Vinyl Record News & Notes, Did You Know?

THE HAUNTED: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED are scheduled to release their seventh studio album, 'Unseen,' in late March via Century Media Records. The efffort was once again recorded with longtime producer Tue Madsen (MOONSPELL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, GOREFEST, SICK OF IT ALL) at his Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark.

Regarding the "Unseen" cover artwork, THE HAUNTED said, "The artwork design was made by our friend Frode, who also did the art for (2004's) 'rEVOLVEr.' We really like his design aesthetic, and he seems to come up with something unique every single time."

Read more at Blabbermouth.net




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Iron & Wine Announce Massive Tour

The band will spend the next few months crossing Europe and North America Indie folk stars Iron & Wine will release their new album Kiss Each Other Clean January 25 on Warner Bros. in the U.S. and January 24 on 4AD internationally; right now, you can stream the whole thing at Conan O'Brien's website. And here's hoping the band enjoyed their time off, since they're going to be good and busy for the next few months, touring Europe and North America. We've got their dates below.

Read the rest at Pitchfork.com

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The Killers and Jane’s Addiction to Headline New Lollapalooza

Bryan Wawzenek

As previously reported, a second Lollapalooza music festival is beginning this year in Santiago, Chile. The festival recently announced the two-day event’s headliners, which include The Killers, Jane’s Addiction and Kanye West.

Lollapalooza Chile, taking place at Santiago’s Parque O’Higgins on April 2 and 3, also will feature the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Deftones, Fatboy Slim, The Flaming Lips.......

Read more at Gibson.com














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Panda Bear unveils album cover art for Tomboy

Animal Collective Noah Lennox Panda Bear Tomboy

Panda Bear is the project of Animal Collective member Noah Lennox. Tomboy, his long-awaited fourth album as Panda Bear, and follow-up to Person Pitch, is now complete and will be released on his own
label, Paw Tracks on April 12, 2011. This is one week earlier than the originally announced release date – it was moved up so that the record will be available for Record Store Day on April 16.

Over the past six months or so, Panda Bear has released a series of vinyl singles on different labels.....

Read the rest at IndieRockReviews.com






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this from Jack White's Third Man Records

Drive By Truckers Live At Third Man Records

Third Man Records is happy to announce the latest in our live show and live LP series, Drive-By Truckers.

In anticipation for their upcoming album, “Go-Go Boots” (out Feb 15th on ATO) and following up from their sold out show at The Cannery Ballroom, the Truckers will be performing a special matinee all ages show here at Third Man Records on this Sunday Jan. 30th that will be recorded direct to analog tape for release as a live LP (and a limited Black & Blue split colored LP for those in attendance).

For this special show at TMR, the Truckers will be joined by David Hood on stage and the show will be a celebration of Southern soul featuring tracks from the new album and some special covers.

Black & Blue split colored LPs of the performance will be available for purchase for attendees after the show and for three days after. Save your ticket! LPs will be available for collection within a month and you will be notified via the Third Man newsletter.

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here's a cute story and a labor of love for one music lover....

A Thrifty Style Music Shop

By Veronica Lake

Collins Music and Thrift Store offers a bit of everything

From the outside looking in you would assume that only musical instruments are sold at this shop, yet once inside you will be surprised at the little of everything that Collins Music and Thrift has for sale.

Owner, Ed Collins, has owned the store since 1986 and has relocated five different times bouncing back and forth from Fairfield to Suisun. The store has been in his current location where since 2007.

Formerly known as Collins Music and Collectibles, Collins changed the name of the business in January of this year to inform potential customers that they are not solely a music shop, but carry many other non-music related products as well. Collins opened the shop 25 years ago after a fellow record store owner complimented his collection of vinyl records.

Read the rest HERE

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here's a guy, like thousands of others, who is helping to keep the vinyl record tradition alive...great work!

Record store celebrates anniversary, vinyl Record store celebrates anniversary, vinyl

Written by Carina A. Brunson

McALLEN — Orlie Ozuna loves vinyl. After 10 years of collecting vinyl records, and with the help of a friend, Ozuna opened Fall Back Records, which celebrates its one-year anniversary on Feb. 5.

“I had developed a mild addiction to it and I just assumed if I liked it so much, there had to be enough people out there that could make this idea a success,” the McAllen resident said about opening his
business.

He is still excited to look at what each new shipment brings to his store and immediately announces it on his Facebook page. He also shares rare finds that he acquires through hard work and lots of looking around.

But why open a vinyl record store when mp3s are so prevalent in the 21st century digital world?

Read the rest of this story HERE

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Did You Know?

and now, more stuff everybody should know...

The only planet without a ring is earth.

Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks.

A group of unicorns is called a blessing - if you believe they exist....

There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones! 

Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed, and continue living.  Coool....

Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.  Hope he didn't have a cat....
 
In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds!

Rice paper does not have any rice in it!  No wonder it tastes bad...

In 1958, a band called The Champs released a song called "Tequila," an instrumental that would hit number one in mid-March. The group included sax player Jim Seals and drummer Dash Crofts, who would go on to score several hits in the seventies, including "Summer Breeze" as Seals and Crofts.

In 1962, Warner Brothers Records signed Peter, Paul and Mary to their first recording contract. Their self-titled album would stay in the US Top 10 for ten months, remained in the Top 20 for two years and did not drop off the Hot 100 album chart until three-and-a-half years after its release. Their only single to make it all the way to number 1 was 1969's, Leaving On a Jet Plane, written by John Denver.

In 1966, "I Fought The Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four is released. It will enter the Hot 100 two weeks later and eventually reach #9 during an eight week chart run.

In 1977, Rose Royce, the former backing band for The Temptations, went to #1 on the US singles chart with "Car Wash".



In 1983, Men At Work top the UK and US singles charts with "Down Under" and the UK and US album charts with "Business As Usual". This feat had not been accomplished since Rod Stewart did it in 1971.

In 1996, Country superstar Garth Brooks refused to accept his American Music Award for Favorite Overall Artist, saying that Hootie and the Blowfish had done more for music that year than he did. He was right

In 2005, David Lerchey, a founding member of The Dell-Vikings who reached the Billboard Top 40 with "Come Go With Me" (#4), "Whispering Bells" (#9) and "Cool Shake" (#12), all in 1957, died of cancer the age of 67.

The late David Byron of Uriah Heep was born in 1947.   He died February 28, 1985. Man, this brings back the headphone days!

The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, the front of which was designed by Roger Dean

In Case You Missed It...AMOS LEE on THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW

Vinyl Record News & Notes, Did You Know?

