Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
Robert Flack - At Her Best: Live
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Madonna - American Life
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Monday, June 30, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 30, 2008
Birthdays:
Sweet's Andy Scott was born in Wrexham, Wales in 1951.
Ageless pop vocalist Lena Horne ("Love Me or Leave Me") was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1917.
Glenn Shorrock (The Little River Band)-1944.
Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)-1953.
History:
James Brown's 'Live at the Apollo, Vol. 1,' was released in 1963. Reaching #2 on the album charts, it was the most successful album issued by Syd Nathan's King Records.
Frank Zappa joined The Mothers in 1964, later to be ammended to the Mothers of Invention.
In 1922, Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland layed down six fiddle tunes recorded at New York's Victor studio, in what's later called the first country music recording session.
The late Florence Ballard of the Supremes ("Back In My Arms Again") was born in 1943.
Chet Atkins (country star and guitarist on many Elvis Presley classics) died in 2001 at age 77.
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee opened in 2001.
25 people were hospitalized after a melee at a Bill Haley concert in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1956. The city council will later vote to ban all Rock and Roll concerts.
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett died aged 60 in 2006. He defined British psychedelic eccentricity with songs like "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," but LSD and a mental breakdown forced him out of the band in 1968.
Buddy Holly recorded "Peggy Sue" in 1957. In real life, she was Peggy Sue Gerron, the girlfriend of Crickets drummer Jerry Allison. The song was initially titled "Cindy Lou", but Allison convinced Buddy to change the title just before the recording session. Allison and Gerron were later married.
In 1979, one of the first records to use a synthesized drum track, "Ring My Bell" reached number one in the US for Anita Ward. It also topped the charts in the UK.
Also in 1979, Donna Summer held the number two and number three positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls". She was the first solo entertainer to hold two of the top three positions simultaneously.
At a New York auction in 1985, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce sold for $2 million.
In 1976, cops raided Neil Diamond's home looking for drugs, but find less than one ounce of the stuff. Diamond gives the police copies of his new album, Beautiful Noise.
The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo in 1966.
The KISS comic book arrived in 1977. Legend has it the red ink was mixed with blood from each member. Yeah, right.
Nine people are crushed to death at a Copenhagen Pearl Jam concert in 2000. People push forward because they can’t hear due to broken speakers. Vocalist Eddie Vedder tells the audience to move back but to no avail.
In 2005, the record industry said that Led Zeppelin has sold 107.5 million albums in the U.S. That secured the #3 spot on the all-time list. Only The Beatles (168.5 million) and Elvis Presley (116.5 million) have done better.
Huey Lewis and the News went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Sports' in 1984.
The Everly Brothers announced plans for a reunion tour in 1983, ten years after they had split up.
Sweet's Andy Scott was born in Wrexham, Wales in 1951.
Ageless pop vocalist Lena Horne ("Love Me or Leave Me") was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1917.
Glenn Shorrock (The Little River Band)-1944.
Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)-1953.
History:
James Brown's 'Live at the Apollo, Vol. 1,' was released in 1963. Reaching #2 on the album charts, it was the most successful album issued by Syd Nathan's King Records.
Frank Zappa joined The Mothers in 1964, later to be ammended to the Mothers of Invention.
In 1922, Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland layed down six fiddle tunes recorded at New York's Victor studio, in what's later called the first country music recording session.
The late Florence Ballard of the Supremes ("Back In My Arms Again") was born in 1943.
Chet Atkins (country star and guitarist on many Elvis Presley classics) died in 2001 at age 77.
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee opened in 2001.
25 people were hospitalized after a melee at a Bill Haley concert in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1956. The city council will later vote to ban all Rock and Roll concerts.
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett died aged 60 in 2006. He defined British psychedelic eccentricity with songs like "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play," but LSD and a mental breakdown forced him out of the band in 1968.
Buddy Holly recorded "Peggy Sue" in 1957. In real life, she was Peggy Sue Gerron, the girlfriend of Crickets drummer Jerry Allison. The song was initially titled "Cindy Lou", but Allison convinced Buddy to change the title just before the recording session. Allison and Gerron were later married.
In 1979, one of the first records to use a synthesized drum track, "Ring My Bell" reached number one in the US for Anita Ward. It also topped the charts in the UK.
Also in 1979, Donna Summer held the number two and number three positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls". She was the first solo entertainer to hold two of the top three positions simultaneously.
At a New York auction in 1985, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce sold for $2 million.
In 1976, cops raided Neil Diamond's home looking for drugs, but find less than one ounce of the stuff. Diamond gives the police copies of his new album, Beautiful Noise.
The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo in 1966.
The KISS comic book arrived in 1977. Legend has it the red ink was mixed with blood from each member. Yeah, right.
Nine people are crushed to death at a Copenhagen Pearl Jam concert in 2000. People push forward because they can’t hear due to broken speakers. Vocalist Eddie Vedder tells the audience to move back but to no avail.
In 2005, the record industry said that Led Zeppelin has sold 107.5 million albums in the U.S. That secured the #3 spot on the all-time list. Only The Beatles (168.5 million) and Elvis Presley (116.5 million) have done better.
Huey Lewis and the News went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Sports' in 1984.
The Everly Brothers announced plans for a reunion tour in 1983, ten years after they had split up.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 28
Birthdays:
Lester Flatt (Flatt and Scruggs) was born in 1914.
Born on this day in 1945, David Knights of Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
Also from Procol Harum, Bobby Harrison, who was born in 1943.
Dokken’s vocalist and namesake, Donald Maynard Dokken, has a birthday (1953).
History:
Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut album in 1969.
Neil Young joins Crosby, Stills and Nash on their tour in 1969. Young’s addition comes at the suggestion of Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun. Good idea, Young brings a needed edge. CSN becomes CSN&Y.
Jerry Lee Lewis made his first appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1957, performing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On". After the show airs, sales of the record soared.
Pink Floyd released their soundtrack "Obscured by Clouds" in 1972.
Aretha Franklin appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1968.
DJ Murray-the-K's "It's What's Happening, Baby" TV special aired on CBS in 1965 with the Drifters, the Dave Clark Five, Tom Jones, Gary Lewis, the Supremes and many others.
The Drifters recorded "Up On The Roof" in 1962.
The Beach Boys released "Summer Days (and Summer Nights)"in 1965, their 10th album in three years.
In 1975, the Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'.
Wings went to No.1 on the UK chart with the album 'Venus And Mars' in 1975, featuring the US No.1 single 'Listen What The Man Said'.
It's the British Invasion all over again in 1973 as the Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, and Wayne Fontana appear at a revival show at New York's Madison Square Garden
Confused about something or other, Roger Waters spits on the audience during a Pink Floyd show in 1975. He later writes The Wall about the experience.
Stryper released their Christian metal classic "In God We Trust" in 1988.
At a concert in Liverpool, England in 1990, Paul McCartney performed the John Lennon songs "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Help!" and "Give Peace a Chance" live in public for the first time.
George Harrison had an operation to remove a growth from his neck in 1997. The tumor proves to be benign.
Wham! made their farewell concert appearance at London's Wembley Stadium in 1986. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing "Candle In The Wind" with George Michael. During their career, the duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley have sold more than 38 million records. I didn’t buy any of them.
Dick Clark's Rock and Roll TV show, Where The Action Is, featuring Paul Revere and The Raiders, premiered on ABC in 1965.
In 1969, Henry Mancini's "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" topped the Billboard Pop chart in the first of a two week stay.
David Bowie's "Fame" was released in 1975. It will become his first and only number one hit in the US.
Radiohead’s landmark “OK Computer” entered the U.K. chart at #1 in 1997.
Lester Flatt (Flatt and Scruggs) was born in 1914.
Born on this day in 1945, David Knights of Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
Also from Procol Harum, Bobby Harrison, who was born in 1943.
Dokken’s vocalist and namesake, Donald Maynard Dokken, has a birthday (1953).
