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Live At The Academy Nyc 12.4.92 (RSD24 EDITION)

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    Japanese Television

    Automata Exotica

      A combination of cyclical, mechanical rhythms and heavy bass, 'Automata Exotica' is louder, tighter, bolder and rawer than anything japanese television have done before. Informed by ufo encounters, ritualism, robots, northern soul, and nuclear weapons, the space-surf-psych-rock quartet's second album is a fuzzy, funky barn-stormer.

      Television

      Marquee Moon - 2023 Reissue

        Marquee Moon is the debut album by American rock band Television. It was released on February 8, 1977, by Elektra Records. In the years leading up to the album, Television had become a prominent act on the New York music scene and generated interest from a number of record labels, eventually signing a record deal with Elektra. The group rehearsed extensively in preparation for Marquee Moon before recording it at A & R Recording in September 1976. It was produced by the band's frontman Tom Verlaine and sound engineer Andy Johns.

        After beginning his career with roots in drum & bass, Nuage shifted his sound to embrace a wider range of styles while maintaining an emotionally charged vibe and finding a home on labels such as Anjunadeep and 20:20 Vision.

        Kicking off this EP for Phonica is the title track, “Pink Television”, a floaty and playful yet quite pacey melodic house excursion that reminds us of Floating Points’ synth work on his “Crush” album; with a real optimistic, blue-sky illumination about it.

        Next is “Ninety High” which swaps the four to the floor for an intricate breakbeat, highlighting Nuage’s history in break heavy music. A cleverly reconceptualised disco vocal sample and subtly withheld synth lines are combined with a sub rattling and pulsating bassline. The kinda track everyone from Craig Richarids to Ben UFO to Jane Fitz would roll out to rapturous enjoyment; it’s poised yet powerful, deep but anthemic.

        “Don’t Forgive Me” recalls classic trance and progressive house tropes with haunting vocal reverberations and a warehouse wall shaking bassline as the track meanders through tension and release of euphoric energy. Lastly, “Glances” opens with a skittish Rhodes riff and unites it with rich and perky melodies that weave in and out of focus. A classy deep house joint to close off this detailed and varied EP. Top stuff. 


        STAFF COMMENTS

        Matt says: Phonica records continue their flawless streak with this neon-hued number from Nuage. Real clubby, with sumptuous electronic textures and crisp beats as it navigates a varied and modern soundscape of breaks, techno and bass.

        TRACK LISTING

        A1. Pink Television
        A2. Ninety High
        B1. Don't Forgive Me
        B2. Glances

        Benjamin Berton

        Dreamworld - The Fabulous Life Of Dan Treacy & His Band The Television Personalities

          Enriched with plenty of scene and period colour from British pop from the 1960s to the present, "Dreamworld" tells of all the ups and downs of a legend who once ironically (but quite rightly) described himself in an interview as the "Godfather of Indie Pop".

          Japanese Television

          Space Fruit Vineyard

            Much anticipated, the band's frst full length release sees the four- piece surf a swirling wave of reverb-drenched organ, garage-rock guitars, hypno-motorik bass and pounding, ritualistic drums. Preferring to work in a village hall deep in the wilds of the east British countryside, JTV recorded live to an old 8 track machine with The Wytches' Kristian Bell.In 2020 the band released their third EP slice of off- piste cosmic- beach psych before calling in top remixers including UNKLE, Gabe Gurnsey, and James Welsh for a 2021 Record Store Exclusive around a headline UK tour culminating in a triumphant homecoming London show at The Lexington and playing with friends Snapped Ankles. EP III had followed two previous critically acclaimed and quickly sold out EPs supported heavily by key alternative tastemakers from Marc Riley & Steve Lamacq at BBC 6Music to the likes of So Young, NME, and Clash.

            Only Japanese Television are 100% space surf.


