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The Cribs

Live At The Cavern (Black Friday 22 Edition)

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    'The Cribs - Live At The Cavern' is a special live recording of the band's one-off show at the legendary Liverpool venue 'The Cavern Club'. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the band played a special live-streamed show with no fans in attendance, with the show instead being broadcast to fans around the world. Now a recording of this unique concert experience, which features all the band's hits, from 'Men's Needs' to 'Come On, Be A No-One', is being released for the first time on vinyl exclusively for RSD Black Friday. It'll be the only way for fans to hear this unique performance as the recordings will not be released on DSPs before the event. The record itself is a double black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, limited to 2000 copies worldwide.

    The Cure

    Wish - 30th Anniversary Edition (Black Friday 22 Edition)

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      TRACK LISTING

      Open
      High
      Apart
      From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
      Wendy Time
      Doing The Unstuck
      Friday I’m In Love
      Trust
      A Letter To Elise
      Cut
      To Wish Impossible Things
      End

      The Specials

      Work In Progress Versions (Black Friday 22 Edition)

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        Continuing the rarities/unreleased of The Specials and Jerry Dammers on 10" singles for Record Store Day.

        This new release contains two previously unreleased Work In Progress Versions of two tracks from 1980/81. The first being a rehearsal version of 'Friday Night, Saturday Morning' and on the flip side an early version of 'I Can't Stand It' recorded by Jerry Dammers at the Home Organ, with Horace Panter on bass.

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        TRACK LISTING

        Friday Night, Saturday Morning (Instrumental Rehearsal)
        I Can't Stand It (Instrumental)

        The Undertones

        The Love Parade (Black Friday 22 Edition)

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          New 140g, green vinyl 12" single, using original cover art, with printed metallic text. 40th anniversary of The Undertones 1982 release, taken from their 'Sin Of Pride' album. Features original B-side Like That along with the rare Love Parade and Soul Seven demos, previously unreleased on vinyl.

          Macadam Mambo put pay to any misty memories of the season of goodwill with their first release of 2017, a very special EP of radical dance music by the German band The Blech revisited by Hamburg's Wosto. Working industriously and industrially between 1985 and 1996, The Blech released 6 fizzing LPs of the dark wired sound. These cult recordings have become a treasure-trove of extravagant, groovy dancefloor artistry, at once hypnotic, irritating and erotic. Here, Hamburg's Wosto (one half of Fallbeil) selects two tracks from 1987's "Zip Zip" LP, "Nichts Wie Vorher" and "Zip Zip", and "Die Einame Trane" from 1989's "Ich Wollte Meine Schuhe Zerschneiden", and transforms them into bristling metal dance cuts. "Die Einsame Trane" dives off at the NDW deep-end in search of rusty industrial wreckage. Churning bass, squealing horrorscore synth-strings and guttural vocals set a queasy tone, occasionally punctured by brief outbursts of metallic percussion. The steady intro of "Nichts Wie Vorher" grows from post punk dirge into a weird and warped mutant disco cut, alive with undead orchestral samples, snapping drum rolls and arabesque vocals. It's already an unhinged winner, but you'll be punching the ceiling and stomping like a berserker when Wosto drops the 303! The B-side belongs to Wosto's "Power Dance Mix" of "Zip Zip", a teutonic technoid slammer which sees tough beats punctuated by cut and paste sampler work, yelped German vocals and dreamy synth work. If Yello had pursued a career in the scuzzy world of the new beat underground, then this would be their "Oh Yeah". All hailz the Dark Wired Sound...

          TRACK LISTING

          A1. Die Einsame Trane (Wosto Edit) 5 :56
          A2. Nichts Wie Vorher (Wosto RMX) 8 :29
          B. Zip Zip (Wosto’s Power Dance Mix) 8 :23

          Tears For Fears

          Head Over Heels (Talamanca System Remix)

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            As per the previous PR for the Talamanca System Tribal Persuasion mix, part of the true spirit of Balearic/Ibiza has always been slightly left field pop - Prefab Sprout, It’s Immaterial, Talk Talk and of course TFF, so TFF are always held in high regard by the Balearic brigade and this song (Head over Heels) in particular. Whilst a slightly daunting prospect to remix, across the 4 remixes (two by Talamanca and two by Mark Barrott) the aim was to capture the original spirit of Ibiza across it’s different moods, from the dance floor to Sunset via the early poly-rhythms of Underworld, the dramatic majesty of Padilla’s Cafe Del Mar and the dubbed out vibe’s of Larry Heard inspired slo mo house.Whilst these are to be enjoyed by all, in many ways their natural home is on vinyl, as they capture that original spirit and re-frame it in a modern context, taking the atmosphere of the original track and intertwining it with all the aforementioned elements of Ibiza’s musical heritage. Packaging will be black in colour. 

            Television Personalities

            Closer To God

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              ‘Closer To God’, as with all TVP albums, is mightily personal. Dan Treacy provides the antidote to the opening of the ill-fated Disneyland Paris and the first McDonald’s in China – it’s a white knuckle ride through his innermost hopes and fears with off stage giggling, half heard dialogue and feedback that sounds like an opera is expiring in an adjoining L-shaped room. ‘Closer To God’ is a spiritual rollercoaster that sounds as poignant and pressing as ever. Remastered double LP on limited edition on marbled black and white vinyl. 1500 copies.

              The Hit Parade

              Joey's Girl / I'm Recovering From You

                THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2019 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                One of the UK's most dearly cherished indie bands THE HIT PARADE releases a new single on 7" vinyl for Record Store Day 2019.

                The Mo-dettes 

                The Story So Far

                  THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2019 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                  SEMINAL 1980 POST PUNK UK TREASURE. LIMITED 180GRM VINYL FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTERS + LYRIC SHEETS ON INNER SLEEVE + DIE-CUT A4 STICKER. INCLUDES PAINT IT BLACK, WHITE MOUSE DISCO & KRAY TWINS - Originally released in 1980 on Deram Records (a division of Decca), this is the first time this seminal UK post-punk album has been reissued on vinyl. The Mo-dettes were an all-female band, formed in 1979 by guitarist Kate Korris (The Slits), Jane Crockford (Bank of Dresden), Ramona Carlier (Kleenex) and June Miles-Kingston. They were in the heart of the late 70s London art, film & punk scene with some of the members assisting Malcolm McLaren on the set of the film, The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, as well as living in a community squat with Joe Strummer and Sid Vicious. Their branding was eye catching too, perhaps helping to pull in a wider audience, or it could have been influenced by some of the band members’ art backgrounds too. The album features a version of The Rolling Stones’ Paint It Black, a remake of their debut single White Mice (renamed White Mice Disco), plus a cover of Edith Piaf’s Milord, along with other original penned songs.The band toured for four years and they supported two-tone ska bands such as Madness and The Specials before breaking up finally in 1982. When the members went their separate ways, many continued to work and be associated with artists such as Fun Boy Three, Everything But The Girl, and The Communards, a.o.

                  The Police

                  Message In A Bottle

                    THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2019 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                    Following on from ‘Roxanne’ – RSD 2018, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s first international no. 1 single, originally released September 1979. Brand new exclusive edition for RSD 2019, packaged in bespoke 2 x 7” special double pack gatefold sleeve. Utilising original green UK sleeve for front and incorporating blue US ‘poster’ sleeve inside the gatefold. Two colour inner bags –A&M ‘company’ bag design. Features the original single and B-side. Disc 2 features Message In A Bottle ‘Classic Rock Mix’, originally exclusive to ‘Every Breath You Take: The Classics’ collection (1995) –now deleted, and the previously unreleased instrumental version of Message In A Bottle. Remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London and pressed on coloured vinyl: Disc 1 – ‘bottle’ green vinyl, Disc 2 – blue vinyl

                    The Pooh Sticks

                    The Great White Wonder

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                      exclusive coloured ltd. Ed white vinyl in gategold sleeve from indie legends, and founders of the Fierce label.

                      The Rolling Stones

                      She's A Rainbow (Live)

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                        The Rolling Stones release a special, limited edition of "She's A Rainbow" (Live) at U ARENA, PARIS 25/10/17.

                        Toto

                        Live In Tokyo

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                          Toto’s well-honed musical craftsmanship helped sell more than 40 million albums in their four decades together.

                          In 1980, the band embarked on their first tour of japan, forming a lifelong bond with fans in that country who adored their polished west coast rock style. for the first time as a standalone release, the live in tokyo 1980 ep captures the original line-up of the band – vocalist bobby kimball, guitarist steve lukather, keyboardists david paich and steve porcaro, bassist david hungate and drummer jeff porcaro – performing four tracks from their then-new sophomore album hydra (plus the unreleased track “runaway”) during that historic trek.

                          Pressed on Red LP Vinyl.

                          TRACK LISTING

                          “st. George And The Dragon”
                          “mama”
                          “tale Of A Man”
                          “white Sister”
                          “runaway”

                          The Magic Numbers

                          The Magic Numbers (RSD20 EDITION)

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                            The 15th anniversary of the debut Magic Numbers album.Released in it's orginal limited format, including the one sided limited 7".The vinyl is Crystal Clear 2LP + 7î Time creates it's own mirror and within it comes new reflections.Fifteen years later I find myself listening and reflecting on our debut album in a way that has also made me reflect upon my life.Just who was I making that record, writing those songs, what did we want, what did we achieve? Perhaps you too will be thinking similar things as you listen and reflect upon your own personal journey, especially if this record soundtracked your life all those years gone by....If you are listening to this for the very first time, may I introduce you to... The Magic Numbers Two families. The Stodart's & The Gannon's. We wanted to create music that was timeless. We wanted to create a band that you could believe in. We wanted to break your heart whilst lifting your spirit. We wanted to make a classic debut album. In 2004 The Magic Numbers were playing live almost every other night around London, making friends that soon grew into a following that spread the word the old school way, by word of mouth.People telling people about this new group comprising of two sets of brothers and sisters, who were singing a kind of country-soul-pop music with three part harmonies.From the outside things seemed to be happening very quickly, but I'd been writing songs and playing empty venues with our drummer Sean for 10 years before this momentum started building, and for us it really was always just a matter of time...but it sure took it's sweet time.Honestly though, it was only when our sisters Michele & Angela brought their magic to the band did anyone start taking notice, as then we discovered a sound.There was an energy between us that was somewhat frenetic, it was powerful, we knew we had something special and unique and because of that it also made us very cautious and protective. Fifteen years ago it felt like we were on top of the world, capable of anything, full of promise, full of innocence but also full of anxiety, still recovering from loss and having nothing.We literally had nothing but each other and this music.So many dreams of ours started coming true, from selling out shows and hearing people sing along to our songs in the crowd, to being given the opportunity to go into the studio by Heavenly.The biggest dream was to make a record.Jeff Barrett & Martin Kelly's belief in the band and myself as a songwriter at that time really gave us that extra confidence and boost that I think every artist needs whether they'd like to admit it or not.So there we were, about to make this record. Going into the studio can be a very daunting experience for a band, especially when the only real experience you've ever had was some home recording with a 4 track.We chose to work with Craig Silvey because we loved him straight away as a person and felt like he understood what we wanted to achieve.He was amazing at putting us at ease and not having us react to that red light fever that sometimes creeps up on you.He wanted to stay true to what he'd seen us do live and just try and enhance that sonically as best as he could. We had a shared vision of not wanting there to be too many overdubs on the record, as the core elements between the four of us when we played live was already telling the story in the way we had arranged the songs.It's funny now to think that we ended up playing these huge festivals with literally a guitar tuner between us as we didn't want anything else to colour the sound of our guitars being plugged straight into our amplifiers. It's always the songs for me that make a great record and we had the songs. My sister Michele & I sat at our mum and dad's and said "Right let's write a song in D major" and I started pulsing on that opening chord and Michele's bass line took us on a journey like they always do, that melodic hooky driving thing that she does is key to what makes this music.We had so much fun writing 'Mornings Eleven' that I feel the spirit of that moment was captured in the song.We never really said it out loud to each other at the time but we both knew we were trying to write our very own 'Good Vibrations' We'd have never thought that it would be the opening song on our debut album. Some of the songs on this album just appeared fully formed.'This Love' in particular was written pretty soon after I had learnt of our grandmother's death in New York, I was heartbroken that I wasn't there for her in those last days especially as she had raised me as a little boy.I can clearly remember playing that opening triplet guitar figure and the words and melody just came pouring out like they were always there, the same thing with 'Which Way To Happy' I remember the feeling of playing catch up to what was coming out.Over the years I've learnt that it's a very rare thing, songs appearing fully formed like that, it still surprises me when they do arrive like a memory of some kind.'Love's A Game' felt like it had always existed, in fact for a very long time I would ask people "But does it remind you of anything?" I don't remember writing 'Forever Lost' at all.I remember playing it to the band and us rehearsing it, having fun with the arrangement but no recollection of writing it. So many songs came from such sad places, the end of a long term relationship, death in the family, feeling so lost and vulnerable, this yearning for something else, to be someone else but I guess unknowingly we disguised it with harmonies and hooks. 'Love Me Like You' was definitely one of those, no one spoke of the meaning of the song when I first played it, we all just dived straight in and started having fun with hooks and skips in the rhythm.It was the baby of the bunch, as it was only written a few months before we began recording, whereas 'Try' was probably the eldest of almost 2 years.Then there's the duet between Angie and myself 'I See You You See Me'.My mum and dad were arguing downstairs and I knew it would only be a matter of time before they would make up and laugh about how ridiculous they were both being.I based the song on that kind of love, one that sees through everything.Angela's voice on that still melts my heart. I'd bought a set of these glockenspiel tone bars from a charity shop in Hanwell one afternoon walking home from signing on at the job-centre and all the way back I was thinking about this much more tender arrangement of a song I'd written called 'Hymn For Her'.The climax of the song on the third chorus was originally how it was all throughout.I remember that day working on it with Michele and Angela as we were so excited about how it turned out we decided to play it live that night to a small few. There's so much love and hope and joy and honesty in this album.So much fun in the arrangements, so much youth and innocence in our voices.It encapsulates a very precious time within the four of our lives.I'm still our biggest fan. Fifteen years later. We're still wanting to create music that is timeless. We're still wanting to be a band that you can believe in. We're still wanting to break your heart whilst lifting your spirit. But we can't ever make that first album again, this is it, we captured that moment in timeÖ..and upon reflection it surpassed all of our wildest expectations. Hope you enjoy listening. Romeo Stodart

                            Tito Puente

                            Dance Mania! (Volumes 1 & 2)

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                              Limited edition 500 pressing in ORANGE colour double vinyl.Some of the hottest numbers in Puente's legendary repertoire beautifully remastered by Mr.Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering..Summer nights in NYC, pre Rock'n' Roll, pre everything, when MAMBO Kings ruled A Nuyorican aristocracy of the beautiful and sexy Spanish Harlem-ites who just went dancing every chance they got...summer nights of the 1950s belonged to Tito Puente....fusing progressive jazz with the hottest dance musics of the time and supreme showmanship, the King Of The Timbales was a combination of pop megastar, cultural don, avant-gardist and so much more.Here we have some of his greatest numbers, sure to cause DANCE MANIA all over again....you know you want to!

                              The Wolfgang Press

                              Unremembered, Remembered

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                                This one will be a real surprise for both Wolfgang Press and 4AD fans.Featuring 7 never before heard tracks, Unremembered, Remembered is essentially the final album from The Wolfgang Press that never was.Having exhumed the tracks, the band have mastered their final studio sessions at Abbey Road and they sound magnificent.Art for this release has been done by long-time 4AD collaborator Chris Bigg and news of the album's existence will drop with the RSD 2020 announcement.Red vinyl 1.You Say You Love Me 2.God, Let It Shine On 3.My Mother Told Me 4.Black Hole Star 5.Liar 6.Miss H.I.V.

                                Terry De Castro

                                A View To A Kill (RSD21 EDITION)

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                                  Wedding Present bass player covering Duran Duran James Bnd theme and Wedding Present track

                                  The Radiophonic Workshop

                                  Possum OST (RSD21 EDITION)

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                                    Original soundtrack to a new British horror film by the pioneering UK electronic research lab. Astonishingly considering their 50 year career scoring for radio and television, this is the first time The Radiophonic Workshop have ever scored a feature film for theatrical release or collaborated on a major score together. They've risen to the challenge admirably, concocting a soundtrack that mixes pastoral flute with dread synth tones and bowed percussion that connects this to England's hidden reverse of Coil as much as the masters of Italian Giallo soundtracks. Housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve designed by Julian House with sketchbook insert, the soundtrack includes all the cues from the feature film as well as 9 bonus tracks. The soundtrack features sound elements and drones from the Delia Derbyshire archives, the pioneering producer of the original Doctor Who signature tune. These sound elements, discovered in boxes of tapes in the late composer's attic, have been restored and used in the foundations of the sound track and sound design.

