Todd Rundgren's first-ever RUNT live performance due for Record Store Day

Rhino is releasing a limited vinyl pressing of a Todd Rundgen 1971 performance at Philadephia's famed Sigma Sound Studios.

Here's the scoop...

The first ever solo Todd Rundgren performance captured at Philadelphia’s legendary Sigma Sound Studios on June 30th, 1971 and broadcast live over WMMR. Featuring future Utopia keyboardist Mark “Moogy” Klingman, Brethren singer/guitarist Tom Cosgrove and bassist Stu Woods along with drummer Norman “N.D.” Smart II (The Remains, Bo Grumpus, Great Speckled Bird, Kangaroo, Gram Parsons' Fallen Angels). Rhino's exclusive RSD (4/18) pressing of 3000 copies will be issued on transparent light blue vinyl. Check the tracklisting followed by most of the WMMR broadcast below. 

RUNT 

Live: The Necessary Cosmic Frenzy

Side A

1. Lady On The Terrace (Tom Cosgrove/Brethren)

2. I Got My Pipe

3. We Gonna Rock

4. Hold Me Tight (excerpt of Beatles cover)

5. Everybody In The Congregation (Tom Cosgrove/Brethren)

6. Lady On The Terrace (alternate mix)

Side B

1. Broke Down And Busted

2. Before I Grow Too Old (Fats Domino cover)

3. Ooh Baby Baby (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles cover)

4. Tonight I Want To Love Me A Stranger

5. Provided For

Charles Mingus in Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts due for RSD release

Resonance's limited-edition 3LP set Mingus In Argentina is due for Record Store Day on April 12th. Watch a preview clip below.

This just in from Resonance Records...

"Mingus In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts" is a never-before-released pair of recordings of legendary bassist Charles Mingus captured live in Buenos Aires, Argentina in June 1977 featuring Ricky Ford (tenor saxophone), Jack Walrath (trumpet), Robert Neloms (piano) and Dannie Richmond (drums). Transferred from the original tape reels that were recorded by engineer Carlos Melero, the limited-edition 180-gram 3-LP set is mastered for vinyl by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed at 33 1/3 RPM at Le Vinylist. The elaborate booklet includes liner notes by author and jazz historian Brian Priestley; plus interviews with Ricky Ford and Jack Walrath. This is an official release in cooperation with Jazz Workshop, Inc. and the Charles Mingus Estate. Watch the preview clip and a WCB Jazz Vinyl podcast review following the track listing below. 

Charles Mingus In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts

1. Introduction 

2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 

3. Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love 

4. Noddin’ Ya Head Blues

5. Three or Four Shades of Blue

6. Koko/Cherokee

7. For Harry Carney

8. Cumbia & Jazz Fusion

9. Solo Piano Improvisation (Performed by Charles Mingus)

10. Sue's Changes (Incomplete)

11. Koko/Cherokee/Band Intros

12. Fables of Faubus

13. Solo Piano Improvisation (Performed by Charles Mingus)

Tracks 1-9 recorded on June 2, 1977 at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tracks 10-14 recorded on June 3, 1977 at the Teatro SHA (Sociedad Hebraica Argentina) in Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Cannonball Adderley's Poppin' In Paris: Live at L'Olympia 1972 due for RSD

A limited 2LP vinyl pressing of Cannonball Adderley's 1972 performance at The Olympia in Paris will be in shops April 20th. 

Here's the scoop...

First complete, authorized release of saxophone giant Cannonball Adderley's Paris performance at The Olympia in 1972 with brother Nat Adderley on cornet, George Duke playing Fender Rhodes electric piano, Walter Booker on bass and drummer Roy McCurdy providing the rock-solid beats. Elemental Music's deluxe 2CD set – which opens with a 20-minute plus version of Duke's "Black Messiah" – was transferred from the original tape reels recorded by the ORTF and housed in the INA (the Institut national de l'audiovisuel). Released by Elemental Music in cooperation with the Cannonball Adderley Estate and INA France. A limited 2LP vinyl release – mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180g vinyl by Memphis Record Pressing – is being made available for Record Store Day on April 20th.

