[News] The Flaming Lips Detail Record Store Day 2012 Compilation

The Flaming Lips have had an incredible time this past year, collaborating with tons of musicians from various genres and talents, including Bon Iver, Yoko Ono and Neon Indian. The band have previously announced that they will be releasing their multitude of collaborations as a Record Store Day compilation, and today they've detailed the compilation in full.

The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends will be released on April 21st and will be pressed on two multi-color 12" vinyl discs that will come packaged in two custom art jackets and bagged together. The limited-edition release sees The Flaming Lips collaborating with 13 different artists, including previously heard collaborations with Neon Indian, Prefuse 73 and Lightning Bolt. Unreleased collaborations include Bon Iver, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Tame Impala, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Yoko Ono, Erykah Badu, New Fumes, Ke$ha and Biz Markie.

This isn't the only Record Store Day release The Flaming Lips will be releasing, as they've teamed up with Mastadon for a split 7" single. The single will be available exclusively for Record Store Day as part of the Side by Side 2012 Series. On one side will be The Flaming Lips' "Spoonful Weighs a Ton," while the opposite side will be Mastadon's cover of the same song.

Take a look at the full tracklisting for The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends after the jump.

The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends Tracklist:
Side 1:
01. 2012 (feat. Ke$ha and Biz Markie)
02. Ashes In The Air (feat. Bon Iver)
03. Helping The Retarded To Know God (feat. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)

Side 2:
04. Supermoon Made Me Want To Pee (feat. Prefuse 73)
05. Children Of The Moon (feat. Tame Impala)
06. That Ain’t My Trip (feat. Jim James of My Morning Jacket)
07. You, Man? Human? (feat. Nick Cave)

Side 3:
08. I’m Working At NASA On Acid (feat. Lightning Bolt)
09. Do It! (feat. Yoko Ono)
10. Is David Bowie Dying? (feat. Neon Indian)

Side 4:
11. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (feat. Erykah Badu)
12. Thunder Drops (feat. New Fumes)
13. I Don’t Want You To Die (feat. Chris Martin of Coldplay)

[Listen] The Flaming Lips and Yoko Ono's Collaborative EP

The Flaming Lips had many collaborations throughout 2011, but one of the most interesting was their collaboration with Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band in the form of a four-track limited edition EP, which was limited to 2,000 copies that were pressed on glow in the dark vinyl. These limited editions vinyls were made available at The Flaming Lips' New Year's Eve concerts in Oklahoma City, where the Plastic Ono Band performed as openers. Now, all four songs from the EP have made their way online, and are available for you to stream below, including the previously heard "Atlas Eets Christmas." 

“The Fear of Litany”:

“Do It”:

“Brain of Heaven”:

“Atlas Eets Christmas”:

[Listen] The Flaming Lips x Yoko, Plastic Ono Band - "Atlas Eets Christmas"

As if all the crazy releases Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips have already been a part of this year, they've added one more to the list. "Atlas Eets Christmas" comes with a little help from Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (via Psych Explorations of the Future Heart) and first appeared on a Christmas album the Lips released under the name of Imagene Peise back in 2007. The band are streaming the track along with some other holiday rarities over at atlaseetschristmas.com. Check it out below or jump over to the website to hear that and some other nicely wrapped gifts.

The Flaming Lips will perform along with the Plastic Ono Band at the fifth annual New Year’s Freakout in Oklahoma City. expect a psychedelic start to 2012 if you head down to the show(s).

[Watch] Yoko Ono - John Lennon 70th Birthday Message

Head over to www.youtube.com/johnlennon to submit your own video and check out video messages from other big names like Ringo Starr, DMC (of Run DMC), Aerosmith, Jason Bentley (of KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic), Jeff Bridges, Jonas Bros, Tony Hawk, Chiddy Bang, Heart, Jared Evan, Plain White T's, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, The Capitol Records Family and more.

Join us in celebrating John Lennon's 70th birthday! Give peace a chance.