John Cooper Clarke may have a doctorate and a poem on the English Literature GCSE syllabus, but don’t let that fool you: the “Poet Laureate of Punk” is still a bona fide iconoclast. In Have It, a collection of scathing new poems, the Bard of Salford puts his pen to work across a host of painfully funny critiques of modern life. 

The irresistible story of a one-man cultural phenomenon. Minister for the Counterculture, Mancunian mainstay and alternative national treasure John Robb has lived a life in music. In this book he charts his adventures on the cultural frontline, chronicling the making of a DIY icon.

Robb’s quest began in his hometown of Blackpool – where punk was a battle against the odds – and went international when he toured the world with his band. The first person to interview Nirvana, he also discovered The Stone Roses for weekly newspaper Sounds and did early interviews with The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Manics, before moving on to legends such as Mark E. Smith, Nick Cave and Patti Smith.

Along the way, he became an on-screen commentator and author of bestselling books. Robb’s memoir tells of deep friendships with figures from Poly Styrene to Chris Packham. Packed with riotous stories, it provides an alternative account of British musical and cultural history and a triumphant blueprint for a punk rock life.

Born and raised in the birthplace of House Music, Paul Johnson was known for his raw, soulful, and infectious sound, that helped shape Chicago's house scene and inspired generations of DJs worldwide in particular he was a massive inspiration to Daft Punk and the 'French Touch' scene. Releasing a vast amount of music throughout the 1990s for some of the most consistently underground dance labels including legendary Chicago imprints Cajual, Relief and Dance Mania he finally gained global fame with his 1999 hit 'Get Get Down', a dancefloor anthem that topped charts across Europe. Despite facing physical challenges, including losing both legs in accidents, he remained an unstoppable force in music—touring, producing, and uplifting others with his resilient spirit and signature groove.

Originally released in 1996 'Feel The Music' was Paul's second album for Peacefrog Records. Containing some of the classiest house music to hail from the Windy City. Classics such 'A Little Suntin Suntin', 'Summer Heat' and 'I Wonder Why' will have you smiling while you’re jackin’ and the irresistible and infectious 'Hear The Music' was the opening track for Daft Punks legendary Radio 1 Essential Mix.

TRACK LISTING

1. Relax With Me
2. A Little Suntin Suntin
3. You Make Me Say Do Be Do
4. Hear The Music
5. About Your Love
6. Summer Heat
7. I Wonder Why
8. The Groove 

Born and raised in the birthplace of House Music, Paul Johnson was known for his raw, soulful, and infectious sound, that helped shape Chicago's house scene and inspired generations of DJs worldwide in particular he was a massive inspiration to Daft Punk and the 'French Touch' scene.

Releasing a vast amount of music throughout the 1990s for some of the most consistently underground dance labels including legendary Chicago imprints Cajual, Relief and Dance Mania he finally gained global fame with his 1999 hit 'Get Get Down', a dancefloor anthem that topped charts across Europe. Despite facing physical challenges, including losing both legs in accidents, he remained an unstoppable force in music—touring, producing, and uplifting others with his resilient spirit and signature groove.

Paul Johnson’s classic 1995 debut album on Peacefrog, 'Bump Talkin' is a timeless showcase of Paul’s signature deep, soulful house sound, blending irresistible peak-time, piano-driven anthems with a playful touch of bouncy Ghetto House energy. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Hour Glass Figure
2. Fantasise
3. 4 The World
4. Time Of Love
5. Caught Up In Your Love
6. Bump Talkin
7. Bouncing Bed Springs
8. Autobahn Cruise
9. Tenacious

The first-ever 7” appearance of Sylvester “Syl” Johnson’s vibrant, groove-driven 'Tripping on Your Love' and the title track 'Foxy Brown', long considered a funk collector’s grail—never reissued, never compiled, and sitting in that sweet spot be- tween boogie and steppers, the kind of private-press rarity that could only come out of Chicago.

TRACK LISTING

1. Tripping On Your Love
2. Foxy Brown

First time vinyl reissue of this incredible library record, as part of Be With Records's crucial Music De Wolfe reissue campaign. 140g vinyl. Limited to just 750 worldwide.

This is that absolute stank-face filth: hard, espionage drama-soul and tough, jazzy street-funk. 'Hogan, The Hawk & Dirty John Crown' sounds like the soundtrack of a blaxploitation movie from the early 70s and, packed with funky fusion and smoother orchestral numbers, it is basically that.

Featuring a veritable who's who of killer library break snakes - Alan Parker, Alan Hawkshaw (under sneaky alias William Parrish), Simon Haseley, Reg Tilsley and Gordon Grant - it's not hard to see how this commands over £350 on secondary markets.

This beautifully presented reissue, part of Be With's fresh campaign with the legendary library label Music De Wolfe, is well overdue.

Recorded for De Wolfe in 1972, 'Hogan, The Hawk, Dirty John Crown' is a fantastic start-to-finish listen. The flute-funk of Hawkshaw and Parker's opener 'The Hawk' comprises driving, fuzzy, wah-wah-drizzled bell-laced breaks with synths and basslines to murder for. Up next, Haseley's 'The Happening' is a carefree, rhythmic builder with strings and horns. Let's face it, it doesn't prepare us for the monster that follows...

Hawkshaw and Parker's amazing 'Main Chance' is likely the reason you're here; it's a moody, beaty proto-hip-hop banger; all rolling drums and flute-laced, organ-drenched, synth-funk breaks. Just sensational - you'll want to play it again and again and again.

The cool AF 'Hogan Baby' has a soft, rounded, bluesy feel - it's a lighter number and Haseley's work here sounds more than a little indebted to Burt Bacharach. It's melancholic, reflective and contains ace breaks with beautiful flutes and wistful horns. It's just gorgeous. Grant's pounding 'Dirty John Crown' brilliantly conjures swirling string-swept serenity atop driving, incisive drama-funk breaks. Sublime. Hawkshaw and Parker come roaring back with the murky, creeping crime-funk of 'Swarf' with killer basslines underpinning slow-mo high-class flute-funk.

Reg Tilsley enters the fray with the bright, snappy, carefree 'Turnover'. It's lightweight but still retains some nice orchestral movements. The brief 'Tarantula' gets us back on track - from the pen and chops of Hawkshaw and Parker, are we surprised? - with the driving crime funk breaks, super clean yet brooding. Synths, sax and 'nuff guitars. YES.

Side 2 opens with the car chase swag of Haseley's dramatic, driving 'Precinct'. Jazzy, instrumental flute funk over great percussive breaks. We love this. Haseley's rolling 'Sidewinder Version 1' is robust and exuberant with bouncy horns before a cracking Parker-Hawkshaw one-two featuring the tense 'Pressure' and the deeply soulful 'Call Me', a relaxed, medium-tempo organ feature. With building piano and strings Gordon Grant's excellently titled 'Scorch' is as aggressive and dramatic as you'd hope. Hawkshaw and Parker's furtive flute-funk of 'Digger' precede the light, melodic and romantic themes of Tilsley's 'Marianne' whilst 'Sidewinder Version 2', a faster iteration of Track B2 sees Haseley close out this remarkable set in bouncy, bright fashion.

The audio for 'Hogan, The Hawk, Dirty John Crown' has been meticulously remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis, ensuring this release sounds better than ever. Cicely Balston's expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at Record Industry in Holland. The original, iconic sleeve has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue.

TRACK LISTING

1. A. Parker / W. Parrish - The Hawk
2. S. Haseley - The Happening
3. A. Parker / W. Parrish - Main Chance
4. S. Haseley - Hogan Baby
5. G. Grant - Dirty John Crown
6. A. Parker / W. Parrish - Swarf
7. R. Tilsley - Turnover
8. A. Parker / W. Parrish - Tarantula
9. S. Haseley - Precinct
10. S. Haseley - Sidewinder Version 1
11. A. Parker / W. Parrish - Pressure
12. A. Parker / W. Parrish - Call Me
13. G. Grant - Scorch
14. A. Parker / W. Parrish - Digger
15. R. Tilsley - Marianne
16. S. Haseley - Sidewinder Version 2

Rising star Arjuna Oakes and renowned composer John Psathas return for a new collaborative project ‘Sierra’ after their underground hit ‘Future Lullaby’. Fusing Greek folk instrumentation with modern Jazz and recorded live in Athens’ iconic Sierra Studios, this EP brings together electrifying musicians from New Zealand and Greece to experiment and express themselves through the lens of Oakes and Psathas’ compositions.

The ‘Sierra’ EP is a unique capture, a snapshot in time for all those involved in its creation. For Arjuna and Sam, the EP marked their departure from New Zealand to live in London to pursue their respective music careers. For everyone else involved the EP offered a chance to create something different from their usual work, and express themselves in a different musical landscape. The excitement and creative freedom is an essential ingredient in what makes this EP work, and you can hear it all bubbling to the surface throughout the record. 

TRACK LISTING

A1. The Storm
A2. Craving The World
A3. Until You
B1. Run
B2. Twilight Fade

The remaining members of Magnolia Electric Co. joined forces with Will Johnson to record their two songs from the 2009 collaborative album Molina and Johnson. Also includes the previously-released Magnolia Electric Co. cover "The Big Beast."

Will Johnson is the Texas songwriter in Centromatic, South San Gabriel, and a current member of the 400 Unit with Jason Isbell. Johnson released his 10th solo album Diamond City in April 2025, and was part of the 2009 collaborative album Molina and Johnson, a record for which a tour was canceled due to Molina’s struggles with alcohol.

Magnolia and Johnson Electric Co. (featuring Will Johnson along with original Magnolia Electric Co. members Mike Brenner, Jason Evans Groth, Michael Kapinus, Mark Rice, and Pete Schreiner) convened in Texas earlier this year to record new studio versions of both Molina’s and Johnson’s songs, much in the vein of the 2018 Goshen Electric Company collaboration between Magnolia and Oaks.

The sessions were recorded and mixed by Johnson's longtime collaborator Britton Beisenherz and mastered by Magnolia mastering engineer Matthew Barnhart. Iconic artwork by Will Schaff graces the cover, whose artwork has now been inextricably linked to Jason Molina's songwriting.

TRACK LISTING

1.Wooden Heart (3:20)
2.Twenty Cycles To The Ground (3:01)

A culturally connected celebration of the groundbreaking hip-hop group De La Soul, and how they changed the look, sound, and feel of Black America. Music artists and trends come and go, but every once in a while, a moment arrives that genuinely changes everything. In 1988, De La Soul, three young men from Amityville, Long Island, did exactly that.

Their always innovative work pulled inspiration from artists of the past and popularized cutting-edge music sampling techniques to blend jazz, R&B, and rap as they created a sound unlike any the world had heard before. But the De La Soul experience didn't end there. These weren't just musicians-they were game-changers in so many ways.

From the way they dressed, to the words they spoke, to the day-glo colours of their breakout 3 Feet and Rising, De La Soul rejected convention, refused to be talked back into the box, and left the door open for everyone behind them. Now, in Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age, Austin McCoy explores how De La Soul not only defined a new era of hip-hop, but also American and Black culture at the same time.

Through his eyes, ears, and well-studied recall of '80s, '90s, and 2000s America, McCoy takes us on a journey through the world this innovative musical act made. One of the few hip-hop groups of their era to stay together long term, De La Soul lived astonishing highs and lows, from forming the Native Tongues collective to influential fights with their publishers to assert the artist's right to control their creations. And after a lifetime left out of music's digital revolution, in 2023 they finally hit streaming services just as it lost founding member David Jolicoeur too soon to see his work reach a brand-new generation of fans.

Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age will connect with DLS fans, '80s babies, and students of the rap game alike, in a beautifully rendered and deeply researched tome that places this group atop the pedestal it deserves.

Following on the heels of his acclaimed 2025 solo LP 'Strange Is The Way', ex-De Rosa frontman and Bellshill's shadier pop songsmith M. John Henry turns to his back catalogue with this beautiful collection of reworked and newly performed versions of classic songs and unreleased material. 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of 'Mend' - De Rosa's 2006 debut - which put Henry's songwriting on the map for its strong sentiment and deep connection to his post-industrial homeland.

A three decade career later (as both solo performer and collaborator with some of Scotland's finest - Barry Burns, Robert Dallas Gray, King Creosote, Gillian Fleetwood) and we find Henry seeking alternate paths through what were once jagged, indie-folk cuts and arriving in darkly pastoral territory. "The kind of parochial majesty you might encounter if Pixies reworked The Go-Betweens' 'Before Hollywood' for a documentary about the social history of Lanarkshire...", MOJO magazine wrote of 'Mend'. Swap in Bert Jansch and Mark Eitzel and you might be heading in Henry's direction on 'Early Songs, Of Late'. Featuring new versions of fan favourites 'Camera', 'Cathkin Braes', 'Evelyn' and 'The Engineer'.

TRACK LISTING

1. Hopes And Little Jokes
2. New Lanark
3. Camera
4. Prevent Me You
5. Evelyn
6. All Saints Day
7. Hattonrigg Pit Disaster
8. Cathkin Braes
9. Ripped Apart
10. The Engineer
11. Swell

Those crazy cats at Wah Wah Wino have recalled Officer John back into their fold for another excursion into dreamy baggy downbeat. Think Massive Attack meets Erika De Casier with a bit of a Manchester's rain-soaked gloom and melanchly. Proper songs, high fidelity production. It kinda eschews the usual Wah Wah Wino tomfoolery for something, dare-I-say, more slightly accessible and (HEAVEN FORBID)... commercial? It's certainly a triumph by Officer John.  Includes a suitably baggy Morgan Buckley re-work n all. Top stuff.

TRACK LISTING

Stay
Pass
Handle
Awake
You
Stay (morgan Buckley Remix)

Since A Larum, Flynn has carved out a singular path as both a critically acclaimed musician and award-winning actor. He has released a string of celebrated albums including Been Listening, Country Mile, and Sillion, continually evolving his sound while maintaining his signature storytelling.

As an actor, he's earned accolades for roles on stage and screen, notably portraying David Bowie in Stardust and starring in films like Emma (2020) and Netflix’s The Dig.

He also composed and performed the beloved theme song for the BAFTA-winning series Detectorists, where his evocative music became inseparable from the show’s gentle, melancholic charm.

TRACK LISTING

The Box
The Wrote & The Writ
Tickle Me Pink
Brown Trout Blues
Eyeless In Holloway
Shore To Shore
Cold Bread
Wayne Rooney
Leftovers
Sally
Hong Kong Cemetry
Tunnels
All The Dogs Are Lying Down
Shore To Shore (Reprise)

Los-Angeles based bassist and songwriter Daryl Johns' self-titled debut album, 'Daryl Johns'. Johns writes euphoric pop music “of a certain Irish quality.” His earnestly hopeful TV show theme music, bent over the knee of New Jersey “diner rock”—his “pop for victory”—his “champion pop,” his “sped up pop”—sometimes his sunny “bubblegum country” or his coke-eyes “motivational jazz fusion”—all find their home on the artist’s debut.

