Sundazed Strawberry Alarm Clock Vinyl Vault Contest

through the sleet and snow and a busy christmas season, our friends at Sundazed managed to ship me some records!  So, as with many of the contests here at the CVR blog, you can enter by emailing me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com with the words "Sundazed Strawberry Alarm Clock Vinyl Vault Contest" in the subject line and you will be entered into a random drawing, which will be held on January 24th, 2014.  Limit one email entry per person/email address. Good Luck, this is a special 3 LP treasure from Sundazed !

A Vinyl Vault of Vintage Psychedelia (3-LP Set)

The Strawberry Alarm Clock’s unique sound—full of beautiful, day-glo pop surrounding jagged, fuzzy guitars and organs, among other garage-rock influences—is explored through a number of dreamlike gems contained in these three volumes, all presented as originally issued! Their smash “Incense and Peppermints,” which reached #1 in late 1967 and remained in the Billboard pop chart for 16 weeks, is included on The Best of Strawberry Alarm Clock, and Wake Up...It’s Tomorrow and The World In A Sea Shell contain fan favorites (and ’60s psych gold) like “Love Me Again,” “Sea Shell,” “Barefoot in Baltimore,” “Sit With the Guru,” and many more—all mastered from the stereo UNI reels in definitive 180 gram editions!

Wake Up... It's Tomorrow

Wake Up...It’s Tomorrow, The Strawberry Alarm Clock’s second album, is what many fans consider the most ambitious musical statement of the band’s career. Includes “Tomorrow,” “Sit with the Guru,” and the haunting “Pretty Song from Psych-Out,” theme of the cult-classic film of the same name, on 180 gram vinyl.

The World In A Seashell

More gentle grooves and soaring voices! An adventurous mixture of psychedelia and lush pop, The World In A Sea Shell includes “Love Me Again,” a nod to their earlier, harder sound, plus “Sea Shell,” “Barefoot in Baltimore” and other day-glo psych masterpieces on 180 gram vinyl.

The Best of The Strawberry Alarm Clock

The Best of Strawberry Alarm Clock is a vintage collection from 1970 that includes key tracks from all four of the band’s albums—“Incense and Peppermints” among them—plus the rarely heard non-LP singles “Desiree” and “Starting Out the Day,” now on 180 gram vinyl.




Contest includes all 3 LPs, for a perfect psychedelic experience!

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

for those who are interested, the SpaceLab9 Breaking Bad Picture Disc Contest, entries are still be taken!

  
amazing story from baltimoresun about some special records!

Back Story: World War II Sun program found, will be rebroadcast - Soldiers, Red Cross personnel spoke to their families back home





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Swans Treat 'The Burning World' to Vinyl Reissue











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Amazon's Best-Selling Music Attracts Different Fans To Different Music



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Domestica release stunning private press new wave and post-punk rarities on vinyl for the first time






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Aztec Camera's 'High Land, Hard Rain' to Receive Expanded 30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue











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from our friends at relapse

Been waiting for the right time to go on a metal shopping spree? Well that time is almost here!

Relapse Mailorder will be having a MASSIVE YEAR END SUPER SALE from Dec 24th through January 1st. All Relapse Records titles and merch (excluding pre-orders, bundles, and grab bags) will be 35% OFF. Spend $100 and you'll get AN EXTRA 10% off by using the coupon code SANTA666 during checkout.

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from our friends at razorandtie

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16, 2013


DEAR JERRY: There are hundreds or even thousands of internet radio stations now, with channels for every conceivable style of music.

The programs are free, and non-stop, but they don't always identify what's being played.

There is one killer ballad I heard on the doo-wop channel that I'm hoping you can identify.

It begins with "Since you've been gone, I hear an echo in my heart." All or part of that may be the title. Sounds like either a 1950s or '60s group.

Any thoughts?
—Lester Hannaman, Franklin, Tenn.

DEAR LESTER: Yes, I'm thinking what you heard is one of only two possibilities. Either way, the title is just "Echo in My Heart."

First we have it by the Stereos, who, despite their stage name, recorded only in monaural. This single, issued in 1962 (Columbia 42626), is extremely rare and somewhat pricey, selling in the $500 to $1,000 range.

Then, 30 years later and seemingly out of nowhere, the 5 Majors, led by Dom D'Elia, revived "Echo in My Heart."

Their 1992 recording (JG 100) is nearly identical to the original, and generally thought to be just as good.

Even with the similarities, there is one sure way to know which "Echo" you're hearing.

At the ending of the Stereos track, the music simply fades out, whereas the 5 Majors end it cold (no fade).


DEAR JERRY: I've enjoyed your frequent coverage of so-called regional hits, records that were played in certain sections of the country, but never quite sold well enough to be nationwide hits.

