Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Lynyrd Skynyrd Reveal Cover Art And Tracklist For New LP

Lynyrd Skynyrd are set to release their new album called 'Last Of A Dyin' Breed' on August 21st via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. The effort features 11 brand new songs, and is the band’s first studio album since the 2009 release of 'God & Guns,' which reunites the band with producer Bob Marlette. The album is also Skynyrd’s first recording to feature new bassist Johnny Colt, who was an original member of the Black Crowes.

According to Amazon.com, a special edition also will be available with four extra songs. 'Last of a Dyin’ Breed‘s' lead single and title track is set for release July 10 as a digital download.

Tracklist:
Last of a Dyin’ Breed
One Day at a Time
Homegrown
Ready to Fly
Mississippi Blood
Good Teacher
Something to Live For
Life’s Twisted
Nothing Comes Easy
Honey Hole
Start Livin’ Life Again
Poor Man’s Dream
Do It Up Right
Sad Song
Low Down Dirty

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Reissue Of KISS' 'Destroyer' Due In August

The release of the deluxe 35th-anniversary edition of KISS' iconic fourth LP 'Destroyer' is set for August 21 through Universal Music. The two-disc set, called 'Destroyer/Resurrected' is said to feature remixes of the original LP by producer Bob Ezrin and out takes from the 1976 album sessions. Released in March 1976, the effort was the second consecutive KISS album to reach the Top 20 in the United States. The LP was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1976 and was certified platinum on November 11, 1976, the first KISS album to achieve that distinction.








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KISS Reveals Album Cover Art For New Album

The band has recently revealed the cover art for their newest LP 'Monster,' which is slated for release in October

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Two Posthumous Amy Winehouse Albums In The Works

Mitch Winehouse has recently revealed that there are plans to release two more posthumous albums by late songstress Amy Winehouse. In an interview with BBC 6 Music, the late singer's father stated that there was more unreleased material which wasn't used on last year's 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' collection, but insisted he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter's fans.

"I'm not sure that there is much more but I'm sure that we will get at least one other album out, if not two. There are loads of covers, loads of them, but the problem is we don't want want to rip anybody off. When her fans are so precious to us we don’t want to put out dross."

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Jack White Confirms Radiohead Recorded New Music At Third Man Records

Jack White has recently confirmed that Radiohead have been recording new material at Third Man Records. Speaking to BBC 6 Music, the White revealed that the Oxford band had been working in the studio owned by his record label, however, he insisted that he hadn't been involved in the recording sessions.

Thom Yorke dropped a mysterious hint from the stage during the band's set at the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival in Tennessee, suggesting that he and White had some exciting plans in the pipeline.

His comments sparked rumours that Radiohead and White would be working together on a new project, but the former White Stripes man said: "I don’t know how much to tell about it except I didn't play with them or produce."

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Def Leppard Set To Re-Record Back Catalogue

Def Leppard have said that they plan to re-record their entire back catalogue. The rockers are making this extrordinary move following a disagreement with their one time record label Universal over royalties and compensation for digital downloads. The band's frontman Joe Elliott told Billboard that the disagreement has led to the band deciding to phase out their recordings for Universal and replace them with a whole new collection of their songs, which they're calling 'forgeries'. "We'll just replace our back catalogue with brand new, exact same versions of what we did," he said.

In order to coincide with the release of the movie Rock of Ages, the band have already re-recorded their 1983 song "Rock of Ages" and 1987's "Pour Some Sugar on Me."

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from our friends at Season-Of-Mist.com

Deathspell Omega Release New Effort

French experimental black metallers DEATHSPELL OMEGA's new EP, called 'Drought' hit the stores recently in North America! The recording displays some of the most lethal songwriting ever witnessed from the cult band while retaining their unmistakable sound.

'Drought' is available on Season of Mist's e-shop as Digisleeve, LP, LP box set and various merch items.

Visit Season-Of-Mist E-Shop

Tracklist:
Salowe Vision
Fiery Serpents
Scorpions & Drought
Sand
Abrasive Swirling Murk
The Crackled Book of Life

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Pet Shop Boys New Album Due In September

The Pet Shop Boys' new album called 'Elysium' is scheduled for release on September 18th via Astralwerks. The album's first single "Winner" will be available on limited CD (with 3 bonus tracks), limited 12" vinyl and as 2 digital bundles (including bonus tracks and remixes) on August 7th. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe recorded 'Elysium' earlier this year in Los Angeles,. The team also co-produced the effort with producer Andrew Dawson, who has won three Grammys for his work with Kanye West. He told Idolator.com: They've [Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe] never done a record in Los Angeles before. They wanted to be around that thing, and get that classic LA sound – the LA players and all that stuff"

Pet Shop Boys said: "It was inspiring to make an album in Los Angeles, and to work with a producer from a different musical genre, who has brought a new dimension to our music".

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Rob Zombie Unveils Cover Art Remix Album

On August 7th Rob Zombie is set to release 'Mondo Sex Head,' a remix album featuring artists such as J-Devil (Korn‘s Jonathan Davis), ††† (which features Chino from Deftones and members of Far), and more. To promote the release, Zombie has released the album cover art for the album. The USA version features the face of a kitten while the cover for the rest of the world features his wife Sheri Moon Zombie bare assed and provocatively posed. I have taken the liberty to post both covers.

Zombie will also be releasing two separate, digital-only EPs before the album comes out. These EPs will features tracks from the album as well as bonus tracks.

Read an interview with Zombie talking about the album over at Rolling Stone

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from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Top 10 Albums – Monday July 2, 2012

Here are the Top 10 Albums sold at Shop Radio Cast for the week of June 28 – July 2, 2012:

1. Yellowcard - One For The Kids LP
2. Sigur Ros - Varud 10″
3. Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten LP
4. The Starting Line - Direction LP
5. The Almost - Southern Weather LP
6. Mayday Parade - A Lesson In Romantics LP
7. Dave Hause - Pray For Tucson 7″
8. The Early November - In Currents LP
9. Staring Back - On 2XLP
10. Mars Volta - Noctourniquet 2XLP

Buy these and other releases at ShopRadioCast.com

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more from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Pantera to Reissue 3 Albums on 180 Gram Vinyl

Elektra Records is set to press 3 Pantera albums on 180 Gram vinyl, due out July 24th, 2012. While "Reinventing The Steel" will be a single 180 Gram LP, both "The Great Southern Trendkill" and "Official Live" will be released on double 180 Gram LPs. You can pre order your copies now!


Pantera – Reinventing The Steel LP
Pantera – Official Live 2XLP
Pantera – The Great Southern Trendkill 2XLP

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album cover art of the day:

Obscenity Reveal New Album Details

German death metallers vets Obscenity are scheduled to release their eigth studio album, 'Atrophied In Anguish on September 14 as a digipak and as a digital download via Apostasy Records. The cover artwork was created by Remy of Headsplit Design.




















