New Vinyl Releases:
DEF LEPPARD will release the second single from the "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" album, "C'Mon C'Mon", on July 14. The single, which will be released only on 12" vinyl picture disc, is available for pre-order from Amazon.com.
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THE CURE have released 'Freakshow', the second single from their new studio album, today (June 13th).
The band are releasing a new single of the 13th of every month in the run-up to the release of their as-yet-untitled album on September 13th.
Like last month's single,'The Only One', 'Freakshow' is available as a digital download, CD and 7” vinyl and comes backed with the b-side, 'All Kinds of Stuff'.
Details of the next two singles from the album are expected to be announced shortly.
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JUDAS PRIEST unveils "Nostradamus" (Epic), the veteran U.K. metal act's 16th studio album -- and its first concept work. The double-disc set, due internationally June 16 and one day later in the United States, tells the story of 16th-century prophet Michel de Nostredame, better-known as Nostradamus.
The set is the second album since Halford returned to the band in 2003 after doing other musical projects for 12 years.
"Nostradamus" is available in three configurations. Fans can buy the regular version of "Nostradamus" in a jewel case with a 20-page artwork booklet designed in conjunction with artist Mark Wilkinson, who has worked on numerous Judas Priest albums. Or they can choose the "regular deluxe" version, which has the double-CD housed in a 48-page hardbound book.
A third "super deluxe" release includes a triple-album vinyl version of the set and an exclusive poster plus the hardbound CD/booklet package. That version will be available through normal retail channels internationally, but in the States is exclusive to Best Buy stores.
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On July 29, Be Your Own Pet's first label, Infinity Cat, will release their "ten-track maxi-EP" called The Boys R Back in Town on vinyl.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
The Vinyl Comeback
The Vinyl Comeback- As more and more attention is being spent on this phenomenon, the great 'vinyl comeback' is in full swing. And as the upward trend in vinyl sales continues, we will be seeing more stories like this one in the news:
This Date In Music History- June 14
Birthdays:
Rod Argent of the Zombies ("She's Not There") and Argent ("Hold Your Head Up") turns 63.
1952 Jim Lea of the mighty Slade ("Run Runaway") was born in Wolverhampton, England in 1952.
Drummer Alan White has a birthday (born in 1949). Aside from his lengthy tenure with Yes, White is known for his work with ex-Beatles John Lennon ("Instant Karma") and George Harrison.
History:
The original "butcher block" cover for The Beatles "Yesterday And Today" album was officially recalled by Capitol Records in 1966, due to "extreme negative feedback," just prior to its release. Either meant as a "pop art satire" or a way of getting back at Capitol for rearranging the group’s albums for U.S. release, the cover, with the group placed among cuts of meat and decapitated dolls, soon becomes a collector’s item. A standard group photo is used instead. (Also known as the ‘Trunk Cover.”)
In 1964, in Melbourne, Australia, a crowd of 250,000 greeted the Beatles. It's reported to be the most Australians that have ever congregated in one place.
Also in 1964- In England, a tea chest addressed to the Beatles was opened. Twelve-year-old Beatlemaniac Carol Dryden was discovered inside.
Paul McCartney recorded "Yesterday" by himself in 1965, after trying unsuccessfully to fit the rest of the Beatles into the song. The cut goes on to become the world's most covered song.
The Beatles topped the British charts in 1969 with their first stereo single, "The Ballad of John and Yoko."
Showing the kind of financial sense that would lead to their downfall, Grand Funk Railroad spend $100,000 on a block-long billboard in New York to advertise their latest single, "Closer to Home." It went to No. 22 in 1970.
Cops broke out the tear gas in Tucson, Ariz., after a Rolling Stones concert gets out of hand in 1972.
In 1995, the Columbus, Ohio, police received more than 20 complaints that a Ted Nugent concert there is too loud. Nevertheless, Ted refuses to turn down the volume, as he's within the legal noise limits.
Bob Dylan recorded "Like A Rolling Stone" in 1965.
Mick Taylor was introduced as the new guitarist for the Rolling Stones in 1969.
Eric Clapton's band, "Derek and The Dominoes," made their live debut in Britain in 1970. The group was joined by Dave Mason, who played the guitar parts performed by Duane Allman on Derek and the Dominoes' only studio album, "Layla".
The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London in 1971. The original is a L.A. dive featured on the back cover and inner sleeve of The Doors “Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Café” album (On the inner sleeve the band is sitting at the bar).
In 1975, Peter Frampton’s concert at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael was recorded. This performance along with a show the following night at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco comprise “Frampton Comes Alive,” one of the best selling double albums of all time.
"Thank God I'm A Country Boy", recorded live at the Universal Amphi-theater in California in 1975 by John Denver, became the best selling record in the US. The song was written by John Martin Sommers, a member of Denver's backup band.
Henry Mancini ("Mr. Lucky") died of pancreatic and liver cancer in 1994.
Janis Ian released "At Seventeen" in 1975, which will reach #3 in the US later in the year.
America achieved their second Billboard number one record and their seventh Top 40 hit in 1975 with "Sister Golden Hair.”
'Workingman’s Dead,' a landmark album by the Grateful Dead, was released in 1970. It is followed only five months later by 'American Beauty,' another classic studio album.
Roxy Music was formed in 1971.
The movie "Roadie," starring Meat Loaf, debuted in 1980.
Rory Gallagher, an Irish blues guitarist also known for his checked shirts, died in London in 1995.
In 1968, 23 year old Rod Stewart got his first major exposure in the US when he opened a tour with The Jeff Beck Group at the Fillmore East in New York. Stewart had such a bad case of stage fright, he hid behind a speaker cabinet throughout the first song.
Rod Argent of the Zombies ("She's Not There") and Argent ("Hold Your Head Up") turns 63.
1952 Jim Lea of the mighty Slade ("Run Runaway") was born in Wolverhampton, England in 1952.
Drummer Alan White has a birthday (born in 1949). Aside from his lengthy tenure with Yes, White is known for his work with ex-Beatles John Lennon ("Instant Karma") and George Harrison.
History:
The original "butcher block" cover for The Beatles "Yesterday And Today" album was officially recalled by Capitol Records in 1966, due to "extreme negative feedback," just prior to its release. Either meant as a "pop art satire" or a way of getting back at Capitol for rearranging the group’s albums for U.S. release, the cover, with the group placed among cuts of meat and decapitated dolls, soon becomes a collector’s item. A standard group photo is used instead. (Also known as the ‘Trunk Cover.”)
In 1964, in Melbourne, Australia, a crowd of 250,000 greeted the Beatles. It's reported to be the most Australians that have ever congregated in one place.
Also in 1964- In England, a tea chest addressed to the Beatles was opened. Twelve-year-old Beatlemaniac Carol Dryden was discovered inside.
Paul McCartney recorded "Yesterday" by himself in 1965, after trying unsuccessfully to fit the rest of the Beatles into the song. The cut goes on to become the world's most covered song.
The Beatles topped the British charts in 1969 with their first stereo single, "The Ballad of John and Yoko."
Showing the kind of financial sense that would lead to their downfall, Grand Funk Railroad spend $100,000 on a block-long billboard in New York to advertise their latest single, "Closer to Home." It went to No. 22 in 1970.
Cops broke out the tear gas in Tucson, Ariz., after a Rolling Stones concert gets out of hand in 1972.
In 1995, the Columbus, Ohio, police received more than 20 complaints that a Ted Nugent concert there is too loud. Nevertheless, Ted refuses to turn down the volume, as he's within the legal noise limits.
Bob Dylan recorded "Like A Rolling Stone" in 1965.
Mick Taylor was introduced as the new guitarist for the Rolling Stones in 1969.
Eric Clapton's band, "Derek and The Dominoes," made their live debut in Britain in 1970. The group was joined by Dave Mason, who played the guitar parts performed by Duane Allman on Derek and the Dominoes' only studio album, "Layla".
The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London in 1971. The original is a L.A. dive featured on the back cover and inner sleeve of The Doors “Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Café” album (On the inner sleeve the band is sitting at the bar).
In 1975, Peter Frampton’s concert at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael was recorded. This performance along with a show the following night at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco comprise “Frampton Comes Alive,” one of the best selling double albums of all time.
"Thank God I'm A Country Boy", recorded live at the Universal Amphi-theater in California in 1975 by John Denver, became the best selling record in the US. The song was written by John Martin Sommers, a member of Denver's backup band.
Henry Mancini ("Mr. Lucky") died of pancreatic and liver cancer in 1994.
Janis Ian released "At Seventeen" in 1975, which will reach #3 in the US later in the year.
America achieved their second Billboard number one record and their seventh Top 40 hit in 1975 with "Sister Golden Hair.”
'Workingman’s Dead,' a landmark album by the Grateful Dead, was released in 1970. It is followed only five months later by 'American Beauty,' another classic studio album.
Roxy Music was formed in 1971.
The movie "Roadie," starring Meat Loaf, debuted in 1980.
Rory Gallagher, an Irish blues guitarist also known for his checked shirts, died in London in 1995.
In 1968, 23 year old Rod Stewart got his first major exposure in the US when he opened a tour with The Jeff Beck Group at the Fillmore East in New York. Stewart had such a bad case of stage fright, he hid behind a speaker cabinet throughout the first song.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Vinyl is still king
Every now and then I run across a great article. This is the case with the article posted below as it has a statement that I have been repeating for many years, what vinyl comeback?:
Source: http://www.cantonrep.com
Stark Matters: Convenience aside, vinyl is still king
BY BOB RUSS
I saw the story in Saturday's paper about the rebirth of the vinyl record.
