New Music Releases - April 1, 2014

'68 - Midnight (7")
5 Royales - Soul & Swagger: The Complete "5" Royales
9th Wonder - Jamla Is The Squad
A.J. Ellis - Bury the Devil
ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits
Afrique - Soul Makossa
Alesana - The Decade EP
Ana Tijoux - 1977 (vinyl)
Anette Olzon - Shine
Anna von Hausswolff - Källan (vinyl)
Arc Iris - Arc Iris (vinyl)
Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold
Augustus Pablo - East of The River Nile (vinyl)
Austrian Death Machine - Triple Brutal
Band of Skulls - Himalayan
Benedek - Untitled EP (vinyl)
Black Pistol Fire - Hush or Howl (vinyl)
Boston - Feeling It in Chicago
Boyfrndz - Breeder
Brock Van Wey - Home (2xCD)
Bruno S - Bruno S (vinyl)
Busman's Holiday - A Long Goodbye (vinyl)
Castle - Return of the Gasface
Cauldron Black Ram - Stalagmire (vinyl)
Charlie Daniels Band - Off The Grid: Doin' It Dylan
Chevelle - La Gárgola
Chiodos - DEVIL
Christina Perri - Head Or Heart
Client - Authority
Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere
Cunninlynguists - Strange Journey Volume Three
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration (2xLP)
Cyne - All My Angles Are Right (vinyl)
D-Lo - Keep It On the D-Lo
Dan and Shay - Where It All Began
Dan Croll - Sweet Disarray (vinyl)
Dan Melchior - Slow Down Tiger (vinyl)
Deep Purple - Cal Jam 1974
Detroit Swindle - Boxed Out (2xLP)
Diego Cortez - Traumdeutung (vinyl)
Dillon - The Unknown (vinyl)
Doris Day - Music, Movies & Memories
Doris Day - Sings Her Great Movie Hits
Duane Pitre and Cory Allen - The Seeker and the Healer (vinyl)
Eddie Kendricks - Love Keys
Efdemin - Decay (2xLP)
Efestion and Harald Grosskopf - Subconscio (12")
Ellen Allien & Thomas Muller - Free Nation (12")
Epistasis - Light Through Dead Glass
Evian Christ - Waterfall (vinyl)
Fairweather - Fairweather (vinyl)
Fartbarf - Dirty Power
Fort Romeau - Her Dream (12")
Friend Roulette - Grow Younger EP
Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead
Goatwhore - A Haunting Curse (vinyl)
Goatwhore - Carving Out The Eye's Of God (Vinyl)
Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol 19 10/19/73 Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena OK
Gridlink - Longhena (vinyl)
Hank Williams III - Ramblin' Man
Heathers - Kingdom
Holmes Brothers - Brotherhood
Horace Andy - Get Wise (vinyl)
HTRK - Psychic 9-5 Club (vinyl)
Inventions - Inventions (vinyl)
Islaja - S U U (vinyl)
J-Love - Flood Gates
Jack Beats - FabricLive.74
Jamaica - Ventura (vinyl)
Jan St. Werner - Split Animal Sculpture (10")
Jaws - Keys to the Universe (vinyl)
Joan as Police Woman - The Classic
John Cage - Early Electronic and Tape Music (vinyl)
Jon Langford and Skull Orchard - Here Be Monsters
Jonny Two Bags - Salvation Town
Jorge Velez - Ausland (12")
Juju & Jordash - Waldorf Salad/Third Planet from Altair (12")
Kaiser Chiefs - Education, Education, Education and War (vinyl)
Kassel Jaeger - Toxic Cosmopolitanism (vinyl)
Keith Allison - In Action The Complete Columbia Sides Plus!
Khan - The Enlightenment Machine (vinyl)
Kiss - Alive! (reissue) (2xLP)
Kiss - Animalize (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Destroyer (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Dressed to Kill (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Dynasty (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Hotter Than Hell (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Kiss (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Lick It Up (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Revenge (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Unmasked (reissue) (vinyl)
Lacuna Coil - Broken Crown Halo
Landon Tewers - Dead Kids
Leaders of the New School - A Future Without A Past (2xLP)
Leon Russell - Life Journey
Lesser Key - Lesser Key
Lightnin' Hopkins - Free Form Patterns (reissue) (2xLP)
Lightnin' Rod - Hustler's Convention (vinyl)
Los Nuggetz - '60s Garage and Psych from Latin America (4xCD)
Lost Society - Terror Hungry
Luv NY - The Snake Tape (tape)
M83 - You and the Night OST (vinyl)
Mac DeMarco - Salad Days (vinyl)
Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden
Malachai - Beyond Ugly (vinyl)
Manchester Orchestra - Cope (vinyl)
Massacre - Back From Beyond
Matt Andersen - Weightless
Meyhem Lauren - Respect the Fly Shit
Mica Levi - Under the Skin OST
Mike Dillon - Band of Outsiders (vinyl)
Mike Oldfield - Man on the Rocks
Millie and Andrea - Drop the Vowels (2xLP)
MindsOne and Kev Brown - Pillars EP
MO KOLOURS - Mo Kolours (vinyl)
Mobb Deep - The Infamous Mobb Deep (2xCD)
Nathaniel Rateliff - Falling Faster Than You Can Run (vinyl)
Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line
Nocturnal Breed - Napalm Nights
Nux Vomica - Nux Vomica (vinyl)
Oberman Knocks | Autechre - Dilankex EP (reissue) (12")
Octo Octa - Cause I Love You (12")
Ohio Express - Beg, Borrow and Steal The Complete Cameo Recordings
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster - Anthology 1967-1988
Order Of Isaz - Seven Years of Famine
Ortolan - Covered In Black (vinyl)
Pattern Is Movement - Pattern Is Movement
Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles - The Complete Atlantic Sides Plus
Peder Mannerfelt - Lines Describing Circles (vinyl)
Pharrell - Happy (12")
Pilgrim - II: Void Worship (vinyl)
Polar Bear - In Each and Every One (2xLP+CD)
Prince Po and Oh No - Animal Serum (2xLP)
Pure X - Angel (vinyl)
Pyrrhon - The Mother of Virtues (vinyl)
RAC - Strangers (vinyl)
Ras G - Raw Fruit Vol. 1-2 (2xLP)
Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours
S. Carey - Range of Light (colored vinyl)
Saintseneca - Darc Arc (vinyl)
Savage Republic - Recordings From Live Performance 1981-1983
Scenic - Acquatica
Siria - Mestre Cupijo e Seu Ritmo (vinyl)
Sleepy D - Don't Go To Sleep
Sleepy Sun - Maui Tears (vinyl)
Small Black - Real People (vinyl)
Smoke DZA - Dream.ZONE.Achieve
Social Distortion - Prison Bound – 25th Anniversary (vinyl)
Sonata Arctica - Pariah’s Child
Soviet Soviet - Fate (vinyl)
Split Single - Fragmented World
Steel Panther - All You Can Eat
Swans - The Burning World (vinyl)
The Alan Parsons Project - The Complete Albums Collection (11xCD)
The Bamboos - Fever In the Road
The Body - I Shall Die Here (vinyl)
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (reissue) (vinyl)
The Robert Cray Band - In My Soul (vinyl)
The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack (reissue) (vinyl)
The Shivas - You Make Me Wanna (7")
The Spies - The Battle of Bosworth Terrace (vinyl)
The Used - Imaginary Enemy (vinyl)
Thievery Corporation - Saudade (vinyl)
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams (vinyl)
Tony Allen - N.E.P.A. (vinyl)
Truckfighters - Universe (vinyl)
Tuamie - House Shoes Presents: The Gift: Volume Four (vinyl)
Various Artists - Amada (vinyl)
Various Artists - Divided and United: The Songs of the Civil War (4xLP)
Various Artists - Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Brown (2xCD)
Various Artists - Punk Goes 90's Vol. 2
Various Artists - Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia The Complete Bell Recordings
Voices From the Lake - Velo di Maya (12")
White Hinterland - Baby (colored vinyl)
Wild Ones - Keep It Safe (vinyl)
WV White - West Virginia White (vinyl)
Young Fathers - Dead (vinyl)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

For Immediate Release

PledgeMusic and Cleopatra Records Join Forces to Re-issue Van Morrison's The Complete 1967 Bang Sessions

The Double LP Limited Pressing in a Velvet Cover on Red Splatter Vinyl includes the colossal hit “Brown Eyed Girl”

PledgeMusic, the leading direct-to-fan company and Cleopatra Records, an independent L.A. based record label with an eclectic roster of artists, have announced a pre-order for the re-issue of the legendary album of Van Morrison, The Complete Bang Sessions. Cleopatra Records is pressing a strictly limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies of this 180 gram Red & Black Spatter vinyl in a luxurious black velvet gatefold cover, an exclusive for fans only available through PledgeMusic’s platform.

