To commemorate this year's Rock-themed National Album Day, Demon Records are delighted to announce this 50th anniversary limited edition vinyl reissue of 'Bolan's Zip Gun'. Landing smack-bang in the middle of the '70s the decade, lest we forget, Marc Bolan and T.Rex had helped officially kick off in 1970 with 'Ride A White Swan' the album, with its mix of space- age soul and hypnotic rock 'n' roll repetition originally confused some critics but has since come to be regarded as something of a hidden gem. As usual, Marc knew which way the wind was blowing and 'Bolan's Zip Gun' both pays tribute to the glorious American R&B and funk that so dominated the era and anticipates Britain's punk revolution just around the corner. Not for nothing did Siouxsie Sioux once nominate the frenetic 'Think Zinc' as one of her favourite records.

An album highlight, 'Think Zinc' became a single in Germany only but 'Bolan's Zip Gun' did produce two further classic T. Rex singles in 'Light Of Love' and 'Zip Gun Boogie'. With Dino Dines added to the band's line up on keyboards, and Marc's soul singer girlfriend Gloria Jones now a permanent member on backing vocals and clavinet, the album represented a huge leap forward in the T. Rex sound.

The sleeve artwork was credited to famed graphics wizard John Kosh, who created a distinctive peek- a- boo die- cut design. For the first time as a vinyl reissue, this has been replicated. It also comes in "Bug Glasses Baby Blue" vinyl to reflect the distinctive glasses Bolan wears on the reverse of the sleeve.

TRACK LISTING

Light Of Love
Solid Baby
Precious Star
Token Of My Love
Space Boss
Think Zinc
Till Dawn
Girl In The Thunderbolt Suit
I Really Love You Babe
Golden Belt
Zip Gun Boogie

London, 1979. From the rubble and ashes of punk a new youth cult was emerging. Divinely inspired by Bowie, Roxy Music and Kraftwerk, a new tribe the press started labelling New Romantics, or Futurists, discarded punk’s old-hat claims towards authenticity and protest, in pursuit of glamour, make-up, dressing up and dancing. Their home was The Blitz Club, a tiny wine bar at the edge of Covent Garden and what went on there between 1979 and 1980 would genuinely change the world. The other name for this cult? Blitz Kids.

Without necessarily knowing it, The Blitz was birthing the next wave of British pop stars. A young Boy George ran the cloakroom, its host and doorman was a young Steve Strange, soon-to-be the frontman of Visage, Spandau Ballet played their first gig there and on a given night you might find yourself dancing next to a member of Ultravox. Fashion designers in Regency ballgowns mingled with secretaries in rubber, post boys dressed as Biggles danced next to art school kids dressed as Pierrot. David Bowie assembled his extras for the ‘Ashes To Ashes’ video from the Blitz kids. Mick Jagger was refused entry. Too square.

And the club had a mighty soundtrack, assembled painstakingly by its resident DJ Rusty Egan. Rusty’s sets brought together heroes like Eno, Iggy, and Lou Reed cool European electronic pioneers like Kraftwerk, Telex and Yello, the electronic side of disco (Cerrone, Hot Chocolate, Amanda Lear) and cutting-edge film soundtracks from the likes of Vangelis, Giorgio Moroder and Barry De Vorzon. Rusty also span the nascent sounds of Britian’s next new wave – Japan, Landscape, the Human League, Visage, Ultravox, Fad Gadget…

Compiled exhaustively from his DJ sets, ‘Rusty Egan Presents The Blitz’ brings together the sounds of a night at the club circa 1980 on either 66 track 4CD or 36 track 4LP sets. Beautifully presented with contemporary photography from Sheila Rock, Peter Ashworth and Terry Smith, the booklets also contain sleeve notes from Alexis Petridis and Rusty himself.

