Book Review and Author Interview: The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz

A special thank you to Tarie at http://peteredmundlucy7.blogspot.com  (Into the Wardrobe: an international blog on literature for the young and young at heart) for the permission to reprint the book review. Addditionally, a special thank you to Yvonne Prinz for allowing the reprint. Stop by her site and pick up her fascinating book. www.thevinylprincess.com  He is a link to the original post http://peteredmundlucy7.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-review-and-author-interview-vinyl.html

"He asks me about an LP and I know exactly when I got it, where I got it and even whose collection it originally came from. I know the artist's musical background and I know if they played in any other bands, even if it was only as a sideman, even if it was only for fifteen minutes. Music, to me, is one giant puzzle, and collecting music is about finding all the pieces and trying to fit them together."

That's Allie. Allie is sixteen years old and she lives with her mom in Berkeley, California. For the summer she is working full-time at Bob & Bob Records. When not working at the record store, Allie is blogging about music at http://www.thevinylprincess.com/ . She also writes a music zine.

The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz (HarperTeen, 2009) is about Allie (a.k.a. the Vinyl Princess) and her love for music, specifically her love for vinyl records. The Vinyl Princess is also about changes, summer, and seeking a community of people who share your passions.

Allie, her best friend Kit, her mom, her grandmother, and all the other characters in the novel seem very real. They are all unique, VERY interesting, and flawed (read: realistic). Their relationships are great to read about and their Berkeley setting is solidly established. Allie's narration of events is very convincing.

I love reading about a character with a creative passion. I loved whenever Allie obsessed over her blog and zine. I loved reading her musings and conversations with other characters about music. A well-written main character with a creative passion is always entertaining and inspiring to read.

The Vinyl Princess is one of those quiet YA novels. It isn't very dramatic or angsty or really emotional. But it's still very much about the ups and downs of being sixteen and I really enjoyed reading it.

Below is my quick Q&A with the author Yvonne Prinz, who is also the cofounder of Amoeba Music, the world's largest independent music store! I just had to know more about the woman behind this cool YA novel!

What is your strongest or favorite memory from when you were Allie's age (16)?

Like Allie, I worked in a record store, but it was in Edmonton, Canada. I remember being crazy for music. I went to my first Rock Concert that year- HEART and RUSH. It was such a thrill. I hated High School and couldn't wait to get out of there.

What was your favorite book and favorite music album when you were Allie's age? What is your favorite book and favorite music album now?

My favorite book was In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. It was sitting on my parent's bookshelf and I picked it up and started reading it. I was hooked. My favorite record? I had so many. I think I was still pretty into The Beatles White Album, although my record collection was vast. Right now, today, my favorite record is Howlin' Wolf, Ridin' in The Moonlight. That will change tomorrow, I guarantee it. The last book I read that I loved was The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster.

Why do you write for teen readers?

I like writing for teens because it's such a confusing time. I remember how excited I was at that age, when I found a book where the writer seemed to know about those years. I want to be that person now.

What do you think is the importance of quality books specifically for teens?

I think reading is a great way to learn about the world. It seems that there are more YA books now than ever before especially if you're into Vampires. Quality books are a little harder to find but if teens are reading, I'm happy.

Who are your favorite authors? How have they influenced your own writing?

Cormac McCarthy, Lorrie Moore, A.M. Holmes, John Cheever, Tobias Wolf. Dan Chaon. Good writers always inspire me to write. There is something magical about a well told story. All of these writers are brilliant storytellers.

What was your writing/research/creative process for The Vinyl Princess? Do you have any writing rituals?

I have terrible writing habits but for The Vinyl Princess I rented a studio in Berkeley and I went to "Work" every day. I became very disciplined because I had a very good agent's interest and I wanted to present her with my best work. I had a boom box and a kettle for tea and a desk. My view was College Avenue, right near my character's house. It was perfect.

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 15, 2010


DEAR JERRY: In 1964, with the British Invasion music sweeping North America, Chicago's WLS jumped on the trend more than any other station in the Midwest.

As you once reported, WLS was the first station in the country to play a Beatles record.

Since those days, I have sought one of the British hits they played that year, but it seems I am the only one who knows anything about it.

I know it refers to a guy sitting in a coffee shop, and how happy he is when in walks a pretty girl.

The group sounded like the Searchers, but I find that nothing by them matches the one I remember.

Every time I go to Starbucks, this song starts running through my mind. As the song goes: Help!
—Morris O'Keefe, Springfield, Ill.


DEAR MORRIS: Your description narrows the search down to just one possibility: “Don't It Make You Feel Good,” one of two regional hits in 1964 for the Overlanders (Hickory 1275).

The other release that year for this British band is “Yesterday's Gone,” a cover version of the Chad & Jeremy hit.

The original Overlanders are Paul Arnold; Laurie Mason; and Peter Bartholomew. Chicago is one of the regions where “Don't It Make You Feel Good” did very well, briefly residing in the Top 10 on the WLS Silver Dollar Survey.

If you would like to refresh your memory of “Don't It Make You Feel Good,” the tune is on YouTube. Use the keywords “overlanders mpg” and it will indeed make you feel good.




DEAR JERRY: My period of greatest interest, musically as well as culturally, is 1955 to 1970, and my questions pertain to those years.

I know the Beatles once had the entire Top 5 to themselves, but were any of the other five slots that week by females?

If not then, is there at least one week with an all-male Top 10?
—Kelley Morrison, Atlanta, Ga.


DEAR KELLEY: The week of April 4, 1964 is when the Beatles owned the USA's Top 5. For seven days, the ranking of their hits went like this: 1. “Can't Buy Me Love”; 2. “Twist and Shout”; 3. “She Loves You”; 4. “I Want to Hold Your Hand”; 5. “Please Please Me.”

In the next five slots, all but one of which are American artists, is one female: 6. “Suspicion” (Terry Stafford); 7. “Hello Dolly! (Louis Armstrong); 8. “The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)” (Betty Everett); 9. “My Heart Belongs to Only You” (Bobby Vinton); 10 “Glad All Over” (Dave Clark Five).

There are many, many weeks when the Top 10 included no solo females, no girl duos or units of any size, and no mixed-gender groups, such as Peter, Paul & Mary, and the Fifth Dimension.

One extreme example occurs right near the end of “your period.” For a full month in 1969 (September 20 - October 18), the Top 18 each week was a boys-only club.

In the first week of October, the only female voice in the entire Top 30 belonged to Gayle McCormick, the lead singer and lone lady in the group named Smith.


IZ ZAT SO? Looking at this gender-based Top 10 situation made me wonder about the flip side — a time when the women did outnumber the men.

The example that jumped out at me is the last week of January 1955, when men held only two of the Top 10 spots. At No. 4 is “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane,” by the Ames Brothers, and No. 6 is “Melody of Love,” an instrumental by Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra.