Look up the phrase “blue-eyed soul” in the dictionary and there you will find a picture of Van Morrison. But in 1967 Van Morrison was finished with the record industry, after disbanding Them and exiling himself away in Belfast. Producer Bert Berns managed to convince Van Morrison to return to the states and record for Bang. It was these early sessions which would mark the beginning of an incredibly successful career, beginning with the colossal hit “Brown Eyed Girl”. Every fan who pledges support will receive the highly collectible vinyl for The Complete Bang Sessions. Pledge at pledgemusic.com

Jayce Varden, President, North America at PledgeMusic, commented: “Van Morrison is one of the most talented artists of our time and PledgeMusic is thrilled to partner with Cleopatra Records to give his fans the rare chance to get their hands on this exclusive deluxe packaged item.”

Matt Green, Vice President of Acquisitions at Cleopatra Records added, “Cleopatra Records is proud to present Van Morrison’s smashing solo debut in a beautiful package & pressing, which a work of this caliber deserves.”

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Green Day - "Waiting" 7'' (Clear Neon Green Pre-Order)

Classic Adeline release on clear neon pink or clear neon green vinyl . Featuring "Waiting" from Green Day's album Warning and an alternate version of the song "Maria".
Expected to ship around late May.  Neon green is limited to 350.

Pre-order HERE



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Lions | MTNZ | 12" Vinyl 

Lions are a band whose sound could not be pigeon-holed to just one genre. Math rock influenced time signatures, melodic guitars and distinct vocals are only a few of the factors that add up to make Lions a band to get excited about.

Their debut EP 'MTNZ' has already been incredibly well received over the internet with over a thousand downloads in less than 7 months of it's digital release. After one listen to this EP it's easy to see how.

300 copies of 'MTNZ' will be pressed to 12" vinyl on two very limited colors, shipping now!

- 200 on purple/clear
- 100 on purple glitter

Order HERE

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from our friends at PolyVinylRecords

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Broom 

Recorded in the attic and living room of guitarist Will Knauer's parent's home, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's debut record Broom is an expertly crafted indie pop gem that continues to be beloved by old and new fans alike.

Featuring stand-outs such as "Pangea," "Oregon Girl," "House Fire," and more, this picture disc pressing incorporates the album's artwork to add another layer of beauty to the warm, ethereal music contained within the record's grooves.

Picture Disc
◦Limited to 300 numbered copies.
◦Packaged in a sturdy, crystal clear sleeve with protective flap.

Pre-orders will ship on 04/18/2014

Pre-Order at PolyVinylRecords

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news from our friends at www.spacelab9.com who are launching their website on April 1st!

So who is excited for the pre-order of THE WALKING DEAD Original Soundtrack Volume 1 LP on April 1st? Here is a sneak peek of the very limited edition of zombie turntable slipmats featuring original gore-tesque artwork by artist Travis Pitts will also be available during the pre-order.



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Dance/Electronica Releases To Look For On Record Store Day 2014

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superb article out of the great state of virginia:

Vinyl record production getting back in the groove as demand grows for listening experience

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got an extra $18,000 grand laying around? why not bid on the beatles 'butcher block' LP, up for sale on eBay (sale ends in two weeks)

THE BEATLES "YESTERDAY & TODAY" AUTHENTIC STEREO BUTCHER COVER 1ST STATE! NM-!

Happy Birthday To The 45rpm Record

written by Robert Benson

Happy Birthday to an old friend, the 45 rpm record officially turns 65 years old today!

The 45rpm record was initially introduced in 1949 by RCA Records as a smaller, more durable replacement for the heavy 78 shellac-based records of the time. The 45 was created by RCA as a competitive move against one their rival record companies, Columbia, which had just introduced the new microgroove 33 1/3 rpm LP. The number 45 came from taking 78 and subtracting Columbia's new 33 to equal the 45. Record companies and consumers alike faced an uncertain future as to which format would survive the 78rpm or the 45rpm; in what was known as the “War of the Speeds.” In 1949 Capitol and Decca started issuing the new LP format and RCA relented and issued its first LP in January 1950. But the 45 rpm was gaining in popularity and Columbia issued its first 45s in February 1951. Soon other record companies saw the mass consumer appeal the new format allowed and by 1954 more than 200 million 45s had been sold.

So On March 31, 1949, RCA Victor released "Texarkana Baby" b/w "Bouquet of Roses" by Eddy Arnold. The first 45 to hit the Billboard charts was "A -- You're Adorable" by Perry Como, listed on the charts on May 7, 1949. The disc was made of green vinyl, part of an early plan to color-code singles according to the genre of music they featured. Others included yellow for children's songs and red for classical music. The next week, the year's biggest hit appeared on the Billboard charts -- "Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)” by Vaughn Monroe. The first 45rpm records were monaural and as stereo sound became more prevalent and popular in the 1960s, almost all 45rpm records were manufactured in stereo.  

The historical and commercial significance of the 45rpm record has varied over time, the technological developments in recorded music and according to the audience of the particular artists and musical genres. In general, 45 records were more important to the music acts who sold music to the younger audiences (mostly teenagers) who tend to have limited financial resources and shorter attention spans. That said, the golden age for the 45 was in the 1950s and 1960s in early development of rock music. They were affordable and allowed artists the freedom of releasing a single song as opposed to a whole LP. Conversely, some singles helped to launch the sales of the albums that the musicians were promoting.

The length of the songs also evolved. In the 1950s, it was common for songs to be anywhere from two to two and a half minutes long and in the 1960s; the three minute single became the norm. This length was very convenient and fit the AM radio format very well. Millions of demo records were sent out to radio stations with specific instructions as to which song was supposed to be the ‘hit single,’ although there were some DJs that played the ‘B’ sides and those songs became hits. Elvis Presley was one of the first artists to release the ‘double-sided single’, meaning that both songs would ultimately end up on the charts. The Beatles followed suit and were also one of the first recording artists to push the envelope, so to speak and commonly had songs over the three-minute norm. In fact, there are some singles that had to be edited by radio stations and shortened to fit their particular formats. Don McLean’s 1972 hit “American Pie” is an example, the single was split up into two parts on the 45. The Beatles broke new ground in 1968 with their over seven minute epic “Hey Jude.”

The sales of the 45s were recorded on the record charts in most countries in a Top 40 format and these charts were often published in magazines (Billboard), television shows (American Bandstand) and radio programs often had the Top 40 countdown shows (Casey Casem). However, the 45 rpm record can never duplicate the sales figures from when the format was in its heyday because when the 45 was at its peak, it was the way to get music to the music consumer. Today there are too many other formats competing for the music dollar.

Nowadays, they still manufacture 45 rpm records, but on a much smaller scale than decades ago. Indie bands, r&b artists and punk bands love the format; it makes the music affordable for their target audience and, after all these years, 45 rpm records are still highly sought after by record collectors. Happy Birthday to an old friend, here’s for many more!

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon (Ltd. 10" Box Set Gold Vinyl) 

ICED EARTH returns with their brand new masterpiece, “Plagues Of Babylon!” Having already established themselves as one of Heavy Metal’s most driven forces throughout their illustrious career, “Dystopia” marked a much celebrated studio debut for new vocalist Stu Block, leading ICED EARTH into touring activities which culminated into the stunning live release “Live In Ancient Kourion.” Now, the metal legends return with their brand new opus (recorded at Principal Studios, Germany (KREATOR, IN EXTREMO, GRAVE DIGGER)) once again setting ICED EARTH on another blaze for worldwide glory! Limited Edition 10" Boxset (three 10" LPs; 12-page booklet; album artwork poster; limited to 500 worldwide).

