Vinyl Collective "Black Friday" Sale

My friend over at www.vinylcollective.com is having an awesome vinyl (and CD) sale for "Black Friday." Stop on by and see what Virgil has slashed prices on! Here is a preview of his post:



The Black Friday Wholesale Pricing Sale gives you the same price that we sell our records to distributors for. Don’t tell our distributors! This is better than an Employee Pricing Sale as our staff gets 20 percent off of our retail prices. Don’t tell our staff! The Sale begins tonight and will end on Monday. Do not snooze on these prices, it isn’t very likely you will see this kind of sale from us for some time.

One more thing, we have also lowered all of the Suburban Home full length CDs for $5.00 Each! There are quite a few $5 CDs on our site, but over the weekend all of the Suburban Home albums will be $5.

36 CRAZYFISTS “The Tide and It’s Takers” LP blue/black half and half vinyl $9.00
36 CRAZYFISTS “The Tide and It’s Takers” LP maroon vinyl $9.00
A LIFE ONCE LOST “Iron Gag” LP grey/black half and half vinyl $9.00
A LIFE ONCE LOST “Iron Gag” LP tranparent red w/ black splatter vinyl $9.00
AVAIL “4 AM Friday” dbl LP brown vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “4 AM Friday” dbl LP silver vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “Dixie” dbl LP clear vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “Dixie” dbl LP white vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “Over The James” LP beer colored amber vinyl $10.00
AVAIL “Over The James” LP orange vinyl $10.00
BOYS NIGHT OUT “Make Yourself Sick” LP blue vinyl $9.00
BOYS NIGHT OUT “Make Yourself Sick” LP blue/black half and half vinyl $9.00
DECAY ìBack In The Houseî 7″ $1.00
DISCOUNT/CIGARETTEMAN ìSplitî 7″ $2.00
Drag the River “…has a way with women” 7″ red vinyl $3.00
Drag the River “…has a way with women” 7″ yellow vinyl $3.00
DRAG THE RIVER “Esta Loco” LP Black Vinyl $6.50
DRAG THE RIVER ìYou Can’t Live This Wayî LP Brown Vinyl $7.00
DRAG THE RIVER ìYou Can’t Live This Wayî LP Red Vinyl $7.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Gutter Phenomenon” LP pink/black half and half $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Gutter Phenomenon” LP white w/ pink splatter $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Hot Damn” LP clear w/ red, black, and silver splatter $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Hot Damn” LP silver/black half and half $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Last Night In Town” LP black with red splatter vinyl $8.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Last Night In Town” LP transparent beer / opaque frothy head o $8.00
EVERY TIME I DIE Big Dirty LP purple w/ black splatter $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE Last Night In Town LP white/red/orange $8.00
FAKE PROBLEMS / LOOK MEXICO “Under the Influence Vol 1″ 7″ yellow vinyl $4.25
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES always open dbl LP RY $10.00
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES always open dbl LP RYS $10.00
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES Art Damage pic disc LP $7.75
FOXY SHAZAM “Introducing” LP clear w/ rainbow splatter $9.00
FOXY SHAZAM “Introducing” LP orange/red half and half vinyl $9.00
FYP / CHANIWA ìsplitî 10″ $3.00
GHOST BUFFALO “The Magician” LP Red w/ Gold Splatter vinyl $8.00
GHOST BUFFALO “The Magician” LP tan/brown half and half w/ red splatter $8.00
HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW “Turtle Nipple and the Toxic Shock” LP brown / pink half $9.00
HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW “Turtle Nipple and the Toxic Shock” LP clear w/ pink, blue $9.00
JEALOUS SOUND Kill Them With Kindness 2xLP white vinyl $15.00
JOEY CAPE Bridge LP green vinyl lagwagon bad astronaut $8.00
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “Diggin” 7″ clear vinyl $4.25
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “Diggin” 7″ green vinyl $4.25
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “S/t” Orange with Red Speckles $13.50
LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP grey vinyl (w/ digital download card) $8.00
LIMBECK “S/T” LP (Gold vinyl) ltd to 500 copies $7.00
LIMBECK “S/T” LP (Platinum vinyl) ltd to 500 copies $7.00
Love Me Destroyer “The Things Around us Burn” LP grey marble vinyl $8.50
Love Me Destroyer “The Things Around us Burn” LP orange/blue half and half vinyl $8.50
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER “II” LP Blue vinyl $8.00
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER “II” LP brown white hh $8.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Interpretaciones Del Oso” LP 180 gram vinyl $9.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Interpretaciones Del Oso” LP mystery colored vinyl $8.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP baby pink vinyl $11.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP coke bottle blue $11.00
NINJA GUN “Restless Rubes” LP transparent green vinyl $8.00
NORMA JEAN “The Anti-Mother” LP blood red vinyl $9.00
NORMA JEAN 4 x LP Vinyl Box Set colored vinyl A (400) $30.00
NORMA JEAN 4 x LP Vinyl Box Set colored vinyl set B limited to 700 $30.00
NORMA JEAN AntiMother LP black/white half & half vinyl $9.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP chocolate vinyl $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP deep blue vinyl $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP plum vinyl $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP raspberry vomu; $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN Waiter: You Vultures LP silver/black $8.00
SCOTT REYNOLDS AND THE STEAMING BEAST “Adventure Boy” LP Burgundy/Gold half and $7.00
SCOTT REYNOLDS AND THE STEAMING BEAST “Adventure Boy” LP Gold w/ Burgundy Swirl $7.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Intervals” LP clear w/ rainbow splatter $9.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Intervals” LP picture disc $9.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Parasite” LP Black w/ Rainbow Splatter vinyl $8.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Parasite” LP clear w/ gold splatter vinyl $8.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Parasite” LP ice blue / clear half and half w/ blue splatt $9.00
SPARTA “Threes” dbl LP peach w/ black splatter $11.00
SPARTA “Threes” dbl LP white vinyl $11.00
TAKERS “Curse of a Drunk” 7″ black vinyl $4.25
TAKERS “Curse of a Drunk” 7″ silver vinyl $4.25
THE BANNER “Frailty” LP black w/ silver splatter vinyl $10.00
THE BANNER “Frailty” LP silver/black half and half vinyl $10.00
THE PLAYING FAVORITES “I Remember When I Was Pretty” LP blue w/ white speckles $7.00
THE PLAYING FAVORITES “I Remember When I Was Pretty” LP pink/blue half and half $7.00
Tim Barry “Laurel St Demos” LP clear vinyl $8.00
Tim Barry “Laurel St Demos” LP transparent blue vinyl $8.00
TIM BARRY “Live at Munford Elementary” 7″ brown vinyl $4.25
TIM BARRY “Manchester” LP brown vinyl $8.00
TIM BARRY “Rivanna Junction” LP grey/black half & half $7.50
TWO COW GARAGE “Speaking In Cursive” LP gold vinyl $8.00
TWO COW GARAGE “Speaking In Cursive” LP opaque brown vinyl $8.00
USELESS I.D. “Lost Broken Bones” LP tranparent green $8.00
USELESS I.D. “Lost Broken Bones” LP tranparent red $8.00
V/A “Delicious Vinyl: Fest 08″ LP $5.00

