Valley King Records are releasing the first two Altamont full lengths as vinyl picture discs. They were both originally released on Man’s Ruin Records as cd-only releases. Both were remastered by Dale Crover and Toshi Kasai (aka Deaf Nephews). Each is limited to 500 copies (of which, 75 are part of a box set).
Altamont was formed in San Francisco in 1994 as a side project of Dale Crover (the Melvins), Joey Osbourne (Acid King), and Dan Southwick.
Shipping starts at the end of August. First 100 pre-orders come with stickers based on the cover art.
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Civil War Fantasy – Remastered by Deaf Nephews (Dale Crover and Toshi Kasai). This is an edition of only 500 with cover art by Alan Forbes.
Track listing:
1. Civil War Fantasy
2. Ezy Rider (Jimi Hendrix)
3. Bitch Slap
4. Whips
5. My One Sin
6. Makers Mark
7. Black Tooth Powder
8. Up River
9. Down Wind
10. Smoke
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Our Darling – Remastered by Deaf Nephews (Dale Crover and Toshi Kasai). This is an edition of only 500 with cover art by Alan Forbes.
Track listing:
1. Saint Of All Killers
2. Short Eyes
3. Our Darling
4. Pirate Love (Johnny Thunders)
5. Chicken Lover
6. Dead Car
7. Swami
8. Peace Creep
9. Stripey Hole
10. Young Man Blues (Mose Allison)
11. Hell’s Angel Lullaby
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We are also are releasing an extremely limited box set. Sets are limited to only 75 copies. Each set includes
Alan Forbes was recently commissioned by Sleepy Sun to handle the cover art for their newest CD/LP release ‘Maui Tears’. He decided to take on the task by creating an oil and acrylic painting on wood! The original artwork is now available to purchase in our store! Click on the images for more information
On sale this month!
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On sale 4/1/14 – 4/6/14
Altamont – San Francisco 2013 by Alan Forbes and Junko Mizuno
Legion of Mary – Oregon 1974 by Alan Forbes
Swans – Bonnaroo 2013 by Dan Grzeca
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On sale 4/7/14 – 4/13/14
Golden Void / Hot Lunch / Harsh Toke – San Francisco 2013 by Alan Forbes
High On Fire – Cleveland 2006 by Emek
Swans – Los Angeles 2012 by Justin Kamerer
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On sale 4/14/14 – 4/20/14
Dinosaur Jr – Victoria, BC by Patent Pending
Faith No More – Bucharest 2009 by Marq Spusta
Swans – Helsinki 2013 by John Howard
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On sale 4/21/14 – 4/27/14
AC Newman – Pontiac, MI 2009 by Lonny Hurley
High On Fire / Torche – Denver 2010 by Tim Lehi
Mudhoney – Mezzago, IT 2012 by Malleus
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Other news!
International shipping
We’ve started shipping international orders via USPS First Class with tracking. What does that mean for our international customers? Shipping just got a lot cheaper!
Upcoming tour series
Upcoming tour series that we’ve curated include: Graveyard (US tour), Sleepy Sun (US tour), The Sonics (European tour), and Swans (European and US tours).
Upcoming projects by Alan Forbes
A few posters Alan has been working on include Earthless, Goat, and Graveyard. Also keep an eye out for some more merch for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood…
Alan Forbes Benefit
We still have items in the eBay store that was set up for the Alan Forbes Benefit. More items are still being added! Check it out HERE!
Valley King Records updates!
We have started taking pre-orders for the next Valley King Records release – White Manna’s ‘Come Down Safari’ LP. This is the second picture disc that we’ve released…and first full length!
As with all Valley King Records releases, this is limited to just 500 copies and artwork is by Alan Forbes. Once they sell out they won’t be repressed! All pre-orders will include a die-cut vinyl sticker based on the artwork. We are also offering a $5.00 discount on all pre-orders!