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album cover art of the day, part two

Pathology Reveal New Album’s Title, Cover Art

San Diego death metal outfit Pathology have reveal the title and album cover art for their upcoming album. It will be called 'The Time Of Great Purification,' and is slated for release on September 25. The release features artwork by Par Olofsson



















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and even more great album cover art:

this from Mightier Than Sword





Bayonet's Debut Available On Vinyl On July 26, 2011

The first pressing is limited to 500 one-sided 12″ records, each with a screenprinted backside. The color breakdown will be 100 on black 180gram vinyl, 200 on clear-yellow-brown swirl, and 200 on clear- grey-black marble swirl.



















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RAZOR & TIE ANNOUNCES RE-ISSUES OF LEGENDARY PROG ROCKERS EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER'S DEBUT ALBUM TARKUS.

BOTH ALBUMS AVAILABLE AS 3-DISC DELUXE SETS ON SEPTEMBER 11

Albums To Include New 5.1 And Stereo Mixes

Both Albums To Be Released On Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl


(New York, NY) - Razor & Tie is set to release the first two Emerson, Lake & Palmer re-issues of the band's first two albums: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970 - Studio Album) and Tarkus (1971 - Studio Album) on September 11th. Both records will be available as 3-disc deluxe editions containing never before released 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo Mixes, including previously unheard out-takes. Three time Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Steven Wilson (who has also recently remixed classic albums by Jethro Tull and King Crimson for acclaimed 40th anniversary editions) worked from the original Greg Lake produced multi-track tapes to remix both albums.

Fans can also purchase Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Tarkus deluxe editions at elp.merchnow.com  where the albums will be bundled with a variety of ELP t-shirts perfect for any collector. Pre-orders are available now for the deluxe albums, vinyl re-presses and a selection of Emerson, Lake & Palmer t-shirts.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Tarkus will also be released on limited edition 180 gram audiophile vinyl. The records will be re-pressed and released with their original packaging and track listings. The vinyl re-presses will be available September 11th as well.

Both albums will also be digitally, specifically mastered for iTunes by Grammy-award winning engineer Brad Blackwood (Alison Krauss & Union Station, Maroon 5, North Mississippi Allstars, Saving Abel).

AXS TV will also exclusively premiere the Emerson, Lake & Palmer 40th Anniversary concert this August. The legendary Rock Band reunited to celebrate their 40th Anniversary and headlined London's first High Voltage Rock Festival. This was the historic moment when Emerson Lake and Palmer performed for the first time since 1998. This spectacular performance with extravagant special effects and lighting recaptured the magic and musical genius of Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer as they performed their greatest hits in front of thousands of fans and leaving a lasting memory of the stunning musicianship of these three legendary performers.

Razor & Tie's full catalogue re-issue campaign will continue with the release of newly expanded, re-mastered, editions of four additional ELP classic albums: Pictures At An Art Exhibition (1971- Live Album), Trilogy (1972- Studio Album), Brain Salad Surgery (1973- Studio Album), and Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies & Gentlemen (1974- Live Album).

Considered by many to be one of rock's original first super-groups, Emerson Lake & Palmer formed in England in 1970 consisting of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (bass guitar, vocals, guitar) and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion). The band created a brand new world of music, combining classical and symphonic rock fused with beautiful vocals. Their penchant for appropriating themes from classical music and the group's more nuanced, textured approach to symphonic arrangements set ELP apart from their more bombastic guitar-based contemporaries of the time. This subtler and more sublime approach carries on today in the expansive atmospherics of Radiohead and Muse and also in the prog-influenced sphere of band's like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theatre, Opeth and many others, making ELP one of the more relevant torchbearers of the progressive rock sound. Along with Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and Rush, Emerson Lake and Palmer ushered in the Prog era and as one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1970's having sold over 40 million albums. ELP's dramatic flair, sincere passion, labyrinthine song structures, and symphony-worthy virtuosity proved that classical rockers could compete for arena-scale audiences as the band headlined stadium tours around the world.

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 6/25 - 7/01, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
2. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
3. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
4. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
5. Iron & Wine - Two Sides Of George 7"
6. Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons - Old Believers
7. Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
8. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - The Lion, The Beast, The Beat
9. Beach House - Bloom
10. Jack White - Blunderbuss
11. John Mayer - Born & Raised
12. Animal Collective - Honeycomb 7"
13. Yoko Ono w/ Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon - Early In The Morning 10"
14. The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now
15. Sonny & The Sunsets - Longtime Companion
16. Wussy - Funeral Dress
17. The Black Keys - El Camino
18. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
19. Codeine - When I See The Sun box set
20. El-P - Cancer For Cure
21. Annette Peacock - I'm The One
22. Sigur Ros - Valtari
23. Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
24. Various - Eccentric Soul: A Red Black Green Production
25. The Black Keys - Brothers

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for shits and giggles on a very hot summer day:


Sexual Album Covers From The 50s And 60s

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and some more cover art:

Raising The Flag: 50 All-American Album Covers

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 2, 2012

DEAR JERRY: I was flabbergasted to read about when the Grammys avoided rock like the plague.

When their Best Rock & Roll Recording (1962) went to Bent Fabric's "Alley Cat," instead of "The Twist," and the Best Rock & Roll Vocal Group (1965) was the Statler Brothers, I almost busted a gut laughing.

Your examples covered three years, but there must be more to this story.

Also, when did they finally add a separate Rock & Roll category?
—Will Sorensen, Evansville, Ind.

DEAR WILL: The only way to do justice to this topic is to begin at the beginning, 64 years ago:

1958: The Record of the Year was Domenico Modugno's "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)." Not a bad choice, but "At the Hop" (Danny and the Juniors), a R&R classic, would have been my pick.

The only rock act to win anything was the Champs, though both they and "Tequlia" were improperly categorized. This rock instrumental garnered a Best Rhythm & Blues Performance Grammy.

Perhaps the nominating committee never saw a photo of the Champs.

This R&B award should have gone to "Lonely Teardrops" (Jackie Wilson), and the Champs belonged with Duane Eddy and Link Wray in a category for rock instrumentalists.

However, since '58 was the Academy's first year, let's give them a mulligan.

1959: Record of the Year was Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife," and they got that one right. Still, Darin's tune dominated the record world in 1959, and should have also been Best Male Vocal Performance, instead of "Come Fly with Me" (Frank Sinatra), and Best Performance By a Top 40 Artist, instead of "Midnight Flyer" (Nat King Cole).

Unfortunately, none of the 34 awards that year went to anything considered rock and roll, or teen-oriented. The most important and top-selling genre of the past five years, yet in Grammyville it simply doesn't exist.

1960: "Theme from A Summer Place" (Percy Faith's Orchestra) rightfully claims Record of the Year.

That year's No. 2 hit, "It's Now Or Never" (Elvis Presley) should have been Best Performance on a Pop Single, but that went to "Georgia on My Mind" (Ray Charles), which should have been Best R&B Performance instead of Ray's "Let the Good

Times Roll." This comparatively obscure B-side never even made the R&B charts!