It made me laugh.
It's a story that resurfaces every year or so, when someone discovers that LPs are not only still being manufactured and sold, but that a substantial amount of the public still craves the vinyl sound.
The reason I laugh is, I've been reading pretty much the same story for the last 25 years.
Someone is astounded to find out that records still exist — and then writes an article to share their amazing discovery.
But records never went away.
NOT A NEW STORY
Those who are into high-end stereo — audiophiles, as these strange creatures are known — have insisted for years that, given proper playback equipment, vinyl's sweet sound is heads and shoulders above the sterile sound of digital music.
When compact discs were first introduced, they were billed as perfect sound in an indestructible format.
But as anyone who's had CDs for any length of time can attest, they are far from indestructible. They can be scratched or broken, and sometimes cease to play for no apparent reason.
As for the sound, well, that depends. Today, there are plenty of awesome-sounding CDs available, provided the disc is properly recorded and mastered. But others — and most of the first CDs suffered this problem — are just transferred to disc with little regard for the sound, resulting in a dull, tinny sound that is as annoying as it is musical.
That's why, despite the introduction of the CD more than 25 years ago, the record album has held a special place in the hearts of music lovers.
MORE LIFELIKE
In general, the average record played back on quality equipment has several sonic advantages over the average CD: More life to the music, more "air" around the instruments, better imaging (in which each instrument seems to come from a different spot on the soundstage) and more punch to crescendos.
The CD has one major advantage, and I'll admit it's a big one: No background noise. The sound comes to you out of a background of dead silence, compared to the rumbly, pop-filled backdrops provided by a disc of well-worn vinyl.
Of course, if you take good care of your records, clean them before each playing and store them in their jackets in a protective sleeve, the way vinyl junkies do, the LP can be virtually soundless as well.
How can an ancient record album possibly sound better than a modern CD? Digital recording places samples of sound very close together, creating the illusion of continuous sound. The better this is done, the better the sound.
But records are analog, not digital — reproducing actual continuous sound, not bits of sound separated by milliseconds of silence.
Beyond the sonic benefits, there is something magical about a record album that compact discs can't capture: The feel of an album in your hand, the different textures of various album covers, the often-stunning cover art, liner notes big enough to be read — even the fact that the album must be turned over to be heard in its entirety.
CDs are nice and convenient. But records bring music to life.
Source: http://www.cantonrep.com
Stark Matters: Convenience aside, vinyl is still king
BY BOB RUSS
I saw the story in Saturday's paper about the rebirth of the vinyl record.
It made me laugh.
It's a story that resurfaces every year or so, when someone discovers that LPs are not only still being manufactured and sold, but that a substantial amount of the public still craves the vinyl sound.
The reason I laugh is, I've been reading pretty much the same story for the last 25 years.
Someone is astounded to find out that records still exist — and then writes an article to share their amazing discovery.
But records never went away.
NOT A NEW STORY
Those who are into high-end stereo — audiophiles, as these strange creatures are known — have insisted for years that, given proper playback equipment, vinyl's sweet sound is heads and shoulders above the sterile sound of digital music.
When compact discs were first introduced, they were billed as perfect sound in an indestructible format.
But as anyone who's had CDs for any length of time can attest, they are far from indestructible. They can be scratched or broken, and sometimes cease to play for no apparent reason.
As for the sound, well, that depends. Today, there are plenty of awesome-sounding CDs available, provided the disc is properly recorded and mastered. But others — and most of the first CDs suffered this problem — are just transferred to disc with little regard for the sound, resulting in a dull, tinny sound that is as annoying as it is musical.
That's why, despite the introduction of the CD more than 25 years ago, the record album has held a special place in the hearts of music lovers.
MORE LIFELIKE
In general, the average record played back on quality equipment has several sonic advantages over the average CD: More life to the music, more "air" around the instruments, better imaging (in which each instrument seems to come from a different spot on the soundstage) and more punch to crescendos.
The CD has one major advantage, and I'll admit it's a big one: No background noise. The sound comes to you out of a background of dead silence, compared to the rumbly, pop-filled backdrops provided by a disc of well-worn vinyl.
Of course, if you take good care of your records, clean them before each playing and store them in their jackets in a protective sleeve, the way vinyl junkies do, the LP can be virtually soundless as well.
How can an ancient record album possibly sound better than a modern CD? Digital recording places samples of sound very close together, creating the illusion of continuous sound. The better this is done, the better the sound.
But records are analog, not digital — reproducing actual continuous sound, not bits of sound separated by milliseconds of silence.
Beyond the sonic benefits, there is something magical about a record album that compact discs can't capture: The feel of an album in your hand, the different textures of various album covers, the often-stunning cover art, liner notes big enough to be read — even the fact that the album must be turned over to be heard in its entirety.
CDs are nice and convenient. But records bring music to life.
The Collector’s Corner
I received this press release and thought I would pass it on. A look at the site shows, although they don't have tons of vinyl, the records that they do carry are very good.
For immediate release:
STEP INTO THE COLLECTOR’S CORNER
Concord Music Group unveils new section of ConcordMusicGroup.com
devoted to rarities and collectibles
BEVERLY HILLS, JUNE 4, 2008 - With labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige and Stax, the scope of the Concord Music Group catalog is as deep and eclectic as your beloved public radio station left of the dial and as vast as the greatest neighborhood indie store. The quandary now is where to go to find a collection of Jerry Garcia’s oeuvre with Merle Saunders or to find Soultrane on vinyl without having to take out a second mortgage. Well, record collecting has just turned a corner.
Concord Music Group welcomes you to The Collector’s Corner.
Break out those lists of the obscure, out of print and the monophonic. At The Collector’s Corner section of ConcordMusicGroup.com, you can peruse aisles of Miles, freights’ of ’Trane, and the deeper treasures that await with each click.
Everything is here, from Carolina bluesman Pink Anderson (whose name inspired Syd Barrett to christen his little English quartet Pink Floyd) to Albert King paying tribute to that other King, Elvis Presley; to the classic comprehensive Miles Davis and John Coltrane box sets from the Prestige vaults.
Audiophiles and rarity hunters will also discover the bliss of having Waltz for Debby and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle on vinyl is no longer relegated to the labyrinth of online auctions. In The Collector’s Corner, visitors can peruse through titles available in the venerated vinyl format.
In addition to great collectibles, each month The Collector’s Corner offers reviews, pointers and suggestions from experts and Concord Music Group staffers. They’ll share the must-have collectibles, from the historic to the bizarre.
Visit ConcordMusicGroup.com and see what special surprises have been tucked away. It’s all been packed into The Collector’s Corner -
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/collectors-corner/
For immediate release:
STEP INTO THE COLLECTOR’S CORNER
Concord Music Group unveils new section of ConcordMusicGroup.com
devoted to rarities and collectibles
BEVERLY HILLS, JUNE 4, 2008 - With labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige and Stax, the scope of the Concord Music Group catalog is as deep and eclectic as your beloved public radio station left of the dial and as vast as the greatest neighborhood indie store. The quandary now is where to go to find a collection of Jerry Garcia’s oeuvre with Merle Saunders or to find Soultrane on vinyl without having to take out a second mortgage. Well, record collecting has just turned a corner.
Concord Music Group welcomes you to The Collector’s Corner.
Break out those lists of the obscure, out of print and the monophonic. At The Collector’s Corner section of ConcordMusicGroup.com, you can peruse aisles of Miles, freights’ of ’Trane, and the deeper treasures that await with each click.
Everything is here, from Carolina bluesman Pink Anderson (whose name inspired Syd Barrett to christen his little English quartet Pink Floyd) to Albert King paying tribute to that other King, Elvis Presley; to the classic comprehensive Miles Davis and John Coltrane box sets from the Prestige vaults.
Audiophiles and rarity hunters will also discover the bliss of having Waltz for Debby and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle on vinyl is no longer relegated to the labyrinth of online auctions. In The Collector’s Corner, visitors can peruse through titles available in the venerated vinyl format.
In addition to great collectibles, each month The Collector’s Corner offers reviews, pointers and suggestions from experts and Concord Music Group staffers. They’ll share the must-have collectibles, from the historic to the bizarre.
Visit ConcordMusicGroup.com and see what special surprises have been tucked away. It’s all been packed into The Collector’s Corner -
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/collectors-corner/
Thursday, June 12, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 12
Birthdays:
Len Barry ("1-2-3") is 66.
Reg Presley of the Troggs ("Wild Thing") turns 67.
Rocky Burnette ("Tired Of Toeing The Line" and son of Johnny Burnette) is 55.
Boston's Brad Delp was born in Boston in 1951.
Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos was born Brad Carlson in Rockford, Ill in 1951.
History:
"Back In My Arms Again" topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1965, making the Supremes the only American group to release five Number One hits in a row.
Janis Joplin debuts a new band, Full-Tilt Boogie, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky in 1970.
1979- 13 of the 23 #1 songs were disco, including Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", Blondie's "Heart Of Glass", and Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.” "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park, hosted by Steve Dahl, spearheads the"Disco Sucks" movement.
'Some Time in New York City,' a double album by John Lennon backed by the New York rock group Elephant’s Memory was released in 1972.
Yes was formed in 1967.