Includes an extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by acclaimed jazz author and historian Bob Bluenthal and producer Zev Feldman, plus testimonies by Tia Fuller, Lou Donaldson & Vincent Herring, and a never before published Nat Adderley interview from 1983. 

Get a 2CD copy of Poppin' In Paris right here. Check the tracklisting below followed by a Radio France broadcast of the performance which has been circulating for years. 

Cannonball Adderley – Poppin' In Paris: Live at L'Olympia 1972

Disc: 1

1 Black Messiah

2 Autumn Leaves

3 Soli Tomba

4 Walk Tall (Baby, That's What I Need)

Disc: 2

1 Doctor Honoris Causa

2 Hummin'

3 Directions

4 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

5 The Scene 

April March sings Kelley Stoltz EP due for Record Store Day

The 4-song April March Sings Kelley Stoltz 12" EP is being released by Agitated Records on April 20th. Read all about it!

April March Sings Kelley Stoltz EP

Four special tracks recorded by April March and Kelley Stoltz, whereby April sings Kelley Stotlz songs in french, and vice versa, a one-off meeting of underground pop legends, and overground garage rock royalty. Mixed & masterd by Warren DeFever at Third Man, issued with two different bagette-enhanced sleeves, and two different colour vinyl options. Blue and Red. Ooh La La! C'est Magnifique!

April March: "I was in Nashville with Olivia Jean on a little break from shooting our "Allons Y" video at Third Man. I got in her car and she cranked up her playlist. Out jumped "Double Exposure". I went bananas right there in the passenger seat. "Kelley Stokes!", she smiled wide. It reminded me of something I'd heard in a dream. I went around singing songs from "Double Exposure" for a few weeks zeroing in on "Are You My Love" and "Your Face". I thought to myself cover-wise there's nothing to add here, they're perfect as is but maybe some French versions would be a kick so I asked for an intro. A few months later I was in San Francisco kicking out the Bonne Mamans with Kelley in his studio. Lucky me and thanks to Agitated Records lucky you too." 

Kelley Stoltz: “Like almost everyone in the world I was dazzled by April March's take on "Chick Habit" back in the late 90s. It was such an up feeling and joyful sound in the music and vocals. At odds with the manly wails and bleak outlooks that were standard song fare of those days. You can develop a crush on the voice in your speakers, you know! I did anyway. I was so pleased to hear from her in person and out of the blue, years later, and find out she wanted to do her own versions of my songs. I soon got to re-recording the music bits, and as she asked, stayed pretty true to their original form… maybe even improving on them just a tad. She appeared at my door one day and we instantly hit it off and laughed and sang and climbed on an elliptical machine. We did some recording and then took a walk and ate tacos. She even gave my daughter her first book. We're just friends, but I'll always have that crush when I hear her voice! I hope you enjoy April March Sings Kelley Stoltz as much as I did working on them.”

Tracks: "Es-Tu Mon Amour," "Ton Visage," "Are You My Love," "Your Face"

You can also pre-order a copy of Kelley Stoltz's forthcoming La Fleur album (out June 7th) right here. 

April March & Staplin preview collaborative album with "Parti avec le Soleil"

April March Meets Staplin will be out on vinyl for Record Store Day, April 22. Listen to "Parti avec le Soleil" below.

Here's the scoop... 

April March went to France to record her latest studio album April March Meets Staplin (out May 5th via Velvetica Music) in collaboration with the French duo of Norman Langolff and Arno Van Colen better known as Staplin. Fans of April March will recall that she previously appeared on the Staplin track "Celluloïd" (listen below) off their 2020 debut album Neon Shades (Velvetica Music). Along for the ride this time is drummer Toby Dammit (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Residents, Iggy Pop) whose pounding is featured on the lead track "Parti avec le Soleil" cut during a rainy afternoon in Normandie. 

The album was recorded at Quasar Studio in Rouen, France, mixed by John McEntire at Soma Electronic Music Studios in Gladstone, Oregon and mastered by Warren Defever (see His Name Is Alive) at Third Man Mastering in Detroit. April March Meets Staplin will be available on vinyl in limited numbers for Record Store Day, April 22 followed by a full release on May 5th. Have a listen following the album track list below.  