The other eight positions are locked up by the gals: 1. “Let Me Go Lover” (Joan Weber); 2. “Mr. Sandman” (Chordettes); 3. “Hearts of Stone” (Fontane Sisters); 5. “Sincerely” (McGuire Sisters); 7. “That's All I Want from You” (Jaye P. Morgan); 8. “(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More” (DeJohn Sisters); 9. “Make Yourself Comfortable” (Sarah Vaughan); 10. “Teach Me Tonight” (DeCastro Sisters).


Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column.

Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368

E-mail: jpo@olympus.net


Visit his Web site: www.jerryosborne.com.


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

Copyright 2010 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Permission

Music News & Notes

Dixie Chicks Team With Eagles for First Tour in Four Years

The Dixie Chicks are set to hit the road for the first time in nearly four years this summer when they team up with Eagles and Keith Urban for a co-headlining stadium tour. Urban will miss the tour’s opening show June 8th in Toronto, but will join the tour when it swings south to East Rutherford, New Jersey’s New Meadowlands Stadium on June 10th. Here are the eight June dates that have been announced.

Dixie Chicks/Eagles/Keith Urban
June 8 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre*
June 10 – East Rutherford, NJ @ New Meadowlands Stadium
June 12 – Boston, MA @ Gillette Stadium
June 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Ball Park
June 15 – Washington, DC @ Nationals Park
June 19 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
June 22 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canad Inns Stadium*
June 24 – St. Louis, MO @ Busch Stadium*

(* Keith Urban not on bill)

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DJ Lundy Passes Away

One of New York's great DJ's has passed away. Ron Lundy, who worked at WABC from 1965 to 1982 and WCBS from 1984 to 1997, died Monday in Oxford, Mississippi at the age of 75.

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Jack White And Jay-Z Record 'Unbelievable' Song Together

Jack White has just revealed that he recorded a song with famous rapper Jay-Z recently. The White Stripes frontman failed to disclose how the pair came together, but described their untitled track as “unbelievable-sounding."

"We did a song together a few weeks ago,” White told GQ magazine. “It was incredible. “I played him something that I've been kicking around for a while and he immediately came out with words for it.”

The pair's collaboration comes just months after Jay-Z described White as a “renaissance man." It is not clear at present whether the song will be released.

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VINCE NEIL: 'Tattoos & Tequila' Artwork, Release Date Revealed

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil 's "Tattoos & Tequila," his new solo album, will be released on June 22 via Eleven Seven Music. The CD was recorded with bassist Dana Strum and Jeff Blando (both of SLAUGHTER) and drummer Zoltan Chaney. At least two cover tracks were reportedly laid down during the sessions — CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL's "Who'll Stop The Rain?" and SEX PISTOLS' "No Feelings".

In a recent interview with The News Tribune Vince stated about the upcoming CD's title, "It's rock 'n' roll. That's it. It has nothing to do with MÖTLEY CRÜE. Tattoos and tequila is basically my life."





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GRAND MAGUS: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

GRAND MAGUS, the three-piece Swedish heavy rock band featuring "JB" Christofferson (guitar, lead vocals), Fox Skinner (bass, backing vocals) and Sebastian "Seb" Sippola (drums), will release its fifth album, "Hammer Of The North", this summer via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at 301 studios outside of Stockholm and will feature artwork by Necrolord.

Commented JB: "Necrolord is a legend and has created some of the most striking and powerful images ever. He's also closely connected with Swedish metal. We just knew that he would deliver the perfect feel, mood and imagery for the new record. No one else would come close. It's an honor to have his artwork for 'Hammer Of The North'."

CD of Wax Cylinder Recordings Being Released

Here's an interesting tidbit to my email box - and yes, they did listen to music that way many, many years ago.  Read on:

For Immediate Release-
How Lo-Fi Can You Go? Aaron Keim Releases CD of Wax Cylinder Recordings

Aaron Keim, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of Boulder Acoustic Society, is known for his old timey music taste and indie approach to the music business. At last year's Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, he met Martin Fisher who is a sound archivist and recording technician. Martin was recording musicians at the conference on a turn of the century wax cylinder recorder. Aaron got out his guitar and ukulele, sat down in front of the recording horn and turned out 5 tracks.

Invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, the wax cylinder phonograph was the first commercial recording and playback device and was popular into the 1910's when disc shaped records forced them out of business. If you think a 78rpm record sounds old and scratchy, wait till you hear the lo-fi glory of wax cylinder recordings. To make these non-electrical recordings, the musician sings into a large horn, which guides a needle as it digs into the wax cylinder. Aaron transferred his wax recordings to CD and is releasing them as The Quiet American.

For this EP Aaron recorded three original indie-folk songs and two traditional songs. This includes help from Boulder Acoustic Society on Ruben's Train. You can see them recording in front of the wax recording machine at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlH6YZZfjM . Also, included on the CD is a digital version of the song The Light The Dust, which was recorded at the same time as the wax version.

To celebrate this release, Aaron is squeezing two shows around Boulder Acoustic Society's busy schedule. Oskar Blues in Lyons on May 2nd and the Mercury Cafe in Denver on April 30th.

To hear a sample, check out www.myspace.com/aaronckeim and click on "Rove Riley Rove."
To Purchase, go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/LazarusBooks

For more info:
Aaron Keim
720 254 6725
aaronckeim@gmail.com

Music News & Notes

Darkthrone launch new album website

Norway’s prominent black metal duo, Darkthrone, have launched a mini-website for their upcoming album “Circle the Wagons” which contains exclusive audio samples, album info, photo galleries and album bundles. Fans of the band can preorder both the vinyl and CD editions of “Circle the Wagons” via the new mini-website and those who sign up to the band’s mailing list will receive a free song download from the new album.

The mini-website can be viewed here http://www.peaceville.com/darkthrone/circlethewagons/

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MORBID ANGEL's 'Formulas Fatal To The Flesh' Available On Vinyl For First Time

"Formulas Fatal To The Flesh", the 1998 album from death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL, is out now on vinyl for the first time ever. The third release in Earache's "First Time on Vinyl" campaign, "Formulas Fatal To The Flesh" marked a new era for MORBID ANGEL upon its original release, being the band's first album with new vocalist and bassist Steve Tucker. While "Formulas Fatal To The Flesh" featured the traditional, blasting death metal for which MORBID ANGEL became known, the album also included more experimental instrumental pieces, showcasing a new diversity and ambition from the band.

"Formulas Fatal To The Flesh" is available now on limited-edition double gatefold vinyl LP in the following colors:

* Lava vinyl - 100 copies (sold out)
* Red vinyl - 200 copies
* Clear vinyl - 300 copies
* Black vinyl - 1,400

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CODE: 'Resplendent Grotesque' To Receive Vinyl Release

"Resplendent Grotesque", the second album from CODE — the British/Norwegian black metal project featuring bassist/backing vocalist Viper (a.k.a. Vicotnik from DHG), guitarist/songwriter Aort and vocalist Kvohst (DØDHEIMSGARD) — will finally see its long-overdue release on the hallowed vinyl format. It will be available in a few short weeks and feature "suitably glorious packaging," according to the band. More information will be made available soon.

