Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have you ever seen the rain?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Music News & Notes
"Hair" Director Passes Away
Tom O'Horgan, the director of the original production of Hair, passed away on Sunday at the age of 84. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Along with Hair, O'Horgan also directed and wrote the music for the Broadway production of Lenny and directed and designed Jesus Christ Superstar for the stage.
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Pretenders Video Contest
The Pretenders, PETA and YouTube are joining forces for a video contest where entrants are asked to lipsynch to the group's Boots of Chinese Plastic while showing off their footware made from plastic. The winner will be flown to Los Angeles to appear in the group's video for the song.
Chrissie Hynde commented, "This is a fun way to raise awareness for a very serious cause. We are looking forward to seeing our fans and animal loving friends perform Boots of Chinese Plastic via YouTube."
For more information, go to the Pretenders' website. http://www.thepretenders.com/petacontest.html
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New Morrissey Single
Morrissey is releasing the first single from his new album, Years of Refusal, on February 9. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris will be available in the U.K. as a digital download, a vinyl single with a live version of Death of a Disco on the B-side, and as a 2-CD set with the additional tracks Because of My Poor Education and Shame is the Name (with Chrissie Hynde).
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Slipknot frontman plotting solo album
As Slipknot prepares to hit the road later this month, the frontman for the masked Iowa metal band is making plans to record his first solo album.
"I know I have this album that I need to make," Corey Taylor tells Billboard.com, "and I'm the kind of guy that if I can't get that done then it's going to hold me back from all this other stuff I want to do. I just know I've got to make it or I can't branch out."
Taylor, who keeps busy on the side with the band Stone Sour, describes the solo material as a cross between the Foo Fighters and Social Distortion "with some Johnny Cash mixed in."
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Cheap Trick May Be Bringing Sgt. Pepper to Vegas
It is being reported by a number of sources that Cheap Trick is close to a deal to perform the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety in Las Vegas. The show is seen as a good bet with the Beatles' Love still playing to large crowds almost two years after it first opened.
If the deal goes through, the group will be playing the album with a full orchestra for nine months at the Las Vegas Hilton. Word is that the performances could start as early as March and run through the end of the year.
It is also being reported that the band's original members would be involved with the run.
The idea is not new to the group. Cheap Trick played the entire album at a August 2007 concert in L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl with a number of guest stars, including Ministry and Joan Osbourne. They've also covered a number of Beatles' tracks throughout their career.
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Times Square Virgin Megastore To Close
The Times Square Virgin Megastore, which is the highest volume music store in the U.S., will shut down come April.
The store has been at the center of speculation since August 2007 when the Virgin Entertainment Group North America was acquired by two real estate companies - the Related Cos. and Vornado - in a joint venture.
Last June, a Vornado executive told Reuters that the store would shut down in the first quarter of 2009. The decision to close the store appears related to real estate and the value connected to the location. That executive was quoted as saying that Virgin pays only $54 per square-foot when the market rent in the area is about $700 a square foot.
So, while the store, which does an estimated $55 million in annual volume, is profitable to the tune of $6 million, according to sources, the space would be even more profitable for its owner with a higher rent tenant. Vornado bought the 180,000 square foot retail component of the Bertelsmann building, which houses the Times Square store, in 2006, and will lease the space to Forever 21, according to press reports.
The closure leaves the Virgin chain with five stores, and one of them, the Union Square store in New York, will now be the city's premiere record store, with an estimated $40 million annual volume. But the status of that store is also at question as the Related Cos. and Vornado leased the ground floor of the store to Nordstrom Rack for the holiday season, only to have the deal fall through.
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Jennifer Hudson to sing at the Super Bowl
Jennifer Hudson is using sports' grandest stage — the Super Bowl — to make her return to the spotlight following the slayings of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1. E! News first reported Tuesday that Hudson would perform.
Hudson hasn't made a public appearance since her 57-year-old mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson; 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson; and 7-year-old nephew Julian King were slain in Chicago in October. Her estranged brother-in-law has been charged in the killings.
Hudson, who had released her self-titled debut album shortly before the killings, is also scheduled to sing at the Grammys' MusiCares event in Los Angeles a few days later. She is nominated for four awards at the Feb. 8 Grammy Awards.
The Super Bowl is one of the most viewed spectacles on television. Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to sing during halftime of the pro football championship game.
Tom O'Horgan, the director of the original production of Hair, passed away on Sunday at the age of 84. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Along with Hair, O'Horgan also directed and wrote the music for the Broadway production of Lenny and directed and designed Jesus Christ Superstar for the stage.
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Pretenders Video Contest
The Pretenders, PETA and YouTube are joining forces for a video contest where entrants are asked to lipsynch to the group's Boots of Chinese Plastic while showing off their footware made from plastic. The winner will be flown to Los Angeles to appear in the group's video for the song.
Chrissie Hynde commented, "This is a fun way to raise awareness for a very serious cause. We are looking forward to seeing our fans and animal loving friends perform Boots of Chinese Plastic via YouTube."
For more information, go to the Pretenders' website. http://www.thepretenders.com/petacontest.html
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New Morrissey Single
Morrissey is releasing the first single from his new album, Years of Refusal, on February 9. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris will be available in the U.K. as a digital download, a vinyl single with a live version of Death of a Disco on the B-side, and as a 2-CD set with the additional tracks Because of My Poor Education and Shame is the Name (with Chrissie Hynde).
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Slipknot frontman plotting solo album
As Slipknot prepares to hit the road later this month, the frontman for the masked Iowa metal band is making plans to record his first solo album.
"I know I have this album that I need to make," Corey Taylor tells Billboard.com, "and I'm the kind of guy that if I can't get that done then it's going to hold me back from all this other stuff I want to do. I just know I've got to make it or I can't branch out."
Taylor, who keeps busy on the side with the band Stone Sour, describes the solo material as a cross between the Foo Fighters and Social Distortion "with some Johnny Cash mixed in."
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Cheap Trick May Be Bringing Sgt. Pepper to Vegas
It is being reported by a number of sources that Cheap Trick is close to a deal to perform the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety in Las Vegas. The show is seen as a good bet with the Beatles' Love still playing to large crowds almost two years after it first opened.
If the deal goes through, the group will be playing the album with a full orchestra for nine months at the Las Vegas Hilton. Word is that the performances could start as early as March and run through the end of the year.
It is also being reported that the band's original members would be involved with the run.
The idea is not new to the group. Cheap Trick played the entire album at a August 2007 concert in L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl with a number of guest stars, including Ministry and Joan Osbourne. They've also covered a number of Beatles' tracks throughout their career.
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Times Square Virgin Megastore To Close
The Times Square Virgin Megastore, which is the highest volume music store in the U.S., will shut down come April.
The store has been at the center of speculation since August 2007 when the Virgin Entertainment Group North America was acquired by two real estate companies - the Related Cos. and Vornado - in a joint venture.
Last June, a Vornado executive told Reuters that the store would shut down in the first quarter of 2009. The decision to close the store appears related to real estate and the value connected to the location. That executive was quoted as saying that Virgin pays only $54 per square-foot when the market rent in the area is about $700 a square foot.
So, while the store, which does an estimated $55 million in annual volume, is profitable to the tune of $6 million, according to sources, the space would be even more profitable for its owner with a higher rent tenant. Vornado bought the 180,000 square foot retail component of the Bertelsmann building, which houses the Times Square store, in 2006, and will lease the space to Forever 21, according to press reports.
The closure leaves the Virgin chain with five stores, and one of them, the Union Square store in New York, will now be the city's premiere record store, with an estimated $40 million annual volume. But the status of that store is also at question as the Related Cos. and Vornado leased the ground floor of the store to Nordstrom Rack for the holiday season, only to have the deal fall through.
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Jennifer Hudson to sing at the Super Bowl
Jennifer Hudson is using sports' grandest stage — the Super Bowl — to make her return to the spotlight following the slayings of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1. E! News first reported Tuesday that Hudson would perform.
Hudson hasn't made a public appearance since her 57-year-old mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson; 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson; and 7-year-old nephew Julian King were slain in Chicago in October. Her estranged brother-in-law has been charged in the killings.
Hudson, who had released her self-titled debut album shortly before the killings, is also scheduled to sing at the Grammys' MusiCares event in Los Angeles a few days later. She is nominated for four awards at the Feb. 8 Grammy Awards.
The Super Bowl is one of the most viewed spectacles on television. Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to sing during halftime of the pro football championship game.
New Vinyl Releases
As always, a special thank you to my vinyl friend DJ-Spyder at http://dj-spyder.blogspot.com/ for this up-to-date information!