            TRACK LISTING

            1. Space Fruit Vineyard
            2. Moon Invasion
            3. Mosquito Dance Routine
            4. Ghoul Rules
            5. Bruce Willis
            6. Sputnik Swimming
            7. Doppleganger Disco
            8. Snake Shake
            9. Freddy's Back
            10. Bumble Rumble

            Japanese Television

            Bumble Rumble / Bruce Willis

              This double a-side 7", limited to just 300 copies worldwide, showcases the band surfing a swirling wave of reverb- drenched organ, garage- rock guitars, hypnomotorik bass and pounding, ritualistic drums. Preferring to work in a village hall deep in the wilds of the east British countryside, JTV again recorded live to an old 8 track machine with The Wytches’ Kristian Bell.In 2020 the band released their five track EP III slice of motorik space twang before III calling in top remixers including UNKLE, Gabe Gurnsey, and James Welsh for a 2021 RSD Exclusive. EP III had followed two previous critically acclaimed and quickly sold out EPs. The band will release their much anticipated debut album in 2022.Only Japanese Television are 100% space surf.

              TRACK LISTING

              Bumble Rumble
              Bruce Willis

              Explosions In The Sky

              Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack For Public Television)

                Following nearly two years of global touring in support of their adventurous and acclaimed album, The Wilderness (2016), Explosions In The Sky paused on the future to reflect on the past. Celebrating their 20th year as a band with a pair of remastered reissues of early beloved classics – How Strange, Innocence (2000) and The Rescue (2005) – they embarked on a memorable series of anniversary concerts in 2019. It was around then that Explosions In The Sky was approached to craft the score to a new documentary about a place with which, as native Texans, they were very familiar: Big Bend National Park.

                That documentary, Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas, premiered on PBS in the United States as well as on a variety of networks in other countries in early 2021. The hour-long film intimately follows the lives of native animals amid expansive aerial views of the iconic desert landscape that makes up one of the grandest natural wonders in the world. The band set these sights to an inspired, melodic, and meaningful blend of acoustic guitar, slide guitar, strings, piano, bells, and drums that feels as alive and diverse--and vast and lonely--as the place it depicts.

                Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television) takes that mesmerizing score and recontextualizes it as a standalone album. Those brief cues have been expanded and transformed into a thoughtful, gorgeous full-length album that recalls some of the band’s most magical and memorable moments from their storied history.

                Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas is a film that explores the past and present of the vast, complicated landscape that still holds countless mysteries yet to be uncovered. In Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television), Explosions In The Sky pursue a similar approach to their own past and present, and find inspiration in all that has yet to be discovered.

                STAFF COMMENTS

                Barry says: I'm a BIG EITS fan, and one of my favourite soundtracks of all time was their Prince Avalanche OST, so it's with no small joy I get to add this one to the collection. It's a beautifully majestic and uplifting set of acoustic / post-rock vignettes, rich in texture and wonderfully brought together.

                TRACK LISTING

                1. Chisos (4:11)
                2. Climbing Bear (3:19)
                3. Woodpecker (2:05)
                4. Spring (2:38)
                5. Flying (3:03)
                6. Camouflage (2:29)
                7. Swimming (1:05)
                8. Stories In Stone (2:36)
                9. Summer (3:14)
                10. Nightfall (2:22)
                11. Owl Hunting (2:15)
                12. Sunrise (3:30)
                13. Big Horns (2:11)
                14. Autumn (2:41)
                15. Cubs (1:54)
                16. Pallid Bats (2:56)
                17. Rains Legacy (2:28)
                18. Bird Family (2:10)
                19. Winter (3:17)
                20. Human History (6:08)