April March – April March Meets Staplin (Velvetica Music)

1. Ton Rayon Vert 

2. Alfie Solomons' Hush 

3. Les Fleurs Invisibles 

4. Palomino Rich Man 

5. Ombres 

6. Parti Avec Le Soleil 

7. Lay Down Snow White 

8. Villain's Whisper 

9. Get Wild Elevator Man 

10. L'Horizon 

11. Natalie 

12. Underneath The Wind 

13. Guy B.

 

Modern Harmonic reissuing Sun Ra's 1979 album Omniverse

The Record Store Day (11/26) release of Omniverse will be on purple wax with the CD version containing bonus tracks. 

Here's the scoop...

Recorded in New York in 1979 and released that year on Sun Ra's El Saturn label, this is a solid, overlooked set in the vast Ra canon. The tracks aren't so much compositions as excursions, pure jazz, lots of reflective piano in trio, quartet, and sextet settings. Features cover art interpreted from a favorite Arkestra hand drawn cover, and liner notes from Irwin Chusid. CD version includes 12 minutes of bonus euphony!

Sun Ra and his Arkestra - Omniverse

The Place Of Five Points 

 West End Side Of Magic City [Vita No. 5] 

Dark Lights In A White Forest 

Omniverse 

Visitant Of The Ninth Ultimate 

Over The Rainbow* 

The Sound Mirror*

*CD only bonus tracks

Kelley Stoltz's Echo & The Bunnymen salute gets deluxe vinyl treatment

Here's the scoop from Kelley Stoltz...

This Saturday (August 29) is record store day and for the first time I'll have something in the shops! My version of Echo & the Bunnymen's "Crocodiles" which I recorded in 2001, will finally be available on LP… brought to you by the good folks at Nine x Nine Records in Liverpool 

"Kelley Stoltz’s track for track covers album of Echo and the Bunnymen’s Crocodiles is available for the first time on vinyl this Record Store Day via Nine x Nixe Records. Originally recorded in 2001, the album was only available on CD. Stoltz took up the mantle of rhythm guitar in the Bunnymen in 2016, largely because of this album. Pressed on 180 gram colour vinyl, with original artwork and new sleeve notes from Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant and Scott Kannberg (Pavement), there’s never been a better time to discover this gem from Stoltz’s back catalogue. Remastered by Mikey Young. Bonus 7” E.P. features 3 early demos of 14 year old Kelley’s band "Distorted Reality". These are the earliest known recordings of Stoltz’s Bunnymen covers. This EP is exclusive to the RSD release and will not be available with any subsequent reissue." 

Kelley Stoltz – Crockodiles (NinexNine) LP & Bonus 7"

Side One

(1) Going Up (2) Do It Clean (3) Stars Are Stars (4) Pride (5) Monkeys (6) Crocodiles 

Side Two

(1) Rescue (2) Villiers Terrace (3) Read It in Books (4) Pictures on My Wall (5) All That Jazz (6) Happy Death Men 

Distorted Reality 7" EP

(1) Do It Clean (2) Silver (3) Stumped

Limited Edition Red LP

Bonus 7" 3 Track E.P. of 14 year old Kelley's first ever recordings, 'Distorted Reality'

Limited to 850 copies world wide (500 UK)

Cat: NXN002LPX

Barcode: 5031802063325

For more info, go to Nine x Nine Records right here. Watch a few vintage performance clips below. 

The Fleshtones salute Jeopardy's Alex Trebek on new LP

Sudbury-born Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is honoured on The Fleshtones' new Face of the Screaming Werewolf album out for RSD now June 20th.

Those who can't attend but would like to contribute to Ivan Julian's cancer treatment fund can visit his gofundme page right here. 