1/20/09 RELEASE DATE
Breeders - Last Splash [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Breeders - Pod [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys) - Keep It Hid [LP]
Delbert McClinton - Live [LP] 180 Gram Vinyl
Django Reinhardt - 1938 (London Debut And Paris Sessions) [LP]
Django Reinhardt - From The Ultraphone Shelves [LP]
Django Reinhardt - The Last Years Of Peace (1936-1937) [LP]
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery [2LP]
Fiction Family - Fiction Family [LP] (includes CD)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights [LP] (PICTURE DISC) (includes Poster)
Plasmatics (Wendy O Williams) - Beyond the Valley of 1984 [LP]
Primus - Sailing The Seas Of Cheese [180 Gram Vinyl]
Pulp - This Is Hardcore [2LP] (180 Gram Vinyl Gatefold)
Royal Trux - Royal Trux [LP]
Royal Trux - Twin Infinitives [2LP]
Serge Gainsbourg - Aux Armes Et Caetera [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Serge Gainsbourg - L'Homme A Tete De Chou [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Six Organs of Admittance - RTZ [3LP]
Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Umphreys McGee - Mantis [LP]
Various Artists - Last Kind Words [LP]
Various Artists - Rag & Stomp [LP]
Glimpse (Chris Spero) - Drifting (includes Carl Craig mix) 12''
Jeremy Jay - Love Everlasting 12''
Mr. Scruff - Music Takes Me Up (feat. Alice Russell) 12''
Angelo Spencer feat. L Orchid - My Music Is My Sweat 7"
Etana & Alborosie - Blessing 7''
Fake Problems - The Dream Team/ Rumble In The 7"
Will Sheff / Charles Bissell - Will Sheff Covers Charles Biss 7"
1/20/09 RELEASE DATE
Breeders - Last Splash [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Breeders - Pod [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys) - Keep It Hid [LP]
Delbert McClinton - Live [LP] 180 Gram Vinyl
Django Reinhardt - 1938 (London Debut And Paris Sessions) [LP]
Django Reinhardt - From The Ultraphone Shelves [LP]
Django Reinhardt - The Last Years Of Peace (1936-1937) [LP]
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery [2LP]
Fiction Family - Fiction Family [LP] (includes CD)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights [LP] (PICTURE DISC) (includes Poster)
Plasmatics (Wendy O Williams) - Beyond the Valley of 1984 [LP]
Primus - Sailing The Seas Of Cheese [180 Gram Vinyl]
Pulp - This Is Hardcore [2LP] (180 Gram Vinyl Gatefold)
Royal Trux - Royal Trux [LP]
Royal Trux - Twin Infinitives [2LP]
Serge Gainsbourg - Aux Armes Et Caetera [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Serge Gainsbourg - L'Homme A Tete De Chou [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Six Organs of Admittance - RTZ [3LP]
Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)
Umphreys McGee - Mantis [LP]
Various Artists - Last Kind Words [LP]
Various Artists - Rag & Stomp [LP]
Glimpse (Chris Spero) - Drifting (includes Carl Craig mix) 12''
Jeremy Jay - Love Everlasting 12''
Mr. Scruff - Music Takes Me Up (feat. Alice Russell) 12''
Angelo Spencer feat. L Orchid - My Music Is My Sweat 7"
Etana & Alborosie - Blessing 7''
Fake Problems - The Dream Team/ Rumble In The 7"
Will Sheff / Charles Bissell - Will Sheff Covers Charles Biss 7"
DENON INTRODUCES FULLY AUTOMATIC TURNTABLE THAT CONVERTS LPS TO MP3S
Denon Electronics, one of the world’s premier manufacturers of high-quality home entertainment components, today introduced its DP-200USB (SRP: $250) fully automatic turntable, allowing users to easily convert all their favorite LP records to modern
-- New High-Performance Denon DP-200USB Turntable Features Front-Panel USB Port for Easy Digital Conversion of Analog LP Music --
Las Vegas, NV, January 8, 2009 — Denon Electronics, one of the world’s premier manufacturers of high-quality home entertainment components, today introduced its DP-200USB (SRP: $250) fully automatic turntable, allowing users to easily convert all their favorite LP records to modern MP3 digital audio tracks. Playing vinyl LPs in classic style and sound, the Denon turntable gives the growing number of vinyl LP collectors a new high-performance, high-value opportunity for getting even more enjoyment out of their record collections. The DP-200USB is currently available.
“Vinyl record collecting is becoming a mainstream trend,” noted Joe Stinziano, Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Denon Electronics. “And while more and more people are discovering the rich sound of LP records, many are also just as active in today’s digital music formats. For years, audiophiles around the world have consistently looked to Denon as a top choice in turntable quality and value. Now with our DP-200USB, we’re giving a brand new generation of consumers the opportunity to experience Denon turntable performance with the added value of being able to convert LP records to MP3s and enjoy all the benefits of a digital universe.”
New Turntable Offers Best of Both Analog and Digital Worlds
Denon’s sleek black DP-200USB fully automatic turntable offers users a high-performance bridge from the analog vinyl to the digital music eras. Built from high-quality aluminum, and featuring a see-through flip-up cover reminiscent of classic 1960s and ‘70s home turntables, the DP-200USB is equipped with an internal MP3 encoder, along with a front panel USB port, letting users not only play their favorite LPs and enjoy high-performance analog audio, but create MP3 tracks easily and automatically. Once an MP3 file is created, users can share the music with friends, play it on their PCs or other portable music devices, and store entire record collections digitally.
For added user convenience, the included PC software features Audio Waveform Recognition, which checks the first 15 seconds of each track and searches the extensive Gracenote™ Internet music tracks database to capture the track’s meta-deta (artist, title, etc.).
Adding even more user flexibility, the included software also features Auto Track Divide, which notes silent breaks between tracks and automatically inserts a new track tag for each track (you also have the option of doing this manually). The front panel USB port allows direct connection to a USB drive or an external hard disk drive. In addition, the DP-200USB features conventional stereo outputs, which can be configured with or without RIAA equalization, for full compatibility with the widest range of audio components.
For more info visit: http://www.denon.com/
-- New High-Performance Denon DP-200USB Turntable Features Front-Panel USB Port for Easy Digital Conversion of Analog LP Music --
Las Vegas, NV, January 8, 2009 — Denon Electronics, one of the world’s premier manufacturers of high-quality home entertainment components, today introduced its DP-200USB (SRP: $250) fully automatic turntable, allowing users to easily convert all their favorite LP records to modern MP3 digital audio tracks. Playing vinyl LPs in classic style and sound, the Denon turntable gives the growing number of vinyl LP collectors a new high-performance, high-value opportunity for getting even more enjoyment out of their record collections. The DP-200USB is currently available.
“Vinyl record collecting is becoming a mainstream trend,” noted Joe Stinziano, Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Denon Electronics. “And while more and more people are discovering the rich sound of LP records, many are also just as active in today’s digital music formats. For years, audiophiles around the world have consistently looked to Denon as a top choice in turntable quality and value. Now with our DP-200USB, we’re giving a brand new generation of consumers the opportunity to experience Denon turntable performance with the added value of being able to convert LP records to MP3s and enjoy all the benefits of a digital universe.”
New Turntable Offers Best of Both Analog and Digital Worlds
Denon’s sleek black DP-200USB fully automatic turntable offers users a high-performance bridge from the analog vinyl to the digital music eras. Built from high-quality aluminum, and featuring a see-through flip-up cover reminiscent of classic 1960s and ‘70s home turntables, the DP-200USB is equipped with an internal MP3 encoder, along with a front panel USB port, letting users not only play their favorite LPs and enjoy high-performance analog audio, but create MP3 tracks easily and automatically. Once an MP3 file is created, users can share the music with friends, play it on their PCs or other portable music devices, and store entire record collections digitally.
For added user convenience, the included PC software features Audio Waveform Recognition, which checks the first 15 seconds of each track and searches the extensive Gracenote™ Internet music tracks database to capture the track’s meta-deta (artist, title, etc.).
Adding even more user flexibility, the included software also features Auto Track Divide, which notes silent breaks between tracks and automatically inserts a new track tag for each track (you also have the option of doing this manually). The front panel USB port allows direct connection to a USB drive or an external hard disk drive. In addition, the DP-200USB features conventional stereo outputs, which can be configured with or without RIAA equalization, for full compatibility with the widest range of audio components.
For more info visit: http://www.denon.com/
This Date In Music History-January 14
Birthdays:
Dave Grohl- Foo Fighters, Nirvana (1969)
T-Bone Burnett (1948)
Clarence Carter ("Patches") turns 73.
Jack Jones is 71.
Allen Toussaint, the master of New Orleans funk piano, was born in 1938.
LL Cool J (1968)
They Are Missed:
Jerry Nolan drummer with The New York Dolls died from a stroke in 1992. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums.
Solly McElroy, lead singer with the doo-wop group the Flamingoes, died in Chicago in 1995 (age 61).
Ruby Starr, vocalist for Black Oak Arkansas on their 1974 hit "Jim Dandy," died of cancer in 1995 (age 45).
Linda Jones, US soul singer was born in 1944. She died on March 14, 1972 (age 26), after collapsing into a diabetic coma following a performance at Harlem's Apollo Theatre.
History:
Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army in 1960.
Over 25,000 people attended The Human Be-In - A Gathering Of The Tribes at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in 1967. The event was a forerunner of major, outdoor rock concerts and featured The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother And The Holding Company.
In 1970, Diana Ross performed for the last time with The Supremes at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. During the show, Diana introduced her replacement, Jean Terrell.
