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THE EAGLES THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1972-1979 

Numbered, Limited Edition of Only 5,000 Copies!

180g LP Box Set, Housed in a Slipcase with a Gold Foil Stamp of the Band’s Logo!

Includes Hotel California - Ranked Among the 10 Best-Selling Albums Ever! Over 4 Hours of Music!

Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Artists - Rated 75/100! 

With five number one singles, fourteen Top 40 hits, and four number one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of those albums -- Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) and Hotel California -- ranked among the ten best-selling albums ever. Though most of its members came from outside California, the group was closely identified with a country- and folk-tinged sound that initially found favor in Los Angeles during the late '60s, as championed by such bands as the Flying Burrito Brothers and Poco (both of which contributed members to the Eagles). But the band also drew upon traditional rock & roll styles and, in their later work, helped define the broadly popular rock sound that became known as classic rock. As a result, the Eagles achieved a perennial appeal among generations of music fans who continued to buy their records many years after they had split up, which helped inspire the Eagles' reunion in the mid-'90s.

In September 1971, Frey, Henley, Leadon, and Meisner signed with manager David Geffen, agreeing to record for his soon-to-be-launched label, Asylum Records; soon after, they adopted the name the Eagles. In February 1972, they flew to England and spent two weeks recording their debut album, Eagles, with producer Glyn Johns. It was released in June, reaching the Top 20 and going gold in a little over a year and a half on the strength of two Top Ten hits -- "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman" -- and one Top 20 hit, "Peaceful Easy Feeling."

The Eagles toured as an opening act throughout 1972 and into early 1973, when they returned to England to record their second LP, Desperado, a concept album about outlaws. Produced by Glyn Johns and released in April 1973, it reached the Top 40 and went gold in a little less than a year and a half, spawning the Top 40 single "Tequila Sunrise" in the process. The title track, though never released as a single, became one of the band's better-known songs and was included on the Eagles' first hits collection.

After touring to support Desperado's release, the Eagles again convened a recording session with Glyn Johns for their third album. Their desire to make harder rock music clashed with Johns' sense of them as a country-rock band, however, and they split from the producer after recording two tracks, "You Never Cry Like a Lover" and "The Best of My Love." After an early 1974 tour opened by singer/guitarist Joe Walsh, the band decided to hire Walsh's producer, Bill Szymczyk, who handled the rest of the sessions for On the Border. Szymczyk brought in a session guitarist, Don Felder (born in Gainesville, FL, on September 21, 1947), an old friend of Bernie Leadon's who so impressed the rest of the band that he was recruited to join the group.

On the Border was released in March 1974. It went gold and reached the Top Ten in June, the Eagles' fastest-selling album yet. The first single, "Already Gone," reached the Top 20 the same month. But the most successful song on the LP -- the one that broke them through to a much larger audience -- was "The Best of My Love," which was released as a single in November. It hit number one on the easy listening charts in February 1975 and topped the pop charts a month later.

The Eagles' fourth album, One of These Nights, was an out-of-the-box smash. Released in June 1975, it went gold the same month and hit number one in July. Moreover, it contains the chart-topping title song, "Lyin' Eyes," and "Take It to the Limit." "Lyin' Eyes" won the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus, and the Eagles also earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year (One of These Nights) and Record of the Year ("Lyin' Eyes").

The group went on a headlining world tour, beginning with the U.S. and expanding into Europe. But on December 20, 1975, it was announced that Bernie Leadon had quit the band, and Joe Walsh (born in Wichita, KS, on November 20, 1947) was brought in as his replacement. He immediately joined the tour, which continued to the Far East in early 1976.

It took the Eagles 18 months to follow One of These Nights with their fifth album, Hotel California. Released in December 1976, the record was certified platinum in one week, hit number one in January 1977, and eventually sold over 10,000,000 copies. The singles "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" hit number one, and "Life in the Fast Lane" made the Top 20. Meanwhile, "Hotel California" won the 1977 Grammy for Record of the Year and was nominated for Song of the Year; the album itself was nominated for Album of the Year and for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus.

The Eagles embarked on a world tour in March 1977 that began with a month in the U.S., followed by a month in Europe and the Far East, then returned to the U.S. in May for stadium dates. At the end of the tour in September, Randy Meisner left the band; he was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit (born in Sacramento, CA, November 20, 1947), formerly of Poco, in which he also had replaced Meisner.

The Eagles began working on a new album in March 1978 and took nearly a year and a half to complete it. The Long Run was released in September 1979. It hit number one and was certified platinum after four months, eventually earning multi-platinum certifications. "Heartache Tonight," its lead-off single, hit number one, and "I Can't Tell You Why" and "The Long Run" became Top Ten hits. "Heartache Tonight" won the 1979 Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

There's no denying the Eagles helped define the 1970s with insanely catchy tracks like "Hotel California," "Life In The Fast Lane," and "Take It To The Limit." Get back that peaceful, easy Southern California feeling with their 6-LP set, THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS, featuring EAGLES, DESPERADO, ON THE BORDER, ONE OF THESE NIGHTS, HOTEL CALIFORNIA, and THE LONG RUN.

The Self-Titled "Eagles" Album will include the Original Fold-Out Gatefold Design. "Hotel California" will include the poster that was included in the original release as a washed out black and white, but will now be in full vibrant color as the photographer intended!

Features:
 • Individually Numbered Slip Case
 • Limited to ONLY 5000 Numbered Copies!
 • 6 LP Box Set
 • Studio Albums from 1972-1979
 • Over 4 Hours of Music
 • Housed in a Slipcase with a Gold Foil Stamp of the Band’s Logo
 • Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

 Eagles
 1. Take It Easy
 2. Witchy Woman
 3. Chug All Night
 4. Most Of Us Are Sad
 5. Nightingale
 6. Train Leaves Here This Morning
 7. Take The Devil
 8. Earlybird
 9. Peaceful Easy Feeling
 10. Tryin'

Desperado
 1. Doolin-Dalton
 2. Twenty-One
 3. Out Of Control
 4. Tequila Sunrise
 5. Desperado
 6. Certain Kind Of Fool
 7. Doolin-Dalton (Instrumental)
 8. Outlaw Man
 9. Saturday Night
 10. Bitter Creek
 11. Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise)

On The Border
 1. Already Gone
 2. You Never Cry Like A Lover
 3. Midnight Flyer
 4. My Man
 5. On The Border
 6. James Dean
 7. Ol' 55
 8. Is It True?
 9. Good Day In Hell
 10. The Best Of My Love

