Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

5 Must Have LPs From Record Store Day's Black Friday Event

The 29th of November is a great day to be a vinyl fan.  Lots of seminal musicians and bands have lent their name to many special releases curated for the day.  Here's my list, if i could afford them all....


1.  Cheap Trick - The Classic Albums 1977-79 – (Vinyl Box Set) One of America’s all-time greatest rock bands, Cheap Trick, released their first five ground-breaking records within a two year period. The Classic Albums 1977-1979 (LP box set) includes these incredible and influential albums, remastered from the original analog tapes (in 2013), packaged in original LP artwork, housed in a newly designed, limited, numbered LP box. Albums Included: Cheap Trick, In Color, Heaven Tonight, Live Budokan, Dream Police

2.  Flaming Lips – Peace Sword (LP)  Six tracks created for the Ender's Game soundtrack, with a bonus track, "Assassin Beetle--The Dream Is Ending" exclusive to the physical vinyl and CD

3.  Jimi Hendrix Experience – Fire/Foxy Lady (7” Vinyl) Two tracks from their set at the Miami Pop Festival 1968

4.  Metallica – Through the Never Soundtrack Special Edition (LP) 45rpm vinyl 4LP 180gram Limited Edition, numbering style 0001/4000.

5. Doors - Curated by Record Store Day (LP) This album was compiled from tracks suggested by record store owners and the individual tracks were selected by Bruce Botnick and includes rare mono mixes and live tracks. This Doors' album is completely unique and was made especially by the band for record stores only. Two variations of the artwork each feature a hand written track list by one of the surviving band members, John Densmore or Robby Krieger.


To see the full list of 2013 ‘Black Friday’ Releases, please visit RecordStoreDay






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UK ROCKERS DEAF HAVANA’S DEBUT U.S. ALBUM – OLD SOULS – TO BE RELEASED ON JANUARY 21, 2014
(RAZOR & TIE)  

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM NOW HERE

Band To Embark On First U.S. Tour With Ash In 2014

(New York, NY) – UK Rockers Deaf Havana will release their first official U.S. album, Old Souls, on January 21,  2014 through Razor & Tie.  Produced by the incomparable YOUTH (U2, The Verve, Primal Scream, The Orb) along with Lee Batiuk, Old Souls is available for pre-order now HERE).

Old Souls is packed full of gut-busting anthems, tear-inducing ballads and everything in between. The follow-up to their #1 UK Rock album Fools and Worthless Liars, the album has sold 35,000 to date. Old Souls was released September 16th on BMG Chrysalis in the U.K. debuting #1 on the U.K. Rock Chart, and Top 10 on the overall U.K. Album Chart.

Old Souls first single, “Boston Square”, has been called “The Hottest Record in the World” by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe.  The accompanying video has had over 250,000 streams to date, and the band has an overall 4.5 million YouTube views of their videos.  Over the summer, the band performed a string of sold-out U.K. dates, including two Union Chapel shows, a Leeds Festival performance, opened for Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band at the Hard Rock Calling, and opened for MUSE  in Germany.  They are currently in the midst of a headlining U.K. Tour that wraps up October 25.

Deaf Havana is James Veck-Gilodi (Vocals, Guitar), Chris Pennells (Guitar), Lee Wilson (Bass), Tom Ogden (Drums), Max Britton (Keyboard) and guitarist and Matthew Veck-Gilodi (Guitar, Vocals).

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from our friends at Ripple-Music

GRIFTER: New Album Completed; Title & Tracks Revealed

Ass kickin', booty shakin', whiskey rock 'n' rollers GRIFTER have announced their new album is all mixed and mastered, artwork is being completed now and everything will be delivered to Ripple Music for release early in 2014. The album will be called 'The Return Of The Bearded Brethren' and will feature the following tracks.