TRACK LISTING

1. Corner Store
2. Happy
3. I'm So Serious
4. Crash
5. Barbecue In The Sun
6. Let Her Go
7. Golden Showers
8. The Deputy Of East Carlock
9. Just Friends
10. Casper
11. Palermo
12. Whoops
13. Friends Forever
14. Maggie And Me

Electro don Carl Finlow dropped 'Convergence' under his Random Factor alias back in 2005. It was a definitive showcase of the talent that continues to stand him out two decades on and is completely devoid of samples. Every note is carefully crafted as part of an emotional electro-pop classic that track gained legendary status thanks to Craig Richards, who has made it a regular in his sets at Fabric and Houghton Festival. John Tejada injects glitchy textures and stuttered vocals into his rework, and this reissue includes a subtly remastered version with improved fidelity and brand-new artwork by Finlow himself.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1."Convergence"
2. "Convergence" (Craig Richards RRRRemix)

Side 2
1."Convergence" (John Tejada Remix)
2. "Convergence" (John Tejada Dub)

The recording debut for the new duo of Finnish composer Lau Nau, aka Laura Naukkarinen, and American baritone saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson, it cycles between moments of knotty ambience, whispered melody, and innocent tinkering, as the duo improvises over 8 narrative scores composed by Parzen-Johnson. Jonah Parzen-Johnson says: “For me, telling a story is about more than sharing a set of facts. A well told story is the protective coating around our most intimate and universal feelings. Things too delicate to name. When I want to understand how someone makes me feel, I tell myself our story. There are familiar stories of family and friends, but the story of a quick moment with a stranger can sometimes be the most illuminating. A brief interaction whose fractional reflection helps us understand ourselves in a new way. ” “A lot of my musical practice is about trying to find that same storytelling sensation in the experience of performing. That’s how I got going on these narrative scores. Each one is a story you can read, but it's more than that, it's a trigger for a sensation. If all goes well, that’s what makes it into our improvisation. It might be tempting to ask to read the scores, but try to resist. This music isn’t about the stories, it's about how it feels to tell them."

Jonah Parzen-Johnson & Lau Nau are each prolific and celebrated creators on their own, with 22 albums released between the two of them, but in this fresh conversation, something completely new comes to life. In Laura’s words: “I enjoy recording live takes without overdubs, and this album is exactly that - pure first takes, bubbling creative energy happening in the moment. Jonah’s written stories gave a powerful spark and direction for our improvisations, but the album reminds me of a chemical reaction: a result that is impossible without both of our inputs, and a surprise to each of us. ” On the debut single, 'First Time Viewer', it is almost impossible to tell where Jonah’s fragile baritone saxophone melody begins and where Lau’s live-sampled, processed, and re-synthesized accompaniment ends. As the improvisation develops, a cloud of ethereal fragments forms into a lattice of melody and texture strong enough to support the entire track.

TRACK LISTING

1. Longtime Resident
2. Flight Attendant
3. Apologetic Inquirer
4. Co-Op Association
5. First Time Viewer
6. Calming Influencer
7. Bus Driver
8. Suspicious Commuter

Stripped-back dub techno, carried by ghostly, voodoo-haunted vocals. From Grand-Popo 2013 to Helsinki 2025, a slow burn across time and space that echoes both the work of Tikiman with Rhythm & Sound, and more recently The Bug and his projects with various rasta men, woman and sound bwoys (and gyals). Recommended! 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Heavyweight techno-dubs that nod to the great masters of the echo chamber.

TRACK LISTING

01 Hode Medio
02 Hode Medio Version
03 Sakpata
04 Sakpata Version

In Mysterious Ways was John Foxx’s final album for Virgin Records and is now set for a 40th anniversary release - as a gatefold LP on light blue vinyl. This limited edition version includes the track ’Spin Away’ for the first time on vinyl. Full lyrics are included on the inner sleeve. Recorded at The Garden studios, the album includes some of John’s most uplifting and dreamlike material, including the singles ’Stars On Fire’ and ‘Enter The Angel’ and the slow burn of ‘Morning Glory’', ‘Enter The Angel II’, ’Stepping Softly’ and the title track.

TRACK LISTING

Side One
1.Stars On Fire
2.Lose All Sense Of Time
3.Spin Away
4.Shine On

Side Two
1.Enter The Angel
2.In Mysterious Ways
3.Stepping Softly
4.Enter The Angel II
5.Morning Glory

THIS IS A BLACK FRIDAY 2025 EXCLUSIVE.

Twelve rarities and unreleased tracks highlighting fifteen years of music on dBpm Records. Most available for the first time on vinyl. Includes a previously unavailable version of 'Casper The Friendly Ghost' by Daniel Johnston and Jeff Tweedy, and Wilco’s cover of The Beatles’ 'Don’t Let Me Down'. Red vinyl exclusive for Record Store Day.

TRACK LISTING

1. WILCO - Art Of Almost
2. JEFF TWEEDY - Everyone Hides
3. DANIEL JOHNSTON & JEFF TWEEDY - Casper The Friendly Ghost
4. WILCO - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding -
5. JEFF TWEEDY - Susquehanna River
6. WILCO- Tell Your Friends
7. WILCO - Don't Let Me Down
8. WILCO - Modern Girl
9 WILCO - Falling Apart (Right Now)
10. JEFF TWEEDY - Say You Love Me
11. WILCO - I'm Trying
12. JEFF TWEEDY - Christmas Must Be Tonight

THIS IS A BLACK FRIDAY 2025 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28th FROM 10AM ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

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The New York Dolls/Heartbreakers guitarist in collaboration with the MC5 guitarist! Double-LP with five extra ‘Live at Max’s’ tracks, previously only heard on bootleg. Gatefold sleeve with flyers and extended notes by Thunders biographer Nina Antonia. In 1979, JOHNNY THUNDERS, renowned Heartbreakers and New York Dolls guitarist, teamed up with WAYNE KRAMER, also legendary guitarist of Detroit’s seminal MC5, to form ‘GANG WAR’, an alliance that lasted the best part of a year. Johnny had just released his So Alone album, and Wayne was not long out of jail after serving two of four years for a coke bust. Although 'Gang War' released no records and were without a label – at the time they were an underground act – in retrospect the collaboration is looked on as a ‘rock fantasy’ supergroup. These live Toronto, Boston & New York recordings bear testimony to this unique partnership between two celebrated rock guitar icons.

THIS IS A BLACK FRIDAY 2025 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28th FROM 10AM ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

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Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Hooker's 1995 album featuring Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Charles Brown, and Booker T. Jones. Previously only available on vinyl in Europe, this is the first pressing in 30 years. Produced by Roy Rogers, Santana and Hooker himself, the album reached #3 on the Billboard Blues chart and was awarded a W.C. Handy Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year. Sourced from the original tapes and presented on blue colour vinyl, exclusively for Record Store Day.

One of the most influential guitarists of his generation, Johnny Marr stepped out on his own with the release of 'The Messenger' in 2013 which reached the Top 10 on the UK album charts. Now, this seminal debut solo album returns in a stunning, limited-edition ‘messenger marble’ vinyl pressing, a must-have for fans and collectors alike.

'The Messenger' marked a pivotal moment for the iconic guitarist, solidifying his place as a solo artist after years of influential collaborations. It showcases Marr's songwriting talent and distinctive musical voice, moving beyond his iconic work with The Smiths. From the anthemic energy of the title track and 'Upstarts' to the introspective beauty of 'New Town Velocity', the album is a journey through Marr's diverse musical landscape.

The album's enduring sonic brilliance, originally recorded in the UK and Berlin and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, is perfectly captured on this collectible edition.

Whether you're revisiting a classic or discovering it for the first time, 'The Messenger' remains a testament to Johnny Marr's enduring talent and a cornerstone of modern guitar music. 

TRACK LISTING

1. The Right Thing Right
2. I Want The Heartbeat
3. European Me
4. Upstarts
5. Lockdown
6. The Messenger
7. Generate! Generate!
8. Say Demesne
9. Sun & Moon
10. The Crack Up
11. New Town Velocity
12. Word Starts Attack

Unique collection of the most popular and iconic John Coltrane recordings

Presented on special edition 180gram red vinyl with front and back cover photos by Chuck Stewart (1927-2017), the most important African American jazz photographer.

John Coltrane was the most revolutionary and influential tenor saxophonists in modern jazz. This selection presents the greatest hits of Coltrane's career, including five of his best known compositions, all of which became jazz standards, including the splendid 'Blue Train', 'Giant Steps' and 'Naima', and his breathtaking reading of the 'My Favorite Things', and his poignant versions of the ballads 'It's Easy to Remember' and 'In a Sentimental Mood' (on the latter backed by Duke Ellington on piano).

TRACK LISTING

Blue Train
Giant Steps
Equinox
In A Sentimental Mood
My Favorite Things
Mr. P.C.
It's Easy To Remember / Naima

Nonesuch releases Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated composer Jonny Greenwood’s score to the new action comedy film written, directed, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another. The album features eighteen new compositions performed by Greenwood - on piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and ondes Martenot - joined by the London Contemporary Orchestra and conductor Hugh Brunt, among others.

TRACK LISTING

1. One Battle After Another
2. The French 75
3. Baktan Cross
4. Baby Charlene
5. Perfidia Beverly Hills
6. Mean Alley
7. I Need The Greeting Code
8. Ocean Waves
9. Guitar For Willa
10. Battle After Battle
11. Sisters Of The Brave Beaver
12. Like Tom Fkn Cruise
13. Operation Boot Heel
14. Avanti Q
15. River Of Hills
16. Greeting Code Reprise
17. Trust Device
18. Trio For Willa

Long-serving British house producer and hits maker Michael Gray brings his famously soulful sound to "On My Way Out" By Jamiroquai’s Derrick McKenzie Feat. Angela Johnson and it very much taps into a timeless vibe and old school disco feel. The grooves are nice and loose, the moog riff is smooth and fresh and the vocals are solar to the heavens next to mid tempo beats. High class Remix and lavish quality of the most uplifting music.

TRACK LISTING

A1. On My Way Out (Michael Gray 7” Vocal Mix)
B1. On My Way Out (Michael Gray 7” Dub Mix)

Johnny Cash “With His Hot and Blue Guitar” is the debut album from the Man in Black, featuring hits like "I Walk The Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues". Released in 1957, it was the first LP ever issued on Sam Phillips’ Sun Records label.

TRACK LISTING

A1 The Rock Island Line
A2 I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
A3 Country Boy
A4 If The Good Lord's Willing
A5 Cry, Cry, Cry
A6 Remember Me
B1 So Doggone Lonesome
B2 I Was There When It Happened
B3 I Walk The Line
B4 The Wreck Of Old '97
B5 Folsom Prison Blues
B6 Doin' My Time

Completely remixed and revamped - as it should have sounded. Expanded with two unreleased tracks left off the original album, plus a bonus album: - six previously unheard outtakes and six live versions. Remixed by The Vibrators’ Pat Collier (RIP), who has brought the guitar properly up in the mix – Johnny missed the original mixing sessions, now it can be heard as he originally intended. 

Mutant, in association with Walt Disney Music and LucasFilm, are proud to present a 20th anniversary celebratory pressing of John William's original score to the iconic final chapter of the Star Wars prequel trilogy - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Following a powerful return to cinemas this spring, George Lucas' 2005 science fiction epic has continued to capture the hearts generation after generation. Returning for his sixth Star Wars film, John Williams brings the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker to life with a masterful flair. From the opening fanfare's hard pivot to the action packed dogfight, Williams weaves between kinetic adventure, and haunting heartbreak with grace and precision. In a series full of the absolute pinnacle of music ever committed to film, Revenge of the Sith sits proudly side by side, while feeling wholly unique.

Long out of print on physical media, and only being pressed on Vinyl for the second time ever, this limited edition release features incredible original artwork by Matt Ferguson and is pressed on 2x 140gm black vinyl. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Star Wars And The Revenge Of The Sith 
2. Anakin's Dream
3. Battle Of The Heroes
4. Anakin's Betrayal 
5. General Grievous 
6. Palpatine's Teachings 
7. Grievous And The Droids 
8. Padmé's Ruminations
9. Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan 
10. Anakin's Dark Deeds
11. Enter Lord Vader
12. The Immolation Scene
13. Grievous Speaks To Lord Sidious
14. The Birth Of The Twins And Padmé's Destiny
15. A New Hope And End Credits

John Carpenter’s soundtracks for the most recent Halloween trilogy, made alongside his frequent collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, marked the legendary director and composer’s return to film scoring after nearly two decades away. 2018’s Halloween, 2021’s Halloween Kills, and 2022’s Halloween Ends were all directed by David Gordon Green, who engaged Carpenter early in the pre-production process, ultimately enlisting him as both an executive producer and soundtrack composer for the trilogy. Now, for the first time, a deluxe, 2xLP expanded edition of the Halloween End score is being made available by Carpenter’s longtime label, Sacred Bones Records.

TRACK LISTING

1. Where Is Jeremy?
2. Halloween Ends (Main Title)
3. Laurie’s Theme Ends
4. The Cave
5. Tire Slash
6. Cool Kid
7. Drags To The Cave
8. Evil Eyes
9. Transformation
10. Because Of You
11. Walk With Me
12. Requiem For Jeremy
13. In The Restaurant
14. Bridge Fight
15. Kill The Cop
16. Corey And Allyson
17. Side Of The Road
18. Corey And Michael
19. Slap
20. Corey’s Requiem
21. Take The Mask
22. The Junk Yard
23. Where Are You?
24. Suicide
25. What Did You Do?
26. Bye Bye Corey
27. The Fight
28. Before Her Eyes
29. The Procession
30. Cherry Blossoms
31. Halloween Ends

John Carpenter’s soundtracks for the most recent Halloween trilogy, made alongside his frequent collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, marked the legendary director and composer’s return to film scoring after nearly two decades away. 2018’s Halloween, 2021’s Halloween Kills, and 2022’s Halloween Ends were all directed by David Gordon Green, who engaged Carpenter early in the pre-production process, ultimately enlisting him as both an executive producer and soundtrack composer for the trilogy. Now, for the first time, a deluxe, 2xLP expanded edition of the Halloween Kills score is being made available by Carpenter’s longtime label, Sacred Bones Records.