Well, he's done it! Artist and friend in vinyl Daniel Edlen has just announced that VH1 will be displaying his Vinyl Art pieces for the months of February and March, 2011 in their corporate art gallery in New York City! Congrats!! Check it out       VH1

Check out his web site: VinylArt.info

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My DJ buddy Shawn has jumped into the record collection he has and is selling some great old jazz on Bluenote, check out his auction (with more to be posted this weekend!):

Jazz Vinyl on eBay

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a lengthy but compelling look at the physical nature of the music biz:

Music Packaging Today: An Interview with Sarah Robertson and Scott Pollack of A to Z Media

By James Beaudreau

A to Z Media is a small New York City-based company that’s facilitating some of the best music packaging and manufacturing in the world today. I recently sat down with A to Z’s Sarah Robertson and Scott Pollack to discuss the state of physical media in 2011.

James: Tell me a little about the company.

Sarah: I came over from England in May of 1994 and set up the business. There was a need to serve as the conduit between large and impersonal printing and optical media plants, and small-to-medium size music companies........

Read the rest HERE

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Neil Young to Receive Humanitarian Award

Neil Young will be presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award on March 27 at the 40th annual Juno Awards in Toronto.

The award goes to a Canadian artist who has made a positive contribution the the country's society through humanitarianism. Young has been involved in social causes most of his career, including Farm Aid and the Bridge School.

Melanie Berry, president and CEO of CARAS, The Juno Awards and MusiCounts, said:

Read the rest at VintageVinylNews.com


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Gladys Horton of The Marvelettes Dies

By Bryan Wawzenek

Gladys Horton, the co-founder of hit Motown group The Marvelettes, has died. The singer passed away late on Wednesday (January 26) in a Los Angeles nursing home, according to Spinner.com. She was 66. Horton’s cause of death is unknown, although her son said that she had been recovering from complications from a stroke she suffered last year.

Read more at Gibson.com  




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A look at the vinyl record revival north of our border:

For the record
The great vinyl revival

By Sean Campbell


SNAP! CRACKLE! POP! It’s not Rice Crispies, but the sound of a less modern form of music listening, commonly associated with hipster culture and aging parents. We’re talking vinyl. That means record players, scratching, and a distinctness of sound you can’t get on your iPod.

But in a world where the MP3 reigns supreme, has vinyl lost its appeal?
Most vinyl collectors will tell you the sound produced from records has a much better quality; some will call it a simple hobby.

“It’s all about the hunt,” says Richard Campbell, a local vinyl enthusiast. “the feeling you get when you walk into a record shop, it’s a thrilling experience for a collector.”

Read the rest HERE

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Defeater Unveils New Album Cover Art

Defeater's second full-length album, 'Empty Days & Sleepless Nights,' is scheduled for release on March 8th via Bridge Nine Records. This album, the third installment of the conceptual opus that is Defeater (following 2008's 'Travels' & 2009's 'Lost Ground' EP), carries on the narrative songwriting style the band has developed about a family set in post-WWII America. 'Empty Days & Sleepless Nights' traces back to the family setting from Travels, but focuses on the older of the two sons, with the events unfolding through the older sibling's eyes. ED&SL features fourteen tracks: ten of the heaviest and most musically intricate songs Defeater has written to date and four acoustic songs that sound a lot like Rocky Votolato and Ryan Adams.

Check out two songs off of Empty Days & Sleepless Nights by pre-ordering the Dear Father EP, which features one acoustic track ("I Don't Mind") and one heavy track ("Dear Father") from the album now on B9store.com. http://www.b9store.com/defeater  Check the store for other deals on beautiful colored vinyl records. This album teaser hits streets on February 8th while the ED&SL full length will be available everywhere on March 8th, 2011.









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Wax Nostalgic: 7 Questions With Rick Wojcik of Dusty Groove America (Chicago)

By Jaeki Cho

Dusty Groove America
1120 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL
(773) 342-5800

We started our weekly look at the last real record stores alive—the City Guide’s Wax Nostalgic—in New York City, so this week we're heading to the Midwest to visit the Windy City's eclectic vinyl haven, Dusty Groove America.

Birthed by former radio DJ/record collector Rick Wojcik (and a partner) as an online store in 1996, the shop has since gained an international following for its vast collection.

Read the rest HERE



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As Vinyl Fever closes, local record stores ponder the future

By Jay Cridlin, Times Staff Writer

Record stores die. All of them do.

It happened just a few weeks ago in Arizona, when Eastside Records, a 25-year-old Phoenix institution, shut its doors over New Year's. "It was exactly like High Fidelity, that kind of record store," said Jimmy Eat World singer Jim Adkins, a loyal customer. "It's a bummer. I mean, I get it; it's tough selling physical units now."

Read the rest HERE

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Bob Seger tour to start in March ahead of new album 

By Allison Reitz

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band will tour North America for the first time in about four years, the iconic American musician and his band announced today, January 27.

Besides its planned March start, most details of the 2011 trek are still unknown, such as where it will launch and its expected duration. A press release stated only that the musician will visit "major cities across North America," with dates and ticketing information coming soon.

Read more Seger

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Ancients Reveals Cover Art For Forthcoming Self-Titled EP

Vancouver, Canada sludge metal act Ancients has revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming, self-titled debut EP. The artwork was created by Cam Strudwick who is also known for his work with grindcore acts Burning Ghats and Burn In Hell. The EP will to feature two tracks, recorded in separate sessions, and will see its release in early 2011.

Tracklisting

1. Humanist
2. Built to Die

Ancients Guitarist Chris commented on the EP by saying;

"The art is Cam's interpretation of my lyrics and ideas. I'm pretty heavy into crazy ancient religious stuff, secret societies, etc...especially Sumerian creation myths and The Anunnaki and stuff. I Couldnt be any more stoked on the way things are going so far at the shows and we are booked into may with a bunch of killer shows!

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$3,000 in cash discovered in donation of record albums

SEATTLE, WA - There's a story behind every record donated to Bop Street Records.

"Occasionally, I might find odd things or old letters inside of a record," says owner Dave Voorhees.

But none like the one discovered inside of a box of recently donated records – 1,400 to be exact. They were given to the store by Janet Back. They were from her husband, Gordon's, collection.

"His big interest in the world was classical music on vinyl records," said Janet.

Gordon has severe Parkinson's disease and now lives in an adult care center. Two weeks ago with his permission, Janet cleared out his old records.

Read the rest HERE

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and in the land down under.....

LP releases: like a broken record

Simon Tatz

Surely there should be a limit to the number of times an LP can be repackaged, re-reordered, remastered, issued with bonus tracks, demo tracks, live tracks and so on?

At some point, this postmodern fixation with trying to improve on works of art may well be diluting and even spoiling one of our most wonderful cultural artefacts - the 40-minute long-playing vinyl record.

