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UMe Announces Exclusive Limted Edition Vinyl Releases For Record Store Day 2019

Vinyl Mavens across the nation are ready to mobilize at their favorite record shops since tomorrow is Record Store Day, the annual affair that celebrates the love of those round black platters. We recently received this announcement from the folks over at UMe with a number of sure to be collectible items, and you can peruse them all below.

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The Press Release:
UMe is celebrating the music fanatic’s favorite holiday, otherwise known as Record Store Day (April 13), with a slew of must-have special releases from a wide range of world renowned artists spanning rock to hip-hop and everything in between. This year’s exciting haul of limited edition vinyl platters includes first-ever vinyl pressings, unique color variants, reissues of long-out-of-print albums, exciting rarities, one-of-a kind picture discs and new collections specially made for the record shop extravaganza. All releases will be available at Record Store Day-participating record stores on Saturday, April 13. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for more details and to find your local shops. Full details for all releases below.

THE CHARLATANS UK – US AND US ONLY
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 1000

Us And Us Only is the sixth album by British alternative rock band The Charlatans UK. The album was first released in 1999 and hasn’t had a reissue until now. The album includes three top 40 hits “Forever,” “Impossible” and “My Beautiful Friend.” This Record Store Day exclusive comes on limited edition transparent vinyl.

CHARLIE PARKER – CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS: THE ALTERNATE TAKES
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 2500

Charlie Parker With Strings: Alternate Takes is a glimpse inside the heart and mind of one of the most inventive saxophonists of all time. His original Strings LP, containing brilliant and unexpected interpretations of standards and first issued on Mercury in 1950, was a landmark in the cross-section of jazz and pop – and remains Charlie “Bird” Parker’s best-selling recording. Now, for the first time on vinyl, are the rarest Birds: alternate takes from the sessions, issued during the 70th anniversary year of the initial recordings. Discovered deep in the Verve vault and previously released on CD only as part of a “Deluxe Edition” set, they provide a glorious new chapter in the glorious history of the one and only Charlie Parker. And the vinyl, a bright blue matching the “new look” cover featuring the original album’s David Stone Martin illustration, is exclusive to Record Store Day customers.

DAVID BOWIE – THE WORLD OF DAVID BOWIE
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 3500

Decca launched its much-loved World Of Series in 1968. The first album set out the series’ stall perfectly, looking at one of the label’s biggest selling artists – yet hardly one that chimed with the counter culture in 1968. The World Of Mantovani – SPA 1, (or PA 1 in mono) – was a 14-track collection, each track a different selection from his sizeable Decca album catalog. Released in the autumn of the year, it acted as a perfect primer, and its price, 17s, put it shy of the 37s 6d of the full price albums. Its whole purpose was to drive sales of the artist’s deeper repertoire – dip in here and then indulge further – the rear sleeve clearly offered the catalog numbers of the parent albums.
The series would run throughout the 70s and become a ubiquitous feature of the label. It was taken so seriously, that David Bowie himself offered the track listing for his own addition to the series, (SPA/PA 58), which was released in March 1970 after the success of the Phillips-released single “Space Oddity.” It also showed how the World Ofs could be a veritable treasure trove for rarities and one-offs, as it contained the first official release of “Let Me Sleep Beside You,” “Karma Man” and “In The Heat Of The Morning.”
According to Kevin Cann’s invaluable book on Bowie’s early years, “Any Day Now,” Bowie bought a copy of the original himself from a record shop on Beckenham High Street. It became a big seller – indeed, Decca repackaged it – when Bowie finally became a big star. Imagine the shock people had thinking they had “The Jean Genie” when all they had was “Uncle Arthur” and “Little Bombardier.”

DEF LEPPARD – THE STORY SO FAR (VOLUME 2/HITS AND B SIDES)
FORMAT: 2LP – QUANTITY: 2000

Def Leppard, Britain’s greatest arena rock band, are set to release The Story So Far… an album of the band’s greatest hits and songs from their illustrious career. This Record Store exclusive presents the second disc of the CD album on vinyl for the first and only time. Having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since their debut release in 1980 and proved themselves one of rock music’s hardest working and consistently powerful live bands (playing to over 50 million fans in the last 15 years alone), Def Leppard remain one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10 million plus selling albums in the US (Pyromania being one of them). The others are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen. The band are doing selective festival dates in Europe over the summer including headlining the iconic Download festival in June.

