Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

remember, I have a CD copy of Woo's reissue to give away, see the details at Drag City Music News And CD Contest

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Eagle Rock Releasing Muddy Waters And Rolling Stones 'Live At The Checkerboard Lounge' and the Rolling Stones 'Some Girls: Live In Texas '78' On Double Vinyl

Eagle Rock scheduled a September 11 release date for a special edition 2LP/DVD/CD of Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones 'Live At The Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981' and the the Rolling Stones 'Some Girls: Live In Texas '78.'  Each set contains an 180g vinyl in a three-panel gatefold sleeve. With audio presented in DTS Dolby 5.1, these sets truly allow fans to fully experience and enjoy these brilliant artists and moments in music.  Let's learn more about these fantastic vinyl releases:

Muddy Waters And Rolling Stones 'Live At The Checkerboard Lounge'

On 22 November 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour, the Rolling Stones arrived in Chicago prior to playing 3 nights at the Rosemont Horizon. It didn’t take long before Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Ian Stewart were joining in on stage and later Buddy Guy and Lefty Dizz also played their part. It was a unique occasion that was fortunately captured on camera. The result is one of those magical nights caught on tape and recorded for posterity. Muddy, clearly in charge, invites the Stones one-by-one to join the party. Buddy tears off some jagged lightning riffs. Junior Wells blows some mean blues harmonica. The warmth of the vinyl sound is perfect for such classic soul as this. The songs fly by in a world of honest, unpretentious love-of-the-music. Mixed and mastered by Bob Clearmountain, this concert is a rare gem of rock 'n' roll and blues history.

Live At The Checkboard Lounge Chicago 1981:

Side A:
1)  Sweet Little Angel
2)  Flip Flop And Fly
3)  Introduction
4)  You Don't Have To Go
5)  Country Boy

Side B:
1)  Baby Please Don't Go
2)  Hoochie Coochie Man
3)  Long Distance Call

Side C:
1)  Mannish Boy
2)  Got My Mojo Workin'
3)  Next Time You See Me

Side D:
1)  One Eyed Woman
2)  Baby Please Don't Go (instrumental)
3)  Clouds In My Heart
4)  Champagne And Reefer


The Rolling Stones Some Girls: Live In Texas '78 Vinyl Special Edition 2LP/DVD/CD.

The Rolling Stones 1978 tour of the USA in support of that year’s “Some Girls” album is considered by fans to be one of their very best. The tour followed immediately on the release of the “Some Girls” album and by the time the band arrived in Texas in mid-July the album had hit the No.1 spot on the US charts. The tour took a “back to basics” approach, with the band and their music very much at the forefront and little or no elaborate staging. Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on 18 July 1978, this concert is typical of the tour with the Rolling Stones delivering a raw, energetic performance in front of a crowd who are clearly loving the show. The end result steams right off the vinyl. Years later, Wood summed it up by saying, "it was straight-ahead garage rock, hardly a stage-set, no smoke, no big lights, like the Stones going punk."

Many of the tracks from “Some Girls” are included in the live set with a sprinkling of Stones classics from earlier albums. Originally shot on 16mm film, the footage has been carefully restored and the sound remixed and remastered by Bob Clearmountain from the original multitrack tapes.

Some Girls: Live In Texas '78:

Side A:
1)  Let It Rock
2)  All Down The Line
3)  Honky Tonk Women
4)  Star Star
5)  When The Whip Comes Down

Side B:
1)  Beast Of Burden
2)  Miss You
3)  Imagination
4)  Shattered

Side C:
1)  Respectable
2)  Far Away Eyes
3)  Love In Vain
4)  Tumbling Dice

Side D:
1)  Happy
2)  Sweet Little Sixteen
3)  Brown Sugar
4)  Jumpin' Jack Flash

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from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Sum 41 - “All Killer No Filler” Restock On Blue Vinyl

Heads up, casualties of society: Sum 41‘s 2001 breakthrough full-length All Killer, No Filler is being restocked in our store on limited blue vinyl. Only 557 pieces will be available. Asbestos Records is handling the pressing and it’ll be back in our store early next week.

It would be a mistake to view Sum 41 as just another second-rate band cashing in on the early-'00s punk-pop boom, even if it did recruit Jerry Finn to produce All Killer No Filler. Just as Finn had done for both blink-182 and Green Day, he charges Sum 41's punk-pop with a razor-sharp edge, the sort of dynamic in-your-face sound that helps this music cross over to MTV and radio so well. Besides the notable production, a lot of credit should go to the band as well. Its songwriting is obviously more diverse here than it was a year earlier on its debut album, Half Hour of Power; for example, the group's rap and '80s metal influences rise to the surface more frequently here than on that first album and instill a fun sense of camp. "Fatlip" is perhaps the best example of how Sum 41 has made an effort to diversify the music with more than just power chords and melodic punk vocals.

Available for the first time ever on vinyl in North America, and contains the hit singles "Fat Lip" and "In Too Deep"

Order at ShopRadioCast

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RAINDANCE “New Blood” To Be Released on Vinyl as Limited Edition 1-Sided 12”

LA-based indie Animal Style Records has recently welcomed New England hardcore outfit RAINDANCE to the roster.  The label has announced plans to release the band's 'New Blood' digitally, and on vinyl as a 1-sided 12" limited to 500 copies (100 red, 200 pink, 200 purple) on October 30.  The pre-order will launch shortly.

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i like this album cover for some reason...

THE GATHERING: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Disclosure", the tenth studio album from Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING, is available for streaming in its entirety below. The CD will be released on September 12 via the band's own Psychonaut Records.

Get more details at Blabbermouth









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another intriguing album cover...

No Bragging Rights Reveals Cover For New Album "Cycles"

With a new record right around the corner, No Bragging Rights has released the album cover and track listing "Cycles," due out October 16th, 2012. Lead singer, Mike Perez comments:

Read the comments and get the tracklist at metalunderground.com











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best vinyl record article of the day, this one is by Ken Shimamoto (Dallas Observer) and about a day in the life of a record store employee....got to love it!


Adventures In The Vinyl Trade: Doc's Records' Dave Howard

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sad news from our friends at VintageVinylNews


Joe South Passes Away at 72


Guitarist Mark Abrahamian of Starship, Dead at 46

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found this, am interested to see what it sounds like (does ringo sing?)


Early Recordings from Ringo Starr’s Pre-Beatles Band Unearthed

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interesting read from the la times blog:


New album of Charles Manson's songs selling well, producer says

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a self professed record nerd can never get his fill:


Record pursuit - Larry Kmetz collects vinyl - perhaps as much as 30,000 worth of music

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unlicensed merchandise bothering the legendary band...


Rush Ask Judge to Help Stamp Out Bootleg Merchandise

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Stones to release 50th anniversary hits album


our friends at VintageVinylNews have all the details


Rolling Stones to Release Career Spanning Greatest Hits Set With Two New Songs