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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
New Music Releases - December 30, 2014
Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me (reissue)
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (reissue)
Beatles - 1962-1966 (reissue)
Beatles - 1967-1970 (reissue)
Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (reissue)
Beatles - Abbey Road (reissue)
Beatles - Beatles for Sale (reissue)
Beatles - Help! (reissue)
Beatles - Let It Be (reissue)
Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (reissue)
Beatles - Past Masters (reissue)
Beatles - Please Please Me (reissue)
Beatles - Revolver (reissue)
Beatles - Rubber Soul (reissue)
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reissue)
Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) (reissue)
Beatles - With the Beatles (reissue)
Beatles - Yellow Submarine (reissue)
Greenslade - Bedside Manners Are Extra (reissue)
Greenslade - Greenslade (reissue)
Greenslade - Spyglass Guest (reissue)
Greenslade - Time & Tide (reissue)
Guess Who - The Best of the Guess Who (Audio Fidelity)
Inner Circle - Ready for the World (reissue)
Inner Circle - Reggae Thing (reissue)
Jimmy Cliff - Higher & Higher (reissue)
Jimmy Cliff - Strugglin Man (reissue)
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (reissue)
Peter Sinfield - Still (reissue)
Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution (reissue)
Steel Pulse - State of Emergency (reissue)
Steel Pulse - Vex (reissue)
Steel Pulse - Victims (reissue)
The Band - Cahoots (reissue)
The Band - Islands (reissue)
The Band - Music from Big Pink (reissue)
The Band - Northern Lights-Southern Cross (reissue)
The Band - Rock of Ages (reissue)
The Band - Stage Fright (reissue)
The Band - The Band (reissue)
The Band - Moondog Matinee (reissue)
The Jam - Setting Sons (deluxe edition) (reissue)
The Skatalites - Return of the Big Guns (reissue)
The Wailing Souls - Wild Suspense (reissue)
UB40 - Labour of Love (reissue)
UB40 - Promises & Lies (reissue)
UB40 - Signing Off (reissue)
Various Artists - Visitors (Original Soundtrack)
Monday, December 29, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
from our friends at Spacelab9
Released on vinyl for the first time, SPACELAB9 is proud to present AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.1 LP. LP is packaged in a deluxe gate fold jacket with printed inner pocket sleeve featuring images from the hit TV show. First pressing also includes a full color 18” x 24″ poster.
Limited editions of both “Black Smoke” and “Blood Red” colored vinyl will be available in stores while supplies last. For die-hard fans, a limited run of only 200 “Zombie Flesh Green” vinyl copies will be available exclusively from SPACELAB9.COM
**LAST 40 COPIES – FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE**
Order at Spacelab9
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G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume One extensively documents the band’s origins in an ambitious box containing four vinyl albums, four compact discs and an extensive 112-page book, featuring a trove of archival photos and extensive historical liner notes from founding member Robert Forster, along with additional pieces from guest essayists, fans and contemporaries.The box set captures the band’s output from 1978 through 1984 and includes the first vinyl re-pressings of their first three studio albums in over thirty years (Send Me A Lullaby, Before Hollywood & Spring HillFair), all re-mastered from the original analog tapes. G Stands For Go-Betweens also brings together theirearly classic and collectible singles together on a fourth vinyl LP entitled The First Five Singles, featuring new artwork from its creators. Additionally, the set comes with four compact discs of rare, hard-to-find andunreleased demos, recordings, radio sessions and a complete live concert radio broadcast from 1982. If that’s not enough, the set comes with a silkscreen of their first promotional poster for their debut single, “Lee Remick”, as well as a reproduction of their very first press release from their own Able Label.
• (4) four vinyl LPs, including their first three studio albums and a compilation of their first five non-LP
singles
• (4) four compact discs of of rare, hard-to-find and unreleased demos, recordings, radio sessions and a
complete live concert radio broadcast from 1982
• (1) one 112-page book featuring a trove of archival photos and extensive historical liner notes from
founding member Robert Forster, along with additional pieces from guest essayists, fans and contemporaries.