1. Black Gold
2. She Mountain
3. Paranoiac Blues
4. Princess Leia
5. Bow Down To The Monkey
6. Braggard's Boast
7. It's Not Me It's You
8. Fire Water
9. The Return Of the Bearded Brethren
10. Fairies Wear Boots (Black Sabbath cover) 

The Return Of The Bearded Brethren will be released on CD, download and vinyl including a limited run of Black & Cream Guinness Splatterwax. GRIFTER will also be working on shows to support the album's release and the band's 10th anniversary. Details to come.

And finally, GRIFTER will also be running a competition via their Facebook page once they hit 3,000 likes based around the new album so head over, like the page and start growing your beards! facebook.com/grifterrock

In the meantime, here's a video of the band playing a cover of the classic Black Sabbath track 'Fairies Wear Boots' earlier this year at Bloodstock Open Air. Check out the video HERE

GRIFTER's critically-hailed, self-titled debut is available at ripplemusic.bigcartel.com.

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Third Man Records to reveal their titillating, heat-sensitive 7″ for Halloween






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Johnny Jewel's Symmetry Reissue The Messenger on Vinyl/











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The So So Glos to reissue early, out-of-print records











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Thirty Tigers May Not Be A Label But They Sure Put Out A Bunch Of Records

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Amazing photos of a time when cars had vinyl record players







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sad story about a man dedicated to vinyl:

EUGENE, Ore. -- Getting to spend hours digging through countless crates packed full of records is one of the reasons why many local vinyl lovers put the Eugene Record Convention on their calendar a year in advance.

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Bob Marley, John Lennon Make Forbes’ Top Earning Dead Celebrities List

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album cover art of the day:

AXEL RUDI PELL: 'Into The Storm' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed





















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album cover art of the day, part two:

Skull Fist To Release New Album "Chasing The Dream"





















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for shits and giggles:

The 50 worst album covers of 2013










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can't help but like this:

Old School Vinyl Records Recycled Into Nostalgic Retro Lamps

New Music Releases - October 22, 2013

2 Chainz - B.O.A.T.S. (2xLP)
ABBA  - Ring Ring
Active Child - Rapor (EP)
Adrian and the Sunsets - Breakthrough (vinyl)
AFI - Burials (2xLP)
Amir ElSaffar - Alchemy
Andrea Begley - The Message
Anoushka Shankar - Traces of You (vinyl)
Apollo Brown and OC - Trophies
Armand Hammer - Race Music
B.B. King - The Blues King's Best--The Essential Collection (vinyl)
Ballet School - Boys Again (EP)
Best Coast - Fade Away (vinyl)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - It Feels Like Christmas Time
Big Joe Turner - Big Joe Turner Live 1983
Black Hearted Brother - Stars Are Our Home (vinyl)
Blind Willie McTell - Kill It, Kid--The Essential Collection (vinyl)
Boards of Canada - Campfire Headphase (reissue) (2xLP)
Boards of Canada - Geogaddi (reissue) (3xLP)
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (reissue) (2xLP)
Brett Dennen - Smoke and Mirrors
Cage - Kill The Architect (vinyl)
Captain Beefheart - Safe as Milk (reissue) (vinyl)
Carpathian Forest - Strange Old Brew (vinyl)
CFCF - Outside
Cliff Martinez - Wanna Fight? (7")
Coke Weed - Back to Soft
Count Basie - Live at the Sands (before Frank)
Crow - The Best of Crow (vinyl)
Dan Casey - Empty City (12")
Darkthrone - A Blaze in The Northern Sky (vinyl)
Dead Gaze - Brain Holiday (vinyl)
Dean Martin - Greatest Hits
Dean Martin - Icon 2: The Essential Dean Martin
Def Leppard - Viva! Hysteria
Del Shannon - Del Shannon: Songwriter 1
DJ Rashad - Double Cup
Donna Summer - Love to Love You Donna (2xLP)
Dresses - Sun Shy (vinyl)
Duane Pitre - Feel Free: Live at Cafe OTO (vinyl)
Ducktails - Wish Hotel (EP)
Dynasty - A Star In Life's Clothing (deluxe edition) (vinyl)
Euros Childs - Situation Comedy
Ezra Furman - Day of the Dog (vinyl)
Family Circle - S/T (vinyl)
Four Tet - Late Night Tales: Four Tet (2xLP)
Franz Waxman - The Bride of Frankenstein (The 1935 Film Music) (vinyl)
Fryars - Radio PWR (EP)
Future Of The Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - George Thorogood and the Destroyers (reissue) (vinyl)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Move It On Over (reissue) (vinyl)
Greg Brown - The Iowa Waltz (vinyl)
Gringo Star - Floating Out To See
Haim - Days Are Gone (2xLP)
Heavenly Beat - Prominence (vinyl)
Honeyblood -  Bud (7")
Ihsahn - Das Seelenbrechen
Is Tropical - I'm Leaving
J Roddy Walston and The Business - J Roddy Walston and The Business (vinyl)
Jake Bellows - New Ocean (vinyl)
James Blunt - Moon Landing
James Griffin - Just Like Yesterday: The Solo Anthology 1974-77
Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes - Live at the Greek (reissue) (vinyl)
JJUUJJUU - FRST (12")
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Unvarnished (vinyl)
John Zorn - In Lambeth--Visions from the Walled Garden of William Blake
Joseph Arthur - Big City Secrets
Jungle - The Heat EP (10")
Katy Perry - Prism
Kevin Devine - Bulldozer (vinyl)
Kiev - Falling Bough Wisdom Teeth
Kiki Pau - Pines (vinyl)
King Crimson - Road to Red (24-CDs)
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic (reissue) (vinyl)
King Crimson - Red (2xCD)
King Crimson - USA (40th Anniversary Edition) (CD+DVD)
KMFDM - Opium (reissue)
KMFDM - WWIII (reissue)
Laura Nyro - Smile
Lawson - Chapman Square Chapter II
Lil' Daggers - No Pizza No Peace
Linda Thompson - Won't Be Long Now (vinyl)
Lita Ford - The Bitch Is Back...Live
Mac Davis - Hard to Be Humble: The Best of Mac Davis
Machinedrum - Vapor City (vinyl)
Matthew E. White - Big Inner: Outer Face Edition (2xCD)
Matthew E. White - Outer Face (vinyl)
Meek Is Murder - Everything Is Awesome Nothing Matters
Mind & Matter - 1514 Oliver Avenue (vinyl)
MØ - Bikini Daze (EP)
Modern Kin - Modern Kin
Morrissey - 25: Live (Blue-ray)
Morrissey - 25: Live (DVD)
Motorhead - Aftershock
Motorhead - Aftershock (vinyl)
Muddy Waters - Can't Get No Grindin'
Noveller - No Dreams
Of Montreal - Lousy With Sylvianbriar
Omar Souleyman - Wenu Wenu (vinyl)
Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt (vinyl)
Pearl Jam - The Essential (rearviewmirror 1991-2003) (2xCD)
Pestilence - Obsideo
Polica - Shulamith (vinyl)
Polly Scattergood - Arrows
Prince Rupert's Drops - Run Slow (vinyl)
Quilt | MMOSS - New Hampshire Freaks (10")
Radical Face - The Family Tree: The Branches
Rae and Christian - Mercury Rising (vinyl)
Randy Travis - Original Album Series
Ray Price - Welcome to My World: The Love Songs of Ray Price
Reflections - Exi(s)t
Royal Bangs - Brass (vinyl)
Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips (vinyl)
Sainthood Reps - Headswell
Sepultura - The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart
Shonna Tucker and Eye Candy - A Tell All (vinyl)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Pershing (Reissue) (vinyl)
Steve Gunn and Mike Gangloff - Melodies for a Savage Fix (vinyl)
Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense & Peppermints / Wake Up It's Tomorrow
Strawberry Alarm Clock - The Best of Strawberry Alarm Clock (reissue) (vinyl)
Strawberry Alarm Clock - The World in a Sea Shell (reissue) (vinyl)
Suphala - Alien Ancestry
Talulah Gosh - Was It Just A Dream?
Tears for Fears - Hurting
Tears for Fears - The Hurting (deluxe edition) (2xCD)
Ted Nugent - Ultralive
The Can't Tells - No Television (vinyl)
The Kickdrums - Thinking Out Loud (vinyl)
The Last Ten Seconds Of Life - INVIVO
The Pixies - Trompe Le Monde (SACD)
The Strumbellas - We Still Move On Dance Floors
The Wave Pictures - City Forgiveness
The Weeknd - Kiss Land (vinyl)
Tommy McCook - Reggae in Jazz (vinyl)
Van Morrison - Moondance (double and five-disc expanded editions)
Various Artists - Love to Love You Donna
Various Artists - Kitsune Maison 15
Various Artists - Psych Out Christmas (vinyl)
Various Artists - Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Christmas
Various Artists - Surf Age Nuggets 1
Various Artists - Thriller - A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson
Various Artists - Wild Guitar Instrumentals
Vatican Shadow - Remember Your Black Day
Velcro Lewis Group - Open the Sky (vinyl)
Veronica Falls - Broken Toy (7")
Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Wet Nuns - Wet Nuns
Woody Guthrie - Woody Guthrie: American Radical Patriot
Worthless - Keep Sleeping
Yancey Boys - Sunset Blvd. (2xLP)

