Edinburgh, UK | Taylor Swift UK tour 2023: Remembering when Taylor Swift gave a small Edinburgh record store a helping hand: Signed CDs sold out within two hours, providing a huge boost for store during lockdown. Taylor Swift announced this week she will be playing two gigs in Edinburgh next year when her Eras tour arrives in the UK – and the news will have brought back happy memories for a local independent record store, who once received a helping hand from the global superstar. In September 2020, when the shop was struggling during lockdown, Assai Records on Grindlay Street received a surprise when they got a ‘very finite’ amount of the singer’s album Folklore. Believed to be a show of support for independent record stores, a select few shops across the UK also received a delivery of the signed disks. After announcing the shop had stock of the limited signed CD, copies of the album had sold out in less than two hours, which was a huge shot in the arm for the business during tough times for trading.
Local Natives Announce California Record Store Tour Ahead Of New Album: ‘Time Will Wait For No One’ is set to arrive on July 7 courtesy of Loma Vista Recordings. To celebrate the release of their new album Time Will Wait For No One, Local Natives have curated a series of special in-store performances at some of the most storied independent record stores around southern California. Moreover a special Los Angeles edition of their album with lemonade colored vinyl will be available at these in-stores, in addition to exclusive posters for each date. To celebrate the special run of dates and the new album (which will arrive on July 7), the band has unveiled a live performance video of the record’s recent single “NYE.” Time Will Wait For No One showcases the band’s seminal SoCal harmonies and was recorded across historic LA recording studios with Grammy award winning producer John Congleton (Angel Olsen, Death Cab For Cutie, St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten), Michael Harris (Lana Del Rey, Feist), and Danny Reisch (Sun June, Other Lives).
Sacramento, CA | As vinyl sales soar, business is booming for one Sacramento record café: When it comes to music, what’s old is new. Soaring vinyl sales just set a record, and business is booming for one Sacramento record shop. Pressed Coffee & Records is the place people go for a mocha and a side of music. “They come in for a coffee and they’re like, ‘Hey, oh, whoa, records are here,’ ” said owner Dean Bardouka. It’s the business model that has kept the shop open for more than two years now. For Bardouka, the timing couldn’t be better. “Music is what brings us together,” he told CBS Sacramento. “It’s universal.” Specifically, vinyl. …”There’s something about that physical medium and having that physical artifact in your hand and being able to look at a cover and read through the liner notes and all that stuff those things that people jus nerd out on,” Bardouka said.
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA Drops Exclusive Record Player With Ballantine’s: RZA’s Ballantine’s x RZA Crosley record player drops at month’s end. Hip-hop legend RZA is spinning a fresh tune. The Wu-Tang Clan frontman unleashes a branded Crosley vinyl record player, the first product drop through his new collaboration with whisky brand Ballantine’s. Designed and signed by RZA, the Ballantine’s x RZA Crosley deck comes with a Montero Bluetooth speaker, and is available from next Friday, June 30. The timing is sweet. RZA”s limited-edition C6 wheel-of-steel arrives as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, and as Wu-Tang Clan welcomes the 30th anniversary of their landmark debut Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The special record player, built by Crosley Radio, the Louisville, KY specialist in audio electronics products, is the first in a wave of product releases, from music to food and fashion, say reps.
Chatteris, UK | GoFundMe to send vinyl collection from Chatteris to Canada: A fundraiser has been launched with the hope of fulfilling a 97-year-old man dying wish—for a vinyl fan to “appreciate and enjoy his music collection.” Geoffrey Gardner, who is on ‘end of life’ life care, has been a big band and jazz music fan all his life and been collecting records since he was 14 so has amassed a massive collection. After living in March since the early 1950s, he moved to his daughter Pam Joyce’s home in Chatteris last year so she could care for him. When the family emptied his house, they put all his records and memorabilia into storage. Pam said: “We have tried many places to find someone who would want to take the collection and appreciate it, and we were giving it – not selling – to a good home. “However, nobody was interested as that genre of music from the 30s and 40s is not in trend at the moment. “Dad’s dying wish is for someone to appreciate and enjoy his music collection.”
Find out about the largest album cover art collection going up for sale: Music business veteran Denny Somach plans on selling his collection of original (and autographed) pieces of album cover artwork. Perhaps, as a Goldmine reader, you are a prospective buyer. Denny Somach is an American businessman who is a recognized rock historian, author, radio personality and producer. He is also the owner of DSP Classic Rock Archives, which includes one of the largest collections of rock album cover art. Over the years, he has worked directly with The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Rush, AC/DC and many others. Somach has now decided to sell these rock and roll art treasures (many pieces are autographed) and donate a portion of the money to charity. Listen to the story on how he started collecting original album cover artwork and how he plans to put it all up for sale.
Slipknot announce Live At Madison Square Garden double-vinyl release: The furious vinyl release of their 2009 New York show also features artwork by Clown. Back in February 2009, Slipknot’s All Hope Is Gone tour hit legendary New York arena Madison Square Garden. If you caught their debut turn at headlining Download that summer, you’ll know what absolutely devastating form The Nine were on as they ascended to even higher status. Now, they’ve just announced a special, first-time-on-double-vinyl live album of the night. On August 18, they’ll be releasing Live At MSG (originally included as a bonus disc in the 10th birthday edition of AHIG) on vinyl for the first time. Featuring new artwork by Clown, as well as standard black, it’ll be available on super-limited special edition coloured vinyl.
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express soundtrack getting vinyl release: This soundtrack is killing it. Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express is coming to the Switch sometime in Fall 2023, and now we know that the game will also see an official soundtrack release on vinyl. A crime is committed on board the Orient-Express. Hercule Poirot, during this trip, turns out to be surrounded by a group of singular characters, all suspects, each with their own secrets and motivations, and will then try to elucidate the murder that has just taken place. An original soundtrack composed by Jean-Luc Briançon (Abigoba, Kurtz Mindfields), assisted by Roman Perreton and surrounded by many guests at Studio Nuage7. This album, navigates between various styles: from the symphony orchestra to jazz, world music or through progressive rock. This soundtrack is colored with mysteries, suspense and other cinematic atmospheres in order to embark you irresistibly on this Orient Express until the end of the journey…
