Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

LEGACY RECORDINGS RELEASING HEART'S FANATIC

Fanatic, Heart's 14th studio album, arrives Tuesday, October 2 (a day late, sorry folks!). The group's second full-length studio album for Legacy, Fanatic premieres 10 new essential performances from sisters Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson on songs including "Fanatic," "Dear Old America," "Walkin' Good" (featuring Sarah McLachlan), "Skin and Bones," "Million Miles," "Pennsylvania," "Mashallah," "Rock Deep (Vancouver)," "59 Crunch," and "Corduroy Road."

The first album of new music from Ann and Nancy Wilson since 2010's Red Velvet Car had its Top 10 debut in 2010,Fanatic was recorded in hotel rooms and studios up and down the West Coast, with Grammy-winning producer Ben Mink back at the helm with the Wilson sisters drawing from their own lives and personal experiences as inspiration for their music. "Dear Old America" comes from memories of a military household and is written from the point of view of their father, a Marine Corps officer, returning from war ("When I get home, I'm going to own this town/Shine this medal/Wear that crown…."); "Rock Deep (Vancouver)" harkens back to the city where Dreamboat Annie was written; and "Walkin' Good" (a duet with Vancouver resident Sarah McLachlan) captures the joy of finding new life in a new love.

The title song is a celebration of the Wilson's life spirit: Ann and Nancy are fanatics about love, art, truth, and the belief that they can do anything together they set their minds to. Fans looking for a first taste of Fanatic can check out the title track on YouTube.

"What a crazy year we are having," said Ann Wilson. "Our box set, Strange Euphoria, and our book, Kicking and Dreaming, each tell the story of our lives so far, personally and musically. Our new album, Fanatic, tells our story as it is now and brings it all up-to-the-minute. What a thrill to have worked with both Charles Cross and Ben Mink respectively on these, and of course to touch the musical magic Nancy and I have always shared together. Anybody want to RAWK??"

Released in 2010, Fanatic's predecessor, Red Velvet Car (the first new studio album in six years from the groundbreaking Seattle-based band) entered the Billboard 200 best-selling album charts at #10, becoming the seventh Top 10 album of Heart's career. Heart's critically-acclaimed first album for Legacy Recordings marked the return of Heart to the Sony Music Entertainment family, reaching #1 in sales on Amazon.com on Sunday, September 5.

On June 5, Epic Records/Legacy Recordings released Strange Euphoria, the first definitive career-spanning, multi-label boxed set retrospective chronicling the seminal American rock band Heart, personally curated by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson.

A carefully-considered anthology of biggest hits and best-loved songs set alongside deep catalog treasures, rarities, demos and live performances, Strange Euphoria includes three compact discs and one DVD in a deluxe box.

Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the '70s with hits like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Straight On," "Even It Up," "Kick It Out" and many more. Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments, making them the first women in rock to do so. Heart continued topping the charts through the '80s and into the '90s with huge hits like "These Dreams," "Alone," "Never," and a string of other hits that showcased the sisters' enormous talents as both musicians and singers. Along the way, Heart sold more than 35 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold out arenas worldwide, and profoundly influenced the sound and direction of American rock music while inspiring women (and guys too!) around the world to rock out in bands of their own.

Heart were 2008 recipients of VH1 Rock Honors, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northwest Grammy Foundation, and received ASCAP's award for Excellence in Songwriting in 2009.

What's made Heart endure across four decades and 14 studio albums, from Dreamboat Annie (1976) through 2012's Strange Euphoria and Fanatic is simply the quality of the music and the Wilsons' deep connection to the emotions, psyches and experiences of their fans.

Heart will be touring throughout the summer and fall (June 29-November 17). Alejandro Escovedo and Shawn Colvin will be supporting in October and November respectively. This fall , Ann and Nancy Wilson will be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (followed by a live concert webcast).

HEART - FANATIC



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Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) — “Former Lives” pre-order

Other cities, other plans; different friends, different dreams; former loves, former lives. After fifteen years in Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard didn't make his first solo album in search of a new beginning; instead, it closes a door. "These songs span eight years, three relationships, living in two different places, drinking then not drinking" he says of the dozen tracks that comprise former lives. "They're a side story, not a new chapter." Still, what we keep for ourselves is often just as interesting as what we choose to share. Former lives is a gorgeous shadow anthology, the exuberant sound of one of our best songwriters finding his voice by experimenting with those of others.

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Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 1, 2012

DEAR JERRY: In a box of miscellaneous records I found at a flea market is an unusual 78.

All it has for a title is "CNA," and that's it. No subtitle. No explanation. No clue. And I can't play 78s.

Under "CNA" is "Robert Lee McCoy, Blues Singer with Piano, Guitar, and Harmonica." The number (Bluebird 7440) makes it a 1930s issue.

The label on the other side is badly torn, and cannot be read.

My searching indicates CNA is mostly used for a Certified Nursing Assistant, an unlikely topic for a blues song.

Do you agree?
—Clark Warwick (via e-mail)



DEAR CLARK: Wholeheartedly, but it won't require the FBI or CIA to decode CNA.

Too bad you can't play 78 rpms, because listening to "CNA" would convince you it has nothing to do with health care workers.

Here are three lines that clearly identify what is an initialism for a legendary railroad:

My baby caught the Illinois Central, [and] changed over to the CNA Now she's gone, down that CNA railroad line You know that CNA will never be my friend

"CNA" is indeed by Robert Lee McCoy; however, this record is what is known as a split single, one with a totally different artist on each side.

The split single format has been around at least since 1900, and, like having a hole in the middle, is still in use by record companies today.

Just a few months ago, Rhino Records produced a single with "Respect" on both sides. Side One plays the original by Otis Redding, and Side Two has Aretha Franklin's famous version.

If the other label on your Bluebird disc were not damaged, you would know the flip is "Want to Woogie Some More," by Washboard Sam (nee Robert Brown).