Vinyl Record Review - Richie Scarlet - I Plead The Fifth

Richie Scarlet - I Plead The Fifth

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Rating 4 out of 5 Stars  

I receive many press releases and new music release news and if it's on vinyl, I usually let you know about it (just wish people would stop sending me download codes, music is meant to be heard on vinyl, not via small computer speakers and 1's and 0's); but I digress.

Several weeks ago I heard about a new vinyl release from a rock and roller named Richie Scarlet. I have to be brutally honest, I had never heard the name before. However, I asked the record company for a copy of the vinyl so I could give it a listen and write up a review.  Am I glad I did.

For those who don't know the name, Richie Scarlet, (a.k.a. the "Emperor of Rock and Roll") has quite a lengthy resume - having played with the likes of Ace Frehley's Comet, Peter Criss, Mountain, Sebastian Bach, the Alice Cooper Group and many others. A multi-instrumentalist, Scarlet's roots and musical style were influenced by some of the bands and musicians he has played with, as he explains:

"I grew up with T-Rex, David Bowie, and early KISS and then I went from that to into the Sex Pistols and I had always loved Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple," said Scarlet "I usually co-produce my records but this time I turned it over to the guy that I co-produce with Tarik Solangi. I told him “You take over. I want to be featured more as a songwriter more than a guitar hero." A lot of my records I do a lot of guitar, this new record, I had just written most of these songs and I have Bumblefoot from Guns n Roses on there, and the sax player from the Rolling Stones, Arnold Hecht."

So, dropping the needle on the bright scarlet red record, the first cut "Lips Like Morphine" started out slow, almost sounding like an intro from the Steve Miller band, but quickly progressed into a full-bore meat and potatoes rocker ala Alice Cooper and Kiss. But this cut is his own, and you quickly discover that his song writing abilities rival those of the influential musicians he has had the honor to play with.

On the next two selections, "Burning Though Life" and I Don't Wanna Die," Scarlet sounds hauntingly familiar - with a mix of Cooper/Poison playful guitar energy, complete with silly rhymes and galloping riffs. The side is rescued by the subtle melodies of "Lost In My World," which is reminiscent of Styx, which is not a bad thing, as the song builds and you can feel the emotion and passion that Scarlet has for the lyrics; culminating in some progressive keyboards and blistering guitar work for the finale.

Side 2 starts out with a catchy, sophisticated rocker called "Without Your Love" that is a painful confession to love gone by and with a pop-like chorus and guitar rifffing could be on any Kiss record. Drumbeats lead us into the next cut, an acoustic gem called "Indian Souls (1876);" a socially conscious ode to the American Indian, with painfully truthful lyrics and impassioned vocals by Scarlet. But on the next cut "Love Will Find A Way," he tries too hard to channel his emotions and lyrically, it just reaches too much for me.