The constant reissuing of LPs has reached a point of absurdity. Record companies scour their vaults for unreleased tracks, alternative versions and all manner of music that was not deemed suitable for release at the time.

The LP worked precisely because of its time limitations.

Read the rest HERE

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Did You Know?

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation!

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny, in case you were wondering....

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!

After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again.  Mmmmmm....

Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings!

Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8
miles away.  Really??

enough of that, now on to the music:

The Beatles song "Dear Prudence" was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she wouldn't come out and play with Mia and the Beatles at a religious retreat in India.



In 1965, the Who perform their debut hit, "I Can't Explain" on the UK music show Ready, Steady, Go!. To project the desired image, the hand-picked audience consists only of teens dressed in the current Mod fashion.

In 1978, rumor has it that, at the request of a fan, Ted Nugent autographed the man's arm with a bowie knife. Cool.....

In 1983, Radio station WDHA, 105.5 in New Jersey claims to be the first US station to play music from a compact disc. Booo! Hissss!!!!

In 1984, despite being banned by Radio 1 and the BBC for its suggestive lyrics, "Relax" by the British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood climbs to the top of the UK singles chart. The objectionable words were "Relax, don't do it, when you want to sock it to it, Relax, don't do it, when you want to come". Many other UK commercial radio stations continued to play the record and it stayed at the top for five straight weeks and remained on the chart for a then record forty-two consecutive weeks. Later in the year, the ban would be lifted. Shit, they should have banned the video as well.....



In 1985, forty-six major American recording artists came together at A&M Studios in Hollywood, to record "We Are The World", a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie. The effort was part of an album called "USA for Africa" and featured Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Carnes, Willie Nelson, Steve Perry, Ray Charles and others. Those attending the session were asked to "leave your egos at the door."

In 1997, Pat Boone releases an album of Heavy Metal tunes called "In A Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy", a tongue-in-cheek collection of tunes like "Smoke on the Water" and "Stairway to Heaven". When the religious community failed to get the joke, he was dismissed from his Trinity Broadcasting Network program, Gospel America.

In 2005, we lost one of the true talents in rock and roll when legendary Rock drummer and Hall of Fame inductee Jim Capaldi died after a brief fight with stomach cancer. He was 61. Jim is most often remembered as a member of Traffic, with Steve Winwood and Dave Mason.

and if you see them on the street wish a happy birthday to Sara McLachlan (1968) and Joey Fatone Jr. ('N Sync)(1977)

Music News, Notes & Did You Know?

Yes, vinyl is a happening thing in smalltown America:

Blast from the past: Vinyl returns to Grandview library

Library responds as nostalgic format draws young listeners

By MARK DUBOVEC

The Grandview Heights Public Library is known for its digital music collection, but now an older format is making a comeback. On Friday, Jan. 21, the library began loaning out a collection of 30 vinyl records to patrons.

"It's kind of funny because we're offering a throwback format ... while moving forward with digital," said Canaan Faulkner, coordinator of adult programs and web content at the library. "We're responding to what our patrons are using."

Read the rest HERE

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The Examiner has a great write up about an often unheralded band:

The Smoking Popes announce new album, tour...

Frank Krolicki
Chicago Rock Music Examiner

Chicago rock vets The Smoking Popes announced this week details of their sixth studio album, This Is Only a Test, due out March 15th on Asian Man Records. To coincide with the release they will embark on a spring tour that wraps up with a home city show at Double Door on Sunday, April 3 (tickets are currently on sale here). The band also have two other Chicago area shows lined up: February 19th at Montrose Room in Rosemont and February 25th at Mojoes in Joliet.

Recorded last year at the Windy City's own Atlas Studios.........

Read the rest HERE

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Isis “Oceanic” 2xLP Repress

Isis reissue

•100 on Seaweed (translucent green w/ black streaks)

•200 on Gyre (opaque olive)

•300 on Brine (swamp green/clear swirl)

•1400 on Black

Information from OMGvinyl.com

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Album Covers of Regret

As you will soon see (and I bet you have seen at least a few of these), album cover art can be humorous and dare I say it: stupid.....

Regretable Album Covers

Here's what I dug up at Wikipedia:

 Steel Panther are a glam metal band from Los Angeles, California and are mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics. Formed in 2000, the band has formerly been known as Danger Kitty, Metal Shop and Metal Skool.

The Aldo Nova song "Fantasy" was remade by the band into a faster paced song for the MTV original series Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. The remake was released on iTunes on December 8, 2009 and their album Feel the Steel was released in June of 2009.

Michael Starr (Ralph Saenz) - vocals
Satchel (Russ Parrish) - guitar, vocals
Lexxi Foxxx (Travis Haley) - bass guitar, vocals
Stix Zadinia (Darren Leader) - drums, percussion, vocals

In December 2010 their website offered a free download of their new Christmas song "Sexy Santa".

In January 2011 Michael Starr confirmed the songs, "Tigerwoods", "Summertime", "Fuck I Like Drugs", "Supersonic Sex Machine", and "17 Girls In A Row" for the new album in 2011.

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Gibson.com has a wonderful write-up, check it out:

On the Road Again: Why Bands Play Classic Albums Live

By Peter Hodgson

Is it a coincidence that as album sales decline, more bands seem to be playing more concerts in more markets than ever before? Musicians are becoming hip to the fact that their new albums aren’t exactly burning up the charts like they used to, and that, perhaps, their back catalog is worth re-examining. Often this is in the form of a greatest hits tour, but more and more often, popular acts with a decent history under their belts are choosing to play entire classic albums every night, sometimes to mark an anniversary, and sometimes just for the fun of it.

Recent album-oriented tours include Mötley Crüe playing Dr. Feelgood, The Cult playing Love......

Read the rest here: Gibson.com




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GORGUTS: 'From Wisdom To Hate', 'Obscura' Albums To Be Released On Vinyl 

War On Music Records has announced the upcoming vinyl release of the GORGUTS albums "From Wisdom To Hate" (2001) and "Obscura" (1998). These records were largely regarded as pioneering works in the technical death metal genre, and set the standard for the decade to follow.

"From Wisdom To Hate" will be made available on LP for the first time ever, limited to 1,000 copies and coming in April. "Obscura" will be issued as a double LP several months later, coinciding with the upcoming CD reissue of the long-out-of-print album.


Read more HERE




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TOMORROW'S OUTLOOK - New Album Tracklist, Final Cover Art Revealed

Norwegian metallers TOMORROW'S OUTLOOK have revealed the tracklist and the final cover art, for their upcoming debut album, '34613.'

