Ask. Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 19, 2012


DEAR JERRY: I read with interest your column on the many Grammys won by Adele.

Would you now please list some of the most famous artists who never won a single Grammy Award?
—Phil Conley, Niagara Falls, N.Y.


Bill Haley

DEAR PHIL: I'm sure glad you said “some,” as a complete list of non-winners would be humongous. I will name names of some very “famous artists,” each of whom is as Grammy-worthy as some of the winners.

Because the inaugural Grammy Award nominees were for recordings released in 1958, though not announced until May 4, 1959, hundreds of stars from earlier years were just not eligible.

To remedy this unfortunate situation, the Recording Academy introduced a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1962, to honor selected pre-1958 “performers who made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.”

A similar honor, named the Grammy Hall of Fame, exists specifically for songs and albums. Along with each enshrined title is a specific artist's name, though not necessarily the songwriter or the performer with the original version. These are simply the acts most associated with it by modern standards, such as honoring the Righteous Brothers' version of “Unchained Melody,” rather than Les Baxter's or Al Hibbler's.

Now for some legends who, if not for the Lifetime Achievement Award, would be Grammy-less. Up to two Hall of Fame titles, if any, follow each credited artist's name:

Eddy Arnold (HOF “Make the World Go Away”); Gene Autry (HOF “Back in the Saddle Again” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”); Carter Family (HOF “Wildwood Flower” and “Can the Circle Be Unbroken”); Enrico Caruso (HOF “Celest Aida” and “Vesti la Giubba”); Rosemary Clooney (HOF “Hey There”); Bing Crosby (HOF “White Christmas” and “Swinging on a Star”); Sammy Davis Jr. (HOF “What Kind of Fool Am I?”); Doris Day (HOF “Secret Love” and “Sentimental Journey”); Benny Goodman (HOF “And the Angels Sing” and “Moonglow”); Bill Haley and the Comets (HOF “Rock Around the Clock”); Billie Holiday (HOF “Embraceable You” and “God Bless the Child”); Robert Johnson (HOF “Cross Road Blues”); Glenn Miller (HOF “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and “In the Mood”); Mills Brothers (HOF “Paper Doll”); Bessie Smith (HOF “Empty Bed Blues” and “St. Louis Blues”); and Bob Wills (HOF “New San Antonio Rose”).

A few that are conspicuous by their absence in this category, at least so far, are: Mildred Bailey; Pat Boone; Connie Francis; Ink Spots (HOF “If I Didn't Care”); Platters (Featuring Tony Williams) (HOF “Only You” and “The Great Pretender”); Django Reinhardt (HOF “Djangology” and “Nuage”); Jimmie Rodgers (HOF “Blue Yodel”); Hank Snow (HOF “I'm Moving On”); Kay Starr (HOF “Wheel of Fortune”); Hank Thompson (HOF “The Wild Side of Life”); and Gene Vincent (HOF “Be-Bop-a-Lula”).

Each of these stars “made a creative contribution of outstanding artistic significance,” and is overdue for a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Now for those talented acts whose greatest success came in the Grammy era (1958 or later), but who have yet to win one: ABBA; Paul Anka; Brook Benton; Jimmy Buffett; Patsy Cline (HOF “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces”); Eddie Cochran (HOF “Summertime Blues”); Creedence Clearwater Revival (HOF “Proud Mary”); Dion (HOF “Runaround Sue” and, with the Belmonts, “I Wonder Why”); Drifters (HOF “Money Honey” and “Save the Last Dance for Me”); 4 Seasons; Connie Francis; Daryl Hall & John Oates; Sonny James; Jefferson Airplane/Starship (HOF “White Rabbit” and “Surrealistic Pillow” LP); Journey; Kinks (HOF “You Really Got Me”); Monkees; Moody Blues; Steve Miller Band; O'Jays; Buck Owens (HOF “I've Got a Tiger By the Tail”); Jim Reeves (HOF “He'll Have to Go”); Righteous Brothers (HOF “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'” and “Unchained Melody”); Ventures; and Bobby Vinton.


IZ ZAT SO? Oh how they've grown. For the 1958 Grammys, 28 separate award categories were used.

For 2011, the Recording Academy's big night handed out Grammys in 74 categories.

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

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

Copyright 2012 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

UK Record Store Day List Is Released

Arctic Monkeys & Sex Pistols Among Record Store Day Releases

A couple of UK reissues are on my list (see below), and the UK have just released their list of 2012 Record Store Day goodies, which you can find after my notes.....now to get my hands on the releases for the US, still awaiting word from the folks at RSD....

The Arctic Monkeys are set to release their latest single "R U Mine" on a special edition purple vinyl and the unheard b-side is called "Electricity."

Additionally, the Sex Pistols are releasing a limited edition 7" record of their first single "Anarchy in the UK" on April 21st for Record Store Day. Originally released in November 1976, "Anarchy in the UK" was the band's first call to arms and single-handedly kick-started the punk movement that spread worldwide. 35 years later, to celebrate Record Store Day, the Sex Pistols are very proud to re-release a collector's edition, 7" vinyl picture disc of this seminal debut single.  The re-mastered single will also feature original b-side track "I Wanna Be Me", available internationally, but limited to just 3,500 records.

To visit the Record Store Day UK site go HERE


Official 2012 UK Record Store Day Releases:

Abba – 'Voulez-Vous' (Extended Dance Remix)/'If It Wasn’t For The Night'
Admiral Fallow – 'Boots Met My Face'
All The Young – 'The Horizon'
Amanda Palmer – 'Polly/Idioteque'
Andrew Bird – 'The Crown Salesman/So Music Wine'
Animal Collective – '4 track E.P'
Arcade Fire – 'Sprawl II Remix'
Arctic Monkeys - 'R U Mine?'
ASAP Rocky - Exclusive Mixtape
Babe – 'Terror Knights'
Battles - Remix 12"
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 'Dr Who Sound Effects'
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 'Out Of This World'
Beach House – 'Lazuli'
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny – 'Atlas'
Bevis Frond – 'Hard Meat At The Midnight Court' (7")
Billy Brag & Wilco – 'Mermaid Avenue'
Bitchin' – 'Bajas Vibraquatic'
Bloc Party – 'She's Hearing Voices'
Blood For Blood – 'Enemy'
Bo Ningen – 'Live At St Leonards'
Bob Dylan –' Can You Please Crawl Out Of Your Window'
Bob Marley – 'Marley OST'
Botch – 'An Anthology Of Dead Ends'
Brendan Benson – 'What Kind Of World'
Bruce Springsteen – 'Rocky Ground'/The Promise' (Live)'
Bruno Mars – 'The Grenade Sessions
Camille – 'Mars Is No Fun'
Candy Flip – 'Strawberry Fields Forever'/'Love Is Life'
Carolina Chocolate Drops/Run-DMC - 'You Be Illin''
Carter – 'Tutti Void'
Cedric Bixler Zavala & Christian Eric Beaulieu – 'Anywhere'
Childish Gambino – 'Heartbeat'
Chuck Persons - 'A.D.D. Complete'
Chuck Prophet - 'The Left Hand And The Right Hand'
Circle – 'Manner'
Civil Wars – 'Billie Jean/Sour Times'
Clutch - 'Pigtown Blues'
Cold Specks – 'Holland'
Common – 'The Dreamer, The Believer'
Consort Audite Nova - 'Plays Metronomy'
Crosses – 'Option/Telepathy'
Cymbals – 'Sideways, Sometimes'
Dale Earnheart Jr – 'We Almost Lost Detroit'
Daniel Johnston – 'Welcome To My World'
Daniel Land & The Modern Painters – 'Eyes Wide Shut'
Danny Brown - 'XXX'
David Bowie – 'Starman'
Dead Boys – 'Sonic Reducer', 'Hey Little Girl', 'Down In Flames'
Dead Fingers/Nik Freitas – 'Dead Fingers'/'Nik Freitas'
Devo – 'Live In Seattle 1981'
Disturbed – 'The Collection'
Diva Dompe – 'Cyborg Sweetie'
Django Django – 'Storm'
Donald Fagen – 'The Night Fly'
Dr John – 'Locked Down'
Dry The River - 'New Ceremony'
Duke Garwood & Wooden Wand – 'Duke Wand'
Duke Spirit – 'Live'
Elbow 'McGreggor'
Electric Guest – 'This Head I Hold'/'Jenny'
Emeli Sande – 'Heaven'
Eric Bibb – 'Deeper In The Well'
ESG/Las Kellies – 'Erase You'
Fanfarlo – 'Romms'
Faust – 'Like A Stuntman'
Field Music – 'Heart/Rent'
Fleetwood Mac – 'Fleetwood Mac'
Footprintz – 'Rush To The Capsule'
Foster The People – 'Broken Jaw/Ruby'
Frank Turner – 'I Still Believe'/'Somebody To Love'
Freakwater - 'Feels Like the Third Time'
Futurebirds – 'Seney-Stoval'
Gangrene – 'The Alchemist + Oh N – Odditorium'
Gary Clark Jr Presents HWUL Cuts Vol. 1
Genesis – 'Spot The Pigeon'
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury – 'Drokk - Music Inspired By Mega-City One'
Gilles Peterson – 'Brazilica'
Go Kart Mozart – 'New World In The Morning'
Gojira - 'End Of Time'/'Bleeding'
Grateful Dead – 'Dark Star - Olympia Theatre - Paris, France 5/4/72'
Gregory Porter – '1960 What?'
Grouplove – 'Don’t Fly Too Close To The Sun'/'Tongue Tie' remix
Guided By Voices – 'Jon The Croc'
Hello Bear – 'Fan Club EP'
Iggy Pop – 'I'm Bored'/'African Man'
Inca Babies – 'My Sick Suburb'
Inspiral Carpets – 'You're So Good For Me'
Jake Morley – 'Ghostess EP'
James Brown – 'Live At The Apollo'
Janis Joplin – 'Selections from Pearl Sessions'
Jean Michel Jarre – 'Concert In China'
John Cale – 'Remixes' 12"
John Martyn – 'Transatlantic Sessions Recordings'
Johnny Flynn – 'A Bag Of Hammers'
Jonathan Wilson – 'Pity Trials And Tomorrow's Child'
Karen Elson – 'Milk & Honey'/'Winter Going'
Kasabian – 'Video Games'/'Sweet Escape'
Kate Nash – 'The Thin Kids Theme'
Keith Hudson – 'Bloody Eyes EP'
Kimbra – 'Settle Down'
Kreidler/Tarwater – 'Team'/'Big Eden'/'Voyage To Arcturus Hush/Tanni'
Lanterns On The Lake – 'Low Tide'
Laura Marling - 'Flicker And Fail'/'To Be A Woman'
Lee Hazelwood – 'The LHI Years: Singles, Nudes & Backsides'
Lee Scratch Perry – 'Blackboard Jungle Dub'
Leonard Cohen – 'Live in Frederiction EP'
Lianne Le Havas – 'Lost & Found'
Lissie – 'Covered Up With Flowers'
Loose Tapestries 'Soundtrack to new Noel Fielding Show - music by Serge Pizzorno'
Louis And Bebe Barron – 'Forbidden Planet - Original Soundtrack'
M Ward – 'Primitive Girl'
Machinedrum – 'Room(s)'
Madonna – 'Immaculate Collection'
Marilyn Manson – 'No Reflection'
Mastadon/Feist – 'Black Tongue'
MC5/Afrika Bambaataa – 'Kick Out The Jams'
Mclusky – 'Mclusky Do Dallas'
Metallica 'Beyond Magnetic'
Metronomy – 'Black Eye Burnt Thumb'/'You Could Easily Have Me (Woodwind version)'
Mika Vainio – 'Rasputin 3000'
Miike Snow – 'Devils Work'
Miles Davis – 'Forever Miles'
Miles Kane - 'First Of My Kind'
Morrissey –'Suedehead', 'We'll Let You Know (live)', 'Now My Heart Is Full' (live)
Mory Kante – 'La Guineenne'
My Brightest Diamond – 'I Have Never Loved Someone'
Neon Indian – 'Hex Girlfriend' (Twin Shadow remix)
New Build – 'Medication (Pill Shaped Package)'
Nlf3 – 'Beast Me'
Nomads – 'Miles Away'/'American Beat'
Nomads – 'Solna'
Nurse With Wound/Graham Bowers - 'Rupture'
Odd Future - 'The Of Tape Vol. 2'
of Montreal/Deerhoof Split 7"
Orbital – 'Wonky'
Oscar Cash – 'Plays Metronomy'
Otis Reading/Aretha Franklin - 'Respect'
Otis Shuggie – 'Inspiration Information'
Patti Smith – 'Hey Joe', 'Piss Factory'
Paul Thomas Saunders – 'Descartes Highlands'
Pelican - 'Australasia'
Pete Townsend – 'The Quadrophenia Demos '
Peter Tosh – 'Legalize It (Dub Club & Secret Circuit remixes)'
Preteen Zenith - 'Preteen Zenith'
Producers – 'Freeway'/'Garden Of Flowers'
Professor Green – 'How Many Moons Remix'
Public Image Ltd – 'One Drop'
Quantic & Alice Russell With T – 'Look Around The Corner '
Ramones – 'Blitzkrieg Bop'/'Havana Affair' 7"
Red Horses Of The Snow – 'The Bright New City'/'Bridges'
Refused – 'The Shape Of Punk To Come'/'Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent'/'Rather Be Dead'/'The New Noise Theology'
Regina Spektor – 'The Prayer Of Francois Villon'/'Old Jacket'
Richard Hell & The Voidiods - 'Blank Generation', 'Liars Beware', 'Who Says'
Rizzle Kicks – 'Stereo Typical'
Rockabye Baby! – 'Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of The Smiths'
Rory Gallagher – 'Stompin' Ground'
Rosie Thomas & Sufjan Stevens – 'Hit & Run Vol'
Ryan Adams – 'Heartbreak A Stranger'/'Black Sheets Of Rain'
Santigold – 'Master Of My Make-Believe'
Sara Watkins/The Everly Brothers – 'You're The One I Love'
Scum/Big Deal - Split 7" single
Sebastian – 'The EP Collection'
Sex Pistols – 'Anarchy In The UK'
She & Him - 'Vol 1'
Social Distortion – 'Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes'
Sonnymoon – 'Wild Rumpus'
Squackett - 'Chris Squire'/'Stev'
Straylight Run – 'Straylight Run'
Switchfoot – 'Remix EP'/Vice RE Verses'
T Rex - 'Electric Warrior'
Taffy – 'So Long'
Talibam! – '#No School'/'Step Into The Marna'
Tangerine Dream – 'Electronic Meditation'/'Ultima Thule Part One/ Ultima Thule Part Two'
Tegan & Sara – 'Get Along'
The Black Angels – 'Watch Out Bo'y/'I'd Rather Be Lonely'
The Black Keys – 'El Camino'
The Black Twig Pickers - 'Yellow Cat b/w You'll Never Miss Your Mama'
The Civil Wars – 'Live At Amoeba'
The Clash – 'London Calling'
The Cult – 'Lucifer'/'For The Animals'
The Cure – 'Three Imaginary Boys', 'Seventeen Seconds', 'Faith', 'Pornography', 'The Top'
The Czars – 'Sorry I Made You Cry'
The Fall – 'Night Of The Humerons'
The Flamin Groovies – 'Shake Some Action, Teenage Confidential '
The Flaming Lips/Mastadon – 'A Spoonful Weighs A Ton'
The Future Sound Of London - 'Papua New Guinea'/'Murmurations'
The Heartbreaks – 'Funtimes'
The Jezabels - 'Rosebud'
The Kinks – 'Arthur', 'Something Else', 'Face To Face'
The Megaphonic Thrift – 'Moonstruck'
The Misfits – 'Walk Amoung Us'
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – 'Belong (Remixes)'
The Pharcyde Bizarre Ride II – 'The Pharcyde - The Singles Collection Music Box'
The Pop Group – 'LP'
The Raveonettes – 'Into The Night'
The Right Now – 'He Used To Be'/'Good Man'
The Sound – 'Jeopardy'
The Subways – 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'
The Supremes - 'Baby Love'
The Treatment - 'Then And Again'
The Velvet Underground – 'Sweet Jane'/'Rock & Roll', 'Loaded'
The Wedding Present – '4 Chansons EP'
The White Stripes – 'Handsprings/Red Death At 6.14'
The Wombats - 'The Wombats Proudly Present..'
To Kill A King – 'Video Games'/'Bloody Shirt'
Tortoise – 'Lonesome Sound'/'Mosquito'
Trentemoeller – 'My Dreams' (Gun Club Cover)
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters/Pyrolator – 'Balcony Sunset'/'Sonnenaufgang'
Variety Lights – 'Silent Too Long'
Vivian Stanshall – 'Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead'
Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches - 'Always/Tu Ne Dis Rien'
Yma Sumac – 'Mambo (And More)'
Zomby – 'Where Were U In 92?'

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norm and jane have an interesting ebay top 5 list, with a couple of 78 rpm platters going for big bucks

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Records Sales - Week Ending 03/17/2012

A Charlie Patton 78 shows up on the list for the first time. Bob Dylan's song "High Water" is dedicated to Charlie Patton. Another Vogue picture record shows up on this week's list. The Butlers' Northern Soul 45 shot up to a nice price, over $1k past it's last sale in 2008. The Fix KBD 45 also shot up about $500 over its last sale in November of last year.