Order at CMDistro

Freedom Call - Land of the Crimson Dawn (double vinyl)

The seventh album by this long-running German metal institution is a very special 14-song, 64-minute foray into all this band is capable of, and fans know they run the gamut of all that is special about the power metal sub-genre. 'Land of the Crimson Dawn' is, therefore, their most diverse and compelling album to date. This is the double vinyl edition!

Order at CMDistro




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SAVAGES 'Fuckers'/'Dream Baby Dream' - 12" Live Single PRE-ORDER

One year to the day after their acclaimed debut album, Silence Yourself, Savages return with new music in the shape of 12-inch single ‘Fuckers’ / ‘Dream Baby Dream’.

Recorded at the band’s London’s Forum show on 6th November 2013 - exactly halfway through the band’s year - the record captures the full sonic intensity of Savages' live performance on the progressively wigged-out, 10-minute-plus ‘Fuckers’, as well as their more mesmeric side on a sinuous cover of Suicide’s timeless ‘Dream Baby Dream’.

'Fuckers'/'Dream Baby Dream' is available to pre-order now and will be released on 5th May/6th May (UK & Europe/North America).  Mixed by Johnny Hostile. Artwork by Antoine Carlier.

Pre-Order HERE

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new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

DEPECHE MODE - A BROKEN FRAME

Their second album A Broken Frame was released in 1982 and shows a growing band in its early stages, a group that's searching for direction and focus. Its versatility and highly diverse set of quintessential Eighties Pop make this a very interesting album, and every Depeche Mode fan that's eager to get an understanding of the makings of the group should own this record.

Key member Alan Wilder was already touring with the band at this time, but has not yet been involved with recording A Broken Frame. Their next effort however, Construction Time Again would feature Wilder in the arranging seat, thus shaping the unique sound of Depeche Mode forever.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Gatefold sleeve
• Insert 

DEPECHE MODE - CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN

The third album of Depeche Mode Construction Time Again (1983) was the first one to include talented band member and arranger Alan Wilder to the mix. The album was recorded in John Foxx's The Garden studio in London and mixed in the famous Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, the latter being famous for its delivery of classic albums by artists like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and U2.

Experimenting with brand new instruments like the Synclavier that allowed sampling to be manipulated musically, Construction Time Again was a groundbreaking record that included industrial influences.

These influences would come to full fruition on subsequent albums Some Great Reward and Black Celebration. Songs like "Pipeline", "Love In Itself", "Shame" and "Everything Counts" turned out to become classic Depeche material.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Gatefold sleeve
• Insert

DEPECHE MODE - VIOLATOR

The first Depeche album to sell over a million copies in the United States, Violator (1990) is often regarded as Depeche Mode's finest work. Not only containing the world hits "Personal Jesus" (later beautifully reinterpreted by Johnny Cash) and "Enjoy The Silence" (with its epic video), each and every song on Violator is worthy of mentioning: for instance the beautiful and haunting album closer "Clean", and two further hit singles "Policy Of Truth" and "World In My Eyes", all fine examples of Gahan, Wilder and Gore's combined magic.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Gatefold sleeve
• Insert

DEPECHE MODE - ULTRA

Released in 1997, Ultra proved that Depeche Mode were not ready to quit yet, with the departure of key member Alan Wilder fresh in people's memory. By delivering a strong set of new songs, Martin Gore, David Gahan and Alan Fletcher proved that they were still relentlessly on top of their game.

The album reached #5 on the Billboard 200, carried by strong singles like the album opener "Barrel Of A Gun", "It's No Good" and "Home". Having recovered from an almost fatal overdose, singer David Gahan took to his vocal duties like there's no tomorrow. In its darkest times, it almost looked as if the band would never be the same again or might have called its quits. Depeche Mode are built to last and Ultra is the ultimate evidence.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Gatefold sleeve
• Insert

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My Chemical Romance Greatest Hits album 'May Death Never Stop You' Vinyl + DVD is now available! 

This vinyl package includes: 2 180LP vinyl with 19 tracks including 1 UNRELEASED SONG and 3 DEMOS, a DVD of 2 hours of never before seen music video footage and a custom MCR Funeral Brassard.

Order at BecauseSoundMatters




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from our friends at Slyvinyl (look for their feed in the left margin)

Sunn O))) & Ulver – Terrestrials // Limited to 500 Silver / 1000 Gold Vinyl LP

The Sound Of Animals Fighting – Lover, The Lord Has Left Us // Limited to 700 White Vinyl 2xLP

Happy Body Slow Brain – Dreams of Water // Limited to 300 Colored Splatter 2xLP in Water Filled Packaging






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Waxwork Details Deluxe and Expanded Vinyl Reissue of John Harrison's 'Creepshow' Soundtrack











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Italian horror maestro Fabio Frizzi’s City of the Living Dead OST set for reissue











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The Vinyl Factory presents Richard Mosse’s The Enclave – Ben Frost soundtrack released as limited 12"

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Against Me! announces ‘Unconditional Love’ 7-inch/

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Jamie xx Announces New 12-inch, Shares "Sleep Sound"

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is RSD worth all the trouble?

Beware the Vinyl Bubble










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super article from the great state of arizona:


The Vinyl Revival: Who -- and Why -- Are Those Folks Buying Records Again?

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lovely story from the great state of wisconsin!

What goes around ..It’s all still in the snap, crackle and pop of records for Tremper’s Vintage Vinyl group

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album cover art of the day:

ARCH ENEMY: 'War Eternal' Cover Artwork, Track Listing

Ask Mr.Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 24, 2014 

DEAR JERRY: I distinctly recall one of the dee jays on KRLA (1110-AM) playing "Exodus," by Ferrante and Teicher, then saying it was No. 1 that week, and, for the first time ever, both of the Top 2 were instrumentals.

Whether he meant nationwide or just Los Angeles, I can't say. Can you? Either way, was he right?

And what instrumental would have been No. 2 that week?

- Helen Polk, Redondo Beach, Calif.

DEAR HELEN: Depending on when that slice of music trivia was mentioned, he could have meant either Los Angeles or nationally, or both, and still been correct.

For the final week of 1960, "Exodus" was No. 1 in "the Land of Eleven-Ten," with No. 2 being "Wonderland By Night," by either Louis Prima or Bert Kaempfert.

KRLA began 1961 with "Exodus" still at No. 1, but with "Wonderland By Night" replaced at No. 2 by Lawrence Welk's "Calcutta" ... another instrumental!

Over the next few weeks, these two would swap positions.

It's amazing that this freaky instrumental incident happened two times consecutively in January 1961, yet, for the rest of the vinyl era would never be repeated.

Neither in Los Angeles nor nationally.

Even going back to the birth of the 45 rpm (1949) we find only one time when two different instrumentals held the top two chart spots nationally.

Beginning March 17, 1956, "Lisbon Antigua" (Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra) and "The Poor People of Paris" (Les Baxter and His Orchestra) occupied the top two positions on both Billboard and Cash Box. At times they even swapped positions.

The next, and last, nationwide occurrence of twin instrumentals topping the charts came in 1961, with the aforementioned "Wonderland By Night" and "Exodus."

DEAR JERRY: Can you stand another pre- and post-Brit Invasion comparison request? 

I'd like to know what effect the Beatles and company had on instrumentalists of the 1960s? 

I'll bet a lot fewer of them topped the charts once all of those vocal groups seized control of the American music scene. 

—Cal Ballentine, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

DEAR CAL: Even with all the 50th Anniversary inquiries coming my way, there are still a few thought-provoking angles to the British Invasion. 

Yours is one of them. 

Here are the No. 1 instrumentals of the '60s as per Billboard and/or Cash Box, both before and after Jan. 1964. 

