Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events (Album on 180 Gram Vinyl)

The Nine Inch Nails album titled Not The Actual Events was released on a one sided 180 gram vinyl EP containing five new songs.

Just below is track number 5 from the EP, titled Burning Bright (Field On Fire).

Nine Inch Nails - Burning Bright (Field On Fire)

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Boulevards - Got To Go (Music Video)

Out on vinyl is a debut LP from a new funk act off the Brooklyn based Captured Tracks label. The act is known as Boulevards and is the brainchild of Jamil Rashad.

Just below is the music video to Boulevards' song titled Got To Go.

Boulevards - Got To Go

The above music video was directed by Lauren Gesswein & Alexander Christenson, with cinematography by Tucker Bliss and it produced by North of New York.

Boulevards debut LP is available in various vinyl colors with a special edition scratch & sniff purple vinyl (while supplies last) in addition to cassette tape, MP3, FLAC, WAV and CD at http://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/boulevards

Connect direct with Boulevards at facebook.com/imboulevards/

Al Jarreau - Look To The Rainbow: Live In Europe - A Vinyl Classic

Finding these vintage 1976 live films of a highly inspired Al Jarreau is reason for celebration. These are legacy gems from an era of greatness for Warner Bros. Records and producers of the record, Al Schmitt and Tommy LiPuma.

 
The album was titled "Look To The Rainbow: Live in Europe". This album can take a long time to explore with all of it's intricacies.  It sounds great turned up loud.

When it was released in 1977, my mom bought the 2 record set on vinyl, the songs of which were pulled from these 1976 filmed performances featured below. We must have played these vinyl records hundreds of times. I was exposed to all kinds of music, but this record was really different. It was a style of jazz that felt really fresh. Had never heard anybody scat sing like this, blending lyrics and scat with such fluid soul backed by a super burning jazz groove band.  It's an amazingly big sound for just three players: Tom Canning on keys, Nigel Wilkinson on drums and Jermome Rimson on bass guitar.

The films below were shot with the audio beautifully recorded in front of a live audience in Hamburg, Germany in 1976. 

One of the most popular songs on the record was Jarreau's unique version of the Paul Desmond classic, Take 5, that was already made famous by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. Jarreau's take on the song was a major departure, like a blast off to another planet. Be patient, the song does not really take off until the 2:20 point of the first video below. One of my favorite songs is the sixth one down the list, titled You Don't See Me. But every single one of these is fantastic.

Al Jarreau - Take Five (live)

Al Jarreau - Letter Perfect

Al Jarreau - We Got By

Al Jarreau - Lock All The Gates

Al Jarreau - Your Song

Connect direct with Al Jarreau at AlJarreau.Com

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Ramones drummer Marky Ramone recently released his book Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone. Get it here at Amazon.

And, check out his latest product. (It's actually a comedy piece):

Are you tired of smart phones users holding their phones up in the air in front of you at concerts? Marky Ramone has a solution.

Connect direct with Marky Ramone at MarkyRamone.Com and Facebook.com/OfficialMarkyRamone
and Twitter.com/markyramone

The above bit was written & produced by Alex Scordelis and directed by Jake Fogelnest for College Humor - Thank you for making this available.

Additional Cast included: Lauren Adams, Emily Altman, Johnathan Fernandez, Frank Garcia Hejl, Geoff Garlock, Mike Pace, Meyer Rossabi, Josh Ruben, Riley Soloner

Additional production team included Director of Photography Tyler Ribble, Editor Jenny Filippazzo, Gaffer Colin Allen and Sound by Corey Poindexter. Additional music by The Walk Ons.

Dave Grohl named Record Store Day Ambassador for 2015

Former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has just named been named Record Store Day Ambassador for 2015. He made a video and published a statement about the importance of record stores and vinyl in his life, here.

Whilst every day is Record Store Day, April 18, 2015 is going to be a big global shindig. Get your vinyl on :)

Connect direct with the official Record Store Day at HQ at RecordStoreDay.Com

Music videos from Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters album, Sonic Highways, was featured here last November.

Boy George - Turn 2 Dust

Not long ago we featured three of the most classics songs of Boy George's Culture Club on The Record Store sister site, Classic Music Television.

