VACATION VINYL
YEAR END TOP TEN


Here at Vacation Vinyl we love music. You've probably noticed. We picked out our favorite releases over the past year and whittled them down to 10 choices each. It wasn't an easy task, but here they are:

Aaron's Top 10

Aluk Todolo - Ordre
Aosoth - III
Craft - Void
Blut Aus Nord - 777 Sect
William Fowler Collins - The Resurrections Unseen
Hive Mind - Elemental Disgrace
Thou - The Archer and the Owle
Early Graves - Goner
Tim Hecker - Rave Death 1972
Ascension - Consolamentum

George's Top 10

Bitchin Bajas - Water Wrackets
Fennesz - Seven Stars
J. Mascis - Several Shades Of Why
Puerto Rico Flowers - 7
The Men - Leave Home
Phil Manley - Life Coach
Prurient - Bermuda Drain
Arbouretum - The Gathering
Follakzoid - Follakzoid EP
Peaking Lights - 936

Greh's Top 10

HTRK - Work (Work, Work)
The Present Moment - Loyal to a Fault
Animal Bodies - Kiss of the Fang
Brotman & Short - Heights
Chelsea Wolfe - Apokalypsis
Sex Church - Growing Over
V/A - White Eye of Winter Watching
White Hills - H-p1
Raspberry Bulbs - Nature Tries Again
Conrad Schnitzler - Ballet Statique

Mark's Top 10

Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
Jamiroquai - Rock Dust Light Star
Lou Reed & Metallica - Lulu
Vain - Enough Rope
Ides of Gemini - The Disruption Writ
Mayer Hawthorne - How Do You Do?
Type O Negative - Box Set
Cut Hands - Afro Noise I
Tombs - Path of Totality
Virus - The Black Flux

Pete's Top 10

Soror Dolorossa - Blind Scenes
Graveyard - Hinsingen Blues
Puerto Rico Flowers - 7
Ghost - Opus Eponymous
Old Silver Key - Tales of Wanderings
Brotman & Short - Heights
Hive Mind - Elemental Disgrace
Chelsea Wolfe - Apokalypsis
LantlĂ´s - Agape
The Present Moment - Loyal to a Fault

FULL OF HELL
& HEARTLESS
free in-store performances
Friday, December 9th, 2011 @ 7pm


FULL OF HELL

Full Of Hell could be described as the ultimate of extreme music: Take all the rawest, dirtiest and heaviest bits of Hardcore, Punk, extreme Metal, Grindcore, Sludge and even Power Electronics, give them to a bunch of young, angry and extremely motivated sickos and get wrecked.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrDo1ySLriY


HEARTLESS

Heartless is a hardcore/punk outfit from Pittsburgh that specializes in pummeling, morose, low-end/high-speed riffage. We'll have copies of their "Hell is Other People" LP in stock as well!



BURNING WITCH BOX SET four LPs, a DVD and a 40pg 12"x12" book! 40-page booklet & Live DVD


This beast has been in the works for over 3 years! The wait is finally over! The last nails have been pounded into the Burning Witch coffin!

Vinyl includes:
Towers LP
Rift Canyon Dreams LP
Bleeder/R.C.D. LP
Live at the China Club LP

Although Burning Witch only actually existed for a short period of time (1995–1998) the absolutely crushing impact they left is immense! This box compiles every authorized (ie: listenable) recording the band ever made. Towers... and Rift.Canyon.Dreams might be more familiar a they were compiled as the Crippled Lucifer CD.



LOINCLOTH
Iron Balls of Steel LP




Loincloth consists of (former) members from Confessor, Kenmores and Breadwinner with to goal to create instrumental prog/doom metal without any vocals, acoustic parts, no pointless guitar leads and no repetition. An interesting approach if you ask me, so let’s have a closer look whether they managed to deliver on their debut album, entitled Iron Balls Of Steel…

The phrase “All killer and no filler” comes into mind when listening to Iron Balls Of Steel. The album consists of 16(!) rather short instrumental tracks which hit the listener with the proverbial sledgehammer, while retaining the sort of musical sophistication in the best progressive rock/metal tradition. Try to imagine a fully stripped Intronaut or Mastodon and you’ll get a pretty solid idea of what you can expect from Loincloth.

