Live For Vinyl: 2013

Friday, 19 July 2013

Slash opts for fan funded soundtrack album

Slash is the latest artist to bypass the traditional major label model and opt for the fan-funded alternative. The Guns n Roses guitar hero is using PledgeMusic to raise money for his next project.

Slash is a co-producer of the movie 'Nothing Left To Fear' and is asking fans to contribute to the costs of the soundtrack via PledgeMusic.

In a statement at PedgeMusic Slash says:

'As a co-producer of both the motion picture Nothing Left To Fear and the soundtrack to the film, I've been heavily involved in every step of the creation of both the film and the score. I've decided to make this soundtrack exclusively available on PledgeMusic as a way to gain a more personal interaction with you guys, the fans. I am a huge fan of horror films ever since i was a little kid in England, and now I'm excited to share the process of what goes into creating projects like this.

Just under a year after they emerged with their first release - 'Young, Gifted & Blue', a set of vintage R'n'B covers - The Strypes are set to crown their phenomenal rise with the release of their debut full-length album - 'Snapshot', available from September 9th on Virgin EMI.

Few bands have rocketed in 2013 as The Strypes have. Entering the year on the back of praise for 'Young, Gifted & Blue' and swelling excitement surrounding their astonishingly explosive live shows, The Strypes released their major label debut single - 'Blue Collar Jane' - in April, shortly before playing a show at the legendary 100 Club in London, tickets for which sold out within the space of an hour.

An extremely rare Radiohead demo cassette from 1986 is to be sold at auction this September.

Bob Dylan & George Harrison unreleased songs on Dylan Bootleg Series 10

Unreleased Bob Dylan and George Harrison collaborations will surface on Dylan’s ‘The Bootleg Series Vol. 10’.

The A-Z of record labels : ABKCO Records

ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. is a major independent record label, music publisher, and film and video production company. It owns and or administers the rights to music by Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones, The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Marianne Faithfull, the Kinks as well as the Cameo Parkway label, which includes recordings by such artists as Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, the Orlons, the Dovells, Question Mark & The Mysterians, the Tymes and Dee Dee Sharp. Until 2009, ABKCO administered Philles Records and its master recordings, including hits by the Righteous Brothers, the Ronettes, the Crystals and others (via a licensing deal with EMI Music Publishing, which owned the Philles catalog since the mid-1990s).

ABKCO Records is currently distributed by Universal Music Distribution, which also controls distribution of the Rolling Stones' post-ABKCO catalog.

Mazzy Star are set to release their first new album in 17 years, 'Seasons Of Your Day'.

Beastie Boys Ad-Rock linked to new Ben Stiller film

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock, real name Adam Horovitz, has been linked to an acting role in the new Ben Stiller and Noah Baumbach film While We're Young.

The acetate for a rare Beatles album that never saw release will be auctioned off on August 9 by Heritage Auctions.

Best of the Beatles was assembled by Capitol Records as a two-LP set in 1964 as a compilation of the group's Capitol and Vee-Jay hits to date. According to experts, Capitol was not able to release the album as planned when they found out that Vee-Jay did not lose the rights to their tracks until a later date.

Bowie unveils new video for "Valentines Day"

David Bowie has unveiled the video for his new single called "Valentines Day".
The track is the fourth single from Bowie's album 'The Next Day'. It was directed by Indrani and Markus Klinko, who previously collaborated with Bowie on the artwork for the 2002 'Heathen' album. The track will also be released as a limited edition picture disc on August 19, with the track 'Plan' as a b-side.

Proving that cassette tapes are not just for those of us who remember buying Nirvana's Nevermind with birthday money, or making lovingly compiled mixtapes for the object of our teenage affections. International Cassette Store Day 2013 is a celebration of a physical product that is accessible, fun, cheap and still going strong in the turbulent current musical climate.

Arctic Monkeys reveal artwork to forthcoming album "Am"

Arctic Monkeys have revealed the artwork to their new album 'AM'.

Amazon.co.uk has today released its list of the top 50 albums of 2013 so far.

Compiled using reviews from a wide range of sources, including Pitchfork, NME, the Daily Telegraph, the BBC, The Observer, Drowned in Sound, Q and more, the list highlights the very best albums to fly off Amazon's virtual shelves this year.

The top 10 is a great mix of all-time greats, in the shape of Daft Punk, David Bowie, My Bloody Valentine and Nick Cave, and new talent ' with California debutants Foxygen securing the top spot.