History:
Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut album in 1969.
Neil Young joins Crosby, Stills and Nash on their tour in 1969. Young’s addition comes at the suggestion of Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun. Good idea, Young brings a needed edge. CSN becomes CSN&Y.
Jerry Lee Lewis made his first appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1957, performing "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On". After the show airs, sales of the record soared.
Pink Floyd released their soundtrack "Obscured by Clouds" in 1972.
Aretha Franklin appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1968.
DJ Murray-the-K's "It's What's Happening, Baby" TV special aired on CBS in 1965 with the Drifters, the Dave Clark Five, Tom Jones, Gary Lewis, the Supremes and many others.
The Drifters recorded "Up On The Roof" in 1962.
The Beach Boys released "Summer Days (and Summer Nights)"in 1965, their 10th album in three years.
In 1975, the Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'.
Wings went to No.1 on the UK chart with the album 'Venus And Mars' in 1975, featuring the US No.1 single 'Listen What The Man Said'.
It's the British Invasion all over again in 1973 as the Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, and Wayne Fontana appear at a revival show at New York's Madison Square Garden
Confused about something or other, Roger Waters spits on the audience during a Pink Floyd show in 1975. He later writes The Wall about the experience.
Stryper released their Christian metal classic "In God We Trust" in 1988.
At a concert in Liverpool, England in 1990, Paul McCartney performed the John Lennon songs "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Help!" and "Give Peace a Chance" live in public for the first time.
George Harrison had an operation to remove a growth from his neck in 1997. The tumor proves to be benign.
Wham! made their farewell concert appearance at London's Wembley Stadium in 1986. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing "Candle In The Wind" with George Michael. During their career, the duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley have sold more than 38 million records. I didn’t buy any of them.
Dick Clark's Rock and Roll TV show, Where The Action Is, featuring Paul Revere and The Raiders, premiered on ABC in 1965.
In 1969, Henry Mancini's "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" topped the Billboard Pop chart in the first of a two week stay.
David Bowie's "Fame" was released in 1975. It will become his first and only number one hit in the US.
Radiohead’s landmark “OK Computer” entered the U.K. chart at #1 in 1997.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Ion Audio ships one millionth USB turntable
CUMBERLAND, RI — (June 27, 2008 1:15 PM) ION Audio, a leader in consumer audio and entertainment technology, has shipped its one millionth USB turntable, according to a company announcement.
Introduced by the brand in 2006, USB turntables enable users to convert the music on vinyl records to digital files on a computer. The popularity of ION Audio's USB turntables is attributed to their ease-of-use, high audio quality and breadth of available models.
A USB turntable works in the same manner as a traditional record player, but is enhanced by technology that transforms vinyl tracks to electronic files using nothing more than a simple USB cord. Every ION Audio USB turntable comes packaged with EZ Vinyl Converter software, which instantly converts music from records, directly to a user's iTunes library, where it can be played as an MP3 file, transferred to an iPod or recorded to CD. This proprietary software is unique to ION Audio's USB turntables and is a key element of the product's overwhelming sales in the marketplace.
"We are pleased to see that a revolution has been sparked with ION Audio's suite of USB turntable products," said Jack O'Donnell, ION Audio president and CEO. "People are taking their old vinyl out of the basement and listening to it on their iPod, enjoying it once again. We are pleased to be a part of this movement and we plan to bring even more digital conversion technology to the marketplace."
Based in Cumberland, ION Audio manufactures a full line of consumer audio and musical instrument products.
Buy your USB turntable here:
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Source: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEBULLETIN/807010317
Introduced by the brand in 2006, USB turntables enable users to convert the music on vinyl records to digital files on a computer. The popularity of ION Audio's USB turntables is attributed to their ease-of-use, high audio quality and breadth of available models.
A USB turntable works in the same manner as a traditional record player, but is enhanced by technology that transforms vinyl tracks to electronic files using nothing more than a simple USB cord. Every ION Audio USB turntable comes packaged with EZ Vinyl Converter software, which instantly converts music from records, directly to a user's iTunes library, where it can be played as an MP3 file, transferred to an iPod or recorded to CD. This proprietary software is unique to ION Audio's USB turntables and is a key element of the product's overwhelming sales in the marketplace.
"We are pleased to see that a revolution has been sparked with ION Audio's suite of USB turntable products," said Jack O'Donnell, ION Audio president and CEO. "People are taking their old vinyl out of the basement and listening to it on their iPod, enjoying it once again. We are pleased to be a part of this movement and we plan to bring even more digital conversion technology to the marketplace."
Based in Cumberland, ION Audio manufactures a full line of consumer audio and musical instrument products.
Buy your USB turntable here:
http://www.tkqlhce.com/j7115ar-xrzEHGFNLNOEGFINHNFG?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firststreetonline.com%2Fproduct.jsp%3Fid%3D76209%26promotion%3D86678&cjsku=01635
Source: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEBULLETIN/807010317
Vinyl Returns in the Age of MP3
LP and turntable sales grow as fans find warmer sound in classic format
By DAVID BROWNE
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com
For his 19th birthday, Simon Hamburg wanted only one present: a turntable for his dorm room at the University of Southern Mississippi. His father bought him a portable $69 model, and Hamburg's older brother chipped in LPs by Simon and Garfunkel and the Who. "Listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on vinyl is always better than listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on anything else," Hamburg says. "You can hear every instrument. It sounds stupid, but it's like you're feeling the music. You're part of it."
As CD sales continue to decline and MP3s are traded without thought, the left-for-dead LP is staging a comeback. In 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan, nearly 1 million LPs were bought, up from 858,000 in 2006. Based on to-date sales for 2008, that figure could jump to 1.6 million by year's end. (According to the Recording Industry Association of America, CD shipments dropped 17.5 percent during the same 2006-07 period.) Sales of turntables — which tumbled from 1.8 million in 1989 to a paltry 275,000 in 2006, according to the Consumer Electronics Association — rebounded sharply last year, when nearly half a million were sold.
From Bruce Springsteen's Magic and the Raconteurs' Consolers of the Lonely to Cat Power's Jukebox and Portishead's Third, it's now possible to buy vinyl versions of many major new releases at retailers like Best Buy, Amazon and indie record stores. And artists are making their preferences for vinyl known. Before releasing Consolers, the Raconteurs announced that they "recommend hearing it on vinyl." In April, Elvis Costello and the Imposters' Momofuku arrived first on LP, though it included a coupon for a free digital download (the CD version arrived weeks later). "Is it a revolution?" says Luke Lewis, president of Costello's label, Lost Highway. "Fuck, no. But our beliefs have been validated a little bit — not to mention we're making a couple more bucks. It's hard to do that now in the record business, you know."
"Everybody feels last year was a watershed year," says Cris Ashworth, owner of United Record Pressing, the Nashville plant that's one of the country's largest and few remaining. (Around a dozen exist now, down from more than twice that in the Eighties.) When he took over the business in 1989, Ashworth made only a little over $1 million in profit and barely had 10 employees. Today, he employs over 50 and profits have more than quadrupled, thanks to a surge in jobs that included Costello's LP along with pressings of Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero, Ryan Adams' Easy Tiger and independent-label products. "My son was very worried for 10 years," Ashworth says. "He kind of looked at me and shook his head and said, 'Dad, you just ain't livin'.' Now he says, 'Well, maybe Dad's a little bit smarter than I thought he was.'"
Despite the uptick, vinyl remains a niche market. Most new releases, indie or major, sell between 2,000 and 10,000 copies; recent bestsellers include Radiohead's In Rainbows (13,000) and Bob Dylan's 2004 Blonde on Blonde reissue (25,000). The possibilities of future growth are limited: As Matador general manager Patrick Amory says, "There's definitely a ceiling." And thanks to higher fuel prices (oil is used to manufacture plastic vinyl, and LPs are shipped by truck) and the scarcity of pressing plants, an LP can cost as much as $4.50 per unit to manufacture, compared to roughly a dollar for a CD. "There are still reasons not to do vinyl," says Mac McCaughan of Merge Records, which has seen an increase in sales of vinyl releases by Arcade Fire and Spoon. "It's more expensive, it's more complicated, it takes longer. We try not to lose money, but we probably are."
