Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

a thank you to all you noticed that I published last year's Record Store Day list, an obvious error on my part, I am so embarrassed. That said, there are some lists out there, and I would trust this source over at our friends at vinylcollective.com   Please stop by there and check out what is posted and I again apologize for the error. Also check out the list I posted earlier from KA-CHUNK!! Records or the list HERE (too much morphine for me....)

and on to today's post:

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from our friends at VinylRecordTalk

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 03/10/2012

Oh god! Almost five years now keeping this list and this is the first time anything like this has happened. Four classical records, and one Vogue Picture Record - the only cool thing on this week's list. I mean how the hell am I going to get through this on the show?

1. LP - Georges Enesco Bach Sonatas Continental - $6,399.99

2. LP - Johanna Martzy "Bach: The unaccompanied Violin Sonatas" Columbia Box set UK - $5,445.00

3. 78 - Jack Heller "Rum And Coca Cola" / Glenn Miller "A Little Street In Singapore" Vogue Picture Record Prototype - $4,500.00

4. 10" - Annlies Schmidt / Colette Fanniere "Nuits Musicales" Villandry French Pressing - $3,250.00

5. 10" - Maurice Marechal & Cecile Ousset "Cello Recital" DMO - $3,239.89

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SMASH PALACE RETURNS WITH DO IT AGAIN BAND’S EIGHTH CD OUT ON ZIP RECORDS ON APRIL 24, 2012

“Living It Lonely” First Single Album Release Show Announced

“Smash Palace, a powerpop/rock band with a 28-year pedigree still has the spirit and exuberance necessary for this tough-to-pull-off style.” – USA Today

With their eighth CD, “Do It Again,” Smash Palace delivers the perfect soundtrack for the Spring and Summer of 2012. The ten rock n roll tracks represent the signature Butler brothers' sound – 60’s jangle rock, 70’s rock swagger, 80’s power pop and 90’s Brit rock – but rolled into a contemporary 2012 style of its own. Imagine that you are listening to ten of your favorite songs even though you haven’t heard any of them before! Welcome to “Do It Again.”

Stephen and Brian Butler were first discovered by Hilly Kristal at NYC’s original punk club, CBGB’s. Later, as “Quincy,” they were signed to Columbia Records, and then were reborn as Smash Palace and moved to Epic Records.

“Do It Again” will be Smash Palace’s fourth release for Zip Records, and will be released on April 24, 2012. After playing a show at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, label head Art Herman rediscovered the band and immediately signed Smash Palace to his San Francisco-based indie label.

“…a swath of British invasion verve, an effortless blend moving with a catchy rock swagger that’s infectiousness enough to require Cipro.”  – Philadelphia Weekly

“The lion’s share of the credit goes to the Butler brothers’ razor sharp songwriting skills, particularly their ability to meld soaring pop melodies to clever lyrics.  – Amplifier Magazine

Smash Palace will play an album-release show on Sunday, April 22nd at The Ritz Theater, as well as several other east-coast area shows

Smash Palace:
www.smashpalacemusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/SmashPalaceMusic
www.myspace.com/smashpalace

Zip Records:
www.ZipRecords.com

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Gossip Set to Release A Joyful Noise on May 22

NEW YORK, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records – Ever-evolving and perpetually defying convention, Gossip is back with their fifth studio album, A Joyful Noise, set to be released on May 22. A Joyful Noise was produced by pop genius Brian Higgins (Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, Girls Aloud). The album's first single, Perfect World, will be released as a digital single today, March 13th (see full track listing below).

A blend of soul, gospel, rock, funk, disco, punk, passion and rebellion, Gossip is comprised of vocalist Beth Ditto, guitarist Nathan Howdeshell, and drummer Hannah Blilie. Originally formed in Olympia, Washington in 1999, Gossip first garnered attention in the UK with the release of their 2006 breakthrough album Standing In the Way of Control, and they have been in the spotlight ever since. Their most recent album, 2009's Music For Men, sold over 1 million copies globally and was raved about on both sides of the Atlantic, with Clash declaring it "the most euphoric thing you'll hear this year." Gossip's front woman, the irresistibly bold and challenging Beth Ditto, whose new makeup collaboration with MAC Cosmetics will launch this summer, makes it impossible to not fall for the band. Best captured by Billboard, Ditto "employs all of her hard-edged sexiness and manages to charm with an appealingly intimidating allure," instantly reeling you in.

Recorded in both Xenomania, Higgins' studio in England, and KBC Studios in Portland, Oregon, A Joyful Noise stays true to Gossip's trademark brash and unapologetic nature – that is, as true as possible for a band that is constantly reinventing itself and pushing boundaries. Working with Higgins, Gossip sought to create their own brand of pop. Ditto proclaimed, "I spent the whole year listening to ABBA and not listening to the radio," accounting for the pulsing energy of A Joyful Noise. The album's infectious tracks will certainly be welcomed by fans who are already entranced by Gossip's insanely danceable beats, and will no doubt lure in many more.

Since their previous studio effort, Gossip have toured extensively, covering the major music festival circuits, making appearances at Coachella in the US, Rock am Ring in Germany, and Glastonbury in the UK. Their live shows are touted as one of the best around, with NME dubbing them "The greatest punk rock'n'roll disco soul band on the planet" and insisting "Everyone needs to hear this band and dance like there's no tomorrow." Gossip's performance at SxSW 2012* in Austin, TX will be live-streamed this week on Thursday, March 15th, and the band will kick off a Summer European tour shortly after the release of A Joyful Noise.

The full track listing for A Joyful Noise is as follows:
1.Melody Emergency
2.Perfect World
3.Get A Job
4.Move In The Right Direction
5.Casualties of War
6.Into The Wild
7.Get Lost
8.Involved
9.Horns
10.I Won't Play
11.Love In A Foreign Place

*Gossip will be playing at the "Live From The Lot" event, hosted by Google Music and YouTube, on Thursday, March 15 at Red River Garage and at the Chop Shop Records Showcase later that same night at Maggie Mae's Rooftop. Their "Live From The Lot performance" will be streamed live starting at 6:30PM from http://www.youtube.com/presents.

www.gossipyouth.com
www.columbiarecords.com

SOURCE Columbia Records

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this from burningshed.com

Tomahawks for Targets - Invasion on a Budget (180 gm limited edition vinyl album with free download)

180 gm limited vinyl edition of Tomahawks For Targets debut album, including free download code (FLAC, MP3 etc).

Drawing inspiration from 1980s King Crimson, XTC, Field Music, Everything, Everything and Foals, Tomahawks For Targets offer a lively fusion of the accessible and the experimental, the classic and the contemporary, the familiar and the strange.

"Fresh melodies and harmonies to burn." - The Crack Magazine "XTC for the digital age." - Dubber.com

Preorder now for 19th March 2012 release

Airbag - All Rights Removed (Double LP preorder)

Airbag returns with its second, highly anticipated, album.

A bigger and bolder variation on the Atmospheric Art Rock of the acclaimed Identity, All Rights Removed once more creatively straddles the middle ground between the Progressive inclinations of Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd, and the Epic Pop of Talk Talk.

Double 180gm vinyl edition in gatefold artwork featuring an analogue mix.

Preorder now for 23rd April 2012 release date

You can preorder both HERE

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this from nonesuch.com

Krzysztof Penderecki + Jonny Greenwood Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima / Popcorn Superhet Receiver / Polymorphia / 48 Responses to Polymorphia

Works by Krzysztof Penderecki—"Poland's godfather of the musical avant-garde" (Independent)—are paired with the works they inspired by composer/guitarist Jonny Greenwood: Penderecki's Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima and Polymorphia (for 48 strings), which inspired Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver and 48 Responses to Polymorphia, respectively. "The results are ear-tingling," says NPR. "What we hear on this album is a meeting of two artistic visionaries connected in a real dialogue."

