Red Onion just put out a list of its new arrivals which include some new Honest Jon’s releases (Trembling Bells, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, among others), the new Dinosaur Jr. LP, the Rondos reissue, White Hills, The Field, Deerhunter, Es, Earth, Major Lazer, Betty Davis, the new Papercuts, Blank Dogs and an amazing George Mitchell-produced blues LP.

Full list in annoying font/font size after the jump (apologies).

Some more new vinyl:

cat power: what would the neighbors think
booker t.: potato hole
dan deacon: bromst
dirty projectors: rise above
neutral milk hotel: in the aeroplane over the sea
she and him: volume one
postal service: give up
thermals: more parts per million
thermals: fuckin a
obits: i blame you
eprhyme: shomer salaam 7″
no age: nouns

rock:
john prine: self-titled
john prine: sweet revenge
yes: the yes album
elton john: madman across the water
simon and garfunkel: the concert in central park 2LP
traffic: the low spark of high heeled boys (island pink rim)
traffic: john barleycorn must die (ua black/red label)
steely dan: greatest hits 2LP
bruce springsteen: born in the usa
bruce springsteen: the wild, the innocent & the e street shuffle
jimmy buffett: living and dying in 3/4 time
neil young: self-titled
neil young: after the gold rush
neil young: harvest (original cover, inner sleeve & insert)
neil young with crazy horse: everybody knows this is nowhere
crosby, stills & nash: self-titled
van morrison: tupelo honey
al kooper: easy does it 2LP
david peel & the lower east side: the american revolution (red elektra label, big e)
thee prophets: playgirl
murray mclauchlan: song from the street
the rascals: rock and roll treasures 2LP

ac/dc: flick of the switch

ac/dc: fly on the wall

allman brothers band: brothers and sisters

beatles: let it be

john lennon collection

byrds: fifth dimension

bad manners: self-titled

the beat: self-titled

the beckies: self-titled

jeff beck: beck-ola

chuck berry: the great twenty-eight

blind faith: self-titled

blodwyn pig: getting to this

bloodrock: self-titled

bloodrock: 2

bloodrock: passage

blues image: open

borghesia: surveillance and punishment

bow wow wow: twelve tracks

Burundi black: self-titled 12”

camper van Beethoven: key lime pie

caravan: self-titled (70’s pressing)

chameleons UK: strange times (with bonus 12”)

chameleons UK: script of the bridge

climax Chicago blues band: self-titled

clover: self-titled (huey lewis)

cream: wheels of fire 2LP

creation: self-titled (funky rock, not british group)

clash: combat rock

the cure: boys don’t cry

the cure: happily ever after 2LP (contains seventeen second and faith)

donovan: sunshine superman/in concert 2LP

dave clark five: 25 thumping great hits

devo: freedom of choice

neil diamond: do it!

dr. john: gris gris (80’s pressing)

echo & the bunnymen: self-titled EP

echo & the bunnymen: self-titled LP

eddie and the hot rods: teenage depression

ellis: riding on the crest of a slump

flying lizards: self-titled (alternate cover)

fresh out of borstal (drums)

fleetwood mac: tusk

fleetwood mac: bare trees

henry cow: concerts 2LP

the jam: sound effects

kinks: greatest hits

kinks: live at kelvin hall

kraftwerk: computer world

l.a. getaway: self-titled

dave loggins: personal belongings

mamas & papas: best of 2LP

mamas & papas: self-titled

modern english: I melt with you 12”

new order: confusion 12”

new order: temptation 12”

new order: low-life

new order: blue monday 12”

new order: fine time 12”

gary numan: pleasure principle

gary numan: telekon (sealed with bonus live single)

OMD: joan of arc 12”

OMD: dazzle ships

only ones: baby’s got a gun

prince: minneapolis genius 94 east

psychedelic furs: self-titled

ramones: end of the century

ramones: too tough to die

jonathan richman & the modern lovers: jonathan sings!

rio grande: self-titled

tommy roe: it’s now winter’s day

bob ruzicka: soft rocker (sealed)

bob ruzicka: cold hands, warm heart (sealed)

selecter: too much pressure

sex pistols: never mind the bollocks…

siouxsie and the banshees: once upon a time

siouxsie and the banshees: the scream

slade: slayed?

