Notice: Tonight at the Rock Hall – User Sets Mode and The Suede Brothers.

7pm.

Rock out.

So dig this: Fellow Eels fans like me are probably stoked to read the announcement of a vinyl box set for Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. I go to the website and read the details – 4 LP box set – Blinking Lights on 3 LPs, and Manchester 2005, a 17 track vinyl-only live album that is exclusive to the box set.

For a limited time, freeloaders can grab a free four track download sampler of the live tracks here.

Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, limited to 2,500 copies, all signed and numbered by E.

You’ll admit that the picture above looks impressive.

Where do I sign up to get my copy of this lovely box set?

Right here, kids.

How much is that lovely set above?

Well, I’m glad you asked that.

$205.00

Ouch, that hurts a little bit.

Not sure I can commit at that price. Heck, The 21 CD Smithereens MegaBox cost me 100 bucks.

Here’s the price breakdown as I envision it:

180 Gram LPs – 4 X 25 bucks

Hardback book and collectors box – 25 bucks

Autograph from the world famous legendary E – 75 bucks

Sharpie replenishment fee – 5 dollars

Here’s my suggestion:

Take your $205 bucks, and buy the Eels catalog on CD, and accessorize your purchase with copies of the E solo albums A Man Called E and Broken Toy Shop.

Or option B:

Buy a copy of the box set, and send it to me.

I’ll give you some time to think about it, and we can talk later.

Beatles Ipod Box Set:

Mom reads this blog, and she should know that it is never too soon to shop for my Christmas present. In past years, I’ve wished for Star Wars box sets, and an Ipod.

This year, I’m hoping to find the “Limited Edition Ultimate Collector’s Box: Beatles Ipod Set” underneath the tree.

Available exclusively at Bloomingdale’s, this sucker is also limited to 2500 copies, none of which will be signed by Ringo, and is in my view, completely worth it.

You get the Beatles catalog, a numbered 120 GB Ipod with Beatles related etching, an engraved guitar pic, and a cool collector’s box.

Price tag: A lot cheaper than the Eels box set, this one will only cost you $795.00.

I think that is value in these difficult financial times.

Other stuff:

John Hannibal recently messaged me on Twitter – he’s a fellow vinyl fan, and has a cool photo blog that illustrates his listening habits.

John has a regular blog too – dig it here.

David sent me a photo of his vinyl collection, and I had fun picking out some of the titles in his collection. Take a look for yourself, and send me your collection pix!

Now I’m just begging:

If you’re using the Blog Networks application on Facebook, please add this lil blog to your list. Once it hits a certain number of readers, it will automatically pull the latest posts and display ’em on Facebook.

That would be cool.

GNR back on the radio:

The Guns n’ Roses album Chinese Democracy looks like it’s reaaaaallly going to come out on Sunday, November 23rd, exclusively at Best Buy. We’re still frozen in disbelief, but it looks like hell is freezing over. The title track hit radio today, and you can hear it via Rolling Stone.

Speaking of Rolling Stone:

Got my issue of the newly revamped and resized Rolling Stone. Looks like any one of your favorite men’s magazines, as if they took it and just slapped a Rolling Stone logo on it. It has a traditional spine on the side with issue details now, and though I haven’t read it yet, it felt odd on the brief scan. Everything is smaller (obviously,) and I think it’s going to put a damper on some of the really creative future cover possibilities – they’ve got a lot less real estate to work with now.

Here is a letter on the changes from RS Editor Jann Wenner.

I still haven’t spent nearly enough time with my copy of the Rolling Stone Cover to Cover box set. Which by the way, if you don’t have it, it’s really cheap these days.

Hey listen to this….

Continue to psych yourself up for that upcoming Smiths anthology with a coupla cool show posts from the good Captain at captain’s dead – Check out a live show from ’85 and also some Peel Session recordings.

roio offers up live Oasis from a recent broadcast.

The Popdose “Soundtrack Saturday” series covers One Crazy Summer, the companion movie to Cusack’s Better Off Dead.

Also at Popdose – get your AC/DC fix with the return of “Bootleg City” featuring AC/DC recorded live in Boston, in the 70s ya’ll.

Can you say Bon Scott?

Be good to each other, and enjoy!