The band have released the following statement:

"34613 has been in the works for the past two and a half years, so it feels real good to complete the tracklist with a new song called 'Ice Mountain'. Ice Mountain is about one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. It's about how the largest passenger steamship in the world at the time (1912), struck an iceberg and sank, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people. I guess you've all figured by now the song is about The RMS Titanic. Graham Bonnet (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, RAINBOW) is upon our request writing the lyrics and he will also handle all vocals. Ice Mountain will not sound that far off something he did back in the days with Alcatrazz and IMPELLITTERI, and it will definitely be one of the highlights on the album. We are really overwhelmed working with one of our all-time favourite singers. Well, while we are waiting for Graham Bonnet to finish this last song, we are putting the final touches on the rest of the album. Right now we're recording some additional vocal harmonies and some additional guitarparts for a few songs. We're getting there, slowly but surely, just like good wine! We will start shopping for labels real soon so stay tuned for more news coming up shortly!"

34613 was recorded on a song-by-song basis (mid 2007 through mid 2010). It was recorded in different locations around the world (Norway, USA, Finland and Germany). All the mixing and mastering was handled by Colin Davis at Imperial Mastering (Pacheco, California).

Gotta love the cover art!

34613 tracklisting:

'As Darkness Falls (Intro)'
'Gate To Freedom'
'Glass Mountain'
'A Song For You'
'Doubt'
'The Ethereal Dream'
'34613 (Instr.)'
'White Lightning'
'Liquid Scream '
'Kill Again '
'March Of The Demons'
'Red Rum' (LIZZY BORDEN cover)
'The Ethereal Dream' (feat. Michael Kiske)

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My favorite over 60 band:

KISS Begin Working on New Album

Bryan Wawzenek

KISS have plans to enter the studio in March to begin work on a new album that they hope to have out by the end of the year. Guitarist Tommy Thayer spoke to BackstageAxxess.com about the plans during the recent NAMM convention.

Read more at Gibson.com

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$125,000 Paid For Beatles Album

Goldmine Magazine is reporting that a record has sold for $125,000.  The valuable record?  None other than The Beatles, 'Introducing The Beatles,' LP, still sealed.

This was listed as a factory-sealed copy of The Beatles’ 'Introducing The Beatles' first stereo release on Vee-Jay (VGLP 1062), complete with the original $1.99 Alexander’s store label and supposedly the only version like it known to exist.

This is also the most counterfeited record in the business, however, I highly doubt that this is a fake, given the provanance.

But, that is an aweful lot of money, my feeling is that two bidders got way over their heads on this deal and
whether the sale will ultimately go through remains to be seen.

Read more about this sale at GoldmineMag.com




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Did You Know?

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
 
A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.

John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
 
enough of that...
 
In 1956, Elvis Presley's smash single, "Heartbreak Hotel" was released by RCA Records, who had just purchased Presley's contract from Sun Records for $35,000. The song sold 300,000 copies the first week and would eventually sell over a million, becoming Elvis' first Gold record.
 
On this date in 1967, General Motors began offering an eight-track tape player as an option in their Buick line.
 
In 1958, Little Richard left Rock and Roll and enrolled in bible school at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. Richard explained that while flying over the Philippines on tour, the wing of his plane caught fire and his prayers that the flames go out were answered, so he decided to dedicate the rest of his life to God. During his four years in school, he still had hit records with previously recorded material like "Good Golly Miss Molly". By the time he returned to music in 1962, the British Invasion had started and the best Richard could do was a minor UK hit, "He Got What He Wanted". In 1965, Jimi Hendrix backed him on "I Don't Know What You've Got, But It's Got Me", but the song barely cracked the US Hot 100, topping out at number 92.
 
Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was released in 1968. The release came 6 weeks after he was killed in a plane crash.
 

 
In 1973, Stevie Wonder scores his second US number one with his twenty-third Top 40 hit, "Superstition."

In 1993, Warner Brothers Records announces that it is releasing rapper Ice-T (real name Tracy Marrow) from his contract due to "creative differences." The previous summer the record company found itself in the middle of controversy over Ice-T's song, "Cop Killer". Marrow would go on to co-star in the police drama, Law and Order in 1999.
 
CVR Blog Spotlight - Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards

Edwards was forced to record this 1971 hit when one of the tracks recorded near the end of the 1970 sessions, "Please Find Me," was accidentally erased. Instead of redoing that song, he wrote a new one, which was "Sunshine." It was released as a single the following year and quickly became a hit.

There was a lot of controversy about this song when it came out. It was taken by many to be a repudiation of Christianity (check out the lyrics) and a lot of radio stations at the time wouldn't play it.
 

 

And Happy Birthday to Mike Patton (Faith No More) 1968 and Nedra Talley (The Ronettes) 1947

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 24, 2011


DEAR JERRY: I grew up in Chester Heights, Pa., but the Top 40 station we listened to was WAMS 1380, from Wilmington, Del.

One instrumental on their early '60s playlist was referred to as “Let's Go Down the River Nile.”

I am trying to put together a collection of tunes from those days, but this “Nile” one has me stumped.

Can you help?
—Mike Scarpini, Philadelphia

DEAR MIKE: You have the right river, but the title has neither invitation nor navigational details. It is simply “River Nile,” by LEROY and His Rockin' Fellers (Cameo 194).

This fine instrumental, “River Nile,” definitely got some spins in the tri-state area where you lived, though it did not make the national charts.

Still, it didn't go completely unnoticed by Billboard. They awarded it three stars, out of a possible four, in their New Singles Reviews for the week October 9, 1961, adding it had “moderate sales potential.”

Surprising to collectors is how rare this recording is, in any configuration, and that no one has seen a commercial Cameo (red and black label) copy, despite being a regional hit in a populous area. Only black-and-white (promotional) copies are known.

Curious about the story behind this, I wanted to locate either LeRoy or one of his Rockin' Fellers.

Thanks to some fortuitous events, plus valuable assistance from David Tourison, we eventually heard from LeRoy (Lee Schappell).

Not only does Lee answer my long-standing Cameo label question, but he reminisces fondly about the ups and downs typical of a teenage band pursuing their passion:

DEAR JERRY: Wyoming cowpoke Dave Tourison informs me you been looking for information about our band.

LEROY and His Rockin' Fellers recorded both sides of Cameo 194 in the Spring of 1961: “River Nile” and “The Unfinished Fifth.”

I played lead guitar; George Biddle played rhythm guitar; Bill Dougherty was our drummer, and Ken Hipple played alto sax.

Our manager, Jimmy Myers (a.k.a. Jimmy DeKnight), previously managed Bill Haley and His Comets, but we unfortunately entered the picture a few years too late to be a part of that scene.

As for the record, Cameo only pressed them with black-and-white labels, ones customarily made for dee jays and promotional purposes. Ours were indeed used as promos, but because they were not marked as “For Promotional Use Only” Cameo also distributed them to retail stores.