The Fleshtones on tour
3/18 – Silk City Diner – Philadelphia, PA
3/19 – City Winery – Washington, DC
3/20 – Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT
3/21 – Randy Now’s Man Cave – Bordentown, NJ
3/23 – Ivan Julian Benefit Concert @ Bowery Electric – New York, NY
4/30 – Freakshow – Essen, Germany
5/1 – Roots & Roses Festival – Lessines, Belgium
5/2 – Battle of the Garages – Athens, Greece
5/3 – 8Ball Club – Thessaloniki, Greece
5/6 – Hafenklang – Hamburg, Germany
5/7 – Råhuset – Copenhagen, Denmark
5/8 – Folk a Rock – Malmo, Sweden
5/9 – Musikens Hus – Gothenburg, Sweden
5/10 – Siste Reis – Halden, Norway
5/13 – Statsraaden Bar – Bergen, Norway
5/14 – Revolver – Oslo, Norway
5/15 – Odal Rockeklubb – Austvatn, Norway
5/16 – Bar Brooklyn – Stockholm, Sweden
5/18 – Pub Ettan – Mariehamn, Finland
5/19 – Hotell Hulingen – Hultsfred, Sweden

Young Fresh Fellows return to The Egg for Toxic Youth LP

Scott McCauhey and crew went back to Conrado Uno's Egg Studios for their new Toxic Youth album out Record Store Day via Yep Roc. 

Here's the scoop...
The Young Fresh Fellows are back with an electric new toaster, Toxic Youth. Remember their 1989 anthem “Two Guitars Bass & Drums”? Well, nothing has changed, except everything.  Hopes have been dashed, but the men still love music. Subtitled Back To The Egg, the Fellows return to where it all began, with one last roundup at the infamous Egg Studios, Seattle WA, produced once again by Conrad Uno (who also struck gold with The Presidents Of The United States Of America).

When the Fellows heard that Uno was closing up his studio and retiring from the limelight, the band grabbed a last weekend to record a couple songs (they had THREE in various shape of decomposition). A couple days later there were 17 tracks, of which 12 were deemed PERFECT. “Gear Summer 2013” is Everything-Is-Falling-Apart-In-Three-Minutes, and was planned to be a smash summer single — in 2013 (amazingly, things have gotten worse).  The Buzzcocks and Rezillos concur. “Never Had It Bad” heralds the spring with blue jays and more sad punk-pop problem-solving, Ramones-style. And don’t miss the heart-rending saga of a rock and roll band(s) (#47 in a series) “Bleed Out”.

The fine folks at Yep Roc are pressing up 2000 copies of Toxic Youth on 'toxic green' vinyl for release on Record Store Day which is April 18th. Watch the Young Fresh Fellows preview a couple songs from the album following the video for "Never Had It Bad" below.

Bootsy's 1969 demo for James Brown "More Mess On My Thing" due Black Friday

The three-track More Mess On My Thing album is being issued by Now-Again for Black Friday (Record Store Day) on November 22. 

Here's the scoop...
Rumored no more: More Mess On My Thing, the demo Bootsy Collins and his band recorded for James Brown in 1969 that won them the title “The J.B.’s” – and changed the course of popular music. Also included is the complete version of “When You Feel It, Grunt If You Can,” presenting two never-issued songs in a 22-minute medley, and the unreleased instrumental “The Wedge.”

This is the companion piece to Now-Again’s first-ever issue of the lost J.B.’s album These Are The J.B.’s. All tracks mixed by Mario Caldato, directly from the original multi-track masters. Overseen by Egon and Universal Music Group’s in-house Brown expert Harry Weinger.

Contains extensive booklet with full annotation, liner notes by James Brown historian Alan Leeds and never-before-published photos. Coming out on Black Friday Record Store Day November 22!

The J.B.'s - More Mess On My Thing
A1 More Mess On My Thing
A2 The Wedge
B1 When You Feel It Grunt If You Can (Complete Take)

Tweeted Bootsy:

Deluxe reissue of David Axelrod's Earth Rot out now

Now-Again's 2LP gatefold version of Earth Rot includes a bonus album of instrumentals. Watch the promo clip below. 

1970’s Earth Rot, the final album in David Axelrod’s Capitol Trilogy, and the first of his solo releases to incorporate choral vocals, set the visionary composer/arranger/produer up for his final stage as an architect of jazz fusion and ensured that his productions would help future architects of hip hop.

