Contest: Win a copy of Purple Rain on vinyl!
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Howdy folks!
We're in the midst of a holidays-related break from posting, and until normal posting resumes, we're going to wrap up the year with a couple of contests!
Earlier this year, Tom and the fine folks at Because Sound Matters/Warner Brothers sent us a mighty fine vinyl care package made up of a hefty selection of their latest releases. As we continue to plow through the ample slabs of vinyl, it seemed appropriate to offer up a choice item from that package for your listening pleasure!
The legendary Prince album Purple Rain marked its 25th anniversary this year, and Warner Brothers celebrated that milestone with a fresh release of Purple Rain on 180 gram vinyl, mastered directly from the original master tapes! The new pressing is a beaut, and we'd love to hook one lucky ATV reader up with their very own copy to enjoy!
Send us an email here, with "Prince vinyl" in the subject line, and we'll enter you for the chance to win - it's that simple!
Good luck!
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Cleveland Vinyl News: Gotta Groove Records
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
I've been very excited about the arrival of Gotta Groove Records, the new vinyl pressing plant that finally opened recently near Ante Up Audio. As one of only a handful of vinyl pressing plants in the country, it's pretty cool that they decided to set up shop right here in Cleveland!
A mention for Gotta Groove is long overdue here on ATV, and I'd like to point you towards Jeff Niesel's excellent piece on Gotta Groove, which you can find in this week's issue of Scene Magazine. The story is an inspiring read for both Clevelanders and vinyl nuts alike, and I hope that the major and indie labels (and anyone that wants to press up some vinyl!) will come knocking on Gotta Groove's door soon!
Grab yourself a copy on the streets, or check out out online right here!
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Bill from I Rock Cleveland took a trip to check out Gotta Groove and shares plenty of pictures from his trip.
Occasional ATV scribe and all-around good guy CB also took a tour of Gotta Groove, and while we're secretly a little bit sad that he didn't perish in some sort of vinyl pressing mishap, we still enjoyed reading his account of the experience.
Photo courtesy of Cleveland Scene
View CommentsNew Releases This Week: Tom Petty, Pixies, Neil Young vinyl
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Lots of cool stuff this week, with the Tom Petty box set sitting at the top of the heap of all-time coolness. I hope that you guys have a good week - I'll be listening to this Tom Petty box for the rest of the week, and probably next month as well. See ya in January.
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow - Reissue on 180 gram vinyl
The Black Crowes - Cabin Fever (DVD) - recorded during sessions for the band's latest album at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble.
BlakRoc (The Black Keys and Damon Dash) - BlakRoc - Akron's own Black Keys issue the collaborative musical detour featuring guests including Mos Def, Ludacris, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and many others. Their next proper studio album (recorded at Muscle Shoals) is due in 2010.
Andrea Bocelli - Mi Navidad - For those of you that have been waiting for the Spanish version of Bocelli's new holiday album - produced by David Foster - you're in luck!
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New Releases This Week: Paul McCartney, Starship, Them Crooked Vultures
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
The holidays must be coming up, because there are quite a few reissues on tap, and also new music from Boyz II Men (yipe!), John Mayer and the "super-group" pairing of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and Zep bass player John Paul Jones as Them Crooked Vultures.
Kris Allen - Kris Allen - You know, the American Idol dude. Somebody's excited about this release, but it ain't me.
David Bowie - Space Oddity (40th Anniversary Edition) - Also available on vinyl.
Boyz II Men - Love - A covers project from the 90s Philly soul lovin' guys, including a cover of "Open Arms" by Journey.
50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct - New album, produced by Dr. Dre, Eminem, and a bunch of other guys that could kick my ass. With that in mind, I've got nothing but good things to say about this album.
Vinyl Alert: Grab The New Nirvana Vinyl Early!
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
The fine folks at Insound got in touch to let me (and likely, a million other bloggers as well) know that you, the faithful ATV reader, can pre-order the pending reissues of In Utero and MTV Unplugged in New York, and your pre-order will ship on November 22nd - a full three weeks before the official release date of December 15th!
Hit the above links and use the following code - nirvana180g10 - to receive 10% off your purchase price!
Both reissues are pressed on 180 gram vinyl with awesome packaging, and they'll make excellent holiday gifts for your favorite music blogger (hint! hint!) or family member.
New Releases This Week: Tori Amos, Bon Jovi, Spandau Ballet
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Those of you that are still putting your pocketbooks back together after picking up last week's new releases, will probably be a tad dismayed to learn that there is a whole new batch of new releases again this week. This week's releases include a new holiday album from Tori Amos, yet another new album from Bon Jovi, and a righteously awesome box set from AC/DC, maaaaan.
For Clevelanders and fans of pop culture in general, the newly released soundtrack for A Christmas Story, unavailable prior to now, is a wonderful holiday gift!