Though released in 1938, playable copies, with undamaged labels on both sides, can often be found in online auctions, usually selling in the $100 range.

At the time of this recording, the Canadian National Railway Company, founded in 1918, was most often referred to as CNR, but CNA was also used. Since 1960, their abbreviation has been shortened to just CN.

The line is very much alive today, primarily hauling freight instead of passengers, and running coast (B.C.) to coast (N.S.) in Canada, and from the Northwest Territories to the Gulf of Mexico.



DEAR JERRY: I have a music loving friend who specializes in collecting obscure original versions of songs that later became big hits.

He just asked me if there is an earlier version of "Patches," one preceding Dickey Lee's 1962 hit.

I checked my "BMI Pop Hits (1940-1966)" book, and they show 1962 as the year Larry Kolber and Barry Mann wrote "Patches." So, it would have still been that same year even if someone else did record it first.

I told him I would look into it further, which means asking you for help.
—Sid Smotherman, Scottsbluff, Neb.



DEAR SID: Apparently one of the lesser-known originals, Jimmy Isle released "Patches," backed with "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" (Everest 19383), 52 years ago this month. That is about two years before Dickey Lee's Top 10 smash — appropriately on Smash (S-1758).

In their Pop Record Reviews for the week of October 10, 1960, Billboard gave Jimmy Isle's "Patches" a three-star rating, meaning "Good Sales Potential," adding:

"Patches is a gal from Shantytown. It's a sad, melancholy tune, handled for okay results by Isle against nice guitar and chorus support."

As for the "BMI Pop Hits" book, it lists BMI member's songs according to when they became "Pop Hits," regardless of year written.

There is no connection to the Kolber-Mann song, but another "Patches," written by R. Dunbar and N. Johnson, provided hits for Clarence Carter (1970), Ray Griff (1970), and Jerry Reed (1981).



IZ ZAT SO? Jimmy Isle's "Patches" is what drew me to the Billboard Record Reviews, but that same week (Oct. 10, 1960) "Sheila," by Tommy Roe and the Satins (Judd 1022), also got three-stars and some positive comments:

"Roe has a good rockabilly quality, somewhat reminiscent of Buddy Holly. He handles this dedication to a chick well and has the support of a girl vocal group. Good sound."

Still, neither "Sheila" nor "Patches" clicked in 1960.

Nearly two years later (Sept. 1962), "Sheila" and "Patches" spent three weeks together in the Billboard Top 10.

This "Sheila" was a newly-recorded version by Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount 10329) and this "Patches" is by Dickey Lee. "Sheila" peaked at No. 1 while "Patches" stalled at No. 6.

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 2012 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - October 2, 2012

ABBA - Essential Collection (2 CDs)
Acaro - The Disease Of Fear
Andre Williams - Life
Anvil - Back to Basics/Still Going Strong (reissue)
Anvil - This Is Thirteen (reissue)
Axewound - Vultures
Balmorhea - Stranger
Bangles - Everything (reissue)
Beacon - For Now (EP)  
Beatles - Beatles Stories
Beatles - Love Me Do (reissue) (vinyl)
Behexen - Nightside Emanations
Beth Orton - Sugaring Season
Blake Shelton - Cheers It's Christmas
Bob Lind - Finding You Again
Bob Mould - Silver Age
Boston Spaceships - The Greatest Hits of Boston Spaceships
Boys Noize - Out of The Black
Brainstorm - Heat Waves 
Brandy - Two Eleven
Bruce Foxton - Back In The Room
California Wives - Art History
Cher Lloyd - Sticks & Stones
Chris Rene - I'm Right Here
Clarence Frogman Henry - Greatest Hits
Cody Simpson - Paradise
Cuff and Duke - Union
DJ Fresh - The Next Levelism
DJ Shadow - Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow (vinyl)
Damien Dempsey - Almighty Love
Dark Dark Dark - Who Needs Who
Daughter - Smother
David Cassidy - Romance
Departures - Still and Moving Lines
Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (vinyl)
Dion - The Complete Laurie Singles (2 CDs)
Durutti Column - Return of the Durutti Column (reissue)
ERAAS - ERAAS
Enslaved - RIITIIR
Errors - New Relics
First Aid Kit - Drunken Trees (EP)
First Aid Kit - Lion's Roar Limited Edition (CD and DVD)
Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
Frank Turner - Last Minutes and Lost Evenings
Gangi - gesture is
Gap Dream - Generator/A Little Past Midnight (7")
Glamour Of The Kill - The Summoning
Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 27 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 12/16/92 (3 CD Set)
Guerrilla Speakerz - Holla (EP) 
Hank Williams - Lost Concert: Limited Edition Collector's Edition
Hannah Georgas - Hannah Georgas 

Heart - Fanatic



How to Dress Well - Total Loss
Immigrant Union - Immigrant Union
Iris Dement - Sing The Delta
JODIS - Black Curtain
Jackie Evancho - Songs From The Shiver Screen
Jake Shimabukuru - Grand Ukulele
Jerrod Niemann - Free the Music
Jim O’Rourke - No. 8 
Jodis - Black Curtain 
John Cale - Shifty Adventuers In Nookie Wood

John Zacherle - Monster Mash/Scary Tales 


Joseph Arthur - Junkyard Hearts
Ken Stringfellow - Danzig in the Moonlight
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d City
Kenny G - The Classic Christmas Album
Kiss - 5 Classic Albums
Kosheen - Independence
Lavender Diamond - Incorruptible Heart (vinyl)
Lightning Bolt - Oblivion Hunter
Lower Than Atlantis - Changing Tune
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor Ii: The Great American Rap Album Pt.1
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 5 Classic Albums
Magnum - On The 13th Day
Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made
Mark Eitzel - Don't Be a Stranger
Maserati - Maserati VII
Matt & Kim - Lightning
Maus Haus - Light Noise (EP)  
MellowHype - Numbers
Menace Ruine - Alight in Ashes
Mi-Gu - Choose the Light
Micky Dolenz - Remember
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
Mister Lies - Dionysian (7")  
Monkeybird - Born To Roam
Moon Duo - Circles
Motörhead - The World Is Ours, Vol. 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else
Mount Moriah - Mount Moriah (vinyl)
Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth (vinyl)

