Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

want to know where some of the best online deals for vinyl are? Check out the list from the website PropertyOfZach

Black Friday Deals So Far (Updated)

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SPIN's Record Store Day 'Back to Black Friday' Shopping Guide







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Record Store Day a treat for vinyl enthusiasts







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Back to Black Friday: Most Record Store Day Customers Are in Their Early 20s…







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from becausesoundmatters.com

TO CELEBRATE THE RELAUNCH, EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 15% OFF FOR BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND (11/29-12/1).

PLUS, RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF BY APPLYING CODE HOLIDAYBSM AT CHECKOUT. 

Major label Warner Bros. Records has re-launched becausesoundmatters.com, a retail site offering a selection of the label’s releases on vinyl as well as T-shirts. The latest iteration of the shop is now optimized for mobile and boasts updated navigation. While the site’s offerings are geared toward rock and mainstream bands, the array of offerings are still pretty tantalizing for those who appreciate all things wax. A 15% store-wide for Black Friday weekend (November 29th through December 1st) with an additional 10% off discount code to e-mail subscribers is going on right now.

Beginning December 2nd, Cyber Monday, the site kicks off 12 days of flash sales with Neil Young’s Harvest, and other select titles available for 30% off.

December Sales events feature 30% off the following titles:

Dec 2: Neil Young – “Harvest” – 140 gram vinyl
Dec 3: The White Stripes – “The White Stripes” – 180 gram vinyl
Dec 4: Devo – “New Traditionalist” – Clear vinyl
Dec 5: Eric Clapton – “Blues” (5 LP Box Set) – 180 gram vinyl w/ Litho
Dec 6: The Punch Brothers – “Antifogmatic” w/ bonus CD
Dec 9: Red Hot Chili Peppers – “One Hot Minute” – Red vinyl & lenticular cover
Dec 10: Lindsey Buckingham – “Gift of Screws” – 140 gram vinyl
Dec 11: Dire Straits – “Communique” – 180 gram vinyl
Dec 12: Head Automatica “Decadence” – 140 gram vinyl
Dec 13: “The Flaming Lips And Stardeath And White Dwarfs With Henry Rollings and Peaches Doing The Dark Side Of The Moon”  - 140g gram clear vinyl disc w/ bonus CD
Dec 17: Neil Young with The International Harvesters – “A Treasure” (2 LP set) – 140 gram vinyl w/ download

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The sounds of future past: Local labels use vinyl and cassettes to make their mark

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12 Underrated Psychedelic Bands You Need to Hear










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Queen find more Freddie Mercury demos than originally thought











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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ manuscript goes on auction block - Sotheby’s estimates the 1974 document, most of the lines of which are apparently unpublished and unrecorded, will draw a winning bid from $70,000 to $100,000.










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The Beatles’ ‘Butcher Cover’ Album Fetches More Than $15,000







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album cover art of the day:


Laika Reveals "Somnia" Album Artwork

Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy your day with family and friends (and the NFL!)

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 25, 2013


DEAR JERRY: Sixty years ago when I was in high school I heard "Rachel, Oh, Rachel" on the radio. The disc jockey who played it said "this song will soon sweep the nation."

I liked it and can still hear it in my mind, so I waited for it to start nation sweeping. Instead, what it did was quickly vanish, and I never heard it again.

Do you know anything about "Rachel, Oh, Rachel," such as who sang it and who wrote it?
—Steve Maersch, Greendale, Wis.

DEAR STEVE: Yes, those two tidbits are among the wealth of "Rachel" information I have for you.

For starters, there is only one word in this title; however, every mention but one of "Rachel" in the song is followed by "Oh, Rachel."

No wonder that line stuck with you.

Written in 1952 by Tony Lavello and Harriett Pressman, "Rachel" was first recorded by Artie Wayne, with orchestration by Tony Lavello.

Originally issued in December 1952 on a small label (Kem 2718), "Rachel" soon topped two of Billboard's weekly New Pop Picks lists, making it the No. 1 tune with both Disk Jockeys and Juke Box Operators, in late January '53.

That was enough to interest Mercury in the song, and they picked it up for immediate release (Mercury 70090).

Meanwhile, a cover version by Al Martino, with Monty Kelly directing the Orchestra and Chorus (Capitol 2353), debuted in the Top 10 Pop Sellers at No. 8.

The Billboard (Feb. 7, 1953) stopped short of saying either record would "sweep the nation," but they certainly gave Martino's a glowing review:

"This one bears watching. It's got the big, socko opening, the lush Monty Kelly orchestrating, and Martino chanting in the style which started him to the top. It's got lots of spirit." Martino's dynamic "Rachel" followed the hit, "Take My Heart," and his million-selling "Here in My Heart."

In the end, the Wayne and Martino recordings were successful to a similar extent, so it could be either one that's running through your mind, but you can easily hear them both on YouTube.


DEAR JERRY: I don't speak French but I am interested in collecting some of Celine Dion's Canadian Francophone records, ones made before she was known in the U.S.

Here's the rub. According to the biographies I've read, her first recording was "Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve."'

But then all the bios fast-forward to music executive Rene Angelil financing and producing her first record, "`La Voix du bon Dieu."

They both cannot be her "first record." What happened to "Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve"? Was it ever released? If issued, was it popular?
—Cathy Rhodes, Buffalo, N.Y.

DEAR CATHY: I had to see for myself, and am now amazed to find you are absolutely right.

