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from our friends at PolyVinylRecordsPolyvinyl Record Store Day Releases Announced1. of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic 10 Year Anniversary ReissueFeaturing favorites such as “Disconnect the...
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Music History - March 10
In 1955, RCA Records placed a half page ad in Billboard magazine claiming that Elvis Presley was 'the new singing rage!'In 1956, two years before his first hit record, singer Bobby Darin made his first...
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from our friends at RelapseHooded Menace - Effigies Of Evil Deluxe 2xLP (Orange with Exclusive 7")Finland’s doom/death-lords Hooded Menace make their Relapse debut with ‘Effigies of Evil’, a brutally...
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New Music Releases - March 11, 2014
311 - Stereolithic (2xLP)Allman Brothers Band - Icon 2Aloe Blacc - Life Your Spirit (vinyl)Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to PaintAnnabel - Youth in Youth (vinyl)Annihilator -...
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Music History - March 11
In 1950, at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood, the King Cole Trio, featuring pianist/vocalist Nat "King" Cole and backed by the Les Baxter Orchestra, recorded "Mona Lisa."In 1959, RCA sends a...
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from our friends at SoundStageDirectJunta Deluxe Edition (On Sale) by Phish"Junta" is the first full-length studio album from the band Phish. The original 1/4" analog session tapes (recorded in...
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Music History - March 12
In 1953, in New York City, Eartha Kitt recorded "C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)."In 1953, Memphis disc jockey Rufus Thomas signed with Sun Records to release a song called "Bear Cat," an answer to Big...
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FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 10, 2014DEAR JERRY:While flipping through some of my thrift store acquisitions, I ran into a record by Eddie Dee and the Moonlighters titled "Let's Go Steady."Seeing it was...
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Music History - March 13
In 1949, Imperial Records was formed by Lew Chudd.On this day in 1958, "Tequila" by the Champs was the #1 song.In 1958, the Recording Industry Association of America introduced its awards for record...
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LED ZEPPELIN - FIRST THREE ALBUMS NEWLY REMASTEREDThe First Three Albums Newly Remastered, Each With An Additional Disc Of Previously Unreleased Companion Audio. Multiple CD, Vinyl, And Digital...
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Music History - March 14
In 1941, Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra, featuring vocalist Miguelito Valdés, recorded "Babalu," which became a modest hit. Later the song was associated with Desi Arnaz who never had a hit recording...
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in my inbox, some great vinyl to be had!This Is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume 1) - Various Artists (Yellow Vinyl)In February, we released a tribute to the the legendary Harry Nilsson. Produced...
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Music History - March 17
In 1953, at CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City, Tony Bennett recorded "Rags To Riches."In 1955, Sarah Vaughan recorded "Whatever Lola Wants," a song from the musical "Damn Yankees" that became the...
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yes they still make turntables!! from our friends at SundazedMusic Hall TurntablesMusic Hall mmf-2.2 Turntable (includes 2 Free Albums)The music hall mmf-2.2 turntable is a 2-speed belt driven...
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Music History - March 18
In 1902, 29-year-old Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso was paid $50 each to record 10 songs on wax for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company in Italy. He would go on to become the world's first...
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New Music Releases - March 18, 2014
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2xLP)Ageless Oblivion - PenthosAlterbeast - ImmortalAmon Duul II - Phallus Dei (vinyl)Ana Tijoux - VengoAries - Mermelada Dorada (vinyl)ASG - Win Us Over (vinyl)Ásgeir...
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Music History - March 19
In 1941, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, featuring vocalists Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly, recorded "Green Eyes." At the same session, the band recorded "Maria Elena" with Eberly as the featured...
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from our friends at SoundStageDirectLed Zeppelin III (Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order) (On Sale) by Led ZeppelinOn their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy blues and...
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Music History - March 20
In 1948, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra were featured on CBS-TV in the first televised symphonic concert. Ninety minutes later, NBC-TV carried television's second symphonic...
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Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 17, 2014DEAR JERRY:One of my jobs in the 1960s required frequent drives between St. Louis and Chicago.Cars had no tape players then, so I always listened the radio.One morning,...
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