Friday New Releases – November 28, 2025 (RSD – Black Friday)

Happy Friday, we have a few releases for you today, but the bulk is coming from Record Store Day Black Friday. I wouldn’t mind the Creed live album, the Billy Idol 12″ or the Ratt 12″, but not sure I’m going to go wait in line. Take a look and let me know what you want to get out of this bunch. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

  • Dream Theater – Quarantieme: Live a Paris – (Ytse James / InsideOutMusic)
  • Alice Cooper – Welcome to My Nightmare: Live at the Forum, Los Angeles 6/17.75 – (Rhino / Warner Records)
  • Madonna – Bedtime Stories: The Untold Chapter – (Warner Records)
  • Jessie J – Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time – (D.A.P.)
  • Neil Young – Tonight’s The NIght (50th Anniversary) – (Warner Records)
  • Lynch Mob – Dancing With The Devil – (Rat Pack Records)
  • Equilibrium – Equinox – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Blut aus Nord – Ethereal Horizons – (Debemur Morti Productions)
  • Excide – Bastard Hymns – (Sharptone)
  • Avdagata – The Apocalyptic Aeon – (At Dawn Records)
  • Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Forever, I’ve Been Being Born – (Southern Land)
  • Will O’Dusk – The Long Lasting Dusk – (Will O’Dusk)
  • Brutus – Live in Brussels – (Hassle Records)
  • Treaty Oak Revival – West Texas Degenerate – (TOR Records)
  • Romeo Santos – New Album – (Sony Music / I Love Amiguta Inc.)

RECORD STORE DAY – BLACK FRIDAY 2025:

TITLEARTISTLABELFORMATRELEASE TYPEQUANTITY
“In My Arms/Refuge”IlleniumRepublic Records7″ Picture DiscRSD Exclusive3000
Take on Me (40th Anniversary EPA-HaRhinoRSD Exclusive3000
Guidance / Sun/SonJhene AikoDef Jam7″ VinylRSD Exclusive1500
Hearts-50th AnniversaryAmericaFriday MusicLP‘RSD First’1500
Asking AlexandriaAsking AlexandriaSumerian Records2 x LP‘RSD First’1700
Europe 1964 (Box Set)Albert Ayler & Don CherryORG MUSIC4 x LP‘RSD First’1250
Wild PlanetThe B-52’sRhinoLP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive5000
Live at the Bayou: Washington D.C. July 14, 1980 / March 15, 1981Bad BrainsTime Traveler Recordings2 x LPRSD Exclusive2500
JerichoThe BandBFD2 x LP‘RSD First’1000
Chaos and The CalmJames BayMercury/Republic RecordsLPRSD Exclusive2000
Get Sunk At Union Chapel: LiveMatt BerningerConcord Records10″ EPRSD Exclusive1900
TogetherRay BarrettoCraft RecordingsLPRSD Exclusive1800
Sister SweetlyBig Head Todd and the MonstersReal Gone MusicLP‘RSD First’2400
Partie Traumatic (Deluxe Edition)Black KidsEcho BaseLPRSD Exclusive3000
Bluey the Album – 5th Birthday Zoetrope EditionBlueyDemon Records2 x LPRSD Exclusive4500
PulseBenson BooneWarner RecordsRSD Exclusive6000
The Real Janelle & The Peel SessionBratmobileKill Rock StarsLP‘RSD First’1100
CharmerBreather ResistJade TreeLP‘RSD First’950
The Very Best of Eric Burdon & WarEric Burdon & WarRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive2500
Live From The Vic In ChicagoCage The ElephantLegacy Recordings2 x LPRSD Exclusive4500
Rockology: The Liquid Vinyl Numbered EditionEric Carr from KISSCulture Factory USALPRSD Exclusive2000
Unfinished Business: The Liquid Vinyl Numbered EditionEric Carr from KISSCulture Factory USALPRSD Exclusive2000
12″ersPhil CollinsRhinoRSD Exclusive3500
Welcome To My Nightmare Live From the Forum 6/17/75Alice CooperRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive3500
Riviera ’76Larry Coryell & The Eleventh HouseCulture Factory USALPRSD Exclusive2000
Live In San Antonio (11/14/1999)CreedCraft Recordings2 x LPRSD Exclusive3000
Pilot Talk IICurren$yJet Life Recordings / Pilot TalkLP‘RSD First’2000
Written By Ronnie D’AddarioRonnie D’AddarioOmnivore RecordingsLP‘RSD First’1400
Live at the Plugged Nickel: December 23, 1965 – Second SetMiles DavisLegacy Recordings2 x LPRSD Exclusive5900
Big Lizard in My Backyard (40th Anniversary)The Dead MilkmenThe Giving Groove2 x LP‘RSD First’3000
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (10th Anniversary Edition)John DebneyVarese SarabandeLP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive2000
The Very Best of Deee-LiteDeee-LiteRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive3000
Deltron 3030: 25th AnniversaryDeltron 3030Deltron Partners2 x LPRSD Exclusive3000
Deltron 3030: 25th AnniversaryDeltron 3030Deltron PartnersCassetteRSD Exclusive1200
Merry Something To YouDevoRhino12″ Picture DiscRSD Exclusive4000
“Under The Running Board”The Dillinger Escape PlanRelapse Records7″ VinylRSD Exclusive1600
The Singles, Vol. 2DisclosureCapitol Records‘RSD First’2500
The Last VoyageDoctor WhoDemon Records2 x LPRSD Exclusive1200
Live in Copenhagen, 1968The DoorsRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive5300
Compton (A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre) (Instrumental Edition)Dr. DreInterscope2 x LP‘RSD First’3500
“Into The Cesspool”Dying FetusRelapse RecordsRSD Exclusive1000
Masters Of War (Live in Alan Lomax’s Apartment)Bob DylanLegacy Recordings7″ 45RSD Exclusive3900
The Original Freewheelin’ Bob DylanBob DylanLegacy RecordingsLPRSD Exclusive13000
LiveBillie EilishInterscope10″ EP‘RSD First’20000