One Of These Nights
 1. One Of These Nights
 2. Too Many Hands
 3. Hollywood Waltz
 4. Journey Of The Sorcerer
 5. Lyin' Eyes
 6. Take It To The Limit
 7. Visions
 8. After The Thrill Is Gone
 9. I Wish You Peace

Hotel California
 1. Hotel California
 2. New Kid In Town
 3. Life In The Fast Lane
 4. Wasted Time
 5. Wasted Time (Reprise)
 6. Victim Of Love
 7. Pretty Maids All In A Row
 8. Try And Love Again
 9. The Last Resort

The Long Run
 1. The Long Run
 2. I Can't Tell You Why
 3. In The City
 4. The Disco Strangler
 5. King Of Hollywood
 6. Heartache Tonight
 7. Those Shoes
 8. Teenage Jail
 9. The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks
 10. The Sad Cafe

Order your boxed set at ElusiveDisc.com

R.E.M. R.E.M. LIVE 150g 3LP BOX & BONUS DVD

The fourteenth album from modern rock's most acclaimed band - a 2007 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - is R.E.M.'s first live album. Presented here on three vinyl LPs are performances in February 2005 at The Point indoor venue in Dublin, Ireland, a city that has become a second home to the band. With a set list which spans the band's entire career, R.E.M. Live offers the "greatest hits" on stage.

Features:
 • 150g Vinyl
 • Triple LP 
 • Bonus DVD Video of the entire album - all 22 songs!

Selections: (LP & DVD)
 1. I Took Your Name
 2. So Fast, So Numb
 3. Boy in the Well
 4. Cuyahoga
 5. Everybody Hurts
 6. Electron Blue
 7. Bad Day
 8. The Ascent of Man
 9. The Great Beyond
 10. Leaving New York
 11. Orange Crush
 12. I Wanted to Be Wrong
 13. Final Straw
 14. Imitation of Life
 15. The One I Love
 16. Walk Unafraid
 17. Losing My Religion
 18. What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
 19. Drive
 20. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
 21. I'm Gonna DJ
 22. Man on the Moon 

Order your copy at ElusiveDisc.com

JOHN COLTRANE COLTRANE'S SOUND 180g LP

180g Vinyl Mastered by Bernie Grundman and Mastering Lab! 

Although the tracks for "Coltrane's Sound" were recorded in 1960, the album was not actually released until 1964. Since the selections here came from the same series of sessions as "My Favorite Things" and "Coltrane Plays the Blues", it features the quartet including Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Steve Davis.

"This is one of the most highly underrated entries in Coltrane's voluminous catalog...these recordings remain among Trane's finest." - All Music Guide

 Features:
 • Premium 180g Vinyl Pressing
 • Mastered by Bernie Grundman and Mastering Lab
 • Lacquers cut by Bernie Grundman
 • LPs cut from the original analog masters
 • Packages replicated to the finest detail manufactured with more care than ever

Selections:
 1. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
 2. Central Park West
 3. Liberia
 4. Body and Soul
 5. Equinox
 6. Satellite

Order your copy at ElusiveDisc.com

About Elusive Disc, Inc.

We are a small, family owned company established in 1989 located in Anderson Indiana. When we first began, we basically specialized in out of print, hard to find (elusive) vinyl. Over the years, we have expanded to also include Audiophile CDs, XRCDs, DVDs, SACDs, In-Print Vinyl, Gear and Accessories. We continue to grow on a daily basis, adding the newest and most exciting music and Hi-Fi. We look forward to being your best Audiophile source for years to come.

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Tout Croche - Super Silent 

Super Silent is the debut album from Tout Croche. Known for their loud and noisy live improvs, the duo has released this recording in collaboration with The Silent Howl label. The result is an 8 track LP collection of a series of eclectic pieces ranging from chanson française to power electronics, including a  remarkable interpretation of Neil Young's Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) in which the song is transformed into a dark, slow and heavy rock 'n' roll monster. With the track Dead or Fade Away, the duo mix punk anger with drum and bass rhythms in an energised frenzy that takes noise to a new level whilst The Silent Howl ventures into Hecker-esque ambient soundscapes  . Taken as a whole, the work is reminiscent of the playful sonic explorations of the legendary German band Faust, incorporating a musique concrète vocabulary and a noise/rock aesthetic that is provided by their gutsy  improvisation. Guest appearances from Nicolas Bernier and Rodrigo Constanzo increases the scale and sonic openess of the project. The release is available as a limited edition 180g vinyl and as a digital download.

Hear it and purchase it on The Silent Howl Bandcamp!

Tout Croche is Stephen Harvey and Dominic Thibault making electronic music. A haven of post-genre sonic experimentation, music making that marvels at noise from beautiful ambience to digital distortion. Coming from different musical backgrounds, they found commonality in improvisation and noise. Since October 2011, the duo have been actively developing a live set-up around the use and mis-use of the electric guitar and a rack of digital FXs routed together to create surprising sonic textures. Tout Croche enjoy playing live where their energy and intensity can be perceived by the audience.

Purchase a vinyl copy HERE

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from our friends at www.polyvinylrecords.com

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin 'Pershing' on 180-Gram Clear Gold Vinyl

'Pershing,' the sophomore release from Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, has gone gold! Clear Gold that is.

While 'Broom' introduced SSLYBY as a promising young act on the rise, 'Pershing' acts as its mission statement, finding the band working out its adventurous streak by way of quirky chord changes amid massive hooks and addictive melodies.

Now available on 180-gram Clear Gold vinyl, Pershing features fan favorites such as "Modern Mystery" and "Think I Wanna Die" along with an 11" x 17" poster.

Order a copy at PolyVinylRecords

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record review from our friends at audaud.com

Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn – Bethlehem Records/ PurePleasure vinyl

Prime bop from Dexter Gordon…

Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn – Bethlehem Records/PurePleasure BCP36 – mono audiophile vinyl reissue,  (1955)  ***½:

(Dexter Gordon – tenor sax; Kenny Drew – piano; Leroy Vinnegar – bass; Lawrence Marable – drums)

Before Dexter Gordon became more known as a mainstream tenor saxophonist with a strong blues influence, as well as a master balladeer; in the early ’50s he held his own with beboppers like Wardell Gray in bop sax duels.