"Resplendent Grotesque" was released on June 1, 2009. According to the band, the follow-up to 2005's "Nouveau Gloaming" contains "songs of necrospiritual dust and desertion, crafted by bony hands in blackbird gloves." Aort previously stated about the CD, "Adrian completely devastated the drums for this recording and Vicotnik has managed to really outdo himself with his most inspired bass work yet. I think we have all raised the bar with this recording and we are itching to get these morbid hymns out to you."

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THE CROWN's 'Hell Is Here' Released On Limited-Edition Dark Flames Splatter Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead has released THE CROWN's 1999 album, "Hell Is Here", on limited-edition dark flames splatter vinyl. Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies

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Jackson estate agrees record deal

With Sony having sold 31 million Jackson albums since his death last June the estate of Michael Jackson has agreed the biggest recording deal in history, worth more than $200m (£133m), with Sony Music, US reports say. The deal looks set to cover a 10 album releases over seven years with previously unreleased material.

With the contract with Sony worth up to $250m if certain conditions are met, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources close to the deal. An official announcement is expected later.

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Katatonia Release New EP

Swedish master of melancholy, Katatonia, has unleashed 'The Longest Year', a new four track EP, available today through the Peaceville Records store. http://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/collection/241/

Alongside the new single, "The Longest Year", taken from 2009's, Night is the New Day, this new EP also features the previously unreleased track, "Sold Heart", a remix of "Day and Then the Shade", and an alternative version of "Idle Blood", plus the videos for both "The Longest Year", directed by Charlie Granberg (Bloodbath, My Dying Bride), and "Day and Then the Shade", directed by Lasse Hoile (Porcupine Tree, Opeth).

Both the vinyl and special editions of the album are available through the Peaceville webstore, along with all the albums from the band's back catalogue, including limited vinyl editions of the classic albums.

This Date In Music History-March 16

Birthdays:

Jerry Jeff Walker - wrote "Mr Bojangles," a hit for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1942)

Michael Bruce - Alice Cooper Band (1948)

Ray Benson - Asleep at the Wheel (1951)

Nancy Wilson - Heart (1954)



Flavor Flav - Public Enemy (1959)

Jimmy DeGrasso - Megadeth (1963)

Patty Griffin (1964)

Andrew Dunlop - Travis (1972)


They Are Missed:

In 1970, Motown singer Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumour at the age of 24. She had collapsed onstage on October 14, 1967 into Marvin Gaye's arms during a concert in Hampton, Virginia. Initially Terrell recorded solo, but from 1967 onwards she recorded a series of duets with Marvin Gaye, including the 1967 US #5 "Your Precious Love" and the 1968, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing." Marvin Gaye reacted to her death by taking a four year hiatus from concert performance and went into self-isolation.

Johnny Cymbal (he sang "Mr. Bass Man" and was known as Derek when he later recorded "Cinnamon") died of a heart attack in 1993.

Tupper Saucy (recorded as the Neon Philharmonic-- "Morning Girl") died of a heart attack in 2007.


History:

In 1959, the doo-wop group The Platters scored their only UK #1 hit with "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (also a US #1 hit).

"Puff The Magic Dragon" was released by Peter, Paul and Mary in 1963.



Rock ‘n’ Roll’s pioneer promoter (and the man who coined the term) Alan Freed gets nailed for tax evasion in 1964.

In 1964, the Beatles set a new record for advance sales in the US with 2,100,000 copies of their latest single "Can't Buy Me Love."

The Rolling Stones were at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1965 with "The Last Time," the bands third UK #1 and first #1 for song writers Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

The Beatles continued filming in Austria in 1965 for their second movie, 'Help!' They completed the "ski lift" segment of the film.

The posthumously released Otis Redding single "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay," started a five week run at #1 on the US chart in 1968. Redding was killed in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, three days after recording the song.

Some of the winners at the 1971 Grammy Awards included, Simon and Garfunkel who won Record of the year, Song of the year and Album of the year for "Bridge Over Troubled Water." The Carpenters won Best new act and Best vocal performance.

In 1972, John Lennon lodged an appeal with the US immigration office in New York, after he was served with deportation orders arising from his 1968 cannabis possession conviction.

Barbra Streisand started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1974 with 'The Way We Were', the singers second US #1.

During a US tour in 1974, Elvis Presley played the first of four nights at the Midsouth Coliseum in Memphis Tennessee. This was the first time Elvis had played in Memphis since 1961.

After being with the label for just six days in 1977, the Sex Pistols were fired from A&M due to pressure from other label artists and its Los Angeles head office. 25,000 copies of "God Save The Queen" were pressed and the band made more than $127,500 from the deal.

In 1979, Twisted Sister became the first band to sell out New York City's Palladium without ever releasing a record. The band did not sign a record deal until 3 years later.

In 1989, MTV America launched a contest to give away Jon Bon Jovi's childhood home.

In 1991, seven members of Country singer Reba McEntire's band and her road manager were among 10 people who were killed when their private jet crashed in California just north of the Mexican border. McEntire, who had given a private concert in San Diego for IBM employees the night before, was not on the plane.

During a Metallica gig at Orlando Arena in 1992, fans dangled an usher by his ankles from the balcony as trouble broke out at the concert. The band was charged $38,000 for repairs and cleaning after the audience trashed the building.

The Ramones performed what they claimed would be their last ever date in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1996.

The album "Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin" was released by Great White in 1999.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) presented the first Diamond Awards in 1999. The awards are given in recognition of albums and singles that have sold 10 million copies or more. Groups who have already hit the mark are AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Boston, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Van Halen and ZZ Top.

In 2000, the record industry acknowledged that a pair of Dave Matthews Band albums are multi-platinum: “Crash” at seven million copies sold while “Under The Table Dreaming” sits at six million.

Godsmack's all-acoustic “The Other Side” EP finally rolled out in 2004. The set was originally slated for release the previous fall but with the “Faceless” CD still selling strong it was postponed.

In 2010, the White Stripes documentary 'Under Great White Northern Lights' is available on DVD, CD and vinyl as part of the limited edition box set. The Emmett Malloy-directed film chronicles the band’s ’07 Canadian tour. And the 16 track CD includes "Seven Nation Army," “Fell In Love With A Girl,” "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" and "Ball And Biscuit.”

