Music Record Shop Weekly

Welcome to the new weekly feature (look for it every Friday) called MusicRecordShop Weekly.  Here we take a look at new releases and some hard to find vinyl records and boxed sets that will easily satisfy even the most serious record collectors.  Here's five that we think you will enjoy:

1. Megadeth - System Has Failed - Vinyl LP Import 2013 

When Dave Mustaine was diagnosed with radial neuropathy (strained nerves in his left arm and hand) in 2002, it almost meant the end of Megadeth after two decades of thrash metal. Megadeth's first years are deemed legendary with classic albums such as Rust In Peace and Countdown To Extinction. Then in 2004 Mustaine resurrected Megadeth and released The System Has Failed. A surprise return including Chris Poland on guitar whom Mustaine fired after the masterful Peace Sells album. This re-pairing makes the album even more ferocious than the good old fashioned Megadeth thrash is all about. Dave Mustaine is going for that vibe on "Back In The Day" and he infuses it with melodic songwriting which makes this an outstanding Megadeth album, if not, the best Metal Album of 2004!

• Label - Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Record - LP - Sealed
• Limited Edition - 1000
• Colored Vinyl - Purple

Track Listing
1. Blackmail The Universe
2. Die Dead Enough
3. Kick The Chair
4. The Scorpion
5. Tears In A Vial
6. I Know Jack
7. Back In The Day
8. Something That I'm Not
9. Truth Be Told
10. Of Mice And Men
11. Shadow Of Deth
12. My Kingdom

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2. John Carpenter - They Live Vinyl LP Import 2013 (Pre-Order)

For the score to one of his most iconic films Carpenter and Howarth created what can only be described as electronic blues, The score is recognisable as Carpenter but has a dusty slow pulsating western feel that really does give it a life of it's own. The 1988 film follows a nameless drifter referred to as "Nada", who discovers the ruling class within the moneyed elite are in fact aliens managing human social affairs through the use of a signal on top of the TV broadcast, concealing their appearance and subliminal messages in mass media.

• 180 Gram Vinyl Record - LP - Sealed
• Includes giant fold out poster
• Re-mastered by Alan Howarth
• Exclusive new artwork by Gary Pullin.
• Liner notes by Alan Howarth & Gary Pullin.

Track Listing
1. TV Broadcast
2. Coming to L.A.
3. A Message
4. The Siege of Justiceville
5. Return to Church
6. All Out of Bubble Gum
7. Back to The Street
8. Kidnapped
9. Transient Hotel
10. Underground
11. Wake Up

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3. Jamiroquai - Traveling Without Moving Vinyl 2-LP Import 2013 (PRE-ORDER 3-18)

Travelling Without Moving [1996] intentionally offers more of what Jamiroquai does best: highly addictive funky grooves with a social consciousness that is matched by front man Jay Kay's charisma. The third effort of Jamiroquai was carried by an inventive video for "Virtual Insanity"; the album's flagship song. Pressed on two heavy weight champions packed in a gatefold sleeve, Travelling Without Moving is finally available on vinyl again, this time with remastered audio for maximum aural pleasure!

• Release date: 03/18/2013
• Merchant SKU: LAFMOV2353
• Label Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Records - 2-LP - Sealed
• PRINTED INNER SLEEVES
• REMASTERED AUDIO

Track Listing
LP1
1. Virtual Insanity
2. Cosmic Girl
3. Use The Force
4. Everyday
5. Alright
6. High Times
7. Drifting Along
8. Didjerama

LP2
1. Didjital Vibrations
2. Travelling Without Moving
3. You Are My Love
4. Spend A Lifetime
5. Do You Know Where Youre Coming From?
6. Funktion (Ruff Mix)

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4. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (VINYL) IMPORT 2012 (ORANGE VINYL)

Exclusively re-mastered for this vinyl release including 6 tracks that never made it into the original film. John Carpenter not only directed Escape From New York but also composed and recorded all of its music too. This score sounds as fresh today as it did when it was first released. Laden with brooding electronic pulses, flashes of Krautrock and healthy dose of nu disco ensures that this soundtrack sounds as happy on the dance floor as it is in your headphones. Exclusive cover art by Jay Shaw (aka Iron Jaiden) one of the most in demand poster artists working today, his recent work has been selling out in minutes creating a huge demand on the aftermarket. Sleeve Notes from Alan Howarth and Jay Shaw.

• LABEL - DEATH WALTZ
• RE-MASTERED IN 140 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL
• Comes with a massive A2 poster
• Limited Edition 500

TRACK LIST
SIDE 1
Main Title
The Bank Robbery
Over The Wall / Airforce One
He's Still Alive / Romero
Orientation
Engulfed Cathedral (Debussy)
Across The Roof
Descent Into New York
Back To The Pod - Version #1

SIDE 2
Everyone's Coming To New York
Back To The Pod - Version #2 / The Crazies Come Out
Arrival At The Library
The Duke Arrives / Barricade
President At The Train
Police Action
Romero And The President
The President Is Gone
69th Street Bridge
Over The Wall
Snake Shake - End Credits

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5. HALLOWEEN II (VINYL LP) IMPORT 2012 (ORANGE VINYL)

John Carpenter and Alan Howarth managed to do something not many people have been able to do with their score to Halloween II. They managed to take the blueprint of the first films score and make it bigger, darker and nerve shreddingly intense. Synths wail and stutter as the score progresses to the point where you feel your head might implode from the oncoming onslaught. This score really should be played late at night with all of the lights out.

• LABEL - DEATH WALTZ
• VINYL RECORD - LP + POSTER - SEALED
• All new artwork by Brandon Schaefer
• Sleeve notes by Alan Howarth and Brandon Schaefer
• Includes an A2 poster of the cover art in a variant colour

TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
Halloween II Theme
Laurie's Theme
He Know's Where She Is
Laurie And Jimmy
Still He Kills

SIDE B
The Shape Enters Laurie's Room
Mrs. Alves
Flats In The Parking Lot
Michael's Sister
The Shapes Stalks Again
Operation Room
Mr. Sandman

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Musicology 101

We also want to have a little fun, so here are some rock and roll nuggets so you can win at music trivia games and become a top musicologist!

Frank Sinatra once called rock and roll "The most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear."

In order to give fans a "gold record," the first 100,000 copies of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band" by were stamped out of gold colored vinyl.