• (1) one silkscreen reproduction of the promotional poster for their debut single, “Lee Remick”.
• (1) one reproduction of the very first Go-Betweens press release from their own Able Label.
• all encased in hard “clamshell” box with gold debossing.
• box set comes with complimentary 24 bit WAV or 320 kbps downloads of the remastered LPs.
This is a deluxe limited package, we will only be pressing this very special collection once and the only way to guarantee your own copy is to order from Domino Mart
Pre-order item will be released on 01/20/15
Pre-Order at Domino
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Fat Possum Opens Its Own Vinyl Pressing Plant to Meet (Its Own) Demand
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10 Albums To Look For in 2015
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The Top 10 Reissues of 2014
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10 Best Music Videos of 2014
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The 101 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2015
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for shits and giggles:
There’s a McDonalds-themed Black Sabbath tribute group called Mac Sabbath
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album cover art of the day:
Mischief Brew release album artwork for “This Is Not For Children”
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Happy Holidays!
I'd like to thank all who have stopped by to learn more about our beloved vinyl. I will be taking a holiday break.
Please have a safe and happy holiday season!
New Music Releases - December 23, 2014
Ascension - The Dead of the World
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (reissue)
Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were (vinyl)
Carpenters - Icon
Cliff Martinez - The Knick OST (vinyl)
Daft Punk - Alive Box Set (4xLP set)
Elbow - World Café Live (vinyl)
Free Throw/Oso Oso - Split (7")
Gerry & the Pacemakers - Ferry Cross the Mersey OST (reissue)
Gerry & the Pacemakers - Second Album (reissue)
Jackson Browne - Live at the Main Point, September 7, 1975
Marianne Faithfull - Give My Love To London
Nasum - Helvete (reissue) (vinyl)
Nasum - Human 2.0 (reissue) (vinyl)
Nasum - Shift (reissue) (vinyl)
Neil Young - Storytone (deluxe) (2LP)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Henry's Dream (reissue) (vinyl)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In (reissue) (vinyl)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (reissue) (vinyl)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey (reissue) (vinyl)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call (reissue) (vinyl)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Good Son (reissue) (vinyl)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (reissue)
Russian Circles - Enter (vinyl)
Sex Pistols - Spunk (reissue) (vinyl)
Sparks - Kimono My House (reissue)
T. Rex - Vinyl Collection
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker (reissue)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (reissue)
Tegan and Sara - So Jealous (reissue)
Monday, December 22, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
from our friends at NewOnVinyl
The Living End is a Hüsker Dü live album recorded at various venues in October 1987 but not released until 1994. It spans the band’s entire recorded output, from “Data Control” off Land Speed Record, the band’s debut, to a healthy dose of songs from the band’s last studio album, Warehouse: Songs and Stories. There are also some unreleased tracks and a cover of the Ramones’ “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker.”
Guitarist Bob Mould and drummer Grant Hart handled the overwhelming share of songwriting duties in the band. Of interest is “Everytime,” a rare solo credit for bassist Greg Norton. The track listing is reflective of the band’s set lists. “New Day Rising” was a common choice to open shows. As explained in the liner notes, the band preferred to group like-minded songs into what they called “packs of three.” Examples of these “packs” include “Standing in the Rain” followed by “Back from Somewhere” and “Ice Cold Ice,” as well as “Terms of Psychic Warfare” followed by “Powerline” and “Books About UFOs”.
- The Vinyl debut of Hüsker Dü's "The Living End"
- On 180 gram MYSTERY colored vinyl
- Double Lp
- Limited edition of only 1000 copies
The score for The Theory of Everything is by Icelandic Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson who has composed music for many films including his recent work scoring director Denis Villeneuvue’s film Prisoners and Josh C. Waller’s McCanick. Jóhannsson’s intricate compositions provide a stunning backdrop to the romantic drama about Stephen and Jane Hawking, portrayed in the film by Eddie Redmayne (Les Misérables) and Felicity Jones (The Amazing Spider-Man 2).