Big Top Pee-Wee (The Original Soundtrack Album)Danny ElfmanLegacy RecordingsLP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive4500
Born To SingEn VogueGet On DownLPRSD Exclusive1700
The Beat at The BBCThe English BeatRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive4000
Portraits At The Penthouse: Live in SeattleBill EvansResonance RecordsLPRSD Exclusive4000
Trail of FlowersSierra FerrellRounder RecordsLP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive2000
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots – Live at the Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, August 30, 2024The Flaming LipsRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive4000
Fleetwood Mac: Live 1975Fleetwood MacRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive5000
Took A While/Stay Strong Play LongNeil FrancesNettwerk2 x LP‘RSD First’1500
Actual Life Piano Live (20th November 2024) IRL003Fred AgainÂ…Atlantic RecordsLPRSD Exclusive2000
Actual Life 2 Piano Live (20th March, 2022) IRL004Fred AgainÂ…Atlantic RecordsLPRSD Exclusive2000
Actual Life 3 Piano Live (22nd December 2022) IRL005Fred again..Atlantic RecordsLPRSD Exclusive2000
Fortifiedghost-noteMixto RecordsLPRSD Exclusive1500
SkeletaGhostLoma Vista RecordingsLP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive5000
Ehhthang EhhthangGloRillaInterscope2 x LP‘RSD First’5000
Good Kid 1 2 3 4Good KidMany Hats Distribution2 x LP‘RSD First’1700
The Warfield, San Francisco, CA Oct 4 & 6, 1980Grateful DeadRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive6000
The Warfield, San Francisco, CA Oct 4 & 6, 1980Grateful DeadRhino2 x CDRSD Exclusive4500
On A Back Porch Vol 2Grateful DeadRhinoLPRSD Exclusive4300
A Charlie Brown Christmas (60th Anniversary) Pop-Up Gatefold LPVince Guaraldi TrioCraft RecordingsLPRSD Exclusive4000
Live At The Jazz Record MartCharlie HadenDelmark Records LLCLP‘RSD First’1000
Living In The Material WorldGeorge HarrisonDark Horse RecordsLPRSD Exclusive5500
Ghosts In The MachineryThe Head And The HeartVerve12″ Vinyl EPRSD Exclusive2500
Chill Out (30th Anniversary)John Lee HookerBMGLPRSD Exclusive1500
I Love It (Feat. Charli XCX)Icona PopRhinoEPRSD Exclusive4400
77Billy IdolBMG / Dark Horse Records12″ Picture DiscRSD Exclusive1500
Breathing Fire – In Flames Live 2024In FlamesNuclear BlastLP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive2250
Live From Royal Albert Hall, London, 1986INXSRhinoLPRSD Exclusive3000
Jazz Sabbath LiveJazz SabbathBlacklake‘RSD First’2750
Beautifully Broken (Pickin’ Up The Pieces)Jelly RollRepublic RecordsLPRSD Exclusive8000
Live From Long IslandBilly JoelLegacy Recordings3 x LPRSD Exclusive1500
David Johansen And The Harry SmithsDavid Johansen and the Harry SmithsChesky RecordsLPRSD Exclusive1500
David Johansen And The Harry SmithsDavid Johansen and the Harry SmithsChesky Records‘RSD First’1000
Who Believes In Angels? Live At The London PalladiumElton John & Brandi CarlileInterscope2 x LPRSD Exclusive4000
Life Is Beautiful (Chopped Not Slopped)Larry June, 2 Chainz & The AlchemistThe Freeminded Records / 2 Chainz / ALC / EMPIRELPRSD Exclusive1200
Been Gettin’ Money (The Get Money 30th Anniversary 12″)Junior M.A.F.I.A.RhinoRSD Exclusive3000
The Tick OSTDoug KatsarosTerror Vision2 x LPRSD Exclusive2000
Wabash AvenueJorma KaukonenCulture Factory USA2 x LPRSD Exclusive2000
Wabash AvenueJorma KaukonenCulture Factory USACDRSD Exclusive1000
Holiday RoadKeshaKesha Records7″ VinylRSD Exclusive1750
Broadcasting The Blues: Live From Germany and SwedenB.B. KingTime Traveler Recordings2 x LPRSD Exclusive2500
No Room For BlueMarcus KingRepublic RecordsRSD Exclusive3500
Live in 24′King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardHaving Fun‘RSD First’1500