When Decca Records first released "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley And His Comets in the Spring of 1954, most people had never heard of rock and roll and the company had a hard time describing the song. The label on the single called it a "Novelty Foxtrot."  It is also widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world. The song is ranked #158 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The Allman Brothers' only Billboard Top 10 hit, "Ramblin' Man" was the last song recorded (October 1972) by bassist Berry Oakley before his death in 1972.  It topped out at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it was held out of first place by Gregg's future wife Cher's "Half-Breed."

CCR's John Fogerty had a notebook in which he jotted down words and names that he thought would make good song titles. At the top of his list was "Proud Mary", a phrase that brought images of a domestic washerwoman to John's mind. When he got around to putting it to music, the first few chords he used reminded him of a paddle-wheel going around. Instead of Proud Mary being a clean-up lady, she became a boat and the song is a staple at any wedding reception.

When a poem called "Too Many Teardrops" was put to music, it was re-titled "69 Tears."  Knowing that a song with such a name would never get any radio air play, it was re-named "96 Tears" and by October, 1966 became a #1 hit for Question Mark and The Mysterians.


 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

more from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

Original Soundtrack - Reservoir Dogs - 180 gram audiophile vinyl 

Could you think of any other contemporary movie producer that picks better soundtracks than the widely revered Quentin Tarantino? Inventing a genre on his own, his string of best-selling nouvelle violence movies started out in 1992 with the low budget cult classic Reservoir Dogs.

The film follows a band of criminals preparing for a diamond heist and follows the characters in the crime's aftermath. Its cast consists of sublime actors such as Harvey Keitel (whose comeback was a direct result of this film), Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn (Sean's brother) and Steve Buscemi as the legendary character of Mr. Pink. The film's sparkling dialog catapulted Reservoir Dogs to eternal cult status and remains a favourite among movie fans all over the world, a fame to which its soundtrack contributed a great deal.

Music On Vinyl is proud to release these so called 'Super Sounds Of The Seventies', a selection of seminal and sometimes wacky hits by artists such as Stealers Wheel, Harry Nilsson ("Coconut" is included on Nilsson Schmilsson [MOVLP279] and Joe Tex. The movie also raised public interest in the Dutch band George Baker Selection, due to the use of his "Little Green Bag" in the film's opening titles. Keep On Truckin'!

Tracklisting:
Side 1
"And Now Little Green Bag..."  0:15
1. George Baker Selection –  Little Green Bag 
"Rock Flock Of Five" 0:11 
2. Blue Swede –  Hooked On A Feeling
"Bohemiath"  0:34 
3. Joe Tex –  I Gotcha  
4. Bedlam  –  Magic Carpet Ride Producer
"Madonna Speech"  0:59 

Side 2
1. Sandy Rogers –  Fool For Love 
"Super Sounds"  0:19 
2. Stealers Wheel –  Stuck In The Middle With You 
3. Bedlam  –  Harvest Moon
"Let's Get A Taco"  1:02 
"Keep On Truckin'"  0:16 
4. Harry Nilsson –  Coconut    
"Home Of Rock"


Raveonettes - Pretty In Black

The second full-length album of Danish Fifties/Psych Pop duo The Raveonettes was released in 2005. On Pretty In Black, Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo abandoned the strict recording rules the band laid upon themselves on their preceding efforts (including limiting the amount of different chords in one song, keeping an entire album in one tuning - which was in fact B Flat Major for The Chain Gang Of Love [MOVLP069]) and keeping song running times under three minutes.  Instead, the group further expand on their signature sound of Fifties inspired Rockabilly Noise Pop with the eerie feel of a thriller movie soundtrack. 

Special appearances on this album are made by Maureen Tucker of Velvet Underground on drums, Martin Rev on drum machine and Ronnie Spector, also known as Veronica Bennett of the fabulous Ronettes [MOVLP674] on backup vocals.

First 1.000 copies are pressed on pink / black marbled vinyl!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Insert
• First 1.000 limited & numbered on coloured vinyl

Tracklisting:

Side One:
1. The Heavens                                    
2. Seductress of Bums     
3. Love in a Trashcan                   
4. Sleepwalking                                            
5. Uncertain Times                      
6. My Boyfriend's Back              
7. Here Comes Mary                  

Side Two:
1. Red Tan                                     
2. Twilight                                       
3. Somewhere in Texas                            
4. You Say You Lie                        
5. Ode to L.A.                                
6. If I Was Young                           



Taste - Taste - 180 gram audiophile vinyl 

Before he went on a highly successful solo streak, Rory Gallagher fronted Taste - a highly influential Irish Blues Rock power trio that sound-wise had many things in common with contemporaries Cream. Besides Gallagher, band members in Taste were Charlie McCracken on bass (who jammed with Steve Winwood and Spencer Davis Group just prior to their breakthrough) and John Wilson, who used to kick the drums with Them before their popularity soared.  Charlie and John lay out perfect rhythms for a very young Gallagher in his pre-twenties, who showed heaps of talent for making his guitar sing the way only Rory can.  Taste's eponymous debut album from 1969 contains harder edged Rock jams like "Blister On The Moon" but also Blues traditionals like Leadbelly's "Leaving Blues" and "Catfish". Crucial material for any Blues or Rock fan.

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1 Blister On The Moon             
2 Leaving Blues                             
3 Sugar Mama                
4 Hail                  

Side 2                                                
1 Born On The Wrong Side Of Time                     
2 Dual Carriageway Pain                           
3 Same Old Story                         
4 Catfish                           
5 I'm Moving On                   

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Pentagram - "Last Rites"

Pentagram's 2011 release "Last Rites" on red colored vinyl. IMPORT LIMITED EDITION

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Slayer - Live Undead (Picture Disc)

This Special Edition "Live Undead" Colored Vinyl Disc is a must have for any Slayer fan. Printed on silver vinyl with red splatter marks.

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Job For A Cowboy - Genesis (Picture Disc)

Glendale, AZ extreme metal unit JOB FOR A COWBOY blend stunning musicianship and cutting edge song craft to create the absolute embodiment of modern day extreme music. The fast-rising band, known for their intense songs, explosive live performances and forward thinking vision, released their highly anticipated full-length debut, entitled "GENESIS" in 2007.

