Thursday, May 19, 2011

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Nick Mason Thought That Many of Pink Floyd's Rarities Had Been Lost

Nick Mason of Pink Floyd didn't think that something like their upcoming expanded versions of the band's albums would ever be released as he assume that many of the rare recordings had been lost.

The drummer with the legendary band is pleased to be unveiling remastered versions of their 14 albums, as well as multi-disc sets containing many alternate takes and unreleased tracks, and one particular version of their song Wish You Were Here, recorded with late violin virtuoso Stephane Grappelli particularly sparked his interest.

Read more at vintagevinylnews.com

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Lineup For 2011 Heavy MTL Festival Announced

Death metal veterans Morbid Angel have announced that they will be joining in on the upcoming edition of the Heavy MTL festival. Heavy MTL 2011 is scheduled to take place on July 23rd and 24th at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Here is the entire festival lineup.

Saturday, July 23:

DISTURBED
GODSMACK
BILLY TALENT
IN FLAMES
TRIVIUM
MACHINE HEAD
UNEARTH
SUICIDE SILENCE
KINDGOM OF SORROW
ALL SHALL PERISH
RED FANG
STRAIGHT LINE STITCH
BLACKGUARD
CRYPTOPSY
DEAD & DIVINE
NECRONOMICON
SLAVES ON DOPE
MASS MURDER MESSIAH
GRIMSKUNK

Sunday, July 24:

KISS
MOTÖRHEAD
MORBID ANGEL
ANNIHILATOR
OPETH
ANTHRAX
CHILDREN OF BODOM
AS I LAY DYING
THE SWORD
TIMES OF GRACE
DEVILDRIVER
DIAMOND HEAD
GIRLSCHOOL
ENDAST
GORGUTS
LAZURUS A.D.
LES GUENILLES
THE CATALYST
ANONYMUS

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B-N music lover opens record store

By Ryan Denham

BLOOMINGTON -- A Twin City man's lifelong passion for collecting music has led him to open a record store specializing in the resurgent market for vinyl albums.

Reverberation Vinyl, 1302 N. Main St., had its grand opening Saturday, said owner John Anderson of Normal. The store specializes in selling new and used LPs, 45s and other formats. It also buys and offers trade credit on record collections and vintage audio equipment such as turntables and eight-track tapes.

Anderson, 38, said he has been buying and trading music since he was a teenager, with his personal passion psychedelic rock. In the digital age, he said the lure of vinyl is its distinctive "three-dimensional" sound.

"With an LP, it's a physical diamond needle digging into the groove of a record," Anderson said. "It's more of a soulful experience."

Read the rest at pantagraph.com

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Blondie Announces New Album, Releases Video

Blondie will release their ninth studio album, Panic Girls, in September via their own imprint.

Panic Girls was produced by Jeff Saltzman (The Killers) and Kato Khandwala (Paramore), and was predominately recorded in Woodstock, N.Y. This is the band’s first studio album in eight years, with a few new members including Leigh Fox, Tommy Kessler and Katz-Bohen who join Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Clem Burke on their latest effort.

Here is the video from their first single, “Mother,” below.



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OBLITERATION To Release Nekropsalms On Vinyl Via Forcefield Records

The four apocalyptic hellraisers of OBLITERATION have teamed up with Richmond, VA powerhouse, Forcefield Records, to release the vinyl edition of these death metal maniacs' Nekropsalms LP. A limited pressing will be available on black (334 available), yellow with black haze (55), and yellow vinyl (134).











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and in music history for today:

In 1958, Bobby Darin released the single, “Splish Splash.” The song was co-written by New York City DJ Murray the K’s mother, Jean Kaufman (credited as Jean Murray), who suggested the song’s opening line and title. The song went to #3 on the U.S. charts. It was released as the first eight-track master recording pressed to a plastic 45-RPM disc.

Also in 1958, Ritchie Valens records the self-penned "Come On, Let's Go" for Del-Fi Records in Los Angeles. The song would peak at #42 on the Billboard singles chart the following October.

In 1960, Alan Freed and seven others were indicted for accepting money from six record companies in exchange for air play.

In 1960, the Drifters recorded "Save The Last Dance For Me", which will top the US chart the following October.



In 1965, FBI agents visit Wand Records to investigate the lyrics to "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen. They would eventually release a statement that said that it was impossible to exactly decipher the lyrics from "the unintelligible rendition as performed by The Kingsmen."

In 1967, the Beatles had a party at Brian Epstein's house to launch Sgt. Pepper.

In 1969, Coleman Hawkins, one of the most influential saxophonists in the history of jazz, died of pneumonia at the age of 64.

In 1973, Paul Simon released the single, “Kodachrome,” which became a hit in the U.S., but was banned from airplay in the U.K. because it contained a brand name.

In 1978, Dire Straits released their first major label single, “Sultans of Swing.”



In 1979, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Mick Jagger jammed together at a party at Clapton's home to celebrate his marriage to Patty Boyd. and no one recorded any of this??

In 1989, Ron Wilson, The Surfaris' drummer who recorded Rock and Roll's most influential drum solo, "Wipe Out", died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 49.

birthdays today include Pete Townshend (Who) (66), Phil Rudd (AC/DC) (57) and Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) (62); among many others