                                    The Lumineers

                                    Brightside (Acoustic) (RSD22 EDITION)

                                      THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2022 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                      Brightside (acoustic) is the new EP from 2x Grammy award-nominated band, The Lumineers. This 12" colour vinyl includes x3 acoustic versions of tracks from their new 2022 album BRIGHTSIDE, with an additional cover The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" 

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      1. Brightside (acoustic)
                                      2. Am Radio (acoustic)
                                      3. Justlike Heaven (acoustic)
                                      4. Little Sound (acoustic)

                                      The Rentals (Matt Sharp (Weezer) & Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs))

                                      The Midnight Society (RSD22 EDITION)

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                                        Matt Sharp (Weezer) & Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) present the Midnight Society. The soundtrack inspired by the Paranormal talk radio show of the same name, an incredibly layered and intense record featuring Zinners signature guitar sounds processed and manipuated by Sharp, into a an uneasy but incredibly melodic and dynamic listen. The package is a hot foil numbed edition of 1000 feauturing art by Henry Abrams. Clear, Red & Smoke Colour vinyl

                                        The Walkmen

                                        Lisbon - 10th Anniversary Edition (RSD22 EDITION)

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                                          To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Walkmen's critcally acclaimed album 'Lisbon' Bella Union will be releasing a very special double LP version of the album with 5 additional bonus songs. Remastered for vinyl and pressed on 140g silver LP. It also features new artwork - gatefold sleeve with inner sleeves. Bonus tracks : Orange Sunday Good Day Carry On All Black and White Grateful Weight on My Shoulders Paper House

                                          The Adicts

                                          Fifth Overture (RSD23 EDITION)

                                            THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2023 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                            Limited edition yellow vinyl of The Adicts’ fourth studio album. Released on RSD2023.

                                            Not since the 1980’s has this album been available on vinyl!
                                            Now with a new inner bag, lyrics and a previously unseen colour photo session.

                                            The Adicts came from Ipswich on the east coast of England, dressed in white in an amalgam of The Joker and Clockwork Orange imagery. Their previous two LPs had made a big impact in the UK, with singles entering the lower reaches of the national charts on Sire Records – (who insisted they change their provocative punky name to ADX or The Fun Adicts when on children's TV!). 


                                            The Bevis Frond

                                            Hit Squad (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                              Available for the first time on vinyl, with updated artwork from band leader Nick Saloman. From the fuzziest West Coast psyche to lilting acoustic work by way of Beatlesy power pop and some gorgeous organ flurries, ëHit Squadí contains some of the Frondís most realised songs. From the faux-60s spy-film styles of the title track, the all-out rock of ëDragonsí and ëDoing Nothingí, the classic psych-rock of ëThrough The Hedgeí, to the epic psychedelic melancholy of ëFast Falls The Eventideí. ëHit Squadí has Saloman playing to his strengths, but not resting on his laurels.î AllMusic. A magnificent uplifting collection of tales about every manís trials and tribulations mixed with escapist visions and beautiful pop songs; the evocative ëHigh Pointí is worth the entry fee alone.

                                              The Big Moon

                                              Love In The 4th Dimension (RSD23 EDITION)

                                                THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2023 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                The Big Moon’s highly acclaimed debut album - shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize and one of 2017’s albums of the year according to both NME and Rough Trade - has been pressed on mint green vinyl along with brand new artwork, exclusively for Record Store Day 2023.

                                                Terry Callier

                                                Hidden Conversations (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                  The late, great Terry Callier was an icon and inspiration to many; his work on Cadet Records with Charles Stepney and Elektra in the 70s made him a cult artist

                                                  After coming out of musical semi-retirement and returning to the stage in the 90s, Terry's light continued to shine, wowing both old and new audiences with the exquisite beauty his music and voice channelled.

                                                  Following his stunning performance at the 2008 Meltdown Festival, curated by Massive Attack, Terry teamed up with the legendary British trio, which resulted in 'Hidden Conversations'. Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja co-wrote 'Wings', 'John Lee Hooker', and 'Live With Me'. The combination of Robert Del Naja's haunting production and Terry's captivating, emotive vocals fused beautifully. Terry collaborated with the producers Christopher Grabowski and Mark Hardy on the remaining other songs on the album.

                                                  Originally released on CD only in 2009, this new RSD edition is the first time it has been available on vinyl and comes housed in a tip-on sleeve, 180g black vinyl, and features an OBI strip with new cover art and design by Mr Krum.

                                                  Terry Callier teams up with the legendary British trio Massive Attack.
                                                  Includes the hit single 'Live with Me'.
                                                  RSD edition; first time available on vinyl.
                                                  Housed in a tip on sleeve, 180g black vinyl and featuring an OBI strip.

                                                  The Cranberries

                                                  Wake Up + Smell The Coffee (RSD23 EDITION)

                                                    THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2023 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                    FIRST TIME ON VINYL Wake Up and Smell the Coffee is the fifth studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, issued for the first time on vinyl for Record Store Day 2023.

                                                    Originally released in October 2001, the album sold 1,300,000 copies within it’s first year of release and was widely seen as a return to form for the band as they reunited with producer Stephen Street.

                                                    With this first ever vinyl release the artwork, designed by the legendary Storm Thorgerson (Pink Floyd), can now be fully appreciated.

                                                    This release is the latest reissue in UMR’s on-going catalogue work with the Cranberries following on from the deluxe reissues of their debut album Everybody Else is Doing It… and multi-million-selling follow-up No Need To Argue, as well as two vinyl editions of the band’s greatest hits collection Stars, and Remembering Dolores, a new compilation release that celebrated the life of much-missed singer Dolores O’Riordan.


                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                    A:
                                                    1 Never Grow Old
                                                    2 Analyse
                                                    3 Time Is Ticking Out
                                                    4 Dying Inside
                                                    5 This Is The Day
                                                    6 The Concept
                                                    B: 1 Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
                                                    2 Pretty Eyes
                                                    3 I Really Hope
                                                    4 Every Morning
                                                    5 Do You Know
                                                    6 Carry On
                                                    7 Chocolate Brown

                                                    The Cure

                                                    Show (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                      Remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London. 
                                                      ‘Show’ 2LP Live set recorded at The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan: Released September 1993.
                                                       
                                                      18 songs including the singles “Pictures of You”, "Lullaby", “Just Like Heaven”, “The Walk”, “Let’s Go To Bed”, “Friday I’m In Love” and “Inbetween Days”.
                                                       
                                                      First time on Picture Disc.


                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                      Side A:
                                                      01: Tape
                                                      02: Open
                                                      03: High 
                                                      04: Pictures Of You 
                                                      05: Lullaby 
                                                      Side B:
                                                      01: Just Like Heaven
                                                      02: Fascination Street
                                                      03: A Night Like This
                                                      04: Trust
                                                      05: Doing The Unstuck 
                                                      Side C:
                                                      01: The Walk
                                                      02: Let’s Go To Bed
                                                      03: Friday I’m In Love 
                                                      04: Inbetween Days 
                                                      05: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
                                                      Side D:
                                                      01: Never Enough 
                                                      02: Cut 
                                                      03: End

                                                      The Delines

                                                      Night Always Comes, The (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                        Solid Silver colour vinyl of sound track to Willy Vlautin's book The Night Always Comes. Only ever available as CD with the book. First time pressing on vinyl strictly limited to 1250 worldwide

                                                        The Donnas

                                                        Message From The Donnas - The Early Singles (Limited Metallic Gold Vinyl Edition) (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                          Blessed with a formidable front woman in Brett Anderson, a guitar heroine in Allison Robertson, and a pummeling rhythm section in bassist Maya Fordand drummer Torry Castellano, The Donnas were one of the greatest punkbands of the '90s, male or female, bringing a uniquely hedonistic yet feminist viewpoint to the genre

                                                          Now, at last, with the full cooperation of the band, Real Gone Music is releasing the first- ever vinyl retrospective of their early days recording for (mostly) the Lookout! label featuring 14 non- LP sides (Real Gone will subsequently be releasing the group's four Lookout! albums). Almost all of these songs, from their first single "High School Yum Yum," to their REO cover "Keep On Loving You," haven't been on vinyl since their original release if at all; rare photos and memorabilia plus track- by track commentary and liner notes (on the enclosed insert) by all four band members make Early Singles 1995-1999 truly indispensable for Donnas fans. Remastered for LP by Mike Milchner of Sonic Vision, and pressed on metallic gold vinyl (cuz these trax should have been gold records!)...limited to 2000 copies, exclusive for Record Store Day!

                                                          The Durutti Column

                                                          Treatise On The Steppenwolf + Human Avatars (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                            Factory Benelux presents the very first vinyl edition of the only soundtrack album recorded by The Durutti Column, the Factory Records ensemble fronted by lauded guitarist and composer Vini Reilly. A limited edition of 1000 copies on 180gm black vinyl have been pressed for Record Store Day 2023. (Non-Returnable)

                                                            Treatise on the Steppenwolf is a soundtrack to the performance piece of the same name by experimental theatre group 12 Stars, written and directed by Gerard McInulty (of fellow Factory band The Wake), first staged in Glasgow in May 2003. Freely adapted from the celebrated counter-culture novel by Hermann Hesse, the performance is a portrait a divided character in an ongoing state of conflict.

                                                            ‘Steppenwolf was something I’d read recently and when we approached Durutti Column with the idea it turned out they were interested too,’ explained McInulty. ‘People have described their music as ambient, although that’s a description they don’t care much for. It’s certainly atmospheric and there’s something about their sunny-sounding guitar that seemed appropriate to a book that, although published in 1927, didn’t become popular in America until the 1960s.’

                                                            This expanded vinyl edition combines the studio recordings of the 12 pieces performed live by The Durutti Column during the Glasgow run, along with 3 long and previously unreleased tracks from the Human Avatars art installation at Manchester MOSI in 2005.

                                                            Newly mastered for vinyl by Peter Beckman at TechnologyWorks, this limited Record Store Day edition also features new gatefold artwork by Howard Wakefield.


                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                            A1. A Beautiful Thought (Pt 1)
                                                            A2. Harry Dreams The Dream
                                                            A3. A Wolf Of The Steppes
                                                            A4. Interlude
                                                            A5. The Title On The Cover
                                                            B1. Divided
                                                            B2. Magic Theatre
                                                            B3. Soul Track
                                                            B4. The Mothers And The Fathers
                                                            B5. A Beautiful Thought (Pt 2)
                                                            C1. Stupid Steppenwolf (Pt 1)
                                                            C2. Stupid Steppenwolf (Pt 2)
                                                            C3. Human Avatars (Pt 3)
                                                            D1. Human Avatars (Pt 1)
                                                            D2. Human Avatars (Pt 2)

                                                            The Fall

                                                            Live 1977 (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                              Blood red vinyl / A historic buried treasure from legendary Mancunian innovators The Fall. Featuring eight tracks newly mixed from the original multi-track tape that give a great insight into the early workings of Mark E Smith and what is probably the first line up of the band. Cherry Red recently acquired one of the first live shows by Indie gods The Fall. Recorded in 1977 in Manchester it presents the band in all its raw glory. this incredibly rare recording long thought not to exist. 

                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                              SIDE ONE
                                                              1. Futures And Pasts
                                                              2. Frightened
                                                              3. Repetition
                                                              4. Copped It
                                                              SIDE TWO
                                                              1. Industrial Estate
                                                              2. Sten Gun Rock
                                                              3. Race Hatred
                                                              4. You Don't Turn Me On

                                                              The Flowers Of Hell

                                                              Odes (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                Released in late 2012, Odes is the fourth studio album from The Flowers of Hell. It is a covers record and the first release from the group to feature vocals and verse-chorus-verse song structures. It was premiered by Lou Reed, who opened the twelfth and final episode of his New York Shuffle radio show by airing three songs in a row and praising the album as ñ "So beautiful and great. I think it's an amazing, amazing album. Exquisite." Never available on vinyl until now and being released on Space Age Recordings. Greg Jarvis, front man of The Flowers of Hell, has created something very special; the artwork features a die cut outer sleeve, revealing the printed inner sleeve and when removed, revealing more artwork on the inside of the 300gsm outer sleeve. The music has been remastered for LP by Odes co-producer Peter Moore. Pressed in a red 180g heavyweight vinyl, the whole package is stickered and poly bagged, a real show stopper!

                                                                The Groundhogs

                                                                Crosscut Saw (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                  Available for the first time on vinyl since 1976, pressed on silver wax and featuring a limited edition foil embossed sleeve with extensive liner notes. Crosscut Saw sees the reformed Groundhogs with second guitarist Dave Wellbelove, sparring with the legendary Tony McPhee."Musically I'd gone back to the basics," McPhee told Sounds, the addition of a doodle of synth and a second guitarist notwithstanding. As a result; "Riffs galore permeate." (AllMusic). A suitably explosive prog-pleasing follow up to 1992's 'Who Will Save The World' and 'Hogwash' rekindling the fire of the blues in a new, heavy progressive setting, all set for a new guitar-powered age.

                                                                  The Hoax

                                                                  So What / Cargo Recordings (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                    The Hoax formed in Manchester in 1979 with the original line up of Ian Chambers (vocals), Steve Mardy (bass), Andy Farley (guitar) and Mike Joyce (drums). They rehearsed at the now legendary TJM studios along with other Manchester punk bands such as Joy Division, Buzzcocks, The Fall, Slaughter and The Dogs etc. After a handful of gigs at some of Manchester's long forgotten venues it was time to enter the studio to record their first ep. Cargo in Rochdale was the obvious choice as this was the favourite studio of Manchester's punk elite. After three more releases and a handful of line-up changes The Hoax called it a day. Ian left after the first recordings, Steve went onto pursue a career outside the music industry, Andy kept the band going til the final release in 1981 and Mike Joyce went on to join The Smiths and the rest is history. This limited edition (500) coloured release for RSD is a compilation of The Hoax first three ep's all recorded at Cargo studios in Rochdale. A perfect document to highlight the spirit and diy ethos of the Manchester Punk Scene. Play loud and ENJOY!

                                                                    The Juan McClean

                                                                    Happy House (Mark E Remix Of Matthew Dear V Audion Remix) / Happy House (Matthew Dear V Audion Remix) (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                      The launch of a brand new Record label by Skint Records Head honcho - Damian Harris ~ a rare never released on Vinyl remix of The Juan McClean classic "Happy House" Licensed from james Murphy's (LCD Soundsystem) DFA Records remixed by Matthew Dear, & Audion and then reimagined for 2023 by Mark E - A Happy House (Mark E remix of Matthew Dear v Audion Remix) AA Happy House (Matthew Dear V Audion Remix)

                                                                      The Liminanas & David Menke

                                                                      Thatcher's Not Dead (OST) (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                        100 % New original songs done by the psychedelic french garage duo The Liminanas & german-french music composer David Menke for the forthcoming Arte documentary "Thatcher's Not Dead" dedicated to Margaret Thatcher. The only physical edition done is the this Double LP for the Record Store day. 

                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                        A1 - Snatcher – Feat. Oliver Howlett
                                                                        A2 – Downfall – Part.1
                                                                        A3 – Not Our War
                                                                        A4 – Heritage
                                                                        B1 – Bright Future
                                                                        B2 – The Iron Lady
                                                                        B3 – Master Plan – Feat. Oliver Howlett
                                                                        B4 – Don’t Be A Traitor Feat. Oliver Howlett
                                                                        B5 – Fuzzy Thatcher
                                                                        B6 – She Had To Be Believed
                                                                        B7 – War
                                                                        C1 – Broken Dreams – Feat. Oliver Howlett
                                                                        C2 – Num Confrontation
                                                                        C3 – Chaos
                                                                        C4 – Business As Usual
                                                                        C5 – Revolting
                                                                        D1 – Tears Don’t Lie
                                                                        D2 – Way Of Her Cross
                                                                        D3  - Ambiguous Memories
                                                                        D4 – Downfall Part.B

                                                                        The March Violets

                                                                        Made Glorious (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                          The very first time on vinyl for The March Violets’ ‘difficult’ debut album!
                                                                          Limited edition in PURPLE vinyl in gatefold sleeve with lyric sheet released on RSD2023. 

                                                                          Originally from Leeds in the early 80’s – label-mates of Sisters of Mercy.

                                                                          THE MARCH VIOLETS came out of Leeds in the early 80’s, label-mates of Sisters of Mercy. Constantly at the heights of the UK indie singles charts, the singles became the foundation of LP compilations in the UK and USA. Signing to a major, they featured in the John Hughes’ Some Kind of Wonderful movie with two songs, but split up before an album was completed.