1. 78 - Charlie Patton "High Water Everywhere Part 1" / "High Water Everywhere Part 2" Paramount 12909 - $5,000.00

2. Johanna Martzy "Bach: The unaccompanied Violin Sonatas" Columbia Box set UK - $4,500.00

3. 78 - Art Kasel "Queen For A Day" / "At The End Of A Perfect Day" Vogue Picture Record - $4,293.72

4. 45 - The Butlers With Frankie Beverly "Because Of My Heart" / "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" Rouser 1017 - $4,173.00

5. 45 - The Fix "Vengeance"/"In This Town" - $3,999.99

Vinyl Record Talk is Live on Radio Dentata on Tuesdays at 9pm ET / 6pm PT at radiodentata.com

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KISS and MOTLEY CRUE - The World's Biggest Rock Bands on One Stage - The Tour SUMMER 2012

LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rock 'n Roll doesn't get any bigger than this! KISS and MOTLEY CRUE... On the same stage... On the same night. This spectacle of spectacles announced today, KISS and MOTLEY CRUE are uniting to launch THE TOUR of 2012. The summer's biggest, baddest rock tour will level 40+ cities nationwide starting July 20th. The Live Nation promoted tour will go on sale beginning Friday, March 23rd at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Both bands will have fan club presales beginning Wednesday, March 21st at 10am.

Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, March 21st at 2pm local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

With combined album sales of almost 200 million, KISS and MOTLEY CRUE are more than just iconic; they remain today as the dominant powerhouses of rock music tallying 30+ chart-topping hits, countless sold out tours and awards and accolades from around the world. Known for their elaborate and spectacular stage shows, each band plans to give fans the ultimate summer concert experience with the most impressive lighting and sound production ever and their signature over-the-top pyrotechnics. This is the first time KISS and MOTLEY CRUE will share a stage since 1982.

KISS consists of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. MOTLEY CRUE consists of Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee.

These veterans of the music business are still at the height of their popularity. KISS is the juggernaut of them all, with 3,000 licensed merchandise products, including the KISS golf course in Las Vegas and a new album. KISS has broken box office records set by The Beatles and Elvis. MOTLEY CRUE is the first rock band in history to have just completed an epic sold-out Las Vegas residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The band is best known for continuing to reinvent not only their live show (with mind blowing elements such as Tommy Lee's 360 drum roller coaster) and music (brand new song due out this spring), but remain on the cutting edge via social media interaction. MOTLEY CRUE's New York Times bestselling book The Dirt is currently being adapted into a major motion picture. Last month, the band was featured in one of the highest rated Super Bowl ads of all time for the KIA Optima.

For tickets & VIP packages, including opportunities to meet KISS and MOTLEY CRUE, please visit www.KISSonline.com  or www.Motley.com

KISS AND MOTLEY CRUE THE TOUR:

KISS/Mötley Crüe tour dates:

Jul. 20 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
Jul. 21 - Farm Bureau Live - Virginia Beach, VA
Jul. 22 - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion - Raleigh, NC
Jul. 24 - Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood - Atlanta, GA
Jul. 25 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
Jul. 27 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL
Jul. 28 - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater - Tampa, FL
Jul. 31 - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre - Pelham, A\L
Aug. 03 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Woodlands, TX
Aug. 04 - Gexa Energy Paviliion - Dallas, TX
Aug. 07 - Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 08 - Comfort Dental Amphitheater - Englewood, CO
Aug. 10 - Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 11 - Mandalay Bay Arena - Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 12 - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre - Chula Vista, CA
Aug. 14 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA
Aug. 16 - Sleep Train Pavilion - Concord, MA
Aug. 18 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA
Aug. 19 - Sleep Country Amphitheater - Ridgefield, CT
Aug. 24 - Rock Jam - Grand Junction, CO
Aug. 26 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
Aug. 27 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, MO
Aug. 29 - Minnesota State Fair - Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 31 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
Sep. 01 - Klipsch Music Center - Noblesville, IN
Sep. 02 - First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
Sep. 04 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
Sep. 05 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
Sep. 07 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
Sep. 08 - Alpine Valley Music Theater - East Troy, MI
Sep. 11 - Allegan County Fair - Allegan, MI
Sep. 12 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Sep. 13 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
Sep. 15 - Darien Lake PAC - Darien Lake, NY
Sep. 16 - Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
Sep. 18 - Toyota Pavilion - Scranton, PA
Sep. 19 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
Sep. 21 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Sep. 22 - Nikon at Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY
Sep. 23 - Comcast Theater - Hartford, CT

SOURCE Live Nation Entertainment

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 3/12 - 3/18, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Lucero - Women & Work
2. Gotye - Making Mirrors
3. Paperhead - Pictures Of Her Demise 7"
4. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
5. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
6. Delta Spirit - Delta Spirit
7. The Decemberists - We All Raise Our Voices To The Air
8. The Black Keys - El Camino
9. Big Surr - Baked + Bruised 7"
10. Natural Child/Liquor Store - split 7"
11. Radiohead - King Of Limbs
12. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
13. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
14. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
15. Andrew Bird - Crown Salesman 7"
16. Beastie Boys - Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win 7"
17. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
18. Lee Fields & The Expressions - Faithful Man
19. Sleigh Bells - Reign Of Terror
20. Evans The Death - Telling Lies 7"
21. Heartless Bastards - Arrow
22. Say Anything - Anarchy My Dear
23. Adele - 21
24. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
25. Dr. Dog - Be The Void

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APRIL/EARLY MAY REISSUES FROM REAL GONE MUSIC

APRIL/EARLY MAY REISSUES FROM REAL GONE MUSIC INCLUDE LITTLE WILLIE JOHN, COWBOY COPAS, THE AD LIBS, MEL McDANIEL AND EDDIE RABBITT

Also due are two more Grateful Dead Dicks Picks sets, Volumes 30 & 31.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Real Gone Music will issue Little Willie John’s Complete Hit Singles A’s and B’s, a definitive compilation of the influential R&B singer’s King Records sides as well as King-Starday label mate Cowboy Copas’ Complete Hit Singles A’s & B’s, featuring 30 of the country legends’ sides from 1946-63, both slated for April 17, 2012 street date. On May 1, doo-woppers the Ab Libs will be celebrated on The Complete Blue Cat Recordings. And two country hit-makers from the ’70s and ’70s, Mel McDaniel and Eddie Rabbit, will be reissued — McDaniel with Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On — His Original Capitol Hits, and Rabbitt with 13 Original #1 Hits. Finally, Real Gone continues its acclaimed Grateful Dead Dick’s Picks reissues with Volume 30 and Volume 31.

Little Willie John was a genuine architect of soul. Along with Clyde McPhatter, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, the visionary singer stood at the forefront of fusing gospel intensity to rhythm and blues tradition.

And had he not died inside a Walla Walla prison at the age of 30, his name would likely be etched in the same soul pantheon as his peers. In his short career, Willie cut a string of seminal sides for Cincinnati-based King Records from 1955-61 that rank among the finest R&B ever waxed. As Motown legend Lamont Dozier says in Bill Dahl’s notes to this collection, “Willie John was just an extraordinary talent. He knew how to touch you with a song, and he knew how to raise the hairs on the back of your neck.” Real Gone Music will offer the most comprehensive collection of this overlooked soul superstar ever assembled: two CDs, 32 tracks that include every chart hit plus its accompanying, seldom-compiled B-side. And the B-sides are where some of the real fun is: joining such landmark R&B recordings as “Fever,” “All Around the World,” “Need Your Love So Bad” and “Home at Last” on this collection are such crackling tunes as “Spasms,” “Let’s Rock While the Rockin’s Good” and “Do You Love Me” (recorded with Little Richard’s band the Upsetters).

To many, Lloyd Estel “Cowboy” Copas is just a footnote to the Patsy Cline legend, having perished in the same plane crash that claimed her life and that of Hawkshaw Hawkins; but what many folks don’t realize is that Cope had 14 hits during his lifetime while Patsy had but nine. Clearly, the intervening years have burnished and magnified Patsy’s legend; they’ve also unjustly neglected this early Grand Ole Opry stalwart. Now, with Complete Hit Singles A’s & B’s, Real Gone has assembled the most comprehensive Cowboy Copas collection to date: two CDs, 30 tracks including every hit and its accompanying, rarely‐if‐ever‐compiled B‐sides. Cope got his start in Pee Wee King’s band, and you can hear a bit of that bandleader’s freewheeling approach to country in these songs, among many other influences. In fact, as Colin Escott writes in the accompanying liner notes, “His records were so personable and so unlike any others from that day and time. Not honky tonk, not bluegrass, not Western swing, not hillbilly, not pop crossover, they could be labeled Cowboy Copas records.” This Cowboy Copas collection is the one to have — essential country spanning the years from 1946-63, the year Cope died.

