Because Sound Matters Vinyl Music Blog

"Reprise’s 180g LP possesses depth and width that defy limits. The louder the record is played, the more extraordinary Young and Lanois’ work becomes. The lifelike nature of the acoustic properties, myriad frequencies, and surreal tonalities is eclipsed only by the imaging. It often seems that Young—just as he’s pictured on the album’s cover—is that short of a distance away from the speakers." Buy the album HERE.

- Bob Gendron for TONE Audio

Disturbed "Asylum"
Tune in Friday at 1:00 pm PST

This week our Friday Vinyl Lunch features a live stream of Disturbed's new album "Asylum." Click HERE to order this album. We stream a different album every Friday, via USTREAM at 1:00 PM PST. Tune in HERE and enjoy your lunch!

Co-founder of Amoeba Music, the world's largest independent record retailer, with close to 1 million albums in three California locations — Hollywood, Berkeley and San Francisco. Rolling Stone magazine in September named it among the nation's 25 best record stores, calling it "simply the most thorough and welcoming place a record lover could hope to shop."

Read the article HERE

Neil Young "Le Noise"
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This week our Friday Vinyl Lunch features a live stream of Neil Young's brand new album "Le Noise." Click HERE to order this album. We stream a different album every Friday, via USTREAM at 1:00 PM PST. Tune in HERE and enjoy your lunch!

These ceramic turntables, created by geneva based artist Fabien Clerc, are entitled "back in the good old days." The piece was part of a larger installation and is made up of two ceramic turntables, mixer, and headphones. complete with detailed flower decoration and gold leaf.

Green Day "Shenanigans"
Tune in Friday at 1:00 pm PST

This week our Friday Vinyl Lunch features a live stream of Green Day's B-Sides collection "Shenanigans." Click HERE to order this album. We stream a different album every Friday, via USTREAM at 1:00 PM PST. Tune in HERE and enjoy your lunch!

Say What? A Craigslist ad posted last Tuesday offered the store up for a cool $250,000, billed as a "true turn-key transaction." Read the story on THE VILLAGE VOICE or check THE CRAIGSLIST AD HERE.

It's always sad to see an entire collection up for sale, let alone an entire record store. Click HERE to see this craigslist post.

Easy demonstration of how to use a paper cone as a speaker. It's the perfect vinyl party trick for a Friday afternoon.

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Young and Lanois have crossed paths musically over the course of many years, including Lanois' performances at Young's Bridge School Benefit Concert and Young's performance at Farm Aid when Lanois was Willie Nelson's music director, but this is the first time the two have recorded together. Recorded in Lanois' home in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles, Le Noise features Young on acoustic and electric guitars with Lanois adding his trademark sonic textures, creating one of the most sonically arresting albums Young has ever recorded. No band, no overdubs, just "a man on a stool and me doing a nice job on the recording," as Lanois puts it.

American Bang "American Bang"
Tune in Friday at 1:00 pm PST

This week our Friday Vinyl Lunch features a live stream of American Bang's debut album "American Bang." Click HERE to order this album. We stream a different album every Friday, via USTREAM at 1:00 PM PST. Tune in HERE and enjoy your lunch!

Wilco "Summerteeth"
Tune in Friday at 1:00 pm PST

This week our Friday Vinyl Lunch features a live stream of Wilco's "Summerteeth." Click HERE to order this album. We stream a different album every Friday, via USTREAM at 1:00 PM PST. Tune in HERE and enjoy your lunch!

Eric Clapton "Money and Cigarettes"
Tune in Friday at 1:00 pm PST

This week our Friday Vinyl Lunch features a live stream of Eric Clapton's "Money and Cigarettes." Click HERE to order this album. We stream a different album every Friday, via USTREAM at 1:00 PM PST. Tune in HERE and enjoy your lunch!

Everest "On Approach"
Tune in Friday at 1:00 pm PST

This week our Friday Vinyl Lunch features a live stream of Everest's album "On Approach" on 180-gram vinyl. Click HERE to order this album. We stream a different album every Friday, via USTREAM at 1:00 PM PST. Tune in HERE and enjoy your lunch!

A Limited Edition of 1,000 copies of "Ride The Lightning" will go on sale today, with 500 for sale via Because Sound Matters. THIS PACKAGE IS NOW SOLD OUT.

This package contains Two 180g (45 RPM) Blue Vinyl discs.