Hi Folks
We are back, like a bad penny!
Happy new year, hope it all went fine for ye.
Thanks for supporting the shop last year and over Christmas….the siopa had a good christmas thankfully ( thanks to ye) and was up nearly 5% on the previous Christmas….it puts fuel in the engine for 2025 , which is critical … .so job done…thank ye.
Back to our weekly hawks…
Releases in the siopa for this Friday the 10th Jan include
- Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans LP 1 x 140g 12″ Yellow vinyl album.
- Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox LP 1 x 140g 12″ Red vinyl album.
- Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club Ltd Indies/D2C Baby Pink 7″
- Childish Gambino – Atavista 2 LP
- David Bowie – The Man Who Rocked The World orange vinyl
- Franz Ferdinand ‘The Human Fear’ new album
- Jean-Michel Jarre – Zoolook: 40th Anniversary reissues….( now jan 24th)
- Little Richard – King Of Rock And Roll white vinyl
- Little Richard – The Second Coming LP Opaque Red Vinyl
- Ringo Starr – Look up brand new album … .with T Bone Burnett on production and co writes.
- The Smiths – Those Charming Men blue vinyl
- Various Artists – Legends 3CD set
It’s time for our albums of the year poll folks … .please enter … .the more enter, the better the poll we feel … .50 euro voucher up for grabs for one entrant…..if you only have one album to enter….enter it! If you want us to enter for you, let us know and we will… or the best way for us is send your entries here …thanks again to Rick for taking the job off our plate…will remind again next week, but do it now!!
https://forms.gle/RagF5dpcoquS1b798
Then for the 17th of Jan we will have
- Anathema – Untouchable 2LP set
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Like Someone in Love (Classic Vinyl)
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Au Club St. Germain LP 3 Red, white and blue coloured triple vinyl
- Burial / Kode9 – Phoneglow / Eyes Go Blank 12”
- Dave Davies – Rock Bottom: Live at the Bottom Line: 20th Anniversary / Limited Edition Double CD or Blue Vinyl
- David Gray – Dear Life new album
- Everything Is Recorded & Noah Cyrus & Bill Callahan – Porcupine Tattoo 7”
- Frank Black – Teenager Of The Year (30th Anniversary Edition) LP GOLD REISSUE
- Fred again.. – ten days Ltd LP – 140g White vinyl + A2 offset poster
- Freddie Hubbard – Here To Stay (Classic Vinyl)
- Gracie Abrams – The Secret Of Us – Deluxe versions
- Guns N’ Roses – Greatests Hits Live Broadcast Collection 2CD
- Hayes Carll – Little Rock new album
- John Foxx – Metamatic LP Reissue
- John Lee Hooker – In Good Company CD reissue
- Led Zeppelin – Greatest Hits Live Broadcast Collection 2CD
- Mac Miller – Balloonerism new posthumous album
- Maria Callas – Maria (Original Motion Picture)
- Melanie Martinez – K 12 Ltd LP – Half Baby Pink & Half Milky Clear 140g vinyl
- MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks Indie ExclusiveTransparent green & black marble LP
- Michael Head and The Strands – LP/Cream LP
- Rufus Wainwright – Dream Requiem new album
- Songhoy Blues ‘Héritage’ new album
- Steve Hackett – Live Magic At Trading Boundaries / Limited Digipak CD
- Stevie Ray Vaughan – Blues Guitar Virtuoso – Live Broadcast Collection
- Sufjan Stevens – The Avalanche LP reissue
- The War on Drugs – Live Drugs Again Vinyl ( now jan 24th)
- The Weather Station – Humanhood new album
- T. Rex – Easy Action LP reissue
Lots of changes in our industry there over the Christmas period…change equals upheaval….the company that ran the warehouse for Sony, Universal, Pias/Integral and Cargo was called Utopia Distribution and they went into administration on the 13th Dec….a new gang called DPWorld came in and took over 11 days before Christmas….it could have been way worse …all new contacts, invoicing etc….it could have been way worse…there still is a functioning warehouse…that piece of the puzzle seems to be in a state of constant change, you would wonder sometimes where it is going.
Another sizable change is the Beggars group and Secretly distribution have gone from under the umbrella of Pias/Integral to team up with Cargo .
Cargo were already distributor for Fire Records, Hyperdub, Planet Mu, and Sub Pop but now will have the roster for the Secretly Group which encompasses Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, Saddest Factory, and Secretly Canadian, along with All Flowers Group (Ghostly, Drink Sum Wtr) and The Numero Group as well as the Beggars Group which spans huge labels like XL Recordings, Young Recordings, Rough Trade, Matador and 4AD.
Lots of big labels there now folks….i hope Cargo are set up for it properly….some huge acts going under their umbrella now , FONTAINES one of them….Cargo are sterling and i was worried about price hikes, but it seems okish, but time will tell with it all really….big preorders via Cargo now in the next month are David Gray and Sharon van Etten.
Speaking of pricing, i know its a sensitive subject with all of us….we done our annual stock take over the new year and average retail price of a record in our shop was 33.27 euro….if it could go back 10% , it would be fine i think.
