February 2012
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Digitizing Music History: John Peel's 65,000 Vinyl... →
“When it comes to the history of modern popular music, the importance of the late radio DJ John Peel can hardly be overstated. During his nearly 40-year tenure at the BBC, Peel welcomed hundreds of artists in the studio to record Peel Sessions, from legendary classic rock acts and Grammy winners to under-the-radar indie bands in the late 90s. When he died in 2004, Peel had himself...
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Hot Topic to release Thursday's "A City by the...
Hot Topic will be releasing “A City by the Light Divided” by Thursday on limited edition red/white/black swirl vinyl. 1,000 records will be pressed with a tentative release of March.
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Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American limited edition...
Jimmy Eat World’s “Bleed American” will be up for pre-order at ShopRadioCast at 3PM today. Limited to only 1,000 on gold, silver, and blue colored vinyl with a release date of March 27th. Pre-orders will be up here
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The Paste Beginner’s Guide to Vinyl Records →
Great article by Paste for people just jumping on the vinyl bandwagon.
Tigers Jaw Self-Titled Album To Be Repressed On... →
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This Week In Vinyl Releases (February 11-17)
Popular New Releases (Order Links Provided)
Amos Lee - As the Crow Flies
The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
The Flaming Lips - Hit to Death in the Future Head
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips - Transmissions From the Satellite Heart
The Saddest Landscape - After the Lights
Heartless Bastards - Arrow
Kavinsky - Night Call (Song featured on the movie Drive)
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Taking Back Sunday's "Tell All Your Friends" vinyl...
Pressed on limited edition grey marble vinyl. Priced at $10.99 (a buck cheaper than @ Victory Records webstore). Get it here
“A record was like a massive flat mp3, and there was almost no information on it at all. It was very impractical - it could break or warp in the heat and get scratched. But it was better than your life.” Stewart Lee
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This Week In Vinyl Releases (February 4-10)
New Releases (Order Links Provided)
B.B. King - Singin’ the Blues
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (Limited Edition)
Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (Limited Edition)
Billy Joel - Glass Houses (Limited Edition)
Billy Joel - Nylon Curtain (Limited Edition)
Billy Joel - Songs in the Attic (Limited Edition)
Billy Joel - Stranger (Limited Edition)
Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan
Bob...
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Limited Edition Blink 182 Vinyl Represses up for...
Shop Radio Cast has put up pre orders for Blink 182’s Enema of the State, Dude Ranch, and Self Titled records. Each album will be on two Shop Radio Cast exclusive colors limited to 500 each with a estimated release date of March 27th.
Enema Of The State LP (Purple – LTD 500, Opaque Blue – LTD 500) Dude Ranch LP (180 Gram Black LTD 500, Translucent Red - LTD 500) Blink 182 2XLP (Green...
How to... open an independent record store →
properdalliance:
Nice interview with the founders of UK record shop Kristina.
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How to Press Your Own Vinyl Record
For those aspiring label owners out there here is a great step by step guide on how to press your own record(s) by Underground Communique Records. Check it out here
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Bon Iver 12" Vinyl Single "Towers" up for...
New vinyl single featuring the song “Towers” and the B-side “Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow). Release date of March 6th, pre-order it here
Victory records repressed Taking Back Sunday -...
melonsky:
Tan /199 Red /349
Tan & red can be bought directly from victory Red can be bought from shop radio cast
I don’t how long that’s been available but I thought people might like to know.
Link to Victory webstore here
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New Radiohead 12" vinyl single "Bloom: Jamie XX...
Up for pre-order at Amazon with a release date of February 14th. Get it here
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The Brief Histories & Modern Journey of a Vinyl...
Check out Brooklyn Rail’s amazing (and long) article chronicling the history of vinyl records here
ordinarycraft:
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The Flaming Lips re-issuing "Hit to Death in the...
Warner Bros. is re-issuing The Flaming Lips albums “Hit to Death in the Future Head”, “Clouds Taste Metallic” and “Transmissions From the Satellite Heart” on Vinyl. Pre-orders are currently up at Amazon with a release date of February 14th. Links below
Hit to Death in the Future Head pre-order
Clouds Taste Metallic pre-order
Transmissions From the Satellite...