TRACK LISTING

1. Logos Kill
2. Hawkins Discovered
3. Flashback
4. Spit
5. Hey Kid
6. The Myer’s House
7. Cops Explore
8. Irst Attack
9. Stand Off
10. Halloween Kills (Main Title)
11. Let It Burn
12. He Appears
13. From The Fire
14. Strodes At The Hospital
15. Cruel Intentions
16. Phone Call
17. Massacre
18. Someone’s In The Car
19. Halloween Trick
20. Back At The Hospital
21. Goodbye Michael
22. Gather The Mob
23. Rampage
24. Frank
25. Search
26. Frank And Laurie
27. Evil Dies Tonight
28. The System Failed
29. Blood On The Door
30. Disturbed Man
31. Violent Return
32. Hallway Madness
33. It Needs To Die
34. Look At Me
35. Reflection
36. Hunting A Killer

John Carpenter’s soundtracks for the most recent Halloween trilogy, made alongside his frequent collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, marked the legendary director and composer’s return to film scoring after nearly two decades away. 2018’s Halloween, 2021’s Halloween Kills, and 2022’s Halloween Ends were all directed by David Gordon Green, who engaged Carpenter early in the pre-production process, ultimately enlisting him as both an executive producer and soundtrack composer for the trilogy. Now, for the first time, a deluxe, 2xLP expanded edition of the Halloween score is being made available by Carpenter’s longtime label, Sacred Bones Records.

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. Aaron Meets Michael
3. Halloween Theme
4. Laurie’s Theme
5. Aaron And Dana Enter Laurie’s Compound
6. Laurie’s Past
7. Prison Montage
8. Laurie Breaks Down
9. Karen’s Flashback
10. Lumpy Explores Crash
11. Michael Kills
12. Hawkins Arrives At Crash Site
13. Dana’s In The Shower
14. The Story Of Judith’s Death
15. The Gas Station
16. Michael Kills Again
17. Gas Station Aftermath
18. The Shape Returns
19. The Boogeyman
20. The Shape Kills
21. Hawkins Called To Babysitter’s House
22. Laurie Sees The Shape
23. Babysitter Aftermath
24. Sartain Meets Laurie
25. Looking For Allyson
26. Wrought Iron Fence
27. The Shape Hunts Allyson
28. Talking To Cops
29. Allyson Discovered
30. Gun Closet
31. Halloween Theme (I’ve Got Eyes)
32. Sartain’s Gone Mad
33. Say Something
34. Through The Woods
35. Ray’s Goodbye
36. The Shape Attacks Laurie
37. The Shape Is Monumental
38. Searching For The Shape
39. Mannequin Panic
40. Death Drum
41. The Shape And Laurie Fight
42. The Grind
43. Trap The Shape
44. The Shape Burns
45. Halloween Triumphant

John Carpenter’s soundtracks for the most recent Halloween trilogy, made alongside his frequent collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, marked the legendary director and composer’s return to film scoring after nearly two decades away. 2018’s Halloween, 2021’s Halloween Kills, and 2022’s Halloween Ends were all directed by David Gordon Green, who engaged Carpenter early in the pre-production process, ultimately enlisting him as both an executive producer and soundtrack composer for the trilogy. Now, for the first time, expanded editions of all three scores are being made available in a deluxe box set by Carpenter’s longtime label, Sacred Bones Records.

TRACK LISTING

Halloween Ends Tracklist:
1. Where Is Jeremy?
2. Halloween Ends (Main Title)
3. Laurie’s Theme Ends
4. The Cave
5. Tire Slash
6. Cool Kid
7. Drags To The Cave
8. Evil Eyes
9. Transformation
10. Because Of You
11. Walk With Me
12. Requiem For Jeremy
13. In The Restaurant
14. Bridge Fight
15. Kill The Cop
16. Corey And Allyson 
17. Side Of The Road 
18. Corey And Michael
19. Slap
20. Corey’s Requiem
21. Take The Mask 
22. The Junk Yard
23. Where Are You?
24. Suicide 
25. What Did You Do? 
26. Bye Bye Corey
27. The Fight
28. Before Her Eyes
29. The Procession
30. Cherry Blossoms
31. Halloween Ends

Halloween Kills Tracklist:
1. Logos Kill
2. Hawkins Discovered
3. Flashback
4. Spit
5. Hey Kid
6. The Myer’s House
7. Cops Explore
8. Irst Attack
9. Stand Off
10. Halloween Kills (Main Title)
11. Let It Burn
12. He Appears
13. From The Fire
14. Strodes At The Hospital
15. Cruel Intentions
16. Phone Call
17. Massacre
18. Someone’s In The Car
19. Halloween Trick
20. Back At The Hospital
21. Goodbye Michael
22. Gather The Mob
23. Rampage
24. Frank
25. Search
26. Frank And Laurie
27. Evil Dies Tonight
28. The System Failed
29. Blood On The Door
30. Disturbed Man
31. Violent Return
32. Hallway Madness
33. It Needs To Die
34. Look At Me
35. Reflection
36. Hunting A Killer
37. Righteous Intention
38. Morbid Discovery
39. Unkillable
40. Payback
41. Michael’s Legend
42. Back To His Sister’s Room
43. Final Kill
44. Michael Answers
45. Halloween Kills (End Titles)

Halloween Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Aaron Meets Michael
3. Halloween Theme
4. Laurie’s Theme
5. Aaron And Dana Enter Laurie’s Compound
6. Laurie’s Past
7. Prison Montage
8. Laurie Breaks Down
9. Karen’s Flashback
10. Lumpy Explores Crash
11. Michael Kills
12. Hawkins Arrives At Crash Site
13. Dana’s In The Shower
14. The Story Of Judith’s Death
15. The Gas Station
16. Michael Kills Again
17. Gas Station Aftermath
18. The Shape Returns
19. The Boogeyman
20. The Shape Kills
21. Hawkins Called To Babysitter’s House
22. Laurie Sees The Shape
23. Babysitter Aftermath
24. Sartain Meets Laurie
25. Looking For Allyson
26. Wrought Iron Fence
27. The Shape Hunts Allyson
28. Talking To Cops
29. Allyson Discovered
30. Gun Closet
31. Halloween Theme (I’ve Got Eyes)
32. Sartain’s Gone Mad
33. Say Something
34. Through The Woods
35. Ray’s Goodbye
36. The Shape Attacks Laurie
37. The Shape Is Monumental
38. Searching For The Shape
39. Mannequin Panic
40. Death Drum
41. The Shape And Laurie Fight
42. The Grind
43. Trap The Shape
44. The Shape Burns
45. Halloween Triumphant

On August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and guests headlined 2 historic One To One concerts at Madison Square Garden, NYC. These benefit shows played to a combined audience of 40K people and helped raise over $1.5 million to support children with disabilities. They were his only full-length concerts after leaving the Beatles and the last shows John and Yoko performed together. Produced by Sean Ono Lennon, both concerts have been completely remixed and re-engineered by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon, using new HD multitrack transfers by Rob Stevens with mixes mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road.

TRACK LISTING

2 X BLACK VINYL
Track Listing:
1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It's So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We're All Water
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance [with Special Guests]

CD
HYBRID SHOW
THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW
Track Listing:
1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It's So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We're All Water
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance [with Special Guests]

2CD
CD1 - The One To One Concert Afternoon Show
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory Plus Special Guests:
1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It's So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We're All Water
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko
15. Hound Dog

CD2 - The One To One Concert Evening Show
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory Plus Special Guests:
1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It's So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
7. Mother
8. We're All Water
9. Born In A Prison
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Hound Dog
15. Law And Order
16. Give Peace A Chance

BOXSET
CD1 / Blu-Ray1
The One To One Concert Hybrid ‘Best Of’ Show
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory Plus Special Guests:
1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It's So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We're All Water
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance

CD2 / Blu-Ray1
The One To One Concert Afternoon Show
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory Plus Special Guests:
1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It's So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We're All Water
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko
15. Hound Dog

CD3 / Blu-Ray1
The One To One Concert Evening Show
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory Plus Special Guests:
1. Power To The People (intro)
2. New York City
3. It's So Hard
4. Move On Fast
5. Well Well Well
6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
7. Mother
8. We're All Water
9. Born In A Prison
10. Come Together
12. Open Your Box
13. Cold Turkey
14. Hound Dog
15. Law And Order
16. Give Peace A Chance

CD4 / Blu-Ray2
New York City (The Ultimate Mixes)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory Plus Invisible Strings:
1. New York City (Ultimate Mix)
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Ultimate Mix)
3. Attica State (Ultimate Mix)
4. Born In A Prison (Ultimate Mix)
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix, Extended)
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Ultimate Mix)
7. John Sinclair (Ultimate Mix, Extended)
8. Angela (Ultimate Mix)
9. We're All Water (Ultimate Mix)

CD5 / Blu-Ray2
New York City (The Evolution Documentary)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory Plus Invisible Strings:
1. New York City (Evolution Documentary)
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Evolution Documentary)
3. Attica State (Evolution Documentary)
4. Born In A Prison (Evolution Documentary)
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Evolution Documentary)
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Evolution Documentary)
7. John Sinclair (Evolution Documentary)
8. Angela (Evolution Documentary)
9. We're All Water (Evolution Documentary)

CD6 / Blu-Ray2
New York City (Studio Jam)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant’s Memory:
1. Jazz Freakout
2. You Can't Sit Down
3. Roll Over Beethoven
4. Honey, Don't
5. Ain't That A Shame
6. My Babe
7. Send Me Some Lovin'
8. Fools Like Me
9. Down In The Caribbean
10. Happy Birthday Yoko Ono
11. That's Right
12. Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog
13. Yoko's Rhythm
14. Whole Lotta Shakin' / It'll Be Me
15. Yakety Yak
16. Road Runner

CD7 / Blu-Ray3:
Live Jam 1
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band And A Star Studded Cast Of Thousands
Peace And Love For Christmas, In Aid Of UNICEF, Live At The Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London, 15 December 1969:
1. Cold Turkey (live)
2. Don’t Worry Kyoko (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band With Frank Zappa And The Mothers
Fillmore East, New York
6 June 1971:
3. Well (Baby Please Don't Go) (live)
4. Jamrag [Say Please / King Kong / Aawk] (live)
5. Scumbag (live)
6. Aü (live)

CD8 / BluRay3
Live Jam 2
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band With David Peel And The Lower East Side
Live At The John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 10 December 1971:
1. Attica State (live)
2. The Luck Of The Irish (live)
3. Sisters, O Sisters (live)
4. John Sinclair (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Live At The Benefit For The Families Of The Victims Of The Riot At Attica State Correctional Facility, Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC, 17 December 1971:
5. Attica State (live)
6. Sisters, O Sisters (live)
7. Imagine (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Live On The David Frost TV Show, The Little Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, NYC, 16 December 1971:
8. Attica State (live)
9. Sisters, O Sisters (live)
10. John Sinclair (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band
Live At The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Americana Hotel, NYC, 4 September 1972:
11. Imagine (live)
12. Now Or Never (live)
13. Give Peace A Chance (live)

CD9 / Blu-Ray3
Home Jam
John Lennon
Home Recordings At The St. Regis Hotel, New York, 10 September 1971:
1. Shazam
2. Honey, Don’t
3. Glad All Over
4. Lend Me Your Comb
5. Wake Up Little Susie
6. New York City
7. Wake Up Little Susie
8. ‘Hey, Que Pasa?’
9. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care)
10. Vacation Time
11. Heartbeat
12. Peggy Sue Got Married
13. Peggy Sue
14. ‘Phone Call From Henry Gotsello’
15. Peggy Sue
16. ‘Now We’d Like To Change The Mood A Little...’
17. Maybe Baby
18. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
19. Rave On!
20. Twelve Bar Blues
John Lennon
Home Recordings At The St. Regis Hotel, New York
27 October 1971:
21. I Got You
22. Hi-Heel Sneakers
23. Slippin’ And Slidin’
24. Gone From This Place
John Lennon
Home Recordings At Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 December 1971:
25. Send Me Some Lovin’
26. He Got The Blues
27. When The Teacher
28. Pill
29. It’s Real
John Lennon And Phil Ochs
Home Recordings At Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 10 December 1971:
30. I Ain’t Marching Anymore
31. Joe Hill
32. Chords Of Fame
33. Ringing Of Revolution

Johnny Sais Quoi releases his debut release on Music From Memory - a 7-track LP entitled ‘Love On Ice.’ Channeling the spirit of Italo-pop and New Wave, ‘Love On Ice’ was crafted in the whirlwind of spontaneity and energy that changing circumstances often bring. Born from transition and exploring themes of leaving, arriving, coming together, and breaking up, ‘Love On Ice’ serves as an outlet to process, escape, and celebrate the challenges of a new life.

Johnny crafts exquisite dancefloor-focused pop—familiar yet unique, imbued with his own touch, a distinctive sensibility, and a knack for infectious hooks. The opener, ‘No Guilty Pleasures,’ sets the tone immediately as Johnny works his magic with a palette of synths, drum machines, picked guitar, and processed vocals. The title track, ‘Love On Ice,’ delivers a classic Italo-infused dancefloor bomb, featuring a driving synth bass line overlaid by hypnotic arpeggios. There is much here for the dancer, but ‘Love On Ice’ also ventures beyond the dance floor; the closing tracks ‘Ref 23’ and ‘Let's Find A Home’ are prime examples, both showcasing Johnny’s depth and range with their melancholic, mellow atmosphere.

STAFF COMMENTS

Mine says: A melancholy synth affair that has a lot to offer for both daydreamers and late night dancers, at times introspective and atmospheric, at other times upbeat and showcasing a great pop sensibility. The catchy 'Love On Ice' is worth the entry fee alone.

TRACK LISTING

No Guilty Pleasures
Mistaken Man
Love On Ice
Move Off
Life Sweet
Ref23
Lets Find A Home

In 1993 Canadian composer John Oswald was invited by Phil Lesh to transform historical recordings of the Dead into something new, along the lines of what they had attempted in their 'Anthem of the Sun' album.Oswald chose to focus on the 'Dead’s Dark Star', which, over the courseof a quarter century, they had expanded and transformed in myriad waysin live performances. Oswald was given access to the Vaults, whereover the course of a month, with the guidance of the Dead's resident archivist Dick Latvala, he collected 105 performances, which throughthe following year he formed, folded, fondled, and finessed into a kaleidoscopic unstuck-in-time documentary of the Grateful Dead in someof their most psychedelic, symphonic, and rocking excursions— asingular 110-minute fantasy performance.