Gatefold 2LP contains bonus second album with Earth Rot’s instrumentals, never before released.

This is the third Now-Again issue in a series of reissues centered around Axelrod’s Capitol Trilogy in 2018 – Song of Innocence saw release in April, and Songs of Experience was released in July.

Audiophile reissue, lacquered directly from Axelrod’s original master tapes at Capitol Records by Ron McMaster.

Contains oversized, 28 page booklet that delves into Axelrod’s incredible life and music, replete with never before published photos and an interview with Axelrod by Eothen Alapatt and Waxpoetic’s Brian Digenti. Watch the fascinating interview (below) with David's son Michael who bears a striking resemblance to his father.

Get a complete listing of RSD Black Friday releases in PDF form right here.

Something Weird this way comes on Black Friday

Modern Harmonic dives deep into Something Weird's vault of cult film soundtrack madness for a boffo 2LP set.

Take an auditory trip through a wacky world of oddball and obscure “classick” exploitation cinema soundtracks from the 1960s and early 1970s, presented by one of the most beloved genre film video companies of all time… Something Weird! Two LPs chock-full of oddities and earworms with great sets of liners and track-by-track factoids!

Something Weird Video was founded in 1990 by Mike Vraney in Seattle, Washington. He was inspired by his teenage job as a theater projectionist. His love for the obscure films that never made it to video prompted him to transfer hundreds of ancient reels of film to VHS and DVD. Although Mike passed away from lung cancer back in 2014, his partner, visual artist Lisa Petrucci now runs Something Weird Video (see clip below) which still specializes in bizarre low-budget exploito films of the '30s through the '70s. Iconic purveyors of the lost and the strange, Something Weird Video have partnered with Modern Harmonic to bring you Something Weird: Greatest Hits – 2LPs of the greatest songs and soundbites from their voluminous catalog of filth and general grindhouse fodder.

After the Art Zone feature clip on Something Weird Video's Lisa Petrucci, check out the Something Weird: Greatest Hits promo trailer featuring Lee Dowell's "Black Belt" from the 1966 classic Teenage Gang Debs followed by Joe Bisko's "Beware Of The 4-D Witch"

Something Weird – Greatest Hits!
A1. The Hell Raisers – The Syd Dale Orchestra A2. Mamma A Go-Go – Perez Prado A3. The Bird Is The Word – Rocky Roberts and the Airedales A4. Hot Blooded Woman – Whit Boyd A5. Don’t Make Me Mad – Lee Dowell A6. The Wild Scene – The Penny Arcade A7. Put The Clock Back On The Wall – The E-Types A8. Is It On - Is It Off – The Bit’ A Sweet A9. The Right Kind – The Jaybirds

B1. Beware Of The 4-D Witch – Joe Bisko / Attila Galamb B2. The Action Scene – Alan Hawkshaw B3. A Sweet Sickness – Raul and the Revelations B4. It’s A Revolution Mother – Mandarin Gate with Chris Martell B5. Soorangi – Jim Hughes B6. Bummer – The Group B7. Musical Mutiny Trailer B8. Different Now – The Love Generation

C1. Swinging City (Mood Three) – John Barry and His Orchestra C2. Johnny’s Dive – Robert Farnon C3. Strip Blues – Bob Freedman and His Orchestra C4. Jane Bond Theme – Johnny Hawksworth C5. Mood One – John Barry and His Orchestra C6. A Taste Of Flesh Opening Credit Theme C7. Hot Blooded Woman Incidental Music – The Tony Harrison Trio C8. My Brother’s Wife Opening Credit Theme C9. Easy Macumba – Armando Sciascia C10. Hot Thrills Warm Chills Opening Credit Theme

D1. Shanty Tramp – Betty Dickson D2. Yipes Stripes – The Huntington Astronauts D3. Speed Lovers – Billy Lee Riley D4. (Be A) Black Belt – Lee Dowell D5. The Ladybirds – At The Blue Bunny D6. I Want A Woman – Tony & et Cetra D7. Love Cool – John Gabriel D8. Love Goddess – Neil Patrick D9. The Female Of The Species – Meg Myles

One For The Weekend: Method Man & DJ Nu-Mark

Wu-Tang Clan's lyrical swordsman Method Man connects with DJ Nu-Mark for a Black Friday banger out today. 

