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In addition, Mastodon will help celebrate Record Store Day, April 16th, by releasing two limited-edition vinyl pressings. First will be the version of MASTODON: LIVE AT THE ARAGON, pressed onto 180 gram audiophile weight vinyl and will also contain the DVD of the live show, plus "Crack the Skye: The Movie". Secondly, an exclusive split 7" vinyl single of the ZZ Top classic, "Just Got Paid," with Mastodon's version on one side backed with the original ZZ Top version on the flip, housed in a clear plastic slipcase. Mastodon's version of the track originally appeared on the album, Covered, A Revolution In Sound, commemorating 50 years of Warner Bros. Records. Source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Mastodon-Release-First-Ever-Live-Concert-DVD-CD-MASTODON-LIVE-AT-THE-ARAGON-on-March-1392166.htm

Just talked with a friend who was out in Arizona for the Association of Independent Music Stores conference, where they talked about some of the releases. Right now, about 300 releases are targeted for RSD (which is in line with last year). Things he could remember: REM 7" Soundgarden 7" Built to Spill 7" Flaming Lips Box is limited to 5000 copies Blitzen Trapper 7" Lots of cool stuff from both Sub Pop and Matador One thing he said to look out for was a Daft Punk 12" featuring 2 songs from the Tron soundtrack and 2 unreleased tracks. Supposed to be really nice packaging, vinyl will be glow in the dark and look like the tron disc (similar to the 12" released for the video game apparently). Limited to around 450/500 copies though, so it will go fast. We'll see what else gets announced, but sounds like we have a shitload of releases to wade through again.

Here is the direct link for the purple: http://www.greenhell.de/katalog/indie/detail_57785.html?page=1&searchstring=tao%20of%20the%20dead&bezeichnung=band_album&searchmediatype=-1&listcount=15 And the link to the Facebook picture of the Magenta/Green colored version http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6180733&id=56902079829

Link to the Magenta/Green colored version (ONLY 100 MADE) so act fast. Only available here for $23.99 EUR (about $32.66): http://www.insideoutshop.de/product_info.php?products_id=2269 Source of the limited to just 100 copies: http://www.facebook.com/andyouwillknowusbythetrailofdead FYI--the purple version is limited to just 200 copies worldwide and only available at http://www.greenhell.de/ according to their Facebook page too.

From Sundazed: All 4 in awesome picture sleeves: 1) John Mayall/Eric Clapton~Lonely Years b/w Bernard Jenkins (MONO, unreleased tracks) 2) The Velvet Undergound~Foggy Notion b/w I Can’t Stand It (studio versions in MONO) 3) The Yardbirds~Goodnight Sweet Josephine b/w Think About It (studio versions in MONO) 4) Freddy King~Wash Out b/w Butterscotch (MONO, both tracks from “Let’s Hide Away” LP) Source: collectingvinylrecords.blogspot.com Republic Tigers--No Land's Man EP Source: http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/125483-the-republic-tigers-return-with-no-land-s-man-ep.html Panda Bear--Tomboy Source: http://www.prefixmag.com/news/noah-lennoxs-panda-bear-unveils-tomboy-cd-cover/48777/ Head and the Heart LP on Sub Pop Source: http://culturemob.com/blog/the-head-and-the-heart-sign-to-sub-pop-album-to-be-reissued-on-record-store-day

Actually, Best Buy was the national retailer for the Ten Super Deluxe Box (versus Target, etc.---this does not include indie record stores). One weekend, they had it advertised less than the $150 price it was for sell for on PJ's website, so you could actually get it cheaper. Not sure if Best Buy will be the national retailer again for this set, but if they offer it for less than $150, I'll be happy.