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EARTHEN GRAVE Signs Exclusive Worldwide Deal With Ripple Music

Chicago's EARTHEN GRAVE is thrilled to announce their recent signing to Heavy Rock Leader, Ripple Music for worldwide release of their debut album, Earthen Grave.

The album will be available on CD and double vinyl on July 9th via Ripple Music.

Formed in 2008, EARTHEN GRAVE is a five-piece Chicago metal band that marries the sounds of metal past and future with a sweaty, pummeling live show. EARTHEN GRAVE boasts an undeniable collective metal and musical pedigree. Each member is an accomplished musician and a veteran of the metal scene, including Ron Holzner who was a member of the seminal and seismic doom pioneers TROUBLE - a band widely regarded as one of the most important unsung American metal bands of all time. In addition, EARTHEN GRAVE has that "extra something special" with occasional guest 6th member live and boasting a Full collaboration on the new release with Rachel Barton Pine. Rachel, a world-renowned classical violinist brings her frightening classical chops to a relatively new instrument, the Viper.

Originally released in 2012, EARTHEN GRAVE's self-titled debut features 10 tracks of blistering Doom and Metal that left the critics grasping for superlatives. Terrorizer Magazine hailed "...Earthen Grave sounds old school without being retro, managing to go through every element on which lesser bands usually fail with exquisite grace and solemn subtlety..."
Now to be reissued through Ripple Music, the new edition of the album, produced by Ron Holzner, has been completely remastered with four bonus tracks including the new song, "Death is Another Word...." with new drummer Chris Wozniak (LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR) and the epic live Stargazer (Rainbow) with string section and virtuoso violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

And now the album will finally see a vinyl release! Double gatefold vinyl to be precise, featuring the 10 song remastered debut with the new song "Death is Another Word...." plus three bonus live tracks. One of the live tracks, "Death March Intro - End of my Daze," features TROUBLE guitarist Bruce Franklin. That's a whole new side of vinyl featuring the epic live Stargazer (Rainbow), plus three more live, never-before-released tracks.

EARTHEN GRAVE is dedicated to exploring new possibilities for the genre. As guitarist Jason Muxlow says, "It's not about being the heaviest band or the slowest - it's about having good songs. " second guitarist Tony Spillman and I played doom metal before it was even called that," Ron continues. "And for Jason, the music we pioneered was his influence. We're bringing the strands of the music together - and with the addition of Rachel using the violin as a core component of a metal band, and featuring multi-talented vocalist Mark Weiner we're taking the genre on a new journey."

Catch it all at www.ripple-music.com.

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Soundgarden to Unleash ‘King Animal’ Demos for Record Store Day Vinyl Release










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ZOMBIEFICATION To Release 'At The Caves Of Eternal' In May

 

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 11, 2013

DEAR JERRY: Last year around this time you wrote about Adele's amazing accomplishments, especially with her "21" album. How long did it stay on the charts?
—Alissa Thorpe, Vincennes, Ind.

DEAR ALISSA: Adele's "21" is not only still on the charts, but, as of this writing (March 11), is perched at No. 10.

This blockbuster has been on the charts over two year's worth of weeks (106), and is likely to remain there for many more.

According to Billboard, Adele's "21" is the first one to top the global albums chart for two consecutive years, since the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) began reporting global best-sellers in 2001.

"21" is also the first album since 1983-'84 ("Thriller") to be the No. 1 seller two years in a row in the U.S.

Adele was Billboard's Artist of the Year for 2011 and 2012, making her the first artist ever to earn both honors in two consecutive years.

Oh yeah, she also gave birth to a son, born Oct. 19, 2012.

So what has Adele done so far this year?

In February, her live version of "Set Fire to the Rain" claimed the GRAMMY for Best Pop Solo Performance, bringing her collection of golden gramophones to 10.

Also last month, Adele's recording, co-written with producer Paul Epworth, of the latest James Bond film theme, "Skyfall," won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

"Skyfall" continued its winning ways Feb. 24, earning Adele an Oscar (Best Original Song) at the 85th Academy Awards event.


DEAR JERRY: Since they began tracking sales by computer coding, what are the Top 10 selling movie soundtrack albums?
—Jill Breckenridge, Crescent City, Calif.


DEAR JILL: With the estimated current total of units sold in the U.S., they are:

"The Bodyguard" (1992, over 12 million)
"Titanic" (1997, over 10 million)
"The Lion King" (1994, nearly five million)
"City of Angels" (1998, over four million)
"Armageddon" (1998, over three million)
"O Brother Where Art Thou" (2001, over three million)
"High School Musical" (2006, over three million)
"High School Musical 2" (2007, nearly three million)
"Hannah Montana 2" (2007, over two million)
"Hannah Montana" (2006, nearly two million)
"Hannah Montana: The Movie" (2009, nearly two million)
Since there is very little difference between these last two, our Top 10 has 11 entries.


DEAR JERRY: My favorite instrument is the tenor saxophone, and Mildred Bailey's "Emaline" has some killer sax accompaniment.

The rest of the horn section is also excellent, as is Mildred, but who is playing that sax?

The record label merely credits Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
—Ralph Kimberly, Syracuse, N.Y.


DEAR RALPH: Producers of big band and swing recordings often used the two-thirds instrumental, one-third vocal model, with the vocal segment sandwiched in the middle.

To handle those vocal interludes, all of the top bands employed one or more singers. But the band was the star of the show, with the vocalist getting second billing.

On "Emaline," for example, Mildred's vocal uses just 58 seconds of a 3:24 total running time.

Having approximately two-thirds of the session for the instrumentalists to shine, gave selected players some time in the spotlight.

The four-song session that included "Emaline" (em-a-line, not em-a-lin), held February 2, 1934 at Columbia's New York studio, included these brass and woodwind all-stars: Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Sonny Lee (trombone); Charlie Margolis and Mannie Klein (trumpets); and of course Benny Goodman on clarinet.

Keeping the beat for everyone that day was drummer extraordinaire, Gene Krupa.


IZ ZAT SO? The exposure gained as a big band's featured vocalist kick-started some hugely successful solo careers.