Even with five more categories (39) this year, none include the word "rock." There are 11 different classical and jazz awards, including one with an absurd name used in 1960 and never again: Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration. They quickly (1961) renamed this category Best Original Jazz Composition.

1961: "Moon River," Henry Mancini's magnum opus, deserved and won Song of the Year. But it was also Record of the Year, a pick that clearly should have gone to Bobby Lewis for "Tossin' and Turnin'."

This is the year the Academy finally added a Best Rock & Roll Recording category, but it's just one of their 40 total Since they missed "Tossin' and Turnin'" for Record of the Year, you'd think it would have been the hands down choice for Best Rock & Roll Recording.

You would think.

Inexplicably, the voters selected "Let's Twist Again," a nice hit for Chubby Checker, but one that barely made the Top 10 — and did not even rank in the Cash Box Top 60 for the year.

"The Twist," the only record to top the charts in two different years, was also among the five biggest hits of 1960, and then the No. 1 hit of 1962, yet never won a Grammy.

In 2000, a mere 40 years after its original release, "The Twist" did receive a Grammy Hall of Fame invitation.

For the next few years, voters continued to demonstrate a serious misunderstanding of what qualified as a Best Rock & Roll Recording:

1962: Winner was "Alley Cat," but should have been "The Twist"

1963: Winner was "Deep Purple" (Nino & April), but should have been "Sugar Shack" (Jimmy Gilmer)

1964: Winner was "Downtown" (Petula Clark), but should have been "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Beatles)

For 1965, the rock category was expanded to Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance, with separate awards for Single, Male, Female, and Group.

1965 (Single): Winner was "King of the Road" (Roger Miller), but should have been "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Rolling Stones)

1965 (Male): Winner was "King of the Road" (Roger Miller), but should have been "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)

1965 (Female): Winner was and but should have been "I Know a Place" (Petula Clark)

1965 (Group): Winner was "Flowers on the Wall " (Statler Brothers), but should have been "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Rolling Stones)

The significant changes for 1966 are Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance for a Single becomes Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording, and, after one year of separation, Males and Females are again combined.

1966 (Recording): "Winchester Cathedral" (New Vaudeville Band), but should have been "I'm a Believer" (Monkees)

1966 (Male or Female Solo): Winner was Paul McCartney for "Eleanor Rigby," which is by a group (Beatles) and is NOT a McCartney solo release. Truly a mindless choice. Should have been "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb)

1966 (Group): Winner was "Monday, Monday" (Mamas & Papas), but should have been "I'm a Believer" (Monkees)

For the next 11 years, neither "Rock" nor "R&R" appeared in any award category, though some R&R was tossed in with the Pop stuff. In 1979, variations of "Best Rock" awards returned for good.



IZ ZAT SO? Here are a couple of interesting streaks when it was all of one and none of the other:

On Billboard's Top 100, for 69 consecutive weeks — Sept. 15, 1956 (Platters, "My Prayer") through Jan. 6, 1958 (Danny and the Juniors, "At the Hop") — not one No. 1 hit was by group.

Then, for 33 straight weeks — Feb. 6 (Petula Clark, "Downtown") through Sept. 24, 1965 (Barry McGuire, "Eve of Destruction") — no solo artists held the No. 1 position.

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 2012 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

New Vinyl Record and Music Releases - July 3, 2012

50 Cent - 5
Abandon All Ships - Infamous
Acid Mothers Temple - Son of a Bitches Brew
Animal Collective - Honeycomb (7")
Antagonist A.D. - Nothing From No One
Asia - XXX
Beak - >>
Birdy - Birdy (vinyl)
Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Bonded By Blood - The Aftermath
Chris Brown - Fortune
Christian Fennesz - Aun: Beginning & End of All Things
Chrome Waves - Chrome Waves
Cicso Adler - Aloha (EP)
Communards - Communards
Cookie Duster - When Flying Was Easy
Cradle Of Filth - Dusk… And Her Embrace (reissue)
Cradle Of Filth - From The Cradle To Enslave (reissue)
Cradle Of Filth - Lovecraft & Witch Hearts (reissue)
Cradle Of Filth - Midian (reissue)
Cradle Of Filth - PanDaemonAeon (reissue)
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast (reissue)
Daughter - His Young Heart (EP) (vinyl)
David Guetta - Fuck Me I'm Famous 2012
Deathspell Omega - Drought
Delain - We Are The Others
Dub Pistols - Worshipping The Dollar
Easter Island - Frightened
Echo Lake - Wild Peace
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight - The Best Of
Every Mother's Son - Come on Down: Complete MGM Recordings
Flo Rida - Wild Ones
Foals - Tapes
Foxes - Warrior (EP)
Gentlemen Reg - Leisure Life Part 1 (EP)
George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (remastered)
Gideon - Milestone
Glass Cloud - The Royal Thousand
Gold Motel - Gold Motel
Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 30 Academy of Music, New York City, NY, 3/25 and 3/28/72
Hillsong - Cornerstone Live
Icarus Witch - Rise
In Fear And Faith - A Creeping Dose
James Luther Dickinson and North Mississippi Allstars - I'm Just Dead I'm Not Gone
Jellyfish - Live at Bogart's 1991
Jeremy Fisher - Mint Juleps
Jimmie Van Zant - Feels Like Freedom
Johnny Hickman - Tilting
Joshua Hyslop - Where the Mountain Meets the Valley
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (picture disc reissue) (vinyl)
Kataklysm - The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined (DVD/CD)
Keller Williams and The Travelin’ McCourys - Pick
Kinks - At the BBC (box set) (6 CDs)
Lita Ford - Living Like a Runaway (vinyl)
Marillion - Best Live (2 CDs)
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Ashes & Roses
Mike Patton & The Ictus Ensemble - Laborintus II
Modeselektor - Modeselektion 2
Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Motion Sickness of Time Travel
Moulettes - The Bear's Revenge
Mum - Early Birds
Nile - At The Gate Of Sethu (vinyl)
Noah Stewart - Noah
Old Man Gloom - No
Parlovr - Kook Soul
Periphery - Periphery II
Petra - More Power to Ya: 30th Anniversary Edition
Primate - Draw Back a Stump
Prodigy - H.N.I.C. 3
Ryan Adams - Live After Deaf
Searchers - Hearts in Their Eyes (box set) (4 CDs)
Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (remastered)
Stevie Jackson - (I Can't Get No)
Sunglasses - Namesake/Swim (EP)
Teenage Bottlerocket - Freak Out!
The Blasters - Fun On Saturday Night
The King Blues - Long Live The Struggle
The View - Cheeky For A Reason
The Word Alive - Life Cycles
Various Artists - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Soundtrack
Various Artists - Have Mercy! the Songs of Don Covay
Various Artists - Behind Closed Doors: Where Country Meets Soul
Various Artists - Cocoon Compilation L
Various Artists - Number 8 Wire: 16 Trippy New Zealand Nuggets (remastered)
Various Artists - Ramp 50
Various Artists - Savages (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Science Fair
Various Artists - Sound System: The Story of Jamaican Music
Waka Flocka Flame - Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family
Willie Nelson - Phases and Stages (reissue) (vinyl)
Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie (reissue) (vinyl)
Witchsorrow - God Curse Us
Wolves At The Gate - Captors
Young Flowers - Take Warning: Complete Studio Recordings (2 CDs)

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The King Blues 'Long Live The Struggle' Out Today

this from our friends at www.transmissionrecordings.co.uk

The news earlier this spring that The King Blues had disbanded sent ripples of confusion through the industry and created no small amount of distress among the group’s fans. Within minutes of the announcement, the news had trended world wide on Twitter and appeared on hundreds of social networking platforms and websites. Every platform from Radio 1 to The Guardian bemoaned the band’s passing and asked simply, why?