However that disappointment is offset by the next cut, the Eric Burdon-like "King Heroin," a song that starts slow and easy, yet gently turns into an all-out bluesy rocker. The sax work is impeccable and the words have the sound of a man who has been there before and it's anti-drug message cannot be ignored. The last cut reminds of early Yes, with thumping base lines, mixed with keyboard work and guitar prowess that would make Rick Wakeman and Mark Knopler proud.

There were a couple of duds on the record, but one thing is certain, Richie Scarlet is a talented, inventive musician who can write on his own and become, not just a sideman, but a full-fledged member of modern rock and roll.  I'd love to hear what he does next, and as a musician you always want them coming back for more.  

~ Robert Benson CVR Blog

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Cheap Trick Releasing Vinyl Box Set On Black Friday

Cheap Trick will release a vinyl box set 'The Classic Albums 1977-1979' on Black Friday 2013.  The 180-gram set will include their self-titled LP; 'In Color,' 'Heaven Tonight,' 'Live Budokan' and 'Dream Police.'  Each release has been remastered from the original master tapes and packaged in original artwork and the records will be housed in a numbered, limited edition box.



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Neil Young To Release 'Live At The Cellar Door' on Vinyl

On November 26, Neil Young's Archive Performance Series will continue - with the release of 'Live at the Cellar Door.'  It was recorded during Young's six-show stand at Washington D.C.'s Cellar Door between November 30, 1970 and December 2, 1970. The solo acoustic shows came about four months after the release of the stunning and seminal LP 'After the Goldrush.' The two-record set will be available on CD and 180-gram vinyl.

Tracklist:
Side One: 
"Tell Me Why"
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart"
"After the Gold Rush"
"Expecting to Fly"
"Bad Fog of Loneliness"
"Old Man Birds"

Side Two: 
"Don't Let It Bring You Down"
"See the Sky About to Rain"
"Cinnamon Girl"
"I Am a Child"
"Down by the River"
"Flying on the Ground Is Wrong"

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The 10 best vinyl releases this week (21st Oct)

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even more news on the vinyl upswing in the uk:

Still a Fad? Vinyl Sales Are Up 100% In Britain…

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cool read, records need care!

Ten Reasons Why Your Vinyl Records Are In Bad Shape






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i've seen many of the videos, take a chance and check a few out:

Meet the Vinyl Community - Welcome to a weird, wonderful world where people watch each other play old records on YouTube.






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awesome record store in the great state of arizona

Tempe's Asylum Records Is a Heavy Metal Sanctuary












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No Sleep Records to release 'Warehouse Sessions' LP








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Creedence Clearwater Revival to Reissue Career-Spanning Box Set










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Tales From the Crypt soundtrack set for deluxe vinyl re-issue






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Boston: More 'Life, Love & Hope' Album Details Revealed











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for shits and giggles

The 10 Goriest Album Covers

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at MusicRecordShop

R.E.M - DOCUMENT 

The last album R.E.M. made before migrating to Warner Bros., and very arguably the last start-to-finish masterpiece the band created in its acclaimed career, Document turned Georgia's celebrated sons into mainstream stars. Musically unadulterated and sonically pure, the group's 1987 work epitomizes the unmistakable sound and feeling of college rock during a period where innocence, experimentation, and adventurousness freely collided before being co-opted and branded as "alt-rock." Document is the record to which everyone refers when citing R.E.M. as the premier example of how a respected band is expected to behave, evolve, and maintain its integrity after experiencing mass success. Half-speed mastered from the original master tapes and carefully pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's numbered limited-edition 180g LP edition of this breakthrough set explodes with unrivaled instrumental signatures, deep soundstages, and faithful tonalities that allow listeners insight into the actual makes and models of the guitars utilized on the recording. Sharp and clean, Scott Litt's widescreen production throws the band into clear relief, magnifying its razor-edged melodies and drummer Bill Berry's foundation-establishing beats. R.E.M. has never sounded so muscular or righteous.