ABC-Paramount (full name "American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters") -- the direct antecedent of the present-day American Broadcasting Company -- evolved from federal antitrust actions taken against the movie studios and broadcasting companies in the 1940s and early 1950s.

The Pet Shop Boys are releasing the track Vocal as their next single from the upcoming album Electric.

The CD single will contain the album mix plus eight new remixes of the track and is packaged in a special gloss laminated gatefold wallet designed by Farrow. Both the CD single and the digital package will be released on July 29 with a 12" vinyl set out later. Axis was previously released as the first single from the set. It only reached number 196 on the U.K. singles chart. Vocal is already impacting the U.S.

Saturday, 13 July 2013

Jake Bugg on second album

Jake Bugg has said it would be "dishonest" if he tried to sing about life on a council estate on his second album.

Alice Cooper has claimed that branding Mumford and Sons a rock band would be an "offence to rock 'n' roll".

Speaking to Fuse, the shock-rock singer said that modern musicians were "afraid to be in a rock band" and claimed that the current generation need to "quit eating vegetarian food" and "eat a steak" instead.

Asked for his views on current rock music, he said: "I just feel that this whole generation needs to all eat a steak. Maybe they just need to quit eating vegetarian food and get out there and get some blood pumping in their system. Rock 'n' roll is not about 'Happy happy happy, everything's okay. We're The Lumineers, let's clog dance.' Hey, there's a place for that. If I wanted to see a great clog dancing band, I'd see The Lumineers."

Abbott Records was an American record label operated by music promoter and producer Fabor Robison (1911-1986) from 1951 to about 1958. Abbott Records released mainly Country and Western Music, Rockabilly and—towards the end of its existence—mainstream Pop vocal selections, enjoying considerable chart success for a label of its modest means.

After serving a stint in the U.S. Army during World War II, Arkansas native Fabor Robison settled in Southern California and began to work as a talent scout. In late 1949 or early 1950, Robison discovered singer Johnny Horton, who had lately won a talent contest in Texas and had returned to his native Los Angeles, bought Western clothes, and was looking for a gig. Robison placed Horton on Cliffie Stone's Hometown Jamboree program, based out of Pasadena, California, which aired on KXLA on radio and KCOP (later KLAC) on television. Robison also set up a recording deal for Horton with the tiny Cormac Records label, but that concern soon folded. Disgusted, Robison decided to found his own record label and found an investor in pharmacist Sid Abbott; Robison subsequently named the label after his partner. At first, Abbott Records existed solely to record Horton, and the label's first ten releases were devoted to him, though some were duets with Billy Barton. None of the initial slate of releases attracted much in the way of attention, and in mid-1952 Robison sold Horton's recording contract to Mercury Records, based in Chicago though it had a division in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Nazareth's lead singer, Dan McCafferty, was only 30 seconds into the first song of the band's Tuesday night show at the Cranbrook Curling Centre in Cranbrook, Canada when he collapsed to the stage.

McCafferty had complained of breathing difficulties before the show, causing the starting time to be delayed from 9:30 to 11:00 PM. Fans were still disgruntled about the cancellation; however, promoter Issac Hockley tried to put things in perspective, telling the local Cranbrook Townsman 'We've got to remember we're talking about a person here. Number one is his safety.'

The A-Z Of Record Labels - A&M Records

A&M Records was formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Their first choice for a name was Carnival Records, under which they released two singles before discovering another label had taken the Carnival name first. The company was subsequently renamed A&M, after Alpert's and Moss's initials. From 1966 to 1999, the company's headquarters were on the grounds of the historic Charlie Chaplin Studios at 1416 North La Brea Avenue, near Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

John Carpenter / Alan Howarth Prince Of Darkness Blue Vinyl Release

A cool collectible available from deathwaltzrecordingcompany.com (they also have many more!)

Prince Of Darkness – Blue vinyl

In association with Alan Howarth we are very happy to be continuing our series of John Carpenter / Alan Howarth re-issues with Prince Of Darkness, this is undoubtedly one of Carpenters Darkest and most underrated films and the score complements the images perfectly. This has to be one of the most understated, atmospheric and downright scary soundtracks ever made. Carpenter and Howarth keep it simple with oodles of tension, listen to this late at night in the dark and you won’t be going to sleep anytime soon !

Music Composed and Performed by John Carpenter
Produced & Re-mastered by Alan Howarth
Exclusive new cover art by Sam Smith (Responsible for some of our favourite Criteron artwork including Hausu & World On A Wire).
Sleeve notes provided by Alan Howarth and Sam Smith.