While the band’s demise is quite clearly a tragedy for music (who else fused the melodic touch of Bob Marley with the polemic of Joe Strummer?), the one ray of hope is that the band who went from week night support slots at Camden’s Purple Turtle to selling out the Roundhouse (also in Camden for all you geography nuts) have left us with quite possibly their finest work to date.

Long Live The Struggle released on 2 July through Transmission Recordings is the follow up to 2011’s critically acclaimed Punk & Poetry album and is a giant step forward in terms of the band’s sound, song writing and general approach. And while it retains the characteristics that have made The King Blues one of the most vital bands to come out of the UK in many a year, there is a newfound maturity and depth.

Tracks such as ‘We Are The Future’ and ‘Modern Life Has Let Me Down’ (released as a free download in May) still scream like the King Blues of old. Frontman Itch Fox spits out his lyrics with an anger last heard on early Rage Against  The Machine albums. Lines such as Remind yourself your tie is not a noose and You can take this job and shove it are certainly not the musings of a man content with his or indeed, society’s lot. Elsewhere however, there are gentler, subtler outings such as ‘Walking Away’, ‘Tear Us Apart’ and the tearjerker, ‘Wasted Words’.

Part of this more mature sound is in part down to the efforts of producer John Feldmann. The LA-based sonic arranger who has brought his magic touch to artists such as Good Charlotte, The Used and Panic! At The Disco among others, had been eager to work with the band for a number of years. His keenness is evident throughout Long Live The Struggle, employing different genres and musical textures throughout its 12 tracks. There are special guests on the record too. ‘Can’t Bring Me Down’ features Jason Butler, while Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong guests on ‘Booted Out of Hell’.

Even posthumously the King Blues still do what they always did best: producing a rallying cry that sounds neither pompous nor judgemental. This time they’ve gone and done it with a bit more flair. They were never going to go out with a whimper, let’s face it.

The King is dead. Long live the King Blues. And the struggle.

Tracklist
1. We Are What We Own
2. We Are The Future
3. Modern Life Has Let Me Down
4. Wasted Words
5. Can’t Bring Me Down (Feat. Jason Butler)
6. Tear Us Apart
7. This Is My Home
8. Booted Out Of Hell (Feat. Tim Armstrong)
9. Power To The People
10. Walking Away
11. When The Revolution Comes
12. Keep The Faith

look for my review this week!

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

always a sucker for picture discs.....

New Frost and Fire Picture Discs

Metal Blade will be releasing picture discs of Frost and Fire. Official picture discs of 'King of the Dead' and 'One Foot in Hell' were released in 2005. All previous issues of Frost and Fire picturediscs are bootlegs. On the 13th/16th of July, Metal Blade will release the following picture discs:

AMON AMARTH - Fate Of Norns
CIRITH UNGOL - Frost And Fire
POWERWOLF - Blood Of The Saints

All three picture discs will be limited to 500 copies each!










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No Doubt Reveals New Single Cover Art

No Doubt recently revealed the super colorful cover art for "Settle Down," which is the debut single off their new album 'Push and Shove,' which is scheduled for release via Interscope Records on September 25th.

"Settle Down" will be released July 16th with the video premiering the same day. The band shot the video for "Settle Down" in Los Angeles with their longtime friend and collaborator Sophie Muller. Sophie has been behind the lens for many of No Doubt’s music videos including "Don’t Speak," "Underneath It All," "Sunday Morning" and "Simple Kind of Life." Also featured on the album is a collaboration with Major Lazer on the title track.

No Doubt will kick off the launch of new single "Settle Down" with a string of television appearances beginning July 22nd at the Teen Choice 2012 Awards. Then the band will visit Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on July 26th and follow that up with a performance at Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series on July 27th.







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i have a three-year old grandson, we do watch a lot of pbs, so i am sure i have heard some of these songs!

press release

PBS KIDS Releases First Music Album, "PBS KIDS ROCKS!," Available on iTunes and Amazon

Album Features New Songs By Ozomatli, The Weepies and They Might Be Giants

ARLINGTON, Va., Jul 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PBS KIDS today announced the release of "PBS KIDS ROCKS!" -- its first music album featuring 15 new songs from Grammy Award winners Ozomatli and They Might Be Giants, The Weepies and Parent's Choice Gold Award-winning music sensation SteveSongs, known as Mr. Steve, cohost of the PBS KIDS preschool destination. Each of the songs is designed to help kids learn about a variety of topics to bolster their reading and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills. Song themes range from pronouns to camouflage to opposable thumbs.

"Music has been proven to be a highly effective tool to foster learning and deepen children's understanding and comprehension," said Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice President, Children's Media, PBS. "'PBS KIDS ROCKS!' provides a fun mix of entertaining and original songs that kids will recognize from watching PBS and that families can enjoy together at home or on-the-go."

Tunes from the album, set to relevant clips from THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!, CURIOUS GEORGE, DINOSAUR TRAIN, and SUPER WHY and original animation from KARPTOONS, a boutique design and animation studio, also air during the preschool programming block weekdays on PBS KIDS. Opposable Thumbs, Pronouns, Navigation, Nocturnal, Diurnal and Gravity Always Brings Me Down are also available on PBSKIDS.org and the PBS YouTube channel.

Available on Amazon.com and iTunes, the proceeds from "PBS KIDS ROCKS!" will support PBS KIDS educational programming.

"PBS KIDS ROCKS!" is part of PBS KIDS' ongoing commitment to providing educational content for kids wherever they live, learn and play - on TV, online, on mobile devices, in the classroom, and through a new line of educational toys and music.

Music artists on "PBS KIDS ROCKS!" album:

Ozomatli

In their fifteen years together as a band, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors. Ozomatli has always juggled two key identities. They are the voice of their city and they are citizens of the world. Their music -- a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga -- has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A. Ozomatli has won four Grammy Awards.

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants is a band from New York City founded by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. TMBG writes, records and tours continuously, has been involved in numerous television and film projects, and has an on-going podcast. They have won two Grammy Awards. They Might Be Giants recently released a brand new album entitled "Join Us" and the rarities collection "Album Raises New and Troubling Questions."