On the heels of Real Gone’s well-received Red Bird Girls: Very First Time in True Stereo 1964-1966 comes another incredible find for doo-wop and girl-group fans: the first-ever legitimate album devoted to the classic Blue Cat recordings by the legendary vocal group The Ad-Libs, featuring 24 tracks taken by producers Ron Furmanek and Ash Wells straight from the original master session tapes (again, another first) including five unreleased songs and nine unreleased alternate versions! And among those unreleased alternate versions are a full three newly discovered versions of their big hit “The Boy from New York City,” highlighted by an a cappella demo version that must be heard. Most tracks make their true stereo debut, while the 12-page booklet boasts great liner notes by James Moniz that offer insights from original Ad-Lib Norman Donegan, plus a foreword from Manhattan Transfer member Tim Hauser.

The late country legend Mel McDaniel scored a string of 41 chartmakers during the ’70s and ’80s, but there’s never been a hits collection worthy of the name until now. Twenty-one original Capitol sides from McDaniel appear on Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On — His Original Capitol Hits, including such good-time anthems as “Louisiana Saturday Night,” “Big Ole Brew” (Mel preferred to drink his beer rather than cry in it), “Let It Roll (Let It Rock),” “Stand Up” and, of course one of the great girl-watching songs of all time, “Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On.” McDaniel was one of the real bright lights of ’80s country, and Real Gone is proud to give him his due.

13 #1 Hits compiles the chart-topping hits of Eddie Rabbitt, one of the biggest pop and country music stars of the ’70s and ’80s. In addition to the great singles Eddie recorded for Elektra and Warner — “Drivin’ My Life Away,” “I Love a Rainy Night,” “Every Which Way But Loose,” and more — Real Gone cross-licensed the hits owned by Capitol—“Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight,” “You and I,” “Best Year of My Life,” etc.—AND the #1 hit duet he recorded with Juice Newton for RCA, “Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers).” Liner notes and photos recount the story of one of country music’s biggest crossover artists. No other Eddie Rabbitt collection packs this hit power.

Real Gone Music continues its Grateful Dead Dick’s Picks reissues with two new titles available in stores for the first time: The four-CD set Dick’s Picks Vol. 30 — Academy of Music, New York City, NY 3/25 & 3/28/72 kicks off with five tracks featuring blues legend Bo Diddley (taken from a 3/25/72 benefit for the Hell’s Angels), which ought to be enough to get those Dead collector synapses firing. The final three discs present a complete show from March 28, 1972 that’s very Europe ’72 in its set list but with that extra edge that playing in New York always seemed to inspire in the band, all recorded by Dead sound guru Betty Cantor-Jackson. The set features HDCD sound and contain the Dead’s lone renditions of “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” and “Are You Lonely for Me.”

The four-CD Dick’s Picks Vol. 31 — 8/4-5 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA 8/6/74, Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ captures the Dead right in the thick of the legendary 1974 Wall of Sound tour and only two months away from leaving the road for a year-and-a-half hiatus. The Wall of Sound was, of course, the massive sound system designed by Owsley “Bear” Stanley that was so meticulously constructed that, for example, each string of Phil Lesh’s bass had its own speaker. The result was a crystal-clear sound that to this day stirs controversy among the band’s fans. It certainly complemented and even encouraged the band’s continued move away from the country-rock of Workingman’s Dead towards a jazz fusion sound best expressed by the two epic versions of “Playing in the Band” found here.

Unlike most Dick’s Picks collections, this four-disc set offers highlights from three consecutive nights of shows (again, all in HDCD sound) rather than presenting shows in their entirety.



About Real Gone Music
Real Gone Music, formed and helmed by industry vets Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana, aims to establish itself as the most eclectic and prolific catalog and reissue label in the country. The label has announced distribution through by Razor & Tie. Anderson and Castellana each started businesses in 1993 — Collectors’ Choice Music and Hep Cat Records & Distribution, respectively — that became two of the most important outlets for buyers and sellers of vintage music recordings. Now, 18 years later, they have joined forces to launch Real Gone Music, a reissue label dedicated to serving both the collector community and the casual music fan with a robust release schedule combining big-name artists with esoteric cult favorites. Real Gone Music is a music company dedicated to combing the vaults for sounds that aren’t just gone — they’re REAL gone.

Street date April 17, 2012
Little Willie John: Complete Hit Singles A’s and B’s. 2-CD Set
Cowboy Copas: Complete Hit Singles A’s & B’s. 2-CD Set

Street date May 1, 2012
The Ad Libs: The Complete Blue Cat Recordings. CD
Mel McDaniel with Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On—His Original Capitol Hits. CD
Eddie Rabbitt: 13 Original #1 Hits. CD
Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks Vol. 30 — Academy of Music, New York City, NY 3/25 & 3/28/72. 4-CD Set
Grateful Dead: Volume 31: Dick’s Picks Vol. 31 — 8/4-5 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA 8/6/74, Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ. 4-CD Set

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this sounds so cool and interesting, i'll hop on my jet and pay a visit....

The Annenberg Space for Photography Presents WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL: A Photographic History, 1955 - Present, Opening June 23, 2012

LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annenberg Space for Photography is pleased to announce its next exhibit – WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL, a group show featuring the work of over 100 photographers. Originally shown and created by the Brooklyn Museum with guest curator and author Gail Buckland, WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL is the first major museum exhibit on rock and roll to spotlight the creative and collaborative role that photographers played in the history of rock music. WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL opens to the public in Los Angeles on June 23, 2012 and runs through October 7, 2012.

The Los Angeles showing of this exhibit is the only one on the western coast of the United States and will feature an original documentary film produced by Arclight Productions exclusively for the Annenberg Space for Photography. The film will be shown in vivid detail on two 14' by 7' screens in 4K resolution and will feature new photographs, interviews and behind the scenes footage with exhibit photographers Ed Colver, Henry Diltz, Jill Furmanovsky, Lynn Goldsmith, Bob Gruen, Norman Seeff, Mark Seliger and Guy Webster. Shot in Los Angeles, New York and the United Kingdom, the film will also include appearances by recording artists such as Alice Cooper and Henry Rollins, as well as rock photography uber-collector Michael Ochs, Grammy-winning album cover designer Gary Burden and Gail Buckland.

WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL features 166 prints from iconic photographers such as Amy Arbus, Diane Arbus, Roberta Bayley, Stephanie Chernikowski, Danny Clinch, Anton Corbijn, Godlis, Jean-Paul Goude, Ross Halfin, Dennis Hopper, Richard Kern, David LaChapelle, Michael Lavine, Annie Leibovitz, Gered Mankowitz, Jim Marshall, Linda McCartney, Ryan McGinley, Marcia Resnick, Stephane Sednaoui, Pennie Smith, Storm Thorgerson and Albert Watson.

Through the lenses of the photographers, visitors will experience the history of rock & roll through the following:

•Rare images behind the scenes like Alfred Wertheimer's series of photos of Elvis Presley playfully kissing a woman backstage before a performance

•Young artists at the start of their careers including Maripol's shot of Madonna at Danceteria in 1983

•Live performances like Ian Dickson's photo of The Ramones playing a club in Liverpool, England

•Fans like the Central Press photo of London bobbies holding back a crush of fevered Beatles fans outside Buckingham Palace

•Portraits that reveal the soul of the musician such as Michael Lavine's haunting portrait of Notorious B.I.G. taken at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn

•Images highlighting the artistic collaboration between photographers and musicians like Richard Kern and Marilyn Manson's take on Marilyn Monroe's infamous nude calendar photograph

In addition, visitors will see a slideshow of 80 images by Henry Diltz taken between 1966-1990 set to a soundtrack. Woven into the lively exhibit, brief music videos will include Sonic Youth's Death Valley '69 by Judith Barry and Richard Kern, U2's One and Electrical Storm by Anton Corbijn, Grace Jones' One Man Show by Jean-Paul Goude, The Vines' Outtathaway by David LaChapelle and Bjork's Big Time Sensuality by Stephane Sednaoui and a video of Elvis performing "Heartbreak Hotel" from the TV program, "Stage Show."

The Annenberg Space for Photography has partnered with acclaimed Los Angeles public radio station KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) to create a live music series during the month of July. KCRW's influence in the careers of many musicians, both established and up-and-coming, is unquestionable. The Saturday night live music series will create an exciting addition to WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL and remind music fans from across the city and beyond as to the importance live performances have played in the history of rock music. The series will be free and open to the public. Further details will be announced in coming months.

The Space's successful IRIS Nights lecture series will offer an additional unique perspective into the world of rock music, featuring photographers and guest artists sharing their experiences documenting the images of rock music through the years.