Before Invasion (1960 - 1963) 

1960 "Theme from A Summer Place" (Percy Faith and His Orchestra) 

1961 "Wonderland By Night" (Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra) 

1961 "Exodus (Ferrante and Teicher) 

1961 "Calcutta" (Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra, Featuring Frank Scott on Harpsichord) 

1962 "Stranger on the Shore" (Mr. Acker Bilk) 

1962 "The Stripper" (David Rose and His Orchestra) 

1962 "Telstar" (Tornadoes) 

After Invasion (1964 - 1969) 

1965 "Taste of Honey" (Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass) 

1968 "Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" (Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra) 

1969 "Grazing in the Grass" (Hugh Masekela) 

1969 "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" (Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus) 

These numbers support your assumption. More singing groups on the charts left fewer spots for instrumentalists. 

For the first four years of the decade, seven instrumentals made it to No. 1, but in the next six years only four were so lucky. 

IZ ZAT SO? In a recent question, a reader opined that, in the pre-Invasion years, teens mostly bought singles whereas adults were the primary market for LPs. Of course that changed dramatically in the mid-'60s. 

Let's compare the number of albums intended for R&R lovin' teenagers, from the first Billboard Top LP chart (Jan. 4, 1960) to their last one of the decade ( Dec. 27, 1969). 

Unfortunately for latter day scholars, in the early '60s, Billboard split their album listings into four separate charts, two for monaural and two for stereo, then split each of those into two more groups based on length of time on the charts. Arrgh! 

Fortunately, they eased their way out of that convoluted mess over the next few years. 

But for our purpose today, we have to at least split the mono and stereo listings. 

Of the Top 65 monaural LPs in 1960, only six are by rock stars: Elvis Presley; Ricky Nelson; Bobby Darin; Frankie Avalon; Duane Eddy; and Fabian. 

The stereo chart lists only 50 titles, most of which are also on the monaural charts. However, there isn't even one stereo entry of the R&R variety. 

We know the 1960s was a decade of many changes, and the LP market is no exception. 

As we close the book on the eventful '60s, it becomes quicker to count the titles among the Top 100 that were targeted to adults — of which there are only 20. 

Making up that 20 percent are LPs aimed at buyers of Adult Oriented Pop Artists (Andy Williams, Peggy Lee, Lettermen, etc.); Original Casts and Soundtracks ("Paint Your Wagon," "Funny Girl," "Hello Dolly," etc.); and Country music (Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Charley Pride, etc.). 

As for the other 80 percent, they owe a great deal of their success to young thinking Americans of all ages. 

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 2014 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

New Music Releases - April 2014

April 1

'68 - Midnight (7")
5 Royales - Soul & Swagger: The Complete "5" Royales
9th Wonder - Jamla Is The Squad
A.J. Ellis - Bury the Devil
ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits
Afrique - Soul Makossa
Ana Tijoux - 1977 (vinyl)
Anette Olzon - Shine
Anna von Hausswolff - Källan (vinyl)
Arc Iris - Arc Iris (vinyl)
Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold
Augustus Pablo - East of The River Nile (vinyl)
Austrian Death Machine - Triple Brutal
Band of Skulls - Himalayan
Benedek - Untitled EP (vinyl)
Black Pistol Fire - Hush or Howl (vinyl)
Boston - Feeling It in Chicago
Boyfrndz - Breeder
Brock Van Wey - Home (2xCD)
Bruno S - Bruno S (vinyl)
Busman's Holiday - A Long Goodbye (vinyl)
Castle - Return of the Gasface
Cauldron Black Ram - Stalagmire (vinyl)
Charlie Daniels Band - Off The Grid: Doin' It Dylan
Chevelle - La Gárgola
Chiodos - DEVIL
Christina Perri - head or heart
Client - Authority
Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere
Cunninlynguists - Strange Journey Volume Three
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration (2xLP)
Cyne - All My Angles Are Right (vinyl)
D-Lo - Keep It On the D-Lo
Dan and Shay - Where It All Began
Dan Croll - Sweet Disarray (vinyl)
Dan Melchior - Slow Down Tiger (vinyl)
Deep Purple - Cal Jam 1974
Detroit Swindle - Boxed Out (2xLP)
Diego Cortez - Traumdeutung (vinyl)
Dillon - The Unknown (vinyl)
Doris Day - Music, Movies & Memories
Doris Day - Sings Her Great Movie Hits
Duane Pitre and Cory Allen - The Seeker and the Healer (vinyl)
Eddie Kendricks - Love Keys
Efdemin - Decay (2xLP)
Efestion and Harald Grosskopf - Subconscio (12")
Ellen Allien & Thomas Muller - Free Nation (12")
Epistasis - Light Through Dead Glass
Evian Christ - Waterfall (vinyl)
Fairweather - Fairweather (vinyl)
Fartbarf - Dirty Power
Fort Romeau - Her Dream (12")
Friend Roulette - Grow Younger EP
Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead
Goatwhore - A Haunting Curse (vinyl)
Goatwhore - Carving Out The Eye's Of God (Vinyl)
Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol 19 10/19/73 Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena OK
Gridlink - Longhena (vinyl)
Hank Williams III - Ramblin' Man
Heathers - Kingdom
Holmes Brothers - Brotherhood
Horace Andy - Get Wise (vinyl)
HTRK - Psychic 9-5 Club (vinyl)
Inventions - Inventions (vinyl)
Islaja - S U U (vinyl)
J-Love - Flood Gates
Jack Beats - FabricLive.74
Jamaica - Ventura (vinyl)
Jan St. Werner - Split Animal Sculpture (10")
Jaws - Keys to the Universe (vinyl)
Joan as Police Woman - The Classic
John Cage - Early Electronic and Tape Music (vinyl)
Jon Langford and Skull Orchard - Here Be Monsters
Jonny Two Bags - Salvation Town
Jorge Velez - Ausland (12")
Juju & Jordash - Waldorf Salad/Third Planet from Altair (12")
Kaiser Chiefs - Education, Education, Education and War (vinyl)
Kassel Jaeger - Toxic Cosmopolitanism (vinyl)
Keith Allison - In Action The Complete Columbia Sides Plus!
Khan - The Enlightenment Machine (vinyl)
Kiss - Alive! (reissue) (2xLP)
Kiss - Animalize (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Destroyer (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Dressed to Kill (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Dynasty (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Hotter Than Hell (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Kiss (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Lick It Up (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Revenge (reissue) (vinyl)
Kiss - Unmasked (reissue) (vinyl)
Lacuna Coil - Broken Crown Halo
Landon Tewers - Dead Kids
Leaders of the New School - A Future Without A Past (2xLP)
Leon Russell - Life Journey
Lesser Key - Lesser Key
Lightnin' Hopkins - Free Form Patterns (reissue) (2xLP)
Lightnin' Rod - Hustler's Convention (vinyl)
Los Nuggetz - '60s Garage and Psych from Latin America (4xCD)
Luv NY - The Snake Tape (tape)
M83 - You and the Night OST (vinyl)
Mac DeMarco - Salad Days (vinyl)
Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden
Malachai - Beyond Ugly (vinyl)
Manchester Orchestra - Cope (vinyl)
Matt Andersen  Weightless
Meyhem Lauren - Respect the Fly Shit
Mica Levi - Under the Skin OST
Mike Dillon - Band of Outsiders (vinyl)
Mike Oldfield - Man on the Rocks
Millie and Andrea - Drop the Vowels (2xLP)
MindsOne and Kev Brown - Pillars EP
MO KOLOURS - Mo Kolours (vinyl)
Mobb Deep - The Infamous Mobb Deep (2xCD)
Nathaniel Rateliff - Falling Faster Than You Can Run (vinyl)
Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line
Nocturnal Breed - Napalm Nights
Nux Vomica - Nux Vomica (vinyl)
Oberman Knocks | Autechre - Dilankex EP (reissue) (12")
Octo Octa - Cause I Love You (12")
Ohio Express - Beg, Borrow and Steal The Complete Cameo Recordings
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster - Anthology 1967-1988
Ortolan - Covered In Black (vinyl)
Pattern Is Movement  Pattern Is Movement
Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles - The Complete Atlantic Sides Plus
Peder Mannerfelt - Lines Describing Circles (vinyl)
Pharrell - Happy (12")
Pilgrim - II: Void Worship (vinyl)
Polar Bear - In Each and Every One (2xLP+CD)
Prince Po and Oh No - Animal Serum (2xLP)
Pure X - Angel (vinyl)
Pyrrhon - The Mother of Virtues (vinyl)
RAC - Strangers (vinyl)
Ras G - Raw Fruit Vol. 1-2 (2xLP)
Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours
S. Carey - Range of Light (colored vinyl)
Saintseneca - Darc Arc (vinyl)
Savage Republic - Recordings From Live Performance 1981-1983
Scenic - Acquatica
Siria - Mestre Cupijo e Seu Ritmo (vinyl)
Sleepy D - Don't Go To Sleep
Sleepy Sun - Maui Tears (vinyl)
Small Black - Real People (vinyl)
Smoke DZA - Dream.ZONE.Achieve
Social Distortion - Prison Bound – 25th Anniversary (vinyl)
Sonata Arctica - Pariah’s Child
Soviet Soviet - Fate (vinyl)
Split Single - Fragmented World
Steel Panther - All You Can Eat
Swans - The Burning World (vinyl)
The Alan Parsons Project - The Complete Albums Collection (11xCD)
The Bamboos - Fever In the Road
The Body - I Shall Die Here (vinyl)
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (reissue) (vinyl)
The Robert Cray Band - In My Soul (vinyl)
The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack (reissue) (vinyl)
The Shivas - You Make Me Wanna (7")
The Spies - The Battle of Bosworth Terrace (vinyl)
The Used - Imaginary Enemy (vinyl)
Thievery Corporation - Saudade (vinyl)
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams (vinyl)
Tony Allen - N.E.P.A. (vinyl)
Truckfighters - Universe (vinyl)
Tuamie - House Shoes Presents: The Gift: Volume Four (vinyl)
Various Artists - Amada (vinyl)
Various Artists - Divided and United: The Songs of the Civil War (4xLP)
Various Artists - Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Brown (2xCD)
Various Artists - Punk Goes 90's Vol. 2
Various Artists - Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia The Complete Bell Recordings
Voices From the Lake - Velo di Maya (12")
White Hinterland - Baby (colored vinyl)
Wild Ones - Keep It Safe (vinyl)
WV White - West Virginia White (vinyl)
Young Fathers - Dead (vinyl)