New Music Releases - March 16

Here are a few of tommorrow's new releases. 
Be sure to stop and buy your vinyl at:

http://www.insound.com/ 


Al Jarreau - Live In London (Deluxe Edition)
Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
Annie - My Love Is Better (vinyl)
Archie Bronson Outfit - Shark's Tooth (vinyl)
B-52's - Cosmic Thing (Audio Fidelity)
Band of Skulls - I Know What I Am (vinyl)
Beirut - Lon Gisland (vinyl)
Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits 3
Beth Orton - Trailer Park
Billy Edd Wheeler - A Big Bag Of Songs
Billy Joel - Glass Houses (Vinyl)
Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Reggae With Soul: Roots of
Brad Mehldau - Highway rider
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
Charles Wright - Live @ The Ford Theatre (Vinyl)
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Wind Phoenix (vinyl)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (Audio Fidelity)
Delta Mirror - Machines That Listen (vinyl)
Devon Sproule - Don't Hurry for Heaven!
Dirty Three - Ocean Songs (vinyl reissue)
Disco Biscuits - Planet Anthem
Donovan - Greatest Hits
Doors - Absolutely Live (2-LP vinyl)
Drive By Truckers - The Big To-Do
Dropkick Murphys - Live on Landsdowne Boston MA
Duke Special - The Stage, a Book & the Silver Screen (3-CDs)
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Rush To Relax (vinyl)
Ella Fitzgerald - The Best of Twelve Nights in Hollywood
Ellie Goulding - Lights
Field Music - Field Music (Measure) (vinyl)
Flobots - Survival Story
Friendly Fires & Holy Ghost - Hold on/On Board (vinyl)
From First to Last - Throne to the Wolves
Gamma Ray - To the Metal!
Gin Wigmore - Holy Smoke
Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits
Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (dvd)
Graham Parker - Imaginary Television
Groove Armada - Vertigo (reissue)
Happy Birthday - Happy Birthday (vinyl)
Hoodoo Gurus - Purity of Essence
I Am Robot & Proud - Uphill City Remixes & Collaborations
Iration - Time Bomb
Jeff the Brotherhood - U Got the Look (vinyl)
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys (reissue)
Jimi Hendrix - Bleeding Heart (Limited Edition 7" Single) (Vinyl)
Jonas Reinhardt - Powers of Audition
Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag (vinyl)
Kansas - Point of Know Return (Limited Edition Gatefold Cover) (Vinyl)
King Khan & Pat Meteor - The Fiery Tears of St. Laruent b/w Bon Bon (vinyl)
Kirk Fletcher - My Turn
Lady Gaga - Telephone (vinyl picturedisc)
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Let's Go To Town
Locksley - Be in Love
Lou Bond - Lou Bond (remastered with bonus tracks) (vinyl)
Loudon Wainwright III - Album III (vinyl reissue)
Loudon Wainwright III - Attempted Mustache (vinyl reissue)
Loudon Wainwright III - Unrequited (vinyl reissue)
Lusine - Lucky Numbers: The Ghostly International EPs
Mac Wiseman with Lester Flatt - Bluegrass 1971
Mannish Boys - Shake For Me
Mark Egan - Truth Be Told
Mark Matos & Os Beaches - Words of the Knife (vinyl)
Marvin Sapp - Here I Am
Mary Wells - In And Out Of Love
Mazzy Star - Among My Swan (vinyl reissue)
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (vinyl reissue)
Meredith Andrews - As Long As It Takes
Nas And Damien Marley - Distant Relatives
Neil Young - Dreamin' Man Live '92 (Vinyl)
Neon Trees - Habits (vinyl)
Old Man Luedecke - My Hands Are on Fire and other Love Songs
One for the Team - Ghosts (vinyl)
Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes (vinyl)
Pantha Du Prince - Stick to My Side (vinyl)
Patti Smith Group - Radio Ethiopia (vinyl reissue)
Pelican - What We All Come To Need
Peter Karp & Sue Foley - He Said She Said
Peter Wolf - Midnight Souvenirs
Polar Bear - Peepers (vinyl)
Popa Chubby - Fight Is On
Reni Lane - Ready
Rev. Gary Davis - Rev. Gary Davis At Home & Church (1962-1967) (3 CDs)
Rick Springfield - Venus in Overdrive / Live in Rockford
Rick Wakeman - Past Present & Future
Robin Guthrie - Sunflower Stories
Runaways - Mercury Album Anthology
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family - Go Waggaloo (vinyl)
Seabear - We Built a Fire (vinyl)
She & Him - In the Sun (vinyl)
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme (Audio Fidelity)•Sly & the Family Stone - Ain't But the One Way
Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Buried Behind the Barn (vinyl)
Sly Asher - Le Temps
Solid Gold - Synchronize EP
Stranglers - Decades Apart (2 CDs)
Streetlight Manifesto - 99 Songs of a Revolution
Summer Cats - Your Timetable (vinyl)
The Audition - Great Danger
The Nada - Almanac [mp3]
The Secret History - World That Never Was
The Superions [The B-52's Fred Schneider project] - The Superions [EP]
Tom McRae - The Alphabet of Hurricanes
Twin Atlantic - Vivarium
Uriah Heep - Celebration (CD)
Uriah Heep - Live at Sweden Rock Festival
Various Artists - Coraline (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)
Various Artists - Florida Funk: Funk 45s from The Alligator State
Various Artists - Malaco Soul Sisters
Various Artists - Thai Beat a Go-Go 2 (vinyl)
Various Artists - The Rough Guide To World Music For Children
Various Artists - Through A Faraway Window: A Tribute to Jimmy Silva
Various Artists - Troubled Troubadours
Whigs - In The Dark
White Stripes - Under Great White Northern Lights (2-LP vinyl) (DVD) (Blu-ray DVD)
Woody Herman, Les Paul & Mary Ford - Let's Go To Town
Yes - A Time And A Word (Vinyl)
Young Widows - Live Radio Performance April 6 2009 (vinyl)
Zach Lupetin and the Dustbowl Revival - You Can't Go Back To The Garden Of Eden

Vinyl Treasures

There could be money in that box of LPs


Richard Morrison, Financial Post


In 1974, a local rock band called Rush played our high school cafeteria and after the concert was over I bought a copy of the group's debut album from the singer, a genial, hawk-nosed fellow named Geddy Lee. He smiled, pointed to the pile of records and spoke, but since my eardrums were still ringing from the 120-decibel music, I had no idea what he was saying. But now I know: "Buy all the records in this pile and don't open any of them because they'll be worth a fortune in 35 years."

The pile of LPs Mr. Lee was selling next to the stage were some of the 3,500 pressings of Rush's first album, produced by Moon Records. A sealed version of the album sold for US$831 on eBay in November, according to popsike.com,a site that tracks record prices. With LP records, the first recordings by artists who later went on to superstardom are the most valuable, but even obscure musicians who couldn't fill a church basement have their followers, says Matt Oehmen, who runs Honest Reds Records, an online record store on eBay.

"Every artist has a fan somewhere, no matter how uncool or obscure. This is a lesson that has never failed to amaze me."

There is plenty of evidence that LP records are still being listened to. Best Buy, for example, offers about two dozen turntable models, many of which are sold out. Amazon.comlists more than 200 turntable models for sale. Mr. Oehmen says he was selling LPs last fall at a show near the University of Ottawa, "and never have I seen so many young people excited for vinyl. They were ravenous."

Like all collectibles, rarity and condition are key. Most LP records are worth less than a dollar, either because there are still thousands of them around, they are scratched or their covers have been damaged, Mr. Oehman says. But there are still some gems.