Jimmy Dorsey ("So Rare") died of cancer in 1957.
In 1965, Sonny & Cher made their first TV appearance, on ABC's "American Bandstand.”
The Dave Clark Five break a record (for rock performers), as they appeared for the twelfth time on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS in 1966.
Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock" was originally released to no success in 1954. The song won't top the charts until May 1955.
The Beach Boys recorded "Surfer Girl" and "Little Deuce Coupe" in 1963.
Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, and Gary "U.S." Bonds are in the 750,000-strong crowd at the Rally for Nuclear Disarmament in New York's Central Park in 1982. The demo becomes the biggest political rally in U.S. history.
Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson performed on the same bill in Norfolk, Virginia in 1959. At Cooke's insistence, arena management includes integrated seating for the audience.
For everybody who ever wished there were more cars at Graceland, the Presley estate opens the Elvis Presley Autoland Museum in 1989. Now fun-seekers can ogle 20 of the King's vehicles.
In 1935, at age 17, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her first songs. The two songs were "Love and Kisses" and "I'll Chase the Blues Away."
The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was released in 1965.
Cab Calloway suffered a stroke in 1994, from which he never truly recovered from. He died November 18, 1994 at the age 86.
The Zombies conducted their first recording session at Decca Studios in London in 1964. Among the tracks recorded is their hit, "She’s Not There."
“Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits,” released in 1973, finally goes gold in 1975.
England's Queen Elizabeth awards the Beatles MBEs in 1965. John Lennon would later return his in protest of the Vietnam War. Canadian MP Hector Dupuis, who also has an MBE, is disgusted. "The British house of royalty has put me on the same level as a bunch of vulgar numbskulls," he moaned.
In 1968, the Rolling Stones appeared at the annual New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley, England, where they play their latest release "Jumpin' Jack Flash". It will mark the last time that guitarist Brian Jones performs with the band.
The 21 song John Lennon tribute album "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur" was released in 2007. The set contains Jackson Browne's rendition of "Oh My Love," as well as contributions from Green Day, U2, Aerosmith and R.E.M. who provide the compilation's first single, "#9 Dream," featuring the band's founding drummer, Bill Berry. Proceeds go to Amnesty International's initiative against the Darfur genocide.
Also in 2007, the Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Electric Light Orchestra's Jeff Lynne) two studio albums were reissued together with extras (including a DVD with videos and a group documentary). Contractual problems kept the group's work out of distribution for several years.
Len Barry ("1-2-3") is 66.
Reg Presley of the Troggs ("Wild Thing") turns 67.
Rocky Burnette ("Tired Of Toeing The Line" and son of Johnny Burnette) is 55.
Boston's Brad Delp was born in Boston in 1951.
Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos was born Brad Carlson in Rockford, Ill in 1951.
History:
"Back In My Arms Again" topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1965, making the Supremes the only American group to release five Number One hits in a row.
Janis Joplin debuts a new band, Full-Tilt Boogie, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky in 1970.
1979- 13 of the 23 #1 songs were disco, including Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", Blondie's "Heart Of Glass", and Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.” "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park, hosted by Steve Dahl, spearheads the"Disco Sucks" movement.
'Some Time in New York City,' a double album by John Lennon backed by the New York rock group Elephant’s Memory was released in 1972.
Yes was formed in 1967.
Jimmy Dorsey ("So Rare") died of cancer in 1957.
In 1965, Sonny & Cher made their first TV appearance, on ABC's "American Bandstand.”
The Dave Clark Five break a record (for rock performers), as they appeared for the twelfth time on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS in 1966.
Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock" was originally released to no success in 1954. The song won't top the charts until May 1955.
The Beach Boys recorded "Surfer Girl" and "Little Deuce Coupe" in 1963.
Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, and Gary "U.S." Bonds are in the 750,000-strong crowd at the Rally for Nuclear Disarmament in New York's Central Park in 1982. The demo becomes the biggest political rally in U.S. history.
Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson performed on the same bill in Norfolk, Virginia in 1959. At Cooke's insistence, arena management includes integrated seating for the audience.
For everybody who ever wished there were more cars at Graceland, the Presley estate opens the Elvis Presley Autoland Museum in 1989. Now fun-seekers can ogle 20 of the King's vehicles.
In 1935, at age 17, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her first songs. The two songs were "Love and Kisses" and "I'll Chase the Blues Away."
The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was released in 1965.
Cab Calloway suffered a stroke in 1994, from which he never truly recovered from. He died November 18, 1994 at the age 86.
The Zombies conducted their first recording session at Decca Studios in London in 1964. Among the tracks recorded is their hit, "She’s Not There."
“Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits,” released in 1973, finally goes gold in 1975.
England's Queen Elizabeth awards the Beatles MBEs in 1965. John Lennon would later return his in protest of the Vietnam War. Canadian MP Hector Dupuis, who also has an MBE, is disgusted. "The British house of royalty has put me on the same level as a bunch of vulgar numbskulls," he moaned.
In 1968, the Rolling Stones appeared at the annual New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley, England, where they play their latest release "Jumpin' Jack Flash". It will mark the last time that guitarist Brian Jones performs with the band.
The 21 song John Lennon tribute album "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur" was released in 2007. The set contains Jackson Browne's rendition of "Oh My Love," as well as contributions from Green Day, U2, Aerosmith and R.E.M. who provide the compilation's first single, "#9 Dream," featuring the band's founding drummer, Bill Berry. Proceeds go to Amnesty International's initiative against the Darfur genocide.
Also in 2007, the Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Electric Light Orchestra's Jeff Lynne) two studio albums were reissued together with extras (including a DVD with videos and a group documentary). Contractual problems kept the group's work out of distribution for several years.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
The Continuing Story Of The Comeback Of Vinyl Records
There have always been audiophiles that worship vinyl. It’s not every store where you can still get those records. They are around if you know where to look.
According to this story, more people are catching the vinyl bug and some mainstream retailers have started stocking vinyl once again. This is extremely interesting in an era of mp3s and ipods and where it’s just as easy to buy CDs online as go to the mall. But there’s something about vinyl records that’s more tactile. People want to hold them and touch them when buying. Moreover, they’re fragile, so shipping them can be problematic. So in a lot of ways it does make sense for vinyl records to return to brick-and-mortar locations. Now, if only companies would start carrying record players too.
It was a fortuitous typo for the Fred Meyer retail chain.
This spring, an employee intending to order a special CD-DVD edition of R.E.M.’s latest release ‘Accelerate’ inadvertently entered the ‘LP’ code instead. Soon boxes of the big, vinyl discs showed up at several stores.
Some sent them back. But a handful put them on the shelves, and 20 LPs sold the first day.
The Portland-based company, owned by The Kroger Co., realized the error might not be so bad after all. Fred Meyer is now testing vinyl sales at 60 of its stores in Oregon, California, Washington and Alaska.
Other mainstream retailers are giving vinyl a spin too. Best Buy is testing sales at some stores. And online music giant Amazon.com, which has sold vinyl for most of the 13 years it has been in business online, created a special vinyl-only section last fall.
The best-seller so far at Fred Meyer is The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ album. But musicians from the White Stripes and the Foo Fighters to Metallica and Pink Floyd are selling well, the company says.
‘It’s not just a nostalgia thing,’ said Melinda Merrill, spokeswoman for Fred Meyer. ‘The response from customers has just been that they like it, they feel like it has a better
Source: Written By David Bodamer
http://blog.retailtrafficmag.com/
According to this story, more people are catching the vinyl bug and some mainstream retailers have started stocking vinyl once again. This is extremely interesting in an era of mp3s and ipods and where it’s just as easy to buy CDs online as go to the mall. But there’s something about vinyl records that’s more tactile. People want to hold them and touch them when buying. Moreover, they’re fragile, so shipping them can be problematic. So in a lot of ways it does make sense for vinyl records to return to brick-and-mortar locations. Now, if only companies would start carrying record players too.
It was a fortuitous typo for the Fred Meyer retail chain.
This spring, an employee intending to order a special CD-DVD edition of R.E.M.’s latest release ‘Accelerate’ inadvertently entered the ‘LP’ code instead. Soon boxes of the big, vinyl discs showed up at several stores.
Some sent them back. But a handful put them on the shelves, and 20 LPs sold the first day.
The Portland-based company, owned by The Kroger Co., realized the error might not be so bad after all. Fred Meyer is now testing vinyl sales at 60 of its stores in Oregon, California, Washington and Alaska.
Other mainstream retailers are giving vinyl a spin too. Best Buy is testing sales at some stores. And online music giant Amazon.com, which has sold vinyl for most of the 13 years it has been in business online, created a special vinyl-only section last fall.
The best-seller so far at Fred Meyer is The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ album. But musicians from the White Stripes and the Foo Fighters to Metallica and Pink Floyd are selling well, the company says.
‘It’s not just a nostalgia thing,’ said Melinda Merrill, spokeswoman for Fred Meyer. ‘The response from customers has just been that they like it, they feel like it has a better
Source: Written By David Bodamer
http://blog.retailtrafficmag.com/
This Date In Music History- June 10
Birthdays:
Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders) were born in Dayton, Ohio in 1961. Kelley is eleven minutes older than her sister.
Blues legend Howlin' Wolf was born in West Point, Mississippi in 1910.
Shirley Owens Alston of the Shirelles ("Soldier Boy") turns 67.
Judy Garland (as Frances Gumm) was born in Grand Rapids, Minn in 1922.
