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Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (Pre-Order) by Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 has proven to be a great success, with the DVD, Blu Ray and CD continuing to chart globally. We will complement the other formats by releasing Crossroads 2013 on vinyl for the very first time! The four-LP set features Clapton along with guitar greats Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Vince Gill, The Allman Brothers Band, Robert Randolph, John Mayer, Keith Urban, Keb’ Mo’, Robert Cray, Doyle Bramhall II, Los Lobos, Albert Lee and more.

LP 1
 1. Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
 2. Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton with Vince Gill
 3. Green Onions – Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee
 4. Heavenly Bodies – Kurt Rosenwinkel
 5. This Time – Earl Klugh
 6. Mirabella – Earl Klugh
 7. Great Big Old House – The Robert Cray Band
 8. She’s Alright – Doyle Bramhall II with Gary Clark Jr.

LP 2
 1. Bullet And A Target – Doyle Bramhall II with Citizen Cope
 2. Queen Of California – John Mayer
 3. Don’t Let Me Down – John Mayer with Keith Urban
 4. Next Door Neighbor Blues – Gary Clark Jr.
 5. Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues – Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph & Quinn Sullivan
 6. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad – The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton 

LP 3
 1. Congo Square – Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks
 2. Change It – John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II
 3. Ooh-oOh-Ooh – Jimmie Vaughan
 4. Save The Last Dance For Me – Blake Mills with Derek Trucks
 5. Don’t Worry Baby – Los Lobos
 6. I Ain’t living long like this – Vince Gill with Albert Lee
 7. Diving Duck blues – Taj Mahal with Keb’ Mo’ 

LP 4
 1. When My Train Pulls In – Gary Clark Jr.
 2. Mná Na HÉireann – Jeff Beck
 3. The Needle And The Damage Done – Allman, Haynes, Trucks
 4. Midnight Rider – Allman, Haynes, Trucks
 5. Key To The Highway – Eric Clapton with Keith Richards
 6. Gin House Blues – Andy Fairweather Low with Eric Clapton
 7. Got To Get Better In A Little While – Eric Clapton
 8. Sunshine Of Your Love – Eric Clapton

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This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records at SoundStageDirect

1. Bob Dylan - Desire
2. The Who - Who's Next (Colored Vinyl) (On Sale)
3. Rush - Spirit of the Airwaves (Grey Vinyl) (Pre-Order)
4. Neil Young - Cow Palace 1986 Part 1
5. Hole - Celebrity Skin
6. Neil Young - Cow Palace 1986 Part 2
7. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
8. Rob Zombie - War Zone
9. Carol King - Tapestry
10. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (40th Anniversary Edition)

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available for pre-order at our friends at TheOmegaOrder

THE DANDY WARHOLS - Thirteen Tales (4LP) 

After a highly successful national US 13th anniversary tour for 'Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia', The Dandy Warhols return with an exclusive live recording of the memorable release during their hometown show at The Wonder.

Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It is considered their breakthrough album, largely owing to the song "Bohemian Like You" being featured in a notable Vodafone advertisement.

Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Live from The Wonder on Vinyl includes:

*4 colored double LP's

Brent- Grey
Courtney- Clear Red 
Peter- Clear Green
Zia - Clear

*Exclusive T-shirt
*Exclusive Screen Printed sticker

Order HERE

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from our friends at VinylCollective

ShopRadioCast Top 10 Albums – January 27, 2014

Here are the Top 10 albums sold for the week of January 21 – January 27, 2014 at ShopRadioCast:

New Releases / Pre Orders

1. Beth Orton – Central Reservation 2XLP
2. Various Artists – Mad Men: On The Rocks Soundtrack (Import) LP
3. Cold War Kids – Robbers & Cowards LP
4. The Juliana Theory – Love 2XLP
5. Taking Back Sunday – Happiness Is LP
6. Blink 182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket LP & 3×7″
7. Bayside – Cult LP
8. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak 2XLP + CD
9. Beck – Morning Phase LP
10. Jóhann Jóhannsson – McCanick LP

Back Catalog

1. Brand New – Your Favorite Weapon LP
2. HUM – You’d Prefer An Astronaut LP
3. Rise Against – Siren Song Of The Counter Culture LP
4. Sum 41 – Does This Look Infected LP
5. Rival Schools – United By Fate 2XLP
6. Brand New – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me 2XLP
7. Tigers Jaw – Tigers Jaw LP
8. Death Cab For Cutie – Plans 2XLP
9. The Front Bottoms – The Front Bottoms LP
10. The Wonder Years – The Upsidess LP

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Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Vinyl January 28, 2014

1. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
2. Morning Phase ~ Beck
3. Acoustic at the Ryman ~ Band of Horses
4. Awake ~ Tycho
5. Foreverly ~ Billie Joe + Norah
6. Warpaint ~ Warpaint
7. After the Disco ~ Broken Bells
8. Marshall Mathers Lp 2 ~ Eminem
9. Satellite Of Love ~ Morrissey
10. B-Sides ~ Gaslight Anthem


Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Music January 28, 2014

1. 2014 GRAMMY Nominees ~ GRAMMY Nominees
2. Frozen ~ Demi Lovato
3. Random Access Memories ~ Daft Punk
4. Same Trailer Different Park ~ Kacey Musgraves
5. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
6. High Hopes (AMAZON BONUS LIMITED EDITION) ~ Bruce Springsteen
7. The Heist ~ Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
8. The River & The Thread ~ Rosanne Cash
9. The Blessed Unrest ~ Sara Bareilles
10. That Girl ~ Jennifer Nettles

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Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Dies at 94








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Cosmic Music: Sounds from the Voyager space probes reimagined on unique Record Store Day 7″ box set

