Black Keys - Brothers Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl Give-away!

No joke, kids. I'm giving away a brand new, unopened, out of print, numbered limited edition super deluxe vinyl set of The Black Keys' Brothers LP - Pressed on two 180 gram heavy-weight discs and cut at 45 RPM for an extreme audiophile experience. The set includes a bonus 10" disc of six previously unreleased performances recorded live in the studio, the complete album on CD, as well as a GIANT limited edition poster. See all the details from my previous post here.

As you've probably noticed, this site is dedicated to vinyl - finding vinyl, reporting news about vinyl, suggesting vinyl gear, tipping you off to limited releases and where to cop them, and so much more. Keeping my ear to the ground - it's what I dig and I enjoy spreading the knowledge. I try to keep the music styles I blog about balanced but it's impossible to appeal to everyone's tastes. Essentially, if it's something that gets my tone arm stiff, I'll let you know about it here.

OK, so here's the deal; I'm giving this beautiful vinyl set away to kick start the launch of my new facebook and twitter pages. To enter, follow @VHounds on Twitter and retweet the @VHounds giveaway announcement tweet, or "Like" the Vinyl Hounds Facebook page and send an email to VinylHounds@comcast.net with the subject line "I'm a Vinyl Addict". The Giveaway begins at 9AM Eastern Time ("ET") on February 19, 2011 and ends at 3PM ET on February 27, 2011. A winner will be chosen at random and notified on or about February 28, 2011.

Thanks so much for your support! And rember to keep the vinyl spinning!

Here's a little sample to get the blood pumping...

The Black Keys "Next Girl" (previously unreleased) from Brothers bonus 10" EP (2010)

Collectors Frenzy

Thinking about selling your vinyl? Ready to get that valuable collection insured? Or maybe you're just curious what the true market value of your treasured vinyl is. Either way, here's a great site I stumbled upon today; www.collectorsfrenzy.com. It fishes auction results from eBay just like Popsike.com does but only better - friendlier interface, easy on the eyes, will give you the days top sellers and, best of all, there's an iPhone App!

Imagine if you're out crate digging and come across that odd curiosity or that certain hard to find 45, then just punch it into the search field directly on your iPhone App and get the instant market value! Fuckin' awesome if you ask me! The App is $1.99 but just think about the potential if you're digging in the dollar bin and find some obscure bullshit you never heard of or seen before and then realize you've just found the Holy Grail!

If nothing else, it's a fun time waster and provides tons of interesting data.

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