Vibrations In The Village: Live At The Village GateRahsaan Roland KirkResonance Records2 x LPRSD Exclusive1200
Seek & Listen: Live At The PenthouseRahsaan Roland KirkResonance Records2 x LPRSD Exclusive1200
Extra! Extra!La LuzSub PopRSD Exclusive1000
NightlifeLadytronNettwerk2 x LP‘RSD First’2500
Golden Flower: Live in SwedenYusef LateefElemental Music Records2 x LP‘RSD First’1750
“Trampled Under Foot”Led ZeppelinSwan Song7″ VinylRSD Exclusive6100
The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe – A Spirit Speaks (DELUXE EDITION)Bill LeeStrata-East RecordsLP‘RSD First’1500
The Minstrel Show: 20th Anniversary Deluxe EditionLittle BrotherImagine Nation Music2 x LPRSD Exclusive1500
The Complete Elektra AlbumsLoveRhino5 x LPRSD Exclusive2000
Ode to R.L. BoyceG. Love & Special SauceGL RecordsLP‘RSD First’4000
Hit ParadeMadnessThe state51 ConspiracyLPRSD Exclusive3000
Apache-Inca (Deluxe Box Set)Maitreya Kali (Craig Smith)Flatiron Recordings2 x LPRSD Limited Run / Regional Focus400
Long BedPost MaloneMercury/Republic RecordsLPRSD Exclusive5000
Briston Maroney – Live At Red RocksBriston MaroneyAtlantic Records2 x LPRSD Exclusive2500
It’s Better If You Don’t UnderstandBruno MarsAtlantic RecordsEPRSD Exclusive13000
Mad Season (Live 2001)Matchbox Twenty2 x LPRSD Exclusive3500
Curtis (Rhino Reserve)Curtis MayfieldRhinoLPRSD Exclusive2700
Dream A Little Dream of MeMister RomanticEternal Magic Recordings7″ VinylRSD Exclusive
Rolling Thunder RevueJoni MitchellRhinoLPRSD Exclusive5500
Live 1973-KSAN Radio SessionMontrose/Sammy HagarFriday MusicLP‘RSD First’1500
Home Sweet HomeMotley CrueBMG12″ Picture DiscRSD Exclusive2500
Live at Brixton ’87MotörheadBMGLPRSD Exclusive2500
We Will FallLarry Mullins & Mike WattORG MUSICLPRSD Limited Run / Regional Focus500
Massive AggressiveMunicipal WasteEarache RecordsLPRSD Exclusive1000
Tokyo Gore PoliceKoh NakagawaRecently DeceasedRSD Limited Run / Regional Focus900
Trouble in Paradise: DemosRandy NewmanRhinoLPRSD Exclusive3500
Xanadu – Live & RemixedOlivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John7″ Vinyl‘RSD First’2000
Live in Reims Cathedral, 1974NicoCulture Factory USALPRSD Exclusive2000
Big Poppa (Remix)The Notorious B.I.G.RhinoRSD Exclusive3500
Live From Madison Square GardenO.A.R.ATO Records3 x LPRSD Exclusive2000
Shimmy Shimmy Ya / Brooklyn ZooOl’ Dirty BastardRhino12″ SingleRSD Exclusive3000
Live at Sonoma State – 11/4/73Old & In The WayRound Records2 x LP‘RSD First’5500
Sweaty PoolOTTTOORG MUSICRSD Limited Run / Regional Focus500
Longineu ParsonsLongineu ParsonsUbiquity RecordsLPRSD Exclusive1500
The Father of Delta Blues: Selections from Paramount Recordings, Vol. 2Charley PattonORG MUSICLPRSD Exclusive1500
What We All Come To Need & EphemeralPelicanSouthern Lord3 x LPRSD Exclusive1600
In FlightLinda PerryKill Rock Stars‘RSD First’1100
Live Anthology Album Art TeeTom Petty & The HeartbreakersWarner RecordsRSD Limited Run / Regional Focus800
The Live Anthology – From The Vaults Vol. 1Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersWarner Records2 x LP‘RSD First’7500
Around The World in A DayPrince & The RevolutionLegacy RecordingsRSD Exclusive1985
Live at CBGB, 1977RamonesRhinoLPRSD Exclusive6000
Invasion of Your Privacy (40th Anniversary)RattBMGRSD Exclusive2000
You Must Ask The Heart (30th Anniversary Edition)Jonathan RichmanCraft RecordingsLPRSD Exclusive1600
The Subway/The GiverChappell RoanIsland7″ VinylRSD Exclusive30000
Filmworks: InsomniaRobbie RobertsonOmnivore RecordingsLP‘RSD First’1800
Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye)Role ModelInterscope2 x LPRSD Exclusive3000