History:
Ray Charles, known as "The Genius of Soul" and one of the major pioneers of the form, died in 2004 of complications resulting from liver disease. He was 73. Among Charles' biggest hits were "What'd I Say?" "I Got a Woman" and "Georgia On My Mind." During his 45 year career, Ray appeared on the US Pop charts 77 times, with 33 of those songs making the Top 40. He became the first artist to have an album on Billboard's Hot 200 for six decades in a row.
Janis Joplin debuted in concert with Big Brother & the Holding Company at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco in 1966.
In 1972, Elvis Presley recorded two live albums at Madison Square Garden in New York City (the evening concert is released a week later, the afternoon show is released in 1997).
Elvis Presley recorded "A Fool Such As I" and "A Big Hunk O' Love" while on leave from the U.S. Army in 1958.
The Rolling Stones recorded part of their "12x5" album in 1964 (including "It's All Over Now") at the legendary Chess Records studios in Chicago. Their heroes Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and Willie Dixon visit them over the next two days in the studio.
1967- In Woodstock, N.Y., Bob Dylan and the Band begin to record what will become known as The Basement Tapes.
In 1971, a crowd gets so excited during a performance by Jethro Tull in Denver, that police fired tear gas on them. Must have been the flute.
Capitol Records released the Beatles' single "A Hard Days Night" in 1964 and the album of the same name.
In 1966, the Beatles were first heard using reversed tape in the song "Rain." It was a 'B' side to the song "Paperback Writer."
At Seattle's Kingdome in 1976, Paul McCartney & Wings played for a crowd of 67,100, setting an indoor attendance record.
Days after a federal judge declared 2 Live Crew's As Nasty as They Wanna Be obscene, two members of the Crew were arrested in 1990 for performing songs from the album at a club gig.
Steve Sanders (Oak Ridge Boys) was found dead at the age of 45 in 1998. He had apparently died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
The Beatles' "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" started a 23 week run at #1 on the UK album chart in 1967.
Sammy Davis Jr. enjoyed the biggest hit of his career in 1973 when "Candy Man", taken from the musical Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, went to number one in the US.
Micki Harris of The Shirelles, died of a heart attack in 1982 after a performance in Atlanta, Georgia. She was 42.
1993- Irish singer Sinead O'Connor took out a full-page ad in the Irish Times asking the public to "stop hurting me please." She blamed her troubles on abuse she suffered as a child. O'Connor was still being criticized for ripping up a picture of the Pope during an appearance on Saturday Night Live the previous October. Shut up bald chick!
Country Joe and the Fish debut on the album chart in 1967 with 'Electric Music for the Mind and Body'.
In 1974, the Who play the first of four sellout nights at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tickets for the shows sold out in 60 hours.
Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders) were born in Dayton, Ohio in 1961. Kelley is eleven minutes older than her sister.
Blues legend Howlin' Wolf was born in West Point, Mississippi in 1910.
Shirley Owens Alston of the Shirelles ("Soldier Boy") turns 67.
Judy Garland (as Frances Gumm) was born in Grand Rapids, Minn in 1922.
History:
Ray Charles, known as "The Genius of Soul" and one of the major pioneers of the form, died in 2004 of complications resulting from liver disease. He was 73. Among Charles' biggest hits were "What'd I Say?" "I Got a Woman" and "Georgia On My Mind." During his 45 year career, Ray appeared on the US Pop charts 77 times, with 33 of those songs making the Top 40. He became the first artist to have an album on Billboard's Hot 200 for six decades in a row.
Janis Joplin debuted in concert with Big Brother & the Holding Company at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco in 1966.
In 1972, Elvis Presley recorded two live albums at Madison Square Garden in New York City (the evening concert is released a week later, the afternoon show is released in 1997).
Elvis Presley recorded "A Fool Such As I" and "A Big Hunk O' Love" while on leave from the U.S. Army in 1958.
The Rolling Stones recorded part of their "12x5" album in 1964 (including "It's All Over Now") at the legendary Chess Records studios in Chicago. Their heroes Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and Willie Dixon visit them over the next two days in the studio.
1967- In Woodstock, N.Y., Bob Dylan and the Band begin to record what will become known as The Basement Tapes.
In 1971, a crowd gets so excited during a performance by Jethro Tull in Denver, that police fired tear gas on them. Must have been the flute.
Capitol Records released the Beatles' single "A Hard Days Night" in 1964 and the album of the same name.
In 1966, the Beatles were first heard using reversed tape in the song "Rain." It was a 'B' side to the song "Paperback Writer."
At Seattle's Kingdome in 1976, Paul McCartney & Wings played for a crowd of 67,100, setting an indoor attendance record.
Days after a federal judge declared 2 Live Crew's As Nasty as They Wanna Be obscene, two members of the Crew were arrested in 1990 for performing songs from the album at a club gig.
Steve Sanders (Oak Ridge Boys) was found dead at the age of 45 in 1998. He had apparently died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
The Beatles' "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" started a 23 week run at #1 on the UK album chart in 1967.
Sammy Davis Jr. enjoyed the biggest hit of his career in 1973 when "Candy Man", taken from the musical Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, went to number one in the US.
Micki Harris of The Shirelles, died of a heart attack in 1982 after a performance in Atlanta, Georgia. She was 42.
1993- Irish singer Sinead O'Connor took out a full-page ad in the Irish Times asking the public to "stop hurting me please." She blamed her troubles on abuse she suffered as a child. O'Connor was still being criticized for ripping up a picture of the Pope during an appearance on Saturday Night Live the previous October. Shut up bald chick!
Country Joe and the Fish debut on the album chart in 1967 with 'Electric Music for the Mind and Body'.
In 1974, the Who play the first of four sellout nights at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tickets for the shows sold out in 60 hours.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Rare Beach Boy Reissue
(PR) Eternal Beach Boy Dennis Wilson's much sought-after 1977 solo album, which Mojo Magazine has heralded as a "buried treasure", will return to circulation on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, and the 25th anniversary of Wilson's untimely death in 1983, at age 39. The double-CD PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE – LEGACY EDITION will arrive in stores June 17th on Caribou/Epic/Legacy, a division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. A vinyl edition of the LP will also be released at the same time, on the Sundazed label.
In 1977, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue became the first solo LP to be released by a member of the legendary Beach Boys. Dennis, the band's surfer, drummer and free spirit, emerged from the shadow of his older brother, pop genius Brian Wilson, and shocked the industry with a sound and style unlike any other. Over thirty years later Pacific Ocean Blue remains arguably the greatest solo work by a Wilson.
"In all those years since Pacific Ocean Blue became a rare gem, I have been eager to make it more widely available," says James William Guercio, producer and owner of Caribou Records, who served then and now as executive producer. "The music that caught the ear of critics and fans in 1977 has fallen from popular consciousness in the last two decades, and it has long been due this incredible treatment. The devotion that the Legacy Recordings crew has shown to both the official album and the huge number of unreleased tracks is a testament to the strength of Dennis' musical genius."
Dozens of musicians and singers collaborated on the Pacific Ocean Blue and Bambu sessions, which took place at numerous studios around Los Angeles, Seattle, and Miami. In addition to Dennis Wilson on vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, and harmonica, there were his wife Karen Lamm-Wilson; Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys on guitar and vocal backgrounds; latter day Beach Boys members Billy Hinsche and Bruce Johnston (vocal backgrounds) and Ricky Fataar (drums); Beach Boys engineer Earle Mankey (guitar); and many West Coast session greats. A host of background vocalists included Christine McVie of Fleeetwood Mac, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America, Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean, and more.
Disc one of PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE: LEGACY EDITION will comprise the original 12-song LP sequence: 1. River Song • 2. What's Wrong • 3. Moonshine • 4. Friday Night • 5. Dreamer • 6. Thoughts of You • 7. Time • 8. You and I • 9. Pacific Ocean Blue • 10. Farewell My Friend • 11. Rainbows • 12. End of the Show. The album was produced by Dennis Wilson & Gregg Jakobson (original co-producer and co-writer); with James William Guercio, executive producer.
In addition, disc one will contain four previously unreleased bonus tracks: 13. Tug Of Love • 14. Only With You • 15. Holy Man (instrumental) • 16. Mexico. These tracks were produced by Dennis Wilson, John Hanlon (credits: the Beach Boys; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Jayhawks; R.E.M; Gillian Welch), and Gregg Jakobson. Of special note, "Only With You" was never known to exist – Dennis co-wrote the song with fellow Beach Boy Mike Love, for the group's 1973 Holland album, with Carl Wilson singing lead.
Disc two of PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE: LEGACY EDITION will be a godsend to Dennis Wilson and Beach Boys devotees around the world – especially those who have been aware of the Bambu album he had hoped to release as a follow-up, but never completed. The tape archive is the source for 17 bonus tracks, all previously unreleased except for one ("All Alone"), from the original Pacific Ocean Blue and Bambu sessions. Bambu has been referenced as "Bamboo" in numerous articles on Dennis and the Beach Boys, but paperwork that accompanied the sessions now reveals the artist always intended for the album to be titled Bambu.