“Much of the edge of their set – which takes places amidst a backdrop of retina-burning ink projections of purples, blues and whites – comes from vocalist and guitarist David Johnson. He uses each loop of their psychedelic reel to whip himself up into a frothing at the mouth frenzy, to the point where his repeated mantras become unhinged howls, raging against the bone-hard space rock of his four band mates. In a recent interview, Johnson revealed he didn’t pick up a guitar until his late 20’s, which partly explains the primal nature of White Manna’s wonderfully swampy sound: on the one hand they’re heading towards the cosmos, but on the other they possess the raw punk nous of seminal garage bands like The MC5 and The Stooges.” – NME
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We still have a very some of our previous releases in very limited quantities!
Anywhere ‘Olompali’ 12″ EP Picture Disc
members of the Melvins, Nirvana, Comets on Fire, and more!
Altamont ‘Mrs Creech’ 7″
members of the Melvins, Acid King, and Big Business
Black Elk Medicine Band ‘Santa Ana’ 7″
debut release featuring members of Earthless, Trans Am, and Monster Magnet
Feral Ohms ‘Living Junkyard’ 7″
debut release featuring members of Comets on Fire, Drunk Horse, and Nudity
Pins of Light ‘The New Sun’ 7″
members of Dead and Gone, Hightower, and Triclops!
Valley King Records next release – White Manna ‘Come Down Safari’ LP – is now available for pre-order! This, like the Anywhere ‘Olompali’ 12” release in 2013, is also a picture disc with artwork by Alan Forbes. For fans of Carlton Melton, Moon Duo, Wooden Shjips.
“Californians, White Manna. Much of the edge of their set – which takes places amidst a backdrop of retina-burning ink projections of purples, blues and whites – comes from vocalist and guitarist David Johnson. He uses each loop of their psychedelic reel to whip himself up into a frothing at the mouth frenzy, to the point where his repeated mantras become unhinged howls, raging against the bone-hard space rock of his four band mates. In a recent interview, Johnson revealed he didn’t pick up a guitar until his late 20’s, which partly explains the primal nature of White Manna’s wonderfully swampy sound: on the one hand they’re heading towards the cosmos, but on the other they possess the raw punk nous of seminal garage bands like The MC5 and The Stooges.” – NME
For a limited time, we are offering $5.00 off all pre-orders. In addition, all orders from our webstore for ‘Come Down Safari’ will include an exclusive die-cut sticker based on the cover art.
As with all Valley King Records releases, this is a one time only pressing of 500. Once they are gone, they won’t be repressed!
All orders will ship on (or around) April 28, 2014.
We still have items available to benefit Alan Forbes medical bills. An eBay store has been set up specifically for the benefit. Right now we have items from Marq Spusta, Tyler Stout, Malleus, Crosshair, and more! Check back often as items are going up weekly.
Rolling Stone Magazine’s senior writer, David Fricke, listed Valley King Records in his Year In Rock List alongside Lou Reed and Bruce Springsteen! Thanks David!
We hope everyone had a happy and safe new year! The last few months have been hectic organizing the benefits and fundraising for Alan Forbes….along with keeping up with our regular work. Thanks to everyone who’s helped out – it’s made our job a lot easier! It’s been awhile since we’ve posted an update to the store, so here’s a big one…
In addition to the silent auction that have been set up, we also set up a section in the Secret Serpents store to purchase items (click HERE). We’ve also set up an eBay account dedicated to the benefit (click HERE). We will be adding a TON more items to both areas within the next two weeks, so check back!
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Check out the latest Valley King Records releases:
Anywhere “Olompali” 12″ picture disc
(members of Nirvana, Melvins, Big Business, Comets on Fire, Hella, Triclops!, and more)
Limited to 500 copies
Anywhere have returned! The sonic collective experimentation started by Christian Eric Beaulieu (Triclops! / Peace Creep), Cedric Bixler Zavala (The Mars Volta / Zavalaz), and Mike Watt (The Stooges / Minutemen) has expanded it’s identity, unveiling the much anticipated 4 song Olompali EP.
