Monthly Archives: April 2011

Legendary Pink Dots All The King’s Men Double LP

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There’s a certain type of person who becomes a serious fan of the Legendary Pink Dots. For starters, the band is insanely prolific  and it’s difficult to keep up with them. But doing so has its rewards–even if you lose touch with LPD for a while you’ll have fun catching up.

That’s what’s been happening at Turntabling lately–the last LPD purchase prior to this was Hallway of the Gods, so there is a definite gap that needs closing. All The King’s Men has some strange sonic connectivity on this record to the Liquid Sky soundtrack (that movie has been on the player a lot lately), and some Windowlicker-period Aphex Twin (however brief) and above all, it still sounds like the same LPD you know and love. The arrangements are a bit more sparse and minimal in places on this record, but to good effect.

All The King’s Men is a double LP and fits nicely in the LPD canon somewhere (sonically speaking) between the Malachai albums and Hallway of the Gods. That said there’s a more modern sensibility to this record–the group isn’t content to use the same old studio gear and keep re-tweezing the same old synth patches again and again. There’s plenty of evidence that the group’s sound has kept up with the times, at least to these ears.

All the King’s Men is a very solid effort by the LPD camp who could arguably just sit on their laurels after all these years and issue compilations, outtakes and other bits and pieces…but they refuse to and we are all the better for it. SO glad to catch up with them now. This is NOT a new record–it came out in 2004–but it sounds new and fresh ’round here because it’s been so long.

Have a look at a live version of The Brightest Star from this album at the end of the post…if you’re in any way inclined toward LPD, this one’s a no-brainer.

And yes, Turntabling has a single lovely copy of the Legendary Pink Dots All The King’s Men double vinyl album. It’s in near mint condition and the cover shows some minor wear in the lower right corner. This is the ROIR edition of the album.

Buy the Legendary Pink Dots All The King’s Men double vinyl LP from Turntabling for $29.00 plus shipping.







WTF Album Covers: Leona Anderson Music To Suffer By

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by Joe Wallace

I stumbled on this image of the album cover for Leona Anderson’s Music To Suffer By on The Magic Whistle. WTF is going on in this picture? This one’s suitable for framing–at least in MY house where bad album art has a special place of love and reverence.

There’s nothing quite like the joys of an especially wretched piece of album art. The ones so wrong-headed you can’t even begin to describe them are my favorites. Music To Suffer By from Leona Anderson is definitely one of those. Can you hear the discussion between Anderson and the artist? “Well, miz Anderson, the guy with the violin is, you know, gonna KILL you here with that lighter as you’re trying to sing with cobwebs coming out of your mouth. GET IT?”

If YOU get it, please by all means, let ME know what this is trying to say. I think maybe I’m still drunk from a week last Thursday and that’s why I can’t wrap my head around it.

The Story of Star Wars Return of the Jedi LP Plus Booklet

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By Joe Wallace

The Story of Star Wars series on vinyl record featured dramatizations of the movie, and with members of the original cast to boot. Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and the best-known evil villain voice in the universe James Earl Jones as you-kn0w-who.

Let’s face it–there are three kinds of people out there who would want The Story of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The rabid just-can’t-get-enough Star Wars collector, the vinyl junkie who also loves Star Wars, and then there’s the DJ dying for something new to throw into the mix.

True confession time–at a gig as DJ Paisley Babylon, I once mashed up the Suspiria soundtrack by Goblin with The

Story of Star Wars, much to the utter horror of some die-hards in the audience. That’s me hooked on the Star Wars vinyl for sure…the reaction I got from some people when I told them about this was a combination of loathing, disgust, and what I think was sneaking admiration for having the guts to even THINK about doing it.

This album originally included a 16-page souvenir booklet to enhance the value of the package–and the copy offered for sale here at Turntabling DOES INCLUDE that booklet, which is in great shape. The entire package is here–the album, the booklet, the original cast voices…this is a pretty sweet score or gift for a die-hard Star Wars lover. And as a sample-a-delic way to spice up a DJ set? We can’t recommend it enough–what fun!

There is ONE COPY of this available from Turntabling, the first person to order it gets it. The Story of Star Wars Return of the Jedi is a vinyl LP in very good++ condition. The vinyl is wonderful, with a few surface marks that don’t affect playback.  I will ship this item overseas, but depending on shipping destination your postage may be extra–I’ll bill you for any extra shipping required or refund any excess where appropriate.

Buy The Story Of Star Wars Return of the Jedi vinyl LP with full color souvenir booklet from Turntabling for $26.00 plus shipping.





Alex Day of Chameleon Circuit on Vinyl Records

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Chameleon Circuit had not appeared on the Turntabling radar until just today when this fun YouTube video popped up. For anyone with a passing interest in Doctor Who, this band is probably already a known quantity–they write songs about Time Lords, the TARDIS, etc. and have dubbed their sound “Time Lord Rock”.

Anybody obsessed with both Time Lords AND vinyl records is tops in our book. Behold Alex Day of Chameleon Circuit holding forth about the glories of vinyl. Yes, this is a GREAT vid clip for anyone maybe a bit mystified as to why a certain die-hard segment of the population can’t get enough of the black wax. One of us! One of us! Gabba gabba hey.

–Joe Wallace