Therefore I am certain you can help my foggy memory regarding two songs played in the San Bernardino-Riverside area in late 1963 and early '64. on KMEN and KFXM, then the two Top 40 stations in the Inland Empire.

One is a drag racing song that was played at the same time as "Drag City" (Jan & Dean). They both start out with the same revving engine sounds.

The other song is by a girl group, and in the style of the Ronettes. In it, the singer is pining over her breakup with a boy named Joe. I think he hooked up with her ex-best friend.

Those are the only clues I can provide.
—Joe Bertrand, Redlands, Calif.

DEAR JOE: Now it's clear why you liked a song in which Joe is so popular.

Seriously, both clues are terrific because they point directly to the songs in question.

"Drag City" made its Hot 100 debut December 7, 1963, and the only other hot rod tune being played there at that time was "Big Mean Drag Machine," by Lynn Bryson (Hook 12863). Interestingly, the Hook selection number is also release date: 12/8/63.

It's not really a car song, but Freddy Cannon's "Abigail Beecher" (his history teacher) was also on the charts then. Everyone at the school knew when Abigail arrived for work, by "the roar of her (Jaguar) XK-E."

Foggy memory number two is one of those faux Wall of Sound recordings, and, as you discovered, truly inspired by Spector's productions for the Ronettes.

This girl group is the Joys, and their Spector-like number is "I Still Love Him" (Valiant 6042), with "him" being Joe. It too was played in late 1963.

Meanwhile, two authentic Spector productions were on the charts at that same time, "Baby I Love You" (Ronettes), and "Little Boy" (Crystals).


IZ ZAT SO? Most of the artists whose recordings emulate Phil Spector's distinctive techniques and gimmicks are unknown, even to staunch music collectors.

Most, but not all.

A handful of those artists are famous to varying degrees, especially Cher; Shelley Fabares; Chiffons; Shangri-las; Linda Scott; Earl-Jean/Cookies; Nino Tempo & April Stevens; Jackie Lee; Carol Connors; and Diane Renay.

Tunes by these stars, along with ones by several dozen unknown acts, make up the dazzling three-disc CD collection, "Touch the Wall of Sound (60 Spectacular Sound Gems from the Sixties - Rare Phil Spector Style Productions Done By Others)."

About the only essential track they missed is "Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye," by the Darnells, but perhaps they were unable to license it from Motown.

However, this package does include "I Still Love Him," by the Joys.

Though a Japanese import from the '90s, "Touch the Wall of Sound" is still available on Amazon, eBay, and other online sources, usually for about $15 per disc.

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

from our friends at MusicRecordShop

Doctor Who - The Caves Of Androzani - Original TV SoundTracks

Pressed on Transparent Purple Vinyl in a four colour gatefold sleeve, this double LP version of the Classic Who soundtrack is being released as part of Silva Screen's 50th Anniversary Doctor Who celebrations. The Caves of Androzani was Roger Limb's seventh of eight contributions to the series, and the first of his two very successful collaborations with director Graeme Harper. Broadcast in March 1984, the 4 episodes showed the regeneration of The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) into The Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker). In 2009 The Caves Of Androzani was voted the best in the history of the series by fans.

• Label Silva Screens
• Vinyl Records - 2-LP - New
• Limited Edition - 500
• Colored Vinyl - Purple

Track Listing
LP 1
Side A
1 Doctor Who (Opening Theme) 2 Androzani Minor 3 Gun-Runners 4 Morgus and Chellak 5 Death Sentence 6 Sharaz Jek 7 Death Under the Red Cloth 8 Androids 9 Next Time It'll Be for Real 10 Nobody Lives for Ever
Side B
1 Spectrox 2 Salateen 3 Exile 4 Clever Little Android 5 Two Kilos, What a Deal 6 The Magma Beast 7 Blind Fools 8 Tear His Arms Out 9 Stage Three 10 Geostationary Orbit

LP 2
Side C
1 The Girl Will Be Alone 2 Peri Abducted 3 Vertical Descent Pattern 4 It Could Have Been Worse 5 Do You Think I'm Mad? 6 The Doctor Pursued 7 Mud Burst 8 Morgus and Stotz
Side D
1 Face Off 2 Morgus Kaput 3 Not Beaten Yet 4 Milk of the Queen Bat 5 Return to the TARDIS 6 Is This Death? 7 Doctor Who (Closing Theme)

Buy at MusicRecordShop

Social Distortion - While Light White Heat White Trash 

In 1996 Social Distortion released their 5th album, White Light, White Heat, White Trash. The line-up featured a new drummer Chuck Biscuits (Black Flag/Danzig and many more). White Light, White Heat, White Trash was the last album with Dennis Danell on guitar (he sadly died in February 2000). The album received Social Distortion's highest ever chart position, entering the Billboard 200 album chart at #27. It also includes radio favourites : "I Was Wrong" and "When The Angels Sing" and a superb cover version of the Stones' "Under My Thumb". Stylistically, the album is harder and considered a return to their hardcore punk roots. Social Distortion is something of a legend in the punk genre and still continues to receive worldwide respect and support.