In 1973, Elvis Presley's "Aloha From Hawaii" concert was broadcast live to a billion people around the world (but not in the U.S., where it will air on TV two months later). The soundtrack was later released as a two record set and became one of the King's best selling LPs of the '70s, hitting #1 later that same year.
In 1963, the Rolling Stones performed for the first time with new recruit Charlie Watts on drums at London's Flamingo Jazz Club.
In 1966, David Jones changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees, just in time for the release of his single, "Can't Help Thinking About Me.” He would later say that he chose "Bowie" because he liked that "big American bear-killin' knife."
In 2003, the Who's Pete Townshend was arrested at his London home on suspicion of a number of offenses connected with child pornography, including the making of indecent images. He was later released without being formally charged.
Paul McCartney released his album "Back In The U.S.S.R." exclusively in Russia in 1989.
In 1978, the Sex Pistols played their last concert before breaking up.
In 1978, a group called Player had the top tune in the US with "Baby Come Back.” The song was written by band members Peter Beckett and John Crowley after both had broken up with their respective girl friends.
Paul McCartney was at #1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pipes Of Peace' in 1984. McCartney made history by becoming the first artist to have a #1 in a group, (The Beatles), in a duo, (with Stevie Wonder), in a trio, (with Wings) and as a solo artist.
In 2007, Amy Winehouse started a two week run at #1 on the UK album chart with 'Back To Black’ (which went on to become the biggest-selling album of 2007 with sales over 1.5m copies).
In 2006, actor and stand-up comic Jamie Foxx started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with his second album ‘Unpredictable.’
Dave Grohl- Foo Fighters, Nirvana (1969)
T-Bone Burnett (1948)
Clarence Carter ("Patches") turns 73.
Jack Jones is 71.
Allen Toussaint, the master of New Orleans funk piano, was born in 1938.
LL Cool J (1968)
They Are Missed:
Jerry Nolan drummer with The New York Dolls died from a stroke in 1992. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums.
Solly McElroy, lead singer with the doo-wop group the Flamingoes, died in Chicago in 1995 (age 61).
Ruby Starr, vocalist for Black Oak Arkansas on their 1974 hit "Jim Dandy," died of cancer in 1995 (age 45).
Linda Jones, US soul singer was born in 1944. She died on March 14, 1972 (age 26), after collapsing into a diabetic coma following a performance at Harlem's Apollo Theatre.
History:
Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army in 1960.
Over 25,000 people attended The Human Be-In - A Gathering Of The Tribes at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in 1967. The event was a forerunner of major, outdoor rock concerts and featured The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother And The Holding Company.
In 1970, Diana Ross performed for the last time with The Supremes at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. During the show, Diana introduced her replacement, Jean Terrell.
In 1973, Elvis Presley's "Aloha From Hawaii" concert was broadcast live to a billion people around the world (but not in the U.S., where it will air on TV two months later). The soundtrack was later released as a two record set and became one of the King's best selling LPs of the '70s, hitting #1 later that same year.
In 1963, the Rolling Stones performed for the first time with new recruit Charlie Watts on drums at London's Flamingo Jazz Club.
In 1966, David Jones changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees, just in time for the release of his single, "Can't Help Thinking About Me.” He would later say that he chose "Bowie" because he liked that "big American bear-killin' knife."
In 2003, the Who's Pete Townshend was arrested at his London home on suspicion of a number of offenses connected with child pornography, including the making of indecent images. He was later released without being formally charged.
Paul McCartney released his album "Back In The U.S.S.R." exclusively in Russia in 1989.
In 1978, the Sex Pistols played their last concert before breaking up.
In 1978, a group called Player had the top tune in the US with "Baby Come Back.” The song was written by band members Peter Beckett and John Crowley after both had broken up with their respective girl friends.
Paul McCartney was at #1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pipes Of Peace' in 1984. McCartney made history by becoming the first artist to have a #1 in a group, (The Beatles), in a duo, (with Stevie Wonder), in a trio, (with Wings) and as a solo artist.
In 2007, Amy Winehouse started a two week run at #1 on the UK album chart with 'Back To Black’ (which went on to become the biggest-selling album of 2007 with sales over 1.5m copies).
In 2006, actor and stand-up comic Jamie Foxx started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with his second album ‘Unpredictable.’
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Rock & Roll Tidbits
The Sir Douglas Quintet were playing in a club one night and noticed a couple dancing. Lead singer Doug Sahm said "She's a body mover!", which gave him an idea for a song. Back in those days you couldn't say "body mover" on a record, so he changed the lyrics to "She's About A Mover" and achieved a US Top 20 hit.
The blistering guitar lead in George Harrison's song, "Taxman" is the exact same guitar part heard at the ending fade of the song. It was copied and re-recorded onto the end.
The song "Summertime Blues" was a US Top 40 hit in three different decades - in the fifties by Eddie Cochran (#8), the sixties by Blue Cheer (#14) and the seventies by The Who (#27).
The Mothers Of Invention are believed to have released the first double album with "Freak Out!" in early 1967.
In 1962, Gene Pitney recorded "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" for the movie of the same name, starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. Although the song reached #4 on the Billboard singles chart, it was never included in the film.
When the Beatles made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9th, 1964, producers received over 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the TV studio.
Alan Gordon, the co-writer of The Turtles' hit "Happy Together" said that he wrote the melody to the song based on an open string pattern used by a bandmate to tune his guitar.
Jerry Lee Lewis' parents mortgaged their house in order to buy him a piano.
Johnny Preston's 1960 number one hit, "Running Bear" was written by J.P. Richardson, The Big Bopper.
The double entendre title of the Bellamy Brother's hit "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" was derived from a quote by Groucho Marx.
With some left over studio time on their hands, a group of musicians recorded an instrumental intended to be a throw-a-way album track. The song ended up on the flip side of a single release called "Train To Nowhere", which was virtually ignored by US radio stations. Finally, someone flipped the disc over and discovered "Tequila", which went to number one on both the Pop and R&B charts for The Champs.
Kenny Loggins joined The Electric Prunes during their final tour in 1969, two years after the band had scored a hit with "I Had Too Much Too Dream". When the tour was over, the band split up for good and Loggins went on to team up with Jim Messina in 1971 and later had several solo hits.
The distinct horse logo that appeared on most of Poco's albums was designed by Saturday Night Live star, Phil Hartman.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in the basement of Jane Asher's house. She was Paul's girlfriend, to whom he would later become engaged to, but never married.
One day while out riding with her dad, Stella McCartney stopped to stare at him. It had just come to her at that moment. She said, "You're Paul McCartney."
While the title of the song is often shown with a comma ("Louie, Louie"), writer Richard Berry told Esquire magazine in 1988 that the correct title of the song was "Louie Louie", with no comma.
The blistering guitar lead in George Harrison's song, "Taxman" is the exact same guitar part heard at the ending fade of the song. It was copied and re-recorded onto the end.
The song "Summertime Blues" was a US Top 40 hit in three different decades - in the fifties by Eddie Cochran (#8), the sixties by Blue Cheer (#14) and the seventies by The Who (#27).
The Mothers Of Invention are believed to have released the first double album with "Freak Out!" in early 1967.
In 1962, Gene Pitney recorded "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" for the movie of the same name, starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. Although the song reached #4 on the Billboard singles chart, it was never included in the film.
When the Beatles made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9th, 1964, producers received over 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the TV studio.
Alan Gordon, the co-writer of The Turtles' hit "Happy Together" said that he wrote the melody to the song based on an open string pattern used by a bandmate to tune his guitar.
Jerry Lee Lewis' parents mortgaged their house in order to buy him a piano.
Johnny Preston's 1960 number one hit, "Running Bear" was written by J.P. Richardson, The Big Bopper.
The double entendre title of the Bellamy Brother's hit "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" was derived from a quote by Groucho Marx.
With some left over studio time on their hands, a group of musicians recorded an instrumental intended to be a throw-a-way album track. The song ended up on the flip side of a single release called "Train To Nowhere", which was virtually ignored by US radio stations. Finally, someone flipped the disc over and discovered "Tequila", which went to number one on both the Pop and R&B charts for The Champs.
Kenny Loggins joined The Electric Prunes during their final tour in 1969, two years after the band had scored a hit with "I Had Too Much Too Dream". When the tour was over, the band split up for good and Loggins went on to team up with Jim Messina in 1971 and later had several solo hits.
The distinct horse logo that appeared on most of Poco's albums was designed by Saturday Night Live star, Phil Hartman.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in the basement of Jane Asher's house. She was Paul's girlfriend, to whom he would later become engaged to, but never married.
One day while out riding with her dad, Stella McCartney stopped to stare at him. It had just come to her at that moment. She said, "You're Paul McCartney."
While the title of the song is often shown with a comma ("Louie, Louie"), writer Richard Berry told Esquire magazine in 1988 that the correct title of the song was "Louie Louie", with no comma.
The Biggest Rock Albums Coming Your Way In 2009
Green Day and U2 drop new LPs this year, along with promising young guns like Paramore, Tokio Hotel and more.