Muse - The 2nd Law

No Doubt - Push and Shove (vinyl)
Nosaj Thing - Eclipse Blue (10")  
Pagan Altar - Judgement of the Dead (reissue)
Pagan Altar - Lords of Hypocrisy (reissue)
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element
Papa Roach - The Connection
Public Image LTD - Out of the Woods/Reggie Song (12) 
Quicksand - Slip (reissue)
Rah Rah - The Poet’s Dead 
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Never Is A Long Time/Love Of Your Life (7") 
Rickie Lee Jones - The Devil You Know
Robert Pollard - Jack Sells the Cow
Rupa And The April Fishes - Build
Sandy Denny - Notes & The Words: Collection of Demos & Rarities (4 CDs)
Shoes - 35 Years: The Definitive Shoes Collection
Simian Mobile Disco - A Form of Change
Sinister - Satanic Blasphemies
Sinister - The Blood Past
Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing (EP)
Sondre Lerche - Duper Sessions (reissue) (viny)
Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue (reissue) (vinyl)
Soundgarden - 5 Classic Albums
Steve Bug - Noir 
Sun Airway - Soft Fall
Sybreed - God is an Automaton
Taken By Trees - Other Worlds (vinyl)
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (Mobile Fidelity)
Tears for Fears - The Seeds of Love (Mobile Fidelity)
The Amity Affliction - Chasing Ghosts
The Coathangers / Heavy Cream - Merry Go Round/Toasted (7") 
The Hood Internet - FEAT
The Overtones - Higher
The Piano Guys - The Piano Guys
The Telephone Ma - Anthology 
The Tragically Hip - Now for Plan A
The Vaccines - Come of Age
This or the Apocalypse - Dead Years
Three Days Grace - Transit of Venus
Three Degrees - Maybe: Deluxe Special Edition (2 CDs)
Tift Merritt - Traveling Alone
Tilly and the Wall - Heavy Mood 
Tim Burgess - Oh No I Love You
Tom Petty - 5 Classic Albums
Tori Amos, Jules Buckley and The Metropole Orkest - Gold Dust
Touche Amore / The Casket Lottery - split (7")
Tragically Hip - Now For Plan A
Tristan Prettyman - Cedar and Gold
Trop Tard - Photodrame and Ils Etalent 9 Dans L'Obscurite (reissue)
Two Fingers - Stunt Rhythms
Ultraista - Ultraista
Undercroft - Ruins of Gomorrah
Underoath - The Changing Of Times (vinyl)
Underoath - They’re Only Chasing Safety (vinyl) 
Unicorn Kid - Need U
Van Morrison - Born To Sing: No Plan B
Various Artists - Essential Rockabilly: The Dot Story
Various Artists - Guitar Heroes & Rock Legends
Various Artists - Spooky Halloween Hits
Various Artists - Who Are You - An All-Star Tribute To The Who
Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico (six-disc reissue)
WHY? - Mumps etc.
Willie Nelson - The Classic Christmas Album
Yes - Yesspeak (reissue)
Yo La Tengo - Stupid Things (vinyl)

　

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Northern Soul's Top 45 rpm Singer Frank Wilson Dies

Frank Wilson, who was from Houston, Texas, passed away on September 27th from prostate cancer.   His single "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" is one of the holy grails of 45 rpm record collecting.   A genuine copy (signed by Wilson) sold in 2009 for over $40,000!  It accurately reflects the dedication of Northern soul collectors, as demand for 60s soul rarities have sent prices spiralling skywards in recent years. Here's a condensed version of the story:

Shortly after he was hired at Motown, Wilson wrote and recorded the track with himself as the artist.  Approximately 250 demo 45s of the song were pressed and scheduled for release on December 23, 1965. However, the promos were done without Berry Gordy’s blessing.  Not going through proper channels was certainly frowned upon at Motown and Gordy, known for his tough management style, allegedly didn’t appreciate Wilson recording the track without his OK, so the demos were destroyed.  At least two, and maybe as many as five, copies survived, one of which fetched £25,742 in May 2009. One is believed to be owned by Berry Gordy himself. Due to its scarcity it remains one of the most collectable discs especially by followers of Northern soul.

Frank Wilson wrote or co-wrote a long list of hits, including "Love Child," "I'm Living in Shame," "Up the Ladder to the Roof," and "Stone Love" (Supremes); "All I Need" (Temptations); "Still Water Love" and "It's the Way Nature Planned It" (Four Tops); "Boogie Down," "Keep on Truckin'," and "Darling Come Back Home" (Eddie Kendricks); "You Made Me So Very Happy" (Brenda Holloway, Blood, Sweat & Tears); "Chained" (Marvin Gaye); and "Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart" (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles).

Wilson left Motown in 1976 and worked with the likes of Freda Payne, Lenny Williams and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. before becoming a born again Christian and entering the ministry. He also became an author including the books The Master Degree-Majoring in Your Marriage and Unmasking the Lone Ranger. In 2006, he returned to producing, working with John Legend on Each Day Gets Better.

Here are the Top 3 most valuable records:

1.  John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (Geffen US Album, 1980) Autographed by Lennon five hours before Mark David Chapman assassinated him. $525,000.

