Vinyl Revival will be closed on Wednesday, July 8th and Thursday, July 9th.
We hope to re-open with regular business hours on Friday, July 10th and remain open late for the Classic Italian Cinema Screening at 7:30 p.m. Please call first on Friday to make sure we are open.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Next Friday, July 3rd, we will NOT be open late for first Friday events. We’ll be closing regular time at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 4th, we will be CLOSED.
Happy 4th of July! Enjoy the holiday and Lansdowne’s fabulous fireworks!
Last night’s Paul McCartney show at the Wells Fargo Center in Philly was a real treat for first-timers and fans like me who catch him every time he’s in town. He played close to 40 songs over an almost three hour set that included Beatles’ songs, some Wings’ numbers, and a few tracks off his new album, New. As someone who regularly goes to see him, I was pleasantly surprised to see him perform a few songs that I’ve never seen him play – “All Together Now,” which was fun for young and old alike, and “Temporary Secretary,” which he had never before performed live. I particularly enjoyed “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite” and “Lovely Rita,” both off of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, too. Some other highlights of the night included the fire explosions during “Live and Let Die,” his tributes to John Lennon and George Harrison, and of course, the crowd sing-a-long of “Hey Jude.”
Paul’s voice was in fine form. My daughter commented that he sounded like an angel and I’d have to agree. My friend noticed that he didn’t even take a drink all night which I found hard to believe. I, on the other hand, was constantly popping Tic Tacs in my mouth to moisten it from all my singing and cheering. McCartney is such a huge talent you might think that musicians playing with him might not be able to perform up to par but that’s not the case with his band. Paul Wickens (keyboard), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums) did a fabulous job keeping up with the always energetic, playful and entertaining McCartney.
Some people ask how I could go see Paul time after time, and for me the answer is simple. Even though I obviously don’t know him, I feel like he’s an old friend. For 35 years, his music has touched my heart and soul and given me such joy. I think he feels the same way about me, about us, his fans. Sir James Paul McCartney always puts on one hell of a show and I always want to be there to thank him for that. May God bless him and may he keep on rockin!
The 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired this weekend and although I am not a huge fan of any of the inductees (with the exception of Ringo Starr), I thought this year’s group of inductees represented a nice cross section of music. Not knowing a whole lot about a couple of the inductees, The 5 Royales or The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, I enjoyed learning more about their music and the influence each had on the music scene. What I particularly enjoyed about the show was hearing each inductee’s speech. Many of the speeches gave sincere thanks to the Rock Hall and to the fans and conveyed their sheer love of music. I loved seeing the admiration of the artists who were presenting the awards as well. In some cases, it was a new generation of rocker presenting to a veteran, and in others, it was a peer. In either case, there’s no denying that no matter age you are or what type of music you prefer to listen to, music really touches the lives and souls of people and that’s why so many of us love it.
Record Store Day is right around the corner and we’ve been busy shopping for you! We ordered way more records for this year’s event so we hope we’ll have the titles you’re looking to get. A complete list of what we ordered is below. Since quantities are limited, we may not get everything, but stop by on April 18th to see what’s in-store. We’ll have extended hours – 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
| 311 | Grifter b/w “Who’s Got The Herb?” |
| 101ers | Elgin Avenue Breakdown (Revisited) |
| 1975, The | Facedown EP |
| A$AP Rocky | LPFJ2 (White vinyl 7″) |
| Adam &the Ants | Kings of the Wild Frontier / Ant Music |
| Adams, Ryan | Come Pick Me Up |
| a-ha | Take On Me |
| Allman, Gregg | TBD |
| Animals, The | The Animals No. 2 EP |
| Antorchas | Antorchas |
| Armstrong, Billie Joe, Travis Barker, Jane Wiedlin | Live Freaky! Die Freaky! |
| Atkins, Chet | My Brother Sings – 180 gram LP |
| Atreyu | So Others May Live |
| Avicii | The Days/Nights REMIX EP |
| Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah | Sour Soul (Instrumentals) |
| Banks | The Remixes Part 2 |
| Barnett, Courtney | Brand New Song (song title to be revealed later) |
| Barrett, Syd / R.E.M. | Dark Globe |
