The Ledge #694: New Releases Pt. 1

Here we are in the final month of the year, and we are still able to do a multi-episode new release series. Decades ago, this would have been impossible. With the exception of a title or two, all superstar releases were out by Thanksgiving (not that this fact would effect The Ledge). Not only did the physical media have to be prepared weeks or months in advance, but all publicity (press, videos, TV) had to be scheduled to coincde with the date the material was coming out.

Obviously, non-superstar releases always had difficulties even getting noticed back then, and this fact was amplified in the run-up to the holiday season. If they were released without a label putting up comparable publicty dollars, they were usually buried. More often than not, records of this sort were just postponed until the new year.

Because of all that, the record companies basically took December off. It was the month of schmozzing (and I'm sure quite a "pile" of substances). The stores had their stock, radio stations were certainly not adding many new songs during this period, and record stores were just praying that they could restock what they sold.

Yes, it was a whole different world. Today, I could put a song on bandcamp just minutes after recording it in the privacy of my bedroom. (I wish I had that ability.) Elaborate publicity campaigns no longer work if your surname isn't among a handful of household moniker. (This is why The Ledge works for those wanting to sell a few copies!)

So this month is once again a two part series...or could one call it another three-peat? This week and next week are the normal sort of new release shows, although there are more than the usual amount of double-plays. Then the third Friday of the month (12/19) will be the annual holiday episode of the show! I've already come close to filling my folder full of these types of songs, primarily from "friends" of this fine show! (And yes I screwed up a bit and accidentally included one of those songs tonight!) 

What's your fave record of this show?

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1. The Lemon Twigs - I've Got A Broken Heart

2. The Replacements - I Will Dare

3. The Replacements - Hayday

4. The Replacements - 20th Century Boy

5. The Replacements - You're Getting Married

6. The Replacements - God Damn Job

7. The Replacements - Color Me Impressed

8. Red Devil Ryders - Time Won't Wait For Me

9. The Jack Rubies - Greedy

10. Lone Wolf - High All The Time

11. Sharp Pins - I Don't Have The Heart

12. Sharp Pins - Queen of Globes and Mirrors

13. Wreckless Eric - Lifeline

14. Wreckless Eric - Home & Away

15. Friends of Cesar Romero - Pro Yearner

16. Friends of Cesar Romero - Nine Pound Hamer

17. Friends of Cesar Romero - Headlight Queen

18. Erratix - Something New

19. Erratix - No Luv Lost

20. Erratix - Keepin’ On Top

21. N.E. Vains - Kicked Off the VPN

22. Norcos Y Horchata - The Artist & The Art

23. Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs - GIVE ME A BREAK

24. Mini Skirt - Smart Enough

25. Killer Hearts - Time To Bleed

26. Linear Television - Sandy Beach

27. The Spitters - Don't Be Stupid

28. The Mendozaz - Fuck You: The Musical!

29. Eater - Chinese Rocks

30. Eater - Another Girl, Another Planet

31. The Damned - See Emily Play

32. The Damned - There's a Ghost In My House

33. The Jimmy C - The Back Roads To Ruin