By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by James Montgomery
2008 was a huge year for rock ... and 2009 looks like it could be even bigger. So all this week, we're taking stock of the things guaranteed to rock this year. From the triumphant returns of some of the biggest bands on the planet to a handful of up-and-coming acts that we're expecting big things from in '09, we've got it all covered. This is Rock Week, on MTVNews.com
It will be pretty difficult to top a year that saw new albums from both Metallica and Guns N' Roses, but 2009's roster of rock includes just as much firepower — including LPs from colossal acts like Green Day, U2 and the Boss, not to mention potential new sounds from young guns like Paramore, My Chemical Romance and Tokio Hotel.
And that's just the headliners. On the undercard, we've got the triumphant return of British songstress Lily Allen, radio-ready rock from the Fray and bludgeoning prog-metal from Mastodon. Plus, there are new albums from critical faves like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Decemberists and Black Lips. And let's not forget sonically adventurous indie hipsters like Animal Collective (who, depending on what you read, may have already released the best rock album of the year), or the gloriously maudlin new album from Antony and the Johnsons. Oh, and Prince is releasing three records this year.
All in all, 2009 looks like it's gonna be a doozy — so to prime your pump, here's our roundup of expected album releases:
January
» Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion: The blogosphere's favorite sonic experimentalists, who've already notched "album of the year" pronouncements from the Chicago Tribune and Stereogum.com, among others, go "pop" on their upcoming ninth full-length effort — for them, anyway. Expect some hippie-friendly rave-ups; fat, speaker-blowing bass lines; and trippy lyrics about leaving your body for just one night.
» Antony and the Johnsons, The Crying Light: Speaking of blogs, eccentric falsetto crooner Antony Hegarty is promising a gospel/ art-rock meditation on nature ... with some guitars! The twee, gender-bending, Mercury Prize-winning singer seems poised to confound and entertain again with songs that include "Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground," "Epilepsy Is Dancing" and "Kiss My Name."
» Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Working on a Dream: The Boss' 16th studio album was recorded during breaks on the E Street Band's 2007-08 Magic tour and reportedly inspired by the energy generated by the band during that outing. A recent Rolling Stone article described it as largely off-the-cuff, but also intricately arranged, with a combination of the band's dense, swirling live sound and the "orchestral and vocal flourishes that recall classic recordings by Roy Orbison and the Byrds."
» Franz Ferdinand, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand: The Scottish band's third album reportedly has some African influences. Singer Alex Kapranos has described it as "music of the night to fling yourself around your room to as you psych yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dance floor." Be prepared.
» Leathermouth, XO: The debut from My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero's 1990s hardcore-inspired band punches up some raw, in-your-face punk rock with 10 tracks blitzing by in just 23 minutes. Think distorted, chaotic guitars and spazzy vocals from Iero on songs like "5th Period Massacre," "This Song Is About Being Attacked by Monsters" and "I Am Going to Kill the President of the United States of America."
February
To read the rest of this great music preview, visit the MTV site at http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602440/20090109/green_day.jhtml
By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by James Montgomery
2008 was a huge year for rock ... and 2009 looks like it could be even bigger. So all this week, we're taking stock of the things guaranteed to rock this year. From the triumphant returns of some of the biggest bands on the planet to a handful of up-and-coming acts that we're expecting big things from in '09, we've got it all covered. This is Rock Week, on MTVNews.com
It will be pretty difficult to top a year that saw new albums from both Metallica and Guns N' Roses, but 2009's roster of rock includes just as much firepower — including LPs from colossal acts like Green Day, U2 and the Boss, not to mention potential new sounds from young guns like Paramore, My Chemical Romance and Tokio Hotel.
And that's just the headliners. On the undercard, we've got the triumphant return of British songstress Lily Allen, radio-ready rock from the Fray and bludgeoning prog-metal from Mastodon. Plus, there are new albums from critical faves like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Decemberists and Black Lips. And let's not forget sonically adventurous indie hipsters like Animal Collective (who, depending on what you read, may have already released the best rock album of the year), or the gloriously maudlin new album from Antony and the Johnsons. Oh, and Prince is releasing three records this year.
All in all, 2009 looks like it's gonna be a doozy — so to prime your pump, here's our roundup of expected album releases:
January
» Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion: The blogosphere's favorite sonic experimentalists, who've already notched "album of the year" pronouncements from the Chicago Tribune and Stereogum.com, among others, go "pop" on their upcoming ninth full-length effort — for them, anyway. Expect some hippie-friendly rave-ups; fat, speaker-blowing bass lines; and trippy lyrics about leaving your body for just one night.
» Antony and the Johnsons, The Crying Light: Speaking of blogs, eccentric falsetto crooner Antony Hegarty is promising a gospel/ art-rock meditation on nature ... with some guitars! The twee, gender-bending, Mercury Prize-winning singer seems poised to confound and entertain again with songs that include "Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground," "Epilepsy Is Dancing" and "Kiss My Name."
» Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Working on a Dream: The Boss' 16th studio album was recorded during breaks on the E Street Band's 2007-08 Magic tour and reportedly inspired by the energy generated by the band during that outing. A recent Rolling Stone article described it as largely off-the-cuff, but also intricately arranged, with a combination of the band's dense, swirling live sound and the "orchestral and vocal flourishes that recall classic recordings by Roy Orbison and the Byrds."
» Franz Ferdinand, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand: The Scottish band's third album reportedly has some African influences. Singer Alex Kapranos has described it as "music of the night to fling yourself around your room to as you psych yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dance floor." Be prepared.
» Leathermouth, XO: The debut from My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero's 1990s hardcore-inspired band punches up some raw, in-your-face punk rock with 10 tracks blitzing by in just 23 minutes. Think distorted, chaotic guitars and spazzy vocals from Iero on songs like "5th Period Massacre," "This Song Is About Being Attacked by Monsters" and "I Am Going to Kill the President of the United States of America."
February
To read the rest of this great music preview, visit the MTV site at http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602440/20090109/green_day.jhtml
Music News & Notes
General Surgery Releases Split With Butcher ABC
Swedish metal band General Surgery has issued the following statement about a split album with the Japanese band Butcher ABC:
"General Surgery/Butcher ABC split is finally released. The story goes back all the way to 2003 (!) when we got asked by then Escorbuto Recordings president Johan Wallin if we would be interested in doing a split with Japanese gore maniacs Butcher ABC.. Naturally we were, and we planned to do it pretty much right after the split 7"s we did with Machetazo and Filth. After that, things got changed up and we found ourselves working on our first album instead, and it wasn't until May 2007 we got around to finally record the songs for this split. By this time it was decided that the release would be handled by Obliteration Records and Living Dead Society/Coperaction Records. Butcher ABC followed suit and recorded their material later in 2007, and finally here's the result, the most anticipated split release ever. Feast your ears on this putrid mess.
The CD will be out on Obliteration on Jan 11th 2009. The LP will be out on Living Dead Society/Coperaction Records, February 2009. Vinyl 12" LP version is a limited edition to 1000 copies in splatter vinyl, with different cover/artwork from the CD version."
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Riverdales announce title, release date, reissues
Ben Weasel has announced a full slate of releases under various names this year. Most notable among them is the long-awaited album from Riverdales. According to the Weasel release schedule, the record is titled Invasion U.S.A and is due out July 14, 2009. The album will feature fourteen new songs.
Before that, Ben has announced that his 2007 LP, These Ones Are Bitter, will receive a proper CD/LP release on April 7, 2009. The album was previously available digitally and on vinyl through Ben's own Mendota label. The same day, a reissue of the Riverdales' Phase 3 is expected.
Finally, Ben's solo live album, The Brain That Wouldn't Die [Live], is set for May 5, 2009.
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Earache Records Announces New "Heavy Metal Killers" Compilation Album
Earache Records has issued the following statement:
"Earache Records is proud to announce the forthcoming release of Heavy Metal Killers - a compilation featuring the very best bands from the emerging "New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal" scene.
Heavy Metal Killers features 13 new tracks from the best fresh, young bands who share one common goal - to bring back the glory days of heavy metal and with it, good old-fashioned headbanging riffs and that rarest of talents in this age of growlers - powerful, true heavy metal vocals. Released on the 30th anniversary of the original NWOBHM explosion, this compilation shows that traditional heavy metal is alive and well in the hands of a new breed of bands.
The full track listing for Heavy Metal Killers is as follows:
01. Powervice - "Behold The Hand Of Glory"
02. White Wizzard - "High Speed GTO"
03. Cauldron - "Chained Up In Chains"
04. RAM - "Suddent Impact"
05. Enforcer - "Mistress Of Hell"
06. H.O.D. - "Kicked To The Kerb"
07. Crowning Glory - " Sea Of Dead Dreams"
08. Portrait - "A Thousand Nightmares"
09. Celtic Legacy - "Live By The Sword"
10. ALLTHENIKO - "Feel The Power"
11. Voltax - "Steel Maker"
12. In Solitude - "Witches Sabbath"
13. Cast Iron - "Running From The Law"
Heavy Metal Killers is due to be released on February 16th, 2009 and will be available as CD as well as limited edition vinyl LP in black, red, blue and white."
