Thursday, August 12, 2010
Celebrate Vinyl Record Day on Saturday August 14!
Music News & Notes
George Michael To Reissue Debut Solo Album 'Faith'
George Michael is scheduled to release a remastered edition of his 1987 debut solo album 'Faith,' including a Limited Editor Numbered Collectors box set. The reissue will be released on September 27.
'Faith' has sold more than 20 million copies around the world and became the best selling US album of 1988.
The tracklisting for 'Faith' is:
"Faith"
"Father Figure"
"I Want Your Sex (Parts 1 & 2)"
"One More Try"
"Hard Day"
"Hand To Mouth"
"Look At Your Handa"
"Monkey"
"Kissing A Fool"
"A Last Request (I Want Your Sex Part 3)"
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Belle and Sebastian Release Upcoming
The Scottish band’s first album of new music since 2006′s 'The Life Pursuit' (although they did release an album of B-sides and live tracks in 2008) now has a name and covert art. Their eighth album will be called Belle and Sebastian Write About Love, and Stuart Murdoch is encouraging fans to do as the album cover girl does: write the album’s title in public places in their own hometowns, and then post the pictures of videos on the band’s special Flickr Group.
The album will be released via Rough Trade Records, though the release date has yet to be announced.
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Elliott Smith compilation will see November release
A brand new Elliott Smith compilation album, 'An Introduction To… Elliott Smith', is scheduled to be released on November 1. The album will feature material from all seven of the late singer-songwriter's studio albums as well as being released on CD and vinyl by Domino Records.
Smith died in October 2003 after suffering an apparently self-inflicted knife wound.
The tracklisting of 'An Introduction To… Elliott Smith' is:
'Ballad Of Big Nothing'
'Waltz #2'
'Pictures Of Me'
'The Biggest Lie'
'Alameda'
'Between The Bars'
'Needle In The Hay'
'Last Call'
'Angeles'
'Twilight'
'Pretty (Ugly Before)'
'Angel In The Snow'
'Miss Misery'
'Happiness'
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The Wombats Announce Comeback Single ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
The Wombats are set to return with a new single "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" on September 27th via 14th Floor Records. The single will be followed by the band’s second studio album (title yet to be announced) which is released towards the end of the year. ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ was produced by Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Lostprophets), ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ and will be released on CD and two 7” vinyl formats, as well as digital single track download.
The band had this to say: “We’ve approached this album slightly differently from the last,” explains drummer Dan Haggis. “Whereas the first album was practically recorded live with a few overdubs, this time round we’ve had the time to really play with the sonics. Now we just can’t wait to get out their and get sweaty.”
The Wombats are also planning their first full UK tour since November 2008 (details in the weeks ahead) and working on their second album in the NRG Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
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The Morlocks' new LP devoted to garage roots: Chess Records
During their career, there's often a calling among dedicated, serious rock performers to offer tribute to the music that inspires them. Growing up fans of Chicago blues-rock legends like Howlin’ Wolf and Bo Diddley, The Morlocks' shared love of all things related to Chess Records created a natural inspiration to pay homage to some of their musical heroes. The resulting album, The Morlocks Play Chess, being released by the popantipop label is a gritty, unwavering collection featuring 12 of the most enduring Chess Records anthems. Dripping with sweaty, booze-and-nicotine-soaked three chord garage blues, The Morlocks Play Chess isn’t some teeny bopper karaoke bullshit. The album's sloppy fascinations and recognizable, sing along choruses are teeming with and honest, unbridled agony and ass-shaking ecstasy that is the essence of true rock and roll. The whole album is streaming here: www.popantipop.com/themorlocks
And you can grab an MP3 of "I'm A Man" that you are free to post for free download here: http://www.yousendit.com/download/aHlUeW4rcTI3bUJFQlE9PQ
Through the twists and turns of rock and roll’s unending stretch of highway, The Morlocks have proven themselves to be road warriors and survivors. Today, as they prepare to take on the world, The Morlocks continue to see themselves being placed in the ranks of the most mysterious, respected and legendary American garage-punk bands.
Tell me something: Is rock and roll worth getting hangnail and calluses, busted-out teeth, bruises and black eyes? Is it worth the long hours driving from city to city, catching one bath a week and drinking yourself back sober just to bring two hours of joy to your audience? Is it worth the lacerations, the broken relationships, the endless stream of nights cobbled together through bad coffee, truck stops, 24-hour diners and drive-thrus, bottomless bottles of booze, pack after pack of cigarettes, waking up in a van surrounded by guitar amps and microphones? Is the need to make music really worth living and dying for?
The Morlocks believe it is. The Morlocks aren't some smoothed-out, swagged-out fuck-ups toting stage passes and guitars; The Morlocks are a living, sleeping and breathing embodiment of the garage punk they've perfected and long performed. The music they create is the lifeblood of their cause, a cause which is as much a point of pride as a way of life. The scars, breaks and bruises earned along the way serve to magnify the only truth they know.
You see, The Morlocks are not afraid for you to watch them bleed.
Both as a band and as individuals, The Morlocks have earned their stripes on the rock and roll circuit. Hailing from Los Angeles, The Morlocks are staples of the city's world-renowned music scene. Through break-ups, break downs, personnel changes, changing cities and shifts in popular culture, The Morlocks have continually grown stronger at what they do best even as they died their many deaths. In the process, The Morlocks have built up a die-hard following and originality. Where others would have bled out long ago, The Morlocks get stitched up and keep going.
Surprising, then, that in 1999, Spin Magazine printed an inaccurate story declaring the death of their energetic, charismatic lead singer Leighton Koizumi. Needless to say, Leighton (far from being dead) continues to lead the charge, a duty he has held since the band's debut LP Emerge. With the addition of Mark Arnold on drums, Lenny Pops and Nicolas Jodoin on guitar duties and Joe Baluta on bass, The Morlocks have continued to perform and make records, a number of which have been featured prominently in movies, television shows and video games.
When The Morlocks Play Chess in your city, you're going to need lots of cold beers and some dry towels standing by when the show is over. And, yeah- save some for the band as well.
http://www.popantipop.com/
www.myspace.com/themorlocks
For more information and materials contact:
Howard Wuelfing
Howlin' Wuelf Media
215-428-9119
http://howlinwuelf.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/howlinwuelf
http://howlinwuelf.blogspot.com/
"You've got all that is really needed,
to save this dying world
from it's funkless self" - Parliament
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A film about vinyl
Flip side has no replay for record store owner
George Michael is scheduled to release a remastered edition of his 1987 debut solo album 'Faith,' including a Limited Editor Numbered Collectors box set. The reissue will be released on September 27.
'Faith' has sold more than 20 million copies around the world and became the best selling US album of 1988.
The tracklisting for 'Faith' is:
"Faith"
"Father Figure"
"I Want Your Sex (Parts 1 & 2)"
"One More Try"
"Hard Day"
"Hand To Mouth"
"Look At Your Handa"
"Monkey"
"Kissing A Fool"
"A Last Request (I Want Your Sex Part 3)"
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Belle and Sebastian Release Upcoming
The album will be released via Rough Trade Records, though the release date has yet to be announced.
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Elliott Smith compilation will see November release
A brand new Elliott Smith compilation album, 'An Introduction To… Elliott Smith', is scheduled to be released on November 1. The album will feature material from all seven of the late singer-songwriter's studio albums as well as being released on CD and vinyl by Domino Records.
Smith died in October 2003 after suffering an apparently self-inflicted knife wound.
The tracklisting of 'An Introduction To… Elliott Smith' is:
'Ballad Of Big Nothing'
'Waltz #2'
'Pictures Of Me'
'The Biggest Lie'
'Alameda'
'Between The Bars'
'Needle In The Hay'
'Last Call'
'Angeles'
'Twilight'
'Pretty (Ugly Before)'
'Angel In The Snow'
'Miss Misery'
'Happiness'
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The Wombats Announce Comeback Single ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
The Wombats are set to return with a new single "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" on September 27th via 14th Floor Records. The single will be followed by the band’s second studio album (title yet to be announced) which is released towards the end of the year. ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ was produced by Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Lostprophets), ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ and will be released on CD and two 7” vinyl formats, as well as digital single track download.
The band had this to say: “We’ve approached this album slightly differently from the last,” explains drummer Dan Haggis. “Whereas the first album was practically recorded live with a few overdubs, this time round we’ve had the time to really play with the sonics. Now we just can’t wait to get out their and get sweaty.”
The Wombats are also planning their first full UK tour since November 2008 (details in the weeks ahead) and working on their second album in the NRG Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
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The Morlocks' new LP devoted to garage roots: Chess Records
During their career, there's often a calling among dedicated, serious rock performers to offer tribute to the music that inspires them. Growing up fans of Chicago blues-rock legends like Howlin’ Wolf and Bo Diddley, The Morlocks' shared love of all things related to Chess Records created a natural inspiration to pay homage to some of their musical heroes. The resulting album, The Morlocks Play Chess, being released by the popantipop label is a gritty, unwavering collection featuring 12 of the most enduring Chess Records anthems. Dripping with sweaty, booze-and-nicotine-soaked three chord garage blues, The Morlocks Play Chess isn’t some teeny bopper karaoke bullshit. The album's sloppy fascinations and recognizable, sing along choruses are teeming with and honest, unbridled agony and ass-shaking ecstasy that is the essence of true rock and roll. The whole album is streaming here: www.popantipop.com/themorlocks
And you can grab an MP3 of "I'm A Man" that you are free to post for free download here: http://www.yousendit.com/download/aHlUeW4rcTI3bUJFQlE9PQ
Through the twists and turns of rock and roll’s unending stretch of highway, The Morlocks have proven themselves to be road warriors and survivors. Today, as they prepare to take on the world, The Morlocks continue to see themselves being placed in the ranks of the most mysterious, respected and legendary American garage-punk bands.
Tell me something: Is rock and roll worth getting hangnail and calluses, busted-out teeth, bruises and black eyes? Is it worth the long hours driving from city to city, catching one bath a week and drinking yourself back sober just to bring two hours of joy to your audience? Is it worth the lacerations, the broken relationships, the endless stream of nights cobbled together through bad coffee, truck stops, 24-hour diners and drive-thrus, bottomless bottles of booze, pack after pack of cigarettes, waking up in a van surrounded by guitar amps and microphones? Is the need to make music really worth living and dying for?
The Morlocks believe it is. The Morlocks aren't some smoothed-out, swagged-out fuck-ups toting stage passes and guitars; The Morlocks are a living, sleeping and breathing embodiment of the garage punk they've perfected and long performed. The music they create is the lifeblood of their cause, a cause which is as much a point of pride as a way of life. The scars, breaks and bruises earned along the way serve to magnify the only truth they know.
You see, The Morlocks are not afraid for you to watch them bleed.
Both as a band and as individuals, The Morlocks have earned their stripes on the rock and roll circuit. Hailing from Los Angeles, The Morlocks are staples of the city's world-renowned music scene. Through break-ups, break downs, personnel changes, changing cities and shifts in popular culture, The Morlocks have continually grown stronger at what they do best even as they died their many deaths. In the process, The Morlocks have built up a die-hard following and originality. Where others would have bled out long ago, The Morlocks get stitched up and keep going.
Surprising, then, that in 1999, Spin Magazine printed an inaccurate story declaring the death of their energetic, charismatic lead singer Leighton Koizumi. Needless to say, Leighton (far from being dead) continues to lead the charge, a duty he has held since the band's debut LP Emerge. With the addition of Mark Arnold on drums, Lenny Pops and Nicolas Jodoin on guitar duties and Joe Baluta on bass, The Morlocks have continued to perform and make records, a number of which have been featured prominently in movies, television shows and video games.
When The Morlocks Play Chess in your city, you're going to need lots of cold beers and some dry towels standing by when the show is over. And, yeah- save some for the band as well.
http://www.popantipop.com/
www.myspace.com/themorlocks
For more information and materials contact:
Howard Wuelfing
Howlin' Wuelf Media
215-428-9119
http://howlinwuelf.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/howlinwuelf
http://howlinwuelf.blogspot.com/
"You've got all that is really needed,
to save this dying world
from it's funkless self" - Parliament
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A film about vinyl
Flip side has no replay for record store owner
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 9, 2010
DEAR JERRY: Vinyl Record Day is here again (August 12), the eighth year for this event.
What began in 2002 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. has spread across North America, and overseas.
Vinyl Record Day is a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation and the first vinyl related tax-deductible organization, as deemed by the IRS.
Preservation of the cultural influences found on recordings and their cover art are important goals of Vinyl Record Day. Future generations should have recorded historical speeches; soundtracks; radio broadcasts; and obscure music by artists whose work would otherwise be lost if not preserved on records.
We also recognize album cover art for its creativity and its influence on fashion, lifestyles, and social values.
One way to celebrate Vinyl Record Day is simply to enjoy your favorite music. Little else connects us to friends, family, and special times as the songs of our personal soundtrack.