Soul Jazz readies Studio One Dub Plate Special box for RSD 2018

For those who didn't score the super limited 12" dub plates, Soul Jazz is releasing a Studio One 7" box on April 21.

Soul Jazz Records is releasing Studio One Dub Plate Special, an exclusive Record Store Day collectors 7" box set featuring ten amazing Studio One tracks. Originally released as an extremely limited edition of hand-etched, one-sided 12" dub plates, only available to Soul Jazz Records subscribers at Sounds Of The Universe in London. This 7" box set brings together all eight of those exclusive dub plate cuts, plus two more never before released alternate cuts. Featuring Alton Ellis, Cedric Brooks, Brentford Road All Stars, Jacob Miller and more! Listen to "Soul Eye" by Cedric "Im" Brooks, "Go Ahead" by Carey Johnson and "Don't Know What You're Doing" by Alton & Zoot below.

Record 1
A: Alton & Cedric – Black People
AA: Cedric Brooks – Soul Eye

Record 2
A: The Officials – Distant Drums
AA: Cedric Brooks – Power To The People

Record 3
A: Soul Brothers – Skitting Day
AA: Carey Johnson – Go Ahead

Record 4
A: Alton & Zoot – Don’t Know What You’re Doing
AA: Brentford All Stars – The World Is A Ghetto

Record 5
A: Jacob Miller – Westbound Train (Alternate Version)
AA: George Philip – One One (Alternate Version)

Rumoured RSD 2016 Black Friday Releases

Here's a leaked list of Black Friday releases for November 25 as yet unconfirmed...

Afghan Whigs Black Love CD CD Expanded Edition
Afghan Whigs Black Love LP 3x LP 180 gram Vinyl Expanded Edition
Alice in Chains Live : Facelift LP 150 gram
Anthrax Monsters at the End LP
Beach Boys Becoming the Beach Boys : Complete Hite LP Red, Blue or Yellow Vinyl
Betts, Hall, Leavell and Trucks Live at the Coffee Pot 1983 LP 2x LP
Big Star Complete Third Vol 1 : Demos to Session 2x LP with Download Card
Blue Man Group Three LP Splatter Vinyl
Bolt Thrower Those Once Loyal LP
Butterfield, Paul Blues Band Got a Mind to Give Up Living : Live 2xLP Yellow / Blue Vinyl
Callahan, Bill Apocalypse : Bill Callahan Tour LP LP + DVD
Cars  Just What I Needed 7" Picture Disc
Clark Jr, Gary Healing Live/Church Live LP 10"
Coleman, Ornette Evening With Ornette Coleman Part 1 LP 180 gram Clear Pink Vinyl
Connection A Christmas Gift For LP Random Green or Red Vinyl
Dengue Fever Ganadaramaba   LP
Dylan, Bob Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert LP 2x LP 140 gram
Electric Wizard Witchcult Today LP

Calexico plans to issue RSD live album many fans already own

If you already believe that Record Store Day has devolved into nothing more than a cynical cash grab, ANTI-'s announcement that they'll be re-releasing Calexico's live album Spiritoso on April 20 should do nothing to convince you otherwise. As longtime fans of the desert-dwelling titans of twang are no doubt aware, the 12-track disc  – which the UK-based City Slang label issued last year – features songs spanning Calexico's 23-year career performed live in Germany backed by the Radio Symphonie Orchestre Wien. Those who own the City Slang version of Spiritoso which Calexico has been selling at shows, won't need this straight repressing that is said to be limited to 3000 copies.

Whether Calexico is creatively tapped of unique RSD release ideas or couldn't be bothered to come up with something new and exciting their most dedicated followers would appreciate, the decision to simply put out an album previously issued in another territory sets a new low bar for Record Store Day product previously set by labels pressing up limited vinyl versions of their CD-only titles.  