The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary and uplifting story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, and of two people defying the steepest of odds through love. The film, based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Hawking, is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh (Man on Wire).
- Only 1000 copies on Transparent vinyl
- Packed in PVC bag
- In A Gatefold Sleeve
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from our friends at Relapse
Xenoglossalgia: The Last Stage of Awareness is the earliest recording of now-legendary Little Rock doom hoard Rwake. Recorded in the late 90s when the band were barely in their 20s, 'Xenoglossalgia' is a document of the band discovering and experimenting with their sound. Glimmers of the deeply psychedelic sludge the band would become famous for are there, coupled with moments of Emperor influenced symphonic metal. Now, almost 20 years later Rwake's earliest recordings have been fully remastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, High On Fire, Integrity, etc) and made available for the first time ever outside of their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. Limited edition LP and CD come packaged in an insane 3D cover (both the cd and lp come with 3D glasses!). See where the trip began!
Pressing Info:
First Press
750 x Black Standard Gram
250 x Relapse 25th Anniversary Silver *Mailorder Exclusive*
100 x Clear (do not request clear)
Release date: 2/10/15
Pre-Order at Relapse
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Featuring favorites such as “Disconnect the Dots,” “Lysergic Bliss,” and “Chrissy Kiss the Corpse,” of Montreal’s breakthrough album Satanic Panic in the Attic marked a slight departure from the band’s previous sound due to influences ranging from 1970’s Afro beat to 80’s New Wave.
To celebrate this beloved record’s 10-year anniversary, Satanic Panic in the Attic has been re-mastered for vinyl and is being pressed on 180-gram Yellow/Blue vinyl with a second disc featuring seven additional tracks recorded during the same era. This deluxe double LP re-issue comes packaged in a gatefold jacket that restores the interior artwork to its original full-color design.
- 180-Gram Yellow/Blue
- Limited to 2000.
- Includes second disc featuring seven bonus tracks recorded during the same era as the original album.
- Gatefold jacket restores interior artwork to original full-color brilliance.
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My Chemical Romance - Limited Exclusive Colored Vinyl Via Newbury Comics
Pre-order the reissues of My Chemical Romance's platinum albums, 2004's Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge on Opaque Red Vinyl and the double LP of 2006's The Black Parade on Opaque Grey Vinyl with etching on side 4. These exclusive pressings from Newbury Comics and Reprise Records are limited* to only 1000 pieces each.
Spin magazine named My Chemical Romance one of its "Bands to Watch" in 2004. Alternative Press called the group's major-label debut, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, one of the year's "Most Anticipated". With influences ranging from Iron Maiden and The Misfits to Morrissey, the New Jersey based band grabs listeners by the throat and then explodes with wall-of-sound energy and a cool darkness echoing Nick Cave or a young Trent Reznor.
Order at NewburyComics
The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance's follow-up to its 2004 platinum major-label debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, "is way more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic," says Gerard Way. "It's the most pure, intense thing we've ever been involved in." Producer by Rob Cavallo (Green Day), the album is a celebration of love and death and darkness
Order at NewburyComics
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Sledding With Tigers Premiere “Quit YR Job,” Announce Vinyl Release
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Loving the old-time sound
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For some R.I. holiday shoppers, a great present comes from the past
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from the great state of california:
Long Beach’s Toxic Toast Records serves up Japanese vinyl
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The Roots of Indie: Stiff Records
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Bob Marley's 70th Birthday Celebration Kicks Off With 'Easy Skanking' Live Album - Yearlong commemoration of reggae legend's music will feature reissues, new collections and plenty of unreleased material from the Marley family vaults
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making the rounds on the net:
LENNON or McCARTNEY : A Beatles Documentary
550 Artists were interviewed over the last ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all.
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for shits and giggles:
Your Really Bad Christmas Cover Art Gallery
Friday, December 19, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
upcoming releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes the epic adventure Exodus: Gods and Kings, the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
The epic film was scored by Spanish composer Alberto Iglesias. He has written the music for several Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar and Julio Medem. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work in the films The Constant Gardener (2005), The Kite Runner (2007) and again for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). His other film credits include soundtracks for Steven Soderbergh's Che and Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January (2014).
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Gatefold sleeve
- Insert
- Packed in sturdy resealable pvc bag
- First pressing of 750 numbered copies on blue, white & black mixed coloured vinyl
Back To Oakland is the fourth album by Bay Area based band Tower of Power, released in spring 1974. Tower of Power followed their self-titled gold album with (as said by many critics) an even better album.
This record had tougher, funkier and better-produced cuts, stronger vocals from Lenny Williams (who was more comfortable as their lead singer), and included an excellent ballad in "Time Will Tell," and a rousing tempo in "Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)". The Tower of Power horn section reaffirmed its reputation in both Soul and Pop circles.
Back To Oakland was voted by Modern Drummer Magazine as one of the most important recordings for drummers to listen to. 180 gram audiophile vinyl
Continued is the second album released by swamp rocker Tony Joe White. Recorded at Monument Studios, Nashville and Lyn-Lou Studios, Memphis in 1969 and released the same year, the album contained the single "Roosevelt And Ira Lee". It was produced by Billy Swan and engineered by Tommy Strong and Mort Thomasson.
The album contains the track "Rainy Night In Georgia" popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It reached #4 on the Pop Singles and #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts, respectively. The RIAA certified the single Gold for sales of one million copies. In 2004, it was ranked #498 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. David Ruffin recorded a cover version of the song the same year as Benton, however, Motown for unknown reasons did not release the album.
The song has been covered by a number of musicians, including Ray Charles, Otis Rush, Randy Crawford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Amos Garrett, Hank Williams, Jr., Shelby Lynne, John Holt, Nicky Thomas, by the duet of Conway Twitty and Sam Moore, Aaron Neville, and reggae band The Gladiators. 180 gram audiophile vinyl
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from our friends at Spacelab9
Looking for a last-minute gift for that DOCTOR WHO fan in your life? Coming Tuesday, December 23rd, SPACELAB9 are proud to announce the first ever DOCTOR WHO vinyl LP soundtrack created for North American audiences. The DOCTOR WHO “Original Television Soundtrack: Best of Series One Through Seven” Picture Disc LP collects the very best and most iconic musical moments from the show from Season 1 (2005) through Season 7 (2013). This stunning picture disc LP is limited to a pressing of 3,000 so don’t wait too long, lest you need a Tardis of your own to obtain a copy!
It was nearly 52 years ago that DOCTOR WHO made its BBC Television debut, fascinating viewers and captivating British sci-fi fans. Half a century later, the good Doctor continues to beguile as new generations of fans from all corners of the globe immerse themselves in the storied history of the perennial fan-favorite science fiction television series. Since the series was re-booted in 2005, the time traveling adventures of The Doctor and his trusty Tardis have reached unprecedented levels of popularity, particularly in North America, where fans swoon to a sea of licensed goodies and line up as far as the eye can see for entry into their local Doctor-Con. The DOCTOR WHO “Original Television Soundtrack: Best of Series One Through Seven” picture disc LP will be available exclusively at Hot Topic stores and via HotTopic, while supplies last.
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Heat Leisure is a collective centered around the Carney brothers of Pontiak, Greg Fox and Alexandra Drewchin of Guardian Alien, Steve Strohmeier of Beach House, and Robert J. Otten III. Their music takes a freewheeling approach to psychedelia with obvious nods toAmon Düül II, Can and the Grateful Dead.