• Label Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Record  

Track Listing
Side A
1. DEAR LOVER 2. DON'T DRAG ME DOWN 3. UNTITLED 4. I WAS WRONG 5. THROUGH THESE EYES 6. DOWN ON THE WORLD AGAIN
Side B
1. WHEN THE ANGELS SING 2. GOTTA KNOW THE RULES 3. CROWN OF THORNS 4. PLEASURE SEEKER 5. DOWN HERE (W/ THE REST OF US) 6. UNDER MY THUMB

Buy at MusicRecordShop



Top 10 Best Selling Vinyl at MusicRecordShop December 18, 2013    

1. Mark Lanegan / Duke Garwood - Black Pudding
2. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
3. V/A - I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music In America 1950-1990 (3-LP)
4. THE BEATLES - ONE (2-LP)
5. Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones - Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981 (2-LP + DVD)
6. Bruce Springsteen - Live At The Main Point 1975 (4-LP) (Clear Vinyl)
7. Cream - Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2005 (3-LP)
8. Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same (4-LP) (Box Set)
9. BILLY JOEL - PIANO MAN
10. Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock (3-LP)


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from BecauseSoundMatters

Tegan And Sara - Tegan and Sara: The Official Vinyl Collection

The reissue is limited to 1000.

Back by popular demand. The definitive and complete Tegan and Sara retrospective pressed on vinyl and loving hand packed into one collectible and extremely limited edition box set. The Box set includes SAINTHOOD, THE CON, SO JEALOUS, IF IT WAS YOU, THIS BUSINESS OF ART bonus record and exclusive to this offering, HOME RECORDINGS, which features nine demo tracks dating back to the SO JEALOUS era.

Get it at BecasueSoundMatters

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The Top 100 vinyl releases of 2013: 20-1






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out of the great state of ny:

Vintage Vinyl: Feeling the Love







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how cool is this:

Florida Atlantic University Giving Away Vinyl Records

Florida Atlantic University’s Recorded Sound Archives, which preserves and digitizes rare and historic recordings, will host its third annual giveaway of excess vinyl records from Monday, Jan. 6 through Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, and again from Monday, Jan. 27 through Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.

The giveaway, which is free and open to the FAU community as well as the general public, features thousands of LPs and 45 rpm vinyl discs that span from the 1940s to the 1990s and features every genre, including pop, Latin, jazz, classical, opera and orchestra music. Cassette tapes and CDs also are available.

Created in 2010 to collect, organize and protect access to digitized copies of vintage audio recordings, the RSA houses more than 150,000 jazz, Judaic and vintage recordings, making FAU Libraries one of the top 20 libraries in the nation for sound recordings.

“The RSA receives 10,000 records every year from people all over the county who want to be part of our preservation effort,” said Maxine Schackman, the RSA’s director. “Many of these recordings are either duplicates or outside the range of our collection criteria. These excess recordings pile up over time, so each year we give the community a chance to browse through them and take what they want.”

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Mighty John Marshall's Top 10 Most Valuable Christmas Vinyl Records

Our friend, vinyl collector Mighty John Marshall of www.moneymusic.com has released his top ten most valuable Christmas vinyl records:

1. 1957 RCA LP – Elvis Presley: “Elvis Christmas Album” (red vinyl) — $18,000.00
2. 1957 RCA 45 – Elvis Presley: “Blue Christmas” (white label promo) — $3,000.00
3. 1971 Apple 45 – John Lennon: “Happy Christmas” (promo) — $750.00
4. 1971 Apple LP – The Beatles: “The Beatles Christmas Album” — $500.00
5. 1974 Apple 45 – George Harrison: “Ding Dong Ding Dong” — $250.00
6. 1957 Decca 45 – Bobby Helms: “Jingle Bell Rock” with picture sleeve — $225.00
7. 1962 Tamla LP – Smokey Robinson & Miracles: “Christmas w/ the Miracles” — $200.00
8. 1974 Reprise EP – Jimi Hendrix: “Silent Night/ Little Drummer Boy” – $200.00
9. 1963 Phillies LP – Crystals, Ronettes, etc: “A Christmas Gift For You” — $125.00
10. 1961 Atco 45- Bobby Darin: “O Come All Ye Faithful” with picture sleeve — $125.00