The Weepies

Indie duo The Weepies have sold more than a million singles and half a million albums; their simple, direct songwriting has sent them to the top of the folk charts in a dozen countries. Deb Talan and Steve Tannen began writing together the night they first met and soon formed The Weepies.

SteveSongs

Steve Roslonek of SteveSongs has been writing and performing his award-winning music for kids and families for the past twelve years. Steve blends participatory songs, clever stories and great melodies to create what the Boston Globe called "not just a musical journey but an entertaining, interactive and educational one." He's won numerous prestigious awards, including 2 Parents' Choice Gold Awards, a Nappa Honor, 2 iParenting Media Awards, and 2 Children's Music Web Awards.

About PBS KIDS

PBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online and community-based programs. For more information on specific PBS KIDS programs supporting literacy, science, math and more, visit PBS.org/pressroom, or follow PBS KIDS on Twitter and Facebook.

SOURCE: PBS KIDS

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The Killers Reveal Cover Art For New Single

The Killers have unveiled artwork for their new single "Runaways." The track is the first to be taken from the band's upcoming fourth album 'Battle Born,' which is set for release this autumn. The song will get its first radio play on July 10th.




















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this caught my eye, don't know the band, but i certainly like the name (although i bet the goat doesn't)...

Throw The Goat Reveals New Album Details

"Black Mountain," is the debut album from California-based foursome Throw The Goat, and is now available for pre-order via Bandcamp. The digital version contains 11 tracks with the opening song "Southeast Bound" available for free download when you pre-order. The physical release features 12 tracks and is being released through Vomitrocious Music on July 31st.

Tracklist:
1. Southeast Bound
2. Too Late
3. Predictable
4. Excuses
5. Let It Rot
6. Break The Mirror
7. One Sock
8. Beef
9. I Always Lie
10. Last Call
11. Havin' A Beer

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and finally, a super write up from the uk, about a collector and his treasures, well worth the read.....

Record collector Dave searches for gold among the dust and vinyl

The Vinyl Pulse

The Vinyl Pulse, is a weekly snapshot of what is selling on the big vinyl machine called eBay. This is a great way to keep your eyes peeled for a specific record and what you might have to pay for it to obtain it.

CollectorsFrenzy lists the top 25 real time ended auctions and the selling price for the collectible vinyl and is updated daily.







Top 10 Items for 06/29/2012

1.  THE CONQUISTADORS Can't Stop Loving You on Act IV Northern Soul 45 hear
Sold Price:$1349.00 USD End Time:06/29/2012

2.  The Beatles - Please Please Me - UK 1963 STEREO "33 1/3" Yellow & Black LP 1G
Sold Price:$1131.94 USD End Time:06/29/2012

3.  Jethro Tull - This Was - MINT AUS ARCHIV
Sold Price:$1124.64 USD End Time:06/29/2012

4.  Five Chances Gloria/Sugar Lips 1956 STATES RED VINYL ULTRA RARE 45 RPM
Sold Price:$1025.00 USD End Time:06/29/2012

5.  The Chandlers "Your Love Makes Me..." Holy Grail Rare Northern Soul Col Soul NM
Sold Price:$861.00 USD End Time:06/29/2012

6.  STEVE BLACK - "VILLAGE BOOGIE" NIGERIA DISCO BOOGIE FUNK LP LISTEN!
Sold Price:$860.00 USD End Time:06/29/2012

7.  Billy Wooten -The Wooden Glass Recorded Live- RARE JAZZ FUNK LP on Interim -HEAR
Sold Price:$859.99 USD End Time:06/29/2012

8.  The Rolling Stones MFSL Limited Edition Mobile Fidelity Box Set
Sold Price:$852.83 USD End Time:06/29/2012

9.  Soul/Funk 45 Chucky Thurmon Turn It Over on THURMOE BLAST 1972 Bay Area RARE!!!
Sold Price:$817.57 USD End Time:06/29/2012

10.  RARE!!! BEATLES COLLECTIBLE UA750 '45 "AIRPORT" PICTURE SLEEVE /RECORD
Sold Price:$803.69 USD End Time:06/29/2012

Please visit CollectorsFrenzy for daily updates!

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Vinyl Art - by Daniel Edlen

my vinyl record friend Daniel Edlen is still painting masterpieces with old, unusable vinyl, see the amazing show and stop by his site (by the way, these wonderful pieces of art make the perfect gift!)


a recent email from Daniel:

I got to paint 4 pieces for a very cool corporate client. I'm hoping they'll share it publicly so I can tell you who, but in the meantime below is the high quality final shot of all 4 especially for you. Only the CEO of the client company has seen it too.


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from our friends at relapse.com



MURDER CONSTRUCT - Results LP

MURDER CONSTRUCT discharge their ear shattering debut full-length, Results, with the force of an early morning napalm strike. Boasting an all-star line up of notorious death metal and grindcore veterans including Travis Ryan (CATTLE DECAPITATION), Danny Walker (EXHUMED, INTRONAUT) and Leon Del Muerte (EXHUMED, IMPALED), MURDER CONSTRUCT pummel and pound their way through eleven tracks of bloodthirsty rage. The quintet set forth a lethal dose of death/grind, combining razor sharp guitars, machine gun blasts and homicidal growls with their own twisted brand of experimentation. Results is a violent, uncompromising display of top-notch musicianship and cutthroat songwriting that is sure to leave the listener outlined in chalk.

Pre-Order HERE




Relapse Top Ten Best Sellers 6/30/12

1. Death - Individual Thought Patterns (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
2.  Baroness - Yellow & Green Deluxe Digi Book 2xCD
3.  Baroness - Yellow & Green Deluxe Hardbound Book 2xLP (Yellow - Opaque)
4.  Baroness - Yellow & Green Standard 2xLP (Yellow A/B Green D/C)
5.  Spawn of Possession - Incurso CD
6.  Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme CD (Limited Deluxe)
7.  Toxic Holocaust/Midnight - Japanese Benefit 7"
8.  Death - Human (3CD Deluxe Reissue)
9.  Neurosis - Enemy Of The Sun - Deluxe 2xLP 180 Gram (Red/Black Marble)
10.  Repulsion - Horrified

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from our friends at burningshed.com

Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion (double vinyl)

A double vinyl version of Storm Corrosion, the long-discussed and highly praised collaboration between Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt and Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.

Please note that copies are limited to one per person and that this is standard weight vinyl. This version does not contain a poster or download card.

Side 1:
1. Drag Ropes (9:52)

Side 2:
1. Storm Corrosion (10:12)

Side 3:
1. Hag (6:28)
2. Happy (4:53)
3. Lock Howl (6:09)

Side 4:
1. Ljudet Innan (10:20)

Order from BurningShed

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from our friends at polyvinylrecords.com

of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

of Montreal has been on a tear as of late: releasing two acclaimed albums (2004's Satanic Panic In The Attic and 2005's The Sunlandic Twins), all the while spreading its dance party-inducing live shows to the masses.