"The diamond in the rough -- the kind of collectible record that doesn't advertise itself as so, the obscure bands you've never heard of, that weird jazz album, that private pressing soul 45. These kinds of things are either spotted by luck or by a well-seasoned eye."

If you have a box of old records in your attic, basement or garage and you want to know what they're worth, log on to eBay and under "advanced search" check "completed listings," which details the results of auction sales that ended over the past 90 days. You will have to key in each artist and album title individually -- a time-consuming process that can be exasperating, especially when you go through 250 LPs and not a single one has sold for more than a dollar.

Along with the usual Pink Floyd, Beatles, Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and other major stars, LPs by bands so obscure they don't even have a Wikipedia entry attract the attention of collectors. For example:

- In 1968, the Immediate Record Co. Ltd. rounded up some budding British rock stars, called the group Billy Nichols, and tried to create a British version of the Beach Boys. But after 100 or so promotional copies were made, the label ran out of money and the album was pulled. A copy in near-mint state sold for US$9,700 on eBay on March 7.

- A 45rpm single from the mid-1960s, Lady In Green recorded by The Magnetics, a Detroit-based soul group, sold for US$5,500 on Feb. 22. Last year, the surviving members of the group reunited for a concert in England, where the group members were astounded at the value of their record. You can log on to YouTube and see the reunited group perform the song.

- Mind Odyssey, an LP by the 1960s California psych-rock group The Aggregation, sold for US$860 on Feb. 14. The group recorded the album while under the influence of LSD and most of its fans were similarly stoned. YouTube has a few cuts from the album, appropriately illustrated with kaleidoscopic images and lava lamps.

- A sealed copy of I'll be alright by Dave Lamb & Gye Whiz attracted 30 bids and sold for US$753.73 on Feb. 24. This English folk-rock group from the early 1970s is so obscure that it has neither a Wikipedia entry nor any clips on YouTube, but collectors love it.

- Asylum's First & Last original LP sold for US$710 after 22 bids on Feb. 26. The group, formed by members of the Fork Union Military Academy school in Virginia, had only 500 copies of this album pressed.

There are collectors willing to pay up for classical LPs, and those obsessed with 78-rpm disks. If you're at a garage sale and see a Columbia LP from 1965 featuring a Beethoven concerto by Soviet violinist Leonid Kogan accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Constantin Silvestry with a turquoise and silver label, buy it. It sold for $6,363 last month. A mint-state 78-rpm recording of Alabama bluesman Ed Bell, made in 1928, sold for US$3,939 on Feb. 28.

A few weeks ago, a music store owner gave me a pile of 65 dance records from the 1980s, warning that the whole box of 12" 45-rpm records were likely worthless. He was right: after checking them against completed eBay listings and on Popsike, I tossed them all out. But not all 1980s dance albums are worthless, as a copy of Italian disco artist Ryvon DJ sold for US$3,551 on Feb. 21.

The best places to find LPs are garage sales, classified ads and estate sales, Mr. Oehmen says. This often means buying in bulk, so you may end up getting a good deal on 5,000 records where there may be 1,000 worthwhile selling.

"It's a lot of work, and is certainly not a get-rich-quick scheme. You must be actively passionate in collecting yourself in order to sell successfully."

Along with Popsike and eBay's completed listings, you can search record values at U.K.-based Record Collector magazine ( recordcollector.com),a bible of the hobby. A one-year subscription from Canada is £72. The magazine also offers a hard-bound price guide for £28.

Locally pressed LPs that are common in some parts of Canada may be collectors' items elsewhere, Mr. Oehmen says. "There can be regional variations, what's common in your home town isn't necessarily common elsewhere in the world. This really only comes in handy when selling on eBay or the like, where your marketplace is the entire world."

If you think you might have a valuable record, check it under a good light to make sure it is not scratched or badly scuffed, and if you have the time and access to a turntable, give it a listen.

Mr. Oehmen says he has 8,000 LPs in his inventory, and taking the time to play them all would "drive me clinically insane. I grade visually, and I've become better at it as I go. The only time I play-grade something is if it's a particularly collectible, scuffed disc, sometimes an ugly one will play through fine."


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Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 03/13/2010

1. LP - Billy Nichols "Would You Believe" Immediate UK Pressing - $9,700.00

2. LP - various artists "Black-Out: New Sounds Of '70" Century - $3,700.00

3. LP - The Beatles "white album" UK Pressing #0000033 - $3615.16

4. 45 - Royal Imperials "This Heart Of Mine" / "Keep It Up Baby" Mellow Town - $3,173.00

5. LP - Johnny Griffin "Introducing Johnny Griffin" Blue Note 1533 - $3,167.00


More on this week's top 5 on Vinyl Record Talk, Tuesday 7:00PM Eastern / 4:00PM Pacific on Radio Dentata.  http://shows.radiodentata.com/shows/accidental-nostalgia

Music News & Notes

SICK OF IT ALL: New Album Artwork Unveiled

"Based On A True Story", the new album from New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL, is scheduled for release on April 20 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Death To Tyrants" was recorded Antfarm Studios in Århus, Denmark with Danish producer Tue Madsen (HALFORD, BEHEMOTH, KATAKLYSM, THE HAUNTED). The cover artwork was created by Ernie Parada .

Reflections Records will re-release the first two albums from SICK OF IT ALL — "Blood, Sweat And No Tears" (originally released on July 12, 1989) and "Just Look Around" (1992). Both albums will feature original artwork but be packaged in a gatefold sleeve. They will be limited to 500 copies.

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DOVECOTE RECORDS TO RELEASE THE FUTUREHEADS & HOORAY FOR EARTH

Dovecote Records is excited to announce upcoming releases by Sunderland, England's The Futureheads AND New York by way of Boston's Hooray For Earth.

The Futureheads' new full-length album, The Chaos will be released June 1st via Dovecote Records. The Chaos is the band's fourth album and arguably their most riotous to date. Following high-profile tours supporting the likes of The Pixies and Foo Fighters, the four-piece buckled down, penning bold, three-minute, heads-down, pop delicacies. The Chaos was recorded over a series of sessions with David Brewis of Field Music and renowned producer Youth.

Also releasing June 1st is Hooray For Earth's MOMO. Originally available as a 5-song EP through the digital eMusic Selects program, a sixth track has been added to the EP and will see a proper physical and digital release from Dovecote Records. Hooray For Earth formed in Boston, MA in 2005, self-releasing an album in 2006.

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Zappa's Music To Come Alive

Don Preston and Bunk Gardner, both original members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, are going out on a tour of the east coast billed as The Don and Bunk Show. They plan on performing a wide range of Zappa's music plus "zany antics, wild improvisations and strange electronic music the early Mothers were famous for."

"We're doing this tour because I think Zappa fans need to come and hear how Zappa's music was performed by the originals," says Don Preston. "Hey people! We're still doing it!"

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Singer Lesley Duncan Dies

Singer-songwriter Lesley Duncan passed away on Friday after a long illness (age 66). She is probably best remembered for the beautiful duet of her song "Love Story" that was on Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection album, one of the few songs he recorded in his career that he didn't compose himself.