                Television Personalities

                Some Kind Of Happening: Singles 1978-1989

                  “Treacy is the outsider's outsider, committed to a raw honesty, constantly bearing witness to his own suffering, his own weakness and fallibility.” The Quietus // A comprehensive remastered collection of all of the Television Personalities’ ground-breaking single releases from the Peel-approved ‘14th Floor’ through to the effervescent ‘Salvador Dali’s Garden Party’ EP. Includes the super rare Creation flexi, the TVPs as The Gifted Children, and the even rarer Caff 45 where the band tackle Stock, Aitken And Waterman.Purists will also find two shelved 45s for the Dreamworld label plus their take on Syd Barrett’s ‘Apples And Oranges’ from the ‘Beyond The Wildwood’ tribute album. Features the seminal ‘Where’s Bill Grundy Now’ and the self-effacing ‘Part Time Punks’ alongside a host of pop culture-bating gems. A celebration of the songwriting of Dan Treacy

                  TRACK LISTING

                  Side One

                  01 - 14th Floor
                  02 - Oxford St., W.1
                  03 - Part Time Punks
                  04 - Where's Bill Grundy Now?
                  05 - Happy Families
                  06 - Posing At The Roundhouse
                  07 - The Prettiest Girl In The World
                  08 - If That's What Love Is

                  Side Two

                  01 - Smashing Time
                  02 - King And Country
                  03 - I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
                  04 - Arthur The Gardener
                  05 - Three Wishes
                  06 - Geoffrey Ingram
                  07 - And Don't The Kids Just Love It!

                  Side Three

                  01 - A Sense Of Belonging
                  02 - Paradise Estate
                  03 - How I Learned To Love The Bomb
                  04 - Then God Snaps His Fingers
                  05 - Now You're Just Being Ridiculous

                  Side Four

                  01 - She's Only The Grocer's Daughter
                  02 - A Girl Called Charity
                  03 - Salvador Dali's Garden Party
                  04 - The Room At The Top Of The Stairs
                  05 - This Time There's No Happy Ending
                  06 - Part One: Fulfilling The Contractual Obligations

                  Japanese Television

                  3 (Remixed) (RSD21 EDITION)

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                    Record Store Day exclusive limited edition 500 press on neon green heavyweight vinyl featuring big hitting remixes from James Lavelle's UNKLE, Gabe Gurnsey (Factory Floor), James Welsh (Phantasy Sound), Space Age Freak Out (John Paynter), and International Teachers of Pop (ERC / Moonlandingz) who add a whole new dimension to JTV's critically accalimedthird EP and a further RSD physical exclusive with JTV's remix of Internatianal Teachers Pop's Flood The Club (Themes Water Remix).

                    3 (Remixed) is on vinyl for the first time especially for RSD and JTV say: During lockdown we thought it would be cool to create a remix project with artists we admire. We love collaborating. Itís exciting to have them reimagine our tracks say Japanese Television - who formed with a shared vision of creating a modern psych space-surf soundscape. Gabe Gurnsey add his trademark hard-hitting beats and minimalist synths to otherworldly psych single ëBee Cageí and has already had three plays from Lauren Laverne and two from Gideon Coe on 6 Music and the mix was made John Kennedy's 'X-Posture Hot One. A groove-laden treat, Gabe adds layers of astral beats to create something wholly other. We heard Gabe's remix for Working Men's Club and loved it, we're stoked he's on board. This is followed by James Lavelleís masterful UNKLE Reconstruction of Falling Spikes (the original was named as one Amy Lameís BBC 6 Music Favourite Tracks of 2020), which delivers the trademark eclectic UNKLE sound and twist. James is a living legend and as big fans it's an honour to have him remix, say JTV.

                    With additional mixes from Space Age Freakout (we love the dirty Manchester electronic vibe), International Teachers of Pop (We're big fans of ITOP. Sheffield's finest); and James Welsh (Like Gabe we found James through Erol Elkan's Phantasy Sound label. He's delivered absolute dynamite), say JTV.Japanese Television surf on a swirling wave of reverb-drenched organ, garage-rock guitars, hypno-motorik bass and pounding, ritualistic drums.

                    In 2020 the band released their five track EP III slice of motorik space twang. Preferring to work in a village hall deep in the wilds of the east British countryside, JTV again recorded live to an old 8 track machine with The Wytches Kristian Bell following the success of EPs I & II. The band has been played over 70 times on BBC 6 Music including a session with Marc Riley and have seen acclaim from the likes of NME, So Young, Clash, Arts Desk, WFUV in New York, and The Wire. Only Japanese Television are 100% space surf. Their cosmic glow remains extraordinary.