300 copies on pale blue vinyl.

Get your copy HERE

ZZ Top's Eliminator gets vinyl reissue

180 gram vinyl pressing with original artwork. From their inception in Houston, Texas in 1970, ZZ Top That Little Old Band From Texas have gone on to become world famous, rock royalty with a well-deserved induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.

Rhino Records have just announced the July 30th vinyl reissues of three Black Sabbath's 1970's releases including 'Technical Ecstasy,' 'Never Say Die!' and 'We Sold Our Souls For Rock ‘N’ Roll.'
Sabbath’s seventh studio album, 'Technical Ecstasy,' was released in September of 1976.

Nirvana will re-release their final studio album 'In Utero' in September 2013 and have dropped a bizarre 30-second video from 1993 to announce the release (See below).

The video features Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic dressed as woman getting birthing lessons from Bobcat Goldthwait.

The September release will mark the 20th anniversary of the original release of 'In Utereo' on September 13, 1993. Kurt Cobain died the following year on April 5, 1994.

Pearl Jam have announced their 10th studio album is titled 'Lightning Bolt'.

'Lightning Bolt' follows up 'Backspacer' four years ago from September, 2009. The new album will be released in October, 2013.

'Lightning Bolt' was produced by long-time Pearl Jam producer Brendan O'Brien. It will be released on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records through Universal Music.

The A-Z of Record Labels : A & E Records

A&E Records is a United Kingdom-based record label imprint, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under the WEA International group of labels at WMG.

Queens of The stone age & Fred Armisen team up for album

Queens Of The Stone Age have teamed up with comedian Fred Armisen of Saturday Night Live and Portlandia in order to re-release their current album '...Like Clockwork' on an 8GB USB flash-drive.

Josh Homme speaks about Arctic Monkeys new album

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has spoken about the new Arctic Monkeys album 'AM', on which he appears.

With New Order's live recording of their amazing set at Bestival last year released this week on Sunday Best Recordings, the iconic band unveil the video for 'Temptation' in celebration.

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck is to record a duet with Rock God Gene Simmons of Kiss.

'Isn't that something. It is going to be very exciting,' Engelbert told Noise11.

The A-Z of record labels : A Different Drum

A Different Drum is an independent record label and online store based in the US state of Utah, specializing in synthpop and related genres. The label has released hundreds of albums, singles, and compilations, and is the biggest synthpop label in the U.S.

Sir Elton John could have "died at any time" during his recent health scare.

The British singer has been forced to cancel his upcoming European shows due to appendicitis. He fell ill after a performance on Friday, with hospital scans showing he had an abscess.

The 66-year-old has opened up about his ordeal, which was worse than has been assumed.

"I'm lucky to be alive," he told British newspaper The Sun.

"I was a ticking time bomb. I guess I could have died at any time."

Julian Lennon's White Feather Foundation charity has been gifted by a signed boxset from Paul McCartney to raise money to help people who are dying from lack of clean water and sanitation.

The White Feather Foundation was named after something Julian's father, Beatle John Lennon, once said to him if he should ever pass away. To let Julian know he was OK, John promised to send a message in the form of a white feather.

Babyshambles return with new single

Babyshambles have returned with new single 'Nothing Comes To Nothing'.

Following a hugely successful sell-out tour in 2012 celebrating the 25th anniversary release of their debut album Raintown, and also the release of their Top 20 album The Hipsters, Deacon Blue return in 2013 to embark on their biggest tour in over a decade!

The tour will take in 18 major cities around the UK in prestigious venues including Londons Royal Albert Hall, and Liverpools Echo Arena.

This is an opportunity to see the band perform their all time classics such as Real Gone Kid, Dignity, and Chocolate Girl plus tracks from their new repertoire which includes four A listed Radio 2 singles for 2012 from their album The Hipsters.

Noah And The Whale will release a new single, Lifetime, on August 8th. The second single to be taken from the band's celebrated new album, Heart Of Nowhere, the release of Lifetime comes amidst a busy summer's touring schedule that includes the band's first festival headline slot, at Wilderness, alongside their performances at Glastonbury, T In The Park and a number of major European festivals.

Multi-platinum US rockers, Stone Temple Pilots, will release their first single with new vocalist Chester Bennington on July 15th 2013 via Spinefarm Records in the UK.