And the main stuff we will be ordering in the next few days is here….mainly 24th of Jan if not noted otherwise….SHOUT if interested in something below folks
- Anthrax – For All Kings Ltd 2LP – Transparent Orangle vinyl
- Benjamin Booker – Lower Clear Vinyl
- Blink 182 – One More Time: Part 2 new album
- Bonnie “Prince” Billy ‘The Purple Bird’ new album ( 31st jan)
- C Duncan – It’s Only A Love Song
- Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings clear vinyl
- Dan Fogelberg And Tim Weisberg – No Resemblance Whatsoever
- Dolly Parton & Family – Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables 2CD
- Eric Clapton – Meanwhile brand new studio album
- Fairport Convention – “Babbacombe” LP reissue
- Kane Brown – The High Road new album
- FKA twigs – EUSEXUA new album
- Hootie & The Blowfish – The Atlantic Years 1994-2003 Ltd 5CD Set
- John Lee Hooker – It Serves You Right To Suffer (Acoustic Sounds Vinyl)
- Larkin Poe – Bloom / Black & White Splatter Vinyl
- Lightnin’ Hopkins – Lightnin’ Strikes (Acoustic Sounds vinyl)
- Madvillain ‘Madvillainy (Audiophile Edition)’ ( 31st jan)
- Madvillain ‘Madvillainy Demos’ ( 31st Jan)
- Mogwai ‘The Bad Fire’ brand new album
- Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart – Looking For The Thread
- Rose City Band ‘Sol Y Sombra’ new album
- Runrig – Once in a Lifetime, Live (2024 Remaster) clear vinyl
- Sam Amidon – Salt River new album
- Tab Benoit – I Hear Thunder new
- Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) new album
- Thin Lizzy – The Acoustic Sessions (alt. artwork versions)
- The Blue Aeroplanes – Magical Realism: The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025 2LP Black with 7″
- The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette Anniversary Live Set (CD+2DVD Box Set)
- The Verve – This Is Music: The Singles LTD Coloured 2LP Set
- The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow new album
- Tír na nÓg – In The Morning reissue
- Tom Meighan – Roadrunner
- Trentemøller ‘Into The Great Wide Yonder’ Repress
- Wardruna – Birna new album
- Wardruna – Live at the Akropolis bluray or Dvd
- Yes – Fragile (Steven Wilson Remix) Ltd LP – 140g Green vinyl – SYEOR 2025 – RSD Stores Exclusive
John Blek has a coloured vinyl reissue of “ on ether and air” on the 31st Jan folks….brand new artwork.
Also myself and Shane did an interview with Simon from Irish Tech news there before Christmas … .if you want something to read with your cornflakes , or some might say when you’re in the lavatory… here’s the article…thanks again Simon for shining a light from a different place
https://irishtechnews.ie/music-retail-in-a-digital-age-musiczone/
Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road as usual….firmly back in the saddle kid!!!
Exciting few months ahead for you, I think the test pressings landed?
Yup! They did. Unreal to hear my music on vinyl, Ray. Thanks as always for your help with it.
Hi everyone, hope ye had a lovely Christmas/New Year break. Back on the horsey, yee haw!
I will be putting out my debut album of original music this coming March. Under ‘bÚkl’, pronounced like ‘buachaill’. It will be on limited vinyl and CD under the Music Zone Records umbrella. Excited for ye to hear it!
I will update more next week or the week after!
Sound.
Bit behind (what’s new? haha) so I will rattle them off for ye.
Before the corporate list, just to let ye know that there’s a cool ‘Collector’s Edition’ Box Set of Paul Weller’s album ’66’ from last year available. It’s a lovely wooden box set and includes a bonus 10 inch, book and other merch items. Check the link there for more.
- OASIS – Whatever – Limited Coloured 7 Inch – reissue – 21/2/25
- THE BOOMTOWN RATS – The First 50 Years: Songs of Boomtown Glory – 2 CD or 2 LP – 19/9/25
- SAMANTHA FOX – coloured vinyl and picture disc reissues – 28/2/25
- DEACON BLUE – The Great Western Road – 21/3/25
- DARKSIDE – Nothing – CD, Vinyl or Red Vinyl – new album – 28/2/25
- JACK FROST (Steve King and Grant McLennon) – As Seen on TV – Deluxe reissue – 3 CD or 3 LP – 21/2/25
- SANTANA – Amigos – Numbered Mo Fi vinyl – 17/1/25
- JAPANESE BREAKFAST – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) – new album – CD or Coloured Vinyl w/ signed inner sleeve – 21/3/25
- LUMINEERS – Automatic – new album – CD or indies clear vinyl – 14/2/25
- HANS ZIMMER – The World Of Hans Zimmer: Part 2… – 2 CD or 3 LP – 31/1/25
- LOUIS DUNFORD – Be Lucky – indies white vinyl – 14/2/25
- A Tribe Called Quest – Hits, Rarities & Remixes – 2 LP – 14/2/25
- A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes & Life – 2 LP – 14/2/25
- ARMIN VAN BUUREN – A State of Trance Year Mix 2024 – 3 LP – 14/2/25
That’s all from me folks. Will get a few of the ones we didn’t get to up next week.
Sound.
Cheers, Ray.
Thanks Shane!
Sin e really for this year ( so far) folks
Thanks for listening ( and supporting us) as usual
Ray, Shane, young Adam and Mia
First one of the year done….i think we do circa 49 or maybe 50 of these a year … .1 down 48 to go!!
Happy new year