For this, their second gathering and recording at the Carney’s farm in Virginia, the group recruited the legendary Merry Prankster and Dead associate Ken Babbs, who emceed the Dead’s mythical Veneta, OR gig in 1972 that became Sunshine Daydream, to contribute a shamanistic monologue to “III,” which occupies the first side of this, their first full-length vinyl release. The Carneys approached Babbs about collaborating with Heat Leisure after staying at his Oregon farm on the last Pontiak tour. Heat Leisure’s core principles are spontaneity, serendipity, and collaboration. The band employs frying amp distortion, a signature of Pontiak, as well as an array of drums, synthesizers, samplers, organs and a heavy dose of explorative improvisation by the musicians to create a highly lyrical album.
III & IV is released on LP-only, pressed on virgin vinyl and presented in a jacket with spot UV gloss printing on cover and free download card.
Order at ThrillJockey
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from billboard:
The True Story of How Vinyl Spun Its Way Back From Near-Extinction
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from the uk:
What goes around comes around: How vinyl is back in vogue
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from the great state of florida:
Tampa record label New Granada celebrates 20 years with three-night concert
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Goes Old School with Vinyl Record Collector’s Edition
interesting read from laweekly:
Pete Lyman of Infrasonic Sound Is the Patron Saint of Your Vinyl Collection
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Someone actually found the vinyl records Jack White hid inside furniture
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Vital Vinyl: Ville Valo Discusses HIM’s Massive Retrospective Box Set
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Johnny Cash's 'American' Series Collected in Vinyl Box Set
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weekend reading from rolling stone:
20 Best Reissues of 2014
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What’s Selling? — Week of Dec. 18
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Vinyl Top 25
1. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
2. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
3. Taylor Swift - 1989
4. Smashing Pumpkins - Monuments To An Elegy
5. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
6. Alt-J - This Is All Yours
7. Arctic Monkeys - AM
8. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
9. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
10. Brandi Carlile - The Story
11. Led Zeppelin - IV
12. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
13. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
14. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
15. Diarrhea Planet - Aliens In The Outfield 10"
16. The Weeks - Buttons 10"
17. She & Him - Classics
18. The Beatles - 1967-70 (the blue album)
19. Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn - Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
20. Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
21. Otis Redding - Dock Of The Bay
22. OST - Elf
23. Jack White - Lazaretto
24. Sturgill Simpson - High Top Mountain
25. She & Him - A Very She & Him Christmas
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album cover art of the day:
Details Of New Album "Raise A Little Hell" Revealed By The Answer
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Ask Mr.Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 15, 2014
DEAR JERRY: I noticed on one of the bigger YouTube channels, one with nearly 20 million views, a snapshot of their Top 5 most played songs, via videos of course:
1. "Sleigh Ride" Ronettes (1963)
2. "I Dreamed a Dream" (from "Les Miserable") Ruthie Henshall (1995)
3. "Donde Esta Santa Claus" Augie Rios (1958)
4. "Red Red Wine" Neil Diamond (1968)
5. "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays" Perry Como (1954)
What is amazing is seeing three classic Christmas tunes in the Top 5, what with the holidays being only a fraction of the year. People must be playing these all year long.
Any chance you could find out, say, their Top 20? Wonder how many have a holiday theme?
—Phil Hartford, Bloomington, Ind.
DEAR PHIL: If you are merely amazed at finding three of the five to be holiday-related, prepare to be flabbergasted as we unveil their Top 20.