Now, with Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, of Montreal has created its masterpiece. It is an irresistible and remarkable album, sounding like a logical extension of the erratic indie-disco sounds of The Sunlandic Twins.

However, Hissing Fauna is also the most personal of Montreal album to date, with Kevin Barnes, lead of Montreal songwriter, pouring tremendous amounts of emotion, heartbreak, frustration and elation into its twelve tracks.

Written and recorded primarily during what he calls "an insane year," Hissing Fauna sees Barnes adopt a new writing style. It's an unabashedly autobiographical attempt from a songwriter whose early material tended towards characters and story-songs.

Barnes continues down the whimsical pop funk path, while changing up its lyrical scope; and Hissing Fauna balances its poppy nature while showcasing brutal and unflinching honesty.




2xLP + Instant MP3 - (180 Gram Black)
 ■Re-mastered by John Golden.
 ■Includes four bonus songs.
 ■Includes 18" x 24" Hissing Fauna poster.
 ■Includes 15-song of Montreal digital sampler.

Order HERE

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from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Band Of Horses – Infinite Arms 180 Gram Vinyl Reissue

Columbia has reissued the Band of Horses album, “Infinite Arms” on 180 Gram vinyl which is due out on July 3rd. This album has been out of print for some time now!

"Band of Horses have left Sub Pop and arrived at Ben Bridwell's Brown (and Fat Possum/Columbia) for their new album Infinite Arms. Visually, though, they haven't strayed too far from Cease to Begin's nightscape. There's less water and more mountainous swirls, but like the previous cover image, the sky was captured by photographer Christopher Wilson. The band produced Infinite with help from Phil Ek. It was recorded over sixteen months in various locations featuring a beefed-up lineup that includes the core of Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, and Ryan Monroe with longtime touring members Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds providing additional hands. As a nod to the new lineup, Bridwell is quoted as saying 'in many ways, this is the first Band of Horses record.' But we know it's actually their third." - Stereogum

180 Gram LP comes with a digital download card!

Tracklist:
Factory
Compliments
Laredo
Blue Beard
On My Way Back Home
Infinite Arms
Dilly
Evening Kitchen
Older
For Annabelle
NW Apt.
Neighbor

Order at ShopRadioCast

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KISS To Release New Album In October

KISS are set to release their 20th studio album, 'Monster,' in October. There are 12 tracks in all, which are collaborations between co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, with guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer.  The effort was produced by Paul Stanley with Greg Collins at Conway Studios in Hollywood and The Nook in Studio City, California.

On July 2, “Hell or Hallelujah” will be available as a digital single and gets a physical release the next day.

Stanley says it is “a battle cry that encapsulates the entire record... one way or another, we’re going to do it our way.”  “There are no symphony orchestras, boy choirs, keyboards, outside producers or songwriters on this album,” promises Gene Simmons. “The best thing we did was to turn inwards to ourselves. Tommy [Thayer] and Eric [Singer] have revitalized this band, with a work ethic and the talent to back it up. This is a real band effort. KISS has become a behemoth. We’re going where no bands have gone before.”

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

yet more sex pistols news......

Rare Sex Pistols Acetate Sells For Over $19,000

by: Karen 'Gilly' Laney

Hearing that a Sex Pistols ‘God Save The Queen’ single sold for over $19,000 on eBay is probably enough to make sardonic singer Johnny Rotten’s middle fingers fly high. It’s hard to imagine that a band whose message was so anti-establishment merits such monetary value on an institutionalized auction site.

Get more details at ultimateclassicrock.com






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The Vaccines Reveal Tracklist and Album Cover Art

The Vaccines have revealed the tracklist and cover artwork for their upcoming second album 'The Vaccines Come Of Age,' which is scheduled for release on September 3. The album has been produced by Ethan Johns.

Speaking to NME about the album, the band's singer Justin Young has said: "I don't think there's any danger of us making the same record twice. But I think anything people found attractive about us the first time round has been retained. I'm really confident we've got the balance right."

Tracklist:
1. No Hope
2. I Always Knew
3. Teenage Icon
4. All In Vain
5. Ghost Town
6. Aftershave Ocean
7. Weirdo
8. Bad Mood
9. Change Of Heart pt.2.
10. I Wish I Was A Girl
11. Lonely World

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Dave Matthews Band New LP Announced

On September 11, RCA Records is set to release Dave Matthews Band’s new effort called 'Away From The World,' which the group recorded with Steve Lillywhite, who produced its first three studio albums.

The pre-order for Away From The World is underway now at www.davematthewsband.com. The album will be available in CD, digital and vinyl formats. Deluxe versions of the CD and digital editions – containing three exclusive new live tracks – will also be available. A super-deluxe edition will include the deluxe CD, a DVD, a 2012 tour photo book and more. Individuals who pre-order any configuration of the album will receive five bonus tracks, recorded live on Dave Matthews Band’s 2012 summer tour, upon the release of Away From The World. Members of The Warehouse (the group’s official fan association) who pre-order the album will receive eight bonus tracks.

Tracklist:
1.Broken Things
2.Belly Belly
3.Mercy
4.Gaucho
5.Sweet
6.The Riff
7.Belly Full
8.If Only
9.Rooftop
10.Snow Outside
11.Drunken Soldier

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Van Morrison Announces New Album

The legendary Van Morrison is returning to Blue Note Records for a new studio album ‘Born To Sing: No Plan B’ which will be released on October 2. Morrison previously released the Grammy-nominated ‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’ on Blue Note in 2003.

Van says: "With most record companies being so corporate I am happy to be working with Don Was and the team at Blue Note. To have such a creative music person as the head of my recording label assures me that all the effort to write and record this new album will be rewarded with a music-based focus and marketing effort. I look forward to many recording projects with Don and Blue Note."

And says Blue Note head Don Was: "Over a career that spans decades, Van Morrison has developed a body of work that is unparalleled in its consistent excellence. He is one of the greatest singer/songwriter/musicians of all time. We are incredibly honored that he has chosen to record for the Blue Note label and look forward to many fruitful years together."

Tracklist:
1. Open The Door (To Your Heart)
2. Going Down To Monte Carlo
3. Born To Sing
4. End Of The Rainbow
5. Close Enough For Jazz
6. Mystic Of The East
7. Retreat And View
8. If In Money We Trust
9. Pagan Heart
10. Educating Archie

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album cover art of the day:

MAIDEN UNITED: 'Across The Seventh Sea' Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed

MAIDEN UNITED, the all-acoustic IRON MAIDEN tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, HEADSPACE) and Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION), has revealed the track listing and cover artwork for the upcoming album, "Across The Seventh Sea".

"Across The Seventh Sea" will be released in September on CD, limited-edition vinyl and as digital download.

Read the rest at Blabbermouth














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Pre Order Sigur Ros 'Varud 10″' on Limited Vinyl

To coincide with their summer tour, Sigur Ros is releasing a limited edition 10″ titled "Varud." The 10″ is limited to only 1,500 copies and is due out August 21st.