TRACK LISTING

LP One
Side A
1. The Human League / Being Boiled (Fast Product Version)
2. Tubeway Army / Down In The Park
3. Fad Gadget / Back To Nature
4. Vice Versa / New Girls Neutrons
5. Throbbing Gristle / Hot On The Heels Of Love
Side B
1. The Normal / Warm Leatherette
2. Cabaret Voltaire / Nag Nag Nag
3. John Foxx / Burning Car
4. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark / Electricity (Dindisc 1980 Version)
5. Shock / R.E.R.B

LP Two
Side C
1. Ultravox! / Hiroshima Mon Amour
2. Magazine / Permafrost
3. Hot Chocolate / Put Your Love In Me
4. Visage / Moon Over Moscow
Side D
1. Sparks / The Number One Song In Heaven (Long Version)
2. The Glitter Band / Makes You Blind
3. The Regents / 7 Teen
4. Roxy Music / Angel Eyes (Extended Remix)

LP Three
Side E
1. The Men / I Don’t Depend On You
2. Barry De Vorzon / Theme From ‘The Warriors’
3. Rinder And Lewis / Willie And The Hand Jive (12” Version)
4. Grace Jones / La Vie En Rose
Side F
1. Kraftwerk / Schaufensterpuppen
2. Ultravox / Passing Strangers
3. Iggy Pop / Nightclubbing
4. Gina X Performance / No G.D.M.

LP Four
Side G
1. Mick Ronson / Only After Dark
2. Simple Minds / Changeling
3. Skids / Animation (Edit)
4. Japan / Life In Tokyo (1979 Single Version)
5. Amanda Lear / Follow Me
6. Spandau Ballet / To Cut A Long Story Short
Side H
1. Yello / Bostich (album Version)
2. Giorgio Moroder / Chase (From ‘Midnight Express’ Soundtrack)
3. Visage / Fade To Grey (1980 Dance Mix)
4. Lou Reed / Perfect Day

First released in 1988, ‘Lovely’ is the debut album by English indie pop group The Primitives. The album features the international hit single ‘Crash’ which was a top ten hit in both the UK and the US. The timeless song has gone on to be covered by artists including Johnny Marr, Belle And Sebastian, The Vibrators, and The Wonder Stuff. Other highlights on the album include the singles ‘Out Of Reach’, ‘Thru The Flowers’ and ‘Ocean Blue’.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Crash
2. Spacehead
3. Carry Me Home
4. Shadow
5. Thru The Flowers
6. Dreamwalk Baby
7. I’ll Stick With You

Side B
1. Nothing Left
2. Stop Killing Me
3. Out Of Reach
4. Ocean Blue
5. Run Baby Run
6. Don’t Want Anything To Change
7. Buzz Buzz Buzz

One of the most successful and celebrated remixers of the 1980’s, The Shep Pettibone Master Mixes Vol One, Part One & Part Two features 46 classic tracks, compiled and sequenced by Wayne Dickson (BBR/Groove Line Records). This 4 CD collection come with a 32 page book that includes a foreword written by series curator and Dance music legend Arthur Baker, plus an essay written by Billboard Magazine dance columnist Bill Coleman which features quotes from the likes of John Taylor (Duran Duran), Andy Bell, Gloria Estefan and Cyndi Lauper. The set also includes track by track annotations from the likes of DJ’s Danny Krivit, Lenny Fontana and Colin Curtis, along with artists such as Randy Muller and Richie Weeks (The Jammers/Weeks and Co).

Featuring a list of some of the biggest and most diverse artists of the 1980's including Whitney Houston, George Michael, Duran Duran, Miami Sound Machine, Cyndi Lauper, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Erasure and Elton John.