New Music Releases - January 28, 2014

Above & Beyond - Acoustic
Actress - Ghettoville (3xLP)
Alabama - Box Set Series
Albert Hammond, Jr. - AHJ (10")
Alexander Ebert - All Is Lost OST (vinyl)
Amy Ray - Goodnight Tender
Angelique Kidjo - Eve
Barbara Trentalange - Same Illusion
Barry Manilow - Box Set Series
Beat Spacek - Alone In Da Sun (12")
Bibio - The Green EP (vinyl)
Blue Oyster Cult - Box Set Series
Boy and Bear - Harlequin Dream (vinyl)
Caliban - Ghost Empire
Cheap Trick - Box Set Series
Circle Jerks - Group Sex (tape)
Cities Aviv - Come To Life
Courtneys - Lost Boys (tape)
Creative Adult - Deep End (7")
Dan Fogelberg - Box Set Series
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Box Set Series
David Crosby - CrozIain Matthews Art of Obscurity
Dean Martin - Essential Love Songs
Dino Spiluttini - Modular Anxiety (vinyl)
Dolly Parton - Box Set Series
Doug Tuttle - Doug Tuttle (vinyl)
Drowners - Drowners
Dum Dum Girls - Too True (vinyl)
Earth, Wind and Fire - Box Set Series
Eleni Mandell - Let's Fly a Kite (vinyl)
Elvis Presley - Box Set Series
Elvis Presley - That's the Way It Is (vinyl)
FaltyDL - Danger (10")
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra, With Love
Gem Club - In Roses
George Jones - Box Set Series
Gladys Knight & the Pips - Box Set Series
Guardian Alien - Spiritual Emergency (vinyl)
Habibi - Habibi (vinyl)
Hard Working Americans - Hard Working Americans (2xLP)
Helen and the Horns - Footsteps at my Door
Holy Wave - Relax (vinyl)
Hospitality - Trouble
I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro (vinyl)
I Killed The Prom Queen - Beloved
Iain Matthews - Art of Obscurity
Irmin Schmidt - Villa Wunderbar (2xCD)
Isley Brothers - Box Set Series
Jefferson Airplane - Box Set Series
Johann Johannsson - McCanick OST (vinyl)
John Denver - Box Set Series
Johnny Cash - Box Set Series
Jonas Reinhardt - Ganymede (vinyl)
Judas Priest - Box Set Series
Kansas - Box Set Series
Kenny G - Box Set Series
King Midas Sound - Aroo (10")
Korn - Box Set Series
Lambchop - Nixon (reissue)
Laura Cantrell - No Way There From Here
Leif Vollebekk - North Americana
Merle Haggard - Box Set Series
Metallica - Metallica Through the Never (DVD/Blu-Ray)
Miles Davis - Box Set Series
Morgan Delt - Morgan Delt (vinyl)
Morrissey - Satellite of Love (12")”
New War - New War (vinyl)
Of Mice & Men - Restoring Force
Peggy Sue - Choir of Echoes (vinyl)
Periphery - Clear
Pontiak - INNOCENCE
Primal Fear - Delivering the Black
Prurient - Washed Against the Rocks (7")
Quilt - Held in Splendor
Rachel Sweet - Baby: Complete Stiff Recordings 1978 - 1980
Red Dragon Cartel - Red Dragon Cartel
Ronnie Milsap - Box Set Series
Ronnie Milsap - Summer Number 17
Roy Orbison - Box Set Series
Run-DMC - Box Set Series
Santana - Festival (vinyl)
Sierra - Pslip
Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time (vinyl)
Sleepy Sun - Maui Tears
Small Faces - Here Come the Nice
Steven R. Smith | Ulaan Khol - Ending/Returning (2xLP)
Strange Talk - Cast Away (vinyl)
Supreme Cuts - Divine Ecstasy (vinyl)
Tara Jane O'Neil - Where Shine New Lights (vinyl)
Teddy Pendergrass - Box Set Series
The Autumn Defense - Fifth
The Autumn Defense - Once Around
The Colourist - Lido (vinyl)
The Districts - The Districts(EP)
The Gaslight Anthem - The B-Sides
The Lawrence Arms - Metropole
The New Mendicants - Into the Lime
The Pack A.D. - Do Not Engage (vinyl)
The Rebel Set - How to Make a Monster (tape)
The Smoking Hearts - Victory!
Together PANGEA - Badillac (tape)
Tony Bennett - The Classics (deluxe edition)
Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
Trentalange - Same Illusion
Twink - You Reached for the Stars (tape)
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression (legacy edition)
Various Artists - Haiti Direct (2xLP+CD)
Various Artists - Labor Day OST (vinyl)
Waylon Jennings - Box Set Series
Willie Nelson - Box Set Series
You Me at Six - Cavalier Youth

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not sure if you watched (i didn't, i was afraid to be twerked or tweaked) - but if you are interested:

The Grammy Awards Winners List







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from our friends at SlyVinyl

Green Day – Warning // Limited to 500 Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl LP

Windy & Carl – I Walked Alone / At Night // Limited to 300 Red Vinyl 7″






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in the great state of SD, vinyl and collectors having a ball!

Spin cycle: Vinyl records win over new generation of music fans






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Screaming Females Debut Available On Colored Vinyl

The debut album from Screaming Females, self recorded by the band and originally only available from them at shows is now available on vinyl.

In order to make use of jackets that were going to have to be discarded, as well as please some fans that have been asking us to make color versions of some of our records, we are doing one time pressings of Baby Teeth in the following colors:

White Vinyl - 300 copies
Clear Blue vinyl - 500 copies

**Colored copies are a pre-order which will ship sometime in March when they are finished

Order HERE

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The Mighty Lemon Drops Early Material Collected On 'Uptight' Compilation

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20 Years And Counting: Still Hopeless After All These Years

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Swans Reveal 'To Be Kind' LP, Get St. Vincent, Cold Specks to Guest

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REVIEW: Adventures / Run Forever 7″ Split





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Review: Lanterns On The Lake — Until The Colours Run








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album cover art of the day:

CHRONOSPHERE Release Cover Art And Track Listing For New Album, EMBRACING OBLIVION

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We have a winner in the Sundazed Strawberry Alarm Clock Vinyl Vault Contest 

Congratulations to George B. of Belle Plaine, IA, the LPs are on the way, enjoy this psychedelic vault!

A very special thank you to Tim at Sundazed for making the contest available for the CVR blog  Thanks to all that entered and good luck in upcoming contests!



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from our friends at MusicRecordShop

Corrosion Of Conformity - Wiseblood 

One of the most well-known Corrosion of Conformity albums, Wiseblood was their 5th full length release, peaking at #104 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart in the US in 1996. The history of Corrosion of Conformity in modern heavy music is highly significant, not least due to Pepper Keenan's formation of Down along with Pantera's Philip Anselmo, leaders of the New Orleans NOLA scene. A totally authentic heavy band and movement, COC naturally progressed from their thrashy, underground days to pushing the boundaries of what was classed as heavy music. Decibel Magazine refer to COC as 'a crucial stylistic lynchpin in the bridge between metal and punk' that 'irrevocably re-shaped crossover's sonic possibilities.'. Metallica's James Hetfield makes a guest appearance on this album, providing backup vocals on "Man or Ash". First 750 copies are pressed on red/ black vinyl! They are going fast so be quick !