SOURCE The Annenberg Foundation

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and in music history for march 21st:

In 1952, the Cleveland Arena is the site of what will become recognized as the world's first major Rock 'n' Roll concert. With over 10,000 people inside and another 20,000 waiting outside, Alan Freed is set to broadcast the event 'live' over WJW radio. Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers were playing their first song when city officials decided to shut the proceedings down, citing fire code violations. Doors and windows were smashed, a few fights broke out, but no one asked for their $1.75 admission back.

In 1956, rock 'n' roll pioneer Carl Perkins received four broken ribs and a broken shoulder in a car accident that killed his brother Jay while the two were on their way the way to appear on The Perry Como Show in New York. Perkins would spend several months in the hospital and by the time he is well, Elvis Presley had covered his song, "Blue Suede Shoes".

In 1960, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Elvis Presley recorded "Stuck On You," "Fame And Fortune," "A Mess Of Blues" and "It Feels So Right."

In 1961, the Beatles, with Pete Best on drums, played their first evening show at Liverpool's Cavern Club, opening for an act called the Bluegenes, who later renamed themselves the Swinging Blue Jeans.

In 1963, Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas entered Abbey Road studios to record the Lennon / McCartney tune "Do You Want To Know A Secret", which will reach #1 in the UK, topping The Beatles themselves.

In 1964, the Beatles replaced one Billboard chart topper with another when "She Loves You" took over from "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

In 1967, John Lennon took his first major LSD trip and freaked out while recording backing vocals on the track "Getting Better." Producer George Martin, not realizing the effects of the drug, took Lennon to the roof of Abbey Road Studios to get some fresh air. Paul and George, upon learning where John was, rushed up to get him down. The group worked on a piano track for "Lovely Rita" instead.

In 1969, at the Amsterdam Hilton, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their first 'bed-in' for peace.

In 1970, the Faces, featuring newcomers Rod Stewart and Ron Wood, released their debut LP, 'First Step.'

In 1973, the BBC banned all teenybopper acts appearing on UK TV show Top Of The Pops, after a riot following a David Cassidy performance.

In 1976, David Bowie, Iggy Pop and several others are arrested in New York and charged with possession of marijuana.

In 1981, although they had been making records for ten years, REO Speedwagon enjoyed their first taste of success when "Keep On Loving You" became the top tune in the US. The band would go on to place twelve more songs in the Top 40.

In 1984, Yoko Ono opens Strawberry Fields, an area in New York's Central Park dedicated to the memory of her late husband, John Lennon.

In 1987, 35 year old Dean Martin Jr. of Dino, Desi and Billy, died when his F-4 Phantom fighter-jet crashed into California's San Bernardino Mountains during a snowstorm about 100 kilometers east of Los Angeles. Dino was serving in the Air National Guard at the time. He was married and divorced from ice skater Dorothy Hamill and actress Olivia Hussey.

In 1991, Leo Fender, who pioneered the electric guitar, passed away at the age of 81. He started mass producing solid body electric guitars in the late 40s and when he sold his guitar company in 1965, sales were in excess of $40 million a year.

In 1992, former model Vanessa Williams started a five week run at the top of the US singles chart with "Save The Best To Last", a #3 hit in the UK.

In 2002, John "Speedy" Keene, vocalist and drummer for Thunderclap Newman died at the age of 56. The band's biggest hit came in 1969 with "Something In The Air".

In 2004, Johnny Bristol, who had a 1973 hit with "Hang On In There Baby", died of natural causes at the age of 65.

In 2006, three South African women whose father, Solomon Linda, wrote "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1939, won a six-year court battle that gives them 25 per cent of all past and future royalties from the song. The court ruled that the song, which the Tokens adapted from a Pete Seeger song called "Wimoweh," was actually Linda's 1939 adaptation of a native folk song. Linda, who died in 1962, had nothing to leave to his family, which was destitute at the time of the ruling.

In 2008, the long legal battle over the use of the Beach Boys' name came to a close after two days of talks mediated by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Mike Love, Brian Wilson and the estate of the late Carl Wilson had launched several law suits against former band member Al Jardine, who had been touring under various names such as "Beach Boys Family and Friends". Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, however hope rose again of a long-awaited reunion of the band's three surviving co-founders.

In 2011, a lost David Bowie album called 'Toy,' which went unreleased since 2001, mysteriously appeared on several file-sharing websites. The collection of mostly re-recorded tracks from Bowie's early years, had been locked in a dispute with Virgin Records.

In 2011, Loleatta Holloway, best known for the 1980 Disco hit "Love Sensation," died of heart failure at the age of 64.

birthdays today include (among others); Rose Stone (Sly & the Family Stone) (67), Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry) (66), Eddie Money (63), Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) (62), Russell Tompkins, Jr. (Stylistics), 61), Robert Sweet (Stryper) (52) and Andrew Copeland (Sister Hazel) (44)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

awesome write up from toledo ohio, long live record stores!

Vinyl-LP seller goes back behind counter

BY TYREL LINKHORN BLADE BUSINESS WRITER

Amjad Doumani, who owned a record store in Toledo from 1987 to 1994, has reopened a storefront business downtown at 137 N. Michigan street. When Amjad Doumani closed his record store at the end of 1994 and began taking orders online and by mail, he always hoped he'd again find himself selling LPs and music memorabilia from behind the counter.

Seventeen years later, he is.

In late January, Mr. Doumani reopened B-Bop Records at 137 N. Michigan St. in downtown Toledo. He likes to say his music store is both the oldest and newest in Toledo.

Though the business has been successful in its online form, it wasn't quite the same.

"For me, the thing I missed the most about having a storefront were the relationships I cultivated with my clientele. That's what's great about independent businesses and businesses like B-Bop Records," he said. "When someone comes in here, you know what they like, what they don't like, and you can turn them on to [new music]."

Please read the rest at toledoblade.com

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The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Feature Film Restored for May Release on DVD and Blu-ray; Film's Songtrack Album to be Reissued

Once upon a time ... or maybe twice ... there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland ...

LONDON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beatles' classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored for DVD and Blu-ray release on May 28 (May 29 in North America). The film's songtrack album will be reissued on CD on the same date.

Currently out of print, the film has been restored in 4K digital resolution for the first time by Paul Rutan Jr. and his team of specialists at Triage Motion Picture Services and Eque Inc. Due to the delicate nature of the hand-drawn original artwork, no automated software was used in the digital clean-up of the film's restored photochemical elements. This was all done by hand, frame by frame.

Bonus features for the Yellow Submarine DVD and Blu-ray include a short making-of documentary titled "Mod Odyssey" (TRT: 7:30), the film's original theatrical trailer, audio commentary by producer John Coates and art director Heinz Edelmann, several brief interview clips with others involved with the film, storyboard sequences, 29 original pencil drawings and 30 behind-the-scenes photos. Both Digipak packages will include reproductions of animation cels from the film, collectible stickers, and a 16-page booklet with a new essay by Yellow Submarine aficionado John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios).

Lasseter writes in his essay, "As a fan of animation and as a filmmaker, I tip my hat to the artists of Yellow Submarine, whose revolutionary work helped pave the way for the fantastically diverse world of animation that we all enjoy today."

Directed by George Dunning, and written by Lee Minoff, Al Brodax, Jack Mendelsohn and Erich Segal, Yellow Submarine began its voyage to the screen when Brodax, who had previously produced nearly 40 episodes of ABC's animated Beatles TV series, approached The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein with a unique vision for a full-length animated feature.

Yellow Submarine, based upon a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, is a fantastic tale brimming with peace, love, and hope, propelled by Beatles songs, including "Eleanor Rigby," "When I'm Sixty-Four," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "All You Need Is Love," and "It's All Too Much." When the film debuted in 1968, it was instantly recognized as a landmark achievement, revolutionizing a genre by integrating the freestyle approach of the era with innovative animation techniques.

Inspired by the generation's new trends in art, the film resides with the dazzling Pop Art styles of Andy Warhol, Martin Sharp, Alan Aldridge and Peter Blake. With art direction and production design by Heinz Edelmann, Yellow Submarine is a classic of animated cinema, featuring the creative work of animation directors Robert Balser and Jack Stokes with a team of animators and technical artists.

"I thought from the very beginning that the film should be a series of interconnected shorts," remembers Edelmann. "The style should vary every five minutes or so to keep the interest going until the end."

These styles included melding live-action photography with animation, 3-dimensional sequences and kaleidoscopic "rotoscoping" where film is traced frame by frame into drawings. The entire process took nearly two years, 14 different scripts, 40 animators and 140 technical artists, ultimately producing a groundbreaking triumph of animation.