LABEL MOBILE FIDELITY
Numbered Limited Edition 180g LP from Mobile Fidelity

TRACK LISTING
1. Finest Worksong
2. Welcome to the Occupation
3. Exhuming McCarthy
4. Disturbance at the Heron House
5. Strange
6. It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
7. The One I Love
8. Fireplace
9. Lightnin' Hopkins
10. King of Birds
11. Oddfellows Local 151

Buy at MusicRecordShop

IRON MAIDEN - IRON MAIDEN (VINYL PICTURE DISC) 

A series of special limited edition IRON MAIDEN vinyl picture disc albums are due to be released by EMI starting in October 2012. Comprised of the first eight albums of Maiden's career, all released in the 1980's, each picture disc will be packaged in a gatefold sleeve with full colour printed inner bags and the heavyweight vinyl will be cut from the original album master tapes. The albums will be released chronologically between October and February, starting with 'Iron Maiden' and 'Killers' on 15 October 2012 followed by 'The Number Of The Beast' and 'Piece Of Mind' in November 2012. To open the new year 'Powerslave' and the double album 'Live After Death' will be released in January, with the final two titles, 'Somewhere In Time' and 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' coming out in February 2013. These vinyl picture discs are being released to commemorate IRON MAIDEN's current Maiden England tour which comprises largely 80's material, in particular focusing on the 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' album.

VINYL RECORD - LP PICTURE DISC - SEALED

TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
1. Prowler
2. Remember Tomorrow
3. Running Free
4. Phantom Of The Opera

SIDE B
1. Transylvania
2. Strange World
3. Charlotte The Harlot
4. Iron Maiden 

Buy at MusicRecordShop

Vampire Weekend - Contra 

The scholarly Upper West Side Soweto of Vampire Weekend's debut sounded self-assured, but on Contra, they step out of their ivory tower with just as much confidence. In all senses of the term, this is a sophomore album. The band still flaunts the collegiate sense of discovery that made Vampire Weekend charming -- and sometimes too precious -- but with more maturity and creativity. Another Discovery is just as much of a force on Contra as any of the band's much-noted influences (Afro-pop, Paul Simon's Graceland): Rostam Batmanglij's electro-hip-hop-pop project with Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles, which released its album LP after the pair found acclaim with their day jobs.

Label XL Recordings
Vinyl Record - LP - New

Track Listing
LP 1
1. Horchata
2. White Sky
3. Holiday
4. California English
5. Taxi Cab
6. Run
7. Cousins
8. Giving Up The Gun
9. Diplomat's Son
10. I Think Ur A Contra

Buy at MusicRecordShop

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from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

David Bowie -  Earthling

Earthling is the 20th studio album by David Bowie, released in February 1997. The album showcases an electronica-influenced sound partly inspired by the industrial and drum and bass culture of the 1990s like Prodigy and Underworld.

This was the first album Bowie self-produced since 1974. Recorded in just 2,5 weeks right after returning from the Outside tour, the album is a snapshot of what Bowie was going through musically at the time. Making extensive use of sampling their own material on high BPMs, the album was the first Bowie album to be recorded digitally.

The first pressing consists of 2000 numbered copies on transparent green vinyl. The second pressing consists of 2000 numbered copies on transparent blue vinyl.   180 gram audiophile vinyl, Gatefold 
and Printed inner sleeve

Major Lance - Um Um Um Um Um Um

Major Lance was one of the leading figures of Chicago Soul during the '60s and the top-selling artist for OKeh Records during the decade.

During this time, the majority of his songs were written by his childhood friend Curtis Mayfield. Fittingly for Major Lance's smooth voice, Mayfield crafted urban, uptown and polished songs like "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um".

Major Lance's mid-sixties output consists of some of the most popular good-time R&B of its era. The Impressions sing background on most of the tracks on Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (1964). MOV's re-release of this timeless classic is the first reissue since its original release!  180 gram audiophile vinyl  First reissue since 1964!