As Jimi Hendrix once said: “Our LPs are like our personal diaries.'”
Many more VRD details can be found are found at www.vinylrecordday.org, including suggestions for having your own Vinyl Record Day party.
—Gary Freiberg, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
DEAR GARY: Thank you for the update. It thrills me to see how VRD is growing.
Music has always been my life, and it brought about nearly every meaningful relationship I've known, including the one which brings people to this feature in the first place.
I have countless memories of hearing a song for the first time, then rushing to a record store to add it to my precious vinyl collection.
Once home with my latest treasure, I held it while reading the label, sleeve or cover, then carefully laid it on the phonograph or turntable to enjoy.
After repeated plays, my new flat friend would be returned to its cover and tucked into a plastic bag, then filed away with others of its kind.
In this day and age, most of the music I acquire is the result of a few mouse clicks — an unemotional course of action with nary a wisp of the enchanting experience just described. Arrgh!
On VRD I'm going to unearth my original black and silver Decca 45 of Bill Haley's “Rock Around the Clock,” and pretend I just brought it home.
DEAR JERRY: Since you answered a question about the music on Mad Men once before, that makes you the most likely to clear up something for me.
In the closing moments in the final episode of season three, when Betty Draper (January Jones) is shown on the plane to Reno, a very interesting song plays in the background.
Though I never heard this haunting, addictive tune before, I instantly became attached to it. Now I need your help to find it. No mention of it appears anywhere in the closing credits.
The message in the lyrics is that “the future is much better than the past,” which perfectly fits the scene because Betty is going to Nevada to get a divorce from Don and begin a new life.
Silly as it seems, in another part of this song is what sounded to me like “shot a robot.”
What can you tell me about this?
—Darlene Washington, Terre Haute, Ind.
DEAR DARLENE: Most importantly, I can assure you that no artificial life forms were harmed during the filming of this Mad Men episode.
As hilarious as “shot a robot” sounds, it is completely understandable how you came to that conclusion. The similar sounding one-word title is “Shahdaroba,” and the singer is Roy Orbison.
Within its lyrics, written by the prolific Cindy Walker, “Shahdaroba” defines itself:
“Shahdaroba means the future is much better than the past. In the future, you will find a love that lasts.”
The producer's selection of this tune was brilliant. Others who have inquired about “the mysterious song heard on Mad Men” were certain it was written especially for use in the show.
Hardly, since Orbison released “Shahdaroba” in early 1963, as the B-side of the million-selling “In Dreams” (Monument 806).
Love this show, but ... several readers have written to report a major gaffe in the Christmas Party episode that kicked off Season 4.
At this 1964 event, Don holds a few 45s in his hand. One record very clearly seen is on the Eric label, a reissue company that didn't begin until 1969.
Why don't these filmmakers have someone like us on hand, who would have replaced this disc with ANYTHING that came out before 1965?
IZ ZAT SO? Cindy Walker (July 20, 1918 - March 23, 2006) is routinely included in any discussion of music's greatest songwriters. Walker's success rate may never be matched. Of her 500-plus recorded compositions, more than 400 ranked in the nation's Top 50, at one time or another, by a virtual who's-who of popular music.
“You Don't Know Me,” for example, became a chart hit eight times: Eddy Arnold (1956); Jerry Vale (1956); Lenny Welch (1960); Ray Charles (1962); Elvis Presley (1967); Ray Pennington (1970); and Ray Charles with Diana Krall (2005).
What began in 2002 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. has spread across North America, and overseas.
Vinyl Record Day is a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation and the first vinyl related tax-deductible organization, as deemed by the IRS.
Preservation of the cultural influences found on recordings and their cover art are important goals of Vinyl Record Day. Future generations should have recorded historical speeches; soundtracks; radio broadcasts; and obscure music by artists whose work would otherwise be lost if not preserved on records.
We also recognize album cover art for its creativity and its influence on fashion, lifestyles, and social values.
One way to celebrate Vinyl Record Day is simply to enjoy your favorite music. Little else connects us to friends, family, and special times as the songs of our personal soundtrack.
As Jimi Hendrix once said: “Our LPs are like our personal diaries.'”
Many more VRD details can be found are found at www.vinylrecordday.org, including suggestions for having your own Vinyl Record Day party.
—Gary Freiberg, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
DEAR GARY: Thank you for the update. It thrills me to see how VRD is growing.
Music has always been my life, and it brought about nearly every meaningful relationship I've known, including the one which brings people to this feature in the first place.
I have countless memories of hearing a song for the first time, then rushing to a record store to add it to my precious vinyl collection.
Once home with my latest treasure, I held it while reading the label, sleeve or cover, then carefully laid it on the phonograph or turntable to enjoy.
After repeated plays, my new flat friend would be returned to its cover and tucked into a plastic bag, then filed away with others of its kind.
In this day and age, most of the music I acquire is the result of a few mouse clicks — an unemotional course of action with nary a wisp of the enchanting experience just described. Arrgh!
On VRD I'm going to unearth my original black and silver Decca 45 of Bill Haley's “Rock Around the Clock,” and pretend I just brought it home.
DEAR JERRY: Since you answered a question about the music on Mad Men once before, that makes you the most likely to clear up something for me.
In the closing moments in the final episode of season three, when Betty Draper (January Jones) is shown on the plane to Reno, a very interesting song plays in the background.
Though I never heard this haunting, addictive tune before, I instantly became attached to it. Now I need your help to find it. No mention of it appears anywhere in the closing credits.
The message in the lyrics is that “the future is much better than the past,” which perfectly fits the scene because Betty is going to Nevada to get a divorce from Don and begin a new life.
Silly as it seems, in another part of this song is what sounded to me like “shot a robot.”
What can you tell me about this?
—Darlene Washington, Terre Haute, Ind.
DEAR DARLENE: Most importantly, I can assure you that no artificial life forms were harmed during the filming of this Mad Men episode.
As hilarious as “shot a robot” sounds, it is completely understandable how you came to that conclusion. The similar sounding one-word title is “Shahdaroba,” and the singer is Roy Orbison.
Within its lyrics, written by the prolific Cindy Walker, “Shahdaroba” defines itself:
“Shahdaroba means the future is much better than the past. In the future, you will find a love that lasts.”
The producer's selection of this tune was brilliant. Others who have inquired about “the mysterious song heard on Mad Men” were certain it was written especially for use in the show.
Hardly, since Orbison released “Shahdaroba” in early 1963, as the B-side of the million-selling “In Dreams” (Monument 806).
Love this show, but ... several readers have written to report a major gaffe in the Christmas Party episode that kicked off Season 4.
At this 1964 event, Don holds a few 45s in his hand. One record very clearly seen is on the Eric label, a reissue company that didn't begin until 1969.
Why don't these filmmakers have someone like us on hand, who would have replaced this disc with ANYTHING that came out before 1965?
“You Don't Know Me,” for example, became a chart hit eight times: Eddy Arnold (1956); Jerry Vale (1956); Lenny Welch (1960); Ray Charles (1962); Elvis Presley (1967); Ray Pennington (1970); and Ray Charles with Diana Krall (2005).
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: http://www.jerryosborne.com/
All values quoted in this column are for near-mint condition.
Copyright 2010 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Permission
Music News & Notes
Official Tracklisting & Cover Art For Santana's Guitar Heaven
Santana and Clive Davis have collaborated for the highly anticipated Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time, which is ude to be released on September 21st. An official tracklisting for the album has been issued, along with cover art. The first single will be a tribute to George Harrison - a cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring india.arie and Yo-Yo Ma. It will be Santana's first album since 2005.
GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME TRACKLISTING:
Standard Edition
"Whole Lotta Love" featuring Chris Cornell (Led Zeppelin)
"Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" featuring Scott Weiland (The Rolling Stones)
"Sunshine Of Your Love" featuring Rob Thomas (Cream)
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring india.arie and Yo-Yo Ma (The Beatles)
"Dance the Night Away" featuring Pat Monahan (Van Halen)
"Back In Black" featuring Nas (AC/DC)
"Riders On the Storm" featuring Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
"Smoke On the Water" featuring Jacoby Shaddix (Deep Purple)
"Photograph" featuring Chris Daughtry (Def Leppard)
"Bang A Gong" featuring Gavin Rossdale (T. Rex)
"Little Wing" featuring Joe Cocker (Jimi Hendrix)
"I Ain't Superstitious" featuring Jonny Lang (Howlin' Wolf, Jeff Beck Group)
Deluxe Edition
"Fortunate Son" featuring Scott Stapp (Credence Clearwater Revival)
"Under the Bridge" featuring Andy Vargas (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
The Making Of Guitar Heaven… DVD
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The Allman Brothers Band Returning To The Stage
The Allman Brothers Band have announced a three-night stand at Boston's Orpheum Theatre in November, part of "an East coast intimate theatre tour of Evening With shows." More shows are expected to be added soon.
It's the legendary band's first shows since Gregg Allman's liver transplant, which forced several cancellations this summer, including Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. "I'm ready," said Allman. "I've been itching to play since I got the operation and am glad to be back. Can't thank everyone enough for their help and support."
As for the group's future following Gregg's surgery, guitarist Warren Haynes says, "It's really hard to say. I know [Gregg] personally feels like he's got a new lease on life. He's healing up and feeling better...Depending on the day you talk to him, he's already talking about getting back on the road. I think he has a lot of things that he wants to pursue himself, with his own band and projects and stuff. And even before this situation, the band was looking forward to winding down the schedule a little bit. So we'll see."
It's good to see them back......
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Working For A Nuclear Free City Unveil Cover Art
The band recently released the album artwork and track listings for their upcoming October 12th release 'Jojo Burger Tempest.' The album is a double album, with the title track taking up the entire 30-minute second disk. Working for a Nuclear Free City is made up of brothers Jon and Phil Kay and their friend Gary McLure. Their band has been called Uk’s favorite electronic-rock band, and they have been gaining a steady stream of support for the past few years. Their songs have landed in both Matt Damon’s Green Zone and Playstation 3’s Infamous.
Now the band are back with their newest offering, 'Jojo Burger Tempest.'
The track list:
01 Do a Stunt
02 Silent Times
03 Autoblue
04 Alphaville
05 Pachinko
06 Faster Daniel Faster
07 A Black Square With Four Yellow Stars
08 Black Rivers
09 Float Bridges
10 The King and June
11 BARRY
12 Little Lenin
13 Inokashira Park
14 Low
15 Burning Drum
16 Brown Owl
17 Buildings
18 The Jojo Burger Tempest
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Motionless in White Reveal Creatures Tracklist, Cover Art
Motionless In White (hailing from Scranton, PA) is thrilled to reveal the cover art and track listing for the band’s debut album, 'Creatures.' Recorded in Ocala, FL with Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, The Word Alive), the album is scheduled for release on October 12, 2010. Singer Chris Motionless could hardly contain himself when speaking about the album.
“I can absolutely promise that this is going to be one of the most pissed off and unique records of 2010,” he said. “We’ve taken our time to make sure our debut album is worth the wait – and believe me, this will be worth it.” "Everything we’ve done has completely defined our own sound and will make it near impossible to catergorize us in any one specific genre,” he explained. “I don’t think ANYONE has any idea what to expect, or even moreso, I don’t think anyone is ready for what they’re about to hear!”
Motionless in White – Creatures Tracklist:
1. Immaculate Misconception
2. We Only Come Out At Night
3. London In Terror
4. Abigail
5. Creatures
6, Cobwebs
7. .Com Pt. II
8. Count Choculitis
9. City Lights
10. Puppets (The First Snow)
11. Undead Ahead
12. Scissorhands (The Last Snow)
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Weezer Unveil New Album Cover Art
Weezer have unveiled the cover art for their upcoming new album, ‘Hurley.' The cover art features a close up shot of actor Jorge Garcia who played Hurley on ABC’s hit show “Lost“.
The band are set to release the album on September 14 via their newly signed label, Epitaph Records.
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Marissa Nadler Releases Acoustic LP, Covers Record, 2 New Songs
After a pair of metal collaborations with Xasthur and Sailors With Wax Wings, ethereal-voiced folksinger Marissa Nadler has picked up her acoustic guitar again and switched on the vox reverb for a slew of new solo songs. In addition to the digital release of her self-recorded demos for 2009’s Little Hells (“acoustic versions, complete with extremely alternate versions/lyrics of each song”) via Reverb Nation, Nadler is offering a 17-track covers album (with handmade packaging!) on Etsy, hoping to use profits from the release to help finance the production of her forthcoming record.
What’s more, Nadler is offering two new songs—”Daisy, Where Did You Go?” and “The Sun Always Reminds Me of You”—for free!
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Midlake's The Trials Of Van Occupanther Gets Re-Released By Nova Posta Vinyl
The members of Midlake are in the middle of the busiest year they've ever had: They've already toured the world, won a MOJO award for Best Live Act and won a DOMA for Best Indie Rock act. Now the band has announced the vinyl re-release of their seminal album, 'The Trials Of Van Occupanther.'