For a 1955 Hollywood session, Gordon was recorded on Bethlehem Records with a rhythm section of pianist Kenny Drew, walking bassist extraordinaire Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Lawrence Marable. Song selection was a mixture of standard ballads and tunes written by Charlie Parker and Dexter himself.

This session has been re-released by the English audiophile LP label, PurePleasure, and remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering in London. It has also been put out on CD by Verse Records (not to be mistaken for Verve Records).

On the title track, a twelve-bar blues taken at a mid-tempo, Dexter sets a comfortable mood strongly supported by Drew, who gets an extended soulful solo. “Confirmation,” a Bird bop staple has Dex blowing a little less frenetic than the standard for that time period. Again Kenny Drew gets to have several full choruses, almost getting equal time with Gordon, making the tune as much his as the leader. I dug Leroy’s walking bass lines here. Dexter’s strongest work is on the ballads “Darn that Dream” as well as on “Autumn in New York.” Gordon has few tenor peers who could match him for the lyricism that these ballads deserve. Only Ben Webster comes to mind.

Other highlights can be found on “Number Four” and “You Can Depend on Me,” with the former a medium tempo tune, and the latter having a little more heat. Both show Dex fully in command and a true master of the tenor, which he would continue to demonstrate for another three decades. The time given to Kenny Drew for some extended solos is a nice bonus on this LP. The remastering is first rate as each musician is warmly presented in the sound mix.

TrackList:
 Side A: Daddy Plays the Horn, Confirmation, Darn That Dream
 Side B: Number Four, Autumn in New York, You Can Depend on Me
—Jeff Krow

I want to thank John over at www.audaud.com for the exclusive rights to reprint this great review!

AUDIOPHILE AUDITION focuses on recordings of interest to audiophiles and collectors, with an accent on surround sound for music, and on all hi-res disc formats. Over 100SACD, DVD Video/Audio and standard CD reviews are published during each month, and our archives go back to January 2001.

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Donated Don Halm Collection is 90 Years of a Who's Who of Musical History





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35,000 records + caffeine: Carrboro's new Vinyl Perk










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Vinyl revival | PLANT





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'The Wicker Man' Soundtrack to Receive 40th Anniversary Vinyl Release











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For Immediate Release

Legendary Stiff Records Releases "Ten Big Stiffs" - A Limited Edition Much Anticipated 7" Box Set  

Featuring Plastmatics, The Untouchables, Wreckless Eric, Tracey Ullman + more

A Record Store Day Exclusive

Released on Razor & Tie Records November 29, 2013 

Founded in 1976, STIFF RECORDS was at the heart of the new wave, bringing the world artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Kirsty MacColl and Ian Dury and what is generally regarded as the first ever punk rock single, “New Rose” by The Damned. The label set the yardstick for music business marketing, with artwork by Barney Bubbles and an array of memorable slogans, not least "If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth A Fuck".  Stiff continues to this day, with the 2012 UK #1 single “Bom Bom” by Sam And The Womp and a back catalog comprising 150 singles and more than 50 albums of revered 70s and 80s pop, punk and rock.

This LIMITED EDITION 7” Box Set "Ten Big Stiffs" takes you on a tour of the Stiff catalog, and ) which includes ten 7-inch releases, all chosen by Stiff Records, featuring some of the most recognizable tracks from  the label throughout the years: Tenpole Tudor's “Swords of a Thousand Men” (as heard in Aardman Animations' Pirates! in 2012 and in TV ads for EA Games' FIFA 11 in 2011), Tracey Ullman's “They Don't Know” (#8 US hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983), Wreckless Eric's “Whole Wide World” (MacDonalds TV ads in 2012) and Desmond Dekker's “Israelites” (a classic hit featured in Drugstore Cowboy).

Set for release on November 29, as a Record Store Day exclusive in North America through indie stories via Razor & Tie Records  Ten Big Stiffs is an incredible collector's item, the original sleeve artwork is recreated on each, with the exception of Mint Juleps – Docklands. This is ‘the Stiff 7-inch that never was”.  Scheduled to  have been a 7-inch release back in the day, it originally got overlooked, so collectors are always asking for it. The set also includes Plasmatics, Wreckless Eric, The Untouchables and more. (Full track list below)

Experience the history of STIFF RECORDS, and all the artists featured on this release, through a series of videos produced by award-winning film-maker NIGEL DICK.  The videos will be rolled out over the next month at www.10BigStiffs.com. The British born Dick began his career at Stiff Records as a Press Officer.  He has since directed over 300 music videos and seventeen documentaries, won three MTV Awards, three MVPA awards, two Billboard Awards and a Brit Award.

TEN BIG STIFFS – TRACK BY TRACK  

PINK FAIRIES
Between The Lines / Spoiling For A Fight

A remnant of London’s psychedelic club scene, Pink Fairies had already been recording for five years prior to joining Stiff, where they recorded their one and only release “Between The Lines” with new guitarist Larry Wallis.  The band left Stiff after this single, but Wallis, after joining Lemmy in the first incarnation of Motorhead, became an in-house producer at Stiff.

WRECKLESS ERIC    
Whole Wide World / Semaphore Signals

Produced by Nick Lowe, who also played bass on the track, “Whole Wide World” is probably the best known track of English rock / new wave singer Wreckess Eric.  More than two decades after its release, it was included on Mojo Magazine’s list of best punk rock singles of all time!  The song has since been covered by Lightning Seeds, The Monkees, The Proclaimers, and Paul Westerberg, among others.

JONA LEWIE      
You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen at Parties / Bureaucrats

Stiff spotted ingenious songwriter Jona Lewie as he experienced success as a member of Brett Marvin and The Thunderbolts and off-shoots Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs.  His career with Stiff spanned five years, and saw the release of 11 singles, the fourth of which was the synth-pop masterpiece “You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties”, which made it into the UK Top 20.

DESMOND DEKKER    
Israelites / Why Fight?

A legend in Jamaican music, Desmond Dekker had a successful touring business, but only sporadic hits through the 60’s and 70’s.  After joining Stiff, Dave Robinson quickly teamed up Dekker with The Rumour and other Jamaican artists who backed him on new recordings of various old hits to create the album Black & Dekker, which included the single “Israelites”, which reached number 10 in the UK.

PLASMATICS    
Monkey Suit / Squirm (Live)

Led by the ‘Queen of Shock Rock’, Wendy O Williams, Plasmatics, with their porno sleeves, S&M styling, fusion of punk and heavy metal, were the most parent-frightening and gloriously perverted band a teenager could find in the 80s.  Released in 1980, “Butcher Baby” would have been far better suited for the year 2000.  A band definitely ahead of its’ time.