                                                                          Twenty-five years later they reformed, touring the UK and USA, and at last completed their first album, Made Glorious along with a video of ‘Dandelion King’ via a well over-subscribed Pledge Music campaign in 2013. Fans got access to a very limited CD and download, but sadly various events conspired to stop a planned vinyl production. Here at last is the long-awaited ‘difficult first album’ on vinyl from The March Violets! 


                                                                          The Mars Volta

                                                                          Frances The Mute + The Widow (Live) (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                            Following the successful re-release of the entire The Mars Volta back catalog, Clouds Hill has saved the reissue of Frances The Mute (single) and The Widow (live) as a special highlight for the 2023 Record Store Day. Mastered for vinyl - pressed ony vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2023.

                                                                            The Mike Flowers Pops

                                                                            Wonderwall (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                              For the first time on 12", The Mike Flowers Popsí easy-listening smash "Wonderwall" is joined by covers of classic songs by BjOrk, The Doors and Prince. Black Vinyl, no download code.

                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                              A1. Wonderwall
                                                                              A2. Light My Fire
                                                                              B1. Venus As A Boy
                                                                              B2. 1999

                                                                              The Nightingales

                                                                              Out Of True (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                Out Of True, the shock comeback album by the Nightingales, was originally released more than a decade after Robert Lloyd's strange major label foray. Now getting the recognition the band deserve, following the critical success of The Nightingales documentary King Rocker (Stewart Lee), this 2006 comeback record is available on vinyl for the very first time. Spread across two LPs, with over an hour of banging tunes, this is an essential piece of the bandís history and is packaged with liner notes from Robert Lloyd and a bonus download of the "What's Not To Love" EP.

                                                                                The Orb Featuring Lee 'Scratch' Perry

                                                                                The Upsetter At The Starhouse Sessions (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                  This new collection was compiled by The Orb founder Alex Paterson, with all tracks recorded by Alex with Thomas Fehlmann and Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Featuring new artwork designed by long-time Orb collaborator Mike Coles, the album is being made available as a limited edition release on 180g tangerine-coloured vinyl. Six of the eight tracks on this release have never appeared on vinyl before, only "Fuzzball (Deadbeat's Champions League Dub)" & "Golden Clouds (Blue Space White Cloud 81Neutronz Rmx)", have appeared on vinyl previously.

                                                                                  The Pearlfishers

                                                                                  Sky Meadows (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                    20th Anniversary Edition of the long-deleted fifth album by THE PEARLFISHERS from 2003.

                                                                                    Deluxe 2-LP set in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with enhanced artwork and all lyrics. The album has been remastered and features four previously unreleased bonus tracks. Non-Returnable.

                                                                                    Masterful, melody-laden classic pop music, driven by main man DAVID SCOTT’s exceptional songwriting which has often been compared to PAUL MCCARTNEY, BURT BACHARACH, JIMMY WEBB, TODD RUNDGREN and BRIAN WILSON.


                                                                                    The Pogues

                                                                                    The Stiff Records B-Sides 1984- 1987 (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                      The Pogues - The Stiff Records B-Sides 1984-1987 is a collection of The Pogues non-album b’sides from the bands tenure on the famed “Stiff Records” label. Tracks include: A Rainy Night In Soho, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, Shanne Bradley (B-Side to Fairytale Of New York), The Irish Rover and Mountain Dew both featuring The Dubliners and a selection of traditional arrangements including - The Parting Glass, Whiskey You’re The Devil, Muirshin Durkin and The Leaving Of Liverpool amongst others. This collection will be pressed on vinyl for the first time exclusively for RSD 2023.

                                                                                      The Police

                                                                                      Every Breath You Take (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                        Complementing the recent RSD double single package of Message In A Bottle, a brand new exclusive edition for RSD 2023, Every Breath You Take packaged in bespoke 2 x 7” special double pack gatefold sleeve.
                                                                                        Features original UK single and a bonus disc featuring the extremely rare track - ‘Every Bomb You Make’ - an exclusive version, with new lyrics, re-recorded specially for the 1980s satirical TV programme "Spitting Image".
                                                                                        The set also includes the rare instrumental (‘backing track’) version of Every Breath You Take.
                                                                                        Inside the gatefold are two colour-printed inner bags featuring the original A&M label’s ‘company’ sleeve design.
                                                                                        Pressed on limited edition heavyweight red & yellow coloured vinyl.
                                                                                        Remastered and cut at Abbey Road Studios, London.


                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                        Side A - Every Breath You Take
                                                                                        Side B - Murder By Numbers

                                                                                        Side A - Every Bomb You Make
                                                                                        Side B - Every Breath You Take (Instrumental) 

                                                                                        The Residents

                                                                                        Our Finest Flowers (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                          Never before on vinyl, and long out of print on CD - Classic 1992 20th Anniversary album, which saw The Residents rework lyrics, melodies and themes from their entire back catalogue into an album of new tracks. Track Listing: SIDE ONE 1† Gone Again 2† The Sour Song 3† Six Amber Things 4† Mr. Lonely 5† Perfect Goat 6† Blue Tongues 7† Jungle Bunny 8† I'm Dreaming Of A White Sailor SIDE TWO 1† Or Maybe A Marine 2† Kick A Picnic 3† Dead Wood 4† Baby Sister 5† Forty-Four No More 6† He Also Serves 7† Ship Of Fools 8† Be Kind To U-WEB Footed Friends

                                                                                          The Selecter

                                                                                          Live At The NEC 1980 (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                            The Selecters' second album, Celebrate The Bullet was released in February 1981 as the follow up to the successful 2 Tone debut album Too Much Pressure, along with the hit singles On My Radio, Three Minute Hero and Missing Words

                                                                                            Switching labels to Chrysalis Records, the album took a more melodic slower pace, whilst keeping their lyrical commentary on racial and social issues. This live performance was made before the albums' release in December 1980, taken from the recently released deluxe edition of the Celebrate The Bullet album and makes its vinyl debut here.

                                                                                            180gm Clear Vinyl in a 3mm wide spine sleeve.

                                                                                            The Telescopes

                                                                                            Hungry Audio Tapes (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                              Previously only available as a download and CD on the band's Bandcamp page, this is it's first appearance on vinyl. metal machine music... moody and alluring. edwin pouncey, the wire beautiful, chaotic and compelling - genres are unimportant, the telescopes pay pigeonholes as much attention as pigeons do immigration officials. the telescopes are truly transcendental, they make the music they feel moved to when they feel moved to do so. This is why they can record a perfect pulse drone backwash like 'another sky' and equally why legions of allegedly cutting edge bands will rip off and run out with a diluted version within the next year. this is why 'household objective#2' is the coolest and scariest piece of electronica to surface since the BBC's radiophonic workshop got dr who off to a flier. the telescopes light a torch under the arse of a depressingly homogenized world, but don't follow theirs, light your own, it's what they'd prefer. Milky Clear Vinyl

                                                                                              The Week That Was

                                                                                              The Week That Was (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                                Reissued for the first time since 2008 this first ever repress of the much sought after Field Music offshoot The Week That Was celebrates 15 years since its release. Reissued on an exclusive clear vinyl the album has also been remastered by David Brewis of Field Music.

                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                Learn To Learn
                                                                                                The Good Life
                                                                                                The Story Waits For No
                                                                                                One
                                                                                                It's All Gone Quiet
                                                                                                The Airport Line
                                                                                                Yesterday's Paper
                                                                                                Come Home
                                                                                                Scratch The Surface

                                                                                                Travis

                                                                                                The Invisible Band (Live) (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                                  2-LP set of legendary Scottish rockers Travis’ entire performance of The Invisible Band captured at the final night of the 20th Anniversary tour in their hometown concert of Glasgow in May 2022. Pressed on 180-gram clear vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket featuring exclusive photography from the tour.

                                                                                                  TV Mania

                                                                                                  Bored Of Prozac And The Internet? (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                                    Bored with Prozac and the Internet? is an experimental/electronic-based album originally released in 2013 by TV Mania. The album was recorded from 1995 to 1996 by TV Mania members Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo as a side project of their full-time band, Duran Duran. The recordings remained unreleased for some 17 years after having been presumed lost. The chance discovery of the album master tapes by Rhodes led to the set's 2013 release.

                                                                                                    The Virgin Prunes

                                                                                                    The Debut EPs (RSD23 EDITION)

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                                                                                                      Released before the 1981 singles ‘A New Form of Beauty’ and the 1982 album ‘…If I Die, Die’, this is a Double 10” collection of the debut EPs by influential Irish band The Virgin Prunes. Featuring their self-titled debut EP and the follow up ‘In The Greylight’, this collection includes 6 rare tracks which haven’t been available physically or digitally for over forty years. Proposed as two single 10” Eps on Colour vinyl, bound together by a paper band and shrinkwrapped, as they were presented in 1980.

                                                                                                      Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon

                                                                                                      Temperature High (Benjamin Freeney Versions)

                                                                                                        'Foom label head Benjamin Freeney reworks Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon's restless, psychedelic epic, "Temperature High" into three new forms (two cuts for the dancefloor, and one ambient interlude), rearranging the rich source material of the original (metallic field recordings from the New York subway, Peter Gordon's original Korg bassline reincarnated in sub-bass form, Tim Burgess' ethereal vocal cut-up into new patterns) and fusing it with new percussive and melodic elements. The original track was featured on Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon’s Same Language, Different Worlds album from 2016, with contributions from Arthur Russell's close collaborators Peter Zummo and Mustafa Ahmed, as well as Factory Floor’s Nik Void.'

                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                        1. Temperature High (Benjamin Freeney Cold Light Dub)
                                                                                                        2. Temperature High (Benjamin Freeney Interlude Dub)
                                                                                                        3. Temperature High (Benjamin Freeney Warm Blood Dub)

                                                                                                        The Descendents

                                                                                                        9th & Walnut

                                                                                                          Put simply, this is the DESCENDENTS' earliest material, representing a "lost" pre-MGTC album. Most of these songs have not been heard—until now.

                                                                                                          Formed in L.A.'s South Bay in 1978, DESCENDENTS began as a power trio featuring bassist Tony Lombardo, drummer Bill Stevenson, and guitarist Frank Navetta (d. 2008). The band recruited vocalist Milo Aukerman in 1980 and began establishing themselves as major players in the Southern California Punk movement. Over the years, the band has sustained a potent chemistry and shared vision, further cementing them as punk legends.

                                                                                                          In 2002, the original four-piece lineup — Frank Navetta, Tony Lombardo, Bill Stevenson, and Milo Aukerman — got back into the studio to finally record their first-ever songs. The songs were written by the band from 1977 through 1980, before recording the Fat EP (1981) and the Milo Goes to College LP (1982).

                                                                                                          Every element of DESCENDENTS' genre-creating sound is here: Stevenson's hyper-caffeinated surf-beats, Lombardo's intrepid bass, Navetta's crunching attack, Aukerman's impassioned, infinitely relatable singing—and all those great melodies and harmonies.

                                                                                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                          Barry says: '9th & Walnut' offers the essential missing link in the Descendents history, before their 1982 breakthrough classic 'Milo Goes To College'. It's a richly rewarding listen, with moments aplenty of that classic early skate-punk sound, and a great insight into the development of one of the most well known US punk acts.

                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                          Sailor's Choice
                                                                                                          Crepe Suzette
                                                                                                          You Make Me Sick
                                                                                                          Lullaby
                                                                                                          Nightage
                                                                                                          Baby Doncha Know
                                                                                                          Tired Of Being Tired
                                                                                                          I'm Shaky
                                                                                                          Grudge
                                                                                                          Mohicans
                                                                                                          Like The Way I Know
                                                                                                          It’s A Hectic World
                                                                                                          To Remember
                                                                                                          Yore Disgusting
                                                                                                          It's My Hair
                                                                                                          I Need Some
                                                                                                          Ride The Wild
                                                                                                          Glad All Over

                                                                                                          A singular group of experts issues a notice of extraordinary urgency in the vicinity of various atmospheric phenomena, which are partially localized and, above all, of high intensity. Yet the sun shines with strength over the Neapolitan favela. 'Allerta Meteo' is the first album of sparkling sonics by The Funkin' Machine Collective and the newest release of Periodica Records? Pegaso Series, comprising a cross-section of jazz and funk sounds, with bright colors that are good for any season, whether rain or shine. The voice of Andres Balbucea - the binding soul of the opera - is supported by the unmistakable flow of Speaker Cenzou during the vibrant ''L'ora d'o Groove'', accompanied by the performances of Roberto Porzio on the synthesizers, Alessio Pignorio and Riccardo Betteghella on the guitars, Vincenzo Lamagna bass guitar, Andrea De Fazio drums, Paolo Bianconcini on percussions, and the extraordinary participation of Pietro Santangelo in the cinematic ''Django'' and Jeroen Verberne on Trombone in ''Rafiki''. An authentic wave of warm notes destined to overwhelm the most observant listener, the first-hour followers, and all the citizens.

                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                          1. Prufesso
                                                                                                          2. Django (Fischio)
                                                                                                          3. Rafiki
                                                                                                          4. Allerta Meteo
                                                                                                          5. Affittacamere
                                                                                                          6. Ll'ora Do Groove
                                                                                                          7. Pataturk

                                                                                                          The Phoenix Foundation

                                                                                                          Friend Ship

                                                                                                            The Phoenix Foundation have lived many lives. From high school distortion addicts to indie folk trippers to masters of motorik dream pop. It’s been five years since their last album, Give Up Your Dreams, but that downtime has been well spent. The New Zealand outfit have been writing, recording, touring with a Symphony Orchestra, creating the acclaimed soundtrack for Taika Waititi's Hunt For The Wilderpeople, building shrines to light, creating scores for VR, producing other bands and, that most lockdown-friendly activity, baking sourdough.

                                                                                                            Slowly, when they could, the six old friends found time to work together in studios, garages, forests, and sheds to put together the concise ten song set of that is Friend Ship. “We took such a long break after Give Up Your Dreams that when we did decide to make a new record we all felt it needed to be in some esoteric sense different,” says co-lead singer Samuel Flynn Scott. “To me that meant returning to something more focused. Honing in on the songs before we went deep into the arrangements and freaky sounds.” And the results reflect this approach too. Whilst Friend Ship, as you would expect, weaves seamlessly between dreamy introspective pop, stretched out grooves and psychedelic rock, it also exists as a collection of masterfully crafted songs.

                                                                                                            Friend Ship features vocals from Nadia Reid, Tiny Ruins’ Hollie Fullbrook and Anita Clark aka Motte plus sumptuous string arrangements performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.


                                                                                                            STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                            Barry says: Phoenix Foundation present a widescreen look at the blurred peripheries between dream pop, synthwave and good old fashioned indie music here with their latest outing, Friend Ship'. Beautifully smooth, soaringly melodic and deeply comforting, The Phoenix Foundation have done it again.

                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                            1. Guru
                                                                                                            2. Miserable Meal (with The NZSO)
                                                                                                            3. Hounds Of Hell (with Nadia Reid)
                                                                                                            4. Decision Dollars (with Hollie Fullbrook)
                                                                                                            5. Transit Of Venus (with The NZSO)
                                                                                                            6. Tranquility (with Hollie Fullbrook)
                                                                                                            7. Landline
                                                                                                            8. Former Glory (with Anita Clark)
                                                                                                            9. My Kitchen Rules
                                                                                                            10. Trem Sketch

                                                                                                            The Phoenix Foundation

                                                                                                            Friend Ship

                                                                                                              The Phoenix Foundation have lived many lives. From high school distortion addicts to indie folk trippers to masters of motorik dream pop. It’s been five years since their last album, Give Up Your Dreams, but that downtime has been well spent. The New Zealand outfit have been writing, recording, touring with a Symphony Orchestra, creating the acclaimed soundtrack for Taika Waititi's Hunt For The Wilderpeople, building shrines to light, creating scores for VR, producing other bands and, that most lockdown-friendly activity, baking sourdough.

                                                                                                              Slowly, when they could, the six old friends found time to work together in studios, garages, forests, and sheds to put together the concise ten song set of that is Friend Ship. “We took such a long break after Give Up Your Dreams that when we did decide to make a new record we all felt it needed to be in some esoteric sense different,” says co-lead singer Samuel Flynn Scott. “To me that meant returning to something more focused. Honing in on the songs before we went deep into the arrangements and freaky sounds.” And the results reflect this approach too. Whilst Friend Ship, as you would expect, weaves seamlessly between dreamy introspective pop, stretched out grooves and psychedelic rock, it also exists as a collection of masterfully crafted songs.

                                                                                                              Friend Ship features vocals from Nadia Reid, Tiny Ruins’ Hollie Fullbrook and Anita Clark aka Motte plus sumptuous string arrangements performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.


