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This professional stereo turntable features a high-torque direct-drive motor for quick start-ups and a USB output that connects directly to your computer. Other features include: forward and reverse play capability; cast aluminum platter with slip mat and a start/stop button; three speeds 33/45/78; selectable high-accuracy quartz-controlled pitch lock and pitch change slider control with +/-10% or +/-20% adjustment ranges; and removable hinged dust cover. A selectable internal stereo phono pre-amplifier allows the turntable to plug directly to components with no dedicated turntable input. A USB cable and adapter cables are included along with Mac- and PC-compatible Audacity software to digitize your LPs.

AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable
- USB output—connects directly to your computer for plug & play use
- Mac and PC compatible Audacity software digitizes your LPs
- Direct drive high-torque motor
- Selectable 33/45/78 RPM speeds
- Professional cast aluminum platter with slip mat
- ½-inch mount universal headshell with Dual Magnet phono cartridge
- Balanced tone arm with soft damping control
- Switchable built-in pre-amplifier with line-level RCA output cables
- Included cables connect to your stereo or powered speakers
- Stroboscopic platter speed indicator
- Forward and reverse play


Includes
- Direct Drive Professional Stereo USB turntable
- Mac and PC compatible Audacity software
- USB cable
- Adapter cables

BILLY BRAGG AND WILCO

In celebration of the Centennial Year of Woody Guthrie's birth, Nonesuch Releases Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions, a 3CD, DVD + book set that presents the definitive version of the wonderful and extremely successful 1998 collaboration between Billy Bragg and Wilco that commemorated Guthrie's influence and put music, instrument and voice to a hand-picked selection of previously unpublished Guthrie lyrics.

Includes 17 previously unreleased recordings. Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions, includes the original 1998 Mermaid Avenue album; the follow-up Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (re-mastered); Mermaid Avenue Vol. III, comprising 17 previously unreleased recordings made during the Mermaid Avenue sessions; director Kim Hopkins' 1999 90 minute film Man in the Sand, which documents those sessions; and a 48-page booklet with new liner notes by Nora Guthrie, full lyrics, archival photographs, and facsimiles of lyric sheets and sketches by Woody Guthrie.

MARGINS

Melbourne instrumental four-piece Margins present their second full-length album, Divide. Following from 2008's acclaimed self-titled debut, Divide sees the band continue to enact a spacious and sublime style of instrumentation. Having honed their live performances accompanying an eclectic range of projected films; from Jess Franco to Return of the Jedi, Margins embrace subtlety and restraint as their modus operandi, challenging assumptions that a band must near explode to make an impact. As its title may suggest, Divide was written in a variety of different spaces. Some unlikely, such as a disused television studio, others personal, lounge rooms, sheds and patios creating a pre-lived in mood. Other spaces, including the recording studio itself, invoke and engage the raw nerve of improvisation. Indeed much of Divide is experiment in motion, the live nature of the recording allowing the band to write and perform simultaneously, whilst choosing between numerous unique versions of each song. The final cuts allow the listener to enter the band's world; nothing is hidden here - mistakes and once-off magic are all present, including the squeaking of chairs and shuffling of feet. Rather than retreat from peripheral sounds traditionally outlawed, Margins offer themselves up to be interpreted on the listener's terms. There is also new territory to be explored, including maidenly haunting vocals from Jess Cornelius (Teeth and Tongue), drums and percussion by Dan McKay (The Nation Blue), swirling lap steel by Chris Rainier and keys reduced to hypnotic wash from the deftly understated Matt Bailey. Added to this are acoustic guitars, unobtrusive loops, glockenspiel and aquatic shades of ambient sound. Divide presents a series of atmospheres and aural landscapes that united carry the listener to a highly personal and ultimately unique destination. This is a soundtrack for thought, relaxation, inspiration and space. Margins will not force you to love them; they will not pummel you into submission. You need not belong to a scene nor possess knowledge of their musical peers in order to be immersed. Margins' tact is wholly different. Their music exists quite contentedly outside of genre and refuses to comply with time or trend.

So far this is Dayvid's album of the year.