Remember, this list includes diverse genres and several different eras:
6. "Aloha Oé" (Islands Sounds Orchestra) (1989)
7. "Paloma Blanca" George Baker Selection (1975)
8. "Needles and Pins" Jackie De Shannon (1963)
9. "Pretty Paper" Roy Orbison (1963)
10. "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (1965)
11. "Sleigh Ride" Johnny Mathis (1958)
12. "Seasons in the Sun" Kingston Trio (1964)
13. "Happy New Year" ABBA (1980)
14. "The Monkey That Became President" Tom T. Hall (1972)
15. "Sleigh Ride" Arthur Fiedler Conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra (1949)
16. "Oklahoma Hills" Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (1961)
17. "Christmas in My Home Town" Charley Pride (1970)
18. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Elton John & Brian Wilson (live duet) 2001
19. "A Marshmallow World" Brenda Lee (1964)
20. "It's Christmas Everywhere" Paul Anka (1960)
Even I am truly surprised to find 11 of the Top 20 favorites to be songs of the season, and that "Sleigh Ride," a wintery song with no mention of any holiday, is on the list three times.
DEAR JERRY: I need help with a decades-long earworm, one that goes back to my junior high years, in the mid-to-late 1950s.
The infectious little line is "mangos and papayas, anything your heart desires."
It was sung by a woman in sort of a calypso style, if that helps.
Can you possibly identify this obscure song?
—Denise McQuater, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
DEAR DENISE: It may seem obscure because nearly 58 years have passed since this tune was a current hit, but I can't describe as obscure any song that makes the Top 30 on both Billboard and Cash Box, as did this one.
Identifying it is easy, in fact the title has been right there in your earworm all along. It is the first of the two tropical fruits mentioned: "Mangos."
The vocalist offering her man assorted fruits and nuts, along with unspecified extras, is the legendary Rosemary Clooney.
The "Mangos" single (Columbia 40835) came out six years after Rosie's "Come On-a My House," and its many non-tropical fruit references (apples; plums; apricots; figs; dates; grapes; pomegranate; peaches; and pears), making something with mangos and papayas seem like the perfect follow-up.
The overall similarity between the two fruity tunes was not overlooked in the new release reviews, prepared specifically for radio station programmers, in Billboard's March 9, 1957 issue:
"The rich show-wise vocal talents of Miss Clooney are showcased here on a colorful theme with an exotic rhythm pattern and engaging lyrics, somewhat reminiscent of the thrush's biggest hit "Come On-a My House." Should spice up programming in practically any time slot."
Dee jays seeking spice agreed and in the weeks ahead, "Mangos" ranked among the Top 10 on Billboard's Most Played Songs by Disk Jockeys.
Though not frequently heard in the 21st century, I still can't put "Mangos" in the obscure category.
IZ ZAT SO? Of all solo pop artists, whether male or female, whose first hit came in 1950 or later, Rosemary Clooney's singles sales top all other singers for the pre-rock, first half of that decade.
DEAR JERRY: I noticed on one of the bigger YouTube channels, one with nearly 20 million views, a snapshot of their Top 5 most played songs, via videos of course:
1. "Sleigh Ride" Ronettes (1963)
2. "I Dreamed a Dream" (from "Les Miserable") Ruthie Henshall (1995)
3. "Donde Esta Santa Claus" Augie Rios (1958)
4. "Red Red Wine" Neil Diamond (1968)
5. "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays" Perry Como (1954)
What is amazing is seeing three classic Christmas tunes in the Top 5, what with the holidays being only a fraction of the year. People must be playing these all year long.
Any chance you could find out, say, their Top 20? Wonder how many have a holiday theme?
—Phil Hartford, Bloomington, Ind.