Here are 21 prime examples of legendary artists, and the bands that launched them, though not always their first:

Louis Armstrong (King Oliver)
Mildred Bailey (Paul Whiteman)
Rosemary Clooney (Tony Pastor)
Perry Como (Ted Weems)
Bing Crosby (Paul Whiteman)
Doris Day (Les Brown)
Eddie Fisher (Buddy Morrow)
Ella Fitzgerald (Chick Webb)
Merv Griffin (Freddy Martin)
Dick Haymes (Harry James)
Billie Holiday (Teddy Wilson)
Kitty Kallen (Harry James)
Peggy Lee (Benny Goodman)
Ella Mae Morse (Freddie Slack)
Patti Page (Benny Goodman)
Dinah Shore (Xavier Cugat)
Frank Sinatra (Tommy Dorsey)
Jo Stafford (Tommy Dorsey)
Kay Starr (Glenn Miller)
Dinah Washington (Lionel Hampton)
Margaret Whiting (Freddie Slack)

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 2013 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

have some breaking vinyl record release news and I am excited as www.MusicOnVinyl.com is about them!

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced =MONO= UK Version 
180 gram audiophile vinyl

Ex The Animals musician & entrepreneur Chas Chandler had brought Hendrix to the UK, teaming him up with drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding. Recordings for Are You Experienced had begun in late October 1966, producing a string of singles preceding the illustrious first album by the world's most famous guitarist. While recording, the future working relationship between engineer Eddie Kramer and Hendrix was forged. The debut album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was initially issued in mono and then 'enhanced stereo' on later issues.

The UK cover photography was by Bruce Flemming. Releases in Europe had the words "Jimi Hendrix" placed above the title. These later issues were 'enhanced stereo', with tracks listed on the back.

The USA & Canadian issues were released after the band appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, along with The Who. Its art was directed by Ed Thrasher, using a Karl Ferris infra-red fish-eye photo. There is a key difference to the tracks on this album, with some removed and replaced by the earlier singles, plus a change to the running order. The spelling "Foxey Lady" appears in some of these issues, and has been adopted for the Music On Vinyl mono reissue.

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1 Foxy Lady 
2 Manic Depression
3 Red House
4 Can You See Me
5 Love or Confusion
6 I Don't Live Today

Side 2
1 May This Be Love
2 Fire
3 Third Stone from the Sun
4 Remember
5 Are You Experienced?




Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced =MONO= US Version - MOVLP724
180 gram audiophile vinyl

Recordings for Are You Experienced had begun in late October 1966, producing a string of singles preceding the illustrious first album by the world's most famous guitarist. While recording, the future working relationship between engineer Eddie Kramer and Hendrix was forged. The debut album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was initially issued in mono and then 'enhanced stereo' on later issues.

The UK cover photography was by Bruce Flemming. Releases in Europe had the words "Jimi Hendrix" placed above the title. These later issues were 'enhanced stereo', with tracks listed on the back.

The USA & Canadian issues were released after the band appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, along with The Who. Its art was directed by Ed Thrasher, using a Karl Ferris infra-red fish-eye photo. There is a key difference to the tracks on this album, with some removed and replaced by the earlier singles, plus a change to the running order. The spelling "Foxey Lady" appears in some of these issues, and has been adopted for the Music On Vinyl mono reissue.

Tracklisting:
Side 1
1  Purple Haze
2  Manic Depression
3  Hey Joe
4  Love Or Confusion
5  May This Be Love 
6  I Don't Live Today

Side 2
1  The Wind Cries Mary
2  Fire
3  Third Stone From The Sun
4  Foxey Lady
5  Are You Experienced



Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold As Love =Mono= - MOVLP723
 180 gram audiophile vinyl

Axis: Bold as Love, the second Experience album, was released merely six months after their debut LP Are You Experienced, at the end of 1967. Many of the album's songs were composed with complex studio recording techniques in mind and as a result were rarely performed live. Only "Spanish Castle Magic" and every-guitar-player's-ultimate-study-material "Little Wing" became staples during concerts.

The album shows an incredible growth in Hendrix' songwriting and sonical versatility. Radio friendly rockers like "Wait Until Tomorrow" and "You Got Me Floatin'" are mixed with ballads such as "Castles Made Of Sand" – the album's variety makes it a delightful listen.

The original mono pressing was intended to cater to those listeners with outdated hifi equipment, and therefore this is a rare piece of Hendrix' legacy. The Music On Vinyl reissue of the mono mix makes this evergreen available for contemporary ears again.

Tracklisting:
Side A
1 Exp  
2 Up From The Skies 
3 Spanish Castle Magic  
4 Wait Until Tomorrow   
5 Ain't No Telling   
6 Little Wing   
7 If 6 Was 9   

Side B
1 You Got Me Floatin'   
2 Castles Made Of Sand  
3 She's So Fine   
4 One Rainy Wish   
5 Little Miss Lover 
6 Bold As Love   



Jimi Hendrix -  Are You Experienced - MOVLP077

Are You Experienced is the debut album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, it was the first LP for Track Records.

The album highlighted Jimi Hendrix's R&B-based, psychedelic, distortion- and feedback-laden electric guitar playing and launched him as a major new international star immediately.

In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it #15 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

•  Exclusive remastered DOUBLE ALBUM!
•  Incl. 8-page full-colour booklet (12"x 12")! 

Tracklisting:
A1 Foxy Lady 3:18
A2 Manic Depression 3:43
A3 Red House 3:51
A4 Can You See Me 2:33
A5 Love Or Confusion 3:12
A6 I Don't Live Today 3:54

B1 May This Be Love 3:11
B2 Fire 2:44
B3 Third Stone From The Sun 6:44
B4 Remember 2:49
B5 Are You Experienced? 4:16

C1 Hey Joe 3:30
C2 Stone Free 3:36
C3 Purple Haze 2:50

D1 51st Anniversary 3:16
D2 The Wind Cries Mary 3:21
D3 Highway Chile 3:32




Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love - MOVLP079

Axis: Bold as Love, the second Experience album, was released merely six months after their debut lp, at the end of 1967. Many of the album's songs were composed with complex studio recording techniques in mind and as a result were rarely performed live.

Only "Spanish Castle Magic" and every-guitar-player's-ultimate-study-material "Little Wing" became staples during concerts.

Artists who covered songs off this album range from Brian May, John Mayer, Joan Osborne, The Pretenders unto the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble.