2.  The Quarrymen - "That'll Be the Day"/"In Spite Of All The Danger" (UK 78 RPM, Acetate in plain sleeve, 1958) Only one copy made. $180,000

3.  The Beatles - Yesterday and Today (Capitol, US Album in 'butcher' sleeve, 1966) $38,500, though more typically prices range from $150-$7500

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Dave Sitek Launches New Record Label

Renowned producer and member of TV on the Radio Dave Sitek today announced the launch of Federal Prism - a new record label where Sitek will personally record, mix, produce, and release a series of limited edition 12-inch vinyl picture discs with a uniquely curator-driven perspective. The vinyl will be limited to 500 numbered copies each with a jacket personally hand silkscreened by Sitek.

More on the story HERE

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cool album cover!

Dragonsclaw Reveal Album Cover Art

Australian metal outfit Dragonsclaw recently revealed the album cover art for the band's upcoming release called 'Judgement Day.'  Originally it was an EP release, but the now full-length album is expected to be released in early 2013.













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LED ZEPPELIN To Attend London Screening Of 'Celebration Day' 

LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant will be at London, England's Hammersmith Apollo on October 12 for a special premiere screening of "Celebration Day". 

Read more at Blabbermouth






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Art Garfunkel A No Show For 2 Swedish Concerts

Swedish concert organizers stated that Art Garfunkel failed to show up at two scheduled events and instead flew home to the United States.  Organizer Niels Estrup told the Sydsvenskan paper on Sunday that the iconic 1960s pop singer failed to appear at Night of the Proms, a fusion of classical and pop music, in Goteborg on Friday and Malmo on Saturday.

seems he may have angered the swiss......

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album cover art of the day, this out of new zealand

VILLAINY announce album – with cover art by Storm Thorgerson




















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hundreds of billions of CDs have been sold, but as we all know, it doesn't do the music justice, but our beloved vinyl does!


Rock on! The compact disc turns 30








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Dio Disciples Lock Down US Tour in Support of New Dio Hits Package

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The Starting Line To Release Super Rare LP On Vinyl

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cool write up, people think that you can't find turntables, that's bull, you can get a great one for around $300

LPs are groovy again; here's what you need to know about buying a decent turntable.

How to buy a turntable

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Rory Gallagher's Re-Mastered Albums Released Today

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Slash to Perform New Single 'Standing in the Sun' on TBS's CONAN, 10/4

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Hear Mumford And Sons Cover Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen

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in the category of now i have seen everything.....

LEGO Record Player

The Vinyl Pulse

The Vinyl Pulse, is a weekly snapshot of what is selling on the big vinyl machine called eBay. This is a great way to keep your eyes peeled for a specific record and what you might have to pay for it to obtain it.

CollectorsFrenzy lists the top 25 real time ended auctions and the selling price for the collectible vinyl and is updated daily.

　




Top 10 Items for September 29, 2012
　

1. SCARCE ~ THE REMAINING FEW - Painted Air ORIGINAL TEXAS PSYCH GARAGE 45 Hear! Sold for $5600.00 USD

2. Ultra RARE S.F. Bay Area DOO WOP ~ WiLLiAM WiGFALL & LYRICS SKYLIGHT vocal group Sold for $1259.00 USD

3. THE WHO "DANCE SESSION" AUST EP Sold for $1215.64 USD

4.  Catherine Howe - What a beautiful place - Reflection - NM - Orig UK Sold for $1000.00 USD

5. U2: DESIRE SUPER RARE PROMO 12" MONO/STEREO SINGLE VENEZUELA Sold for $898.88 USD

6. ANDY WARHOL LP COVER POP ART HOROWITZ PIANO MUSIC OF MENDELSSOHN LISZT LM 9021 Sold for $697.00 USD

7. 33CX1606 Pierre Fournier Cellist`s Hour No Stereo Exists RARE NM LP Sold for $696.00 USD

8. BAD AXE-CONTRADICTION TO THE RULE LP~RARE METAL PRIVATE PRESS GRAIL Sold for $650.00 USD

9. COLLEZIONE PRIVATA N. 480 SINGOLI_ROCK/POP/BEAT/PROG/CANTAUTORI_ANNI 60/70/80 Sold for $627.22 USD

10. The Beatles Collection LP Box Set Sold for $600.00 USD
　
　

Please visit CollectorsFrenzy for daily updates!

　
also did some checking, there are 1,601,318 results found for the search term LP on eBay today, and this is up slightly from our last look. Lots of records for sale on the big vinyl machine. i did some other searches for popular artists:

11,390 results found for beatles LP

5,576 results found for rolling stones LP

1,552 results found for Bruce Springsteen LP

376 results found for green day LP

6,248 results found for Who LP

3,675 results found for queen LP

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

 Beatles On 180 Gram Vinyl November 13th!!

On November 13th (just in time for the Christmas season, and yes, it's sooner than you think!), the band’s original studio album remasters, which were all released on CD in 2009, will make their vinyl record debut.  All will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and the new vinyl versions will feature the stereo mixes of each album.

EMI and Apple note that the vinyl albums are pressed from the full 24-bit, 192KHz digital masters created in the 2009 remastering process, rather than the 16-bit masters used in production of the CDs, meaning the vinyl versions will be drawn from the full-spectrum source material.

Each LP will be available individually and also in a deluxe limited-edition 16-LP box set limited to only 50,000 copies. The boxed set will include a 12-x-12-inch, 252-page hardbound book with extensive photos and liner notes with back stories on the creation of each album and information on the restoration of the recordings for the vinyl pressings.


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Bestial Warlust Demo "Satan's Fist" To Be Reissued On Vinyl

Hell's Headbangers has announced the vinyl release date for Bestial Warlust's "Satan's Fist - Demo '96" (also to be released on limited-edition CD) as October 31st.

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Brian Eno Releasing New LP


Brian Eno has recently announced that he will be releasing his first solo album since 2005. The new album, 'LUX,' is slated for release on November 13,  with the vinyl release scheduled for December 11th.