                    Japanese Television

                    EP I & EP II Plus The Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session

                      From the ashes of three psychedelic rock bands, rose Japanese Television, Al Brown, Alex Lawton, Ian Thorn and Tim David Jones - who formed with a shared vision of creating a modern psychedelic space-surf-soundscape. The band went into the studio with Kristian Bell of The Wytches who captured the raw spirit of their live performance, recording to 8-track tape. The tracks make up their debut self-titled 2018 EP, which was named as an EP of the year by both Gideon Coe and Amy Lame at BBC 6 Music, and in 2019 EP II, which both sold out physically. The new release combines the sold out EP I & EP II with the addition of four brilliant bonus live Mark Riley BBC 6 Music Session tracks recorded in 2019.

                      TRACK LISTING

                      Tick Tock
                      Surfing Saucers
                      Country Joe
                      Lizard Moon
                      Tick Tock - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session
                      Lizard Moon - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session
                      Crocodile Dentist - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session
                      Uncle Doovy
                      Bruno’s Nightmare
                      Slime
                      Bloodworm
                      Crocodile Dentist
                      3 Ball Plant
                      Blood Worm - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session

                      Various Artists

                      The Virtues: Television Series Soundtrack - Feat. Original Music By PJ Harvey

                        The soundtrack to Shane Meadows’ ‘The Virtues’, which screened on Channel 4 in May / June 2019, features six original pieces of music by PJ Harvey written for the series and includes tracks used throughout the series, including music by Aphex Twin, MONO, Lisa Hannigan and more.

                        “I am so happy to have provided the original music for this extraordinary and powerful new drama by a director I have admired and followed all my life. Shane has a unique directness and sensitivity to his work which I am drawn to and aspire to in my own work, so our collaboration was open and trusting. I sent Shane ideas as demos for him to try out as he edited and let him choose what he used and where to the greatest effect. In the end we both loved how the demos worked so left them as they were, adding to the raw beauty of the piece.” - PJ Harvey

                        STAFF COMMENTS

                        Barry says: What better combination could there be than Shane Meadows' singular artistic direction and PJ Harvey's keen soundtracking talents? Beautiful ambient sections and orchestral lushness, terse melodies and PJ's instantly recognisable vox. Lovely.

                        TRACK LISTING

                        PJ Harvey - The Lonely Wolf
                        Lisa Hannigan - Flowers
                        PJ Harvey - Death
                        Aphex Twin - Gwely Mernans
                        Micah P. Hinson - Beneath The Rose
                        PJ Harvey - Submerge
                        Toydrum - Jesus Song (Rival Consoles Rework)
                        Gazelle Twin - Cutting Into Flesh
                        PJ Harvey - Prayer
                        MONO - The Flames Beyond The Cold Mountain
                        Ted Barnes - If The Truth Hurts
                        Set Fire To Flames - When Sorrow Shoots Her Darts
                        PJ Harvey - Subterranean
                        PJ Harvey - The Crowded Cell

                        Television Personalities

                        Some Kind Of Happening (Singles 1978-1989)

                          A comprehensive remastered collection of all of the Television Personalities’ ground-breaking single releases from the Peel-approved ‘14th Floor’ through to the effervescent ‘Salvador Dali’s Garden Party’ EP. Includes the super rare Creation flexi, the TVPs as The Gifted Children, and the even rarer Caff 45 where the band tackle Stock, Aitken And Waterman. Purists will also find two shelved 45s for the Dreamworld label plus their take on Syd Barrett’s ‘Apples And Oranges’ from the ‘Beyond The Wildwood’ tribute album. Features the seminal ‘Where’s Bill Grundy Now’ and the self-effacing ‘Part Time Punks’ alongside a host of pop culture-bating gems. A celebration of the songwriting of Dan Treacy