                                                                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                              Barry says: Phoenix Foundation present a widescreen look at the blurred peripheries between dream pop, synthwave and good old fashioned indie music here with their latest outing, Friend Ship'. Beautifully smooth, soaringly melodic and deeply comforting, The Phoenix Foundation have done it again.

                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                              1. Guru
                                                                                                              2. Miserable Meal (with The NZSO)
                                                                                                              3. Hounds Of Hell (with Nadia Reid)
                                                                                                              4. Decision Dollars (with Hollie Fullbrook)
                                                                                                              5. Transit Of Venus (with The NZSO)
                                                                                                              6. Tranquility (with Hollie Fullbrook)
                                                                                                              7. Landline
                                                                                                              8. Former Glory (with Anita Clark)
                                                                                                              9. My Kitchen Rules
                                                                                                              10. Trem Sketch

                                                                                                              Tasha

                                                                                                              Tell Me What You Miss The Most

                                                                                                                Tasha’s second album, ‘Tell Me What You Miss The Most’ mingles pockets of introspection with wide, expansive, marveling at what’s yet to come. Born and raised in Chicago, Tasha is a musician who writes songs that take loving and longing seriously. Whether dwelling in the sad thrum of an impending break up or the dizzying, heart thumping waltz of new infatuation, here is an album that traces one artist’s relationship to herself in love. Full of deep, invigorating inhales and relieved, joyful exhales, Tell Me What You Miss The Most is an exquisitely crafted breath of much needed air.

                                                                                                                Tell Me What You Miss the Most isn’t just a catalogue of tenderness it’s also a showcase of Tasha’s growing and formidable musician-ship. “When I made Alone at Last, I had only been writing songs for two years. I hardly even knew what kind of song writer I was. But this record feels much stronger as far as a representation of my songwriter and musicianship,” says Tasha, adding “I did feel like I was piloting it in a way that I haven’t really felt before.”
                                                                                                                “I was inspired by a distance I felt from myself,” says Tasha of the album, “the writing was kind of born from this desire to get back to an intimacy, or honesty, with myself.” Other inspirations include kissing, long drives in nature, her mother, and “winter and all that it allows (being alone inside, wrapped up in something warm, feeling things deeply.)” Her list of inspirations is a collection of types of touch; fleeting affectionate touch, the brush of a knit blanket, the bracing grip of feeling one’s own skin twinned in a palm. So too does the album veer in and out of touch with Tasha herself, tracing tenderness and loneliness, the paradox of feeling held and utterly abandoned at once.

                                                                                                                “Tasha makes wondrous, gentle soul that advocates for self-care.” – Pitchfork.

                                                                                                                “Genre fluid like Lianne La Havas and Jamila Woods, with decorative-but-unobtrusive guitar work and electronics, Tasha roots her songs in a conversational poetry that hits like heart pangs.” - NPR Music.

                                                                                                                “Her gentle, resplendent songs are a salve for those who struggle to find space to be themselves.” - Chicago Reader.


                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                Side A
                                                                                                                1. Bed Song 1
                                                                                                                2. History
                                                                                                                3. Perfect Wife
                                                                                                                4. Sorry’s Not Enough
                                                                                                                5. Love Interlude
                                                                                                                Side B
                                                                                                                1. Dream Still
                                                                                                                2. Burton Island
                                                                                                                3. Lake Superior
                                                                                                                4. Year From Now
                                                                                                                5. Bed Song 2

                                                                                                                If TEEN’s 2016 album Love Yes was a bursting, harmony-infused synthpop thesis on embracing love, then its follow-up, the even more joyous and melodic Good Fruit, is its opposite, a look at what happens after love fades. The Lieberson sisters—Teeny, Lizzie, and Katherine—have, with their fourth album, crafted a dynamic, hook-stuffed take on the oft-trodden breakup album; as on prior releases, there are frequent meditations on death, capitalism, and womanhood.

                                                                                                                The sisters—and Boshra AlSaadi, a longtime TEEN member who left a year into songwriting to focus on her own music—spun together Good Fruit in a few places, over roughly a year, as they aimed to break free of the notorious write-record-tour cycle. At a week-long session in Montreal in February 2017, they began working on “Radar,” a Lizzie-penned ballad that explores a previously unmentioned formative trauma. Another Montreal week in April 2017 birthed a large chunk of Good Fruit, and a five-day expedition in upstate New York led to “Putney,” a slinky, bassy bop that deals with how projected ideals and personal fantasy play into sex and misogyny.

                                                                                                                “Runner” came last, arising from an environment where the sisters surely feel the most comfortable: New York, the city where they’ve lived for over a decade. Perhaps the album’s most bursting, beatific, synth-driven track, “Runner,” which reflects on fleeing a relationship as a partner wants to become closer, jelled just before the album was completed, in an NYC home studio belonging to TEEN collaborator Miles Francis.

                                                                                                                While recording Good Fruit, the sisters employed a self-described “reductive approach,” strove to create space within their songs, and, for their first time, self-produced the album (save a few co-productions from Francis, who also played on some songs). These techniques explode the glistening, sprinting glamour of “Only Water,” a deceptively upbeat number about death and the loss of a loved one. They inform Good Fruit’s handful of ballads too, including “Pretend,” which rings with a vast, unsettling static fuzz even as Lizzie beautifully recounts the disappointment of realizing a partner wasn’t all she’d built them up to be.

                                                                                                                When love fades, TEEN soars. “A lot of what ties Good Fruit in...is forging new paths for ourselves and letting go of old ways of doing things,” Teeny says. The band’s intentional amendments to its longtime formula have resulted in its most mature, nuanced, and exhilarating statement yet.


                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                Barry says: The synth gods have been good to us this week not only delivering the psychedelic sounds of Pond, but gracing us with the off-kilter funk and shimmering synthetic soul of 'Good Fruit' from the ever-superb 'Teen', comprising of Lieberson sisters Kristina, Katherine and Lizzy. Shining sidechained synths, driving percussion and swooping melodies all topped with beautifully harmonised athletic vocal lines.

                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                1. Popular Taste
                                                                                                                2. Ripe
                                                                                                                3. Only Water
                                                                                                                4. Radar
                                                                                                                5. Connection
                                                                                                                6. Luv 2 Luv
                                                                                                                7. Shadow
                                                                                                                8. Runner
                                                                                                                9. Putney
                                                                                                                10. Pretend

                                                                                                                If TEEN’s 2016 album Love Yes was a bursting, harmony-infused synthpop thesis on embracing love, then its follow-up, the even more joyous and melodic Good Fruit, is its opposite, a look at what happens after love fades. The Lieberson sisters—Teeny, Lizzie, and Katherine—have, with their fourth album, crafted a dynamic, hook-stuffed take on the oft-trodden breakup album; as on prior releases, there are frequent meditations on death, capitalism, and womanhood.

                                                                                                                The sisters—and Boshra AlSaadi, a longtime TEEN member who left a year into songwriting to focus on her own music—spun together Good Fruit in a few places, over roughly a year, as they aimed to break free of the notorious write-record-tour cycle. At a week-long session in Montreal in February 2017, they began working on “Radar,” a Lizzie-penned ballad that explores a previously unmentioned formative trauma. Another Montreal week in April 2017 birthed a large chunk of Good Fruit, and a five-day expedition in upstate New York led to “Putney,” a slinky, bassy bop that deals with how projected ideals and personal fantasy play into sex and misogyny.

                                                                                                                “Runner” came last, arising from an environment where the sisters surely feel the most comfortable: New York, the city where they’ve lived for over a decade. Perhaps the album’s most bursting, beatific, synth-driven track, “Runner,” which reflects on fleeing a relationship as a partner wants to become closer, jelled just before the album was completed, in an NYC home studio belonging to TEEN collaborator Miles Francis.

                                                                                                                While recording Good Fruit, the sisters employed a self-described “reductive approach,” strove to create space within their songs, and, for their first time, self-produced the album (save a few co-productions from Francis, who also played on some songs). These techniques explode the glistening, sprinting glamour of “Only Water,” a deceptively upbeat number about death and the loss of a loved one. They inform Good Fruit’s handful of ballads too, including “Pretend,” which rings with a vast, unsettling static fuzz even as Lizzie beautifully recounts the disappointment of realizing a partner wasn’t all she’d built them up to be.

                                                                                                                When love fades, TEEN soars. “A lot of what ties Good Fruit in...is forging new paths for ourselves and letting go of old ways of doing things,” Teeny says. The band’s intentional amendments to its longtime formula have resulted in its most mature, nuanced, and exhilarating statement yet.


                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                Barry says: The synth gods have been good to us this week not only delivering the psychedelic sounds of Pond, but gracing us with the off-kilter funk and shimmering synthetic soul of 'Good Fruit' from the ever-superb 'Teen', comprising of Lieberson sisters Kristina, Katherine and Lizzy. Shining sidechained synths, driving percussion and swooping melodies all topped with beautifully harmonised athletic vocal lines.

                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                1. Popular Taste
                                                                                                                2. Ripe
                                                                                                                3. Only Water
                                                                                                                4. Radar
                                                                                                                5. Connection
                                                                                                                6. Luv 2 Luv
                                                                                                                7. Shadow
                                                                                                                8. Runner
                                                                                                                9. Putney
                                                                                                                10. Pretend

                                                                                                                I’m going to set Carpe Diem as my alarm for the next week and see how that makes me feel. It will be replacing an alternation of Werewolves of London and Baby, It’s You. After a week the familiarity might feel kind of insane but kind of nice. Ad nauseum to the coffee. Yeah! Terry is into repetition. Terry often feels like the daily grind but set inside a Loony Tune. They can be slightly nasty and violent, but funny at the same time. I laugh at Terry riffs a lot. The lyrics are droll, yes, but have you heard the riffs? It’s like they’re tickling you. It’s like Terry has got his great big fingers under my arms. But this is all part of a strangely conceived plan. I would almost say that Terry is highly conceptual. Possibly the most conceptual band I’ve been around, possibly in my whole life. Like… what’s really going on here? Why am I listening to jingles and feeling so moved?

                                                                                                                My favourite songs on Terry’s new album ‘I’m Terry’ (the band’s third record in three years), are Under Reign, it’s a creepy one, sandwiched between other new faves The Whip and Crimes. There’s a theme of dominance and submission here, but kinda unremarkable and ignorable, like knowing you're enslaved by your streaming service but just gently putting that out of your mind for another week. Terry is domesticity. Terry romances the mundane. This is how romance ekes out a triumph amidst mundanity. That’s what Billy Bragg’s New England and Squeeze’s Up The Junction do. Terry’s suburban escapism moment is Ciao Goodbye. Listen to Ciao Goodbye on an arterial road under the yellow streetlights of a weeknight. Terry has never been this beautiful. Terry may never be beautiful again, definitely not on this record. The next song is psycho.

                                                                                                                That’s what I like about Terry, there are few rules in Terry’s world. They seem to make a song out of whatever sounds good to them. I literally don’t know what they’ll do next. They aren’t a genre study. The only stylistic consistency is in their hat wear. I’ve never been in a band like this. I’ve been in a band that simultaneously studied genre and also hats. But never only hats. Have you noticed the reggae undercurrent in Terry? There is one. This is good. Terry are kinda like Steely Dan or 10cc. Both bands make me queasy after a certain point. Terry probably also make me a bit queasy, singing about police beatings and nationalism and all that. But they’re not out to hurt you. They’re like the kindly bearer of bad news. There’s some awful shit going on in this country. Terry knows. Terry puts it in terms that speak to me. It’s a tragicomedy. I want to laugh and sometimes I want to consider crying. But I don’t think I will. I’m pretty certain Terry isn’t perverse, they’re just the harbinger of the encroaching perverse world. I’m pretty certain Terry wants to be my friend, and your friend. Our friend, Terry. Lee Parker, 2018. 


                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                Barry says: With the recent reissue of the Moldy Peaches' eponymous lo-fi indie opus, they've reignited a previously roaring fire for clanging guitars and crashing drums, and it just so happens that Terry are the 'If They Could Play Their Instruments' version of the aforementioned. A similar whimsical sensibility, but underpinned with the tuneful twists and turns of a band know what makes a perfect progression. Brilliantly balanced and delivered.

                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                01. Carpe Diem
                                                                                                                02. Bureau
                                                                                                                03. The Whip
                                                                                                                04. Under Reign
                                                                                                                05. Crimes
                                                                                                                06. Oh Helen
                                                                                                                07. Jane Roe
                                                                                                                08. Fortress
                                                                                                                09. Ciao Goodbye
                                                                                                                10. For The Field

                                                                                                                Now for a trip into an impossible land, generated on a hacked copy of Populous, wrought out of melting circuitry and bootlegged YMO LPs, projected on early green screen and filled with failed CGI from the Waterworld era. Panagiotis Melidis and Stathis Kalatzis are Territroy, the newest member of the Dekmantel family, and the creative insanity behind the newest UFO release, "Skulls & Plants". Now, I don't recall taking a massive dose of 4-AcO this morning with my cornflakes, but that may well have happened, as this is one trippy listen. At various points EBM, tropical house, machine voodoo and shamanic breaks are twisted, warped and frazzled, all achieving the demented sound signature of this lunatic Grecian duo. Rhythms collapse, stutter skip and slur, crispy distortion coats otherwise healthy melodies and oddly exotic idents flutter across the landscape, though you could never be certain they were there. Highly psychoactive electronics and primal rhythms for fans of Helena Hauff, Detlef, Lena Willikens and the Silk Road.


                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                Delirium Vivens
                                                                                                                Wax Smiles
                                                                                                                Non Sayers
                                                                                                                Sleeping Fury
                                                                                                                Instar
                                                                                                                Upside Down Sinner
                                                                                                                I Meant You, Not You
                                                                                                                Their Menads
                                                                                                                Bold Like A New Sun (Ft. Olympia)
                                                                                                                Prosopagnosia

                                                                                                                LIES' experimental noize merchant and high concept artist, Torn Hawk, is back with another slurry of mechanized freakouts, electro-static discharge and industrialized chaos. A producer who manages to impart his own sense of impending collapse onto whatever style or genre he's working in there's also a fragile sense of personality he oft manages to convey through dark electronic ballads and avant-garde soundscapes.

                                                                                                                Across eleven tracks for LIES we see further into the mind and soul of this exploratory and fearless producer. At times painfully bleak, at others aurally arresting, it takes no prisoners and compromises on nothing. A truly personalized rendition of environment, mood and feeling from a unique and out there artist of the 21st century. 


                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                1. Come To Be
                                                                                                                2. I Took What You Did To Me And Made A Sword Out Of It
                                                                                                                3. Jade City
                                                                                                                4. Books Smell Good
                                                                                                                5. Lenny Dykstra
                                                                                                                6. The Dreams Hurt
                                                                                                                7. I Hate Weed
                                                                                                                8. Weaponized Loss
                                                                                                                9. Breaking Down The Gates
                                                                                                                10. Crows Everywhere
                                                                                                                11. Find Me In The Rain 

                                                                                                                Tourist Kid's first release for Melody As Truth. Recorded in Perth and Melbourne between 2016 and 2017. Though the idea of movement between two places could be a somewhat romantic afterthought, a more palpable sense of dislocated unease creeps up on the listener throughout the album.

                                                                                                                On "Discourse II", stutters of digital trash segue seamlessly into a plateau of serene, glassy ambience – and on "Bacterial", the hiss and sting of rehashed foley seems to dance around a plaintive, oh-so delicate piano solo. These striking contrasts are deftly managed, playing upon notions of digital noise and ambient, while never feeling weighed down by the limits of reference or gesture. Indeed, numerous touchstones to Tourist Kid's earlier work – and to that of contemporaries – are synthesized and expanded upon to great detail and atmosphere. "Crude Tracer" sits in its own adeptly nuanced and assured space.

                                                                                                                Tourist Kid's production encompasses all manner of tangible and otherworldly sounds as a vehicle to explore something far more intriguing than a simple instrumental fetish – so much so that the overwhelming sting of blasted detritus or a broken and bent vocal is capable of eliciting such delicate impulses as glistening, heart-wrenching piano chords. It's a unique – and very special – kind of beauty that Tourist Kid gracefully achieves with "Crude Tracer”. 


                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                Patrick says: Jonny Nash embraces the burgeoning Aussie ambient scene for the latest Melody As Truth release, inviting Tourist Kid to open our eyes and align our chakras. Shifting, shimmering and beautifully intangible, ‘Crude Tracer’ filters dreamlike compositions through the most delicate static, resulting in a truly ephemeral experience.