The lineup this time around features Dale Crover (the Melvins / Altamont), Krist Novoselic (Nirvana / Sweet 75), Jonathan Hischke (Hella / EV Kain), Ethan Miller (Comets On Fire / Feral Ohms), Toshi Kasai (Big Business / Altamont), Bret Constatino (Sleepy Sun), Matt Holliman (Sleepy Sun), Cyrus Comisky (Drunk Horse / Howlin Rain), and Christian Eric Beaulieu.
This also marks the first non-7″ for Valley King Records as this is a 12″ EP picture disc! Artwork is by Alan Forbes. Limited to 500 copies.
THEFIRST 100 PRE-ORDERS COME WITH AN EXCLUSIVE ANYWHERE STICKER!
Format: 12″ picture disc Edition: 500 Artwork: Alan Forbes Other info: Exclusive sticker for the first 100 pre-orders
Formed in 1994, Altamont was started as a side project by Dale Crover of Melvins, along with Joey Osbourne of Acid King and Dan Southwick. This will be their first release since 2005 after having records previously released by Mans Ruin Records and AntAcidAudio. This release also includes Coady Willis (Melvins / Big Business) and Toshi Kasai to round out the band!
As with all Valley King Records releases, the artwork is by Alan Forbes. The record packaging is silkscreened and signed & numbered by Forbes. Each single also comes with a vinyl sticker based on the cover art.
In addition to the regular edition of 500 on black vinyl, we are releasing a very limited amount on colored vinyl!
We are also making a very limited amount of shirts based on the cover art. The shirts will be American Apparel (or equivalent). Pre-orders are the only way to guarantee your size. Sorry, no womens shirts….mens sizes only (S-XXL). All shirts come with a vinyl sticker!
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Upcoming Altamont show: Altamont (record release show) Frehley’s Vomet Plus! New works by Alan Forbes and Junko Mizuno
Saturday, November 2nd
9:00 PM – $5 Benders Bar
806 S Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94110
We are now taking orders for the new Pins of Light shirt! The Alan Forbes designed shirt is limited to 50 copies of this design and will come with a vinyl sticker. Quantities of each size are very limited! Sorry, no women or children shirt sizes available!
The price includes shipping within the US. For those outside of the US, contact us for shipping rates.
All pre-orders for the Pins of Light 7″ on Valley King Records will start shipping Monday.
San Francisco’s Pins of Light reside in that murky musical shadow-territory of the nearly unclassifiable. They craft a brutal and intricate mélange of metal, punk and prog that isn’t quite any of those things. Pins of Light’s most progressive moments are more Motörhead than Mothers of Invention; their metal is more Pink Floyd than it is Judas Priest; the elements of punk are a driving fistfight that’s entirely the band’s own. Singer and bassist Shane Baker, guitarists Jake Palladino and Ravi Durbeej, and drummer Phil Becker come previously (and currently) from such SF institutions as Dead and Gone, Night After Night, Hightower and Triclops (among a slew of others).
As with all Valley King Records releases, the artwork is by Alan Forbes. The packaging is silkscreened and signed & numbered by Forbes. Each single will also come with an exclusive sticker!
In addition to the regular edition of 500 on black vinyl, we are releasing a very limited amount on colored vinyl.
For more information on pre-ordering, click the image below!
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Upcoming Pins of Light shows:
Friday, July 19th, 2013 – 9:00 PM
Thee Parkside
1600 17th Street
San Francisco, CA
415-252-1330
Captured By Robots
Elephant Rifle
Pins of Light
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Friday, July 26th, 2013 – 7:00 PM
Eli’s Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Oakland, CA
(510) 350-7818
Underground Railroad to Candy Land
Pins Of Light
Bad Coyotes
Secret Serpents 