We never knew how many they pressed, but none had Cameo's normal black-and-red commercial label. We soon learned why.

“River Nile” got decent exposure in eastern Pennsylvania, south Jersey, and Delaware. We did a lot of radio station events and record hops to promote our record.

Regrettably, we never got a cent from Cameo-Parkway. When royalties were due, they said “no records were sold.”

Here's the catch: black-and-white issues never earned royalties because they were supposed to be used only for promotion, and since Cameo didn't make any with red-and-black labels, they claimed no sales for them and no royalties for us.

We were just 17, and excited beyond description. We trusted far too much and in the end got squat. In that regard, we were neither the first band nor the last.

“River Nile” did make the charts on a few radio stations in the area, including WMLP (Milton-Lewisburg, Pa.); WRAW (Reading, Pa.); and WAMS (Wilmington, Del.). Seems it was a dee jay favorite when they needed music to fill in until “news at the top of the hour.” They preferred instrumentals for this purpose because, unlike vocals, they can be faded-out when necessary.

We also appeared live on a Bandstand-type show on WNEP-TV in northeastern Pa.

Overall, it was a real blast for four kids fresh from 11 years in a boys' home. Suddenly we were on the road for that whole summer, playing rock and roll. We were living the “American Graffiti” life. What wonderful innocence!
— Lee Schappell, Reading, Pa.


IZ ZAT SO? So where are His Rockin' Fellers now? LeRoy knows:

“I believe Bill is still in North Philly, probably retired by now; George builds and repairs boats in Marina Del Rey, Calif.; Ken is probably somewhere in Florida; and I'm still here in Reading. Now I'm with the New Earth Band, making rough-cut, organic country gospel music.

“Oh yes, Cameo's studio bassist laid down the bottom on our sessions because our bassist, Ted Wolff, headed west. I have not seen Dr. Wolff in 45 years, but I know he is a college professor.”

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

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

Copyright 2010 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Permission

Music News, Notes & Did You Know?

Modern Radio's co-owners talk about the ever-changing record industry

By Loren Green

In 1999, Tom Loftus quietly released the Misfires' Dead End Expressway on CD and vinyl. Over 11 years and 52 releases later, Modern Radio Records is still rolling, with 45 of those 52 releases still in print.

The industry has changed since the label first started. Major labels have lost status, CDs are becoming relics, and music sales as a whole have tumbled, but Loftus and label partner Peter Mielech have only made Modern Radio stronger.

For Loftus and Mielech, Modern Radio is a labor of love.

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PANIC! AT THE DISCO reveal cover art for upcoming VICES & VIRTUES

PANIC! AT THE DISCO have unveiled the cover art for their March 29th release of VICES & VIRTUES.













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Steve Miller Band Announce First Austin City Limits Taping

Austin City Limits recently announced the first taping in its new state-of-the-art home at The Moody Theater with a special performance by Steve Miller Band including material from his soon-to-be-released new Blues Rock album 'Let Your Hair Down.'   Preceding the taping there will be a free party with music, events and more in downtown Austin on Saturday, February 26, from 3 to 8 p.m. sponsored in part by Cirrus Logic, The 2nd Street District and The Moody Foundation.

“This is a dream come true for ACL – a new home in downtown Austin that will be an amazing world-class music venue and studio soundstage combined,” said Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona. “After 36 years, we have big plans for the future, and that future begins on February 26th. The best is yet to come!”

Lauded rock guitarist Steve Miller and his band (Roadrunner/Loud & Proud) have been inspiring fans for more than four decades with Miller’s unique brand of rousing American rock ‘n’ roll. His catalog includes 17 studio albums and multiple hit singles including “The Joker,” “Take The Money and Run,” “Jet Airliner,” “Abracadabra” and more.

To help celebrate this iconic singer, ACL will be giving away a limited number of Space Available tickets to this taping. Click on this link below to enter your name and email address here by noon Friday, February 18. Recipients will receive 2 tickets each and be chosen at random. (Please be in Austin or the surrounding community).

Austin City Limits Contest

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Devolved New Album Details Revealed

Australian/Los Angeles tech-metal masters Devolved will release their new full-length album, 'Oblivion,' on May 24 via Unique Leader Records. According to a press release, the effort will contain "10 songs of unrelenting modern metal which combines uncompromising intensity, chaotic timing signitures, insane musicianship and a futuristic soundscape blended to create an epic and totally crushing listening experience from start to stop!









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MIKE TRAMP & THE ROCK 'N' ROLL CIRCUZ: New Album Title, Artwork, Release Date

MIKE TRAMP & THE ROCK 'N' ROLL CIRCUZ, the new project led by WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp, will release its second album, "Stand Your Ground", on March 28. Songtitles set to appear on the effort include "Gotta Get Away", "Alright By Me" and "Don't Let Them Put It On You". The album's cover artwork was created by Karsten Sand.










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Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn and Alison Krauss Working on New Don Henley Album

Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn has said that he is singing on the new Don Henley country-flavored album.

“Sang on the new Don Henley record, Friday. Don, Allison Krauss and my unqualified self. I was in WAY over my head in that talent pool. Hope it came off to good. Also, Stan Lynch (Google that name...) another hero, was involved. Lucky me!,” Dunn wrote on Facebook.

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Did You Know?

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on watch is 10:10. Or is it ten to two?

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

In 1956 - Buddy Holly made his first recordings for Decca. Backing Buddy on four songs are Grady Martin on guitar and Doug Kirkham on drums.

In 1962, Bishop Burke of the Buffalo, New York Catholic Diocese bans the Twist, in any form, from all of his school's functions.

In 1970 - John Lennon wrote and recorded "Instant Karma."



Ringo Starr went to #1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1974 with his version of Johnny Burnette's 1960 #8 hit "Your Sixteen". The track featured Paul McCartney on kazoo and Harry Nilsson on background vocals.

In 1984 - Michael Jackson was hospitalized with burns to his scalp after his hair catches fire while shooting a Pepsi commercial.

Celebrating birthdays today - Eddie Van Halen (54), Lucinda Williams (58), Anita Baker (53) among others.

And in 1999, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that John Denver died in a 1997 airplane crash because he took off with too little fuel in one tank, had trouble switching to his backup tank and inadvertently put his plane into a roll while his attention was diverted.

And remember - AMOS LEE on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno  tonight!!