Nova Posta Vinyl, the label responsible for the re-release, is actually owned and run by Midlake guitarist Eric Pulido and Denton singer-songwriter Robert Gomez. Nova Posta Vinyl is also responsible for the vinyl releases of Gomez's Pine Sticks and Phosphorus and Matthew And The Arrogant Sea's Family Family Family Meets The Magic Christian. Pulido is thrilled by the chance to re-release the disc and adds that "putting out records that are already established like Van Occupanther might be the future of [the label]."
"Everywhere we go people ask, 'Do you guys have vinyl?'" the slightly jet-lagged Pulido says this morning. Bella Union, Midlake's label, discontinued the pressing of Van Occupanther several years ago. "I was surprised that they didn't want to repress it themselves," Pulido adds. "Vinyl always sells."
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Suicidal Records To Unleash "No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family" This Fall
Another treat from the Suicidal Records stable, "No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family" features re-recorded tracks from Suicidal Tendencies' second album, "Join The Army" originally released in 1987, as well as tunes from the second full-length from "No Mercy," Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Mike Clark's speed metal band (which found ST vocalist Mike Muir on vocals) from 1986.
Since their beginnings in Venice, CA in the early ‘80s, Suicidal Tendencies have led the charge in the skate punk/thrash metal movement, consequently influencing an entire generation of bands along the way. Now, over two decades later, the time is right to unleash these lost gems, re-recorded and released for fans old and new to enjoy for the very first time. Also included is a new version of the classic Suicidal Tendencies track, "Possessed To Skate." A video for the song is also in the works. Stay tuned for additional plans to celebrate the record's release.
"No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family" will be released via Suicidal Records September 7, 2010.
No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family Track Listing
1.Suicidal Maniac
2.Possessed To Skate
3.The Prisoner
4.I Feel Your Pain...And I Survive
5.Join The ST Army
6.No Name, No Words
7.Born To Be Cyco
8.Come Alive
9.Something Inside Me
10.No Mercy Fool!
11.We're F'n Evil
12.Crazy But Proud
13.I'm Your Nightmare
14.Widespread Bloodshed...Love Runs Red
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Albatross reveal cover art, track list, & stream new track on Myspace
Horror metal band ‘Albatross’ from Mumbai, who recently signed to Demonstealer Records, have revealed the cover artwork and tracklist for their debut EP ‘Dinner Is You,' which is a sick, sadistic tale of cannibalism and the Kuru disease, which is a nervous system disorder afflicting cannibals, making them laugh uncontrollably. Each song is a spine-chilling story told through skull crushing metal.
The album has been mastered by Grammy nominated guitarist Andy LaRocque from King Diamond/Death.
Tracklist:
1. The Great Plague Of The 21st Century
2. The Dining Table
3. In The Court Of Kuru
4. Among the Cannibals
The band has released their track ‘The Dining Table’ for streaming on their Myspace page. (www.myspace.com/albatrossmetal) The album can be pre-ordered from:
http://demonstealerrecords.com/shop
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The Ting Tings Announce Comeback Single 'Hands'
The Ting Tings have recently announced details about their new single "Hands," which was written and produced by the duo's Jules De Martino and Katie White, and mixed by Calvin Harris. It is scheduled to be released on October 11 on digital download and limited 12” vinyl.
"Hands" is the first piece of new material from the band since their 2008 debut 'We Started Nothing,' which sold over two million copies.
GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME TRACKLISTING:
Standard Edition
"Whole Lotta Love" featuring Chris Cornell (Led Zeppelin)
"Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" featuring Scott Weiland (The Rolling Stones)
"Sunshine Of Your Love" featuring Rob Thomas (Cream)
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring india.arie and Yo-Yo Ma (The Beatles)
"Dance the Night Away" featuring Pat Monahan (Van Halen)
"Back In Black" featuring Nas (AC/DC)
"Riders On the Storm" featuring Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
"Smoke On the Water" featuring Jacoby Shaddix (Deep Purple)
"Photograph" featuring Chris Daughtry (Def Leppard)
"Bang A Gong" featuring Gavin Rossdale (T. Rex)
"Little Wing" featuring Joe Cocker (Jimi Hendrix)
"I Ain't Superstitious" featuring Jonny Lang (Howlin' Wolf, Jeff Beck Group)
Deluxe Edition
"Fortunate Son" featuring Scott Stapp (Credence Clearwater Revival)
"Under the Bridge" featuring Andy Vargas (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
The Making Of Guitar Heaven… DVD
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The Allman Brothers Band Returning To The Stage
It's the legendary band's first shows since Gregg Allman's liver transplant, which forced several cancellations this summer, including Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. "I'm ready," said Allman. "I've been itching to play since I got the operation and am glad to be back. Can't thank everyone enough for their help and support."
As for the group's future following Gregg's surgery, guitarist Warren Haynes says, "It's really hard to say. I know [Gregg] personally feels like he's got a new lease on life. He's healing up and feeling better...Depending on the day you talk to him, he's already talking about getting back on the road. I think he has a lot of things that he wants to pursue himself, with his own band and projects and stuff. And even before this situation, the band was looking forward to winding down the schedule a little bit. So we'll see."
It's good to see them back......
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Working For A Nuclear Free City Unveil Cover Art
Now the band are back with their newest offering, 'Jojo Burger Tempest.'
The track list:
01 Do a Stunt
02 Silent Times
03 Autoblue
04 Alphaville
05 Pachinko
06 Faster Daniel Faster
07 A Black Square With Four Yellow Stars
08 Black Rivers
09 Float Bridges
10 The King and June
11 BARRY
12 Little Lenin
13 Inokashira Park
14 Low
15 Burning Drum
16 Brown Owl
17 Buildings
18 The Jojo Burger Tempest
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Motionless in White Reveal Creatures Tracklist, Cover Art
“I can absolutely promise that this is going to be one of the most pissed off and unique records of 2010,” he said. “We’ve taken our time to make sure our debut album is worth the wait – and believe me, this will be worth it.” "Everything we’ve done has completely defined our own sound and will make it near impossible to catergorize us in any one specific genre,” he explained. “I don’t think ANYONE has any idea what to expect, or even moreso, I don’t think anyone is ready for what they’re about to hear!”
Motionless in White – Creatures Tracklist:
1. Immaculate Misconception
2. We Only Come Out At Night
3. London In Terror
4. Abigail
5. Creatures
6, Cobwebs
7. .Com Pt. II
8. Count Choculitis
9. City Lights
10. Puppets (The First Snow)
11. Undead Ahead
12. Scissorhands (The Last Snow)
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Weezer Unveil New Album Cover Art
The band are set to release the album on September 14 via their newly signed label, Epitaph Records.
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Marissa Nadler Releases Acoustic LP, Covers Record, 2 New Songs
What’s more, Nadler is offering two new songs—”Daisy, Where Did You Go?” and “The Sun Always Reminds Me of You”—for free!
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Midlake's The Trials Of Van Occupanther Gets Re-Released By Nova Posta Vinyl
The members of Midlake are in the middle of the busiest year they've ever had: They've already toured the world, won a MOJO award for Best Live Act and won a DOMA for Best Indie Rock act. Now the band has announced the vinyl re-release of their seminal album, 'The Trials Of Van Occupanther.'
Nova Posta Vinyl, the label responsible for the re-release, is actually owned and run by Midlake guitarist Eric Pulido and Denton singer-songwriter Robert Gomez. Nova Posta Vinyl is also responsible for the vinyl releases of Gomez's Pine Sticks and Phosphorus and Matthew And The Arrogant Sea's Family Family Family Meets The Magic Christian. Pulido is thrilled by the chance to re-release the disc and adds that "putting out records that are already established like Van Occupanther might be the future of [the label]."
"Everywhere we go people ask, 'Do you guys have vinyl?'" the slightly jet-lagged Pulido says this morning. Bella Union, Midlake's label, discontinued the pressing of Van Occupanther several years ago. "I was surprised that they didn't want to repress it themselves," Pulido adds. "Vinyl always sells."
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Suicidal Records To Unleash "No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family" This Fall
Another treat from the Suicidal Records stable, "No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family" features re-recorded tracks from Suicidal Tendencies' second album, "Join The Army" originally released in 1987, as well as tunes from the second full-length from "No Mercy," Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Mike Clark's speed metal band (which found ST vocalist Mike Muir on vocals) from 1986.
Since their beginnings in Venice, CA in the early ‘80s, Suicidal Tendencies have led the charge in the skate punk/thrash metal movement, consequently influencing an entire generation of bands along the way. Now, over two decades later, the time is right to unleash these lost gems, re-recorded and released for fans old and new to enjoy for the very first time. Also included is a new version of the classic Suicidal Tendencies track, "Possessed To Skate." A video for the song is also in the works. Stay tuned for additional plans to celebrate the record's release.
"No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family" will be released via Suicidal Records September 7, 2010.
No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family Track Listing
1.Suicidal Maniac
2.Possessed To Skate
3.The Prisoner
4.I Feel Your Pain...And I Survive
5.Join The ST Army
6.No Name, No Words
7.Born To Be Cyco
8.Come Alive
9.Something Inside Me
10.No Mercy Fool!
11.We're F'n Evil
12.Crazy But Proud
13.I'm Your Nightmare
14.Widespread Bloodshed...Love Runs Red
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Albatross reveal cover art, track list, & stream new track on Myspace
The album has been mastered by Grammy nominated guitarist Andy LaRocque from King Diamond/Death.
Tracklist:
1. The Great Plague Of The 21st Century
2. The Dining Table
3. In The Court Of Kuru
4. Among the Cannibals
The band has released their track ‘The Dining Table’ for streaming on their Myspace page. (www.myspace.com/albatrossmetal) The album can be pre-ordered from:
http://demonstealerrecords.com/shop
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The Ting Tings Announce Comeback Single 'Hands'
The Ting Tings have recently announced details about their new single "Hands," which was written and produced by the duo's Jules De Martino and Katie White, and mixed by Calvin Harris. It is scheduled to be released on October 11 on digital download and limited 12” vinyl.
"Hands" is the first piece of new material from the band since their 2008 debut 'We Started Nothing,' which sold over two million copies.
This Date In Music History - August 11
Birthdays:
Mike Hugg - Manfred Mann (1942)
Jim Kale - Guess Who (1943)
Eric Carmen - The Young Rascals,The Raspberries, solo (1949)
Bryan Bassett - Wild Cherry (1954)
Joe Jackson (1955)
Richard Reinhardt - Ramones (1957)
Alan Frew - Glass Tiger (1959)
Charlie Sexton - Austin guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1968)
Ben Gibbard - Death Cab for Cutie (1976)
Chris Kelly - Kriss Kross (1978)
Sandi Thom - Scottish singer /songwriter, 2006 UK and Australian #1 single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)" (1981)
They Are Missed:
Ventures drummer Mel Taylor died from lung cancer in 1996.
Born on this day in 1950, Erik Braunn - Iron Butterfly (1950). He died on 25th July 2003 (age 52).
Born on this day in 1943, Denis Payton, sax, Dave Clark Five, 1964 UK #1 single "Glad All Over," 1965 US #1 single "Over And Over," plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles). Payton died on December 17, 2006.
History:
Hank Williams was fired from the Grand Ole Opry in 1952 and told not to return until he was sober.
Elvis Presley’s most successful song of the ‘50s, “Don’t Be Cruel,” was released in 1956.
Booker T. and the MG's classic instrumental song, "Green Onions," was released in 1962.
Neil Sedaka started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1962 with "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," his first US #1 as an artist.
The Kingston Trio were the mystery guests on TV's "What's My Line" in 1963.
In 1964, the Beatles started recording their fourth album at EMI studios in London, England.
The High Numbers, (later to become The Who), played at The Railway Hotel in Harrow, England in 1964. Just before the band were due on stage, Roger Daltry’s father-in law came into the venue and dragged the singer outside and hit him. The band started their set and Daltry appeared back on stage after the fight.
The Beatles' "Help!" film opened in New York in 1965 (nearly two weeks after its London premiere).
At a press conference held at The Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago in 1966, John Lennon apologized for his remarks that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus". Lennon told reporters “Look, I wasn’t saying The Beatles are better than God or Jesus, I said ‘Beatles’ because it’s easy for me to talk about The Beatles. I could have said ‘TV’ or ‘Cinema’, ‘Motorcars’ or anything popular and would have got away with it…”
In 1966, the Beatles arrived at Chicago's O'Hare Airport to start their last tour of the US.
The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in 1968. The single was "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution."
In 1967, the Small Faces, the Move, Marmalade, Paul Jones, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, Donovan, Zoot Money, Cream, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown all appeared at this years UK Reading festival. An advance 3 day ticket cost $4. Arthur Brown's trademark flaming helmet burnt out of control and organiser Harold Pendleton's father-in-law had to douse the flames with a pint of beer.
Apple Records was formed in 1968.