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Grateful Dead To Release Acoustic Set on Vinyl for Black Friday

Grateful Dead are scheduled to release a vinyl set of the recording from an all-acoustic, “incognito” show at the Great Highway in San Francisco on April 18, 1970 for Record Store Day’s Black Friday bonanza. The two-LP set called, 'Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70' will be available at participating independent record stores on November 29th.

The 80-minute, 17-song Grateful Dead performance was originally called 'Mickey Hart and His Heartbeats and Bobby Ace and His Cards from the Bottom of the Deck.' The one-set show featured a combination of original material (“Friend of the Devil,” “New Speedway Boogie”), and covers (“Mama Tried,” “Wake Up Little Susie”) and traditionals (“I Know You Rider”), which were followed by six solo acoustic songs from Pigpen. The recently discovered tapes were mastered Jeff Norman.

Only 7,500 copies of the 180-gram vinyl are being pressed and they include new artwork by designer Scott McDougall.

Record 1
Side A
"I Know You Rider"
"Don't Ease Me In"
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles"
"Friend of the Devil"
"Deep Elem Blues"

Side B
"Wake Up Little Susie"
"Candyman"
"Cumberland Blues"
"New Speedway Boogie"

Record 2
Side A
"Me and My Uncle"
"Mama Tried"
"Katie Mae"

Side B
"Ain't It Crazy (The Rub)"
"Roberta"
"Bring Me My Shotgun"
"The Mighty Flood"
"Black Snake"

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vinyl doing well in the uk:

Daft Punk, David Bowie and Boards of Canada help boost UK vinyl sales to 10 year high





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more from the uk:

The vinyl revival: Sales of LP records double in 12 months to reach 550,000 thanks to releases by artists including Arctic Monkeys -  Vinyl record sales have doubled thanks to famous names releasing LPs - Around 550,000 have been bought so far in 2012 and could exceed 700,000




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Sunn O)))) to reissue 2005 album Black One on vinyl











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Pure Steel Records Inks Vinyl Deal With Steel Prophet, Complete Works To Be Reissued







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Classic Saxon Albums Reissued On Vinyl

Record label Back On Black specializes in vinyl editions of classic metal albums and the label is reissuing the following SAXON albums:

 "The Eagle Has Landed" (1982)
 "Denim And Leather" (1981)
 "Innocence Is No Excuse" (1985)
 "Power And The Glory" (1983)
 "Rock The Nations" (1986)
 "Crusader" (1984)
 "Wheels Of Steel" (1980)
 "Strong Arm Of The Law" (1980)

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Vancouver's sole record store for sale







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for those of you who carry devices (none for me, thanks):

Vnylst: An App for…Your Record Collection?




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Rock Hall of Famers, kids celebrate Darlene Love








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Lennon, Bon Jovi, Petty Songs Raising Funds Special Olympics  








  
   

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Win Eagles The Studio Albums 1972-1979 Vinyl Box Set








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Quarter-inch spools hiding Zep treasure






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Yes Finally Nominated For The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame






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Poster for David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Debut Sells for $2,200







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Neil Young to Be Honored By Recording Academy's Producers and Engineers











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Top 10 Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 10 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city in North America. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. Kenny Chesney; $2,813,603
2. Taylor Swift; $2,743,748
3. Beyoncé; $1,708,997
4. Phish; $1,591,499
5. Justin Bieber; $1,233,872
6. Depeche Mode; $1,122,120
7. Dave Matthews Band; $1,044,208
8. Bruno Mars; $1,003,647
9. Jason Aldean; $968,479
10. "Honda Civic Tour" / Maroon 5 / Kelly Clarkson; $895,674

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from our friends at VinylCollective

Top 10 Albums – October 14, 2013

Here are the Top 10 Albums sold at Shop Radio Cast for the week of October 7 – October 14, 2013:

1. Rival Schools – United By Fate 2XLP
2. The Early November – The Rooms Too Cold LP + CD
3. Brand New – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me 2XLP
4. Handsome – Handsome LP + 7?
5. Glen Hansard – Drive All Night EP 12?
6. Crosses – (†) 10?
7. Social Distortion – Prison Bound 25th Anniversary LP
8. Various Artists – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) LP
9. Crosses – (††) 10?
10. Hellogoodbye – Everything Is Debatable LP

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album cover art of the day:

Silent Force Album Art Revealed

German metal act Silent Force are scheduled to release a new album called 'Rising From Ashes.' The new release is expected to ship on December 13th via AFM Records.