Today we visit one of Boy George's more recent releases that was way too under the radar, but had a powerful message as his songs usually do. It is titled Turn 2 Dust and he's referring to the idea that hatred must turn to dust. It was released three years ago and there are still a few white sleeve vinyl copies available that also include the single titled Go Your Own Way. Turn it up!

Boy George - Turn 2 Dust (A Reggae Remix)


Below are just a handpicked few of the many remixes floating around:

Boy George - Turn To Dust (David Jones Dirty Club Mix)


Boy George - Turn 2 Dust (Sebastian F Remix)


Boy George - Turn 2 Dust (Dubversive Mix)


Boy George - Turn To Dust (BOOTIK Remix)


For even more remixes: go here

Connect direct with Boy George at BoyGeorge.Com, twitter.com/boygeorge and at facebook.com/boygeorgeofficial

Wake Up And Live - Celebrate Bob Marley's 70th Birthday

In honor of the global celebration of Bob Marley's 70th birthday this week of February 6, 2015, The Record Store family of sites are is enjoying keeping his music cranked up as we revisit music highlights of this most humble legend's life. Enjoy!

Get the official Wake Up And Live poster here.

Just below are two additional demo versions of Wake Up And Live. The first take below, seems to channel a bit of James Brown from the countdown of the downbeat onto a couple of hardly noticeable grunt and scream nuances throughout the recording. It's tight, yet freely soulful and funky reggae at it's finest.

Bob Marley - Wake Up And Live (Demo Version) Extended version of 7 minutes 27 seconds

Bob Marley - Wake Up And Live (Rare Demo) 2 minutes 32 seconds

Connect direct with the official Bob Marley website at BobMarley.Com and on Facebook.Com/BobMarley and at Twitter.Com/BobMarley

The Record Store is not only a place for leads on great vinyl, it's a source for the kind merchandise and hard goods from reputable sources who only deal in officially licensed and distributed products of quality and substance.

In honor of the legendary Bob Marley's 70th birthday this week, we have decided to featuring da kine (the finest high end) official Marley family group of companies merchandise that we have researched.

The coolest include the thumbs-up reviews featured below, the first of which is a stellar House of Marley Bluetooth speaker system available at AV Express.

Next, we have the second thumbs-up product review the the Bag of Riddim Bluetooth Portable Audio System (BOOMBOX) by House of Marley, also for sale at AV Express at this link

House of Marley boombox named Bag of Riddim Bluetooth Portable Audio System.

Benjamin Clementine - Debut on Vinyl

Just released on January 12, 2015 by Behind Records, is a double 12" vinyl release of Benjamin Clementine's debut album titled At Least For Now.

Clementine is a very unique storytelling song miester with his own style and tone.  He could easily find success as voice over artist, or in serious theatre or as a motion picture actor if he decided to go down any of those paths.

Nicolas Barek for B.O.X Production filmed this music video below to Benjamin's song titled Cornerstone, which happens to be track 3 on side 3 of the vinyl release. Enjoy!

Benjamin Clementine - Cornerstone

Here is a live take of one of his songs titled Nemesis, filmed live for the French TV program titled Ce soir ou jamais. Nemesis is the 3rd track on the side 2.

Benjamin Clementine - Nemesis (Ce soir ou jamais - December 12, 2014)

Connect direct with Benjamin Clementine at BenjaminClementine.Com, Facebook.com/BenjaminClementine, Instagram.com/BenjaminClementine and Twitter.com/mrbclementine

It's a beautiful double 12" vinyl gatefold, including full lyrics and credits, and a MP3 download card.

Bob Marley - Jammin' from Babylon By Bus album

Record Store wall display for Babylon By Bus from the 1970's

In honor of the 36th anniversary of 'Babylon by Bus, the second and final live album released during Bob Marley's lifetime, here is film of Jammin' by Bob Marley & The Wailers, the audio of which ended up on that Babylon By Bus album in 1978.

Bob Marley - Jammin' - Live At The Pavillon De Paris - 1977


Connect direct with official Bob Marley legacy site at BobMarley.Com

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Foo Fighters - Music Videos from Sonic Highways album

Foo Fighters full composite vinyl album cover for Sonic Highways release splits into 9 covers.

The Foo Fighters album titled Sonic Highways was released on 180 Gram Vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, pressed by Pallas.