Considering how thoroughly Calexico documents just about every note they play, it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult for them to assemble a unique release for Record Store Day just out of leftover demos and live tracks. How much trouble would it have been to cobble together a few songs they've contributed to tribute albums and various collections over the years? 

Their inspired takes of Casey's Last Ride (off Nothing Left To Lose: A Tribute to Kris Kristofferson), Tulsa Telephone Book (from Real – The Tom T. Hall Project) and Will Oldham's I Send My Love To You (from I Am Cold Rock, I Am Dull Grass) would make one great side of a fantastic10" EP, with maybe John Fahey's Dance of Death (off I Am The Resurrection), Alejandro Escovedo's Wave (from Por Vida) and Arcade Fire's Ocean of Noise on the flip. Who knows, the covers concept record might even introduce the wonders of Calexico a whole new audience. Of course, it would require some effort and a little ingenuity so you may have to settle for the clip below. 



For the wineskin equipped interested in seeing Calexico in the great outdoors, the group will be appearing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Wakarusa Festival and the Nelsonville Music Festival in the coming months. They've also booked some club and soft-seater dates, most notably being a stop at the Mod Club in Toronto on June 12. Here's the complete tour itinerary so far...

Live Dates: 
Sun 4/28 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Thu 5/30 Ozark, AR Wakarusa Festival
Fri 5/3 Iowa City, IA The Englert Theatre
Sat 6/1 Nelsonville, OH Nelsonville Music Festival
Mon 6/3 Chicago, IL City Winery
Tue 6/4 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Thu 6/6 Tarrytown, NY The Tarrytown Music Hall
Fri 6/7 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
Sat 6/8 Pawtucket, RI The Met Café
Sun 6/9 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall @ Babeville
Tue 6/11 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre

Wed 6/12 Toronto, ON Mod Club
Thu 6/13 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Fri 6/14 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival

LINKS
Record Store Day site
Calexico HQ
ANTI- site

Misfits for Record Store Day

Get out yer devil-locks! To mark the 30th anniversary of the Misfits' Walk Among Us album released by Slash in 1982, Rhino has pressed up a "limited" run of 4,500 copies of the horror-punk classic for Record Store Day this Saturday (April 21).  

Since just about everyone on the planet who ever wanted a copy of Walk Among Us already owns it, this "faithful reproduction of the original with music cut from the original analog masters and packaging that duplicates details down to the printed inner sleeve” (i.e. no bonus tracks, liner notes or photos) is aimed squarely at obsessive Misfits collectors. As such, the vinyl will come in three different colours in the U.S. with 1,250 on red, 1,250 on blue and 500 on clear vinyl randomly distributed to participating RSD stores.

Those adept at arithmetic are probably wondering "what about the other 1,500 LPs?" Well, there will also be a purple edition of 1,500 copies earmarked for international export. That means Misfits fans in Canada will likely be buying multiple copies so they can swap their purples for alternate colours with U.S. hoarders er... dealers. It's sad but true.

Mark Sultan releasing live LP for Record Store Day

It wasn't that long ago that Mark "BBQ" Sultan recorded two albums worth of unusual covers backed by his pals Choyce from Red Mass, Jared and Cole fom the Black Lips, Erin from the Spits and others which In The Red issued last October as the 14-track Whatever I Want LP and the 12-track Whenever I Want LP. And our man still had material left over for a couple of singles.

Now just a few months on, Sultan is announcing a vinyl release of his live album The War On Rock 'n' Roll to coincide with the Record Store Day cash-in on April 21. Although Sultan has made The War On Rock 'n' Roll available on his site as a free digital download since October, this new limited-run vinyl version boasts artwork by Gary Panter who created the amazing LA punk scene handbills for the Screamers and the Germs. Like many RSD-related releases it's a slight repackaging of something you may already own.  

"In The Red Records has decided to release this recording on vinyl to celebrate Record Store Day and I am thrilled," says Sultan. "While you listen to this recording, keep in mind that it is one take, live, and that the sides of the LP split the recording, obviously due to vinyl's time limitations upon pressing.