TENPOLE TUDOR      
Swords of a Thousand Men / Love and Food

After appearing in the Sex Pistols’ film The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, Malcolm McLaren told Ed Tudor-Pole he could “either form a band or go into pornography”, hence Tenpole Tudor was formed.  On Stiff, the band delivered six singles, including the UK chart hit “Swords of a Thousand Men”, as well as two albums.

TRACEY ULLMAN      
They Don’t Know / The B-Side

As part of the BBC comedy trio Three Of A Kind, Tracey Ullman was already a household name before joining Stiff in 1983 to record 60’s throwback, bubblegum-pop singles.  The first three, “Breakaway”, “They Don’t Know”, and “Move Over Darling”, all went Top 10 in the UK, with “They Don’t Know” also hitting number 8 in the U.S.

KIRSTY MACCOLL  
A New England / Patrick

Originally spotted by Stiff singing backing vocals for the punk band Drug Addix, Kirsty MacColl was signed to a solo deal and released her first single “They Don’t Know” in 1979.  After leaving Stiff for Polydor in 1981, singer-songwriter MacColl returned to the label to work with Tracey Ullman, who had a hit with a cover of “They Don’t Know”, on a cover of her own, Billy Bragg’s “A New England”, which reached number 7 on the UK charts.  This version includes two extra verses specially written for her by Bragg for the release.

THE UNTOUCHABLES  
(I Spy For The) FBI / Whiplash

Part of the early 80’s Silver Lake, Los Angeles, ska revival scene, The Untouchables cut their teeth playing covers of the Blue Magoos and the Small Faces.  Upon signing to Stiff, they recorded a few singles, including “(I Spy For The) FBI”, which charted at number 59 in the UK.

MINT JULEPS  
Docklands / Docklands 12” Version

The Stiff 7” That Never Was!

An all-female group centered around the four Picket sisters toured with everyone from Sister Sledge to Billy Bragg, as well as singing backup for Bob Geldof and Dr. Feelgood before joining Stiff.  Their soulful, a cappella style fused with earthenware pop songs set them apart from other similar acts.  The single “Docklands” has only previously been released as a 12” (BUY264), never before as a 7”.

In North America: StiffRecords.MerchNow.com

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from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog

Temple Of The Dog was essentially a side project of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell & Matt Cameron, Mother Love Bone's Stone Gossard & Jeff Ament and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. Without pressure from a record label, the collaboration resulted in a beautiful album dedicated to the memory of Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood.

Official vinyl releases of Temple Of The Dog have been in short supply. To celebrate its official reissue we're giving it a 2LP treatment for best audio, with an etch on the D-side. First pressing is a limited run on purple vinyl. Get it while they last!

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert
• Etch on D-side
• First 5000 copies are hand numbered and pressed on purple vinyl

Temple Of The Dog vinyl pressing

Rory Gallagher - Kickback City 

Throughout his life Rory Gallagher was a great fan of the crime noir genre and much of his work was inspired by the characters and themes found in the cult detective novels of authors such as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett.

Examples of Rory's best crime inspired material are central to the Kickback City album, providing the soundtrack to Ian Rankin's newly created novella 'The Lie Factory'. Rory's lyrics and song titles are cleverly woven in to the story.

The unique album Kickback City is completed by the stunning visuals created by illustrator Timothy Truman (DC Comics / First Comics). Also a life-long Rory Gallagher fan, the musician, writer and illustrator has been working in the graphic novel industry since the 80's and is internationally known for his art design for the Grateful Dead.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Includes 44-page comicbook 
• 4 Crime Scene postcards
• 1 Studio LP: a compilation of Rory Gallagher's film noir influenced songs
• 1 Bonus LP: Kickback City Live 
• Includes audiobook CD "The Lie Factory", narrated by Aidan Quinn

Ramones - It's Alive 

Clocking in at just under 54 minutes, It's Alive by The Ramones is jam-packed with classic Ramones material, 28 songs in total. The band recorded this set on New Year's Eve in 1977 at the Rainbow Theater in London, in front of an ecstatic crowd.

The story goes that during their UK tour 4 concerts were recorded, but the New Year's Eve performance was chosen for release as a live album because no less than 10 rows of seats were thrown at the stage after the concert and it was considered the best of the performances at the venue.

In 2005, It's Alive was ranked number 279 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. Check out some live footage here: http://youtu.be/OO2ROJ6pr2w
180 gram audiophile vinyl  Gatefold sleeve

The Meters - Cabbage Alley 

The 4th Meters album marked their departure from Josie Records and was released on the Reprise label in 1972. Cabbage Alley once again proved that The Meters were one of the finest, rawest Funk groups around.

Hailing from the soggy streets of New Orleans, the Meters essentially invented the second line groove, influencing Funk music like no other artist (OK, aside from a singer by the name of James Brown). These cats are essentially one unified rhythm section, with expertly timed drum breaks, bass driven grooves, bluesy chicken scratch guitars and Southern singalong choruses.
180 gram audiophile vinyl  Includes bonus tracks "Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove)" Part I & II

John Mellencamp - Lonesome Jubilee

The follow-up to Scarecrow [MOVLP508], The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) expanded on John Mellencamp's musical and lyrical vision on life in the US heartland. Musically, Mellencamp adds more Country and Folk influences than on its predecessor, including fiddles and accordeons. These rich textures are the basis for Mellencamp's lyrics dealing with America's working class life.

This is a must have album for fans of Steve Earle, CCR, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.  180 gram audiophile vinyl Insert and Gatefold sleeve

Bread - Baby Im A Want You

Bread's 4th album Baby I'm A Want You (1972) was a massive hit, peaking at #3 on the US charts. The core songwriters of Bread, David Gates and James Griffin, delivered a collection of Pop Rock songs that rank among the best that Bread's extensive discography has to offer.

Serious belters like "Mother Freedom" (which also proved a successful single) and "Down On My Knees" with its hard rocking rhythm easily stand the test of time and still sound fresh with every spin. The heavier material is cleverly alternated with softer numbers such as the title track.