Here it is, Deadheads, the ultimate 'Dark Star' is now on vinyl. Deluxe audiophile pressing cut in Toronto under the watchful ears of John Oswald. Elaborately printed packaging in a heavy duty triple gatefold jacket includes liner notes by musicologist Rob Bowman featuring interviews with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Robert Hunter plus six"time maps" which chart the source concerts of Dark Star.Music performed by The Grateful Dead (c) Grateful Dead Productions Inc. & Ice Nine Publishing Inc. Taken from over 100 performances of 'Dark Star' recorded between 1968 and 1993. Built, layered and "folded"to produce one large, new re-composed 'Dark Star'.John Oswald is best known as the the creator of the music genre Plunderphonics, an appropriative form of recording studio creation which he began to develop in the late sixties. This has got him in trouble with, and also generated invitations from major record labels and musical icons. Meanwhile, in the í90ís he began, with several commissions from the Kronos Quartet, to compose scores for classical musicians and orchestras, the latest of which is an orchestral work,commissioned by the BBC, combining aspects of The Beatles, Gyˆrgy Ligeti, and Terry Riley. He also improvises on the saxophone in various settings, dances, and is a successful visual artist, best known for the chronophotic series Stillnessence

In 2025, two decades and seven albums into his career, American musician, composer, and academic John Maus will release his most transcendent work yet: 'Later Than You Think'. Arriving via his new label YOUNG, the album explores themes of grief, justice, rebirth, transformation, and spiritual warfare - coalescing into a work of confession and confrontation: an aural metaphysics where affect, intellect, and spirit converge in search of the beautiful, the truth and the real.

Written, produced, and recorded in the Ozarks of Southwest Missouri, 'Later Than You Think' spans 16 tracks and contains multitudes - the lush and the bare, the sacred and the profane, minimalist discipline and maximalist indulgence, counterpoint and simple pop harmony. At its core, the album reaffirms John Maus’ commitment to radical sincerity and emotional truth in an age of alienation. Powered by confrontation, faith and transformation - driven by the urgent belief that meaning still matters, and time is of the essence.

Holding a degree in experimental music from CalArts and a PhD in political science from the University of Hawaii, Maus has been dubbed a “philosopher pop star” and “analog futurist” for the way he merges academic rigor with lo-fi synth-pop aesthetics. His influence spans genres and generations—from UK grime icon Skepta, who sampled his track 'I’m Only Human', and Gen-Z rapper nettspend, to filmmaker Josh Safdie, actor Natasha Lyonne, and photographer Wolfgang Tillmans. His track 'Cop Killer' features in the 2025 film Friendship, underscoring his continued relevance across high and low culture.

With five previous albums under his belt - 'Songs' (2006), 'Love Is Real' (2007), 'We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves' (2011), 'Screen Memories' (2017) and 'Addendum' (2018) - Maus has carved out a singular path where irony, grief, joy, and absurdity can coexist and gained a cult following along the way. On 'Later Than You Think' Maus doesn’t just return—he confronts, confesses, and transforms. The result is not only a career-defining work, but a rare artistic offering: one that dares to believe in meaning, beauty, and the possibility of transcendence

TRACK LISTING

1. Because We Built It
2. Disappears
3. Reconstruct Your Life
4. Shout
5. Came & Got
6. I Hate Antichrist
7. Theotokos
8. Let The Time Fly
9. Out Of Time
10. Tous Les Gens Qui Sont Ici Sont D’ici
11. Tonight
12. Let Me Through
13. Water
14. Pick Me Up
15. Losing Your Mind
16. Adorabo

Swell Maps unveils the CD of The John Peel Sessions. This follows the release of the limited edition red vinyl for Record Store Day — remastered and available officially for the first time in over 40 years.

Noisy, chaotic, and defiantly experimental, Swell Maps may not have found commercial success in their time, but their impact on music is undeniable. An inspiration to bands such as R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement and Nirvana, with Kurt Cobain famously being a fan and often seen sporting a Swell Maps T-Shirt. A democracy within the confines of punk’s anything is possible, members Biggles Books, Jowe Head and brothers Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks—helped shape the landscape of post-punk and DIY music. Now, for the first time in over 40 years, The John Peel Sessions brings together all three of their recordings for John Peel, a figure instrumental in championing their sound.

Formed in the early ’70s and fully realised by 1976, Swell Maps embodied the DIY ethos, launching their own label and self-releasing the jagged, frenetic debut single ‘Read About Seymour’ in 1977. Peel was an early supporter, playing their record as soon as it landed on his desk—a moment the band described as one of disbelief and elation. His regular airplay of their music helped solidify their cult status, and these sessions capture the raw energy, off-kilter melodies, and boundary-pushing creativity that defined them.

The John Peel Sessions is a vital document of Swell Maps at their most unfiltered—three sessions of unpredictable, exhilarating noise.

TRACK LISTING

1 International Rescue - 16/10/78
2 Harmony In Your Bathroom - 16/10/78
3 Read About Seymour - 16/10/78
4 Another Song - 16/10/78
5 Full Moon / Blam!! / Full Moon (Reprise) - 16/10/78
6 Armadillo - 15/5/79
7 Vertical Slum / Forest Fire - 15/5/79
8 Midget Submarines - 15/5/79
9 Bandits One Five - 15/5/79
10 Big Empty Field - 18/3/80
11 Bleep And Booster Come Round For Tea / Secret Island - 18/3/80
12 Let's Buy A Bridge - 18/3/80
13 Helicopter Spies / A Raincoat's Room - 18/3/80

There are pop stars, and then there is Prince. In this kaleidoscopic, freewheeling biography, John McKie examines the remarkable life and career of one of the most mysterious figures in music through the prism of the record most widely considered his masterpiece, 1987's Sign o' the Times. Drawing on more than 200 interviews with friends, ex-girlfriends, bandmates, recording engineers, bodyguards, personal assistants, wardrobe designers and hairdressers, accomplished music writer John McKie examines the life of this musical polymath with the help of many of the people who knew him best.

Family members and friends discuss his childhood when he learned to master several instruments, there is new information on how he made the soundtrack to Purple Rain, the full story about why he decided to stop using his name, the now legendary Super Bowl half-time show and that guitar solo at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame which has been viewed on YouTube 100 million times. McKie also dives into the personality of the man: what made him laugh, the way he hired and fired colleagues, what he was like to live with, how his relentless drive to make music led to him recording for hours without sleep, how he changed his car stereo to road test his new hits and even booked his guitar and album sleeves their own seats on flights. Prince: A Sign o' the Times is the most comprehensive book ever written about one of the most enigmatic and talented pop stars of all time.

Look Out Live! perfectly encapsulates the magic of Johnny Marr’s sold-out show at the Hammersmith Apollo, London in 2024. The night was a culmination of his 2024 Spirit Power tour and showcases his 40-year repertoire of distinctive songwriting and the guitar sound that has seen Johnny regarded as the most influential guitarist of his generation.

The energy of the night can be felt through tracks from his four-album solo career such as ‘Easy Money’, ‘Armatopia’ and ‘Somewhere’ plus classic The Smiths compositions ‘This Charming Man’, ‘How Soon Is Now?’ and ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’.

The memorable night made exceptional by the appearance of special guest Neil Tennant who reunited with Johnny to perform 90s supergroup Electronic’s hit ‘Getting Away With It’ and a special one-off rendition of David Bowie’s ‘Rebel Rebel’.

*Note – The CD offers additional tracks that are not on the vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

2CD TRACKLIST:
DISC 1
1. Sensory Street
2. Panic
3. Generate! Generate!
4. Spirit Power And Soul
5. This Charming Man
6. Somewhere
7. Walk Into The Sea
8. The Answer
9. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
10. Armatopia
11. Get The Message

DISC 2
1. Hi Hello
2. How Soon Is Now?
3. Easy Money
4. Rebel Rebel (feat. Neil Tennant)
5. Getting Away With It (feat. Neil Tennant)
6. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
7. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
8. The Passenger
9. New Town Velocity
10. Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
11. Bigmouth Strikes Again

2LP TRACKLIST:
DISC 1
Side 1
1. Sensory Street
2. Panic
3. Generate! Generate!
4. Spirit Power And Soul
Side 2
5. This Charming Man
6. Somewhere
7. Walk Into The Sea
8. The Answer
9. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
DISC 2
Side 3
10. Armatopia
11. Get The Message
12. Hi Hello
13. How Soon Is Now?
14. Easy Money
Side 4
15. Rebel Rebel (feat. Neil Tennant)
16. Getting Away With It (feat. Neil Tennant)
17. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
18. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

In the spring of 2018, Tom Piazza climbed into a cherry-red Cadillac Coupe-Deville with the great singer-songwriter John Prine. The two embarked on a road trip through Florida full of jokes and tall tales, afternoons digging around record stores and long nights playing guitar. Having forged a deep friendship, they decide to embark on a new shared project - to write Prine's memoir together.

When Prine died suddenly of COVID in April 2020, that unfinished memoir evolved into an intimate narrative of the artist's final years. The result is a warm and intimate story, richly detailed with hilarious stories of his youth and family in Chicago and Kentucky, his breakthrough into the national spotlight. Piazza offers fans an unforgettable portrait of the beloved musician in the twilight of his life; as a boyish cut-up, an epic raconteur, a great American poet and most importantly, the good friend his fans have always imagined.

'Ston Elaióna' is John Also Bennett’s first album for Shelter Press since his 2019 solo debut 'Erg Herbe'. The American born, Athens, Greece, based flautist, synthesist, and composer weaves a strikingly singular electroacoustic excursion for bass flute and Yamaha DX7ii, largely recorded in the golden haze of the early morning hours - bending time at the otherworldly juncture of consciousness and place. Translating from Greek as “in the olive grove”, 'Ston Elaióna' is permeated with the ambiences of the ancient and present world, guided into form by a playfully rigorous approach to sound.

Initially emerging during the mid 2000s as part of Columbus, Ohio’s noise scene, before relocating to NYC around 2010, Bennett’s diverse activities picked up an increasing sense of pace over the following decade - performing and recording as a solo artist (JAB), with the trio Forma and with CV &JAB, his prolific duo with his partner Christina Vantzou, as well as playing in Jon Gibson’s ensemble among many other multifaceted collaborations. However, since 2020 the flautist and electroacoustic composer has existed in a semi nomadic state: drifting between Brooklyn, Brussels, extensive tours, and Greece, where he finally came to rest in Athens last year. Drawing upon a carefully honed attentiveness to the environments and experiences of everyday life, 'Ston Elaióna' is a suite of nine pieces (with an additional track exclusive to physical formats), many of them composed and played live as the early morning sun touched the Parthenon, in full view from Bennett’s studio window in Athens. Bennett’s refinement and restraint, honed over his years adrift, led him to adopt a limited palette focused on his primary instrument, the bass flute, and a Yamaha DX7ii synthesizer tuned to just intonation scales. Alongside a handful of other keyboards, digital oscillators triggered by his flute, and occasional field recordings, this simple palette is reflected by the deeply emotive sense of minimalism that permeates the album’s two sides.

Following two solo albums defined by outward facing temperaments - 2022’s 'Out There In The Middle Of Nowhere' (Poole Music), which used a lap steel guitar and generative oscillators to evoke the surreal landscapes of the South Dakota badlands, and the largely synthetic atmospheres of the 2024 anthology 'Music For Save Rooms 1 & 2' (Editions Basilic) - the shift in Bennett’s worldly circumstances offered an intuitive return to the calm, inward states of creative exploration that have historically defined JAB’s sound. In parallel, context provided clear sources of inspiration for many of the album’s themes, as well as sources for some of its sounds. The aura of Greece, from the ancient to the present, from its stones and olive groves to its traffic, figures heavily across 'Ston Elaióna’s two sides.

John Also Bennett’s 'Ston Elaióna' forms an elegantly rigorous world of electroacoustic sonority, bridging the expanse of time with the immediacies of environment and happening in the here and now: a profound sonic mediation on the countless dimensions unlocked by life in Greece.

TRACK LISTING

1. Ston Elaióna
2. Gecko Pads
3. Hailstorm
4. A Handful Of Olives
5. Sacred House
6. Seikilos Epitaph
7. First Lament
8. Oracle
9. Easter Daydream
10. Lonely Melody

Originally released in 1995, 'Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings' followed Prine's Grammy-winning comeback album 'The Missing Years' and further cemented his legacy as one of America's greatest songwriters. Produced by Howie Epstein of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the album captured Prine at a personal and artistic high, filled with the joy of new love, fatherhood, and unshakable creative chemistry.

Backed by an all-star ensemble including Heartbreakers pianist Benmont Tench and guest vocals from Carlene Carter and Marianne Faithfull, 'Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings' is a vibrant showcase of Prine's unmatched lyrical gifts. The album flows effortlessly from the wry contentment of 'Ain't Hurtin' Nobody' to the epic storytelling of 'Lake Marie', a song Bob Dylan once cited as one of his favorites.

With its blend of heartfelt ballads, surreal narratives, and playful humor, 'Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings' remains one of Prine's most expansive and beloved works. At 14 tracks and nearly an hour in length, it captures the richness of the midlife experience-honest, relaxed, and fully alive. Thirty years on, this reissue offers a fresh invitation to revisit an album that continues to comfort, surprise, and inspire.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklist:
1. New Train
2. Ain't Hurtin' Nobody
3. All The Way With You Snowman
4. We Are The Lonely
5. Lake Marie
6. Humidity Built The
7. Day Is Done
8. Quit Hollerin' At Me
9. Big Fat Love
10. Same Thing Happened To Sunday
11. This Love Is Real
12. Leave The Lights On
13. He Forgot That It Was Me
14. I Love You So Much It Hurts

CD Tracklist:
1. New Train
2. Ain't Hurtin' Nobody
3. All The Way With You
4. We Are The Lonely
5. Lake Marie
6. Humidity Built The Snowman
7. Day Is Done
8. Quit Hollerin' At Me
9. Big Fat Love
10. Same Thing Happened To Me
11. This Love Is Real
12. Leave The Lights On
13. He Forgot It Was Sunday
14. I Love You So Much It Hurts
15. Ain't Hurtin Nobody (Alternative Version)
16. All The Way With You (Acoustic Version)
17. Lake Marie (Demo)
18. Humidity Built The Snowman (Solo Acoustic Version)
19. Quit Hollerin At Me (Alternative Version)
20. Hey Ah Nothin'

The first in a series of archival releases from Cranes, the band’s John Peel Sessions are collected for the first time.

Formed in mid-1980’s Portsmouth by the brother & sister duo of Jim Shaw (drummer, keyboardist, guitarist, programmer) & Alison Shaw (vocalist, guitarist, bassist), Cranes first appeared in 1986 with Fuse, a self-released & now highly sought-after cassette of demos.

Their debut album ‘Self-Non-Self’ followed in 1989, catching the attention of legendary DJ John Peel, who invited them to record two sessions for his show in 1989 & 1990, the second seeing Mark Francombe (guitarist, keyboardist, bassist) & Matt Cope (guitarist) join ranks to form the line-up who would go on to record multiple albums for Dedicated including the much-loved album, ‘Forever’, which enjoys it’s 30th anniversary this year.

Cranes are releasing John Peel Sessions (1989-1990) on their own Dadaphonic label. The first in a series of archival releases, this compilation features original artwork by fêted 4AD & v23 sleeve designer Chris Bigg (Pixies, Cocteau Twins, The Breeders).

John Peel Sessions (1989-1990) will be available on black vinyl and as a highly-limited Dinked Archive Edition pressed on silver vinyl with an exclusive 12”x12” print of alternate artwork and Obi Strip.

