In The News - Van Halen Postpone 31 Concert Dates

Van Halen have postponed 31 dates on their 2012 North American tour. The postponed shows were to run from July 7 in Uncasville, CT through Sept. 25 in Milwaukee, WI. No official reason has been given for the postponements, and there’s no word yet on when the rescheduled dates will be announced. Essentially, they've postponed two thirds of the tour. There's a rumor that the band is feuding, but it doesn't make sense in light of the fact that they are going ahead with the first half of the tour dates. To be fair, several shows on their 2007-2008 tour were postponed as well, and all were ultimately rescheduled. So, hang on to your tickets people, and keep the faith.

History Picking - The Beach Boys Release Their Album "Pet Sounds" in 1966

The Beach Boys release their classic “Pet Sounds” album on this day in 1966. Though not their biggest selling album, many consider this to be their best. Though session musicians played most of the parts, this is definitely a Beach Boys album. This has some of the group's most stunning melodies and lush harmonies, as well as lyrical themes which evoke both the intensity of newly born love affairs and the disappointment of failed romance. The boys layered sounds of bells, Theremin, orchestral strings, everything but the kitchen sink to create a massively influential work, which immediately vaulted the band into the top level of rock innovators among the intelligentsia, especially in Britain, where it was a much bigger hit.  

Nagging Vinyl Record Question - How Do I Tell If It's A Scratch Or Dirt

Many people believe their vinyl records are "scratched" beyond repair when in fact the problem is deeply ground-in material (dust and mold etc) stuck to the inside of the record's grooves. You can tell the difference between scratches and various forms of gunk stuck in the grooves by asking; does the sound happen once a revolution of the turntable, or do I hear pops and crackles for the whole records revolution? If you hear pops and crackles all the way round, it is more than likely deeply ground-in material that is stuck inside the record grooves.

Here's how it happens. Small particles of mold, dust, oils, skin, smoke and other material actually get stuck to microscopic ridges located within the grooves of the record. This is caused by the friction of the stylus passing over the tiny ridges and generating just enough heat to make the tiny ridges sticky. The stylus then picks up loose material as it travels through the grooves and deposits them on the sticky ridges where they are there to stay. 

There are many fluids and cleaners on the market, ranging from between a few dollars and several hundred dollars. Using one of those products to clean your vinyl before each play will go a long way towards cutting down on that dust and dirt. Though much to an audiophile's chagrin, it's impossible to get the vinyl completely clean and dust free. That is, unless you can play it in a "clean room"

Gone But Not Forgotten - Booker T. & The MG's' Donald "Duck" Dunn

As one half of Booker T. and the MGs’ rhythm section, Donald "Duck" Dunn was house bass player at the legendary Stax label, where his artistry helped define one of the most distinctive and enduring sounds in popular music.  Continue reading 

Donald "Duck" Dunn (11.24.41 – 5.13.12)

Sorry For The Late Cancel, No New Vinyl Record Talk Today

Sorry for the late notice but Radio Dentata will rebroadcast a show today in our usual 6pm PT slot.

We expect to be back next week.  A family hardship is taking us away this week.

Thank you for all your support.

Norm & Jane

Rare Psych - The Raggamuffins "Four Days Of Rain"

Folksy psychedelia from Tom Pacheco's first band.

Last Sale: $38.00 10/21/10

In The News - Princess Diana's Vinyl Collection To Be Auctioned Off

Princess Diana’s childhood record ­collection is up for auction eight years after being bought at a "car boot sale" in 2004 at Cholmondeley Castle, ­Cheshire, to a ­mystery buyer. for just £6. The 19 vinyl records give a glimpse into Diana’s music taste. The majority of the albums are signed by the late princess, and the collection ­includes her ­favorite, the soundtrack to Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film Romeo and ­Juliet.
The collection is being sold online by PFC auctions




THE COLLECTION

Eagles - Greatest Hits
John Denver  - Rocky Mountain High
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years
Bob Dylan - Hard Rain
Carmen
Romeo and Juliet
Brahms - Hungarian Dance
Jean Sibelius - Finlandia
Beethoven - Symphony No6
Beethoven - Symphony No5
Mozart - Symphony No40
Mendelssohn - Overtures
La Fille Mal Gardee
Faure & Saint Saens
Elgar - Enigma Variations
Liszt - Piano Works
Grieg - Selection

Rock & Roll Birthday's - Donovan, Jay Ferguson, Sid Vicious, Bono And Dave Mason

May 10 

Donovan - 1946
Jay Ferguson - Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne - 1947
Sid Vicious - Sex Pistols - 1957
Bono - U2 - 1960
Dave Mason - Traffic - 1946

Vinyl Record Art - Wall Art Made from Old Vinyl Records

The JAXPAC, the Jacksonville Public Art Commission put local artists to work on the streets of Jacksonville. The artists took old vinyl records and combined them with wheat-paste graffiti to create a new kind of urban fossil. While you can’t hear the music from the records, if you listen closely, you may be able to hear the call of creatures long extinct.

