Hi Everyone,

Releases attached mainly for the 17th October.

We will start with Universal who has Ben Howard’s second record.

This one could well explode into one of the biggest selling records of 2015, mercury winner potentially.

It can often be the case that albums ignite 6/12 months after release due to word of mouth amongst the general public who would normally not buy records.

This has the potential to do just that.

Signed to the island label that always had great indie folk artists on their books (NICK DRAKE, JOHN MARTYN) this record is musically excellent but maybe lyrically a tad weak, but could well have mass appeal.

Not helping his cause to crossover to main mainstream is releasing a first single that is nearly 8 minutes long, as Billy Joel sang “ if you want to make a hit, you got to make it fit, so they cut it down to 3.05” so Ben can’t see 96FM playing that one!!

Don’t get me started on our local radio stations and their support of local music because that’s a story for another day.

Ben is the bulb off Mendieta, the Spanish footballer, who scored the killer penalty in the 2002 world cup….if Given had stayed put, had a cup of tea and a smoke, we could have being through to the quarters against, was it the soccer super power South Korea….ah Roy what could have been…

New Neil Diamond from Uni also out and a rack of LP reissues including Shelby Lynn’s Grammy winning debut album ( first time on Vinyl) Christopher Cross, IAN GILLAN & TONY IOMMI, NINA SIMONE, OSCAR PETERSEN and GETZ & GILBERTO.

New Andrea Bocelli CD also out on the 17th.

PIAS for the 24th October have the first of the NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS Vinyl reissues which include “from here to eternity”, “the firstborn is dead” (a horrible title you would think, but it is a reference to a quote by a doctor about ELVIS AARON PRESLEY”S identical stillborn older twin, Jesse) and “your Funeral….my trial”

I don’t know why they skipped the third album “kicking against the pricks”, maybe it is coming in another batch…. Roy probably knows…..

PIAS also have LP reissues of SWANS debut “filth” from 1983 and some MODEST MOUSE reissues as well as a new one from CROBAT.

Sony has the RORY GALLAGHER Irish tour box set….7 CDs and a DVD I think out on the 17th October…..40 euro.

I was aged 0 when that tour was on so didn’t make it….never saw Rory (sadly sadly)……and to the folks that did see that tour (to cheer myself up) you will be in old folks home long before me watching ANDRE RIEU DVDs!! So there for ya.

Wonder would 96 FM have played Rory….hah.

Sony also has a PADDY CASEY best of….very good Irish singer songwriter and a new gavin BUSH album.

Warner has the new SLIPKNOT album, deluxe CD and double green LP which is exclusive to little green indie shops like me.

Also, LINKIN PARKs new one on LP, a STATUS QUO acoustic album and a nice priced B.B KING DVD.

MUSIC ON VINYL releases attached for 3rd and 10th November including ELVIS COSTELLO, NICO and KEB MO.

PROPER has a new BILLY IDOL album and an early early PINK FLOYD CD/DVD.

NICK KELLY from fat lady sings has a new album also attached.

On the local scene, JOHN SPILLANE has a new album out on the 17th October “the man who came in from the dark”.

John is launching the album in PASSAGE GAA CLUB on Friday the 17th at 8.30…..all welcome…free admission…free gig.

John has always being a friend to the shop and we wish him all the best for the new record.

We still have copies of THE SHAKER HYMN and RAISING JUPITER albums in store.

RJ’s album is as good as most things in the American rock chart at the moment so do check them out.

And THE SHAKER HYMN album is better than most indie pop records in the UK at the moment…..HONESTLY WELL WORTH A LISTEN.

Music Zone really does rate it.

Anyway, don’t want to bore so

Sin e,

Thanks,

Ray