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from our friends at www.vinylcollective.com

Green Day — “!DOS!” pre-order

While Billie Joe Armstrong seeks treatment (and we wish him a speedy recovery), the Green Day machine more or less rolls on. The second of the band’s new album trilogy, !DOS!, is slated for a Nov. 13 release. It’s the follow-up to !UNO! which was just released this week

Pre-order at ShopRadioCast







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Grammys Deadline Spurs Early Vinyl Releases From Cher Lloyd, Muse

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Guitarist/Keyboardist Simon Oberender Of Beyond The Bridge Passes Away

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Pink Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

DEAR JERRY: Because "Breaking Bad" doesn't identify the music they use, someone once asked you to name the amusing Italian song heard in the Season 3 finale.

Now they've done it again, this time in what will be the last episode until mid-2013. As with the Italian tune, it's another unknown song with extremely fast singing.

This one is in English, and is playing while Walt and Todd are busy working in the lab. Because their activities are shown at double or triple speed, the rapid lyrics kind of fit what's going on.

Even IMDb lists only original music written specifically for the show, but nothing else.

Hope you can go two for two on "Breaking Bad."
—Andrea Parks, York, Pa.

DEAR ANDREA: You bring up the only criticism I've ever heard about "Breaking Bad," AMC's critically acclaimed and highly rated series. Meanwhile, until the producers and/or IMDb acknowledge the non-original music used, I will gladly handle the investigations (and maintain a high batting average).

Unlike the Italian tune we discussed last year, Quartetto Cetra's "Crapa Pelada (Testa Pelata)," one previously unknown outside Italy, the song you are asking about is quite familiar to oldies fans in America.

Titled "Goin' Down," it is by the Monkees, and is found on the flip side of their million-selling "Daydream Believer" (Colgems 66-1012).

All four Monkees, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork, wrote and sing on "Goin' Down," though the lead vocalist is Dolenz.

As you say, Mickey's speedy singing is an ideal piece to accompany the fast-moving time-lapse sequence in "Breaking Bad."

Listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4lVAvuds8g



DEAR JERRY: Most albums come wrapped in plastic, which must be removed to get to the disc.

Quite often there are stickers on the wrap, which usually get tossed in the trash along with the plastic.

Now I'm having second thoughts. Should I start saving those stickers?
—Erik Berman, Bakersfield, Calif.



DEAR ERIK: Unless the stickers are obviously ones applied by the retailer, such as for pricing or inventory purposes, cutting them away from the shrink wrap and sliding them inside the LP cover would be a good idea.

Stickers, or anything else in the way of extras from the record pressing plant, pertaining specifically to that album, will always be worth saving. And there's no risk in doing so.

Other commonly used inserts include: photos; booklets; artist bios; lyrics sheets; custom inner-sleeves; bumper stickers; decals; postcards; games; and publicity flyers.

Many examples exist where having the extras significantly increases the value of the album, especially with the more collectible artists (Elvis, Beatles, etc.).



IZ ZAT SO? It is possible "What's Your Name" sat around unnoticed for so long because radio programmers didn't recognize the names Don (Trone) and Juan (Johnson).

They likely didn't know that "Juan" Johnson previously sang with the Genies, the doo-wop quartet who charted in 1959 with "Who's That Knocking" (Shad 5002).

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 2012 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

The Beatles & Frank Ifield Stereo ‘On Stage’ Album Sells For Over $22,000

This Beatles & Frank Ifield ‘On Stage’ album sold for a heavyweight price when the vinyl recently appeared for sale on eBay. The 10 day auction quickly started a bidding war, securing bids that took its .99 cent start price to $2500.00 in less than 90 minutes. It was all uphill from there, with the seller finally landing $22,268.68 for a record that was originally issued in 1964.

Please read the rest of the story at UltimateClassicRock

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album cover art of the day:

Scelerata Reveals Album Cover Art For New Album

The new effort called 'The Sniper is scheduled for release on November 6, 2012 via Nightmare Records. According to a press release the album "will undoubtedly turn heads, forcing metal icons to watch their rearview mirrors as these guys pull up fast with the nitrous afterburners firing!"

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articles and videos of interest

any 93 year old man who can enlist the help of Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and more gets our thumbs up!


Pete Seeger's new albums showcase his vitality, spirit





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'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84

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this vinyl news from the uk:

Cancer survivor sells vinyl record collection to raise funds for charity

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these classic rockers have their marketing hands on just about everything!

KISS Slot Game to Debut in Las Vegas

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some cool cover art in the article, check it out:

20 Inspiring Album Cover Designs












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vinyl records in another part of the planet!:

Tainan keeps black plastic magic alive

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Video Premiere: Between The Buried And Me, “Astral Body”

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why+the+wires Releases Third Album on Vinyl

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we are all adults here, so for those who don't like the 'f' word, don't watch.  thsi is what punk rock is all about!  from the iHeartRadio Music Festival a few days ago.




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French DJ Breakbot recently released his new LP called ‘By Your Side’ as a vinyl record that is made out of chocolate. Only 120 limited edition records were made and we guess that if you don't like the music, you can eat it! (mmmmm)


 


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Neil Young & Crazy Horse: ??Walk Like A Giant (Official Video)




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Slash - Bad Rain - Live!! The song comes off the former GUNS N' ROSES axeman's second solo album, "Apocalyptic Love", which sold around 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart.





