UMe Celebrates Record Store Day Black Friday 2018

UMeis celebrating 2018’s Black Friday Record Store Day(November 23)with 10 must-have, limited edition vinyl releases from some of the biggest artists spanning the worlds of rock, reggae, jazz and beyond. This year’s bounty of releases ranges from several vinyl debuts, unique color vinyl pressings, one-of-a-kind picture discs, and specially designed packaging, which in the case of the 45thanniversary edition of Bob Marley and The Wailers’Catch A Fireresembles a flip-top lighter while Sublime’s Greatest Hits is presented as an oversized matchbook.

Fans of bothU2andArcade Firewill want to snatch up the double A-side of U2’s classic”Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”from theBatman Foreversoundtrack.

The 12-inch LP features a new remaster of the original song on one side, and a remix bySt Francis Hotelfeaturing vocalistsGavin FridayandArcade Fire’sRégine Chassagneon the other. Chris Cornell’sincredible legacy is honored with a 7-inch of the recently unearthed track”When Bad Does Good”found in Cornell’s archive of recordings, pressed on black and white marble vinyl and backed with a live version ofTemple of the Dog’s “Stargazer. “

Following on the heels of Record Store Day’s wildly popular colored vinyl edition ofElla Fitzgerald’sElla At Zardi’s, a completely unreleased live performance captured just 10 days before, will be released asElla At The Shrine:Prelude To Zardi’son translucent yellow vinyl.

Among the many other highlights is a collectible picture disc ofFrank Zappa’s1968 albumWe’re Only In It For The Moneyfeaturing the rare mono mix, a 7-inch ofGun N’ Roses “Shadow Of Your Love”on red vinyl,Sheryl Crow’sdebut albumTuesday Night Musicon vinyl for the first time in the U. S. , looking especially cool on blue wax.

Stay Awake: Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films, the 1988 compilation featuring artists like Ringo Starr, James Taylor, Tom Waits, Michael Stipe, The Replacements, Bonnie Raitt, Was (Not Was),Sun Raand His Arkestra,Suzanne Vega,Sinead O’Connor, Harry Nilsson, Aaron Neville, NRBQand many more putting their spin on songs from classic Disney films, will be released as a double LP for the first time for greater fidelity.

Rounding out the releases, Unwritten Law’s two Christmas songs,”Unwritten Christmas” featuring fellow pop-punkersSum 41and their take on”Please Come Home For Christmas,”are being released together as a 7-inch on black vinyl in time for the holidays. All the special releases will be available at Record Store Day-participating record stores onFriday, November 23.

VisitRecordStoreDay.com for more details and to find your local shops. Full details for all releases below.

BOB MARLEY THE WAILERS –CATCH A FIREFORMAT: LPQUANTITY: 3000 To mark the 45th Anniversary ofBob Marley The Wailer’sCatch A Fire, the legendary album, featuring such beloved songs as”Concrete Jungle,” “Stop That Train,” “Stir It Up”and”Kinky Reggae”is being released in a replica of the original flip-top lighter jacket. The LP is pressed on smoke vinyl. CHRIS CORNELL– WHEN BAD DOES GOODFORMAT: 7” VINYLQUANTITY: 5000 A previously-unreleased song that also appears on the just-released self-titled album,Chris Cornell, “When Bad Does Good,”was produced, recorded, and mixed byChris Cornelland was found in his personal recordings archive.

The track was a favorite of his and it wasn’t until friendJosh Brolin, reminded his wifeVicky Cornellof the unreleased song, that she decided to share it with his fans. The song is presented on black and white marble 7-inch vinyl and includes a live version ofTemple of the Dog’s “Stargazer,”recorded live at the Paramount. A video for “When Bad Does Good,” was just released.

Shot this fall, the video featuresChris and Vicky Cornell’sson, Christopher playing a youngChris Cornellas a paperboy inSeattle, representing who Chris was and where he came from, paying tribute to his hometown ofSeattle. Song lyrics from Cornell’s illustrious career are hidden throughout showcasing the breadth of his songwriting as a poet and lyricist. The video features mementos and places that played a part in Chris’ life and was directed byKevin Kerslake(Soundgarden’s “Loud Love” “Hands All Over”).