Order your copy HERE



Carolina Chocolate Drops - Leaving Eden

On Leaving Eden, the Carolina Chocolate Drops follow their Grammy-winning album Genuine Negro Jig with a record of original compositions, covers, and traditional songs produced by Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Solomon Burke). They “may take their cues from 1920s string- and jug-band music," says USA Today, "but they're simply a great band.” The Observer calls them "the most electrifying acoustic act around." Rolling Stone gives the album four stars. The CD is out now; the vinyl follows on March 20.

Order your copy HERE





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this from bobby at kindturkeyrecords.com

Pharmacy / Dig Your Grave

Seatlle’s THE PHARMACY have spent the majority of the last decade touring the US and Europe relentlessly on their infectious brand of pop garage. In between tours they’ve released a slew of singles and three critically acclaimed LPs, cementing them as the current purveyors of the pop garage genre. Frontman SCOTT YODER concocts epic pop gems that aren’t obscured by mountains of fuzz or cliched lyrics—all while staying true to their lo-fi perspective on sound. Four songs in all.

Order your copy HERE







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Tank Reveals New Album Release Date, Tracklisting And Artwork

British heavy metal veterans Tank have recently revealed their cover artwork and tracklist for their new studio album called 'War Nation.' The effort is slated for a June 4th release date in Europe and June, 5th in USA via MVD. Speaking about the artwork, guitarist Cliff Evans stated:

"The painting was done by infamous London graffiti artist 'Jay Bryce' exclusively for Tank. We've always admired his work and it's an honour to be the first band to feature his artwork on an album cover."

Tracklist:
1. War Nation
2. Song For The Dead
3. Justice For All
4. Don't Dream In The Dark
5. Grace Of God
6. Wings Of Heaven
7. Hammer And Nails
8. One Good Reason
9. State Of The Union
10. W.M.L.A.

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ENGEL: 'Blood Of Saints' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Gothenburg, Sweden-based metallers ENGEL will release their third album, "Blood Of Saints", on May 18 via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Antfarm studios in Aabyhøj, Denmark. According to the group, the new album "is going to be a good mixture between both [previous ENGEL efforts] 'Threnody' [2010] and 'Absolute Design' [2007], but with some new angles as well! If you liked 'Threnody', you will LOVE 'Blood Of Saints'!"

Read more and get the tracklist at our friends at Blabbermouth







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as a lover of album cover art, this one is very engaging (as are the comments from the band):

Revelation's Hammer Reveals New Album Artwork

Revelation's Hammer have revealed the artwork for the group's new album. The band commented on the art:

"Hails! It's finally time to reveal the artwork of our coming album in full details.

"It turned out to become a really amazing collection of different paintings put together by Portuguese mastermind Ricardo Fernandes. It reflects the chaos in R.H. and gives a indication upon our symbolic values. You could say that the artwork is like a mirror of the world.

"Do you see the truth upon Earth?"

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Cradle Of Filth Unveils Album Cover Artwork

Cradle of Filth unveiled the album art for the band's orchestral album 'Midnight in the Labyrinth' which reinvents tracks from the band's first four albums. The reworks add choirs, strings and narration by frontman Dani "Filth" Davey. The release is scheduled for April 21, 2012 in participating countries as a limited 2CD edition. Guest vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva will provide additional vocals the first CD. The album promises to be a full-on horror film soundtrack in the vein of Danny Elfman, Christopher Young or Jerry Goldsmith.

The release will consist of ten songs spanning 78 minutes (including the addition of a thirteen minute exclusive aural séance on CD1), and will include reworks of songs such as "Funeral In Carpathia," "The Twisted Nails Of Faith" and "Summer Dying Fast," which appeared as a teaser on the 2011 mini-album "Evermore Darkly"









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The Beatles' Music To Be Released on TouchTunes Interactive Networks

The Legendary Band's First Appearance on Digital Jukeboxes Across North America Debuts April 1, 2012

LAS VEGAS and NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Corps Ltd., EMI Music, and TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the largest out-of-home entertainment network in North America, announced today that the music of The Beatles, the most iconic band of all time, will now be featured across their network of over 50,000 digital jukeboxes. Starting April 1, 2012, TouchTunes will add The Beatles' 13 legendary studio albums to its catalog.

"It is a privilege to partner with EMI and Apple Corps Ltd. to make available the sound recordings of the most celebrated band of all time," said Charles Goldstuck, CEO of TouchTunes Interactive Networks.

"The important addition of The Beatles to our network represents a milestone, not only for our company, but for our industry."

"We are very pleased to make this iconic catalog available on TouchTunes," said Roger Faxon, CEO of EMI Group. "TouchTunes has been a great partner of ours, and their network offers a unique listening experience for fans to enjoy the incredible music of The Beatles together."

In addition to the studio albums, TouchTunes will also make available The Beatles' two-volume 'Past Masters' compilation, the classic 'Red' and 'Blue' collections, the '1' hits collection, and the 'LOVE' album.

SOURCE TouchTunes Interactive Networks

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 3/05 - 3/11, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
2. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
3. Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
4. The Black Keys - El Camino
5. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
6. Paperhead - Pictures Of Her Demise 7"
7. Pink Floyd - The Wall
8. The Men - Open Your Heart
9. The Kills - The Last Goodbye 10"
10. Jack White - Love Interruption 7"
11. Dirtbombs / Fucked Up - Bruise Cruise 7"
12. Adele - 21
13. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
14. The Doors - L.A. Woman: The Workshop Sessions
15. Magnetic Fields - Love At The Bottom Of The Sea
16. Tom Jones - Evil 7"
17. Kurt Wagner & The Altered Statesman - Something Missing 12"
18. Sleigh Bells - Reign Of Terror
19. Bowerbirds - Clearing
20. Good Old War - Come Back As Rain
21. fun. - Aim & Ignite
22. Miniature Tigers - Mia Pharaoh
23. Ceremony - Zoo
24. Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
25. The Beatles - Abbey Road

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and in music history for march 14th:

In 1955, CBS talent scout Arthur Godfrey turned down the chance to sign Elvis Presley. Instead, at the same audition, he signed Pat Boone. oops.....

Also in 1955, on his Washington, DC television show, "Town and Country Time," Jimmy Dean interviewed Elvis Presley. A nervous Presley responded to almost every question with "yep" and "nope."

In 1956, the movie "Rock Around the Clock," starring Bill Haley and His Comets, Alan Freed, the Platters, and Freddie Bell, had its world premiere in Washington, DC.

In 1958, Mick Jagger was in the audience to see Buddy Holly and the Crickets perform at the Granada Theatre in Woolwich, England.

Also in 1958.., the first Gold Record was awarded to Perry Como for his single, "Catch A Falling Star." After Como's million-seller, the next three certified were "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by

Laurie London, "Patricia," an instrumental by Perez Prado, and "Hard Headed Woman" by Elvis Presley. The first Gold Album certification went to the soundtrack of the motion picture, "Oklahoma!," starring Gordon MacRae.

In 1959, Elvis Presley's "For LP Fans Only" entered the charts as the first album ever issued without the artist's name anywhere on the cover, front or back.

In 1962, Bruce Channel started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Hey! Baby," it made #2 on the UK chart.

In 1963, Cliff Richard And The Shadows were at the top of the UK singles chart with "Summer Holiday," their seventh UK #1 record.

In 1964, Billboard Magazine reports that Beatle records have claimed 60-percent of the US singles market and that the album 'Meet the Beatles' had reached a record 3.5 million copies sold.

Also in 1964, for the first time in British recording history, all Top Ten UK singles were by British acts: "Anyone Who Had A Heart" by Cilla Black, followed by "Bits and Pieces," Dave Clark Five; "Little Children," Billy J Kramer; "Diane," Bachelors; "Not Fade Away," Rolling Stones; "Just One Look," Hollies; "Needles and Pins," Searchers; "I Think Of You," Merseybeats; "Boys Cry," Eden Kane; and "Let Me Go Lover" Kathy Kirby.