This is the first reissue of this classic Rock album since 1973! 180 gram audiophile vinyl and Insert


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Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism - Vinyl 2-LP 2013 (PRE-ORDER 10-29) 

As musical lunacy goes, things have gotten as crazy as it gets for Death Cab for Cutie since 2002's You Can Play These Songs with Chords compilation. A wildly successful tour with Dismemberment Plan, a collaboration for singer Ben Gibbard with emo-electronic guru Dntel under the Postal Service moniker, and a whole new legion of fans swooning to Gibbard's lyrics as if he were a modern day answer to Kiss Me-era Robert Smith have all amassed considerable hype around Transatlanticism. But the group proves themselves more than equal to the task, answering the call and proving the cynics wrong with their most focused and most mature work in their entire catalog. Transatlanticism wastes absolutely no time and dives in head first with "The New Year," one of the most melodramatic openings to an album since the Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The mellow, mixed-meter percussion and dense atmosphere of "Lightness" is a brilliant lead into the pop-happy "Expo '86" and "The Sound of Settling" before setting up the climatic and intensely dramatic title track. Unconsciously taking a page from Blur's "Sing," the hypnotic drumming and guitar call and responses through the eight-minute climax of the album are backed with a singalong finale that unquestionably will have every audience on the next tour singing along and holding up their lighters. - Rob Theakston (All Music Guide)

Release date: 10/29/2013 

Label Barsuk
180 Gram Vinyl Records - 2-LP - New

Track Listing
LP 1
1. The New Year
2. Lightness
3. Title And Registration
4. Expo '86
5. The Sound Of Settling
6. Tiny Vessels

LP 2
1. Transatlanticism
2. Passenger Seat
3. Death Of An Interior Decorator
4. We Looked Like Giants
5. A Lack Of Color

Pre-Order at MusicRecordShop

Crosses - EP + (One) - Vinyl 10" 2013 (PRE-ORDER 11-25) 

Crosses (also stylized as †††) is the musical side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Far guitarist Shaun Lopez and Scott Chuck, based in Los Angeles, California, and formed in 2011. EP † is their debut EP.

Release date: 11/25/2013 

Label Sumerian
Vinyl Record - 10" - New
Colored Vinyl

Track Listing
1. This Is a Trick
2. Option
3. Bermuda Locket
4. Thholyghst
5. Cross 

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from our friends at Sundazed

The Best Of Crow

With a lowdown bass lick, uptown R&B horns and surging organ punctuating a catchy chorus, "Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)" hit the Top 20 like a comet in 1969 and propelled Crow from Midwest club band into national touring act overnight. Thanks in part to covers by Black Sabbath and Ike and Tina Turner, it's one of the most recognizable hits of the era and, inexplicably, one of the few to not make the transition into the digital age. Until now.

Out of print for four decades, Crow's finest recordings are now available again on CD and 180-gram vinyl editions meticulously mastered from the original tapes. Long-suffering Crow fans can at last savor the best of the band's gritty run from 1969-1971, including not only "Evil Woman," but their other charting singles "Cottage Cheese," "Slow Down" and "(Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the) King of Rock & Roll" -- not to mention deep album cuts like "Keeps Me Running." Both formats also feature a previously unreleased demo cover of the Beatles' "When I Get Home," and the CD edition adds a previously unreleased long version of "Cottage Cheese."

Each edition comes fully equipped with memorabilia, photos and detailed liners by Doug Sheppard of Ugly Things magazine.

Order at Sundazed

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CLUTCH To Release 'Earth Rocker Live' Picture Disc In November











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Massive Attack announce first official vinyl reissue of Mezzanine










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a new music marketing fad:

Pop-Up Goes the Record Release - Buzz-seeking musicians from One Direction to Bob Dylan are opening temporary stores, selling everything from T-shirts to stickers.





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Rolling Stones: Hyde Park Live DVD coming to theaters worldwide











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Sammy Hagar, Neal Schon Highlight Upcoming Ronnie Montrose Concert Tribute DVD







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The lost Pink Floyd album: the story of Household Objects







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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 10/14 - 10/20, 2013

 Vinyl Top 25:
1. The Avett Brothers - Magpie & The Dandelion
2. The Head & The Heart - Let's Be Still
3. Cults - Static
4. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
5. John Paul Keith - Memphis Circa 3AM
6. Four Tet - Beautiful Rewind
7. Those Darlins - Blur The Line
8. The Clash - Hits Back
9. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
10. Fuzz - Fuzz
11. Molly Drake - Molly Drake
12. Cage The Elephant - Melophobia
13. Pelican - Forever Becoming
14. Lucius - Wildewoman
15. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
16. Dr Dog - B-Room
17. Policia - Shulamith (bootleg edition)
18. Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe
19. Amos Lee - Mountains Of Sorrow
20. Tim Hecker - Virgins
21. Dead Meadow - Dead Meadow
22. Do Make Say Think - Do Make Say Think
23. MGMT - MGMT
24. Shovels & Rope - Johnny 99 7"
25. Elvis Costello & The Roots - Wise Up Ghost

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and for shits and giggles:

Sexiest Album Covers: From The '50s To Now, Sex Has Sold (NSFW)