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Twelve Radiohead Singles Set For Special Vinyl Re-Release
Twelve Radiohead singles are to be re-released by the band's former record label, EMI, on 12” vinyl this April.
The re-releases include the band's rare Drill EP, as well as the hits singles 'Creep', 'High and Dry' and 'Pyramid Song'.
Each special vinyl sleeve will feature a sticker of the original 5” CD single artwork.
Radiohead left EMI shortly before the release of their 2007 album 'In Rainbows'
Following their departure, EMI controversially reissued Radiohead's albums – excluding 'In Rainbows' - and released a 'Best Of'.
The singles re-releases will be available from April 21st.
The full 12 singles are:
'Drill'
'Creep'
'My Iron Lung'
'Just'
'Fake Plastic Trees'
'High and Dry'
'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'
'Paranoid Android'
'Karma Police'
'No Surprises'
'Pyramid Song'
'There There'
'2+2=5'
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(This from http://www.largeheartedboy.com blog);
This Week's Interesting Music Releases (January 13th, 2009)
Adam & The Ants: Friend or Foe (reissue)
Cream: Wheels of Fire (vinyl reissue)
Dead Can Dance: Spleen and Ideal (vinyl reissue)
Derek Trucks Band: Already Free (vinyl)
The Jam: All Mod Cons (vinyl reissue)
Jimmy Cliff: The Harder They Come (vinyl reissue)
Late of the Pier: Fantasy Black Channel (vinyl)
Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray (vinyl reissue)
Los Campesinos!: We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (vinyl)
M83: Before the Dawn Heals Us (2-LP and CD reissue)
M83: Digital Shades, Vol. 1 (2-LP and CD reissue)
M83: Saturdays=Youth (vinyl)
Various Artists: Notorious Soundtrack (vinyl)
White Lies: To Lose My Life (import single)
Winterpills: Central Chambers (vinyl)
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Stones Readers Pick Their Favorite Jam Bands
The jam band that started it all, the Grateful Dead, could only muster a second place finish in this week's Rolling Stone reader's poll naming their favorites. It was the Allman Brothers that took the top spot in what was said to be a very tight finish.
Veteran artists are spread throughout the list, including Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Santana. Surprisingly, one of the most popular touring jam bands, the Dave Matthews Band, only managed number nine on the list. Maybe I am showing my age, but there are a few bands here that made the list that I have never heard of (moe, Umphrey's McGee??)
1-Allman Brothers Band
2-Grateful Dead
3-Phish
4-Umphrey’s McGee
5-moe.
6-Widespread Panic
7-Led Zeppelin
8-My Morning Jacket
9-Dave Matthews Band
10-Gov’t Mule
11-Jimi Hendrix
12-String Cheese Incident
13-Santana
14-Disco Biscuits
15-STS9
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In Other News:
It was a good week for Bruce Springsteen as he took him the Best Song from a Motion Picture award for The Wrestler. He had one in the same category at the Critic's Choice Awards earlier in the week. It is his second Golden Globe, winning previously for the song Streets of Philadelphia.
---------------------------------------------
A rarely seen photograph of the three remaining Beatles shortly after the death of John Lennon is part of National Portrait Gallery's touring exhibition of the changing idea of family. The photo, taken at Ringo Starr's 1981 wedding to Catharine Bach, shows the happy couple with Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison and Olivia Trinidad Arias.
---------------------------------------------
Dan Randall, the marketing man who gave the Fender Stratocaster its name, passed away back on December 23 at the age of 91.
---------------------------------------------
Keith Richards and Nick Cave will appear on the upcoming Marianne Faithfull album, tentatively called Easy Come Easy Go.
Swedish metal band General Surgery has issued the following statement about a split album with the Japanese band Butcher ABC:
"General Surgery/Butcher ABC split is finally released. The story goes back all the way to 2003 (!) when we got asked by then Escorbuto Recordings president Johan Wallin if we would be interested in doing a split with Japanese gore maniacs Butcher ABC.. Naturally we were, and we planned to do it pretty much right after the split 7"s we did with Machetazo and Filth. After that, things got changed up and we found ourselves working on our first album instead, and it wasn't until May 2007 we got around to finally record the songs for this split. By this time it was decided that the release would be handled by Obliteration Records and Living Dead Society/Coperaction Records. Butcher ABC followed suit and recorded their material later in 2007, and finally here's the result, the most anticipated split release ever. Feast your ears on this putrid mess.
The CD will be out on Obliteration on Jan 11th 2009. The LP will be out on Living Dead Society/Coperaction Records, February 2009. Vinyl 12" LP version is a limited edition to 1000 copies in splatter vinyl, with different cover/artwork from the CD version."
---------------------------------------------
Riverdales announce title, release date, reissues
Ben Weasel has announced a full slate of releases under various names this year. Most notable among them is the long-awaited album from Riverdales. According to the Weasel release schedule, the record is titled Invasion U.S.A and is due out July 14, 2009. The album will feature fourteen new songs.
Before that, Ben has announced that his 2007 LP, These Ones Are Bitter, will receive a proper CD/LP release on April 7, 2009. The album was previously available digitally and on vinyl through Ben's own Mendota label. The same day, a reissue of the Riverdales' Phase 3 is expected.
Finally, Ben's solo live album, The Brain That Wouldn't Die [Live], is set for May 5, 2009.
---------------------------------------------
Earache Records Announces New "Heavy Metal Killers" Compilation Album
Earache Records has issued the following statement:
"Earache Records is proud to announce the forthcoming release of Heavy Metal Killers - a compilation featuring the very best bands from the emerging "New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal" scene.
Heavy Metal Killers features 13 new tracks from the best fresh, young bands who share one common goal - to bring back the glory days of heavy metal and with it, good old-fashioned headbanging riffs and that rarest of talents in this age of growlers - powerful, true heavy metal vocals. Released on the 30th anniversary of the original NWOBHM explosion, this compilation shows that traditional heavy metal is alive and well in the hands of a new breed of bands.
The full track listing for Heavy Metal Killers is as follows:
01. Powervice - "Behold The Hand Of Glory"
02. White Wizzard - "High Speed GTO"
03. Cauldron - "Chained Up In Chains"
04. RAM - "Suddent Impact"
05. Enforcer - "Mistress Of Hell"
06. H.O.D. - "Kicked To The Kerb"
07. Crowning Glory - " Sea Of Dead Dreams"
08. Portrait - "A Thousand Nightmares"
09. Celtic Legacy - "Live By The Sword"
10. ALLTHENIKO - "Feel The Power"
11. Voltax - "Steel Maker"
12. In Solitude - "Witches Sabbath"
13. Cast Iron - "Running From The Law"
Heavy Metal Killers is due to be released on February 16th, 2009 and will be available as CD as well as limited edition vinyl LP in black, red, blue and white."
---------------------------------------------
Twelve Radiohead Singles Set For Special Vinyl Re-Release
Twelve Radiohead singles are to be re-released by the band's former record label, EMI, on 12” vinyl this April.
The re-releases include the band's rare Drill EP, as well as the hits singles 'Creep', 'High and Dry' and 'Pyramid Song'.
Each special vinyl sleeve will feature a sticker of the original 5” CD single artwork.
Radiohead left EMI shortly before the release of their 2007 album 'In Rainbows'
Following their departure, EMI controversially reissued Radiohead's albums – excluding 'In Rainbows' - and released a 'Best Of'.
The singles re-releases will be available from April 21st.
The full 12 singles are:
'Drill'
'Creep'
'My Iron Lung'
'Just'
'Fake Plastic Trees'
'High and Dry'
'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'
'Paranoid Android'
'Karma Police'
'No Surprises'
'Pyramid Song'
'There There'
'2+2=5'
---------------------------------------------
(This from http://www.largeheartedboy.com blog);
This Week's Interesting Music Releases (January 13th, 2009)
Adam & The Ants: Friend or Foe (reissue)
Cream: Wheels of Fire (vinyl reissue)
Dead Can Dance: Spleen and Ideal (vinyl reissue)
Derek Trucks Band: Already Free (vinyl)
The Jam: All Mod Cons (vinyl reissue)
Jimmy Cliff: The Harder They Come (vinyl reissue)
Late of the Pier: Fantasy Black Channel (vinyl)
Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray (vinyl reissue)
Los Campesinos!: We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (vinyl)
M83: Before the Dawn Heals Us (2-LP and CD reissue)
M83: Digital Shades, Vol. 1 (2-LP and CD reissue)
M83: Saturdays=Youth (vinyl)
Various Artists: Notorious Soundtrack (vinyl)
White Lies: To Lose My Life (import single)
Winterpills: Central Chambers (vinyl)
---------------------------------------------
Stones Readers Pick Their Favorite Jam Bands
The jam band that started it all, the Grateful Dead, could only muster a second place finish in this week's Rolling Stone reader's poll naming their favorites. It was the Allman Brothers that took the top spot in what was said to be a very tight finish.
Veteran artists are spread throughout the list, including Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Santana. Surprisingly, one of the most popular touring jam bands, the Dave Matthews Band, only managed number nine on the list. Maybe I am showing my age, but there are a few bands here that made the list that I have never heard of (moe, Umphrey's McGee??)