Some other stuff to keep your eyes out for:
Anthrax - Among The Living (deluxe edition) and BBC Live in Concert
Elvis Costello - Spectacle: Season One (DVD and Blu-ray)
David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (18o gram vinyl edition)
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Crosby, Stills and Nash (18o gram vinyl edition)
Dashboard Confessional - Alter The Ending
Ray Davies - The Kinks Choral Collection - Shouldn't that be The Kinks Khoral Kollection?
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Fountain - Dude, it's the BUNNYMEN!
Flyleaf - Memento Mori - Our buddy Rob is beside himself with excitement about this release. Enjoy, Rob!
The Killers - Live at Royal Albert Hall - live CD/DVD release
Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains in New York (live CD/DVD combo)
Rickie Lee Jones - Balm in Gilead
Kings of Leon - Live at the O2 (DVD)
John Mayall and Eric Clapton - Blues Breakers (24 kt gold CD release)
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell: The Original Tour (DVD)
Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess - Live on Earth
Queen - Absolute Greatest - I'm guessing that we didn't really need another Queen greatest hits album. But perhaps you did?
Sesame Street - 40 Years of Sunny Days (DVD)
Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills (180 gram vinyl edition)
Spandau Ballet - Once More - Those of you that had bets that Spandau Ballet would never make another new album? You lose!
Various Artists: 2012 soundtrack - features a new track from Cleveland homeboys Filter!
This list is a few highlights from the many releases that are coming out this week - feel free to add a comment about these releases, or any other releases that you're excited about!
View CommentsCool Sale @ Blue Arrow Records + Vinyl Saturday!
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
The Record Store Day folks are having another one of their semi-annual Vinyl Saturday events on, um, Saturday, across the United States and perhaps even in parts of Canada - we didn't get a chance to check in with our Canadian neighbors on that point.
Perhaps coincidentally, our pal Pete at Blue Arrow Records is having a sale on Saturday afternoon from 2pm-5pm. During that time span, you'll have the opportunity to go in the stockroom at Blue Arrow to pore through excess vinyl that can be yours at the cost of five albums for $1!
View CommentsNew R.E.M., Neil Young vinyl available this weekend at the WFMU Record Fair
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
We just got some exciting news from the folks at Warner Brothers announcing that they will have a booth at the annual WFMU Record Fair, happening this weekend in New York City.
Music fans will have first crack at getting their hands on the new vinyl edition of R.E.M's Live At the Olympia in Dublin/39 Songs, an exciting new Neil Young box set and a limited vinyl pressing (200 copies) of Embryonic, the latest album from The Flaming Lips.
The R.E.M set was pressed/assembled by Furnace MFG, a Fairfax, VA-based company that will also be handling the vinyl edition of The Live Anthology by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. I'm very excited for both releases!!
The full press release from Warner Brothers follows after the jump:
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Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Today's vinyl score while shopping w/ Brian from Broken Headphones!
You'll recall that I was looking for this.....
....and now I need a CD/MP3!
View CommentsNew Music: Frank Turner
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Credit my pal Brian for turning me on to what might end up being one of my favorite releases of 2009, the newest release by British singer/songwriter Frank Turner. Poetry of the Deed is Turner's third release, newly available in stores, and it's truly a release that is rich with variety and full of unbelievable amounts of energy.
Piano loaded album opener "Live Fast Die Old" gives a subtle hint as to what Ben Folds might sound like if he would have gone in more of a punk direction. Turner alternates between big noisy fun like "Live" and "Try This At Home" and acoustic-based numbers like "Dan's Song," which sounds like it could have been recorded on your average street corner on a particular summer evening at sunset. Fans of Gaslight Anthem will love Turner's stuff - it's very much in the same vein, although I'll argue that Turner has better songs. As it happens, Turner is on the road this fall opening dates for Gaslight Anthem, a double bill that packs a lot of value into the ticket price.
Speaking of value - Turner's label Epitaph Records is offering a special deal this week only: Fans can nab the new album packaged with Turner's previous release Love Ire & Song for the low price of $14.99.
Meanwhile, vinyl hounds can snag the newly released vinyl version of The First Three Years, a double LP compilation of rarities and unreleased material from Turner's earlier releases. The compilation features tracks from early EPs, split singles, covers, and other oddball tracks. Grab your copy now from Paper + Plastick Records.
Check out the title track from Turner's new album below, and if you need further convincing, you can stream additional cuts from his Myspace page.
Trust me, you'll want to pick this album up - it's one not to miss!
Frank Turner - Poetry of the Deed
P.S. - Check out a cool cover and more thoughts from Pete at Blogness on the Edge of Town!
Photo above: Frank Turner at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles, on September 15th, 2009. Photo by Annie Zaleski.
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