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New Music Releases - June 10, 2014
Brooklyn electro-pop duo Tiny Victories are releasing their debut album 'Haunts' via indie label The Sleepover Party. There is a reissue guitar gods Eric Clapton and B.B. King's double LP 'Riding with...
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Music History - June 11
In 1940, the Ink Spots recorded "Maybe." By the fall of that year, it had reached #2 on the record chart and stayed there for six weeks, runnerup to Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" which held the top spot...
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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
from our friends at SoundStageDirectBlondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts of Download by Blondie2014 marks the 40th year since the inception of legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famers...
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Music History - June 12
In 1935, at age 17, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her first songs. The two songs were "Love and Kisses" and "I'll Chase the Blues Away."In 1959, "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton was the #1...
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Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 9, 2014DEAR JERRY: Here is a topic that is not addressed in any previous articles about One Hit Wonders.Rare as it is, there have been a few folks who, after having a No. 1 hit,...
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Album Review - This is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson, Vol. 1
In my youth, while my friends were discovering Supertramp and Rush, I discovered the music of Harry Nilsson. His LP's warmed my headphones on many a night. Brooklyn indie record label Royal Potato...
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Music History - June 13
In 1952, at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel, Hank Williams recorded his composition "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)."In 1958, Frank Zappa graduated from Antelope Valley High School in...
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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
upcoming releases from our friends at MusicOnVinylALAN PARSONS - TIME MACHINEThe Time Machine (1999) is the third solo release by Alan Parsons and features guest vocals by Tony Hadley (of Spandau...
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Music History - June 16
In 1953, Elvis Presley graduated from IC Hulmes High School in Memphis. His graduation photo shows him with a split curl in his hair, which would later become his trademark. In 1956, a 31-year-old...
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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
from our friends at NewOnVinylKINGDOM COME - KINGDOM COMEKingdom Come is the debut album by Hard Rock band Kingdom Come. The band formed in 1987 and released the self titled album in 1988. Produced by...
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Music History - June 17
In 1943, Perry Como signed his first RCA Victor contract, beginning a 44-year professional relationship with the label. Three days after signing, he cut his first record for the company, "Goodbye,...
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New Music Releases - June 17, 2014
The summer new music scene is in full swing with vinyl reissues by the Waterboys (self-titled debut LP), Paul Westerberg's 1993 release '14 Songs,' Jethro Tull's 'This Was,' Kansas, with their...
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Music History - June 18
In 1948, Columbia Records begins the first mass production of the 33 1/3 RPM LP. The new format could contain a maximum of 23 minutes of music per side versus the approximately three minutes that could...
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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
from our friends at SoundStageDirectThe Beatles Mono Box Set (Pre-Order) by The BeatlesThe Beatles in mono: This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960's, when mono was the predominant...
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Music History - June 19
In 1957, at CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City, Tony Bennett recorded "In The Middle Of An Island," which went on to become his last Top 10 single (so far).In 1958, Ricky Nelson performed two...
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Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 16, 2014DEAR JERRY: The first pop song I ever heard that was dedicated to the hits of the past was "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You)," by Little Caesar and the Romans....
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Music History - June 20
In 1948, Toast Of The Town, which would later be called the Ed Sullivan Show, premiered on CBS-TV. The first telecast was produced on a meager budget of $1,375. Only $375 was allocated for talent and...
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Vinyl Record News & Music Notes
upcoming releases from our friends at MusicOnVinylDUKE ELLINGTON - INDIGOSIndigos is a seminal Jazz album by big band superstar Duke Ellington, originally released in 1958. Ellington chose a set of...
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Music History - June 21
In 1955, Elvis Presley played two shows in Beaumont, Texas, with bassist Bill Black and guitarist Scotty Moore.In 1955, Johnny Cash's first single, "Cry Cry Cry," was released, where it peaked at #14...
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New Music Releases - July 2014
July 1Alexis Taylor - Await Barbarians (vinyl)Bad Company - Straight Shooter (reissue) (vinyl)Bad Company - Bad Company (reissue) (vinyl)Bad Suns - Language & Perspective bentcousin - Dizzy...
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