I suspect one bio was written with the glaring omission, and other sources simply copied and recycled the same information.

For what would be her first record, Celine teamed with Jacques Dion, one of her brothers, and mother Therese (not the Blessed Mother Teresa) to write the words and music for "Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve" (translation: It Was Only a Dream).

Having not recorded a second vocal, for the other side, Les Disques Showbizz went with an instrumental version of "Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve," by Daniel Hetu and His Orchestra, for the B-side (Showbizz 334).

Though the record failed to make the Canadian national charts, this tune did enter the Top 15 in Quebec.

That made it official. In June 1981, the lifelong dream of Celine Dion to be a recording artist became a reality, and she was barely 13 years old.

Michel Dion, another of Celine's 13 older siblings, sent "Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve" to Rene Angelil, who was so impressed with the teenager that he took out a second mortgage on his home to finance her first LP album: "La Voix du bon Dieu" (The Voice of the Good God), but not her first "record." Both came out in 1981.

From 1981 through 1989 Celine was strictly a Francophone artist, with many singles and albums to her credit. In early 1990, her first English language LP, "Unison," introduced the songbird to a significant percentage of the non-French speaking world.

Meanwhile, in December 1994 Celine and her manager, Rene, 26 years her senior, were married.


IZ ZAT SO? Celine Dion has accumulated over 100 major entertainment awards worldwide, among them 16 GRAMMY nominations resulting in five wins:

1993: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Beauty and the Beast" (with Peabo Bryson)
1997: Album of the Year - "Falling into You"
1997: Best Pop Vocal Album - "Falling into You"
1999: Record of the Year - "My Heart Will Go On"
1999: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - "My Heart Will Go On"

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

Lots of vinyl record news to get to, enjoy your Black Friday!

Black Friday Record Store Day 2013: Guide to Classic Rock Releases

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Black Friday Record Store Day 2013: Guide to Hard Rock + Metal Releases

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from our friends at theomegaorder.com










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from our friends at soundstagedirect










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Video: Vinyl retailers hoping for record sales on Black Friday



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this out of the uk:

Vinyl demand: One in the eye for the digital prophets







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London record shop for sale on eBay fails to find buyer







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more from the uk:

What a record! The UK album chart reaches its 1,000th No1... and counting - Eight billion albums have sold since they started in 1956 and as Robbie Williams passes a remarkable milestone we reveal the stories behind, what used to be known as, the LP



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from the great state of new jersey:

Dealing vinyl in Montclair










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from south africa:

Wax: vinyl word in a digital world







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Passion For Vinyl: Rough Trade, Hard Wax, Discogs and Henry Rollins featured in new book






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Rob Rock: 'Rage Of Creation' Limited Vinyl Edition Announced






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'The Hills Have Eyes' Soundtrack Treated to Deluxe Vinyl Reissue via One Way Static










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Sigur Rós Release 'Kveikur' as 9-Disc Vinyl Box Set







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Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch Talks Respect of Vinyl History With ‘The Paradigm Shift’

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Sky Ferreira to Release Vinyl-Only B-Sides EP

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The Incredible Shrinking Record - The popularity of shorter EP releases continues to grow among artists, labels and fans

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 11/18 - 11/24, 2013

Vinyl Top 25:
1. Ty Segall - Gemini 12"
2. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
3. Haim - Days Are Gone
4. Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull
5. Kurt Vile - It's A Big World Out Out There 12"
6. Wooden Shjips - Back To Land
7. Mike Doughty - Circles
8. The Band - The Last Waltz
9. Grizzly Bear - Shields B-Sides
10. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
11. Boards Of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
12. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
13. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
14. Paul Burch - Fevers
15. Lorde - Pure Heroine
16. Tristen - C A V E S
17. Best Coast - Fade Away
18. Jonathan Wilson - Fanfare
19. Amanda Palmer & Neil Gaiman - An Evening With...
20. Various - New Orleans Funk 3
21. Soundtrack - Inside Llewyn Davis
22. Various - I Am The Center
23. The Avett Brothers - Magpie & The Dandelion
24. The Head & The Heart - Let's Be Still
25. Patrick Sweany - Close To The Floor

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album cover art of the day:

Album Artwork For New Album "Chronicles Of The Immortals, Pt. I: Netherworld" Unveiled By Vanden Plas


















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album cover art of the day, part two:

Helms Alee Announce Sargent House Debut 'Sleepwalking Sailors'