TRACK LISTING

1. E.G. Shining
2. Focus Breathe
3. Starblood
4. Til Tomorrow
5. Da Da 331
6. Give
7. Inescapable

The Sound of Johnny Cash is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. Among other songs, it contains "In the Jailhouse Now", a Jimmie Rodgers cover which reached #8 on the Country charts, and "Delia's Gone", which Cash would re-record years later, on American Recordings, in 1994. Cash would also go on to record a significantly slower, more ballad-like version of "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now", which was ultimately released in 2006 on American V: A Hundred Highways as the last track on the album. During the recording sessions for the album, Cash rerecorded his Sun Records hits "Folsom Prison Blues", "Hey, Porter" and "I Walk the Line", but none of these versions were ultimately used on the album and sat unreleased until the 1990s. On Side B you will find the album Now There Was A Song! ,the fifth studio album by American singer Johnny Cash. It features songs by notable country singers Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, and George Jones.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Lost On The Desert
A2 Accidentally On Purpose
A3 In The Jailhouse Now
A4 Mr. Lonesome
A5 You Won't Have Far To Go
A6 In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home
A7 Delia's Gone
A8 I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
A9 You Remembered Me
A10 I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now
A11 Let Me Down Easy
A12 Sing It Pretty, Sue
B1 Seasons Of My Heart
B2 I Feel Better All Over
B3 I Couldn't Keep From Crying
B4 Time Changes Everything
B5 My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You
B6 I'd Just Be Fool Enough
B7 Transfusion Blues
B8 Why Do You Punish Me
B9 I Will Miss You When You Go
B10 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
B11 Just One More
B12 Honky-Tonk Girl 

'MIXology' is a companion release to the aforementioned 'POPtical Illusion' and 2023’s 'MERCY', featuring previously unreleased songs and alternate versions taken from the albums’ sessions. Tracks 1-4 are from 'MERCY' and in line with the album’s collaborative spirit featuring guest appearances from Tony Allen and Tei Shi; tracks 5-7 are from 'POPtical Illusion'.

TRACK LISTING

1. Clap Clap
2. I Know You're Happy (feat Tei Shi) (Chill Mix)
3. Long Way Out Of Pain (feat Tony Allen)
4. 1000 Years
5. Invention Of Language
6. The Adventures Of SupaCane
7. Standing Next To You

John Carroll Kirby brings his signature sound to film scoring with the official soundtrack album for feature film The Luckiest Man in America, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and received a wide theatrical release.

John Carroll Kirby’s background is steeped in jazz, but his signature sound blends genres and styles. He has collaborated with artists ranging from superstars Solange, Frank Ocean, Harry Styles, and Steve Lacy (earning him a GRAMMY nod for the smash hit "Bad Habit") to beloved indie musicians like Connan Mockasin, Yves Tumor, Eddie Chacon, and Liv.e.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. The Luckiest Man
2. Sewing A Button
3. Board Of Desire
4. Lot Tour
5. Meeting Peter
6. Michael Winning
7. Michael Losing

Side B
1. Detective Chuck
2. Chuck Sad
3. Michael Giving Up
4. Bill’s Bargain
5. Patricia’s Theme
6. Patricia’s Theme Reprise
7. The Whammy

From the ashes of the Shop Assistants and Meat Whiplash came the Motorcycle Boy, one of the great lost Scottish pop groups of the late 1980s.

Featuring the unmistakable voice of the late Alex Taylor, the band traded under an enigmatic name inspired by Mickey Rourke’s character in Francis Ford Coppola’s avant-garde film noir Rumble Fish.

The Edinburgh-based five-piece were feted as the ‘next big thing’ and went on to release a string of classy singles – but it was the old, old story. Dropped by a major label, the Motorcycle Boy’s debut LP was recorded and never came out – well, not until a few years ago, about 30 years after it should have done – and the band split up, their chance at world domination gone.

Fans, though, remember their bittersweet pop gems – and now their only BBC session for the legendary John Peel is released on Precious Recordings of London. This four-song outing at Maida Vale features the LP title track ‘Scarlet’ and much loved ‘Under The Bridge’, plus the previously unreleased ‘I Could Make You Happy’, perhaps as close to indiepop as they ever got.

With sleeve notes by Michael Kerr and a plethora of unseen images, this release is limited to 500 copies worldwide. Don’t miss out.

Following his late-career resurgence with 1989’s 'The Healer', John Lee Hooker stepped into Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco and The Record Plant in Sausalito to reimagine some of his most iconic songs, including 'Boom Boom', which lends this album its title. A star-studded lineup of contemporary blues greats joined the sessions, including Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, and Albert Collins.

TRACK LISTING

1. Boom Boom (feat. Jimmie Vaughan)
2. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
3. Same Old Blues Again (feat. Robert Cray)
4. Sugar Mama
5. Trick Bag (Shoppin' For My Tombstone)
6. Boogie At Russian Hill (feat. Albert Collins)
7. Hittin' The Bottle Again
8. Bottle Up And Go
9. Thought I Heard (feat. Charlie Musselwhite)
10. I Ain't Gonna Suffer No More
11. Dimples (CD Bonus Track)
12. Ain’t No Love In This House (CD Bonus Track)

For our 100th Eccentric Soul 45, Numero returns to our Ohio roots with three replica 45s from the Capsoul universe.

Capsoul’s crown jewel group harmony quartet Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr cut just two records in their short time together, but the quartet’s “You Can’t Blame Me” has endured as a classic example of the raw and unhinged soul sound that Numero is known for.

Eccentric Soul from the heart of it all.

TRACK LISTING

A. You Can't Blame Me
B. You're All I Need To Make It

They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why.

This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number twenty-three. Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology.

10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL

"Thinking back to the summer of 1989, 'Hollelujah!' seemed logical to release, after 'Blast!' had reached number one on its first week in the UK album charts. I felt confident that it would be welcomed especially for the remix of Love Train by the much-missed house music legend Frankie Knuckles, which had only been available as an expensive US import. Americanos, the second single and the biggest hit from Blast!, was probably the earliest remix in this collection. There were other really great remixes, such as the Mount Olympus Mix of Heaven’s Here by Julian Mendelsohn. We holed up for the day in SARM West Studio Two, as favoured by George Michael and a host of other recording artists. This was in fact the same studio where Relax had been recorded(a version of, anyway) and the same room I had sung The Power of Love . Other tracks, such as Perfume with Martyn Phillips, were remixed in Marcus Recording Studios, Fulham. The title track was recorded there with the lovely and talented Tim Hunt. The cover painting was a detail of a portrait I’d commissioned. It looked like summer sunshine and seemed the right image for the album. I’m really happy, Thanks for listening, Holly Johnson."

TRACK LISTING

1. Love Train (Americanos Big Beat 109 BPM Version)
2. Atomic City (Enviro – Mental Mix)
3. Perfume (Aromatherapy-mix)
4. Americanos (The Perfect Taco Mix)
5. Heaven's Here (Mount Olympus Mix)
6. Hollelujah

Originally released in late 2012, the third John Foxx And The Maths album brings together collaborations with The Soft Moon (the post-punk psychedelia of the title-track); Gazelle Twin (including the strikingly beautiful 'Changelings'); New York duo Xeno & Oaklander and Ghostly International's Matthew Dear, plus a Pink Floyd cover and some new Foxx/Benge material. This includes the rich analogue glow of 'Walk' and apocalyptic ballad 'Only Lovers Left Alive'. Meanwhile, regular Maths live band member Hannah Peel plays violin on 'My Town’.

TRACK LISTING

1. Evidence (Featuring The Soft Moon)
2. That Sudden Switch (Featuring Xeno & Oaklander)
3. Talk (Beneath Your Dreams) (Featuring Matthew Dear)
4. Changelings (Featuring Gazelle Twin)
5. My Town
6. Have A Cigar
7. A Falling Star (Featuring Gazelle Twin)
8. Walk
9. Only Lovers Left Alive

Two of the most prolific remixers in the world of Disco, Dave Lee and John Morales have teamed up for one of their biggest projects to date - 'Mixed To The Maxxx'. After gaining access from the legendary original artists these two highly esteemed producers take the multi-track tapes of many classic Disco, Funk & Soul tracks and re-work them...to the Maxxx! Here we are treated to a 12" sampler of what is to come from the Album later this year.

First up, the Bass twanging floor filler version from Dave Lee of 'The Brothers Johnson - The Real Thing' which has already been causing a stir in his DJ sets of late, featuring lots of musical parts not audible in the original. Following up is Dave's Friday Night Fever Mix of Philly legends 'Bell & James - US chart hit "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)' where he beefs up and extends the original to re-step back out on the town, a masterclass in elevating something that is already great to start with.

On the second 12" we have John Morales taking on a biggie! Inner Life's - Aint No Mountain High Enough. Here John handles the prestigious parts with the respect due, re-shaping key moments in a new light and bringing the sonics up to par for modern dancefloors, an Anthem Mix indeed. To finish proceedings Morales takes on British Jazz-Funk band 'Light Of The World' with their mum loved classic 'London Town' bumping the tempo a touch and beefing up the funk.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Floor-filling commercial disco business from two of the biggest names in the game, reworking some of the biggest tracks in Christendom. We've got a little funk, a little soul and a whole heap of groove.

TRACK LISTING

The Brothers Johnson - "The Real Thing" (Dave Lee’s Thunderthumbs Mix)
Bell & James - "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" (Dave Lee's Friday Night Fever Mix)
Inner Life - "Aint No Mountain High Enough" (John Morales M+M 2025 Anthem Mix)
Light Of The World - "London Town" (John Morales M+M Hyde Park Stroll Mix)

Daniel Johnston’s legacy is legendary. The quintessential DIY artist started his career in Austin, TX whilst hawking cassettes from his day job at McDonald’s. The rest, as they say, is history and fans of US alternative music from the 1980s onwards know about his work and the people he went on to inspire.

This is a project inspired by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Marc Riley and the tracks have been licensed from the BBC and approved by Daniel’s family, management and charity. The sessions were spread across an eight-year period with two sessions for Rob Da Bank and three with Marc Riley (both of whom are executive producers of this album).

A few bootleg recordings of these sessions have been available across the years but now they have been lovingly mastered and cut by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios in London. Daniel was a lifelong fan of The Beatles and the overwhelming consensus from those who knew him was that he would be so proud and excited to have his music mastered above the legendary Studio 2 at Abbey Road. This project’s objective is to celebrate Daniel’s musical legacy, rather than explore further his well-documented mental health problems. However, profits from the album will go to Daniel’s Hi, How Are You Project based in Austin. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Mountain Top (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
2. Fish (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
3. Walking The Cow (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
4. Casper The Friendly Ghost (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
5. Go (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
6. Love Enchanted (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
7. Hey Joe (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
8. Rock ‘N’ Roll / EGA (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
9. Speeding Motorcycle (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
10. True Love Will Find You In The End (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
11. Devil Town (Rob Da Bank Session 2008)
12. True Love Will Find You In The End (Marc Riley Session 2008)
13. Go (Marc Riley Session 2008)
14. Life In Vain (Marc Riley Session 2009)
15. Living Life (Marc Riley Session 2009)
16. Speeding Motorcycle (Marc Riley Session 2011)
17. Rock This Town (Marc Riley Session 2011)
18. Love Enchanted (The Blue Room 2003)
19. Forever Your Love (The Blue Room 2003)
20. Mountain Top (The Blue Room 2003)
21. True Love Will Find You In The End (The Blue Room 2003)

The Richard Sen remixes of John Grant were commissioned in 2016 but were never released. Since then, enquiries about release have continued to this day. Sen's remix of 'Disappointing' featured on Andrew Weatherall's Beats In Space mix in 2016 and was a staple in his DJ sets, especially at ALFOS. Charlie Bones, Ivan Smagghe and Optimo also supported it at the time. This release on Sen's DIYC label follows his much hyped album, India Man. In addition, Richard's compilation, Dream The Dream on Ransom Note (2023) was voted Best British Compilation by DJ Mag. These remixes have also been gaining much interest from the listeners of Sen's weekly show on Do!! You!!! Radio.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Grant's syrupy vocals and Sen's impeccable melodic ear come together into a wonderfully athletic selection of minimalistic, rhythmic Balearic house numbers. The energy behind this has been brewing for some time, and it's nice to finally see it in the wild.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Disappointing (Richard Sen Remix Vocal)
A2. Disappointing (Richard Sen Remix Instrumental)
B1. Voodoo Doll (Richard Sen Remix Vocal)
B2. Voodoo Doll (Richard Sen Sunshine Dub)

When Miranda Sawyer interviewed Noel Gallagher in 1995, his gag wishing Damon Albarn would die of AIDS became front-page news. This fascinating pop history, exploring the mid-90s moment when British music suddenly meant everything, explains why. Picking out twenty key songs, delving into the surprising stories behind them and their unlikely creators, Uncommon People takes us back to when Jarvis Cocker became a national hero, Trainspotting was a global hit, fire-starting seemed like a good night out - and it felt as though the revolution was happening.

Initially a music press nickname, Britpop became an unexpected musical movement centred around outsiders and misfits, drop-outs and weirdos who refused to compromise on their ideas, even when they were thrust into the international spotlight. Not just a scene for white guys with guitars, but something wilder and more interesting, with songs that have proved timeless. Exploring the era's key artists - Oasis, Blur, Tricky, Pulp, Underworld, Manic Street Preachers, The Prodigy, Suede, Chemical Brothers, Garbage, Supergrass, Radiohead, PJ Harvey and more - through their definitive anthems, Miranda Sawyer transports us back to the beating heart of the nineties.

Uncommon People re-lives the mad exhilaration of what it was like to hear these songs for the very first time - and what it was like to make them. With amazing new interviews, and I-was-there insights, this book offers a backstage pass to all the most interesting bits of Britpop's Greatest Hits. Forget New Labour, forget earnest trend theories, this book is all about the music, the people and being right there, right now.

Piano virtuoso Gail Johnson’s stunning reimagination of "Expansions" celebrates the 50th anniversary of Lonnie Liston Smith releasing his groundbreaking epic classic. His revolutionary fusion of jazz-funk & soul with a cosmic message was hailed as an instant classic when released in 1975. Since then after being adopted across diverse dance music genres it has become an anthem of anthems.

Gail grew up listening to Lonnie’s music on Quiet Storm radio in Philadephida. After attending his concerts she began jamming with the great man and they became friends. Now based in Los Angeles and leader of all female jazz outfit Jazz In Pink she came up with the idea of paying homage to and reinventing "Expansions".

'I decide to cover one of his many compositions and "Expansions" spoke to my spirit. As a smooth jazz artist I was able to slow the tempo down and reharmonise some of the chord voicings and play his vocal melodies as a piano lead. The bass line is infectious and carries the groove, accompanied by a four on the floor beat, a little wah guitar and the reimagining began…'

Covering a song as sacred as "Expansions" could be regarded as heresy but when it is recreated with such reverence as this it simply adds to the legend.

