Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Red Hot Chili Pepper Announce Vinyl Singles 　

The Red Hot Chili Peppers just announced a special vinyl release of nine 45's comprised of 18 new tracks from the 'I’m With You' sessions.. The sleeve artwork is being done by Kelsey Brookes, all of which will be able to be combined to form a larger piece of art.

Schedule for the nine releases:

1. August 14, 2012 - Strange Man / Long Progression
2. September 11, 2012 - Magpies / Victorian Machinery
3. October 2, 2012 - Never Is A Long Time / Love Of Your Life
4. November 6, 2012 - TBA
5. December 4, 2012 - TBA
6. December 18, 2012 - TBA
7. Early 2013 - TBA
8. Early 2013 - TBA
9. Early 2013 - TBA

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Decades Of Despair Reveals Album Cover Art

France's metal outfit Decades of Despair has recently revealed the cover artwork for the band's new album called 'Alive,' with artwork by Grindesign.



















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Threshold Release Details For New Album

UK based progressive metal band Threshold are set to release their new album called 'March of Progress' on August 31, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. The effort was recorded at Thin Ice Studios by Karl Groom and Richard West. The album marks the studio return of original vocalist Damian Wilson, who rejoined the band after the passing of Andrew McDermott last year.

Tracklist:
1. Ashes
2. Return Of The Thought Police
3. Staring At The Sun
4. Liberty Complacency Dependency
5. Colophon
6. The Hours
7. That's Why We Came
8. Don't Look Down
9. Coda
10. Rubicon
11. Divinity (Bonus Track)



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Animal Collective Reveal Album Cover Art, Tracklist

The album called 'Centipede Hz' is scheduled for release on September 4 via Domino Records. It will feature more of a traditional rock band sound according to Brian "Geologist" Weitz. "We got a little practice space in this barn on Josh [Dibb]'s mom's property and it was basically like being a garage band again," he recently told BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe. "This one we wrote more as a rock band in a room and we wanted to record it that way as well."

Tracklist:
1. Moonjock
2. Today's Supernatural
3. Rosie Oh
4. Applesauce
5. Wide Eyed
6. Father Time
7. New Town Burnout
8. Monkey Riches
9. Mercury Man
10. Pulleys
11. Amanita



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from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Top 10 Albums – June 18, 2012

Here are the Top 10 Albums for the week of June 11 – June 18, 2012:

1. Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten LP
2. The Starting Line – Direction LP
3. At The Drive In – Vaya 10″
4. Gaslight Anthem – ’45 / You Got Lucky 7″
5. The Swellers – Vehicle City Blues 7″
6. Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American 3XLP
7. The Menzingers – The Obituaries 7″
8. Turbonegro – Sexual Harassment LP
9. The Get Up Kids – Woodson 7″
10. We Came As Romans – To Plant A Seed LP

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from our friends at relapse.com

Relapse Top Ten Best Sellers

1. Death - Individual Thought Patterns (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
2. Baroness - Yellow & Green Deluxe Digi Book 2xCD
3. Baroness - Yellow & Green Deluxe Hardbound Book 2xLP (Yellow - Opaque)
4. Baroness - Yellow & Green Standard 2xLP (Yellow A/B Green D/C)
5. Spawn of Possession -Incurso CD
6. Toxic Holocaust/Midnight - Japanese Benefit 7"
7. Death - Human (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
8. Neurosis - Enemy Of The Sun - Deluxe 2xLP 180 Gram (Red/Black Marble)
9. Repulsion - Horrified
10. Dying Fetus -Reign Supreme CD (Limited Deluxe)

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Sandi Thom to release new album "Flesh and Blood" on August 14th

Produced by Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Featuring duet with the iconic Buffy Sainte-Marie,

LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Sandi Thom, best known for her No.1 platinum album Smile... It Confuses People and hit single I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair), is pleased to confirm the August 14th release of her fourth studio album Flesh and Blood. Produced by the Black Crowes' Rich Robinson, and featuring a rare duet with Buffy Sainte-Marie, the album was recorded at 16 Tons studio in Nashville, Tennessee. It is Sandi's fourth album following 2010's critically acclaimed Merchants and Thieves, which won Album of the Year at the Scottish Music Awards.