New Music Releases - November 26, 2013

A Day to Remember - Common Courtesy
A Perfect Circle - A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone And Echo (box set)
ÄÄNIPÄÄ - Through a Pre-Memory (2xLP)
Alt-J - Summer (vinyl)
Andy Partridge and Harold Budd - Through the Hill (2xLP)
Animals - The Mickie Most Years & More (5 CD Set)
Anstam - Gita/Stinky Wig (12")
Arabrot - Murder As Art (vinyl)
Artillery - Legions
Asmus Tietchens - In die Nacht (vinyl)
Asmus Tietchens - Litia (vinyl)
Bad Religion - Christmas Songs (vinyl)
Barbra Streisand - Back To Brooklyn
Beachwood Sparks - Desert Skies
Beatles - Live At The BBC (3xLP)
Bernie Worrell - The Upper Air - Solo Piano
Big Star - Playlist: The Very Best of Big Star
Bill Cosby - Far From Finished
Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones - Foreverly
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue (vinyl)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered In Their Masses (DVD)
Blitz the Ambassador - The Warm Up EP (vinyl)
Blurry - Lulls (vinyl)
Bonobo - Late Night Tales: Bonobo (vinyl)
Cem Karaca - Apaslar, Kardaslar, Mogollar, Ferdy Klein Orchestra (vinyl)
Cheap Time - Exit Smiles
Chris Forsyth - Solar Motel (vinyl)
Clutch - Earth Rocker Live! (2xLP)
Code - Augur Nox
Coffins / Noothgrush - split LP
Conrad Schnitzler - Gold (vinyl)
Corrections House - Last City Zero (colored vinyl)
Cosmin TRG - Terminus Abrupt EP (12")
Crosses - + (One) (vinyl)
Crosses - ++ (Two) (vinyl)
Crosses - +++ (Three) (vinyl)
Cut Copy - Free Your Mind (2xLP)
Darkstar - HD7 (12")
DAT Politics - Powermoon
Dave Van Ronk - Inside Dave Van Ronk (vinyl)
Dead Meadow - Warble Womb
Deicide - In The Minds Of Evil
Delta Spirit - Ode to Sunshine (vinyl)
Denai Moore - The Lake (12")
Destroyer - Five Spanish Songs (EP)
Die Krupps - The Machinists Of Joy
DJ Rashad - Double Cup (2xLP)
DMX - Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood (2xLP)
DOA - Welcome to Chinatown: DOA Live (2xLP)
Dom La Nena - Golondrina EP (vinyl)
Dream Theater - Live at Budokan (vinyl)
Egyptrixx - A/B Til Infinity (vinyl)
Empire Of The Sun - Ice on the Dune (vinyl)
Ephel Duath - Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness
Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The '74/'75 Recordings (3LPs)
Eska - Gatekeeper (vinyl)
Esoteric and Stu Bangas - Machete Mode
Fanfarlo - The Sea EP (12")
Feared - Vinter
Fikret Kizilok - Anadolu'yum (vinyl)
Fireworks - Runaround (7")
Fit For A King - Descendants (re-recorded)
Flight Facilities - Claire de Lune (12")
Future - Honest
FUZZ - Live in San Francisco (vinyl)
Fyrnask - Eldir Nótt
Gabriel Saloman - Soldier's Requiem
Gap Dream - Shine Your Light (vinyl)
Generation Kill - We're All Gonna Die
Glaxo Babies - Nine Months to the Disco (vinyl)
Glaxo Babies - Put Me on the Guest List (vinyl)
Guido - Moods of Future Joy (vinyl)
Hammock - Oblivion Hymns
Harold Budd - Abandoned Cities (vinyl)
Harold Budd - The Serpent (In Quicksilver) (vinyl)
Harold Budd - Wind In Lonely Faces
Hell - The Final Revolution
iTAL tEK - Control (vinyl)
James Newton Howard - The Hunger Games 2: Original Motion Picture Score
Jeremiah Jae - Dirty Collections Vol. 2 (7")
Jessie Evans - Glittermine
Joey Negro - Remixed with Love, Part 1 (2xLP)
Joey Negro - Remixed with Love, Part 2 (2xLP)
John Carpenter - Halloween OST (2xLP)
Jucifer - There Is No Land Beyond the Volga (2xLP)
Kan Wakan - Forever Found EP (vinyl)
Karl Smith - Kites (vinyl)
Kevin Morby - Harlem River (vinyl)
Kim Fowley - I'm Bad (vinyl)
Kim Fowley - International Heroes (vinyl)
Kurt Vile and Sore Eros - Jamaica Plain (10")
Lee Hazlewood - There's a Dream I've Been Saving: Lee (8-CDs)
Lights and Motion - Reanimation (2xLP)
Lisa Fischer - So Intense (deluxe edition)
Los Campesinos! - No Blues (vinyl)
Lumbar - The First And Last Days Of Unwelcome (vinyl)
M.I.A. - Matangi (vinyl)
Madness - Absolutely (reissue) (vinyl)
Madness - One Step Beyond (reissue) (vinyl)
Madteo - Insider (12")
Mammatus - Heady Mental (vinyl)
Marshall Crenshaw - Dining and Dreaming (10")
Marshall Crenshaw - I Don't See You Laughing Now (10")
Marshall Crenshaw - Stranger and Stranger (10")
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts
MED | Blu | Madlib - The Buzz (12")
Metallica - Metallica Through the Never (vinyl)
MF Grimm and Drasar Monumental - Good Morning Vietnam 2: The Golden Triangle (vinyl)
Mika Vainio | Joachim Nordwall - Monstrance (vinyl)
Mike Birbiglia - My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Misfits Meet The Nutley Brass - Fiend Club Lounge
Molly Drake - Molly Drake
Mount Eerie - Pre-Human Ideas (picture disc)
Nathaniel Rateliff - Falling Faster Than You Can Run (vinyl)
Neil Young - Live At The Cellar Door (vinyl)
NOFX - Stoke Extinguisher
Noise Nomads - Ernest Thrasher (vinyl)
Noothgrush/Coffins - Split (vinyl)
Patten - EOLIAN INSTATE (12")
Peter Broderick - Float 2013 Addendum (7")
Peter Murphy - Love Hysteria (reissue)
Peter Peter and Peter Kyed - Valhalla Rising (vinyl)
Phill Niblock - Nothin to Look At Just a Record (vinyl)
Pink Floyd - Darkside, Tom Stoppard: A Play For Radio Incorporating The Dark Side Of The Moon By Pink Floyd (2xCD)
Pinkunoizu - The Drop (vinyl)
Pional - Invisible/Amenaza (12")
Poco - From the Inside (2 bonus tracks)
Primitive Calculators - The World Is Fucked
Pro-Pain - The Final Revolution
Pure Prairie League - Bustin Out / Two Lane Highway
Pure Prairie League - Live: Takin the Stage
Puscifer - What Is... (DVD)
Rainbow - Rainbow Singles Box
Robbie Williams - Swings Both Ways
Samuel - Falling Star (12")
Scherrie & Susaye - Partners
Secret Chiefs 3 - Book of Souls: Folio A
Shearwater - Fellow Travelers
Shovels and Rope - Shovels and Rope (vinyl)
Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time: B-sides, pt. 1
Sleep Now - Cast Out
Sole - Crimes Against Totality
Solstafir - I Blodi Og Anda (2xLP)
Souls of Mischief - There Is Only Now (2xCD)
Soundgarden - 5 Classic Albums
Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp (reissue)
Stereolab - Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (2xLP)
Stereolab - Sound-Dust (2xLP)
Steve Goodman - Don't Blame Me (vinyl)
Sun Glitters - Scattered into Light
Swearin' - Surfing Strange (vinyl)
Syd Arthur - On An On (vinyl)
Temptations - Reunion
Tennis - Small Sound EP (10")
The Bang Girl Group Revue - Soul Shangri-La
The Bomber Jackets - The Lister (vinyl)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Revolution Number Zero (2x7")
The Building - Building - Part 2 of 2 (vinyl)
The Ex and Getatchew Mekuria - Y'Anbessaw Tezeta (2xLP)
The Gist - Embrace the Herd (vinyl)
The Gories - The Shaw Tapes: Live In Detroit 5/27/88 (vinyl)
The KVB - Minus One (vinyl)
The Master Musicians of Jajouka - The Road to Jajouka (vinyl)
The Obsessed - The Church Within (2xLP)
The Stevens - A History of Hygiene
The Warlocks - Skull Worship
Thelonious Monk - Paris 1969 (2xLP)
Tidal Arms - Tidal Arms
Tindersticks - Les Salauds (vinyl)
Tom Odell - Live On Morning Becomes Eclectic at KCRW (10")
Tower of Power - Hipper Than Hip (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow) Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974
Trentemoller - Lost (2xLP)
Trentemoller - Lost (Instrumental) (2xLP)
Turchi - My Time Ain't Now EP (10")
Uriah Heep - Magician's Birthday (reissue) (vinyl)
Various Artists - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas OST (vinyl)
Various Artists - I Need You Bad (vinyl)
Various Artists - I Surrender Records Presents: Our Voices (vinyl)
Various Artists - Mobilisation Generale: Protest and Spirit Jazz from France 1970-1976 (2xLP)
Various Artists - New German Ethnic Music - Immigrant's Songs from Germany (12")
Various Artists - Rare Dutch Masters, Volume 1 (2x10")
Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records presents: Punk 45: Vol. 1 Underground Punk in USA, Vol 1 1973-1980 (vinyl)
Various Artists - We Are Not For Sale (vinyl)
Various Artists - Young Turks 2013/2 (12")
Vasaeleth - All Uproarious Darkness (vinyl)
Vasaeleth - Crypt Born and Tethered to Ruin (vinyl)
Vast Aire Vs. Gilead7 | Tomorrow Kings - Gatekeeper / Featuring Lil’ Wayne (7")
Vex Ruffin - Vex Ruffin (vinyl)
Waterboys - Fisherman's Box
Wim Mertens - Struggle for Pleasure (vinyl)
Wolves in the Throne Room - BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini (vinyl)
Young and Sick - Continuum (7")
Zombies - In Stereo