Top Ten TV Theme Songs

Let's explore PasteMagazine.com's list of theme songs, this time see what made #1 on their list:

1. Cheers - "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy

Portnoy's prior claim to fame was penning the theme song for Punky Brewster, "Every Time You Turn Around" (oh c'mon, you remember it). My favorite theme song of all time is sappy as hell, but sometimes we do want to go where everybody knows our name. It does what a great theme song should do—set the tone. Despite the cutting and sarcastic quips flying around the bar, Cheers was at its core as sweet as Portnoy's introduction.



Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC, having been created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. The show is set in the Cheers bar (named for the toast "Cheers") in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink and have fun. The show's theme song was written by Judy Hart Angelo and Gary Portnoy and performed by Portnoy; its famous refrain, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" also became the show's tagline.

After premiering on September 30, 1982, it was nearly cancelled during its first season when it ranked dead last in ratings. However, Cheers eventually became a highly rated television show in the United States, earning a top-ten rating during eight of its eleven seasons, including one season at #1, and spending the bulk of its run on NBC's "Must See Thursday" lineup. Its widely watched series finale was broadcast on May 20, 1993. The show's 275 episodes have been successfully syndicated worldwide, and have earned 28 Emmy Awards from of a total of 117 nominations. The character Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) was featured in his own successful spin-off, Frasier.