FRANK ZAPPA – THE GUITAR WORLD ACCORDING TO FRANK ZAPPA
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 4000

The rare 1987 guitar-centric compilation, The Guitar World According To Frank Zappa, originally available only on cassette through Guitar World magazine and Barfko-Swill mail order, will receive its first-ever vinyl pressing. The album features unique mixes and edits by Frank Zappa and a selection of solos that were released the following year on the Guitar album. Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, this RSD First release, limited to 8000 worldwide, is numbered and pressed on 180-gram clear audiophile vinyl by Furnace MFG.

JOHN LENNON – IMAGINE – RAW STUDIO MIXES
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 5500

One of the many highlights of John Lennon’s Imagine – The Ultimate Collection, the immersive and intimate super deluxe edition of his legendary solo album, released this past October on what would have been his 78th birthday, were the Raw Studio Mixes. Helmed by engineer Rob Stevens under the supervision of Yoko Ono Lennon, these aggressively visceral and emotionally touching mixes capture the exact moment Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band recorded each song, raw and live on the soundstage at the center of Ascot Sound Studios, at John & Yoko’s home in Tittenhurst. The Raw Studio recordings are devoid of the effects (reverb, tape delays, etc.) that were added when co-producers John, Yoko and Phil Spector created the additional layers of production sound and added John’s orchestral arrangements in New York. Exclusively for Record Store Day Imagine – Raw Studio Mixes will be released on vinyl for the first time as a limited edition Record Store Day First release, pressed on audiophile grade 180-gram black vinyl. Previously only available in the Imagine—Ultimate Collection box set, these raw studio recordings reveal whole new levels of sonic depth, definition and clarity to these timeless songs.

MARTY STUART – ICON
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 1500

Marty Stuart’s 2012 compilation album Icon will be released on vinyl for the first time ever. The record will be limited to a pressing of 1500 copies and will include Stuart’s hits “Tempted,” “Hillbilly Rock,” and “Till I Found You.” Each album personally autographed by Marty Stuart.

MONTY PYTHON – LIFE OF BRIAN
FORMAT: 12” PICTURE DISC – QUANTITY: 2500

People of Record Store Day! It is customary at this time for us to release a record from our archives, and we have decided to WELEASE BWIAN! To celebrate Record Store Day 2019, and the 40th anniversary of the film, Monty Python will release a very special, limited edition vinyl picture disc version of Monty Python’s Life Of Brian soundtrack – mastered at Abbey Road Studios. Complete with new artwork, overseen by Terry Gilliam himself, and unseen material from the Monty Python archive. Includes download voucher.

VARIOUS ARTISTS – OFFICE SPACE OST
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 2500

The soundtrack to the 1999 cult classic Office Space is now out on vinyl! Featuring tracks from Ice Cube, Geto Boys, Slum Village and more on a stapler red 1LP.

THE POLICE – MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
FORMAT: 2 X 7” – QUANTITY: 1000

Following on from “Roxanne” – RSD 2018, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s first international no. 1 single, originally released September 1979. Brand new exclusive edition for RSD 2019, packaged in bespoke 2 x 7” special double pack gatefold sleeve. Utilizing original green UK sleeve for front and incorporating blue US “poster” sleeve inside the gatefold. Two color inner bags – A&M “company” bag design. Features the original single and B-side. Disc 2 features “Message In A Bottle (Classic Rock Mix),” originally exclusive to Every Breath You Take: The Classics’ Collection (1995) –now deleted, and the previously unreleased instrumental version of “Message In A Bottle.” Remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London and pressed on colored vinyl: Disc 1 – “bottle” green vinyl, Disc 2 – blue vinyl.

ROXY MUSIC – REMIXED
FORMAT: 2LP – QUANTITY: 2500

This exclusive double 12” edition grew out of mixes that were undertaken to celebrate the release of the Super Deluxe version of Roxy Music’s debut album in spring 2018. Unused at the time, the mixes, overseen from Bryan Ferry’s London HQ, celebrate the essential otherworldliness of Roxy Music’s space age vision, stardate 1972. This strictly limited double 12” features out-takes of Karl Stoecker’s legendary photo-session from the debut and was mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road in Autumn 2018.