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at sundazed

Beginning Friday, November 29th , Sundazed is taking 20% off nearly everything in the warehouse. Yes, 20% OFF!!! 

Black Friday releases and package deals are excluded but everything else is on sale: vinyl, CDs, t-shirts, the works. You can even get an extra 20% off our already deeply discounted sales items– WOWZA!

Don’t sleep on this opportunity because it’s only good through Tuesday, December 3rd and limited to instock items only (no backorders will be held on sale items), so start shopping and start saving!

You’ll find something for everyone on your list - and if you want to buy some things for yourself, we certainly won’t tell.

Visit Sundazed Today

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new releases from our friends at musiconvinyl

FAITH NO MORE - KING FOR A DAY

After Faith No More founding guitarist Jim Martin split the band in 1994, Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle took over six string duties for King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime. Upon its release, the album quickly reasserted that Faith No More were still on top of their game.

Keeping their harder edge on songs like "Get Out", "Ricochet" and "Cuckoo For Caca", the album is balanced with romantic love songs ("Evidence"), breezy Pop ("Caralho Voador") and the more experimental tinged title track.

The original release was sparsely pressed on vinyl which makes King For A Day a true collector's item, especially a first limited pressing on red marbled vinyl.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Insert
• First 3000 numbered copies on red marbled vinyl

BOOKER T AND THE MG'S  - AND NOW

Released in 1966, And Now!...Booker T. & The MG's contains a selection of 12 instrumental songs recorded to perfection by the best backing band in Soul that has ever existed.