‘What Shep Pettibone had that most other mixers did not, was a true radio sensibility. He inherently knew what would work on the airwaves, but was equally comfortable in a club setting, as a DJ and a fan, so he knew what worked both on the dance floor and on radio. That was a deadly combination. Shep was also very open to all types of music and acts. From UK alternative sounds to NYC street sounds. From campy pop to gospel disco and electro R&B, Shep nailed them all and brought his expert sheen and sense of excitement to each of them. I am incredibly proud to open the Dance Masters series with this collection of some of his best work.’ - ARTHUR BAKER

TRACK LISTING

Disc One
1. George Michael - Hard Day (Shep Pettibone Remix Remastered)
2. Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love (Big Mix)
3. Level 42 - Lessons In Love (Shep Pettibone Remix)
4. Whitney Houston - So Emotional (Edited Remix)
5. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Heavenly Version)
6. The B 52's - Summer Of Love (Summer Party Mix)
7. Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square (Dance Mix)
8. Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (Shep Pettibone Remix)
9. Cyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart (12" Extended Club Remix)
10. Run Dmc - It's Tricky (Club Mix)
11. Paula Abdul - Knocked Out (Pettibone 12")
12. Narada Divine - Emotions [Shep Pettibone Single Remix)

Disc Two
1. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (The Shep Pettibone Mastermix)
2. Alisha - Baby Talk (Extended Dance Mix)
3. The Flirts - You And Me (12” Shep Pettibone Mix)
4. Phyllis Nelson - I Like You (12” Extended Version)
5. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone 12" Remix)
6. Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Mix)
7. Erasure - Chains Of Love (Unfettered Remix) (2009 Remaster)
8. Kim Wilde - You Came (Shep Pettibone U.S. 7" Version)
9. Psychedelic Furs - Shock (The Shep Pettibone Mix)
10. Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (The Shep Pettibone Mix)
11. The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye (Single Mix)
12. Gloria Gaynor - I Am What I Am (12” Extended Version)

Disc Three
1. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home (The Shep Pettibone Remix)
2. Sananda Maitreya - If You Let Me Stay (The Shep Pettibone Mix)
3. Five Star - Are You Man Enough (The Shep Pettibone Remix)
4. Pointer Sisters - Goldmine (12" Version)
5. Lionel Richie - Love Will Conquer All (12" Vocal Version)
6. B B & Q - (I’m A) Dreamer (12” Shep Pettibone Vocal/Long
7. Howard Hewett - Stay (After Midnight Mix)
8. George Benson - Twice The Love (Club Love Remix)
9. Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love '88 (Railroad Mix)
10. Lisa Stansfield - This Is The Right Time (Shep Pettibone Mix)
11. Pia - Dance Out Of My Head (The Dress Down Mix)

Disc Four
1. Leroy Burgess - Heartbreaker (12" Shep Pettibone Mix)
2. Sinnamon - Thanks To You (12" Shep Pettibone Mix)
3. The Jammers - Be Mine Tonight (12” Shep Pettibone Mix)
4. Instant Funk - (Just Because) You'll Be Mine (12” Shep Pettibone Mix) 2017 Remaster
5. Aurra - Such A Feeling (12” Shep Pettibone Mix)
6. Carol Williams - No One Can Do It (Like You) (12" Special Remix)
7. Steve Shelto - Don't Give Your Love Away (Shep Pettibone Mix: Short Version)
8. Skyy - Show Me The Way (12” Shep Pettibone Mix)
9. Mike And Brenda Sutton - Don't Let Go Of Me (Grip My Hips And Move Me) (12” Shep Pettibone Mix)
10. Weeks And Co. - If You’re Looking For Fun (12” Shep Pettibone Master Dub Mix)
11. The Salsoul Orchestra - Ooh, I Love It (Love Break) (12" Shep Pettibone Mix)
12. First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder (12" Shep Pettibone Mix)

Distortion: 1996-2007 is the second in a series of four expansive vinyl box sets chronicling the solo career of legendary American musician Bob Mould. Bob Mould’s career began in 1979 with the iconic underground punk group Hüsker Dü before forming the beloved alternative rock band Sugar and releasing numerous critically acclaimed solo albums. Volume two in this new series covers 1996 to 2007, beginning with the 1996 self-titled solo album and continuing through to Mould’s 2006 collaboration with Rich Morel Blowoff. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: As one of the most well regarded and enduring figureheads of the punk movement, this box set of Bob Mould's covers mid 90's to the mid 00's, some of his greatest work including his first solo album.