The track, titled 'Out Of Time', sees Bennington (Linkin Park) joining forces with a band he's long admired.

A Cappella Records is an American record label specializing in a cappella music. In 2010, the label participated in the UCSC's business model competition, winning first place and a $12,000 cash prize.

A Cappella Records launched as an exclusively-digital record label on May 19, 2009. At that time, the organization participated in UCSC's first annual business model competition, but they were removed from the competition in the semi-finals round. Following their elimination from the 2009 USCS competition, they continued growing the label from an initial six albums to 25 artists, 500 tracks, and 30 albums in their first year. In 2010, the label returned to the business model competition and won first place, along with a $12,000 cash prize. That same year, the label represented four of the 10 groups competing on NBC's The Sing-Off.

Music World's reaction to Andy Murray's Wimbledon Victory

Musicians including Ringo Starr, Calvin Harris and Slash have congratulated Scotsman Andy Murray on becoming the first male Wimbledon champion in 77 years.

Murray secured the historic title with a straight stets victory over world Number One Novak Djokovic on Centre Court yesterday, making him the first man to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles title since Fred Perry in 1936. It is reported that over 17 million people tuned in to watch the Scot write himself into the history books with many musicians watching either at home or court-side.

After scoring their highest UK Album Chart position to date, topping the Independent Record Store Charts and performing a much talked about secret slot at Glastonbury last month, Beady Eye today announce new single 'Shine A Light' - out on August 19th on Columbia Records.

Driven forward by Bo Diddley-esqe drum beats, gritty bass and explosive rhythmic guitars, 'Shine a Light' takes the listener on an intoxicating journey through intricate and expansive soundscapes and cosmic textures, showcasing Liam's vocals at their rawest and blistering best.

Mark Furukawa, left, and Andy Inglis sit among crates of records inside Dr. Disc, Furukawa's downtown music store. Both men are involved in organizing Discography, a vinyl-only DJ night that debuted on Sunday.

A mix CD, in a custom-printed cardboard sleeve designed to look like a long-play vinyl album, isn't your average party invitation.

EARLY TAKES - VOLUME ONE
GEORGE HARRISON
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP - HIPPB001673501.1
2012

This is an LP which complemented the "Living in the material world" documentary from Martin Scorsese last year.
The first thing I noticed was "Volume 1" after the title which made me think "Oooh, could this be part of a set?" After a bit of digging online however, it appears that, as of now, there is no volume 2.

The Association of Independent Music in the U.K. has announced that they will be giving their Outstanding Contribution to Music Award for 2013 to Billy Bragg.

The stones rock Hyde park

The Rolling Stones returned to rock London's Hyde Park Saturday night for the first time in 44 years.

Morrissey reveals illness nearly killed him

Morrissey was warned by doctors last year that he would die if he kept going with his tour.

Free digital downloads are helping the resurgence of the vinyl LP

Britain has seen a resurgence in the sales of vinyl records. In the first six months of this year, the public bought 324,000 vinyl albums – almost as many as were sold during the whole of 2012, according to The Official Charts Company. A higher quality of vinyl manufacture is one reason for the revival but some record companies have been incentivising record sales with free digital copies and this is believed to have had an even greater impact.

As you may or may not know, everyone’s favorite 90s nerd rockers Ben Folds Five have released their first (first?!) live album, appropriately in uncreatively titled Live. The album dropped June 4th of this year, but the vinyl format will be released on July 9th.

The tracks on Live were recorded during the band’s reunion tour, The Sound of the Life of the Mind. Post their 2001 break-up, Ben Folds Five reunited in a one-night stand concert in September 2008. Then, in 2011, the reunited briefly again to record a few tracks from Ben Folds’s solo album The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective. And then, at the 2012 Mountain Jam festival, the band reunited again for a live performance. During the summer of 2012, they also played at Bonnaroo and Summerfest. It was then that they announced the release of a new album and a fall tour, both of which ended up being The Sound of the Life of the Mind.

Live For Vinyl now on Twitter

As from today Live For Vinyl is now on Twitter (@LiveForVinyl)

Beck releases new single "I Won't Be Long"

Beck has unveiled a brand new, stand-alone single called 'I Won't Be Long'.

The single, which you can stream in full above, follows another new Beck song, the electronica-inspired 'Defriended', which the US musician unveiled last month. 'I Won't Be Long' will be released on July 8 as a 12" single, with a 14-minute-long remix also set to be made available to fans.

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