                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                1. Example
                                                                                                                2. Discourse II
                                                                                                                3. Learn
                                                                                                                4. Variegare
                                                                                                                5. Know
                                                                                                                6. UV Bleacher Tangent
                                                                                                                7. Bacterial
                                                                                                                8. Petrol 

                                                                                                                The A's

                                                                                                                Fruit

                                                                                                                  Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Meath have been yodeling together for upwards of fifteen years – in the backseat of a Prius while on their first cross-country tour, on back porches and backstages. It’s what led them to Fruit, their debut release as The A’s – a joyous ten-song collection spanning genre and decades, with interpretations of traditionals, lullabies, and an original song, it weaves between the weird and the wonderful. “Why I’m Grieving,” originally recorded by the DeZurik Sisters, was the inspiration for the A’s existence. The A’s reach into the past to hold hands with the DeZurik Sisters, two farm girls from rural Minnesota who taught themselves to yodel amongst all their animals, in a continuing celebration of the tradition of folk eccentricity and whimsy.

                                                                                                                  The A’s played their first show together in 2013 after Sauser-Monnig first moved to North Carolina, where Meath had been living at the time, but it wasn’t until summer 2021 that they thought seriously about making Fruit. They decamped to Sylvan Esso’s Chapel Hill studio, Betty’s, for two weeks in the midst of a balmy and blooming Carolinian summer. They rehearsed during the day, deconstructing yodeling parts phonetically and staring absurdly into each other’s eyes as they practiced tongue twisting harmonies - and recorded in the nighttime, candles lit, a flickering glow against the windows framing the violet twilight outside.

                                                                                                                  “There was a lot of giggling during the session,” Sauser-Monnig explains. “At one point I was getting a tangle out of my hair and was like, oh, my God, that sounds really cool – the sound of my hands in my hair. And then I thought, what if we recorded hair for a percussion track? And then it just sort of snowballed.” Across the record, the A’s employ a bizarre-o ghost orchestra of strange noises that are percussive and melodic. The credits include nylon shorts, string (singular), hair, shoes, ice chunk, gravel, frog sample, and shoelace, among other unexpected makeshift instrumentation. The backing band is built out by a more traditional group of players: saxophone from Sam Gendel on “Copper Kettle,” backing vocals from Jenn Wasner (Flock of Dimes, Wye Oak) on “When I Die,” string arrangements from Gabriel Kahane on “He Needs Me,” and more.

                                                                                                                  Fruit is made up simply of songs the A’s love to sing – there are lullabies and love songs; “He Needs Me,” written by Harry Nilsson and first released by Shelley Duvall in the 1980 Popeye film; traditional ballads like “Swing and Turn Jubilee,” “Copper Kettle” and closer “Buckeye Jim,” a multiplying song about frogs and nature. The sole original track to appear on the album is the penultimate “When I Die,” written by Meath. It contains both wishes and instructions for the celebration of her death, a low synth bubbling beneath Sauser-Monnig and Meath’s voices. It’s a collection of ten seemingly incongruous songs, but with the throughline of Sauser-Monnig and Meath’s vocals and sense of humor working in tandem, they fit together into a cosmic yodeling-folk masterpiece. Fruit feels like blowing the dust off a precious artifact of decades past, but also winking and modern. Sauser-Monnig sums up their ethos on the project succinctly: “If it doesn’t make you cackle or cry, it doesn’t belong.”

                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                  01 He Needs Me
                                                                                                                  02 Swing And Turn Jubilee
                                                                                                                  03 Wedding Dress
                                                                                                                  04 Why I’m Grieving
                                                                                                                  05 When The Bloom Is On The Sage
                                                                                                                  06 My Poncho Pony
                                                                                                                  07 Go To Sleep My Darling Baby
                                                                                                                  08 Copper Kettle
                                                                                                                  09 When I Die
                                                                                                                  10 Buckeye Jim

                                                                                                                  The Academic

                                                                                                                  Sitting Pretty

                                                                                                                    Irish indie rock band The Academic are very excited to announce details of their new album, “Sitting Pretty” . The album was produced by Nick Hodgson at Snap Studios in London. Sitting Pretty is an album about navigating life in your 20s; the uncertainties and the ever-shifting sense of self. “It’s about the entrance into true adulthood and how that can alienate you from yourself, making you feel like you’re playing a supporting role in your own life,” the band explain. “In one moment feeling 100% certain about everything, only to become overwhelmed with feelings of aimlessness and lack of direction in the next.” 

                                                                                                                    The Action Time

                                                                                                                    Versus The World

                                                                                                                      Garage-punk-soul, somewhere between Make-up and Huggy Bear.

                                                                                                                      Discos Perdidos - which translates as Lost Records - is a new series started by Lisbon label Paraiso, dedicated entirely to releasing archival music that, for a reason or another, never saw the light of day. The first outing on this adventure into the unknown is by none other than the legendary Portugal-born, London-based techno instigator The Advent aka Cisco Ferreira. The three tracks on this EP were written in 1998 and were meant to be released on a label that another Portuguese techno legend - Jiggy - meant to start running, but other projects got in the way. Fast forward to early 2023, Jiggy showed the Paraiso crew the DATs containing these gems - immediately entrancing - and both him and The Advent agreed to give Discos Perdidos the honours of putting them out. Titled "Shiolas", this three-tracker opens with "Don't Do It", a relentless techno banger that, albeit its four to the floor drum pattern, feels swingy thanks to cleverly programmed percussion and claps. A concise but extremely effective bassline and synth lead guides the energetic smasher, with cut-up vocals, timely placed filters and hi-hats giving it a final shimmer. It's followed by the Piano Mix, with an equally strong and raw arrangement and a new element - an alien, sound-sculpted piano that gives it an extra sense of urgency. The closing track "Jacker" has more abstract leanings, although similarly dancefloor-ready, featuring an off-kilter yet driving conversation between stabs and bells in a display of expertly crafted dubby yet visceral sound design. A piece of dance music history is recovered - techno is now a story told more accurately.

                                                                                                                      STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                      Matt says: Primal techno shirt-lifters of the prime-era DJ Rush / Jeff Mills ilk. Nice to see these early 00s sounds making a come back. See also: Max Watts, Kettama, David James Drume etc.

                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                      1. Don't Do It
                                                                                                                      2. Don't Do It (Piano Mix)
                                                                                                                      3. Jacker

                                                                                                                      Mute are proud to present the 21st anniversary deluxe editions of The Afghan Whigs’ landmark album ‘Gentlemen’.

                                                                                                                      ‘Gentlemen At 21’ features the original album newly remastered along with bonus content consisting of rare Bsides, live performances and previously unreleased demos.

                                                                                                                      ‘Gentlemen At 21’ presents the original record’s 11 tracks, updated but still retaining the 1993 album’s blistering swagger. The same 11 tracks that have made a visceral connection with fans over the last 21 years - the deeply dark and confessional lyrical content, the no-frills production qualities and Greg Dulli’s soul-baring vocal performances captured on tape. In addition, the album includes all the original demos for the album, which were recorded at John Curley’s Ultrasuede studio space in Cincinnati.

                                                                                                                      The bonus material also includes the original ‘Debonair’ single B sides, including ‘Mr Superlove’ and a cover of the southern blue-eyed soul classic ‘Dark End Of The Street’ along with three songs recorded live for KTCL in Denver, previously issued on the ‘What Jail Is Like’ EP. The set comes packaged with a faithful reproduction of the original sleeve art and its striking front cover image, an homage to Nan Goldin’s iconic ‘Nan And Brian In Bed, New York City’.

                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                      Gentlemen
                                                                                                                      1. If I Were Going
                                                                                                                      2. Gentlemen
                                                                                                                      3. Be Sweet
                                                                                                                      4. Debonair
                                                                                                                      5. When We Two Parted
                                                                                                                      6. Fountain And Fairfax
                                                                                                                      7. What Jail Is Like
                                                                                                                      8. My Curse
                                                                                                                      9. Now You Know
                                                                                                                      10. I Keep Coming Back
                                                                                                                      11. Brother Woodrow / Closing Prayer

                                                                                                                      Demos
                                                                                                                      1. If I Were Going (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      2. Gentlemen (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      3. Be Sweet (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      4. Debonair (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      5. When We Two Parted (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      6. Fountain And Fairfax (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      7. What Jail Is Like (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      8. My Curse (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
                                                                                                                      9. Now You Know (Instrumental Rough Mix From Ardent)
                                                                                                                      10. Brother Woodrow (Instrumental Rough Mix From Ardent)

                                                                                                                      B-sides
                                                                                                                      11. Little Girl Blue [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded At Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
                                                                                                                      12. Ready [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded At Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
                                                                                                                      13. Mr. Superlove [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded At Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
                                                                                                                      14. The Dark End Of The Day The Street [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded At Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
                                                                                                                      15. What Jail Is Like (KTCL Live Music At The Mercury Café, Denver, CO May 10th, 1994)
                                                                                                                      16. Now You Know (KTCL Live Music At The Mercury Café, Denver, CO May 10th, 1994)
                                                                                                                      17. My World Is Empty Without You I Hear A Symphony (KTCL Live Music At The Mercury Café, Denver, CO May 10th, 1994)

                                                                                                                      The Afghan Whigs

                                                                                                                      How Do You Burn

                                                                                                                        The Afghan Whigs are set to release their first studio album in five years, How Do You Burn?, on 9 September. How Do You Burn?, the ninth studio album from The Afghan Whigs, finds the band in peak form, making the most vaulting and thrilling music of their lives. The album is virile, ready-for-action, and finds frontman Greg Dulli as swaggering, enigmatic and darkly charismatic as ever, and singing up a storm.

                                                                                                                        The album reaches corners of sound that, twenty-six years after the band's inception, find them at an apex. Referencing Warren Zevon, Prince, and Zeppelin all while plugging in to the soul and R&B influences that have always set them apart, The Afghan Whigs are at a precipice of greatness. Says Dulli, “I’m beginning to see there are a million places we can go. I feel virile, ready for action, and I want to keep stalking greatness.” 

                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                        I’ll Make You See God
                                                                                                                        The Getaway
                                                                                                                        Catch A Colt
                                                                                                                        Jyja
                                                                                                                        Please, Baby, Please
                                                                                                                        A Line Of Shots
                                                                                                                        Domino And Jimmy
                                                                                                                        Take Me There
                                                                                                                        Concealer
                                                                                                                        In Flames

                                                                                                                        The Aggrovators

                                                                                                                        Dubbing It Studio 1 Style

                                                                                                                          Twelve tracks of late '70s dubs from Bunny Lee's house band, all on Studio One rhythms. The Aggrovators classic line up includes Aston and Carlton Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare, Santa Davis, Chinna Smith, Ansel Collins, Tommy McCook etc.

                                                                                                                          The Aints!

                                                                                                                          5 6 7 8 9 EP

                                                                                                                            The Aints! comprise Ed Kuepper, Peter Oxley, Paul Larsen Loughhead, Alister Spence & Eamon Dilworth.

                                                                                                                            Formed in 2017 The Aints! original brief was to recreate the sound and energy of The Saints, the band co-founded by Kuepper in 1973, as they celebrated 40 years since the release of that band's groundbreaking debut (I’m) Stranded in 1977. With such talent at play though, it wasn’t long before this inspired five piece created material of their own. An album The Church of Simultaneous Existence, comprised entirely of Kuepper originals written in the period 1969-1978, was was released internationally to much fanfare and was a hit with fans and critics alike.5-6-7-8-9 is the next release from The Aints!

                                                                                                                            A 5-track mini-LP comprising alternate versions of album tracks Goodnight Ladies (single edit) and Country Song in G (acoustic) plus reworked versions of tracks from Kuepper’s 50 album strong catalogue including Memories Are Made Of This (The Saints, 1978) Laughing Clowns (Laughing Clowns, 1980) and Hang Jean Lee (Ed Kuepper & The Kowalski Collective, 2007).

                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                            GOODNIGHT LADIES (I HEAR A SOUND WITHOUT) (SINGLE EDIT)
                                                                                                                            HANG JEAN LEE
                                                                                                                            MEMORIES (ARE MADE OF THIS)
                                                                                                                            THE LAUGHING CLOWNS
                                                                                                                            COUNTRY SONG IN G (ACOUSTIC)

                                                                                                                            The Aints!

                                                                                                                            The Church Of Simultaneous Existence

                                                                                                                              “Rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands —the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints.” - (Bob Geldof)

                                                                                                                              THE AINTS! THE CHURCH OF SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCE

                                                                                                                              Forty years after the release of one of the great Australian debut albums of all time Ed Kuepper returns with a brand-new band and a brand new contender for the title.

                                                                                                                              When the heavily lauded, heavily influential first incarnation of The Saints split in 1978, Ed Kuepper, the sonic architect and primary songwriter of the original band and their three albums: the proto-punk classic (I’m) Stranded (1977), the r’n'b infused Eternally Yours (1978) and the brass-laden genre-defying Prehistoric Sounds (1978) left behind a plethora of unreleased material, however, rather than attempt to salvage what could have been Kuepper chose to move on forming the legendary Laughing Clowns performing and recording in Australia and the U.K. from 1979 through 1984 before embarking on an ARIA award winning solo career that has kept him touring and recording steadily since 1985.

                                                                                                                              Come 2017 though, and the 40th anniversary of The Saints seminal debut Kuepper was persuaded it was time to revisit and celebrate the music of his youth. Recruiting like-minded souls in Sunnyboys bassist Peter Oxley, drummer Paul Larsen Loughhead (The Celibate Rifles / The New Christs), jazz pianist Alister Spence and trumpeter and brass arranger Eamon Dilworth the band performed as The Aints! Play The Saints (’73 - ’78) covering Kuepper’s tenure with the band and all the classics including This Perfect Day, Know Your Product, Swing For The Crime and (I’m) Stranded to large crowds and a hugely appreciative response. But rather than purely recycle those formative songs Kuepper began to introduce the new-old material to an audience eager to hear what else Kuepper had been sitting on since 1978. A further positive response from the music department of the ABC saw these two iconic Australians join forces and bring to light what is in essence, the long lost fourth album by The (original) Saints. 

                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                              1. Red Aces
                                                                                                                              2. The Church Of Simultaneous Existence
                                                                                                                              3. You'll Always Walk Alone
                                                                                                                              4. You Got The Answer
                                                                                                                              5. Country Song In G
                                                                                                                              6. Elevator (A Song For Barking Lord Jeff)
                                                                                                                              7. This Is Our Summer
                                                                                                                              8. Winter's Way
                                                                                                                              9. S-O-S '75
                                                                                                                              10. Demo Girl Part 2
                                                                                                                              11. Good Night Ladies (I Hear A Sound Without)
                                                                                                                              12. The Rise And Falls Of James Hoopnoch Eefil 

                                                                                                                              The Album Leaf

                                                                                                                              Between Waves

                                                                                                                              Nearly twenty years into a career that has seen Jimmy LaValle exercising his creativity across the realms of film scoring, sound collage, and electronic / rock music, via instrumental and vocal-driven compositions alike, LaValle and The Album Leaf are poised to deliver yet another sonic triumph with 2016’s Between Waves.

                                                                                                                              Born out of a thorough reinvention of LaValle's creative process and approach, Between Waves is The Album Leaf's first proper full-length record in over six years and the first to be recorded and produced as a complete band, and was written with greater emphasis on the group dynamic. The album displays multifaceted, meticulous sound design, a keen ear for balancing disparate influences, and the strongest senses of dynamics, rhythm, and composition The Album Leaf has displayed to date. From the moody evolution of "Glimmering Lights" to the wistful trip-hop stylings of "New Soul" and beyond, Between Waves is a gorgeous collection of euphoric melodies and emotionally charged, multi-instrumental driven soundscapes from the longstanding innovators. This is intelligent, beautifully composed music at its most inventive, most confident, and most impressive.

                                                                                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                              Barry says: Well this is different isn't it? Not like 'It doesn't sound like The Album Leaf' different, it definitely does, but with an urgency previously unheard. I'm a big fan of LaValle's mellow Rhodes-based compositions (the recent reissue of 'In A Safe Place' was one of my record-buying highlights of recent times). The Rhodes is still present here fortunately, but it is backed with thumping drums in places, glitchy snares and giant swells, all topped off with silky vocal refrains. Pristinely produced and exciting from beginning to end. Rich and luxurious. Like a Creme Egg, but better for you.

                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                              1. False Dawn
                                                                                                                              2. Glimmering Lights
                                                                                                                              3. New Soul
                                                                                                                              4. Back To The Start
                                                                                                                              5. Wandering Still
                                                                                                                              6. Never Far
                                                                                                                              7. Lost In The Fog
                                                                                                                              8. Between Waves


                                                                                                                              The Album Leaf

                                                                                                                              Future Falling

                                                                                                                                Jimmy LaValle’s The Album Leaf has spun from solo outlet to full band and back in its nearly 25 years. His acclaimed catalog spans releases for labels such as Sub Pop, City Slang, Relapse, and others. He also composes music for film and television, scoring over 20 projects (narrative features, documentaries, and TV series) since 2009. The cinematic sensibilities of The Album Leaf were present from the beginning. His 1999 debut introduced the start of a signature sound: melodic and meditative electro-organic soundscapes constructed with guitar, percussion, Rhodes, and field recordings.