Although technological advances (like the CD) seriously wounded the LP, new technology is now playing a part in its resurgence. Old LPs can be converted to MP3s thanks to a new breed of turntables equipped with a USB port. Numark, one of the leading manufacturers of these models, produced them for club DJs and was surprised when the model took off; the company recently shipped its millionth unit.
Also abetting vinyl's homecoming is a growing disillusionment with CD and MP3 sound. The CD has long been known for its clean but overly bright (sometimes grating) audio. "With vinyl, the range is from accurate to warmer" when it comes to reproducing the original source material, says renowned mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who has worked with everyone from Springsteen to Nirvana. "With digital, it's totally the opposite: accurate to brighter. The brightness in the digital domain is a sound our ears don't seem to like that much, whereas people don't seem to be bothered by the slight loss of top-end you might get with vinyl." (Ludwig, like others, does separate mastering sessions for CDs and LPs.) The compressed audio heard in MP3s has only exacerbated the trend in audio degradation. "It's taking 90 percent of the music and basically throwing it out," says Ludwig. "It takes the bad part of digital and makes it even worse."
Assuming a record is pressed under optimum conditions and played on a high-end system, vinyl can restore some of those missing sonic properties. When the Doors' Ray Manzarek listened to recent high-grade reissues of the band's original studio albums, he was stunned. "On 'Light My Fire,' the guitar and organ solos are like, 'Yeah, that's it — that's the way they're supposed to sound,'" Manzarek says. "Vinyl has a warmth and crispness without the edginess of CD."
There's also something less technical lurking behind vinyl's mini-renaissance. Whether it's inspecting a needle for dust or flipping the record over at the end of a side, LPs demand attention. And for a small but growing group, those demands aren't a nuisance. "There's nothing like putting the needle into the groove of a record," says country singer Shelby Lynne. "It's about as real as you can get. You got your vinyl, your weed, your friends, and while you're rollin', they're pickin' out another record. We're all taking music for granted because it's so easy to push a button. I mean, come on — music should be fun."
[From Issue 1054 — June 12, 2008]
More record news:
Making vinyl records the old-fashioned way
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9977878-52.html?tag=blogFeed
By DAVID BROWNE
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com
For his 19th birthday, Simon Hamburg wanted only one present: a turntable for his dorm room at the University of Southern Mississippi. His father bought him a portable $69 model, and Hamburg's older brother chipped in LPs by Simon and Garfunkel and the Who. "Listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on vinyl is always better than listening to 'Baba O'Riley' on anything else," Hamburg says. "You can hear every instrument. It sounds stupid, but it's like you're feeling the music. You're part of it."
As CD sales continue to decline and MP3s are traded without thought, the left-for-dead LP is staging a comeback. In 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan, nearly 1 million LPs were bought, up from 858,000 in 2006. Based on to-date sales for 2008, that figure could jump to 1.6 million by year's end. (According to the Recording Industry Association of America, CD shipments dropped 17.5 percent during the same 2006-07 period.) Sales of turntables — which tumbled from 1.8 million in 1989 to a paltry 275,000 in 2006, according to the Consumer Electronics Association — rebounded sharply last year, when nearly half a million were sold.
From Bruce Springsteen's Magic and the Raconteurs' Consolers of the Lonely to Cat Power's Jukebox and Portishead's Third, it's now possible to buy vinyl versions of many major new releases at retailers like Best Buy, Amazon and indie record stores. And artists are making their preferences for vinyl known. Before releasing Consolers, the Raconteurs announced that they "recommend hearing it on vinyl." In April, Elvis Costello and the Imposters' Momofuku arrived first on LP, though it included a coupon for a free digital download (the CD version arrived weeks later). "Is it a revolution?" says Luke Lewis, president of Costello's label, Lost Highway. "Fuck, no. But our beliefs have been validated a little bit — not to mention we're making a couple more bucks. It's hard to do that now in the record business, you know."
"Everybody feels last year was a watershed year," says Cris Ashworth, owner of United Record Pressing, the Nashville plant that's one of the country's largest and few remaining. (Around a dozen exist now, down from more than twice that in the Eighties.) When he took over the business in 1989, Ashworth made only a little over $1 million in profit and barely had 10 employees. Today, he employs over 50 and profits have more than quadrupled, thanks to a surge in jobs that included Costello's LP along with pressings of Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero, Ryan Adams' Easy Tiger and independent-label products. "My son was very worried for 10 years," Ashworth says. "He kind of looked at me and shook his head and said, 'Dad, you just ain't livin'.' Now he says, 'Well, maybe Dad's a little bit smarter than I thought he was.'"
Despite the uptick, vinyl remains a niche market. Most new releases, indie or major, sell between 2,000 and 10,000 copies; recent bestsellers include Radiohead's In Rainbows (13,000) and Bob Dylan's 2004 Blonde on Blonde reissue (25,000). The possibilities of future growth are limited: As Matador general manager Patrick Amory says, "There's definitely a ceiling." And thanks to higher fuel prices (oil is used to manufacture plastic vinyl, and LPs are shipped by truck) and the scarcity of pressing plants, an LP can cost as much as $4.50 per unit to manufacture, compared to roughly a dollar for a CD. "There are still reasons not to do vinyl," says Mac McCaughan of Merge Records, which has seen an increase in sales of vinyl releases by Arcade Fire and Spoon. "It's more expensive, it's more complicated, it takes longer. We try not to lose money, but we probably are."
Although technological advances (like the CD) seriously wounded the LP, new technology is now playing a part in its resurgence. Old LPs can be converted to MP3s thanks to a new breed of turntables equipped with a USB port. Numark, one of the leading manufacturers of these models, produced them for club DJs and was surprised when the model took off; the company recently shipped its millionth unit.
Also abetting vinyl's homecoming is a growing disillusionment with CD and MP3 sound. The CD has long been known for its clean but overly bright (sometimes grating) audio. "With vinyl, the range is from accurate to warmer" when it comes to reproducing the original source material, says renowned mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who has worked with everyone from Springsteen to Nirvana. "With digital, it's totally the opposite: accurate to brighter. The brightness in the digital domain is a sound our ears don't seem to like that much, whereas people don't seem to be bothered by the slight loss of top-end you might get with vinyl." (Ludwig, like others, does separate mastering sessions for CDs and LPs.) The compressed audio heard in MP3s has only exacerbated the trend in audio degradation. "It's taking 90 percent of the music and basically throwing it out," says Ludwig. "It takes the bad part of digital and makes it even worse."
Assuming a record is pressed under optimum conditions and played on a high-end system, vinyl can restore some of those missing sonic properties. When the Doors' Ray Manzarek listened to recent high-grade reissues of the band's original studio albums, he was stunned. "On 'Light My Fire,' the guitar and organ solos are like, 'Yeah, that's it — that's the way they're supposed to sound,'" Manzarek says. "Vinyl has a warmth and crispness without the edginess of CD."
There's also something less technical lurking behind vinyl's mini-renaissance. Whether it's inspecting a needle for dust or flipping the record over at the end of a side, LPs demand attention. And for a small but growing group, those demands aren't a nuisance. "There's nothing like putting the needle into the groove of a record," says country singer Shelby Lynne. "It's about as real as you can get. You got your vinyl, your weed, your friends, and while you're rollin', they're pickin' out another record. We're all taking music for granted because it's so easy to push a button. I mean, come on — music should be fun."