Rare Rock-A-Billy - Billy Hall "Move Over Rover"

Billy Hall - "Move Over Rover"
Last Sold - 12/18/09 $40.00

History Picking - Top Ten ALL-TIME "Hot 100" Songs

"Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary" chart - 


 All-time "Hot 100" top songs*

1. "The Twist"
2. "Smooth"
3. "Mack the Knife"
4. "How Do I Live"
5. "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. "Physical"
7. "You Light Up My Life"
8. "Hey Jude"
9. "We Belong Together"
10. "Un-Break My Heart"

I don't know if I feel worse about the fact that the Macarena is on there.; Oh - please burn the images of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton doing it, out of my mind forever! Or, that The Beatles only appear once, and rank  8th.?! Tragic. If you're curious as to why, or have 5 minutes of mind numbing boredom penciled in for this hour, read the criteria below.


*Criteria used for "Billboard 50th Anniversary" chart position

The songs in the "50th Anniversary" charts had to appear on the Hot 100 in order to be counted. This may create some confusion (for example: many great country artists and songs are not on the "50th Anniversary" chart because, while very popular on the country charts they didn't cross over to the Hot 100). Also, keep in mind the Hot 100 started in August 1958 so any prior songs are not listed, including some popular Elvis Presley songs.
The "50th Anniversary" chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100. The artist chart utilizes the same methodology, with weighted points applied to all titles charted by each artist during that 50-year span. They are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at number one earning the greatest value and weeks at number one hundred earning the least.
Hot 100's 50th Anniversary award relative points for every week that a title spent on the chart, regardless of rank. For the Hot 100's 50th Anniversary, Billboard's charts department ensured a more balanced representation of hits from all 50 years, by analyzing the length of chart runs in earlier decades, as well as the average weeks that titles spent in the top 10 and at number one. Weights for earlier spans were then formulated, to compensate for the shorter chart runs that titles experienced before the 1991 conversion to precise and objective sales and radio data from Nielsen Music.
Prior to December 1998, songs did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 until a retail single became available (which, incidentally, is why hits like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and No Doubt's "Don't Speak" never appeared on the Hot 100). In earlier years, retail singles came to market fairly early in a song's life-usually shortly after, or even before, a song came to radio.
However, during the 1990s, when labels would strategize number-one chart bows by significant hits, the retail release of some priority singles were withheld until radio audience reached maximum levels. Although some of these songs spent significant numbers of weeks at number one or in the top ten, the delay of the sales component ultimately shortened the spans these songs would spend on the chart. With the new methodology rewarding points for a song's entire chart run, rather than confining points to weeks spent in the top ten, the shorter chart lives recorded by the songs that debuted at number one impact their all-time standings.

Rare Northern Soul - Cody Black "It's Our Time To Fall In Love"

Cody Black - "It's Our Time To Fall In Love"

Last Sold - 2/14/2010 $338.00

Jimmy Fallon To Release New Album -Will Featue Legendary Performers

What do you call an album which features such legends and great performers as Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Dave Matthews? "Blow Your Pants Off" of course! What else would you call it? The mastermind behind this album is none other than Jimmy Fallon, who also lined up Stephen Colbert and Brian Williams. We'd expect a no less absurd and eclectic group to collaborate when Fallon is involved. Even Tebow gets in the mix! Well, as the subject of a mash-up at least. The new album will hit the stores and download sites on June 12. What I REALLY  wanna know is... is that really Jimmy's butt?

Tom Gabel, Lead Screamer Of Florida Power Trio Against Me!, Comes Out As Transgender

Tom Gabel, the lead screamer of Florida power trio Against Me!, has come out as transgender and plans to undergo sexual reassignment surgery. Gabel isn't the first musician to undergo sexual-reassignment surgery; in 1972, Walter Carlos became Wendy Carlos. But she announced the news quietly seven years later in a Playboy interview. Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge also underwent a series of surgeries to become gender-neutral. But for a major rock star to announce the news is unprecedented!