TRACK LISTING

LP 1: Bob Mould – Bob Mould
Side A
1. Anymore Time Between
2. I Hate Alternative Rock
3. Fort Knox, King Solomon
4. Next Time That You Leave
5. Egøverride
Side B
1. Thumbtack
2. Hair Stew
3. Deep Karma Canyon
4. Art Crisis
5. Roll Over And Die

LP 2: Bob Mould – The Last Dog And Pony Show
Side A
1. New #1
2. Moving Trucks
3. Taking Everything
4. First Drag Of The Day
5. Classifieds
6. Who Was Around?
Side B
1. Skintrade
2. Vaporub
3. Sweet Serene
4. Megamanic
5. Reflecting Pool
6. Along The Way

LP 3: Bob Mould – Modulate.
(First Time On Vinyl)
Side A
1. 180 Rain
2. Sunset Safety Glass
3. Semper Fi
4. Homecoming Parade
5. Lost Zoloft
6. Without?
7. Slay/Sway
Side B
1. The Receipt
2. Quasar
3. Soundonsound
4. Hornery
5. Comeonstrong
6. Trade
7. Author's Lament

LP 4 & 5: LoudBomb – Long Playing Grooves.
(First Time On Vinyl, 45 Rpm)
Side A
1. Theme (It's A Perfect Day)
2. Guys Like You
3. Devil V. Angel
Side B
1. I Cannot Reverse You
2. The Fall Collection
3. This Is The Way I Want It
Side C
1. BB DuBois
2. Factory Builders Convention
3. NumberNine
Side D
1. Heaven's On Fire
2. We Need The Truth
3. Helium

LP 6: Bob Mould – Body Of Song
Side A
1. Circles
2. (Shine Your) Light Love Hope
3. Paralyzed
4. I Am Vision, I Am Sound
5. Underneath Days
6. Always Tomorrow
Side B
1. Days Of Rain
2. Best Thing
3. High Fidelity
4. Missing You
5. Gauze Of Friendship
6. Beating Heart The Prize

LP 7 & 8: BLOWOFF – BLOWOFF
(First Time On Vinyl, 45 Rpm)
Side A
1. Hormone Love
2. Here And Now
3. Overload
Side B
1. Saturday Night All The Time
2. Life With A View
3. Man Keeps Winning
Side C
1. Lemonade
2. Tag It
3. Fallout
Side D
1. Get Inside With Me
2. Beautiful
3. The Ballad Of Mark Dirt

LP 9: Distortion Plus: 1996-2007
(First Time On Vinyl)
Side A
1. Dog On Fire (Demo)
2. Wanted Was
3. Eternally Fried
4. Doubleface
5. He Didn't
Side B
1. Castor And Pollux
2. Surveyors And Cranes
3. Love Escalator
4. Lowdown Ground
5. My Old Friend
6. Nihil

A landmark in cinematic wildlife fi lmmaking, Earth: One Amazing Day dramati cally brings to life the crucial role the sun plays in shaping the destinies of life-forms on the planet, including ourselves. It’s a spectacular vision of the rhythms of day and night and how a relati onship with the sun binds every species together.

The score is produced by Alex Heffes, one of fi lm world’s most exciting composers, with credits such as Touching The Void, The Last King Of Scotland and Queen Of Katwe.

This vinyl edition is packaged as a gatefold double LP on blue and green translucent heavyweight vinyl. The artwork contains numerous photos from the
film itself.

TRACK LISTING

LP 1:
Earth
Sunrise
Serval
Iguanas Vs. Snakes
Waltz Of The Flowers
Baby Panda
Cloud Building
Zebra River Crossing
Narwhales
Brown Bears
Sleepy Lions
Giraffe Battle
Sand Dunes
Sperm Whales

LP 2:
Sloth Story
Penguin Colony
Penguin Raiders Return
Penguins Reunited
Racket Tailed Hummingbird
Field Mouse
Mayflies
Zebra Survives Another Day
White Headed Langurs
Creatures Of The Night
Click Beetle
Bioluminescence
Night Sky
Fireflies
Another Ordinary Day
End Credits