• Label Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Records - 2-LP - Sealed
• Limited Edition - 750
• Colored Vinyl - Black / Red Gold Vinyl

Track Listing
LP1
1. King Of The Rotten
2. Long Whip / Big America
3. Wiseblood
4. Goodbye Windows
5. Born Again For The Last Time
6. The Snake Has No Head

LP2
1. The Door
2. Man Or Ash
3. Redemption City
4. Wishbone (Some Tomrrow)
5. Fuel
6. Bottom Feeder (El Que Come Abajo) 

Buy at MusicRecordShop

Foghat - Fool For The City

Some songs are so ingrained in our consciousness that they are immediately identifiable upon hearing one or two notes. Featuring one of the most indelible riffs ever played, Foghat's air-guitar anthem "Slow Ride" is such a tune. The hit single turned the British band into stars and catapulted 1975's Fool for the City up the charts. And what a ride it is. We hear a lot of yearning today about the good-old, glory days of rock and roll, the simple kind that just locked into a good beat, turned out a raunchy groove, and simply kicked you in the butt. The no-pretense type meant for kicking back, letting loose, and surrendering to the melody. Bare-bones music that doesn't need image or looks as a crutch. Well, this is it, friends, classic meat-and-potatoes 70s rock that comes with killer slide-guitar solos, crunchy leads, driving rhythms, and soaring vocals. No need for any further instructions or explanations. The pact between artist and audience is understood. Here, the band trusts that you know what to do and is ready to rock out with anyone in earshot. Sourced from the original master tapes by trusty engineers that were just stunned at the amount of new detail they were able to pull from the tape reels, Mobile Fidelity's remaster of this Foghat gem bring to the surface the band's marble-solid sturdiness and bluesy structures like never before. Bass notes are thicker and richer, the dual guitars bite and snap, and Lonesome Dave Peverett's singing comes across with realistic grit. By comparison, all previous pressings of this album sound flat, uninspired, and boxy--the absolute opposite of the energy Foghat brings to the boogie-infused title track, great cover of the Righteous Brothers' "My Babe," and, of course, the everlasting "Slow Ride," a staple of the Guitar Hero video game franchise and gentlemen's clubs everywhere.

• Label Mobile Fidelity
• 180 Gram Vinyl Record - LP - New
• Limited Edition
• Numbered

Track Listing
1. Fool For The City 
2. My Babe 
3. Slow Ride 
4. Terraplane Blues 
5. Save Your Loving 
6. Drive Me Home 
7. Take It Or Leave It 

Buy at MusicRecordShop


Top Selling Rock Vinyl Records At MusicRecordShop

1. Hole - Celebrity Skin
2. Korn - Issues
3. Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
4. Ween - Live At Stubb's
5. Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
6. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
7. John Mayer - Heavier Things
8. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
9. Faith No More - Introduce Yourself
10. Little River Band - Cuts Like A Diamond


Top Selling Heavy Metal Vinyl Records At MusicRecordShop

1. Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
2. LYNYRD SKYNYRD - LAST OF A DYIN' BREED
3. Saxon - Denim & Leather
4. Slayer - Reign In Blood
5. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Blood Lust
6. HELMET - BETTY
7. Black Label - Sonic Brew
8. IRON MAIDEN - POWERSLAVE (VINYL PICTURE DISC)
9. IRON MAIDEN - LIVE AFTER DEATH (VINYL 2-LP PICTURE DISC)
10. Skid Row - United World Rebellion - Chapter One

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from our friends at Relapse

YOB: Doom metal classic 'Catharsis' to see deluxe vinyl reissue

Relapse Records is proud to announce the re-release of YOB's psyche-doom metal classic Catharsis on vinyl. After being out of print on vinyl for over six years, Catharsis has been given the deluxe re-issue treatment and will be released the way it was meant to be presented. Re-mastered from the original tapes by Tad Doyle, the reissue features stunning new artwork by Aaron Edge, and brand new liner notes from Guitarist / Vocalist Mike Scheidt.

Catharsis will see it's official vinyl re-release on March 4th in North America, March 3rd in the UK/World and February 28th in Germany/Benelux/Finland. The vinyl includes a digital download of the full album and is being pressed on four limited colour variations including gold, gold with black splatter (available exclusively at Roadburn), clear with black, bone white & gold splatter, and a special swamp green with purple & yellow splatter version that includes a blacklight poster available exclusively at Relapse.com.

Pre-orders are currently available HERE

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available from ATO Records

Trey Anastasio - Traveler LP

Traveler, Trey's newest studio album, was co-produced with Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Jónsi) at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT. Musicians include Trey Anastasio Band, Mates of State's Kori Gardner, The National's Bryan Devendorf and Matt Berninger, Bon Iver's Rob Moose, and Icelandic percussionist Samuli Kosminen.

Pressed on gold colored 180 gram vinyl, the album comes with a Traveler bonus 7" as well as a download card for an MP3 version of the album.

Buy at ATO Records

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new releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl

THE SUPREMES - I HEAR A SYMPHONY

Like no other, Motown's founder Berry Gordy knew how to market 'his' acts. The Supremes (later named Diana Ross & The Supremes) were his mainstream Pop offering, bridging the gap between Soul and popular music, while even incorporating Classic themes (like "A Lover's Concerto" was inspired by Bach).

I Hear A Symphony (1966) contains some of the best tunes written by famed producing trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, as well as great cover versions of popular songs like "Unchained Melody" and the Beatles' "Yesterday".

BARON ROJO - VOLUMEN BRUTAL

Volumen Brutal is the second album by Spanish Metal band Barón Rojo, recorded at Ian Gillan's Kingsway studio in 1982. The record sold more than two million copies worldwide.  Its lyrics are in Spanish, but for the international market none other than Bruce Dickinson took care of helping the band with an English translation. This made the band especially popular in the UK, where they graced the cover of Kerrang! Magazine. "Stand Up" (the translated version of "Resistiré") was released as a European single.