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 12/09 - 12/15, 2013

Vinyl Top 25:
1. Childish Gambino - Because The Internet (bootleg edition)
2. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
3. Puscifer - V Is For Vagina (red vinyl 'Coachella' edition)
4. Dawes - Stripped Down At Grimey's (now sold out... again!)
5. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
6. Moon Taxi - Cabaret
7. The Head & The Heart - Let's Be Still
8. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (mono edition)
9. The Features - New Christmas Wish Book 7"
10. Neil Young - Live At The Cellar Door
11. Brendan Benson - You Were Right
12. William Tyler - Impossible Truth
13. Volcano Choir - Repave
14. The Wild Feathers - The Wild Feathers
15. John Mayer - Paradise Valley
16. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
17. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
18. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (stereo edition)
19. Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (expanded edition)
20. Beck - Gimme 12"
21. Tristen - C A V E S
22. William Onyeabor - Who Is William Onyeabor?
23. Portugal. The Man - Church Mouth (bone-colored 'Coachella' edition)
24. Arctic Monkeys - AM
25. Dr. Dog - B-Room

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Amazon Top 10 Best Selling Vinyl Records - December 18, 2013

1. AM ~ Arctic Monkeys
2. Babel ~ Mumford & Sons
3. Reflektor ~ Arcade Fire
4. Legend ~ Bob Marley
5. Modern Vampires Of The City ~ Vampire Weekend
6. For Emma, Forever Ago ~ Bon Iver
7. Back to Black ~ Amy Winehouse
8. Random Access Memories ~ Daft Punk
9. A Very She & Him Christmas ~ M. Ward
10. A Love Supreme ~ John Coltrane


Amazon Top 10 Best Selling Music - December 18, 2013

1. Frozen (Deluxe) ~ Soundtrack
2. Wrapped in Red ~ Kelly Clarkson
3. Duck the Halls: a Robertson Family Chistmas ~ The Robertsons
4. Midnight Memories (Deluxe Version) ~ One Direction
5. Night Visions ~ Imagine Dragons
6. Christmas ~ Michael Bublé
7. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
8. High Hopes ~ Bruce Springsteen
9. Foreverly~ Billie Joe + Norah
10. Live At The Cellar Door ~ Neil Young

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album cover art of the day:


CARNIFEX: New Album Details Revealed

New Music Releases December 17, 2013

After The Burial - Wolves Within
Alghazanth - The Three-faced Pilgrim
Andrew Bird - I Want To See Pulaski At Night (vinyl)
Association - Greatest Hits (reissue) (vinyl)
B.o.B - Underground Luxury
Backtrack - Can’t Escape (7")
Beatles - Live at the BBC (3xLP)
Billy Joel - The Complete Albums Collection
Black Flag - What the (vinyl)
Burial - Rival Dealer (12")
Carole King - Tapestry (reissue) (vinyl)
Chelsea Grin - Letters
Corrections House - Last City Zero (purple vinyl)
David Bowie - Love Is Lost/I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix) (12")
Disclosure - Settle – The Remixes
Dudley Perkins - Dr. Stokley (vinyl)
Eagles - Selected Works 1972-1999
Elvis Costello and The Roots - Wise Up: Thought Remixes and Reworks (vinyl)
Eric Clapton - Pilgrim (2xLP)
First Edition - First Edition (reissue) (vinyl)
Frank Zappa - Roxy and Elsewhere (2xLP)
George Jackson - Old Friend: The Fame Recordings Volume 3
Grateful Dead - Birth of the Grateful Dead Volume One - The Studio Sides (2xLP)
Guilty Simpson and Small Professor | Sean Price and M-Phazes - Highway Robbery / Land Of The Crooks (2xCD)
HIEROGLYPHICS - The Kitchen
Honey Badgers - Buena Park (vinyl)
Ingested - By No One, Feared By All
Iron Chic - The Constant One (vinyl)
Jake Bugg - Shangri La (2xLP)
Jeff the Brotherhood - Past 7" Recordings Box Set (7x7")
Jerry Garcia Band, Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman - Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound
John Lee Hooker - The Vee Jay Singles Collection
Justin Bieber - Journals
K-Def - Looking For The Perfect Break Vol. 2 (vinyl)
King Crimson - USA (40th Anniversary Edition)
Kurai - Breaking The Broken
L-Vis 1990 - NSWL017 (12")
Lady - Get Ready (7")
Lady - Good Lovin (7")
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets (reissue) (vinyl)
Mac Miller - Live From Space
Misfits Meet The Nutley Brass - Fiend Club Lounge (12")
Polly Scattergood - Arrows (vinyl)
Real Live - The Turnaround: The Long Awaited Instrumentals (2xLP)
Rick Ross - MasterMind
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside - Summer EP (12")
Saint Etienne - So Tough (reissue) (vinyl)
Sean Smith - Christmas
Slayer - Diabolus in Musica (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - Divine Intervention (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - God Hates Us All (reissue) (vinyl)
Slayer - World Painted Blood (reissue) (vinyl)
Talib Kweli - Gravitas
The Howling Hex - All-Night Fox (vinyl)
The Jam - The Studio Recordings (8xLP)
The Len Bright Combo - The Len Bright Combo (vinyl)
The Lonely Forest - Adding Up the Wasted Hours (vinyl)
Theo Parrish - Black Jazz Signature (2xLP)
Tiger Waves - Weekends (7")
Tim Kasher - Adult Film (vinyl)
Vanna - Preying/Purging (7")
Various Artists - 777 (2xLP)
Various Artists - Action the Apex Story 1960-1962
Various Artists - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues OST
Various Artists - Soul In Harmony - Vocal Groups 1967-1977
Various Artists - The Argo Records Story
Various Artists - The Carlton Records Story - For You Alone
Various Artists - The Dot Records Story - Chills and Fevers
Various Artists - The End Records Story
Various Artists - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty OST (2xLP)
Who - Tommy (2xLP) (reissue)
Zombies - In Stereo