[From Issue 1054 — June 12, 2008]
More record news:
Making vinyl records the old-fashioned way
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9977878-52.html?tag=blogFeed
News/Record Releases
Really cool things to do in Chicago
The Randolph Street Market Festival, 1350 W. Randolph, on Saturday and Sunday June 28 $ 29 2008. The festival is held the last weekend of every month through October and features more than 200 vendors. This weekend's event also boasts the Chicago Antique Market, the Vinyl Swap Meet (rare and original vinyl records), the Fancy Food Market and the Indie Designer Market. Admission is $10, good for both days. Hours, Saturdays: 10 a..m.-5 p.m. (outdoors), 11 a.m.-5 pm. (indoors); Sundays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: randolphstreetmarket.com.
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The Seconds Re-Release Second Album On Vinyl
Story by: Liz Pelly
Brooklyn-based punk rock trio the Seconds will re-release their most recent album, Kratitude, which was originally released in 2006 by 5RC. This time, the record will be released on vinyl only, via Dress Up!
Though the band has only released two albums of its own since forming in 2000, the band has very remained active in Brooklyn's music scene. Members Jeannie Kwon, Zachary Max and Brian Chase have played in and collaborated with artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ex Models, Knyfe Hyts, Marnie Stern, Sway Machinery, Matthew Welch, Mary Halvorson and Seth Misterka, among others.
Kratitude, which was self-recorded and self-produced, consists of eleven tracks of punk rock that is repetitive and rhythmic, yet melodic and diverse. The band cites many sources as influencing the album, some being the Mars song "Puerto Rican Ghost", Genesis P-Orridge's writings, North Indian Classical music, West African drumming styles and Just Intonation tuning theory.
Source: http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=68547590
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Trash Talk To Release Self-Titled Debut
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Three-year-old Sacramento, Calif. hardcore outfit Trash Talk will release their self-titled debut album on July 22 via their own Trash Talk Collective label.
The quartet recorded the album's 12 tracks in less than two days with Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. The group previously released a cassette, seven-inch EP, split seven-inch with Steel Trap, an EP and a 12-inch EP in small runs before taking this next step. Limited-edition coloured vinyl versions of the new LP will also be issued.
You can preview "Dig" and "Well Of Souls" on the band's MySpace page.
Trash Talk are touring Europe and the U.S. through the end of July, but no Canadian dates have been announced.
Here are the tracks on Trash Talk:
"The Hand That Feeds"
"Well Of Souls"
"Birth Plague Die"
"Incarnate"
"I Block"
"Dig"
"Onward And Upward"
"Shame"
"Immaculate Infection"
"All The Kings Men"
"The Mistake"
"Revelation"
Source: http://www.chartattack.com
—Zack Vitiello
The Randolph Street Market Festival, 1350 W. Randolph, on Saturday and Sunday June 28 $ 29 2008. The festival is held the last weekend of every month through October and features more than 200 vendors. This weekend's event also boasts the Chicago Antique Market, the Vinyl Swap Meet (rare and original vinyl records), the Fancy Food Market and the Indie Designer Market. Admission is $10, good for both days. Hours, Saturdays: 10 a..m.-5 p.m. (outdoors), 11 a.m.-5 pm. (indoors); Sundays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: randolphstreetmarket.com.
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The Seconds Re-Release Second Album On Vinyl
Story by: Liz Pelly
Brooklyn-based punk rock trio the Seconds will re-release their most recent album, Kratitude, which was originally released in 2006 by 5RC. This time, the record will be released on vinyl only, via Dress Up!
Though the band has only released two albums of its own since forming in 2000, the band has very remained active in Brooklyn's music scene. Members Jeannie Kwon, Zachary Max and Brian Chase have played in and collaborated with artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ex Models, Knyfe Hyts, Marnie Stern, Sway Machinery, Matthew Welch, Mary Halvorson and Seth Misterka, among others.
Kratitude, which was self-recorded and self-produced, consists of eleven tracks of punk rock that is repetitive and rhythmic, yet melodic and diverse. The band cites many sources as influencing the album, some being the Mars song "Puerto Rican Ghost", Genesis P-Orridge's writings, North Indian Classical music, West African drumming styles and Just Intonation tuning theory.
Source: http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=68547590
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Trash Talk To Release Self-Titled Debut
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Three-year-old Sacramento, Calif. hardcore outfit Trash Talk will release their self-titled debut album on July 22 via their own Trash Talk Collective label.
The quartet recorded the album's 12 tracks in less than two days with Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. The group previously released a cassette, seven-inch EP, split seven-inch with Steel Trap, an EP and a 12-inch EP in small runs before taking this next step. Limited-edition coloured vinyl versions of the new LP will also be issued.
You can preview "Dig" and "Well Of Souls" on the band's MySpace page.
Trash Talk are touring Europe and the U.S. through the end of July, but no Canadian dates have been announced.
Here are the tracks on Trash Talk:
"The Hand That Feeds"
"Well Of Souls"
"Birth Plague Die"
"Incarnate"
"I Block"
"Dig"
"Onward And Upward"
"Shame"
"Immaculate Infection"
"All The Kings Men"
"The Mistake"
"Revelation"
Source: http://www.chartattack.com
—Zack Vitiello
Thursday, June 26, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 26
Birthdays:
Larry Taylor, bassist with Canned Heat, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1942.
Keyboardist with Van Morrison and a British chart-topper with his own "Yeh Yeh," Georgie Fame was born in Lancashire, England in 1943.
The Clash's Mick Jones was born in London in 1955.
Billy Davis, Jr. of the 5th Dimension ("Up- Up And Away") turns 68.
Chris Isaak, author and singer of "Wicked Game," was born in Stockton, Calif in 1956.
Singer Patti Smyth was born in New York in 1957.
Berlin vocalist Terri Nunn was born in L.A. in 1961. Berlin is known for the song "No More Words" and the ballad, "Take My Breath Away," from the Top Gun soundtrack.
History:
After it was leaked to radio in 1964, United Artists Records released A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles album made up of their own compositions.
Today in 1956, in Look magazine, clarinet-tootling god Benny Goodman was asked his opinion about rock music. "I guess it's okay, man," he said. "At least it has a beat."
The late Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager) was born in Holland in 1910.
Sonny & Cher's divorce became final in 1975. Cher married Gregg Allman four days later.
Elvis Presley played the final concert of his career on June 26th 1977, at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. Before the show, he was presented with a plaque commemorating the 2 billionth record to come out of RCA's pressing plant. The last song the King ever performed publicly was "Can't Help Falling In Love".
In an eerie coincidence, Elvis' father, Vernon Presley died of a heart attack in Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 63 on June 26, 1979. Nearly two years earlier, he cried at Elvis' coffin, "Son, Daddy will be with you soon. Daddy will be with you soon." Vernon is buried next to his son at Graceland.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney composed "She Loves You" in a hotel room in Newcastle, England while on tour there in 1963.
Elvis Presley recorded "His Latest Flame" and "Little Sister" in 1961.
In the midst of a German tour in 1966, the Beatles made a long-awaited return to Hamburg, the city where they got their start performing in local clubs. This time they came back in an eight-car motorcade and played to 7,000 people at Ernst Mercky Halle.
Bob Dylan officially released the long-bootlegged Basement Tapes in 1975.
Gary U.S. Bonds had his only US number 1 hit, "Quarter to Three" in 1961. Bonds and Gene Barge (Daddy G.) added lyrics to an instrumental called, "A Night With Daddy G". Although he released several more singles in the US including "Dear Lady Twist", Bonds found more success in England than his homeland.
The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, but the only member of the group to actually play on the record was Jim McGuinn on vocals and 12 string guitar. Studio musicians Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Larry Knechtel, and Hal Blaine recorded the other instruments while the Byrds' David Crosby and Gene Clark sang background vocals.
In 1966, the Rolling Stones play San Francisco's Cow Palace, with Jefferson Airplane and Sopwith Camel opening.
1986 - James Hetfield (Metallica) broke his wrist while trying to skateboard down a hill. One show was cancelled and the remainder of dates on the tour James was on vocals only and John Marshall (later with Metal Church) was on guitar.