New Music Releases - November 2013

November 5

!!! - R!M!X!S
A Wilhelm Scream - Partycrasher
Action Bronson - Sob Songs EP (12")
Allman Brothers - 5 Classic Albums
Avril Lavigne - Avril Lavigne
Backlash - Where's The Pride
Bahru Kegne - The Legendary Bahru Kegne
Belleruche - The Best Of (2xCD)
Bob Dylan - 5 Classic Albums
Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection Vol. One (box set)
Bright Eyes - A Christmas Album (vinyl)
Bryan Adams - 5 Classic Albums
Bryce Dessner & Kronos Quartet - Aheym
Buck Owens - Buck 'Em!: The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967) (2xCD)
Bunny Sigler - Let Me Party With You
Cass McCombs - Big Wheel and Others (vinyl)
Celine Dion - Loved Me Back To Life
Chalachew Ashenafi and Ililta Band - The Legendary Gondar Azmari (1966-2012)
Chuck Mead - Upstairs At United, Vol. 8 (02/28/2013) (12")
Clarence Carter - Fame Singles, Volume 2 1970-73
Connan Mockasin - Caramel
Cut Copy - Free Your Mind (2xLP)
Dagoba - Post Mortem Nihil Est
David Bowie - The Next Day Extra (2 CD)
Dawn of Midi - Dysnomia (vinyl)
Drag the River - Drag The River
Dream Theater - Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park (Blu-ray/DVD)
Dropkick Murphys - LP Box Set (13xLP)
Duane Allman - Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective (second edition) (7xCD)
Ducktails - Wish Hotel (12")
Eek-A-Mouse - Reggae Anthology Eek-Ology (2xCD+DVD)
El Ten Eleven - Transitions (EP)
Ellen Foley - About Time
Elvis Presley - Elvis-NBC TV Special (vinyl)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Emotions - Come Into Our World
Espectrostatic - Espectrostatic (vinyl)
Exit Ghost - Elston
Fleetwood Mac - Boston’ (1970 live album)
Foxy - Foxy
Frank Turner and Jon Snodgrass - Buddies
Freya - Paragon Of The Crucible
Gerry and the Pacemakers - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying / Second Album / I'll Be There / Girl on a Swing
Henry Wagons - Upstairs At United, Vol. 9 (03/06/2013) (12")
Howe Gelb - The Coincidentalist (vinyl)
Impending Doom - Death Will Reign
Iron Chic - The Constant One (vinyl)
James Blunt - Moon Landing
Jeffrey Novak - Lemon Kid (vinyl)
Jellyfish - Radio Jellyfish
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Miami Pop Festival
Jimmy Buffett - 5 Classic Albums
John Mellencamp - 1982-1989
Johnny Marr - New Town Velocity (7")
Karla Bonoff - Karla Bonoff / Restless Nights / Wild Heart of the You
Kevin Devine - Bubblegum (vinyl)
KISS - 5 Classic Albums
Kool & the Gang - Celebrate
Kronos Quartet with Bryce Dessner - Aheym (2xLP)
Latyrx - The Second Album (vinyl)
Left Of The Dial - Idly By
Leverage Models - Leverage Models (vinyl)
Lita Ford - Bitch Is Back
Little Comets - Life Is Elsewhere (vinyl)
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
Luscious Jackson - Magic Hour
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 5 Classic Albums
M.I.A. - Matangi
Mark Berube - Russian Dolls
Marvin Gaye - 5 Classic Albums
Mat Zo - Damage Control
Melvins - Tres Cabrones
Midlake - Antiphon (vinyl)
Paul McCartney - New (vinyl)
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Something Happening! 1967-1969
Poco - Legend / Indian Summer
Popstrangers - Rats In The Palm Trees (7")
Radical Face - The Family Tree: The Branches (vinyl)
Rational Youth - Live 1983
Reba McEntire - 5 Classic Albums
Saga - Spin It Again - Live in Munich
Sainthood Reps - Headswell (vinyl)
Salsoul Orchestra - Magic Journey
Santana - Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles Live! (vinyl)
Sapphire Slows - Allegoria (vinyl)
Scott Stapp - Proof of Life
Sheryl Crow - 5 Classic Albums
Stryper - No More Hell to Pay
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (reissue) (vinyl)
Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (reissue) (2xLP)
Tar - 1988-1995 (2xLP)
Temptations - 5 Classic Albums
Tennis - Small Sound (EP)
The Ex and Getatchew Mekuria - Y'Anbessaw Tezeta (2xLP)
The Liminanas - Costa Blanca (vinyl)
The Melodic - Effra Parade
Thing Thing - BOOT!
Tim Kasher - Adult Film (vinyl)
Toe - New Sentimentality (vinyl)
Vapors - New Clear Days
Various Artists - First U.S. Top 100: November 12th 1955
Various Artists - Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998
Various Artists - Moon River: Great Instrumental Hits Of The '60s
Various Artists - Oh Yes We Can Love: History of Glam Rock
Various Artists - Divided & United: The Songs Of The Civil War (2xCD)


