Vinyl Collective

Chuck Ragan is one of our favorite musicians on the planet. How could he not? Between Hot Water Music, Rumbleseat, and his solo material, there isn’t a record we don’t all love. So it goes without saying that we have the utmost respect for him and his opinions. So when asked recently his Top albums of the last year, we were obviously honored to have had a few releases on our label mentioned. Here is an excerpt from the interview:

Top 5 (6) albums of the last year? Gaslight Anthem’s ’59 Sound, Bruce Springsteen’s Working on a Dream, Gasoline Alley, Tim Barry’s Manchester, all of Austin Lucas’s stuff, Ben Nichols The Last Pale Light is absolutely absurd, it’s so good.

Besides Tim Barry and Austin Lucas, we too love the Gaslight Anthem and Ben Nichol’s albums; looks like I am gonna have to check out Gasoline Alley. Thanks Punknews for posting the interview and thanks Chuck for the kind words. Excited to see you in town this next week and can’t wait to hear the new album.

Read the interview here. See Chuck on tour soon with Lucero. And know that today, Chuck finishes his upcomging album; we plan to charm the hell out of him with hopes that we might be able to do an exclusive color of the vinyl through Vinyl Collective. And if Chuck’s endorsement inspires you to check out Tim’s and Austin’s albums, here are links to buy:

Tim Barry “Manchester” LP/CD
Austin Lucas “Somebody Loves You” LP/CD, pretty much everything Austin Lucas

You had to know that when Ralph engineered our embeddable streaming player, we would eventually bring that technology to the Drunk Dial Hotline. Rejoice in the fact that our Drunk Dial player can now be shared on any site that allows html. Put it on your myspace bulletins or blogs, put it on your own blog, put it wherever you can. Use it to announce that this weekend, you and all your friends should call the drunk dial hotline and share with them examples of what drunks around the world are doing.

Enjoy this latest batch of drunk dials and remember, your friends don’t want you calling them at 3am. WE DO! Put 303-800-6DUI (6384) in your phone and call us this weekend. Make sure you think about a topic before calling and calls are better if they are not super long! Have a safe, drunk weekend!

SHE & HIM “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here” 7″

Seven inch vinyl pressing of this single lifted from the duo’s 2008 debut Volume One. She & Him are actress Zooey Deschanel and indie maverick M. Ward. Features ‘Why Do You Let Me Stay Here’ plus the non-album ‘Lotta Love’.

I just got these in and know that some of you wanted this. Only got 10 so get them while you can.

AGNOSTIC FRONT/ DISCIPLINE “Working Class Heroes” dbl LP red/blue vinyl
BIRDS OF PREY “The Hellpreacher” LP 180 gram vinyl
BRUTAL TRUTH “Evolution Through Revolution” LP 180 gram vinyl
BURIED INSIDE “Spoils Of Failure” dbl LP 180 gram vinyl
INEVITABLE END “The Severed Inception” LP red vinyl
KINGS OF LEON “The Bucket” LP
LAMB OF GOD “New American Gospel” dbl LP
LAMB OF GOD “Wrath” LP
MASTODON “Divinations” LP picture disc
MUMAKIL “Behold The Failure” green vinyl
SLAYER “Psychopathy Red” 7″
SMASHING PUMPKINS “That’s The Way” 7″
SUBLIME “Superstar Punani” 7″
THE SMITHS “Headmaster Ritual” 7″
TOMBS “Winter Hours” LP 180 gram vinyl

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “Anthology” LP
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “Low End Theory” dbl LP
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “Mignight Marauders” LP
AFI/ SWINGIN’ UTTERS split 7″
AGORPAHOBIC NOSEBLEED/APARTMENT 213 “Domestic Powerviolence” LP color vinyl
ANBERLIN “New Surrender” LP
ANDREW BIRD “Noble Beast” dbl LP
BECK “Sea Change” LP
BRIAN POSEHN “Live in: Nerd Rage” LP
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE “Scream Aim Fire” LP
CHILD BITE/ THIS MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY split 7″ blue vinyl
COALESCE “012:2″ LP grey w/ orange haze
COLISEUM “Goddamage” LP
DEAD KENNEDYS “Bed Time for Democracy” LP
DEAD KENNEDYS “Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables” LP
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE “Cath” 7″
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE “I Will Possess Your Heart” 7″
DR. DRE “Chronic” LP
FATHER PHOENIX “Large Bodies” LP + CD silk-screened b-side clear vinyl
GODFLESH “Loave And Hate In Dub” LP
GRAILS “Taking Refuge In Clean Living” LP
JACK JOHNSON “On & On” LP
JACK JOHNSON “Sleep Through The Static” dbl LP
JENNY LEWIS “Acid Tongue” LP
JENNY LEWIS “Carpetbaggers” 7″ white vinyl
JUNO SOUNDTRACK LP color vinyl
KANYE WEST “College Dropout” dbl LP
KINGS OF LEON “Only By The Night” dbl LP 180 gram vinyl
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA “Mean Everything To Nothing” LP+CD 180 gram vinyl
MASTODON “Capillarian Crest” 7″
MISFITS “Collection II” LP
MISFITS “EARTH A.D.” LP
MISFITS “S/T” LP
MISFITS “STATIC AGE” LP
MURDER BY DEATH / AMANDA PALMER split 7″
Nirvana “In Utero” LP IMPORT
NIRVANA “Nevermind” LP import
PANIC AT THE DISCO “Pretty Odd” LP
PEARL JAM “Ten” LP 180 gram vinyl
PELICAN “The Fire In Our Throats” dbl LP
RADIOHEAD “AMNESIAC” 2X10″
RADIOHEAD “Kid A” dbl 10″
RADIOHEAD “Pablo Honey” LP
RISE AGAINST “Appeal To Reason” LP picture disc vinyl
SHAI HULUD “Misanthropy Pure” hand numbered gatefold LP
SMASHING PUMPKINS “Gish” LP
SMASHING PUMPKINS “Siamese Dream” dbl LP
THE BEACH BOYS “Pet Sounds” LP
THE CLASH “Live At Shea Stadium” LP
THE DECEMBERISTS “Hazards Of Love” dbl LP
WEEZER “Pork and Beans” 7″ 2 of 3 import
WEEZER “Red Album” LP red vinyl