| Beck, Jeff | Hi Ho Silver Lining/Beck’s Bolero – 7” vinyl |
| Beck, Jeff | Love Is Blue / I’ve Been Drinking – 7”vinyl |
| Beck, Jeff | Tallyman/Rock My Plimsoul – 7” vinyl |
| Bee Gees | Extended EP |
| Black Keys, The / Junior Kimbrough | Meet Me In The City |
| Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) | Fix Up b/w You Already Knew |
| Blue Mountain Eagle | Blue Mountain Eagle |
| Blue Oyster Cult | Bad Channels (Soundtrack) |
| Bowie, David | Changes |
| Bowie, David / Tom Verlaine | Kingdom Come |
| Braid | Kids Get Grids |
| Brown, Junior | Better Call Saul: Theme 7″ |
| Buzzcocks | The Way |
| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Rough Raw and Amazing |
| Case, Neko | Fox Confessor Brings the Flood |
| Cash, Johnny | Koncert v Praze (In Prague- Live) |
| Citizen Dick | Touch Me I’m Dick |
| Clutch | From Beale Street To Oblivion Special Edition |
| Cobra Skulls | Live At The BBC |
| Cold War Kids | Five Quick Cuts |
| Comeback Kid | Rain City Sessions +1 |
| Cotton, James | Cut You Loose |
| Country Joe and The Fish | Together |
| Cypress Hill | The Phuncky Feel One/How Could I Just Kill A Man |
| D Generation | Queens Of A |
| D’Angelo | The Charade |
| Davis, Miles | The Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection, Vol. 2 [5-LP Box Set] |
| Dead Milkmen, The | Beelzebubba |
| Death Cab for Cutie / Freedy Johnston | Bad Reputation |
| Decembrists, The | Picaresque |
| Deep Purple | Black Night b/w Speed King |
| Dixie Cupes, The | Chpel of Love |
| Doors, The | Strange Days |
| Dylan, Bob | The Basement Tapes (Mono) |
| Dylan, Bob | The Night We Called It A Day (Blue Vinyl 7″) |
| Earle, Justin Townes | Live at Grimey’s |
| Earle, Steve | Terraplane |
| Electric Century | Electric Century EP |
| Eno, Brian | My Squelchy Life |
| Erasure | The Violet Flame Remixes |
| Father John Misty | “I Love, Honeybear” (Acoustic Version) b/w “Never Been a Woman” |
| Flaming Lips | Bad Days |
| Flaming Lips | Brainville |
| Flemons, Dom | What Got Over |
| Florence And The Machine | What Kind on Man |
| Foo Fighters | Songs From The Laundry Room |
| Garbage | TBD |
| Garcia, Jerry | Garcia (Compliments) |
| Getz, Stan & Joao Gilberto | Getz/Gilberto ’76 |
| Gov’t Mule | Stoned Side of the Mule Volume 2 |
| Grandmaster Flash / Stiff Little Fingers | The Message |
| Grateful Dead | Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY 3/29/90 |
| Greene, Jackie | Light Up Your Window – 7″ |
| GWAR | America Must Be Destroyed |
| Hedwig And The Angry Inch | Hedwig And The Angry Inch Original Broadway Cast Recording |
| Hendrix, Jimi | “Purple Haze” b/w “Freedom” |
| Herrmann, Bernard | Psycho (Soundtrack) |
| Hold Steady, The | Boys and Girls in America |
| Interpol | Everything Is Wrong |
| John Butler Trio | Ocean |
| Jones, Sharon & The Dap-Kings | Little Boys With Shiny Toys – 7″ |
| Kenny Wayne Sheperd Band | A Little Something From The Road, Vol. 1 [Live EP] |
| Kid Cudi | KiD CuDi presents SATELLITE FLIGHT: The Journey to Mother Moon |
| Kinks, The | Kinksize Hits 7″ |
| Kinks, The | Kinksize Session 7″ |
| Kinks, The | You Really Got Me (Live)/Milk Cow Blues (Live) |
| Leave the Planet | Sarah, Where Are You Going |
| Lee, Alvin | Still On The Road To Freedom |
| Lemonheads, The | Bored on the 4th July |
| Lord Sitar | Lord Sitar |
| Loveless, Lydia & Cory Branan | Prince Covers Split Single |
| Marley, Bob | Bob Marley Interviews – So Much Things To Say |
| Marvin Gaye | How Sweet it Is (To Be Loved By You)/Once Upon A Time |
| Mastodon | Atlanta |
| McCartney, Paul | The Family Way: Original Soundtrack Recording |
| Metallica | No Life Til Leather |
| Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The | Question The Answers |
| Monk, Thelonious | London Collection, Volume 2 |
| Mothersbaugh, Mark | The Lego Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Mumford & Sons | Believe / The Wolf |
| Musselwhite, Charlie | Stand Back! |
| Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | In The Heat Of The Moment |
| N.W.A. | Straight Outta Compton |
| Oates, John | Close/Let’s Drive |
| OFF! | Live from the BBC |
| Parker, Charlie | The Charlie Parker Story |
| Parsons, Gram / Lemonheads | Brass Buttons |
| Pastorius, Jaco | The Warner Bros. Years VBO |
| Phish | New Year’s Eve 1995, Live at Madison Square Garden (Record Store Day Exclusive) |
| Phoenix Foundation, The / Eyelids | A Can of Moles |
| Pierson, Kate | Don’t Sting The Bee |
| Pizza Underground, The (feat. Macaulay Culkin) | PU Demo’s |
| Plant, Robert | More Roar maxi single |
| Prine, John | September 78 |
| Procul Harem | Homburg EP |
| Public Enemy | Harder Than You Think picture disc |
| Replacements, The | Alex Chilton |
| Reverend Horton Heat | It’s A Rave-Up b/w Beer, Write This Song |
| Rise Against | Eco-Terrorist In Me |
| Rivers, Joan | The Next to Last Joan Rivers Album |
| Rockabye Baby | Lullaby Renditions of Grateful Dead |