"The First Supper” b/w “Boner X-Ray” (Original Version) 7” which was limited to 500 copies. 200 were included in the first 200 pre-orders on Hydra Head’s online store and the remaining 300 were sent out to record stores for Black Friday through the folks that do Record Store Day. Source: http://theystillpressvinyl.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/hydra-head-records-%E2%80%93-vacation-vinyl-exclusives/

I had pre-ordered 2 copies of this on the first day it was announced through ORG's mailing list and was only sent 1 from Insound. When I told them what had happened, they told me that they had already gone through their allocation and I could get a credit or refund. Yeah, that's great and all, but how does a store like Insound not have an inventory system that can count how many records are sold? Are they using MS Access over there? I mean really. There are mom and pop stores with more advanced systems than what Insound is apparently using. You can't start at 500 copies and deduct the number of purchases. The fact that they are out, and the website lists the item now as "backordered" means that they oversold the record and took more than 500 orders. What a clusterfuck. I hope they aren't the "exclusive" retailer for the next Sonic Youth ORG release, Bad Moon Rising. Just had to vent. Hope this hasn't happened to you from ordering through Insound.

From the QOTSA facebook page, annouced an hour ago: The QOTSA S/T debut album will now be released by Domino Records on 3/1 in the US and 3/7 in the UK. So now it is March, but at least it is coming out.

There are 2 versions of this release. The standard and Deluxe. The standard was on 140g vinyl in standard sleeves, etc. Cost was approximately $40. The Deluxe version was on 180g heavyweight vinyl and was called the "Deluxe Art Edition". It retailed for about $100 and featured: • 4 180-gram High Performance Vinyl LPs • Plating and Pressing at R.T.I. • Packaged in a Shiny Metallic box • Includes two 16-page books for Jupiter and Mars • Discs are housed in individual sleeves, printed on special paper Elusive Disc still has the deluxe version in stock. I have that version and have had no problems and nothing was warped. So you may want to look for that version. You can tell the difference between the 2, based on the UPC/Label Code: The standard edition is: WEALP44391 The deluxe edition is: WEALP49996 Hope that helps.

From the Pearl Jam website: Happy PJ20 Ten Club! 01.05.11 2011 will be a yearlong celebration of Pearl Jam’s twenty-year history. The anniversary festivities kick off in a few weeks with the release of Live on Ten Legs. A hint of what more to expect in the months ahead: - A spring reissue of Vs. and Vitalogy in new, deluxe formats; - The release of Cameron Crowe’s film, Pearl Jam Twenty, along with an accompanying book and soundtrack album; - A 20th anniversary destination weekend bash sometime in late summer; - Plus a number of special events and new, unexpected releases! Stay tuned here for the latest news. Should be interesting.

That made me laugh.....hah. Yep, I love the 90's, can't help it. Would really love the Lost Highway soundtrack done again, since it was only available originally through Simply Vinyl and they made limited quanitites to begin with. Bowie, Lou Reed, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins (only appearance of "eye" on vinyl), etc.

* Smashing Pumpkins Gish in a 180g Remastered Audiophile Version * Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie & Infinite Sadness--originally released as UK 3LP numbered edition, would like a new version of this * Lost Highway Soundtrack, featuring NIN, SP, etc. * Singles Soundtrack--Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, etc. * Crow Soundtrack * NIN--The Fragile 3LP * U2 Achtung Baby * Pearl Jam--Vs. or Vitalogy (with them celebrating 2011 with a 20th anniversary festival, we may see a lot of stuff from them, who knows) * Temple of the Dog--S/T LP * DMB--Under the Table and Dreaming * probably some others.

Black Vinyl version out January 11th and the link to pre-order through Amazon is here: http://www.amazon.com/Entreat-Plus-Cure/dp/B004BTS8FU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1292274423&sr=8-1

This set is *not* available to be shipped to North America (if you add it to your cart and select US, it tells you it can't be shipped). So fans who want this in Canada, Mexico, US, etc. are out of luck and will have to get the 2LP regular BLACK VINYL version. Guessing this has to do with record label ownership and music rights, so there you go. But I'd really like to have about 3 of these.

Here is the EU link to order: http://www.editorsunedited.com/

Went on sale at midnight CST/1:00am EST and was sold out by 7:00am EST. Majority of people who got it are overseas (UK, Australia, etc.) Few in the US got it, due to the announcement at about 10pm that it was going on sale in 2 hours. No e-mail was sent to Vault members, etc. Just the post on the modlife page.

