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Hello people,
Another bank holiday weekend has crept up on us, so here is an advance warning on our opening times for next weekend:
Saturday 25th May: 10am - 6pm
Sunday 26th May: CLOSED
Monday 27th May: 11am - 5pm
So, that's next weekend, what do we have for you right here and now? Lots and lots of ace records, that's what: The National, Almunia, Daft Punk, Dirty Beaches, Primal Scream, Bonobo, Psychemagik, James Blake, 'Balearica 14', Grace Jones, Marvin & Guy, 'Kenya Special' (triple vinyl version)... Come and join us in the Piccadilly Records bubble where only good music exists.
Meanwhile, outside the bubble, I'm watching the Eurovision Song Contest. Don't worry, I've got the sound turned down. Even without the music the visuals are frightening enough. But weirdly mesmerising...
Back to that bank holiday weekend, why not head down to...
El Diablo’s Social Club's 10th birthday party (Sun 26th May, 2022NQ), where the gang will be clebrating a decade of debauchery in their own inimitable manner. El Diablo's has built a reputation on providing Manchester’s famously open minded clubbers with a journey through the finest reaches of dance music. The mantra is simple - create the perfect environ for ‘psychedelic disco deviance’. Raiding everything from wonky italo to alien funk, raw house grooves, to string-laden disco, the presence of Neil Scott and Piccadilly Records’ own newly wed David 'Dave' Walker as residents has ensured the city’s personality has remained a core focus throughout. This time the guest DJ is none other than Metro Area's Darshan Jesrani, so the whole nite is sure to a good'un.
Philippa
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Here's our pick of this weeks albums.
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Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
CD - £10.99
2xLtd LP - £19.49
Patrick says: The massive and eagerly awaited new album from Daft Punk, does not disappoint. This is their fourth album and first in over eight years. Working on a theme of 70s disco, influenced by movie soundtracks, the album is full of catchy summer sounding hits. | |
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
2xLP - £17.49
CD - £9.99
The album is the most self-assured collection of songs produced by The National in its 14-year career. Trouble Will Find Me possesses a directness, a coherency and an approachability that suggests The National are at their most confident. | |
Almunia - Pulsar
2xLP - £16.99
CD - £8.99
Philippa says: Two years on from the release of their remarkable debut album, 'New Moon', Almunia return with a second full-length of chugging psychedelic dub disco, shimmering acoustic grooves and spine-tingling Italian Balearica. | |
Dirty Beaches - Drifters / Love Is The Devil
2xLP - £22.99
CD - £11.49
Drifters / Love Is the Devil, is a sprawling double-album that chronicles the musician’s life on the road over the past two years—through the labyrinths of Berlin, Belgrade, Paris, and many other cities; through heartbreak, rebirth and masochistic, existential self-reflection. | |
Various Artists - Psychemagik Presents - Magik Sunrise
2xLP - £16.99
Due: TBC
2xCD - £11.99
Philippa says: Psychemagik follow up their brilliant 'Magik Cyrkles' compilation with 'Magik Sunrise', another fabulous assortment of soft-pop, folk-soul, dreamy psych and Balearic-tinted oldies. Double CD includes DJ-mixed and unmixed versions. Soon to come on double vinyl as well... | | |
Wild Nothing - Empty Estate EP
CD - £5.99
Ltd 12" - £6.99
Wild Nothing’s Empty Estate EP is the follow up to 2012’s critically acclaimed album Nocturne. Recorded in Brooklyn at Gary’s Electric by Al Carson in January. They continue their love of dreamy, fuzzy, handcrafted guitar pop whilst also displaying a more comprehensive and widespread commitment to a classic indie pop sound. | |
Nancy Elizabeth - Dancing
CD - £7.99
Ltd LP - £13.49
Due: TBC