Over her career, she recorded five albums and sang backup for John, the Dave Clark Five, the Alan Parsons Project, Dusty Springfield and Pink Floyd, doing backup vocals on Dark Side of the Moon.

This Date In Music History-March 14

Birthdays:

Quincy Jones (1933)

Walter Parazaider - Chicago (1945)

James O’Rourke - John Fred & His Playboy Band (1945)

Jim Pons - Turtles (1946)

Boon Gould - Level 42 (1955)

Taylor Hanson - Hanson (1983)

Colby O'Donis (1988)


They Are Missed:

Mary Ann Ganser of the Shangri-Las ("Leader Of The Pack") died of a barbiturate overdose in 1970.

In 1972, soul singer, Linda Jones, died (age 26) in New York after collapsing into a diabetic coma following a performance at Harlem's Apollo Theatre in new York. Had the 1967 US #21 single "Hypnotized."

American songwriter Doc Pomus died in 1991. With Mort Shuman he wrote many early 60's hits including, "A Teenager in Love," "Save The Last Dance For Me," "Sweets For My Sweet," "Can't Get Used to Losing You," "Little Sister," "Suspicion," "Surrender" and Viva Las Vegas."

Born on this day in 1922, Les Baxter, (1956 US #1 single "Poor People Of Paris"). Died on January 15, 1996.


History:

In 1955, CBS talent scout Arthur Godfrey turned down the chance to sign Elvis Presley, instead at the same audition he signed singer Pat Boone.

The movie "Rock Around the Clock" (with Bill Haley) made its premier in Washington, DC in 1956.

Perry Como's "Catch A Falling Star" was certified as the first gold single in 1958.

Mick Jagger saw Buddy Holly & the Crickets perform at the Granada Theatre in Woolwich, England in 1958.

Fabian was voted Most Promising New Talent by the viewers of ABC-TV's "American Bandstand" in 1959.

In 1963, on a UK tour with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, The Beatles appeared at the Gaumont Cinema, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. For the third night in a row, John Lennon, suffering from a bad cold, was unable to perform.

In 1964, Billboard reports The Beatles own sixty percent of it, thanks largely to Capitol Records flooding the U.S. market with numerous recordings. Fortunately, The Beatles survive the “fad” stage.

Petula Clark made her American TV debut on CBS' "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1965.

The promotional film for ‘Lady Madonna’ was broadcast in black and white on Top of the Pops on UK television in 1968. The video portion of the film clip was shot while The Beatles were performing the song "Hey Bulldog," but the ‘Lady Madonna’ audio track was paired with the video for the promo release.



The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a live concert for 'Fan Club', the Dutch TV show in Amsterdam, Holland in 1969.

Elton John was at #1 on the US singles chart in 1973 with "Crocodile Rock."

Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Alec John Such formed Bon Jovi in 1983.

Rainbow played their last ever gig as a band when they performed in Japan in 1984.

Huey Lewis and the News went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1987 with "Jacob's Ladder."

Michael Jackson was voted artist of the decade at the annual 'Soul Train Awards' in 1990.

John Mellencamp and Neil Young joined Willie Nelson for Farm Aid V in Irving, TX. in 1992.

With the release of 'Me Against the World' in 1995, Tupac Shakur became the first male solo artist to have a #1 album on the Billboard chart while in prison.

Will Smith started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1998 with "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It."

TLC started a four week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1999 with 'Fanmail.'

In 2001, Peter Blake, who designed The Beatles’ classic Sgt. Pepper album cover sued the group’s record company for more money. Blake was paid £200 ($340) for the famous figures in 1967, but was now “cheesed off” that EMI have never offered to pay more money.

In 2004, thieves stole $325,000 worth of Elvis Presley`s jewelry and kitsch from the Elvis-A-Rama Museum in Las Vegas. Among the stolen inventory: a gold-plated handgun, a custom scarf, a bracelet and Presley`s Humes High School ring from 1953. However, the crooks leave Elvis` blue suede shoes.

In 2006, U2 topped Rolling Stone magazine’s annual list of the year’s biggest money earners from 2005 with $154.2m, the Rolling Stones were listed second with $92.5m and The Eagles third with 63.2m. Paul McCartney was in fourth place with $56m and Elton John in fifth with $48.9m.

A Black Sabbath compilation titled "Greatest Hits 1970-1978" was released a day after the band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. The disc contains remastered songs recorded by the group's original lineup, including "Iron Man," and "Paranoid."

The Rolling Stones played their first-ever show at New York's famed Radio City Music Hall in 2006. It's a benefit for the Robin Hood Foundation which distributes funds to nonprofit charities.

In 2007, Gibson Guitar announced a limited-edition replica of Jimmy Page's double-necked electric guitar, based on the '71 Gibson EDS-1275 that features both a 12-string and a 6-string neck. The Led Zeppelin guitarist's majestic double neck was a fixture of the band’s live shows. A run of 25 signed, "aged" versions of the guitar retail for $33,500. A cheaper edition goes for $10,000 to $12,000.

Twin Tigers Vinyl Record Contest

In association with Sneak Attack Media (http://www.sneakattackmedia.com/ ), I am very excited to announce a contest, where the winner will receive a vinyl copy of Twin Tiger's debut LP Gray Waves!

The contest is easy, just email me a list your five favorite bands from Athens, Georgia.  The winner will be chosen via a random drawing of the entries received - it's that simple!  Email your list to fonzie1957@charter.net with the words Twin Tigers in the subject line and you are entered into the drawing!  Contest closes March 19th (noon next Friday), so get your entries in soon!

In the meantime, please check out their single "Passive Idol" here and their new video for "Red Fox Run"

“Passive Idol”:
www.daffodilpublicity.com/albums/TwinTigers.GreyWaves.PassiveIdol.mp3.zip

"Red Fox Run" Video:

Michael Fremer Album Review

Thanks to Michael over at http://www.musicangle.com  for the exclusive rights to reprint this material.



Nirvana (reissue)
In Utero


DGC/ORG 180g LP (black or colored vinyl)


Produced by: Steve Albini
Engineered by: Steve Albini
Mixed by: Steve Albini (Scott Litt on "Heart Shaped Box" and "All Apologies"
Mastered by: Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Technician: Bob Weston

Review by: Michael Fremer
2010-03-01

Version #1:

When this Steve Albini recorded grunge classic was first submitted to DGC for release back in 1993 label execs where appalled by what they heard. The recording had an odd quality called dynamic range that they found disturbing.

Will the kids understand? Will it scare them? Is that why it disturbed them? Or was it that the shit they had for stereo gear in their offices simply couldn’t handle the dynamic swings.

You can’t believe the level of crap on which these so-called music loving record company executives monitored their recordings. I know. I visited many of them and was appalled by what I found.

