VARIOUS ARTISTS - DIGGIN' DEEPER VOL.1: THE ROOTS OF ACID JAZZ

This first installment in the Diggin' Deeper: The Roots of Acid Jazz series, which collects Funk, Jazz, Soul, Fusion, and Disco sides from the deep Columbia/Epic/Sony catalog, includes such gems as "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Deodato, Ray Barreto – Pastime Paradise, Mongo Santamaria's "Cloud Nine", Bill Withers' "Kissing My Love" and many more.

Whatever it is or isn't, acid jazz is full of groove DNA and even when chilled, it makes the feet move. This set moves and grooves from end to end, and even listeners with little interest in the Acid Jazz movement that surfaced some two decades after most of these tracks were recorded will find a great little alternative dance album lurking here.

We're giving the first pressing of Diggin' Deeper: The Roots of Acid Jazz vol.1 a special run of 500 numbered copies on red/gold vinyl!
  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • First pressing of 500 numbered copies on solid red/gold vinyl



VARIOUS ARTISTS - DIGGIN' DEEPER VOL.2: THE ROOTS OF ACID JAZZ

The second installment in the Diggin' Deeper: The Roots of Acid Jazz series, which collects Funk, Jazz, Soul, Fusion, and Disco sides from the deep Columbia/Epic/Sony catalog, includes such gems as "Use Me" by Esther Phillips, Ramsey Lewis' cover version of "Living For The City", Herbie Hancock's "Just Around The Corner" and "Sugar Loaf Mountain" by George Duke.

Whatever it is or isn't, acid jazz is full of groove DNA and even when chilled, it makes the feet move. This set moves and grooves from end to end, and even listeners with little interest in the Acid Jazz movement that surfaced some two decades after most of these tracks were recorded will find a great little alternative dance album lurking here.

We're giving the first pressing of Diggin' Deeper: The Roots of Acid Jazz vol.2 a special run of 500 numbered copies on flamed blue/black vinyl!
  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
  • First pressing of 500 numbered copies on flamed blue/black vinyl



MEDESKI/SCOFIELD/MARTIN/WOOD - JUICE

Two funky forces of nature reunite on stage as Jazz guitar giant John Scofield joins the endlessly inventive organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood for an incendiary evening of greasy grooves.

Keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Chris Wood and drummer Billy Martin came together in 1991 for gigs at New York's Village Gate and never looked back, touring relentlessly and issuing a succession of stimulating recordings that embraced Soul-Jazz, Bebop, Funk, R&B, DJ culture and the avantgarde, often at the same time.

A master improviser with a trademark distortion-tinged tone, Scofield cut his teeth with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Charles Mingus and Gary Burton before his work with Miles Davis catapulted him into the limelight in the 1980s. Since then, he's become universally known as one of the greatest figures in Jazz guitar history.

The blueprint for their 2014 album Juice was found in a compilation of African-derived music put together by drummer Billy Martin and shared among the ensemble. "We all love music from Brazil, the Caribbean, and Latin America, and it has always been intertwined with jazz," explains Medeski. "We got together and started exploring that connection in our own way." "This is our version of different African-based forms," Scofield echoes. "Or, at least, that's what we started with…eventually we said, 'This is the outline, but we can do whatever the hell we want.'"
  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
  • Gatefold sleeve
  • Brand new album!
  • Highly anticipated return to the studio of these groove masters
  • European tour coming up in 2014


SANTANA - CARAVANSERAI

Caravanserai is the fourth studio album by Santana released in October 1972. It marked a major turning point in Carlos Santana's career as it was a sharp departure from his critically acclaimed first three albums. Caravanserai reached number eight in the Billboard 200 chart and number six in the R&B Albums chart.

The sound contrasted greatly with Santana's trademark fusion of Salsa, Rock, and Jazz, and concentrated mostly on jazz-like instrumental passages. All but three tracks were instrumentals, and consequently the album yielded no hit singles. The album is the first among a series of Santana albums that were known for their increasing musical complexity, marking a move away from the popular rock format of the early Santana albums towards a more contemplative and experimental jazz sound.

It was the last Santana album to feature Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon, who went on to form Journey the following year.   180 gram audiophile vinyl



MILES DAVIS - MILES SMILES

The wonderful Post-Bop album Miles Smiles (1967) was recorded by Davis's second great quintet, which featured saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams. The album showcases Davis' deeper exploration of modal performance with looser forms, tempos, and meters. Although it did not follow the conventions of Bop, the album did not follow the formlessness of Free Jazz.

Miles Smiles received critical acclaim upon its release, and was praised for its original compositions, the quintet's chemistry and playing, and Davis's phrasing. The album was a.o. called 'essential...one of the quintet's best albums' and cited "Footprints" and "Dolores" as 'all-time great jazz compositions'.

Miles Smiles is certain to remain an important part of the Davis discography, both for the trumpeter's persistent brilliance and for the lesson by Williams and Carter in how the functions — and the dynamic range — of the jazz rhythm section are being explored and changed.   180 gram audiophile vinyl

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ARCA ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM  XEN

OUT NOVEMBER 4th, 2014 ON MUTE

Arca has today revealed details of his highly anticipated debut album. Titled Xen, the album will be released on November 4th, 2014 on Mute, following a recently inked deal with the iconic label.

Xen will be available on CD, LP and download, and features stunning artwork from long time Arca visual collaborator Jesse Kanda. A limited edition vinyl format will also be available. Limited to just 500 copies, this special format will be hand-numbered and sealed in black PVC and will also include a bonus 10” record of exclusive Arca material, continuing Arca’s tradition of producing highly sought-after vinyl recordings (the recent vinyl version of his &&&&& mixtape sold out within days of going on sale).

Order HERE

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Vinyl record sales have jumped to 6 million







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cool read from the great state of michigan:


Local record store owner reflects on music trends among generations







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The Beatles' complete mono catalog released on vinyl LPs






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Bill Burr will release Live at Andrew’s House vinyl, will chronicle his Carnegie Hall performance










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Lost James Brown / Bootsy Collins album surfaces for limited vinyl release this autumn






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‘Wolfcop’ Soundtrack Coming To Digital, Vinyl, And Cassette







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Grimeys BEST SELLERS 9/01-9/07, 2014




Vinyl Top 25

1. Jack White - Lazaretto
2. Tweedy - Summer Moon 7"
3. Spoon - They Want My Soul
4. Can - Tago Mago
5. Can - Ege Bamyasi
6. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
7. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
8. Code Orange Kids - I Am King
9. Shovels & Rope - Swimmin' Time
10. Sinoia Caves - Beyond The Black Rainbow
11. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
12. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
13. White Fence - For The Recently Found Innocent
14. Arctic Monkeys - AM
15. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
16. Can - Soundtracks
17. Spacemen 3 - Live At The New Morning
18. Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden
19. Lucero - Live In Atlanta
20. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
21. Widespread Panic - Widespread Panic
22. OST - The Great Gatsby
23. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
24. Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
25. The Beatles - Abbey Road

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album cover art of the day:


Julian Casablancas + The Voidz Release "Where No Eagles Fly" Video, Awesome Single Artwork - From the forthcoming album Tyranny