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album cover art of the day, part two:

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album cover art of the day, part three:

HAMMERCULT To Release 'Steelcrusher' In January
















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if you find yourself up north, check this show out!

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2013


DEAR JERRY: In New York in the late 1960s, for a while anyway, the Top 40 stations played a song about Friday being payday. It might have a title with similar wording.

It was a male singer with a doo-wop style vocal backing.

The two most common answers I get when asking about this are "Blue Monday" (with "on Friday I get my pay") and "Thank God It's Friday." Neither is correct.

What say you, Mr. Music?
—Emory Stevens, Newark, N.J.

DEAR EMORY: Friday is indeed payday for the fellow in the song ("I'm not sweatin' Monday 'cause my fun day starts right now"), but the full title is just one word: "Payday."

The reason "Payday," a 1970 single (Kama Sutra 507), has a doo-wop feel to it is because it is by Sha Na Na, a 1950s tribute group that was especially popular in the tri-state area.


DEAR JERRY: Just for laughs I put my first name into a song search, and up popped something called "Cora's Melody."

But when I went to YouTube to look for it, all I found was someone playing something on their piano at home.

Now I'm left wondering if there really is a "Cora's Melody."
—Cora Houseman, Traverse City, Mich.


DEAR CORA: There really is a legit record of your melody, and it was a regional Top 40 hit in late 1960 for Bob Thompson and His Orchestra (RCA Victor 47-7795).

In Los Angeles, KRLA radio chose "Cora's Melody" as their Pick to Click for October 21-28. That means they rated this beautiful instrumental as the best new record that week.


DEAR JERRY: My mother, now in her 80s, told me about her and my father being friends with a family in Cincinnati named Greer.

That was in the 1950s.

She recalls they had two daughters who sang on local radio and TV, and called themselves the Greer Sisters.

Knowing I have the Internet, she asked me to do some searching and see if they ever made a name for themselves.

Problem is, the only Greer sisters I can find (Robin and Liza) are authors who weren't even alive until the '70s.

I give up. You are my last resort.
—Keitha M. Fillmore, Anderson, Ind.

DEAR KEITHA: I applaud your effort to get the information on your own, but your search was doomed from the start, because of just one letter.

The Ohio family with the singing sisters is named Geer, not Greer.

Mary Louise Geer and Jo Ann Geer appeared on radio and TV in the Queen City, and elsewhere in southern Ohio, but are best remembered for their appearances on the weekly Midwestern Hayride (1951-1959) on WLW-TV.

In 1954, the Geer Sisters were signed by RCA Victor, resulting on two singles on their subsidiary 'X' label.

Those four tracks are "Unloved and Unclaimed" backed with "Menu Love" ('X' 0079), and "Shanghaied" with "Today I Picked Roses" on the reverse ('X' 0115).

Both records came out on 45s and 78s in 1955, unfortunately, at least for them, a time when their throwback hillbilly style couldn't compete with traditional country artists (Ray Price; Marty Robbins; Webb Pierce; Hank Snow; Eddy Arnold; Johnny Cash; Hank Thompson; Lefty Frizzell; etc., etc.), and had even less of a chance against the juggernaut known as rock and roll.


IZ ZAT SO? Nearly every summer in the '50s, the television audience for the Midwestern Hayride proliferated from regional to national.

The Hayride was a popular vacation replacement show, resulting on a weekly prime time slot for three or four months every year, except 1953.

For six years they were carried by NBC (1951-1956, and 1959) and two years by ABC (1957-1958).

Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column.  Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368  E-mail: jpo@olympus.net   Visit his Web site: www.jerryosborne.com

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