DAVID GATES - FIRST

The first solo album of Bread's lead singer, aptly named First (1973), meant a new direction for the Pop icon. After Bread's demise, David Gates wanted to venture into different directions. At the time of recording he was clearly just leaving the crossroads, as this album stylistically resembles his former band. At times this collection of 9 songs begins to show a hint of individuality that he would develop fully on subsequent solo albums.

Behind the singer is a strong group of musicians; accompanying him are Jim Horn, Jim Gordon, Larry Carlton, Russ Kunkel and Mike Botts, among others. The album opener "Sail Around The World" made it to a single.



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from our friends at SlyVinyl


The Entrance Band – Face the Sun // Limited Deep Purple & Gold Splatter LPs

Pile – Snowflakes b/w Mama’s Lipstick // Limited to 300 Clear Coke Bottle Vinyl 7″ & 700 Black Vinyl 7″






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Pantera Celebrate 20th Anniversary of 'Far Beyond Driven' with Expanded Reissue










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MACHINE HEAD To Release Demo Version Of New Song 'Killers & Kings' For 'Record Store Day'

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The Winery Dogs Unveil Plans for Special + Deluxe Edition Releases

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Prince Sues 22 Webmasters for $22 Million Over Live Bootlegs

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Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Eyeing 'Blood on the Tracks' Next

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Neil Young Reveals New Details About Forthcoming Album

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VINYL REVIEW: Postmadonna – ‘POSTMADONNA’

Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne

FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20, 2014


DEAR JERRY: I got really excited when I read that a standard retail issue of "Baby I Want You" and "Pray for Me" (Hog 1000), by the Moments, sold for nearly $3,800. That's quite a bundle for a record from the 1970s.

My interest is because I have a Hog special promotional version specifically for radio station use. I'm thinking it is even rarer than copies made for retail sales in record stores.

Whether or not mine is in the same value range is a big question, because this special promo has "Pray for Me" on one side and nothing on the reverse. It is absolutely blank!

Was this done intentionally?

How does having just the one song affect the value?
—Mickey Jones, Medford, Ore.

DEAR MICKEY: The effect on value is huge, all because they chose only the B-side for that promo.

The A-side of the original Hog 1000 is clearly "Baby I Want You," and that is the side collectors want most.

The sole intention of single-sided promo records was to eliminate the possibility of dee jays playing a B-side, thus drawing attention away from the "plug" side.

About the only reason to put "Pray for Me" on a one-sided promo is if the record company wanted to flip-flop the sides, in hopes the B-side would become the A-side.

All of which in this case was moot, since neither side made anyone's chart.

Sorry to say, your excitement, though understandable, is probably overblown. The single-sided "Pray for Me" routinely sells in the $100 to $200 range, not exactly chump change but far less than store stock copies fetch.

For the record, these Moments are not the same as the hugely successfully gang who, in 1970, put "Love on a Two-Way Street" in the Top 5.


DEAR JERRY: One of the records I bought in the '70s is "Chick-A-Boom," by Daddy Dewdrop.

As was always my habit when I brought home a new record, I gave the B-side a spin.

It turned out to be what I would call a filler. It was nothing special but suitable for a non-hit side. What intrigued me more was the odd title, "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith."

Has there ever been a song title with a person's name longer than this? I can't think of one.
—Anita Dashiel, Waukesha, Wis.

DEAR ANITA: For me, there is one tune whose title is memorable mostly because of its lengthy name: "Jose Villa Lobo Alfredo Thomaso Vincente Lopez," a 1968 single by Rex Allen (Decca 32322).

Whether we count the number of words (seven) or characters (38), this song tops "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith," with its four words and 26 characters.

Unlike "Jingleheimer," a silly children's song, "Jose Villa Lobo Alfredo Thomaso Vincente Lopez" is a believable name. It is also an adventure story in which Lopez explains that his name wasn't always this long.

He reveals that during the Civil War, each of his three sons died in battle — Alfredo at Vicksburg, Thomaso at Bull Run, and Vincente at Gettysburg.

To honor his sons and their bravery, Jose added each of their names to his own.

Interestingly, the original 45 by the song's writer, Leon Payne (1963), is simply titled "Joe Lopez" (Starday 620). That same title is used for this track on Payne's "Americana" LP (Starday 236), also issued in '63.

Five years later, on Rex Allen's Decca release, Jose's full name is used: "Jose Villa Lobo Alfredo Thomaso Vincente Lopez."

As for "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith," it existed long before Daddy Dewdrop gave it a "Chick-A-Boom" treatment and made it a rocker. Jim Lowe sang about this fellow in 1955 (Dot 15429), about one year before his first and most famous hit, "The Green Door" (Dot 15486).


IZ ZAT SO? Most post-'70s recordings of what we once knew as "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith" have the title changed to "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt." This is true even when used in Sesame Street skits.

I have no idea why … unless they just wanted to increase their character count to 28.

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 2014 Osborne Enterprises - Reprinted By Exclusive Permission 

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from our neighbors to the north:

Why the reports of vinyl’s death are greatly exaggerated





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from our friends at SlyVinyl

Sunn O))) & Ulver 'Terrestrials' Limited To 1000 On Red Vinyl

Tokyo Police Club – Champ // Limited to 1000 White Vinyl LP











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love the concept, but the cost is for the filthy rich ($4,500 could buy a lot of records!)

Handcrafted Record Storage Carts Help Vinyl Fans Show Off Their Music










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Neil Young to Release New Album 'A Letter Home' via Third Man

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DEF LEPPARD To Release Vinyl Edition of 'Slang Deluxe Edition' Next Month

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Fred Armisen's 'SNL' Bands Treated to 7-Inch Series on Drag City











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Parliament-Funkadelic to record super limited edition live LP direct to vinyl






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The 10 Best Grateful Dead Songs







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this is neat:


 The Beatles Team With Vans for 'Yellow Submarine' Shoes





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St. Vincent - St. Vincent Album Review











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The 25 Most Inexplicable Wins in Grammy History







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ShopRadioCast Best Sellers

Here are the Top 10 Albums sold at ShopRadioCast for the week of January 14 – January 20th, 2014:

New Releases & Pre Orders:

1.The Juliana Theory – Love 2XLP
2. Rise Against – Siren Song Of The Counter-Culture LP
3. Taking Back Sunday – Happiness Is LP
4. Beth Orton – Central Reservation 2XLP
5. Various Artists – Mad Men: On The Rocks Soundtrack (Import) LP
6. Blink 182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket LP & 3×7″
7. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak 2XLP + CD
8. Cold War Kids – Robbers & Cowards LP
9. Bayside – Cult LP
10. Angels and Airwaves – Stomping The Phantom Brake Pedal LP

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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 1/13 - 1/19, 2014

Vinyl Top 25:
1. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Give The People What They Want
2. Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes
3. Self - Subliminal Plastic Motives
4. DeRobert & The Half-Truths - I'm Tryin'
5. Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams
6. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Wig Out At Jagbags
7. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
8. Lone Justice - This Is Lone Justice
9. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
10. The Features - The Features
11. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
12. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (Mono)
13. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
14. Arctic Monkeys - AM
15. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
16. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
17. James Vincent McMorrow - Post Tropical
18. Mark Lanegan - Has God Seen My Shadow: An Anthology 1989-2011
19. Burial - Rival Dealer 12"
20. Carole King - Tapestry (Mo-Fi reissue)
21. Moon Taxi - Cabaret
22. Volcano Choir - Repave
23. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
24. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
25. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (Stereo)

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album cover art of the day:

HELSTAR: New Album Title, Cover Artwork, Release Date






















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album cover art of the day, part two:

Near Death Condition Reveals "Evolving Towards Extinction" Album Details

New Music Releases – February 2014

February 4

+/- (Plus/Minus) - Jumping the Tracks
2 Pistols - Comin Back Hard
AAN - Amor Ad Nauseum
Abuela - True Colors (7")
Afterhours - Lowlife (vinyl)
Alden Penner - EXEGESIS
Alpha Steppa | Joe Ariwa | Lee "Scratch" Perry - Open Door (12")
Andreas Dorau - Aus der Bibliotheque (vinyl)
Andreas Dorau - Hauptsache Ich!: Retrospektive 1981-2014 (2xCD)
Aretha Franklin - The Queen Of Soul (4xCD)
Ásgeir - In The Silence (vinyl)
Augustines - Augustines (vinyl)
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (reissue) (vinyl)
Be Forest - Earthbeat
Beck - Morning Phase
Behemoth - The Satanist (2xLP)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters - Black Beehive
Black Dirt Oak - Wawayanda Patent (vinyl)
Blessure Grave - The Flashing (vinyl)
Blondfire - Young Heart (vinyl)
Bombay Bicycle Club - See You Tomorrow
Broken Bells - After the Disco (vinyl)
Brotherhood - The Complete Recordings (2-CD Set)
Caliban - Ghost Empire
Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie (reissue) (2xLP)
Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart (reissue) (vinyl)
Candice Glover - Music Speaks
Cassorla - Amigos EP
ceo - WONDERLAND
Cibo Matto - Hotel Valentine (vinyl)
Cymbals - The Age of Fracture (vinyl)
Death of Lovers - Buried Under a World of Roses (vinyl)
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (reissue) (vinyl)
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses (reissue) (vinyl)
Depeche Mode - Some Great Reward (reissue) (vinyl)
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion (reissue) (vinyl)
Diamond Youth - Shake (7")
DOA - Bloodied But Unbowed: The Damage to Date 1978-83
Dr. Hook - Icon
Duo de Twang - Four Foot Shack
Eric Dolphy - At the Five Spot Vol. 1 (vinyl)
Eric Paslay - Eric Paslay
Exmortus - Slave To the Sword
Family Fodder - Monkey Banana Kitchen (vinyl)
Family Fodder - Schizophrenia Party (vinyl)
Flight Facilities - Stand Still (feat. Micky Green) (12")
Floor - Floor (reissue) (vinyl)
For Today - Fight The Silence
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
Gardens and Villa - Dunes (vinyl)
Grand Magus - Triumph And Power
Grateful Dead - Dick s Picks Vol. 20 Capital Centre, Landover, MD 9/25/76
Have a Nice Life - The Unnatural World (vinyl)
Hawkwind - Spacehawks
Ike Yard - Remix EP 3 (12")
J. Geils Band - Icon
Jamestown Revival - Utah (vinyl)
JBLA - Belleville EP (12")
Jel and Joasihno - Lay Down/Hypnotize Us (7")
Jeremy Messersmith - Heart Murmurs (vinyl)
Jerome LOL - Deleted/Fool EP
Jets - Midas Touch (12")
Johnny Cash - American II: Unchained (vinyl)
Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man (vinyl)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (vinyl)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (vinyl)
Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways (vinyl)
Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave (vinyl)
Johnny Noise - The Day Is Coming (vinyl)
Juan Wauters - N.A.P. North American Poetry (vinyl)
Katharsis - Suspension of Belief (vinyl)
Kim Carnes - Barking At Airplanes
Kim Carnes - Lighthouse
Lacrosse - Are You Thinking of Me Every Minute of Every Day (vinyl)
Les Claypool's Duo De Twang - Four Foot Shack (2xLP)
Leyla McCalla - Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes
Little Mix - Salute
Little River Band - Icon
Live Skull - Cloud One (vinyl)
Madlib / Freddie Gibbs - Piñata
Mamas and the Papas - A Gathering of Flowers, The Anthology of the Mamas and the Papas
Marissa Nadler - July (vinyl)
Mark McGuire - Along the Way (vinyl)
Mary Lambert - Welcome to the Age of My Body
Mas Ysa - Worth EP
Megedeth - Icon
Mike Bloomfield - From His Head to His Heart to His Hands (3 CD)
Moonrise Nation - Moonrise Nation (EP)
Nicole Atkins - Slow Phaser (vinyl)
Optimo - Dark Was the Night Sampler (12")
Orange Juice - Rip It Up (reissue) (vinyl)
Orange Juice - Texas Forever (reissue) (vinyl)
Orange Juice - The Orange Juice (reissue) (vinyl)
Orange Juice - You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever (reissue) (vinyl)
Otis Redding - The King Of Soul (4xCD)
Parker Millsap - Parker Millsap (vinyl)
Patti LaBelle - Icon
Paul Rodgers - The Royal Sessions
Peace Creep - Peace Creep (12")
Peter Ulrich - The Painted Caravan
Pro Life - Overheated (7")
Public Enemy - Icon
Puce Moment - Puce Moment (2xLP)
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fillmore Auditorium - November 5, 1996 (vinyl)
Richard Johnston - Foot Hill Stomp (vinyl)
Sampha - Too Much / Happens (7")
Scott H. Biram - Nothin' But Blood (vinyl)
Secret Colours - Positive Distraction Part I
Selda - Selda (vinyl)
Selda - Vurulduk Ey Halkim Unutma Bizi (vinyl)
Shrapnel - The Virus Conspires
Smith - A Group Called Smith / Minus-Plus
Snowbird - Moon (2xLP)
Sonny Rollins - Plus Four (vinyl)
Steve Miller Band - Live at the Carousel Ballroom
Sun Kil Moon - Benji
Tanya Tucker - Icon
Temples - Sun Structures (vinyl)
The Bixby Knolls - The Bixby Knolls (vinyl)
The Chain Gang Of 1974 - Daydream Forever
The Districts - The Districts (vinyl)
The Dream Syndicate - The Day Before Wine and Roses
The Field - Cupid's Head Remixe I (12")
The Haden Triplets - The Haden Triplets
The Tower of Light - The Tower of Light (vinyl)
The Traps - Boom Pow Awesome Wow (vinyl)
Tim Larson - Vargar
Toby Keith - Icon
Todd Terje - It's the Arps EP (repress) (12")
Toni Braxton and Babyface - Love Marriage & Divorce
Troyka - Troyka
Truckfighters - Universe
Various Artists - Together Original Soundtrack Recording
Various Artists - 50 Weapons RMX 01-09 (2xLP)
Various Artists - Let No One Judge You: Early Recordings from Iran, 1906-1933 (4xLP)
Various Artists - Pop Ambient 2014 (vinyl)
Various Artists - Sweetheart 2014
Various Artists - The 78 Project: Volume 1 (vinyl)
Various Artists - This is the Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (volume 1) (vinyl)
Various Artists - Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows
Water Liars - Water Liars (vinyl)
Wild Moccasins - 88 92 (vinyl)
Within Temptation - Hydra
Woodsman - Woodsman (vinyl)
Xiu Xiu - Angel Guts: Red Classroom (vinyl)
XO - Heart (vinyl)
Yautja - Songs of Descent
Young Fathers - Dead
Zex Model - Mind Slaughter (vinyl)