Nancy Elizabeth’s third album, and her first new material since 2009. For the first time Nancy used a computer as a compositional tool alongside her idiosyncratic palette of instruments, including a battered piano, guitar, and her own multi-layered vocals. The end result is more ambitious, more focused and more uplifting than anything she’s done before. | |
Mungo's Hi Fi Meets Kenny Knots - Brand New Bangarang
LP - £15.99
CD - £11.99
Philippa says: Scotch Bonnet give us a digital reggae overload as these two titans of the new roots scene pair up for some soundsystem-aimed winners. | |
I Am Kloot - Natural History
Ltd LP - £14.99
Now digitally remastered, ‘Natural History’ is reissued on 180-gram limited edition vinyl. | |
Scout Niblett - It's Up To Emma
LP - £12.49
CD - £9.99
Over the course of 46 minutes and nine songs, ‘It’s Up To Emma’ simmers, storms and cascades through tales of domestic emotional crises, all of which are immaculately rendered in Scout’s distinctive songwriting style. | | |
William Basinksi - Nocturnes
CD - £12.99
Like his best and most iconic works, the magic of Basinski’s new album, Nocturnes, is in the glacial, inevitable decay of something beautiful. Tape loops of prepared piano – composed and recorded more than 30 years ago – reflecting, refracting, and disintegrating into a haunting sentimental haze, like losing a vivid memory to the natural deterioration of time. | |
The Raveonettes - Whip It On - 10" Red Vinyl Edition
10" LP - £15.49
Philippa says: With 2002 originals of this mini album going for silly money on auction sites, this lovely new red vinyl version of the Raveonettes' 'Whip It On' looks rather appealing. | |
The Handsome Family - Wilderness
LP - £13.99
Due: 27th May
CD - £9.49
Recorded at home in Albuquerque and at the Wilco Loft in Chicago it's a record that finds husband & wife duo Brett & Rennie Sparks blending Appalachian holler, psych-rock and Tin Pan Alley inspired melodies to conjure up a world where David Attenborough meets David Lynch in a Honky-Tonk bar at midnight. | |
Lee Perry - At Wirl Records
LP - £10.99
CD - £10.99
Philippa says: A fantastic collection of 70s reggae cuts from Perry's time at WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) Records. | |
Eluvium - Nightmare Ending
2xCD - £12.99
A body of work that encompasses everything remarkable about past Eluvium albums, executed more powerfully and poignant than ever before. | | |
The Black Dog - Tranklements
CD - £9.49
Philippa says: 'Tranklements' is a word that means 'bits and pieces', but fortunately for us Sheffield techno / electronica duo the Black Dog serve up more than bits and bobs on thsi new long player. | |
Parlour Flames - Parlour Flames
CD - £11.49
Having released their debut single as a Record Store Day exclusive, Parlour Flames now release their debut album. This is, Bonehead’s first album release since leaving Oasis in 1999. | |
Various Artists - Fabriclive 69 - Fake Blood
CD - £9.99
Fake Blood goes against type, concentrating not just on upfront exclusives for the sake of it but weaving in true personal favourites that conjure warm memories of buying house records and partying hard. Expect to hear classics ‘Jam The Mace’ by House Syndicate alongside new kid on the block Happa, a Fake Blood remix of The Black Ghosts ‘Forgetfulness’ and music from his own record label Blood Music. | |
Various Artists - Kenya Special - Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & 80s
3xLP - £22.99
2xCD - £13.99
Soundway Records present 'Kenya Special - Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & 80s' - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP. | |
Various Artists - Rinse 22 - Kode9
CD - £9.99
Philippa says: Blimey, it's the 22nd volume in the Rinse mix CD series, and this time the man behind the decks is the highly influential DJ, producer, and founder of Hyperdub, Kode9. |
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Here's the best of the best 12"s we have for you this week. For a more detailed look at all the new 12"s and 10"s available today, check the individual genre sections.