Band leader Booker T. Jones wails on the Hammond B3 organ as only he can: delivering bluesy chords and raw harmonics while staccato, piercing riffs rip through the Leslie 120 revolving speaker. Accompanied by 'the Metronome' of drummer Al Jackson Jr., bass lines of Donald 'Duck' Dunn and Steve Cropper's effective guitar licks, this package is complete.

And Now! is a true R&B staple – you know you need it!

PRONG - PROVE YOU WRONG

The original vinyl issue of Prove You Wrong was limitedly available because of diminishing demands for albums on wax.

Prove You Wrong was released in 1991, and turned heads worldwide with its more melodic approach to Prong's formula of hardhitting industrial Hardcore Thrash Metal.

The album yielded two singles: "Unconditional" and "Pointless". Surprising song on Prove You Wrong is the Stranglers' cover Get A Grip (On Yourself) which is sung by new bassist Troy Gregory. The original vinyl issue was limitedly available because of diminishing demands for albums on wax. Music On Vinyl is now reissuing this awesome album and celebrates this with a limited first pressing of 500 numbered copies on purple marbled vinyl!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Insert
• First 500 numbered copies on purple marbled vinyl

JAMES TAYLOR - DAD LOVES HIS WORK

Released in 1981, Dad Loves His Work is singer-songwriter James Taylor's 10th album. The record is essentially the reason Taylor divorced his then-wife Carly Simon ; she gave him an ultimatum to cut back on his music and relentless touring and spend more time with her and the family. When he named the album, his choice became pretty obvious.

Noteworthy tracks on Dad Loves His Work are "Her Town Too" (the single reached #11 on the Billboard Pop singles chart), "I Will Follow", "London Town" and the haunting album closer "That Lonesome Road."   180 gram audiophile vinyl and  Insert


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from our friends at brutalpandarecords

KOWLOON WALLED CITY / BATILLUS Announce Split 7"

San Francisco's KOWLOON WALLED CITY and Brooklyn's BATILLUS have teamed up for a split 7" of cover songs as part of the the third release in Brutal Panda Records' split 7" series.  Recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA and mixed by Scott Evans at Antisleep, the split features KWC playing a cover of the Godflesh classic "Anthem" with Fade Kainer of BATILLUS on vocals.  Side B features BATILLUS covering Ministry's "Lava" with Scott Evans of KWC on vocals.  Stream the KWC track via Stereogum here.

The split will be officially released on December 10th and is available for pre-order here

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from vietnam, vinyl revival in full swing!

Vinyl records return in a digital world






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Independent album sales hit new high in UK







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1893 recording of black vocal group auctioned off






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The xx announce limited edition 7" xx and Coexist boxsets







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Bloodlet Unearth Demo Recordings for 7-inch, Plot Deluxe 'Entheogen' Reissue










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Bruce Springsteen announces new album High Hopes, stream the lead single











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from our friends at soundstagedirect

Best Selling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
2. Various Artists - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Soundtrack
3. Various Artists - Country Christmas
4. Boston - Life, Love & Hope (Pre-Order)
5. The Band - The Last Waltz
6. The Who - Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)
7. Grateful Dead - One From The Vault
8 . MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
9. Alanis Morissette - MTV Unplugged (Colored Vinyl) (Pre-Order)
10. Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog (Black Vinyl)

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Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 10 Best Rock Albums of the Year

1. The Next Day - David Bowie
2. Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) - Bob Dylan
3. New - Paul McCartney
4. Wise Up Ghost - Elvis Costello and the Roots
5. The Diving Board - Elton John
7. Aftershock - Motorhead
8. People, Hell and Angels - Jimi Hendrix
9. Sound City: Real to Reel - Various Artists
10. Wrote a Song For Everyone - John Fogerty

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Winners of the 2013 American Music Awards

Artist of the year: Taylor Swift
New artist of the year: Ariana Grande
Single of the year: "Cruise," Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
Pop/rock female artist: Taylor Swift
Pop/rock male artist: Justin Timberlake
Pop/rock band, duo or group: One Direction
Pop/rock album: "Take Me Home," One Direction
Country female artist: Taylor Swift
Country male artist: Luke Bryan
Country band, duo or group: Lady Antebellum
Country album: "Red," Taylor Swift
Rap/hip-hop artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Rap/hip-hop album: "The Heist," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Soul/R&B female artist: Rihanna
Soul/R&B male artist: Justin Timberlake
Soul/R&B album: "The 20/20 Experience," Justin Timberlake
Alternative rock artist: Imagine Dragons
Latin artist: Marc Anthony
Adult Contemporary: Maroon 5
Electronic dance music artist: Avicii

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album cover art of the day:

DESCEND To Release 'Wither' In January

New Music Releases - December 2013

December 3

AAA Battery - Year Of The Woman
Bastille – Remixed (12")
bEEdEEgEE - SUM/ONE
Ben Allison - The Stars Look Very Different Today
Benedictum - Obey
Big Black - Bulldozer EP (vinyl)
Big Black - Racer-X (vinyl)
Black Flag - What the (vinyl)
Black Knights - Medieval Chamber
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vinyl Bundle (8xLP)
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe (vinyl)
Boston - Life, Love & Hope
Brian Degraw - SUM/ONE
Britney Spears - Britney Jean
C. Spencer Yeh | Okkyung Lee | Lasse Marhaug - Wake Up Awesome (vinyl)
Cannibal Ox - Cold Vein (deluxe edition) (4xLP)
Cher - The Lowdown
Chris Jasper - Superbad: Expanded Edition
Connan Mockasin - Caramel (vinyl)
Crown the Empire - Limitless (EP)
Dan Wilson - Disappearing (7")
Daniel Ash - Anthology
David Essex - Secret Tour: Live
Elvis Presley - Elvis: NBC TV Comeback Special (vinyl)
Fabulous Thunderbirds - Bad & Best of
Fis - Preparations (vinyl)
Gary Barlow - Since I Saw You Last
Gladys Knight - Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight and the Pips - 2nd Anniversary
Gladys Knight and the Pips - I Feel a Song
Gladys Knight and the Pips - In the Beginning
Gladys Knight and the Pips - The One & Only
Gladys Knight and the Pips - Visions (2CD) (deluxe edition)
Glen Hansard - Drive All Night
Grateful Dead - One From The Vault: Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco 8/13/75 (3xLP)
Human Fortress - Raided Land
Immortal Bird - Akrasia
Jake Owen  Days Of Gold
Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08 (reissue) (vinyl)
Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall (reissue) (vinyl)
Jedi Mind Tricks - Animal Rap feat. Kool G Rap (deluxe edition) (vinyl)
Joe Bataan - Salsoul: Expanded Edition
Johnny Winter - Live Bootleg Series Volume 10
Jorma Whittaker - Jorma (vinyl)
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - First Edition
King Crimson - USA (40th Anniversary Edition)
Kool and the Gang - As One: Expanded Edition
Kool and the Gang - Something Special: Expanded Edition
LaToya Jackson - You're Gonna Get Rocked: Deluxe Edition
Leona Lewis - Christmas, With Love
Lightning Bolt - Oblivion Hunter
Lou Reed - Playlist: The Very Best of Lou Reed
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets (vinyl)
Michael Schenker - Bridge the Gap
Milt Jackson - Plenty, Plenty Soul (vinyl)
Muse - Live at Rome Olympic Stadium (CD+DVD)
Mutual Benefit - Love’s Crushing Diamond
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Live From KCRW
Paul Carrack - Rain Or Shine
Peter Murphy - Love Hysteria: Expanded Edition
Pro-Pain - The Final Revolution
Roy Orbison - The Last Concert (CD/DVD)
Salsoul Orchestra - Heat It Up: Expanded Edition
Sand - Sand
Silencio - Politics of Lonely (vinyl)
Sumie - Sumie
Throwing Muses - Purgatory/Paradise
Tim Kinsella - Tim Kinsella Sings The Songs of Marvin Tate (vinyl)
Tycho - Past Is Prologue (vinyl)
Various Artists - Muscle Shoals OST (2xLP)
Wanda Jackson - Before the Music Died
Wet Wet Wet - Step By Step: Greatest Hits
Wolf People - When The Fire Is Dead In The Grate (12")
Xiu Xiu - Nina


December 10

50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2xLP)
7 Days of Funk (Dam-Funk and Snoop Dogg) - 7 Days of Funk
Audion - Audion X
Badfinger - Icon
Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues (reissue) (vinyl)
Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume 1 (2xLP)
Brigitte Fontaine - Brigitte Fontaine Est...Folle (vinyl)
Brigitte Fontaine - Comme à la Radio (vinyl)
Cabaret Voltaire - #8385 (Collected Works 1983 –1985) (6xCD)
Cabaret Voltaire - Micro-phonies (vinyl)
Cabaret Voltaire - The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (vinyl)
Cabaret Voltaire - The Crackdown (vinyl)
Caspian - Hymn for the Greatest Generation (vinyl)
Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker with Strings (vinyl)
Cheap Time - Exit Smiles (vinyl)
Childish Gambino - Because The Internet
Chuck Berry - After School Session: The Deluxe Edition (vinyl)
Cliff Martinez - Solaris OST (picture disc)
Count Basie - April In Paris (reissue) (vinyl)
Dance Chapter - Chapters (vinyl)
Danny and the Darleans - Danny and the Darleans (vinyl)
Dave Van Ronk - Inside Dave Van Ronk (vinyl)
David Ackles - David Ackles (vinyl)
Dead Meadow - Warble Womb (vinyl)
Disfiguring The Goddess - Deprive
DJ Red - Eyes Are Blind (12")
DOA - Welcome to Chinatown: DOA Live (2xLP)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald: The Voice of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis (vinyl)
Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The '74/'75 Recordings (3LP)
Evergreen Terrace - Dead Horses
Everything In Slow Motion - Phoenix
Flume - Flume (deluxe reissue)
George Benson - Giblet Gravy (vinyl)
Grateful Dead - Dick’s Picks Vol. 5 (5xLP)
Guerilla Toss - Gay Disco
Gunter Schickert - Kinder in der Wildnis
Harold Budd - Budd Box (7xCD)
HIEROGLYPHICS - The Kitchen
Honour Crest - Spilled Ink
In Camera - IV + II (vinyl)
Jellyfish - Radio Jellyfish (vinyl)
Jerry Garcia Band - Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound
Jimmy Smith - The Cat (vinyl)
John Mellencamp - 1978-2013 (box set)
JTC - Valley Road (We Are 1) (12")
Kele - Heartbreaker
Lee Bannon - Alternate/Endings
Mass - Labour of Love (vinyl)
Mastodon - Live at Brixton
Maybeshewill - Not For Want of Trying
Maybeshewill - Sing The World In 4-part Harmony
Milosh - Jetlag (vinyl)
Moan - Think About Forgotten Days
Moderat - Bad Kingdom EP (12")
Morphine - Good (vinyl)
My Epic - Behold
Negative Trend - Negative Trend (7")
Neil Young - Live at the Cellar Door (vinyl)
Nick Drake - Tuck Box
Nils Frahm - Spaces (2xLP)
Orchestra of Spheres - Vibration Animal Sex Brain Music (vinyl)
Oscar Peterson - Night Train (vinyl)
Paul McCartney - New (vinyl)
Polkadot Cadaver - From Bethlehem To Oblivion
Polly Scattergood - Arrows (vinyl)
Post Louis - This Could Be A Bridge EP (12")
Pyrolator - Pyrolator's Wunderland (vinyl)
Quincy Jones - Big Band Bossa Nova (vinyl)
R Kelly - Black Panties
Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul (vinyl)
Ricardo Donoso - As Iron Sharpens Iron (12")
Robert Pollard - Blazing Gentleman
Shelby Lynn - Thanks
Slayer - Christ Illusion (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - Decade Of Aggression: Live (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - Diablous In Musica (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - Divine Intervention (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - God Hates Us All (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - South Of Heaven (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - Undisputed Attitude (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - World Painted Blood (reissue) (vinyl)
Sniff "N" the Tears - No Damage Done
SOKO - I Thought I Was An Alien (vinyl)
Stained Glass - A Scene In-Between 1965-1967
Stan Getz - Big Band Bossa Nova (vinyl)
Teengenerate - Get More Action (vinyl)
Their / They're / There - Analog Weekend (12")
Too Much Joy - Cereal Killers (vinyl)
Toy - Join The Dots
Tuxedomoon - No Tears (12")
Tuxedomoon - Scream With a View (12")
Various Artists - Complete Motown Singles - Vol 12b: 1972
Various Artists - Verve: The Sound Of America - The Singles Collection
Various Artists - 20 Jahre Kompakt/Kollektion 2 (2xLP)
Various Artists - Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes
Various Artists - Angola Soundtrack 2: Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978 (2xLP)
Various Artists - Crystallized - Celebrating 15 Years of Rocket Recordings (2xLP)
Various Artists - The Decca Sound - The Analogue Years (6xLP)
Various Artists - Young Turks 2013
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (2LP - 45th Anniversary Edition)
Who - Tommy (2xLP)
Xasthur - Telepathic With the Desceased (2xLP)