On April 24, Candlewick Press will release a new, compact hardcover edition of the Yellow Submarine picture book, a read-aloud journey for the whole family. Featuring the lighthearted wit of the film's script alongside original artwork from the movie that has charmed children and adults through several generations, the beautiful, 40-page book will be sold by retailers everywhere and on the Beatles Store

An interactive digital version of the book is also available as a free download on Apple's iBookstore for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch at www.iTunes.com/TheBeatles

www.thebeatles.com

Yellow Submarine synopsis:
Once upon a time ... or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland, a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humor, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, The Beatles tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom.

Production credits
Running Time: 89 minutes
Director - George Dunning
Producer - Al Brodax
Screen story - Lee Minoff
Screenplay - Lee Minoff, Al Brodax, Jack Mendelsohn, and Erich Segal
Art Director - Heinz Edelmann
Animation directors - Robert Balser and Jack Stokes
Production Executive - John Coates
Music Producer and Supervisor - George Martin

Featuring music by The Beatles


Yellow Submarine [DVD, Blu-ray]
Feature film [TRT: 89:00]
Fully restored in 4K and presented in the original aspect ratio of 1:66-1

Audio options:
English 5.1 DTS
German 5.1 DTS
Italian 5.1 DTS
English Dolby Stereo
Original Mono

Audio Commentary – Heinz Edelmann (Art Director) and John Coates (Producer)


Subtitle languages (feature only):
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Japanese

Extra features:
Mod Odyssey documentary [TRT: 7:30]
Original theatrical trailer [TRT: 3:30]


Storyboard sequences:
- Sea of Monsters (split screen footage) [TRT: 4:20]
- Battle of the Monsters [118 images]
- Pepperland [64 images]

Interviews:
- Paul Angelis (voice of Ringo and Chief Blue Meanie) [TRT: 1:39]
- John Clive (voice of John) [TRT: 2:03]
- David Livesey (key animator) [TRT: 1:11]
- Millicent McMillan (Heinz Edelmann's assistant) [TRT: 1:12]
- Jack Stokes (animation director) [TRT: 3:42]
- Erich Segal (co-writer) [TRT: 1:38]

Original pencil drawings [29 images]
Behind-the-scenes photos [30 images]

Yellow Submarine Songtrack [CD]
1. Yellow Submarine
2. Hey Bulldog
3. Eleanor Rigby
4. Love You To
5. All Together Now
6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
7. Think For Yourself
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
9. With A Little Help From My Friends
10. Baby, You're A Rich Man
11. Only A Northern Song
12. All You Need Is Love
13. When I'm Sixty-Four
14. Nowhere Man
15. It's All Too Much

SOURCE Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Music

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new details coming in for record store day (expect many more in the coming days!)

'The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends' Record Store Day Release

The Flaming Lips are busy compiling various collaborations from the last year for a special Record Store Day. Here are the details

'The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends' will contain 13 tracks, many that have been unreleased. Efforts with Neon Indian, Prefuse 73, and Lightning Bolt will be included and the new compilation also adds new collaborations with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Bon Iver, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Nick Cave, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Yoko Ono, Erykah Badu, and Biz Markie. The limited-edition LP will be pressed on two high-quality, multi-color 12″ vinyl discs that are housed in separate custom art jackets and a press release states that no two discs will look exactly alike and cautions that this will be on the only pressing. In addition to the compilation, the band have teamed with Mastodon for a split 7″ single as part of the Side by Side 2012 Series available exclusively for Record Store Day. One side features The Lips’ Soft Bulletin track “Spoonful Weighs a Ton," while the B-side contains Mastodon’s cover of it.



Tracklist:
side 1:
1. 2012 (feat. Ke$ha and Biz Markie)
2. Ashes In The Air (feat. Bon Iver)
3. Helping The Retarded To Know God (feat. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)


side 2:
4. Supermoon Made Me Want To Pee (feat. Prefuse 73)
5. Children Of The Moon (feat. Tame Impala)
6. That Ain’t My Trip (feat. Jim James of My Morning Jacket)
7. You, Man? Human? (feat. Nick Cave)

side 3:
8. I’m Working At NASA On Acid (feat. Lightning Bolt)
9. Do It! (feat. Yoko Ono)
10. Is David Bowie Dying? (feat. Neon Indian)


side 4:
11. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (feat. Erykah Badu)
12. Thunder Drops (feat. New Fumes)
13. I Don’t Want You To Die (feat. Chris Martin of Coldplay)

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse Detail New Album

Neil Young has once again teamed up with old pals Crazy Horse for his next album called 'Americana,' which is scheduled to hits the streets on June 5, 2012. According to Rolling Stone, the album was produced by Young and John Hanlon with Mark Humphreys at Audio Casa Blanca.

No word about a vinyl release, however, I would bet that Young (and knowing his loyal fans will be clamoring for it) will issue the effort via vinyl soon after.

Tracklist:
1. Oh Susannah
2. Clementine
3. Tom Dooley
4. Gallows Pole
5. Get A Job
6. Travel On
7. High Flyin’ Bird
8. She’ll Be Comin ’Round The Mountain
9. This Land Is Your Land
10. Wayfarin’ Stranger
11. God Save The Queen

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and in music history for march 20th:

In 1957, Bobby Helms had his biggest single, "Fraulein", reach the US Country chart. The song eventually hit number 1, spending 52 weeks on the chart, longer than any other Country song of the 1950s. Later in the year, he had another number one record with "My Special Angel". Bobby released "Jingle Bell Rock" in November and would return to the US Top 40 on two other occasions.

In 1959, Bobby Rydell made his first TV appearance, on "American Bandstand."

In 1960, Elvis Presley enters a Nashville recording studio for the first time since being discharged from the US Army. A twelve hour session will produce his next single, "Stuck On You", which will top the Billboard chart a month later. Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who had quit Presley's touring band in 1957, are in the studio with him for the last time.

In 1961, Ricky Nelson records "Hello Mary Lou", which would climb to number 9 in the US by early May.

Also in 1961, the top tune in the US was Elvis Presley's "Surrender," which used updated lyrics put to a melody that was written in 1911 as "Come Back To Sorrento". The song would also reach #1 in the UK.

In 1964, the Beatles were given a special award by Billboard magazine in recognition of their holding the top three positions on the charts. The Fab Four also made their first appearance on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!," lip-syncing "Can't Buy Me Love," "It Won't Be Long," and "You Can't Do That."

Also in the Beatles released "Can't Buy Me Love" in the UK in 1964.

In 1965, the first Motown tour of the U.K. opens with Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, the Supremes and the Temptations.

In 1968, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Richie Furay and Jim Mesina are arrested at Stephen Stills' house in Los Angeles for "being at a place where it is suspected marijuana is being used." It's a misdemeanor for which Clapton will be found innocent while the others paid small fines.

In 1969, after days of looking for a suitable, legal place, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in the British Consulate Office at the Rock of Gibraltar in Spain, a piece of land still owned by the English and described by Lennon as being necessarily "quiet, friendly, and British." Later, in the Beatles song "The Ballad Of John And Yoko," he described the site as "Gibraltar, near Spain," unintentionally adding fuel to the fire of an international controversy, as England and Spain were then at odds over the area's ownership.

In 1970, David Bowie marries American-born model Angela Barnett. She is often said to be the subject of the Rolling Stones' tune, "Angie".

In 1972, Ringo Starr released "Back Off, Boogaloo." "Boogaloo" was Ringo's nickname for Paul McCartney. The song was Ringo urging Paul to stop his snide remarks in the press about the other Beatles, and just make good music.

On this day in 1972, "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young was the #1 song. The song, which features backup vocals of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, is one of a series of soft acoustic pieces which were written partly as a result of a back injury. Unable to stand for long periods of time, Young could not play his electric guitar and so returned to his acoustic guitar, which he could play sitting down. "Heart of Gold" was taped during the initial sessions for Harvest in early 1971 at Quadrafonic Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Ronstadt and Taylor were in Nashville at the time for an appearance on Johnny Cash's television program, and the album's producer Elliot Mazer arranged for them to sing backup for Young in the studio.  In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it #297 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

"Young Blood" by Bad Company was released in 1976.

Also in 1976, Boz Scaggs' biggest album, 'Silk Degrees' makes its first appearance on the Billboard chart, where it will climb to #2. It's his seventh solo album, but the first to go Platinum. Among the accompanying studio musicians were David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro and David Hungate, who would go on to form the band Toto.

In 1977, T-Rex played their final gig when they appeared at The Locarno in Portsmouth, England.

In 1980, 28 year old Joseph Riviera took over the Asylum Records office in New York and demanded to see either Jackson Browne or The Eagles, wanting them to finance his trucking operation. He surrendered when told that neither act was in the office.

In 1982, Buckner & Garcia performed "Pac-Man Fever" on "American Bandstand."

In 1982, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts started a seven week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". It was a #4 hit in the UK.

In 1989, Dick Clark announces his retirement from American Bandstand. On April 8th, comedian David Hirsch would take over, but the show was never the same and came to an end on October 7th. It continued to tape live at the Harrah's Club and Casino in Reno, Nevada, and aired locally until the mid-1990s.

