We all comb the racks of second hand stores and charity shops hoping to find a long lost record, but to strike gold with a Beatles record worth over $400 is almost unimaginable! Well this is excactly what happened at a charity shop in Woodbridge, England when a Red Cross shop found that many of their records were worth more than £50. Having a ton of first pressings from the Beatles and the Stones the most valuable of all of these first pressings was of The Beatles’ debut album Please Please Me, valued at over at over £230!
Check out the whole article here.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Rare Beatles Album Found in Charity Shop
Rare Beatles Album Found in Charity Shop: "
Nick's Pick: Happy Holidays!
Nick's Pick: Happy Holidays!: "
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Hey folks, happy holidaze to you all! Christmas will be here in like 4-5 days and I'm pretty stoked!
Today I will not choose a song, but will alternatively pick a music video. Here is one from the wonderful Brian Jonestown Massacre. The song is called The Devil May Care, and It's really great. Check out the hot slow motion dance routine going on here by these three people, It's outstanding. Rumor has the footage is a clip from a film by Jean-Luc Godard. Enjoy.
Live At Leeds Deluxe Edition
Live At Leeds Deluxe Edition: "
In case you don't know one of the greatest rock records of all time just got a special edition release -- the Live At Leeds 40th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Collectors’ Edition just dropped and it's totally awesome. The record is one of the seminal rock albums of all time and is also featured as inspiration for Todd Margaret's decision to say he was from Leeds in the series premier of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret -- video below!
But, we already assume you know what this record is all about, so what vinyl goodies are in the package you might ask? Well, the box set includes a 200 gram vinyl reproduction of the original album, a 7” single and exact replica of “Summertime Blues” with John Entwhisle's “Heaven and Hell” track on the flip side. It also contains a huge famous Who poster, and a killer 64-page hardcover book detailing the whole Leeds concert with lots of rare period photos. The pack also has 4 CDs with the original Live at Leeds stuff as well as a performance taken from the day after Leeds on February 15, 1970 at England’s Hull Concert Hall.
A pretty killer set for the Holidays!
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Elvis Costello To Release Vinyl Only EP
Elvis Costello To Release Vinyl Only EP: "
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Costello explains about the release via his website:
"The first record for which I ever slapped down my own pocket money was a vinyl E.P. It was ‘Twist And Shout’ by The Beatles. For more than 45 years, record shops have been my reference library, my college and occasionally something like a church. I've happily left a small fortune in the collection plate. We should defend and celebrate those still open for business with our last breath. Music takes time. My first record label released three 45rpm singles to very little fanfare before it ever became clear that this music lark might become my livelihood and it has been quite lively, now and then. So, if this Extended Play release should be my last as we presently know them, it's a fine way to go out. At least until someone comes up with pill that allows us to hear new music. I believe scientists are working on this as I write"
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Pixies 'Wave Of Mutilation' Getting A Vinyl Release!
Pixies 'Wave Of Mutilation' Getting A Vinyl Release!: "
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The Pixies 2004 compilation on 4AD will be available on vinyl in both Europe and the US next year! The record will be released on January 17 2011 and will be pressed on bright orange vinyl in Europe and will be only be released on black vinyl America. You can read more information about the release by clicking here.
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DV Exclusive: Chat with Parker Gispert of The Whigs
DV Exclusive: Chat with Parker Gispert of The Whigs: "
Daily Vinyl's Leslie Kinsman caught up with Whigs vocalist, guitar player, and primary songwriting force, Parker Gispert, just before the band embarked on a European tour. Parker talks touring with the Kings, the best place to buy vinyl in their hometown of Athens, GA, how the format of the music affects the recording proces, and more.
Check it out...
DV: You guys will finish your European tour at O2 in London. How many tours will this be with Kings of Leon?
PG: This will be our fifth proper tour actually.
DV: How did you guys connect in the first place?
PG: I guess the real genesis of the relationship was when we played a show in Paris with MGMT and the Kings. We were first on the bill, and after that show there was a big party and we had a lot of fun together. And that night they asked us to play their CD release show for their Only By The Night album. Then after that show they asked us to go on tour with them.
DV: How vinyl-conscious were you when recording? Is sounding clean on a record more of a concern or aesthetic for you guys, now that vinyl is making its comeback?