AMOS LEE on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on January 26th

AMOS LEE TO MAKE SEVERAL TV AND RADIO APPEARANCES IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM MISSION BELL — OUT TODAY ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS

PERFORMANCES INCLUDE THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, ELLEN, NPR’S “ALL THINGS CONSIDERED,” AND “WORLD CAFÉ” THIS WEEK AND TAVIS SMILEY, THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, AND THE EARLY SHOW IN FEBRUARY AFTER WRAPPING UP U.S. HEADLINING TOUR, LEE WILL PERFORM AT NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL ON APRIL 30TH

January 25th, 2011 — New York, NY — Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Amos Lee will make a series of upcoming television and radio appearances over the next month as he rides a wave of critical praise for his brand-new album Mission Bell, which is out today on Blue Note Records. Lee will appear on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on January 26th and The Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 28th. Also on the 28th, Lee will be featured on NPR’s “World Café” program, which will broadcast a performance by and interview with Lee that can be heard on more than 200 stations nationwide. Additionally, Lee will appear on PBS’s Tavis Smiley on February 1st, The Late Show With David Letterman on February 16th, and The Early Show on February 18th. Yesterday, Lee was featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Purchase his new album here amoslee.com

Mission Bell, the highly anticipated fourth album from the Philadelphia-based singer and songwriter, has already spawned a radio hit, “Windows Are Rolled Down,” which was released digitally in November. The track is currently No. 11 at AAA radio and has remained on the chart for nine weeks with airplay on more than 75 stations.

Three tracks from Mission Bell will be made available as free downloads this week. “Windows Are Rolled Down” will be available at more than 8,000 U.S. stores as a Starbucks Pick of the Week iTunes download beginning January 26th, iTunes will feature “Violin” as their free “Discovery Download” selection for the week of January 25th through the 31st, and “El Camino” will be Amazon MP3’s “Free Country Song of Week” beginning January 25th.

Lee is currently on the road for his 2011 U.S. headlining tour in support of Mission Bell, which includes a performance for NPR’s Mountain Stage live music program, broadcast from Charleston, West Virginia, on April 24th. (Please visit Amos Lee’s show page for tour dates). When the tour concludes on April 29th, Lee will travel to Louisiana to perform on the Gentilly Stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 30th. Please visit the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival page for more information.

Produced by Calexico’s Joey Burns, Mission Bell is Lee’s richest and most fully formed recording to date, displaying an array of emotions unified by his eclectic taste and distinctive vocals. With a remarkable set of guests — including Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam, Priscilla Ahn, Pieta Brown, and James Gadson — and the musical backing of Calexico, the album marks the arrival of Lee as a mature artist who continues to explore his musical and thematic interests.

New Music Releases - January 25, 2011

Wow! Here we have biggest music release in months with many fantastic reissues and vinyl record releases. I highly recommend Wanda Jackson's Jack White produced covers album, Iron & Wine's' Kiss Each Other Clean,' Deerhoof's 'Deerhoof Vs. Evil' and Amos Lee's 'Mission Bell'; just for starters.

As always, CVR Blog picks are in red:

13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere (2 CDs)
Acrylics - Lives and Treasure
Alex Nackman - This Revolution
Aloha - The Great Communicators, The Interpreters, The Nonbelievers (reissue) (vinyl)
Amos Lee - Mission Bell (vinyl)
Andre Afram Asmar - Harmonic Emergency
Annie Haslam - Annie in Wonderland (Remastered & Bonus Tracks)
Apex Manor - Year of Magical Drinking
Architects UK - Here & Now
Ben + Vespers - Honors
Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney - Radio Sessions (2 CDs)
Bing Crosby - Bing Sings the Sinatra Songbook
Bing Crosby - Essential Early Recordings
Bing Crosby - Southern Memoir
Blaqstarr - The Divine
Bob Wayne - Outlaw Carnie
Bobby Darin - Mighty Mighty Man (2 CDs)
Boz Scaggs - Playlist: The Very Best of
Break Science - Further Than Our Eyes Can See
Bridget St. John - Ask Me No Questions (vinyl)
Brown Recluse - Evening Tapestry
Bruce Lamont - Feral Songs For The Epic Decline
Bruekke - The Loft
Bull Thieves - Bull Thieves
CREEP - “Days” 12" (vinyl)
Canned Heat - Canned Heat (vinyl)
Caroline - Verdugo Hills
Carrie Elkin - Call It My Garden
Chain and the Gang - "Cry, Cry, Cry Over You" b/w "Snakes on a Plane" 7''
Charles Bradley - No Time for Dreaming (vinyl)
Chikita Violenta - Tre3s
Cleared - Cleared (vinyl)
Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings (vinyl)
Cold Snap - Perfection
Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours (vinyl)
Com Truise - Cyanide Sisters EP
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Love [EP]
Crass - Feeding of the 5000 (remastered with bonus tracks)
Crass - Stations of the Crass (remastered with bonus tracks)
Dala - Everyone Is Someone
David Berkeley - Some Kind of Cure
David Guetta - One More Love
Death - Spiritual, Mental, Physical
Deerhoof & Physical Forms - Hoofdriver (vinyl)
Deerhoof - Deerhoof vs. Evil (vinyl)|
Defiled - In Crisis
Deitrick Haddon - Church On The Moon
Delicate Steve - Wondervisions
Destroyer - Kaputt (vinyl)
Duchess Leo – Golden Gray
Duke Garwood: Dreamboatsafari
Dustin Edge - Calm [EP]
Edwin Starr - Clean
Ensemble - Excerpts
Epstein - Sealess See (vinyl)|
Eric & Magill - All Those I Know
Esther Phillips - Here's Esther Are You Ready / Good Black Is Hard
Esther Phillips - You've Come a Long Way Baby / All About Esther
Eva Cassidy - Simply Eva
Exray’s - Exray’s
Feed Me - Big Adventure
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. - Very Best of Rat Pack
Frankie Laine - I Believe (2 CDs)
Freddie King - Bonanza of Instrumentals (vinyl)
Freddie King - Let's Hide Away / Dance Away With Freddie King (vinyl)
Fujiya & Miyagi - Ventriloquizzing (vinyl)
Funeral Party - Golden Age of Knowhere
Funeral Party - Live at the BBC
Gaddabouts - The Gaddabouts
Gang Gang Dance - Kamakura
Gang of Four - Content (vinyl)
Gaslight Anthem - Tumbling Dice / She Loves You (vinyl)
Get Up Kids - There Are Rules (vinyl)
Ghost Heart - The Tunnel
Grand Magus - Hammer of the North
Greater Pacific - Rainfall
Grouplove - Grouplove
Harvey Milk - Small Turn of Human Kindness
I Was a King - Old Friends
Ike Turner - Rock-a-Bucket (2 CDs)
Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
James Vincent McMorrow - Early in the Morning
Joe Nichols - Greatest Hits
John Renbourn - Palermo Snow
John Vanderslice - White Wilderness (vinyl)|
Johnny McEvoy - The Story: Definitive Collection (2 CDs)
Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman - Living Tree
Josh Ritter - The Animal Years (reissue)
LCD Soundsystem: London Sessions
Lake - "You Are Alone" b/w "Higher Than Merry" 7''
Lake - 2 Songs (vinyl)
Led Bib - Bring Your Own | CD MP3
Leroy Carr - When Sun Goes Down 1934-41 With Scrapper Blackwell (4 CDs)
Lia Ices - Grown Unknown (vinyl)|
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Spanish Fly (reissue)(vinyl)
Little Comets - In Search of Elusive Little Comets
Lori McKenna - Lorraine
Los Chicharrons - Roots Of Life
Lou Rawls - Playlist: THe Very Best of
Louis Prima - Rarities & Hits! a Centennial Celebration
Lynn Miles - Fall for Beauty
Mangum - The Visitation
Marlena Shaw - Take a Bite
Matthew Friedberger - Napoleonette (vinyl)
Mean Creek - Hemophiliac [EP]
Metal Mountains - Golden Trees
Michael Chapman - Trainsong - Guitar Compositions, 1967-2010
Mike Adams At His Honest Weight - Oscillate Wisely
Monotonix - Not Yet (vinyl)
Mother of Mercy - IV: Symptoms of Existence
Motorhead - World Is Yours (vinyl)
Motorhead - World Is Yours: Limited Edition (2 CDs)
Mount Eerie - Black Wooden
Mr. Mister - Playlist: The Very Best of
My Disco - Little Joy (vinyl)
Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore
Olivia Newton-John - A Celebration In Song
Outfield - Playlist: The Very Best of
Paper Diamond – Levitate [EP]
Papercranes - Let's Make Babies in the Woods
Patti Austin - Sound Advice
Patti Page - Singles 1946 -1952 (3 CDs)
Paul Wall - Politics as Usual
Pendulum - Immersion
Phil Manley - Life Coach (vinyl)
Popul Vuh - Werner Herzog Soundtracks (5-CD box set)
Praxis - Profanation: Preparation For A Coming Darkness
Quiet Life – Big Green
Radio Dept - Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010
Rain Phoenix - Let’s Make Babies in the Woods
Ransom - Ransom (25th Anniversary Edition)
Ringside - Lost Days
Roger Miret and The Disasters - Gotta Get Up Now
Romantics - Playlists: The Very Best of
Runner Runner - Runner Runner
Ryan Adams - Gold (reissue)(vinyl)
Same Sneed - Street Scholars
Santana - Shango: 30th Anniversary Edition
Santana - The Swing of Delight: 30th Anniversary Edition
Santana - Zebop!: 30th Anniversary Edition
Say Hi - Um, Uh Oh
Seryn -This Is Where We Are
Sic Alps - Napa Asylum (vinyl)
Sidi Touré – Sahel Folk (vinyl)|
Silent Stream of Godless Elegy - Návaz
Sonny Smith - 100 Records Volume 2: I Miss the Jams
Spacemen 3 - DJ Tones
Spike Jones - Absolutely Essential (3 CDs)
T Bone Burnett - Playlist: The Very Best of
Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows
Thank You - Golden Worry (vinyl)
The Books - Thought For Food (remastered)
The Ex - Catch My Shoe
The Holydrug Couple - Ancient Land EP 12''
The Muffs - Kaboodle (reissue with bonus tracks)
The Queers - Live In Philly 2006 (vinyl)
The Radio Dept. - Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010 [2xCD]
The Shadow Theory - Behind The Black Veil
The Very End - Mercy and Misery
Twisted Sister - Club Daze Vol. 1: The Studio Sessions
Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock N' Roll
U.S. Royalty - Mirrors
Ulcerate - The Destroyers of All
Until Your Heart Stops - Errors Creator
VYGR - Hypersleep
Vagrants - I Can't Make a Friend 1965-1968
Various Artists - 2011 Grammy Nominees
Various Artists - Absolutely Essential (3 CDs)
Various Artists - Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads, & Beyond: The Arhoolie 50th Anniversary Boxset (4 CDs)
Various Artists - O Brother Where Art Thou (2 LPs) (vinyl)
Various Artists - Friday Night Lights: Original Television Soundtrack
Various Artists - Norwegian Wood (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to John Lennon
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Radiohead
Various Artists Smooth Jazz Tribute to the Beatles
Vinicius Cactuaria & Bill Frisell - Lagrimas Mexicanas
Volture - Shocking Its Prey
Wanda Jackson - Party Ain't Over (vinyl)
Willie Nelson - Playlist: The Very Best Gospel of
Winsin & Yandel - Los Vaqueros: El Reseo
Wire - Red Barked Tree (vinyl)
Woodsman - Rare Forms
Woven Hand - Threshing Floor (vinyl)
Young Prisms - Friends For Now
Young The Giant
Young the Giant – Young the Giant | CD MP3
Zs - New Slaves Part II: Essence Implosion! (vinyl)

New Jazz Releases

Remember, if you are a record company and have new releases or know of any I missed (especially vinyl), please email me and I will add your music to the list. I also do reviews of new vinyl, email me for more information.

Have new music for the list? Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com  

Music News, Notes & Did You Know?

alarmpress.com/  has a enjoyable look at a vinyl record store in LA

Behind the Counter: POPshop & Spazz Records (West Monroe, LA)

Posted by Kyle Gilkeson

Each week, Behind the Counter speaks to an independent record store to ask about its recent favorites, best sellers, and noteworthy trends.

POPshop & Spazz Records in West Monroe, Louisiana, is a record store and art boutique run by Brad and Leslie Richman. With a focus on metal and punk, the dual-purpose storefront is, according to its owners, the only store in the area to carry new vinyl releases. For its favorite-record photos, Brad, Leslie, and employee Erica Hijazi went all out, coordinating their clothing (and beverages) with their picks. It's that attention to detail that makes POPshop & Spazz the focus of this week's column.

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Funeral Party Release Live at the BBC EP, Promise LP in March

LA based Funeral Party have released an EP titled 'Live at the BBC' today. The EP features several tracks recorded late last summer when the band was invited into the studio for a special live session after BBC Radio’s Zane Lowe added multiple Funeral Party tracks to his “Hottest Record in the World” playlist.

The band is readying their debut album release in Golden Age of Knowhere, produced by Lars Stalfors (Matt & Kim, The Mars Volta) and mixed by Dave Sardy (Band of Horses, LCD Soundsystem, Oasis). Golden Age of Knowhere will be released via CD and digitally on March 29th, while vinyl will be available on February 15th.