Gabel, has dealt privately with gender dysphoria for years, and will soon begin the process of transition, by taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis treatments. Gabel plans to take the name Laura Jane Grace, and will remain married to his wife, with whom he has a daughter. The singer is making a point of being open about his decision, and in an interview with Rolling Stone said "I'm going to have embarrassing moments, and that won't be fun. But that's part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they'll be fairly kind."

History Picking - The Beatles Win Court Case

May, 8 1998 - The Beatles are awarded tapes from the “Star Club” era. The group and Yoko Ono had gone to court to stop the release of these live, bootleg recordings.  

Jimi Hendrix Biopic To Star Rapper Andre 3000.

Shooting starts this month in Ireland, for the Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Outkast rapper Andre 3000.

Irish Film & Television Network says the movie will be called All is By My Side, and will document Hendrix's move to England during 1966 & 1967.

The film will include the period from Hendrix being discovered in a New York club by Keith Richard’s girlfriend Linda Keith and management by former Animals bassist Chas Chandler, through to the recording of debut album Are You Experienced. Shooting is expected to take six weeks.

All is By My Side's writer and director, John Ridley also penned Three Kings and U-Turn.

Andre Benjamin,(aka 3000) is no stranger to television and the movies and has previously played roles in The Shield and in Guy Richie’s movie Revolver.

Check Out - Angelo Bramanti And Giuseppe Siracusa Of L017 Transform Recycled Vinyl Records Into Unique Works Of Art.

 Angelo Bramanti And Giuseppe Siracusa of L017 create works of art from items most people throw away. Their pieces, made from old vinyl records. Some of them are both hauntingly beautiful and disturbing to the senses. 

Very Rare Northern Soul - The Moments "You Said"

A rare and highly sought after Northern Soul single. Moments "You Said"
Last Sale $1000.00 - 02/19/2012

No New Vinyl Record Talk Today, New Show This Week.

Taking a week off for the first time since last year.  Other matters need our attention this week, the Etsy store is coming along, and we plan on it running on all cylinders by the end of the month.

We'll be back with an all new live show next week.

A Nagging Vinyl Record Question- So, How IS A Record Made Anyway?

Here's an answer to that age old vinyl record question. This excellent video shows the process of making vinyl records from the manufacture of a master disc, to a vinyl record.
 ~ Enjoy

How Cool Is That?!

I found this fantastic image on Pinterest today, but I can't find anything out about the artist. I'm sharing it anyway 'cause It's just too damn cool not to.

History Picking - May 5, 1956 Elvis Presley Scores #1 Hit Single And Album

1956, Elvis Presley scored his first US No.1 single and album when 'Heartbreak Hotel' went to the top of the charts. 'Heartbreak Hotel' became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. The lyrics were based on a newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window.

Very Rare Northern Soul - J.D. Bryant "I Won't Be Coming Back"

Very rare Northern Soul 45 - Last sold 10/23/2008

Northern Soul - Lynne Randell "Stranger In My Arms"

Sweet Norther Soul dancer. Lynne Randell "Stranger In My Arms"- Last sold on eBay 3/29/2012

Check Out - "Northern Soul" The Film

This is a story of a youth culture that changed a generation and influenced songwriters, producers, DJs and designers for decades to come.

This is the story of Northern Soul.
Award-winning director Elaine Constantine will begin shooting her first feature-length film Northern Soul in Summer 2012 under Stubborn Heart Productions and in association with Baby Cow Films.

The film will tell the tale of two Northern boys whose worlds are changed forever when they discover black American soul music.

Northern Soul was phenomenally popular with British youths in the 1970s, taking the North of the country by storm. Northern Soul the film intends to appeal to those generations of fans while attracting a modern audience who can relate to youth culture from another era. If you were there, you’ll know. If you weren’t there, you’ll wish you had been.

The Replacements - Bastard's Of Young

The Replacements were an in-your-face-kiss-my-ass-whether-or-not-we-give-a-fuck-is-immaterial-'cause-we're-gonna-act-like-we-don't kind of band. I can even forgive Paul Westerberg for having cleaned up his act. Everybody grows up sometime. One of these days I might just grow up myself! ...Nah

Sex On The Beach - A Radio Dentata Moment Of Awareness

Our host station would like a moment of your attention.

Rebroadcast Of This Week's Vinyl Record Talk Tonight 9pm ET / 6pm PT On Off The Charts

Just press the play button.  VRT will start around 6pm Pacific Time.  Off The Charts is a Live365 station focusing on great lost music of the 70s and 80s.

We played a cache of pysch 45's on this week's show, plus our first Beatles only Top 5 Auction Reports, as well as the usual Top 5 report. 

And, the world's first Rolling Stones museum opens in the news.