Their Satanic Majesties RequestThe Rolling StonesABKCO‘RSD First’6000
The Early YearsLinda RonstadtIconic Artists Group2 x LP‘RSD First’1000
A CapellaTodd RundgrenRhinoLPRSD Exclusive2500
Greatest HitsSeals & CroftsRhinoLPRSD Exclusive3000
In A Perfect WorldSeason To RiskSpartan RecordsLPRSD Exclusive1500
The Back To The Future TrilogyAlan SilvestriVarese SarabandeLPRSD Exclusive1900
TreatsSleigh BellsMom+PopLP‘RSD First’1500
Amusing The AmazingSlo BurnORG MUSICRSD Exclusive1500
Trace (30th Anniversary)Son VoltRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive3000
Ruby Vroom RemixesSoul CoughingRound HillLPRSD Exclusive1000
The End Continues [RSD Excl. Vinyl]Spinal TapInterscopeLPRSD Exclusive2000
Rattus Norvegicus (2025 Remaster)The StranglersRhinoLPRSD Exclusive2400
Copper Blue: The Singles CollectionSugarBMG4 x 12″ VinylRSD Exclusive1500
Forever, I’ve Been Being BornJesse Sykes & The Sweet HereafterSouthern LordLP‘RSD First’1300
Tentative Decisions: Demos & LiveTalking HeadsRhinoRSD Exclusive7500
Live at Place des Arts, Montreal – April 10, 1977Tangerine DreamCulture Factory USA3 x LPRSD Exclusive1500
Live From The Ash GroveSonny Terry and Brownie McGheeLiberation HallLPRSD Exclusive1200
Radio RetaliationThievery CorporationThievery Corporation2 x LPRSD Exclusive3000
Chasing Brightness: The Complete BBC Sessions 2011-2025Touche AmoreBMG2 x LPRSD Exclusive1800
T.R.U. REALigion (Anniversary Edition)2 Chainz2 Chainz2 x LP‘RSD First’1750
Flowers In the Afternoon: Late 1960’s SunshineVarious ArtistsCraft RecordingsLPRSD Exclusive1600
Jazz Dispensary: Green BulletsVarious ArtistsCraft RecordingsLPRSD Exclusive4100
Metal Machine Music: Power to Consume, Vol. 1Various ArtistsLegacy Recordings2 x LPRSD Exclusive2100
Punk Goes AcousticVarious ArtistsCraft RecordingsLPRSD Exclusive1700
Rent: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsRhino2 x LPRSD Exclusive4500
Rock The Plaza: Concert To Save The Historic Plaza Theatre In Palm SpringsVarious ArtistsOmnivore Recordings2 x LP‘RSD First’1200
What’s This World Coming To: Garage Rock From The Sun Records VaultVarious ArtistsSun Records‘RSD First’1500
Watchmen (Music From The Motion Picture)Various ArtistsRhinoLP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive3500
Wicked For Good: The SoundtrackVarious ArtistsRepublic Records2 x LP Picture DiscRSD Exclusive15000
Live at Wembley 1995Van HalenRhinoLPRSD Exclusive6000
Lost Machine – LiveVoivodLimited Run Vinyl/Brutal Planet Records2 x LPRSD Exclusive900
The Party Is Over (last call)Morgan WadeSony Music NashvilleLPRSD Exclusive1000
T-Bone Blues (Expanded)T-Bone WalkerRhinoRSD Exclusive3000
Shinola, Vol. 1WeenRhinoLPRSD Exclusive6000
If I Could Fly/Barbarella (Live)Scott WeilandScott Weiland7″ VinylRSD Exclusive2000
CR8005F-PW Pink Wicked Cruiser TurntableWickedCrosleyTurntableRSD Exclusive2500
CR8005F-EW Emerald Wicked Cruiser TurntableWickedCrosleyTurntableRSD Exclusive2500
dBpm 15Wilco/Jeff Tweedy/Daniel JohnstondBpmLPRSD Exclusive3400
Fool’s RideWitchNow-Again RecordsLP‘RSD First’1400
Live in LondonBobby WomackPrestige Elite2 x LPRSD Exclusive2000
Live in LondonBobby WomackPrestige Elite2 x CDRSD Limited Run / Regional Focus300
And Then I WroteÂ… The First Three Albums Of The ’90sDwight YoakamRhino4 x LPRSD Exclusive2745
LoftYoung Fresh FellowsYep Roc RecordsLPRSD Limited Run / Regional Focus750
Lester Leaps In: Live At Birdland 1951 – 1952Lester YoungLiberation HallLP‘RSD First’1500
Epilogue: Live At The Edmonton Folk Music FestivalWarren ZevonOmnivore Recordings2 x LPRSD Exclusive2200
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (Music From The Animated Series)Jeremy ZuckermanRepublic Records2 x LPRSD Exclusive5000