Link is up: http://www.sonymusicdigital.com/editors/details/5705033 $114.86 US + shipping....not horrible.

From the Editors website: "We’ve been picking through the archive recently, looking back at our 3 records, many many b-sides and some material that has never seen the light of day. It’s been addictive. We can’t leave it alone, much like picking a scab, and we’ve decided to package it all together and share it with our fans, officially. We’ve raided the vaults, searched through old CD-Rs, cassettes and photo albums and gathered it all together. We’d like you to have this music on any and every format we can produce and also share some photos and memories of the last 6 years in a volume that you can keep forever. So that’s what we’ve done; coming in Feb 2011 is Editors, the complete collection. Unedited, if you like. Seven 12” heavy weight vinyl, seven CD’s, a download of everything in high quality 320kbps mp3 format and a book of photos and words. It’s gonna be sexy. Hope you’re all keeping well, Tom xxx - The boxset will be made available to pre-order from editorsofficial.com early on the 2nd December. - The First 200 pre orders will receive a special personalised surprise from Tom"

Pearl Jam annouced yesterday that their new live album, Live on Ten Legs is available for pre-order in the US through the Ten Club ($18.00 for the 2LP if I recall). However, for Europe, there is a limited edition boxset that contains the following: The LIVE ON TEN LEGS Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set contains: CD album Double LP in gatefold sleeve Four mini-poster reprints from classic Pearl Jam shows Five live photo prints Tour laminate £49.99 http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/artists/pearl-jam/icat/pearljam/ Kicking off the band's twentieth anniversary year and ensuing celebrations in style, the album features 18 captivating versions of Pearl Jam's landmark tracks. Live on Ten Legs was recorded over the course of the band's 2003-2010 world tours by engineer John Burton. Newly remixed by longtime Pearl Jam engineer Brett Eliason and remastered, the material on the record spans Pearl Jam's 60 million selling career. Included on the album are live versions of classic songs 'Jeremy', 'Alive' and 'Spin The Black Circle' as well as 'Just Breathe' and 'The Fixer' from their most recent album, Backspacer. The album also features two rare cover versions, versions of Public Image Ltd.'s 'Public Image' and Joes Strummer & The Mescaleros 'Arms Aloft'. Tracklistings CD 1. Arms Aloft 2. World Wide Suicide 3. Animal 4. Got Some 5. State of Love and Trust 6. I Am Mine 7. Unthought Known 8. Rearview Mirror 9. The Fixer 10. Nothing As It Seems 11. In Hiding 12. Just Breathe 13. Jeremy 14. Public Image 15. Spin The Black Circle 16. Porch 17. Alive 18. Yellow Ledbetter LP 1 1. Arms Aloft 2. World Wide Suicide 3. Animal 4. Got Some 5. State of Love and Trust 6. I Am Mine 7. Unthought Known 8. Rearview Mirror 9. The Fixer 10. Nothing As It Seems LP 2 1. In Hiding 2. Just Breathe 3. Jeremy 4. Public Image 5. Spin The Black Circle 6. Porch 7. Alive 8. Yellow Ledbetter

