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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog The Ramones - I wanna be sedated

Music News & Notes

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog MJ Video Bidding AEG is in the process of auctioning off the film of Michael Jackson’s last rehearsal for the “This Is It” run. Word is that Sony, Universal and Fox are in the bidding and it is current around $50 million. ====================== Rock and Roll Hall of Fame News It’s being reported that [...]

This Date In Music History-July 19

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Birthdays:Martha Reeves - Martha and the Vandellas (1941) Commander Cody (George Frayne) - Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen (1944) Commander Cody Hot Rod Lincoln Allan Gorrie - Average White Band (1946) Bernie Leadon - Flying Burrito Brothers/Eagles/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1947) Brian May – Queen (1948) Cesar Zuiderwyk - Golden Earring (1950) Terry Chambers – [...]

Gordon Waller of Peter and Gordon Passes Away

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Gordon Waller, who sang with the British invasion duo, Peter & Gordon, died on July 16, 2009. Waller went into cardiac arrest and was taken to a nearby hospital; however despite intensive efforts by hospital personnel, they were unable to revive the sixty-four year old singer. Long time friend and musical [...]

Classic Rock Videos

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Boston Peace Of Mind

Bird & Animal Names In Rock And Roll History- part twenty-one

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Written By Robert Benson Let’s continue with our series about “bird” and ”animal” band names in rock and roll history, this time continuing our short theme, we have done dogs, then cats, in our last two articles and now, you guessed it, we are doing ‘mouse’ names. Since 1993, the German duo [...]

Music News & Notes

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog 50 Cent Sets September Release Date For ‘Perfect’ New AlbumMegastar rapper 50 Cent’s long-awaited new album ‘Before I Self Destruct’ is scheduled to be released on September 29. The album, which features production from Dr Dre and Timbaland, was originally due out last year. “My album - it’s perfect, I feel. I’m [...]

Interview: The Ugly Truth

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Submitted by All Movie Replicas Blog Check the new interview with Gerard Butler (Mike Chadway) and Katharine Heigle (Abby Richter). Plot Summary: A romantically challenged morning show producer (Katherine Heigl) readily agrees to a series of outrageous tests by her male chauvinist correspondent (Gerard Butler) to prove his theories on relationships and allow her to find love. His [...]

See District 9 at Comic-Con!

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Submitted by All Movie Replicas Blog IGN is giving away tickets to Peter Jackson’s new sci-fi film. District 9, from producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp, looks to be one of the coolest movies coming this summer. The tale of mysterious aliens who have landed on Earth and are forced to live in an internment camp [...]

Praise for the Book-Seller

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Submitted by Bookride Blog I recently found some kind and encouraging words for the book shop owner in Grant Uden’s ‘Stange Reading’ (Newnes, circa 1936.) It is a short series of sketchy pieces about literary curiosities–forgers, cryptography, ‘lexicomania’, ‘Books which have altered history’ etc., In the chapter ‘Some types of bookmen’ he writes: For the Bibliopole, or [...]

Mr. Music-Special Edition-Michael Jackson Vinyl

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog I usually post Jerry Osborne’s Mr. Music feature on Wednesdays, but this is very topical and I am sure that there are many people confused as to the value of Michael Jackson vinyl. Why, the first week, the prices were outrageous, I had heard of a Thriller LP for sale [...]

Classic Rock Videos

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Boston- More Than A Feeling

Michael Fremer Review

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog I am very proud to continue our new feature (look for this every Friday), music reviews that are written by the senior contributing editor of Stereophile magazine- Michael Fremer. It has been a pleasure to speak with Michael and learn more about audio sound and equipment. In fact, his new [...]

Music News & Notes

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Marduk Reveals New Album, “Wormwood,” Cover Art The cover art for “Wormwood,” the upcoming full-length from Swedish black metallers MARDUK has been unveiled. Check it out at this location. In related news, MARDUK will land on US soil later this summer for three very special dates with Withered and Black Anvil. Said [...]

This Date In Music History- July 17

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Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Birthdays:Stan Brostein - Elephant’s Memory (1938) Spencer Davis - Spencer Davis Group (1939) Wolfgang Flur – Kraftwerk (1947) Geezer Butler - Black Sabbath (1949) Jon Wetton – Asia, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep (1949) Mike Vale - Tommy James and the Shondells (1949) Phoebe Snow (1952) Chet McCracKen - Doobie Brothers (1952) Regina Belle - US singer [...]