Collecting turntables wasn't a hobby in my 1970's northern life and style. Each metal machine with spinning devices connected to a diamond tipped needle had a sound of its own.
To get it to come to life was the end result of an extremely positive journey. The first step was to find my face, hands and toes in a local record store.
I've published two books featuring major pivotal scenes that took place in record stores. It was a place to connect not just with music but fans of every generation. From Sinatra to Presley, The Beatles to Zeppelin. Disco to Punk. Straight into Madonna and Off the Wall from Michael Jackson right into My Homes In Alabama from Teddy Gentry and the guys of Alabama.
When I cued up an album or 45 on KOYN, KXLO or KOOK. I knew someone on the opposite side of those speakers would do the same on a home stereo. I can still hear the click click of an album dropping down that slender silver chunk of metal. My favorite part of Frampton Comes Alive wasn't Show Me The Way or Baby I Love Your Way. It was the anticipation felt after the album dropped and the needle took its sweet ass time to cuddle up to the vinyl.
None of it could have happened without a record store.
Rhino Records will celebrate Record Store Day with special vinyl releases focusing on the Band, the Grateful Dead and the hits-packed ‘Dazed and Confused’ soundtrack. These limited edition albums will be available at participating independent record stores on April 20.
The Band’s in-concert finale ‘The Last Waltz’ sees a limited-edition 3-LP reissue on 180-gram vinyl, with just 5,000 copies to be made available. The 30-track release features a series of special guests who joined Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson on Thanksgiving Day 1976 to say farewell — including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young, among others.
Dead fans can look for ‘Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966,’ a 2-disc offering available on CD as well as 180-gram vinyl that focuses on early live and studio tracks. Produced by Owsley Stanley, the set includes the first-known takes on songs that would become signature elements of the Grateful Dead’s setlists, including ‘Not Fade Away.’ This album was originally issued in 2005, but has long been out of print. Only 6,600 copies will be available on vinyl.
Finally, Rhino celebrates the 20th anniversary of ‘Dazed and Confused’ by issuing its original soundtrack on vinyl for the first time. Featuring 14 classic-rock favorites from the likes of Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kiss, Alice Cooper and ZZ Top, the soundtrack will be available as a 2-LP, individually numbered set on green vinyl. Only 5,000 will be available.
Visit www.recordstoreday.com to find out more.
Friday, March 22, 2013
5,000 Copies Of Rare Grateful Dead Coming
Collecting turntables wasn't a hobby in my 1970's northern life and style. Each metal machine with spinning devices connected to a diamond tipped needle had a sound of its own.
To get it to come to life was the end result of an extremely positive journey. The first step was to find my face, hands and toes in a local record store.
I've published two books featuring major pivotal scenes that took place in record stores. It was a place to connect not just with music but fans of every generation. From Sinatra to Presley, The Beatles to Zeppelin. Disco to Punk. Straight into Madonna and Off the Wall from Michael Jackson right into My Homes In Alabama from Teddy Gentry and the guys of Alabama.
When I cued up an album or 45 on KOYN, KXLO or KOOK. I knew someone on the opposite side of those speakers would do the same on a home stereo. I can still hear the click click of an album dropping down that slender silver chunk of metal. My favorite part of Frampton Comes Alive wasn't Show Me The Way or Baby I Love Your Way. It was the anticipation felt after the album dropped and the needle took its sweet ass time to cuddle up to the vinyl.
None of it could have happened without a record store.
Rhino Records will celebrate Record Store Day with special vinyl releases focusing on the Band, the Grateful Dead and the hits-packed ‘Dazed and Confused’ soundtrack. These limited edition albums will be available at participating independent record stores on April 20.
The Band’s in-concert finale ‘The Last Waltz’ sees a limited-edition 3-LP reissue on 180-gram vinyl, with just 5,000 copies to be made available. The 30-track release features a series of special guests who joined Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson on Thanksgiving Day 1976 to say farewell — including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young, among others.
Dead fans can look for ‘Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966,’ a 2-disc offering available on CD as well as 180-gram vinyl that focuses on early live and studio tracks. Produced by Owsley Stanley, the set includes the first-known takes on songs that would become signature elements of the Grateful Dead’s setlists, including ‘Not Fade Away.’ This album was originally issued in 2005, but has long been out of print. Only 6,600 copies will be available on vinyl.
Finally, Rhino celebrates the 20th anniversary of ‘Dazed and Confused’ by issuing its original soundtrack on vinyl for the first time. Featuring 14 classic-rock favorites from the likes of Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kiss, Alice Cooper and ZZ Top, the soundtrack will be available as a 2-LP, individually numbered set on green vinyl. Only 5,000 will be available.
Visit www.recordstoreday.com to find out more.
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