Below is the music video to track number two from the album, which was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia.

Foo Fighters - The Feast and The Famine


and here is the music video to the opening track to the record:

Foo Fighters - Something From Nothing


And, here is one more song from the album featuring Gary Clark Jr. - (just the audio, not the video) - It was recorded at KLRU-TV Studio 6A.

Foo Fighters - What Did I Do? / God as My Witness


Connect direct with Foo Fighters at FooFighters.Com

If you missed Foo Fighters on Letterman performing War Pigs with Zach Brown, go here.

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Bob Marley "Get Up Stand Up" – Fan Instagram Video for 'Legend 30th' Anniversary

Just below is the latest official music video from the estate of Bob Marley created in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley's iconic compilation album, Legend.

Fans were asked to submit photos on Instagram depicting the lyrics of "Get Up Stand Up" (literally and/or figuratively). The video below was made from those submissions.

LEGEND REMIXED contains fifteen remixes by top DJs and producers. Included in this cohesive new set are tracks by Stephen Marley, RAC, Nickodemus, among others, as well as a new rendition of "Redemption Song" by Ziggy Marley.

Bob Marley and The Wailers - "Get Up Stand Up" – Fan Instagram Video (September 2014)

Connect direct with the official Bob Marley website at BobMarley.Com

Click here to buy Legend Remixed on vinyl, a 2 LP Set

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Songs from Jack White's vinyl LP titled Lazaretto

 12" vinyl LP front cover of Jack White's Lazaretto album

Below are two great sounding tracks by Jack White from his album titled Lazaretto. Followed by the story on the how Lazaretto was uniquely being put out on vinyl as a specially tweaked ULTRA LP. It's like some sort of sonic heaven.

Jack White - "High Ball Stepper"


Jack White - "Lazaretto" (Audio)


Lazaretto was released as what Jack White and his label, Third Man Records, called the ULTRA LP.  It's 180 gram vinyl with 2 vinyl-only hidden tracks hidden beneath the center labels.  One hidden track plays at 78 RPM, and the other plays at 45 RPM, making this a 3-speed record.  Side A plays from the outside in.  The record features dual-groove technology: plays an electric or acoustic intro for "Just One Drink" depending on where needle is dropped. The grooves meet for the body of the song.  There is a matte finish on Side B, giving the appearance of an un-played 78 RPM record.  Both sides end with locked grooves.  The vinyl pressed in seldom-used flat-edged format.  The dead wax area on Side A contains a hand-etched hologram by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, the first of its kind on a vinyl record.  Zero compression was used during mastering of this LP.  There is a different running order from the CD/digital version.  The LP utilizes some mixes different from those used on CD and digital version.  Just below is a video on the ULTRA LP.

The Lazaretto ULTRA LP

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12" vinyl back cover of Jack White - Lazaretto

Mary J Blige - Just Fine (Hot classic on Vinyl)

The Record Store loves this timeless high energy single from Mary J. Blige which is destined to be a future soul dance classic from 2007. The Vinyl is available for sale with a free MP3 auto rip upon purchase.



Connect direct with Mary J. Blige at MaryJBlige.Com

BUY THE VINYL & GET A FREE MP3 COPY TO HOLD YOU OVER UNTIL IT ARRIVES :)

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The End of Memory

What if digital bits of information had a more limited shelf life than vinyl? Would you still buy that mp3?

The independent French company, ZED, that produces and distributes films and international television programs of substance has one film in production that may be relevent to music lovers and those with a stake in the business of music. The film is titled The End of Memory. See their trailer at this link: http://www.zed.fr/tv/production/videos/177/the-end-of-memory/

Vinyl record lovers know that there is a sonic something that mp3 copies of the same music rarely, if ever, have. Our fast paced and often cheap world where expidiciousness and single useage matters more than substance, has put the masses in this position. Good taste has been diluted by expeditiousness.

The End of Memory is something to ponder with regards to music. How will "The End of Memory" affect the way we enjoy music, the business of music and musical legacies?  What other areas of music will be altered due to this phenomenon?

"The End of Memory" is a film in production at Zed.Fr
The website for the film states they are seeking funding to complete the film. 
 TheRecordStore.Com and it's owners are not affiliated with Zed or it's producers

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