Record Store Day Black Friday releases announced: The annual set of Record Store Day Black Friday vinyl exclusives have been announced, set to drop at an independent record shop near you on 25th November. Some of this year’s highlights include a 12″ picture disc of Prince and the New Power Generation’s ‘Sexy M.F’, Lil Yachty’s debut mixtape Lil Boat and Erykah Badu’s But You Cain’t Use My Phone. There are also 1400 copies of Timothy Leary and Ralph Metzer’s LSD manifesto The Psychedelic Experience, a Death Grips’ ‘Fashion Week/Interview 2016’ 2xLP and an Angel Olsen live album up for grabs. As has become the norm for Record Store Day, you’ll have to do a bit of digging among the dross to pick out the gems, of which there are a healthy number this time round.
Store in a spin over accolade disc-overy: ONE of the town’s independent record shops has had a brush with fame after featuring as store of the month in one of the most influential music magazines. Red House Records, which is based inside Holmes Music, appeared in this month’s issue of MOJO and owner Paul Holmes is delighted with the accolade…Paul is hoping the glowing write-up will entice more customers through the door to explore the treasure trove of new and second-hand vinyl, from artists like Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin to undiscovered niche bands. “The industry is not as easy as it used to be because we are up against everyone in the world,” he added.
Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics are coming to poo-scented colored vinyl: Are we already thinking about Christmas poo? We’ve not yet dealt with Halloween poo—much less Thanksgiving poo!—and here we are, discussing the festive excrement of the winter holidays. Oh well, this is our society, in which we’re continually encouraged to fixate on the newest shit. And while we’re on the subject, we might as well give our warm regards to Columbia/Legacy who will soon present us with Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics. And on vinyl, no less!
Lil Yachty, D.R.A.M., Geto Boys & Run-D.M.C. Getting Limited Edition Releases For Record Store Day: Record Store Day is prepping for a big Black Friday this year the day after Thanksgiving (November 25). In addition to the Texas-shaped UGK vinyl, the program has organized vinyl releases from all spheres of rap including D.R.A.M., Lil Yachty, The Geto Boys and Run-D.M.C. The Virginia rapper’s chart-topping “Broccoli” single will be available as a 7″ picture disc and his co-MC on the track, Lil Yachty, will get his Lil Boat mixtape released as an LP.
New Limited-Edition Jimi Hendrix Vinyl EP Being Released as Part of Record Store Day’s 2016 Black Friday Sale: A collection of rare 1969 Jimi Hendrix studio recordings titled Morning Symphony Ideas will be issued as a limited-edition vinyl EP in conjunction with the 2016 edition of Record Store Day’s “Back to Black Friday” event, which is scheduled for November 25. The “official bootleg” release, which is pressed on a 10-inch, translucent-yellow vinyl disc, includes three tracks that Hendrix recorded at New York City’s Record Plant studio between September and December of ’69 with bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles.
Sir Elton John to release vinyl record collection with Burberry: There’s only going to be a limited run of 800 boxed copies of six classic albums by Sir Elton John for the British clothing retailer Burberry. They’ve partnered on the set of vinyl records selected by Elton consisting of six remastered albums released from 1970 and 2001 and one album previously unreleased on vinyl. Each is individually numbered in gold glitter and embossed with Elton’s signature in gold lettering. The 180-gsm, 12-inch vinyl LPs include the original artwork and sleeve notes. The albums were remastered from original tapes by legendary engineer Bob Ludwig and the vinyl cut at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Is Your Old CD Collection Worth A Fortune?: Now, we all love vinyl. It looks good, it smells good and it makes people think you’re cool. But you know what’s also great? That’s right: your CD collection. Wait – you didn’t throw out your CD collection, did you? You didn’t donate it to the local charity shop, did you? Uh-oh. You might want to get yourself back down The British Heart Foundation and re-buy all that stuff – quick-sharp. Because it turns out that your old CDs might be worth rather more than you think. The delivery company Fastline Digital has, for some reason, compiled a report into the most valuable second-hand CDs currently on the market. The results are enough to make you clamber up into the attic and dust off your obsolete music.