In 1990, Gloria Estefan and her band are injured in a bus accident near Scranton, PA.

In 1991, Eric Clapton's four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment window. The boy was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the pair were visiting a friend's apartment. The housekeeper had just cleaned a room and opened the window to air it out. Eric was staying in a nearby hotel after taking his son to the circus the previous evening. The tragedy inspired his song "Tears in Heaven."

Also in 1991, it was announced that Michael Jackson and Sony signed a contract that gave an $18 million advance for the forthcoming album "Dangerous." The contract also made Jackson the CEO of the newly formed Nation Records (which changed its name to MJJ). The deal was reported to be worth $1 billion.

"Baby It's You," by the Beatles, was released in 1995.

In 2002, EMI announced they would be ridding their roster of 400 acts in an attempt to save $140 million.

In 2003, on the day war breaks out in Iraq, Bruce Springsteen opens his Australian concert with "Born in the U.S.A." and "War."

Also in 2003, the South Carolina House of Representatives passed a resolution asking the Dixie Chicks to apologize for statements made about then president Bush and put on a concert for returning troops.

birthdays today include (among others): Douglas Green (Riders in the Sky) (66), Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster, Emerson Lake &Palmer, Asia) (62), Guy Perry (Motels) (61), Richard Drummie (Go West) (53), Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) (40) and Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) (36)

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - March 20, 2012

Adam Lambert - Terspassing
Adrenaline Mob - Omerta
Anti-Flag - The General Strike
Automatic Static - Number IV
Battles - Dross Glop Volume 3 (12") (vinyl)
Ben Browning - Lover Motion (EP)
Birdy - Birdy
Black God - II
Blood Pressure - Blood Pressure
Brad Mehldau - Ode
Casey James - Casey James
Choir of Young Believers - Rhine Gold
Chris Standring - Electric Wonderland
Conduits - Conduits
Creepoid - Horse Heaven
Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour / Golden Mile (EP)
Diana Ross - All The Great Hits
Diggy Simmons - Unexpected Arrival
Dio - Holy Diver: Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)
Dio - Last in Line: Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)
Dio - Sacred Hear: Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)
Dirty Ghost - Metal Moon (vinyl)
Electric Light - Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra / First Light (2 CDs)
Electric Touch - Never Look Back
Elvis Presley - Elvis (reissue) (preorder) (vinyl)
Erasure - Fill Us With Fire (7")
Espereanza Spalding - Radio Music Society
Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel (preorder)
Frank Black - Christmass (vinyl)
Frank Black - Live at Melkweg
Frankie Rose - Interstellar
Gentleman Jesse - Leaving Atlanta
Ghost Thrower - 10 Songs (vinyl)
Go West - Very Best of Go West (2 CDs)
Goblin Market - Beneath Far Gondal's Foreign Sky
Greg Spero Quartet - Radio Over Miles: A Live Tribute to the Music of Radiohead and Miles Davis
Hue & Cry - Hot Wire
IfIHadaHiFi - Nada Surf (EP) (vinyl)
Jamie Hartman - III
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang - An Letah
Jesse Ruins - Dream Analysis
Joan Baez - Greatest Hits
Kap Bambino - Devotion
Kindness - World You Need A Change Of Mind
Kurt Wagner and the Altered Statesman - Something Missing (150gram 45rpm 12'') (preorder)
LaToya Jackson - Heart Don't Lie: Expanded
LaToya Jackson - Imagination: Expanded
Lee Ranaldo - Between the Times & the Tides
Living in a Box - Very Best of Living in a Box (2 CDs)
Lost in the Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs
Luke Roberts - The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport
Lyle Lovett - Release Me (vinyl)
Madonna - Complete Studio Albums 1983 - 2008 (11-CD box set)
Magic Castles - Magic Castles (vinyl)
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - Rot Gut, Domestic
Melanie Fiona - The MF Life
Miike Snow - Happy To You
Mirroring - Foreign Body
Mr Gnome - Softly Mad (7")
Nedry - In a Dim Light
New Order - The Lost Sirens (vinyl)
Nirvana - Feels Like the First Time: Broadcasts 1992-93
Nneka - Soul Is Heavy
Nona Hendryx - Nona: Limited Edition
Nona Hendryx - The Art Of Defense: Limited Edition
Now, Now - Threats
Odd Future - The OF Tape Vol. 2
One Direction - Up All Night
Pat Masterlotto - Recidivate
Paul Van Dyk - Evolution
Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks (pre-order)
Pere Ubu - Pennsylvania (reissue) (vinyl)
Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now? (vinyl)
Red Fang - Red Fang
Rise and Fall - Faith
Robert Pollard - Mouseman Cloud
s / s / s - Beak and Claw
SBTRKT - Wildfire (vinyl)
Selebrities - Night Heat (7")
Serengeti - Kenny Dennis (EP)
Sharks - No Gods
Sinch - Hive Mind
Soap & Skin - Narrow
Solander - Passing Mt. Satu
Spiritualized - Sweet Hearth Sweet Light
Split Cranium - Split Cranium
Stephen Paul Smoker - Ripe Fruit
Stiff Little Fingers - Very Best of Stiff Little Fingers (2 CDs)
Tanlines - Mixed Emotions
The Good Natured - Video Voyeur (EP)
The Parson Red Heads - Murmurations (EP)
The Shins - Port of Morrow
The Ting Tings - Sounds From Nowheresville (vinyl)
The Wedding Present - Valentina
Thieves Like Us - Bleed Bleed Bleed
UFO - Chrysalis Years 2 1980 - 1986
Unsane - Wreck
Van Dyke Parks - Sassafrass/The All Golden (7")
Various Artists - The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond Soundtrack
Venetian Snares - Fool the Detector
We The Kings - Sunshine State Of Mind
Whispertown - Parallel (EP)
White Hills - Frying on This Rock
Yukon Blonde - Tiger Tal

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Jimmy Page Releasing Rare Soundtrack

A rare soundtrack by Jimmy Page is set to be released next week. In a press release, Page states:

“On March 20th, the Spring Equinox 2012, the title music for Lucifer Rising and Other Sound Tracks will have its premiere and release. The title music, along with other musical pieces recorded at my home studio in the early seventies, have been revisited, remixed and released for the first time.

“This is a musical diary of avant-garde compositions and experiments, one of which was to appear on the film Lucifer Rising.

“The collection has been exhumed and is now ready for public release. This will be available exclusively on the website.

“There will be a standard release on heavyweight vinyl. In addition there will be a special run of 418 numbered copies. The first 93 copies will be signed and numbered. There are liner notes and commentary to each track.”

Tracklist:
Side 1:
1. “Lucifer Rising”- Main Track


Side 2:
1. “Incubus”
2. “Damask”
3. “Unharmonics”
4. “Damask - Ambient”
5. “Lucifer Rising ­- Percussive Return”

The personally signed, deluxe edition costs £195 (approximately $300). The standard release is £20. It's only available from JimmyPage.com, and you can pre-order HERE.

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love album cover art and we have some awesome covers today!

Titans Eve Reveal New Cover Artwork

Titans Eve has recently posted the cover artwork for the band's new album called 'Life Apocalypse.' The group commented:

"Here is the art provided by Bjoern Goosses of Killustrations designs. This man is a mastermind and highly recommended by us. Just something to look at until your hear the killer recordings! Stay tuned everyone, it's gonna be epic!"

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ACCEPT: New 'Stalingrad' Artwork Unveiled

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will release their new album, "Stalingrad", on April 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was once again helmed by British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY), who worked on the band's critically acclaimed comeback effort, "Blood Of The Nations".

"Stalingrad"will be made available in the following formats:

* Limited CD+DVD
* CD
* 2LP (red) in gatefold
* 2LP (white/red) in gatefold - exclusive Nuclear Blast mailorder edition

Read more at Blabbermouth


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GREAT WHITE: 'Elation' Cover Artwork Unveiled

GREAT WHITE — Mark Kendall (lead guitar), Scott Snyder (bass), Audie Desbrow (drums), Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Terry Ilous (lead vocals) — will release its new studio album, "Elation", in Europe, Japan and USA on May 18. The 12-song CD will mark GREAT WHITE's first effort with Ilous following the band's split with founding singer Jack Russell. In addition, GREAT WHITE's 30th-anniversary show at the Key Club in Hollywood, California on March 22 will be professionally filmed and recorded for an upcoming live album and concert DVD.

