Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Hail, Hail! The King of Limbs Newspaper Album!
Thanks to thekingoflimbspart2.com for the image. If you want to check out additional photos, see them here.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
200 Lucky Fans Will Get Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues On Very Limited White Vinyl
On May 3rd, Fleet Foxes’ stunning second album, Helplessness Blues is finally available. The CD and Double-LP come with a fold-out poster and the vinyl has a download code for a high quality mp3 version of the album.
A dizzying number of our nation’s finest independent record stores are celebrating the release of Fleet Foxes’ Helplessness Blues with midnight sales, listening parties and special giveaways. Each of these stores has a single copy of Helplessness Blues on white vinyl (one of only 200 pressed), as well as silk-screened posters, the sold-out Record Store Day 12-inch single, and some Sub Pop goodies. Link here for the full list of participating stores. You'll need to contact them to learn more about their individual plans and how you can attend and win special prizes.
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See Vinyl Pre-order is Up!
Order quick enough and you can get a limited 3"x3" embroidered patch! Sew it on your way cool denim jacket or something. Get going!
Suck It and See features 12 new Arctic Monkeys’ songs and was produced by James Ford at the legendary Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. The album was engineered by James Brown and mixed by Craig Silvey.
All pre-orders will receive high quality MP3s (320kbps) of two album tracks, "Brick by Brick" and "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" upon purchase.
Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair by arcticmonkeys
Friday, April 22, 2011
Elbow - Rocket Science Mini Documentary
I know, I know, this is supposed to be a blog dedicated to vinyl. True. But I also like to discuss/promote bands that I feel deserve a wider audience. But don't worry, I won't get carried away and start reviewing albums or spreading useless gossip. Lord knows, the web is flooded with that witless material.
Okay, all that aside, here's one of those non-vinyl posts. But if you do like vinyl, go buy Elbow's new album here.
Simply put, Elbow. Enjoy.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wilco To Release New 7", First On Their New Label
According to the bands FB page, Wilco will be releasing a new 7" single on their very own dBpm Records label. See their post below...
Gummy Skulls!
You heard all about them. Now you can see them! And Wayne. Delivering them. I don't know about you but, if I paid $150 for one of these, I'm not sure I'd hack into it with a knife.
Gomez - Whatever's On Your Mind Vinyl Pre-order Is Now Live!
Whatever's On Your Mind, Gomez's highly anticipated follow-up to 2009's A New Tide has been set for release in the U.S. on June 21, 2011. The pre-order page is now live and the LP can be purchased in several different format options. Check it out and/or pre-order here. Or see the full breakdown after the jump... If the first couple of tunes are any indication of how strong this album is, it will be worth the wait!
Gomez "Options"
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Replacements - All Shook Down 180g Vinyl Coming Soon!
Ya gotta love ORG Music and the classic titles they press. Next up for these guys are a couple of Replacements re-issues, Don't Tell A Soul and, for the first time on vinyl in the US, All Shook Down.
I happen to own a German copy of All Shook Down but I know even the most dedicated Mats fans can only wish they had a copy of this classic on vinyl. Wish granted!
Coming this fall (pre-order will be up soon)...
- Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Grey / Acoustech
- First time on vinyl in the US
- 180g Vinyl pressed on high quality European vinyl
Finally! You can now complete your Mats vinyl discography! Life is good.
Heady Nuggs RSD Box Set Now Available at the Flaming Lips Website!
This is the RSD black vinyl version. If you didn't get a copy last Saturday, don't get suckered on eBay. If you want this box set, get it direct from the Flaming Lips online shop!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Foo Fighters Include Piece of Original Master Tape in Copies of Wasting Light
Hat tip to antiquiet...
The Foo Fighters‘ new album Wasting Light (out today) hardly looks like a 21st-century album release. The groovy multicolored cover art looks like it would be more at home in a disco, and a sticker on the front proudly states that it was “Recorded Entirely On Analog Tape In Dave’s Garage.”
As if to emphasize the oddity, copies of Wasting Light are also packaged with a piece of the actual master tape. Yes, really — the album’s master has been sliced into “a million fucking pieces,” according to Dave Grohl, and redistributed to the masses.
Another Vinyl Pre-Order Goes Live! The Beastie Boys "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two"
It's turnin' out to be a good day for vinyl lovers! The Beasties pre-order site is now up and taking orders. Every pre-order includes an exclusive, instant download of Make Some Noise (Passion Pit Remix). Digital downloads will be delivered via email at 12am ET on May 3. Physical packages will ship for delivery by May 3 EXCEPT for packages that contain vinyl:
To see vinyl pre-order variations and get a glimpse of package contents, jump...