sly & the family stone: life

sly & the family stone: a whole new thing

the smiths: hatful of hollow (UK)

soft cell: non stop erotic cabaret

soft machine: volumes one and two (1973 command 2LP)

sugarcubes: life’s too good

violent femmes: bling leading the naked

tom waits: the heart of Saturday night

anna black: meet anna black

future: down that country road

sandy denny: rendezvous

repairs: self-titled

plug: drum ‘n’ bass for papa 2LP (luke vibert)

slam versus unkle: narcotourists 12”

queen anne’s lace: self-titled

wild turkey: turkey (drums)

ronee blakley: self-titled

anita lane: dirty sings (mute, nick cave)

tonto: it’s about time

chameleons: up the down escalator

humphrey and the dumptrucks: six days of paper ladies (sealed)

sore throat: sooner than you think

portion control: purge

the jazz butcher: fishcotheque

mary hopkin: those were the days (apple)

sweet: desolation boulevard

jeff buckley/gary lucas: songs to no one 1991-1992 2LP

captain beefheart and the magic band: unconditionally guaranteed (canadien pressing)

tim buckley: lorca

c.a. quintet: trip through hell 2LP (sundazed reissue)

pierre et le loup (with brian eno, Manfred mann, keith tippet, bill bruford, cozy powell…)

husker du: warehouse songs and stories 2LP

nico: the end

iggy and the stooges: raw power

velvet underground: 1969 2LP (live)

only ones: special view

go betweens: 16 lovers lane

go betweens: tallulah

pogues: poguetry in motion

pogues: peace & love

pogues: if i should fall from grace with god

mark spoelstra: this house

anna domino: self-titled (disques de crepuscle)

the specials: live in manchester

iron maiden: powerslave

iron maiden: aces high (UK pressing)

slayer: hell awaits

metallica: creeping death (UK/french pressing?)

current event: hits of simon & garfunkel

talking heads: girlfriend is better 12″

jazz:
coleman hawkins: today & now (later impulse pressing)
j.j. johnson: proof positive (later impulse pressing)
lawrence brown’s all-stars: inspired (later impulse pressing)
joe venuti: hooray for joe
herbie mann: the family of mann (mono, purple/red label)
dizzy gillespie/lalo schifrin: free ride
pete and sheila escovedo: happy together
doc severinsen: brand new thing
joe thomas: get in the wind
jack dejohnette: new directions

gato barbiere: el gato

annette peacock: x-dreams

sandy nassan: just guitar

george benson: the other side of abbey road

al hirt: raw sugar/sweet sauce/banana puddin’

bill evans: paris concert edition one

moe koffman: jungle man

billy gordon: plays lovers hits

monty Alexander: love and sunshine

don ellis: tears of joy

stanley turrentine: joyride (DMM pressing)

kai winding: penny lane & time

chris hinze combination: bamboo magic

joe Farrell: upon this rock

gary burton quartet with eberhard weber: passengers

leon sash: i remember Newport

terry gibbs: el nutto

andy narell: hidden treasure

dave burrell: windward passages 2LP (hat hut records)

cal state/Northridge jazz ensemble: studio city

ahmad jamal: at the Blackhawk

leon Thomas: full circle

dizzy Gillespie: swing low, sweet Cadillac (impulse)

jay Berliner: bananas are not created equal

lew soloff: Hanalei bay (Japanese pressing)

charles earland: kharma

louis armstrong all-stars: in concert 1956 (sealed)

billie holiday: the lady lives (ESP, sealed)

louis armstrong/duke ellington: at newport (french pressing)

louis armstrong: at the crescendo vol. 2 (UK pressing, sealed)

ray charles: live in concert (ABC)

keely smith: be my love

count basie: basie’s beat

sonny rollins: self-titled 2LP (50’s recordings)

dizzy gillespie/bobby hackett/mary lou williams: giants

james moody: beyond this world

Got the latest list of new arrivals at Red Onion. They got the new Beirut LP (actually two EPs), a bunch of Numero stuff, this Elder Utah Smith CD that looks killer, plus the usual awesome finds.

ROCK:

KISS: DYNASTY
T-BONE BURNETT: TRUTH DECAY
AU PAIRS: LIVE IN BERLIN
WILDWEEDS: SELF-TITLED (VANGUARD, NRBQ MEMBERS)
ROLLING STONES: BEGGARS BANQUET

DEAD KENNEDYS: BEDTIME FOR DEMOCRACY (WITH 2 NEWSPAPERS & INSERT)
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS: NOW THEN… (US PRESSING)
JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND/ELEPHANT’S MEMORY: SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY (WITH PETITION, CARD & INNER SLEEVES)
CROW: MUSIC
WRECKLESS ERIC: SELF-TITLED (UK STIFF PRESSING)
FLEETWOOD MAC: RUMOURS
FLEETWOOD MAC: SELF-TITLED
NINE INCH NAILS: SIN 12″
X: LOS ANGELES (ORIGINAL SLASH LABEL)
BOB DYLAN: SLOW TRAIN COMING
GRINDER’S SWITCH: SELF-TITLED
ROY HEAD: DISMAL PRISONER
DON NIX: HOBOS, HEROES…
SPANKY & OUR GANG: LIVE
ROGER KELLAWAY: CENTER OF THE CIRCLE
GRATEFUL DEAD: ANTHEM OF THE SUN (70′S PRESSING)
THE WHO: STORY OF… (2LP UK PRESSING)