                                                                                                                                His seventh full-length LP, and first since 2016, arrives in 2023 via Vancouver’s Nettwerk Records. FUTURE FALLING finds LaValle working with an array of musicians, shaping slightly darker, more spacious, and synth-driven songs with contributions from Bat For Lashes, Kimbra, and many others. The music registers a shade darker and more synth-driven than most moments in his acclaimed catalog, a bridge between shadowy, cerebral terrain and dreamy precision pop, where softly percussive frameworks meet shimmering sound design and emotive instrumentation.

                                                                                                                                LaValle sees the construction of FUTURE FALLING as less conventional than past work. Contributions were done remotely with a “throw everything at it” mindset, making LaValle the arranger of layers from all over: drums, synths, horns, violins, voice, and more. LaValle created a pastiche of these layers and elements; in some cases even moving vocal takes to new tracks entirely. Without the in-the-room dynamics, he had more time to experiment, adding and subtracting ad infinitum. The album opens on “PROLOGUE,” an evocative, slow-building instrumental that rides a pattern into a symphonic sea of static. Keys and horns glide atop the rhythmic pulse of “DUST COLLECTS,” setting the contemplative scene for “AFTERGLOW,” the record’s most pop-minded performance. Here Kimbra, the Grammy-winning New Zealand singer-songwriter, renders a striking recollection of past love as percussive elements shimmer and swirl.

                                                                                                                                A plaintive piano line moves throughout “Cycles 19.9” encircled by light ambient washes, both a valley between two peaks and a powerful composition in its own right. “Future Falling” follows; with origins tracing back to 2015, the track embodies the full sonic journey LaValle has taken. All the hallmarks of The Album Leaf — melodic builds, vivid sprawl, tonal shape-shifting — assemble to a blissful finish. For the next stretch, “Cycles” begins with a uneasy Rhodes loop that builds and erupts into a wall of texture paving its way into “Give In,” where LaValle models a movement that begins subtle and measured before curving up with skyward, percussive bursts (“Stride”) and settling back down to the album’s back-half centerpiece, “Near” featuring the acclaimed English artist Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes. “Do you feel me near?” she sings into a mist of widescreen synths and soothing, distant drum beats as if searching through the dark.

                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                1) Prologue
                                                                                                                                2) Dust Collects
                                                                                                                                3) Afterglow (featuring Kimbra)
                                                                                                                                4) Future Falling
                                                                                                                                5) Breathe
                                                                                                                                6) Cycles
                                                                                                                                7) Give In
                                                                                                                                8) Stride
                                                                                                                                9) Near (featuring Bat For Lashes)
                                                                                                                                10) Epilogue

                                                                                                                                Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band

                                                                                                                                Smokin The Dummy

                                                                                                                                  Recorded exactly two years after acclaimed visual artist and songwriter Terry Allen’s masterpiece Lubbock (on everything), the feral follow-up Smokin the Dummy is less conceptually focused but more sonically and stylistically unified than its predecessor it’s also rougher and rowdier, wilder and more wired, and altogether more menacingly rock and roll.

                                                                                                                                  Following the 1973 Whitney Biennial, in which songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen and fellow iconic artist Horace Clifford “Cliff” Westermann both exhibited, Allen maintained a lively long-distance correspondence and exchange of artworks and music with Westermann, whose singular and highly influential art he admired enormously. In a February 1981 letter to his friend and mentor, written shortly after the late 1980 release of his third album Smokin the Dummy, while he and his family were living in Fresno, California, Terry explains the genesis of the album title: Westermann died shortly after receiving this letter, enclosed with a Smokin the Dummy LP, the minimalist black jacket of which Allen suggested that Cliff fold into a jaunty cardboard hat if he didn’t like the music. That response was unlikely, since Westermann loved Terry’s music, calling his debut record Juarez (1975) “the finest, most honest and heartfelt piece of music I ever heard.”

                                                                                                                                  The Panhandle Mystery Band had only recently coalesced during those 1978 Lubbock sessions, Lloyd Maines’s first foray into production. Through 1979, they honed their sound and tightened their arrangements with a series of periodic performances beyond Allen’s regular art-world circuit, including memorable record release concerts in Lubbock, Chicago, L.A., and Kansas City. Terry sought to harness the high-octane power of this now well-oiled collective engine to overdrive his songs into rawer and rockier off-road territory.

                                                                                                                                  His first album to share top billing with the Panhandle Mystery Band, Dummy documents a ferocious new band in fully telepathic, tornado-fueled flight, refining its caliber, increasing its range, and never looking down. Alongside the stalwart Maines brothers co-producer, guitarist, and all-rounder Lloyd, bassist Kenny, and drummer Donnie and mainstay Richard Bowden (who here contributes not only fiddle but also mandolin, cello, and “truck noise theory,” the big-rig doppler effect of Lloyd’s steel on “Roll Truck Roll”), new addition Jesse Taylor supplies blistering lead guitar, on loan from Joe Ely (who plays harmonica here). Jesse’s kinetic blues lines and penchant for extreme volume were instrumental in pushing these recordings into brisker tempos and tougher attitudes. Terry was feverish for several studio days, suffering from a bad flu and sweating through his

                                                                                                                                  clothes, which partially explains the literally febrile edge to his performances, rendered largely in a perma-growl. (By this point, he was regularly breaking piano pedals with his heavy-booted stomp.) Like the album title itself, the songs on Smokin the Dummy ring various demented bells. The tracks rifle through Terry’s assorted

                                                                                                                                  Obsessions especially the potential energy and escape of the open road, elevated here to an ecstatic, prayerful pitch and are populated by a cast of crooked characters: truckers, truck-stop waitresses, convicts, cokeheads, speed freaks, greasers, holy rollers, rodeo riders, dancehall cheaters, and sacrificial prairie dogs, sinners seeking some small reprieve, any fugitive moment of grace.

                                                                                                                                  A reigning deity of a certain kind of country music since the mid-70s.
                                                                                                                                  – The New York Times.

                                                                                                                                  The kind of singular American artist who expresses the fundamental weirdness of his country. – The Wire.

                                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                  A1. The Heart Of California (for Lowell George)
                                                                                                                                  A2. Cocaine Cowboy
                                                                                                                                  A3. Whatever Happened To Jesus (and Maybeline)?
                                                                                                                                  A4. Helena Montana
                                                                                                                                  A5. Texas Tears
                                                                                                                                  B1. Cajun Roll
                                                                                                                                  B2. Feelin Easy
                                                                                                                                  B3. The Night Café
                                                                                                                                  B4. Roll Truck Roll
                                                                                                                                  B5. Red Bird
                                                                                                                                  B6. The Lubbock Tornado (I Don't Know)

                                                                                                                                  Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

                                                                                                                                  Rejoice

                                                                                                                                    ‘Rejoice’ is a very special collaboration between Tony Allen, the legendary drummer and co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master trumpet player of South African jazz. Having first met in the 70s thanks to their respective close associations with FelaKuti, the two world-renowned musicians talked for decades about making an album together. When, in 2010, their touring schedules coincided in the UK, the moment presented itself and producer Nick Gold took the opportunity to record their encounter. The unfinished sessions, consisting of all original compositions by the pair, lay in archive until after Masekela passed away in 2018. With renewed resolution, Tony Allen and Nick Gold, with the blessing and participation of Hugh Masekela’s estate, unearthed the original tapes and finished recording the album in summer 2019 at the same London studio where the original sessions had taken place.

                                                                                                                                    ‘Rejoice’ can be seen as the long overdue confluence of two mighty African musical rivers – a union of two free-flowing souls for whom borders, whether physical or stylistic, are things to pass through or ignore completely. According to Allen, the album deals in “a kind of South African-Nigerian swing-jazz stew”, with its roots firmly in Afrobeat. Allen and Masekela are accompanied on the record by a new generation of well-respected jazz musicians including Tom Herbert (Acoustic Ladyland / The Invisible), Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective), Mutale Chashi (Kokoroko) and Steve Williamson.


                                                                                                                                    STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                    Matt says: Relishing in the top ring of the pyramid we find emperors Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela in primo form; whipping up a dazzling eight tracks of afro-beat mayhem that few can rival. Especially poignant and arresting following Masekela's death a couple of years ago; it's a delight to see the musician on top of his game till his dying breadth. They don't make em like they used to!

                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                    1. Robbers, Thugs And Muggers (O’Galajani)
                                                                                                                                    2. Agbada Bougou
                                                                                                                                    3. Coconut Jam
                                                                                                                                    4. Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)
                                                                                                                                    5 Slow Bones
                                                                                                                                    6 Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony)
                                                                                                                                    7 Obama Shuffle Strut Blues
                                                                                                                                    8 We’ve Landed

                                                                                                                                    ‘Rejoice’ is the classic collaboration between Tony Allen, the legendary drummer and co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master trumpet player of South African jazz. The record, released to great acclaim in March 2020, became the first posthumous release from Masekela, and the last release from Allen, who sadly passed away a month later.

                                                                                                                                    For this Special Edition, World Circuit have gone back to the original 2010 mixes and added previously unheard parts from the 2019 sessions to create 8 reimagined bonus mixes. The CD and LP releases also feature a booklet with sleeve notes and photos.

                                                                                                                                    Having first met in the 70s thanks to their respective close associations with Fela Kuti, the two world-renowned musicians talked for decades about making an album together. When, in 2010, their touring schedules coincided in the UK, the moment presented itself and producer Nick Gold took the opportunity to record their encounter. The unfinished sessions, consisting of all original compositions by the pair, lay in archive until after Masekela passed away in 2018. With renewed resolution, Tony Allen and Nick Gold, with the blessing and participation of Hugh Masekela’s estate, unearthed the original tapes and finished recording the album in summer 2019 at the same London studio where the original sessions had taken place.

                                                                                                                                    ‘Rejoice’ can be seen as the long overdue confluence of two mighty African musical rivers – a union of two free-flowing souls for whom borders, whether physical or stylistic, are things to pass through or ignore completely. According to Allen, the album deals in “a kind of South African-Nigerian swing-jazz stew”, with its roots firmly in Afrobeat. Allen and Masekela are accompanied on the record by a new generation of well-respected jazz musicians including Tom Herbert (Acoustic Ladyland / The Invisible), Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective), Mutale Chashi (Kokoroko) and Steve Williamson.


                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                    Disc 1:
                                                                                                                                    1. Robbers, Thugs And Muggers (O’Galajani)
                                                                                                                                    2. Agbada Bougou
                                                                                                                                    3. Coconut Jam
                                                                                                                                    4. Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)
                                                                                                                                    5. Slow Bones
                                                                                                                                    6. Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony)
                                                                                                                                    7. Obama Shuffle Strut Blues
                                                                                                                                    8. We’ve Landed

                                                                                                                                    Disc 2
                                                                                                                                    1. Robbers, Thugs And Muggers (O’Galajani) (Cool Cats Mix)
                                                                                                                                    2. Agbada Bougou (Cool Cats Mix)
                                                                                                                                    3. Coconut Jam (Cool Cats Mix)
                                                                                                                                    4. Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same) (Cool Cats Mix)
                                                                                                                                    5. Slow Bones (Cool Cats Mix)
                                                                                                                                    6. Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony) (Cool Cats Mix)
                                                                                                                                    7. Obama Shuffle Strut Blues (Cool Cats Mix)
                                                                                                                                    8. We’ve Landed (Cool Cats Mix)

                                                                                                                                    Tony Allen, Adrian Younge

                                                                                                                                    Tony Allen JID018

                                                                                                                                      The genius that is Tony Allen departed this mortal world in April of 2020, but not without leaving an unmatched legacy that crossed oceans and borders, bridging cultures and forging a sound that changed music. As the drummer for Fela Kuti's revolutionary Africa 70, Allen's polyrhythmic drumming defined Afrobeat. His contributions as an artist and cultural ambassador left an indelible impact on every genre of popular music, from Techno to Jan to Rock and Hip-Hop. Tony Allen's music stands as an ongoing testament to the interconnected musical relationships and dialogues across the African diaspora, and their lasting influence on how we listen. For Jazz Is Dead producer Adrian Younge, it is no small honor to share new music recorded with the drummer revolutionary Tony Allen. 

                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                      1. Ebun
                                                                                                                                      2. Steady Tremble
                                                                                                                                      3. Oladipo
                                                                                                                                      4. Don't Believe The Dancers
                                                                                                                                      5. Makoko
                                                                                                                                      8. Lagos
                                                                                                                                      7. No Beginning
                                                                                                                                      8. No End

                                                                                                                                      Tony Allen

                                                                                                                                      Secret Agent - 2022 Remaster

                                                                                                                                        World Circuit Records has made its reputation by producing some of the finest albums of the past three decades. The label is best known for the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club album (and associated solo artists Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo and Rubén González), which is the biggest selling world music album of all time and has contributed to the phenomenal rise in popularity of Cuban, as well as Latin American, music.

                                                                                                                                        World Circuit is also home to a number of revered African artists including the late Tony Allen (whose Afrobeat-jazz collaboration with Hugh Masekela ‘Rejoice’ was released to great critical acclaim in March 2020), iconic blues pioneer Ali Farka Touré (whose classic Grammy-winning ‘Talking Timbuktu’ album, recorded with Ry Cooder, brought the label early international acclaim), Malian divas and social activists Oumou Sangaré and Fatoumata Diawara, master kora player Toumani Diabaté, the illustrious Orchestra Baobab and musical iconoclast Cheikh Lô. 


                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                        A1 Secret Agent
                                                                                                                                        A2 Ijo
                                                                                                                                        A3 Switch
                                                                                                                                        B1 Celebrate
                                                                                                                                        B2 Ayenlo
                                                                                                                                        B3 Busybody
                                                                                                                                        C1 Pariwo
                                                                                                                                        C2 Nina Lowo
                                                                                                                                        C3 Atuwaba
                                                                                                                                        D1 Alutere
                                                                                                                                        D2 Elewon Po

                                                                                                                                        When did Tony Allen’s There Is No End become my album of the year? July 24th, Night & Day cafe, DJing. I had just put needle to groove on “Rich Black”, naively unprepared for the bass to meet the bar’s booming soundsystem - and then it HIT! The dancefloor was probably fearing for its life, but I was in love.

                                                                                                                                        A collaborative hip hop masterpiece, There Is No End has a real exploratory feel to it, which (as Allen’s spoken word introduction points out) is the whole purpose of the album - to push, to innovate, and to move, through music. With various up-and-coming singers, rappers, and poets lending their talents to each song, the tracklist reads like a supergroup of Next Big Things: there’s Lava La Rue’s no-nonsense flow and controlled beauty, The Koreatown Oddity’s comic images and hard-hitting home truths, Ben Okri’s inspired mess of creationist myths, fairytale tropes, and apocalyptic visions, and Sampa the Great’s unnerving, vocoded whisper loops - and that's just a fraction of the mavericks on mic duty here.

                                                                                                                                        All this is to say nothing of the drumming. “Brilliant” would be a gross understatement of just how diverse and original Allen’s beats are - by turns claustrophobic, metronomic, wild, and stuttering, the drums make each song as distinct and… well, brilliant, as the vocals do. Throw swampy bass synths, thickly affected backing vox, and a smorgasbord of tuned percussion into the mix, and what you get is There Is No End: a dizzying swan-song by one of music’s great innovators, and a glimpse into hip-hop’s bright, bright future.

                                                                                                                                        STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                        Barry says: There are very few drummers (no shade on drummers here) that would be well known of their own accord like Tony Allen is. Having been consistently inventive and undeniably brilliant throughout his life all the way up to his 2020 masterpiece with Hugh Massakela, 'Rejoice', it's really no surprise that this Posthumous release is chock-full of wonderful rhythmic surprises, and has a lineup of perfectly chosen guests. A fittingly wonderful album from one of the greatest (and original) Afrobeat drummers of all time.