Now titled Bambu (The Caribou Sessions), disc two comprises: 1. Under The Moonlight • 2. It's Not Too Late • 3. School Girl • 4. Love Remember Me • 5. Love Surrounds Me • 6. Wild Situation • 7. Common • 8. Are You Real • 9. He's A Bum • 10. Cocktails • 11. I Love You • 12. Constant Companion • 13. Time For Bed • 14. Album Tag Song • 15. All Alone (originally issued on the Capitol Records Soundtrack Endless Harmony) • 16. Piano Variations on Thoughts of You • Bonus Track: 17. Holy Man, with new vocal by Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters.
The Bambu tracks were produced by Dennis Wilson, John Hanlon and Gregg Jakobson; with James William Guercio serving as executive producer. Of special note, "Holy Man" features a newly-recorded vocal by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, a longtime friend of Jakobson. Hawkins, a huge Dennis Wilson and Beach Boys fan, was someone who Jakobson always had in mind to add to the project, should he ever get the chance to revisit some of the unfinished tracks he made with Dennis.
Liner notes for PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE: LEGACY EDITION have been written by several Beach Boys scholars, starting with Ben Edmonds, a MOJO contributing editor who has written a 2,500-word essay entitled "Love Remember Me: Dennis Wilson's Dreams Delivered." A second essay, "Dennis Wilson: Chronology of a Solo Artist," has been newly-penned by Jon Stebbins (author of Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy, 2000) and David Beard (editor of the Beach Boys fanzine, Endless Summer Quarterly).
A final essay by David Leaf will appear as a PDF embedded on the Pacific Ocean Blue disc. Leaf is the author of the Brian Wilson biography Beach Boys and the California Myth (1978), and the follow-up, Beach Boys: Spirit of America (1985). He has annotated nearly 30 Beach Boys-related reissue projects, including the Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of the Beach Boys (1993) and The Pet Sounds Sessions (1997) box sets, which he co-produced. Leaf is also an award-winning television producer, director and writer of more than 50 entertainment-related biographies and specials, including An-All Star Tribute To Brian Wilson (TNT, 2001); Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SMiLE (Showtime, 2004); and The U.S. vs. John Lennon (Lionsgate/VH1, 2006).
The full-color booklet in PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE – LEGACY EDITION will feature extensive discographic information and rare photos. Among these are the images taken for the original LP package by photographer and lifelong friend Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean), thought for decades to be lost but later uncovered in the Sony Music archives.
Source: http://www.antimusic.com
In 1977, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue became the first solo LP to be released by a member of the legendary Beach Boys. Dennis, the band's surfer, drummer and free spirit, emerged from the shadow of his older brother, pop genius Brian Wilson, and shocked the industry with a sound and style unlike any other. Over thirty years later Pacific Ocean Blue remains arguably the greatest solo work by a Wilson.
"In all those years since Pacific Ocean Blue became a rare gem, I have been eager to make it more widely available," says James William Guercio, producer and owner of Caribou Records, who served then and now as executive producer. "The music that caught the ear of critics and fans in 1977 has fallen from popular consciousness in the last two decades, and it has long been due this incredible treatment. The devotion that the Legacy Recordings crew has shown to both the official album and the huge number of unreleased tracks is a testament to the strength of Dennis' musical genius."
Dozens of musicians and singers collaborated on the Pacific Ocean Blue and Bambu sessions, which took place at numerous studios around Los Angeles, Seattle, and Miami. In addition to Dennis Wilson on vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, and harmonica, there were his wife Karen Lamm-Wilson; Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys on guitar and vocal backgrounds; latter day Beach Boys members Billy Hinsche and Bruce Johnston (vocal backgrounds) and Ricky Fataar (drums); Beach Boys engineer Earle Mankey (guitar); and many West Coast session greats. A host of background vocalists included Christine McVie of Fleeetwood Mac, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America, Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean, and more.
Disc one of PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE: LEGACY EDITION will comprise the original 12-song LP sequence: 1. River Song • 2. What's Wrong • 3. Moonshine • 4. Friday Night • 5. Dreamer • 6. Thoughts of You • 7. Time • 8. You and I • 9. Pacific Ocean Blue • 10. Farewell My Friend • 11. Rainbows • 12. End of the Show. The album was produced by Dennis Wilson & Gregg Jakobson (original co-producer and co-writer); with James William Guercio, executive producer.
In addition, disc one will contain four previously unreleased bonus tracks: 13. Tug Of Love • 14. Only With You • 15. Holy Man (instrumental) • 16. Mexico. These tracks were produced by Dennis Wilson, John Hanlon (credits: the Beach Boys; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Jayhawks; R.E.M; Gillian Welch), and Gregg Jakobson. Of special note, "Only With You" was never known to exist – Dennis co-wrote the song with fellow Beach Boy Mike Love, for the group's 1973 Holland album, with Carl Wilson singing lead.
Disc two of PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE: LEGACY EDITION will be a godsend to Dennis Wilson and Beach Boys devotees around the world – especially those who have been aware of the Bambu album he had hoped to release as a follow-up, but never completed. The tape archive is the source for 17 bonus tracks, all previously unreleased except for one ("All Alone"), from the original Pacific Ocean Blue and Bambu sessions. Bambu has been referenced as "Bamboo" in numerous articles on Dennis and the Beach Boys, but paperwork that accompanied the sessions now reveals the artist always intended for the album to be titled Bambu.
Now titled Bambu (The Caribou Sessions), disc two comprises: 1. Under The Moonlight • 2. It's Not Too Late • 3. School Girl • 4. Love Remember Me • 5. Love Surrounds Me • 6. Wild Situation • 7. Common • 8. Are You Real • 9. He's A Bum • 10. Cocktails • 11. I Love You • 12. Constant Companion • 13. Time For Bed • 14. Album Tag Song • 15. All Alone (originally issued on the Capitol Records Soundtrack Endless Harmony) • 16. Piano Variations on Thoughts of You • Bonus Track: 17. Holy Man, with new vocal by Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters.
The Bambu tracks were produced by Dennis Wilson, John Hanlon and Gregg Jakobson; with James William Guercio serving as executive producer. Of special note, "Holy Man" features a newly-recorded vocal by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, a longtime friend of Jakobson. Hawkins, a huge Dennis Wilson and Beach Boys fan, was someone who Jakobson always had in mind to add to the project, should he ever get the chance to revisit some of the unfinished tracks he made with Dennis.
Liner notes for PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE: LEGACY EDITION have been written by several Beach Boys scholars, starting with Ben Edmonds, a MOJO contributing editor who has written a 2,500-word essay entitled "Love Remember Me: Dennis Wilson's Dreams Delivered." A second essay, "Dennis Wilson: Chronology of a Solo Artist," has been newly-penned by Jon Stebbins (author of Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy, 2000) and David Beard (editor of the Beach Boys fanzine, Endless Summer Quarterly).
A final essay by David Leaf will appear as a PDF embedded on the Pacific Ocean Blue disc. Leaf is the author of the Brian Wilson biography Beach Boys and the California Myth (1978), and the follow-up, Beach Boys: Spirit of America (1985). He has annotated nearly 30 Beach Boys-related reissue projects, including the Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of the Beach Boys (1993) and The Pet Sounds Sessions (1997) box sets, which he co-produced. Leaf is also an award-winning television producer, director and writer of more than 50 entertainment-related biographies and specials, including An-All Star Tribute To Brian Wilson (TNT, 2001); Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SMiLE (Showtime, 2004); and The U.S. vs. John Lennon (Lionsgate/VH1, 2006).
The full-color booklet in PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE – LEGACY EDITION will feature extensive discographic information and rare photos. Among these are the images taken for the original LP package by photographer and lifelong friend Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean), thought for decades to be lost but later uncovered in the Sony Music archives.