DR JOHN W/ DAN AUERBACH (THE BLACK KEYS)

Storied musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John - Mac Rebennack, release Locked Down, a startling album that marks a significant departure from his recent efforts. The album, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, is Dr. John's first with Nonesuch Records. It's an entirely new approach for the iconic Dr. John, featuring as it does his collaboration with Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) and a band of young musicians Auerbach hand-picked to make Locked Down at his studio Easy Eye Sound in Nashville. "It was way cool cutting this record with Dan and the crew he put together for it," says Rebennack. "It's real HIP". Auerbach, a long-time fan of the influential musician dubbed "the Night Tripper" in the late 1960s, visited Dr. John late in 2010 in his hometown of New Orleans, announcing his ambition to produce "the best record you've made in a long time." Rebennack replied that he had done his research, his children had told him good things about The Black Keys and the conversation led to an agreement to collaborate on the 2011 Bonnaroo Jam curated by Auerbach.

GEORGE HARRISON

Included are rare, early takes of "I'd Have You Anytime" and "Awaiting On You All," plus unheard demo versions of "Behind That Locked Door," "All Things Must Pass," "Run of the Mill" and "My Sweet Lord," all later featured on Harrison's 1970 chart-topping album All Things Must Pass. Other unreleased tracks include demos of "The Light That Has Lighted the World," "Let It Be Me," Bob Dylan's "Mama You've Been on My Mind," and an early take of "Woman Don't You Cry For Me." Harrison was bold, an iconoclast. His platinum-selling solo record All Things Must Pass was released as a triple album and featured the hit single "My Sweet Lord." He organized the landmark benefit Concert for Bangladesh-the first major rock concert to address a world crisis. He launched HandMade Films, a key factor in the revival of the British film industry in the 1980s. He spent 30 years restoring one of the great estates and gardens in England, Friar Park. In every aspect of his professional, personal and spiritual life, until his final hours, Harrison blazed his own path.

Track Listing

1.My Sweet Lord (demo)
2.Run Of The Mill (demo)
3.I'd Have You Any Time (early take)
4.Mama You've Been On My Mind (demo)
5.Let It Be Me (demo)
6.Woman Don't You Cry For Me (early take)
7.Awaiting On You All (early take)
8.Behind That Locked Door (demo)
9.All Things Must Pass (demo)
10.The Light That Has Lighted The World (demo)

YANN TIERSEN

Yann Tiersen releases his second album on Anti- Records. Skyline finds Tiersen taking a confident step forward, cementing the sound of its darker predecessor, the critically acclaimed Dust Lane. Recording with his usual large ensemble, Tiersen continues his explorations of rock and progressive sonics with a cinematic palette, but this time with a more rock feel that recalls bands from Pink Floyd to Explosions in the Sky and M83. An array of vintage synths add billowing, analogue textures, while electric guitars and bass bring layers of fuzz and distortion. Songs slip from their moorings, take off on new and unexpected currents. "My plan was to play with contrast between electric, quite dense parts and more sober and minimal quiet parts including piano and strings," says Tiersen. Voices join together in chorus, arcing violins and crashing drums build towards mighty fanfares - but then, clouds part, squall recedes to silence, and mournful piano and strings guide you home.

THE DIRTY THREE

Toward the Low Sun ends a seven-year silence for Australia's Dirty Three. During that time, violinist Warren Ellis has been part of the Bad Seeds, Nick Cave's film scoring partner, and an integral part of Grinderman. Drummer Jim White has played with Chan Marshall, Bonny "Prince" Billy, and Nina Nastasia. Guitarist Mick Turner released a solo album and established himself as a painter. Toward the Low Sun is simultaneously a look at their collective past and the future appearing on the horizon. Opener "Furnace Skies" is an urgent showcase of the band's wealth of ideas, even if they all rush out at once with White's drums furiously clamoring in circular motions accompanied by a nasty, distorted bass (guitar) ostinato. Ellis' violin, and organ and Turner's guitar layer themselves on top. Insane but focused, its controlled chaos is reminiscent of the wildness on Horse Stories. Turner and Ellis alternate on organ and piano throughout the album. The latter instrument plays a skeletal yet melodically haunting role in "Sometimes I Forget You're Gone." White's drums rail in skittering intensity as Turner solos expressionistically 'round the edges, creating a space for Ellis' violin. The effect is comforting, and even mournful, while sounding dangerously over the rails. Dirty Three's ability to imaginatively stretch time in their harmonic and rhythmic invention with a variety of dynamic, textural, and timbral strategies has always set them apart and made them sound fresh. Sparser, slower tunes such as the beautiful "Moon on the Land" and "Rain Song" are allowed to whisper themselves into being, hovering and following a melodic trajectory that evokes elements of high-lonesome folk music, blues, and even imagined landscapes via creative use of sonorities. On "That Was Was," rockist urgency is its own crashing endgame. When propelled by Turner's gorgeous chord voicings and White's fragmented, 4/4 beat, the distortion Ellis employs on his violin with country-blues phrasing is pure passion. "Rising Below" is slow building its tension, but it eventually reveals the band at its squalling, ship-tossed-about-in-the-storm best. Closer "You Greet Her Ghost" begins with White's rolling tom-toms and Turner's idiosyncratic fingerpicked chords. Ellis plays around a melody rather than asserting one. Eventually, the listener discovers the melody exists between Turner and Ellis, with White as the bridge. Toward the Low Sun is crushing in its sadness, unrelenting in its sweetness and pure aural emotion. It's the measure of proof of how powerful and original Dirty Three are at their best.