Philippa
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Nick Mackrory & Phil Banks - Jaipur Palace - Inc. Black Merlin Remix
12" - £10.99
Philippa says: Another big release for fans of the burgeoning late 80s style post-EBM cosmic acid house 'we still can't think of a handy genre name for it' A Love From Outer Space-centrede scene. Comes with a delightfully inky hand screen printed card insert, so you get sounds AND smells. | |
Primal Scream - It's Alright, It's OK
Ltd 12" - £5.99
Philippa says: If you've been twiddling your thumbs since 'Movin' On Up' waiting for the next Stones-influenced blue-eyed gospel-soul-rock anthem from the Primals, you can stop twiddling now. A surefire summer anthem from grubby indie clubs to sun-kissed Adriatic beaches, 'It's Alright, It's OK' needs a place o your record shelves. | |
Vondelpark - California Analog Dream - Inc. Bullion / Factory Floor Remixes
12" - £5.49
Philippa says: Vondelpark's melancholic electronic original, plus two fantatsic reworks by Bullion (Balearic heads alert! If Arthur Russell was still alive and making music, his tracks might sound like this) and Factory Floor (lace up your boots and prepare to stomp to this industrial techno belter). | |
Harry Baldi - I Can't Kick This Feeling When It Dubs
12" - £8.49
Philippa says: Can you see what it is yet? Yep, Harri takes Kenny's looped version of Chic and reinvents the track in a reggae style. A record just itching to be the soundtrack to your Adriatic summer jollies. Limited stickered black label that's flying off our shelves. | |
Voiceless - Shadows Of Sound EP
12" - £6.99
Philippa says: Heavyweight Mancunian gritty industrial techno for ex-mill concrete dancefloors. | | |
James Blake - Voyeur (Dub) / And Holy Ghost
12" - £7.99
Matt says: Debut outing from James Blake and R&S Records' man Dan Foat's 1-800-Dinosaur label. Includes metallic house banger 'Voyeur Dub' and beat-less sojourn 'And Holy Ghost'. | |
Bonobo - First Fires / Heaven For The Sinner - Feat. Erykah Badu
12" - £5.99
Philippa says: Two of the best tracks from Bonobo's 'The Nother Borders' get back to back top billing on this 12": the melancholic 'First Fires' featuring Grey Reverend, and the delightful 'Heaven For The Sinner' which has the one and only Erykah Badu on vox. | |
Koreless - Yugen
12" - £7.99
Existing somewhere between soulful electronica and Eno-like ambience, the emotion filled soundscapes of 'Yūgen' give the listener a glimpse into the vast concepts imagined by Koreless | |
Mala - Changes - James Blake Remix
12" - £6.99
Philippa says: Mala and Blake have kept this rerub all to themselves for the past few year, only now letting the rest of us get our mitts on Blake's amazing post-dubstep refix. | |
Theo Parrish And Tony Allen - Day Like This / Feel Loved
12" - £8.99
Philippa says: 'Day Like This' is masterful modern soul music. At the point where Parrish’s synth stabs into Tony’s groove beneath a swirl of falsetto vocals, you know it - this is a Big Tune. | | |
Grace Jones - The Balearic Sound Of...
12" - £8.49
Philippa says: Four Jones' anthems on one 12"; 'La Vie En Rose (Tom Moulton 12” Mix)', 'Feel Up (12” Version)', 'Nipple To The Bottle (12” Version)' and 'Pull Up To The Bumper (Larry Levan Mix)'. Essential for all disco-not-disco and, indeed, disco fans. | |
Marvin & Guy - Let's Get Lost Vol. 22
12" - £7.99
Philippa says: Marvin & Guy get the edit scissors out on some slinky Euro disco and clav-heavy jungle boogie / disco-not-disco tracks on this new Let's Get Lost. | |
Moplen / The Reflex - Let No Man Clash EP
10" - £8.49
Philippa says: OK, can we guess what tracks Moplen and the Reflex have edited / remixed here? Could it be 'Let No Man Put Assunder' and 'Rock The Casbah'? Yes it could. | |
Various Artists - Balearica 14
12" - £8.49
Philippa says: Loredana Berte, The Earons, Ten City and Slim are your Balearic-friendly classics on this latest EP in the always excellent 'Balearica' series. | |
Various Artists - Supafrico 6 - The Sound Of Funky Africa
12" - £7.49