April 8

65daysofstatic - The Fall of Math (deluxe edition) (vinyl)
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos VII (vinyl)
Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks - Enter the Slasher House (vinyl)
Black Label Society - Catacombs of the Black Vatican
Boozoo Bajou - 4 (vinyl)
Brutality Will Prevail - Suspension Of Consciousness
Carlene Carter - Carter Girl
Christopher Bissonnette - Essays In Idleness (vinyl)
Chuck Inglish - Convertibles
Colourmusic - May You Marry Rich (vinyl)
Consider Me Dead - Young At Heart
Dan Telfer - Tendrils of Ruin
Danny Brown - Old (2xLP)
De Lux - Voyage (vinyl)
Dean Wareham - Dean Wareham (vinyl)
Delain - The Human Contradiction
Denney and The Jets - Mexican Coke (vinyl)
Diarrhea Planet - Aloha (7")
Diarrhea Planet - Yama-Uba (7")
DJ Clent - Hyper Feet (12")
Doug Gillard - Parade On (vinyl)
Downliners Sekt - Silent Ascent (2x12")
Dustin Hamman - Beneath the Harvest Sky OST
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (reissue) (2xLP)
EMA - The Future's Void (vinyl)
Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball (2xCD+DVD)
Fat Freddys Drop - Mother Mother (Theo Parrish Translation) (12")
Fat Freddys Drop - Mother Mother / Never Moving Remixes (12")
Flutronix - 2.0
Folly and the Hunter - Tragic Care (vinyl)
For The Fallen Dreams - Heavy Hearts
Gave Liedman - Hiyeeee!!
Greg Barris - Shame Wave
Grizfolk - From the Spark (vinyl)
Hellion - To Hellion & Back: 2CD Anthology 1983-14
Highasakite - Silent Treatment (vinyl)
Hues Corporation - Freedom for the Stallion: Expanded Edition
Incan Abraham - Tolerance (vinyl)
Jaguar Skills - Nervous 90's Hip Hop Revisited
James the Fang and Serious Sam Barrett - The North Country Steed
Jerry Goldsmith - The Omen OST (vinyl)
Joan Osborne - Love and Hate
Joe Turner - The Real Boss Of The Blues
John Frusciante - Enclosure
Jon Langford and Skull Orchard - Here Be Monsters (vinyl)
Jozef Van Wissem | SQÜRL - Only Lovers Left Alive OST (vinyl)
King Dude - Fear
King of Prussia - Zonian Girls and the Echoes That Surround Us All
Leif Vollebekk - North Americana (vinyl)
Liam Finn - The Nihilist
Lilacs and Champagne - Midnight Features Vol. 1: Shower Scene (12")
Linda Ronstadt - Duets
Man Forever with So Percussion - Ryonen (vinyl)
Martina McBride - Everlasting
Mean Creek - Local Losers (vinyl)
MercyMe - Welcome To The New
Michelle Biloon - You Can Be An Asshole
Mike + The Mechanics - Living Years: Deluxe Edition
Mirah - Changing Light
Mount Carmel - Get Pure (vinyl)
Nickodemus feat. BAM and the Real Live Show - Back in the Days (12")
Nina Persson - Animal Heart (vinyl)
Nine Inch Nails - N/A (Blu-ray/DVD/CD)
Nostalghia - Chrysalis
Odyssey - Hollywood Party Tonight: Expanded Edition
OFF! - Wasted Years (vinyl)
Otis Spann - Sweet Giant Of The Blues
Patton Oswalt - Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
Peter Gabriel - Hit (2xCD)
Protomartyr - Under Color of Official Right (vinyl)
PUP - PUP (vinyl)
Ratking - So It Goes (vinyl)
Redman - Whut? Thee Album (vinyl)
Robbie Basho - Voice of the Eagle
Roger Daltrey and Wilko Johnson - Going Back Home
Rone - Apache (12")
Ryan Russell - Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham (vinyl)
Sandy Pussy - Sandy Pussy (vinyl)
School of Language - Old Fears (vinyl)
Screaming Females - Live at the Hideout (2xLP)
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Sigur Ros - Von
Sivu - Can't Stop Now (7")
Slasher Flicks - Enter The Slasher House
Sleepmakeswaves - In Today Already Walks Tomorrow (vinyl)
SnakeWay - Year of the Snake
SoftSpot - MASS
Sohn - Tremors (vinyl)
Split Single - Fragmented World
Squarepusher x Z-Machines - Music for Robots (12"+CD)
Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures - Gin (vinyl)
Stumbleine - Dissolver (vinyl)
Sweet Apple - The Golden Age of Glitter (vinyl)
SZA - Z
T-Bone Walker - Every Day I Have The Blues
Teebs - Estara (2xLP)
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers - Dump Road Yodel
The Faint  Doom Abuse
The Graviators - Motherload
The Mary Onettes - Portico (vinyl)
The Skull Defekts - Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown (vinyl)
The Sword - The Hidden Master / Arcane Montane (2x7")
Thus Owls - Turning Rocks (vinyl)
Tiger Flowers - Dead Hymns
Todd Terje - It's Album Time (2xLP)
Trollfest - Kaptein
Trophy Scars - Holy Vacants (2xLP)
Tweens - Tweens (vinyl)
Two Knights - Shut Up (vinyl)
Various Artists - Come Spy With Us: The Secret Agent Songbook
Various Artists - Let The Music Play: Black America Sings Bacharach & David
Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records presents: Gipsy Rhumba (vinyl)
Various Artists - Swamp Pop By The Bayou
Various Artists - The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1: 1964-67
Various Artists - The Rebel Kind : Girls With Guitars 3
Various Artists - World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's A Real Thing (2xLP)
Various Artists - XXX: Three Decades Of Roadrunner Records
Wertheimer - Braindished EP (12")
Wisdom In Chains - When We Sleep (EP)
Wunder Wunder - Coastline (7")
Young and Sick - Young and Sick (vinyl)
Your Friend - Jekyll / Hyde