Adam Yauch - Gunnin' For That #1 Spot Documentary

Adam Yauch was no stranger to the director's chair. He directed many of the Beastie Boys music videos. He even started his own film production company, Oscilloscope Laboratory. This documentary "Gunnin' For The #1 Spot was directed and produced by Adam through Oscilloscope Laboratory.

Gone But Not Forgotten - Beastie Boys Adam Yauch (MCA) Dies Of Cancer At 47

Punk Hip Hop legend Adam Yauch has died of cancer. He was only 47 years old. I could go on and on about how he co-founded probably the most well known of Post Punk bands. I could wax eternal over his musical accomplishments; the Beastie Boys were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last month. Or, I could praise him for putting his money where his mouth was; he became heavenly involved in the movement to free Tibet. But I won't. In fact, to be as honest as I can be I wasn't a huge fan of The Beastie Boys. Sure, I dug their music, and got what they were about. I knew they were pioneers in their time; mixing Punk and Hip Hop. Genius, in my opinion.  Respect to them.

What I WILL say is that 47 is too fucking YOUNG to die of cancer! Cancer is supposed to afflict the elderly. In a fair Universe, we would all hum merrily along then pop off peacefully in our sleep at 90+ years old. The subject of cancer has hit me closely of late, so I am especially sensitive. I'm as sure that I'm not unique in this experience; I marvel daily that I got to my advanced age of 44 without having it hit all that close to home.

Regardless of my ranting and protests, the Universe took Adam Yauch. Wherever he is or isn't now, I feel like the world is a little colder for his not being alive in it. - RIP

Blues - John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon, One Scotch And One Beer

Damn Fine Blues & Damn Fine Booze!

Grand Duchy's Thompson, Pixies Frontman AKA Frank Black & Violet Clark on record Company Shenanigans And The Legacy Of The Pixies

"Let The People Speak" dropped a couple weeks ago.  The second release by the band, Grand Duchy who is Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson, the human vessel for Frank Black and Black Francis and his wife Violet Clark. For those going through withdrawal of some Pixies magic, this album will feed your need.
Online magazine The Quietus pinned them down long enough to pick their brains. Read the article  
Below is a Megamix from the new album.

History Picking - Pink Floyd From A U-Haul Van 1971

Seems in 1971 Pink Floyd hated "Piper", thought their audience was stupid, and felt ripped off by doing the "More" soundtrack.

From an AP feature in The Robesonian, Lumberton, North Carolina, April 11, 1971

Rare Doo-Wop - The Excellents "Love No One Bu You"

From 1961, the same Brooklyn group that did "Coney Island Baby" a year later.
Last Sale: $35.00 - 01/31/2012

Beatles Artifacts On Sale On The Road To Liverpool - And Another John Lennon To-Do List Sells At Auction - This Time For $8000.00

Back on December 6 we reported that a John Lennon to-do list . . . yes . . . a scribbled list of things that Mr. Lennon wanted to get done one day, like get the cable fixed and "pick up herb from Steve", sold at auction for $6000.00.  Well, as bold as can be, Gottahaverockandroll.com put up another to-do list of John Lennon's and late in March another to-do list sold for $8000.00.

This one is a two-sider, and has some very interesting notations.  Lennon didn't have to wait around for the cable guy on this particular day, so it seems he had more time for grocery shopping and the dentist.  Herb is mentioned again, possibly basil, but perhaps that euphemism.  He was looking for a narrower neck on his guitar, and somehow wanted to check his "hair dryer for cancer".  There was also a broken mirror in the bedroom which needed taping.  But the most mysterious notation on this to-do list begs the question . . . who the hell was Fred?

You can find this, and many other interesting items of Beatle stuff that sold (and didn't sell) by going to www.gottahaverockandroll.com and looking at the March 21-30 auction results.

And keep an eye here for specifics on other auctions or sales we find on that site.  Those guys would sell someone's booger.

In The News - Ex Beatle Ringo Starr To Write And Exec. Produce New Rock Movie Musical.

After watching the film version of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,’ you’d think Ringo Starr would have no love for rock movie musicals, but think again — the Funny Beatle is teaming up with erstwhile Eurythmic Dave Stewart to write and executive produce a project for Paramount. Read the article

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Psych 45 RPM Records On The Turntable On This Week's Vinyl Record Talk Tuesday May 1st, 9pm ET / 6pm PT

We have a cache of pysch 45's ready to go for this week's show, plus our first Beatles only Top 5 Auction Report, as well as the usual Top 5 report.

The world's first Rolling Stones museum opens in the news.'

Please join us for this week's VRT live on Radio Dentata and Blog TV.