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It's gonna rock, it's gonna be good...bear witness to the rock & roll soul of Vintage Trouble!
No adjectives properly describe how friggin' excited Vintage Vinyl is to announce that we will be doing a special Saturday instore performance with the incredible Vintage Trouble. Having been told about this band by one of our favorite "gatekeepers of cool" last year, we've been anxious to have the opportunity to help spread the gospel of Vintage Trouble to the rest of St. Louis and that day will be on May 19th at 6:00PM.
Vocalist Ty Tyler is a monster, going from Jackie Wilson croon to Wilson Pickett shout within the beat if necessary and the band's music? Rock & blues heavyweights like Free, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones would have loved to have some of these tracks on their best early '70s albums. The band is in town for a gig at Lola to promote their debut, The Bomb Shelter Sessions, but will be coming by the store first for a guaranteed knock your socks off & get your butt movin' live music affair. We can't emphasize enough that Vintage Trouble is a must see event and we will have free Schlafly Beer available to help liven up the atmosphere!
This year the festivities will take place on April 21st and we're celebrating ALL DAY LONG with special live performances, guest DJ sets, hundreds of indie retail exclusive releases, and cases upon cases of Free Schlafly Beer and Monster Energy Drink. Iggy Pop, the official 2012 Record Store Day Ambassador, wants you to come to Vintage Vinyl and partake in all the goodies. Are you going to say no to IGGY POP?
So, aside from the FREE BEER and FREE MONSTER ENERGY DRINK:
Johnny "Vegas" Moynihan will serve as Master of Ceremonies, helping you navigate the full day of free, live music. (www.facebook.com/johnnyvegas)
Vintage Vinyl is open on Record Store Day from 10 AM until MIDNIGHT, and yes, we DO intend to fit every bit of the aforementioned awesome into that 14 hour period, so come prepared to dance, jam, eat, rock, drink, drink, drink and, of course, buy some radical, exclusive Record Store Day tracks on wax.
VINTAGE VINYL HAS AMAZING ART FROM STEVE KEENE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!!!
Though you may not know his work by name, you most definitely know Steve Keene's art by sight. Having done art for such artists as Pavement, Silver Jews, Apples in Stereo, Dave Matthews Band and many more, Keene is internationally known for his inspired yet economical art and Vintage Vinyl is proud to be able to offer Steve Keene art for sale! Stop by Vintage Vinyl and see the amazing selection of Steve Keene originals that are now available for sale!
KETC CHANNEL NINE CAPTURES VINTAGE VINYL IN ACTION!
Check this clip for the wonderful feature that recently ran on KETC television
highlighting our store---we can’t disagree with anything they said! Big thanks to Ms. Angela Antkowiak with KETC’S local origination show Living St. Louis for really getting the story and bringing the camera right down front for Record Store Day 2010! CLICK HERE TO WATCH
VINTAGE VINYL IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF MUSIC BY TWO GREAT ARTISTS, OLIVER SAIN and U-ROY:St. Louis Breakdown: The Best Of Oliver Sain on Sain Sound Records, and Foundation Skank: Rare Sides By The DJ Originator, on Sound System Records.
Both are available on CD and 180-gram vinyl presses, and from the time we announced plans for their release in 2008 there were inquiries and expressions of interest both here in our hometown as well as from friends nationally and around the world. This is fitting, for both men have created a body of work that over time only grows in reputation around the globe.
1. Oliver Sain - Soul Serenade
2. Oliver Sain - St. Louis Breakdown
3. Oliver Sain - Bus Stop
OLIVER SAIN ST. LOUIS BREAKDOWN-BEST OF OLIVER SAIN
OLIVER SAIN was the single most influential musician in the St. Louis area from 1960 to his death in 2003; no one had as great an impact as this bandleader/songwriter/producer/studio owner in nearly a half-century of dominance. But beyond his hometown, Sain gained international respect and admiration for his distinctive sound as an alto saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist.