At the height of the "Summer of Love" in 1967, the Mothers of Invention released 'Absolutely Free,' a dark-themed album from the anti-establishment mind of bandleader Frank Zappa.
In 1955, Decca Records announced that Bill Haley and His Comets had sold more than 3 million records in thirteen months. Both "Rock Around The Clock" and "Shake Rattle and Roll" sold a million copies, while "Dim, Dim the Lights" and "Mambo Rock" sold about 500,000.
Larry Taylor, bassist with Canned Heat, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1942.
Keyboardist with Van Morrison and a British chart-topper with his own "Yeh Yeh," Georgie Fame was born in Lancashire, England in 1943.
The Clash's Mick Jones was born in London in 1955.
Billy Davis, Jr. of the 5th Dimension ("Up- Up And Away") turns 68.
Chris Isaak, author and singer of "Wicked Game," was born in Stockton, Calif in 1956.
Singer Patti Smyth was born in New York in 1957.
Berlin vocalist Terri Nunn was born in L.A. in 1961. Berlin is known for the song "No More Words" and the ballad, "Take My Breath Away," from the Top Gun soundtrack.
History:
After it was leaked to radio in 1964, United Artists Records released A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles album made up of their own compositions.
Today in 1956, in Look magazine, clarinet-tootling god Benny Goodman was asked his opinion about rock music. "I guess it's okay, man," he said. "At least it has a beat."
The late Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager) was born in Holland in 1910.
Sonny & Cher's divorce became final in 1975. Cher married Gregg Allman four days later.
Elvis Presley played the final concert of his career on June 26th 1977, at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. Before the show, he was presented with a plaque commemorating the 2 billionth record to come out of RCA's pressing plant. The last song the King ever performed publicly was "Can't Help Falling In Love".
In an eerie coincidence, Elvis' father, Vernon Presley died of a heart attack in Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 63 on June 26, 1979. Nearly two years earlier, he cried at Elvis' coffin, "Son, Daddy will be with you soon. Daddy will be with you soon." Vernon is buried next to his son at Graceland.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney composed "She Loves You" in a hotel room in Newcastle, England while on tour there in 1963.
Elvis Presley recorded "His Latest Flame" and "Little Sister" in 1961.
In the midst of a German tour in 1966, the Beatles made a long-awaited return to Hamburg, the city where they got their start performing in local clubs. This time they came back in an eight-car motorcade and played to 7,000 people at Ernst Mercky Halle.
Bob Dylan officially released the long-bootlegged Basement Tapes in 1975.
Gary U.S. Bonds had his only US number 1 hit, "Quarter to Three" in 1961. Bonds and Gene Barge (Daddy G.) added lyrics to an instrumental called, "A Night With Daddy G". Although he released several more singles in the US including "Dear Lady Twist", Bonds found more success in England than his homeland.
The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, but the only member of the group to actually play on the record was Jim McGuinn on vocals and 12 string guitar. Studio musicians Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Larry Knechtel, and Hal Blaine recorded the other instruments while the Byrds' David Crosby and Gene Clark sang background vocals.
In 1966, the Rolling Stones play San Francisco's Cow Palace, with Jefferson Airplane and Sopwith Camel opening.
1986 - James Hetfield (Metallica) broke his wrist while trying to skateboard down a hill. One show was cancelled and the remainder of dates on the tour James was on vocals only and John Marshall (later with Metal Church) was on guitar.
At the height of the "Summer of Love" in 1967, the Mothers of Invention released 'Absolutely Free,' a dark-themed album from the anti-establishment mind of bandleader Frank Zappa.
In 1955, Decca Records announced that Bill Haley and His Comets had sold more than 3 million records in thirteen months. Both "Rock Around The Clock" and "Shake Rattle and Roll" sold a million copies, while "Dim, Dim the Lights" and "Mambo Rock" sold about 500,000.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The Five Sharps
Have some extra cash laying around? Check out this rare and valuable record being auctioned off at Christie's Auction House:
The Five Sharps "Stormy Weather/Sleepy Cowboy" Jubilee 5104
Original 78 RPM record, circa 1952. 10"
Sale Information
SALE 2012, 25 June 2008
POP CULTURE
Conditions of Business for this Sale
Estimate(Set Currency) $20,000 - $30,000 Christie's Buying Guide
Previously unknown example of this legendary rarity. Recorded in 1952 Stormy Weather by The Five Sharps has attained vaulted status among record collectors, not necessarily for the music but more for the fascinating story of its discovery and subsequent history. Jubilee 5104 was the first and only release by the teenage quintet from Jamaica, Queens The Five Sharps. The recording of Stormy Weather and flip side Sleepy Cowboy, took a few hours, and the group of was paid in hot dogs and soda. An unknown quantity of records were released but somehow it failed to make an impression. It was rediscovered in 1961 when a copy was found, and Time Square Records owner Slim Rose played it on his popular radio show.
On the way home from the studio Rose snapped the fragile 78 record in half (although some accounts have his pet raccoon Teddy doing the deed). In an attempt to find another copy, Rose advertised a reward in his shop. Over the next few years the reward got more and more lucrative, but no one came forward. Since then, a scant few have surfaced and legend of Stormy Weather has grown.
The offered example was purchased by our consignor in 1952, at the Blue Note Record Shop in Harlem. A Harlem resident, she enjoyed music, and looked forward to purchasing a new record each week, which she then would meticulously record in her 78 album sleeves (not offered, see inset for illustration). It has been in her and her family's possession ever since.
Source:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5095614
The Five Sharps "Stormy Weather/Sleepy Cowboy" Jubilee 5104
Original 78 RPM record, circa 1952. 10"
Sale Information
SALE 2012, 25 June 2008
POP CULTURE
Conditions of Business for this Sale
Estimate(Set Currency) $20,000 - $30,000 Christie's Buying Guide
Previously unknown example of this legendary rarity. Recorded in 1952 Stormy Weather by The Five Sharps has attained vaulted status among record collectors, not necessarily for the music but more for the fascinating story of its discovery and subsequent history. Jubilee 5104 was the first and only release by the teenage quintet from Jamaica, Queens The Five Sharps. The recording of Stormy Weather and flip side Sleepy Cowboy, took a few hours, and the group of was paid in hot dogs and soda. An unknown quantity of records were released but somehow it failed to make an impression. It was rediscovered in 1961 when a copy was found, and Time Square Records owner Slim Rose played it on his popular radio show.
On the way home from the studio Rose snapped the fragile 78 record in half (although some accounts have his pet raccoon Teddy doing the deed). In an attempt to find another copy, Rose advertised a reward in his shop. Over the next few years the reward got more and more lucrative, but no one came forward. Since then, a scant few have surfaced and legend of Stormy Weather has grown.
The offered example was purchased by our consignor in 1952, at the Blue Note Record Shop in Harlem. A Harlem resident, she enjoyed music, and looked forward to purchasing a new record each week, which she then would meticulously record in her 78 album sleeves (not offered, see inset for illustration). It has been in her and her family's possession ever since.
Source:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5095614
More New Vinyl Releases
The Hold Steady have unveiled some bonus material for the upcoming physical release of their new album. The record is titled "Stay Positive" and is due out July 15, 2008.
The band apparently pushed out a digital release quickly to counter a leak, and so the physical releases will include bonus tracks. The vinyl version will include "Ask Her for Adderall" and the CD version will include "Adderall" in addition to two other tracks, "Cheyenne Sunrise" and "Two Handed Handshake."
Charlatans Release Tenth Studio Album
Brit-rock pioneers The Charlatans have recently released their tenth full-length record. Described as an album of "childhood fantasies and adult realities," the LP finds the UK quintet reinvigorating the 80s with a contemporary sensibility.
Available earlier this Spring as a free download from a UK site, You Cross My Path was downloaded more than 90,000 times. The album is available now via Cooking Vinyl.