In 1965, Petula Clark made her American TV debut on CBS's "The Ed Sullivan Show," singing "Downtown" and "I Know A Place."

In 1968, the promotional film for the Beatles’ “Lady Madonna” was broadcast in black and white on BBC’s Top Of The Pops. The film was shot while the group was recording the track “Hey Bulldog” in Studio 2, EMI Studios.

In 1969, the Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a live concert for 'Fan Club', the Dutch TV show in Amsterdam, Holland.

In 1970, singer Mary Ann Ganser of the Shangri-Las died of encephalitis at the age of 22. Some sources claim her cause of death was barbiturate overdose.

In 1972, Carole King's 'Tapestry' LP was named Album Of The Year at the 14th Grammy Awards. The disc had been 1971's best selling record.

In 1972, soul singer Linda Jones, who had a 1967 US #21 single with “Hypnotized,” died at the age of 26 in New York after collapsing into a diabetic coma following a performance at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre.

In 1973, Elton John was at #1 on the US singles chart with "Crocodile Rock."

In 1982, in Anaheim, California, Metallica made their live performance debut at Radio City.

In 1983, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Alec John Such formed Bon Jovi. Their fourth album, New Jersey, released in 1988, is notable for producing five Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 singles, the most top ten hits to date from a hard rock album.

In 1984, Rainbow played their last ever gig as a band when they performed in Japan.

In 1987, Huey Lewis And The News scored their third number one record in the US with a Bruce Hornsby composition, "Jacob's Ladder", one of six singles released from the album "Fore."

In 1991, songwriter Doc Pomus died of lung cancer at the age of 65.. He co-wrote with Mort Shuman many early ’60s hits, including “A Teenager in Love,” “Save the Last Dance for Me,” “Sweets for My Sweet,” “Can’t Get Used to Losing You,” “Little Sister,” “Suspicion,” “Surrender” and “Viva Las Vegas.”

In 1992, about 40,000 people attended "Farm Aid V" at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. Performers included Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lorrie Morgan, Ricky Van Shelton, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp.

In 2001, the artist Sir Peter Blake, designer of the album cover for the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,' sued the group's record company for more money, arguing that the one-time payment of £200 that he had received for his work, with no subsequent royalties, was insufficient.

In 2005, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a ceremony at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel that saw Bruce Springsteen ushering in U2 and Rod Stewart inducting Soul singer Percy Sledge. Neil Young welcomed the Pretenders into the Hall, while Justin Timberlake introduced The O'Jays.

In 2006, U2 topped Rolling Stone’s annual list of 2005’s biggest money earners with $154.2 million. The top five were rounded out by The Rolling Stones ($92.5 million), The Eagles ($ 63.2 million), Paul McCartney ($56 million) and Elton John ($48.9 million).

In 2011, while reminiscing about his experiences of going to a record store and buying vinyl discs, singer Jon Bon Jovi criticized the co-founder of Apple for introducing iTunes, saying "Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music business."

Also in 2011, singer Ronnie Hammond, former lead vocalist of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, died following a heart attack at age 60.



birthdays today include (among others): Quincy Jones (1933), James O’Rourke - John Fred & His Playboy Band (1945), Jim Pons - Turtles (1946) and Taylor Hanson - Hanson (1983)

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - March 13, 2012

A Liquid Landscape - Nightingale Express
Adrenaline Mob - Omerta
Amy Ray - Lung of Love (vinyl)
Angel Witch - As Above, So Below
Anya Marina - Felony Flats
Barren Earth - The Devil's Resolve
Behemoth - Thelema.6
Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus
Big Brother & the Holding Company Featuring Janis Joplin - Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968
Bishop Morocco - Old Boys
Bob Dylan - L' Explosion Rock 1960-65: Deluxe Box (8-disc box set)
Bonnie Guitar - Intimate Session: The Velvet Lounge
Cactus - Do Not Kick Against The Pricks (2 CDs)
Caetano Veloso and David Byrne - Live at Carnegie Hall
Cannibal Corpse - Torture
Cathy Jordan - All The Way Home
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now & Other Hits
Computer Magic – Orion (EP)
Connie Smith - Just For What I Am (5 CDs)
Dave Barnes - Stories to Tell
David Veloso & David Byrne - Live at Carnegie Hall
Delta Spirit - Delta Spirit
Demdike Stare - Elemental
Django Django - Django Django (vinyl)
Doc & Merle Watson - Look Away! / Live & Pickin'
Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style: Live at Fenway (Deluxe Edition)
Drowner - Drowner
Earl Van Dyke - Motown Sound: The Complete Albums Singles & More
Earth - Angels of Darkness Demons of Light II (vinyl)
Elephant & Castle - Transitions
Elisa - Steppin' on Water
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - From the Beginning (5 CDs)
Emma Louise - Full Hearts & Empty Rooms
Epica - Requiem For The Indifferent
Eric Burdon & the Animals - Love Is
Estelle - All Of Me
Etta James - I Just Want to Make Love to You
Feedtime - Aberrant Years (4-CD box set)
Felix Cavaliere - Felix Cavaliere / Destiny
Fenster - Bones
Fidlar - No Waves/No Ass (7")
Float Face Down - Exitium Verum
Freshkills - Raise Up the Sheets
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan
God Forbid - Where We Come From
Gold Fields - Gold Fields (EP)
Grimes - Visions
Grinderman - Grinderman 2 RMX
Hands Like Houses - Ground Dweller
Holly Golightly featuring The Brokeoffs - Long Distance
Hooded Fang - Tosta Mista
Howlin' Rain - The Russian Winds
Humble Pie - On to Victory / Go for The Throat: Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)
I See Stars - Digital Renegade
Ian Gillan Band - Before the Turbulence
Impending Doom - Baptized in Filth
Janiva Magness - Stronger for It
Jason Donovan - Sign Of Your Love
John Mayall - Big Man Blues
Jonny Greenwood and Krzysztof Penderecki - Jonny Greenwood/Krzysztof Penderecki
Labyrinthe - The Depths Of Hell
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim (reissue) (vinyl)
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can (reissue) (vinyl)
Le Tigre - Le Tigre Live!
Lee Fields - Faithful Man
Lucero - Women & Work
Marcus Collins - Marcus Collins
Meat Loaf - Hell In A Handbasket
Melvins - Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls & The Bees
Melvins - The Bulls & The Bees
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Mychildren Mybride - Mychildren Mybride
Mystery Pills - Mystery Pills
Nedry - On a Dim Light
Nektar - Man In The Moon / Evolution (2 CDs)
Oedipus - Vicious Little Smile
One Direction - Up All Night
Pat Boone - Moody River / Great! Great! Great!
Peter & Gordon - Sing & Play the Hits of Nashville TN / Woman / Hot & Cold Custard (2 CDs)
Peter White - Her We Go
Primer 55 - Primer 55
Primitive Weapons - The Shadow Gallery
Pythia - The Serpent's Curse
Redeemer - First Degree
Ringo Deathstarr - Shadow (EP) (vinyl)
Robin Trower - Farther on Up the Road (3 CDs)
Said the Whale - Little Mountain
Say Anything - Anarchy, My Dear
Shooter Jennings - Family Man
Sigh - In Somniphobia
Soulfly - Enslaved
Space Between Words – The Laser Light Show (EP)
Spawn of Possession - Incurso
Spoek Mathambo - Father Creeper
Stooges - Sadistic Summer: Live at the Isle of Wight 2011
Stranglers - Giants: Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)
T.G. Sheppard - Because You Love Me
TacocaT - Take Me to Your Dealer (vinyl)
Television - Television (reissue) (vinyl)
The Decemberists - We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11)
The Doors - L.A. Woman: The Workshop Sessions (vinyl)
The Hussy - Weed Seizure
The Lake Effect - Expect Delays (EP)
The Megaphonic Thrift - The Megaphonic Thrift
The Men - Open Your Heart
The Skints - Part & Parcel
The Stills - Rain
The Ting Tings - Sounds From Nowheresville
Theo Bleckmann - Hello Earth! The Music of Kate Bush
Tiger! Tiger! - Cut Them Where They Bleed
Tribes - Baby
Upon A Burning Body - Sin City
VCMG (Vince Clark & Martin Gore) - EP2
VCMG (Vince Clark & Martin Gore) - Ssss
Various Artists - Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
Various Artists - Once (Original Cast Recording)
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Van Halen
Various Artists - Welcome to The Nightmare - An All-Star Salute to Alice Cooper
Venetian Snares - A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine
Vijay Iyer Trio - Accelerando
Wallis Bird - Wallis Bird
Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders - Eric, Rick, Wayne, Rob Plus
Whirr - Pipe Dreams
Wizard Rifle - Speak Loud Say Nothing
Wretched - Dilated Disappointment
Xerxes - Our Home Is A Deathbed