In 1969, Diana Ross introduced the Jackson 5 to 350 special guests at a Beverly Hills party (even though it was Gladys Knight who discovered them).
Elvis Presley filed for divorce from Priscilla in 1972 (it became final14 months later).
Guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell both quit Wings in 1973.
The "American Graffiti" film opened in 1973.
After seeing KISS play at a New York hotel in 1973, producer Bill Aucion offered to become their manager and promised a record deal.
The Edgar Winter Group's "Free Ride" was released in 1973.
Keith Moon of the Who collapsed at a Miami hotel and was hospitalized in 1976.
In 1976, EMI Records signed a deal with a Soviet record label to release Wings’ “Band On The Run” in the Soviet Union.
The Knack started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1979 with "Get The Knack."
Led Zeppelin played their last ever UK show when they appeared at Knebworth Park, England in 1979. Also on the bill, The New Barbarians, Todd Rundgren, Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Dukes, Chas and Dave and Fairport Convention.
Sonny Bono appeared on ABC-TV's "Love Boat" in 1979 (this is the first and only time I will ever reference the "L Boat!).
Ray Parker JR. started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1984 with the theme from the film 'Ghostbusters.' Parker who had been a session guitarist for Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye was accused of plagiarizing the melody from Huey Lewis and the News song "I Want a New Drug," resulting in Lewis suing Parker, the pair settled out of court in 1985.
In 1989, three members of L.L. Cool J crew were arrested and charged with raping a 15 year-old girl. The incident took place after a concert when the girl had won a backstage pass on a radio contest.
Kiss arrived on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil their star on The Walk Of Fame in 1999. The band had released over 30 albums and sold over 80 million records world-wide.
Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson all appeareded at the Ozzfest at PNC Bank Arts Centre, New Jersey in 2001.
Nelly and Kelly Rowland started a seven week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 2002 with "Dilemma."
Bruce Springsteen started a two week run at #1 on the US album chart in 2002 with ‘The Rising,' the singer's fifth US #1 LP.
In 2005, a court ruling stated that anyone who purchased Evanescence's "Anywhere But Home" CD/DVD package at Wal-Mart stores in Maryland prior to the first of the year can get a refund because the disc did not carry a parental-advisory sticker warning of explicit lyrics. A Maryland couple sued Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its Wind-Up Records subsidiary over the absence of a sticker.
Kid Rock and a reunited Alice In Chains performed at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis SD, in 2006.
In 2008, the four surviving founders of the Allman Brothers Band initiate a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over alleged unpaid royalties from sales of CDs, digital downloads and ringtones. The suit claims the band hasn’t been paid the proper rate for sales of their music that originally appeared on the Capricorn label. The musicians are seeking more than $10 million in damages.
Also in 2008, Karl Wiosna from Graig, near Pontypridd in Wales had his stereo equipment and music collection destroyed after being served with a noise abatement notice, which he later admitted breaching. Environmental health officers were alerted by neighbors who complained about the unacceptable volume Wiosna was playing his Cher and U2 records. Two tape and record decks, a radio and CDs were seized and destroyed by the council, he was also fined more than $300.
Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood joined Pearl Jam onstage in London in 2009. "You're supposed to save the best for last, but we're not," singer Eddie Vedder tells the fan-club only audience as Wood comes onstage. The guitarist plays four songs with PJ including “All Along The Watchtower.”
John Fogerty's cover of the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved," the first single from his album "The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again" was available exclusively through iTunes in 2009. Fogerty (ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman) and Bruce Springsteen duet on the track.
Mike Hugg - Manfred Mann (1942)
Jim Kale - Guess Who (1943)
Eric Carmen - The Young Rascals,The Raspberries, solo (1949)
Bryan Bassett - Wild Cherry (1954)
Joe Jackson (1955)
Richard Reinhardt - Ramones (1957)
Alan Frew - Glass Tiger (1959)
Charlie Sexton - Austin guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1968)
Ben Gibbard - Death Cab for Cutie (1976)
Chris Kelly - Kriss Kross (1978)
Sandi Thom - Scottish singer /songwriter, 2006 UK and Australian #1 single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)" (1981)
They Are Missed:
Ventures drummer Mel Taylor died from lung cancer in 1996.
Born on this day in 1950, Erik Braunn - Iron Butterfly (1950). He died on 25th July 2003 (age 52).
Born on this day in 1943, Denis Payton, sax, Dave Clark Five, 1964 UK #1 single "Glad All Over," 1965 US #1 single "Over And Over," plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles). Payton died on December 17, 2006.
History:
Hank Williams was fired from the Grand Ole Opry in 1952 and told not to return until he was sober.
Elvis Presley’s most successful song of the ‘50s, “Don’t Be Cruel,” was released in 1956.
Booker T. and the MG's classic instrumental song, "Green Onions," was released in 1962.
Neil Sedaka started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1962 with "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," his first US #1 as an artist.
The Kingston Trio were the mystery guests on TV's "What's My Line" in 1963.
In 1964, the Beatles started recording their fourth album at EMI studios in London, England.
The High Numbers, (later to become The Who), played at The Railway Hotel in Harrow, England in 1964. Just before the band were due on stage, Roger Daltry’s father-in law came into the venue and dragged the singer outside and hit him. The band started their set and Daltry appeared back on stage after the fight.
The Beatles' "Help!" film opened in New York in 1965 (nearly two weeks after its London premiere).
At a press conference held at The Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago in 1966, John Lennon apologized for his remarks that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus". Lennon told reporters “Look, I wasn’t saying The Beatles are better than God or Jesus, I said ‘Beatles’ because it’s easy for me to talk about The Beatles. I could have said ‘TV’ or ‘Cinema’, ‘Motorcars’ or anything popular and would have got away with it…”
In 1966, the Beatles arrived at Chicago's O'Hare Airport to start their last tour of the US.
The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in 1968. The single was "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution."
In 1967, the Small Faces, the Move, Marmalade, Paul Jones, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, Donovan, Zoot Money, Cream, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown all appeared at this years UK Reading festival. An advance 3 day ticket cost $4. Arthur Brown's trademark flaming helmet burnt out of control and organiser Harold Pendleton's father-in-law had to douse the flames with a pint of beer.
Apple Records was formed in 1968.
In 1969, Diana Ross introduced the Jackson 5 to 350 special guests at a Beverly Hills party (even though it was Gladys Knight who discovered them).
Elvis Presley filed for divorce from Priscilla in 1972 (it became final14 months later).
Guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell both quit Wings in 1973.
The "American Graffiti" film opened in 1973.
After seeing KISS play at a New York hotel in 1973, producer Bill Aucion offered to become their manager and promised a record deal.
The Edgar Winter Group's "Free Ride" was released in 1973.
Keith Moon of the Who collapsed at a Miami hotel and was hospitalized in 1976.
In 1976, EMI Records signed a deal with a Soviet record label to release Wings’ “Band On The Run” in the Soviet Union.
The Knack started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1979 with "Get The Knack."
Led Zeppelin played their last ever UK show when they appeared at Knebworth Park, England in 1979. Also on the bill, The New Barbarians, Todd Rundgren, Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Dukes, Chas and Dave and Fairport Convention.
Sonny Bono appeared on ABC-TV's "Love Boat" in 1979 (this is the first and only time I will ever reference the "L Boat!).
Ray Parker JR. started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1984 with the theme from the film 'Ghostbusters.' Parker who had been a session guitarist for Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye was accused of plagiarizing the melody from Huey Lewis and the News song "I Want a New Drug," resulting in Lewis suing Parker, the pair settled out of court in 1985.
In 1989, three members of L.L. Cool J crew were arrested and charged with raping a 15 year-old girl. The incident took place after a concert when the girl had won a backstage pass on a radio contest.
Kiss arrived on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil their star on The Walk Of Fame in 1999. The band had released over 30 albums and sold over 80 million records world-wide.
Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson all appeareded at the Ozzfest at PNC Bank Arts Centre, New Jersey in 2001.
Nelly and Kelly Rowland started a seven week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 2002 with "Dilemma."
Bruce Springsteen started a two week run at #1 on the US album chart in 2002 with ‘The Rising,' the singer's fifth US #1 LP.
In 2005, a court ruling stated that anyone who purchased Evanescence's "Anywhere But Home" CD/DVD package at Wal-Mart stores in Maryland prior to the first of the year can get a refund because the disc did not carry a parental-advisory sticker warning of explicit lyrics. A Maryland couple sued Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its Wind-Up Records subsidiary over the absence of a sticker.
Kid Rock and a reunited Alice In Chains performed at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis SD, in 2006.
In 2008, the four surviving founders of the Allman Brothers Band initiate a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over alleged unpaid royalties from sales of CDs, digital downloads and ringtones. The suit claims the band hasn’t been paid the proper rate for sales of their music that originally appeared on the Capricorn label. The musicians are seeking more than $10 million in damages.
Also in 2008, Karl Wiosna from Graig, near Pontypridd in Wales had his stereo equipment and music collection destroyed after being served with a noise abatement notice, which he later admitted breaching. Environmental health officers were alerted by neighbors who complained about the unacceptable volume Wiosna was playing his Cher and U2 records. Two tape and record decks, a radio and CDs were seized and destroyed by the council, he was also fined more than $300.
Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood joined Pearl Jam onstage in London in 2009. "You're supposed to save the best for last, but we're not," singer Eddie Vedder tells the fan-club only audience as Wood comes onstage. The guitarist plays four songs with PJ including “All Along The Watchtower.”
John Fogerty's cover of the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved," the first single from his album "The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again" was available exclusively through iTunes in 2009. Fogerty (ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman) and Bruce Springsteen duet on the track.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
New Music Releases ~ August 10, 2010
Support the Collecting Vinyl records (CVR) Blog by buying all your vinyl here:
ABC - Beauty Stabb
Anvil - Past And Presence: Live In Concert
Autolux - Transit Transit (vinyl)
Black Label Society - Order Of The Black
Blake Shelton - All About Tonight
Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time
Blood Of Kingu - Sun In the House of the Scorpion
Bobby Womack - Check It Out: the Best of
Bonded By Blood - Exiled to Earth
Bottomless Pit - Blood Under the Bridge
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (reissue with bonus tracks)
Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Otis Taylor - Vol. 5-Snake Bites-Viper
Buddy Guy - Blues Biography
Burnt Ones - Black Teeth & Golden Tongues (vinyl)
Cam'ron - Presents the U.N. - Gunz N' Butta
Camel - Moonmadness: Rarities Edition
Camel - Music Inspired By the Snow Goose: Rarities Edition
Candi Staton - Candi Staton
Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
Charlie Daniels Band - Land That I Love
Chicken Shack - From The Vaults
Chicken Shack - Poor Boy: The Deram Years: 1972-1974
Chris Spedding - Just Plug Him In
Clinton Ford - Run To The Door - The Piccadilly/ Pye Anthology
Colossus - Drunk On Blood
Colour Revolt - The Cradle (vinyl)
Crowded House - Intriguer (Vinyl)
Buy Crowded House Release Here
Cut Chemist - Litmus Test (vinyl)
Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice
Dio - Evil Or Divine (Remastered)
Divinity - The Singularity
Eli "Paperboy" Reed - Come And Get It (vinyl)
Elsinore - Yes Yes Yes
Elton John - At The Verona Arena (3 CDs)
Elton John - The Red Piano Tour (3 CDs)
Emily West - Emily West
Emmylou Harris - Original Album Series
Foghat - Family Joules
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra '65
Frontier(s) - There Will Be No Miracles Here
Gary Numan - 78/79 Boxset (4 LPs) (Vinyl)
Buy Gary Numan Music Here
Gasoline Silver - Gasoline Silver
Glen Moore - Introducing
Godflesh - Streetcleaner (reissue)
Groundhogs - Thank Christ for The Groundhogs: The Liberty Years 1968-1972 (3 CDs)
Hawkwind - Blood of the Earth (2 LPs) (Vinyl)
Hawkwind - Fool Circle
Hawkwind - Live 1982 (2 LPs) (Vinyl)
Buy Hawkwind Release Here
Hawkwind - Text of Festival: Hawkwind Live, 1970 (Live 70-72) (2 LPs) (Vinyl)
Ion Dissonance - Cursed
Jan Akkerman - 3
John Martyn - Solid Air: Rarities Edition
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Extra Width + Mo Width (reissue with bonus CD)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Year One
Jonas Brothers - X-posed
Judy Garland - Lost Tracks 1929-1959 (4 CDs)
Kathryn Calder - Are You My Mother?
Kid Liberty - Fight With Your Fists
Killola - Let's Get Associated
Knickerbockers - One Track Mind
Kreator - Hordes of Chaos Ultra Riot Edition
Land Of Talk - Cloak And Cipher
Landing on the Moon - We Make History Now
Buy Landing on the Moon Release Here
Land of Talk - Swift Coin (vinyl)
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Revelation
Leonard Cohen - Live in London (reissue)
Line Of Fire - Momentum
Lost in the Trees - All Alone in An Empty House (vinyl)
Marina & the Diamonds - Oh No!