Order the new Sigur Ros album, "Valtari" with Varud LTD 10″ at Shop Radio Cast











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from bob at relapse.com

LOCRIAN

The Clearing & The Final Epoch
Relapse Records
Release: 14 August 2012

For the better part of a decade Chicago’s Locrian have been creating sprawling, blackened drone masterpieces. With ‘The Clearing’ (previously release in late 2011 on vinyl only) Locrian’s signature sound of ominous crescendos mixed with powerful atmospherics and pulverizing tension reached its highest point to date, earning the record glowing reviews across the board from Decibel Magazine to Pitchfork. Locrian achieve what many bands set out for, but few accomplish: making truly terrifying music without sounding campy, contrived or corny. Now renamed ‘The Clearing/The Final Epoch’ the record is finally available in CD form complete with a full second CD consisting of almost an hour of rare and unreleased material. Limited edition first pressing comes housed in a gorgeous mini “tip-on” gatefold LP package.

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 25, 2012

DEAR JERRY: When Davy Jones of the Monkees died (Feb. 29), I realized that I can no longer think of any of the Top 50 groups of the 1960s, whose original members are all living.

More specifically, I mean ones having three or more people, and continuously billed with just a group name, unlike Eric Burdon and the Animals or Diana Ross and the Supremes.

If there aren't any from the 1960s, what are the chances of there being any from the '50s?
—Kenny Hammond, Austin, Texas



DEAR KENNY: Even with the Monkees now off the table, I can still think of seven 1960s groups that meet your qualifications.

There are even two groups whose careers peaked in the '50s, with original members not only living, but, at times, still performing.

Groups are listed chronologically based on their first U.S. hit, with current ages of each member:

(1954) McGuire Sisters: Christine (82); Dorothy (84); Phyllis (81)
(1959) Fleetwoods: Gretchen Christopher (18, she's a leap year baby); Gary Troxel (72); Barbara Ellis (72)

I suppose you know, Simon & Garfunkel (including their Tom & Jerry years) and the Everly Brothers would be high among the 1950s and '60s acts if duos counted. But since this is your question, you get to set the parameters.

Now to the 1960s:

(1961) Lettermen: Jim Pike (75); Bob Engemann (76); Tony Butala (73)
(1964) Hollies: Allan Clarke (70); Graham Nash (70); Vic Steele (67); Eric Haydock (69); Don Rathbone (69); Tony Hicks (66)
(1964) Manfred Mann: Manfred Mann (71); Mike Vickers (71); Paul Jones (70); Mike Hugg (69); Tom McGuinness (70).
(1964) Kinks: Ray Davies (67); Dave Davies (69); Pete Quaife (68;) Mick Avory (68)
(1965) Vogues: Bill Burkette (69); Hugh Geyer (69); Chuck Blasko (69); Don Miller (69)
(1965) Young Rascals: Felix Cavaliere (67); Eddie Brigati (65); Gene Cornish (68); Dino Danelli (66); David Brigati (71)
(1969) Three Dog Night: Danny Hutton (69); Chuck Negron (70); Cory Wells (70)




DEAR JERRY: After seeing a Third Man Records video promoting the debut of the world's first liquid-filled record, I knew I had to have one.

Only a small quantity were made, all of which were exclusively available in Nashville, at the Third Man Record Shop, on Record Store Day 2012 (April 21st).

So I drove six hours to get there the night before, only to find about a dozen people already in line. We all spent the night on the sidewalk shivering in a miserable rainstorm.

At 10 a.m. they opened, and everyone in line got Jack White's 12-inch single of "Sixteen Saltines," a clear vinyl disc, with a psychedelic bluish liquid in the center.

Fortunately it came in a sturdy plastic cover, because during the drive home some of the liquid oozed out of the record, but was contained in the outer bag.

I finally stopped the leak by storing it upright, with the drip source at the top; however, I am hoping you can suggest a permanent fix.

If not, I fear it will lose most of its value.
—Dale Westerman, Little Rock, Ark.

DEAR DALE: Your concern is valid. It is essential that the world's first liquid-filled record actually contain some liquid, though not a full tank.

In truth, none of the special "Sixteen Saltines" liquid edition is filled to capacity, for that would seriously restrict the area in which the liquid can slosh around.

About the only place where the record could spring a leak is on the edge, where the top layer of clear vinyl bonds with the bottom layer, which is why the leak stopped when you rotated the defective spot to the top.

With it still in that position, use enough clear super glue or epoxy to clog the hole and stop the leak.

If you do a neat glue job, the value of your air-tight liquid-filled record will not be affected by the few lost drops.








IZ ZAT SO? Third Man's liquid-filled "Sixteen Saltines" is the first commercially-available record of its kind, making it a sure-fire collectible.

In the eight weeks since its IPO (initial public offering), copies have been selling on the secondary market for as little as $300 and as much as $1,200.

Now that's what I'd call a liquid asset.

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 2012 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Exclusive Permission

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Sex Pistols To Reissue Limited Edition "Pretty Vacant" 7"

The Sex Pistols recently announced that the seminal song "Pretty Vacant" will be released as a limited edition 7" picture disc on 2nd July - 35 years to the day of its original release.

Featuring one of the most iconic and distinctive guitar and drum build ups in the history of rock n’roll, topped by Johnny Rotten's bite and snarl, ‘Pretty Vacant’ with its anthemic "and we don’t care!" became another rallying cry throughout the country.

The Sex Pistol’s masterful third single arrived in the wake of the controversy that its predecessor "God Save The Queen" spread across the UK as an antidote to the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.

Upon its original release 35 years ago, "Pretty Vacant" reached the top ten in the UK charts and unlike the previous two singles – "Anarchy in the UK" and "God Save The Queen" – Top Of The Pops could not ignore them, broadcasting a now iconic video of the band performing the classic song on their show. The Pistols did not appear in the BBC studio and it is widely accepted the promo video was given to the show without the band's consent.

Only 3500 limited edition 7" picture discs will be available via the Universal Music. Their legendary album ‘Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols’ will also be re-issued in September of this year as an expanded and repacked release to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of its release. More details on the reissue will follow shortly.

Pretty Vacant will be available HERE

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some vinyl releases from our friends at BrutalPandaRecords.com

LADDER DEVILS

Nowhere Plans

Brutal Panda Records

26 June 2012

Debut release from noisy Philadelphia rockers Ladder Devils, featuring members of now-defunct PA hardcore heroes The Minor Times. The first half features 4 brand new tracks recorded this past fall, while Side B contains their digital only EP, Forget English, remastered and available for the first time in physical format. These 9 songs will surely fuck your eardrums into submission.

HORSEBACK

On The Eclipse

Brutal Panda Records

3 April 2012

With the 'On the Eclipse' EP, Horseback mastermind Jenks Miller delivers us two brand new tracks of dark, ethereal beauty. "On the Eclipse" mixes Krautrock with acoustic pop while "Broken Orb" epitomizes the droney ambience that Horseback orchestrate so well. The stunning artwork, created by renowned artist Justin Bartlett, captures the eerie atmospherics of the songs.