The first single, Sun Comes Crashing Down is available as a free download on www.sandithom.com. It's currently No. 2 on the UK's Amazon Free Download chart.

Pre-order Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood is Sandi's second release on the independent label she founded and heads as CEO, Guardian Angels Records (distributed by Fontana, Universal).

The highly anticipated new album radiates the raunchy blues rock bravado of the opening track Help Me, followed by the country-flavored Leadbelly classic In The Pines. The album also features the strutting, clavinet-led Stormy Weather; and the emotionally compelling finale Lay Your Burden Down.

It features an all-star ensemble led by Black Crowes Rich Robinson, drummer Steve Gorman and fellow Black Crowes member and widely travelled session guitarist Audley Freed; respected Nashville stars Mike Webb (keys/Dobro) and James Haggerty (bass) complete the line-up with special guest performances from Rolling Stones collaborator, saxophonist Bobby Keys, and a stunning duet with the legendary singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie on her 1992 classic The Big Ones Get Away.

"Sandi really stretched herself and made a bold new album," reflects Rich Robinson, "Her songs are honest, vulnerable and very strong. Her vocal abilities are showcased really well, as is her guitar work, and harp playing. I think Sandi's made a great record. It was a joy to work with her."

Legendary classic rock producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, Joe Bonamassa) also mixed two tracks, Sun Comes Crashing Down and the duet with Buffy Sainte Marie on Big Ones Get Away.

"Sandi's writing is fantastic," says Shirley, "and her singing is wonderful. Sun Comes Crashing Down has all the right ingredients to be a hit."

The intriguingly titled I Love You Like A Lunatic, is based on her "life-changing" love affair with superstar blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. The couple has been together three years now, living and loving on and off the road. Sandi likens it to a modern-day Johnny Cash and June Carter fairy-tale. "My life just turned crazy," says Sandi. "Yet that's what everybody wants, that insane kind of love that utterly consumes you."

Sandi feels that Flesh and Blood is her coming of age album. "All I ever want to do is write songs that connect with people," says Sandi. "With this album I've finally found a place where I can make the very best music I can achieve. The people that only know me from Punk Rocker won't recognize me on this album. But they are going to find out another side of me."

Sandi first gained widespread attention from a series of webcasts she staged from her London apartment which caught the attention of RCA Records, who released her debut album Smile... It Confuses People.

With supporters such as Paul McCartney, it entered the UK album sales chart at #1 fueled by the popularity of single Punk Rocker, which won an Ivor Novello award; it was also nominated for a BRIT award and a Digital Music Award. Sandi has sold over 2 million records worldwide, reaching No. 1's in UK, Ireland, Sweden and Australia, and has headlined world-renowned festivals such as Glastonbury and the Fuji Rock Festival.

In keeping with her webcast roots, Sandi currently releases a new cover song performance each week via Facebook and Youtube. She has 5 million Youtube views and counting...

Sandi will embark on a world tour this year, visiting the US, UK, Europe and Australia.

Tracklist:
1. Help Me (4:34)
2. I Owe You Zero (3:24)
3. Flesh And Blood (4:28)
4. Sun Comes Crashing Down (4:03)
5. In The Pines (4:59)
6. The Big Ones Get Away (4:05)
7. Stormy Weather (4:31)
8. I See The Devil In You (3:55)
9. Rise As One (3:06)
10. I Love You Like A Lunatic (4:52)
11. Save Some Mercy For Me (4:37)
12. Lay Your Burden Down (5:40)

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www.guardianangelsrecords.com
www.facebook.com/sandithom
www.twitter.com/Sandi_Thom
www.youtube.com/sandithom

SOURCE Guardian Angels Records