December 17  

After The Burial - Wolves Within
Alghazanth - The Three-faced Pilgrim
Andrew Bird - I Want To See Pulaski At Night (vinyl)
Association - Greatest Hits (vinyl)
Backtrack - Can’t Escape (7")
Carole King - Tapestry (reissue)(vinyl)
Eagles - Selected Works 1972-1999
Ingested - By No One, Feared By All
Iron Chic - The Constant One (vinyl)
John Lee Hooker - The Vee Jay Singles Collection
Kurai - Breaking The Broken
Rick Ross - MasterMind
Talib Kweli - Gravitas
Tim Kasher - Adult Film (vinyl)
Various Artists - Action the Apex Story 1960-1962
Various Artists - The Argo Records Story
Various Artists - The Carlton Records Story - For You Alone
Various Artists - The Dot Records Story - Chills and Fevers
Various Artists - The End Records Story


December 24

 Yes - The Studio Albums 1969-87

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

 from our friends at MusicRecordShop

Top 10 Best Selling Vinyl Records

1. Faith No More - Angel Dust
2. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
3. Stryper - Second Coming
4. The Cars - The Cars
5. Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected?
6. JOHNNY CASH - HELLO I'M JOHNNY CASH
7. ALICE IN CHAINS - JAR OF FILES SAP
8. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Blood Lust
9. Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
10. Bruce Springsteen - Live At The Main Point 1975 4-LP (Clear Vinyl)

ALICE IN CHAINS - JAR OF FILES 

Sap was originally released early 1992, half a year before Dirt came out. It features guest appearances by Ann Wilson (Heart), Mark Arm (Mudhoney) and Chris Cornell (Soundgarden). Jar Of Flies was released in January 1994 and shows a side of the band that was unknown until then: predominately acoustic songs and the use of instruments like the harmonica and a talk-box.

• Merchant SKU: LAFMOV4119 
• LABEL MUSIC ON VINYL
• 180 GRAM VINYL RECORDS - 2-LP - SEALED
• TRACK LISTING

LP1
1. Rotten Apple (6:58)
2. Nutshell (4:20)
3. I Stay Away (4:14)
4. No Excuses (4:16)
5. Whale & Wasp (2:37)
6. Don't Follow (4:23)
7. Swing On This (4:04)

LP2
1. Brother (4:27)
2. Got Me Wrong (4:11)
3. Right Turn (3:14)
4. Am I Inside (5:08)
5. Love Song (3:43)
6. (ETCHING) 

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Black Label - Sonic Brew 

Sonic Brew is the first album by the heavy metal band Black Label Society, however unlike the albums that followed, this album still possessed a distinct Southern rock overtone that up to this time had predominated Zakk Wylde's solo writing style. Label Eagle Rock Entertainment

Track Listing
LP 1
1. Bored To Tears 
2. The Rose Petalled Garden 
3. Hey You (Batch Of Lies) 
4. Born To Lose 
5. Peddlers Of Death 
6. Mother Mary 
7. Beneath The Tree 
8. Low Down