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

great album cover art:

AHAB: New Album Cover Artwork Unveiled

AHAB, the German funeral doom metal band featuring former MIDNATTSOL members Daniel Droste (guitar/vocals) and Christian Hector (guitar), has completed work on its third album, "The Giant", to be released later in the year via Napalm Records. The CD features cover artwork (see below) by acclaimed artist Sebastian Jerke (LONG DISTANCE CALLING) and a guest appearance by ENSLAVED vocalist/keyboardist Herbrand Larsen.

Read the rest at Blabbermouth














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from our friends at VintageVinylNews:

Interview: Freddy Cannon on His New Autobiography, His Career and His Place in Rock History

Freddy Cannon lit up the charts in the 50's and 60's with hits like Tallahassee Lassie, Palisades Park and Way Down Yonder in New Orleans. Recently, he released his autobiography, Where the Action Is!, a fascinating look into his long career, the people he knew and the ins and outs of the recording industry.

Cannon is candid about the people he encountered throughout his life and his place in the music business but, at the same time, very humble about the individuals who were great influences and who guided him through the many pitfalls in the industry.

Beyond music, the book is also the story of a man who stayed true to his integrity and to a family who has been with him through the good times and the bad.

We had the pleasure of talking with Freddy at length about the book, his career and some of his current projects.

Read the interview at VintageVinylNews

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Storm Corrosion Collector’s Edition Double LP Set

Storm Corrosion is the upcoming collaboration between Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth and Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson. The pair will release "Storm Corrosion" on May 8 via Roadrunner Records, and pre-orders are now available here

Double-LP Set:
• Limited Edition Double-LP set of the self-titled album with exclusive artwork

• 180-Gram black virgin vinyl in gatefold jacket

• Digital download of high quality Flac files of the entire album

• Autographed 12" x 12" poster of exclusive artwork

• 24" x 36" fold out poster of exclusive artwork

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New Guided By Voices Single Details

The new Guided By Voices single will be pressed on pink vinyl, "Keep It In Motion" is taken from the forthcoming new album from Guided by Voices, 'Class Clown Spots a UFO,' due out in June on Fire Records. There will be a series of three 7"s from this release starting with "Keep it in Motion" and followed by "Jon the Croc" (21 April for Record Store Day) and "Class Clown Spots a UFO" (15 May).

Keep It In Motion 7 Inch pink vinyl is available for Pre-Order from Fire here








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MALICE: New Album Details Revealed

Reunited Los Angeles heavy metal legends MALICE will release their new album, "New Breed Of Godz", on May 22 in the U.S./Canada, May 25 in Germany and May 28 in the rest of Europe through SPV/Steamhammer. The band recently entered Silvercloud Recording studio in Redondo Beach, California with producer Joe Floyd (HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, WARRIOR) to record updated versions of eight classic MALICE metal anthems such as "Stellar Masters" and "Sinister Double" as well as "four killer new tracks" for the CD, which will be made available as a high-class digipak with a bonus DVD.

Read the rest at Blabbermouth













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MARILYN MANSON: 'Born Villain' Release Date Announced

MARILYN MANSON will release his long-awaited new album, "Born Villain", on May 1 (one day earlier internationally) via Cooking Vinyl and Manson's own label Hell, Etc.

The CD's first single, "No Reflection", was premiered on March 7 on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ and will be made available exclusively on iTunes this Tuesday, March 13

Read the rest at Blabbermouth

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and in music history for march 12:

Born on this day in 1917, Leonard Chess, the founder of the Chess record label, home to John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed. Chess died of a heart attack on October 16th 1969, aged 52.

In 1955, jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker died of a heart attack in New York City while watching Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra on television. He was 34. The coroner who performed his autopsy mistakenly estimated Parker's 34-year-old body to be between 50 and 60 years of age. (After years of drug and alcohol abuse).

In 1955, the Dave Brubeck Quartet appeared for the first time at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

In 1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets record "Maybe Baby," which would be released the following year and climb to #17 in the US and #4 in the UK.



In 1958, jazz singer Billie Holiday, who had pled guilty to a narcotics-possession charge in 1956, is given a year's probation by a Philadelphia court.

In 1959, Friday the 13th proved unlucky for the Kingston Trio when they were involved in an emergency airplane landing in Indiana and nearly killed. Their song, "The Tijuana Jail" was rising up the charts, stopping at number 12 a couple weeks later.

In 1961, in Nashville, Elvis Presley recorded "I Feel So Bad."

In 1963, the Beatles played at the Granada Cinema in Bedford. Also on the bill, Chris Montez and Tommy Roe. John Lennon, suffering from a heavy cold, was unable to perform, so The Beatles set was rearranged so that George and Paul could sing the parts that John usually sang.

In 1965, the Beatles completed filming of their second movie, 'Help!'

In 1966, Sgt Barry Sadler started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart with "Ballad Of The Green Berets."

In 1966, the Levi Strauss Company began selling bell-bottom blue jeans in the US.

In 1968, the Rolling Stones started recording their next single "Jumpin' Jack Flash" with new producer Jimmy Miller at Olympic studios in London.

In 1969, Paul McCartney married photographer Linda Eastman in a small civil ceremony at the Marylebone Registry Office, in the City of Westminster in central London. Contrary to the popular rumor of the day, she is not related to the Eastmans of Eastman-Kodak fame. Paul's brother, Mike, served as the best man, but none of the other Beatles were in attendance. Linda would die of cancer on April 17th, 1998 at the age of 56.

In 1968, the Otis Redding single “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” went gold in the US three months after the singer was killed in a plane crash.

In 1969, George Harrison and his wife Patti were arrested in Esher, Surrey. The charge was cannabis resin possession after authorities found 120 joints in their house.

Also in 1969, Elvis Presley began filming his 31st and final fictional movie, "Change Of Habit," co-starring Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair, and Ed Asner.

In 1971, a London court granted Paul McCartney's request to appoint a non-biased receiver to handle the group's business affairs after his lawsuit dissolving the Beatles was upheld.

In 1971, "Power to the People" by John Lennon was released as a single in the UK, credited to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. It was issued on Apple Records (catalogue number R5892 in the United Kingdom, 1830 in the United States) and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the British singles chart. The song's first appearance on album was the 1975 compilation Shaved Fish.

In 1974, John Lennon and Harry Nilsson are thrown out of the Troubador nightclub in Los Angeles for heckling the Smothers Brothers. Nilsson, a good friend of Tom Smothers, thought he was helping the act because Tom had struggled through weak material at an earlier date.

In 1977, the Sex Pistols were involved in a fight at London's Speakeasy Club with Bob Harris, presenter of BBC 2's The Old Grey Whistle Test resulting in one of the shows engineers needing 14 stitches in his head. Two days later Harris's solicitors contact Derek Green at A&M the bands record label. Harris's management also managed Peter Frampton, one of the label's top acts at A&M. Green discussed the matter with the company's two founders, Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert and the decision is made to cancel the Pistols contract and halt production of the bands first single, 'God Save The Queen'.