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at SoundStageDirect  

a big thank you to seth (check out their revamped and improved website!) for renewing his ad on the CVR blog! We look forward to continuing our long lasting vinyl friendship for 2014!


This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. Diana Krall - The Very Best Of (On Sale)
2. Beatles - Abbey Road
3. Pink Floyd - The Wall
4. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Black Vinyl)
5. Led Zeppelin - Mothership (Very Best Of)
6. Bob Marley - Legend
7. Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
8. James Taylor - James Taylor Greatest Hits
9. Neil Young - Live At The Cellar Door
10. Beatles - The White Album

Santana - Santana

Originally released the same month as their incendiary set at Woodstock, this impressive debut for Columbia kick-started a Hall of Fame legacy that lasts still today. Establishing one of the most instantly recognizable sounds in rock; Carlos’ signature tone and phrasing coupled with Afro-Cuban percussion virtually launched Latin-Rock fusion. Both AM and FM airwaves were scorched in the ensuing months with their charted singles "Evil Ways" (#9) and Jingo (#93) plus "Soul Sacrifice", a favorite after it’s featured spot in the Woodstock movie and soundtrack.

Buy at SoundStageDirect

Led Zeppelin - Mothership (Very Best Of)

Mothership is a compilation album by English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment on 12 November 2007 in the United Kingdom, and 13 November 2007 in the United States. It was released on the same day that Led Zeppelin's entire catalog became available in digital stores, including the iTunes Store. The cover (designed by artist Shepard Fairey) is a graphical interpretation of the Beresford Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland.

The songs included were chosen by the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, and represent eight of the band's nine studio albums.

The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart, with 58,000 units sold, and debuted at #1 on the Official New Zealand Albums Chart and stayed there for several weeks. The album also debuted at #7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 136,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold almost 1,7 million + copies in the U.S and 4 million + copies worldwide, it has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA.

Features:

• 4-180 Gram Vinyl LP Box Set
• Remastered with band members' oversight
• Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker 
• Pressed at RTI

Buy at SoundStageDirect

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Their / They're / There Analog Weekend Out Now

Analog Weekend, the brand new EP from Chicago-based trio Their / They're / There is out now -- but that's not all! The band, made up of Mike Kinsella (Owen, American Football), Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It), and Matthew Frank (Loose Lips Sink Ships, Lifted Bells), have debuted their first music video and are playing a string of shows.  Analog Weekend, the band’s second EP, was recorded directly to tape at Ed Rose’s Black Lodge Recording over a single weekend and features piano by James Dewees (The Get Up Kids, Reggie and the Full Effect, Coalesce).

Analog Weekend was co-released with our friends at Topshelf Records, who have an exclusive color of the vinyl (Forest Green) for sale HERE

Pick up the Baby Blue 12", a t-shirt, or a bundle with both, from the Polyvinyl E-Store by clicking the link below.

Buy at PolyVinylRecords

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from our friends at vinylcollective

Still Time To Give The Gift of Vinyl!

ShopRadioCast just sent out a newsletter with info on how you can still give the gift of vinyl which include shipping deadline info! You can still order from ShopRadioCast using Fedex Ground shipping in both Canada and the USA. As long as you get your order in by Tuesday December 17th at 11 am EST and use Fedex Ground you should receive your order in time for the holidays. As well SRC have posted an in stock suggestion list:

Alkaline Trio – Agony and Irony 2XLP (Deluxe Edition)
Angels and Airwaves – Stomping The Phantom Brake Pedal LP
Angels and Airwaves – Love Part I & II 4XLP
Blink 182 – Buddha LP
Brand New – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me 2XLP
Brand New – Your Favorite Weapon LP
Gaslight Anthem – American Slang LP
Gaslight Anthem – Sink Or Swim LP
Gaslight Anthem – ’45 / You Got Lucky 7″
Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American 3XLP
Jimmy Eat World – Damage LP
Nirvana – Nevermind LP
Nirvana – In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition) 3XLP
Quicksand – Slip LP
Quicksand – Manic Compression LP
Rival Schools – Found LP
Rival Schools – United By Fate 2XLP
Saves The Day – Stay What You Are LP 
Saves the Day – Saves the Day LP
Soundtrack – Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! LP
The Starting Line – Based On A True Story 2XLP
Sum 41 – Does This Look Infected LP
The Early November – The Rooms Too Cold LP + CD
Weezer – Weezer (The Blue Album) LP
Weezer – Weezer (The Green Album Limited Edition) LP
Weezer – Pinkerton (Limited Edition) LP
Weezer – Make Believe (Limited Edition) LP
Weezer – Raditude LP
Weezer – The Lion And The Witch LP

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very cool write up about vinyl lost and rediscovered again!