LP 2
9. T.A.Z. 
10. Better Half 
11. Black Pearl 
12. World Of Trouble 
13. Spoke In The Wheel 
14. The Beginning At Last 
15. No More Tears 

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Motorhead - Aftershock

Like the juggernaut you prayed would keep on crushing you, like the friend that still royally pisses off your parents and like a loyal standard of crunchy, greasy, punky, bluesy, gutsy screw-you Rock'n'Roll, Motörhead stride out through their 38th year brandishing more swagger and attitude than your tiny ears could begin to comprehend... ...because on Oct 18th , 2013 Motörhead will deliver their 21st studio album, an enormous and prophetic Aftershock. Recorded at NRG Studios in North Hollywood. It is a true leveler, a crushing confirmation of everything Motörhead stands for, marching from the dust storm to deliver 14 belting statements which see Motörhead in perhaps their best writing form for years. There's swagger, there's punch, there's speed and there's dirty filthy grooves, Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee showing clearly that Motörhead is not simply a band, it's a genre!

Track Listing
1. Heartbreaker
2. Coup de Grace
3. Lost Woman Blues
4. End Of Time
5. Do You Believe
6. Death Machine
7. Dust and Glass
8. Going To Mexico
9. Silence When You Speak To Me
10. Crying Shame
11. Queen Of The Damned
12. Knife
13. Keep Your Powder Dry
14. Paralyzed

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the big apple gets a slice of new vinyl!

Records Are Dying? Not Here






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Black Friday is almost here, check out the special Black Friday Vinyl Releases from Record Store Day


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Auctioned 1893 phonograph cylinder recording expected to fetch $25,000






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Polyvinyl Announces 7-Inch Series Featuring Cloud Nothings, Hospitality, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down





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New Jerry Garcia Band, Weir and Wasserman Box Set Announced











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Mark Lanegan Announces Anthology of Solo Material







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Skeletonwitch’s Scott Hedrick Talks New Album + Vinyl’s Place in Metal











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REO Speedwagon and Styx to Do Benefit For Victims of Midwest Storms








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The Beatles debut in US Top 10 with second live BBC package










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How Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore Defined Rock ’n’ Roll











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Tune In: Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day U.S. TV Debut

LED ZEPPELIN’S CELEBRATION DAY MAKES ITS U.S.TELEVISION DEBUT ON AXS TV, SUNDAY, NOV. 24 AT 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT

LEGENDARY 2007 CONCERT FILM AIRS ON ‘AXS TV CONCERTS’ EVERY NIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT STARTING NOV. 24 THROUGH THANKSGIVING NOV. 28

Continuing its mission to bring music back to television, AXS TV will showcase the television premiere of Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day concert film. Recorded live at London's O2 Arena on December 10, 2007, the film captures a two-hour-plus tour de force of the band’s signature blues-infused rock ’n’ roll that instantly became part of the legend of Led Zeppelin. Founding members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were joined by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham, to perform 16 songs from their celebrated catalog including landmark tracks “Whole Lotta Love,” “Rock And Roll,” “Kashmir,” and “Stairway To Heaven.” Although 20 million people applied for tickets, the band’s first headline show in 27 years was seen only by the 18,000 ticket holders who were fortunate enough to have secured seats through the worldwide lottery.

The historic concert will premiere on AXS TV CONCERTS, Sunday, Nov. 24 at 8-10 p.m. ET (5-7 p.m. PT). There will be encore broadcasts every night of the week at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from Monday, Nov. 25 through Thursday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving. The concert premiered theatrically last year and is also available on Blu-Ray, DVD, CD, vinyl, and digital download, but has never been seen on television prior to its debut on AXS TV.

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Amazon Hot New Releases November 22, 2013

1. Lorde - Pure Heroine
2. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
3. Beatles - On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2
4. Arctic Monkeys - AM
5. Death Grips - No Love Deep Web [LP/Explicit]
6. The Head and the Heart - Let's Be Still (2xLP+MP3)
7. The Avett Brothers - Magpie & The Dandelion
8. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (Limited Edition Orange...
9. Chris Brotherhood Robinson - Betty's Blends
10. Glen Hansard - Drive All Night

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 11/11 - 11/17, 2013

Vinyl Top 25:
1. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co.
2. The Beatles - On Air: Live At The BBC Vol. 2
3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
4. Grizzly Bear - Shields B-Sides
5. Wooden Shjips - Back To Land
6. Bright Eyes - Christmas Album
7. Fruit Bats - Mouthfuls
8. Haim - Days Are Gone
9. Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children
10. Death - For The Whole World
11. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
12. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Jingle All The Way
13. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
14. Yo La Tengo - Super Kiwi 7"
15. Bully - Brainfreeze 7"
16. Trent Dabbs - The Way We Look At Horses
17. Midlake - Antiphon
18. Jensen Sportag - Stealth Of Days
19. Trampled By Turtles - Live At First Avenue
20. Fuzz - Fuzz
21. Various - New Orleans Funk Vol. 3
22. Tristen - C A V E S
23. William Onyeabor - Who Is William Onyeabor
24. Kronos Quartet & Bryce Dessner - Aheym
25. Wild Feathers - Wild Feathers

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album cover art of the day:


THE UNGUIDED To Release 'Fragile Immortality' In January





















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and in honor of the White Album release date:

What It Sounds Like If You Play 100 Vinyl Copies of The White Album at Once