February 11

Aa - VoyAger (vinyl)
Abandon All Ships - Malocchio
Aesthetic Perfection - 'Til Death
Band of Horses - Acoustic At The Ryman
Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana - Mehliana: Taming The Dragon
Cheatahs - Cheatahs
Clay Walker - Best of
Crosses - +++ (Crosses) (white vinyl)
Death Of Samantha - If Memory Serves Us Well
Deleted Scenes - Lithium Burn
Desert Rose Band - Best of
Diana Ross - Ross
Disco Doom - Numerals
Doug Keith - Pony
Eric Church - The Outsiders
Fanfarlo - Let’s Go Extinct
Helms Alee - Sleepwalking Sailors
Hurray for the Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes (vinyl)
Illum Sphere - The Ghosts of Then and Now
James Brown - Aint It Funky
James Brown - The Popcorn
James Brown - Family Affair (2xLP)
Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast - Martel
Ledisi - The Truth
Maggie McClure - Time Moves On
Modern Baseball - You're Gonna Miss It All (vinyl)
Neil Finn - Dizzy Heights (vinyl)
Nina Persson - Animal Heart (vinyl)
Noah Gundersen - Ledges (vinyl)
Railroad Earth - Last of the Outlaws (vinyl)
Rainbow - Rainbow Singles (19xCD)
Robert Ellis - The Lights from the Chemical Plant (vinyl)
Rod Stewart - The Rod Stewart Album
Runaways - Live In Japan
Sam Roberts Band - Lo-Fantasy
Solvent - New Ways
Sonny and Cher - The Best of Sonny and Cher (vinyl)
Speedy Ortiz - Real Hair (EP)
Steve Lawrence - When You Come Back To Me Again
Sunn O))) and Ulver - Terrestrials
Temples - Sun Structure
Temptations - All Directions
The Casket Girls - True Love Kills the Fairy Tale
The Glitch Mob - Love Death Immortality (vinyl)
The Gloaming - The Gloaming
Thug Entrancer - Death After Life (vinyl)
Thumpers - Galore (vinyl)
Tinariwen - Emmaar (vinyl)
Total Slacker - Slip Away
Various Artists - Dusty Heard Them Here First
Various Artists - Vampire Academy OST
Walter Egan - Myth America


