This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect
1. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (Clear Vinyl) (Pre-Order)
2. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
3. Weezer - Pinkerton
4. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
5. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
6. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
7. Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf
8. Foreigner - 4
9. Allman Brothers Band - Eat A Peach
10. Various Artists - The Big Lebowski
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"Man of Steel" Soundtrack Now Available as Vinyl Record
Furnace Record Pressing Completes Pressing of "Man of Steel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Original soundtrack by Hans Zimmer pressed on Limited Edition 180g Double Vinyl LP.
This summer's blockbuster "Man of Steel," was released June 14, 2013, and has earned over $500 million worldwide. Soon fans can also rejoice over a Limited Edition Deluxe 180 gram, Double-LP Vinyl Record of the critically-acclaimed soundtrack, manufactured by Furnace Record Pressing. Academy Award®-, Grammy-, and Golden Globe-winning composer Hans Zimmer took on scoring the film, which reboots the iconic story of Superman. Working with director Zack Snyder, the soundtrack combines unique musical themes and outside-of-the-box collaborations with some of the best drummers and pedal steel guitarists in the world. Zimmer brought together a 12-member drum circle, including such greats as Jason Bonham, Sheila E. and Pharrell Williams, and combined it with eight world-renowned pedal steel guitarists.
Water Tower Music, the in-house music label for Warner Bros. Pictures, chose Furnace to manufacture the film's soundtrack on vinyl. Furnace Record Pressing is a world leader in manufacturing audiophile-quality records. The soundtrack is pressed on two 180-gram LPs, and then packed into full-color gatefold jackets with a bonus download card.
"WaterTower Music is thrilled to partner with Furnace for the "Man of Steel" LP," says head of WaterTower Music, Jason Linn. "This double disc release gives fans yet another exciting way to experience the dynamic brilliance of composer Hans Zimmer. WaterTower looks forward to exploring many future vinyl projects with both Hans and Furnace."
Musicians and record labels alike are taking advantage of the recent resurgence in popularity of vinyl records. Consumers are reigniting the love affair they once had with tangible artwork and lifelike audio reproduction that cannot be found on CDs or digital download formats.
"Releasing a symphonic score on vinyl is a great treat for fans of the movie and of Hans Zimmer. The richness of this masterpiece is heightened by the warmth that the vinyl provides upon playback, and the packaging is just stunning," says Furnace president Eric Astor.
Fans of the movie and the soundtrack are able to pre-order the Limited Edition Vinyl soundtrack now at the Superman Homepage Online Store HERE
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from our friends at DamagedGoods.com
10 year anniversary re-issue of Holly's greatest album with 2 BONUS UNRELEASED tracks!
Collector's edition on RED vinyl and digipak CD
It's been out of stock for a while so we've decided to make this re-issue a little bit special. Often cited as perhaps her best solo album 'Truly She Is None Other' was recorded in 2002/3 at Toe-Rag Studios by Liam Watson and features the song 'Tell Me Now So I Know' which was picked for the main title theme for Jim Jarmush's 'Broken Flowers' movie.
Among the nine Holly originals the album features two Ray Davies songs ('Time Will Tell' & 'Tell Me Now So I Know'), along with 'There's An End', (penned by her friend Craig Fox from The Greenhornes.) There's also a fine version of Jessie Mae Robinson's 'Black Night', a song most famously covered by Muddy Waters.
Backed by the cream of Toe-Rag's in house musicians, this is Holly Golightly at her finest.
With sleeve notes by none other than Jack White III.
Get your copy HERE
RE-ISSUE OF THE LEGENDARY DEBUT GORILLAS ALBUM FROM 1978
**FIRST TIME ON VINYL SINCE 1978**
LP on RED VINYL! (Ltd to 1000 copies)
CD first time on digipak!
The Gorillas livened up the mid-70s rock scene like few others.
They were the missing link between Hendrix, glam and punk.
Interest in Jesse Hector and The Gorillas (originally The Hammersmith Gorillas) has grown steadily in recent years in no small part due to Caroline Catz' documentary film, A Message To The World, the Gorilla Got Me compilation on Big Beat Records and the recent Crushed Butler albums re-released on Last Years Youth Records. The band also featured heavily in Wired Up!, last years' excellent book of proto-punk and glam record sleeves. Unavailable for some time, we're now re-issuing their debut album. On vinyl for the first time since 1978, our version features 3 BONUS TRACKS not featured on the original Raw Records release ("I'm Seventeen" "My Son's Alive" and the classic single "It's My Life".)