I agree, but I am sure there are some items that fans will want to get. I am just surprised they'd do one close the holidays when people are usually strapped for cash doing Xmas shopping for family. I can see the quote now: "Sorry Timmy, you would have gotten that new Tron cycle for Christmas, but daddy needed a limited edition Gaslight Anthem 7", Soundgarden 7", and Metallica 10". Maybe Santa will make it up to you next year." Here is the list so far: Anthrax "Live at the Sonisphere 10" picture disc Badly Drawn Boy It's What I'm Thinking (Part One Photographing Snowflakes) LP+Download Black Crowes "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys, Remedy (acoustic live) 10" picture disc Black Keys Brothers vinyl Bob Dylan 7" Translucent Red Vinyl with 4 color uncoated stock art sleeve Bruce Springsteen 7" Black Vinyl with with 4 color art sleeve Cage The Elephant """Shake Me Down"" b/w ""Aberdeen"" (both from forthcoming album 1/11/2011) 7" w/mp3 Cee Lo Green F*** You/F*** You (Instrumental) vinyl Clem Snide Your Favorite Music Color LP Deodato LP (exlusive to indies from 11/22-12/6) CD is not available until January 20th Dr. Dog Double 7" *label is checking on this. Band did not want this piece to have a title…vinyl Drive By Truckers "The Thanksgiving Filter, Used To Be A Cop (both from forthcoming album ""Go Go Boots"" coming February 2011 10" Vinyl FRANK SINATRA A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra 180 Gram Vinyl. Limited to 2000 units. Freddie Hubbard LP (exlusive to indies from 11/22-12/6) Gaslight Anthem Tumblin' Dice b/w She Loves You vinyl George Benson LP (exlusive to indies from 11/22-12/6) CD is not available until January 20th GEORGE HARRISON All Things Must Pass 180 Gram 3LP Set. Limited to 5000 units. Grinderman Heathen Child vinyl Iron & Wine Walking Far From Home cd-s Iron & Wine Walking Far From Home cd-m Jimi Hendrix 10" green vinyl "Merry Chrismtas/Happy New Year, featuring exclusive artwork Job For Cowboy Ruination 10" LP Colored Vinyl Box Set Killing Joke Absolute Dissent (Deluxe Edition) KT TUNSTALL Have Yourself A Very KT Christmas Limited to 2000 units. Metallica Live At Grimey's cd Metallica Live At Grimey's vinyl MGMT Gatefold 7" Black Vinyl with 4 color uncoated art sleeve and 20 page illustrated storybook Monster Magnet PANTERA Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (delayed to Jan it seems) Sick Puppies That Time of Year Again/Odd One (Acoustic) 7 Inch Vinyl Single. Limited to 500 units. Slayer 7" Red Translucent Vinyl with clear PVC sleeve Soundgarden The Telephantasm ltd to 4000 Stanley Turrentine LP (exlusive to indies from 11/22-12/6) The Doors The Doors (Mono) vinyl The Sword The Ting Tings 7" Custom Orange/White Mix Vinyl with 4 color art sleeve Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Nowhere b/w Surrender U2 Wide Awake In Europe Various Artists Blur, Hot Chip, Eliza Doolittle, Kylie Minogue & Tinie Tempah Parlophone 7 Inch Box Set Limited to 3000 units.

In other news, slicing up eyeballs reports that U2 will release a new limited-edition, vinyl-only live EP next month called Wide Awake in Europe on November 26th. The 12″ will feature live versions of No Line on the Horizon’s “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” and “Moment of Surrender”, as well as “Mercy”, a track which was recorded during the How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions. The band has been playing it live since September. The release will be limited to just 5,000 individually numbered copies and will be released through independent record shops in the U.S. as a Record Store Day-like promotion on the “Black Friday”. Wide Awake in Europe Tracklist: SIDE A 01. “Mercy” (Live) [Recorded in Brussels, 9/21/10] SIDE B 01. “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” (Live) [Recorded in Dublin, 7/27/09] 02. “Moment of Surrender” (Live) [Recorded in Paris, 9/18/10] According to online retailer The Ideal Copy, the limited-edition EP is a “special release put together by the people who do Record Store Day. There’s about 40-plus items that are exclusive or early release for indie stores for ‘Black Friday.’” Pre-Order for $11.99 here: http://idealcopy.american-data.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=600753316191 So this is another release for "Black Friday"......Metallica, Gaslight Anthem, QOTSA LP, George Harrison LP, etc. Wonder what else will be released, that we haven't seen listed yet....especially if there are 40+ releases scheduled. New list here (so far): http://vvinyl.com/s/black_friday/index.php and here also: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/archive/index.php/t-231457.html