Mike Finnigan - Mike Finnigan
Mike Posner - 31 Minutes to Takeoff
Modest Mouse - Moon & Antarctica (reissue)
Mother's Finest - Mother's Finest (2 CDs)
Mountains & The Trees - I Made This For You
Nat King Cole - Forgotten 1949 Carnegie Hall Concert
Nazareth - Fool Circle
Nazareth - Malice in Wonderland
Negura Bunget - Vîrstele Pamîntului
Neil Sedaka - Little Devil & His Other Hits / Many Sides of
Nick Drake - Digital Box Set
Nighthawks - Last Train To Bluesville
PVT - Church With No Magic (vinyl)
Pete Seeger - Circles & Seasons (reissue)
Pete Seeger - The World of Pete Seeger (reissue)
Piano Red - Lost Atlanta Tapes
Pro-Pain - Absolute Power
Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic (vinyl) (with bonus CD)
Rain - Dad Is Dead
Robin Trower - 20th Century Blues
Robin Trower - A Tale Untold: The Chrysalis Years (1973-1976) (3 CDs)
Roscoe Dash - Ready Set Go!
Roy Orbison - The Last Concert
Run on Sentence - You the Darkness & Me
Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night
Scott Wilk & the Walls - Scott Wilk & the Walls
Serge Gainsbourg - You're Under Arrest + Love on the Beat (reissue)
Signal 99 - Ten Fold
Skream - Outside the Box
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cafe
Soft Metals - The Cold World Melts
Sonic Syndicate - We Rule the Night
Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising (Vinyl)
Sonic Youth - Sister (Vinyl)
Buy Sonic Youth Release Here
Spirit - Live from Time Coast (2 CDs)
Stornoway - Beachcomber's Windowsill (vinyl)
Style Council - The Cost of Living
Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler: 10th Anniversary Edition (2 CDs)
Tangerine Dream - Autumn in Hiroshima
Tangerine Dream - Springtime in Nagasaki
Tangerine Dream - Summer in Nagasaki
The Binary Code - Priest EP
The Budos Band - The Budos Band III
The Green Pajamas - The Red, Red Rose
The Thermals - I Don't Believe You (vinyl)
Thin Lizzy - Live 77 (Vinyl)
Tigers Jaw - Tigers Jaw
Titles - Dirt Bell
Tommy West / Terry Chapman - Hometown Frolics / Terry Cashman (2 CDs)
Varioius Artists - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Soundtrack
Various Artists - A Rocket in My Pocket: Soundtrack to The Hipster's Guide to Rockabilly Music
Various Artists - Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Soundtrack
Various Artists - Detroit's Golden Soul
Various Artists - Do You Dream? Uk Pop & Psychedelia 1965-1970 From The Angel Air Catalogue
Various Artists - Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti
Various Artists - Music Gets You High: Songs of Graham Nash
Various Artists - Neil Young's Jukebox
Various Artists - New York Blues 1945-1956 Rub a Little Boogie
Various Artists - Son House & Other Great Delta Blues Singers (2 CDs)
Vicki Sue Robinson - Vicki Sue Robinson
Waking The Cadaver - Beyond Cops Beyond God
We Are Hex - Hail the Goer
Ween - Quebec (reissue)
Buy Ween Music Here
Who - Live at the Isle of Wight
Wild Beasts - We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues (vinyl)
Woody Guthrie - Bob Dylan's Woody Guthrie Selection
Woven Bones - I've Gotta Get b/w Hey Kid (vinyl)
Yaotl Mictlan - Dentro del Manto Gris de Chaac
Yardbirds - Shapes of Things: The Best of
Yeasayer - Madder Red
New Music releases are put together from a variety of online sources by Robert Benson - http://collectingvinylrecords.blogspot.com/
Have new music for the list? Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com
New Jazz Releases - August 10, 2010
A4 - Polojarvi:A4
A4 / Ari Polojarvi - A4
Amina Figarova - Sketches
Another Happy Hour In The Ember Lounge - Another Happy Hour In The Ember Lounge
Ari Polojarvi - A4
Artie Shaw - Performance
Ball / Barber / Bilk - Best Of Barber Ball & Bilk
Big Band / Dave Liebman - Live: As Always
Bill Perkins - Memory Of Dinos
Bill Summers - Feel The Heat
Brian Bromberg - Praise Me Jimi Hendrix
Bud Lavin - Mood In Jazz
Cabaret Echoes - Cabaret Echoes
Cachao Sounds - La Descarga Continua
Carter / Debrunner / Silverman - Macroscopia
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus
Christian Howes - Out Of The Blue
Claude Williamson - La Fiesta
Coleman Hawkins - Hawk In Hi-Fi
Cookers - Warriors
Count Basie - Listen...You Shall Hear
Count Basie - Do You Wanna Jump ...?
Count Basie & His Orchestra - Blues By Basie
Dan Berglund - Tonbruket
Daniel Carter - Debrunner/Silverman/Carter:Macroscopi
Daniel Carter - Macroscopia
Darrell Katz & Jca Orchestra - Wallflower In The Amazon
David Amram - Latin Jazz Celebration
David Liebman - Live: As Always
Edo Castro - Sacred Graffiti
Either / Orchestra - Mood Music For Time Travelle
Eszter Horgas - He & Carmen: Live Concert
Fingerprints - Dream Life
Florin Niculescu - Django Tunes
Freddie Joachim - Midway
Gary Bartz - Singerella: A Ghetto Fairy Tale
George Duke - Deja Vu
Greg Burk / Vicente Lebron - Undiality
Guillermo Klein - Domandor De Huellas
Gwilym Simcock - Perception
Hank Jones - Live In Marciac 1993
Harold Alexander - Raw Root
Heinz Sauer - If (Blue) Then (Blue)
Hilary Kole - You Are There
Horace Parlan - In Copenhagen
Huw Warren - Hermeto +
James Moody - Moody 4B
JCA Orchestra / Darrell Katz - Wallflower In The Amazon
Jimmy Smith - Respect/Livin It Up
Jo DeFrancesco / Cory Weeds - Many Deeds Of Cory Weeds,
Joe Tex - Complete Dial Recordings, Vol. 3: Live And Lively/Soul Country
Joel Musy - Tri Bal Reunion:Pas Possible
Joel Musy & Philippe Cornaz - Tri-Bal Reunion: Pas Possible!
Joey Defrancesco / Cory Weeds - Many Deeds Of Cory Weeds
John Allred / Warren Vache - Top Shelf
John Bunch - Do Not Disturb
John Bunch Trio - Do Not Disturb
John Coltrane - At Temple University 1966
John Coltrane / Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
John Mclaughlin - My Goal's Beyond
Julian Arguelles - Momenta
Julian Siegel - Live At The Vortex
Julien Brunetaud - Look Like Twins
K.J. Denhert - Dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz
Karen Oaki - Best Of
Kelly Jefferson - Next Exit
Kit Downes - Downes, Kit - Golden
Kit Downes - Golden
Klezwoods - Oy Yeah
Kneebody - You Can Have Your Moment
Lula Galvao - Bossa Da Minha Terra
Marcus Miller - Night In Monte Carlo
Matt Herskowitz - Jerusalem Trilogy
Michel Portal - Turbulance
Norman Johnson - If Time Stood Still
Ntu With Gary Bartz - Singerella: A Ghetto Fairy Tale
Ornette Coleman - Something Else!
Patrick Favre - Humanidade
Philippe Cornaz - Tri-Bal Reunion
Raphael Fays - Django's Works
Roberto Cipelli - F. A Leo
Roger Glenn - Reachin'
Rosenberg - Djangologists
Roy Eldridge - Heckler's Hop
Side Effect - What You Need
Sonny Fortune - Serengeti Minstrel
Sonny Fortune - Infinity Is
Sonny Fortune - With Sound Reason
Stephane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt - With The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
Stuff Smith - Five Fine Violins
Synerjazz - Synerjazz
Synerjazz Trio - Synerjazz Trio S/T
Tamir Hendelman - Destinations
Teddy Wilson - Too Hot For Words
Teddy Wilson - Teddy Wilson, Vol. 2: Warmin' Up
Thelonious Monk - All Monk : The Riverside Album
Univ of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Soul Searching
University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Soul Searching
Warne Marsh - Post Humas
Reissues:
Ben Webster - See You at the Fair
Gil Evans - Out Of The Cool
John Coltrane - Soultrane
John Coltrane - Coltrane
Maynard Ferguson - Conquistador
Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come
Ornette Coleman - Tomorrow Is The Question!
New release information provided by www.allaboutjazz.com The Upcoming Release Center at allaboutjazz.com is the most comprehensive new release listing for jazz music on the internet.
The information is updated biweekly by John Kelman
Music News & Notes
The Wonder Years And Heroes For Hire to release split 7" vinyl
To coincide with their forthcoming Australian tour, US pop-punk act The Wonder Years will be teaming up with Australia’s own Heroes For Hire for a limited-edition vinyl release titled A Split Record. The release is the handy work of Boomtown and Hopeless Records.
There will be five different purchase options for A Split Record, including multiple color combinations and one-off tee shirt designs from both bands.
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MUSICA DIABLO's Debut To Receive Vinyl Release
MUSICA DIABLO — the São Paulo, Brazil-based thrash metal project featuring SEPULTURA singer Derrick Green, guitarist André NM (NITROMINDS), bassist Ricardo Brigas, guitarist André Germani Curci (KORZUS, THREAT) and drummer Edu Nicollini (NITROMINDS) — has inked a deal with the French label Deadlight Entertainment to release the band's debut album on vinyl.
"Musica Diablo" came out on May 28 via SAOL / H'Art / Zebralution. The CD's cover artwork was created by Gustavo Sazes, who has previously worked with ARCH ENEMY, GOD FORBID and OLD MAN'S CHILD.
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Jefferson Airplane Never-released Live Albums To Be Issued On Collectors' Choice
On October 26, 2010, Collectors' Choice Music Live will release four previously unreleased live albums: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66 Late Show - Signe's Farewell, Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/16/66 Early & Late Shows - Grace's Debut, Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/66 & 11/27/66 - We Have Ignition, and Return to the Matrix 2/1/68.
The first three releases document the astonishing growth of the band, and follow the near-seamless absorption of Grace Slick's voice and material into the Airplane's sound just as they were entering the studio to record Surrealistic Pillow. The fourth release captures the group triumphantly returning to their home turf at Marty Balin's club The Matrix for a relaxed, exploratory set in an intimate setting, performing material from their first four albums, including Crown of Creation, seven months before its release. Hand-picked by a team of devotees, annotated by frequent Airplane flyer Craig Fenton (author of the book Take Me To A Circus Tent: The Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual), and featuring rare photos inside handsome digi-packs, these concerts distill and express the dream and promise of the Haight-Ashbury scene.
•Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66 Late Show - Signe's Farewell: The Grace Slick era of the Airplane has understandably received most of the attention paid the band over the years. But they had released a good album (Jefferson Airplane Takes Off) and were already a powerful live outfit before Slick came aboard. The 10/15/66 release not only marks the first appearance on CD of a live recording featuring Signe Anderson with the band, but also her very last show. Both Marty Balin and the Fillmore's Bill Graham give her shout-outs. Songs include "3/5ths of a Mile in Ten Seconds," "Tobacco Road," "Midnight Hour," "High Flyin' Bird" and "Chauffeur Blues" (which Grace never performed out of respect for Signe, who'd made the old blues tune her own). It was the end of an era. But a new one was about to begin the very next day, and is the subject of the 10/16/66 release.
•Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/16/66 Early & Late Shows - Grace's Debut: The 10/16/66 volume chronicles the first set of concerts featuring Grace Slick as a member of the Airplane, a mere day after Signe Anderson officially left the band. The band has yet to add the material Slick brought to the band ("Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit) to the set list, but Grace's harmony work with Marty and Paul is impressive, and you can literally hear her confidence growing from the first set to the second. The album contains "The Other Side of This Life," "Let Me In," "Don't Let Me Down," "Run Around" and "High Flying Bird," plus versions of "3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds" and "Tobacco Road" with the new line-up, and Leiber & Stoller's "Kansas City," which has never appeared on any Airplane studio or live album. Surrealistic Pillow photographer Herbie Greene contributes photos. Things would never be the same for the band or for '60s rock.
•Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/66 & 11/27/66 - We Have Ignition: CCM Live subtitled these shows "We Have Ignition" as they believe this is when the Airplane transformed from a high-flying bird into a psychedelic spaceship (but not yet a Starship.) It's difficult to believe, when comparing these November shows with Grace's live debut on 10/16/66, that only six weeks have elapsed. Not only has the band (particularly guitarist Jorma Kaukonen) progressed as musicians, but the infusion of Surrealistic Pillow material some four months before the album hit the stores shifts the focus of this folk-rock band to rock. Included are "Plastic Fantastic Lover," "High Flyin' Bird," "Bringing Me Down," " D.C.B.A-25," "My Best Friend," "Go to Her," "She Has Funny Cars," "3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds," "Skip Spence's "J.P.P. McStep B Blues," "White Rabbit," "Today" and more. Two rarities are a mind blowing, 9:45-minute version of "The Other Side of Life" (performed for a photo session) that neither its author, the folk singer-songwriter Fred Neil, nor the band could ever have anticipated, and the only known recording of an instrumental known in some quarters as "My Grandfather's Clock." This is the Airplane at its early apex.