Get your copy HERE
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from our friends at Ripple-Music.comLegendary Rocker, Pete French, Teams With Ripple Music To Release New LEAF HOUND Album, Live In Japan
Late 60s/early 70s classic rock band LEAF HOUND is legendary.
And now the band's equally legendary frontman, Pete French, and the rest of LEAF HOUND has joined forces with Ripple Music to release an LP, CD, DVD project of all newly recorded live material - Live in Japan.
Recorded live in July of 2012 in Tokyo, Live in Japan will see worldwide release later this year via Ripple Music. Look out world, LEAF HOUND has been unleashed once again!
"As good a rock album as you could hope to hear. (LEAF HOUND, 'Unleashed')" -Alastair Riddell, Kerrang!
"...a long-lost and quite wonderful doom-tinged hard rock band" - Dave Ling, Classic Rock
"...rightful heirs to the Led Zep/Bad Company blues rock crown" - Pete Sargeant, Blues Matters
Few bands from the proto-metal period command the undying respect and nods of approval as does Leaf Hound. Talk about a pedigree. Leaf Hound formed in 1969 under their original name, Black Cat Bones. Early incarnations of the Black Cat Bones featured guitarist Paul Kossoff and drummer Simon Kirke who both left to form Free. Black Cat Bones issued one album then replaced their vocalist with perfect-wailer Peter French, Guitarist Rod Price departed soon after to join Foghat and French added his cousin Mick Halls on guitar. With that change, Leaf Hound was born.
In 1970, Leaf Hound released the seminal album "Growers of Mushrooms" which has rightly been hailed as a bonafide classic of 70's British underground rock scene. Classic Rock magazine has raved that "Growers of Mushrooms" is one of the most influential pieces of music on the stoner rock, and the album has gained a reputation as being one of the true lost gems of the early British hard rock scene. Original Decca vinyl copies on are one of the most rare collectable rock albums out there with prices soaring above £4,000!
After the band broke up, Peter French found himself in high demand. He has been the voice of Atomic Rooster, Cactus and Randy Pie as well as releasing an acclaimed solo album on Polydor, 'Ducks In Flight', which featured the likes of Micky Moody, Brian Robertson and Kenny Jones. But the legend of Leaf Hound wouldn't die. Interest in the band took a seismic shift when the album was first re-released on CD in 1994, finally giving rock fans easy access to the buried treasure. It gained a second re-release in 2005. The music is a prime slice of classic 70's hard rock - a heady mix of Cream, The Who, Free, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
Following intense public demand, Pete French put a new version of Leaf Hound together in the Spring of 2004, and in 2007 Leaf Hound released their first new album in decades, 'Unleashed' on the R.A.R.E/Repertoire label to highly positive critical acclaim. The opening track, '105 Degrees', was voted one of the top 100 rock tracks of 2007 by Classic Rock magazine. To launch the release of the album, they headlined the second night of the All Hallows Festival at London's Camden Underworld.
Now, the next chapter in the myth that is Leaf Hound unfolds as the band has joined the stalwart heavy rocking label, Ripple Music to unleash an all new set of killer live Leaf Hound onto the unsuspecting public. Soon to be released on LP, CD and DVD formats, Ripple Music will bring to a whole new audience the legend that is Leaf Hound. With a roster of classic proto-metal rockers that includes Poobah, JPT Scare Band, and Iron Claw, Ripple Music has already proven its ability to bring classic rocking bands to a modern audience.
LEAF HOUND is:
PETER FRENCH - VOCALS
LUKE RAYNER - GUITAR
PETER HERBERT - BASS
JIMMY ROWLAND - DRUMS
www.leafhound.net
www.ripple-music.com
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from our friends at MusicOnVinyl.com
Free was one of the British bands that pioneered Hard Rock. Despite a short life span, they were a huge influence bands such as Bad Company and Foreigner, thanks to their style of stripped-down British Blues.
Their follow up to Free [MOVLP415], Fire And Water, peaked at #17 in the album charts, carried by the classic Rock anthem "All Right Now" – which peaked at #4 in Billboard's Hot 100 in 1970. Paul Kossoff's guitar playing and Paul Rodger's incredible voice made Free one of the best bands around. Their revered legacy is justified with Music On Vinyl's 180 gram audiophile treatment.
This is Muddy in his younger years, recorded on several dates spanning 1948-1952 at what were probably his first amplified sessions. Great tracks include the scorching "She's Alright", "Kind Hearted Woman" and "Honey Bee". More Real Folk Blues (originally released in 1967 on the famed Chess Records) is an essential early Muddy Waters compilation for Chicago Blues fans.