February 18

Adrenaline Mob - Men Of Honor
Agiel - Dark Pantheons
Allman Brothers Band - Boston Common 8/17/71
Allman Brothers Band - Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theater 1992
Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness (vinyl)
Artificial Brain - Labyrinth Constellation
Ashley Riley - All The Pretty Things
Ass To Mouth - Degenerate
AV - Mort a Vegas (12")
AV - Venus Bar (12")
Bayside - CULT
Bear Hands - Distraction
Beat Happening - Black Candy (vinyl)
Benighted - Carnivore Sublime
Benmont Tench - You Should Be So Lucky
Billy Joel - Original Album Classics
Bob Dylan - Original Album Classics
Bodyfarm - The Coming Scourge
Candice Glover - Music Speaks
Cath and Phil Tyler - Dumb Supper (vinyl)
Cheap Trick - Original Album Classics
Chord - Gmaj7 (vinyl)
Cities Aviv - Come to Life (vinyl)
Com Truise - Wave 1 (12")
Cripple Bastards - Nero In Metastasi
Cynic - Kindly Bent to Free Us
Dan Zimmerman - Dreams of Earth
Dawn Landes - Bluebird (vinyl)
Down Among the Dead Men - Down Among the Dead Men
Evan Only - No Matter What (vinyl)
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay (vinyl)
Gangstarr - Step In the Arena (2xLP)
Garland Jeffreys - True Confessions: the Epic Sessions
Glenn Branca - Lesson No. 1 (12")
Guided by Voices - Motivational Jumpsuit (vinyl)
Hallock Hill - The Union/A Hem of Evening (2xLP+Book)
Hands - The Soul Is Quick (vinyl)
I Killed The Prom Queen - Beloved
Issues - Issues
Junius - Days of the Fallen Sun (vinyl)
KaitO - Less Time Until the End (vinyl)
Kansas - Kansas (reissue) (vinyl)
Kenny Chesney - Original Album Classics
Kevin Seconds - Off Stockton (vinyl)
Krill - Steve Hears Pile in Malden and Bursts Into Tears
Lionize - Jetpack Soundtrack
Lost in the Trees - Past Life (vinyl)
Mr. Oizo - WC Oizo BO (2xLP+7")
New Bums - Voices In A Rented Room
NO - El Prado
O'Jays - Original Album Classics
Perry Como - Best Of The War Years
Phantogram - Voices (vinyl)
Planningtorock - All Love's Legal (vinyl)
Ralph Stanley & Ralph Stanley II - Side By Side
Rick Springfield - Original Album Classics
Roc Marciano - Marci Beaucoup
Sabina - Toujours (vinyl)
Sahg - Delusions of Grandeur
Sam Smith - Nirvana (EP)
Santana - Welcome (vinyl)
Sarke - Aruagint
Shocking Pinks - Guilt Mirrors
Skindred - Kill The Power
Slothrust - Of Course You Do (vinyl)
Slough Feg - Digital Resistance
Solids - Blame Conclusion
Soreption - Engineering The Void
STL - At Disconnected Moments (2xLP)
Suicide Silence - Ending Is The Beginning: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show
Suzanne Vega - Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles
Teddy Pendergrass - Original Album Classics
The Caribbean - Moon Sickness
The Feeling - Boy Cried Wolf
The Go Find - Brand New Love (vinyl)
The Hotelier - Home, Like No Place Is There
The Jezabels - The Brink
We Are the in Crowd - Weird Kids
William Basinski - A Red Score in Tile
William Basinski - Variations: A Movement In Chrome Primitive
William Fitzsimmons - Lions (vinyl)
You Blew It! - Keep Doing What You're Doing (vinyl)


February 25

Barzin - To Live Alone In That Long Summer (vinyl)
Beck - Morning Phase (2xLP)
Bleeding Rainbow - Interrupt (vinyl)
Brandt Brauer Frick - DJ-Kicks
Brian Culbertson - Another Long Night Out
ceo - Wonderland (vinyl)
Cremator - Clear and Turbulence (vinyl)
Crematory - Antiserum
D. Charles Speer and the Helix - Doubled Exposure
Damaged Bug - Hubba Bubba
Death Vessel - Island Intervals (vinyl)
Dierks Bentley - Riser
Finch - What It Is To Burn - X (DVD/CD)
Go West - Live
Heart - Fanatic Live From Caesars Colosseum (DVD, Blu-ray, CD)
Hirax - Immortal Legacy
Hopeless Youth - Disgust
Isaac Hayes - For the Sake of Love
Johnny Winter - True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story (box set)
Kansas - Masque (vinyl)
Lethal Dosage - Consume
Lo-Fang - Blue Film
Mike Gordon - Overstep
Milagres - Violent Light
MORRI$ - Debut
Morrissey - Your Arsenal (vinyl)
Natural Child - Dancin' With Wolves
Nenah Cherry - Blank Project (vinyl)
New Madrid - Sunswimmer
pattern - INSTATE (EP)
Patti LaBelle - Released
Qui - Life, Water, Living...
Runaway Dorothy - The Wait
Scattered Bodies - Talking Songs
ScHoolboy Q - Oxymoron
Silversun Pickups - The Singles Collection
SKATERS - MANHATTAN
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (vinyl)
Tacocat - NVM
Thalia Zedek - Six
The Fray - Helios
The Kindred - Life In Lucidity
The Mongloids/Broken Teeth - Split
The Notwist - Close to the Glass (2xLP)
The Wounded Kings - Consolamentum
Twin Forks - Twin Forks
Various Artists - Making Patterns Rhyme: A Tribute to Duran Duran
Various Artists - Muscle Shoals
Vertical Scratchers - Daughter of Everything
We Were Promised Jetpacks - E Rey - Live in Philadelphia
Wild Beasts - Present Tense (vinyl)
With Increase - Death Is Inevitable
Withered Hand - New Gods
Yellow Ostrich - Cosmos

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

from our friends at SoundStageDirect

Heart Of Darkness (Pre-Order) by Grave Digger

Heart of Darkness is sixth studio album by Grave Digger. They showed a much darker and more aggressive sound with this release than any of their previous albums. All of the songs have dark, lyrical concepts such as hate, darkness, death, shadows, betrayal, etc.

Title track is inspired by film Apocalypse Now.

Limited Edition Double 180-gram Red Vinyl Pressing 

Pre-Order at SoundStageDirect

Punk 45: Vol. 2 Underground Punk in UK 1977-1981 (Pre-Order) by Various Artists

Soul Jazz Records’ new Punk 45 album charts the rise of underground punk and post-punk in the UK from 1977-81. Punk 45: There is No Such Thing As Society. Get A Job, Get A Car, Get A Bed, Get Drunk! Underground Punk in the UK 1977-81 is the second volume in this series, released following on from Soul Jazz Records’ recent massive deluxe 400-page Punk 45s cover art book edited and compiled by Jon Savage (author of the seminal book on punk, England’s Dreaming) and Stuart Baker (founder of Soul Jazz Records). While the first album in this series, Punk 45: Kill The Hippies! Kill Yourself!, focused on underground punk in America, this album charts the rise of punk and post-punk in Britain in the years 1977-81. This new Punk 45 album features a collection of seminal, classic, obscure and rare punk and post-punk singles from the likes of The Art Attacks, The Mekons, TV Personalities, Swell Maps, and many more – charting the rise of independent music and Do It Yourself culture that exploded in Britain in the wake of punk.

Pre-Order at SoundStageDirect


This Week's Bestselling Vinyl Records January 21, 2014

1. Zombie - War Zone (On Sale) (7")
2. The Who - Who's Next (Colored Vinyl) (On Sale)
3. Dina Krall - The Very Best Of (On Sale)
4. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
5. The Band - The Last Waltz (On Sale)
6. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (40th Anniversary Edition)
7. Miles Davis - Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (On Sale)
8. MFSL Original Master Record Sleeves (50)
9. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (On Sale)
10. Bob Dylan - Side Tracks (On Sale)

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from our friends at Relapse

Cryptic Slaughter - Money Talks  

Available on remastered vinyl for the first time ever and on any vinyl format for the first time in 10 years!  A seminal act in the 80's crossover movement, Cryptic Slaughter effortlessly fused politically charged, punk aggression with lightning-fast thrash metal.   The band will be touring the US for the first time in over 20 years in celebration of the 'Money Talks' and 'Convicted' reissues!