1-Allman Brothers Band
2-Grateful Dead
3-Phish
4-Umphrey’s McGee
5-moe.
6-Widespread Panic
7-Led Zeppelin
8-My Morning Jacket
9-Dave Matthews Band
10-Gov’t Mule
11-Jimi Hendrix
12-String Cheese Incident
13-Santana
14-Disco Biscuits
15-STS9
---------------------------------------------
In Other News:
It was a good week for Bruce Springsteen as he took him the Best Song from a Motion Picture award for The Wrestler. He had one in the same category at the Critic's Choice Awards earlier in the week. It is his second Golden Globe, winning previously for the song Streets of Philadelphia.
---------------------------------------------
A rarely seen photograph of the three remaining Beatles shortly after the death of John Lennon is part of National Portrait Gallery's touring exhibition of the changing idea of family. The photo, taken at Ringo Starr's 1981 wedding to Catharine Bach, shows the happy couple with Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison and Olivia Trinidad Arias.
---------------------------------------------
Dan Randall, the marketing man who gave the Fender Stratocaster its name, passed away back on December 23 at the age of 91.
---------------------------------------------
Keith Richards and Nick Cave will appear on the upcoming Marianne Faithfull album, tentatively called Easy Come Easy Go.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Martha Reeves Wants Detroit to Erect Motown Statues
Martha Reeves has started a campaign to get the city of Detroit to erect statues to salute some of the major players in Motown Records history.
Reeves was impressed by the way Liverpool, England had saluted the Beatles and felt that it would be fitting to do the same for its hometown musical dignitaries.
Reeves told World Entertainment News Network, "I take back a lot of information when I travel. I've seen places like Liverpool grow. It reminds me a lot of Detroit. I've seen it grow.
"It produced the Beatles, and the museum, and different markings all over the city. It's encouraged me to go back and see - can I get Motown and Detroit to erect some statues of different artists so that when you come to our famous city you will see some signs that Motown was there?"
Reeves is aiming to raise $3 million and to break ground for the first statues sometime this year. She is a Detroit city councilwoman.
SOURCE: http://winkscollectibles.blogspot.com
Music stores adjust to the changing times
I liked this article and would have liked to see more about the resurgence of vinyl
Music stores adjust to the changing times
CD sales decline as fans move on to digital downloads
You could choose from an almost endless list of cliché songs to talk about trends in the music industry — and overall economy — that are coming home to roost with local music retailers.
Rich Menning of Atomic Records in Milwaukee, either by choice or just an appropriate nature, leans back on Kenny Rogers when talking about what is happening with his business.
"We had to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold them," he said.
They'll fold the cards in February when the doors on one of the state's largest independent record shops close.
While Atomic is packing it in, The Exclusive Company in Green Bay says it saw sales of CDs drop last year (while vinyl album sales at both stores took off exponentially) and is diversifying to offset the difference.
"Our sales of CDs were down in '08 … every year it's persistently down," said Tom Smith, general manager at The Exclusive Company. "This year, we brought in more DVDs, and we're trying not to depend as much on the CD."
Industry wide, music sales continued to slump last year, according to year-end figures from The Nielsen Co., which indicated total album sales, including album equivalents made up of single digital tracks, fell to 428.4 million units, down 8.5 percent from 500.5 million in 2007.
Likewise, physical album sales fell 20 percent to 362.6 million from 450.5 million, while digital album sales rose 32 percent to a record 65.8 million units while digital track sales, such as those conducted in Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store, were up 27 percent from the previous year, breaking the 1 billion mark for the first time at 1.07 billion.
Smith, who has a quarter century of working in the music retail business, said at times he feels like an ice salesman on the brink of the refrigerator age.
"I've been doing this since the fall of '84 … and for me it's weird to not want to own the liner notes and the artwork and have something on your hands," he said. "But I think this store is run well enough that we will survive this."
Atomic's Web site cites a number of reasons for the announced closing including a long-running decline in the music industry and the recession.
"Our clientele still likes to have a physical product and to hold it in their hands, but when it comes down to it, the vast majority of people seem to be happy to not have the physical product," Menning said. "People prefer free (illegal file downloading and burning CD copies) … and they don't think of the ramifications."
National retailer Best Buy hasn't been immune to the changes, either, offering CDs, LPs and file downloads through its Web site. The company says it is paying close attention to what consumers want — both nationally and regionally — and trying offer those products.
"For years, the trend in CD sales has been in decline, so it's not surprising that trend would continue," said Brian Lucas, a spokesman with Best Buy in Richfield, Minn. "The challenge for us as a retailer is to help people have a great experience no matter how they listen to music, or how they consume music."
He said sales of CDs and DVDs are all lumped into one sales category, and despite the dip in CD sales, people may actually be listening to more music than ever.
"We're trying to be smarter about our inventory and catering it to local audiences, and understanding what the local community is listening to," Lucas said.
None of the people interviewed for this story were worried the CD is a dying breed, pointing out customers still want a tangible product complete with album art and liner notes.
"The customer is going to tell us what is a viable format and what is not," Lucas said. "There are still people that like to hold a physical product in their hands, open it up and read the liner notes, and they like to have a physical possession so we need to remember that customer as well."
As they work to change with the market, Exclusive may branch into video games and other areas. Smith said they sold Nintendo Wii game systems during the holidays.
"The whole industry isn't too sure of how this will shake out right now," he said.
It may not be symbolic of anything, or maybe it is, but one of the top selling CDs at the end of the year was the recent release of a 1968 concert by Neil Young — a 40-year-old show.
"I don't know if that's a good sign or a bad sign," he said with a laugh.
Smith is optimistic 2009 could be a better year all around after people pulled back drastically on holiday spending.
"I think that will pass and people will spend money on entertainment and things that make them happy," he said. "There could be positive things that happen in 2009."
A rocky economy coupled with the downward trend in physical music sales sounded the death knell for Atomic.
"It was an extremely difficult decision, but it's been trending this way for eight or 10 years and you can only hold on and hope things turn around for so long — or find different niches to crawl into," Menning said. "Vinyl sales were up a ton last year, but it wasn't enough to offset the losses in CD sales."
SOURCE: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com— The Associated Press
Here is what Atomic Records (Milwaukee) said on their website (and a record store I will truly miss as it was the BEST in my area):
The Announcement: Atomic Records To Close In February 2009
Rich from Atomic Records here.
It is with great sadness and more than a little difficulty that I have to announce that Atomic Records will be closing in February 2009.
The reasons for shutting down are many -- and I'd hate to bore you with wonkish details of shifting demographics, downward market trends, changing consumer habits, etc. -- but the decade-long (and running) decline of the music industry combined with the recent economic downturn have made it impossible to continue doing what we love to do.
Thank You !
First off, THANK YOU! It has truly been a pleasure serving the music lovers of Milwaukee for the past 24 years. Much gratitude goes out to our customers. The recent words of encouragement -- the likes of "hang in there," "please don't go out of business," "what would I do without you?" -- mean more than you can imagine. I only wish we had the wherewithal to continue on. But for the next couple months the current members of Team Atomic shall keep on serving you as best we can.
-- 12/04/2008
Music stores adjust to the changing times
CD sales decline as fans move on to digital downloads
You could choose from an almost endless list of cliché songs to talk about trends in the music industry — and overall economy — that are coming home to roost with local music retailers.
Rich Menning of Atomic Records in Milwaukee, either by choice or just an appropriate nature, leans back on Kenny Rogers when talking about what is happening with his business.
"We had to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold them," he said.
They'll fold the cards in February when the doors on one of the state's largest independent record shops close.
While Atomic is packing it in, The Exclusive Company in Green Bay says it saw sales of CDs drop last year (while vinyl album sales at both stores took off exponentially) and is diversifying to offset the difference.
"Our sales of CDs were down in '08 … every year it's persistently down," said Tom Smith, general manager at The Exclusive Company. "This year, we brought in more DVDs, and we're trying not to depend as much on the CD."
Industry wide, music sales continued to slump last year, according to year-end figures from The Nielsen Co., which indicated total album sales, including album equivalents made up of single digital tracks, fell to 428.4 million units, down 8.5 percent from 500.5 million in 2007.
Likewise, physical album sales fell 20 percent to 362.6 million from 450.5 million, while digital album sales rose 32 percent to a record 65.8 million units while digital track sales, such as those conducted in Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store, were up 27 percent from the previous year, breaking the 1 billion mark for the first time at 1.07 billion.
Smith, who has a quarter century of working in the music retail business, said at times he feels like an ice salesman on the brink of the refrigerator age.
"I've been doing this since the fall of '84 … and for me it's weird to not want to own the liner notes and the artwork and have something on your hands," he said. "But I think this store is run well enough that we will survive this."
Atomic's Web site cites a number of reasons for the announced closing including a long-running decline in the music industry and the recession.
"Our clientele still likes to have a physical product and to hold it in their hands, but when it comes down to it, the vast majority of people seem to be happy to not have the physical product," Menning said. "People prefer free (illegal file downloading and burning CD copies) … and they don't think of the ramifications."