In 1983, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her only UK #1 single with a song written by Meat Loaf's producer, Jim Steinman, "Total Eclipse Of The Heart." Also #1 in the US, (the only Welsh artist to score a US #1), Canada and Australia, the single sold over 5 million copies.

In 1983, U2 scored their first UK #1 album with 'War,' which spent a total of 147 weeks on the chart. The album featured the singles, “New Year’s Day” and “Two Hearts Beat as One.”

In 1988, Rick Astley started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Never Gonna Give You Up," also a #1 in the UK.

In 1991, the R.E.M. album 'Out of Time' was released.

In 1994, Swedish group Ace Of Base started a six week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "The Sign," a #2 hit in the UK.

In 1995, Boyz II Men were at #1 on the US album chart with 'II.'

In 1996, singer Nancy Sinatra donated her famous white go-go boots to the Hard Rock Café in Beverly Hills, California.

In 1996, the album 'Unplugged' was released by KISS.

In 2001, in a poll conducted by the Recording Industry Association of America, music fans voted Judy Garland's "Over The Rainbow" as the Song Of The Century. The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" came in at #16 and the Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" was #26.

In 2003, the Chinese government ordered the Rolling Stones to eliminate four songs from their upcoming performances in Shanghai and Beijing. The banned songs were "Brown Sugar," "Honky Tonk Women," "Beast of Burden," and "Let's Spend the Night Together."

In 2006, the soundtrack to The Disney Channel movie, High School Musical was at #1 on the US album chart. The album went on to break all records for a soundtrack, selling over seven million copies worldwide.

In 2007, Levon Helm, the former drummer for The Band, filed a lawsuit against a Manhattan advertising firm over the use of the group's song, "The Weight" in a television commercial for cell phones. Helm received a royalty payment for the use of the song, but didn't feel he was adequately compensated.

In 2008, seven years of trying to secure the rights to use the Lennon-McCartney catalog paid off for TV's American Idol, when over 31 million viewers tuned in to the show. The following day, the top five Google searches were also Beatle related.

In 2009, hundreds of fans queued at the O2 Arena in London as Michael Jackson tickets went on sale to the public. The 50-year-old pop veteran had confirmed he would be playing a 50-date residency at the venue, beginning on July 8. Some 360,000 pre-sale tickets had already sold. Organizers said the “This Is It” tour had become the fastest selling in history, with 33 seats sold each minute.

In 2009, Bob Dylan mingled unnoticed among 14 other tourists at John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool. The Folk legend strolled around the place where the late former Beatle grew up with his aunt Mimi and uncle George and later said that he was "enthralled" to see the bedroom where Lennon wrote some of his earliest songs.

In 2010, a 16-year-old was arrested and charged in connection with a break-in at singer Susan Boyle's home in West Lothian, Scotland. Boyle disturbed the intruder as she returned home from London after recording a charity single for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Also in 2010, over 130 people were arrested and eight people were hospitalised as fans tried to gatecrash a Metallica show in Colombia. 1,500 police and four tanks were brought in to manage the crowds as property was vandalized and destroyed, as thousands of ticketless fans rioted during Metallica's first Colombian concert in eleven years.

In 2011, a man was charged with burglary after security guards discovered him in Madonna's luxurious London mansion while she was in America to attend her grandmother's funeral.

birthdays today include (among others): Les Holroyd (Barclay James Harvest) (64), Bill Payne (Little Feat) (63), Al Jarreau (72), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) (55), Pete Doherty (Libertines, Babyshambles) (33), Graham Coxon (Blur) (43), Ben Kenney (Incubus) (35) and James Taylor (64)

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

although the official Record Store Day releases have yet to be posted on the RSD website, i have found a couple of places where you can read what is supposed to be coming. You can look at the list below or HERE  for another list.

Record Store Day 2012 Release Guide (Updated 3/9)

found this on facebook, from KA-CHUNK!! Records   from what I have posted and seen, this list seems to be very accurate (heck the guy is ordering these titles from the record companies) maybe not every release that's out there, but i would bet it's close. so props to KA-CHUNK!! Records and a free plug!

KA-CHUNK!! Records

Located in Downtown Annapolis Maryland we're a record store with a heavy emphasis on the word record. Specializing almost exclusively in Vinyl, we have over 700 unique artists represented in the New Vinyl section along with a wide selection of Used LP's, Rare LP's, Limited Edition Screen Prints, T-Shirts and Ephemera. This is a vinyl collector's record store.

Address:
78 Maryland Ave
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Phone: (410) 571-5047
Email: kachunkrecords@gmail.com

Record Store Day Release Guide


Third Man Records

The White Stripes "Hand Springs/Red Death at 6:14" 7" (Limited Edition Red/Black Swirled Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Karen Elson "Milk And Honey" 7" (Milk And Honey Swirled Colored Vinyl, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

Sundazed

Gene Clark "One In A Hundred" 7" (Mono, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

Doug Dillard & Gene Clark "Why Not Your Baby" 7" (Mono, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

Chocolate Watch Band "In The Midnight Hour" 7" (Mono, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

Bloos Magoos "So I'm Wrong And You Are Right" 7" (Mono, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band "Diddy Wah Diddy" 2x7" (Mono, Gatefold Sleeve, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

The Blues Project "Parchman Farm" 7" (Limited Edition) (Ordered)

The Byrds "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" 7" (Mono, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

Paul Revere & The Raiders "Ride Your Pony" 7" (Mono, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

The Neanderthals "Groovy Dances" 7" (Limited Edition) (Ordered)

The Martian Denny Orchestra "Crossfire" 7" (Limited Edition) (Ordered)

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Warner Bros. + Distributed Labels

Tinariwen "Tassili" LP (African band Tinariwen + Tunde Adebimpe & Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio + Nels Cline of Wilco = Amazing!) (Ordered)

The Black Keys "El Camino Deluxe Edition" 2xLP+CD (Bonus 7", 45RPM) (Ordered)

Wilco "The Whole Love Box Set" (The Whole Love on 180 Gram Vinyl + I Might Be 7" on Clear Vinyl + Speak Into The Rose 10" on Red Vinyl) (Slip Case, Die Cut Outer Box, Turntable Slipmat, 45 Adapter, Edition of 300) (Ordered)

George Lopez "Tall Dark & Chicano" LP (Red Vinyl) (NOT Ordered)

Animal Collective "Transverse Temporal Gyrus" EP (Tracks taken from their performance at the Guggenheim) (Ordered)

Arctic Monkeys "R U Mine" 7" (Ordered)

Caitlin Rose "Piledriver Waltz" 7" (Arctic Monkeys Cover) (Ordered)

v/a "Smugglers Way" Zine + 5 Disc Flexi Disc (Cass McCombs, Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, etc) (Ordered)

Laura Marlin "Flicker And Fail" 7" (Ordered)

Refused "The Shape Of Punk To Come" LP (Comes with a CD, DVD, Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Social Distortion "Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes" LP (Lime Green Vinyl, Edition of 750, Half of my stock will have an Autographed Poster) (Ordered)

Phish "Junta" 3xLP+MP3 (180 Gram, Individually Numbered Edition) (Ordered)

Phish "Junta: Pollack Edition" 3xLP+MP3 (Pollack Edition comes with a new piece of Art by Jim Pollack, the Cover Artist) (180 Gram, Individually Numbered Edition) (Ordered)

The Hives "Go Right Ahead" 7" (Ordered)

fIREHOSE "Flyin The Flannel" LP (ORG Music) (Ordered)

Mike Watt & The Missingmen/The Chuck Dukowski Sextet "Sweet Honey Pie b/w My War" 7" (Ordered)

The Receiving End of Sirens "Songs/2003" 7" (NOT Ordered)

Sam Means "Nona" 7" (NOT Ordered)

Deerhoof/Of Montreal "Stygian" 7" (Polyvinyl) (Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

Hey Mercedes "Hey Mercedes EP" LP (Polyvinyl, Members of Braid) (Edition of 700) (Ordered)