"At the time of this recording, yes, I was hellbent on converting my live sound to what you hear on this LP. It had been my first and only attempt at this sound, and while I am myself curious how I pulled it off in that one take, and while I really enjoy how it sounds, I never tried doing it again. Maybe I will for some of these upcoming shows."

Tour Dates

March 30th: Cornwall, ON - La Maison
April 5th: London, ON - Call The Office
April 6th: Toronto, ON - Parts And Labour
April 24th: Tallahassee, FL - Waterworks
April 25th: St. Augustine, FL - Cafe 11
April 27th: Miami, FL - Vagabond
April 28th: San Juan, PR - Abracadabra
May 2nd: Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
May 3rd: Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar
May 4th: Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space
May 5th: San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock
May 7th: Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
May 10th: Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
May 11th: New Haven, CT - Cafe 9
May 12th: Boston, MA - PA's Lounge
May 23rd: Detroit, MI - PJ's Lager House
May 24th: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
May 25th: Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
May 26th: Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
May 28th: Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
May 29th: Oklahoma City, OK - Blue Note
May 31st: Dallas, TX - City Tavern
June 1st: Austin, TX - Scoot-Inn (Chaos in Tejas)
June 2nd: Houston, TX - Continental Club
June 4th: Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
June 5th: Nashville, TN - Zombie Shop
June 7th: Cincinnati, OH - Motr
June 8th: Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
June 9th: Cleveland, OH - Beachland
June 15th: Montreal, QC - Sala Rossa
July 6th: Moncton, NB - The Manhattan
July 7th: Halifax, NS - The Seahorse

Record Store Day 2010, Part II: Black Friday

While it's not officially designated as a Record Store Day, Friday, November 26 – the day after Thanksgiving in the US – will see a similar sort of hubbub at independent record retailers as some labels are taking advantage of the post-turkey shopping frenzy by issuing special limited-edition singles, LPs, CDs and DVDs available only on Black Friday.
The big difference here is that it isn't a holiday in Canada so expect a crush of frantic vinyl junkies at Rotate This, Soundscapes, Vortex and Sunrise during the lunch hour with a second wave starting around 5 pm. Incidentally, Rotate This kicks off their annual pre-inventory "There Goes The Neighbourhood" weekend sale today with 15% off all new and used vinyl and CDs and on Saturday and Sunday used vinyl will be 40% off.  

Here are a few of the more interesting Black Friday exclusives up for grabs:  

Black Keys - Brothers Double box including the album released as 45 rpm double vinyl set along with a limited-run poster and 6-song 10" LP with previously unreleased live versions of Everlasting Light, Next Girl, Tighten Up, Howlin’ For You, She’s Long Gone and Too Afraid to Love You

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way: Singles Collection includes the album released as 11 seven-inch singles with 10 bonus songs and 8 instrumental versions. 

Bruce Springsteen - Save My Love b/w Because The Night seven-inch with both tracks taken from The Promise album
 
Metallica - Live At Grimey's CD and 10" double vinyl LP release of Metallica's insanely intimate secret show at The Basement below Nashville record store Grimey's in June 2008

Dr. Dog - Double: four previously unreleased songs Take Me Into Town, Black-Red, Nobody Knows Who You Are, The Sound released as a double pack seven-inch

Drive-By Truckers -  The Thanksgiving Filter b/w Used to Be A Cop seven-inch of two tracks from their forthcoming Go-Go Boots album due out February 15, 2011

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A Changin b/w Like A Rolling Stone (Mono) seven-inch taken from the Whitmark Demos and the Legacy Mono Box releases

Roky Erickson - Night of the Vampire DVD and 180g vinyl LP of a selection of songs from the 13th Floor Elevators catalog performed on Halloween night 2008 by Roky Erickson backed by the Black Angels at the El Ray Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jimi Hendrix - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 10" green vinyl single
featuring Little Drummer Boy b/w Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne

Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay 180g vinyl LP remastered from the original two-track analog tape

Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home 12" EP with the title track b/w Summer In Savannah and Biting Your Tail

Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You 12" Original uncensored track Fuck You with the otherwise unavailable instrumental version on the flip