Source: http://www.antimusic.com
Top 30 Sales for Vinyl Collective
May 2008
Posted by virgil
1 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP fruity pebbles vinyl
2 LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP grey vinyl (w/ free button, digital download card)
3 LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP black vinyl (w/ free button, digital download card)
4 MIKE PARK “For The Love Of Music” LP blue vinyl
5 LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP limited deluxe edition (2 LPs,1 CD,pint glass,t-shirt
6 MIKE PARK “North Hangook Falling” LP clear vinyl
7 NORMA JEAN 4 x LP Vinyl Box Set colored vinyl A (400)
8 Teenage Bottlerocket “Warning Device” LP
9 SCREECHING WEASEL “Boogadaboogadaboogada” LP (red or pink vinyl)
10 Russian Circles “Station” LP gold w/ black splatter vinyl
11 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP rainbow transparent vinyl
12 Gaslight Anthem “Sink or Swim” LP white vinyl Import
12 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “Senor and the Queen” 10″ black vinyl Import
14 Vinyl Collective and Suburban Home beer cozie set
15 SPARTA “Threes” dbl LP peach w/ black splatter
15 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP grey/magenta vinyl
17 THE QUEERS “Love Songs for the Retarded” LP color vinyl
18 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP all 3 colors
18 CAPITAL “Homefront” LP blue vinyl
18 MURDER BY DEATH Bonus 7″ Set
21 Russian Circles “Station” LP black/gold aside bside
21 Paint It Black ìNew Lexiconî LP Green Vinyl
23 Russian Circles ìEnterî LP silver with black splatter vinyl
24 CAPITAL “Homefront” LP blue + gold vinyl
24 SAVES THE DAY - STAY WHAT YOU ARE LP
26 MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP baby pink vinyl
26 OVERJOID “S/T” Cassette
26 GHOST TOWN TRIO “Have You Heard” 7″ w/ CD color vinyl
29 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL “IN THE AEROPLANE” LP
30 MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP coke bottle blue
30 THE REDWALLS “The Redwalls” LP yellow 180 gram vinyl
30 Paint It Black ìNew Lexiconî LP Blue Vinyl
33 KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “S/t” Rainbow Milk vinyl
34 Murder By Death ìLike the Exorcist, But More Breakdancing” LP 180 gram tan vinyl
Posted by virgil
1 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP fruity pebbles vinyl
2 LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP grey vinyl (w/ free button, digital download card)
3 LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP black vinyl (w/ free button, digital download card)
4 MIKE PARK “For The Love Of Music” LP blue vinyl
5 LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP limited deluxe edition (2 LPs,1 CD,pint glass,t-shirt
6 MIKE PARK “North Hangook Falling” LP clear vinyl
7 NORMA JEAN 4 x LP Vinyl Box Set colored vinyl A (400)
8 Teenage Bottlerocket “Warning Device” LP
9 SCREECHING WEASEL “Boogadaboogadaboogada” LP (red or pink vinyl)
10 Russian Circles “Station” LP gold w/ black splatter vinyl
11 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP rainbow transparent vinyl
12 Gaslight Anthem “Sink or Swim” LP white vinyl Import
12 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “Senor and the Queen” 10″ black vinyl Import
14 Vinyl Collective and Suburban Home beer cozie set
15 SPARTA “Threes” dbl LP peach w/ black splatter
15 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP grey/magenta vinyl
17 THE QUEERS “Love Songs for the Retarded” LP color vinyl
18 MINUS THE BEAR “They Make Beer Commercials” LP all 3 colors
18 CAPITAL “Homefront” LP blue vinyl
18 MURDER BY DEATH Bonus 7″ Set
21 Russian Circles “Station” LP black/gold aside bside
21 Paint It Black ìNew Lexiconî LP Green Vinyl
23 Russian Circles ìEnterî LP silver with black splatter vinyl
24 CAPITAL “Homefront” LP blue + gold vinyl
24 SAVES THE DAY - STAY WHAT YOU ARE LP
26 MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP baby pink vinyl
26 OVERJOID “S/T” Cassette
26 GHOST TOWN TRIO “Have You Heard” 7″ w/ CD color vinyl
29 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL “IN THE AEROPLANE” LP
30 MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP coke bottle blue
30 THE REDWALLS “The Redwalls” LP yellow 180 gram vinyl
30 Paint It Black ìNew Lexiconî LP Blue Vinyl
33 KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “S/t” Rainbow Milk vinyl
34 Murder By Death ìLike the Exorcist, But More Breakdancing” LP 180 gram tan vinyl
Music industry strikes again, as eBay promo copy discs 'still their property'
I found this to be very interesting and time will tell if this will become a trend on ebay, one of the world's largest resellers of collectible vinyl records.
Ever see one of those discs, stamped with “Promotional copy” or “Not for sale” on the label? They’ve been around since the vinyl days. Now Universal Music Group is throwing a tantrum about these things turning up on eBay.
UMG is a big company, biggest of the big four music companies. That, strangely, hasn’t prevented them from being jerks, apparently led by their lawyers into an attack on an eBay secondhand record specialist.
The BBC sets the scene:
It all began in May 2007 when Universal Music Group (UMG), the largest of the Big Four companies that dominate the music industry worldwide, sued a Los Angeles-based trader on the eBay online auction site.
The target of the legal action, Troy Augusto, runs a business called Roast Beast Music Collectables.
He makes his living by snapping up rare albums in second-hand record shops and selling them on eBay.
Universal is taking him to task for copyright infringement, saying some of the items he offered for sale online were promotional copies and not authorised for sale to the public.
But digital rights lobby group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken up cudgels on Mr Augusto's behalf and is counter-suing Universal.
"UMG seems to think that the promotional use only label somehow gives it eternal ownership over the CD," says the EFF.
"While this might make sense to a goblin living in Harry Potter's world, it's not the law under the Copyright Act."
It’s not commercial law, or common law, either. Sale of goods is something quite else.
A record, by definition, is property, like a chair, for the purposes of ownership. If Mr. Augusto owns the record lawfully, and didn’t steal it, it’s property. If he bought the record in a secondhand record shop, it’s property.
More to the point, it’s his property. He owns the thing.
Even the music industry, in its endless insanity, can’t claim the right to prevent people buying and selling their own property.
Copyright may exist over any item offered for sale, in fact, it usually does. Furniture designs are copyright, too. So are electrical appliances. That in no way affects the right of people to buy and sell them.
The “promotional use only” angle is largely negated by the fact that all record companies, since time immemorial, have thrown out excess stock. I have test pressings, promo copies, old radio station playlist copies, you name it. You go into any reasonable size secondhand record shop and you’ll find quite a few.
If you throw something out, are you claiming copyright in perpetuity? Or just clearing out the stockroom?
If these things were so vital to the emotional stability of UMG, why weren’t they kept?
Why has it taken until 2007-8 for this revelation to occur?
eBay has taken a stance which seems to imply that anybody can claim copyright on anything, and eBay will take responsibility for items being sold as the service provider.
In theory, that means that if anything stolen is ever sold on eBay (as if that were possible) they are similarly liable for that.
Because that’s the implication of UMG’s claim to goods which have already been bought and sold however many times a secondhand record changes hands.
Mysterious as eBay’s position may be, they’ve been sending interesting letters to sellers. This tale from an eBay seller is roughly the tone they’re taking:
"I was clearing out some cupboards and decided to list a CD single on eBay that had been handed to me by a friend quite some time ago.
"The very next day, the listing was removed and I was astounded to get an e-mail from eBay, bristling with terms such as 'illegal, pirated, copyright law, violation, content protection' and so forth.
"I can understand it if I had been selling a crateload of bootleg live CDs, or had burnt off albums worth of official studio stuff and was trying to sell them as if they were new and originals.
"There was also a sinister hint from eBay that if I ever put on a promo single again, then I could have my account with them suspended."
The BBC couldn’t quite figure out eBay’s policy, either.
All that seems certain is that it’s not older promo records from the 60s or 70s involved, sold by people like Sotheby’s who can afford decent lawyers who can read or write, but newer ones.
The question, however, remains.
Why is there a music industry?
You could achieve roughly the same social, legal, and cultural effect with a few empty Mars Bar wrappers.
Because that’s all it is.
Empty packaging.
When a breeze blows, it rattles around, making a noise.
That's about as close to doing anything musical as it's ever been.
Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/255643
Ever see one of those discs, stamped with “Promotional copy” or “Not for sale” on the label? They’ve been around since the vinyl days. Now Universal Music Group is throwing a tantrum about these things turning up on eBay.
UMG is a big company, biggest of the big four music companies. That, strangely, hasn’t prevented them from being jerks, apparently led by their lawyers into an attack on an eBay secondhand record specialist.
The BBC sets the scene:
It all began in May 2007 when Universal Music Group (UMG), the largest of the Big Four companies that dominate the music industry worldwide, sued a Los Angeles-based trader on the eBay online auction site.
The target of the legal action, Troy Augusto, runs a business called Roast Beast Music Collectables.
He makes his living by snapping up rare albums in second-hand record shops and selling them on eBay.
Universal is taking him to task for copyright infringement, saying some of the items he offered for sale online were promotional copies and not authorised for sale to the public.
But digital rights lobby group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken up cudgels on Mr Augusto's behalf and is counter-suing Universal.
"UMG seems to think that the promotional use only label somehow gives it eternal ownership over the CD," says the EFF.
"While this might make sense to a goblin living in Harry Potter's world, it's not the law under the Copyright Act."
It’s not commercial law, or common law, either. Sale of goods is something quite else.
A record, by definition, is property, like a chair, for the purposes of ownership. If Mr. Augusto owns the record lawfully, and didn’t steal it, it’s property. If he bought the record in a secondhand record shop, it’s property.
More to the point, it’s his property. He owns the thing.
Even the music industry, in its endless insanity, can’t claim the right to prevent people buying and selling their own property.
Copyright may exist over any item offered for sale, in fact, it usually does. Furniture designs are copyright, too. So are electrical appliances. That in no way affects the right of people to buy and sell them.
The “promotional use only” angle is largely negated by the fact that all record companies, since time immemorial, have thrown out excess stock. I have test pressings, promo copies, old radio station playlist copies, you name it. You go into any reasonable size secondhand record shop and you’ll find quite a few.
If you throw something out, are you claiming copyright in perpetuity? Or just clearing out the stockroom?
If these things were so vital to the emotional stability of UMG, why weren’t they kept?
Why has it taken until 2007-8 for this revelation to occur?
eBay has taken a stance which seems to imply that anybody can claim copyright on anything, and eBay will take responsibility for items being sold as the service provider.
In theory, that means that if anything stolen is ever sold on eBay (as if that were possible) they are similarly liable for that.
Because that’s the implication of UMG’s claim to goods which have already been bought and sold however many times a secondhand record changes hands.
Mysterious as eBay’s position may be, they’ve been sending interesting letters to sellers. This tale from an eBay seller is roughly the tone they’re taking:
"I was clearing out some cupboards and decided to list a CD single on eBay that had been handed to me by a friend quite some time ago.
"The very next day, the listing was removed and I was astounded to get an e-mail from eBay, bristling with terms such as 'illegal, pirated, copyright law, violation, content protection' and so forth.