Remember, this list includes diverse genres and several different eras:
6. "Aloha Oé" (Islands Sounds Orchestra) (1989)
7. "Paloma Blanca" George Baker Selection (1975)
8. "Needles and Pins" Jackie De Shannon (1963)
9. "Pretty Paper" Roy Orbison (1963)
10. "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (1965)
11. "Sleigh Ride" Johnny Mathis (1958)
12. "Seasons in the Sun" Kingston Trio (1964)
13. "Happy New Year" ABBA (1980)
14. "The Monkey That Became President" Tom T. Hall (1972)
15. "Sleigh Ride" Arthur Fiedler Conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra (1949)
16. "Oklahoma Hills" Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (1961)
17. "Christmas in My Home Town" Charley Pride (1970)
18. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Elton John & Brian Wilson (live duet) 2001
19. "A Marshmallow World" Brenda Lee (1964)
20. "It's Christmas Everywhere" Paul Anka (1960)
Even I am truly surprised to find 11 of the Top 20 favorites to be songs of the season, and that "Sleigh Ride," a wintery song with no mention of any holiday, is on the list three times.
DEAR JERRY: I need help with a decades-long earworm, one that goes back to my junior high years, in the mid-to-late 1950s.
The infectious little line is "mangos and papayas, anything your heart desires."
It was sung by a woman in sort of a calypso style, if that helps.
Can you possibly identify this obscure song?
—Denise McQuater, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Identifying it is easy, in fact the title has been right there in your earworm all along. It is the first of the two tropical fruits mentioned: "Mangos."
The vocalist offering her man assorted fruits and nuts, along with unspecified extras, is the legendary Rosemary Clooney.
The "Mangos" single (Columbia 40835) came out six years after Rosie's "Come On-a My House," and its many non-tropical fruit references (apples; plums; apricots; figs; dates; grapes; pomegranate; peaches; and pears), making something with mangos and papayas seem like the perfect follow-up.
The overall similarity between the two fruity tunes was not overlooked in the new release reviews, prepared specifically for radio station programmers, in Billboard's March 9, 1957 issue:
"The rich show-wise vocal talents of Miss Clooney are showcased here on a colorful theme with an exotic rhythm pattern and engaging lyrics, somewhat reminiscent of the thrush's biggest hit "Come On-a My House." Should spice up programming in practically any time slot."
Dee jays seeking spice agreed and in the weeks ahead, "Mangos" ranked among the Top 10 on Billboard's Most Played Songs by Disk Jockeys.
Though not frequently heard in the 21st century, I still can't put "Mangos" in the obscure category.
IZ ZAT SO? Of all solo pop artists, whether male or female, whose first hit came in 1950 or later, Rosemary Clooney's singles sales top all other singers for the pre-rock, first half of that decade.
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
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
from our friends at SoundStageDirect
A super deluxe limited edition pressing of this landmark space rock album by super group Captain Beyond!
Formed in 1971 by members of Deep Purple, Iron Butterfly & Johnny Winter’s band, Captain Beyond is heavy, spacey and most definitely FAR OUT!
Numbered, Limited Edition on Random Colored Vinyl. Sequentially numbered and presented in a gorgeous black velvet gate fold jacket with silver foil stamping and a 180 gram colored vinyl with audio that’s been remastered specifically for this edition!
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Ministry’s Last Tangle in Paris documents a time capsule in music history which will never be repeated. In addition to Live Ministry performances, it also embodies rare backstage footage and one-on-one interviews. Ministry founder and front man, Al Jourgensen has no intention to tour Ministry ever again, and thus this documentary is most certainly Jourgensen's last tangle in Paris.
The US leg of the DeFiBRilLaTouR was a four-city run in Denver, Los Angeles, New York, with two shows in Chicago. The band then flew to Finland to embark on the seven week European leg of the DeFiBRiLlaTouR that included festivals and club shows in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Russia. Legendary songs performed on the DVD include Psalm 69 and New World Order. As a special bonus – the digipack version will include a Ministry tour retrospective double audio album with live performances dating back to 2006.
In early 2014 Jourgensen underwent a closely-monitored detox, and as of this writing is sober and ready to embark on a new chapter in his life.
