October 23rd: CURE Listening Party, Last Calls for BLACK FRIDAY orders (Lists), Blue Jazz Vinyl, new JOSH RITTER, LEWIS BARFOOT Vinyl release and a FLORENCE Live album

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Hi folks

Hope yer all doing ok folks.

Really exciting news Cureheads!! …yep hoping for this for a while now.

We are having a listening party for the new THE CURE album “ songs of a lost world”….ill confirm all the details next week but the listening party is going to be on release day 1st November….circa 5 or 6 o clock , we will have The Cure goodies to raffle off on the day ( will update next week!) we will play the album in full obviously … .So delighted we are doing this…buzzing for the album, really like the two singles so far…can’t wait to hear it all.

As I said, I will have all the details next week.

Here are releases for this Friday the 25th Oct ( the weeks are whizzing by)…

I must have the BLACK Friday orders back to the record companies by noon on Friday so get wishlists back to me folks if interested in anything….we have the full list here

BLACK FRIDAY RSD UK 2024 List (Alphabetical Order)

 and then we have most of them with pricing also…

BLACK FRIDAY Record Company Lists with Prices of Each Title

I was pleased to see the U2 release ( which in fairness is an interesting release ) not too bad ( in today’s terms!) at 37 quid

Here is more about it:

“How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb is a collection of 10 songs taken from the original recording sessions for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, U2’s 2004 critically acclaimed, eight-time Grammy-winning album. Recently discovered in the band’s archive and now released for the first time as a standalone record, this shadow album features new, previously unreleased songs, including “Luckiest Man In The World,” “Happiness” and “Country Mile,” as well as newly remastered songs, including “Picture Of You (X + W),” all collected together for the first time to mark the 20th anniversary of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. Available on black and red marble color vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day.

The Beatles 7” is analog also folks!

Here are the releases for Nov 1st then…



 

Main point of the attack of “ the Ad” this week is for releases on the 8th Nov so here’s whats on offer party people



 



 

A lad started in EMI around the time Music Zone opened and he is leaving the game this week … .it feels like i have been going back and forth with him forever, kind of sad…end of an era feel to it ( the sands of time huh) …changes in the game all the time…he will be sorely missed by all the record shops around the country, he had our backs.

 

Over to you so Shane kid…welcome back by the way…thunder mountain a distant memory id say, but still a memory….hope ye had a ball

Hiya Ray, sound! Hi everyone! Ah twas great. You know yourself as you were there with the family in the last couple years. Sorry I have to report that I didn’t get on Thunder Mountain. It closed due to a technical fault as I was going to queue on the last day. Boo! But I went on Indiana Jones twice. And we went on Phantom Manor together twice. The Halloween vibe was great there.
And we met/got a picture with Mando!
We went to Paris city as well for half a day.
Won’t miss some of the crowds, but it’s sad when you have to leave.

Thanks a mill to Adam as well for covering me last week.

First one for me to mention is the vinyl release of Cork musician LEWIS BARFOOT’s album ‘Home’. Out on November 1st.
It has a bit of a story.
Lewis called into the siopa about 6 months ago while I was on. We listened to the test pressing of ‘Home’ which she was getting done with Dublin Vinyl. She wasn’t fully happy with the sound so left the shop to get it tweaked. And then, of course, Dublin Vinyl had to close.
So there have been a few bumps in the road for Lewis in getting this record released.
It’s a lovely listen. We have it on CD and cassette as well.
Here’s the last track ‘Ancestors’

And here’s a bit about it:
“Lewis Barfoot’s musical journey takes a deeply personal turn with HOME as she explores her Irish heritage and delves into the haunting narratives of her Cork-born female relatives. The album sheds light on a dark past of institutional incarceration, delicately transformed by Lewis into a collection of beautiful songs. Through her evocative lyrics, and the exquisite purity of her voice “HOME” holds the power to heal the wounds of the past and inspire future generations to live fearlessly.

In the creation of HOME, Lewis collaborated with Michael Riordan (Double Bass), Davie Ryan (Drums), Gabriel Buffa (Clarinets), Elisabeth Flett (Violin), Lea Miklódy (Cello)  and Kerry Andrew (backing vocals). Recorded at Wavefield Studios and SoundSound Studios in Cork. Mixed by Giles Barrett (Lightship 95) and mastered by Sam Proctor (Lismore Mastering).”

Another one worth a mention is FLORENCE + The Machine & Jules Buckley Orchestra – Symphony of Lungs: Live BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
An orchestral version of the album ‘Lungs’.
Here’s a little promo video for that, with Florence being interviewed: https://youtu.be/Pekj9n4zKww?si=MT62zq2QkQXDfpud
It’s not released til next year though, so we can calm down.

Great to hear that the Rory guitar got a decent home and will be put on display in Cork in future.

Here’s everything else that’s coming around the corner:



Think that’s all from me so this week.

Don’t think Young Adam got a video done, but he’ll be back on them this week

Cheers

Thanks Shane!

More details on THE CURE listening party next week as i said folks.

 

Sin e for this week really

Thanks for listening as always

Ray, Shane, Young Adam and Mia