"Good people, please note, not unlike birthing a baby, or baking a batch of cookies, or picking grapes for wine, sometimes things need just a little bit more time to cook to come out just so. So our deluxe vinyl's maturity date will be slightly different then the other formats. But please know that our corps. of engineers and experts have been on this, making sure the wait is worth it and that I can personally tell you that in my humble opinion, the test pressing of the vinyl sounded banging on my home hi fi." - Mike D
To see vinyl pre-order variations and get a glimpse of package contents, jump...
My Morning Jacket "Circuital" Vinyl Pre-Order Is Now Up!
Go ahead and splurge for the deluxe box... I dare ya! Or not. Check out all pre-ordering options here.
Skip your smoke break and listen to the 7-minute title track instead...
Skip your smoke break and listen to the 7-minute title track instead...
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
And here's what you'll get in the box...
- Custom box with lenticular cover
- Two 180-gram green-colored vinyl LPs in gatefold packaging
- 24 page 12"x 12" art book containing lyrics and photos documenting the recording of Circuital
- 30 minute exclusive documentary DVD
- High quality lithograph portrait of the band by photographer Danny Clinch
- Digital delivery of high quality album download on May 31st 2011
- Includes 20-panel foldout poster
- Plantable seed-infused Circuital bookmark
- 4 sneak preview downloads of forthcoming live box set
*10 boxes selected at random will contain a "Golden Ticket" entitling the bearer to an original print signed by the band and Danny Clinch. One box will also include two all-access laminated passes to use at a Circuital 2011 live show of choice!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
My Morning Jacket to release exclusive single for Record Store Day - KY ONLY!
Via CoS...
Although Circuital won’t hit shelves for another two months, My Morning Jacket is giving fans from Kentucky a reason to celebrate the band’s home state. According to You Ain’t No Picasso, the Louisville natives will mark this year’s Record Store Day (April 16th) by releasing a 12″ single to a handful of Kentucky record stores — two to be exact. Featuring the title track off the band’s forthcoming album, the white-label, one-track single will be limited to 600 copies and is set for release at Lexington’s CD Central and Louisville’s Ear X-Tacy.
For those of us not in Kentucky, My Morning Jacket will also be reissuing three studio albums for Record Store Day. The band’s three most recent releases — 2003′s It Still Moves, 2005′s Z, and 2008′s Evil Urges — will be re-released on 2×12″ picture discs. While each release will be limited to 500 copies, they will be distributed to record stores across the country.
Universal Music Group Launches Groovetown Vinyl
Hat tip to ArtistDirect...
Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), the award-winning sales, marketing, and distribution arm of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, announced the launch of Groovetown Vinyl (http://www.groovetownvinyl.com/), an exciting new online storefront specializing in high-quality audio products for the discerning music fan (or nerd!). For the first time, visitors to the site will be able to purchase "lossless" audio FLAC files bundled with collectible high quality vinyl at a discounted price.
Your Vinyl News Round-up, Better Late Than Never!
Here's your weekly round-up of vinyl news from around the globe...
Finally! Vinyl Art That's Worth Writing About!
Not your run-of-the-mill chip bowl or wall clock, artists Angelo Bramanti and Giuseppe Siracusa made this marvelous sculpture from vinyl records. Wouldn’t it be cool to see portraits of musicians melted into their own records? Looking around the artists’ website, it would appear that they’re fond of using old media storage formats to create works of art, such the skyline of Syracuse rendered in VHS cassettes.
The Brunettes "These Things Take Time" Split Color LP Being Pressed
To celebrate Microfiche Records putting The Brunettes 2004 twee indie-pop classic Mars Loves Venus out on vinyl they created this video. It shows footage of the record on the press at United Record Pressing in Nashville to the tune of "These Things Take Time." The record is split colored half white and half clear with black and red swirls.
Graphic Artist Renders Wu-Tang Clan LPs as Vintage Blue Note Releases
Very creative and spot on - check it out!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Fat Possum to Re-issue Two More T-Rex Classics in April
Following the success of "The Slider" re-release last year, Fat Possum will continue the re-issues with "Tanx" and "Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow". Each will be released in stores April 26 on CD, LP, and Digital. Make sure you snag these when I post the pre-order link! I hope Tanx comes with the original poster!
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