"I can understand it if I had been selling a crateload of bootleg live CDs, or had burnt off albums worth of official studio stuff and was trying to sell them as if they were new and originals.
"There was also a sinister hint from eBay that if I ever put on a promo single again, then I could have my account with them suspended."
The BBC couldn’t quite figure out eBay’s policy, either.
All that seems certain is that it’s not older promo records from the 60s or 70s involved, sold by people like Sotheby’s who can afford decent lawyers who can read or write, but newer ones.
The question, however, remains.
Why is there a music industry?
You could achieve roughly the same social, legal, and cultural effect with a few empty Mars Bar wrappers.
Because that’s all it is.
Empty packaging.
When a breeze blows, it rattles around, making a noise.
That's about as close to doing anything musical as it's ever been.
Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/255643
Joe Jackson’s Vinyl Record Store
Joe Jackson returns to the airwaves this summer with a new show, entitled Joe Jackson’s Vinyl Record Store.
Joe Jackson’s Vinyl Record Store will focus on the treasure trove of music that has been lost from the vinyl era.
Joe cites 'The Rock Machine Turns You On' as an example of the first rock LP he ever bought, with which he will kick off the new series.
“It’s one of those ‘sampler albums’ that introduced millions of people to classic songs such as 'I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight', by Bob Dylan, 'Time Of The Season' by The Zombies and 'Sisters Of Mercy' by Leonard Cohen,” he says. “As a cultural artefact it also has hilarious, quasi-hippie sleeve notes and all of this has been lost in time because the LP was never issued on CD.”
The same is true, Jackson believes of the work of artists such as Miles Davis, Christy Moore and Doris Day, among many others. “Too often, they have their Greatest Hits anthologised but we don’t always get the original albums as they were released,” he says.
The series will also feature a “Lost Singles and Lost EPs Show.”
Joe, who started buying records 40 years ago, is a self- professed vinyl junkie. "Mostly because I love hi-fi sound and not compressed CD or MP3 file sound,” he says. “Even though bands like U2 are reissuing their old albums, such as Boy, on vinyl, too much magnificent music in the vinyl format has been lost along the way.
Joe Jackson’s Vinyl Record Store starts July 13th 2008 on RTE Radio One at 11:10pm
The Hot Press Newsdesk
http://www.hotpress.com/news/4590174.html
Joe Jackson’s Vinyl Record Store will focus on the treasure trove of music that has been lost from the vinyl era.
Joe cites 'The Rock Machine Turns You On' as an example of the first rock LP he ever bought, with which he will kick off the new series.
“It’s one of those ‘sampler albums’ that introduced millions of people to classic songs such as 'I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight', by Bob Dylan, 'Time Of The Season' by The Zombies and 'Sisters Of Mercy' by Leonard Cohen,” he says. “As a cultural artefact it also has hilarious, quasi-hippie sleeve notes and all of this has been lost in time because the LP was never issued on CD.”
The same is true, Jackson believes of the work of artists such as Miles Davis, Christy Moore and Doris Day, among many others. “Too often, they have their Greatest Hits anthologised but we don’t always get the original albums as they were released,” he says.
The series will also feature a “Lost Singles and Lost EPs Show.”
Joe, who started buying records 40 years ago, is a self- professed vinyl junkie. "Mostly because I love hi-fi sound and not compressed CD or MP3 file sound,” he says. “Even though bands like U2 are reissuing their old albums, such as Boy, on vinyl, too much magnificent music in the vinyl format has been lost along the way.
Joe Jackson’s Vinyl Record Store starts July 13th 2008 on RTE Radio One at 11:10pm
The Hot Press Newsdesk
http://www.hotpress.com/news/4590174.html
This Date In Music History- June 8, 2008
Birthdays:
James Darren ("Goodbye Cruel World") is 72.
Boz Scaggs ("Lido Shuffle") turns 64.
Bonnie Tyler ("It's A Heartache") is 55.
Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night ("One") turns 66.
Drummer Alex Van Halen was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands in 1950.
Black Flag guitarist and SST label boss Greg Ginn was born in 1954.
Glamour boy Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran was born in Moseley, England in 1962.
History:
One of the Beatles' earliest recordings, "My Bonnie," was re-released in England in 1963 under the name “Tony Sheridan & the Beatles.” The single reached #48 on the English chart.
The Beatles were in the studio in 1967, where Rolling Stone Brian Jones joined them to play sax on "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)."
In 1969, Brian Jones announced that he’s quitting the Rolling Stones, saying he doesn’t agree with the group’s musical direction. Actually, Brian was kicked out because of his increasing unreliability due to drugs and his reluctance to tour.
Pete Seeger performed a historic concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1963, which was recorded and released as 'We Shall Overcome.' It reaches #42 and remained on the album charts for 36 weeks.
Talking Heads performed their first gig in 1975 at the New York punk club CBGB’s, where they opened for the Ramones.
A month after the release of the African-themed 'Uprising,' Bob Marley and the Wailers kicked off the Tuff Gong Uprising tour in 1980, during which they would perform for over a million people in 12 countries.
Elvis Presley's movie, "Wild In The Country" premiered in Memphis in 1961.
In 1974, ten days before his 32nd birthday, Paul McCartney’s “Band On The Run” is a #1 hit for his band Wings.
In 1998, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr appeared in public together for the first time in 30 years to attend the memorial service for Paul’s wife, Linda, who succumbed to cancer following a long battle.
Tragedy strikes Luther Vandross' band as his drummer, Yogi Horton - who also played on albums by Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross - jumped to his death from the window of a New York hotel in 1987.
The Elvis Presley film "Paradise Hawaiian Style" premiered in 1966.
Mariah Carey released her self-titled debut album in 1990.
In 2005, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) says AC/DC's “Back in Black” has sold more than 21 million copies in the U.S. tying it for fifth place on the all-time list with “Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits I & II” (“The Eagles Greatest Hits Volume I” is #1). The 1980 release was the group’s first with singer Brian Johnson (following the death of original vocalist Bon Scott).
The Beatles began work on “Good Day Sunshine” in 1966. The song was finished the next day.
In 1963, the Essex released "Easier Said Than Done", a song that would climb to #1 on both the US Pop and R&B charts.
"I Only Have Eyes For You" by the six man, Chicago vocal group, The Flamingos entered the Billboard chart in 1959, where it will reach #11.
James Darren ("Goodbye Cruel World") is 72.
Boz Scaggs ("Lido Shuffle") turns 64.
Bonnie Tyler ("It's A Heartache") is 55.
Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night ("One") turns 66.
Drummer Alex Van Halen was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands in 1950.
Black Flag guitarist and SST label boss Greg Ginn was born in 1954.
Glamour boy Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran was born in Moseley, England in 1962.
History:
One of the Beatles' earliest recordings, "My Bonnie," was re-released in England in 1963 under the name “Tony Sheridan & the Beatles.” The single reached #48 on the English chart.
The Beatles were in the studio in 1967, where Rolling Stone Brian Jones joined them to play sax on "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)."
In 1969, Brian Jones announced that he’s quitting the Rolling Stones, saying he doesn’t agree with the group’s musical direction. Actually, Brian was kicked out because of his increasing unreliability due to drugs and his reluctance to tour.
Pete Seeger performed a historic concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1963, which was recorded and released as 'We Shall Overcome.' It reaches #42 and remained on the album charts for 36 weeks.
Talking Heads performed their first gig in 1975 at the New York punk club CBGB’s, where they opened for the Ramones.
A month after the release of the African-themed 'Uprising,' Bob Marley and the Wailers kicked off the Tuff Gong Uprising tour in 1980, during which they would perform for over a million people in 12 countries.
Elvis Presley's movie, "Wild In The Country" premiered in Memphis in 1961.
In 1974, ten days before his 32nd birthday, Paul McCartney’s “Band On The Run” is a #1 hit for his band Wings.
In 1998, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr appeared in public together for the first time in 30 years to attend the memorial service for Paul’s wife, Linda, who succumbed to cancer following a long battle.
Tragedy strikes Luther Vandross' band as his drummer, Yogi Horton - who also played on albums by Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross - jumped to his death from the window of a New York hotel in 1987.
The Elvis Presley film "Paradise Hawaiian Style" premiered in 1966.
Mariah Carey released her self-titled debut album in 1990.
In 2005, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) says AC/DC's “Back in Black” has sold more than 21 million copies in the U.S. tying it for fifth place on the all-time list with “Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits I & II” (“The Eagles Greatest Hits Volume I” is #1). The 1980 release was the group’s first with singer Brian Johnson (following the death of original vocalist Bon Scott).
The Beatles began work on “Good Day Sunshine” in 1966. The song was finished the next day.
In 1963, the Essex released "Easier Said Than Done", a song that would climb to #1 on both the US Pop and R&B charts.
"I Only Have Eyes For You" by the six man, Chicago vocal group, The Flamingos entered the Billboard chart in 1959, where it will reach #11.
Friday, June 6, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 6
Birthdays:
Gary "U.S." Bonds ("Quarter To Three") is 69.
Dwight Twilley, who scored two top 20 hits within nine years of each other (1975's "I'm on Fire" and 1984's "Girls"), was born in Tulsa, OK in 1951.
Four Tops lead vocalist Levi Stubbs was born Levi Stubbles in Detroit in 1936.
History:
Howlin’ Wolf recorded “Spoonful” and “Back Door Man” - two classic blues songs, both written and produced by Willie Dixon – for Chess Records in 1960.