                          TRACK LISTING

                          Disc One -

                          01 - 14th Floor
                          02 - Oxford St., W.1
                          03 - Part Time Punks
                          04 - Where's Bill Grundy Now?
                          05 - Happy Families
                          06 - Posing At The Roundhouse
                          07 - The Prettiest Girl In The World
                          08 - If That's What Love Is
                          09 – Miracles Take Longer
                          10 – Apples And Oranges
                          11 - Smashing Time
                          12 - King And Country
                          13 - I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
                          14 - Arthur The Gardener
                          15 – Painting By Numbers
                          16 – Lichtenstein Girl
                          17 - Three Wishes
                          18 - Geoffrey Ingram
                          19 - And Don't The Kids Just Love It!
                          20 - Biff, Bang, Pow!
                          21 - A Picture Of Dorian Gray (Live)

                          Disc Two -

                          01 - A Sense Of Belonging
                          02 - Paradise Estate
                          03 - How I Learned To Love The Bomb
                          04 - Then God Snaps His Fingers
                          05 - Now You're Just Being Ridiculous
                          06 - She's Only The Grocer's Daughter
                          07 - A Girl Called Charity
                          08 - Salvador Dali's Garden Party
                          09 - The Room At The Top Of The Stairs
                          10 -This Time There's No Happy Ending
                          11 - Part One: Fulfilling The Contractual Obligations
                          12 - I Still Believe In Magic
                          13 – Respectable
                          14 – Privilege
                          15 – Me And My Desire
                          16 - My Imaginary Friend
                          17 - I Remember Bridget Riley

                          Television Personalities

                          Some Kind Of Trip (Singles 1990-1994)

                            “Television Personalities have been England's great forgotten band for too long.” Melody Maker // A comprehensive remastered collection of all of the Television Personalities’ ground-breaking single releases from the evocative ‘Strangely Beautiful’ EP through to the dark introspective terrain of ‘Far Away And Lost In Joy’. Includes the super rare ‘Favourite Films’ 12-inch (only previously available on12-inch vinyl) plus the exquisite ‘Goodnight Mr Spaceman’ and ‘You, Me And Lou Reed’ EPs. Sequenced in chronological release order including every track and remix, embracing a host of pop culture threads from art, music and writing with all the ironic wit and wisdom of a master tunesmith – a veritable L-shaped room of pop desire. A further celebration of the songwriting of Dan Treacy. 

                            TRACK LISTING

                            CD1 -

                            1. Strangely Beautiful (7" Mix)
                            2. Reaching For The Stars
                            3. Not Even A Maybe
                            4. Strangely Beautiful (Chill Out Reprise)
                            5. She's Never Read My Poems (7"mix)
                            6. The Day The Dolphins Leave The Sea
                            7. Christ Knows I Have Tried
                            8. She's Never Read My Poems (12" Mix)
                            9 - Favourite Films
                            10 - The Dream Inspires
                            11 - Happy All The Time (Ten Years Ahead Of Its Time Version)
                            12. We Will Be Your Gurus (7” Mix)
                            13. An Exhibition By Joan Miro
                            14. Love Is Better Than War…

                            CD2 -

                            01. Goodnight Mr Spaceman (12” Mix)
                            02. If I Was Your Girlfriend
                            03. She Loves It When He Sings Like Elvis
                            04. Goodnight Mr Spaceman (Lost In Space Mix)
                            05. You, Me And Lou Reed.
                            06. My Imaginary Friend
                            07. I Remember Bridget Riley
                            08. I Wish You Could Love Me For What I Am
                            09. I Don’t Want To Live This Life
                            10. Far Away And Lost In Joy
                            11. Do You Know What They’re Saying About Me Now?
                            12. I Get Frightened