November 12

††† (Crosses) - †
3 Inches Of Blood - Live At Mushroom Vol. 1 (7")
3 Inches Of Blood - Live At Mushroom Vol. 2 (7")
3 Inches Of Blood - Live At Mushroom Vol. 3 (7")
Adrian Utley - In C (2xLP)
Albert Collins - Truckin' with Albert Collins
Aloa Input - Anysome (vinyl)
Alpaca - Demimonde
Anamanaguchi - Endless Fantasy (vinyl)
Beatles - On Air: Live At The BBC Volume 2
Blue Rodeo - In Our Nature
Brutal Truth / Bastard Noise - The Axiom of Post Inhumanity (split)
Cabaret Voltaire - #8385
Caspian - Hymn For The Greatest Generation
Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum
Chantal Acda - Let Your Hands Be My Guide (vinyl)
Chris Garneau - Winter Games
Cian Nugent - Born with the Caul (vinyl)
Compound Eye - Journey From Anywhere (2xLP)
Counting Crows - Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow
Cowboy Junkies - The Kennedy Suite
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival (6 CDs)
Cronian - Erathems
Dark Funeral - Dark Funeral (reissue)
Dark Funeral - The Secrets Of The Black Arts (reissue)
Dark Funeral - Vobiscum Satanas (reissue)
David Van Teighem Ten - Fits and Starts (vinyl)
deadmau5 - We Are Friends Vol. 2
Demonical - Darkness Unbound
Donny Hathaway - Never My Love: The Anthology
Elvis Presley - King Creole (reissue) (vinyl)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live in Montreal 1977
Endstillee - Kapitulation 2013
ERAAS - Initiation
Erasure - Snow Globe
Flume - Flume (deluxe reissue)
Gap Dream - Shine Your Light
Get Scared - Everyone's Out To Get Me
Grace & Tony - November
Grizzly Bear - Shields B-Sides (12")
Grizzly Bear - Shields: Expanded (2xCD)
Heart Of A Coward - Severance
Heidecker & Wood  Some Things Never Stay The Same
Hellogoodbye - Everything Is Debatable (vinyl)
Herbie Hancock - The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988
Hollow Sunshine - Held Above (vinyl)
Honeymoon Suite - Big Prize
Honeymoon Suite - Honeymoon Suite
ILLLS - Hideout From The Feeders
Jeremy Jay - Abandoned Apartments
Jhené Aiko - Sail Out
Jim O'Rourke - Old News #9 (2XLP)
John Davis - Spare Parts (2xLP)
John Hiatt - Here to Stay: Best of 2000-2012
Justus Kohncke - Justus Kohncke & The Wonderful Frequency Band (2xLP+CD)  
Kassin - Sonhando Devagar (vinyl)
Keller Williams - FUNK
Kiln - meadow:watt
Koudede - Guitars from Agadez Vol. 7 (12")
Lady Gaga - Artpop
Lamb of God - As the Palaces Burn (10th Anniversary Edition)
Lee Camfield Miller and Scott Merzbow - No Closure
Less Than Jake - See the Light
Little Mix - Salute
Living Sacrifice - Ghost Thief
Los Campesinos! - No Blues (vinyl)
Majeure - Romance Language (vinyl)
Majical Cloudz - Turns Turns Turns (reissue) (12")
Man Must Die - Peace Was Never An Option
Manu Chao - Baionarena (3xLP)
Manu Chao - Clandestino (2xLP)
Manu Chao - La Radiolina (2xLP)
Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion: Esperenza (2xLP)
Manu Chao - Radio Bemba Sound System (2xLP)
Manu Chao - Siberie M'Etait Conteee (2xLP)
Mark Pritchard - Make A Livin’ (EP)
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - Under the Covers, Volume 3
Morphine - Good (vinyl)
Mount Eerie - Pre-Human Ideas
Nat Baldwin - Dome Branches: The MVP Demos (vinyl)
Omar Souleyman - Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria (vinyl)
Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu (vinyl)
Pampers - Pampers (vinyl)
Penny Penny - Shaka Bundu (vinyl)
Pentagram Chile - The Malefice
Pestilence - Obsideo
Phill Niblock - Nothin to Look At Just a Record (vinyl)
Phish - Niagara Falls
Pierce The Veil - This Is A Wasteland (DVD)
Psapp - What Makes US Glow
Recondite - Hinterland (vinyl)
Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
Rene Hell - Vanilla Call Option (vinyl)
Ricardo Tobar - Treillis (2xLP)
Rival Schools - United By Fate (vinyl)
Rolling Stones - Sweet Summer Sun – Live at Hyde Park
Ron Morelli - Spit (vinyl)
Rudimentary Peni - Archaic (reissue)(vinyl)
Ry Cooder - 1970-1987
Saada Bonaire – Saada Bonaire (vinyl)
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains - Yours To Discover
Sebastien Tellier - Confection (vinyl)
Shinedown - The Studio Album Collection (compilation)
Songs - Ohia – Magnolia Electric Company Co. (deluxe reissue) (vinyl)
Susanna Hoffs And Matthew Sweet - Under The Covers, Vol. 3
Temple of Baal - Verses Of Fire
The Growlers - Gilded Pleasures (EP)
The Higher State - The Higher State (vinyl)
The Killers - Direct Hits
The Ocean - Collective Oblivion (3xDVD)  
The Who - Tommy (reissue)
Throwing Muses - Purgatory/Paradise
Title Fight - Spring Songs (EP)
Toe - Songs, Ideas We Forgot (vinyl)
Troum - Syzygie
Vaadat Charigim - The World Is Well Lost
Various Artists - Inside Llewyn Davis OST
Various Artists - Mountains of Tongues: Musical Dialects from the Caucasus (vinyl)
Various Artists - Songs For Slim: Rockin' Here Tonight - A Benefit Compilation For Slim Dunlap
Vastum - Patricidal Lust
Vaura - The Missing
Way Through - Clapper Is Still (vinyl)
White Manna - Dune Worship (vinyl)
Wooden Shjips - Back to Land (vinyl)
Worriers - Cruel Optimist (12")
Yeasayer - Live at 9:30 Club (vinyl)
YOB - Catharsis (10th Anniversary)


November 19

A Perfect Circle - Three Sixty
Apocalyptica - Wagner Reloaded (live)
Beach Boys - 5 Classic Albums
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe (vinyl)
Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters & Little Walter - Super Blues
Boards of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country (reissue) (EP)
Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway (reissue) (EP)
Boards of Canada - Twoism (reissue) (EP)
Bon Jovi - 5 Classic Albums
Chris Brown - X
Collage - Collage
David Lee Roth - Greatest Hits: The Deluxe Edition (CD+DVD)
Death Grips - No Love Deep Web (vinyl)
Elton John - 5 Classic Albums
Everyone Dies In Utah - Neutral Ground
Five Finger Death Punch - The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Vol. 2
FM - Black Noise
FM - City of Fear
FM - Surveillance
Frank Sinatra - Duets (2LP/2CD/DVD) (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
George Strait - 5 Classic Albums
Ghost - If You Have Ghost
Glen Campbell - 5 Classic Albums
Herb Alpert - Steppin' Out
Iceage - You’re Nothing (deluxe edition)
Icona Pop - This Is....Icona Pop (vinyl)
Jerry Jeff Walker - It's a Good Night for Singin' / Contrary to Ordinary
Korn - The Paradigm Shift (super deluxe edition)
Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze: Deluxe Daze
Kurt Vile - It’s a big world out there (and I am scared) (EP)
Magik Markers - Surrender To The Fantasy
Mariah Carey - #1's (24 Karat Gold CD)
Merle Haggard - 5 Classic Albums
Mick Turner - Don't Tell the Driver
Nektar - Retrospektive
Nils Frahm – Spaces (2xLP)
Ohio Players - Live 1977
Polar Bear Club - Death Chorus
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Live At The Winterland Ballroom - December 1, 1973
REO Speedwagon - Live at Moondance Jam (CD/DVD Deluxe Edition)
Rhapsody of Fire - Dark Wings of Steel
Robbie Williams - Swings Both Ways
Rush - 5 Classic Albums
Rush - Clockwork Angels Tour (CD/DVD)
Santana - Santana's Greatest Hits (vinyl)
Shelby Lynne - Thanks (EP)
Soundgarden - 5 Classic Albums
Steely Dan - 5 Classic Albums
Styx - 5 Classic Albums
Sun & Sail Club - Mannequin
The Devil Makes Three - I'm A Stranger Here (vinyl)
The Entrance Band - Face the Sun (vinyl)
Tom Petty - 5 Classic Albums
Tom Scott - The Master of Funk! 1974-1977
Various Artists - Amazing Early 60s Box: 88 Hard-To-Find Hits
Various Artists - The Decca Sound - The Analogue Years (6xLP)
Various Artists - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Various Artists - Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival
Yo La Tengo - Fade: Deluxe Edition


