Goldfinger Radio Drama Podcasts License To Ska

I think I mentioned, but Ive made some new discoveries about artwork and design seen on-screen in some fab fave films from the mid-60s and I look forward to pulling it all together as the project continues to take shape.

If you havent heard of Record Store Day, RSD is basically a biannual happening where local music shops carry limited-edition pressings made especially for the event.

Its been a great way to support local businesses and to get hard-to-find music into the hands of collectors.

Stores will put the inventory out for sale, often starting early in the morning.

This year most of the sales will be on-line, so check local shop sites.

RSD releases are usually limited to small editions or have some quality not found in later releases.

Goldfinger Radio Drama Podcasts License To Ska

So if you spot something you really want, its a good idea to pounce early Browsing the list, I spied five titles to recommend to our readers: The first is actually similar to a compilation Ive been really wanting to produce myself (hey, music distributors, lets collaborate): Soul Jazz Records has put together a compilation of spy-related Ska tunes (I could curate a collection three times the content) called Soul Jazz Records Presents 007: License to Ska.

What makes this especially neat for collectors is that it will be released as five 7 singles (limited to 1,000).

Very cool, as the original 45s are very hard to track down Three recommendations are a trio of Austin Powers soundtracks making their first appearance on vinyl The debut, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, will be a 2LP set (limited to 1,500), while the others, The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember, will be single LPs (editions of 3,000).

And for UK collectors, check out Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Double pack coloured vinyl 7 4-track compilation of covers of the James Bond themes of Dame Shirley Bassey.

David Gedge (the Wedding Present) teams up with Louise Wener (Sleeper) on the unused Thunderball theme; Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

The Left Outsides provide an atmospheric, pastoral, psychedelic take on Diamonds Are Forever.

Darren Hayman (Hefner) re-imagines Goldfinger with his own chorus of Bond girls.

DJ Downfall and Theoretical Girls icy cool synthpop Moonraker will please fans of Ladytron, Black Box Recorder and Flying Lizards.

Also, remember that with limited numbers, many shops will not receive all of the titles.

And a warning: eBay prices are usually outrageously inflated.

Anyway, fun tunes coming Let me know if you pick anything up and how it sounds.

I think I will likely pick up the ska box set, David Bowie Changes Now, and the first vinyl release of Chants of India by Ravi Shankar and George Harrison.

Faculty meetings began and then we just rolled out the new school year with a week of orientations and the start of classes -All on-line now, of course, to keep everyone safe.

Our new schedule allows me to focus on two sections of art at a time, which is quite nice, and Im working first with drawing and photography students.

Fantastic bunch of kids and Im really enjoying working with them.

So far so good, anyway But speaking of safety, weve also been dealing with extreme heat, as well as furious wild fires, sparked by lightning, in drought-dry California.

This has meant choking smoke in the air, plus there were days recently when my pad was over 110F inside.

So, not ideal conditions Despite all this, I have been doing quite a lot of fun research for the long-planned Spy Vibe book.