•Return to the Matrix 2/1/68: The Airplane returned to the first club they ever played, the Matrix, in 1968 for a 103-minute show at the height of their commercial prowess. They band premiered two songs from the Crown of Creation album (which was months away from being released): "Share a Little Joke" and an instrumental version of "Ice Cream Phoenix." They also performed "Blues From an Airplane," a song from its first (pre-Slick) album. Also here: "Somebody to Love," "Young Girl Sunday Blues," "She Has Funny Cars," "Two Heads," "Martha," "Kansas City," "Other Side of this Life," "Today," "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon," "It's No Secret," "Watch Her Ride," "Plastic Fantastic Lover," "Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil," "White Rabbit," "Fat Angel" and "3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds."
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Antony and the Johnsons EP Coming This Month Ahead of New Album
Antony and the Johnsons will release their new five song EP "Thank You For Your Love" on August 24. The title-track is the lead single from the forthcoming album "Swanlights" also being released by Secretly Canadian on October 12.
On "Thank You For Your Love", Antony expresses a soul-infused cry of gratitude, but the song progresses into urgency, leaving behind the 4/4 rhythms and breaking into an emotional gallop that reveals an underlying pathos. "You Are The Treasure" is the calm after the storm, "My Lord My Love" closes the A side as a song for a lost childhood. The B side features two unusual covers accompanied by Kevin Barker on Acoustic Guitar, the first is Bob Dylan's "Pressing On", Antony's take is sweet, upbeat and beautiful. "Imagine" collaboration with avant-garde ambient composer William Basinski is a foreboding take on John Lennon's hallowed song.
Artwork for the EP features photographs Antony took when he first arrived in NYC as a teenager in the early 90's.
Antony and the Johnsons will also release their new album, "Swanlights", on October 12th in the US via Secretly Canadian. Abrams Image will simultaneously release a special edition of "Swanlights" which will include the CD inside a 144-page hard cover book containing Antony's paintings, collages, photography and writing. The album only version of "Swanlights" on Secretly Canadian will also include the song "Flétta", a duet with Björk. The album and book are a continuation of Antony's work exploring his connection to the natural world.
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More Jimi Hendrix Reissues Coming in October
Legacy Recordings have recently announced the second installment of releases for their 2010 Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project, available October 19, 2010. Legacy's next round of titles will include deluxe editions of Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions and Jimi Hendrix: Blues, his legendary Live At Woodstock performance, and Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year, the highly collectible Jimi Hendrix Christmas EP.
Originally released in 1994, the Jimi Hendrix: Blues album features 11 blues performances recorded by Hendrix between 1966 and 1970 showcasing the guitarist's mastery of the 12-bar form. The new deluxe Legacy edition comes packaged in a six-panel digipak with an expanded, 36 page booklet and includes a bonus DVD featuring an expanded, 30 minute version of "Jimi Hendrix and the Blues" from the Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues series. Directed and Produced by Alex Gibney, Janie Hendrix and John McDermott, the film features interviews and live performances not seen in the original PBS television broadcast. A double-disc 12" vinyl LP audiophile edition of Jimi Hendrix: Blues will also be available.
The Legacy edition of Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions brings together recordings from Hendrix's appearances on a variety of BBC radio and television broadcasts from 1967 through 1969. The two CD Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions comes packaged in a six-panel digipak and includes a never before released 30 minute bonus DVD documentary. The film features the group's famed January 1969 appearance on "Happening For Lulu" which featured Hendrix interrupting the live broadcast to perform a ferocious rendition of Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love" together with interviews with Jimi Hendrix Experience bandmates Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding as well as BBC staff producers Jeff Griffin and Bernie Andrews detailing the legendary sessions. The acclaimed 2 CD set includes Hendrix's unique interpretations of such classics as Bob Dylan's "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?," Muddy Waters "Hoochie Coochie Man" [with noted British blues enthusiast Alexis Korner on slide guitar], the Beatles "Day Tripper" as well as two songs featuring the dream pairing of Stevie Wonder with Hendrix. A single CD "best-of" the BBC Sessions as well as a three-disc 12" audiophile vinyl LP edition of the album will also be available. Both the 2 CD and 3 LP BBC sets feature a previoulsy unreleased version of "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" sourced from the August 24, 1967 of the Jimi Hendrix Experience on Top of The Tops.
Jimi Hendrix's watershed Live At Woodstock album, the artist's most popular live performance, will be reissued in a two CD set, available in both digipak and brilliant box configurations as well as an audiophile, three-disc 12" vinyl LP edition.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, the Jimi Hendrix seasonal single, features the celebrated 1969 medley of "Little Drummer Boy," "Silent Night," and "Auld Lang Syne" backed with "Three Little Bears." Merry Christmas & Happy New Year will be reissued as a CD as well as on 7" vinyl in a picture sleeve.
The upcoming wave of 2010 Jimi Hendrix titles culminates in the long awaited release of West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology, a definitive career-spanning four CD box set which tracks Hendrix's remarkable journey from R&B sideman to international stardom. The deluxe set is filled with previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings plus demos, alternate takes and more. The newly curated and assembled Jimi Hendrix anthology will include a new Hendrix documentary directed by the Grammy award winning Bob Smeaton (Beatles Anthology, Festival Express, Beatles: The Studio Recordings).
Legacy's first round of Jimi Hendrix releases opened with the release of Valleys of Neptune, a long-awaited album of previously unavailable Jimi Hendrix studio recordings, which debuted on the Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart at #4 while four additional Hendrix catalog titles -- Are You Experienced (#44), Electric Ladyland (#60), First Rays of the New Rising Sun (#63), and Axis: Bold As Love (#67) -- rocketed back into the Billboard 200 four decades after their original release dates. A testimony to the enduring vitality and importance of the trailblazing artist-guitarist-performer, Jimi Hendrix had five albums in America's Top 100 in March 2010.
"Jimi's music is as alive today as it was 40 years ago, and the success of our most recent releases with Sony Legacy provides thrilling confirmation. We have long maintained that the power of Jimi's music and the power of his message would stand the test of time and provide its own bridge to the future," said Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC. "Being partnered with Legacy enables us to reach a more global audience with that message. And the best is yet to come. What we have in store will propel Jimi into a new decade, with unseen footage and unheard versions of his songs that will absolutely amaze today's music lovers. And we're confident that the distribution is in good hands, opening the door to new and fresh markets. The focus of our endeavors is, and always will be, all about Jimi's music."
To coincide with their forthcoming Australian tour, US pop-punk act The Wonder Years will be teaming up with Australia’s own Heroes For Hire for a limited-edition vinyl release titled A Split Record. The release is the handy work of Boomtown and Hopeless Records.
There will be five different purchase options for A Split Record, including multiple color combinations and one-off tee shirt designs from both bands.
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MUSICA DIABLO's Debut To Receive Vinyl Release
"Musica Diablo" came out on May 28 via SAOL / H'Art / Zebralution. The CD's cover artwork was created by Gustavo Sazes, who has previously worked with ARCH ENEMY, GOD FORBID and OLD MAN'S CHILD.
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Jefferson Airplane Never-released Live Albums To Be Issued On Collectors' Choice
On October 26, 2010, Collectors' Choice Music Live will release four previously unreleased live albums: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66 Late Show - Signe's Farewell, Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/16/66 Early & Late Shows - Grace's Debut, Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/66 & 11/27/66 - We Have Ignition, and Return to the Matrix 2/1/68.
The first three releases document the astonishing growth of the band, and follow the near-seamless absorption of Grace Slick's voice and material into the Airplane's sound just as they were entering the studio to record Surrealistic Pillow. The fourth release captures the group triumphantly returning to their home turf at Marty Balin's club The Matrix for a relaxed, exploratory set in an intimate setting, performing material from their first four albums, including Crown of Creation, seven months before its release. Hand-picked by a team of devotees, annotated by frequent Airplane flyer Craig Fenton (author of the book Take Me To A Circus Tent: The Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual), and featuring rare photos inside handsome digi-packs, these concerts distill and express the dream and promise of the Haight-Ashbury scene.
•Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66 Late Show - Signe's Farewell: The Grace Slick era of the Airplane has understandably received most of the attention paid the band over the years. But they had released a good album (Jefferson Airplane Takes Off) and were already a powerful live outfit before Slick came aboard. The 10/15/66 release not only marks the first appearance on CD of a live recording featuring Signe Anderson with the band, but also her very last show. Both Marty Balin and the Fillmore's Bill Graham give her shout-outs. Songs include "3/5ths of a Mile in Ten Seconds," "Tobacco Road," "Midnight Hour," "High Flyin' Bird" and "Chauffeur Blues" (which Grace never performed out of respect for Signe, who'd made the old blues tune her own). It was the end of an era. But a new one was about to begin the very next day, and is the subject of the 10/16/66 release.
•Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/16/66 Early & Late Shows - Grace's Debut: The 10/16/66 volume chronicles the first set of concerts featuring Grace Slick as a member of the Airplane, a mere day after Signe Anderson officially left the band. The band has yet to add the material Slick brought to the band ("Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit) to the set list, but Grace's harmony work with Marty and Paul is impressive, and you can literally hear her confidence growing from the first set to the second. The album contains "The Other Side of This Life," "Let Me In," "Don't Let Me Down," "Run Around" and "High Flying Bird," plus versions of "3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds" and "Tobacco Road" with the new line-up, and Leiber & Stoller's "Kansas City," which has never appeared on any Airplane studio or live album. Surrealistic Pillow photographer Herbie Greene contributes photos. Things would never be the same for the band or for '60s rock.
•Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/66 & 11/27/66 - We Have Ignition: CCM Live subtitled these shows "We Have Ignition" as they believe this is when the Airplane transformed from a high-flying bird into a psychedelic spaceship (but not yet a Starship.) It's difficult to believe, when comparing these November shows with Grace's live debut on 10/16/66, that only six weeks have elapsed. Not only has the band (particularly guitarist Jorma Kaukonen) progressed as musicians, but the infusion of Surrealistic Pillow material some four months before the album hit the stores shifts the focus of this folk-rock band to rock. Included are "Plastic Fantastic Lover," "High Flyin' Bird," "Bringing Me Down," " D.C.B.A-25," "My Best Friend," "Go to Her," "She Has Funny Cars," "3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds," "Skip Spence's "J.P.P. McStep B Blues," "White Rabbit," "Today" and more. Two rarities are a mind blowing, 9:45-minute version of "The Other Side of Life" (performed for a photo session) that neither its author, the folk singer-songwriter Fred Neil, nor the band could ever have anticipated, and the only known recording of an instrumental known in some quarters as "My Grandfather's Clock." This is the Airplane at its early apex.
•Return to the Matrix 2/1/68: The Airplane returned to the first club they ever played, the Matrix, in 1968 for a 103-minute show at the height of their commercial prowess. They band premiered two songs from the Crown of Creation album (which was months away from being released): "Share a Little Joke" and an instrumental version of "Ice Cream Phoenix." They also performed "Blues From an Airplane," a song from its first (pre-Slick) album. Also here: "Somebody to Love," "Young Girl Sunday Blues," "She Has Funny Cars," "Two Heads," "Martha," "Kansas City," "Other Side of this Life," "Today," "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon," "It's No Secret," "Watch Her Ride," "Plastic Fantastic Lover," "Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil," "White Rabbit," "Fat Angel" and "3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds."
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Antony and the Johnsons EP Coming This Month Ahead of New Album
Antony and the Johnsons will release their new five song EP "Thank You For Your Love" on August 24. The title-track is the lead single from the forthcoming album "Swanlights" also being released by Secretly Canadian on October 12.
On "Thank You For Your Love", Antony expresses a soul-infused cry of gratitude, but the song progresses into urgency, leaving behind the 4/4 rhythms and breaking into an emotional gallop that reveals an underlying pathos. "You Are The Treasure" is the calm after the storm, "My Lord My Love" closes the A side as a song for a lost childhood. The B side features two unusual covers accompanied by Kevin Barker on Acoustic Guitar, the first is Bob Dylan's "Pressing On", Antony's take is sweet, upbeat and beautiful. "Imagine" collaboration with avant-garde ambient composer William Basinski is a foreboding take on John Lennon's hallowed song.
Artwork for the EP features photographs Antony took when he first arrived in NYC as a teenager in the early 90's.