Philippa says: Your super African disco artists for 'Supafrico 6' are... Shina Williams & His African Percussionists (over 11 minutes long, so getting a whole side to themselves), Bongi Makeba and Black Soul. | | |
Cottam - The Long Walk / The Other World
12" - £6.99
Philippa says: Cottam's star is on the rise again, and here he offers us more goodies: Slow, chuggy and epic; perfect for getting the cogs of your robotic discotheque turning. | |
Laurel Halo - Behind The Green Door EP
12" - £5.99
Philippa says: Laurel Halo pays homage to Shakin' Stevens (ask yer grandma) on this new Hyperdub four tracker... OK, not really... She does, however, drop four quality bass-techno style cuts. | |
Uku Kuut - I Feel Love / Santa Monica Pier
12" - £10.99
Philippa says: Longtime roots revivalists Alpha & Omega provide hot reggae remixes on this new Om slate. | |
Om - Gethsemane Dubplate
Ltd 12" - £8.49
Philippa says: Longtime rootical dubwisers Alpha & Omega apply their soundsystem dynamics to the mighty Om. Let there be bass! | |
Luke Solomon - Beyond Therapy Vol. 1
12" - £6.99
Matt says: I'm loving the way this record sounds so undeniably from Leeds. Just like Manchester, Detroit and Chicago, there's definitely a 'sound' to the Leeds scene. Narcotic as hell and made for two day long sessions... |
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Here's the pick of this weeks sevens.
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This is a handy 'staff picked' selection of forthcoming releases that we're currently recommending.
For our latest all-genre presales click here
For a complete A-Z all-genre list of all the current presales you'll need to click here, or if you're after genre specific presales, simply go to the genre of your choice and hover over the 'choose release date' drop down menu near the top of the page to find 'presales'.
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Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
2xLP - £19.49
Due: 10th Jun
Ltd CD - £9.99
Due: 10th Jun
Darryl says: Hugely anticipated new album on double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, and as a limited 'indies only' art card CD edition. Get those pre-orders in!!! | |
Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
LP - £21.49
Due: 27th May
CD - £11.49
Due: 27th May
Once I Was an Eagle is the fourth album from folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, following three critically acclaimed albums - two of which were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. | |
Vangelis - Blade Runner - 180 Gram Translucent Red Vinyl Edition (Repress)
Ltd LP - £25.99
Due: TBC
Darryl says: REPRESS, REPRESS, REPRESS!!!!!! First official vinyl release for this total classic soundtrack from Vangelis. A dark, melodic combination of classical compositions and synthesizers which mirrors the futuristic film noir envisioned by film maker Ridley Scott. 180 grams of red translucent vinyl delight! | |
Various Artists - Originals 2008-2013 - Vinyl Box Set
12" Box Set - £54.99
Due: TBC
Philippa says: Two songs from every 'Originals' compilation all in gatefold sleeves housed in a thick card box with a hot foil 'Originals' logo embossed on the front. Out early September, but get your pre-orders in asap. | |
Sigur Rós - Kveikur
CD - £9.99
Due: 17th Jun
2xLtd LP - £21.49
Due: 17th Jun
Bit of a biggie folks, the deluxe initials only vinyl includes a bonus 10" too, get those preorders in!!! | | |
Goat - Stonegoat / Dreambuilding
Ltd 7" - £5.49
Due: 3rd Jun
Darryl says: Piccadilly Records album of the year winners 2012 return with a limited double A-sided 7". Infectious tribal grooves and freak-out wah-fuzz guitars. Yey, we want more!!! | |
Iasos - Celestial Soul Portrait
LP - £19.49
Due: 17th Jun
CD - £12.99
Due: 17th Jun
Beautifully issued by The Numero Group. Inspired by the infinitely numbered harmonies transmitted by Vista, a benevolent being from a distant dimension, Iasos broke ground for a new age of electronic sound manipulation. His was pioneering work - done from a bohemian boat-slip home office - on some of the first commercially available synthesizers and, on stage, into the kaleidoscopic heart of psychedelic-era concert visuals. | |