National retailer Best Buy hasn't been immune to the changes, either, offering CDs, LPs and file downloads through its Web site. The company says it is paying close attention to what consumers want — both nationally and regionally — and trying offer those products.
"For years, the trend in CD sales has been in decline, so it's not surprising that trend would continue," said Brian Lucas, a spokesman with Best Buy in Richfield, Minn. "The challenge for us as a retailer is to help people have a great experience no matter how they listen to music, or how they consume music."
He said sales of CDs and DVDs are all lumped into one sales category, and despite the dip in CD sales, people may actually be listening to more music than ever.
"We're trying to be smarter about our inventory and catering it to local audiences, and understanding what the local community is listening to," Lucas said.
None of the people interviewed for this story were worried the CD is a dying breed, pointing out customers still want a tangible product complete with album art and liner notes.
"The customer is going to tell us what is a viable format and what is not," Lucas said. "There are still people that like to hold a physical product in their hands, open it up and read the liner notes, and they like to have a physical possession so we need to remember that customer as well."
As they work to change with the market, Exclusive may branch into video games and other areas. Smith said they sold Nintendo Wii game systems during the holidays.
"The whole industry isn't too sure of how this will shake out right now," he said.
It may not be symbolic of anything, or maybe it is, but one of the top selling CDs at the end of the year was the recent release of a 1968 concert by Neil Young — a 40-year-old show.
"I don't know if that's a good sign or a bad sign," he said with a laugh.
Smith is optimistic 2009 could be a better year all around after people pulled back drastically on holiday spending.
"I think that will pass and people will spend money on entertainment and things that make them happy," he said. "There could be positive things that happen in 2009."
A rocky economy coupled with the downward trend in physical music sales sounded the death knell for Atomic.
"It was an extremely difficult decision, but it's been trending this way for eight or 10 years and you can only hold on and hope things turn around for so long — or find different niches to crawl into," Menning said. "Vinyl sales were up a ton last year, but it wasn't enough to offset the losses in CD sales."
SOURCE: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com— The Associated Press
Here is what Atomic Records (Milwaukee) said on their website (and a record store I will truly miss as it was the BEST in my area):
The Announcement: Atomic Records To Close In February 2009
Rich from Atomic Records here.
It is with great sadness and more than a little difficulty that I have to announce that Atomic Records will be closing in February 2009.
The reasons for shutting down are many -- and I'd hate to bore you with wonkish details of shifting demographics, downward market trends, changing consumer habits, etc. -- but the decade-long (and running) decline of the music industry combined with the recent economic downturn have made it impossible to continue doing what we love to do.
Thank You !
First off, THANK YOU! It has truly been a pleasure serving the music lovers of Milwaukee for the past 24 years. Much gratitude goes out to our customers. The recent words of encouragement -- the likes of "hang in there," "please don't go out of business," "what would I do without you?" -- mean more than you can imagine. I only wish we had the wherewithal to continue on. But for the next couple months the current members of Team Atomic shall keep on serving you as best we can.
-- 12/04/2008
Rock & Roll Tidbits
Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde were a popular English duo during the British Invasion and scored two US Top Ten hits in 1964 with "Yesterday's Gone" and "A Summer Song". After the pair had gone their seperate ways, Stuart served as the musical director for the US television show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
The Beach Boys concert contract states that any sell-outs must be reported to all industry related newspapers and magazines.
The break up of Simon and Garfunkle came about when Art refused to record Paul's song "Cuba Si, Nixon No" for their 1969 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" LP.
"Bye Bye Love" was turned down by Elvis Presley and thirty other artists before The Everly Brothers recorded it. Their version rose to #2 in the US and stayed on the charts for 22 weeks.
The Flamingos 1959 smash, "I Only Have Eyes For You" was first performed by actor Dick Powell in the 1934 movie, Dames.
Gramophone was a U.S. brand name that referred to a specific brand of sound reproducing machine in the late 1800s. The name fell out of use around 1901, though it has survived in its nickname form, Grammy, as the title of the Grammy Awards. The Grammy trophy itself is a small rendering of a gramophone.
The inclusion of "Louie Louie" in the John Belushi movie National Lampoon's Animal House, is in fact, historically incorrect. The film is set in 1962, one year prior to the Kingsmen's release.
When Little Richard (Penniman) was a teenager, he ran away from home and joined a medicine show. By the time he was 15, he was adopted by Ann and Johnny Johnson, a white family from Macon, Georgia.
On the recording session for Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone", future Blood, Sweat and Tears founder Al Kooper played organ and The Electric Flag's Mike Bloomfield played guitar.
The song title of the Beatles' "Penny Lane" is derived from the name of a street in the Beatle's hometown of Liverpool. Locally the term "Penny Lane" was the name given to Allerton Road and Smithdown Road and its busy shopping area and is named after James Penny, an 18th century slave trader.
After recording her first record, Oasis records made a spelling mistake on the label and Donna Sommer became Donna Summer for the rest of her career.
Songwriter Jimmy Webb got the inspiration to write The Fifth Dimension's hit "Up, Up and Away" from a hot air balloon that a friend flew on promotions for radio station KMEN.
The Dovells, who scored a number two hit in the U.S. in 1961 with "Bristol Stomp", also appeared as Chubby Checker's backing band on "Let's Twist Again" and accompanied Jean Hillery on the 1968 novelty tune, "Here Comes The Judge".
The Beach Boys concert contract states that any sell-outs must be reported to all industry related newspapers and magazines.
The break up of Simon and Garfunkle came about when Art refused to record Paul's song "Cuba Si, Nixon No" for their 1969 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" LP.
"Bye Bye Love" was turned down by Elvis Presley and thirty other artists before The Everly Brothers recorded it. Their version rose to #2 in the US and stayed on the charts for 22 weeks.
The Flamingos 1959 smash, "I Only Have Eyes For You" was first performed by actor Dick Powell in the 1934 movie, Dames.
Gramophone was a U.S. brand name that referred to a specific brand of sound reproducing machine in the late 1800s. The name fell out of use around 1901, though it has survived in its nickname form, Grammy, as the title of the Grammy Awards. The Grammy trophy itself is a small rendering of a gramophone.
The inclusion of "Louie Louie" in the John Belushi movie National Lampoon's Animal House, is in fact, historically incorrect. The film is set in 1962, one year prior to the Kingsmen's release.
When Little Richard (Penniman) was a teenager, he ran away from home and joined a medicine show. By the time he was 15, he was adopted by Ann and Johnny Johnson, a white family from Macon, Georgia.
On the recording session for Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone", future Blood, Sweat and Tears founder Al Kooper played organ and The Electric Flag's Mike Bloomfield played guitar.
The song title of the Beatles' "Penny Lane" is derived from the name of a street in the Beatle's hometown of Liverpool. Locally the term "Penny Lane" was the name given to Allerton Road and Smithdown Road and its busy shopping area and is named after James Penny, an 18th century slave trader.
After recording her first record, Oasis records made a spelling mistake on the label and Donna Sommer became Donna Summer for the rest of her career.
Songwriter Jimmy Webb got the inspiration to write The Fifth Dimension's hit "Up, Up and Away" from a hot air balloon that a friend flew on promotions for radio station KMEN.
The Dovells, who scored a number two hit in the U.S. in 1961 with "Bristol Stomp", also appeared as Chubby Checker's backing band on "Let's Twist Again" and accompanied Jean Hillery on the 1968 novelty tune, "Here Comes The Judge".
This Date In Music History-January 12
Birthdays:
Glenn Yarbrough is 78.
Ray Price turns 83.
Louisiana swamp rock guitarist Danny James (1945)
Rob Zombie- White Zombie (1966)
Tommy Ardolino- NRBQ (1957)
William Lee Golden- The Oak Ridge Boys (1939)
Cynthia Robinson- Sly and the Family Stone (1946)
Per Gessle- Roxette (1959)
ZacarÃas (Zach) Manuel de la Rocha, singer and lyricist for Rage Against The Machine, was born in Long Beach, CA in 1970.
They Are Missed:
INXS singer Michael Hutchence was born in 1960.
English blues singer Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 – July 21, 2005) He gave both Rod Stewart and Elton John their first breaks in the music biz by employing them to play in his band.
Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees died in 2003.
In 2001, Brazilian guitarist Luis Floriana Bonfa died of cancer in Rio de Janeiro. His soundtrack to the 1959 film Black Orpheus helped popularize the bossa nova genre.
In 2004, Randy Vanwarmer, the singer/songwriter/guitarist who went to #4 in 1978 with "Just When I Needed You Most" succumbs to leukemia. He was 48.
In 1999, Barry Pritchard, vocalist and guitarist for The Fortunes, died of heart failure. The group reached the Billboard Top 20 with "You've Got Your Troubles" in 1965 and "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" in 1971.
History:
In 1957, Sun released "Flyin' Saucer Rock n' Roll" by Billy Riley and His Little Green men. Featuring Roland Janes on guitar and Jerry Lee Lewis on piano, the song is a rockabilly classic.
The Beach Boys reach #1 with "I Get Around" in 1964.