AMAZING.

ARCHERS OF LOAF - THEY'RE BACK MANN

Merge records are rereleasing the entire seminal Chapel Hill indie-rockers Archers of Loaf's back catalogue. First was Icky Mettle, now it's time for Vee Vee rereleased as a double CD and LP.

Remastered by Bob Weston and featuring new liner notes by MAGNET magazine editor Eric Miller, physical copies of Vee Vee will include sixteen bonus tracks and new cover art re-imagined by graphic artist Jay Ryan. Reissues of All the Nation’s Airports and White Trash Heroes will follow later in 2012.

The first full-length produced by Bob Weston, Vee Vee was a slight departure from the previous bombastic noisepop that characterized Archers of Loaf’s previous work, and it proved that the band wasn’t just a flash in the pan. The album became their best-selling album to date and landed them on the covers of most fanzines and at the top of college radio charts across the country. “Harnessed in Slums” and “Greatest of All Time” became anthems of the underground and led to successful tours with the Flaming Lips and Weezer.

I don't need to say any more about this album other than that it is still as relevent and impressive as it was back when it was first released.. back whenever the 90s were.

FIRST AID KIT

First Aid Kit's first American-recorded album, The Lion's Roar juxtaposes sadness and beauty in the best traditions of folk and country music. They even cite the Louvin Brothers cheerfully brutal version of the old murder ballad 'Knoxville Girl' as the perfect example of the sweet and sour they adore. And this carefully constructed collection deftly succeeds in setting references to their home town of Stockholm and long dark Scandinavian winters against an unforced backdrop of country-rock swing. The Lion's Roar, recorded in Omaha by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, millions more), is a full band record. The girls' father Benkt takes the bass, Mattias Bergqvist drums, while Mogis and Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes and a cast of Omaha-based musicians round out the sound.

Recommended by all of the staff!!

PINK FLOYD - THE WALL

PINK FLOYD - THE WALL Box Set

One of the most acclaimed concept albums of all time, The Wall is renowned as Roger Waters’ rock opera dealing with abandonment and personal isolation. Adapted for cinema by Alan Parker featuring Bob Geldof in the lead role, and featuring the unique artwork of Gerald Scarfe, the album also yielded the hit single "Another Brick In The Wall Pt2."

Box Set Contents:

Discs 1&2/CDs 1&2
- The Wall (Digitally Remastered by James Guthrie, 2011)

Discs 3&4/CDs 3&4
- The Wall album demos (previously unreleased)

Discs 5&6/CDs 5&6
- Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live (Digitally Remastered in 2011 by James Guthrie)

Disc 7/DVD (Audio Visual)
- Another Brick In The Wall Pt2 promotional video (restored in 2011)
- Behind The Wall documentary
- Gerald Scarfe Interview
- Short filmed extract of Earls Court concert featuring animation

Memorabilia:
- 44 page 27cm x 27cm booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson
- Exclusive photo book
- 27cm x 27cm Exclusive Storm Thorgerson Art Print
- 5 x Collectors’ Cards featuring art and comments by Storm Thorgerson
- Replica of The Wall Tour Ticket
- Replica of The Wall Backstage Pass
- Scarf
- Prints/Cards of Mark Fisher’s stage drawings
- 3 x white marbles with design of bricks
- 9 x Coasters (unique to this box) featuring early Storm Thorgerson design sketches

HANK WILLIAMS - MOTHER'S BEST

At the peak of his career in 1951 Hank Williams recorded 143 songs for the Mother's Best Flour Company radio shows. He sang with his regular studio band and recorded his hits as well as songs he never recorded commercially anywhere else.
From this amazing legacy comes the release of the deluxe box set of THE COMPLETE MOTHER'S BEST RECORDINGS...PLUS!, a historic 15 CD/1 DVD collection drawn from the Mother's Best recordings.