Iron Balls Of Steel isn’t a pretty record. It’s massive and raw and it has more staying power than Soilent Green and Crowbar combined. This album is graced with a massive production which perfectly underscores the uncompromising nature and attitude of this band. Very becoming indeed! -- "Alternative Matter"

free in-store performance
Monday, December 5th @ 8pm



Alison Chesley, aka Helen Money, plays her cello with guitar amps and effects. Her performance in this space will be amazing. Great chance to get up close and personal with this ace musician who has played on, and/or directed string arrangements for Broken Social Scene, Disturbed, Bob Mould, Anthrax, Russian Circles and Mono. You may have caught her opening for Shellac twice in LA recently!



The SlapYoMama! food truck should arrive between 7:00pm - 8:00pm. Slap Yo Mama serve Southern Fried Specialty Food. Their menu includes Fried Chicken, Greens, Mac N Cheese, Gumbo, Catfish Po Boy, Peach Cobbler & Banana Pudding!



Vacation Vinyl Holiday Gift Suggestions


Vacation Vinyl Tote Bag!

The Vacation black denim tote bag is here (in very limited quantity)! Specifically designed for carrying a few records and manufactured in Los Angeles by Blue Hen & Co from 14.5oz. black cone mills denim, this tote bag feature a Vacationl patch, 1" black cotton webbing handles, plus an interior 7" pocket (8.5" square)



Vacation Vinyl Gift Coin!

Vacation Gift Coins are now available for all of your gift giving needs. Reminiscent of drink tokens these (made in the USA) wooden coins are sold in $25 denominations. Get in to it.








Vacation Vinyl Felt Slipmats!

Old school classic thick black felt slip mat with 2 color Vacation logo print! This slipmat will protect records and show off the recipients favorite record store!












Vacation Vinyl Logo Patch
3-color embroidered iron-on patch, great to sew onto a favorite leather or denim.







Numark PT-01 USB Turntable

Listen to records speeds 33, 45 or 78 RPM on the built-in speaker, through plug-in computer-style speakers or hook into your stereo via RCA cables. This affordable portable turntable makes a great gift.





Dark and Somber Greeting Cards

Dark & Somber Greetings is the strange collaboration of photographer/entrepreneur Courtney Frystak and illustrator/designer/musician Farron Loathing. The use of traditional Black Metal photography for something as unlikely as greeting cards began as an internet gag, but somehow evolved into an actual greeting card company to the delight of thousands of misanthropic creatures who can at last feel comfortable sending a birthday card, or holiday message to one of their patron demons or family members.







free in-store performance
Monday, December 5th @ 8pm



Alison Chesley, aka Helen Money, plays her cello with guitar amps and effects. Her performance in this space will be amazing. Great chance to get up close and personal with this ace musician who has played on, and/or directed string arrangements for Broken Social Scene, Disturbed, Bob Mould, Anthrax, Russian Circles and Mono. You may have caught her opening for Shellac twice in LA recently!



The SlapYoMama! food truck should arrive between 7:00pm - 8:00pm. Slap Yo Mama serve Southern Fried Specialty Food. Their menu includes Fried Chicken, Greens, Mac N Cheese, Gumbo, Catfish Po Boy, Peach Cobbler & Banana Pudding!



Vacation Vinyl Holiday Gift Suggestions


Vacation Vinyl Tote Bag!

The Vacation black denim tote bag is here (in very limited quantity)! Specifically designed for carrying a few records and manufactured in Los Angeles by Blue Hen & Co from 14.5oz. black cone mills denim, this tote bag feature a Vacationl patch, 1" black cotton webbing handles, plus an interior 7" pocket (8.5" square)



Vacation Vinyl Gift Coin!

Vacation Gift Coins are now available for all of your gift giving needs. Reminiscent of drink tokens these (made in the USA) wooden coins are sold in $25 denominations. Get in to it.








Vacation Vinyl Felt Slipmats!

Old school classic thick black felt slip mat with 2 color Vacation logo print! This slipmat will protect records and show off the recipients favorite record store!












Vacation Vinyl Logo Patch
3-color embroidered iron-on patch, great to sew onto a favorite leather or denim.







Numark PT-01 USB Turntable

Listen to records speeds 33, 45 or 78 RPM on the built-in speaker, through plug-in computer-style speakers or hook into your stereo via RCA cables. This affordable portable turntable makes a great gift.





Dark and Somber Greeting Cards

Dark & Somber Greetings is the strange collaboration of photographer/entrepreneur Courtney Frystak and illustrator/designer/musician Farron Loathing. The use of traditional Black Metal photography for something as unlikely as greeting cards began as an internet gag, but somehow evolved into an actual greeting card company to the delight of thousands of misanthropic creatures who can at last feel comfortable sending a birthday card, or holiday message to one of their patron demons or family members.