WHORES

Ruiner

Brutal Panda Records

20 December 2011

Atlanta, GA noise merchants WHORES unleash their ferocious debut, Ruiner. These five crushingly heavy tracks were recorded this past summer at The Factory in Atlanta, GA with Kyle Spence (HARVEY MILK) handling the mastering duties.



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Cradle of Filth Annouce Eight Album Reissues

Grammy nominated Cradle Of Filth have been pioneers of extreme music since their debut in 1994 and have continued to evolve with each of their subsequent releases. Never shy of embracing the epic, Cradle have constantly sought to push the boundaries of their art and have continually refused to bow to convention or to conform to prevalent trends and fads. Despite this uncompromising stance, the band is still the most successful British heavy metal band since Iron Maiden with legions of fans around the globe. These rare and early reissues, some never officially released in North America, will now be available in Digi-Pak style packaging and are essential to the collection of any Cradle Of Filth or extreme metal fan.

Reissue July 3: -

CRADLE OF FILTH - From The Cradle To Enslave EP (Reissue)
-1999 EP including 2 original tracks, 2 covers, and a re-recorded track from Dusk And Her Embrace
-Cover tracks: "Death Comes Ripping" (Misfits) and "Sleepless" (Anathema)


CRADLE OF FILTH - Cruelty And The Beast (2CD Reissue)
-1998 concept album based on the legend of Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Bathory
-Regarded as an essential COF release, Cruelty and the Beast has been featured in various best-of lists, including Kerrang!’s "Essential Black Metal Albums" list
-Special edition 5 track bonus CD


CRADLE OF FILTH - LoveCraft & Witch Hearts (2CD Reissue)
-2-disc compilation album: first disc sampler of Music For Nations album tracks, and second disc of 13 tracks from limited and imported editions
-2nd disc contains covers of Slayer, Iron Maiden, Massacre, and more, plus remixes and rare b-sides


CRADLE OF FILTH - PanDaemonAeon DVD (Reissue)
-DVD including 2 versions of the band’s first promo video for "From the Cradle to Enslave"
-Also includes a making-of documentary & live concert footage from the London Astoria on June 5, 1998


CRADLE OF FILTH - Midian (Reissue)
-Band’s 4th studio album, released Halloween 2000 – marks introduction of Adrian Erlandsson (At The Gates, Haunted) and Martin Powell (My Dying Bride, Anathema)
-Shift towards thrash/death metal guitar, considered COF’s most commercial & accessible album at release.


CRADLE OF FILTH - Dusk And Her Embrace (Reissue)
-2nd full-length album, introducing the varied vocal styles that have defined the band’s sound
-Final track "Haunted Shores" features guest vocals by Cronos of Venom (UK black metal pioneers)


Reissue July 31: -

CRADLE OF FILTH - Vempire Or Dark Faerytales (Reissue)
-1996 EP - Cradle Of Filth's first release following their debut album
-Marks the replacement of 3 band members and the introduction of backing vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva
-Demonstrates a major improvement in the band's songwriting and instrumentals
-First official North American release


CRADLE OF FILTH - The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh (Reissue)
-1994 debut album from Cradle of Filth
-Widely recognized as Cradle's rawest and most authentic black metal recording
-First official North American release

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from our friends at vinylcollective.com

Top 10 Albums – June 25, 2012

Here are the Top 10 Albums sold at Shop Radio Cast for the week of June 19 – June 25, 2012:

1. Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten LP
2. The Starting Line – Direction LP
3. Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania 2XLP
4. Gaslight Anthem – ’45 / You Got Lucky 7"
5. Touche Amore – Live On BBC Radio 1 7"
6. Mixtapes – Even On The Worst Nights LP
7. Saves The Day – Stay What You Are LP (Blue)
8. Mayday Parade – A Lesson In Romantics LP
9. Dave Hause – Pray For Tucson 7"
10. At The Drive In – Vaya 10"

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 6/18 - 6/24, 2012

Vinyl Top 25:

1. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser...
2. The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now
3. Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
4. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
5. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - The Lion, The Beast, The Beat
6. William Tyler - Oahspe 7"
7. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
8. The Walkmen - Heaven
9. Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
10. Glen Hansard - Rhythm & Repose
11. Brandi Carlile - Bear Creek
12. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
13. PUJOL - United States Of Being
14. Sigur Ros - Valtari
15. Hot Chip - In Our Heads
16. Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
17. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
18. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
19. Langhorne Slim - The Way We Move
20. Grass Widow - Internal Logic
21. Peaking Lights - Lucifer
22. John Mayer - Born & Raised
23. Jack White - Freedom At 21 7"
24. Useless Eaters - Addicted To The Blade
25. The Beach Boys - The SMiLE Sessions

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album cover art of the day:

ENSIFERUM: 'Unsung Heroes' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will release their fifth album, "Unsung Heroes", on August 27 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, SENTENCED) at Petrax studio (CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH) in Hollola, Finland and other locations in the Hämeenlinna area.



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not vinyl, but interesting none the less:

Jimi Hendrix ‘Flying Eyeball’ Poster Sells for More than $7,000 on eBay

by: Dave Lifton

An original poster advertising the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s four-night stand at the Fillmore and Winterland in San Francisco in February 1968 has sold for $7,104.10 on eBay.

Get the rest of the story at ultimateclassicrock.com


















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this lovely vinyl story out of the great state of north carolina:

Vinyl’s Divine - The Devil’s Dove and Great Zeus’ Beard unveil new albums

by: Bethany Turner

Vinyl Revitalization Party
Fri.-Sat., 6/29-30
The Calico Room
107 S. Front St.

Tripp Murphy grew up listening to vinyl records. When he was a kid, there wasn’t YouTube for viewing music videos. There wasn’t iTunes for instantly downloading tracks onto a teensy handheld device. For Murphy, vinyl is enthralling because of the satisfaction that comes from unleashing the record from its sleeve, placing the disc upon its platter, and lowering the needle. He used to stare at his records, enveloping himself in the pleasure of holding something in his hands he could feel, understanding that the artist exerted real effort—not taking their creative process and diligence for granted.

The aesthetic qualities are emotionally gripping; vinyl truly does allow for a more fufilling listening experience. "MP3s are compressed, and they literally take tiny fragments of data out of it to make it smaller," Matt Keen, owner of Gravity Records, explains. "They take bits and pieces here and there out in these algorithms to where they hope that your ear won’t hear it. The more compressed it is, the lower bit rate it is, the more you can hear it. Vinyl is all analog. It’s full wave—there are no pieces missing. It has the full spectrum of sound."

For some, vinyl is about the memories. For the young ones, it’s about engaging oneself in an entirely different—and more realistic—listening experience. Both will revel in vinyl bliss this weekend, as The Calico Room (owned by Murphy) unleashes the Vinyl Revitalization Party.

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