Mates of State "Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)" LP (Polyvinyl) (Tom Waits, Daniel Johnston, Mars Volta Covers) (Edition of 1,500) (Ordered)

Matt Pond PA "Measure" LP (Polyvinyl) (180 Gram, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Matt Pond PA "Several Arrows Later" LP (Polyvinyl) (180 Gram, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Rainer Maria "Self Titled" LP (Polyvinyl) (Compilation of 3 EP's) (Edition of 300) (Ordered)

Saturday Looks Good To Me "All Your Summer Songs" LP (Polyvinyl) (180 Gram White Vinyl, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Starfucker "Heavens Youth (Reptilians Demos)" LP (Polyvinyl) (Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches "Self Titled" 7" (Polyvinyl) (Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

Atmosphere & The Uncluded (Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson) "Self Titled" 10" (Picture Disc) (Ordered)

Cursive "Burst And Bloom" 10" (Saddle Creek) (Yellow Black & White Marbled Vinyl) (Ordered)

Icky Blossoms "Babes" 7" (Saddle Creek) (Ordered)

Mynabirds "Generals" 7" (Saddle Creek) (Ordered)

Pujol "Reverse Vampire" 7" (Saddle Creek) (Ordered)

The Horrible Crowes "Live From Fingerprints" 7" (NOT Ordered)

Dave Hause "Resolutions" 7" (Flogging Molly Cover) (NOT Ordered)

Flogging Molly "Drunken Lullabies" 7" (Mixed by Steve Albini) (Ordered)

Chuck Persons "A.D.D. Complete" 7" (NOT Ordered)

Blitzen Trapper "Hey Joe" 7" (Sub Pop) (Yellow Vinyl, Edition of 1,800) (Ordered)

Shabazz Palaces "Live at KEXP" 12" EP (Sub Pop) (Light Purple Vinyl, Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

Adrian Younge vs. Adrian Quesada "Self Titled" LP (NOT Ordered)

Nicolas Jaars & 78 Edits "Mike James Kirkland: Luv N Haight Edit Series vol 1" EP (NOT Ordered)

v/a "Rough Guide: Psychedelic Africa" LP+MP3 (180 Gram) (Ordered)

v/a "Rough Guide:African Roots Revival" LP+MP3 (180 Gram) (Ordered)

v/a "Rough Guide: New Orleans" LP+MP3 (180 Gram) (Ordered)

Run DMC/Carolina Cholcolate Drops "You Be Illin" 7" (Ordered)

Gary Clark Jr "HWUL Raw Cuts vol. 1" EP (Ordered ONE Copy)

Common "The Dreamer, The Believer" LP (Ordered)

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr "We Almost Lost Detroit" EP (Ordered)

Disturbed "The Collection" 6xLP Box Set (NOT Ordered)

Jimmy Fallon "Tebowie b/w Reading Rainbow" 7" (Ordered)

Fun "The Ghost You Are You Me" 10" (Custom Shaped Gold Colored 10") (Ordered in low numbers)

Grateful Dead "Dark Star Europe '72: Olympia Theatre Paris" (180 Gram) (Ordered)

Grouplove "Don't Fly Too Close To The Sun" 7" (NOT Ordered)

Kimbra "Settle Down" CD EP (NOT Ordered)

Bruno Mars "The Grenade Sessions" 10" (NOT Ordered)

Mastodon/Feist 7" (Each band covers the other. What, the what?) (Ordered)

MC5/Afrika Bambata "Kick Out The Jams" 7" (Side By Side Series) (White/Red Splatter Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Metallica "Beyond Magnetic" LP (Silver Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Michael Buble/Ray Charles "George On My Mind" 7" (Peach Colored VInyl) (Ordered)

Misfits "Walk Among Us" LP (Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Nightwish "Trails of Imaginareum" 10" (Picture Disc) (NOT Ordered)

Otis Redding/Aretha Franklin "Respect" 7" (Side By Side Series) (Gold Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Santigold "Masters of My Make Believe" LP (Gold Vinyl) (Ordered)

Sara Watkins/Everly Brothers "Your The Only One I Love" 7" (Olive Green/Black Splatter Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Regina Spektor "The Prayer of Francois Villon (Molitva)" 7" (White Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Switchfoot "Vice Re-Verses" CD (NOT Ordered)

T. Rex "Electric Warrior" 6x7" Box Set (Ordered)

Tegan & Sara "Get Along" LP (White Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Flaming Lips/Mastodon "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" 7" (Baby Pink Colored Vinyl) (Ordered)

Billy Bragg & Wilco "Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions" 3xCD+DVD (Ordered)

The Cure "Entreat Plus" 2xLP (180 Gram) (Ordered)

Dr. John "Locked Down" LP+CD (Ordered)

Fleetwood Mac "Self Titled" LP (Ordered)

Fleetwood Mac "Self Titled 2xLP (45RPM, 180 Gram) (Ordered)

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JEFF The Brotherhood "Upstairs at United" EP (Die Cut Sleeve, Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

Devo "Live In Seattle 1981" 2xLP (Comes w/2 Posters) (Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra "Polly b/w Idioteque" 7" (Nirvana & Radiohead Covers) (Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

Public Image LTD "One Drop" 12" EP (Edition of 1,500) (Ordered)

Luna "Rendezvous" LP (180 Gram, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Luna "Romantica" LP (3 MP3 Bonus Tracks, 180 Gram, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Paul Weller "That Dangerous Age" 7" (Red Vinyl, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Battles "Dross Glop 4" 12" (Edition of 750) (Ordered)

Jonathan Wilson "Pity Trials & Tomorrow's Child" 12" (Edition of 650) (Ordered ONE copy)

Jukebox The Ghost "I Love You Always Forever" 7" (Edition of 500) (Ordered ONE copy)

Branford Marsalis Quartet "Four MFs Playin' Tunes" 2xLP (180 Gram) (Ordered)

v/a "Complex" LP (Members of Radiohead, TV On The Radio) (Edition of 500) (Ordered)

Death Cab For Cutie "Keys & Codes Remix EP" LP (Edition of 400) (Ordered)

Horse Feathers "Cynic's New Year" LP (Edition of 400) (Ordered)

Now Now/The Lonely Forest "Shifting" 7" (Trans Records) (Edition of 400) (Ordered)

Ra Ra Riot & Delicate Steve "Valerie" 7" (Edition of 400) (Ordered)

Ugly Custard (Alan Parker) "Hipology" LP (Heavy Psych album from 1971) (Edition of 400) (Ordered)

GG Allin & Antiseen "Violence Now" 7" (Doo Doo Brown Vinyl, Edition of 300) (Ordered)

DJ Food "The Illectrik Hoax" 12" (Edition of 300) (NOT Ordered)

Gravehurst "The Prize" 10" (White Marbled Vinyl, Edition of 200) (Ordered ONE copy)

v/a "Eight Trails, One Path" LP (Members of Sun City Girls, Lee Ranaldo) (Edition of 700) (Ordered TWO copies)

Visioneers "Hipology" 7" Box Set (Edition of 300) (NOT Ordered)

Thrill Jockey 4 Way Split - Pulse Emitter/Date Palms/Expo 70/Faceplant 2xLP (Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Variety "Silent Too Long" 10" (Member of Mercury Rev) (Clear green Vinyl, Edition of 200) (Ordered)

Duke Garwood & Wooden Wand "Duke/Wand" LP (Edition of 200) (NOT Ordered)

ESG/Las Kellies "Erase You" 7" (Edition of 200)

Diva Dompe "Cyborg Sweetie" 7" (Edition of 100) (NOT Ordered)

Talibam! "Step Into The Marina" 7" (Edition of 100) (NOT Ordered)

Circle "Manner" LP (Die Cut Sleeve, Colored Vinyl, Edition of 500) (Ordered)

Botch "An Anthology of Dead Ends" EP (180 Gram, Edition of 750) (Ordered)