Sharing a love of vinyl with your kid in the age of Spotify









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odd story out of the northwest....

Creature Trades Beef for Beats at Vinyl Storefront





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vinyl and food, hey, whatever works...

Whole Foods, Opening Tomorrow, Will Sell Vinyl Records

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Photos: Unpacking Pet Shop Boys’ limited edition Electric box








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Adele's 21 tops Amazon's best-selling CD albums of all time list











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Inside Capitol Records' Newly Redesigned Digs (Exclusive)






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is there anything that these guys aren't marketing?


KISS Limousines Launched












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for shits and giggles:

The Year's Ten Most Ridiculous Metal Album Covers

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

our friends at Spin Clean have renewed their ad for next year, a gracious thank you to Tim for all his support!   

Order your Spin-Clean® now and, for a limited time, get FREE Shipping!

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SpaceLab9 Breaking Bad Picture Disc Contest still taking entries, read more HERE

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from our friends at audiofidelity.net

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush's self-written and produced Hounds Of Love album was released in 1985 - it was her fifth studio album and her most successful worldwide. Hounds of Love is actually a two-part album consisting of the suites "Hounds of Love" and "The Ninth Wave." She uses the studio as an instrument, Hounds of Love is a carefully crafted art-rock production filled with memorable melodies and arrangements and a range of influences and styles from Celtic to Middle Eastern music, and a mastery of rock and pop, from lavish ballads to hard rockers.

The album marked her breakthrough into the American charts with the Top 40 hit "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" as well as two other U.K. Top 20 singles, "Cloudbusting" and the title track. The album also yielded a set of videos, the most famous of which is "Cloudbusting" co-starring Donald Sutherland.

Side 1: "Hounds Of Love"
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)    
Hounds Of Love  
The Big Sky  
Mother Stands For Comfort  
Cloudbusting

Side 2: "The Ninth Wave"
And Dream Of Sheep  
Under Ice  
Waking The Witch  
Watching You Without Me  
Jig Of Life  
Hello Earth  
The Morning Fog

**Mastered by Steve Hoffman

Buy at AudioFidelity

Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbours

Bryan Adams' sixth studio album, 1991's, Waking Up the Neighbours is filled with big rockers, solid rhythms, and unique songwriting. The nearly 75 minute two-record set is loaded with showstopping arena rockers and mid-tempo ballads including five hit singles. The most notable track is the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves theme "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" which spent seven weeks atop the US pop charts. The song was also a phenomenon in Europe, becoming Bryans' biggest hit ever topping the charts in 16 countries and selling about 10 million copies worldwide and is one of the biggest selling singles of all time. The song was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Grammy Award in 1992 for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television.

Other singles which followed included the rockin' "Can't Stop This Thing We Started," which became a number two hit, the mid-tempo ballads "Do I Have to Say the Words" and "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven," and the fun, straight-ahead rocker "There Will Never Be Another Tonight." Adams co-produced the album with Robert "Mutt" Lange previously known for his work with AC/DC, Foreigner and Def Leppard.

Audio Fidelity is proud to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Waking Up the Neighbours and to honor Bryan Adams who has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide, toured six continents, garnered 21 top 10 hits, earned nominations for three Academy Awards and five Golden Globes, received 18 Juno Awards, an American Music Award, and five ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture - his music has appeared on more than 40 movie soundtracks.

Side 1
Is Your Mama Gonna Miss Ya?
Hey Honey I'm Packin' You In!
Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven

Side 2
Not Guilty  
Vanishing
House Arrest
Do I Have to Say the Words?

Side 3
There Will Never Be Another Tonight
All I Want Is You
Depend on Me  
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You

Side 4
If You Wanna Leave Me (Can ICome Too?)
Touch the Hand
Don't Drop That Bomb on Me

**Mastered by Kevin Gray

Buy at AudioFidelity

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Cynic - Kindly Bent to Free Us (Orange coloured vinyl LTD to 200 copies)

CYNIC finally return with their long awaited second full length since their 2007 reunion. ‘Kindly Bent to Free Us’ is at the same time a natural continuation of best-selling album ‘Traced in Air’ (2008) as well as a collection of new ideas incorporating new elements distilled from their musical experiments conducted on the two EPs ‘Re-Traced’ (2010) and ‘Carbon-Based Anatomy’ (2011).