•  Incl. 8-page full-colour booklet (12"x 12")

Tracklisting:
A1 Exp 1:55
A2 Up From The Skies 2:55
A3 Spanish Castle Magic 3:00
A4 Wait Until Tomorrow 3:00
A5 Ain't No Telling 1:46
A6 Little Wing 2:24
A7 If 6 Was 9 5:32

B1 You Got Me Floatin' 2:45
B2 Castles Made Of Sand 2:46
B3 She's So Fine 2:37
B4 One Rainy Wish 3:40
B5 Little Miss Lover 2:20
B6 Bold As Love 4:09




Jimi - Hendrix - Electric Ladyland - MOVLP078

Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1968 on Reprise Records. Produced and mainly written by Jimi Hendrix, the album is seen as the peak of Hendrix's mastery of the electric guitar.

The album is a cross-section of Hendrix's wide range of musical talent. It includes samples of several genres, including the psychedelia of "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp", the extended blues jam "Voodoo Chile", the New Orleans-style rock and roll of "Come On", the epic studio production of "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)", and the social commentary of "House Burning Down".

The album also features a cover version of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" that has been praised by many, including Dylan himself.

•  Incl. 8-page full-colour booklet (12"x 12") 

Tracklisting:

A1 ...And The Gods Made Love 1:21
A2 Have You Evere Been (To Electric Ladyland) 2:11
A3 Crosstown Traffic 2:27
A4 Voodoo Chile 15:00

B1 Little Miss Strange 2:52
B2 Long Hot Summer Night 3:28
B3 Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) 4:09
B4 Gypsy Eyes 3:44
B5 Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 3:39

C1 Rainy Day, Dream Away 3:43
C2 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be) 13:39
C3 Moon, Turn The Tides...gently gently away 1:02

D1 Still Raining, Still Dreaming 4:25
D2 House Burning Down 4:33
D3 All Along The Watchtower 4:01
D4 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 5:13



Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys - MOVLP080

The Jimi Hendrix Experience disbanded after three albums, but Jimi quickly formed a new band with bassist Billy Cox and his drummer friend Buddy Miles; the Band Of Gypsys. Musically the Band of Gypsys leaned more towards Jimi's funk/R&B roots than the psychedelic rock sound of the Experience.

The Band Of Gypsys made their live debut at the Fillmore East on New Year's Eve, 1969, for a series of four shows spread over two nights. A compilation of these shows saw the light as the eponymous live album Band of Gypsys. Containing definitive versions of "Machine Gun" and "Who Knows"!

•  Incl. 8-page full-colour booklet (12"x 12")

Tracklisting:
A1 Who Knows 9:32
A2 Machine Gun 12:33
A3 Changes 5:10

B1 Power To Love 6:53
B2 Message To Love 5:22
B3 We Gotta Live Together 5:46

Jimi Hendrix - In The West - MOVLP408

Very often, at the beginning of a show, Jimi Hendrix would ask his audience to 'forget about what happened yesterday or today and start their own world right here'. For this special new edition of the 1971 live album Music On Vinyl asks you to do the same.

In The West consists of live recordings from the two incarnations of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, including his legendary Isle Of Wight Festival performance in 1970, where he created a live medley of "God Save The Queen" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with a stunned Paul McCartney in the audience.

To Jimi, concerts were snapshots of where the band was at that moment in time, and Electric Ladyland director of engineering Eddie Kramer (and producer of most of Jimi's posthumous live albums) must have realized that this was when The Experience was at its peak.

In The West was the first live album to be released after Jimi's untimely death. Forty years later, Music On Vinyl is re-releasing it with a number of beautiful extra's: three bonus tracks that have never been released before, along with a booklet of unpublished photographs by Jim Marshall, who was also responsible for the iconic cover artwork.

Tracklisting:
Side A
A1 The Queen (2:59)
(Live Isle Of Wight, 30/8/70)  
A2 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (00:50)
(Live Isle Of Wight, 30/8/70) 
A3 Little Wing (4:01)
(Live 10/12/68 Winterland, San Francisco, CA)
A4 Fire* (3:58)
(Live San Diego Sports Arena, 25/5/69)
A5 I Don't Live Today* (7:21)
(Live San Diego Sports Arena, 25/5/69)

Side B
B1 Red House (13:12)
(Live San Diego Sports Arena, 25/5/69) 

Side C
C1 Johnny B. Goode (4:46)
(Live Berkeley Com. Center, Berkeley, CA 30/5/70)
C2 Lover Man (2:59)
(Live Berkeley Com. Center, Berkeley, CA 30/5/70)
C3 Blue Suede Shoes (4:27)
(Live Berkeley Com. Center, Berkeley, CA 30/5/70) 

Side D
D1 Spanish Castle Magic* (10:14)
(Live San Diego Sports Arena, 25/5/69)  
D2 Voodoo Child (10:40)
(Live San Diego Sports Arena, 25/5/69)
* Never before released bonus tracks



Jimi Hendrix - Blues - MOVLP227

Originally released in 1994, the Jimi Hendrix Blues album features 11 blues performances recorded by Jimi between 1966 and 1970 showcasing the guitarist's mastery of the 12-bar form. This double-LP audiophile edition of Blues is arguably the best packaged, richest sounding, most coherent post-mortem release from the Hendrix archives.

Framed by his 1967 acoustic 12-string rendition of "Hear My Train 'A Comin'" and a 1970 Trio performance of the same song, these 11 rough and ready tracks illustrate Hendrix's deep spiritual connections to his blues roots and his daring experimental take on the shape of future blues to come. And they've never sounded so vital, necessary or dynamic!

This 2LP version will forever stand as the definitive-sounding, high-performance edition of this historic collection.

•  180 gram audiophile vinyl
•  2010 Remastered Edition
•  8 page full colour booklet
•  Gatefold sleeve 

Tracklisting:
A1 Hear My Train A Comin' (Acoustic) (3:05)
A2 Born Under A Bad Sign (7:37)
A3 Catfish Blues (7:46)

B1 Red House (3:41)
B2 Voodoo Chile Blues (8:47)
B3 Mannish Boy (5:21)

C1 Bleeding Heart (3:26)
C2 Once I Had A Woman (7:49)
C3 Jam 292 (6:25)

D1 Electric Church Red House (6:12)
D2 Hear My Train A Comin' (Electric) (12:08)




Jimi Hendrix - First Rays Of The New Rising Sun - MOVLP076

First Rays of the New Rising Sun, released in 1997, is an attempt to recreate the album Jimi Hendrix was working on at the time of his death in 1970, as close as is feasible to how he would have wanted it (based on recordings and notes he made during the last months of his life).