Friday New Releases – November 29, 2024

There are only a handful of new releases for this Friday. Why? Well, it is Black Friday so no one wants to compete with the Record Store Day Black Friday Sale!! So, that list is here for your viewing pleasure. There a couple things I wouldn’t mind getting, but I won’t be around for Black Friday so I’ll have to pay the late tax if I can’t find it online. Oh well. What do you want this week? Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

  • Phil Collins – Live From the Board: Official Bootleg – (Craft Recordings / Rhino Records)
  • Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 – (Rhino Records)
  • Jazz Sabbath – The 1968 Tapes – (Blacklake)
  • Regina Spektor – Songs – (Sire Records)
  • Fire Action – Until the Heat Dies – (Steamhammer)
  • Bedsore – Dreaming the Strife for Love – (2o Buck Spin)
  • The Innocence Mission – Midwinter Swimmers – (Therese Records)
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Friday New Releases – May 17, 2024

Alright, it is Friday!!! And I can’t wait. Why? You may ask. Because I am getting not just a new album from Collective Soul celebrating their 30th anniversary, but a Double Album at that!! Yeah baby!! And that is where my focus will be there this week. What are you interested in this week? Let me know and let me know if we missed anything. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

  • Collective Soul – Here to Eternity – (Fuzze-Flex Records)
  • Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft – (Darkroom / Interscope Records)
  • Slash – Orgy of the Damned – (Snakepit Records / Gibson Records)
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The Collection: Ep. 12 – The 45’s (Part 1)

This week on The Collection, we are going to start going through my Box of 45’s. We will only go from AC/DC to Cinderella this time around for Part 1. You will see some from Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Billy Idol and many more so I hope you enjoy. We even have a rare Billie Eilish Single, you read that right.

I have been collecting 45’s since I started collecting vinyl and I love the ones from the 80’s with the picture sleeves. We have a few from the 70’s as well, but the 80’s rock ones are my sweet spot. And when I see them out in the wild, I will rescue them and adopt them in to my collection.

So go check it out as it is live now on May 6, 2024 at 8pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

My Sunday Song – “TV” by Billie Eilish

For My Sunday Song #369, we get Morgan’s 9th Choice and this time we have Billie Eilish’s song “TV” from her 2022 E.P. called ‘Guitar Songs’. The E.P. only has two songs and they thought about including them on her 3rd album, but instead she felt they needed to be heard immediately so they released them. The song “TV” was written by her and her brother, Finneas O’Connell who also produced the song.

The song is about depression and it talks about a lot of issues including abandonment which makes her want to curl up on the couch and watch TV. She wants to watch Survivor so she can see other people suffer. There is a strong desire to numb the pain and get away from all that plagues the world. There also seems to be worry about her celebrity and the effect that has on her relationships. There is a lot of loneliness coming from this song. And be the end, she blames all of her issues on herself and watching TV and all the problems flashed on that tiny little screen. Celebrities suing each other, the downfall of Roe v Wade and so many more world events playing out on TV.

The song is an acoustic performance and damn, it is sad and depressing just like the lyrics. There is a darkness to it and a loneliness. It opens with a soft, lonely acoustic guitar and Billie’s haunting vocals. The bass, keyboards and drums come in later (all played by Finneas) and it picks things up, but the drone of the music still has that melancholy feel which never goes away in the song, but during the last lines of the song “Maybe, I’m the problem”, there is a cheering crowd that brightens things up a little, only a little. The crowd sound was sampled from the the crowd noise from her debut performance at Manchester.

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Friday New Releases – July 30, 2021

We are at the end of July already and dang the releases are still heating up and this week is a scorcher!! There is a battle going on in my house as one of my favorite bands is releasing and album and one of kids favorite artists is as well so it will be a fight on who plays what in the car. The girls will win because they have me wrapped around every finger!! I will go ahead and admit defeat. My choices this week are in Blue and I am sure there will be something for you as well as there are around 40 releases to choose. Let me know what you want to hear and what I may have missed so everyone knows it as well. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

  • 81hSQL7GTfS._SS500_  Needtobreathe – Into the Mystery – (Elektra Records): If you follow this site at all then you know Needtobreathe is one of my favorite bands of all time!! While in Quarantine in 2020, they couldn’t tour so they made a new album…hell, why not!! Can’t wait to see where their heads were on this one and glad we got one so much sooner than we probably would have. I guess Covid was good for something!!
  • 91L7BkHtcsS._SL1500_  Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever – (Darkroom / Interscope Records): Unless you’ve been under a rock the last few years, you know Billie Eilish is like the Big Cheese!! My kids love her and I will admit she has some great songs and teamed up with her brother who writes a lot of it, they are a pretty dynamic duo right now. I did really enjoy the single “Therefore I Am” so hoping the rest is as good.
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September 2020 Purchases – Vinyl & CD & More

Welcome to my monthly wrap-up of all my purchases for the month. Now I am cheating as there are a number of items that came in at the end of August after I had already done my August post and I wasn’t about to go update that and have to change a few pictures so they will start out our September update.