RUSH – HEMISPHERES
FORMAT: 12” PICTURE DISC – QUANTITY: 5000

First reissue of the 1978 picture disc edition of Hemispheres continuing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rush’s iconic album.

STEREOPHONICS – LIVE FROM DAKOTA
FORMAT: 2LP – QUANTITY: 1500

Stereophonics iconic live album from their 2005 world tour, repressed on 180g white heavyweight vinyl, for the first time since its original release 13 years ago. A whirlwind of stadium rock sees the band perform many of the highlights from their incredible career. Includes the anthems “A Thousand Trees,” “Maybe Tomorrow,” “The Bartender and The Thief,” “Hurry Up and Wait,” “Just Looking” and of course “Dakota.”

SUBLIME – NUGS: THE BEST OF THE BOX
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 5000

First ever highlights compilation of the Everything Under The Sun rarities box set, pressed on red and yellow starburst color vinyl.

U2 – THE EUROPA EP
FORMAT: 12” VINYL SINGLE – QUANTITY: 5000

U2: The Europa EP, a new 3-track EP, will be released to celebrate Record Store Day.
The Europa EP: Side A features an exclusive new mix of previously unreleased material from U2’s recent eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour: Charlie Chaplin’s electrifying speech from the movie The Great Dictator (1940) underscored with a mash-up of Songs Of Experience album track “Love Is All We Have Left” and 1993 classic “Zooropa,” leading into a performance of “New Year’s Day” recorded live in Dublin on November 5th last year. Side B is comprised of two “Euro”-tinged remixes: St. Francis Hotel’s mix of the original album version of “New Year’s Day” and Jon Pleased Wimmin’s Euromantic mix of “Love Is All We Have Left.” The EP cover art is a Chaplinesque homage to the Europe-themed artwork of U2’s 1993 album Zooropa and features the figure 130, in celebration of Chaplin’s 130th birthday which falls on April 16th, 2019.

WEEZER – DUSTY GEMS & RAW NUGGETS
FORMAT: LP – QUANTITY: 4000

First ever vinyl pressing of Weezer’s BLUE album’s Deluxe bonus tracks including B-sides, rarities, alternate mix of “Say It Ain’t So” and demos.

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PiercingMetal Thoughts: We hope all of our vinyl crazy readers manage to get the items that they are most interested in on RSD and suggest that they arrive early at their favorite shops and consider bringing something along with them for the staff to “grease the wheels” so to speak LOL. I am not the biggest LP collector these days but if someone gives me some of them then its fine by me. I still have most of my collection of records but do need a new turntable at this point to try them out again. As you can see this list is not 100% Hard Rock and Metal, but I didn’t have the time to dissect the press release to feature only some of the offerings. I felt that its more fun to see the whole shebang from this company in case you notice something that a friend who listens to artist A or B might love as a present. So as I close this up I wonder are you interested in any of these offerings? Chime in down below in the comments with your thoughts.

Official Websites:
UMe: http://www.umusic.com
Record Store Day: https://recordstoreday.com/

UMe Celebrates Record Store Day Black Friday 2018 With Exclusives

Fans of the vinyl medium are already in countdown mode as at 12:01AM, “Black Friday” begins and this year the annual Record Store Day happening is expanding its reach once more with a boatload of exciting limited edition releases. I’ve just received the lowdown from the fine folks over at Universal Music and while NOT everything on this list is Metal and Hard Rock, I am posting it here just the same. Take a look and start mapping out your battle plan for you to secure the ones you want the most.

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The Press Release:
UMe is celebrating 2018’s Black Friday Record Store Day (November 23) with 10 must-have, limited edition vinyl releases from some of the biggest artists spanning the worlds of rock, reggae, jazz and beyond. This year’s bounty of releases ranges from several vinyl debuts, unique color vinyl pressings, one-of-a-kind picture discs, and specially designed packaging, which in the case of the 45th anniversary edition of Bob Marley and The Wailers’ Catch A Fire resembles a flip-top lighter while Sublime’s Greatest Hits is presented as an oversized matchbook.