***Mailorder exclusive green LP limited to 500.  Includes a digital download of the full remastered album + additional bonus tracks***

Pressing Info:

First Relapse Records Press
1000 x Black Standard Gram
500 x Green Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
100 x Clear (do not request clear)

Order At Relapse

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now available over at MergeRecords

Arcade Fire - Reflektor

Arcade Fire's fourth full length record, Reflektor, is a double 180-gram LP packaged in a gatefold jacket printed on rainbow holographic board. LP includes a coupon for a full download.

Get it at MergeRecords



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from our friends at RazorAndTie

THE PRETTY RECKLESS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘GOING TO HELL’ MARCH 18, 2014 ON RAZOR & TIE 

Razor & Tie today (January 21) have announced that the second album from Taylor Momsen and her band THE PRETTY RECKLESS–titled GOING TO HELL–will be released March 18, 2014. The band has also launched the new album pre-order bundles with unique items (outlined below) which can be pre-ordered.

Initial orders of the CD will be in a Limited Edition digipack, pull out poster, and include two bonus tracks. There will also be a special Revolver Magazine pre-order bundle celebrating Momsen on the current cover issue.  Fans will have the opportunity to purchase any of the below bundle packages when they pre-order GOING TO HELL:

 LIMITED EDITION CD
 LIMITED EDITION CD + vinyl
 LIMITED EDITION CD + vinyl + shirt (in men’s and women’s styles)
 Revolver Pre-Order – One year subscription to Revolver Magazine (for renewal or new customers U.S. only) and LIMITED EDITION CD

Pre-Order HERE

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Various Artists - Mad Men: On The Rocks Soundtrack

Mad Men, based around the trials and tribulations of a New York ad agency in the Sixties, is considered one of the Greatest TV Shows Of All Time. The drama series stands as a colossus of contemporary television with two BAFTAS, three Golden Globes and no less than fifteen Emmys to its name. David Carbonara's winning mix of contemporary score and period jazz delivers a distinctive sound that has become a part of the series as much as the timeless visuals and characters. The album includes ''A Beautiful Mine'', RJD2's original theme from the TV series.

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• GATEFOLD SLEEVE
• INCLUDES POSTER
• FIRST PRESSING OF 1500 NUMBERED COPIES ON RED VINYL

Now taking pre-orders from ShopRadioCastl

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new release from our friends at MusicOnVinyl 

PRONG - BEG TO DIFFER

Former New York club CBGB's soundman Tommy Victor founded Prong in 1987 as his outlet for sonic fury. Having their roots in the Thrash Metal and Hardcore scenes, Prong carved a niche for themselves – groovy, angry, massive;  just perfect mosh music. The trio wrecked stages and impressed audiences all over the world.

Their first album on a major label promised a bright future for industrial New York Hardcore Metal band Prong. Beg To Differ contains 10 hard-hitting tracks, of which the video for "Beg To Differ" got heavy rotation on MTV.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl 
• Insert
• First 750 copies are numbered and pressed on light blue vinyl

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Beatles rare album sells for $175,000






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from the great state of idaho:

The Record Exchange spinning more than just records










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cool article from the great state of west virginia:

Collectors have a passion for vinyl records





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inspiring article from the great state of ohio:

Vinyl gets its groove back - Owners of local stores say youth driving return to records





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out of the great state of north carolina:

Hippo Records part of vinyl revival






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great read out of the uk:

Nostalgia: Records getting back in the groove






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Belgian label Vlek introduce “pay-per-inch” pricing for vinyl sales/








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here's a blast from the past

The Rutles Confirm Dates For May UK Tour

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Bob Dylan's Fantastic 30th Anniversary Concert Being Reissued

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several months ago, we discovered a curious project called Duality - A New Experimental Vinyl Record That Merges Art And Music I have just been informed that the project has been completed, here is the info:

Infinite Religions is a series of experimental albums seeking new answers for old questions. Duality is Part One. Composed of two songs—"Life" and "Death" —Duality explores the cycle of our existence. When played in exact synchronicity, "Life" and "Death" manifest a third song called "Duality".

This limited-edition release of 99 records features artwork created as a visual accompaniment to the music. Duality will also be available on CD and as a digital download beginning January 21, 2014.

DUALITY IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER HERE

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Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Vinyl January 21, 2014

1. Morning Phase ~ Beck
2. For Emma, Forever Ago ~ Bon Iver
3. AM ~ Arctic Monkeys
4. Back to Black ~ Amy Winehouse
5. Come Away with Me ~ Norah Jones
6. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
7. Legend ~ Bob Marley
8. Rave Tapes ~ Mogwai
9. Kind of Blue ~ Miles Davis
10. A Love Supreme ~ John Coltrane


Amazon's Top Ten Best Selling Music January 21, 2014

1. Frozen ~ Demi Lovato
2. High Hopes ~ Bruce Springsteen
3. The River & The Thread ~ Rosanne Cash
4. 2014 GRAMMY Nominees ~ GRAMMY Nominees
5. Kidz Bop 25 ~ Kidz Bop Kids
6. That Girl ~ Jennifer Nettles
7. Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack ~ T Bone Burnett
8. The Blessed Unrest ~ Sara Bareilles
9. Pure Heroine ~ Lorde
10. The U.S. Albums ~ The Beatles

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in case you missed the post, here are the top sellers of vinyl for 2013!

Top 10 Vinyl Albums Sold In The US For 2013  

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (49,000)
2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City (34,000)
3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (31,000)
4. Mumford & Sons - Babel (27,000)
5. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (27,000)
6. Queens of the Stone Age - Like Clockwork (27,000)
7. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago (23,000)
8. The Lumineers - The Lumineers (22,000)
9. The National - The Trouble Will Find Me (22,000)
10. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (21,000)

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for shits and giggles:

The 10 strangest musical instruments



Bizarre Tour Rider Requests







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album cover art of the day:

MAGNUM: 'Escape From The Shadow Garden' Track Listing Revealed





















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album cover art of the day, part two:

Kill Ritual Cover Art Revealed