As the liner notes by Crawdaddy Magazine's Paul Williams state: 'Listening to Muddy Waters is as simple as forgetting your zip code; you just relax your mind, let go of the little things and let the blues come through, clean and easy. When Muddy sings, you feel the blues, and you feel the joy that goes with them.'. On 180 gram audiophile vinyl !
One of the most well-known Corrosion of Conformity albums, Wiseblood was their 5th full length release, peaking at #104 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart in the US in 1996.
The history of Corrosion of Conformity in modern heavy music is highly significant, not least due to Pepper Keenan's formation of Down along with Pantera's Philip Anselmo, leaders of the New Orleans NOLA scene. A totally authentic heavy band and movement, COC naturally progressed from their thrashy, underground days to pushing the boundaries of what was classed as heavy music. Decibel Magazine refer to COC as 'a crucial stylistic lynchpin in the bridge between metal and punk' that 'irrevocably re-shaped crossover's sonic possibilities.'.
Metallica's James Hetfield makes a guest appearance on this album, providing backup vocals on "Man Or Ash".
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- First 750 copies on black/ red splattered vinyl. Afterwards available on black vinyl.
- Printed innersleeves
Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees successfully delivered their unique blend of arena Rock well into the early nineties. They lived up to their name (or "Bad Reputation") as patriotic warriors defending the stars & stripes on and off stage.
The band, consisting of the inimitable Ted Nugent, Styx member Tommy Shaw and Night Ranger's Jack Blades, rocked stages with a vengeance. Their self-titled debut went platinum, carried by the hit charting power ballad "High Enough", the rocking opener "Coming Of Age" and "Runaway".
This is the first time Damn Yankees is reissued since its original release in 1990! On 180 gram audiophile vinyl
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Top 20 Concert Tours In North America
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
1. The Rolling Stones; $7,969,276; $346.09.
2. Taylor Swift; $2,188,099; $85.18.
3. Kenny Chesney; $1,919,435; $74.36.
4. Bon Jovi; $1,612,999; $104.13.
5. Fleetwood Mac; $1,390,010; $108.91.
6. New Kids On The Block; $838,510; $66.69.
7. Jason Aldean; $780,014; $51.47.
8. Tim McGraw; $575,811; $36.47.
9. Brad Paisley; $566,551; $36.20.
10. Carrie Underwood; $495,724; $62.39.
11. Widespread Panic; $416,309; $46.05.
12. Barry Manilow; $354,265; $57.72.
13. Motley Crue; $329,571; $75.99.
14. Styx / REO Speedwagon / Ted Nugent; $221,234; $38.78.
15. Jeff Dunham; $211,902; $48.20.
16. Bassnectar; $179,128; $36.44.
17. Chris Tomlin; $163,206; $28.29.
18. Willie Nelson; $153,714; $55.53.
19. Il Divo; $152,184; $76.21.
20. Juanes; $146,839; $53.27.
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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Release 'Your Disposal' 7" Single
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many a band using kickstarter to release vinyl!
Your new favourite record company. How Kickstarter is igniting the vinyl revival
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Afrika Bambaataa Gets Vinyl Record Collection Archived
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Overplayed Songs We Never Want to Hear Again
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Rock On: 21 Iconic Pop Punk Album Covers
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Tommy Bolin Compilation Collects Rare and Unreleased Songs
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Review Of Mondo's Maniac 2013 Soundtrack White Vinyl Pressing
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Wolfmother reunite 10 weeks after breaking up, announce tour dates
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Dropkick Murphys Help Raise Over $300,000 for Victims of Boston Marathon Bombings
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50 Years Ago "Surf City" #1 On The Charts
In July 1963, "Surf City" by Jan and Dean hit #1 on the charts.
Surf City was released in June of 1963, a song co-written ironically by Beach Boy Brian Wilson (and Jan Berry); whose band helped to define the genre (who released their debut LP Surfin' Safari on October 1, 1962)
The first draft of the song, with the working title "Goody Connie Won't You Come Back Home," was written by Brian Wilson. He gave it to Jan Berry and Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean who finished writing and recording it with Wilson in the early 1960s. Surf City" became the first surf song to reach #1 on theBillboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song also crossed to #3 on Billboard's R&B charts.
"Surf City" is one of a handful of Jan and Dean songs that used the group of leading studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew. They included:
Billy Strange - guitar, arranger
Ray Pohlman - guitar, leader
Glen Campbell - guitar
Bill Pitman - bass
Hal Blaine - drums
Earl Palmer - drums