Watch here:https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=06OYeGnX5C4 ELLA FITZGERALD– ELLA AT THE SHRINEFORMAT: LPQUANTITY: 3000 Ella At The Shrineis a newly discovered 20-minute live Jazz At The Philharmonic recording, captured 10 days before Ella Fitzgerald recorded the acclaimed live album Ella at Zardi’s,which was released for the first time last year after more than sixty years of sitting in Verve’s vaults.

Ella At The Shrineshowcases The First Of Lady Of Song just weeks before she’d go on to recorded her breakthrough albumElla Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book. As an historical footnote, the outro announcement references her Zardi’s gig.

FRANK ZAPPA–WE’RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEYFORMAT: 12″ PICTURE DISCQUANTITY: 4000 Commemorating its 50th anniversary, the rare mono mix ofFrank Zappa’salbumWe’re Only In It For The Moneyhas been pressed on vinyl for the first time since 1968 as a collectible picture disc. Mastered byBernie Grundmanin 2018 and housed in packaging as originally intended, each LP will feature one of four versions of unseen art from Zappa’s Vault, which will be a surprise until opened. A fifth version will be available outside of the U.

S. GUNS N’ ROSES –SHADOW OF YOUR LOVEFORMAT: 7″ VINYLQUANTITY: 7000 Previously only available inGuns N’ Roses’Appetite for DestructionLocked ‘N’ Loadedbox set, this 7-inch includes the recently unearthed”Shadow Of Your Love”backed with”Move To The City (1988 Acoustic Version),”pressed on red vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day Black Friday. SHERYL CROW–TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUBFORMAT: 2LPQUANTITY: 3500 Celebrating the 25thanniversary ofSheryl Crow’smulti-platinum debutTuesday Night Music Club, the album that launched her career is coming to vinyl for the first time in the U.

S. Pressed on double blue vinyl, the 2LP includes the smash hit”All I Wanna Do. ” SUBLIME –GREATEST HITSFORMAT: LPQUANTITY: 5000 The first vinyl release forSublime’sGreatest Hits,this special edition featuring all the band’s biggest hits such as”What I Got,” “Wrong Way,” “Santeria,” “Date Rape”and”40 Oz.

To Freedom,”comes in a matchbook-style jacket. It also includes a bonus flexi disc featuring a live recording of”All You Need (Live At The Palace). ” U2 –HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME KILL MEFORMAT: 12″ VINYLQUANTITY: 7000 Originally released as a single from theBatman Foreverfilm soundtrack album,U2’s”Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”reached #1 inIreland, #2 in the UK and #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts in the US in 1995.

The song has been remixed bySt Francis Hotelfor 2018’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour and featuresGavin Fridayand Arcade Fire’sRégine Chassagneon vocals. The double-A-sided 12-inch single features this new version –The Gotham Experience Remix– alongside a new remaster of the original song. UNWRITTEN LAW –UNWRITTEN CHRISTMASFORMAT: 7″ VINYLQUANTITY: 2500 Unwritten Christmasfeatures two rare Christmas songs fromUnwritten Lawtogether on a black vinyl 7-inch.

“Unwritten Christmas”features fellow pop-punk bandSum 41and was previously issued on anAustralia-only CD single. “Please Come Home For Christmas,”a cover of theCharles Brownclassic, was originally recorded for a KROQ holiday compilation.

VARIOUS ARTISTS –STAY AWAKE: VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS OF MUSIC FROM VINTAGE DISNEY FILMSFORMAT: 2LPQUANTITY: 3500 Originally released in 1988, thisHal Willner-produced compilation features an eclectic and exciting mix of artistslikeRingo Starr,James Taylor,Tom Waits,Michael Stipe, The Replacements,Bonnie Raitt, Was (Not Was),Sun Raand His Arkestra,Suzanne Vega,Sinead O’Connor,Harry Nilsson, Aaron Neville, andNRBQtaking on classics from the Disney film catalog.

Pressed on two LPs for greater fidelity per side, this anniversary edition also includes the previously CD-only track”Dumbo Timothy”for the first time on vinyl.