Friday, February 25th 2011
News: Deftones
Deftones Announce Covers Album For Record Store Day
Deftones announced today that in commemoration of Record Store Day, they will be releasing a special covers LP, aptly titled Covers. The album, limited only to 5,000 copies, includes covers of The Cure, The Smiths, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Duran Duran, among others. Most of the cover songs on the LP have previously been made available as b-sides and iTunes bonus tracks, but for die-hard Deftones fans, this certainly is a great piece to add to your collection.
Here’s the tracklisting for Covers, which will be released on April 16:
Side A:
Drive (The Cars)
Caress (Drive Like Jehu)
Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths)
No Ordinary Love (Sade)
Savory (Jawbox)
Do You Believe (The Cardigans)
Side B:
Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Ghosts (Japan)
The Chauffeur (Duran Duran)
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (The Cure)
Sleep Walk (Santo & Johnny)
Record Store Day may be just a cesspool of bad attitudes, bad selections and records you can get for cheaper on eBay, but occasionally, it’s rare gems like this one that make it worth checking out.
This year’s Record Store Day will also see the release of several unique offerings, including (but certainly not limited to) a vinyl re-issue of Glassjaw’s Worship And Tribute and a Rekords Rekords sampler featuring tracks from Queens Of The Stone Age, Alain Johannes, Mini Mansions and Desert Sessions. Mastodon’s Live At The Aragon will also be issued on vinyl.
To find out which one of your local over-priced record stores will be participating in Record Store Day, you can head over to the event’s official website.
For the hardcore Deftones fan such as myself, these tracks are not rare. Most of them were on the B-sides/rarities CD/DVD combo that came out about 5 years ago. A few more were on the itunes only digital deluxe copy of Diamond Eyes. In fact, I am 99.9% sure I already own all of these songs legally. With that said, the highlight is the cover of Savory which features Jonah and I believe Shawn from Far. If Only Tonight (which is a live cover from some MTV Euro show) leaves a lot to be desired.
Personally I am more excited for the Phish Soundcheck 7 inch.
I’m beyond excited for deftones/dillinger escape plan/le butcherettes
Simple Man is the best cover I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.
why are you guys being so tough on record stores and record store day? I mean yah they can be a little overpriced but its usually not by much, and I’d much rather my money go to someone who gives a shit then to add another tally to amazon. And RSD’s selection, while not wholly mind blowing, is an excuse for bands to put out some one time only stuff that otherwise wouldn’t exist. How is that not awesome?
I’ve never spent a dime on music through Amazon. InSound is a great site for vinyl, and buying directly through the artist often comes with nice little peripherals. Skwerl and I drove over 300 miles last year on Record Store Day, hitting shops we’ve known to kick ass over the years. Even the best have been reduced to overpriced, poorly stocked, relentlessly pillaged husks of what they were… and you have to deal with the caricatures that pass for record store employees (those High Fidelity fuckers are REAL). The exclusives are nice, but most can be found online as well – and those that can’t are usually sold out before noon. It’s a waste of time and energy, rallying around a “save the record shops” cause when the writing’s on the (crumbling) wall.
I suppose the ones around me haven’t hit such disappointing lows and several seem to be thriving with the shift for vinyl. Personally, i’d rather pay 25 bucks for a record (on the more expensive side) than order online for 20bucks plus shipping, but i can’t speak for prices on the other coast. Record stores as they exist now are certainly dying, but I don’t think that means that they cannot exist if done right.
yep, johnny nailed it pretty much. independent record stores unfortunately can’t compete with the internet. i say unfortunately, because it’s not like they’re falling behind the curve by misappropriating intelligence or money like the major labels are. it’s just a matter of economics. music costs more, and record shops just can’t afford to stock a shitload of it when only 15% will be bought before they have to buy more, with 85% sitting around to comprise a “great selection.” so they stock 30% of what they should and sell it for twice as much as they should, and they barely break even. what was once a great cause has become a lost cause. we’ll miss great independent record stores as much as anyone else. but like johnny said, the writing is on the crumbling walls. you can’t keep a business afloat for long with just one 365th of a year’s worth of heartfelt kindness. the future is in the future, to quote mr. dick valentine.
While I’d be curious to hear the Drive Like Jehu cover, the gold of this article for me is the mention of Worship and Tribute on vinyl. FUCK. YES.
I certainly hope it’s not RSD exclusive, as I’m not sure I’ll be able to get it down here in Australia if it is.