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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Grizzly Bear - Shields
2. Band Of Horses - Mirage Rock
3. Dinosaur Jr - I Bet On Sky
4. Ben Folds Five - The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
5. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
6. Luella & The Sun - Luella & The Sun 10"
7. The xx - Coexist
8. Shovels & Rope - O' Be Joyful
9. Bob Dylan - Tempest
10. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
11. Aimee Mann - Charmer
12. David Byrne & St Vincent - Love This Giant
13. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
14. The Sea & Cake - Runner
15. Ryan Bingham - Tomorrowland
16. Title Fight - Floral Green
17. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Magic Door
18. Woods - Bend Beyond
19. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
20. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
21. The Whigs - Enjoy The Company
22. The Allah-Las - The Allah-Las
23. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat + Bone
24. North Mississippi Allstars - Upstairs At United Vol. 4
25. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz

 

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - September 25, 2012

 

 

65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
Abdecaf - Rebuild (EP)
Andrew Osenga - Leonard the Lonely Astronaut
Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet (reissue) (vinyl)
Angelica Abrams - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Angie Stone - Rich Girl
Animation - Transparent Heart
Anita Baker - Only Forever
Art Garfunkel - Original Album Classics
As I Lay Dying - Awakened
Avett Brothers - The Carpenter (vinyl)
B.B. King - Ladies and Gentleman...Mr. B.B. King (10-CD box set)
Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of the Wildebeast (reissue) (vinyl)
Beach Boys - 50th Anniversary Greatest Hits
Beach Boys - All Summer Long (reissue)
Beach Boys - Beach Boys Party! (reissue)
Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe (reissue)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (reissue)
Beach Boys - Shut Down Volume Two (reissue)
Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (reissue)
Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (reissue)
Beach Boys - Sunflower (reissue)
Beach Boys - Surfer Girl (reissue)
Beach Boys - Surfin’ U.S.A. (reissue)
Beach Boys - Surfs Up (reissue)
Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (reissue)
Before the Dawn - Rise of the Phoenix
Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five - The Sound of the Life of the Mind (vinyl)
Ben Sollee - Half-Made Man
Bettye LaVette - Thankful N' Thoughtful
Big Wreck - Albatross
Black September - Into The Darkness Into The Void
Blind Faith - Live in Göteborg, Sweden, June 3rd 1969
Bob Dylan and The Band - Down in the Flood (DVD)
Bowling For Soup - One Big Happy
Bullet - Full Pull
Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict Live
Car Bomb - w^w^^w^w
Caspian - Waking Season
Chris Cohen - Overgrown Path
Circle Jerks - My Career as a Jerk
Circuit Rider - Circuit Rider
City Lights - I Just Got to Believe
DJ Shadow - Reconstructed: The Best Of DJ Shadow
Daft Punk - Homework (reissue) (vinyl)
Danny! - Payback
Deacon Blue - The Hipsters
Deadmau5 - >Album Title Goes Here<
Deep Purple - Live 1969-1972
Deep Purple - Total Abandon: Australia '99
Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
Devin Townsend - Terria
Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (vinyl)
Django Django - Django Django
Dog Society - Emerge
Dokken - Broken Bones (deluxe edition)
Dragonette - Bodyparts
Dum Dum Girls - End of Daze (12")
Durutti Column - Short Stories for Pauline (limited edition) (2 CDs)
Efterklang - Piramida
Ektomorf - Black Flag
Elitist - Reshape Reason
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (vinyl) (deluxe edition)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (vinyl) (deluxe edition)
Empty Flowers - Six
Fight Amp - Birth Control
Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green - Live at the BBC January 1970 (reissue)
Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green - Live at the Record Plant, Sausalito CA (reissue)
Flock of Dimes - Curtain/Apparition (7")
Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Boulez Conducts Zappa: Perfect Stranger (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (reissue)
Frank Zappa - London Symphony Orchestra, Volumes 1 & 2 (reissue) (2 CDs)
Frank Zappa - Man From Utopia (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Orchestral Favorites (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'N Play Your Guitar (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Them or Us (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Thing Fish (reissue)
Frank Zappa - Tinsel Town Rebellion (reissue)
Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is (reissue)
Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender (DVD documentary)
Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital (EP) (vinyl)
Fu Manchu - The Action Is Go
Funeral Fire - The Rise of the Red Supergiant
Gary Moore - Blues for Jimi (CD, DVD, Blu-Ray)
Gary Numan - Here In My Car - The Best Of 1984-1998
Gatekeeper - Exo
Gentle Giant - Live In Essen, Germany 1971
Giorgio Moroder - On The Groove Train Pop & Dance Rarities 1975 - 1993 (2 CDs)
Glass Animals - Leaflings
Glenn Campbell - In Session (CD/DVD)
Gojira - The Link Alive
Gorephilia - Embodiment of Death
Green Day - American Idiot (reissue)
Green Day - Uno! (vinyl)
Gruppo Sportivo - 10 Mistakes (vinyl)
Hagfish - ...Rocks Your Lame Ass
Handguns - Angst
Harry Nilsson - Son of Schmilsson (vinyl)
Hauschka - Salon Des Amateurs Remixes
Heaven's Cry - Wheels of Impermanence
Hellwell - Beyond the Boundaries of Sin
Henry Thomas - Bull Doze Blues
Hiawatha - Language
High On Fire - The Art Of Self Defense (vinyl) (reissue)
Honour Crest - Metrics
Hooded Menace - Effigies of Evil
Hour Of The Wolf - Decompositions Vol. II
How to Dress Well - Total Loss
INXS - Kick 25 (4 CDs)
Ike & Tina Turner - Live at Carnegie Hall - What You Hear Is What You Get
Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
In Dying Arms - Boundaries
Indesinence - Vessels of Light & Decay
Invisible Things - Home Is The Sun
Jake Owen - Endless Summer
James Brown - Best of Live at the Apollo: 50th Anniversary
Jason Collett - Reckon
Jethro Fox - Blinding Light
Jimmy Page - Playin' Up a Storm (reissue)
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Global A Go-GO (remastered) (reissue)
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (remastered) (reissue)
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Streetcore (remastered) (reissue)
John Frusciante - PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone
John Hiatt - Mystic Pinball
John Hiatt - Warming Up to the Ice Age (reissue)
John Lee Hooker, Jr. - All Hooked Up
John Zorn - Vision in Blakelight
Johnny Cash - Hello, I'm Johnny Cash (reissue) (vinyl)
Joseph Arthur - Come to Where I'm From
Kenny Rogers - Christmas Live!
Kiasmos - Thrown (EP)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (reissue) (vinyl)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (reissue) (vinyl)
Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Raise Up
Lavender Diamond - Incorruptible Heart
Leaving Eden - 50 Bullets
Legacy of Disorder - Last Man Standing
Levek - Look A Little Closer
Local H - Hallelujah! I'm a Bum
Lower Than Atlantis - Changing Tune
Lucy Kaplansky - Reunion
Lucy Rose - Like I Used To
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
Machine Birds - Save Yourself
Medeski Martin & Wood - Free Magic
Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber
Merle Saunders & Jerry Garcia - Keystone Companions: Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings (box set)
Michael Jackson - Live at Wembley 7.16.1988
Michael McDermott - Hit Me Back
Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)
Miles Davis - Original Album Series (Rhino)
Millions - Failure Tactics
Mo Kenney - Mo Kenney
Monuments - Gnosis
Moving Sidewalks - The Complete Moving Sidewalks (2 CDs)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (vinyl)
Murder By Death - Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon (vinyl)
Murs & Fashawn - This Generation
Nettlecarrier - Nettlecarrier
No Doubt - Push and Shove (vinyl)
Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
Outlaws - It's About Pride
Ozomatli - OzoKidz
Pathology - The Time Of Great Purification
Patrick Wolf - Sundark & Riverlight
Paul Carrack - Good Feeling
Personable - Spontaneous Generation
Pete Seeger - A More Perfect Union
Pete Seeger - Pete Remembers Woody
Posthum - Lights Out
Premiere Cast - Carrie: The Musical Soundtrack
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - St. Peter and 57th
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection (box set)
Pride Of Lions - Immortal
Pro-Pain - Straight To The Dome
R.E.M. - Document (25th Anniversary Edition)
Rafiq Bhatia - Strata (EP)
Revocation - Teratogenesis
Richie Sambora - Aftermath Of The Lowdown
Ricky Skaggs - Music To My Ears
Ringo Deathstarr - Mauve
Roscoe Bandana - Time to Begin
Royal Republic - Save The Nation
Rumer - Boys Don't Cry
Satan's Wrath - Galloping Blasphemy
Sensastions’ Fix - Music Is Painting in the Air
Sera Cahoone - Dear Creek Canyon
Set It Off - Cinematics
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks 35th Anniversary Edition (reissue)
Steve Harris - British Lion
Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver (reissue) (2 CDs)
Steven A. Clark - Fornication Under The Consent Of The King
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Texas Flood (reissue) (vinyl)
Strategy - Strategy
Talib Kweli - Prisoner Of Conscious
The Bad Plus - Made Possible
The Bevis Frond - Triptych
The Casualties - Resistance
The Congregation - Right Now Everything
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat + Bone
The Killers - Battle Born
The M's - Future Women
The Mavericks - In Time
The Moons - Fables of History
The Queers - Later Days and Better Lays (reissue) (vinyl)
The Soft Pack - Strapped
The Wedding - No Direction
The XX - Coexist (vinyl)
This Or The Apocalypse - Dead Years
Thy Will Be Done - Temple
Toy - Toy
Trapper Schoepp And The Shades - Run, Engine, Run
Tussie - Tempest
U.K. Subs - A.w.o.l.
Ultrasound - Play For Today
Ungdomskulen - Secrecy
Unnatural Helpers - Land Grab
Various Artists - Dirty Dancing: The Anniversary Edition (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head
Various Artists - WOW Hits 2013
Various Artists - Lullaby Renditions of Prince
Various Artists - Frankenweenie Unleashed! (soundtrack)
Vehement Serenade - Refuse The Lie (7")
Vessel - Order of Noise
Vicki Carr - Viva La Vida
Vision Divine - Destination Set To Nowhere
Warren Zevon - Mr. Bad Example / Mutineer (reissue)
Waylon Jennings - Goin Down Rockin: The Last Recordings
We Need Surgery - We Need Surgery
Wickerbird - The Crow Mother
Winterfylleth - The Threnody of Triumph
Witchcraft - Legend
Wizard Rifle - Speak Loud Say Nothing
Woody Guthrie - Complete Governement Recordings (7 CDs)
Yoko Ono, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon - YOKOKIMTHURSTON
Zodiac - Zodiac