                            Television Personalities

                            Some Kind Of Trip: Singles 1990-1994

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                              2000 only. Gatefold Sleeve, Double LP + Bonus DL tracks. Singles collection. “Television Personalities have been England's great forgotten band for too long.” Melody Maker // A comprehensive remastered collection of all of the Television Personalities’ ground-breaking single releases from the evocative ‘Strangely Beautiful’ EP through to the dark introspective terrain of ‘Far Away And Lost In Joy’. Includes the super rare ‘Favourite Films’ 12-inch (only previously available on12-inch vinyl) plus the exquisite ‘Goodnight Mr Spaceman’ and ‘You, Me And Lou Reed’ EPs. Sequenced in chronological release order including every track and remix, embracing a host of pop culture threads from art, music and writing with all the ironic wit and wisdom of a master tunesmith – a veritable L-shaped room of pop desire. A further celebration of the songwriting of Dan Treacy. Track List Side One 1. Strangely Beautiful (7" mix) 2. Reaching For The Stars 3. Not Even A Maybe 6. The Day The Dolphins Leave The Sea 7. Christ Knows I Have Tried Side Two 8. She's Never Read My Poems (12" mix) 9 - Favourite Films 10 - The Dream Inspires 11 - Happy All The Time (Ten Years Ahead Of Its Time Version) 12. We Will Be Your Gurus (7” mix) 13. An Exhibition By Joan Miro 14. Love Is Better Than War Side Three 15. Goodnight Mr Spaceman (12” mix) 16. If I Was Your Girlfriend 17. She Loves It When He Sings Like Elvis 19. You, Me And Lou Reed.

                              Matt Berry

                              Television Themes

                                BAFTA award winning actor Matt Berry looks to his formative years in this fascinating and unique take on the TV themes that have influenced and inspired him in his life.

                                Recorded in his brand new studio with his regular band The Maypoles, Matt tackles eleven classic themes including well known titles such as Are You Being Served, Rainbow, The Liver Birds & The Good Life alongside some less obvious choices such as Picture Box, Wildtrak & World In Action.




                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                Barry says: Quite often, I find myself sitting in front of the tele, watching some TV classics and wondering how good this theme would be if it was covered by Steven Toast. Turns out that as ridiculous as it sounds, it's actually REALLY good. A little odd, perhaps but the combination of Berry & The Maypoles' ear for melody along with the classic and unmistakeable collection of tunes here, we have a definite win.

                                TRACK LISTING

                                1. Are You Being Served?
                                2. The Good Life
                                3. LWT
                                4. Blankety Blank
                                5. Top Of The Pops
                                6. Picture Box
                                7. The Liver Birds
                                8. Thames Television
                                9. Rainbow
                                10. Doctor Who
                                11. Wildtrak
                                12. World In Action
                                13. Sorry
                                14. Open University 

                                Television Personalities

                                Closer To God

                                  THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2018 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

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

                                  Television Personalities

                                  And Don't The Kids Just Love It

                                    Ahead of its time, ‘And Don’t The Kids Just Love It’ was Television Personalities’ influential debut album released in 1981 and features ‘I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives’. The legendary lo-fi release sees them produce British inspired 60s pop and post-punk that captured the period and ‘sounds remarkably prescient’ (Pitchfork’s Best 100 albums of the 1980s). With the formidable Daniel Treacy at its core, Television Personalities remain one of new wave’s longest serving and seminal artists with a career spanning over three decades. The indie visionaries directly influenced virtually every major pop uprising of the period including artists as diverse as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pavement and Creation’s Alan McGee. ‘And Don’t The Kids Just Love It’ is reissued for Record Store Day 2017 on 12” black and white marbled vinyl alongside ‘Mummy Your Not Watching Me’, ‘The Painted Word’ and ‘They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles’. “They provided the inspiration and motivation for me to start the label.” Alan McGee, Creation Records. / “A remarkably influential album that holds up extremely well.” Allmusic. 