On the flip she turns her attention to "Glow", off the same LLS LP. A smoooooth as you like jazz-funk / lounge number with sublime piano, vibes and guitar interplay. 

Simple unmissable! 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Two Lonnie Liston Smith tracks are covered by Jazz In Pink in fabulous style. "Expansions" has a hint of house to it (making it a perfect crossover tracks for the dee-jay); while is pure, feel-good jazz-funk with slight lounge moods.

TRACK LISTING

A. Expansions
B. Glow 

'What's Not To Love?' is an album of music from John C. Reilly's vaudeville-inspired show where he embodies a character called Mister Romantic. Mister Romantic marks the Academy®, GRAMMY®, and TONY® award nominee’s most personal project to date. The show, which was created to foster empathy and love for one another, has been described by Vanity Fair as “fiercely funny,” while Theaterly hailed it as one of the best performances of 2024 following a one-night show in New York City. John is backed by a band of multi-time GRAMMY®-winners performing songs from the Great American Songbook as his character sets out on a mission to get someone (anyone!) to fall in love with him.

TRACK LISTING

1. Just Another Sucker On The Vine
2. Dream
3.La Vie En Rose
4.Johnsburg, Illinois
5.You Don’t Know Me
6.Falling In Love Again
7.I Guess I’ll Get The Papers And Go Home
8.Picture In A Frame
9.The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)
10.What’ll I Do?
11.Moonlight Serenade
12.I’ll Be Seeing You
13.Ragtime

Johnny and Robert began work on the album in the first weeks of the pandemic, wanting to make music that sang of those dangerous, disorienting spring days; when birdsong was brighter –– and the sense of bewilderment more powerful –– than any of us had known before. They drew inspiration in part from The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest surviving work of world literature; an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia that contains the earliest version of the Flood Myth. To Johnny and Robert, Gilgamesh resonated eerily with the present moment –– and it catalysed their song-writing. For Gilgamesh is a story of friendship, love, loss, grief, bad governance and good dreaming; of natural disaster and environmental crisis. It also contains the first recorded act of human destruction of the natural world: when Gilgamesh and Enkidu travel to the Sacred Cedar Wood, slay the guardian spirit of the forest, and cut down the trees with their axes, thereby bringing catastrophe upon themselves. Johnny and Robert wrote the album between March 2020 and February 2021, during a year in which we all wandered unsure of our path, lost in the cedar wood. The songs were composed in large part as a correspondence, through a back-and-forth of notebook pages, voice-recordings and WhatsApp-messages, at a time when lockdowns made meeting in person impossible. The first eight songs were recorded in an off-grid cottage deep in a Hampshire forest, with the sounds of chainsaws felling trees drifting in through the windows along with the birdsong. The result is an album at once urgent and ancient, which fuses poetry, landscape, myth and music into something unique. These are songs that ring with hope, love and sadness –– and one need not know anything about The Epic of Gilgamesh to be touched by them.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE 1
1. Ten Degrees Of Strange - Johnny Flynn
2. The World To Come - Robert Macfarlane
3. Gods And Monsters - Robert Macfarlane
4. Bonedigger - Robert Macfarlane
5. I Can’t Swim There - Robert Macfarlane

SIDE 2
1. Nether - Johnny Flynn
2. Flood In The Desert - Robert Macfarlane
3. Tree Rings - Robert Macfarlane
4. Enkidu Walked - Robert Macfarlane
5. Home And Dry - Robert Macfarlane
6. Ferryman - Robert Macfarlane 

The finest book on Britain's most celebrated rock 'n' roll band – and why they were destined to reform.

Think Oasis was just Britpop and brawls? Think again. In this, the definitive book on Britain’s biggest band, John Robb peels back the layers of Manchester's best known musical export, revealing a tale of ambition, ego, talent, and a whole lot of attitude. From the gritty pubs of Manchester to the dizzying heights of global stardom, this unauthorized biography is a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers' turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation.

But it is also a portrait of Britain around the turn of the millennium and the cultural forces and places that shaped, and were shaped by, two cocksure autodidacts from Burnage – from art to fashion, and from football to politics. Playful, funny and irreverent, and drawing on dozens of interviews and first-hand stories, Live Forever puts Oasis squarely in the Pantheon of Rock ‘n Roll royalty as the last great band of the pre-internet age. So, grab your parka and shades, perfect your swagger, and prepare to be amazed, amused, and maybe even just a little bit shocked.

After over 50 events of Bristol's beloved Club Blanco, the city's anointed high priest of night, Chez de Milo, is crystallising his party's dimension-hopping hedonism into a label, calling on an extended family of esteemed producers and musicians to make it happen.

Supersonic blends a hyperspace bassline with euphoric 90s synth elevation that delivers us to a blissful dance floor crescendo, where you've been dancing for hours—maybe days— when the sun appears over the horizon and pierces through the club's blacked-out windows. Chez de Milo's re-rub wraps you up vines of a living, breathing forest, where all your favourite flora and fauna summon you to the dappled light of a clearing, front left of the booth.

On The Train locks you into a rolling groove, and electro slaps and smacks. It feels covered in equal parts space dust and the dust of an old crate of records, where this forgotten banger has been buried deep for 25 years, waiting for the right hands to pull it out. Jamie Paton veers off down a stranger track, conducting a driving Italo beat with eerie soundscapes dissected by lasers and a brooding bassline.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Already being touted by Bristol / MCR producer Cowper as a primo slice of end-of-session sonic fluffery. Let these shuddering vibrations bring you to a satisfactory climax! (oooh matron, etc - Ed).

TRACK LISTING

A1. Supersonic
A2. Supersonic (Chez De Milo Remix)
B1. On The Train
B2. On The Train (Jamie Paton Remix)

Detroit mainstay John Beltran is back to present Sol Set having already impressed with their Ola de Novo album. This summery and soul-drenched outing opens with the florid flutes and shimmering rhythms of 'Through Fire' before a wonderful cover of Sade's 'War of the Hearts' with Taylor Taylor on vocals brings tropical percussive delights. South African house vocalist Earl Green brings expressive soul style to the feel good 'Love Revolution' while closer 'Maragogi' taps into an authentic Brazilian sound with feather drums and subtle samba shuffle.

TRACK LISTING

Through Fire
War Of The Hearts
Love Revolution
Maragogi

Originally released 21 May 1980, 'The Empire Strikes Back: Symphonic Suite from the Original Motion Picture Score' presented selections of composer John Williams’ music for STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, which had premiered in theatres just two days before. Performed by The National Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Charles Gerhardt, the one-disc record was intended to supplement – not compete with – the “official” two-record soundtrack released one month earlier by RSO Records.

This album consists of the Concert Suite from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (The Imperial March, Han Solo and the Princess, Yoda's Theme, and The Asteroid Field), supplemented by several other cues from the film score, including Alfred Newman's Fox Fanfare, plus Maestro Williams’ Main Title/The Imperial Probe, and Training of a Jedi Knight.


To avoid repetition of familiar material, Williams, conductor Charles Gerhardt, and producer George Korngold (son of composer Erich Korngold, one of Williams’ musical heroes) presented new arrangements and orchestrations, performed by 96-member National Symphonic Orchestra.

TRACK LISTING

1. 20th Century-Fox Fanfare
2. Main Title/The Imperial Probe
3. Luke’s First Crash
4. Han Solo And The Princess
5. The Asteroid Field
6. The Training Of A Jedi Knight And “May The Force Be With You”
7. The Battle In The Snow
8. The Imperial March
9. The Magic Tree
10. Yoda’s Theme
11. The Rebels Escape Again
12. Lando’s Palace, The Duel (Through The Window)
13. Finale

'Owl John', the debut solo album from Scott Hutchison (known for his work with Frightened Rabbit), offers a deeply intimate and soul-baring collection of songs that reflect Hutchison’s personal journey and inner conflicts.

TRACK LISTING

1. Cold Creeps
2. Two
3. Hate Music
4. Songs About Roses
5. Los Angeles, Be Kind
6. Ten Tons Of Silence
7. A Good Reason To Grow Old
8. Red Hand
9. Don't Take Off The Gloves
10. Stupid Boy

'The Scream', Siouxsie & the Banshees' first album, was released late enough in the punk era to bear some claim as the first post-punk album, with only a minor traces of 'punk' (one lingering early song, "Carcass" comes to mind) and enough hints of what had come even earlier, Andy MacKay-like saxophone flourishes - to feel utterly new. Not to mention the effort producer Steve Lillywhite must have put into the album, his first fully-credited major label production.

Siouxsie was clearly the focus of the band, with her unique vocal style and lyrics, but the real star, we've always known, was John McKay, who wrote most of the album's music (as well as singles like 'Hong Kong Garden'), creating a wholly new guitar sound - harsh and brittle, yet melodically intoxicating . . . best articulated by a somewhat confounded Steve Albini years later ". . . only now people are trying to copy it, and even now nobody understands how that guitar player got all that pointless noise to stick together as songs". McKay's influence lives on; many of the most influential guitarists of the past four decades credit him as a major influence - Geordie from Killing Joke, Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain, U2's The Edge, Thurston Moore, Johnny Marr and even the two guitarists - The Cure's Robert Smith and Magazine's John McGeoch - who followed him in The Banshees.

McKay's burgeoning status as the anti-guitar hero was halted when he and Banshees drummer Kenny Morris - at odds with Siouxsie and bassist Steve Severin - fled the band just after the start of a tour supporting the group's second album, 'Join Hands'. It was a weekly music paper scandal, later the subject of a BBC documentary, and Siouxsie's vitriol working its way into the lyrics of a later Banshees b-side, 'Drop Dead / Celebration'. Aside from a solitary single on Marc Riley's In Tape label nearly a decade later, no music was heard from McKay again. So it comes as a major surprise to learn of a pile of excellent recordings made in the years just after he left The Banshees, unheard by all but a very few, some of which feature drummer Kenny Morris, plus Mick Allen from Rema Rema, Matthew Seligman of the Soft Boys and longer-term collaborator Graham Dowdall and John's wife Linda . . . the latter three of whom now all sadly deceased.

'Sixes And Sevens' is an historic lost album. Brazenly genius and bearing fair claim as the lost treasure of the post-punk era, the album collects eleven studio tracks, carefully mastered from original tapes. It's a masterpiece which best speaks for itself. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Zen And The Art Of Nonsense
2. Fun On The Floor
3. The Blessed West
4. Taken For Granted
5. Looks Can Kill
6. Sacred Measure
7. Flare
8. Black Five
9. Vigilante
10. Zor Gabor
11. Tightrope

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'Lost Themes', Sacred Bones are thrilled to present an expanded art edition of the album with art by Greg Ruth. This special release includes an additional 7-inch featuring two previously unreleased tracks from the original recording session - 'Cruisin’ With Mr. Scratch' and 'Dominator'. Upon its initial release, 'Lost Themes' was praised for its evocative soundscapes ranging from horror to science fiction, each track conjuring a distinct atmosphere without the need for accompanying visuals. The expanded edition of 'Lost Themes' not only celebrates a decade of John Carpenter’s standalone musical journey but also enriches the album’s legacy with new material that captures the spirit of its original sessions. Whether revisiting this masterpiece or experiencing it for the first time, listeners will find themselves immersed in Carpenter’s hauntingly beautiful worlds once again.

TRACK LISTING

1. Vortex
2. Obsidian
3. Fallen
4. Domain
5. Mystery
6. Abyss
7. Wraith
8. Purgatory
9. Night

7" Tracklisting:
1. Cruisin’ With Mr.
2. Scratch
3. Dominator

“The Machines”, which date from the period 1967-1972 represent a departure from the more traditionally narrative nature of the rest of my pieces. I use the word Machine to define a consistent process governing a series of musical actions within a particular sound world and, by extension, the listener’s perception thereof. One might thus regard the Welsh Rarebit as a Machine in which a process is applied to the conditioning and perception of the world of bread and cheese.

“Autumn Countdown Machine” presents the guaranteed dis-simultaneity of six pairs of bass melody instruments, each conducted by a percussionist playing in time with, and making minor adjustments to the setting of a bell-metronome.

“Son of Gothic Chord” presents four keyboard players’ mobilisation of a sequential chord progression rising through the span of an octave.
“Jews Harp Machine” presents various permutations of the articulations ‘Ging, Gang, Gong,Gung, Ho!’

“Drinking and Hooting Machine” presents some observations on the world of bottles and their non-percussive musical potential. The effect of this piece has been compared to that of a large aviary full of owls all practising very slow descending scales. - John White, March 1976

“The Squirrel And The Ricketty Racketty Bridge”, for one player of two guitars, was written at the request of Derek Bailey, the jazz guitarist, in 1971. I had worked closely with Bailey from 1963-6 in and around Sheffield as a member of a group which included Tony Oxley on drums and myself on double-bass. Since that time, I have lost all interest in jazz, and in improvisation, and since Bailey was involved in both I wrote a piece which uses a technique which Bailey would be unlikely to have evolved in his playing. The two guitars are played simultaneously, each one lying flat on its back, and they are arranged side by side so that the two fingerboards can be played with the fingers hammering down on them, like two keyboards. In addition, the score contains a number of ironic references to jazz and to its critical literature - short texts added to the ‘musical’ notations, somewhat in the spirit of Erik Satie, involving the performer in a hypothetical dialogue with the composer using fragments culled from particularly banal pieces of jazz criticism eg. ‘there is an area up here’, holding his hand above his head, palm down, where musical categories do not exist. The left hand of the player moves at an even pulse, like the walking jazz bass, at a tempo ‘between Lady is a Tramp’ as a medium bounce, and Cherokee as an embarrassment to lesser, and more intrepid, musicians, while the right hand punctuates this with short notes, like a highly selective, or extremely lazy, trumpet soloist. The title involves an oblique pun to do with the nut of the guitar, the guitar’s bridge, the faint noise of the music in between – that each attack gives two pitches rather than one – and an English children’s song about Billy Goat Gruff.
Derek Bailey recorded the piece on Incus Records in 1971, and this new version is a multiple one, four players on eight guitars, in which each player uses a pair of guitars which are characteristically different from those used by the others. -Gavin Bryars (1971)

TRACK LISTING

Autumn Countdown Machine
Son Of Gothic Chord
Jew's Harp Machine
Drinking And Hooting Machine
The Squirrel And The Ricketty Racketty Bridge

“Aran” and “McCrimmon Will Never Return” date from the period 1970-72, and were written for the Promenade Theatre Orchestra, a group started by White, consisting of 4 performers; White, Hobbs, Hugh Shrapnel and Alec Hill.
“Aran” was written at a time when the PTO was beginning to combine the sounds of reed organs and toy pianos, the original instruments of the group, with some newly-acquired percussion instruments. The note-to-note procedure of the piece was determined by random means, in the hope of producing a gentle unpredictability in the final result. It was hoped that the whole would be grittily resonant. This recorded version, for 12 performers, is generally more soft-centred than the original.