April 15

A Pony Named Olga - The Land Of Milk And Pony
ABBA - Waterloo: Deluxe Edition
AC/DC - Ballbreaker (reissue) (vinyl)
AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip (reissue) (vinyl)
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Check 'Em Before You Wreck 'Em (vinyl)
Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast (vinyl)
Amon Duul II - Wolf City (vinyl)
Amps for Christ - Canyons Cars and Crows (vinyl)
Anders Osborne - Coming Down (vinyl)
Andrew Liles - Fast Forward Through Time (vinyl)
Anti-Mortem - New Southern
August Alsina - Testimony
Ausmuteants - Ausmuteants (vinyl)
Banner Pilot - Souvenir (vinyl)
Battle Lines - Colonies (7")
Bee Gees - The Warner Bros. Years 1987-1991 (5xCD)
Below - Across The Dark River
Ben Roy - No Enlightenment in Sobriety
Bikini Kill - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah EP (12")
Bill Pritchard - A Trip to the Coast (vinyl)
Black Sabbath - The Complete Albums 1970-1978 (8xCD)
Black Tape For a Blue Girl - Remnants of a Deeper Purity (vinyl)
Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better (7")
Bobby Bare, Jr. - Undefeated (vinyl)
Bootstraps - Bootstraps (vinyl)
Breathe Carolina - Savages
Burnt Hills - Non Compos Mentis (vinyl)
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (vinyl)
Chet Faker - Built On Glass (vinyl)
Chuck E. Weiss - Red Beans and Weiss (vinyl)
Cloud Cult - Unplug
Courtney Barnett - The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (vinyl)
Cult Leader - Nothing For Us Here (vinyl)
Dalhous - Visibility Is a Trap (12")
Dead Ending - DE III
Dead Kennedys - Bedtime for Democracy (reissue) (vinyl)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (reissue) (vinyl)
Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death (reissue) (vinyl)
Dead Kennedys - Milking the Sacred Cow
Dead Kennedys - Original Singles Collection (7x7")
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters + In God We Trust, Inc. (vinyl)
Del Barber - Prairieography (vinyl)
Deleted Scenes - Lithium Burn
Dexter Gordon - Our Man In Paris (vinyl)
Dorian Pimpernel - Allombon (vinyl)
Duck Sauce - Quack
Dylan Shearer - garagearray (vinyl)
Elvis Presley - Elvis' Gold Records Volume 2 (reissue) (vinyl)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy (reissue) (vinyl)
Emmure - Eternal Enemies
Enthroned - Sovereigns
Esme Patterson - Woman to Woman (10")
Flume - Flume (2xLP)
Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Gamma Ray - Empire Of The Undead
Garnier - AF 4302 EP (12")
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius (vinyl)
Gord Downie, The Sadies, and the Conquering Sun - Gord Downie, The Sadies, and the Conquering Sun (vinyl)
Heartsrevolution - Ride Or Die
Hecker - Articulação
I Declare War - We Are Violent People By Nature
Ian Anderson - Homo Erraticus (vinyl)
Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
Impaled Nazarene - Vigorous and Liberating Death
Impetuous Ritual - Unholy Congregation of Hypocritical Ambivalence
Ingrid Michaelson  Lights Out
Jack Bruce - Silver Rails
Jamie O'Neal - Eternal
Jason Derülo - Talk Dirty
Jessica Lea Mayfield - Make My Head Sing...(vinyl)
Jim Byrnes  St. Louis Times
Jonny Two Bags - Salvation Town (vinyl)
Kyng - Burn the Serum (vinyl)
Light Year - Come Together (12")
Lou Reed - Winter At The Roxy
Marshall Crenshaw - Red Wine (10")
Marty Stuart - Gospel Music of
Maxwell August Croy and Sean McCann - I (vinyl)
Megafauna - Maximalist
Mica Levi - Under the Skin OST (vinyl)
Mø - No Mythologies to Follow (vinyl)
Mountain - The Best of Mountain (vinyl)
Mr. Little Jeans - Pocketknife (vinyl)
Muddy Waters - Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles A's & B's 1947
Nas - Illmatic XX (vinyl)
Needtobreathe - Rivers In the Wasteland (vinyl)
Nels Cline - Macroscope
No - El Prado (vinyl)
Oak Ridge Boys - Boys Night Out
Odonis Odonis - Hard Boiled Soft Boiled
Orcas - Yearling (vinyl)
Pharoahe Monch - P.T.S.D. - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Plague Vendor - Free to Eat (vinyl)
Polar - Shadowed by Vultures (vinyl)
Polock - Rising Up
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (2xLP)
Quantic - Duvido (12")
Rainbow - Rising (reissue) (vinyl)
Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (reissue) (vinyl)
Ramona Lisa - Arcadia
Ray Price - Beauty Is
Ricardo Donoso - Iron/Verse Remixes (12")
Rodney Crowell - Tarpaper Sky (vinyl)
Rush - ReDISCovered LP Box (vinyl)
Ryley Walker - All Kinds of You (vinyl)
Se Delan - The Fall (2xLP)
Seekae - +DOME/The Sound of Trees Falling on People (3xLP)
Sevendust - Time Travelers & Bonfires
Shocking Pinks - Guilt Mirrors (vinyl)
Shonen Knife - Overdrive
Sonic Avenues - Mistakes
Spirit - The Best of Spirit (vinyl)
Strung Out - Another Day In Paradise (reissue) (vinyl)
Strung Out - Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues (reissue) (vinyl)
Strung Out - Twisted by Design (reissue) (vinyl)
Strung Out - Volume One (4xLP+DVD)
Swindle/Joker - Let It Be Known/Minors (12")
T.O.M.B. - Pennhurst / Xesse
Tensnake - Love Sublime (12")
terranova - Headache EP (12")
The 13th Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (2xLP)
The Birds of Satan - The Birds of Satan
The Both - The Both (vinyl)
The Brainiac 5 - When Silence Was Sound 1977-1980
The Crookes - Soapbox
The Drip - A Presentation of Gruesome Poetics (vinyl)
The Fix - Vengeance (7")
The Last Poets - The Last Poets (vinyl)
The Lucid Dream - Songs of Lies and Deceit (vinyl)
The Oath - The Oath (vinyl)
The Residents - Residue of The Residents (2xLP)
The Residents - Santa Dog (2x7")
The Revivalists - City of Sound (vinyl)
The Secret Sisters - Put Your Needle Down (vinyl)
Thou - The Sacrifice (12")
Toadies - Rubberneck (reissue) (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose of Death (reissue) (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - Evil Never Dies (reissue) (vinyl)
Toxic Holocaust - Hell on Earth (reissue) (vinyl)
Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
Various Artists - America's Greatest Hits 1957
Various Artists - Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1963 - Rock, Rhythm & Pop
Various Artists - Petty's Peculiar Picks
Various Artists - Shameless OST
Various Artists - The Walking Dead OST (2xLP)
Vaura - The Missing (2xLP)
Warm Soda - Young Reckless Hearts (vinyl)
Willie Nelson - The Storm Has Just Begun (vinyl)
Woods - With Light and With Love (vinyl)
YYU - Kiss as We Walk (12")
Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta (picture disc)