You Cross My Path Tracklist:
1. Oh! Vanity
2. Bad Days
3. Mis-takes
4. The Misbegotten
5. A Day for Letting Go
6. You Cross My Path
7. Missing Beats (of a Generation)
8. My Name is Despair
9. Bird Reprise
0. This is the End
Other recent and upcoming vinyl record releases:
Adele: 19 [vinyl]
Black Lips: Black Lips! (reissue) [vinyl]
Booka Shade: The Sun & the Neon Light [vinyl]
The Builders and the Butchers: The Builders and the Butchers (reissue) [vinyl]
The Cure: Freakshow (Mix 13) (single)
Dosh: Wolves and Wishes [vinyl]
Elbow: One Day Like This (import single)
Emylou Harris: All I Intended to Be [vinyl]
Foals: Red Socks Pugie (import single)
Foxboro Hot Tubs: Stop Drop and Roll!!! (with bonus CD) [vinyl]
Gas: Nah und Fern (2-LP) [vinyl]
James Hunter: The Hard Way [vinyl]
KaiserCartel: March Forth [vinyl]
Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer [vinyl]
Madonna: Hard Candy (3-LP edition with CD) [vinyl]
Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath [vinyl]
Miss Kittin: Kittin Is High [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: At Dawn [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: The Tennessee Fire [vinyl]
Odd Nosdam: Pretty Swell Explode [vinyl]
Old 97s: Blame It on Gravity [vinyl]
Plants and Animals: Parc Avenue [vinyl]
Robert Pollard: Robert Pollard Is Off to Business [vinyl]
Subtle: Exiting Arm [vinyl]
Supergrass: Diamond Hoo Ha [vinyl]
Various Artists: Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran [vinyl]
Vetiver: A Thing of the Past [vinyl]
The Virgins: The Virgins [vinyl]
The band apparently pushed out a digital release quickly to counter a leak, and so the physical releases will include bonus tracks. The vinyl version will include "Ask Her for Adderall" and the CD version will include "Adderall" in addition to two other tracks, "Cheyenne Sunrise" and "Two Handed Handshake."
Charlatans Release Tenth Studio Album
Brit-rock pioneers The Charlatans have recently released their tenth full-length record. Described as an album of "childhood fantasies and adult realities," the LP finds the UK quintet reinvigorating the 80s with a contemporary sensibility.
Available earlier this Spring as a free download from a UK site, You Cross My Path was downloaded more than 90,000 times. The album is available now via Cooking Vinyl.
You Cross My Path Tracklist:
1. Oh! Vanity
2. Bad Days
3. Mis-takes
4. The Misbegotten
5. A Day for Letting Go
6. You Cross My Path
7. Missing Beats (of a Generation)
8. My Name is Despair
9. Bird Reprise
0. This is the End
Other recent and upcoming vinyl record releases:
Adele: 19 [vinyl]
Black Lips: Black Lips! (reissue) [vinyl]
Booka Shade: The Sun & the Neon Light [vinyl]
The Builders and the Butchers: The Builders and the Butchers (reissue) [vinyl]
The Cure: Freakshow (Mix 13) (single)
Dosh: Wolves and Wishes [vinyl]
Elbow: One Day Like This (import single)
Emylou Harris: All I Intended to Be [vinyl]
Foals: Red Socks Pugie (import single)
Foxboro Hot Tubs: Stop Drop and Roll!!! (with bonus CD) [vinyl]
Gas: Nah und Fern (2-LP) [vinyl]
James Hunter: The Hard Way [vinyl]
KaiserCartel: March Forth [vinyl]
Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer [vinyl]
Madonna: Hard Candy (3-LP edition with CD) [vinyl]
Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath [vinyl]
Miss Kittin: Kittin Is High [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: At Dawn [vinyl]
My Morning Jacket: The Tennessee Fire [vinyl]
Odd Nosdam: Pretty Swell Explode [vinyl]
Old 97s: Blame It on Gravity [vinyl]
Plants and Animals: Parc Avenue [vinyl]
Robert Pollard: Robert Pollard Is Off to Business [vinyl]
Subtle: Exiting Arm [vinyl]
Supergrass: Diamond Hoo Ha [vinyl]
Various Artists: Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran [vinyl]
Vetiver: A Thing of the Past [vinyl]
The Virgins: The Virgins [vinyl]
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Massive Vinyl Record Sale
The Music Exchange To Open Doors After Two Years for Massive Blowout Sale
Gregg Pfister of Sunflower Auction announced the news that his auction house is working with former Music Exchange employee Steve Franz and the widow of the store's late owner Ron Rooks, Nancy Rooks, to sell off the hundreds of thousands of records plus all the posters, flyers and memorabilia -- Ron called the stuff "Americana" -- contained in the West Bottoms building to which Ron moved his Westport institution in May of 2006, five months before he died.
"It's pretty much like he left it," reports Pfister, describing the two-story complex at 1413 West 13th Terrace in the Bottoms as holding about a quarter of a million LPs, a hundred thousand 78s, and twenty to thirty thousand 45s -- a half million records, overall, Pfister thinks.
With the exception of a handful of special LPs that will be reserved for an auction on Saturday, July 12, at 10 a.m. that will serve to sell the non-vinyl items (i.e., the Americana), the vast majority of records will be on sale for $1 each -- including many that are worth more than that -- on the following days: Wednesday, July 16 - Saturday, July 19 and Wednesday, July 23 - Saturday, July 26 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily).
Gregg Pfister of Sunflower Auction announced the news that his auction house is working with former Music Exchange employee Steve Franz and the widow of the store's late owner Ron Rooks, Nancy Rooks, to sell off the hundreds of thousands of records plus all the posters, flyers and memorabilia -- Ron called the stuff "Americana" -- contained in the West Bottoms building to which Ron moved his Westport institution in May of 2006, five months before he died.
"It's pretty much like he left it," reports Pfister, describing the two-story complex at 1413 West 13th Terrace in the Bottoms as holding about a quarter of a million LPs, a hundred thousand 78s, and twenty to thirty thousand 45s -- a half million records, overall, Pfister thinks.
With the exception of a handful of special LPs that will be reserved for an auction on Saturday, July 12, at 10 a.m. that will serve to sell the non-vinyl items (i.e., the Americana), the vast majority of records will be on sale for $1 each -- including many that are worth more than that -- on the following days: Wednesday, July 16 - Saturday, July 19 and Wednesday, July 23 - Saturday, July 26 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily).
This Date In Music History- June 24
Birthdays:
Arthur Brown - formerly of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown - was born in Whitby, England in 1944.
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears was born in Bath, England in 1961.
Jeff Beck of the Yardbirds ("Over, Under Sideways Down") is 64.
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac ("Tusk") turns 61.
Colin Blunstone (lead singer of the Zombies "She's Not There") is 63.
Dire Straits founding member, bassist John Illsley, starts life in Leicester, England in 1949.
History:
Pink Floyd made their debut performance on the BBC's Top of the Pops in 1967, performing their new single "See Emily Play." Syd Barrett wore a suit of velvet and satin.
The final Beatles world tour began in Munich in 1966.
The Richard Carpenter Trio (with sister Karen on drums) won a "Battle Of The Bands" at the Hollywood Bowl in 1966. Heavy, man, heavy.
In Fort Worth Texas in 1972, the Rolling Stones filmed the concert that will be released as "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones."
In 1975, the US Attorney in Newark, New Jersey handed down indictments to 19 music industry executives after a two year investigation. Counts of income tax evasion and payola are leveled against Clive Davis, former president of Columbia Records and Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, architects of the Philadelphia sound of the 70's.
In 1999, Eric Clapton raised over $5 million for his Crossroads Centre at Antigua, and alcohol and drug-dependency treatment center in the West Indies by selling 100 guitars. "Brownie," the 1956 sunburst Fender he composed "Layla" on, goes for a record-breaking $497,500.
A Lennon/McCartney song topped the country charts for the first time in 1989. It's Rosanne Cash's cover of "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party."