Transparent orange coloured vinyl in printed innersleeves in gatefold. Limited to 200 copies!

Pre-order! This product will be available on February 14, 2014.

This item will either be shipped from France or from the USA, depending on your delivery address.

Order HERE

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PSYCHIC TEENS: Premiere "Less" Music Video via PopMatters

COME available now via SRA Records

Philadelphia, PA's post-punk / goth-rock trio PSYCHIC TEENS have premiered their latest music video for the track "Less" via PopMatters.  The song comes off the band's critically acclaimed second full-length COME which can currently be streamed via Bandcamp and purchased on CD, LP, or Cassette via SRA Records HERE

“COME” is Philadelphia’s PSYCHIC TEENS’ second full length record. Recorded at Red Planet Recording and mastered by James Plotkin. The CD and cassette versions include remastered bonus tracks their first LP “TEEN”. Cover art from acclaimed Polish painter Aleksanda Waliszewska. While supplies last copies of the LP ordered directly from SRA Records will come with a limited “mask” of the face on the cover.

PRESSING INFO:
500 press of LPs with 250 being black, then the next 250 fading from black to oxblood red (about 100 mixed and spotted).

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from www.rhino.com

Tim Buckley (DELUXE EDITION)

This product begins shipping on 1/11. Rhino Handmade retraces the first steps of Buckley’s uncompromising musical journey with a two-disc set that includes both the stereo and mono versions of his debut. The second disc contains nearly two dozen unreleased recordings Buckley made in 1965 with The Bohemians and in 1966 with frequent songwriting partner Larry Beckett. Buckley recorded the album’s 12 songs in Los Angeles with the team behind The Doors—producer Paul Rothchild and engineer Bruce Botnick. He was backed in the studio by guitarist and longtime collaborator Lee Underwood, bassist James Fielder, and Mothers Of Invention drummer Billy Mundi. Van Dyke Parks, who had spent much of that summer collaborating with Beach Boy Brian Wilson on the legendary Smile album, was brought in to overdub keyboards, and frequent Phil Spector sidekick Jack Nitzsche contributed string arrangements.The DELUXE EDITION features both the stereo and mono mixes of the album, which contains several of Buckley’s early classics, including the singles “Wings” and “Aren’t You The Girl.” The music on the second disc has remained unreleased until now and provides an unparalleled insight into Buckley’s early development. It opens with 12 songs he recorded in November 1965 with The Bohemians, a group he formed in high school with Fielder, Beckett, and guitarist Brian Hartzler. Recorded live in an Anaheim studio, the originals include early versions of “She Is” and “It Happens Every Time”—two tracks that later appeared on Buckley’s debut. The session also yielded rockers like “Put You Down” and “Come On Over” and the ballads “Call Me If You Do” and “No More.” The nine songs that make up the second half of the disc were recorded shortly before the sessions for Tim Buckley and feature Buckley singing and playing acoustic guitar with Beckett, who recites poetry to Buckley’s guitar on two tracks: “Found At The Scene Of A Rendezvous That Failed” and “Birth Day.” The home recording captures versions of the album tracks: “She Is,” “Aren’t You The Girl,” “Wings,” “Song Slowly Song,” and “I Can’t See You.” The two remaining songs are the Buckley original “My Love Is For You” and the Beckett/Buckley collaboration “Long Tide.”

•Includes weathered cardboard folio with rare photos[stop]
•Features nearly 2 dozen unreleased tracks on 2 CD's
•46 tracks re-mastered by original engineer Bruce Botnick

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Nonesuch to Release Live Recording from One-Night-Only Town Hall Concert Celebrating Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis"

Concert, SHOWTIME® documentary, and live album produced by Inside Llewyn Davis writer / director / producers Joel and Ethan Coen and soundtrack producer T Bone Burnett

Album features live performances by the film’s star, Oscar Isaac, as well as The Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Rhiannon Giddens, Colin Meloy, The Milk Carton Kids, Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers, Dave Rawlings Machine, Patti Smith, Gillian Welch, Willie Watson, Jack White

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis," a one-night-only concert, was held at New York City’s Town Hall on September 29, 2013, to celebrate the music of the Golden Globe–nominated film Inside Llewyn Davis. The evening was filmed for a documentary that will be broadcast by SHOWTIME beginning this Friday, December 13, at 10 PM, and Nonesuch Records will release a live album from the concert in late winter/early spring 2014 (details to follow soon). The concert, documentary, and live album were produced by Inside Llewyn Davis writer/director/producers Joel and Ethan Coen and soundtrack producer T Bone Burnett. Huffington Post called the concert “one of those only-in-New-York events,” while Rolling Stone said it was “a bustling salute to the sounds and the idea of Sixties folk music,” and continued, “For all the formality of the night, which was exceedingly well-paced and organized, the concert recalled a time when one or two people, bearing one or two unplugged instruments, could be as enthralling as the greatest rock or EDM track.”