April 22

Army Of The Pharaohs - In Death Reborn (2xLP)
Asher Roth - RetroHash
Augustana - Life Imitating Life
Benmont Tench - You Should Be So Lucky (2xLP)
Black Prairie - Fortune
Carlos Cipa & Sophia Jani - Relive (vinyl)
Clint Mansell - Filth OST
Death - Death III (vinyl)
Dust Moth - Dragon Mouth (vinyl)
Dwight & Nicole - Shine On
Edguy - Space Police: Defenders of the Crown
Ensemble Economique - Interval Signals (vinyl)
Federico Albanese - The Houseboat and the Moon (vinyl)
Francesca Battistelli - If We're Honest
Future - Honest
Green Day - Demolicious
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (vinyl)
Jerry Leger - Early Riser
Joe Satriani - The Complete Studio Recordings
Justin Rutledge - Daredevil
Keir Neuringer - Ceremonies Out of the Air (vinyl)
Kelis - Food (2xLP)
KISS - Psycho Circus (reissue) (vinyl)
Krokus - Long Stick Goes Boom Live: From Da House Of Rust
Magic Drum Orchestra - MDO
Microwaves - Regurgitant Phenomena (vinyl)
Modern Rivals - Cemetery Dares
Neon Trees - Pop Psychology
Origamibiro - Odham's Standard
Petrels - Mima (vinyl)
Pulse Emitter - Planetary Scale Syntth Hypnosis
Purling Hiss - Dizzy Polizzy (vinyl)
Red Crayola - Coconut Hotel (vinyl)
Red Crayola - Singles (2xLP)
Red Krayola - Hazel (vinyl)
Ringo Deathstarr - God's Dream (12")
Sebastian Bach - Give Em Hell
Semi Precious Weapons - Aviation
Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vangaurd (vinyl)
SPENKING - Bad Blood, Good Blood (vinyl)
TEEN - The Way and Color (vinyl)
The Apache Relay - Apache Relay (vinyl)
The Eels - The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2xLP)
The Menzingers - Rented World
The Ornette Coleman Trio - At The Golden Circle Stockholm Vol. 1 (vinyl)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart  Days Of Abandon
The Shackeltons - Records
To Kill A King - Cannibals with Cutlery
Various Artists - Farewell Transmission (Music of Jason Molina) (2xCD)
Various Artists - Pitch Perfect OST (vinyl)
White Fang - Full Time Freaks (vinyl)
Winger - Better Days Comin'


April 29

123MRK - Versatile/Secret Secret (12")
3108 - 3108 (vinyl)
Aborted - The Necrotic Manifesto
Archie Powell & The Exports - Back In Black
Archspire - The Lucid Collective
Automat - Automat (vinyl)
Autopsy - Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves
Ben Watt - Hendra
Beneath - The Barren Throne
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Riding Your Way The Lost Transcriptions for Tiffany Music, 1946-1947 (2-CD Set)
Boy Meets Girl - Reel Life: Expanded Edition
Brett Naucke - Seed (vinyl)
Brody Dalle - Diploid Love
Broken Twin - May
Candiria - The Invaders (7") (Giant MKT)
Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time (vinyl)
Cattle Decapitation - To Serve Man (vinyl)
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust
Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Phosphorescent Harvest
Cloak of Altering - Plague Beasts
Crowbar - Symmetry In Black
Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
Dead in the Manger - Transience (12")
Devil You Know - The Beauty Of Destruction
Die Partei - La Freiheit des Geistes (vinyl)
DJ Koze - Amygdala Remixes 2 (12")
Doss - Doss (vinyl)
Eduard Artemiev - The Mirror / Stalker OST (vinyl)
Elephant - Sky Swimming
Evan Only - No Matter What (vinyl)
Ex-Cult - Midnight Passenger (vinyl)
Fennesz - Bécs (vinyl)
Fifth Dimension - Earthbound The Complete ABC Recordings
Floor - Oblation
Frameworks - Loom (vinyl)
Frantix - My Dad’s a Fuckin’ Alcoholic (vinyl)
Godhead - The Shadow Realigned
Howlin Rain - Live Rain (2xLP)
IKILLYA - Vae Victis (Megaforce)
Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun
Isis - Panopticon (reissue)
Jack Ruby - Jack Ruby (vinyl)
Jeffertitti's Nile - The Electric Hour (vinyl)
Joakim - On The Beach (12")
Klara Lewis - Ett (vinyl)
Klaus Johann Grobe - Im Sinne der Zeit (vinyl)
Kublai Khan - Balancing Survival & Happiness
Lord Mantis - Death Mask
Luciano & Friends - Into The Aether (12")
Mammatus - The Coast Explodes (vinyl)
Marcus Schmickler and Julian Rohrhuber - Politiken der Frequenz (vinyl)
Mark E - Product of Industry (2xLP)
Martyr Defiled - No Hope No Morality
Mayhem - Psywar
Mekong Delta - In A Mirror Darkly
Miss May I - Rise Of The Lion
Nils Lofgren - Face the Music
Obnox - Louder Space (vinyl)
Old 97's - Most Messed Up
Olga Bell - Krai
Ought - More Than Any Other Day
Pattern is Movement - Pattern Is Movement (vinyl)
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder
Pink Mountaintops - Get Back (vinyl)
Portrait - Crossroads
Prins Thomas  Prins Thomas III
Reformers - Abolish
Rick Wakeman - White Rock
Rodrigo y Gabriela - 9 Dead Alive
Saliva - Rise Up
Saxon - St. George's Day Sacrifice – Live In Manchester
Secret Colours - Positive Distractions (vinyl)
Sir Richard Bishop - Road to Siam (10")
So Hideous - Last Poem / First Light
Special Explosion - The Art of Mothering (vinyl)
Strange Talk - Cast Away (vinyl)
Streetwalker - Ooze/Ooze (Silent Servant Remix) (12")
Styles P - Phantom and the Ghost
Taylor Dayne - Soul Dancing: Deluxe Edition
Taylor Dyane - Can't Fight Fate: Deluxe Edition
The Howlin' Brothers - Trouble
The Pearlfishers - Open Up Your Coloring Book (2xLP+CD)
Thee Oh Sees - Drop (vinyl)
Upon This Dawning - We Are All Sinners
Vanilla Fudge - The Complete Atco Singles
Various Artists - Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do: Music From The HBO Original Series (vinyl)
White Lung - Drown With the Monster (7")
Whitechapel - Our Endless War
Will Samson - Light Shadows (12")
William Tyler - Lost Colony (12')
Wold - Postsocial
Woolfy - City Lights (10")
Wye Oak - Shriek (vinyl)
X - Under the Big Black Sun (expanded & remastered edition)
Your Friend - Jekyll / Hyde (vinyl)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

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ReDISCovered Box Set (Pre-Order) (On Sale) by Rush

In March of 1974, Rush released their self-titled debut through the band’s own indie label, Moon Records in Canada, and quickly sold out of the initial 3500 copies originally pressed. Moon Records would soon become Anthem Records, which launched in 1977, and continues to serve as the band’s only Canadian record company.

To mark the band’s 40-year recording career, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will celebrate with the vinyl reissue of the original Moon Records (pre-Mercury) release of Rush, as part of Universal’s reDISCovered vinyl series. Housed in a sturdy, custom box with a lift-off top, this landmark album is pressed on 200g, audiophile grade vinyl, from the original 1974 analog stereo masters, cut to copper plates using the Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) process at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Rush also features the original Moon Records jacket art, complete with the original MN-100-A/B Matrix etching, and will include a 16”x22” reproduction of the first Rush promo poster, three 5”x7” lithographs of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and John Rutsey, and a 12”x12” Rush Family Tree poster.

Featuring the band’s original line up, Lee, Lifeson and Rutsey, Rush’s eponymous 1974 debut features eight hard- hitting rockers including “Finding My Way,” the fast-paced “Need Some Love,” “Take A Friend,” “What You’re Doing,” the southern rock vibe of “In The Mood,” and their U.S. breakthrough anthem “Working Man” which was made famous by Cleveland, Ohio’s WMMS radio station. Other tracks include the more melodic “Here Again” and the atmospheric “Before and After,” which gradually builds into a burst of power chords and heavy guitar riffs.

Rush’s unique style and sound continues to evolve and push the envelope of rock into new territories, gaining legions of new fans along the way. After a four decade journey, in 2013 Rush was recognized for their immeasurable impact and influence in rock and roll and were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame to the delight of fans and critics alike.