                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                        CD (14 Tracks)
                                                                                                                                        Tony’s Praeludium
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen

                                                                                                                                        Stumbling Down
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Sampa The Great

                                                                                                                                        Crushed Grapes
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon

                                                                                                                                        Très Magnifique
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Tsunami

                                                                                                                                        Mau Mau
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Nah Eeto

                                                                                                                                        Coonta Kinte
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Zelooperz

                                                                                                                                        Rich Black
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Koreatown Oddity

                                                                                                                                        One Inna Million
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Lava La Rue

                                                                                                                                        Gang On Holiday (Em I Go We?)
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Jeremiah Jae

                                                                                                                                        Deer In Headlights
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Danny Brown

                                                                                                                                        Hurt Your Soul
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Nate Bone

                                                                                                                                        My Own
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Marlowe

                                                                                                                                        Cosmosis
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Ben Okri + Skepta

                                                                                                                                        There’s No End
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen

                                                                                                                                        2LP (12 Tracks)
                                                                                                                                        There Is No End
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen

                                                                                                                                        Rich Black
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Koreatown Oddity

                                                                                                                                        Coonta Kinte
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Zelooperz

                                                                                                                                        One Inna Million
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Lava La Rue

                                                                                                                                        Stumbling Down
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Sampa The Great

                                                                                                                                        Crushed Grapes
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon

                                                                                                                                        Gang On Holiday (Em I Go We?)
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Jeremiah Jae

                                                                                                                                        Mau Mau
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Nah Eeto

                                                                                                                                        Très Magnifique
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Tsunami

                                                                                                                                        Hurt Your Soul
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Nate Bone

                                                                                                                                        Cosmosis
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Ben Okri + Skepta

                                                                                                                                        My Own
                                                                                                                                        Tony Allen Featuring Marlowe

                                                                                                                                        'Hypnotise' is the spellbinding new single from sampler slayers, The Allergies. Who, once again, build funky new worlds out of dope beats and loops from their wild and wonderful record collections.

                                                                                                                                        Here, the Bristol-based duo break new ground, sampling the incredible Deli Sosimi and heading out on the housier side of things, working a deadly dancefloor 4/4 around their signature soulful stylings.

                                                                                                                                        Pulsing kicks and playful percussion keep the pace, as euphoric Afrobeat horns and insistent vocal lines build the energy in the room.

                                                                                                                                        It's a captivating cut, made for discerning DJs and discos. But, as soon as you let the infectious double bass-led groove hit you, you'll mesmerised by the music.

                                                                                                                                        'Vamonos' on the flip laces old school boogaloo and salsa samples with sizzling hi-hats, claps, and club-ready breaks. It's an anthem for beach bodies, holiday heroes, and sun-seekers, hell bent on escaping the rat race.

                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                        1. Hypnotise
                                                                                                                                        2. Vamonos (feat. Andy Cooper & Marietta Smith)

                                                                                                                                        The Aloof

                                                                                                                                        This Constant Chase For Thrills - 2022 Reissue

                                                                                                                                          Acid Jazz presents the long-awaited reissue of The Aloof’s cult classic final LP ‘This Constant Chase For Thrills’.

                                                                                                                                          Formed in 1990, The Aloof were a pioneering electronic act, playing and touring with the likes of Massive Attack and Leftfield. After three albums with the Warner EastWest, they forged their own path, releasing ‘This Constant Chase For Thrills’ on their own Screaming Target label.

                                                                                                                                          Despite highlights ‘Doing It For Money’ and ‘Painted Face’, as well as ‘So Good’, which featured in the US version of ‘Queer As Folk’, the album didn’t get the coverage it deserved upon release.

                                                                                                                                          Within a dark and moody atmosphere, there is definite Ibiza and Balearic feel to the record, showing a band with a positive DIY spirit.

                                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                          So Good
                                                                                                                                          Doing It For Money
                                                                                                                                          Good Morning World
                                                                                                                                          Sold
                                                                                                                                          Tearing Up Inside
                                                                                                                                          Infatuated
                                                                                                                                          D.I.R.M. Version
                                                                                                                                          The Beach
                                                                                                                                          Painted Face

                                                                                                                                          The Altered Hours

                                                                                                                                          Convertible

                                                                                                                                            Second album from Irish band The Altered Hours. Having previously recorded in Anton Newcombe’s Berlin studio for their debut singles & ending up in the infamous Funkhaus studios to lay down what would become their debut album ‘In Heat Not Sorry ’, the band decided once again to change the approach & take their new songs back to the privacy of their own studio space on the outskirts of Cork City. The new LP ‘Convertible’ is the result of countless late night/early morning sessions that took place over the past 2 years. Choosing to self produce and engineer this record was a conscious choice as the band felt an urge to take what they had learned on the road & in various studios previously, and condense all of this energy back into the boiling pot of their own rehearsal space.

                                                                                                                                            The group have been a part of some exciting movements since the beginning and their path has been an organic one. They quickly became known in their hometown for taking over an ex-government building in the heart of Cork city, turning into a studio and creating a hub for the scene that surrounded them. The years that follow shine a light on the relentless energy of this group and unwavering love for playing shows anywhere & everywhere It’s been a wild ride for The Altered Hours so far & their music keeps evolving & growing as the experiences build. This is a group with the spirit of music deeply ingrained in them and a passion for making rock music something that you can believe in.

                                                                                                                                            Their second full length album ‘Convertible’ is a window into the band’s idiosyncratic tendencies, a closer look into how their writing & sound continuously moves forwards while somehow remaining rooted in their own unique world all at once. The Altered Hours seem born to be an underground affair, something that they wear with pride and this album is a wonderful culmination of their DIY upbringing, their unfiltered rock ‘n’ roll spirit along with a confident stride into personal songwriting.

                                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                            1. You Are Wrong
                                                                                                                                            2. All Amnesia
                                                                                                                                            3. Thistle
                                                                                                                                            4. Love You
                                                                                                                                            5. Radiant Wound
                                                                                                                                            6. Street Sinner
                                                                                                                                            7. Stratocaster Dreamcatcher
                                                                                                                                            8. 7 Years 

                                                                                                                                            The Amazons

                                                                                                                                            How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me

                                                                                                                                              Hello

                                                                                                                                              Matt here. Just wanted to reach out and let you know a few things about the record you’re about to, or are already listening to!

                                                                                                                                              How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me is a record largely inspired by the long distance relationship I’ve been in over the last couple years, and more specifically, the 7 months spent apart in 2020. The album was largely written in the converted attic I live in, in the centre of Brighton.

                                                                                                                                              The songs that went on to make up this record were originally only to be shared between me and my girlfriend. You can imagine, after a few months, that phone calls and Whatsapp and FaceTime begin to wear a little thin, especially in the face of not knowing when we’d be reunited. Writing and sharing music became a way for me to feel like I retained some kind of power, to bridge the distance between us.

                                                                                                                                              As a band we were already halfway through writing a very different record, but it became apparent, the more and more I shared these songs with the boys, that this was the story we wanted to tell.
                                                                                                                                              Sonically, we wanted to make a record that kicked back against the confines of our houses and bedrooms. We wanted to make music powerful enough blow the roof off and transport us somewhere else. Lots of artists made records to match the slower pace of life over the last couple years which was cool, but we never stopped dreaming about festivals and life and energy and community. I hope that’s reflected in the music.

                                                                                                                                              We’ve been incredibly lucky to work with some of our heroes on this album. I expressed to Jim Abbiss (who produced the record) and Craig Silvey (who mixed it) that The Amazons wouldn’t exist without their work, so many times, I’m sure it became slightly irritating. But it’s true and it feels kind of full circle for us.

                                                                                                                                              We’ve been in the Fiction and Universal family now for nearly 7 years. We’ve worked with a lot of incredible minds and huge hearts and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to grow as artists. Each of the last 2 records we’ve released up to this point have been unique adventures and we’ve learnt so much. For us, this record represents the accumulation of all that work and experience, but also the start of a new adventure, that we hope will be the best yet. We’re so excited to have you on the journey and we hope you like the record!

                                                                                                                                              See you soon.
                                                                                                                                              Matt, Joe, Chris and Elliot. 


                                                                                                                                              The Amorphous Androgynous

                                                                                                                                              The Cartel & Remixes

                                                                                                                                                THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2014 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                                                                                                                Collectors Limited Edition Double Vinyl for Record Store Day 2014 * Hand Numbered 750 Units

                                                                                                                                                A special collector's double vinyl of 'The Cartel' by the Amorphous Androgynous exploring psychsploitation (where psychedelia meets blaxploitation) on their 'MONSTROUS BUBBLE' soundtrack series.

                                                                                                                                                Features original tracks from The Cartel Vols 1&2 written by the Amorphous Androgynous plus remixes by Youth, DJ Food, Black Light Cinema, Cranium Pie, Lost In Edit and by the Amorphous Androgynous themselves. Also includes 'WHERE DOES THE EVIL GO ?' featuring Alisha Sufit (Magic Carpet) on vocals and BANKSTERS which features Noel Gallagher on bass and guitar.

                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                Disc 1
                                                                                                                                                1. The Chaser (Black Light Cinema Remix)
                                                                                                                                                2. City Of Regrets (Broadcast Of Variants Remix)
                                                                                                                                                3. Where Does The Evil Go
                                                                                                                                                4. Tunnel Vision (DJ Food Remix)
                                                                                                                                                5. Billionaire
                                                                                                                                                6. Bugged (Virgil Howe Remix)
                                                                                                                                                7. The Watch Man
                                                                                                                                                8. The Killin' Spree
                                                                                                                                                9. The Costa Rican Cartel
                                                                                                                                                10. Visiting The Visitor (Seafar Remix)
                                                                                                                                                11. Out About (Mikey Rowe Remix)
                                                                                                                                                12. Wasp (Blood Solution) (Youth Remix)

                                                                                                                                                Disc 2
                                                                                                                                                1. Banksters
                                                                                                                                                2. The Bug
                                                                                                                                                3. Regrets (Re-edit)
                                                                                                                                                4. Radio Break (NMESH Re-mix)
                                                                                                                                                5. Wasped (Cranium Pie's Baking Research Centre Remix)
                                                                                                                                                6. 1 000000 (Cranium Pie's Baking Research Centre Remix)
                                                                                                                                                7. The Wasp
                                                                                                                                                8. Bankster Island
                                                                                                                                                9. The First Billion Is The Hardest
                                                                                                                                                10. Regrets And The Damage Done (Lost In Edit Re-mix)
                                                                                                                                                11. The Rat
                                                                                                                                                12. Opium Smiles

                                                                                                                                                The Amorphous Androgynous & Peter Hammill

                                                                                                                                                We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal MPB Remixes

                                                                                                                                                  The Amorphous Androgynous unite their award-winning psychedelic compilation series ‘A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (Exploding In Your Mind)’ with their symphonic new single ‘We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal’ (taken from the forthcoming album ‘Listening Beyond The Head Chakra‘) to create this latest instalment of the Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble series. It features a host of luminaries such as Peter Hammill -vocals (Van Der Graaf Generator), Paul Weller - piano and guitar, and erstwhile members of The Spencer Davies Group and Ian Gillan Band – as well as Soft Machine on lead guitar and sax. The Chesterfield Philharmonic choir and a full string section also make an appearance. Finally, the series features a number of collaborations and remixes (including bands Atomic Simao, Higher Peaks, Regal Worm, Cobalt Chapel) creating one helluva progtronic psychedelic trip through the Amorphous Androgynous samplerdelic multiverse.

                                                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                  1. The Lutine Bell
                                                                                                                                                  2. Gunter & His Evil Soul Sacrifice Orchestra Play Back Mass A GoGo
                                                                                                                                                  3. Hymortality Part 1
                                                                                                                                                  4. Physically I'm Here, Mentally Far, Far Away
                                                                                                                                                  5. In Madness Reigns
                                                                                                                                                  6. Hymortality Part 2
                                                                                                                                                  7. Somos Inmortales Nos Persuadimosi
                                                                                                                                                  8. Everything Is Easy With A Little Persuasion
                                                                                                                                                  9. Gravity Bong
                                                                                                                                                  10. Our Dominion
                                                                                                                                                  11. The Persuader
                                                                                                                                                  12. Synthony On A Theme Of Mortality Excerpt Part 2
                                                                                                                                                  13. Counting Down The Time Part 2
                                                                                                                                                  14. Tomorrow, Time & Immortality

                                                                                                                                                  Tori Amos

                                                                                                                                                  Little Earthquakes - 180g Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                    Emotionally and musically intense, 'Little Earthquakes' shows that the piano is as much a rock & roll instrument as the guitar. Tori Amos's debut (if one disregards 'Y Kant Tori Read', as one would be well advised to do) is at once listenable and challenging; she takes on every topic, from sex to gender to religion, in an uncompromising manner. Her music appears gentle at first, but this appearance is deceiving, as one quickly learns upon listening to the wrenching "Crucify" or the almost violent "Precious Things." By the time the album gets around to "Me and a Gun," sung hauntingly by Amos without accompaniment from her piano, the juxtaposition of Amos' sweet voice and the emotional complexity of her lyrics is both familiar and shocking.

                                                                                                                                                    Tori Amos

                                                                                                                                                    Under The Pink - 180g Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                      After sharing personal and emotional accounts on her stunning debut, 'Little Earthquakes', Tori Amos stirs those sensations up for an eclectic yet beautiful account of female security on Under the Pink. Being a woman, she's always in question of her actions, calling out and interrogating the opposite sex for her own pleasure. But it's not necessarily with a scolding tone. She's playful with her signature piano accompaniment, but allows for a twisted mess of guitars, violins, and bass loops, which are quite enigmatic like Kate Bush as well. "Baker Baker" and "Bells for Her" are aching with ballad-esque beauty, but the seething "The Waitress" sparks Amos' inner devil. She's quaint at first, but rages into a scalding vocal queen. It makes her even more a pioneer for female originality and independence. Singles such as "God" and "Cornflake Girl" are sultry and provocative, depicting that she's everything but shy. Under the Pink is typically melodic, but it contains a heavy desire. Amos is still breaking into something more definitive as both a woman and a singer/songwriter. The lyrical imagery is much more wide open, something that will become Amos' ever-changing swan song.


                                                                                                                                                      Tori Amos

                                                                                                                                                      Little Earthquakes - 2023 Reissue

                                                                                                                                                        Celebrating 30 years of Tori Amos’ debut solo album ‘Little Earthquakes.’ Amos became the voice of a generation of young girls when she delivered her first solo record in 1992. Each of the tracks on Little Earthquakes painted an evocative picture, and the album delivered 5 singles: “Crucify,” “Silent All These Years,” “Winter,” “China,” “Me and A Gun.”

                                                                                                                                                        The album has already received the deluxe treatment in 2006, and this 2-LP is the first time the tracks have been remastered for this format, lovingly remastered by Jon Astley at Abbey Road Studios. In 2022, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the record, Z2 announced a graphic novel of the album. 

                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                        LP 1
                                                                                                                                                        Side A
                                                                                                                                                        Crucify (4:58)
                                                                                                                                                        Girl (4:06)
                                                                                                                                                        Silent All These Years (4:11)
                                                                                                                                                        Side B
                                                                                                                                                        Precious Things (4:26)
                                                                                                                                                        Winter (5:41)
                                                                                                                                                        Happy Phantom (3:13)
                                                                                                                                                        LP 2
                                                                                                                                                        Side A
                                                                                                                                                        China (4:59)
                                                                                                                                                        Leather (3:12)
                                                                                                                                                        Mother (6:59)
                                                                                                                                                        Side B
                                                                                                                                                        Tear In Your Hand (4:38)
                                                                                                                                                        Me And A Gun (3:44)
                                                                                                                                                        Little Earthquakes (6:52)

                                                                                                                                                        Tori Amos

                                                                                                                                                        Scarlet's Walk - 2023 Reissue

                                                                                                                                                          Here’s what we said about this album on it’s original release in 2003, and it still stands up today. One of the most original singer songwriters of her generation and one of the most gifted pianists too. "Scarlet's Walk" features her finest songs since "Under The Pink" and will please all the converted and maybe open up a few eyes and ears as well. There's a return to a simpler piano sound with the only other instruments on many tracks being bass and drums. Over 74 minutes long it's an epic voyage for the listener as well as 'Scarlet'.

                                                                                                                                                          Tori Amos

                                                                                                                                                          Under The Pink - Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                                                                            Singer-songwriter Tori Amos released her second studio album Under the Pink in January 1994. Entering the UK charts at #1, it’s regarded as one of Tori’s most acclaimed albums, featuring in a number of ‘best albums of the 90s’ lists. Charting at UK #4 in the singles chart, the lead single Cornflake Girl is one of several unforgettable singles featuring in the album, which also include God, Past the Mission, and Pretty Good Year. The album was BPI certified platinum in 2007, and continues to be an album which draws interest to new and old fans alike.