Fans of both U2 and Arcade Fire will want to snatch up the double A-side of U2’s classic “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” from the Batman Forever soundtrack. The 12-inch LP features a new remaster of the original song on one side, and a remix by St Francis Hotel featuring vocalists Gavin Friday and Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne on the other. Chris Cornell’s incredible legacy is honored with a 7-inch of the recently unearthed track “When Bad Does Good” found in Cornell’s archive of recordings, pressed on black and white marble vinyl and backed with a live version of Temple of the Dog’s “Stargazer.” Following on the heels of Record Store Day’s wildly popular colored vinyl edition of Ella Fitzgerald’s Ella At Zardi’s, a completely unreleased live performance captured just 10 days before, will be released as Ella At The Shrine: Prelude To Zardi’s on translucent yellow vinyl.
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Rhino Records Announces “30” Exclusive Vinyl For Record Store Day 2018

I’m continuing to share the scoop about the upcoming Record Store Day coolness as I learn about them because a lot of our readers are avid collectors of them and we aim to please here at the Media Command HQ. It was only a couple of weeks ago that I outlined the exclusives for UMe on THIS POST and now its time to see what our friends at Rhino Records will be offering up. There is a whole variety of stuff here and we’ve shared them all for good measure. Let’s go.

The Press Release:
Rhino, the catalog division of Warner Music Group, is announcing its most ambitious collection of vinyl to date for Record Store Day 2018 with a wide variety of titles from WMG’s labels including Atlantic, Elektra, Parlophone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, and 679 Recordings. This year’s not-to-miss list includes 30 limited edition 12-inch, 10-inch, and 7-inch vinyl releases from the world’s most respected and celebrated artists. Some highlights include Led Zeppelin’s first-ever Record Store Day release and Cheech And Chong’s marijuana-shaped picture disc, complete with a scratch n’ sniff sticker to name a few! Full details on all titles are listed below. All releases will be available exclusively at select independent music retailers on April 21, 2018. For a list of participating stores, please visit the RSD website linked at the close.

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Air “Sexy Boy”

AIR – Sexy Boy – 12-inch picture disc; Limited edition of 6,000 copies, $21.98

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Cheech and Chong “Up In Smoke”

Cheech & Chong – Up In Smoke (40th Anniversary Edition) – 7-inch, scratch and sniff , marijuana- shaped picture disc, Limited edition, $17.98

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David Bowie “Bowie Now”

David Bowie – Bowie Now – 12-inch white vinyl; Limited edition, $21.98
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Ume Announces Exclusive Limted Edition Vinyl Releases For Record Store Day 2018

If you are one of those vinyl diehards who hunt and forage the bins at garage sales and travel miles just for the chance of snagging an old 45 that you used to own as a youth, then you very likely consider Record Store Day to be your National Holiday. Yesterday, the fine folks at Universal Music unveiled a laundry list of musical coolness that will be exclusives for this year’s event. Though many of these are NOT Rock and Metal, I’ve just shared the entire list and the album artwork so you can share with friends who are planning on joining you on your LP Adventures on April 18th. Let’s take a look.

The Press Release:
Los Angeles – March 7, 2018 – UMe is pleased to announce details for several exclusive, limited edition vinyl releases confirmed for Record Store Day 2018. With special releases from Bobbie Gentry, Chet Faker, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Gloria Gaynor, Marvin Gaye, Soundgarden, Sublime, The Police, The Who and more, UMe’s slate for April’s hotly-anticipated music shopping bonanza is filled with an eclectic and exciting mix that includes re-pressings of classic albums and singles, as well as several U.S. vinyl release debuts. All the special releases will be available at Record Store Day-participating record stores on Saturday, April 21. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for more details and to find your local shops.

BOBBIE GENTRY – LIVE AT THE BBC (1 LP)
QUANTITY: 1200

This LP is sure to be highly collectable for fans. No BBC material featuring Bobbie Gentry has ever been released so these recordings are completely unfamiliar to fans.