Pelican "Australasia" LP (180 Gram, Edition of 750) (Ordered)

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Merge Records:

Arcade Fire "Sprawl II/Ready to Start" 12" (Remixed tracks from The Suburbs album) (Edition of 3,000) (Ordered)

Richard Buckner "Willow/Lost" 7" (w/MP3 Cover of The Cars Candy-O) (Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Destroyer "Destroyer's Rubies" 2xLP (Red Vinyl, Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

M. Ward "Primitive Girl/The Twist/Roll Over Beethoven" 7" (Edition of 2,000) (Ordered)

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Ryan Adams - "Heartbreak A Stranger" b/w "Black Sheets Of Rain"- Limited Edition (2500 US & Canada - Worldwide) Colored 7" (Ordered)

The Civil Wars - "Live At Amoeba" - Limited Edition ONE TIME PRESSING TO ORDER CD EP (Ordered)

The Civil Wars - "" - Limited Edition (1000 Units) Import 7" (Ordered)

Richard Thompson - "Haul Me Up" - Limited Edition (3000 TOTAL 1750 U.S. and 1250 UK) 7" Single + Digital Download (Ordered ONE Copy)

Sufjan Stevens/Rosie Thomas - "Hit & Run Vol. 1" - Split Single 7" Vinyl (Ordered)

Widespread Panic - "Live Wood" - Limited Edition (Only One Run Of This Title Pressed To Order - Will Be Numbered) 12" 180g Vinyl (Ordered)

The Electronic Anthology Project Of Dinosaur Jr - Limited Edition (1000 Units Total) CD (Brett Nelson of Built To Spill and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr team up to cover Dinosaur Jr songs as an 80's synth pop band!) (NOT Ordered)

The Electronic Anthology Project Of Dinosaur Jr LP+MP3 (Black Vinyl, Edition of 500) (Brett Nelson of Built To Spill and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr team up to cover Dinosaur Jr songs as an 80's synth pop band!) (Ordered)

The Electronic Anthology Project Of Dinosaur Jr LP+MP3 (Purple Vinyl, Edition of 500) (Brett Nelson of Built To Spill and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr team up to cover Dinosaur Jr songs as an 80's synth pop band!) (Ordered)

Rockabye Baby! - "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Smiths" - 12" Colored Vinyl LP + Digital Download Card (Ordered)

Futurebirds - "SENEY-STOVALL" - Limited Edition (1000 Total) Hand-Numbered Pressing 12" Vinyl LP (Ordered ONE copy)

Priscilla Ahn & Sea Of Bees - "John Denver - The Music Is You Series Featuring Priscilla Ahn's electronica Japanese translations produced by Mike Andrews/Sea of Bees" - Limited Edition (1500 Total) 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

Slightly Stoopid/The Expendables - "John Denver - The Music Is You Series Featuring Slightly Stoopid and The Expendables" - Windstar Records " - Limited Edition (1500 Total) 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

Luther Dickinson - "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah/Beautiful Dreamer"/Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen/Peace in the Valley" - Limited Edition (500 Total) 78 RPM (Ordered) (I previously ordered only one but since have upped it)

Ralph Stanley - "Single Girl / Little Birdie" - Limited Edition (500 Total) 78 RPM (Ordered ONE copy)

Hiss Golden Messenger - "Jesus Shot Me In The Head / Jesus Dub" - Limited Edition (500 Total) 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

Danny Brown - "XXX" - Limited Edition (1000 Units) 2X LP Gatefold - White Vinyl + Bonus 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

Sonnymoon - "Wild Rumpus" - Limited Edition (1000 Units) 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro - "Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro" - Limited Edition (200 Units) 7" (Ordered)

The Baseball Project - "El Hombre/Harey Haddix" - 7" Vinyl (Ordered ONE copy)

Winter Boys (Jesse Tabich of Other Lives, Tyson Meade of Chainsaw Kittens) - "Winter Boys Cutting A Rug" - Limited Edition Screen Printed Cover Hand Numbered (700 Units) 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

Crosses - "Option/ Telepathy" - Limited Edition (1000 Units Total - Think Indie has 880) 7" Vinyl (Ordered ONE copy)

CSC Funk Band - "A Little Weight/A Little Planet" - Limited Edition (500 Units) 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

"Put The Needle On The Record - The 1980s At 45 Revolutions Per Minute" by Matt Chojnacki" - (Limited Edition Numbered/Signed Hardback Book 200 Available - Select copies additionally contain bookmarks hand-cut from vinyl artwork and autographed by the original musician/cover artist.) (NOT Ordered)

Preteen Zenith (The new band from Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree and Tripping Daisy) - "Preteen Zenith" - Limited Edition (2000 Units) 180G 12" Colored Swirled Vinyl with CDR (Ordered)

Deep Fried Boogie Band / Colossal Yes- "Deep Fried Boogie Band / Colossal Yes - Limited Edition/Hand Numbered (500 Units) Split 7" (Ordered ONE copy)

Genesis - "Spot The Pigeon" - Limited Edition (Only 3000 Units) 12" EP "Super Fidelity" Blue Vinyl, Dual Speed (Ordered)

The Right Now - "He Used To Be/Good Man" (non-album exclusive tracks) - Limited Edition (400 Units) 7" (Ordered)

Gogol Bordello - "Imigrinadiada" - Limited Edition (1000 Units) 12" Yellow Vinyl (Ordered)

Black Twig Pickers "Yellow Cat" 7" (Thrill Jockey) (Ordered)

Trouble In Mind 4 Way Covers Split - Mikal Cronin, Apache Dropouts, Paperheads, Limana 7" (White Vinyl, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Doomriders/Sweet Cobra "Girl U Want" 7" (Devo Covers!) (Ordered)

Freakwater "Feels Like The Third Time" LP (Thrill Jockey) (Ordered)

Hush Arbors/Arbouretum "Aureola" LP (Thrill Jockey) (Ordered)

Dan Melchior "Ghost In The Supermarket" 12" (White Vinyl, Edition of 500) (Ordered)

My Brightest Diamond "I Have Never Loved Someone" 7" (Hand Numbered, Edition of 1,000) (Includes Leonard Cohen Cover, Features Marc Ribot on guitar) (Ordered)

Pelican/Playing Enemy "Split" 7" (Ordered)

Tortoise "Lonesone Sound/Mosquito" 2x7" (Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

Unrest "Perfect Teeth" 6x7" Box Set (Teenbeat) (Colored Vinyl, Letterpressed Box, Edition of 700) (Ordered)

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Secretly Canadian:

Tallest Man On Earth "King of Spain" 12" (Edition of 2,000) (Features a cover of Paul Simon's Graceland)(Ordered)

Bowerbirds "Into The Yard" 7" (Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

v/a "Sacred Bones Presents: Todo Muere vol. 2" LP (Edition of 1,500) (Ordered)


Light In The Attic:

Lee Hazlewood "The LHI Years: Singles, Nudes & Backsides 1969-1971" 2xLP (Edition of 4,000) (Ordered)

v/a "Never To Be Forgotten: The Flipside of Stax 1968-1974" 10x7" Box Set from legendary Soul label Stax. Same treatment they did for the amazing Wheedle's Groove Box Set (Edition of 4,000) (Ordered)


Matador (Distributed):

Sigur Ros "Hvarf/Heim" 2xLP (Colored Vinyl, Limited Edition) (Ordered)

Mclusky "Mclusky Do Dallas" (150 Gram White Vinyl, Edition of 1,000) (Ordered)

St. Vincent "Krokodil" 7" (Edition fo 2,500) (Ordered)


Captured Tracks:

The Cleaners From Venus VOL.1 Vinyl Box Set (Ordered)

CT-145 Blow Away Your Troubles 2xLP

CT-146 On Any Normal Monday LP

CT-147 Midnight Cleaners LP

CFV buttons, represses of flyers, other cool stuff



Medicine Box Set (Ordered)

CT-148 Shot Forth Self Living Expanded 2xLP

CT-149 The Buried Life Expanded 2xLP

CT-150 Sounds of Medicine LP

CT-151 Always Starting To Stop Cassette

Medicine buttons, flyers, etc...