First up is an brand new album from one of my favorite bands, Needtobreathe. Their new album came out on Friday, August 28th and luckily I got release day delivery and it came with a CD. I have already done a review (Click Here) and an update to their Album Rankings will be coming shortly.

August 29th was the first 3 of RSD days for 2020. As you know, due to Covid the April Record Store Day was delayed until June and then split in to 3 days in hopes of decreasing the # of people showing up on the day of release. The first one of these 3 days was August 29th and there will be one in September and October and if I am not mistaken, November will still see the normal Black Friday RSD. I tried to keep this one simple and I only bought 4 albums, one of which was for my daughter. I bought an Ace Frehley album, Collective Soul and a Def Leppard one. The album for my daughter was a live album by Billie Eilish (I will probably listen to it as well as she is quite interesting.

And I guess it wasn’t the only thing I bought as it was raining and he let everyone come in early, but he couldn’t actually ring us up until 8 and it was around 7:30. So after we got to pick out or RSD items, I had time to walk around the store and see if there was anything else. I wasn’t going to actually buy anything else as I spent enough on the above. If you follow the site you know I have started collecting Kiss Tour Books. I picked up a Bon Jovi one when I was out and I wasn’t looking to do anyone else other than Kiss. Well, Repo Records had a Bon Jovi Tour Book from 2011. And you guessed it. I bought it. I will do a full review of this soon.

Normally on Record Store Day, Repo Records gives us a goody bag. This year he didn’t have a goody bag (Sad face)…No, he had a goody album cover…WTF? He had old useless album covers and inside he had a Record Mat for your turntable, a sticker, an RSD guitar pick and a button of someone but I have no idea. And that was it…wasn’t much.

And that was it for RSD, but on the same day I had delivered another item from Needtobreathe. I was on eBay only about 3 days earlier and checking to see if any of their rare Fan Club Insider CDs were for sale. You can only purchase these if you sign up for their fan club and pay the annual premium of like $60. I hadn’t done that up until this year so the new one will come in December, but I have been trying to find these on eBay or Discogs at reasonable prices (something less than $60…and I did). I got my second one, Volume 5, for $25…yeah me!! And within a week, I found another one for $27 after eBay was kind enough to give me a $25 Off coupon for being a member since the beginning of eBay. That is two for less than a year membership for one. Not bad!!!

Next up was an album I ordered back in June or so and when it was released in August, Amazon apparently ran out so I had to wait and wait to finally get it. My local record store had it but sold out so I kept waiting, plus Amazon’s price was only $16 so I was willing to wait. It is the self-titled album from Collective Soul that was finally issued on vinyl to celebrate its 25th Anniversary.

I forget what day, but the kids wanted to get out of the house and so we took a ride over to 2nd & Charles, the whole family, and we all searched for books or music or movies or whatever floated our boat. I found one item that I needed for my collection and at $8, it was a steal. Peter Criss’ book ‘Makeup to Breakup’ another book in my long list of Kiss books I have to get through.

Next up is an autographed copy of the Storm Force album ‘Age of Fear’. My fellow bloggers Deke and LeBrain have raved about this album and then during LeBrain’s live stream on Facebook, the boys from the band joined him and Deke and talked for an hour on a fun-filled Friday night. I thought that was really cool of the guys so I supported them by buying this. You should do the same.

And then something else popped up. I was on Amazon and I saw Art Alexakis’ solo album for only $8 and free shipping so since I am fan of Everclear, I jumped on it. It came quick and is below…

And finally we get to the 2nd Record Store Day and this was just this past Saturday on Sept. 25th. I picked up three things including The Alarm’s Celtic Folklore Live, a Mott the Hoople compilation called The Golden Age of Rock and Roll and then a live album from Hootie & the Blowfish. That one wasn’t on my list, but when I saw it and that it was from 1995, their heyday.