That’s right friends, our Under the Influence streaming player can now be shared anywhere HTML code can be posted. Just click “Embed This Player On Your Site” and the code will automatically be copied and you can paste it on your blog, on your myspace bulletins, wherever html can be posted. Help us spread this player wherever you can. Thanks.

In other Under the Influence news, we will be receiving the Two Cow Garage / Jr. Juggernaut UTI late next week, and we should be getting the Lemuria / Off With Their Heads UTI the week after that. Thanks for your patience on waiting for these records to arrive.

In yet more UTI news, we are about to announce our 10th Under the Influence 7″ and for those of you who remember, we have been planning on compiling the first 10 volumes of the Under the Influence 7″ series for a very special CD release. The 10th Under the Influence really depends on who finishes recording first, here is what we are looking at for a possible 10th volume:

Joey Cape / Mike Hale (we have Mike’s song, just waiting on Joey)
O Pioneers!!! / New Bruises (We have the New Bruises track, just waiting on OP!!!)
Ruiner / Hawks and Doves (Got the Ruiner track, just waiting on Gared/Hawks and Doves)
Kevin Seconds / Kepi Ghoulie (Have the Kevin Seconds track, but not sure where Kepi is on his)

I will keep you posted on how it all pans out. In one last bit of Under the Influence news, I want to share a few future editions of the Under the Influence 7″ series:

Able Baker Fox / In the Red
Gatorface / Anchor Arms
Bridge and Tunnel / Monikers
Loved Ones/Cheap Girls

I also have commitments from a number of really amazing artists, but we are just waiting for the right split partner; expect more announcements soon.

Chris Mason of Dirt Cult Records and Shang-A-Lang (5-20-09) – A few weeks back, Chris had mentioned that he would be in Denver doing some training. I told him to stop by the office. He stopped by yesterday and we got to hang out, have a few beers, and talk shop. I played him the Yesterday’s Ring album because it came up in conversation. He educated me on Dirt Cult and the fact that he is also in the band Shang-A-Lang who have like a hundred releases coming up. If you are not familiar with Dirt Cult Records or Shang-A-Lang, I think a lot of you would dig what they do. Chris is a super nice guy, too.

If any of you know him, please find out if he went to go see Big Business last night. I guess he has been a lazybones and hasn’t been going out to shows this week, I told him he would deserve a big kick in the pants if he didn’t go see Big Business last night.

Our friend David who is responsible for the Pink Couch Sessions just sent me over a link for the session Coody of Ninja Gun did. This was recorded when Ninja Gun recently toured through New York with Mike Hale. The night before, Coody and company met none other than the legend, Willie Nelson. Coody actually dedicates his session to the Country great. For the session, Coody records an acoustic version of “Front Yard Screamers (Kitchen Kissers). Damn, I love that song. Thanks David, thanks Pink Couch Sessions.

Vinyl Vlog S1E11 w/Joey Cape(Lagwagon) & Jon Snodgrass(Drag the River) from Vinyl Vlog on Vimeo.

Our friends at Vinyl Vlog spent a little time with Joey Cape and Jon Snodgrass on their tour through the East Coast. The interview is great and goes how I thought it might. Anytime you get Joey and Jon together talking about music (or pretty much anything), this is what you can expect. They are kind of like brothers in that manner of going back and forth. Joey and Jon talk about vinyl, cassettes, upcoming releases, and much more. I highly recommend checking out the video, not only for the great interview but also for the chance to win a signed copy of the Joey Cape/Jon Snodgrass “Who Wants to Get Down” 7″. Also, Joey lets the cat out of the bag who Mike Hale is covering for his side of the Under the Influence split 7″ that they are doing together. I, myself, found out that Joey is doing a split with Kevin Seconds. I will have to find out how to get a hold of those.

Thanks Vinyl Vlog for always supporting what we do. We truly appreciate you featuring our artists on your video blog.

I will make a more formal announcement when it gets closer to the date, but we are sponsoring our favorite New England drunken video bloggers by supporting a DJ night they are hosting. The Video Vlog folks are gonna be giving away gift certificates from Vinyl Collective, records from Suburban Home, and records from our friends at Anchorless. Mark June 22nd on your calendar for what should be a rad event. I think they are also encouraging people to sell records and set up tables. Sounds like fun.

Check out other vinyl vlog episodes here.