There have been some recent pre-orders updated that I thought the community may (or may not) want to know about. 1) Of Montreal False Preist PRE-ORDER Red Vinyl 2xLP limited to just 2000 copies $20: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?listID=76 2) Linkin Park A Thousand Suns DELUXE BOX SET Deluxe Fan Edition Box Set - $99.99 •Custom hinged box containing: Two 12" vinyl records, CD and DVD digipaks that contain the album and the making of A Thousand Suns documentary, and a Hardcover Art Book http://app.topspin.net/store/linkinpark/2773/deluxeboxset?aId=2773&cId=10061730&wId=29793 3) Opeth Live in Concert DVD/Vinyl Boxset $123.49 OPETH - In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (Ltd Ed DVD/Vinyl Box Set) This item is Mailorder Exclusive! As part of the ongoing celebration of their 20th anniversary, Sweden’s Opeth is releasing live footage and audio from the band’s recent performance at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall. In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, due out 9/21/10, is a fierce testament to Opeth’s continued success in the progressive metal community. Opeth performed two sets that evening- the first of Blackwater Park in its entirety and the second, a chronologically arranged selection of material from the rest of Opeth’s extensive catalog. This limited edition, box set includes the following: -Double-DVD set of Opeth’s performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, in its entirety. Bonus features include an exclusive interview and the behind-the-scenes documentary, On Tour with Opeth. DVD’s are in 5.1 Dolby surround sound, produced and mixed by Jens Bogren -A set of four 180-gram LP’s of the concert’s live audio in its entirety. The vinyl is housed in black poly lined inner sleeves which are packaged in 2 double gatefold sets with exclusive artwork. Vinyl only available in this box set. -Exclusive, numbered lithograph with artwork designed by Mikael Åkerfeldt and longtime Opeth designer, Travis Smith. -20-page, LP sized booklet printed on coated paper stock that chronicles the night’s events in photos. -Expanded, exclusive artwork and more. -MP3 download of live audio in its entirety will be sent via e-mail on release day -Content of this set is housed in a custom foil stamped slipcase. http://store.roadrunnerrecords.com/Exclusives/ 4) Soundgarden Best Of "Telephantasm" Deluxe Edition with 2CDs, 1 DVD and 3LP...not yet on Soundgarden's site but on Amazon for $90: http://www.amazon.com/Telephantasm-Super....1541482&sr=1- 3 SC

Price of the boxset is $99.99 (better than I thought) and can be pre-ordered here: http://www.becausesoundmatters.com/product/tegan-and-sara-official-vinyl-collection?cmpid=bsm/720/tands/splash Who knows how many are made and how many signed posters will be however....

Today only, you can order Metallica's KILL 'EM ALL 2LP on Deluxe Red Vinyl. Limited to only 1000 copies, this is not available in stores. 500 copies are being sold through Because Sound Matters and 500 through the Metallica Fan Club. Link below, price is $50 + shipping: http://www.becausesoundmatters.com/product/kill-em-all-limited-edition-red-vinyl Metallica's debut album, originally released in 1983, reissued in 2008 on limited edition 180 gram black vinyl.This was the debut title in the Metallica's definitive LOUDER, FASTER, HEAVIER series remastered at bot 33 and 45 rpm . In celebration of the pending completion of this limited quality vinyl series which features the catalog titles: Load, ReLoad, S & M and Garage Inc. We have created a limited one time edition BLOOD RED vinyl, online exclusive of this spectacular heavy music classic. Simply a fine piece of thrash metal, and as good a marker as any for the debut of the genre. Several of the songs from this album have since become classics, including "Seek & Destroy", "The Four Horsemen", and "Jump in the Fire". TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 3/5 Sonics in the August 2008 Issue of The Absolute Sound! Half Speed Mastered from the original analog tapes at Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs for the ultimate listening experience... Audiophile Quality, Louder, Faster, Heavier!!! "Instrumental detail, body, and presence are jaw-droppingly grand. Soundstage dimensions are off the chart." - Bob Gendron, TAS August 2008 Features: • Limited Edition • 1/2 Speed Mastered at Mobile Fidelity from original analog master tapes • 45rpm 180 gram vinyl • Double LP • Premium Stoughton gatefold jacket • Universal "Louder, Faster, Heavier" branded bellyband Selections: 1. Hit The Lights 2. The Four Horsemen 3. Motorbreath 4. Jump In The Fire 5. (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth 6. Whiplash 7. Phantom Lord 8. No Remorse 9. Seek And Destroy 10. Metal Militia