Live at the BBC Tracklist:

1. Just Because (Live At The BBC)
2. New York City Moves To The Sound of L.A. (Live At The BBC)
3. Finale (Live At The BBC)
4. New York City Moves To The Sound of L.A. (Dave Sitek Remix)
5. Just Because (Kids Of 88 Remix)
6. New York City Moves To The Sound of L.A. (Mike Relm Remix)

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My Chemical Romance Release Limited Edition Vinyl

A limited edition vinyl format of My Chemical Romance's widely-acclaimed new album 'Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys' is now available exclusively through UK Undercurrent at ukundercurrent.com .

This format is issued on black vinyl and will be limited to 2500 copies worldwide. An even more limited run of 500 coloured vinyl records is also available from http://www.mychemicalromance.com/ .

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Here's an interesting concept, although artist Daniel Edlen gets my vote:

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Did You Know?

Charlie Brown's father was a barber.

Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp.) Hey Moe!

Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make - $5 million going to actor's salaries.

A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer. Hail ale!

In 1964, The Beatles scored their first number one best seller in the US when "I Want To Hold Your Hand" reached the top of the Cash Box Magazine music chart. The Fab Four would eventually rack up 25 number ones in America.



In 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival released the "Proud Mary" LP.

In 1975, "Please Mr. Postman" became a US number one for the second time when The Carpenters took it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The Marvelettes version led the hit parade in January, 1961. Although the Beatles also recorded a popular version of the song, it didn't make the American Top 40.

In 1978, Randy Newman had a lot of people upset when his song "Short People" hit the top of the Cash Box best sellers list. The song was meant to poke fun at all prejudice and did just that with the line "short people got no reason to live". Before "Short People", Newman was most noted for writing Three Dog Night's 1970 chart topper, "Mama Told Me Not To Come". These days, he can be heard singing "It's a Jungle Out There", the theme to the US TV show Monk.



Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins died of pneumonia in 1990 after being ill for several months. He was 37. Collins had survived a plane crash in 1977 that killed three other band members.

"Good Day Sunshine" - Paul McCartney wrote this on a sunny day at John Lennon's house. It was influenced by the Lovin' Spoonful, who had a happy hit with "Do You Believe In Magic?"

If you see her today, wish Alicia Keys a Happy Birthday!

and in 2010, KISS rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Is there anything they haven't done??

Derek and the Dominos' 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs' Turns 40!

One of Eric Clapton's Defining Albums Marks its 40th Anniversary on March 29th With Deluxe Multi-format Edition Featuring New and Long-Unavailable Music and Never-Seen Photos

In the world of rock there are recordings that truly resonate in historical importance and continue to cast an enduring shadow of influence. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is one of the most steadfastly revered musical treasures of its era. Its famous title track is still hailed as an essential rock guitar anthem, a signature tune of rock's leading guitar hero, Eric Clapton.

Recorded in 1970 by Derek and the Dominos, the group was comprised of Clapton and top American session musicians. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs music offers a timeless blend of rock, electric blues and Southern gospel influences that has shaped generations of roots-oriented musicians.

Derek and the Dominos came together at a very special time and place – riding a late '60s wave of interest in roots music and blues-based rock and roll. In 1969, Clapton found inspiration playing in the loose, family-like structure of Delaney and Bonnie and Friends – an American, R&B-influenced entourage whose 1969 U.K. tour hit the British music scene with seismic proportion.

Despite the tongue-in-cheek, spontaneously chosen name, Derek and the Dominos represented a sincere effort to recreate the friendly, leaderless vibe and easy, groove-driven sound Clapton had enjoyed in '69. The foursome originally featured Delaney and Bonnie's rhythm section – keyboardist/vocalist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon – plus Clapton on voice and guitars. They first came together in late spring of 1970, developing their sound while performing on George Harrison's breakthrough solo album, All Things Must Pass (their studio jams pushed the album to a three-disc package.) That June, Derek and the Dominos premiered publicly in London. By August they began recording their debut album at Criteria Studios in Miami, with legendary producer Tom Dowd in the control room.

Layla and Other Love Songs – the double-album that Derek and the Dominos recorded over the next 6 weeks showcased the creative singing and songwriting axis formed by Clapton and the Memphis-born Bobby Whitlock, who had grown up around the city's legendary Stax Studios. The confluence of their respective experiences – British blues-rock and Southern American R&B – generated a number of gospel-inflected tunes that featured their intertwined voices harmonizing much in the fashion of a rock-world Sam & Dave, and are among the most representative and covered tunes of that era: "Anyday," "Keep On Growing," "Tell the Truth," "I Looked Away" and "Why Does Love Got To Be So Bad."

The sessions also saw the rare coming together of Clapton and Duane Allman: two blues-rock specialists from different sides of the Atlantic. That happened when the Allman Brothers Band – then just breaking into mainstream popularity – performed in Miami on the second night of the recording sessions. The musical encounter resulted in a night full of studio jams, followed by the inclusion of Allman's guitar on most of the album, including standout duels on such blues numbers as "Key To The Highway" and "Have You Ever Loved a Woman?" and the double slide-guitar workout that defines the famous piano coda section of "Layla." Allman died only a few months later in a motorcycle accident.

Clapton's profound adoration of the American blues tradition – in all of its forms and styles – is one of the most prominent threads in the musical tapestry that is Layla and Other Love Songs. His choice of blues-based tunes to cover on the album stretches from "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (made famous by Bessie Smith in 1923) and "Key to the Highway" (associated with Big Bill Broonzy, from 1940) to Chuck Willis's plaintive R&B ballad "It's Too Late" (1956), Freddie King's "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (1960), and Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" (1967).

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs achieved gold-album status within months of its release in late 1970, was entered into the Grammy® Hall of Fame in 2000, and today remains a ubiquitous entry in various "Top 100" and "All-Time Greatest" polls, and "Must Hear" lists. To be released March 29, 2011, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: The 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is a multi-format collection offering an appropriately comprehensive salute to this iconic album and the band that created it. The set will feature the original double-disc album in both digital and vinyl formats, expanded to include newly remastered tracks, and a treasure trove of music.

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: The 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition stands as the centerpiece of a series of releases paying tribute to the historic album. Many of the elements within the Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions will be available separately, and in various formats – including a single-disc edition of the remastered Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs; a 2-LP remastered vinyl edition of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs; a 2-CD edition of Derek and the Dominos: In Concert; and downloadable editions of all configurations on iTunes. A full list of each configuration with respective release numbers follows:

1. Single-Disc Version/Digital Equivalent
2. 2CD Deluxe/Digital Equivalent
3. 4-CD / DVD / 2-LP Super Deluxe Edition
4. 2-LP Vinyl Reissue
5. Digital exclusive
6. iTunes LP
7. 7-inch vinyl single/Digital equivalent "Got To Get Better In A Little While" b/w "Layla"

SOURCE Universal Music Enterprises