The character of Sam Malone was originally intended to be a retired football player and was originally supposed to be played by Fred Dryer, but after casting Ted Danson it was decided that a former baseball player would be more believable, given Danson's slimmer physique. The character of Cliff Clavin was created for John Ratzenberger after he auditioned for the role of "Norm". While chatting with producers afterwards, he asked if they were going to include a "bar know-it-all", the part which he eventually played. Kirstie Alley joined the cast when Shelley Long left, and Woody Harrelson joined when Nicholas Colasanto died. Danson, George Wendt, and Rhea Perlman were the only actors to appear in every episode of the series. Paul Willson, who played the recurring barfly character of "Paul", made early appearances in the first season as "Glen", was credited as "Gregg", and also appeared in the show as a character named "Tom".

interesting tidbits:

Although some believe Shelley Long leaving the show was a bad career move, she has gone on to star in several television and film roles, notably The Brady Bunch Movie and its sequels. (yeah, great career move Shelley)

Kirstie Alley starred in the TV series Veronica's Closet as well as numerous miniseries and film roles.

Ted Danson, who had been the highest paid Cheers cast member earning $450,000 an episode in the final season, has starred in the successful sitcom Becker as well as the unsuccessful sitcoms Ink and Help Me Help You and the drama series Damages. He has starred in a number of movies, including Three Men and a Baby and Made in America. Ted and his wife regularly play themselves on Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's friends.

Kelsey Grammer was arguably the most successful with his spin-off Frasier, which lasted for the same eleven-season run Cheers had, as well as a recurring guest role on The Simpsons as Sideshow Bob. By the final season of Frasier, Grammer had become the highest paid actor on television, earning about $1.6 million an episode. Woody Harrelson has also had a successful career following Cheers, including appearances in a number of notable films that have established him as a box-office draw. He also earned an Academy Award nomination in 1997 for The People vs. Larry Flynt.

Cheers grew in popularity as it aired on American television and entered into syndication. When the show went off the air in 1993, Cheers was syndicated in 38 countries with 179 American television markets and 83 million viewers.

In 1985, Crystal Gayle sang "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" on the Emmy Awards.

In October 1991, the cast of Cheers performed the Cheers Theme as part of host Kirstie Alley’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. (When Alley again hosted SNL the following year the opening skit was repeated, this time with SNL cast members parodying the various Cheers cast members.)

In 1991, the theme from Cheers was parodied (“At Flaming Moe’s”) in an episode of The Simpsons entitled “Flaming Moe's”.

On May 20, 1993, Gary Portnoy, Judy Hart Angelo and the cast of Cheers sang “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno live from Boston following the airing of the final episode of Cheers.

Another all time favorite of mine, Cheers will endure forever. I have the 45 rpm single and it is always a pleasure to hear it. The record and sleeve both go for around $3-5 a piece.

Stop by www.Pastemagazine.com to review some of the other songs (we only did the Top Ten), it is a very interesting look at some great TV songs

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Album Cover Art

Let's continue our look at Gigwise.com's list of the top 50 dirtiest and sexiest album cover art, this time #25 (Gigwise comments in quotes):


25. Dwarves: ‘Come Clean’ - "Like so many of the covers on this countdown, ‘Come Clean’ plays on the sexual fantasies of the red blooded male – this time it is the wet body of a naked lady and we have two to feast our eyes on but also the disturbing dwarf like figure to put us off."

Eighth album from melodic punk act now expanding their sound to include hardcore techno and big beats. Produced by Eric Valentine (Smashmouth, Third Eye Blind). 2000 release.

Come Clean is a fairly radical departure for the Dwarves, combining catchy, garagey punk-pop tunes with jackhammer electronic beats that recall industrial-metal bands like Ministry, or the hardcore techno of Atari Teenage Riot. It's an odd, striking fusion, and parts of it actually work surprisingly well; plus, it's an interesting listen even when the juxtaposition seems a little forced. But just as importantly, the Dwarves have written songs that feature a batch of pretty memorable hooks, which helps make Come Clean one of their most intriguing albums. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Eleanor Rigby document fetches $177,000

LONDON (Reuters) – A 97-year-old document that contains clues to the identity of Eleanor Rigby, the subject of one of the Beatles' best-loved songs, sold for 115,000 pounds ($177,000) at auction on Thursday.