Antony and the Johnsons will also release their new album, "Swanlights", on October 12th in the US via Secretly Canadian. Abrams Image will simultaneously release a special edition of "Swanlights" which will include the CD inside a 144-page hard cover book containing Antony's paintings, collages, photography and writing. The album only version of "Swanlights" on Secretly Canadian will also include the song "Flétta", a duet with Björk. The album and book are a continuation of Antony's work exploring his connection to the natural world.
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More Jimi Hendrix Reissues Coming in October
Legacy Recordings have recently announced the second installment of releases for their 2010 Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project, available October 19, 2010. Legacy's next round of titles will include deluxe editions of Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions and Jimi Hendrix: Blues, his legendary Live At Woodstock performance, and Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year, the highly collectible Jimi Hendrix Christmas EP.
Originally released in 1994, the Jimi Hendrix: Blues album features 11 blues performances recorded by Hendrix between 1966 and 1970 showcasing the guitarist's mastery of the 12-bar form. The new deluxe Legacy edition comes packaged in a six-panel digipak with an expanded, 36 page booklet and includes a bonus DVD featuring an expanded, 30 minute version of "Jimi Hendrix and the Blues" from the Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues series. Directed and Produced by Alex Gibney, Janie Hendrix and John McDermott, the film features interviews and live performances not seen in the original PBS television broadcast. A double-disc 12" vinyl LP audiophile edition of Jimi Hendrix: Blues will also be available.
The Legacy edition of Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions brings together recordings from Hendrix's appearances on a variety of BBC radio and television broadcasts from 1967 through 1969. The two CD Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions comes packaged in a six-panel digipak and includes a never before released 30 minute bonus DVD documentary. The film features the group's famed January 1969 appearance on "Happening For Lulu" which featured Hendrix interrupting the live broadcast to perform a ferocious rendition of Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love" together with interviews with Jimi Hendrix Experience bandmates Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding as well as BBC staff producers Jeff Griffin and Bernie Andrews detailing the legendary sessions. The acclaimed 2 CD set includes Hendrix's unique interpretations of such classics as Bob Dylan's "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?," Muddy Waters "Hoochie Coochie Man" [with noted British blues enthusiast Alexis Korner on slide guitar], the Beatles "Day Tripper" as well as two songs featuring the dream pairing of Stevie Wonder with Hendrix. A single CD "best-of" the BBC Sessions as well as a three-disc 12" audiophile vinyl LP edition of the album will also be available. Both the 2 CD and 3 LP BBC sets feature a previoulsy unreleased version of "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" sourced from the August 24, 1967 of the Jimi Hendrix Experience on Top of The Tops.
Jimi Hendrix's watershed Live At Woodstock album, the artist's most popular live performance, will be reissued in a two CD set, available in both digipak and brilliant box configurations as well as an audiophile, three-disc 12" vinyl LP edition.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, the Jimi Hendrix seasonal single, features the celebrated 1969 medley of "Little Drummer Boy," "Silent Night," and "Auld Lang Syne" backed with "Three Little Bears." Merry Christmas & Happy New Year will be reissued as a CD as well as on 7" vinyl in a picture sleeve.
The upcoming wave of 2010 Jimi Hendrix titles culminates in the long awaited release of West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology, a definitive career-spanning four CD box set which tracks Hendrix's remarkable journey from R&B sideman to international stardom. The deluxe set is filled with previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings plus demos, alternate takes and more. The newly curated and assembled Jimi Hendrix anthology will include a new Hendrix documentary directed by the Grammy award winning Bob Smeaton (Beatles Anthology, Festival Express, Beatles: The Studio Recordings).
Legacy's first round of Jimi Hendrix releases opened with the release of Valleys of Neptune, a long-awaited album of previously unavailable Jimi Hendrix studio recordings, which debuted on the Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart at #4 while four additional Hendrix catalog titles -- Are You Experienced (#44), Electric Ladyland (#60), First Rays of the New Rising Sun (#63), and Axis: Bold As Love (#67) -- rocketed back into the Billboard 200 four decades after their original release dates. A testimony to the enduring vitality and importance of the trailblazing artist-guitarist-performer, Jimi Hendrix had five albums in America's Top 100 in March 2010.
"Jimi's music is as alive today as it was 40 years ago, and the success of our most recent releases with Sony Legacy provides thrilling confirmation. We have long maintained that the power of Jimi's music and the power of his message would stand the test of time and provide its own bridge to the future," said Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC. "Being partnered with Legacy enables us to reach a more global audience with that message. And the best is yet to come. What we have in store will propel Jimi into a new decade, with unseen footage and unheard versions of his songs that will absolutely amaze today's music lovers. And we're confident that the distribution is in good hands, opening the door to new and fresh markets. The focus of our endeavors is, and always will be, all about Jimi's music."
Monday, August 9, 2010
Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 08/07/2010
A Led Zeppelin Road Box tops the list this week, getting a good price even if the overall high is a little on the low side. Blue Note records from two different sellers get the next three spots, and a rare prog record on Vertigo closes this week's Top 5.
1. 12" - Led Zeppelin “Road Box” - $3,850.00
2. LP - Sonny Clark "Dial S For Sonny" Blue Note 1570 - $3,379.00
3. LP - Hank Mobley self titled Blue Note 1568 - $3,150.00
4. LP - Sonny Clark "Sonny's Crib" Blue Note 1576 - $3,050.00
5. LP - Dr Z "Three Parts To My Soul" Vertigo - $2,924.81
More on this week's top 5 on Vinyl Record Talk, Tuesday 8:00PM Eastern / 5:00PM Pacific on Radio Dentata.
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1. 12" - Led Zeppelin “Road Box” - $3,850.00
2. LP - Sonny Clark "Dial S For Sonny" Blue Note 1570 - $3,379.00
3. LP - Hank Mobley self titled Blue Note 1568 - $3,150.00
4. LP - Sonny Clark "Sonny's Crib" Blue Note 1576 - $3,050.00
5. LP - Dr Z "Three Parts To My Soul" Vertigo - $2,924.81
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This Date In Music History - August 9
Birthdays:
Vic Prince - Pretty Things (1944)
John Parry - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (1946)
Marinus Gerritsen - Golden Earring (1946)
Barbara Mason (1947)
Bruce Thomas - Elvis Costello and The Attractions (1954)
Charlie Morgan - English drummer and percussionist. Worked with the Tom Robinson Band, Kate Bush, Elton John, Orleans, Paul McCartney and Tina Turner (1955)
Aimee Mann (1960)
Whitney Houston (1963)
Arion Salazar - Third Eye Blind (1972)
They Are Missed:
Bill Chase and three members of his band were killed in a plane crash in 1974. Chase had the 1971 US Top 30 hit "Get It On."
Jerry Garcia guitarist and singer from The Grateful Dead died from a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco in 1995 (age 53). Garcia co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage and also released several solo albums. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarist's of All Time"
Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert was killed in a car crash in Windsor, England in 1999. Herbert was behind the formation of The Spice Girls and Five and had managed Bros during the 80's.
Born on this day in 1955, Benjamin Orr bass, vocals, The Cars. Orr died of cancer on 3rd October 2000.
Born today in 1939, Billy Henderson singer, The Detroit Spinners. Henderson died from complications from diabetes on Feb 2, 2007 (age 67).
History:
Britain’s answer to Elvis, 17 year old Cliff Richard, signed a record deal with EMI records in 1958. Also on this day Cliff Richard started a four-week residency at Butlins Holiday Camp in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex as Cliff Richard and the Drifters.
Johnny Horton cuts "North To Alaska" at his last recording session in 1960.
Today in 1962, Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan.
In 1963, the first ever edition of 'Ready Steady Go! was shown on UK TV. Introduced by Keith Fordyce and 19 year-old Cathy McGowan. The first show featured The Searchers, Jet Harris, Pat Boone, Billy Fury and Brian Poole and The Tremeloes. T he final show was in Dec 1966 after 175 episodes. Originally 30 minutes long, it expanded to 50 minutes the following year and soon attracted the most popular artists, including The Beatles, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Rolling Stones, The Four Tops, The Kinks and many others.
The Rolling Stones appeared at the New Elizabeth Ballroom in Belle Vue, Manchester in 1964. Two policemen fainted and another was taken to hospital with broken ribs after trying to control over 3,000 screaming teenagers.
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed on stage together for the first time in 1964.
Jerry Lee Lewis appeared at the Sunberry Jazz & Blues Festival in 1967 and worked the crowd into such a frenzy that British officials stopped the show and ask Lewis to leave the stage.
He does it again! Jerry Lee kills ‘em at the England's National Jazz and Blues Festival in 1968. The audience was so revved up that the next act (The Herd) refused to go on.
In 1968, after the other Beatles had go home for the evening (2:00 am), Paul McCartney stayed behind and recorded "Mother Nature's Son," taping 25 takes at Abbey Road studios. The song was included on the ‘White Album.’
James Brown & the Famous Flames appeared at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California in 1968.
During a North American tour in 1969, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
"Hot Fun in The Summertime," by Sly and the Family Stone, and "Easy to Be Hard" (from the Broadway production "Hair") were released in 1969.
The Bee Gees started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1975 with "Jive Talkin," the group's second US #1 hit.
Boston’s self-titled debut was released in 1976.
Muddy Waters performed at a White House picnic for U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1978.
Ten original Gerald Scarfe drawings for Pink Floyd’s album ‘The Wall’ were stolen from the foyer of Earls Court, London, England where they were being exhibited in 1980.
250 Gary Numan fans picketed BBC Radio 1 in London in 1986, demanding more airtime for their favorite pop star.
In 1986, Queen gave what would be their last ever live performance when they appeared at Knebworth Park in England. The last two songs the band played were "We Are The Champions" and "God Save The Queen." Over 120,000 fans attended the show, also on the bill were Big Country, Belouis Some and Status Quo.
In 1991, Rick James pled innocent to charges that he imprisoned, tortured and sexually assaulted a woman in his California home.
During an Oasis gig at The Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1994, guitarist Noel Gallagher was hit in the face by a man who had jumped on the stage. Noel refused to carry on playing and after leaving the stage a mob of over 300 people attacked the bands bus as they were leaving.
Lisa Marie Presley married actor Nicolas Cage in 2002 (they separate less than four months later).
England`s Classic Rock magazine named AC/DC's Bon Scott the #1 frontman of all time in 2004. Scott, who died of a barbiturates and alcohol overdose in 1980, beat out Ozzy Osbourne, Freddie Mercury and Jim Morrison.
In 2005, Marc Cohn survived being shot in the head during an attempted car jacking as he left a concert in Denver, Colorado. Cohn was struck in the temple by the bullet but it did not penetrate his skull. Police said a man tried to commandeer Cohn's tour van as it left after a show, the attacker was fleeing police after trying to pay a hotel bill with a stolen credit card.
The James Gang embarked on their first tour in 35 years in 2006. All three members of the group's definitive lineup are present: singer-guitarist Joe Walsh of Eagles fame, drummer Jimmy Fox and bassist Dale Peters. The first stop in Morrison, CO.
Also in 2007, Jennifer Lopez won $545,000 in a case against her first husband, who planned to publish a book claiming she had several affairs. Lopez claimed Ojani Noa had violated a previous legal settlement preventing him from revealing private details about their relationship. The star claimed Mr Noa offered not to publish the book in return for $5 million.
Them Crooked Vultures, a supergroup featuring Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme gave their debut performance at the sold-out Metro club in Chicago in 2009. They performed a 12-song, 80-minute set.
Vic Prince - Pretty Things (1944)
John Parry - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (1946)
Marinus Gerritsen - Golden Earring (1946)
Barbara Mason (1947)
Bruce Thomas - Elvis Costello and The Attractions (1954)
Charlie Morgan - English drummer and percussionist. Worked with the Tom Robinson Band, Kate Bush, Elton John, Orleans, Paul McCartney and Tina Turner (1955)
Aimee Mann (1960)
Whitney Houston (1963)
Arion Salazar - Third Eye Blind (1972)
They Are Missed:
Bill Chase and three members of his band were killed in a plane crash in 1974. Chase had the 1971 US Top 30 hit "Get It On."
Jerry Garcia guitarist and singer from The Grateful Dead died from a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco in 1995 (age 53). Garcia co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage and also released several solo albums. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarist's of All Time"
Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert was killed in a car crash in Windsor, England in 1999. Herbert was behind the formation of The Spice Girls and Five and had managed Bros during the 80's.
Born on this day in 1955, Benjamin Orr bass, vocals, The Cars. Orr died of cancer on 3rd October 2000.
Born today in 1939, Billy Henderson singer, The Detroit Spinners. Henderson died from complications from diabetes on Feb 2, 2007 (age 67).
History:
Britain’s answer to Elvis, 17 year old Cliff Richard, signed a record deal with EMI records in 1958. Also on this day Cliff Richard started a four-week residency at Butlins Holiday Camp in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex as Cliff Richard and the Drifters.
Johnny Horton cuts "North To Alaska" at his last recording session in 1960.
Today in 1962, Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan.