“American Standard”
Although the instrumentation of the piece is not specified, an ideal group would be similar to that which performed this version, recorded at the first performance of the piece in March 1973. It is played by the New Music Ensemble of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, directed by John Adams, the composer, and the instruments used here are: flute, clarinet, clarinet (doubling bass-clarinet), clarinet (doubling bass-drum), tuba, percussion (trap set), violin, 2 violas, cello, double-bass, and harp. A conductor is not necessary for performance, since the arrangement and distribution of parts depends on what instruments are available, and ensemble problems that arise are ‘‘to be worked out in standard American fashion: proposal, debate and vote’’. Extra materials, that anyone making a version considers appropriate, may be used in performance in various forms whether film, tape, video, speech, mime, dance etc. Each section of this performance has at least one example of the use of ‘‘extra materials’’.
The piece is in 3 parts, each separately performable, and separately titled:
1. John Philip Sousa
The use of a steady, insistent pulse makes the title’s derivation quite clear; the pulse is given by a bass drum and other instruments have constant pitches which are departed from and returned to. As with all 3 pieces, the dynamics are restrained and undramatic, with the exception of the ‘‘extra material’’ – a crisp snare-drum roll that both sets the tone and gives a dramatic touch that is not present anywhere else. This is not in the score.
2. Christian Zeal and Activity
The main body of the music consists of a series of long held notes, very consonant, in 4 parts which are occasionally synchronised to give unified chords. The instruments are divided into 4 groups according to their pitch ranges, with at least one sustaining instrument in a group, each group having a leader who cues movement from one note to the next. During this piece, the ‘‘extra material’’ consists of a tape-recording of a radio talk-show.
3. Sentimentals
This is the most melodic piece of the 3 and the one which involves the greatest range of variation, quoting extensively from Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady”. The gentle swing of the trap set, that is added during the piece, is again not included in the score, and its presence gives the sound a distinctively Californian feel, close to that of the Beach Boys, or Hollywood studio bands.The curious ending is an ironic affirmation of the maudlin chromaticism of the Ellington piece which generates the music.

“McCrimmon Will Never Return” stems from a temporary interest in Piobaireachd (Pibroch), the most highly developed form of Scottish bagpipe music. The melody of the title has several variants, which are played simultaneously on 4 reed organs. The tempo is sufficiently slow that the characteristic skirls or flourishes in the music become audible as individual notes.

TRACK LISTING

A1Christopher Hobbs - Aran
A2(i)John Adams - American Standard (i)
A2(ii)John Adams - American Standard (ii)
A2(iii)John Adams - American Standard (iii)
B1Christopher Hobbs - Mc Crimmon Will Never Return
B2Gavin Bryars - 1,2 1-2-3-4

“Disguise In Love” released in 1978, is the debut album of British punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Renowned for his quick-witted delivery and sharp humor, Clarke fuses punk rock with spoken word, resulting in a one-of-a-kind sonic experience. The album includes tracks such as “I Don’t Want To Be Nice,” “Valley of the Lost Women,” and “(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space,” highlighting Clarke’s talent for social commentary and dark comedy. Produced by Martin Hannett, known as one of the creators of the ‘Manchester sound’, the album captures the unrefined energy of the late ‘70s punk scene. “Disguise In Love” stands out not only for its incisive, observational poetry but also for its stripped-down and edgy musical accompaniment, solidifying its status as a pivotal work in Clarke’s career and a significant contribution to the punk genre.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. I Don't Want To Be Nice
2. Psycle Sluts
3. (I've Got A Brand New) Tracksuit
4. Teenage Werewolf
5. Readers Wives
6. Post-War Glamour Girl

Side B
1. (I Married A) Monster From Outer Space
2. Salome Maloney
3. Health Fanatic
4. Strange Bedfellows
5. Valley Of The Lost Women

Johnny Maraca and the Marockers "Little Heart"
“What’s Up Rockers” Like the Big Bopper singing on “Pleasant Dreams”
Twompsax’s Big Beat keeper has a Little Heart
But that Heart keeps pumping
Pure love for real rock n roll
Made to incinerate cop cars and smoke cigs in the alameda tube
Tenderly and with “attitude”
Torch songs and torching the rules
Johnny Thunders said “The only technical things I know are treble, volume and reverb, that's all.”
Johnny Maraca couldn’t agree more

TRACK LISTING

1. Little Heart
2. And These Tears
3. Hot Boy
4. Bad Girl
5. Shut Up And Play A Rock N Roll Song
6. Take It All
7. Nobody Else
8.To Be Loved By You
9. I'm In Love With Danger
10. Never Steal Your Love
11. Don't Need It
12. Sun Flower Kisses

Màiri Morrison and Alasdair Roberts collaborate with Canadian bassist/musical arranger Pete Johnston on a set of traditional songs with Scottish roots collected in Maritime Canada by folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989). Recording in Nova Scotia with Pete and a group of Canadian players, Màiri and Alasdair sing these far-travelled Scots ballads and Gaelic lyrical songs with poignancy yet playfulness, the gravity of exile ever alive in their hearts.

TRACK LISTING

1. Màiri Nighean Dòmhnaill
2. The Bonny House Of Airlie
3. Sir Neil And Glengyle
4. Hind Horn
5. Druimfhionn Donn
6. Katharine Jaffray
7. Peggy Gordon
8. Uilleam Glen
9. Hi Horo 's Na Horo H-eile
10. The Soldier’s Adieu

'Diamond City' is Will Johnson’s 9th solo album. The Centro-matic frontman and current member of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is a jack of all trades: painter, novelist, songwriter, drummer. 'Floodway Fall' taps into timeless melody with a ghostly refrain of "be my baby, be my little baby." Will has toured for the past two years as part of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, including an 8-night stand at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Newport Folk Festival, and Bonnaroo Festival. Follow-up to 2023's critically-acclaimed 'No Ordinary Crown'.

TRACK LISTING

1.Floodway Fall
2. Unfamiliar Ghost
3. Diamond City
4. All Dragged Out
5.Clem Witkins
6. Cairo
7. Sylvarena
8. Rabbit Run
9. Requiem / High Road Plume

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Look Out Live! perfectly encapsulates the magic of Johnny Marr’s sold-out show at the Hammersmith Apollo, London in 2024. The night was a culmination of his 2024 Spirit Power tour and showcases his 40-year repertoire of distinctive songwriting and the guitar sound that has seen Johnny regarded as the most influential guitarist of his generation. The energy of the night can be felt through tracks from his four-album solo career such as ‘Easy Money’, ‘Hi Hello’ and ‘Somewhere’ plus classic The Smiths compositions ‘This Charming Man’, ‘How Soon Is Now?’ and ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’. The memorable night made exceptional by the appearance of special guest Neil Tennant who reunited with Johnny to perform 90s supergroup Electronic’s hit ‘Getting Away With It’ and a special one-off rendition of David Bowie’s ‘Rebel Rebel’.

TRACK LISTING

DISC 1
Side 1
1. Sensory Street
2. Panic
3. Generate! Generate!
4. Spirit Power And Soul
Side 2
5. This Charming Man
6. Somewhere
7. Walk Into The Sea
8. The Answer
9. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

DISC 2
Side 3
10. Armatopia
11. Get The Message
12. Hi Hello
13. How Soon Is Now?
14. Easy Money
Side 4
15. Rebel Rebel
16. Getting Away With It
17. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
18. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

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It is a huge honour to announce the publication of Peter Brotzmann’s final concerts on OTOROKU. When we invited Peter to do a residency at Cafe OTO back in February 2023 we had no idea these would be his last ever shows and he played with such power it would have been hard for anyone present to believe he would never play publicly again.

Recorded over two nights this grouping of Jason Adasiewicz on vibraphone, John Edwards on bass and Steve Noble on drums feels especially resonant and personal to Cafe OTO. The first time Peter performed at the venue back in 2010 it was in a trio with John and Steve, (released as The Worse The Better kick starting our in-house record label) so it feels fitting that the last shows he ever played here should also have that trio at its core.

The quartet last played together at OTO back in 2013, (released as Mental Shake on OTOROKU), and Brotzmann humbly opened the return of the group saying, "it's a pleasure to be back” before launching straight into a long blast on the alto sax, swiftly met by the relentless energy and engagement of Adasiewicz, Edwards and Noble.

There are moments of tenderness to Brotzmann’s playing that feels specific to this small group - one that cuts across three generations - and in a space that’s come to feel like home. Of course, there is dizzying, forceful, singleminded playing, but even amongst a relentless chorus of cymbal splashes and busy vibraphone clusters the lyrical, spacious moments are savoured and held onto. As he remarked at the end of the group's first visit to OTO, “the Quartet is, for us, a great adventure.”

Peter clearly wanted to play to the end. Did he know these might be his last shows? We will never know. What is clear is he wanted to go out in style and on his terms. For anyone in the room at the time or listening to these recordings it’s clear he achieved that.

It was Peter’s wish that these recordings should be made public and he was due to finalise the cover design on the week he passed away. We would like to thank Peter’s family for working with us to fulfil Peter’s wishes to release this material but more than anything we would like to thank Peter himself for all the extraordinary memories, his generosity and all he has given the music. On a personal level for us, like so many, he meant a huge amount and we miss him deeply.

TRACK LISTING

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

A majestic biography of two young geniuses who merged their talents to create one of the greatest bodies of music in history. John & Paul begins in 1957, when two teenagers in suburban Liverpool meet and decide to play rock n'roll together.

It ends twenty-three years later, when one of them is murdered. In between, we see them become global stars, create countless indelible songs, and play a central role in shaping the modern world. Lennon and McCartney were more than friends, rivals or collaborators.

They were intimates who both had the fabric of their world ruptured at a young age, and who longed to make emotional connections; with each other, and with audiences. The pop song was a vessel into which they poured feelings of grief and euphoria and everything in between. When they couldn't speak what they felt, they sang it.

After the break-up of their group, they maintained a musical dialogue at a distance, in songs full of recrimination, regret, and affection. Ian Leslie traces the twists and turns of their relationship through the music it produced and offers rich insights into the nature of creativity, collaboration and human connection. Drawing on recently released footage and recordings, this is a startlingly fresh take on two of the greatest icons in music history.

Leslie's majestic and wildly enjoyable biography will make us see and hear Lennon and McCartney anew.

'Wherever You Are' is a new solo piano album, played and composed by John Foxx. Most of the recordings were made at home and in the early hours of morning in the weeks following his rare live performance at Kings Place, London in October 2023, as part of the BBC Radio 3 ’Night Tracks’ event. 'Around dawn is the best time to play piano,’ says Foxx. 'Self-critical mechanisms mostly dormant, so I’m free to invent and enjoy for a while. The piano faces a window overlooking a valley surrounded by hills, where the sun comes up. There’s often an early mist in the valley - and quite often, it rains. Some notes and sounds resonate with remembered experiences and you get glimpses of times and people. It’s valuable. Quiet. Free association, myriad moments orbiting - and off you go. 'He adds: 'Lately I’m realising how we get formed by other people. Everyone we know or knew, who affects the way we think and the way we see things - even in a small way, has a voice, and all those voices remain in a sort of lifelong conversation. I hear them all the time. It’s not at all frantic, it’s more oceanic - calm and pleasant and it eventually makes us the way we are. Luckily, I seem to have met - and meet - mostly good, generous, bright people and I’m still learning a great deal from all of them. They give you the touchstones, the maps, the weather. It’s how we find our way. So - simply, thanks. Wherever you are.'

TRACK LISTING

1. When She Walked In With The Dawn
2. Someone Indistinct
3. Once I Had A Love
4. Evensong
5. To Whom It May Concern
6. Night Vision 1
7. A Swimmer In A Summer River
8. Morning In A Great City
9. Chandeliering - On The Ceiling
10. Night Vision 2
11. Wherever You Are

Celebrating 55 years in the music business! Swami John Reis is back with his second LP in eight months. Time To Let You Down is a savage blast of junk shoppe punk that kicks you in the ding ding. This eleven track LP is chock full of fist pumpers, head bumpers, stinky dumpers, meaty thumpers and toe stumpers. The tempos are often breakneck and the dense arrangements tumble like bricks into hot cheese. The undeniable sonic girth barges at will into lathered ear tubes allowing these barbaric anthems to echo in hollow domes. Feel the whip crack break skin on the acne scarred backs of our cultural oppressors. The sound is tough. The songs are a bitch. Incite your expectations with the single “Fed To The Dogs” or the title track. Salty leather and wobbly chain link fences can’t contain its rebel intent.

These recordings took place Oct. 2024 and features Swami John Reis on guitar and vocals with contributions from Jason Sinclair (Hot Snakes), Joey Guevara (Swami and the Bed Of Nails), Jacob Turnbloom (Mrs. Magician) and Glen Galloway (Truman’s Water). The record was produced by John Reis, engineered and mixed by Ben Moore and mastered by Dave Gardner.

Time To Let You Down is pressed on virgin, Egyptian pellets and available in limited, colorful vinyl that have been hand-swirled. You’ll not only clearly hear the difference, you will see it as well.

For fans of Hot Snakes, The Marked Men, Buzzcocks, The Spits, Judas Priest, The Damned, The Dickies...

TRACK LISTING

1. Time To Let You Down
2. Basement Envy
3. Boomer Rang
4. King Of The Jungle VS
5. The Boogie Man
6. Fed To The Dogs
7. Prince Of The Parade
8. Radio Silence/Radio
9. Vengeance
10. Kamen Rider Theme
11. Because I Stink
12. Cold Feet
13. Heartbeats

1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the bestselling jazz album of all time: Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue follows the paths of Miles, Coltrane and Evans to the mountaintop of 1959 and their roads on from there. It's a book about music and business, race and heroin, and an astonishing meditation on creativity and the strange hothouses that can produce its full flowering.

But above all this is the story of three very different men - their struggles, their choices, their inspiration. The tapestry of their lives is, in James Kaplan's hands, an American Odyssey.

'Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes' is the debut album from Gregory Uhlmann (SML, Anna Butterss, Duffy x Uhlmann, Perfume Genius), Josh Johnson (SML, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet & New Breed, Meshell Ndegeocello, Anna Butterss, Leon Bridges), and Sam Wilkes (Sam Gendel, Louis Cole, Chaka Khan). The three improviser/arranger/producers' impressive individual credits encompass such a wide stylistic pendulum swing that a collection of group music from the trio could mine any number of musical territories with masterful results. In these 11 instrumental songs, the trio explores a spacious lyrical curiosity that could be described as a jazz-informed take on progressive electro-acoustic chamber music.