And like last time at Repo, they let us in before they could check us out and it gave us time to look around and shop. Let me tell you that is never a good thing. The first thing I found was a 7″ Kiss single for Beth and Detroit Rock City and then it was a bootleg from Van Halen for the Women And Children First Sessions full of the demos. I’m a sucker for that stuff….

And Repo gave out his typical swag….at least the mat was a different color this time…

And that is everything…yes, that was plenty. Here it all is in one big picture…

Thanks for stopping by. I already have a few things coming for October and there is another Record Store Day so shaping up to be another big month.

Top Albums of 2019

The year is almost over so it is time to look back at what was awesome in music during the year.  I have already looked back at the Top Rock Albums of 2019 (click to read).   This list will cover all other genres that I listened to over the year including Pop, Country, Christian and whatever other genre you want classify these albums.  Rock is my favorite genre and that is why it gets it’s own list, but that doesn’t take away from any of these choices as I think they are great on their own.

I feel I didn’t get to as many as I would have liked as the year seem to get away from me.  I did spend a lot of time on a few series such as finishing The Billy Idol Series, The Kiss Bootleg Series, the Kiss Box Set 6 Part Series and starting the David Coverdale Series.  These consumed a lot of my time.  What I am trying to say is I missed a lot.

Note:  These albums were my favorites and not necessarily the most played on the radio (which I hate the radio) or even the biggest sellers.  There aren’t the trendy indie bands on everyone else’s top albums list (okay, there might be one or two).  These are just what I came across during the year and connected with me in some way and some thanks to my kids.  So, we might as well get started…

#10 – The Highwomen – ‘The Highwomen’

61lneK+2aVL._SL1200_  A Country Super-Group consisting of Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires.  I have not been digging Country lately, but the women on country rock.  I found this to be enjoyable and was really digging the songs “The Highwomen”, a rework of the the Jimmy Webb classic “The Highwayman” as well as “Redesigning Women” and “Crowded Table”.  Check them out.

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Friday New Releases – March 29th

March is over and it will go out with a ton of releases this week.  There is something for everyone with this many releases.  We have metal, rock, alternative, country, R&B, jazz and christian music all to be heard and spun.  Actually, for me, there isn’t much I am interested in and I will highlight those in Blue.  Let me know what you found and if I missed anything.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.  If you want to see a bunch of the new releases coming over the next couple months, click New Releases here or at the top of the page.

  • 61e23dfEOBL._SS500_  Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep – (Darkroom/Interscope Records):  Okay, this one is on my list because it is my oldest daughters favorite artist right now and apparently a lot of people are digging her.  She is VERY DARK in her attitude, music and especially the lyrics.  But she has something that is the “IT” factor right now.  A lot of her stuff is a little too weird, but some songs really knock it out of the park.  I will be listening to this one a lot…and not all by choice.

  • 81mrsy-ui6l._ac_ul115_  L.A. Guns – The Devil You Know – (Frontiers Records):  Is this the real L.A. Guns or one of the two touring bands with the same name??  Kidding…a little.  Either way, I will give it a spin and see what this old band still has to offer.

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What to Expect for New Music in 2019?

2019 is upon us and it is always fun anticipating what new albums are and will come out in the year.  There are quite a few we already know about, but some haven’t been officially announced or even a date set yet.  From what I have gathered around the internet, here are the bands that should have new albums out in 2019, but no dates announced yet. The ones I would give a try (and my kids) will be highlighted in Blue.  The ones with Dates Announced are at the bottom of this post.  The list is building up nicely!!

  • Adele
  • Billy Eilish
  • Coldplay
  • The Defiants
  • Eclipse
  • Greta Van Fleet – (rumor already for new music)
  • Hootie & the Blowfish (new tour has been announced)
  • Megadeth
  • Michael Sweet
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Prince
  • The Raconteurs
  • Rob Zombie
  • Stryper
  • The Cranberries
  • Taylor Swift
  • Tesla – Shock (Produced by Phil Collen of Def Leppard)
  • Tori Kelly
  • Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood (should be March)

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