Side 1: (1) “Mississippi Delta” (2) “Papa Won’t Let Me Go To Town With You” (3) “I saw An Angle Die” (4) “Ode To Billie Joe” (5) “Mornin Glory” (6) “Ace Insurance Man”
Side 2: (1) “Niki Hokey/ Barefootin” (2) “Penduli Pendulum” (3) “Recollection” (4) “Sweet Peony” (5) “Greyhound Going Somewhere”

CHET FAKER – THINKING IN TEXTURES (1 LP SMOKE SWIRLED CLEAR VINYL)
QUANTITY: 2000

The award winning 2012 debut release from Australian singer-songwriter Nick Murphy, issued under his stage name Chet Faker. Featuring the ethereal downtempo take of “No Diggity,” this special edition of Thinking in Textures is pressed on smoke swirled clear vinyl housed in an embossed ‘texturized’ jacket.

Side A: (1) “I’m Into You” (2) “Terms And Conditions” (3) “No Diggity”
Side B: (1) “Love And Feeling” (2) “Cigarettes And Chocolate” (3) “Solo Sunrise” (4) “Everything I Wanted”

DAVID BOWIE – DAVID BOWIE (2 LP RED & BLUE VINYL)
QUANTITY: 3000

David Bowie’s debut album available for first time on heavyweight red and blue colored vinyl. This 2 LP set features the Mono version of the album on disc one and the Stereo version on disc two.

Side 1: (1) “Uncle Arthur” (2) “Sell Me A Coat” (3) “Rubber Band” (4) “Love You Till Tuesday” (5) “There Is A Happy Land” (6) “We Are Hungry Men” (7)” When I Live My Dream”
Side 2: (1) “Little Bombardier” (2) “Silly Boy Blue” (3)Come And Buy My Toys” (4) “Join The Gang” (5) “She’s Got Medals” (6) “Maid Of Bond Street” (7) “Please Mr. Gravedigger”
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Brian Setzer Orchestra Announces “25 Live” Single For Record Store Day 2017

The Press Release:
The BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA–led by iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and three-time Grammy-award-winner BRIAN SETZER–have announced their exclusive Black Friday Record Store Day release, which further celebrates the band’s 25th anniversary in 2017. Pressed on neon blue vinyl, the 12″ single LP, 25 LIVE!, features two never-before-released live songs, “Let There Be Rock” (raucous rendition of AC/DC’s classic track) and “Gene & Eddie” (a big bandversion of the Stray Cats song)andwill drop on Friday, November 24 with participating record stores.

“When I wanted to try another musical idea and put BSO together, people just laughed at me,” says BRIAN SETZER, looking back. “It feels like I’ve taken this monumental, impossible task and have been able to do this for 25 years. It’s an incredible feeling.”

Earlier this year (August), THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA kicked off the celebration of their 25th anniversary in style with an exclusive landmark show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Under the stars at the legendary venue where they’ve performed twice before, SETZER’s trademark guitar work and vocal stylings were matched with his 19-piece orchestra‘s rockin’ big-band horn arrangements, making for an unbeatable combination. Currently, THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA are gearing up for the launch their 14th annual “Christmas Rocks!” tour. The national tour kicks off November 10 in Minneapolis, MN and will hit 34 cities before wrapping on December 28 in Bellingham, WA. Tickets are on sale now and all dates can be viewed on THIS LINK.

In their 25 years together, the BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA have released 14 albums (10 studio and four live). “The music I play in the big band is rock n’ roll with a jazz influence,” says SETZER. “What keeps it fresh is the quality of the players in the band. Also a big part of keeping the big band fresh is the arrangements; writing the arrangement for 18-19 people is like writing a song within a song. It makes the song you might have heard many times sound new again.”

BRIAN SETZER belongs to an elite group of artists who’ve had three super successful phases of his career, from the Stray Cats, to solo albums, to BSO. The BSO show seamlessly encompasses music from all these phases. “It’s all about the set list,” he says. “A good set list has a lot of hills and valleys; it has to go up and down. I like it to kind of cover my career, I like it to start with some Stray Cats, because I love that kind of music with the big band behind it and of course some of the big band stuff that everybody knows, we had quite a few hits. But then I also like to cover some things I haven’t played in a long time.”

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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Though I’m not the biggest vinyl collector when compared to my circle of friends, I am super curious to hear how the BSO will be doing this track. Hopefully the also release it as a digital single so I can do a quick review of it for the masses. What about you fine folks? Will you be asking your brick and mortar retailer to hold you a copy for Record Store Day? Speak up down in the comments below.

Official Website: http://www.briansetzerorchestra.com