In 1960, Bing Crosby was presented with a platinum disc to commemorate his 200 millionth record sold. The sales figures were a combined total of 2,600 recorded singles and 125 albums. Crosby's global lifetime sales on 179 labels in 28 countries totaled 400 million records.
Also in 1960- The Silver Beatles and Gerry and the Pacemakers appeared together at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, England. They are billed as "jive and rock specialists."
Keyboardist Billy Preston died at age 59 in Scottsdale, AZ in 2006. He contributed to the Beatles' "White Album," "Let It Be" and "Abbey Road" records and worked with the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, among many others. He also had a successful solo career ("Nothing From Nothing’" and "Will It Go Round In Circles"). Preston suffered from kidney failure and other problems as a result of high blood pressure.
The "Elvis On Tour" documentary film opened in 1973.
Sax great Stan Getz dies in Malibu, Calif in 1991.
David Bowie released his album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" in 1972.
1971 - "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono jammed with Frank Zappa at the Fillmore East in New York City in 1971, recorded for subsequent release on the Plastic Ono Band album 'Sometime in New York City'.
After an unsuccessful audition for Decca Records, The Beatles performed for producer George Martin at EMI Records in London in 1962; playing their compositions "Love Me Do" and "Ask Me Why." Martin was later quoted as saying "they were pretty awful. I understand why other record companies turned them down", but signed them to a contract the following month.
The Dixie Cups became the first American group to top the Billboard chart in 1964 when "Chapel of Love" went to number one. Up until then, the year had been dominated by The Beatles and US solo performers. The song reached #22 in the UK.
In 2003, a judge in London, England ruled that rap lyrics should be treated as a foreign language after admitting that he was unsure of the meaning of 'shizzle my nizzle' and 'mish mish man'. The court battle was over a copyright issue between the Ant'ill Mob and the Heartless Crew, who had used the lyrics on a remix.
In 1968, the Rolling Stones, while recording “Sympathy For The Devil” added the line “who killed the Kennedy’s?” This was a day after Presidential candidate Senator Robert Kennedy is murdered in L.A. (less than five years after his brother President John Kennedy was shot in Dallas).
Michael Jackson announced that he was breaking all ties with the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1987. Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and in years past would don disguises and go door to door with the Watchtower message in cities where he was performing. Thank God.
2000- Alice Cooper caused a stir when a song from his album, "Brutal Planet" contained a tune called "Wicked Young Man". The track describes an adolescent with, "a pocket full of bullets and a blueprint of the school", clearly a reference to the April 29, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
2001-Twenty of Elton John's automobiles sold at auction for $2.75 million. Elton said he, 'doesn't have time to drive them anymore'. The most expensive was a '93 Jaguar that sold for over $330,000.
A fan was electrocuted while walking walking barefoot on a wet concrete stairway and dies at a Red Hot Chili Peppers/Snoop Dogg concert at Charlottesville, Virginia in 2003.
1982-Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and Crosby, Stills & Nash play the Peace Sunday: We Have a Dream concert for nuclear disarmament at Pasadena, Calif.'s Rose Bowl.
Barry White was awarded a gold record in 1973 for "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby". It was the first of five, US number one, million-sellers.
In 1977, students at UCLA were shocked when Stevie Wonder appeared as a guest lecturer, talking about his experiences with Motown and then performing music by way of illustration
Gary "U.S." Bonds ("Quarter To Three") is 69.
Dwight Twilley, who scored two top 20 hits within nine years of each other (1975's "I'm on Fire" and 1984's "Girls"), was born in Tulsa, OK in 1951.
Four Tops lead vocalist Levi Stubbs was born Levi Stubbles in Detroit in 1936.
History:
Howlin’ Wolf recorded “Spoonful” and “Back Door Man” - two classic blues songs, both written and produced by Willie Dixon – for Chess Records in 1960.
In 1960, Bing Crosby was presented with a platinum disc to commemorate his 200 millionth record sold. The sales figures were a combined total of 2,600 recorded singles and 125 albums. Crosby's global lifetime sales on 179 labels in 28 countries totaled 400 million records.
Also in 1960- The Silver Beatles and Gerry and the Pacemakers appeared together at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, England. They are billed as "jive and rock specialists."
Keyboardist Billy Preston died at age 59 in Scottsdale, AZ in 2006. He contributed to the Beatles' "White Album," "Let It Be" and "Abbey Road" records and worked with the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, among many others. He also had a successful solo career ("Nothing From Nothing’" and "Will It Go Round In Circles"). Preston suffered from kidney failure and other problems as a result of high blood pressure.
The "Elvis On Tour" documentary film opened in 1973.
Sax great Stan Getz dies in Malibu, Calif in 1991.
David Bowie released his album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" in 1972.
1971 - "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono jammed with Frank Zappa at the Fillmore East in New York City in 1971, recorded for subsequent release on the Plastic Ono Band album 'Sometime in New York City'.
After an unsuccessful audition for Decca Records, The Beatles performed for producer George Martin at EMI Records in London in 1962; playing their compositions "Love Me Do" and "Ask Me Why." Martin was later quoted as saying "they were pretty awful. I understand why other record companies turned them down", but signed them to a contract the following month.
The Dixie Cups became the first American group to top the Billboard chart in 1964 when "Chapel of Love" went to number one. Up until then, the year had been dominated by The Beatles and US solo performers. The song reached #22 in the UK.
In 2003, a judge in London, England ruled that rap lyrics should be treated as a foreign language after admitting that he was unsure of the meaning of 'shizzle my nizzle' and 'mish mish man'. The court battle was over a copyright issue between the Ant'ill Mob and the Heartless Crew, who had used the lyrics on a remix.
In 1968, the Rolling Stones, while recording “Sympathy For The Devil” added the line “who killed the Kennedy’s?” This was a day after Presidential candidate Senator Robert Kennedy is murdered in L.A. (less than five years after his brother President John Kennedy was shot in Dallas).
Michael Jackson announced that he was breaking all ties with the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1987. Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and in years past would don disguises and go door to door with the Watchtower message in cities where he was performing. Thank God.
2000- Alice Cooper caused a stir when a song from his album, "Brutal Planet" contained a tune called "Wicked Young Man". The track describes an adolescent with, "a pocket full of bullets and a blueprint of the school", clearly a reference to the April 29, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
2001-Twenty of Elton John's automobiles sold at auction for $2.75 million. Elton said he, 'doesn't have time to drive them anymore'. The most expensive was a '93 Jaguar that sold for over $330,000.
A fan was electrocuted while walking walking barefoot on a wet concrete stairway and dies at a Red Hot Chili Peppers/Snoop Dogg concert at Charlottesville, Virginia in 2003.
1982-Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and Crosby, Stills & Nash play the Peace Sunday: We Have a Dream concert for nuclear disarmament at Pasadena, Calif.'s Rose Bowl.
Barry White was awarded a gold record in 1973 for "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby". It was the first of five, US number one, million-sellers.
In 1977, students at UCLA were shocked when Stevie Wonder appeared as a guest lecturer, talking about his experiences with Motown and then performing music by way of illustration
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tributes to Bo Diddley
Artists from around the world have been commenting on the passing of Bo Diddley. Here are some highlights from those comments.
Mick Jagger:
"He was a wonderful, original musician who was an enormous force in music and was a big influence on The Rolling Stones. He was very generous to us in our early years and we learned a lot from him. We will never see his like again."
George Thorogood:
“I first heard Bo Diddley in 1966. I knew the Rolling Stones were big on this guy and I got a copy of Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits and flipped over it, and played it constantly."
"I first met him in 1979, and as years went on we got closer and closer. It’s an honor to be associated with his great music. I just had Hand Jive’ on last night. It goes, ’A doctor, a lawyer and an indian chief/They all dig that Diddley beat.’ That says it all.”
Elvis Costello:
"Listening to Bo Diddley, you could convince yourself that the only thing you need to create great rock 'n' roll is a tremolo guitar, a killer beat and one and a half chords. Many tried and some have failed, but nobody did it like Diddley."
Robert Plant:
"Bo Diddley's voice and relentless, glorious anthems echo down through my years. Without him, the history of music would not have developed as it has. This royal shape shifter continues to influence four generations of musicians on a daily basis."
Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart:
"'Bo Diddley-beat' was "the bedrock for thousands of bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Greateful Dead, and countless others."
"His slashing rhythm guitar brought the most powerful rhythms from west Africa into rock 'n roll."
"When I was 14 years old I happened to wander into a club and have the opportunity to play my first public performance with the master. It seems his drummer was late and asked if there was drummer in the house. That moment will always be with me."
"Rock the heavens, Mr Diddley, like only you can."
Bonnie Raitt:
"Bo Diddley was a monumental figure in early rock 'n' roll, a huge influence on everyone. He was a wonderful man, a true original musician and beloved the world over. He will be sorely missed."
Billy F. Gibbons of Z.Z. Top:
"It's a good day because I've walked on the planet at the same time as Bo Diddley.
"The simplistic and humorous artistry that accompanied this creation we all know as the Bo Diddley beat is a resounding testament to someone who knew how to touch us in a rock 'n' roll way. Bo Diddley was the man who constructed the sound we all grew to revolve around and a vision of simplicity delivered through effortless expression and sense of humor. Many times, Bo made a point to say, "I'll always be around" and we know he will."
Source: http://winkscollectibles.blogspot.com/2008/06/tributes-to-bo-diddley.html
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