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Preorder
vinylloft:
Team Love records have made Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band’s new record and documentary entitled “One of My Kind” available for preorder in their shop.
With the preorder you receive the album on either Vinyl or CD, as well as a DVD containing a feature length documentary. The album will release to stores on March 15th, and anyone that preorders the record will have the...
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The Decemberists live album "We All Raise Our...
3xLP live album with a release date of March 13 now up for pre-order at Amazon. Get it here
“The Decemberists have announced the March 13 release of We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11), a 20-track live double-album (and triple-vinyl set) culled from the band’s 2011 tour supporting their chart-topping, Grammy-nominated album The King Is Dead. With songs...
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Wall Street Journal interviews Neil Young on vinyl...
I just love Young’s outlook on the music scene..so refreshing. Some gems from this interview-
On illegal downloads- “Piracy is the new radio”
On the sound quality of today’s digital music compared to vinyl- “This is the 21st century…We have five percent of what we had in 1978.”
Check it out for yourself here
January 2012
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Limited Edition Bob Dylan audiophile reissues up...
All have a release date of February 7th-
“Blood On the Tracks”- Pre-order here
“Basement Tapes” - Pre-order here
“Bringing It All Back Home”- Pre-order here
“Blonde on Blonde” Boxset - Pre-order here
“Freewheelin” - Pre-order here
“Another Side of Bob Dylan” - Pre-order here
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Thrice to repress Beggars and Alchemy Index
Not many details yet but both are expected to be released within the next month or two. Banquet already has Beggars up for pre-order here
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Jack White's "Love Interruption" 7" Single up for...
Third Man Records will be releasing a new Jack White 7” single featuring the songs “Love Interruption” and “Machine Gun Silhouette” from his yet to be released debut solo album “Blunderbuss”. Release date is February 7th, pre-order it here
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The Worlds 11 Most Expensive Turntables
Check out the 11 most expensive turntables in the world here
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Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" Vinyl up for...
Bruce Springsteen’s new album “Wrecking Ball” is up for pre-order at Amazon with a release date of March 6th. Get it here
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Caspian - "Tertia" to be repressed?
According to Amazon Caspian’s “Tertia” is being repressed and will be released on March 20th. Pre-order is available here
John Nolan - Songs I Wrote LP →
idreamofpunk:
Hey, Taking Back Sunday fans, jump on this shit. John Nolan just had another soo album pressed on multicolored vinyl. Each copy is hand numbered. And awesome.
Best part? $10 shipped within the US.
Just tell ‘em Andrew Schlaack sent you in the comment section of your order.
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This Week In Vinyl Releases (January 19-25)
This weeks roundup of popular vinyl releases. (If I missed a record that you think should be added, let me know!)
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes
First Aid Kit - The Lion’s Roar
Gangrene - Vodka & Ayahuasca
John K. Samson - Provincial
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors [Limited Edition]
Matt Pryor - May Day
Nada Surf - Stars Are Indifferent to...
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Hot Topic to re-release Thrice's "The Artist In...
This is probably quasi old news to some but I figured with the interest shown in the Vheissu post it couldn’t hurt to share. This Hot Topic repress will also be a 2xLP on orange/redish vinyl with a tentative release date of February. Limited to 1,000
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Hot Topic to re-release Thrice's "Vheissu" on...
Thrice’s Vheissu is set to be re-released exclusively by Hot Topic as a 2xLP limited to 1,000 on brown vinyl. It will retail for $19.99 and is expected to be released in March or April.
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Saddle Creek re-releasing six Bright Eyes albums...
“This bundle contains all six 2012 Bright Eyes Vinyl reissues! By purchasing this bundle, you will be guaranteed to receive all six releases (in three separate shipments as soon as they become available). Each reissue contains a CD of the album packaged in the jacket. Upon purchase, you will also receive a download containing all 6 albums. Please note, this is a hefty download...
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Soundcheck looking for music "supercollectors" to... →
“In February, Soundcheck will explore the world of “supercollectors,” people who hoard vinyl records, memorabilia, concert t-shirts and other music-related items.
We want you to nominate a friend or loved one who loves to collect music stuff – perhaps to the chagrin of others. (You can also nominate yourself.) We might feature your story when our supercollectors series airs the...