Nonesuch released the soundtrack to Inside Llewyn Davis on November 11, 2013. Produced by T Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen, with Marcus Mumford as its associate producer, the album features 12 new recordings created especially for the film and soundtrack. Also included is a never-before-released recording of Bob Dylan performing his song “Farewell,” which was originally recorded during the sessions for his album The Times They Are A-Changin', and is available exclusively on this soundtrack. To pick up a copy of the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout. Both are now 35% off the standard retail price (about 20% off the everyday low prices listed on the site) as part of the current Nonesuch Store anniversary sale.

Take 34% Off Nonesuch Store - CDs, LPs & DVDs

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Turnable Kitchen’s Holiday Gift Guide: Music And Vinyl Records











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The Beatles’ U.S. albums to be reissued in new box set






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Soul Jazz Announces ’70s Punk Series Compilation Vol. 2









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wonderful article out of the uk:

It's not easy being a vinyl junkie -  Vinyl record sales are at a 10-year high, but feeding the habit these days requires patience, research and stamina, says Joshua Burt




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from the great state of ny:

Tiny indie record store a treasure trove - NeedleDrop 'definitely under the radar'






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In Memoriam: The Musicians We Lost in 2013







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for shits and giggles:

 The 50 ugliest and worst album covers of 2013 - They say that album artwork is dead - and judging by these examples, perhaps it should be









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album cover art of the day:

Savage Messiah Unveils "The Fateful Dark" Album Artwork

5 Holiday Gifts For The Vinyl Record Lover

Yes, it's that time of year, stores are bustling and overcrowded and parking is a nightmare. And finding gifts for everyone on your Christmas list, well it just seems that you will never get it all done in time.  Here's where we can help.  Have a music lover and specifically a vinyl record lover on your list?  Here are the basics to make a vinyl lover cry happy tears:

1. Turntable - Yes, a new turntable would certainly be tops on the list.  But, there are so many to choose from with varying prices.  Where can I get a decent set up that won't break the bank account?

Audio-Technica - AT-LP120USB Turntable is our choice and at under $300, it has all the bells and whistles.  This professional stereo turntable features a high-torque direct-drive motor for quick start-ups and a USB output that connects directly to your computer. Other features include: forward and reverse play capability; cast aluminum platter with slip mat and a start/stop button; three speeds 33/45/78; selectable high-accuracy quartz-controlled pitch lock and pitch change slider control with +/-10% or +/-20% adjustment ranges; and removable hinged dust cover. A selectable internal stereo phono pre-amplifier allows the turntable to plug directly to components with no dedicated turntable input. A USB cable and adapter cables are included along with Mac and PC-compatible Audacity software to digitize your LPs.

Get Yours HERE

2. Headphones - Can't keep the neighbors up all night, a good set of headphones would please even the most hard to shop for music lover.

Audio-Technica - ATH-AD700 (Open-Air Dynamic Headphone) is a great choice. With a lightweight honeycomb aluminum casing and magnesium frame structure, these open-air headphones produce no sense of pressure on the ears, offering a completely natural listening experience. The sound is smooth and relaxed, with deep resonating bass and vocal projection. The self-adjusting wing support automatically adjusts to your head size for easy-wearing listening comfort. A straight cord at the left earpiece terminates to a mini plug with included ¼" adapter.

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3. Vinyl Record Cleaning Equipment - No collector of new and used vinyl can do without an affordable machine to clean vinyl.  Sure you can spend thousands of dollars on other models, when you have an affordable option, why not try it?

What is the best way to clean vinyl records?  Spin-Clean® -- an easy, effective, and affordable way to clean your LPs, 45s, and 78 RPMs without using your valuable turntable as the cleaning device.  With the Spin-Clean® Record Washer MK II record cleaning system, you’ll add years to all of your equipment including your turntable, stylus (needle) and, of course, your record collection.

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4. Frames - No music room is complete without some quality, framed art.  And framing some album covers or picture discs will not break any budget, they are part of your budding collection.  We recommend the ones that are used in the Smithsonian, HGTV, Capitol, Sony and Warner Bros. Records and any more:  The Rock Art Picture Show Record Album Frame.  The patented frame DOES NOT use clips to press LP's into place, just slide your LP into our acrylic Record Album Frame to easily mat and frame your record album cover instantly.

Get Yours HERE



5. Vinyl Records - yes, that is the purpose and the vinyl record collecting world has taken off in the past few years and there are a slew of new online sites to buy vinyl.  Below, we recommend some of our favorites:

Insound
MusicRecordShop
Sundazed
Relapse
SoundStageDirect
Audio Fidelity
Amazon
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