Yes, he wrote material for which others (Fontella Bass, Ann Peebles) achieved chart hits, with a telling gift for crafting songs for female vocalists (blues singer Tracy Nelson has been quoted as saying his song “Walk Away” being as fine a lyric ever written for a woman), and always had the best working band St. Louis could boast, but as a soloist in the blues/soul/funk realm, only Maceo Parker is comparable as having such a signature sound and original tone. His influence on no less than St. Louis native David Sanborn is obvious, and the recordings on St. Louis Breakdown show a master of the studio world framing his great playing over original compositions as well as songs by others that became so transformed by Oliver, his versions are arguably definitive. Specifically, his stirring, strutting version of ‘Soul Serenade’ was a rallying cry for his fans in our city----his four-note introduction to this King Curtis number would evoke standing ovations and cheers at the shows and club appearances he made throughout his career.
We are so proud of making available again the music of Oliver Sain, a man we admired and loved as one does your best of friends. PERHAPS one day, our city will posthumously recognize this cultural icon; in the meantime, listen to his music, and be amazed and gladdened. Give a listen, and you will understand.
1. U Roy - Foundation Skank
2. U Roy - Rhytm Train
3. U Roy - Creation Rebel
U ROY FOUNDATION SKANK-1971-75 RARE SIDES BY THE DJ ORIGINATOR
“YOU CAN BEAT ME, BUT YOU JUST CAN’T BEAT THE WORD”
At this point, U-ROY inhabits a status similar in reggae as Louis Armstrong did in his later years: The unchallenged innovator, so responsible and influential on those who followed his ground-breaking achievements, it’s impossible to imagine how the music of their respective nations would exist without them. Still in full possession of his musical skills and in demand on stages around the world, Jamaica’s greatest DJ has received his nation’s highest cultural award, The Order Of Distinction, in the rank of Officer. As one of the most enduring of Jamaican artists, his influence extends to non-reggae forms; as Leroy Pierson noted in the liner notes for Foundation Skank: 1971-1975 Rare Sides by the DJ Originator,
“To the extent that Hip Hop owes a debt to Jamaican music, that debt is owed equally to U Roy.” This is our second release by U Roy on our label devoted to Jamaican music, Sound System (the first, The Lost Album: Right Time Rockers being rated as ‘essential’ in ‘The Rough Guide To Reggae’), and it gathers the very rarest of his recorded music, almost entirely from releases on his various labels in Jamaica between the years 1971-75. These include Roy’s personal choices of hits by producers such as Lee Perry, Bunny Lee, and others, transformed by him into dialogues with the top vocalists of that time: Ken Booth, Delroy Wilson, Slim Smith, Dennis Brown, Linval Thompson, and Johnnie Clarke. Top producers were so desirous of having the #1 DJ record for them they readily allowed him use of their best sides, and today these records stand as the equal to Roy’s best work in the 1970s. Anyone who wishes to hear one of the greatest of reggae’s founders in full-flight of his talents should give Foundation Skank a listen; we anticipate there will not be as impressive an example of 70s reggae made available in 2009, and a Grammy Nomination would not be out of place.
Yes, it’s that good----Who Feels It Knows It.
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Rick Wood's Concert Diary - Vol. 96
Rick Wood's Concert Diary - Vol. 96
9/17/10 Big Smith, George’s, Fayetteville, AR. Our whole family made the six hour drive to Fayetteville for the wedding of some good friends (almost family), arriving in the late afternoon. The early part of the evening was spent at a dinner get-together of friends and family from in and out of town. From there, Nancy took the boys back to the hotel while I caught a ride with a few people down to a bar on Dickson Street. Things were set up so that admission was free to those attending the wedding festivities (the password to the doorman was “Xanax”).
George’s is a decent-sized live music club (Lucinda W is playing here Sunday night) with no room for a proper green room, so they’ve set up a trailer in the parking lot out back. That’s where we met up with the band right before they went on in front of
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No adjectives properly describe how friggin' excited Vintage Vinyl is to announce that we will be doing a special Saturday instore performance with the incredible Vintage Trouble. Having been told about this band by one of our favorite "gatekeepers of cool" last year, we've been anxious to have the opportunity to help spread the gospel of Vintage Trouble to the rest of St. Louis and that day will be on May 19th at 6:00PM. 
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Though you may not know his work by name, you most definitely know Steve Keene's art by sight. Having done art for such artists as Pavement, Silver Jews, Apples in Stereo, Dave Matthews Band and many more, Keene is internationally known for his inspired yet economical art and Vintage Vinyl is proud to be able to offer Steve Keene art for sale! Stop by Vintage Vinyl and see the amazing selection of Steve Keene originals that are now available for sale!