Tracks for this album ranged from finished to skeletal at the time of Hendrix's death. Much of the material had been recorded over the summer of 1970 at Jimi's just-completed Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

First Rays was the first of a series posthumous albums with hiqh-quality sought-after rarities and other previously unreleased music, released by the Jimi Hendrix Estate.

•  Incl. 8-page full-colour booklet (12"x 12")!! 

Tracklisting:

A1 Freedom 3:26
A2 Izabella 2:50
A3 Night Bird Flying 3:50
A4 Angel 4:21
A5 Room Full Of Mirrors 3:21

B1 Dolly Dagger 4:45
B2 Ezy Ryder 4:07
B3 Drifting 3:48
B4 Beginnings 4:12

C1 Stepping Stone 4:12
C2 My Friend 4:36
C3 Straight Ahead  4:42
C4 Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) 6:04

D1 Earth Blues 4:21
D2 Astro Man 3:34
D3 In From The Storm 3:41
D4 Belly Button Window 3:36



Jimi Hendrix - South Saturn Delta - MOVLP287

A stunning collection of 15 recordings, South Saturn Delta offers a unique insight into the creative process that Jimi Hendrix undertook while crafting many of his most beloved recordings.

This compilation assembles recordings from throughout Jimi Hendrix's career including both incarnations of The Experience, Woodstock's Gypsy Sun And Rainbows and the Band Of Gypsys.

The album features early renditions and alternate takes of the classics "Little Wing", "Pali Gap", "All Along The Watchtower" plus previously unheard recordings such as "South Saturn Delta" and "Message To The Universe".

This album hasn't been available on vinyl for a long time but once again Music On Vinyl comes to the rescue! The double album features an 8 page booklet and comes in a beautiful gatefold sleeve.

•  180 gram audiophile vinyl
•  Gatefold sleeve
•  8 Page booklet

Tracklisting:
A1 Look Over Yonder (3:25)
A2 Little Wing (previously unreleased recording) (2:44)
A3 Here He Comes (Lover Man) (previously unreleased recording) (6:33)
A4 South Saturn Delta (previously unreleased alternate mix) (4:07)

B1 Power Of Soul (previously unreleased alternate version) (5:20)
B2 Message To The Universe (Message To Love) (previously unreleased recording) (6:18)
B3 Tax Free (4:56)

C1 All Along The Watchtower (previously unreleased alternate mix) (4:01)
C2 The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice (4:21)
C3 Midnight (5:32)
C4 Sweet Angel (Angel) (previously unreleased recording) (4:09)

D1 Bleeding Heart (3:15)
D2 Pali Gap (5:08)
D3 Drifter's Escape (previously unreleased alternate version) (3:05)
D4 Midnight Lightning (previously unreleased recording) (3:07)

Jimi Hendrix - BBC Sessions - MOVLP228

Accompanying this BBC Sessions album, we're celebrating Jimi's musical journey with brand-new, remastered versions of:

West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology
(MOVLP224 / 8LP BOX)
Live at Woodstock (MOVLP226 / 3LP)
Blues (MOVLP227 / 2LP)

You know about his legacy, now relive it!

•  180 grams audiophile vinyl
•  2010 Remastered Edition
•  8 page full colour booklet
•  3-Panel Gatefold Sleeve

Tracklisting:
A1 Foxey Lady (alternate take) (3:00)
A2 Alexis Korner Introduction (0:28)
A3 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (3:22)
A4 Rhythm And Blues World Service (0:12)
A5 (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man (5:30)
A6 Traveling With The Experience (0:22)
A7 Driving South (5:31)
A8 Fire (2:42)

B1 Little Miss Lover (2:58)
B2 Catfish Blues (5:29)
B3 Stone Free (3:26)
B4 Love Or Confusion (2:54)
B5 Hound Dog (2:43)

C1 Hey Joe (4:02)
C2 Killing Floor (2:28)
C3 Manic Depression (3:11)
C4 Driving South (4:49)
C5 Hear My Train A Comin' (5:00)

D1 Purple Haze (3:17)
D2 Radio One (1:34)
D3 Wait Until Tomorrow (2:55)
D4 Day Tripper (3:25)
D5 Introducing The Experience (0:51)
D6 The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (3:43)

E1 Spanish Castle Magic (3:08)
E2 A Brand New Sound (0:54)
E3 Hey Joe (alternate take, BBC Sessions) (2:58)
E4 Jammin' (3:24)
E5 I Was Made To Love Her (3:05)
E6 Hear My Train A Comin' (alternate take) (5:03)

F1 Foxey Lady (2:59)
F2 Driving South (alternate take) (3:22)
F3 A Happening For Lulu (0:20)
F4 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (4:09)
F5 Lulu Intro (0:22)
F6 Hey Joe (2:44)
F7 Sunshine Of Your Love (1:17)
F8 Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (4:31)



Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock - MOVLP226

Words fall short when trying to describe this record. Listen to Jimi's version of the American Anthem and you'll be in the zone, man!

Accompanying this Live At Woodstock album, we're celebrating Jimi's musical journey with brand-new, remastered versions of:

BBC Sessions (MOVLP228 / 3LP)
Blues (MOVLP227 / 2LP)

You know about his legacy, now relive it!

•  180 gramsaudiophile vinyl
•  2010 Remastered Edition
•  8 page full colour booklet
•  3-panel gatefold sleeve

Tracklisting:
A1 Introduction (2:21)
A2 Message To Love (7:21)
A3 Hear My Train A Comin' (9:49)

B1 Spanish Magic Castle (7:05)
B2 Red House (5:24)
B3 Lover Man (5:11)

C1 Foxey Lady (5:06)
C2 Jam Back At The House (7:44)
C3 Izabella (6:42)

D1 Fire (3:42)
D2 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (13:40)

E1 Star Spangled Banner (3:46)
E2 Purple Haze (4:23)
E3 Woodstock Improvisation (3:59)

F1 Villanova Junction (4:28)
F2 Hey Joe (5:52)

Jimi Hendrix - Live At Berkeley - MOVLP538

Jimi Hendrix's show at the Community Theater in Berkeley on May 30, 1970 has always been the stuff of legends.

