Black Friday RSD release

[Jackets N Pones]

I am loving this release. Waterlloo Records in Austin had 15 of there was one left at the end of the day, made me happy to see it fly off the shelf like that. Grab A Body is growing on me as well, loving the outtro.

thats where i got mine. wooo

I also went to Waterloo! Couldn't listen until I got back home to Houston on Sunday but it was a nice surprise when I finally got home. Grab a Body was a nice surprise.

Is Jim saying anything during the outtro? I have always wondered if it was an actual lyric.

[bear32]

I can't find anywhere on the ATO Records site to put in the code for the digital downloads that came with mine. The URL that it says to go to takes me to a different page.  I don't even see this release mentioned anywhere on the site. Any ideas?

[tdb810]

I pre-ordered mine on 10/19....just heard from the record shop that I am on a waiting list.  Fingers and toes crossed. 

[BH]

Sorry if this was discussed already but did anyone confirm that this Honest Man was the Red Rocks version?   And if so, how did they make it 30 seconds longer?

[subinai]

The Honest Man from Wiltern is a little over 9 minutes. Can't listen at work but maybe they line up: http://www.archive.org/download/http://archive.org/details/MMJ2012-09-12.MMJ-Wiltern-9-12-12

[e_wind]

I hope to have this in hand tomorrow, the perks of having once worked at a record store that has survived.  The owner called today, holding two copies for me. 

I've been hesitant to share this story, but its too good to keep to myself.

I took my daughter to her first concert, Alabama Shakes, in April.  Afterward, we met Brittany Howard out back... photo, autograph, and a nice chat about how awesome MMJ is.  We also discussed that the Shakes and Jacket would be at Newport on the same day.

_{Brittany and my daughter, Katherine.}


It got me thinking, so I emailed management that I thought a collaboration with Jim and Brittany at Newport would be perfect.  I got a reply that my email had been forwarded to Jim.  Later, they told me Jim had reached out to Brittany while they were on tour with Jack White.  Finally, an email a few weeks before Newport came in... "We're trying to make your Newport dreams come true."

I was there, in Newport, when Brittany came on stage to join MMJ for It Makes No Difference.  I was blown away, brought to tears.  Having it released on vinyl is such delicious icing!  This release is really special to me.

Since this story is so cool, I have a follow up to reiterate how much this band cares....

I have two friends who are a couple. They've both been friends of mine since high school. The female had a brother who was born with significant health issues, both mentally and physically. When he was born he was given a very small amount of years to live. He ended up living way longer. This past summer he passed away. Her boyfriends brother was a friend of mine, and one of the most loved people that I know. He passed away this past year, too. It was seriously one of those "of all fucking people, why did it have to be him?" situations. His death led me to become much better friends with his little brother, who is the male in this couple I'm talking about. So between the two of them, they have suffered major loss in their lives. Its a rough situation.

They're both huge MMJ fans, and both went to Red Rocks this year with my roommate and some other friends. The girlfriend here emailed someone at MMJ land and explained the entire situation, and requested I Will Be There When You Die. She didn't get a response until after the show, but when she got one, whoever sent it said that the song wasn't planned at all, but Jim had played it anyway. The idea that I got from the response email was that the email had hit Jim hard, and the death of Jason Nobel the night before solidified the fact that it would be played. It wasn't on the setlist, btw.

Just sayin', this is band that clearly really cares.

[itrainmonkeys]

That story is epic. Wow. Really cool stuff.

[subinai]

damn. that is amazing. thanks for sharing.

[Waddy Peytona]

This video may have been posted before, but I haven't seen it 'til today. A serenely happy Brittany Howard mentions singing with MMJ at Newport.

AmFam® | Alabama Shakes -- A Family Affair

[Fully]

This video may have been posted before, but I haven't seen it 'til today. A serenely happy Brittany Howard mentions singing with MMJ at Newport.

AmFam® | Alabama Shakes -- A Family Affair

That's a sweet video. Thanks for sharing that with us Waddy!

[johnnYYac]

I just got home, ahead of the wife and kids, so I just spun It Makes No Difference REALLY LOUD!  It is an awesome recording.  Just beautiful.  What Brittany brings to the harmony during the chorus is beyond what I imagined.  Is it perfect?  Not quite, but damn near, especially for a live recording and two vocalists new to each other.  The whole of MMJ is right on it all the way.  Carl's guitar work, and Clint's sax, are stellar.  Time to run it again...

Ahhhh yeah!

[danz]

Does anyone know if there are multiple color versions of the 10"? I thought there is only one in clear orange but an eBay seller has one up in yellow....

[johnnYYac]

Pretty sure they're all orange.

I'm also pretty sure, after giving Grab a Body a spin, that it is the birthplace of the IWSYS outro.  It fits the rhythm of GaB more naturally. 

[subinai]

The Honest Man from Wiltern is a little over 9 minutes. Can't listen at work but maybe they line up: http://archive.org/details/MMJ2012-09-12.MMJ-Wiltern-9-12-12

they sound the same to me.

[searchinbig]

The Honest Man from Wiltern is a little over 9 minutes. Can't listen at work but maybe they line up: http://archive.org/details/MMJ2012-09-12.MMJ-Wiltern-9-12-12

they sound the same to me.

I too am trying to figure what performance this is from. These two do seem to line up pretty well, as far as drum roll intro, outro, length of time and guitar solos, etc. The archive version is a bit longer but has a longer intro of drums, but I guess that's just where the taper tracked it.

Nice sleuthing Subi. Anyone else??

[subinai]

The Honest Man from Wiltern is a little over 9 minutes. Can't listen at work but maybe they line up: http://archive.org/details/MMJ2012-09-12.MMJ-Wiltern-9-12-12

they sound the same to me.

I too am trying to figure what performance this is from. These two do seem to line up pretty well, as far as drum roll intro, outro, length of time and guitar solos, etc. The archive version is a bit longer but has a longer intro of drums, but I guess that's just where the taper tracked it.

Nice sleuthing Subi. Anyone else??

i noticed the archive version being longer too. i think the RSD version fades out the end of the song early.

[johnnYYac]

If anyone is still in need, this release is available through a few retailers via Amazon, starting around $15 + $3 shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00AC6PJWG/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

[Crispy]

If anyone is still in need, this release is available through a few retailers via Amazon, starting around $15 + $3 shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00AC6PJWG/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

Great! Hadn't even occurred to me to look on Amazon. Ordered from my favorite record store in Boulder, thanks Johnny! 

[GO4IT]

Picked up the one copy I found at Repo Records on South Street in Philly this afternoon while roaming around town after the Who concert last night.

I wasn't sure I would ever get the copy I ordered a couple of weeks back from across the pond at Spin CDs but, of course, it was waiting for me when I got home this evening.

[jmoney]

If anyone is still in need, this release is available through a few retailers via Amazon, starting around $15 + $3 shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00AC6PJWG/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

Thanks!  Thought I might miss out on this one.