The total fell well short of high estimates of around 500,000 pounds for the piece of Beatles memorabilia.

The money will go to the seller Annie Mawson and her charity the Sunbeams Music Trust (www.sunbeamsmusic.org), which uses music to help people with special needs.

The manuscript is a salary register from Liverpool City Hospital and features the name and signature of E. Rigby, a scullery maid who has signed for her monthly wage. Her annual earnings were 14 pounds.

According to Mawson, the document was sent to her in 1990 by former Beatle Paul McCartney when she wrote to him on behalf of her charity.

"I wrote ... to Paul and asked him for half a million pounds. But by the end of the letter I just said 'Look, I know you're a very caring person and I feel it's a privilege to share my story with you'," she told Reuters before the sale.

read the rest of the article here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081127/music_nm/us_beatles_rigby

The Beatles' White Album 40th Anniversary Tribute

Let's continue our celebration of the Beatles "White Album"

Cultural responses

Ian MacDonald, in his book Revolution in the Head, argues that The Beatles was the album in which the band's cryptic messages to its fan base became not merely vague but intentionally and perhaps dangerously open-ended, citing oblique passages in songs like "Glass Onion" (e.g., "the walrus was Paul") and "Piggies" ("what they need's a damn good whacking"). These pronouncements, and many others on the album, came to attract extraordinary popular interest at a time when more of the world's youth were using drugs recreationally and looking for spiritual, political, and strategic advice from The Beatles. Steve Turner, too, in his book A Hard Day's Write, maintains that, with this album, "The Beatles had perhaps laid themselves open to misinterpretation by mixing up the languages of poetry and nonsense." Bob Dylan's songs had been similarly mined for hidden meanings, but the massive countercultural analysis (or perhaps overanalysis) of The Beatles surpassed anything that had gone before.

Even Lennon's seemingly direct engagement with the tumultuous political issues of 1968 in "Revolution 1" carried a nuanced obliqueness, and ended up sending messages the author may not have intended. In the album's version of the song, Lennon advises those who "talk about destruction" to "count me out." As McDonald notes, however, Lennon then follows the sung word "out" with the spoken word "in." At the time of the album's release—which followed, chronologically, the up-tempo single version of the song, "Revolution," in which Lennon definitely wanted to be counted "out"—that single word "in" was taken by many on the radical left as Lennon's acknowledgment, after considered thought, that violence in the pursuit of political aims was indeed justified in some cases. At a time of increasing unrest in the streets and campuses of Paris and Berkeley, the album's (seemingly more equivocal) lyrics seemed to many to mark a reversal of Lennon's position on the question, which was hotly debated during this period.

The search for hidden meanings within the songs reached its low point when cult leader Charles Manson used the record, and generous helpings of hallucinogens, to persuade members of his "family" that the album was in fact an apocalyptic message predicting a prolonged race war and justifying the murder of wealthy people. The album's strange association with a high-profile mass murder was one of many factors that helped to deepen the accelerating divide between those who were profoundly skeptical of the "youth culture" movement that had unfolded in the middle and late 1960s in England, the United States, and elsewhere, and those who admired the openness and spontaneity of that movement. Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi wrote a best-selling book about the Manson "family" that explicated, among other things, the cult's fixation with identifying hidden messages within The Beatles; Bugliosi's book was entitled Helter Skelter, the term Manson took from the album's song of that name and construed as the conflict he thought impending.

Cultural responses to the album persisted for decades, and even offer a glimpse into the process of collective myth-making. In October 1969, a Detroit radio program began to promote theories based on "clues" supposedly left on The Beatles and other Beatles albums that Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by a lookalike. The ensuing hunt for "clues" to a "coverup" The Beatles presumably wanted to suppress (and simultaneously publicise) became one of the classic examples of the development and persistence of urban legends.

SOURCE: wikipedia

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While My Guitar Gently Weeps - George Harrison