Although much of the performance has been bootlegged to within an inch of its life, it wasn't until 2003 that the second show of the evening was officially released. Mainly because it has remained in high demand, Music On Vinyl decided to re-release the album on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

His signature songs "Hey Joe", "Foxy Lady", "Purple Haze" and "Voodoo Child" sound absolutely stunning, but it's Jimi's solo on "Stone Free" and the tracks "I Don't Live Today" and "Machine Gun" that take you into the stratosphere.

This beautiful Hendrix album will be released in a gatefold sleeve with an 8 page booklet. 

•  180 gram audiophile vinyl
•  8 page booklet
•  Gatefold sleeve

Tracklisting:
A1  Introduction    
A2  Pass It On (Straight Ahead) 
A3  Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) 
A4  Lover Man

B1  Stone Free 
B2  Hey Joe 
B3  I Don't Live Toda

C1  Machine Gun   
C2  Foxy Lady

D1  Star Spangled Banner 
D2  Purple Haze    
D3  Voodoo Child (Slight Return)



Jimi Hendrix - Valleys Of Neptune - MOVLP075

12 previously unreleased studio recordings. Over 60 minutes of unheard Jimi Hendrix!

Ten recordings were made between February and May 1969 as the Jimi Hendrix Experience set out to create their sequel to the groundbreaking 1968 Double LP Electric Ladyland.

The album features the song "Valleys of Neptune", one of the most sought after of all of Hendrix's commercially unavailable recordings. Includes exciting 1969 arrangements of classic Hendrix signature songs "Red House", "Fire" and "Stone Free".

Mixed by Eddie Kramer, the engineer for all of Jimi's albums during his lifetime. Produced by Janie Hendrix, Eddie Kramer and John McDermott; the team behind all of the acclaimed Jimi Hendrix CD and DVD releases since 1996.  Incl. 8-page full-colour booklet (12"x 12")

 Tracklisting:
A1 Stone Free
A2 Valleys of Neptune
A3 Bleeding Heart

B1 Hear My Train A Comin'
B2 Mr. Bad Luck
B3 Sunshine of your Love

C1 Lover Man
C2 Ships passing through the Night
C3 Fire

D1 Red House
D2 Lullaby for the Summer
D3 Crying Blue Rain



Jimi Hendrix - Winterland - MOVLP409

LAST COPIES AVAILABLE!

During an Indian Summer in 1968, Jimi Hendrix and his original Experience had a long weekend at San Francisco's biggest psychedelic ballroom: The Winterland. Each night they played two shows at the sold-out venue. Each show they blew the audience away – along with a couple of amps.

The Experience were at the pinnacle of creativity and on the verge of releasing their third album Electric Ladyland, and so they unleashed a great number of their new songs onto their audiences. And although each show was recorded the tapes were shelved for almost twenty years before being released unto the world at large.

Now, the 1987 release has been expanded from two to eight LPs, featuring never before released music from each of the six unforgettable Winterland performances and a 19-minute backstage interview held a month after the legendary shows. Included in the box is a 24 page booklet with never before published photos from the Winterland and liner notes by David Fricke, senior editor at Rolling Stone. Limited and numbered to only 1,000 copies!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Features never before released music from each of the six unforgettable Winterland performances
• Also includes an extended backstage interview with Jimi
• 24 page booklet includes never before published photos from the Winterland performances

Tracklisting:
LP1
A1 Tax Free (10/10/68) 15:15
A2 Lover Man (10/10/68) 5:21
B1 Sunshine Of Your Love (10/10/68) 7:30
B2 Hear My Train A comin' (10/10/68) 11:33

LP2
C1 Killing Floor (10/10/68) 7:55
C2 Foxey Lady (10/10/68) 5:36
D1 Hey Joe (10/10/68) 7:19
D2 Star Spangled Banner (10/10/68) 5:56
D3 Purple Haze (10/10/68) 5:37

LP3
E1 Tax Free (10/11/68 ) 10:01
E2 Like A Rolling Stone (10/11/68) 11:46
F1 Lover Man (10/11/68) 3:45
F2 Hey Joe (10/11/68) 5:12
F3 Fire (10/11/68) 3:20
F4 Foxey Lady (10/11/68) 5:12

LP4
G1 Are You Experienced (10/11/68) 12:13
H1 Red House (10/11/68) 12:24
H2 Purple Haze (10/11/68) 5:18

LP5
I1 Fire (10/12/68) 4:59
I2 Lover Man (10/12/68) 4:29
I3 Like A Rolling Stone (10/12/68) 11:48
J1 Manic Depression (10/12/68) 5:34
J2 Sunshine Of Your Love (10/12/68) 9:01
J3 Little Wing (10/12/68) 4:01

LP6
K1 Spanish Castle Magic (10/12/68) 6:28
K2 Red House (10/12/68) 9:13
L1 Hey Joe (10/12/68) 6:45
L2 Purple Haze (10/12/68) 3:42
L3 Wild Thing (10/12/68) 3:30

LP7
M1 Foxey Lady (10/12/68) 6:05
M2 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (10/10/68) 7:43
N1 Red House (10/10/68) 15:21

LP8
O1 Boston Garden Backstage Interview (11/16/68) 19:04

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Has the vinyl revival gone too far?

 

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Mighty High and Ripple Music Join Forces to Auction Rare Test Pressing for Charity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cosmic Lava proclaims that the latest Mighty High slice of primal rock mayhem is "angry, funny and a powerful jolt of rebellious energy." Downtuned Mag boasts that Legalize Tre Bags is "an addictive, vulgar, raw, filthy son of a bitch. A thirty-minute bad-ass, pure garage-punk 'n' roll fun ride." And Ringmaster spits out "Legalize Tre Bags is a raucous feast of punk, weed, and middle finger attitude -- most of all it's a deeply satisfying slab of rock n roll."

Now, continuing Ripple Music's tradition of auctioning off it's rare test pressings for charity, Mighty High and Ripple have joined forces to auction the only original test pressings of Mighty High's block-buster new album, Legalize Tre Bags, with all proceeds going to benefit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for Cancer Research.

With cancer being a deeply personal issue for both the band and label, they couldn't be happier to support this cause.