 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

New David Bowie Picture Disc Celebrating 40th Anniversary Of ‘The Jean Genie’

On November 16, 2012, EMI will mark the 40th anniversary of ‘The Jean Genie’ with the third in a series of collectible 7” picture discs that celebrate the anniversary of the original release of David Bowie’s UK singles.  The b-side will have the audio from the recently-recovered BBC Top Of The Pops performance of ‘The Jean Genie’ from January 1973.  Originally issued in the UK via RCA on November 14, 1972, ‘The Jean Genie’ was the first single taken from his then still-to-be released album 'Aladdin Sane.'













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Dokken's Broken Bones Released In US Tomorrow

Dokken just posted up a new music video for the song "Empire," the opener to their new LP called 'Broken Bones.' The album was released in Europe last week and will be release on September 25, 2012, in North America through Frontiers Records. The album was produced by Don Dokken and mixed by Bob St. John.




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in the CVR Blog inbox, all proceeds go to charity!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Chris Lawhorn Announces Charity Album Based Around Fugazi Samples

Chris Lawhorn will release his fifth album Fugazi Edits on October 30th on Case/Martingale Records. Fugazi Edits features 22 tracks, which were pieced together using excerpts from every song in the band Fugazi's discography.

The album's been in the works for almost two years. It's entirely instrumental and combines over 100 Fugazi samples with a variety of effects. Ian Mackaye (from the band and their label Dischord) has authorized the album's release. And, the profit from will be donated to a pair of charities—one that works with senior citizens in Washington, D.C. and another that provides aid globally to folks impacted by disaster and civil unrest.