Read more at Blabbermouth













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my favorite album cover of the day:

REVERENCE: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

REVERENCE, the new power metal band featuring vocalist Todd Michael Hall (JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR, HARLET), guitarist Bryan Holland (TOKYO BLADE, ARREST), drummer Steve "Dr.Killdrums" Wacholz (SAVATAGE, CRIMSON GLORY), bassist Frank Saparti (TOKYO BLADE, OVERLOADED, MINDCANDY), and lead guitarist Pete Rossi, is currently mixing and mastering its debut album, "When Darkness Calls", for a late April/May release via Razar Ice Records. The CD cover artwork was designed by renowned artist Jobert Mello of Sledgehamer Graphix (PRIMAL FEAR, SABATON, HYSTERIA).

Read more at Blabbermouth













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CATTLE DECAPITATION: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled 

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION will release their new album, "Monolith Of Humanity", on May 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The highly anticipated follow -up to 2009's "The Harvest Floor" was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero of Denver's Flatline Audio. According to a press release, "the humans of earth can expect a much more updated production complete with some surprising guest appearances and the kind of musical exploration that gained the band even more fans with 'The Harvest Floor'. Once again CATTLE DECAPITATION gives us more extravagantly intense artwork from artist Wes Benscoter and the CD/LP layout are as over the top as the album's concept itself."

Read more and see a video at our friends at Blabbermouth












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our friends at vintagevinylnews have this gem:

Interview: Dizzy Reed of Guns N' Roses

Jonathon Freeman-Anderson of Music-News.com recently had the chance to talk to Dizzy Reed, keyboard player for Guns N' Roses since 1990.

Guns n’ Roses is perhaps one of the most well known 80s rock groups of all time. Despite a tumultuous history and an extraordinarily long time between albums, the band fronted by Axl Rose continues to play on.

Cycling through a number of musicians, the current line-up has almost completely changed except for two men, the aforementioned Rose, and keyboardist, Dizzy Reed. A band member since the 1990s Use Your Illusion record, Reed is the longest standing and only member of Guns N' Roses besides Axl to have played along with the original line-up. Since then, Reed has been a guest artist on almost every former member of G N’ R’s solo work while also maintaining his post with Axl. Reed has sustained a consistent rock n’ roll lifestyle for over 25 years and this year, Reed will be inducted into the Rock n’ Roll hall-of-fame for his work with Guns n’ Roses.

Read the interview at our friends at VintageVinylNews.com

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from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Top 10 Albums – March 19, 2012

Here are the Top 10 Albums sold at Shop Radio Cast for the week of March 13 – March 19, 2012:

1. Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American 3XLP
2. Torche – Harmonicraft LP
3. Say Anything – Is A Real Boy 2XLP
4. Blink 182 – Enema Of The State LP
5. Blink 182 – Dude Ranch LP
6. Park – It Won’t Snow Where You’re Going LP
7. Park – No Signal 2XLP
8. NOFX – 126 Inches Of NOFX 7″ Boxset
9. MXPX – Plans Within Plans LP
10. Say Anything – Anarchy, My Dear LP

Buy these and much more at ShopRadioCast

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loved this article, big cooper fan:

Alice Cooper Delivers One-of-a-Kind Commencement Speech

by: Shauna Wright 

Most graduation ceremonies feature some boring person droning on as everyone checks their watches and wonders when they can leave. But what if your commencement speaker was Alice Cooper?

On Saturday, 600 grads from the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles were treated to witty oratory from the shock-rocker, who also received an honorary doctorate from the school.

Since it’s his second such award, he quipped, “One more of these and I can write prescriptions.”

Read the rest at ultimateclassicrock.com





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and in music history for march 19th:

In 1958, Tom and Jerry released "Our Song" on the Big label, their third single release. On later recordings they used their real names, (Paul) Simon & (Art) Garfunkel.

Also in 1958, During his only UK tour, Buddy Holly played two shows at the Regal Cinema in Hull, Yorkshire. Also on the bill, Gary Miller, The Tanner Sisters, Des O'Conner, The Montanas, Ronnie Keene & His Orchestra.

In 1962, Bob Dylan’s debut album Bob Dylan was released in the Untied States. Initially poor sales led the record to be known around Columbia Records as ‘Hammond's Folly’ (John Hammond was producer of Dylan’s early recordings and the man responsible for signing Dylan). The album was praised by the New York City weekly newspaper Village Voice as an ‘explosive country blues debut’, but featured only two Dylan original compositions, Talkin' New York and Song To Woody, the rest being old folk standards.

In 1962, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Elvis Presley recorded "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello," "Suspicion" and "She’s Not You."

In 1965, the Tailor and Cutter magazine ran an article asking The Rolling Stones to start wearing ties. The current fashion did not include wearing ties with shirts and many tie-makers were facing financial disaster. Mick Jagger said of the appeal, “The trouble with a tie is that it could dangle in the soup. It is also something extra to which a fan can hang when you are trying to get in and out of a theater.”

In 1968, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played two shows at The Capitol Theatre, Ottawa, Canada.

Also in 1968, Donovan traveled to India to study transcendental meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

In 1974, Jefferson Airplane re-named their group and became Jefferson Starship. The new lineup included Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Johnny Barbata, David Freiberg, Peter Kaukonen, Cragi Chaquico and Papa John Creach.

In 1975, Led Zeppelin played the first of two sold-out nights at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. Tickets cost $7.50. The set list included: 'Rock And Roll', 'Stairway To Heaven', 'Whole Lotta Love', 'Black Dog' and 'Heartbreaker'

In 1975, Ken Russell's film of the Who's rock opera "Tommy," starring Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, and the Who, had its world premiere in New York City.

Also in 1975, the third album from KISS, 'Dressed to Kill,' was released.

In 1976, Paul Kossof guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler died aged 25, of heart failure during a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Kossof had a long history of drug abuse. Free had the 1970 UK #2 & US #4 single "All Right Now." His first band was Black Cat Bones alongside drummer Simon Kirke, (later of Free), formed Back Street Crawler after leaving Free.



In 1978, Billy Joel made his UK live debut at London’s Dury Lane Theatre.

In 1980, Elvis Presley's autopsy was entered into evidence as the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners conducted a hearing into the professional conduct of Dr. George Nichopoulos. Although it was argued that he repeatedly tried to cure Elvis of his addictions, the doctor was later found guilty of overprescribing the drugs that led to Presley's death, and his license to practice medicine was revoked.

In 1981, the J Geils Band were at #1 on the US singles chart with "Centrefold."

In 1982, Ozzy Osbourne's rhythm guitarist and former Quiet Riot member Randy Rhoads was killed when the plane he was riding in crashed. After driving much of the night, the band had stopped near a small airstrip. The tour bus driver, Andrew Aycock, talked the band's keyboardist, Don Airey, into taking a test flight in a '55 Beechcraft Bonanza, the joyride ended, and the plane landed safely. Then Aycock took Rhoads and Rachel Youngblood on another flight and attempts were made to "buzz" the tour bus. The left wing clipped the bus, which sent the plane spiraling into a nearby house and bursting into flames. All three bodies were burned beyond recognition, and were identified by dental records.

In 1985, Spin Magazine began publication.

In 1988, construction began on Michael Jackson's 2,800-acre ranch and private amusement park in Santa Barbara, California. He named it "Neverland" after a fantasy location – where children never grow up – in his favorite book, "Peter Pan."

In 1995, Bruce Springsteen started a two week run at #1 on the US album chart with his 'Greatest Hits.'

In 1996, The second Beatles Anthology series was released. The album featured 'Real Love', a track the remaining members of the Beatles recorded using an old demo track of John Lennon's. The song was first recorded by Lennon in 1977 with a handheld tape recorder on his piano at home, it originated as part of an unfinished stage play that Lennon was working on at the time entitled "The Ballad of John and Yoko."

In 2005, 50 Cent became the first solo artist to have three singles in the U.S. Top 5. “Candy Shop” was at #1 with “How We Do” by The Game, (a member of his G-Unit group) at #4 and “Disco Inferno” at #5.

In 2006, Shakira was set to become the first pop star to release a single only in the form of a mobile download. The singers forthcoming release 'Hips Don't Lie' would not be issued in the US as a CD or as a download via the internet but would be available to phone users connected to Verizon.

In 2007, soul singer Luther Ingram died from a heart attack at the age of 69. Ingram scored the 1972 US No.2 hit '(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right' and wrote the Staple Singers' hit 'Respect Yourself'.

In 2009, eighties pop fan Justine Thompson was ordered to pay more than ‘1,040 for repeatedly playing The Cure’s 'Boys Don’t Cry' at full blast. Thompson aged 31, had also belted out 'Geno' by Dexy’s Midnight Runners and The Smiths 'This Charming Man' so loudly it shook flats around her home in Brighton, a court heard. City magistrates found her guilty of ignoring a noise abatement notice.

birthdays today include (among others): Clarence "Frogman" Henry (75), Derek Longmuir (Bay City Rollers) (61), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) (59), Brann Dailor (Mastodon) (37) and Zach Lind (Jimmy Eat World) (36)