John Lennon's second book, A Spaniard in the Works was published in 1965. It consisted of nonsensical stories and drawings similar to the style of his previous effort, 1964's In His Own Write.
In 2000, KISS begin auctioning off costumes and props from their 25 years in show business. The items brought in $876,000 on the first day of the two day event.
The beginning of the end came for The Lovin' Spoonful when guitarist Zal Yanovsky quit after a performance in New York at the Forest Hills Music Festival in 1967. One year later, John Sebastian would also leave the band to go solo. Although he made several unannounced guest appearances during John Sebastian concerts, Yanovsky gradually withdrew from music altogether and eventually became a restaurateur. He was 58 years old when he suffered a fatal heart attack on December 13th, 2002 at his farm near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Also in 1967, Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" entered the Billboard chart, where it peaked at #5. The song was written by the band around a melody composed by the group's organist, Matthew Fisher, who was inspired by the chord progression of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Orchestral Suite in D".
Brownsville Station leader, singer and guitarist Cub Koda died from complications due to kidney failure in 2000. Coda co-wrote, along with bassist Michael Lutz, the great “Smokin’ In The Boy’s Room.”
Sam Cooke started a two week stay at New York's Copacabana Club in 1964. A 70-foot billboard announcing the engagement was erected in Times Square.
Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles releaseed her solo debut "Dangerously in Love" in 2003, featuring guest appearances from her boyfriend Jay-Z, Sean Paul and Missy Elliott.
The Insane Clown Posse released their album The Great Milenko in 1997, which Hollywood Records pulled from stores the same day. Good thinking.
Johnny Cash joined Kris Kristofferson onstage in Nashville in 1998 to sing "Sunday Morning Coming Down." It's Cash's first live performance since announcing he suffers from Shy-Drager Syndrome.
At the Cow Palace in 1966, the Beach Boys' Summer Spectacular featured performances by the Jefferson Airplane, the Lovin' Spoonful, Percy Sledge, the Byrds, and the Sir Douglas Quintet.
Arthur Brown - formerly of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown - was born in Whitby, England in 1944.
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears was born in Bath, England in 1961.
Jeff Beck of the Yardbirds ("Over, Under Sideways Down") is 64.
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac ("Tusk") turns 61.
Colin Blunstone (lead singer of the Zombies "She's Not There") is 63.
Dire Straits founding member, bassist John Illsley, starts life in Leicester, England in 1949.
History:
Pink Floyd made their debut performance on the BBC's Top of the Pops in 1967, performing their new single "See Emily Play." Syd Barrett wore a suit of velvet and satin.
The final Beatles world tour began in Munich in 1966.
The Richard Carpenter Trio (with sister Karen on drums) won a "Battle Of The Bands" at the Hollywood Bowl in 1966. Heavy, man, heavy.
In Fort Worth Texas in 1972, the Rolling Stones filmed the concert that will be released as "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones."
In 1975, the US Attorney in Newark, New Jersey handed down indictments to 19 music industry executives after a two year investigation. Counts of income tax evasion and payola are leveled against Clive Davis, former president of Columbia Records and Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, architects of the Philadelphia sound of the 70's.
In 1999, Eric Clapton raised over $5 million for his Crossroads Centre at Antigua, and alcohol and drug-dependency treatment center in the West Indies by selling 100 guitars. "Brownie," the 1956 sunburst Fender he composed "Layla" on, goes for a record-breaking $497,500.
A Lennon/McCartney song topped the country charts for the first time in 1989. It's Rosanne Cash's cover of "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party."
John Lennon's second book, A Spaniard in the Works was published in 1965. It consisted of nonsensical stories and drawings similar to the style of his previous effort, 1964's In His Own Write.
In 2000, KISS begin auctioning off costumes and props from their 25 years in show business. The items brought in $876,000 on the first day of the two day event.
The beginning of the end came for The Lovin' Spoonful when guitarist Zal Yanovsky quit after a performance in New York at the Forest Hills Music Festival in 1967. One year later, John Sebastian would also leave the band to go solo. Although he made several unannounced guest appearances during John Sebastian concerts, Yanovsky gradually withdrew from music altogether and eventually became a restaurateur. He was 58 years old when he suffered a fatal heart attack on December 13th, 2002 at his farm near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Also in 1967, Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" entered the Billboard chart, where it peaked at #5. The song was written by the band around a melody composed by the group's organist, Matthew Fisher, who was inspired by the chord progression of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Orchestral Suite in D".
Brownsville Station leader, singer and guitarist Cub Koda died from complications due to kidney failure in 2000. Coda co-wrote, along with bassist Michael Lutz, the great “Smokin’ In The Boy’s Room.”
Sam Cooke started a two week stay at New York's Copacabana Club in 1964. A 70-foot billboard announcing the engagement was erected in Times Square.
Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles releaseed her solo debut "Dangerously in Love" in 2003, featuring guest appearances from her boyfriend Jay-Z, Sean Paul and Missy Elliott.
The Insane Clown Posse released their album The Great Milenko in 1997, which Hollywood Records pulled from stores the same day. Good thinking.
Johnny Cash joined Kris Kristofferson onstage in Nashville in 1998 to sing "Sunday Morning Coming Down." It's Cash's first live performance since announcing he suffers from Shy-Drager Syndrome.
At the Cow Palace in 1966, the Beach Boys' Summer Spectacular featured performances by the Jefferson Airplane, the Lovin' Spoonful, Percy Sledge, the Byrds, and the Sir Douglas Quintet.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Mr. Carlin- You Will Be Missed
As I reflect on the 'passing' of one of the most intelligent and provacative comedians of all time, I recall all the times he made me laugh. In fact, I have one of his CD's in my machine now, it has been there for weeks. Although I have heard his 'schitck' many, many times, I still find it funny. Kind of like the Three Stooges humor, you knew what was coming, but it made you laugh anyway.
Mr. George Carlin had that gift, he could make anyone laugh...pretty much about anything. And nothing was 'off limits' for this comic genius. Yes, he is coarse and crude, but, as he explains, they are just words. And that is what I will miss the most, his words. May you rest in peace, Mr. Carlin.
I am posting a couple of his more recent "thoughts" and be warned, it will contain language that some will consder offensive:
Mr. George Carlin had that gift, he could make anyone laugh...pretty much about anything. And nothing was 'off limits' for this comic genius. Yes, he is coarse and crude, but, as he explains, they are just words. And that is what I will miss the most, his words. May you rest in peace, Mr. Carlin.
I am posting a couple of his more recent "thoughts" and be warned, it will contain language that some will consder offensive:
Sunday, June 22, 2008
This Date In Music History- June 22
Birthdays:
Jesus Jones vocalist, Mike Edwards, has a birthday (1964).
Happy birthday to a Barenaked Lady, Stephen Page who was born in 1970.
INXS bassist Garry Gary Beers was born in 1957.
Vern Allison, tenor with the Dells, was born in Chicago in 1936.
Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon ("Woman") is 64.
Country outlaw and Rhodes scholar Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas in 1936. Besides acting opposite Barbara Streisand, he wrote the Johnny Cash masterpiece, "Sunday Morning Coming Down" as well as the legendary “Me And Bobby Mcgee.”
Todd Rundgren ("Hello It's Me") is 60.
Howard Kaylan was born in New York in 1947. He became famous as the latter half of Flo & Eddie, the lead singers of the Turtles. That's also him you hear singing backing vocals on Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart."
Jimmy Castor, who recorded such novelty favorites as "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" and "The Bertha Butt Boogie," was also born in New York in 1947.
History:
In Paris France, 32 year old Adolphe Sax, a Belgian musician and musical instrument designer, patents the saxophone in 1846. Sax continued to make instruments throughout his life, however, rival instrument makers challenged the legitimacy of his patents and initiated a campaign of litigation against him and his company, driving him into bankruptcy twice, in 1856 and 1873.
Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson of the Dell-Vikings ("Whispering Bells"), died of prostate cancer in 1990.
Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to murdering John Lennon in December of 1980 and was sentenced to 20-years-to-life in prison. The most hated man in Rock and Roll history was denied parole at his first hearing in October of 2000 and again in October 2002, October 2004 and October 2006. He is still in New York's Attica state prison. Idiot.
Elvis Presley's "Wild In The Country" movie opened nationally in 1961.
At a recording session in Hamburg in 1961, the Beatles layed down the tracks "Ain't She Sweet," "Cry for a Shadow," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Why," "Nobody's Child," and "My Bonnie."
In 1963, Little Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips, Part 2" became the first live single to go to No. 1.
Jimi Hendrix's handwritten lyrics to "Room Full of Mirrors" sold for $35,200 at a New York auction in 1991.
Blind Faith's first and only LP was released in 1969.
The Safaris' "Wipe Out" was released in the US in 1963. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 two weeks later and reached #2. The same record would be re-issued in 1966 and climb to #16.
After placing 17 instrumental singles on Billboard's Hot 100, Herb Alpert's initial vocal attempt, "This Guy's In Love With You" became his first number one hit in 1968. The song reached #3 in the UK.
Mason Williams' "Classical Gas" was released in 1968. It entered the Billboard charts three weeks later and reached #2 on the Pop chart and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The record has since received more US radio airplay than any other instrumental in Rock history.
Linkin Park's "Minutes To Midnight" is certified platinum by the RIAA in 2007, the record-industry organization. The album takes less than a month to hit the 1 million-sales mark. The single "What I've Done" tops both the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and the Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts.
Both The Beatles and Grand Funk Railroad played NY’s Shea Stadium (home of the Mets) but Billy Joel is the first Rock performer to appear in concert at Yankee Stadium in 1990.
At New York's Madison Square Garden in 1975, Eric Clapton joined the Rolling Stones onstage to jam on "Sympathy for the Devil."
"Sky Pilot,” by Eric Burdon and the Animals, entered the Top Forty in 1968. It is the Animals’ last Top Forty hit in the U.S. and one of my all-time favorites
Jesus Jones vocalist, Mike Edwards, has a birthday (1964).
Happy birthday to a Barenaked Lady, Stephen Page who was born in 1970.
INXS bassist Garry Gary Beers was born in 1957.
Vern Allison, tenor with the Dells, was born in Chicago in 1936.
Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon ("Woman") is 64.
Country outlaw and Rhodes scholar Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas in 1936. Besides acting opposite Barbara Streisand, he wrote the Johnny Cash masterpiece, "Sunday Morning Coming Down" as well as the legendary “Me And Bobby Mcgee.”
Todd Rundgren ("Hello It's Me") is 60.
Howard Kaylan was born in New York in 1947. He became famous as the latter half of Flo & Eddie, the lead singers of the Turtles. That's also him you hear singing backing vocals on Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart."
Jimmy Castor, who recorded such novelty favorites as "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" and "The Bertha Butt Boogie," was also born in New York in 1947.
History:
In Paris France, 32 year old Adolphe Sax, a Belgian musician and musical instrument designer, patents the saxophone in 1846. Sax continued to make instruments throughout his life, however, rival instrument makers challenged the legitimacy of his patents and initiated a campaign of litigation against him and his company, driving him into bankruptcy twice, in 1856 and 1873.
Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson of the Dell-Vikings ("Whispering Bells"), died of prostate cancer in 1990.
Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to murdering John Lennon in December of 1980 and was sentenced to 20-years-to-life in prison. The most hated man in Rock and Roll history was denied parole at his first hearing in October of 2000 and again in October 2002, October 2004 and October 2006. He is still in New York's Attica state prison. Idiot.
Elvis Presley's "Wild In The Country" movie opened nationally in 1961.
At a recording session in Hamburg in 1961, the Beatles layed down the tracks "Ain't She Sweet," "Cry for a Shadow," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Why," "Nobody's Child," and "My Bonnie."
In 1963, Little Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips, Part 2" became the first live single to go to No. 1.
Jimi Hendrix's handwritten lyrics to "Room Full of Mirrors" sold for $35,200 at a New York auction in 1991.
Blind Faith's first and only LP was released in 1969.
The Safaris' "Wipe Out" was released in the US in 1963. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 two weeks later and reached #2. The same record would be re-issued in 1966 and climb to #16.
After placing 17 instrumental singles on Billboard's Hot 100, Herb Alpert's initial vocal attempt, "This Guy's In Love With You" became his first number one hit in 1968. The song reached #3 in the UK.
Mason Williams' "Classical Gas" was released in 1968. It entered the Billboard charts three weeks later and reached #2 on the Pop chart and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The record has since received more US radio airplay than any other instrumental in Rock history.
Linkin Park's "Minutes To Midnight" is certified platinum by the RIAA in 2007, the record-industry organization. The album takes less than a month to hit the 1 million-sales mark. The single "What I've Done" tops both the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and the Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts.
Both The Beatles and Grand Funk Railroad played NY’s Shea Stadium (home of the Mets) but Billy Joel is the first Rock performer to appear in concert at Yankee Stadium in 1990.
At New York's Madison Square Garden in 1975, Eric Clapton joined the Rolling Stones onstage to jam on "Sympathy for the Devil."
"Sky Pilot,” by Eric Burdon and the Animals, entered the Top Forty in 1968. It is the Animals’ last Top Forty hit in the U.S. and one of my all-time favorites
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Power Of Vinyl!
Vinyl records reunite old sweethearts
By AP Press wire
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- They fell in love in 1942 but lost touch after Don Spooner went to war.
Spooner, then 21, and Shirley Brown, then 17, spent a last day together on the shore of Lake Michigan and he took a photo of "Shirl" sitting on the sand.
"We talked about getting engaged before I went overseas, but if I came home without an arm or a leg, it wouldn't be fair to her," he said.
He was gone for three years. Brown married another man and the two never spoke for six decades. Until now.
Spooner's memories were revived last month when he found two 78 rpm records in his old army trunk. Spooner said his parents had decided the recordings would be a great way to send their voices to him.
But Spooner couldn't find a phonograph to play them while overseas. So he didn't listen to them.
But after finding the records again, he was curious to hear the sounds if only he could find a machine to play them.
Spooner, 87, a widower, mentioned his dilemma at the car dealership where he works as a part-time driver.
Co-worker Robb Szymik used a record player and computer to put them on a CD. Spooner could hear his parents, Brown and others talking and singing.
"I went through a half a box of Kleenex," Spooner said. "All the voices were just as I remembered them."
He figured Brown also would love to hear them. He used an alumni directory to track her down. The two plan to meet tomorrow.
"I can't believe all this," Spooner said. "It's all because of the records."
By AP Press wire
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- They fell in love in 1942 but lost touch after Don Spooner went to war.
Spooner, then 21, and Shirley Brown, then 17, spent a last day together on the shore of Lake Michigan and he took a photo of "Shirl" sitting on the sand.
"We talked about getting engaged before I went overseas, but if I came home without an arm or a leg, it wouldn't be fair to her," he said.
He was gone for three years. Brown married another man and the two never spoke for six decades. Until now.
Spooner's memories were revived last month when he found two 78 rpm records in his old army trunk. Spooner said his parents had decided the recordings would be a great way to send their voices to him.
But Spooner couldn't find a phonograph to play them while overseas. So he didn't listen to them.
But after finding the records again, he was curious to hear the sounds if only he could find a machine to play them.
Spooner, 87, a widower, mentioned his dilemma at the car dealership where he works as a part-time driver.
Co-worker Robb Szymik used a record player and computer to put them on a CD. Spooner could hear his parents, Brown and others talking and singing.
"I went through a half a box of Kleenex," Spooner said. "All the voices were just as I remembered them."
He figured Brown also would love to hear them. He used an alumni directory to track her down. The two plan to meet tomorrow.
"I can't believe all this," Spooner said. "It's all because of the records."
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