“Steven Spielberg doesn’t screen his movies on a fucking bed sheet” I would holler in a vain attempt to get them to buy even a modestly performing music system but it was hopeless. Their excuse was that they wanted to hear it the way “the people” listened.

“Well then have a boombox too,” I yelled, “but listen to it the way it sounded in the recording studio!” (this was back in the days when there actually were recording studios).

In any case, version #1 has DGC, feeling the album was not commercially viable, forcing compression upon some tunes, disgusting both Albini and the band.

Version #2:

Having hired Steve Albini to produce a raw, less finely finished album than its predecessor, Nevermind, Nirvana left the Minnesota Pachyderm Studio with a raw product but one that didn’t fully satisfy them. The group felt the final product missed to some degree what they were aiming for and what they felt they’d laid down to tape.

Albini was happy though and he refused to further involve himself in the project. Version two has the band not DGC hiring engineer Scott Litt to make some minor changes, said to be compression, and to re-mix “Heart Shaped Box,” and “All Apologies.”

We’d want the truth to be closer to version #1 with the execs at Geffen appalled by what they heard because they wanted a commercial-sounding record like Nevermind and Cobain never wanting to go fishing for money in a swimming pool ever again, insisting instead upon an artistic statement and a record he’d want to go out and buy if he hadn’t made it himself.

But apparently Cobain’s original positive reaction to the unmastered tapes began to sour. He felt the bass was not sufficiently audible and the lyrics indecipherable. Bob Ludwig mastered the results at his Gateway Mastering facility in Portland, Maine but Cobain remain unconvinced.

Eventually the band chose to sweeten (if that word can apply to a Nirvana track!) and remix “Heart Shaped Box” and “All Apologies” and the album was supposedly mastered yet again, augmenting the bass and some speculate upping the vocals a few dB but how that can be done in the mastering process without a remix is unclear. Whatever happened, apparently Steve Albini wasn’t happy with the results. Search this website for an interview with Mr. Albini conducted a long time ago.

In Utero was issued in America on September 14th 1993 first on cassette and vinyl only (limited to 25,000 copies) and on CD a week later. Though it debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts neither K-Mart nor Wal-Mart would carry the album because of the cover art and the song title “Rape Me.” A revised version with different artwork and “Waif Me” instead of “Rape Me” was released in March of 1994 with the approval of the band.

Doug Sax cut the original vinyl release on his main lathe. The inner groove area shows the TML-M stamp. By that time Bob Ludwid had probably retired his lathe (bet he regrets doing so now!). Sax followed suit but as we reported in the news section, Sax has re-commissioned two lathes and is back cutting lacquers with AAA preview head capabilities.

As far as black versus colored vinyl, remember that PVC is clear. Carbon black or black dye is added to make records black. Yellow dye makes PVC yellow, blue makes it blue etc.

For some reason, it seems that whatever makes records black also holds a magnetic charge that can be neutralized with a special demagnetizer that clearly makes records sound quieter, deeper, richer and less edgy. Demagnetizing colored vinyl doesn’t seem to have any effect.

So assuming the vinyl formulation is the same except for the coloring agent (and that is an assumption), in fact, the colored vinyl should sound better until you demagnetize the black vinyl at which time they should sound identical and that’s exactly what I found.

As for the music, if you aren’t a fan, you’re not dropping $25 or $30 on something you don’t love. Are you? The album is hard pounding and thick, disturbing, unhappy, dark and spits in your face from the get go as Cobain sings “Teenage Angst has served me well, Now I’m bored and old.” It gets less cheerful from there, but always gripping and worthwhile.

Self-loathing has never been so entertaining or enduring. Get your best sounding dose here. And yes, even when it comes to this dark, messy stuff, sound matters!

Incredibly, tapes of the original version of the album made their way to Universal’s Hannover, Germany facilities and the German vinyl release contains the Albini mixes of “Heart Shaped Box” and “All Apologies” and the tunes in general sound less compressed and more like what one expects from Steve Albini than any of the subsequent American releases.

The copy I bought a few years ago (Geffen 424 536 -1) contains what sound like those original mixes of “Heart Shaped Box” and “All Apologies.” There are some substantial differences, most noticeable in a lingering, undulating feedback guitar line in “Heart Shaped Box’s break.

I can’t be sure if the German vinyl that’s currently available continues to be sourced from that original mixes but I am sure that these new ORG 180g releases on colored and black vinyl are the best sounding vinyl issues of the final mixes of In Utero and by a wide margin. Even the Mobile Fidelity gold CD sounds like a pale imitation. The dynamics are unrestrained (or as unrestrained as a mildly compressed mix can sound) and the inner detail resolution is stunning. The acoustic around Curt Cobain’s voice resolves to a degree not before heard.

Look, it’s grunge but the feedback drenched guitar lines should still sparkle and squeal and the drums should really pound with elasticity while the cymbals should shimmer with a crystalline clarity and stand out in the mix. Everything about this recording sounds better on these 180 gram reissues.
 
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Music News & Notes

RECORD STORE DAY '10: EMI to release JOHN LENNON, SEX PISTOLS Vinyl


We all know that RECORD STORE DAY (where "independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music") takes place on April 17th this year, and the announcements of special releases has begun. EMI has revealed plans to issue limited-edition Vinyl releases for both JOHN LENNON and SEX PISTOLS.

John Lennon Singles Bag (limited edition), (Capitol/EMI); Individually numbered Kraftpak envelope with button & string closure; custom plastic adaptor hub. 24” x 36” poster + three postcards and three 45 RPM vinyl singles with replicated original artwork. Includes such tracks as “Mother,” “Imagine,” and “Watching the Wheels.”

Sex Pistols: The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (limited edition),(Virgin/EMI); 180g double LP, gatefold. Among the 24 tracks are “God Save the Queen (Symphony),” ”Anarchy in the UK,” “(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone,” “L’Anarchi Pour Le UK” and “The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle.”

Visit http://www.recordstoreday.com/  to learn more about this great event.





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Dave And Tim Get A Vinyl Release

Dave Matthews And Tim Reynolds are contributing a release to Record Store Day. The release will feature "Squirm" and "Lying In The Hands Of God," according to Radio Active Records, and will be a 7" Vinyl. That's a little record for those not in the know. Both songs were recorded live from the 2009 Dave and Tim Las Vegas shows. The vinyl goes on sale at specific locations (see below) April 17 and should be priced around $3.49 (or so).

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Pearl Jam & Band Of Horses To Tour

It's been announced that Band of Horses will open a bunch of dates for the grunge megastars in May. The Pearl Jam tour will start a couple of weeks before Infinite Arms, the third Band of Horses album, drops via Brown Records/Fat Possum/Columbia. Before they jump on the Pearl Jam tour, BoH will play a bunch of shows on both sides of the Atlantic, including SXSW dates and shows with Widespread Panic, She & Him, and Snow Patrol. We've got their dates below.