• From The Original 1974 Analog Stereo Masters 
• Original Moon Records Jacket Art, Complete With The Original MN-100-A/B Matrix Etching 
• 16”x22” Reproduction Of The First Rush Promo Poster 
• Three 5”x7” Lithographs Of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson And John Rutsey 
• A 12”x12” Rush Family Tree Poster

1. Finding My Way
2. Need Some Love
3. Take a Friend
4. Here Again
5. What You're Doing
6. In the Mood
7. Before and After
8. Working Man

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Chinatown (Pre-Order) by Thin Lizzy

Released in 1980 as a successful follow-up to their much loved Black Rose - A Rock Legend (Friday Music 3338), Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and new guitar sensation Snowy White forged ahead once again with their trademark hard rock sound and continued their assault on audiences worldwide with their tenth masterpiece Chinatown.

As the powerful opener We Will Be Strong kicks the album into full gear, featuring the dual lead guitars of Scott Gorham and Snowy White, known for creating some of the finest and most familiar guitar riffs in music history, they continue their legendary style with this metal anthem. Phil Lynott’s vocal and bass attack notched up another career defining song as well, which served the band well for years and has truly been one of their most revered tunes.

Seven more incredible performances from these rock and roll warriors continue to thrill the listener including more Phil Lynott hard rock classics like Killer on the Loose, the blues belter Sugar Blues and the stellar title smash Chinatown. More rockers flow like the funk infused Having a Good Time and the brilliant Thin Lizzy anthem Genocide (The Killing Of The Buffalo). Even the heartwarming Sweetheart, which showcases a soulful side of Lynott’s writing and vocal ability, truly made this album a fan favorite for years to come. The incredible album closer Hey You truly captures the band’s love for playing hard rock and playing it righteously, never to be duplicated on wax ever again.

Tragically, we lost the musical genius Phil Lynott in 1986 and more recently the passing of guitar legend Gary Moore. This was their first collaboration together as members of Thin Lizzy, and with the impeccable musicianship of Scott Gorham and Brian Downey all delivering the goods, Chinatown is considered one of their greatest achievements in their enduring album catalog.

Mastered impeccably from the original authorized Warner Music tapes by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Records in Hollywood, Friday Music in very honored and enthusiastic to welcome back the much heralded Thin Lizzy classic Chinatown for the first time on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

To make this more of a treasure for your limited edition Thin Lizzy collection, we are also including a first time gatefold cover which features the legendary original album cover art as well as the original photos and artwork included in the album inner sleeve not seen in years. As usual, we will include a poly sleeve to protect your hard rockin’ audiophile vinyl and a poly bag to preserve your very cool album cover.

• The Thin Lizzy 180 Gram Audiophile Series Continues At Friday Music! 
• First Time On Audiophile Vinyl In North America 
• Celebrate Four Decades Of Thin Lizzy! 
• Mastered From The Original Warner Bros. Tapes By Joe Reagoso At Friday Music Studios And Capitol Records

1. We Will Be Strong
2. Chinatown
3. Sweetheart
4. Sugar Blues
5. Killer on the Loose
6. Having a Good Time
7. Genocide (The Killing of the Buffalo)
8. Didn’t I
9. Hey You

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This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. Led Zeppelin II (Pre-Order)
2. Led Zeppelin I (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
3. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (Out Of Stock)
4. Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
5. Led Zeppelin III (Pre-Order)
6. Led Zeppelin I (Pre-Order)
7. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
8. Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)
9. Beck - Morning Phase (Pre-Order)
10. Led Zeppelin II (Super Deluxe Edition Box) (Pre-Order) (On Sale)

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Soundtrack for Breaking Bad Pre-Order

Original Score includes highlights from seasons 1-5, hand picked by composer David Porter. Released on vinyl in limited edition deluxe full color gatefold jacket, full color inner sleeve, 18x24 poster. Includes images from the show and extensive linear notes from Dave Porter, The show creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan.

Expected release date is April 29, 2014

Pre-Order at ShopRadioCast


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from our friends at SlyVinyl

The Sweets – S/T // Limited to 250 Glow-Blue-In-The-Dark Vinyl 7″

The Strokes – Is This It // Limited to 1000 Half Blue/Half Gold Vinyl LP

Nirvana – Bleach // Limited to 750 Clear / White Swirl & 750 Maroon / Black Swirl Vinyl LP






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Madison Gate Records and SPACELAB9 Announce the Release of THE RAID 2 Soundtrack

Madison Gate Records and SpaceLab9 announced today the worldwide release of THE RAID 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The album hits digital retailers today, March 25th, with the CD format coming April 29, 2014, followed by a deluxe vinyl LP edition early summer 2014. THE RAID 2 will arrive in U.S. theaters this Friday, March 28th, and is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.

Composer Joseph Trapanese (The Raid: Redemption, Oblivion, TRON: Uprising) returns along with Aria Prayogi and Fajar Yuskemal to provide a score equal parts electronic and orchestral, deeply layered and breathtaking, all while perfectly complimenting the frenetic on-screen action of THE RAID 2. The 24-track album features original motion picture score with over an hour of music, plus the original song

“Hush” written and performed by Indonesian jazz artist Arti Dewi.

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The Black Keys - TURN BLUE - Out 5/13 

Pre-order the new album from The Black Keys, TURN BLUE, available May 13th, on vinyl, CD or deluxe package, and receive an instant download of "Fever" & get access to tickets for the upcoming 2014 North American Tour

Pre-Order HERE





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The Honeymoon Workbook by Good Willsmith 

The Honeymoon Workbook is the first LP by Chicago-based trio Good Willsmith. Previous tape releases on the band's own Hausu Mountain label showcased improvised sessions of maximal, multi-instrumental loops. The Honeymoon Workbook streamlines their explorations of the noise/drone underground into a densely packed song cycle, performed live in a single session and presented without overdubs.

Workshopped over the course of the band's west coast tour in the summer of 2013, The Honeymoon Workbook evolved from a series of simple cues and graphical scores into a mammoth, continually fluctuating set of overlapped compositions. Seamless adjustments in instrumentation and texture occur between segments as looped incarnations of earlier motives accumulate into all-consuming drones.

Natalie Chami weaves melodies and progressions from her analog synthesizers into a consonant foundation, while layering choral vocal leads and harmonies into the mix. Doug Kaplan processes electronic tabla and tambura into squelching rhythmic mantras, and blasts guitar, synth, and vinyl records deeper into effects-manipulated oblivion. Max Allison pours sustained low-end tones from synths, oscillators and bass guitar, as he interjects bursts of spoken-word cassette tapes and contact-mic feedback into the din. Taken all together, cresting through a series of contrasting atmospheres, Good Willsmith's generative patchwork of looping live input has the potential to paralyze listeners into the state of sweat lodge dissociation that the trio enter while performing.

14 Years of Desperate Research documents Good Willsmith's live performances from shortly after their formation in 2012. The album's two sessions showcase the band in a period of dense, metal-and noise-infused drone improvisation, predating their experiments with physical media sampling and extra-textual spoken word elements.

Order at ThrillJockey

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Plow United - Sleepwalk: A Retrospective

Paper + Plastick Records is proud to announce the release of influential pop-punk band PLOW UNITED’s collection Sleepwalk: A Retrospective on 2xLP.

This 34-track release features select songs the band’s three full-length releases, the self-titled debut (Creep, 1995), Goodnight Sellout (Creep, 1996), and the posthumous Narcolepsy (Creep, 1998). The D-side of the retrospective features songs from various compilations or singles the band released, including the unreleased instrumental “Monte.”

Stereokiller.com's review said "If you grew up during the 1990's and listened to pop punk, these songs will induce an undeniable sense of nostalgia. Plow United represent a time when life was care-free and for those of you who can relate, I think we could all use a reminder of what our lives used to be like."

A limited run on turquoise vinyl!

Order HERE

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Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Vinyl

1. Violator (180 Gram Vinyl) ~ Depeche Mode
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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 3/17 - 3/23, 2014

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10. Sisyphus - Sisyphus
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13. Broken Bells - After The Disco
14. The Head & The Heart - Let's Be Still
15. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
16. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
17. Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield (bootleg edition)
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19. St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
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Watch this sketch poking fun at record collectors