November 26

A Day to Remember - Common Courtesy
A Perfect Circle - A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone And Echo (box set)
Animals - The Mickie Most Years & More (5 CD Set)
Anstam - Gita/Stinky Wig (12")
Artillery - Legions
Beachwood Sparks - Desert Skies
Bill Cosby - Far From Finished
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered In Their Masses (DVD)
Cheap Time - Exit Smiles
Code - Augur Nox
Coffins / Noothgrush - split LP
Conrad Schnitzler - Gold (vinyl)
Conrad Schnitzler - Silber (vinyl)
Crosses - + (One) (vinyl)
Crosses - ++ (Two) (vinyl)
Crosses - +++ (Three) (vinyl)
Dave Van Ronk - Inside Dave Van Ronk (vinyl)
Deicide - In The Minds Of Evil
Destroyer - Five Spanish Songs (EP)
DOA - Welcome to Chinatown: DOA Live (2xLP)
Ephel Duath - Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness
Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The '74/'75 Recordings (3LPs)(5CD+1 Blu-Ray)
Future - Honest
Generation Kill - We're All Gonna Die
Glaxo Babies - Nine Months to the Disco (vinyl)
Glaxo Babies - Put Me on the Guest List (vinyl)
Hell - The Final Revolution
Jucifer - There Is No Land Beyond the Volga (2xLP)
Kevin Morby - Harlem River
Lee Hazlewood - There's a Dream I've Been Saving: Lee (8-CDs)
Lisa Fischer - So Intense (deluxe edition)
Lumbar - The First And Last Days Of Unwelcome
Mammatus - Heady Mental (vinyl)
Molly Drake - Molly Drake
Neil Young - Live At The Cellar Door (vinyl)
Peter Murphy - Love Hysteria (reissue)
Pional - Invisible/Amenaza (12")
Pro-Pain - The Final Revolution
Puscifer - What Is... (DVD)
Samuel - Falling Star (12")
Scherrie & Susaye - Partners
Shearwater - Fellow Travelers
Sleep Now - Cast Out
Souls of Mischief - There Is Only Now (2xCD)
Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp (reissue)
Stereolab - Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (2xLP)
Stereolab - Sound-Dust (2xLP)
Sun Glitters - Scattered into Light
The Gist - Embrace the Herd (vinyl)
Tower of Power - Hipper Than Hip (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow) Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 21, 2013


DEAR JERRY: Thanks so much for answering my question about Rolf Harris and the Beatles singing together on TV. I could never have imagined such a thing.

On another matter, many months ago I read a news brief in USA Today that Mr. Harris was a suspect in that child sex investigation that shocked the UK because of Jimmy Savile's crimes.

Since then, I've seen nothing about Rolf, so did anything come of this?
—Marsha Billings, Birmingham, Ala.


DEAR MARSHA: Oh yes, much has happened in this case, though I doubt the story will be on anyone's front page in the U.S. At least not until the matter is settled.

Here is a condensed recap of the key events:

November 2012: As part of Operation Yewtree, the highly publicized investigation alleging child sex crimes by Jimmy Savile and others, Harris was interviewed. Still a person of interest, it was determined he had no connection to, or involvement with, Savile.

March 28, 2013: Harris was arrested and charged. According to the UK-based "Guardian" news source (theguardian.com):

"The 83-year-old Australian entertainer, with a long career in British children's TV from the 1960s to the '80s, is accused of three counts of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 1986 and six of indecently assaulting a girl aged 15 from 1980 to '81. He is also charged with four counts of making indecent images of a child between March and July 2012.

"Alison Saunders, chief prosecutor for CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] London, said: 'We have carefully considered the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police Service as part of Operation Yewtree, in relation to Rolf Harris, initially arrested on 29 November 2012 over allegations of sexual offences. A file of evidence was passed to CPS on 12 August 2013. Having completed our review, we have concluded there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr. Harris to be charged with nine counts of indecent assault and four of making indecent images of a child."

October 7, 2013: A trial date of April 30, 2014 was set by the court. Since the day of his arrest, Harris, who steadfastly maintains his innocence, has been free on bail with the requirement that he have no unsupervised contact with anyone under 18.

Unless a plea deal is reached, nothing newsworthy is likely to be resolved for at least seven months.


DEAR JERRY: One of my '50s faves is "Bad Boy," by the Jive Bombers.

In the liner notes on the album with "Bad Boy," it says "the Top 25 hit we know from 1957 is actually a resurrection of a 1930s song."

This brief comment, plus my never having heard the song by anyone but the Jive Bombers with Clarence Palmer (and Ringo Starr but that was years later), leaves me wondering who recorded "Bad Boy" before 1957.
—Geoff Blasinger, Madison, Wis.


DEAR GEOFF: To be precise, no one recorded that "Bad Boy" before the December 1956 release (Savoy 1508), the one that charted in Feb. 1957.

However, the part about it being a resurrection of a 1930s song is true. It's just that the 1937 tune that is the genesis of "Bad Boy" is titled "Brown Gal."

The brown gal singing "Brown Gal" (Decca 1092) is Lil (Hardin) Armstrong, who, from 1924 to 1931, was married to Louis Armstrong — the second marriage for both.

About 13 years later, Clarence Palmer modified the key pronoun in Lil's original lyrics and title, while deleting some verses and adding new ones.

Then known as the Sparrows, Palmer and his buddies teamed with saxophonist Al Sears to wax "Brown Boy" (Coral 65023). It was then issued in 1950 as by Al Sears and the Sparrows, with Vocal by Clarence Palmer.

Strangely, the only writer shown on the Coral disc is Palmer. It should have been Armstrong and Palmer.

In 1952, a very similar version of "Brown Boy" came out (Citation 1161), this time by Clarence Palmer and the Jive Bombers. On this label, Palmer is credited four times: full group name; as lead singer; sole writer; and bass player. Again, no mention of Lil Armstrong.

Of these three releases, none achieved hit status, but the fourth time was the charm. For the record that made it up to No. 24 on Cash Box, "Brown Boy" became "Bad Boy," and the credits flip-flopped to The Jive Bombers Featuring Clarence Palmer.

One very significant change this time around is seeing the composer's name come full circle. Only one person is credited and, as in 1937, it is Lil Armstrong.


IZ ZAT SO? Lil Armstrong's second most famous composition, "Just for a Thrill," became a Top 20 R&B hit for Ray Charles in 1959.

Later generations heard Ray's recording many times as part of a recurring scene on the popular TV show "Damages."

There is also a sultry, sizzling "Just for a Thrill" by Peggy Lee, one that is highly recommended.

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

All values quoted in this column are for near-mint condition. 

Copyright 2013 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission 

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)