The Wake - Here Comes Everybody Box Set (Ordered)

CT-151 Here Comes Everybody, Of The Matter, Talk About The Past, Something That No One Else Could Bring 2xLP

Expanded version of the influential album on vinyl and in a beautiful box set that will up your street cred when displayed properly in the home./ Another button from The Wake to add to you favorite jacket. Flyers

Gruesome Flowers Part 2 (I'm pretty sure this is a 7") (Ordered)

With the huge success of Part 1 featuring Wild Nothing and Beach Fossils, with their covers of their favorite songs by The Wake, we decided to expand these covers into a series. We asked Blouse and Craft Spells to contribute. Part 1 sold out fast, now the only way to snag that one is to pay an arm and an leg for a copy on Ebay.

Blouse "Pale Spectre" / Craft Spells "Talk About The Past"

Again, you can follow along as the list is updated at facebook.com/ka-chunk-records/record-store-day

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album cover art of the day:

WAR OF AGES: Full 'Return To Life' Artwork Unveiled

Pennsylvania's WAR OF AGES will release its fifth album, "Return To Life", on April 24 via Facedown Records. The CD was recorded with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris at Planet Z Studios (SHADOWS FALL, CHIMAIRA, HATEBREED) and it features some of the band's "most personal material," according to a press release.

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another cool cover!

Firewind Unveil New Album Cover Art

Greek metallers Firewind have recently unveiled the cover art from the band's forthcoming album called 'Few Against Many,' which is scheduled for release on May 21st in Europe and May 22nd in North America via Century Media Records.

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not sure how they do this, it's only the third month......

Billboard Announces Top Music Moneymakers of 2012

I have the first five listed, go to Billboard to see the rest of the list if this interests you:

Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2012

1. Taylor Swift ($35,719,902)
2. U2 ($32,116,315)
3. Kenny Chesney ($29,837,103)
4. Lady Gaga ($25,353,039)
5. Lil Wayne ($23,178,722)

Read more at Billboard

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Trammps Singer Jimmy Ellis Passes Away at 74

The man who sang out Disco Inferno for the Trammps, Jimmy Ellis, passed away on Thrusday at a nursing home in Rock Hill, SC from an undisclosed illness. He was 74.

Read more about this at our friends at vintagevinylnews.com

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and in music history for march 10th:

In 1955, RCA Records placed a half page ad in Billboard magazine claiming that Elvis Presley was 'the new singing rage!'

In 1960, Record Retailer, a publication that featured a chart showing the Top 50 records by sales, is launched in the UK. Their first number one was "Poor Me" by Adam Faith.

In 1961, Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby" sat at the top of the Pop chart in America and at number 2 in the UK.

In 1963, two days after an emotional public prayer service that was attended by an estimated 25,000 people in Nashville, Patsy Cline's body was buried quietly at Shenandoah Memorial Park in her hometown of Winchester, Virginia.

In 1964, Roy Orbison recorded "It's Over."

In 1964, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel record "The Sounds Of Silence" as an acoustic duo. It wasn't until record company producers added electric guitar, bass and drums, without the knowledge of Paul and Art, that the song would become a hit in late 1965.

In 1966, Bob Dylan recorded "Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35."

Also in 1966, at Western Recorders in Hollywood, Brian Wilson produced the instrumental track for the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." There were 23 musicians involved, but Carl Wilson was the only Beach Boy who played on the session. The vocals were recorded over the following month by three members of the group: Carl Wilson singing lead, Brian Wilson and Bruce Johnston doing backup vocals, probably the only well-known Beach Boys track that has just three voices on it. Mojo magazine ranked "God Only Knows" as the 13th-greatest song of all time.

In 1967, the Monkees held the #1 position on the US album chart with 'More Of The Monkees.'

In 1970, Grand Funk Railroad began recording "Closer To Home."

In 1975, John Lennon released the single "Stand By Me" in North America.

In 1979, at the invitation of his good friend Porter Wagoner, R&B legend James Brown appeared at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium performing traditional renditions of "Tennessee Waltz" and "Your Cheatin' Heart," as well as his 1960s hit "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag." Reaction among longtime Opry members was split. Some, like Jean Shepard, disapproved of Brown's set, while Barbra Mandrell applauded the unusual guest appearance.

Also in 1979, Gloria Gaynor started a three-week run at # 1 on the US singles chart with “I Will Survive,” also a chart-topper in the UK. The song was originally released as the B-side to a song first recorded by The Righteous Brothers called “Substitute.”

In 1981, at a concert in London, Jimmy Page joined Jeff Beck for three encore jams. It was the first time the Led Zeppelin guitarist had performed on stage since the breakup of his band.

In 1984, Van Halen held the #1 position on the US singles chart with "Jump."

In 1988, 30 year old Andy Gibb, younger brother of Bee Gees Robin, Maurice and Barry, died from a viral infection in his heart. Andy hadn't had a chart hit since 1981, but did have a stint as host of the Solid Gold TV show. Shortly before his death and just after he declared bankruptcy, Andy had signed a record deal and was working on a new album for Island Records that was never completed.

In 1989, R&B singer Doc Green of the Drifters (1958-1962) died of cancer at age 54.

In 1990, according to Billboard magazine, New Kids On The Block receive 125,000 calls a day to their 1-900 number.

In 1996, Alanis Morissette won Best Album and Best Rock Album (for Jagged Little Pill), Best Female Singer, Best Songwriter and Best Single at the 25th Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

In 1997, R&B singer LaVern Baker, who placed 7 songs in the US Top 40 in the mid-1950s and early 1960s, including "Tweedlee Dee" and "I Cried A Tear", died of heart failure at the age of 67.

In 2000, in New York City, Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders and two other people were arrested after slashing leather goods at a Gap store as part of a protest organized by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

In 2003, Natalie Maines, lead singer of the country music act the Dixie Chicks, told an audience in London, "Just so you know, we're ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas." After word of her statement reached the U.S., the Dixie Chicks faced a firestorm of criticism from conservatives and George Bush supporters that included radio stations banning their music and protest groups outside their concerts.

In 2005, an hour late and still in his pajamas, Michael Jackson showed up for his child molestation trial in Los Angeles and was threatened with jail time for making the court wait. Jackson heard testimony from a teenage Neverland Ranch visitor who testified that the singer tried to get him drunk using soda cans filled with red wine, which Jackson allegedly called "Jesus' Blood," and white wine that he called "Jesus Juice."

Also in 2005, a survey carried out by Music Choice concluded that 'Angels' by Robbie Williams was the song Britons would most like played at their funeral. Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' was second and Monty Python's 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' was voted into third place.

In 2005, 53-year-old Danny Joe Brown, the original lead singer of Molly Hatchet, died from renal failure due to complications from diabetes. Brown was the front man for the band's self-titled album in 1978, which went Platinum. In 1979, the next album, "Flirtin' With Disaster" sold over 2 million copies.

In 2008, pop diva Madonna, rocker John Mellencamp, singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen, British Invasion pioneers The Dave Clark Five and instrumental Rock legends The Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

In 2009, tickets for a one-off Paul McCartney gig in Las Vegas sold out seven seconds after going on sale. The former Beatle was booked to perform at the opening of the New Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on April 19 in front of 4,000 fans.

In 2010, Pink Floyd won a court battle with EMI that prevents the record company from selling single downloads and ringtones on the Internet from the group's albums. Pink Floyd's back catalogue is second in sales to only the Beatles.

birthdays today include (among others): Dean Torrence - Jan & Dean (1940), Pete Nelson - Flowerpot Men (1945), Tom Scholz - Boston (1947), Jeff Ament - Pearl Jam (1963) and Edie Brickell (1965)