Lawhorn started the Case/Martingale label in 1996, while playing drums for the (admittedly Fugazi-influenced) band Cataract Falls. A decade of disastrous tours and middling solo albums followed. Along the way, he became the staff DJ at a spring break company—playing for drunk, college students on South Padre Island each March—and recorded the rap album Pole Position.

This gradual switch from rocking to beat-making isn't exceptionally unique. But, it led to an 18 month stint as the resident DJ for Marie Claire magazine. When that concluded, Lawhorn began work on Fugazi Edits—in an attempt to make something that employed both the musical influences of his youth and his love of cutting up tracks and reassembling them.

Interested folks can visit www.chrislawhorn.com to check out samples from the album, the artwork, and so on.

The CD release will be limited to 1,000 copies and followed by a digital release on iTunes, Amazon, etc.

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Artilces of interest:

Author waxes on vinyl in latest novel

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Iron Maiden to Return to Donington Festival to Celebrate 25 Years Since Seventh Son Perforemance

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Neil Young, John Mellencamp + More Turn Out for Farm Aid 2012

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An interview with photographer Storm Thorgerson, part one
 

CVR Blog Spin Clean® Record Washer System Review

 

 

OK, I'll admit it. I am a vinyl record nut, but I can live with it. The resurgence in the sale of vinyl records is not only about people who collect vinyl, it's also about a love of the format and a truer musical sound experience.

Some may scoff at this concept, saying that vinyl records wear out, damage easily and require too much time to clean. However, this is not the case, as we will learn. I've always maintained that cleaning vinyl records can be accomplished with some mild soap and water and a good carbon fiber brush. That might help, but the deep down grime at the bottom of the grooves will still be on the records and certainly audible.

Then I learned about and tried the Spin Clean® Record Washer System.

After contacting the folks at Spin Clean®, they were kind enough to send the CVR Blog a unit to review. I opened the box and was surprised at the simplicity of the unit. The directions were clear cut and the set up and cleaning process took less than five minutes; certainly off to a good start.

The Spin-Clean System Complete Kit comes with:

* Record Washer and Lid
* 4 ounce bottle of Record Cleaning Concentrate
* 32 ounce bottle of Record Cleaning Concentrate
* 2 pair of Washer Brushes MKII
* 1 pair of Washer Rollers MKII
* 7 washable Drying Cloths
* Instructions (in the lid)

The instructions suggested to use distilled water (which I did) rather than ordinary tap water to wash your vinyl LP records. Distilled water can usually be purchased from a local grocery store and costs about a dollar. The product also cleans both sides of the record simultaneously, with the drying cloths used to dry and shine the LPs.

What I wanted to see is if I could actually hear the difference. I pulled out an old dusty Jim Croce album and played the song "Time In A Bottle." I wanted a slower cut and a quieter song, so I could test the Spin Clean® product with not only my eyes, but my ears. I played the song once before cleaning it and one could say that the cut was ruined by all the clicks and pops, it sounded terrible. Then, I clean the record using the Spin Clean® Record Washer System.

Using my see through 'plastic 'deli gloves,' (this is something I have used for years, it is a way to handle vinyl records without worrying about getting fingerprints on the records), I placed the 'dirty' record in the basin as instructed. Again, following the precise directions, I turned the record three times, both clockwise and counter clockwise. I then pulled the wet record out of the basin and dried it with the drying towels in a clockwise circular motion as described in the instructions.

I then carefully placed the cleaned LP on my turntable and placed the needle down on the song again. What I heard was a more cleaner version of the song, but what amazed me the most is what I didn't hear. There was a definite decrease in the crackling, hissing and pops and miscellaneous clutter that I heard before I cleaned the record. I was sold on the product right away and went to their website www.spincleanrecordwasher.com  to gather more information. Here is what they had to say about their product:


The Spin Clean® Record Washer System's real effectiveness comes from its ability to impeccably clean both sides of any record simultaneously without using your turntable as part of the process. Your albums and singles will last longer and sound better than ever, while your turntable and stylus are saved from needless wear and tear.

The Spin Clean® Record Washer System has been one of the best value record washers since 1975. It is an extremely cost effective alternative, to all of the higher priced, automatic vacuum cleaner type machines. It uses a proprietary cleaning fluid that does not leave any build up or film on your records. It is also one of the few systems on the market that will clean albums, 45's and 78's. With the Spin-Clean system you mix the concentrated record cleaning solution with water in the clear reservoir base (small tank), The record stands vertically in the tray (as pictured), resting on adjustable rollers, as you rotate the record manually it passes through a set of two brushes that simultaneously deep cleans it on both sides. After you wash your records, you dry them off with a lint free cotton cloth. It's easy and anyone, even the most novice record collector, can handle the set up and cleaning process.

What is our secret weapon, however, is Spin-Clean® Record Washer MKII's special washer fluid. This special formula encapsulates the dirt that comes off the record from deep within the record grooves and sinks it to the bottom of the washer basin, so it is not re-deposited back on to your valuable LPs and 45s.


The CVR Blog wholeheartedly endorses the Spin Clean® Record Washer System, and I would recommend it as the perfect gift for any vinyl record lover. Additionally, because very little of the cleaning solution is used, the four ounce bottle will clean hundreds of LPs. In the end, music lovers and vinyl record junkies will love the cleaner, crisper superior sound that is the end result, and after all, isn't that what it is all about?


Here are some other comments about the Spin Clean® Record Washer System

"...it's cheap and it really, really works...I cleaned some dirty, fingerprint-encrusted records, and when I removed them from the vat, all dirt and fingerprints were gone...not everyone wants to spend hundreds of bucks on a vacuum machine, and the Spin Clean got the job done." - Michael Fremer, Stereophile, February 2010


"I've discovered a new system that makes it easy and affordable for anyone to have cleaner and better-sounding records. It's the Spin-Clean Record Washer System MKII." - Goldmine magazine