| Rocky Horror Picture Show | The Time Warp (EP) |
| Ross, Rick | The Maybach Edition |
| Rundgren, Todd / Emil Nikolaisen / Hans-Peter Lindstrom | Put Your Arms Around Me – 12″ |
| Run the Jewels | Record Store Day Release |
| Sic Kidz | Rhythm Girl |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Homeward Bound b/w “Leaves That Are Green” |
| Sinatra, Frank | Songs For Young Lovers (10-inch) |
| Snider, Todd | Impending Doom |
| Social Distortion | Social Distortion |
| St. Paul and the Broken Bones | Live From The Alabama Theatre |
| Slayer | When The Stillness Comes |
| Sly & The Family Stone | Live at the Fillmore |
| Small Faces | Afterglow Of Your Love |
| Stooges | Have Some Fun: Live at Ungano’s |
| Sugarhill Gang | The Best Of Sugarhill Gang (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl/Limited Edition/Gatefold Cover) |
| Sun Ra | Calling Planet Earth |
| Tegan & Sara | Live at Zia Records |
| Temples | Mesmerise Live EP |
| Tomorrow | Tomorrow |
| Torogood, George | George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers |
| Trey Anastasio Band | Bounce / Never |
| Twenty One Pilots | The LC LP |
| U2 | Songs Of Innocence |
| Vampire Weekend | Step |
| Various Artists | I’m Here (A Soundtrack To The Short Film By Spike Jonze) |
| Various Artists | The Darjeeling Limited (Original Soundtrack) |
| Various Artists | AMC’s The Walking Dead: Original Soundtrack Vol.2 |
| Various Artists | An On-U Journey Through Time & Space |
| Various Artists | DogFish Head Sampler |
| Various Artists | Furious Hoops Vol.01 |
| Various Artists | Sun Records Curated by RSD – Vol 2 |
| Violent Femmes | Happy New Year |
| Warzone | Fight For Justice |
| White Stripes, The | Get Behind Me Satan |
| Wilson, Brian | The Right Time / Sail Away – RSD XCL |
| Wilson, Cassandra / Billie Holiday | You Go To My Head & “The Mood That I’m In” |
| Winter, Johnny | It’s My Life, Baby |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck |
| Young the Giant | Mirrorball / Mind Over Matter (Evolution Tour Version) |
| Zappa, Frank | 200 Motels |
| Zombies, The | R.I.P Album |
The Vault at Vinyl Revival is proud to announce a partnership with Film Festival Flix, a distribution platform that brings award-winning films from festivals around the world to North American audiences through its monthly theatrical premiere series and Internet VOD platform. Monthly attendees are treated to a film festival experience, including red carpet photos, film premieres, intimate discussions, and socializing with like-minded individuals. Film Festival Flix’s monthly series of curated independent, art-house and foreign films currently screening in California and Colorado will now also screen at Vinyl Revival beginning March 20, 2015 and will continue every third Friday of the month.
2015 Schedule of Films
March – SARAH PREFERS TO RUN
April – THE REUNION
May – MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
June – BEAST PARADISE
July – JO’S NEIGHBORHOOD
August – Evening of Exceptional Short Films
September – THE DINNER
October – THE VERDICT
November – Short Film Competition Finals
December – 2015 Wrap Party
Through a partnership with the FirstGlance Film Festival, Vinyl Revival is proud to program a variety of features, documentaries and short films by independent filmmakers for a monthly First Friday screening series in the spring and fall. Indie filmmakers can also bring their own short films on Show Us Ur Shorts open mic style screening nights. First Friday Flicks happen each September, October & November and February, March & April starting at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $8, $5 for students and seniors, and are available online at www.vinylrevivalrecords.com or in-person up until show time at Vinyl Revival. Light refreshments will be provided free of charge but guests are welcome to BYOB and snacks.
February’s (February 6th) First Friday Flick is the short documentary, “SEPTA: In Motion,” by Isaac Mell.
Can’t make it Friday night? First Friday Flicks will also screen on Saturdays each month at 2 p.m.
Based on some customer feedback, beginning next week (January 7th), we are going to change our hours on Wednesdays. We will open at 2 p.m. and close at 7:30, extending our hours into the evening so people can come in after work. We’ll try it for a while and see how it goes.
Today, Wednesday, December 17th, we will close at 4:30 p.m. Thursday we will be open 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday, the 19th we will be closed all day. We will re-open on Saturday at 10 a.m.
We will be closed on Thursday, December 25th and Thursday, January 1st. We WILL NOT be open late on first Friday, January 2nd so there won’t be an event that night. We look forward to starting up our First Friday Flicks Independent Film Screening Series on the first Friday in February.
Happy Holidays everyone!