In 1963, the first ever edition of 'Ready Steady Go! was shown on UK TV. Introduced by Keith Fordyce and 19 year-old Cathy McGowan. The first show featured The Searchers, Jet Harris, Pat Boone, Billy Fury and Brian Poole and The Tremeloes. T he final show was in Dec 1966 after 175 episodes. Originally 30 minutes long, it expanded to 50 minutes the following year and soon attracted the most popular artists, including The Beatles, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Rolling Stones, The Four Tops, The Kinks and many others.
The Rolling Stones appeared at the New Elizabeth Ballroom in Belle Vue, Manchester in 1964. Two policemen fainted and another was taken to hospital with broken ribs after trying to control over 3,000 screaming teenagers.
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed on stage together for the first time in 1964.
Jerry Lee Lewis appeared at the Sunberry Jazz & Blues Festival in 1967 and worked the crowd into such a frenzy that British officials stopped the show and ask Lewis to leave the stage.
He does it again! Jerry Lee kills ‘em at the England's National Jazz and Blues Festival in 1968. The audience was so revved up that the next act (The Herd) refused to go on.
In 1968, after the other Beatles had go home for the evening (2:00 am), Paul McCartney stayed behind and recorded "Mother Nature's Son," taping 25 takes at Abbey Road studios. The song was included on the ‘White Album.’
James Brown & the Famous Flames appeared at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California in 1968.
During a North American tour in 1969, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
"Hot Fun in The Summertime," by Sly and the Family Stone, and "Easy to Be Hard" (from the Broadway production "Hair") were released in 1969.
The Bee Gees started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1975 with "Jive Talkin," the group's second US #1 hit.
Boston’s self-titled debut was released in 1976.
Muddy Waters performed at a White House picnic for U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1978.
Ten original Gerald Scarfe drawings for Pink Floyd’s album ‘The Wall’ were stolen from the foyer of Earls Court, London, England where they were being exhibited in 1980.
250 Gary Numan fans picketed BBC Radio 1 in London in 1986, demanding more airtime for their favorite pop star.
In 1986, Queen gave what would be their last ever live performance when they appeared at Knebworth Park in England. The last two songs the band played were "We Are The Champions" and "God Save The Queen." Over 120,000 fans attended the show, also on the bill were Big Country, Belouis Some and Status Quo.
In 1991, Rick James pled innocent to charges that he imprisoned, tortured and sexually assaulted a woman in his California home.
During an Oasis gig at The Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1994, guitarist Noel Gallagher was hit in the face by a man who had jumped on the stage. Noel refused to carry on playing and after leaving the stage a mob of over 300 people attacked the bands bus as they were leaving.
Lisa Marie Presley married actor Nicolas Cage in 2002 (they separate less than four months later).
England`s Classic Rock magazine named AC/DC's Bon Scott the #1 frontman of all time in 2004. Scott, who died of a barbiturates and alcohol overdose in 1980, beat out Ozzy Osbourne, Freddie Mercury and Jim Morrison.
In 2005, Marc Cohn survived being shot in the head during an attempted car jacking as he left a concert in Denver, Colorado. Cohn was struck in the temple by the bullet but it did not penetrate his skull. Police said a man tried to commandeer Cohn's tour van as it left after a show, the attacker was fleeing police after trying to pay a hotel bill with a stolen credit card.
The James Gang embarked on their first tour in 35 years in 2006. All three members of the group's definitive lineup are present: singer-guitarist Joe Walsh of Eagles fame, drummer Jimmy Fox and bassist Dale Peters. The first stop in Morrison, CO.
Also in 2007, Jennifer Lopez won $545,000 in a case against her first husband, who planned to publish a book claiming she had several affairs. Lopez claimed Ojani Noa had violated a previous legal settlement preventing him from revealing private details about their relationship. The star claimed Mr Noa offered not to publish the book in return for $5 million.
Them Crooked Vultures, a supergroup featuring Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme gave their debut performance at the sold-out Metro club in Chicago in 2009. They performed a 12-song, 80-minute set.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
FOR THE RECORD
I always find these articles interesting, we are not the only country enjoying vinyl again!
FOR THE RECORD
Avijit Ghosh
Back in the 1970s, upper middle-class drawing-rooms in India were considered incomplete without a record player and a cache of albums to its side. That was a time songs couldn't be downloaded by pushing a button in a retail store or on a computer keyboard. Albums were like friends for every occasion. There was no greater joy than placing an LP gently on the turntable, watching the needle settle in the groove and letting the sound of music take over.
Then cassettes, CDs and MP3s came and colonized music stores. By the early 1990s, vinyl records had vanished from drawing-rooms and receded from public memory like a forgotten melody. Vinyl junkies would still scrounge around for their fix at curio and collectors' shops and ‘chor bazaars'. But, like all outdated technology, the vinyl record seemed headed for a slow, painless death.
No longer. Taking its cue from global trends, the vinyl — made from polyvinyl chloride, hence the name — is being revived from its comatose state in India. From last October, EMI Music India has released more than 125 titles at retail outlets in Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Gurgaon. Cities like Pune, Delhi and Kolkata are next on the list. The titles range from GenThen favourite Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" and Eagles' "Hotel California", to GenNow's Arctic Monkeys ("Humbug") and Radiohead ("Pablo Honey"). More than 1,000 units are up for sale. "It feels good to have revived the format," says Anand Srinivasan, EMI's senior manager, international labels.
Music company Saregama is also exploring the market. "We are checking with stores on the demand for LPs and should have feedback in about a month, which will help us decide whether to press and import some," says its vice-president, Atul Churamani.
The vinyl's reappearance democratizes listeners' choice. But nostalgia doesn't come cheap. The new ‘old' LPs start at Rs 695 and special four-LP sets are tagged at Rs 5,995. Freebies are thrown in as a lure. Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" comes with posters and stickers, which are not available with the CD format. Music industry executives say prices are high because India does not have any record-pressing plant and the albums are imported. "But if sales go up, prices will come down," says Srinivasan.
Those in the business are optimistic. Mangesh Shinde, chief manager, Reliance TimeOut, says that retail response has been positive. Though vinyl occupies no more than six feet by 10 feet of space in their Gurgaon outlet, about 150 records have been sold in the past four months. "One music aficionado drives one-and-half hours from Kottayam to Kochi and buys 10 to 15 LP records each time," he says.
Global trends indicate the market has grown in the last five years. Nielsen SoundScan, a data information system that tracks sales of US music products, says 2.5 million vinyl records were sold in 2009, 33% more than in 2008 and more than any other year since the survey began in 1991. But this January, The New York Times put things in perspective by pointing out that "vinyl remains less than one per cent of the overall sales."
Nonetheless, there's a new buzz about vinyl in the west. Vinyl addicts say listening to music in the old analog format offers a more rounded, richer sound, rather than the clearer but soulless audio of the digitised mode. This has prompted record companies and musicians to woo this growing minority of vinyl-lovers. In 2008, Warner Brothers reissued Metallica's back catalogue only on vinyl. Churamani of Saregama adds, "We have released three LPs in Europe over the last couple of years via the licensing route. The latest is Charanjit Singh's "Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat", which has just come out about a month ago."
But music lovers like Chandan Mitra are not optimistic about vinyl. There's a huge market for the software, says Mitra, by which he means vinyl records of Hindi film classics and popular Western music of the 1950s and 60s. "But procuring hardware is a huge problem. Most have junked their old turntables. For those who still own one, maintenance is extremely difficult. I got mine repaired from Old Delhi but it conked out again after a fortnight. Besides, turntable needles aren't readily available," says Mitra, a newspaper editor and Rajya Sabha member.
That's a familiar complaint. Add to that a basic fact — vinyl's rivals, such as CDs, MP3s and USB ports, are more convenient and can even be played while on the move.
Yet hope floats on the "hardware" front too with retail stores planning to sell turntables soon. "We have ordered turntables from Austria. The shipment is expected to arrive mid-August. In fact, we have already booked 10 orders in Bangalore," says Shinde. They will cost anywhere between Rs 19,500 and Rs 99,000.
So can vinyl make a comeback, especially when an entire generation has grown up enjoying free, if illegal, music without guilt? It won't be easy. For too long have the young defined music by easy availability and mobility. Press a phone or iPod button and Sonu Nigam comes alive. In comparison, records and turntables seem horribly prehistoric. Churamani agrees the demand will probably be "collector-centric or a fad for the younger generation". In other words, it will be sharply niche; something that would give the serious music lover something to brag about to his MP3-listening neighbour. For Srinivasan of EMI, the jury is still out. He is waiting for October to review the annual response.
But for those who liked the old LPs, there is once again the chance to enjoy music in a different way — looking at album artwork, reading the back cover, rather than relegating music to a formless, digitised happening. For them, life is on song once again.
SOURCE: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
FOR THE RECORD
Avijit Ghosh
Then cassettes, CDs and MP3s came and colonized music stores. By the early 1990s, vinyl records had vanished from drawing-rooms and receded from public memory like a forgotten melody. Vinyl junkies would still scrounge around for their fix at curio and collectors' shops and ‘chor bazaars'. But, like all outdated technology, the vinyl record seemed headed for a slow, painless death.
No longer. Taking its cue from global trends, the vinyl — made from polyvinyl chloride, hence the name — is being revived from its comatose state in India. From last October, EMI Music India has released more than 125 titles at retail outlets in Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Gurgaon. Cities like Pune, Delhi and Kolkata are next on the list. The titles range from GenThen favourite Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" and Eagles' "Hotel California", to GenNow's Arctic Monkeys ("Humbug") and Radiohead ("Pablo Honey"). More than 1,000 units are up for sale. "It feels good to have revived the format," says Anand Srinivasan, EMI's senior manager, international labels.
Music company Saregama is also exploring the market. "We are checking with stores on the demand for LPs and should have feedback in about a month, which will help us decide whether to press and import some," says its vice-president, Atul Churamani.
The vinyl's reappearance democratizes listeners' choice. But nostalgia doesn't come cheap. The new ‘old' LPs start at Rs 695 and special four-LP sets are tagged at Rs 5,995. Freebies are thrown in as a lure. Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" comes with posters and stickers, which are not available with the CD format. Music industry executives say prices are high because India does not have any record-pressing plant and the albums are imported. "But if sales go up, prices will come down," says Srinivasan.
Those in the business are optimistic. Mangesh Shinde, chief manager, Reliance TimeOut, says that retail response has been positive. Though vinyl occupies no more than six feet by 10 feet of space in their Gurgaon outlet, about 150 records have been sold in the past four months. "One music aficionado drives one-and-half hours from Kottayam to Kochi and buys 10 to 15 LP records each time," he says.
Global trends indicate the market has grown in the last five years. Nielsen SoundScan, a data information system that tracks sales of US music products, says 2.5 million vinyl records were sold in 2009, 33% more than in 2008 and more than any other year since the survey began in 1991. But this January, The New York Times put things in perspective by pointing out that "vinyl remains less than one per cent of the overall sales."
Nonetheless, there's a new buzz about vinyl in the west. Vinyl addicts say listening to music in the old analog format offers a more rounded, richer sound, rather than the clearer but soulless audio of the digitised mode. This has prompted record companies and musicians to woo this growing minority of vinyl-lovers. In 2008, Warner Brothers reissued Metallica's back catalogue only on vinyl. Churamani of Saregama adds, "We have released three LPs in Europe over the last couple of years via the licensing route. The latest is Charanjit Singh's "Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat", which has just come out about a month ago."
But music lovers like Chandan Mitra are not optimistic about vinyl. There's a huge market for the software, says Mitra, by which he means vinyl records of Hindi film classics and popular Western music of the 1950s and 60s. "But procuring hardware is a huge problem. Most have junked their old turntables. For those who still own one, maintenance is extremely difficult. I got mine repaired from Old Delhi but it conked out again after a fortnight. Besides, turntable needles aren't readily available," says Mitra, a newspaper editor and Rajya Sabha member.
That's a familiar complaint. Add to that a basic fact — vinyl's rivals, such as CDs, MP3s and USB ports, are more convenient and can even be played while on the move.
Yet hope floats on the "hardware" front too with retail stores planning to sell turntables soon. "We have ordered turntables from Austria. The shipment is expected to arrive mid-August. In fact, we have already booked 10 orders in Bangalore," says Shinde. They will cost anywhere between Rs 19,500 and Rs 99,000.
So can vinyl make a comeback, especially when an entire generation has grown up enjoying free, if illegal, music without guilt? It won't be easy. For too long have the young defined music by easy availability and mobility. Press a phone or iPod button and Sonu Nigam comes alive. In comparison, records and turntables seem horribly prehistoric. Churamani agrees the demand will probably be "collector-centric or a fad for the younger generation". In other words, it will be sharply niche; something that would give the serious music lover something to brag about to his MP3-listening neighbour. For Srinivasan of EMI, the jury is still out. He is waiting for October to review the annual response.
But for those who liked the old LPs, there is once again the chance to enjoy music in a different way — looking at album artwork, reading the back cover, rather than relegating music to a formless, digitised happening. For them, life is on song once again.
SOURCE: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
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