David Bowie - Life On Mars? 40th Anniversary 7" Picture Disc
Ltd 7" - £6.99
Due: 24th Jun
This 40th anniversary release features the rare Ken Scott mix, (mixed at Abbey Road Studios in 2003 that created the Ziggy Stardust 5.1 mixes) on the A-side and on the AA-side ‘Life On Mars? (Live)’ taken from a recording at The Music Hall, Boston on 1st October, 1972’, previously only available on the 2 CD 30th Anniversary Edition of Aladdin Sane. | |
Johnny Cash - Get Rhythm / I Walk The Line
7" - £4.99
Due: 27th May
Darryl says: Third Man Records reissue this classic in partnership with Sun Records. It's an essential slice of American musical history. | |
Begin - Here Comes The Sun
12" - £6.99
Due: TBC
Philippa says: No, not THAT 'Here Comes The Sun', but Begin's own Balearic homage to the summer months just round the corner... | | |
Monty Norman - Dr. No OST
LP - £19.99
Due: 27th May
Philippa says: Classic Bond soundtrack on VINYL! Official reissue. Bond kicks off in a tropical style with Monty Norman. | |
John Barry - Goldfinger OST
LP - £19.99
Due: 27th May
Philippa says: Classic Bond soundtrack on VINYL! Official reissue. Includes Bassey's epic main title theme, obv. | |
George Martin - Live And Let Die OST
LP - £19.99
Due: 27th May
Philippa says: Classic Bond soundtrack on VINYL! Official reissue. Bond goes rock at the hands of Macca with another thrilling main title theme, while Beatles studio man George Martin does the rest. | |
Zomby - With Love
3xLP - £28.99
Due: 17th Jun
2xCD - £11.49
Due: 17th Jun
'With Love' is an astonishing 33 tracks that collectively trace an arc through dance music’s history. Touching upon rave, jungle, house, techno, and grime, Zomby once again marks himself as a genre savant free of the cosy nostalgia that weighs down many of his peers. | |
The Pastels - Slow Summits - Bonus Disc Edition
LP - £14.99
Due: 27th May
CD - £9.99
Due: 27th May
Andy says: Thought they'd gone all JAZZ or something?!? Fear not: this is a glorious return from Stephen and co: gentle, considered, warm and melodic. Really lovely stuff. | | |
Camera Obscura - Desire Lines
LP - £14.49
Due: 3rd Jun
CD - £9.99
Due: 3rd Jun
Desire Lines started life in 2011 - shortly after the release of their 4AD debut My Maudlin Career – as demos put together in singer Tracyanne Campbell’s flat. Revisiting those songs a couple of years later, the band made the decision to decamp from their native Glasgow to Portland, Oregon to work with GRAMMY-nominated producer Tucker Martine, enlisting Neko Case and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James to contribute vocals along the way. | |
Mount Kimbie - Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
2xLP - £16.99
Due: 27th May
CD - £9.99
Due: 27th May
Philippa says: Long overdue follow up to the phenomenal 'Crooks & Lovers'. | |
Magic Arm - Images Rolling
LP - £15.99
Due: 3rd Jun
CD - £10.49
Due: 3rd Jun
From entry point to its end Images Rolling is a restless, fearlessly ambitious, yet understated and articulate piece of work. No-one could ever accuse Marc Rigelsford (AKA Magic Arm) of making music that fits into any pigeon-shaped holes, but with this record he’s certainly found a musical home. | |
Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs - Clarietta
LP - £16.49
Due: 27th May
CD - £9.99
Due: 27th May
Darryl says: The hugely anticapated debut album on Heavenly Recordings. | |
Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork - Deluxe Edition
2xLtd LP - £28.99
Due: 3rd Jun
Deluxe double LP edition features super heavyweight vinyl, heavyweight sleeve and a 12” booklet. Also available as a limited edition double vinyl edition with alternative (blue) artwork, and as a standard CD edition. Queens Of The Stone Age announce their sixth studio album, ‘...Like Clockwork’, on Matador Records. |
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