PG: Totally, when I’m home I listen to vinyl. I’m gone so much that when you’re on the road, you’re kind of stuck with the iPod. We do cater to a headphone, digital listening experience just because it’s the most prevalent. It’s not the utmost first thing that we’re considering when we go into the recording studio though. Both of the last two albums we’ve released have been on vinyl, and that is my preferred way to listen to both of those.
DV: What was the most rewarding part about visiting the troops in Germany and the U.K.? Can you describe the experience a little?
PG: Well at first, I definitely had some ethical qualms about the idea of going. It took me a minute to just think about it. Tim’s dad was in the Air Force and he grew up living in Germany for a couple of years, Japan, The U.K. etc. If you’re a 14-year-old growing up on a military base, you’re kind of starved of going to an everyday rock show experience. So regardless of how we felt about the war, for me it was just a very basic, humanitarian way to just show what we do by putting on a show for those people. It was a great experience.
DV: So you guys toured with The Hold Steady this past summer. I met Bobby Drake this summer living in Greenpoint. He’s the man.
PG: Yes. That was awesome. Oh my god, I love that guy. What a sweetheart. We had an awesome time with them. Learned a lot from them about music and about life in general. They’ve been through it and have been doing it for awhile. Their tour manager played in our favorite Athens band, The Glands. So all around it was just a really awesome time for us.
DV: Where is your favorite place to album shop in Athens?
PG: This actually ties together with The Glands. I go to Schoolkids Records in Athens and it’s owned Ross Shapiro, who is the singer of The Glands. They’ve been inactive for a while now, but they were the band to really inspire us to form The Whigs way back in the day. His musical taste influenced me a lot. He listens to all the records that are in the store and he has these really funny little captions that’ll he’ll write on every piece of vinyl like, “excellent enjoyment, second side has slight surface noise and ‘this’ song skips a bit.” So you really know what you’re buying. When people ask about record stores, I think that’s one of the things that goes overlooked. A place that has a really obscure album doesn’t really get me really excited anymore, because if I want something really obscure, I’ll just order it online. But the personal side of being able to have someone recommend you things that you respect, understanding the taste of the people who are physically in the store so you can hone in on something they’ll be excited to listen to it is what I kind of deem most important about a record store.
DV: What album in your record collection do you cherish the most? Why?
PG: Most of the records I’ve bought have come from Schoolkids. I bought vinyl growing up but I didn’t really listen to it as much until I was 18 or so. I would just buy it because I thought it looked cool and I wanted to look at the art really big. I would buy things that I already owned on CD just because I thought it was really cool to have the record too. In high school I had a Who’s Next vinyl that my friend’s dad had given to me and I listened to that a whole bunch. But I didn’t start a good collection until I went to college at UGA. But I think that Who’s Next album has the most special place in my heart just because I listened to it the most and subsequently went through two additional copies. That’s slightly embarrassing, I guess.
"Third Man Weighs In on the eBay Debate
Third Man Weighs In on the eBay Debate: "
This weeks big news in vinyl took place when Antiquiet posted the conversation between Third Man Label Head Jack White and members of the Third Man Records subscription service, The Vault. The conversation got a little hairy and primarily focused on the label’s decision to auction off limited-edition copies of the self-titled White Stripes debut reissue on eBay as opposed to on their site.
The story gained some ground fast with Pitchfork writing about Jack Whites take on it, and virtually everyone in the blogosphere sounding off on the issue. Today, Third Man’s Ben Swank did an interview with the Guardian in which he defends Boss White. Swank winds up reiterating the points Jack brought up earlier this week, but he also explains that the money from these auctions are going to be put towards contributions to select charities. In addition Swank gives us a little lesson on American Capitalism, here's a snippet from the Guardian interview below.
The industry is constantly changing. I can’t believe it’s taken 15 years for a label to start selling its own releases on eBay (even in limited numbers). We’re going to continue doing it. We’re also going to continue all the contests, giveaways, pop-up shops, random mail orders, subscription services and manufacturing of insane new vinyl products and any other ridiculous idea that strikes our fancy. Why? Because we’re American. And American’s do crazy shit for capitalism. See you in hell.
So what do you think, is Jack White and Third Man right or wrong?
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