JAZZ:
KEN McINTYRE: OPEN HORIZON (INNER CITY)
CHICO FREEMAN: SPIRIT SENSITIVE (INDIA NAVIAGATION)
OLIVER NELSON: SCREAMIN’ THE BLUES (OJC PRESSING)
WES MONTGOMERY: FULL HOUSE (OJC PRESSING)
RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO: NEVER ON SUNDAY
MILES DAVIS: VOLUME 2 (BLUE NOTE, LIBERTY PRESSING)
CHARLIE PARKER: ON DIAL VOLUME 2 (UK, SPOTLITE RECORDS)
ARCHIE SHEPP: A TOUCH OF THE BLUES (FRANCE, FLUID RECORDS)
JIMMY SMITH: BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK (BLUE NOTE 4117, NEW YORK, USA)
HANK MOBLEY: AND HIS ALL STARS (70′S BLUE NOTE PRESSING)
COLEMAN HAWKINS/ROY ELDRIDGE/PETE BROWN/JO JONES ALL STARS: AT NEWPORT (JAPANESE VERVE PRESSING)
CHARLIE PARKER: WITH STRINGS VOL. 1 (FRENCH REISSUE)
CHARLIE PARKER: ONE NIGHT IN BIRDLAND (2LP, COLUMBIA CONTEMPORARY MASTERS SERIES)
KENNY BURRELL: MIDNIGHT BLUE (PA USA JAZZ ORIGIN SERIES)
MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS: THINGS TO COME FROM THOSE NOW GONE
FRANK WESS: FLUTE OF THE LOOM
SONNY STITT: GOIN’ DOWN SLOW

FUNK/SOUL:
MALONE & BARNES AND SPONTANEOUS SIMPLICITY (LUV N’ HAIGHT REISSUE)
BARBARA LYNN: HERE IS (UK, 1976 OVAL/VIRGIN RECORDS REISSUE)
SHARON RIDLEY: STAY A WHILE WITH ME (SUSSEX ORIGINAL)
ARTHUR ALEXANDER: SELF-TITLED
LARRY RASPBERRY & THE HIGHSTEPPERS: SELF-TITLED

RAP:
BLACKALICIOUS: BLAZING ARROW (2LP ORIGINAL)

COUNTRY:
DON COOPER: SELF-TITLED (ROULETTE)

MISCELLANEOUS:
DAVID McCALLUM: MUSIC: A BIT MORE OF ME (PRODUCED BY DAVID AXELROD)
WHY DID LENNY BRUCE DIE?

Josh Harkavy, owner of the record/book store Red Onion, e-mailed me this: his favorite, or some of his favorite records of the year.

Josh explains: “This is by no means a top 11 list, just 11 albums I listened to a lot in 2008.
Let me know if you need more info or anything. I hope you don’t mind that I went to 11.”

We don’t mind at all.

Irma Thomas: Irma Thomas Sings (Mississippi Records)
While it’s tough to choose one favorite Mississippi Records release, this is probably the one I play the most, especially in the store. It seems that whenever this album starts up, somebody ends up buying it.

Cotton Jones Basket Ride: The River Strumming (St. Ives Records)
This is truly my favorite discovery of the year. 300 pressed and I am so happy that I own one. Funky, folky psych from Maryland. More people need to hear this album.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring: Primary Colours (Goner Records)
I know the lead singer kinda sounds just like Mark E. Smith from the Fall, but that’s ok.

Gary Higgins: Red Hash (Drag City)
Since I’ll probably never find an original, I was happy when this was properly reissued by Drag City. And it came with a bumper sticker!

Cold Sun: Dark Shadows (World In Sound)
Quite possibly the most expensive new record I have ever bought, but worth every penny. Twisted Texas psych fronted by autoharp wizard Bill Miller. This band later went on to back Roky Erickson. Sooo good.

Monotonix: Body Language (Drag City)
I still have not seen Monotonix live even though it seems they have played DC about 6 times this year. I have listened to the 6 songs on their first release way too many times this year. Phil Lynott lives!

Crystal Stilts: Crystal Stilts (Woodsist)
I like this creepy Brooklyn band’s self-titled EP a bit more than their Alight of Night LP. It’s just the right amount of songs. Whenever I hear this EP, it makes me want to make music like this. It seems so easy.

Hear, O Israel: A Prayer Ceremony in Jazz (Trunk Records)
How this recording came to be I will never know. Herbie Hancock, Grady Tate, Ron Carter and others perform a Sabbath prayer concert written by 17 year old Jonathan Klein for his synogogue in 1968. Maybe it is best not to ask why, just to enjoy the sounds.

Atlas Sound: Let the Blind Lead….. (Kranky Records)
Creepy techno bedroom recordings from Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox, and you can dance to it!

Relatively Clean Rivers: Relatively Clean Rivers (Phoenix Records)
The description of this lost early 70’s west coast trip referenced both the Grateful Dead and the Velvet Undergound. I didn’t believe it to be possible, but this might be the long lost love-child of those two groups.

Vivian Girls: Vivian Girls (In The Red)
I’m a little biased on this one since I used to go to garage sales with one of the members. It’s a little uneven, but this is another one of those albums that I wish I could have made.