Band of Horses:

03-15 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
03-16 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
03-18 Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ
03-19 Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church
04-08 Paris, France - La Fleche D'or
04-09 Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie
04-10 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Motel Mozaique
04-12 London, England - Koko
04-14 Cologne, Germany - Kulturkirche
04-16 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
04-17 Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
04-18 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
04-23 Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater *
04-24 Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater *
04-27 Gainesville, FL - University of Florida's Rion Ballroom
04-28 Miami, FL - The Fillmore
04-29 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
05-01 New Orleans, LA - Jazzfest
05-02 Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival
05-03 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center ^
05-04 St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center ^
05-06 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena ^
05-07 Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center ^
05-09 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena ^
05-10 Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena ^
05-13 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live ^
05-15 Hartford, CT - XL Center ^
05-17 Boston, MA - TD Garden ^
05-21 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden ^
05-30 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater %
05-31 George, WA - Sasquatch
06-05 Bangor, Ireland - Ward Park &
06-09 London, England - Roundhouse
06-12 Glasgow, Scotland - Bellahouston Park &
06-19 Toronto, Ontario - Olympic Island
09-25 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre

* with Widespread Panic
^ with Pearl Jam
% with She & Him
& with Snow Patrol

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BRIAN MAY, STEVE VAI To Guest On New MEAT LOAF Album

Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records has recently announced the signing of rock and roll veteran MEAT LOAF. His new album, "Hang Cool Teddy Bear", whose title was taken from a line in "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," is 13 tracks of classic Meat Loaf, primed and ready for the 21st century. More than four decades into his career, the man and his voice are as big, bold and relevant as ever. Meat Loaf has been a towering monument on the musical landscape for the past 35 years and his new deal with Roadrunner/Loud & Proud will allow him to retain his post as the pre-eminent voice in rock music and beyond.

For "Hang Cool Teddy Bear", the singer enlisted elite musicians, including THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins, who co-wrote two songs for the album, guitarists Tim Pierce, Paul Crook and Randy Flowers, legendary bass players Chris Chaney and Kasim Sulton, genius keyboardist Jamie Mulhoberac and one of the world's greatest rock drummers, John Micelli.

"Hang Cool Teddy Bear" is due out May 11 in the U.S.




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As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise

Christian metallers As I Lay Dying will release their fifth full-length album THE POWERLESS RISE May 11 via Metal Blade Records. AS I LAY DYING is currently putting the finishing touches on THE POWERLESS RISE in San Diego with producer Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage and they have also unveiled the cover art for their new album. THE POWERLESS RISE marks the follow up to their critically acclaimed fourth album An Ocean Between Us (Metal Blade) which debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200--the highest debut on the rock chart that week--and earned the group a Grammy® nomination for “Best Metal Performance” alongside metal heavyweights Slayer and King Diamond.

This Date In Music History-March 12

Birthdays:

Paul Kantner - Jefferson Airplane (1942)

Liza Minnelli (1946)

James Taylor (1948)

Les Holroyd - Barclay James Harvest (1948)

Bill Payne - Little Feat (1949)

Jack Green - Pretty Things (1951)

Steve Harris - Iron Maiden (1956)

Marlon Jackson - Jackson Five (1957)

Graham Coxon - Blur (1969)

Ben Kenny - Incubus (1977)

Pete Doherty - Libertines/Babyshambles (1979)


They Are Missed:

Born on this day in 1917, Leonard Chess, the founder of the Chess record label, home to John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed. Chess died of a heart attack on October 16, 1969 (age 52).

In 1955, jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker died of a heart attack in New York City while watching Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra on television. He was 34. The coroner who performed his autopsy mistakenly estimated Parker's 34-year-old body to be between 50 and 60 years of age. (After years of drug and alcohol abuse).



Born on this day in 1949, Mike Gibbins of Badfinger (died on Oct 4, 2005).


History:

The Dave Brubeck Quartet appeared for the first time at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1955.

Buddy Holly & the Crickets recorded "Maybe Baby" in 1957.

Elvis-clone, Fabian, performed his hit "Turn Me Loose" on American Bandstand in 1959.

The Beatles played at the Granada Cinema in Bedford in 1963. Also on the bill, Chris Montez and Tommy Roe. John Lennon, suffering from a heavy cold, was unable to perform, so The Beatles set was rearranged so that George and Paul could sing the parts that John usually sang.

Sgt. Barry Sadler started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1966 with 'Ballads Of The Green Berets.'

In 1968, the Rolling Stones started recording their next single "Jumpin’ Jack Flash" with new producer Jimmy Miller at Olympic studios in London.



Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman at Marylebone Register Office in 1969. They then held a reception lunch at The Ritz Hotel, Paul then went to Abbey Road studios in the evening to work. George Harrison and his wife Patti were arrested on the same day and charged with possession of 120 joints of marijuana.

John Lennon made the headlines in 1974 after an incident at the Troubadour Club, LA. Out on a drinking binge with Harry Nilsson, Lennon hurled insults at the performing Smothers Brothers and punched their manager before being forcibly removed.

In 1977, the Sex Pistols were involved in a fight at London's Speakeasy Club with Bob Harris, presenter of BBC 2's The Old Grey Whistle Test resulting in one of the show's engineers needing 14 stitches in his head. Two days later Harris's solicitors contact Derek Green at A&M the bands record label. Harris's management also managed Peter Frampton, one of the label's top acts at A&M. Green discussed the matter with the company's two founders, Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert and the decision is made to cancel the Pistols contract and halt production of the bands first single, 'God Save The Queen'.

In 1983, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her only UK No.1 single with a song written by Meatloaf's producer, Jim Steinman, 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart," which was also #1 in the US, (the only Welsh artist to score a US #1), Canada and Australia, the single sold over 5 million copies.

Rick Astley started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1988 with "Never Gonna Give You Up."

Nirvana and Tad appeared at the Town Pump in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1990.

Swedish group Ace Of Base started a six week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1994 with "The Sign."

Boyz II Men were at #1 on the US album chart in 1995 with 'II.'

The album "Unplugged" was released by KISS in 1996.

In 1998, Korn served a cease-and-desist demand to a Michigan assistant principal, the high school and the school district who suspended a student for wearing a T-shirt that had the band's name on it.

In 2001, Judy Garland's "Over The Rainbow" was voted the Song Of The Century in a poll published in America. Musicians, critics and fans compiled the list by the RIAA.

In 2003, the Chinese government ordered the Rolling Stones to eliminate four songs from their upcoming performances in Shanghai and Beijing. The banned songs were "Brown Sugar," "Honky Tonk Women," "Beast of Burden," and "Let's Spend the Night Together."

In 2009, hundreds of fans queued at the O2 arena in London as Michael Jackson tickets went on sale to the public. The 50-year-old pop veteran had confirmed he would be playing a 50-date residency at the venue, beginning on 8 July 2009. Some 360,000 pre-sale tickets had already sold. Organisers said the This Is It tour had become the fastest-selling in history, with 33 seats sold each minute. Prices ranged from £170 to £10,000, but tickets bought directly from the singer's website cost up to £75. Jackson had said this would be the last time he would perform in the UK.