Muddy Evening Heads from Cloud 8

DJ copy, postwar blues vinyl by Chess records with Elmore James and John Brim.  Deep, emotional lyrics from Elmore with relaxed rhythms from Brim.  Chess records insert included with vinyl. 20130107-160953.jpg

If you love King Crimson, you need this 5 track vinyl with Robert Fripp on guitar and Brian Eno on synth.  Released in 1975, the cover is a reproduction of a painting by Peter Schmidt titled, (no surprise here) Evening Star.20130107-161000.jpg

David Byrne direced and wrote the movie, True Stories.   While this is not the actual soundtrack to the movie, (in which most of the songs are sung by the actors), this album contains Talking Heads’ versions of the songs from the film.  Released in 1986.  20130107-161010.jpg

Wedding With Willie!!

New in Cloud 8 Records!  A framed wedding invitiation for one of Willie’s roadies, at which he played one of his infamous private concerts (noted on the invite).  Included are six, unpeeled, backstage passes ranging from the 70’s to the 2000’s, one of which is autographed!

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We Are OPEN Xmas Eve 12-4!

Hooker, Wells, and a Leadbelly

Three amazing blues records dug out of Cloud 8 Records this morning.  Johnny Lee Hooker, aka “The Boogie Man”, my all time favorite Leadbelly, and my true love, Junior Wells, aka “Hoodoo Man”.

We are still running a sale on records, 15% off your entire Cloud 8 purchase with two or more LPs.  Come get em!20121217-133243.jpg

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The Shallow Crackle Waits

Record sale is still going on for a limited time! Buy two records and get 15% off of your entire Cloud 8 Records purchase!!

Waits’ first album since The Black Rider in 1993, Mule Variations was a huge success with a European and North American tour. Most known for his hit, “Hold On,” this LP is still in its original seal and a must have for any fan.  20121210-143551.jpg

Echoes in a Shallow Bay EP, an unintentional release by Cocteau Twins in 1985, features material initially recorded to test the production capacities of a new studio.  After tracks like “Pale Clouded White” were done, it was decided the material was good enough for release, thus the recording process was finished and released on two EPs. The first titled, Tiny Dynamine, was released two weeks prior to Echoes in a Shallow Bay. An interesting note, although Fraser’s vocals are often hard to decipher,  all of the song titles are associated with butterflies and moths.  

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Peter Murphy’s Bauhaus, often referred to as the first “Goth” band, introduced their dark and gloomy sounds in 1978 and enjoyed a semi-successful run in their English homeland before the bands collapse due to internal feuding in 1983.  A reunion tour in the late 90’s made for a newfound success in the states with a thriving “goth” culture, but again disbanded after their final release, Go Away White in 2008.  This still sealed, Best of Bauhaus Crackle double vinyl includes hits like “Burning From The Inside,” “Dark Entries,” and “Kick In The Eye”.

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Record Sale!!

Cloud 8 Music has a limited time sale on LP’s going on so come get em while the gettin’ is good!  Buy 2 or more LP’s, get 15% off your entire purchase!

 

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Zeppelin, Pass the Bitches Brew

Miles Davis’ first Gold Record, Bitches Brew.  This is an original Columbia Label, double album, with slight wear on the cover (but both records in great shape).  A trend breaking record for Davis and Jazz alike, “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” sums up Davis’ transition with this album from a chill Jazz musician, to an aggressive, and often explosive improviser.  $4420121126-144105.jpg

All Things Must Pass, Harrison’s first release after the Beatles, is also the first solo artist, triple release vinyl.  Featuring two formal LP’s and a third loaded with informal jams titled Apple Jam,  Harrison  once stated: “I didn’t have many tunes on Beatles records, so doing an album like All Things Must Pass was like going to the bathroom and letting it out.”  This is a very rare Promo Copy, with promo holes still in the Poster and sleeves, mint condition all the way around.  $99

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Everybody wants Zeppelin lately, so here you go! Physical Graffiti, a rare German copy with slight wear on Disc 2, but guaranteed to play, $48.  Zeppelin III, a white label,.Promo release with some cover wear, a rare find at $77.  Zeppelin IV, a First Edition (broadway address on label) with song sticker on the cover, on sale from $70 to $55!!

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Serious Sounds from Cloud Eight

There is a treat in store for all of our vinyl collectors! Bucks came in last week and stocked over 300 new titles just in time for the Holidays!

Some of our personal favorites..

Blue Oyster Cult, Agents of Fortune $14

Dio, Dream Evil $14

Magonany Rush, Child of the Novelty $22 (early Frank Marino)

And for our Honky Tonk lovers…

Jerry Jeff Walker, Viva Terlingua! $14

David Allen Coe, Once upon a Rhyme $22

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, Trio $10

And for our Serious Collectors, a treat for you!

This Eskimo LP, released in 79 by The Residents is a super rare, white vinyl, and one of the best albums ever released by the band. Full of great sound effects made by homemade instruments it tells a fairy tale story of the arctic, in creepy persuasion. At $99 its a steal!

 

Johnny Rotten

Due to the recent visit of Johnny Rotten and P.I.L. We decided to do a post dedicated to The Rotten himself.

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Still Sealed!!

We carry a rare selection of great classic vintage Lps still sealed in their original packaging. Seriously. Here’s just a small sampling of what we have that is ‘still sealed’.

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