Vinyl Saturday Sept. 5th Product Details

(Courtesty of recordstoreday.com) Every once in a while, we like to have a little mini-party on a Saturday, and enjoy some lovely vinyl as party favors. Coming up on Saturday, September 5, we’ve got what feels like lovely little haul of loot. Look and see, but first check out the DISCLAIMER where we are very clear to remind you that ALL the stores on this site are independent, and bring in what they want to bring in, so you should always check with a store near you FIRST to see what they have chosen to stock (or whisper suggestions in their ears).

AVETT BROS. we’ve got an indie-only 7” of a track from the upcoming Rick Rubin-produced album I AND LOVE AND YOU (look for that on 9/29; with vinyl even earlier: 9/15!!). The A-side of this Vinyl Saturday 7” is “Slight Figure of Speech” which is on the album, but the B-side, “More of You” is NOT, and is available on this cool 7”

BIG STAR a special 7” just for indie record stores. Why is this so special? Well…
"Feel" (alternate mix) is a selection from the forthcoming Keep An Eye On The Sky box set (coming 9/15). Best known as the opening track of Big Star's #1 Record, this previously unissued early mix of the song has additional guitar and some different lyrics not heard in the final mix you've known for all these years. It also lacks the brass overdubs and some other production touches, but is a far more rough and ready presentation of this Chris Bell classic.

After the release of Big Star's Radio City album in 1974, a well known British producer (who shall remain nameless) from the 1960's approached Ardent about remixing "Mod Lang" for single release. The original tapes were flown to New York City's famed Record Plant and augmented with piano and additional percussion (did I hear you say "more cowbell"?). Although the band passed on the results, we thought you might like to hear this "B Side" rarity which has been sitting in the can since 1974! This track is exclusive to this vinyl release.

MARS VOLTA Octahedron That’s right, the full length vinyl version of the new record, with pretty bells-and-whistles packaging designed by the band. In indie stores September 5 for VINYL SATURDAY

RX BANDITS Mandala This band LOVES indie stores just as much as you do. That’s why, short of getting it off an actual band member, you’ll only be able to get the full length vinyl version of their new record at an indie record store. Starting on VINYL SATURDAY, September 5

L.A. Times Reviews Beatles Remasters

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/08/remastered-beatles-cds-a-sneak-preview.html#more

Would you like a CD with that? Bookstore-record store convergence

L.A. Times blog about the convergence of music with books in some retail stores:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/would-you-like-a-cd-with-that-bookstorerecord-store-convergence.html

Pitchfork on ABC: The Antlers 'Hospice' Recomended

'Hospice' Recomended

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Even More Beatles News....

All the details you could ever want to know about the Beatles re-issues.

http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles/200908151922/exciting-new-details-of-beatles-remasters-announced-in-chicago.html

Nirvana "Bleach" Deluxe Re-issue Due Out Nov. 3rd

Bleach turns 20 this year (feel old yet?), and Sub Pop is planning a deluxe reissue on CD and 180 gram white vinyl. (The first run of Bleach was also on white vinyl, appropriately enough.) The 20th anniversary edition is due November 3. Jack Endino, the album's original producer, oversaw the remastering, which was done from the original tapes.

This edition will also include a complete recording of a never-before-released 1990 live show at Portland's Pine Street Theatre, remixed by Endino from original tapes. And there's a booklet: 48 pages on CD and 16 on LP, featuring previously unseen photos. (courtesy of Pitchfork)

Wilco "Summerteeth" out on LP on Aug. 25th!

Double LP set, 180 gram with a bonus CD of the album included. Title not listed in the EDGE 8/25 Streetwise.

Flaming Lips "Embryonic" out Oct. 13th

New Jay Reatard Gets a 7.9 Pitchfork Rating

LP out now, CD out 8/18 on Matador.

Them Crooked Vultures Show Details

Them Crooked Vultures is Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones. This is going to be ridiculous. Here is a review of their debut show this past weekend in Chicago:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2009/08/them_crooked_vultures_at_metro.html

Vinyl Saturday Sept. 5th Product List

1. Mars Volta "Octahedron" double vinyl $24.98 list

2. RX Bandits "Mandala" double vinyl $23.98 list

3. Fever Ray "Triangle Walks" 12" single

4. Peter Holsapple / Chris Stamey "My Friend the Sun" 7" $4.98 list

5. Big Star "Feel/Mod Lang" 7"

6. Avett Brothers "Slight Figure of Speech" 7" $4.98 list

Pissed Jeans "King of Jeans" Gets an 8.3 Rating on Pitchfork

Album out 8/18 on CD and LP through Sub Pop.

Under the Radar: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Album "Up From Below" out now on CD through Vagrant. Named by Rolling Stone as an "Artist to Watch".

Pearl Jam "Fixer" 7 Inch out Aug. 25

Gatefold double pocket packaging, white 7" vinyl with glow in the dark ink on label! Features two songs from the upcoming album: A) "The Fixer" & B)"Supersonic"

Under the Radar: The Low Anthem

CD & LP "Oh My God Charlie Darwin" out now on Nonesuch.

Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti is Skyscraper OUT NOW on CD & LP!

New solo project from Paul Banks of Interpol. Check out the video for "Games For Days":

Beatles Catalog Re-issue Information

Beatles Reissue Everything

Just when Beatles fans thought they had everything they could possibly own by the band, along comes EMI and Apple Corps with yet another reason to repurchase the Fab Four’s spectacular music catalog, including not one, but two box sets.