It's a rare, informal glimpse into the heart and soul of country music's greatest star who passed away on New Year's Day 1953, at age 29.
These days, we count ourselves lucky if we find an alternate take or two by any late giant of American music. To find hours upon hours of music and talk is truly without precedent. Set the time machine for 1951!

RECORD REVIRGINIZER

Record Revirginizer, the record restoring solution is here! Now in store and exclusive to us only is the all new Australian innovation that will allow you to listen to you LP’s, 7”s and anything in-between’s, without the pops, crackles and background noises.

Cary Stoddard the man behind Record Revirginizer has long been involved in the audio industry and in recent years has been looking into alternative ways of thoroughly cleaning vinyl records.
Whilst studying law at JCU in North Queensland, Stoddard developed Record Revirginizer and with awards and an appearance on ABC’s the New Inventors the product is now on shelves and ready to restore.

According to Stoddard, particles of mould, dust, oil, skin and smoke rest on the surface of your vinyl and when played, heat from stylus friction causes the particles to become sticky and are eventually deposited deep within the record grooves causing the disturbances.

The unique formula of Record Revirginizer is designed to combat this by firstly being poured onto the record and then massaged into its surface. Once the liquid has been left to set, the film can be easily peeled off, pulling out and removing all of the impurities, without leaving any residue behind.

For $50.00 you can clean and restore up to 16 double-sided LP’s and for evidence of its brilliance visit recordrevirginizer.com for more information on how it works, including audio samples and pictures.

78'S INSTORE PICTURE GALLERY

Whether it's an international, Australian or local artist, 78 Records always loves a good instore. We've recently had performances from Birds of Tokyo, Behind Crimson Eyes, Little Birdy, Okkervil River, Eskimo Joe, Bob Evans, The Sleepy Jackson and Snowman.

Click on Gallery to check out our photos from all of the above shows plus many, many other past live performances.

FRIENDS FOREVER

That's right kids, 78 Records are also futuristic-techno-wizards, so join us in the new friend finding program, the internet.

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THE BLUES SECTION FROM HEAVEN

78 Records has always been associated with good blues music. One of the reasons we opened was so that we could import rare blues albums for personal use.

We still carry a huge range of blues music. From the primitive sounds of the 20's, the country blues of the 30's, the early electric sounds of the 40's, the awesome Chess recordings of the 50's through to the twin revivals of country blues and white blues of the 60's. From there the music seemed to go down a myriad of paths, some merging with other musics, all adding to the varied and healthy blues scene we have today.

The pictured CD contains what is arguably the first electric blues release recorded as a complete album, in September 1965. (What were you doing then?) Prior to this, blues albums were simply collections of singles and their B-sides.

This album features Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at their blues peak with incredibly moving playing. A very influential album, it showcases the sparks that fly when Buddy Guy and Junior Wells got together to play their own brand of tight, tough soulful blues music.

To put it simply, "it's a killer".

Remember, if it's blues you want, 78's is where to get it!

$10 CDs - We're Seriously Serious

Here at 78s we love a good bargain, and we're sure you do too! Right now we have an incredible range of $10 CDs and the list just keeps on growing!

Just to mention a few, we have the Beach Boys, Big Star, Blink 182, David Bowie, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Chemical Brothers, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crowded House, The Cure, Daft Punk, Deep Purple, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Florence and the Machine, Green Day, Grinderman, Iron Maiden, Jethro Tull, Kings Of Leon, Diana Krall, Massive Attack, John Mayall, Joni Mitchell, Moody Blues, Oasis, O Brother, Where Art Thou (soundtrack), Phoenix, Placebo, Portishead, Public Enemy, Queen, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Elliot Smith, Steely Dan, Rod Stewart, Stone Roses, Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, The Who, Neil Young and hundreds upon hundreds more, all priced at $10 (while stock lasts).

Click here to begin your search. YAY!

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