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This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect
1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
2. Beatles - Abbey Road
3. The Beatles 1967-1970 (On Sale)
4. Various Artists - The Big Lebowski (On Sale)
5. Taylor Swift - 1989
6. Various Artists - Guardians Of The Galaxy Soundtrack (On Sale) (Awaiting Repress)
7. Led Zeppelin IV (On Sale)
8. Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
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from our friends at BrutalPandaRecords
2 Ynfynyty coming March 3rd via Brutal Panda Records
Austin, TX cult noise rock kings, Cherubs, return with 2 Ynfynyty, their first new recording in over 20 years. Produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, ....And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Slayer) in the summer of 2014, 2 Ynfynyty finds the trio rejuvenated with a more dangerous sound then ever. Picking up where they left off while trekking down a few unexpected turns, Cherubs effortlessly mix distorted heaviness with sublime songcraft. If Queens of the Stone Age made a pummeling noise rock record, this would be it. The band's previous records (1992's Icing and 1994's Heroin Man) have reached legendary status in the noise rock world and this record will be no exception. 2 Ynfynyty proves that Cherbus' long hiatus was worth the two decade wait.
The album will be released digitally and on cassette on March 3rd followed by a limited edition vinyl release on March 17th via Brutal Panda Records.
Pressing is limited to 500 copies. LP comes housed in a full color, thick printed inner sleeve. Digital download of the full album included
•10 Test Presses
•100 Gold/White Haze
•150 Clear w/ Gold Splatter
•250 Black
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Feat. King Buzzo, Could Nothings, Wye Oak, Lee Ranaldo, Kevin Barnes, Protomartyr, Deerhoof and more...
We are extremely excited to announce our 4th annual Flexi-Disc Series! We have lined up 12 of our favorite artists, who will each be contributing an unreleased track, exclusively available on the 2015 Flexi Disc Series.
Some background:
The Flexi Disc Series is a platform for some of our favorite artists to release never-before-heard recordings on a fleeting analog format. Artists are encouraged to be as adventurous as possible for the duration of one single-sided flexi disc (which is essentially a square, flexible 7" record). These are unique and ephemeral tracks from some of the best bands in the world.
Each release is strictly limited to a one-time pressing of 1000 copies on clear, single-sided, square Flexi Disc (w/ full cover art chosen by the band). These songs will not be released digitally or on any other format. That is to say, the total existence of each recording is limited to just 1000 copies, on an increasingly-degrading analog format.
Artists contributing to the 2015 series include: Arousal (Kevin Barnes as Georgie Fruit), Cloud Nothings, Deerhoof & Celestial Shore, Goblin Cock, King Buzzo (Melvins), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Oneida, Pattern Is Movement, Protomartyr, Sonny and the Sunsets, Tera Melos and Wye Oak.
Standard subscriptions only cost $5 / month (+ postage), or you can opt for the Deluxe VIP Subscription which gets you a custom wooden box set, and all the perks of Deluxe VIP Membership.
Get more information at JoyfulNoiseRecordings
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Lynyrd Skynyrd to Reissue First Six Albums on Vinyl
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from the other side of the globe:
Bandra cafe is a haven for Mumbai's vinyl record lovers
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interesting read from the uk:
Handmade vinyl albums: Yours for £2,500
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from the land down under:
We’re Buying So Much Vinyl It Could Kill The Industry
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Lou Reed, Green Day, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Five Bands That Deserve to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Amazon Best Sellers in CDs & Vinyl
1. 1989 ~ Taylor Swift
2. That's Christmas To Me ~ Pentatonix
3. Disney's Karaoke Series: Frozen ~ Disney Karaoke Series
4. Partners ~ Barbra Streisand
5. Cheek to Cheek (Deluxe) ~ Tony Bennett
6. Greatest Hits: Decade #1 ~ Carrie Underwood
7. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix ~ Soundtrack
8. Man Against Machine ~ Garth Brooks
9. Ptxmas ~ Pentatonix
10. Rock or Bust ~ AC/DC
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album cover art of the day:
New Album "One Man Army" Announced By Ensiferum, Artwork Revealed