Conceived during two live shows at ETA and a session at Uhlmann's house in Los Angeles, the album maintains a focus on beauty, melody, and rhythm as the pieces unfold, with the trio pushing their instruments and highly-dialed effects to sculpt otherworldly sounds with the collective sensibility of a rhythm section. The ethos of these instant compositions is arrangement-minded improvisation that showcases the mournful beauty of Uhlmann's fingerpicked electric guitar, the hybrid rhythm-lead of Wilkes' bass chording, and the textural harmonic world building of Johnson's effect-laden alto saxophone.

TRACK LISTING

1. Marvis
2. Fumarole
3. Arpy
4. Frica
5. Hoe Down
6. Jicama
7. Unsure
8. Fields
9. Shwa
10. Rewinded
11. The Fool On The Hil

Within the UK, there are a select few burgeoning icons, artists that push the boundaries with their musical output while embodying a presence across all mediums that feeds into mass intrigue and curiosity. London-based rapper, poet and producer John Glacier is one of the few that can lay claim to this status. 

Referring to the seamlessly neverending threads of relationships and responsibilities that overlay to form the ribbon of modern existence, 'Like A Ribbon' finds John Glacier providing an accurate snapshot of her life as it has played out on her meteoric rise; from a insular, simple existence growing up in Hackney, to projecting stories to the world while aiming to maintain a semblance of normalcy in what is a very extraordinary life. Executive producer Kwes Darko helps to lay the sonic tapestry for the weaving of John’s own tale, alongside contributions from the likes of Flume, Mk.gee contributor Andrew Aged, Surf Gang, Eartheater, Sampha and more. 'Like A Ribbon' is the story of living in a modern world, told through an imaginatively otherworldly lens.

A highly feted vocalist whose work was subject to huge demand even before her debut project SHILOH: Lost For Words was released, John Glacier has pushed the boundaries of what defines UK rap with a diaristic approach that shines a light on the mundanities of everyday life and the complexities of human emotion, all through her own unique phrasing and perspectives. This sensibility, alongside her own externally perpetuated mythology, has also provided allure for the fashion world, with John becoming one of the faces of and providing bespoke poetry for Daniel Lee's iconic debut campaign for Burberry, as well finding fans in the likes of Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, J.W. Anderson, Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen and so many more. Her debut album 'Like A Ribbon' gives John Glacier the platform to explore the outer reaches of her immersive sound, traversing her own psyche in a way that's both abstracted and wholly relatable. Her poetic style takes center stage on the LP, defining modern life as a young woman growing up in Hackney; tied to the place she was born while existing on a whole other plane.

TRACK LISTING

1. Satellites
2. Don’t Cover Me
3. Money Shows (feat. Eartheater)
4. Emotions
5. Nevasure
6. Steady As I Am
7. Grands!
8. Cows Come Home
9. Whole Or None
10. Poster
11. Found
12. Home
13. Ocean Stepping (feat. Sampha)
14. Dancing In The Rain
15. Heaven’s Sent

John McGeoch was the unsung hero of the post-punk era. Blazing a trail with some of Britain’s biggest bands and most revered artists – Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Armoury Show and Public Image Ltd. – John left an undeniable and indelible mark on music.

The Light Pours Out of Me examines John’s life and legacy, drawing on original interviews with the likes of Siouxsie Sioux, Howard Devoto, Johnny Marr, Billy Idol, John Frusciante, Keith Levene, Jonny Greenwood, Nick Launay, Ed O’Brien, Peter ‘Hooky’ Hook and many others.

Illustrated with unseen photographs, this moving biography – authorised by the family – celebrates the remarkable guitarist who helped provide the soundtrack to a generation.

Little John is one of the most loved and prolific 80s dancehall artists. He started as a child artist in 1979 and by the mid 1980s had recorded for every major producer. In 1984 at age 14 he already knew the ropes of the business and started to produce 45s on his own Romantic label, which he continued sporadically releasing tunes on up until 1993. For us this is one of the coolest looking labels of the latter 1980s, and has a handful of hard to find killer 45s, mostly obscure and mostly slept on. So naturally we needed to corral these for another all killer no filler compilation. True to his own roots, Little John’s label mostly features fresh youthman artists, though a handful of veterans, like Frankie Paul and Early B who are both featured here, also recorded for him. The ten songs on this comp are our favorites from the label, featuring a selection of killer rhythms spanning the heavy mid 80s style, the proper late 80s digital style, and the more uptempo early 90s style. Hardcore DKR heads take note - this features three cuts on that most hallowed 1987 digi rhythm.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: We've had a fresh drop of reggae, dub and dancehall from Digikiller. I reckon this compilation of hard to find 45s produced and in some instances voiced by Little John is the most intriguing. Authentic, mid 80s dancehall that's been painfully hard to acquire.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Jughead - Get Up And Fight
A2. Dutch Man - Weh Yu Wah Mi Do Ballay
A3. Frankie Paul - No I Wooden Mind
A4. Little John - I'm Lonely Too
A5. Little Chukie - Show You That I Love You
B1. Prince Oret - Getto Youth
B2. Lee Crystal - Give My Loving A Try
B3. Early B - Come
B4. Little John - Champion Lover
B5. Baker B - Cowboy MC

John Cale's enigmatic masterpiece, Paris 1919, appeared at a time when the artist and his world were changing forever. It was 1973, the year of the Watergate hearings and the oil crisis, and Cale was at a crossroads. The white-hot rage of his Velvet Underground days was nearly spent; now he was living in Los Angeles, working for a record company and making music when time allowed. He needed to lay to rest some ghosts, but he couldn't do that without scaring up others. Paris 1919 was the result.

In this vivid, wide-ranging book, Mark Doyle hunts down the ghosts haunting Cale's most enduring solo album. There are the ghosts of New York – of the Velvets, Nico, and Warhol – that he smuggled into Los Angeles in his luggage. There is the ghost of Dylan Thomas, a fellow Welshman who haunts not just Paris 1919 but much of Cale's life and art. There are the ghosts of history, of a failed peace and the artists who sought the truth in dreams. And there are the ghosts of Christmas, surprising visitors who bring a nostalgic warmth and a touch of wintry dread. With erudition and wit, Doyle offers new ways to listen to an old album whose mysteries will never fully be resolved.

Berlin based label "Matasuna Records" kicks off the new year 2025 with a soulful 7inch featuring songs by Barcelona's "The Blaxound" and singer "John Vermont". Their common love for vintage soul from the 60s and 70s brought them together for this project to compose and record classic soul sung in Spanish. This 45 shows that the concept worked out wonderfully: Spanish Soul at its best, sounding authentic and contemporary at the same time!

Matasuna Records, known for its reissues of musical treasures from the past, also has an eye for exciting new discoveries in contemporary music. With "The Blaxound & John Vermont" the label has once again found an interesting project for soulful & contemporary music that fits perfectly into the label's sound spectrum and will appeal to lovers of authentic soul music.

The two songs "No Es Por Ti" and "Qué Más Te Da?" from their recently released album will be released for the first time as a 7-inch vinyl single on Matasuna Records. The instrumentation and the lovely harmonies are the ideal basis for John Vermont, who with his versatile voice, sometimes powerful, sometimes smooth - but always soulful - can fully develop his vocal spectrum and fill the songs with his presence. Instrumental and vocal arrangements are beautifully balanced and harmonious. Beatific!

TRACK LISTING

A1. No Es Por Ti
B1. Qué Más Te Da?

Recorded 1979 at Pathway studios, an eight-track studio in Islington, North London, this is an album of inventive, timeless electro-pop. Mastered from the original analogue tapes, the album still sounds incredible thanks to Foxx’s minimalist approach, which was partly inspired by his experience of watching Lee “Scratch" Perry produce records at Island Records’ studios in the 1970s. Engineer Gareth Jones - who later worked on some of Depeche Mode’s finest recordings - also proved to be a fantastic collaborator and innovator on this record.

John Foxx:
"I was in retreat from bands, touring, etc, mightily convinced that electronics were the future, and reading too much J.G. Ballard. I lived alone in Finsbury Park, spent my spare time walking the disused train lines, cycled to the studio every day and wobbled back at dawn, imagining I was the Marcel Duchamp of electropop. Metamatic was the result. It was the first British electronic pop album. It was minimal, primitive technopunk. Carcrash music tailored by Burtons.”

TRACK LISTING

Side One
1. Plaza
2. He’s A Liquid
3. Underpass
4. Metal Beat
5. No-One Driving

Side Two
1. A New Kind Of Man
2. Blurred Girl
3. 030
4. Tidal Wave
5. Touch And Go

Following on quickly from Fear, and capitalising on that album's energy Slow Dazzle is another fiery release by Velvet Underground founder John Cale - This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1975 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.

Released in March 1975, initially, the album offers a false sense of mellow security: "Mr Wilson", a tribute to Brian, the leader of Cale's beloved Beach Boys starts the on a much sweeter note than "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend", as does "Taking It All Away"; by "Dirty Ass Rock'n'Roll" Slow Dazzle is off to darker terrain, business as usual. Cale, however, cannot resist a pop song and a ballad – "Ski Patrol" is a great two-minute vignette, and "I'm Not The Loving Kind" is soul-baring.

The album's reputation, however, rests on two tracks – "Guts", a bald telling of Cale's wife's infidelity and his pitch-black cover of Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel". 50 years later, these songs still pack a tremendous punch.

TRACK LISTING

Mr. Wilson
Taking It All Away
Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll
Darling I Need You
Rollaroll
Heartbreak Hotel
Ski Patrol
I'm Not The Loving Kind
Guts
The Jeweller

Following up 2023's acclaimed studio album 'A Life Diagrammatic', cryptically named powerhouse duo JOHN offer a live recording of their landmark appearance at London's historic SCALA in early 2024. Providing yet more evidence of their uncompromising show which brims with a primal energy honed over the last decade. With the setlist spanning across their discography, ‘POST KINO (Live at Scala)’ is an honest testament to both the space and the band’s time-tested ethos. Their taut synchronisation ricocheting from the former cinema walls with boundless power and clarity. The documentation also serves to mirror a now well-beaten observation of first-time listeners: that it is quite simply remarkable how only two bodies can combine to create such a formidable force.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: One of the most uncompromising bands around right now, JOHN are custom built for the live environment, and this absolutely brilliant document of their incendiary live experience is second to none. An essential live record and further evidence of JOHN's enduring brilliance.

TRACK LISTING

Côte D’adur (Live At Scala)
A Submersible (Live At Scala)
Theme New Bond Junior (Live At Scala)
Hopper On The Dial (Live At Scala)
Service Stationed (Live At Scala)

A Whole House (Live At Scala)
Riddley Scott Walker (Live At Scala)
Trauma Mosaic (Live At Scala)
Squad Vowels (Live At Scala)
Future Thinker (Live At Scala)

Released in October 1974, Fear is an incredibly important in the 50+ year career of John Cale - This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1974 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.

Fear marked Cale's return to recording in London after the best part of a decade in America. Signing to Island, he made fast friends with two key admirers, Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno, who assisted him in returning his music to the rawer sound of his earlier work, as opposed to the lush textures of his previous studio album, Paris 1919. The tense, clipped "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend" harks back to the work of the Velvet Underground, as does the standout, "Gun", eight minutes of overdriven bleakness with Eno duelling with Cale's guitar solo on synthesisers. Much is rightly made of these tracks, but there is also the sweetness of the gospel of "Buffalo Ballet" and the Beach Boys homage "The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy". The pretty, semi-autobiographical "Ship Of Fools" offers listeners an opportunity to hear Cale reference the South Wales city of Swansea, its seaside suburb, Mumbles and his home village of Garnant.

In its often-skeletal simplicity, the often triumphant Fear is an album that brought an angular aggression with it.

TRACK LISTING

Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
Buffalo Ballet
Barracuda
Emily
Ship Of Fools
Gun
The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy
You Know More Than I Know
Momamma Scuba

Recorded quickly between John Cale producing Patti Smith's Horses and his going out on an Italian tour, Helen of Troy became Cale's third and final studio album for Island Records - This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1975 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.

Helen Of Troy is a raw, fascinating listen. The title track with its horns and spoken word is one of Cale's best: after the sweet bubblegum of "China Sea", the album gets increasingly stripped down – the acoustic guitar and piano of "Cable Hogue" and the punkish cover of The Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso" have long been favourites on the album. "Leaving It All Up To You" – in which Cale becomes increasingly disturbed – garnered controversy at the time and was actually removed from later pressings of the album because of its references to the Manson murders. Cale never lost his ability to shock. Taking its title from the opening line of Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line", "I Keep A Close Watch", a track Cale would record again several years later, with its Robert Kirby-arranged strings and horns, is the closest Cale has veered toward a power ballad.

It is a work of great beauty among all the jagged edges of Helen Of Troy.

Two-Headed Doctor is a forensic investigation into a single LP: Dr. John, the night tripper's Gris-gris. Though released in 1968 to poor sales and a minimum of critical attention, Gris-gris has accumulated legendary status over subsequent decades for its strangeness, hybridity, and innovative production. It formed the launch pad for Dr. John's image and lengthy career and the ghostly presence of its so-called voodoo atmosphere hovers over numerous cover versions, samples, and re-invocations. Despite the respect given to the record, its making is shrouded in mystery, misunderstandings, and false conclusions. The persona of Dr. John, loosely based on dubious literary accounts of a notorious voodooist and freed slave, a nineteenth-century New Orleans resident known as Doctor John, provided Malcolm Mac Rebennack with a lifelong mask through which to transform himself from session musician in order to construct a solo career.

Somewhere between puzzle, experimental rhythm, blues disguised as rock, and elaborate hoax, Gris-gris was a collaborative project between Rebennack and producer/arranger Harold Battiste (at the time musical director for Sonny & Cher). A few brief sessions held at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles brought together many of New Orleans' finest musicians, including Shirley Goodman, John Boudreaux, Plas Johnson, Jessie Hill, Ernest McLean, and Tami Lynn. Along with their complex histories, the cast of characters implicated in the story includes Ornette Coleman, Lafcadio Hearn, Zora Neale Hurston, Cher, Sonny Bono, Sam Cooke, Ishmael Reed, Black Herman, Prince La La, and many others. The story details in discursive style the historical context of the music, how it came together, its literary sources, production and arrangements, and the nature of the recording studio as dream state, but also examines as a disturbing undercurrent the volatile issue of race in twentieth-century music, the way in which it doomed relationships and ambitious projects, exploited great talents, and distorted the cultural landscape.

THIS IS A BLACK FRIDAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8AM ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30TH).

Never previously released on vinyl, now remastered and pressed on stone coloured vinyl, especially for Record Store Day Black Friday 2024.

TRACK LISTING

Krvava Gruda - Plodna Zemlja
Krst
Life Is Life
Leben-Tod
Transnational
Krvoprelitje (Ti, Ki Izzivaš)