                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    A1 This Angry Silence A2 The Glittering Prizes A3 World Of Pauline Lewis A4 A Family Affair A5 Silly Girl A6 Diary Of A Young Man A7 Geoffrey Ingram B1 I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives B2 Jackanory Stories B3 Parties In Chelsea B4 La Grande Illusion B5 A Picture Of Dorian Gray B6 The Crying Room B7 Look Back In Anger

                                    Television

                                    Marquee Moon - 180g Vinyl Edition

                                      Television were part of the late ‘70s punk nucleus that put New York’s CBGB club on the map. Driven by Tom Verlaine’s raw-nerve song-writing and both his and Richard Lloyd’s guitar playing - dual strands of slashing hooks and cathartic riffs - their music is spare yet structurally complex, artistic yet unpretentious. Among rock’s true innovators, Television put a new face on punk and influenced everything from New Wave to jam-rock.

                                      ‘Marquee Moon’ is widely considered as one of rock’s great debuts and 2012 sees its 35th anniversary of influencing and leading the way for many bands to come.

                                      180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl LP. Gatefold sleeve. Cut from analogue masters. Original artwork.

                                      Rick Jones / Michael Cole / Michael Jessett

                                      Fingerbobs - Original Television Music

                                        At last! The classic music from this important TV series is now available! Yes, to many people who grew up near a television in the 1970s and 1980s, Fingerbobs was a curious, formative and hugely inspiring series. Only 13 episode were made but were often repeated. It starred the audacious Fingermouse, a host of his paper friends (Scampi, Gulliver, Flash), and was fronted by folk musician, actor and former Play School presenter Rick Jones as “Yoffy”. Each episode involved simple craft, music and a story or fable based on that week’s theme (such as sound, wood, shapes and shadows). The whole series was conceived, created and modelled in a briliant home made style by the legendary husband and wife team Joanne and Michael Cole, the minds behind much of Playschool, the books and TV series Bod, and Ragtime.

                                        The Fingerbobs album has been quite hard to put together; there are no masters and very little paper based archive to speak of, so no set stills, no paper puppets. All that really remains are a few scraps of paper in the Cole’s very small archive and the Fingerbobs annual, which contains nothing but pecualir drawings, none that really relate to the show. But, as the album was going to print Lo Cole found an exceptionally rare promotional flyer for the series in 1973 when it was first aired, and this wonderful little gem is what has been used to make the fabulous artwork.

                                        In order to produce a musical album worthy of release, Jonny Trunk entrusted the ears and musical abilities of Jon Brooks (AKA The Advisory Circle) to pull together a musical collage of the whole series. So, we have all the themes, all the songs, all the instrumentals, a scattering of stories too. The music is a touch folky, a little whimsical, classically nostalgic, humble, hip, witty and occasionally camp (Gulliver’s song). Fingerbobs was possibly the last remaining unreleased score from TVs golden era, and finally, thanks to this first ever release, we can now enjoy it whenever or wherever we want. Like in the car with the kids. Which is a very good thing indeed.

                                        Misty's Big Adventure

                                        Television's People

                                          The fourth album by Misty's Big Adventure is a concept album set entirely in one living room. It was conceived and written in a damp cellar in Birmingham and recorded on the sly in Athlete's Deptford studio. They don't work weekends! Musically, it is a mixture of 60s and 70s Library Music like Roger Roger and Nino Nardini, Emil Richard's odd but accessible time signatures, and the usual Misty's influences: Joe Meek, Faust, Raymond Scott, Serge Gainsbourg and Phil Spector. It also features Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals.

                                          The Reunion Show

                                          Kill Your Television

                                            Like an updated version of the classic Elvis Costello debut this Long Island band combines a fuzzbox sound and sleek pop-rock sensibility with the edgy style of 2002 emocore. With dual vocals and driving guitars matched against organ and a slinky bassline, their well-crafted songs are infectious and full of zip. New on Victory Records, The Reunion Show and Foo Fighters / Jimmy Eat World producer Nick Raskulinecz have come up with a brilliantly realized album that showcases their pristine melodies and crunchy guitars perfectly.


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