This time the carrot dangling in front of fans is the phrase “digitally remastered,” as in the first time the original Beatles catalog has been digitally remastered.

September 9 is the release date, which coincidentally is the same day “The Beatles: Rock Band” video game will be released.

Aside from remastering the catalog, EMI and Apple Corps are including several value-added features to sweeten the pot for fans wondering if they need more versions of the songs they’ve already been listening to over the years.

For starters, each of the CDs is packaged with replicated original United Kingdom cover art. Included are expanded booklets containing original and new liner notes and rare photos. Furthermore, for a limited time only, each CD will include a short documentary about the album.

All 12 Beatles albums are in the digitally remastered collection, including track listings and artwork as originally released in the U.K. The set also includes Magical Mystery Tour, which was originally released in the U.K. as the soundtrack to the TV film of the same name, and wasn’t fleshed out to album size until it was released in the States. Plus, the group’s Past Masters Vol. I and II are being combined into one title, resulting in 14 titles in all – the original 12 albums, Magical Mystery Tour and Past Masters. The collecton will also be available as a box set.

EMI and Apple Corps have been working on the project for the past four years, utilizing state-of-the-art technology along with old recording equipment from the ‘60s. The claim is that the digitally remastered albums represent the highest fidelity any Beatles songs have enjoyed since the original releases.

Each CD booklet contains historical and recording notes. With the exception of the Past Masters release, the CDs will also contain mini-documentaries on the making of each album and will include archival footage, rare photos and never-before-heard studio chat.

The second box set – The Beatles In Mono – pretty much functions as the name implies and contains all of the Beatles recordings that were mixed for mono release, resulting in mono versions of 10 albums. Included are two additional mono master discs containing material similar to the stereo tracks on Past Masters.

But if that’s not enough to grab your attention (and your wallet), the mono versions of Help and Rubber Soul also include the original 1965 stereo mixes never released before on CD, and will be packaged in min-vinyl CD replicas, including original inserts and label designs.

Although the reissues are all about the music, Apple Corps and EMI have done an excellent job providing additional, value-added content. One of the often-expressed criticisms of online music is that, other than legal threats, the labels have failed to give music fans reasons to legitimately purchase music that they can already get for free.

By beefing up the reissues with plenty of photos, films and artwork, both companies have given fans that already have the songs reasons to purchase the newly remastered CDs. That’s something the rest of the recording industry should consider when trying to convince consumers it’s better to buy than to steal. (courtesy of pollstar.com)

Beatles Mono and Stereo Box Set Info. Sept. 9 Release

Contact your sales rep. to pre-order!


Stereo Box Info:
Hard black glossy lift top with magnet clasp
CD's packaged in three panel digi-pak with digital mini documentaries
Remastered by Guy Massey, Steve Rooke, Sam Okell with Paul Hicks and Sean Magee

Contains:

All 13 Studio remasters plus Past Masters (digi packaging with digital mini documentaries). DVD of all 13 mini-documentaries (Running time: 40 minutes)

Please Please Me
With The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles For Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles (White Album)
Yellow Submarine
Abbey Road
Let It Be
Past Masters


Mono Box Info:
Hard white glossy slip box
Limited edition (10,000 in the U.S. market)
CDs packaged as mini LP replicas (replica artwork, sleeves and gatefolds)
Remastered by Paul Hicks, Sean Magee with Guy Massey and Steve Rooke

Contains:

Original Mono version - 11 albums (12 discs)

Please Please Me
With The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles For Sale
Help! (CD also includes original 1965 stereo mix)+
Rubber Soul (CD also include original 1965 stereo mix)+
Revolver +
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band +
Magical Mystery Tour +
The Beatles (White Album) +
Mono Masters (features all of the mono tracks that appeared on singles, EPs. or that never made it onto the 13 albums)

+ denotes mono mix CD debut

(Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be are not included, as they were originally recorded in stereo)

Under the Radar: The Duke & The King 8/4 Release

New album, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" out now! Here is a review of the album from the L.A. Times:

This new indie-roots duo takes its name from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," its album title from a Robert Frost poem, and its sound from early-'70s folkies such as Cat Stevens and Neil Young. As you might expect, there isn't much about "Nothing Gold Can Stay," the Duke & the King's debut, that suggests it was made during this century.

The Duke is Simone Felice, who until recently played drums in the Felice Brothers, a rollicking family band from upstate New York that released a terrific record earlier this year called "Yonder Is the Clock." The King is Robert "Chicken" Burke, an old multi-instrumentalist pal of Felice's who has worked with George Clinton and Sweet Honey in the Rock.

The pair recorded the 10 songs here in a cabin-turned-studio near Woodstock, and if their stay there involved lots of quiet evenings spent sipping stiff Irish coffees, then "Nothing Gold Can Stay" reflects it beautifully: This is hushed, deliberately paced acoustic music perfect for sitting around a fireplace pondering the coming thaw. "All our days are just so many waves in the wind," Felice observes in "If You Ever Get Famous," a supremely lovely line that hints at his other life as a novelist.

Pitchfork Gives New Antlers Album 8.5 Best New Music Rating

Album "Hospice" out on Aug. 18th through French Kiss/RED