Now, this isn't just any old test pressing auction. What's being auctioned is the incredible rare locked-groove version of the album, with a repeating belch at the end of side one that was deleted from the official release. This is the ONLY version that includes the original version of the album. Due to time and financial constraints, this idea had to be abandoned.

But that's not all! Included with the test pressing is the original cover art and a signed poster featuring the mind-bending art of Braino.

You can find this rarest test pressing auction happening now on eBay Mighty High Test Press Auction

And don't forget the special Mighty High package, still available at the Ripple Music Store! This specially designed set was created to help fans get up to speed with the Mighty High story. The package includes every Mighty High release to date: Legalize Tre Bags black vinyl, the "Drops A Deuce" 7" vinyl, The Mighty High/Stone Axe split 7", the Heavy Ripples double 7" set featuring the Mighty High tune "Hempaphobic", and the bands first album, In Drug City, on CD. All of these are blessed with that wild, Crumb-inspired Braino artwork that Mighty High has become famous for. That's every Mighty High release on vinyl,  and the incredibly rare debut CD, all for one low price!

(Mighty High Deluxe Set)

So, if snotty rebellion played gloriously loud, with a big nod towards the 70's legends of Motorhead, Grand Funk, and AC/DC is your thing, Mighty High may have just released your album of the year! And, this is your chance to own the rarest Mighty High album of all time, the locked-groove test pressing, while helping out a worthy cause!

Auction is going on HERE

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from our friends at www.sundazed.com

On March 24th HBO will release the movie 'Phil Spector" starring Al Pacino. Listen to Phil Spector's music the way it was meant to be heard - ON VINYL, IN MONO!!!!

In the early 1960s, Phil Spector and his Wall of Sound changed the face of popular music, elevating teenage rock 'n' roll into epic, widescreen drama whose emotional directness and expansive, densely layered sound instantly broadened the potential of the recording medium. In the process, the "Tycoon of Teen," barely out of his teens himself, became the first record producer to be as famous as the performers that he produced. Spector's assault on the charts began in earnest in 1962, when he launched his soon-to-be-legendary Philles label. Applying his visionary studio techniques to redefine the girl-group genre, he created a string of iconic smashes ("little symphonies for the kids," as Spector once called them) that dominated the period's AM airwaves, and which continue to resonate through popular culture half a century later. Spector's pioneering work with the Crystals, the Ronettes and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans remains the cornerstone of his incredible body of work. Perhaps because he's so widely renowned for his masterful singles, the handful of vintage Spector-produced LPs remain underrated, and original vinyl copies have become rare collectors items. Now, Sundazed Music honors the Spector legacy with these five groundbreaking vinyl landmarks from the vaults of Philles Records!


THE RONETTES

Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica MONO EDITION LP

Originally released in time for 1964's Christmas season, the Ronettes' one and only Philles LP is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the label's catalogue, representing the ultimate expression of Phil Spector's girl-group ideal.

Order it HERE.






THE CRYSTALS

Twist Uptown MONO EDITION LP

The Crystals' first LP Twist Uptown, originally released in the summer of 1962, occupies an important position in Phil Spector's remarkable body of work. As the first full album produced by Spector and the first LP to be released on his legendary Philles label, it's a crucial cornerstone in the building of the fabled Wall of Sound. Beyond its historic significance, though, Twist Uptown retains a timeless resonance, thanks to Spector's seminal studio wizardry and the Crystals' sweet-but-streetwise vocal magic.

Order it HERE.




THE CRYSTALS

He's a Rebel MONO EDITION LP

Although it was assembled quickly in 1963 to take advantage of the chart success of its eponymous title anthem, the Crystals' second album is a near-perfect summation of this seminal girl group's effortless appeal and the surging majesty of Spector's production genius. Between the group's winsome vocals, the massed muscle of Spector's legendary studio band the Wrecking Crew, and the stellar songwriting of such Brill Building pros as Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Doc Pomus, He's a Rebel is one of the most beloved items in the Philles Records catalogue.

Order it HERE.




BOB B. SOXX AND THE BLUE JEANS

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah MONO EDITION LP

One of the most talented acts in Phil Spector's stellar recording stable, Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans featured the great Darlene Love, one of Spector's favorite vocal muses; Fanita James, who also sang alongside Love in the ubiquitous studio vocal group the Blossoms; and Bob B. Soxx himself, aka renowned singer Bobby Sheen, a legend in West Coast R&B circles. The trio's uncanny abilities provided Spector with an ideal vehicle to perfect his musical formula, making the trio's 1963 album Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah one of the most enchanting items in the Philles Records catalogue.
Order it HERE.




Phil Spector and Various Artists

A Christmas Gift For You LP

In 1963, visionary producer Phil Spector, then at the peak of his creativity and cultural influence, created one of the first—and still one of the greatest—rock 'n' roll Christmas albums. Using the artist roster of his Philles label—the Ronettes, the Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans—and the legendary studio musicians of the Wrecking Crew, Spector applied his fabled Wall of Sound to a set of Christmas pop standards and holiday-themed originals.

Order it HERE.




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Flea's New EP On 180 Gram Vinyl

Get Flea's brand new limited edition EP now on Because Sound Matters by clicking here.

The record is on 180 gram vinyl, pressed in Europe and mastered by Bernie Grundman.

The EP was recorded in 2007 by Flea and Chris Warren, drum technician and keyboard player for the Chili Peppers. Flea said he had no plans for the album to be anything but to just record it in the back room at his house following a long Chili Peppers tour and as a way for Warren to learn how to be a sound engineer. The title of the EP, according to Flea, comes from a character in the 1847 novel Jane Eyre. Flea said "the beauty of Helen Burns is a quality I look for in all human beings. Burns is always someone who is present with me and whose highest ideals resonate in the deepest experiences of my life".

All songs were produced and written by Flea, except "Helen Burns," which was co-written with Patti Smith.
Track Listing:
1. 333
2. Pedestal Of Infamy
3. A Little Bit Of Sanity
4. Helen Burns
5. 333 Revisited
6. Lovelovelove

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Vinyl Top 25:

1. Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In
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18. Tame Impala - Lonerism
19. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
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21. Gibby Haynes - Paul's Not Home 7"
22. Jim James - Regions Of Light & Sound Of God
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