In 1970, The Band appeared on the cover of Time magazine beneath the headline “The New Sound of Country Rock.”
Britney Spears released her debut album in 1999, “..Baby One More Time,” which debuts at #1, along with their first single of the same title. Spears is the first debut artist to hit #1 on both the singles and the albums charts at the same time.
Elvis Presley recorded "All Shook Up" in 1957.
Today in 1974, the song "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band topped the charts and stayed there for a week.
In 1981, The Recording Industry Association of America donated 800 albums to the White House library including Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols and KISS' Alive.
Using an $800 family loan, 29 year old Berry Gordy Jr. formed his first record label, Tamla Records in 1959.
In 1961, Motown Records signs The Primettes to a recording contract and convinces them to change their name. From several possibilities, they settle on one suggested by Florence Ballard - The Supremes.
The Beatles released "Please Please Me" in 1963, which would be their first number one single in the UK. Written mostly by John Lennon, the song made it to the top in just three weeks and would sell over 1.5 million copies world wide. However, the record wouldn't appear on the US charts for another year.
In 1969, Led Zeppelin released their self-titled, debut album. The groundbreaking LP is now seen as one of the most impressive and important debuts in Rock music history. The name of the band had recently been changed from The New Yardbirds after drummer Keith Moon of The Who predicted the band's music would "go over like a lead zeppelin".
In 1993, Cream reform at tonight's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles. Other inductees are Creedence Clearwater Revival - who don't reform at all - the Doors - who can't reform - Van Morrison, Sly & the Family Stone, Frankie Lymon, Dinah Washington and Etta James. The reclusive Sly Stone appears at the ceremony rocking the Prince look, but says nothing.
In 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its annual induction dinner to welcome Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers Band, Martha & the Vandellas, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Al Green and Frank Zappa to their ranks.
In 1998, Tonight at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, the Mamas & the Papas, Santana, Lloyd Price, Gene Vincent, Allen Toussaint and Jelly Roll Morton.
In 1965, NBC premieres a new pop TV show called Hullabaloo, hosted by Jack Jones. Today's guests include the New Christy Minstrels and a comedian called Woody Allen. In a taped segment, Beatles manager Brian Epstein introduced performances by the Zombies and Gerry & the Pacemakers from London.
Glenn Yarbrough is 78.
Ray Price turns 83.
Louisiana swamp rock guitarist Danny James (1945)
Rob Zombie- White Zombie (1966)
Tommy Ardolino- NRBQ (1957)
William Lee Golden- The Oak Ridge Boys (1939)
Cynthia Robinson- Sly and the Family Stone (1946)
Per Gessle- Roxette (1959)
ZacarÃas (Zach) Manuel de la Rocha, singer and lyricist for Rage Against The Machine, was born in Long Beach, CA in 1970.
They Are Missed:
INXS singer Michael Hutchence was born in 1960.
English blues singer Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 – July 21, 2005) He gave both Rod Stewart and Elton John their first breaks in the music biz by employing them to play in his band.
Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees died in 2003.
In 2001, Brazilian guitarist Luis Floriana Bonfa died of cancer in Rio de Janeiro. His soundtrack to the 1959 film Black Orpheus helped popularize the bossa nova genre.
In 2004, Randy Vanwarmer, the singer/songwriter/guitarist who went to #4 in 1978 with "Just When I Needed You Most" succumbs to leukemia. He was 48.
In 1999, Barry Pritchard, vocalist and guitarist for The Fortunes, died of heart failure. The group reached the Billboard Top 20 with "You've Got Your Troubles" in 1965 and "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" in 1971.
History:
In 1957, Sun released "Flyin' Saucer Rock n' Roll" by Billy Riley and His Little Green men. Featuring Roland Janes on guitar and Jerry Lee Lewis on piano, the song is a rockabilly classic.
The Beach Boys reach #1 with "I Get Around" in 1964.
In 1970, The Band appeared on the cover of Time magazine beneath the headline “The New Sound of Country Rock.”
Britney Spears released her debut album in 1999, “..Baby One More Time,” which debuts at #1, along with their first single of the same title. Spears is the first debut artist to hit #1 on both the singles and the albums charts at the same time.
Elvis Presley recorded "All Shook Up" in 1957.
Today in 1974, the song "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band topped the charts and stayed there for a week.
In 1981, The Recording Industry Association of America donated 800 albums to the White House library including Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols and KISS' Alive.
Using an $800 family loan, 29 year old Berry Gordy Jr. formed his first record label, Tamla Records in 1959.
In 1961, Motown Records signs The Primettes to a recording contract and convinces them to change their name. From several possibilities, they settle on one suggested by Florence Ballard - The Supremes.
The Beatles released "Please Please Me" in 1963, which would be their first number one single in the UK. Written mostly by John Lennon, the song made it to the top in just three weeks and would sell over 1.5 million copies world wide. However, the record wouldn't appear on the US charts for another year.
In 1969, Led Zeppelin released their self-titled, debut album. The groundbreaking LP is now seen as one of the most impressive and important debuts in Rock music history. The name of the band had recently been changed from The New Yardbirds after drummer Keith Moon of The Who predicted the band's music would "go over like a lead zeppelin".
In 1993, Cream reform at tonight's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles. Other inductees are Creedence Clearwater Revival - who don't reform at all - the Doors - who can't reform - Van Morrison, Sly & the Family Stone, Frankie Lymon, Dinah Washington and Etta James. The reclusive Sly Stone appears at the ceremony rocking the Prince look, but says nothing.
In 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its annual induction dinner to welcome Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers Band, Martha & the Vandellas, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Al Green and Frank Zappa to their ranks.
In 1998, Tonight at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, the Mamas & the Papas, Santana, Lloyd Price, Gene Vincent, Allen Toussaint and Jelly Roll Morton.
In 1965, NBC premieres a new pop TV show called Hullabaloo, hosted by Jack Jones. Today's guests include the New Christy Minstrels and a comedian called Woody Allen. In a taped segment, Beatles manager Brian Epstein introduced performances by the Zombies and Gerry & the Pacemakers from London.
Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales
Week Ending 01/10/2009
1. 45rpm - Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (The Beatles) "My Bonnie" / "The Saints" Decca
(commercial copy) - $5,500.00 - Start: $5,500.00 - Bids: BIN
2. LP - The Sevens "self titled" Layola Switzerland - $2,410.00 - Start: $9.99 - Bids: 39
3. LP - Lightnin' Hopkins "Lightnin' And The Blues" - $2,125.00 - Start: $20.00 - Bids: 29
4. LP - Lee Morgan "Candy" Blue Note BP-1590 - $2,114.00 - Start: $499.00 - Bids: 13
5. LP - Linda Hoyle "Pieces Of Me" Vertigo UK - $1,722.44 - Start: $637.00 - Bids: 11
The first of the Tony Sheridan 45's, backed by the Beatles, tops the list this week, selling on a Buy-It-Now for $5.5k. This is the commercial, black label, Decca 45, the rarer of the two versions, the second being the pink promo release. The Beatles changed their name to the Beat Brothers for this and other Tony Sheridan records, as the primary audience was in Germany, and "Beatles" sounded very close to a German slang word for penis.
In the #2 spot, a Swiss Pysch LP from The Sevens bids past $2.4k. Next, a Lightnin' Hopkins LP on Herald sells for one quarter past $2.1k.
The #4 spot goes to Lee Morgan's "Candy" LP on Blue Note, which closes over $2.1k. And last, a jazz fusion LP from Linda Coyle, her first solo record after being a member of Affinity, bids up past $1.7.
As always, I want to thank Norm over at http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com for this great data!
1. 45rpm - Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (The Beatles) "My Bonnie" / "The Saints" Decca
(commercial copy) - $5,500.00 - Start: $5,500.00 - Bids: BIN
2. LP - The Sevens "self titled" Layola Switzerland - $2,410.00 - Start: $9.99 - Bids: 39
3. LP - Lightnin' Hopkins "Lightnin' And The Blues" - $2,125.00 - Start: $20.00 - Bids: 29
4. LP - Lee Morgan "Candy" Blue Note BP-1590 - $2,114.00 - Start: $499.00 - Bids: 13
5. LP - Linda Hoyle "Pieces Of Me" Vertigo UK - $1,722.44 - Start: $637.00 - Bids: 11
The first of the Tony Sheridan 45's, backed by the Beatles, tops the list this week, selling on a Buy-It-Now for $5.5k. This is the commercial, black label, Decca 45, the rarer of the two versions, the second being the pink promo release. The Beatles changed their name to the Beat Brothers for this and other Tony Sheridan records, as the primary audience was in Germany, and "Beatles" sounded very close to a German slang word for penis.
In the #2 spot, a Swiss Pysch LP from The Sevens bids past $2.4k. Next, a Lightnin' Hopkins LP on Herald sells for one quarter past $2.1k.
The #4 spot goes to Lee Morgan's "Candy" LP on Blue Note, which closes over $2.1k. And last, a jazz fusion LP from Linda Coyle, her first solo record after being a member of Affinity, bids up past $1.7.
As always, I want to thank Norm over at http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com for this great data!
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