                                                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                            Side One
                                                                                                                                                            1. Pretty Good Year 3:25
                                                                                                                                                            2. God 3:58
                                                                                                                                                            3. Bells For Her 5:20
                                                                                                                                                            4. Past The Mission 4:05

                                                                                                                                                            Side Two
                                                                                                                                                            1. Baker Baker 3:20
                                                                                                                                                            2. The Wrong Band 3:03
                                                                                                                                                            3. The Waitress 3:09

                                                                                                                                                            Side Three
                                                                                                                                                            1. Cornflake Girl 5:06
                                                                                                                                                            2. Icicle 5:47
                                                                                                                                                            3. Cloud On My Tomgue 4:44

                                                                                                                                                            Side Four
                                                                                                                                                            1. Space Dog 5:10
                                                                                                                                                            2. Yes, Anastasia 9:33

                                                                                                                                                            The Amps

                                                                                                                                                            Pacer

                                                                                                                                                              Released in the immediate aftermath of the runaway success of The Breeders’ platinum-selling second album ‘Last Splash’ and the Pixies calling it a day the first time round, The Amps are an important part of the Kim Deal canon.

                                                                                                                                                              First intended as a solo project, The Amps instead grew into a fully-fledged band with Jim MacPherson from The Breeders joining on drums and Dayton, OH musicians Luis Lerma and Nate Farley on bass and guitar respectively. Releasing just one album, ‘Pacer’, in 1995 and after a whirlwind of touring with the likes of Foo Fighters, Guided By Voices and Sonic Youth, Kim returned them to the shelf, leaving behind one of her most intriguing chapters.

                                                                                                                                                              A glorious record whose charm has only grown since release, ‘Pacer’ captures Kim energised by a new band and no pressure, recording with purpose in seven studios with a different engineer each time. The resultant record is both raw and undeniable, with Kim’s songwriting arguably at its most cryptic and personal. Don’t be fooled by its casual lo-fi veneer too, underneath lies one serious record that never dips or lacks purpose. With this first vinyl repress on 4AD, ‘Pacer’ is finally getting the reappraisal it richly deserves

                                                                                                                                                              The Anchoress

                                                                                                                                                              The Art Of Losing

                                                                                                                                                                'The Art of Losing' is the second album from Welsh multi-instrumentalist The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies), following up on her critically acclaimed debut album, 'Confessions of A Romance Novelist', which was named amongst the Guardian critics' Albums of the Year, won HMV's Welsh Album of the Year, Best Newcomer at the PROG awards, and a nomination for the Welsh Music Prize. Written and produced by Davies, the new album features guest performances from James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers) and drums from Sterling Campbell (David Bowie, Duran Duran) along with the mixing talents of Dave Eringa (Manics, Wilko Johnson) and grammy-award winner Mario McNulty (David Bowie, Prince, Laurie Anderson).

                                                                                                                                                                'The Art Of Losing' ambitiously navigates the topic of loss in all its forms and was written and recorded during an unfeasibly busy few years as Davies found solace and purpose in a range of projects whilst navigating her griefs. Most recently this came via the release of her collaborative album 'In Memory of My Feelings' with Bernard Butler (on Pete Paphides' label Needle Mythology), duetting with the Manic Street Preachers on 'Resistance Is Futile', and being personally invited by The Cure's Robert Smith to perform at his Meltdown Festival. She also brought a new generation of ears to legendary Scottish rock band Simple Minds, where she spent much of the last five years appearing on the 'Big Music' (2015) and 'Walk Between Worlds' (2018) albums. 

                                                                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                                Barry says: 'The Art Of Losing' shows a superb grasp of melody and drive while still retaining the more nuanced songwriting and groove, reminiscent of recent shop hitters, The International Teachers of Pop or the superb new Róisín Murphy LP. Davies maintains the quality of her previous outing, pushing things a little further and that little bit more danceable. Superb.

                                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                CD
                                                                                                                                                                1. Moon Rise ( Prelude ) ( 02:51 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. Let It Hurt ( 03:37 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. The Exchange Feat. James Dean Bradfield
                                                                                                                                                                4. Show Your Face ( 04:27 )
                                                                                                                                                                5. The Art Of Losing ( 04:07 )
                                                                                                                                                                6. All Farewells Should Be Sudden ( 05:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                7. All Shall Be Well ( 01:39 )
                                                                                                                                                                8. Unravel ( 04:05 )
                                                                                                                                                                9. Paris ( 02:01 )
                                                                                                                                                                10. 5AM ( 04:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                11. The Heart Is A Lonesome Hunter ( 04:06 )
                                                                                                                                                                12. My Confessor ( 03:56 )
                                                                                                                                                                13. With The Boys ( 05:57 )
                                                                                                                                                                14. Moon ( An End ) ( 02:52 )


                                                                                                                                                                LP X 2
                                                                                                                                                                1. Moon Rise ( Prelude ) ( 02:51 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. Let It Hurt ( 03:37 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. The Exchange Feat. James Dean Bradfield
                                                                                                                                                                1. Show Your Face ( 04:27 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. The Art Of Losing ( 04:07 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. All Farewells Should Be Sudden ( 05:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                4. All Shall Be Well ( 01:39 )
                                                                                                                                                                1. Unravel ( 04:05 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. Paris ( 02:01 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. 5AM ( 04:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                4. The Heart Is A Lonesome Hunter ( 04:06 )
                                                                                                                                                                1. My Confessor ( 03:56 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. With The Boys ( 05:57 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. Moon ( An End ) ( 02:52 )

                                                                                                                                                                LP X 2 + 7"
                                                                                                                                                                1. Moon Rise ( Prelude ) ( 02:51 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. Let It Hurt ( 03:37 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. The Exchange Feat. James Dean Bradfield
                                                                                                                                                                1. Show Your Face ( 04:27 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. The Art Of Losing ( 04:07 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. All Farewells Should Be Sudden ( 05:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                4. All Shall Be Well ( 01:39 )
                                                                                                                                                                1. Unravel ( 04:05 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. Paris ( 02:01 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. 5AM ( 04:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                4. The Heart Is A Lonesome Hunter ( 04:06 )
                                                                                                                                                                1. My Confessor ( 03:56 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. With The Boys ( 05:57 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. Moon ( An End ) ( 02:52 )
                                                                                                                                                                1. Unravel ( 7" Mix ) ( 03:34 )
                                                                                                                                                                1. Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky ( 03:09 )


                                                                                                                                                                3 CD Set
                                                                                                                                                                1. Moon Rise ( Prelude ) ( 02:51 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. Let It Hurt ( 03:37 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. The Exchange Feat. James Dean Bradfield
                                                                                                                                                                4. Show Your Face
                                                                                                                                                                5. The Art Of Losing ( 04:07 )
                                                                                                                                                                6. All Farewells Should Be Sudden ( 05:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                7. All Shall Be Well ( 01:39 )
                                                                                                                                                                8. Unravel ( 04:05 )
                                                                                                                                                                9. Paris ( 02:01 )
                                                                                                                                                                10. 5AM ( 04:02 )
                                                                                                                                                                11. The Heart Is A Lonesome Hunter ( 04:06 )
                                                                                                                                                                12. My Confessor ( 03:56 )
                                                                                                                                                                13. With The Boys ( 05:57 )
                                                                                                                                                                14. Moon ( An End )
                                                                                                                                                                1. Show Your Face ( Original Keys Demo ) ( 04:24 )
                                                                                                                                                                2. The Art Of Losing ( P Dub Alt Mix ) ( 04:06 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. Unravel ( P Dub Alt Mix ) ( 04:04 )
                                                                                                                                                                4. The Heart Is A Lonesome Hunter ( Original Demo Version ) ( 04:01 )
                                                                                                                                                                5. Show Your Face ( P Dub Alt Mix ) ( 04:24 )
                                                                                                                                                                6. With The Boys ( Original Demo Version ) ( 05:34 )
                                                                                                                                                                7. All Shall Be Well ( Instrumental Version ) ( 01:41 )
                                                                                                                                                                8. Paris ( Instrumental Version ) ( 01:56 )
                                                                                                                                                                9. Unravel ( Original String Demo ) ( 03:28 )
                                                                                                                                                                10. The Exchange (Dictaphone Writing Demo)
                                                                                                                                                                11. Let It Hurt ( Dictaphone Writing Demo ) ( 01:57 )
                                                                                                                                                                1. The Exchange Feat. James Dean Bradfield (Hinako Omori Remix)
                                                                                                                                                                2. Unravel ( Cross Bone T Remix ) ( 04:32 )
                                                                                                                                                                3. Show Your Face ( Worriedaboutsatan Remix ) ( 04:59 )
                                                                                                                                                                4. The Art Of Losing ( Jermaine Soul Remix ) ( 04:33 )
                                                                                                                                                                5. The Exchange Feat. James Dean Bradfield (Jermaine Soul Remix)

                                                                                                                                                                The Anchoress

                                                                                                                                                                The Art Of Losing - Acoustic EP

                                                                                                                                                                  Following the raft of "Best of 2021" plaudits for 'The Art Of Losing', Welsh songwriter & producer The Anchoress announces the vinyl EP release of acoustic versions of tracks from her critically- acclaimed record. 'The Art Of Losing - Acoustic EP' is out on January 20th 2023 via Kscope & features a stripped back piano version of 'Show Your Face', 'Let It Hurt (String Quartet Version)' & acoustic versions of 'All Farewells Should Be Sudden' & 'The Art Of Losing' plus a solo piano take on 'The Exchange' & a special French language version of 'Let It Hurt'. Catherine Anne Davies aka The Anchoress says: "As an album that was designed to be listened to on headphones as an intimate journey into the physical & psychological landscape of grief, it's been fascinating to tackle these acoustic reworkings & explore new textures & arrangements that strip back the songs to their essential skeletons. I hope fans will find a new connection to the core of the songs within these acoustic versions & be excited to own them on vinyl for the first time."

                                                                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                  1. Show Your Face ( Piano Version )
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Let It Hurt ( String Quartet Version )
                                                                                                                                                                  3. All Farewells Should Be Sudden ( Acoustic Version )
                                                                                                                                                                  4. The Art Of Losing ( Acoustic Lounge Version )
                                                                                                                                                                  5. The Exchange ( Solo Piano Version )
                                                                                                                                                                  6. Let It Hurt ( French Version ) ( Bonus Track )

                                                                                                                                                                  The Anniversary - Superdrag

                                                                                                                                                                  Split CD

                                                                                                                                                                    The coming together of these two emo-pop bands signifies the first release in a Split EP series from Vagrant Records. Three strong songs from each band makes this an easy-to-assimilate treat. Superdrag showcases a handful of songs and The Anniversary contribute three new creations too.

                                                                                                                                                                    The Annuals

                                                                                                                                                                    Sweet Sister

                                                                                                                                                                    North Carolina’s The Annuals have had a whirlwind ride. They released their first album, "Be He Me", in 2006 while each of their six members were only around nineteen years old. Bloggers, critics, and fans alike fell in love with the album. Two years later, they released their second album "Such Fun". The Annuals are currently embarking on their most dynamic and creative project yet, a 2010 EP release "Sweet Sister", which has been written, recorded and produced entirely by its founder, Adam Baker, in the band’s own hometown recording studio. "Sweet Sister" encompasses the pure energy that Annuals are known for: the quirky experimentalism, the intrinsic pop sensibility, the impeccable production, and the boundless independent spirit. It is electrifyingly alive, and promises to be yet another highlight in this young band’s successful and blossoming career.

                                                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                    1. Loxtep
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Turncloaking
                                                                                                                                                                    3. Sweet Sister
                                                                                                                                                                    4. Holler And Hawl
                                                                                                                                                                    5. Flesh And Blood

                                                                                                                                                                    Recorded throughout the spring of 2010 by frontman and first time producer Martin Colclough, "Lifeline" is the album that everybody believed The Answering Machine could make. A departure and a knowing deviation from the sound that established the band on 2009’s angular debut "Another City, Another Sorry", "Lifeline" is a unique, intelligent and diverse LP. Stylistically extensive, the album clicks between moments of post rock magnificence to glitch-driven programming; at once inhaling a varied catalogue of influences and exhaling a body of work that will top End of Year polls.

                                                                                                                                                                    After working with producers from London and New York, writing songs in Tokyo, demoing in sky scrapers and honing ideas in Brooklyn, it became obvious that ‘home’ was the perfect place to pull "Lifeline" together. The cliché goes that record producers are the so-called ‘fifth member’ of the band but Manchester’s The Answering Machine decided to keep things simple and opted for an actual member of the band to produce their second album. After several successful remix projects, frontman Martin Colclough decided to step up to the role. What followed was not an expensive studio, engineers or remote location; instead the band opted for their underground practice room in the city centre. From six feet under they emerged with their lifeline.

                                                                                                                                                                    While journalists stalked the streets murmuring buzz words and hailing the new ‘Manchester scene’ The Answering Machine were hard to find. They were in fact below the city campaigning for change, creating a record that is far removed from people’s expectations of them, peeling all the layers of what journalists and fans had deemed them to be and avoiding being caught up in any industry onslaught on their city. They stand alone and by doing so have rediscovered themselves, their identity and uncovered a new sound. Central to this regeneration has been the acquisition of a number of vintage synths passed down from the Factory Records band Repetition. These, along with pump organs and acoustic guitars, opened up a new and more collaborative way of writing for the band.

                                                                                                                                                                    There are no gimmicks, stories or press angles for The Answering Machine on their second album campaign. This is because what the band have created and achieved is truly remarkable and therefore the ONLY thing worth writing about. Musically eclectic, textural and complex, lyrically sophisticated, honest and striking "Lifeline" is a very special record; the first great record of 2011. It documents a band reborn, a band who have taken the model of Radiohead and The Beatles before them, determined to make a record that sounds nothing like their last. They have succeeded with a grace and elegance all of their own.

                                                                                                                                                                    STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                                    Laura says: Sadly, The Answering Machine have decided to call it a day, but they bow out in style with the release of the Limited Edition vinyl version of this album.

                                                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                    1. My Little Navy
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Lifeline
                                                                                                                                                                    3. Animals
                                                                                                                                                                    4. 3 Miles
                                                                                                                                                                    5. Romantic And Square
                                                                                                                                                                    6. Anything Anything
                                                                                                                                                                    7. Hospital Lung
                                                                                                                                                                    8. Rules
                                                                                                                                                                    9. Video 8
                                                                                                                                                                    10. So Alive
                                                                                                                                                                    11. The End

                                                                                                                                                                    The Antlers release ‘Familiars’, their fourth studio album and first since 2011’s ‘Burst Apart’. (In between, they released the ‘[together]’ and ‘Undersea’ EPs.) ·

                                                                                                                                                                    ‘Familiars’ was recorded, produced and engineered by the band at their Brooklyn studio and mixed by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Future Islands, Beach House) and follows 2011’s critically lauded ‘Burst Apart’, which The Sunday Times described as “some of the most beautiful music in years” and The Independent heralded as “a spine tingling triumph.”

                                                                                                                                                                    STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                                    Andy says: Absolutely gorgeous, mellow record.

                                                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                    1. Palace
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Doppelgänger
                                                                                                                                                                    3. Hotel
                                                                                                                                                                    4. Intruders
                                                                                                                                                                    5. Director
                                                                                                                                                                    6. Revisited
                                                                                                                                                                    7. Parade
                                                                                                                                                                    8. Surrender
                                                                                                                                                                    9. Refuge

                                                                                                                                                                    The Antlers

                                                                                                                                                                    Green To Gold

                                                                                                                                                                      Highly anticipated record from New York's beloved act The Antlers, their first new music in seven music Perhaps what distinguishes Green to Gold from the rest of The Antlers’ canon is its arrival at a kind of quiet normalcy after a number of rather anxious records. Conceived and written almost entirely in the morning hours, Green to Gold is the easily their most luminous record to date. Following 2014’s Familiars, it looked unsure as to whether there would even be another Antlers album, after the onset of singer and primary songwriter Peter Silberman’s auditory problems.

                                                                                                                                                                      Affecting his left ear, it was a condition that left him struggling to cope with commonplace noises. He was subsequently diagnosed with lesions on one of his vocal cords, requiring surgery for their removal and vocal therapy to retrain his voice to sing. Following a relocation to upstate New York and the 10th anniversary tour of 2009's 'Hospice', Silberman was rejuvenated and rediscovered the impulse to create new Antlers music. Of Silberman’s unique vocals, The Guardian wrote “His multi-octave voice is as intense as Jeff Buckley’s or Anohni’s, but it’s vulnerable without being precious or cloying” The first LP pressing is on ltd edition gold vinyl (represses will revert to black vinyl) September 2021 tour TBA, including two shows at EartH, London plus shows in Manchester and Edinburgh

                                                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                      1. Strawflower
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Wheels Roll Home
                                                                                                                                                                      3. Solstice
                                                                                                                                                                      4. Stubborn Man
                                                                                                                                                                      5. Just One Sec
                                                                                                                                                                      6. It Is What It Is
                                                                                                                                                                      7. Volunteer
                                                                                                                                                                      8. Green To Gold
                                                                                                                                                                      9. Porchlight
                                                                                                                                                                      10. Equinox


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