Hi folks
Well the horse is nearly broken in….wild enough there last week for a while.
Hope yer all well….welcome to 2025….crikey mikey, a quarter of this century gone .
Anyhoo,
Releases for this friday the 17th Jan include….
- 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
- 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
Nb folks, with the David Gray album we will have a poster or a signed print to go with it if you purchase Friday /Saturday or preorder on the site!!
A nice few upcoming events coming up in the siopa
First up is a listening party for the new MOGWAI album “ the bad fire”
The listening parties will happen in selected record shops here and in the UK at 5pm on Monday 20th Jan.
There will be a poster for all attendees at the listening party….slim chance of other goodies.
Also one of the attendees at our event will be entered into a draw then also. There are 5 prizes in total in this draw across all stores involved in the listening parties… of 2 guest list places to any show on the bands 2025 world tour (headline shows only, festivals not included, nor is travel or accommodation, age limits to be checked for proposed show by prize winner etc) and a 2025 tour merch bundle.
The merch bundle is one Tshirt, beanie hat, tote bag and pair of socks!
Nb nb … .this is a draw across all the shops … .one entrant from each shop taking part in with a chance of the 5 prizes….far from doomsday though, as there are only between 20 and 25 shops doing the listening party….so 1 from here will have a 20 to 25 per cent of winning the nice prize!
Right then releases on the 24th Jan include
- 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
Next up is our first instore of the year and we are delighted to host Anthony Ruby on Saturday the 25th Jan @ 2pm.
Anthony is launching his debut album with us on CD and lovely Vinyl.
He was in the shop with me last week, a really interesting character and talented lad, we put the record on the turntable here, it sounds great…here’s more about the album.
“Black Water Rising is the debut solo album by uilleann piper, singer and artist Anthony Ruby. Ruby’s creation has definitely been a labour of love considering it has been four years in the making.
Ruby plays a range of instruments on the album with the uilleann pipes, whistles and vocals to the fore. This album presents the traditional art of Irish uilleann piping with newly composed songs by Ruby. The album combines traditional and non-traditional instrumentation in an innovative way whilst also employing some elements of experimental sound design. Ruby has also given the album cover a strikingly visual identity with his cover painting ‘Drift.”
Anthony will be accompanied by Cárthach Ó Nuanáin on Keyboards/Guitar/Bouzouki and Tom Boutazz on double bass on the day … .It is shaping up to be a really lovely instore.
Here’s a tune from the record, its class ( the album is a mix of tunes and songs…really high quality musicianship)
Albums available on the website now on cd or lp…its saturday the 25th …ill remind ye next week!!
Right main hawk this week is for releases on the 31st of Jan and some for 7th Feb….so will be ordering these from the record companies by the weekend so if interested in anything shout please. Actually quite a few interesting releases here to be fair.
- 10,000 Maniacs – Playing Favorites 2LP Black vinyl
- The Alan Parsons Project – Pyramid / 45 RPM Audiophile Edition
- Anne Briggs – The Time Has Come vinyl reissue
- Big Country – Live At Rockpalast 1986 & 1991 CDBX (3 CD & 2 DVD Box)
- Big Thief – Capacity (Coloured Vinyl)
- Blood Incantation – Interdimensional Extinction EP / Reissue CD
- Bonnie “Prince” Billy ‘The Purple Bird’ new album
Bren Berry – In Hope Our Stars Align debut album from the Revelino man
In Oct 2020, Berry oversaw the release of a remastered vinyl edition of his band Revelino’ s self-titled 1994 debut album which stirred much excitement and went straight to No 1 in the Irish Indie Charts. Enthused by this enduring love for Revelino;s music, guitarist/backing vocalist Bren Berry did something he hadn;t done in a very long time, dusting off his guitars and slowly beginning to channel his reflections into intimate songs.
It became “ in hope our stars align” for us all to enjoy
Heres is a track from it, out on 31st Jan
Winter Song – Album Version (Full Color Video)
- Coolio – Greatest Hits
- David Sylvian – Died In The Wool (Manafon Variations) first time ever on vinyl
- David Sylvian – The Good Son vs The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes) first time on vinyl
- Dio – The Very Beast Of Dio Vol.2 CD and 2LP 140g Dragon’s Fire Colour/Splatter vinyl
- EELS ‘Gentle Souls 2021 KCRW Session’ / ‘Live at Largo 2019’ Vinyl ( 7th feb)
- Gary Kemp – This Destination new album
- Global Underground – Global Underground: Select #10
- Hans Zimmer – The World of Hans Zimmer – Part II: A New Dimension
- Hawkwind – Best Of Live yellow vinyl
- Heartworms ‘Glutton For Punishment’ new album, black/white vinyl
- Jim White & Trey Blake – Precious Bane
- John Blek – on ether and air green vinyl reissue
- Judas Priest – Rocka Rolla (50th Anniversary Edition) reissues
- Lola Young – Messy LTD Coloured 7″– Specialist Retail EXC
- LUDOVICO EINAUDI – THE SUMMER PORTRAITS brand new album
- Madvillain ‘Madvillainy (Audiophile Edition)’
- Madvillain ‘Madvillainy Demos’
- Manic Street Preachers – Critical Thinking brand new studio album
- Motley Crue – Greatest hits CD
- Planxty – Planxty vinyl reissue
- Rumer – In Session LP Indie Exclusive 180g Mint Green BIO Vinyl
- Rush – Counterparts LP reissue
- Rush – Presto LP reissue
- Rush – Roll The Bones LP reissue
- Rush – Test For Echo LP reissue
- Seth Lakeman “The Granite Way” new album ( 14th feb)
- Steely Dan – Katy Lied vinyl reissue
- Squid ‘Cowards’ new album ( 7th feb)
- Sunday (1994) – From the Bottom Up (D2C and Bricks & Mortar only)
- The Cult – Beyond Good and Evil Ltd 2LP 140g Red & Green vinyl reissue
- The Fall – Live in Clitheroe 2013 vinyl
- The God Machine – One Last Laugh In A Place of Dying 2LP reissue
- The God Machine – Scenes from The Second Storey 2LP reissue
- The Hellacopters – Overdriver new album
- The Lemonheads – Car Button Cloth – (Deluxe Expanded ‘Clothbound’ Edition)
- Toumani Diabate – Kaira reissue
- Traffic & Jimi Hendrix – Jam Session ( official CD release of this much bootlegged and musically fascinating ‘Jam Session’ )
- Venom CD reissues of Eine Kleine NachtMusik, Possessed and At War With Satan.
- Wishbone Ash – Live At Rockpalast 1976 BXSET (2CD & 1 DVD Boxset)
- Yo La Tengo – Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo CD
Last week for our albums of the year charts folks
Will be shutting it down next monday and the results will be in next weds newsletter
50 quid voucher for one of you who enter
As said previously, if you only have one album to vote for….vote for it!!
Heres the link to do it…so do it!!
https://forms.gle/RagF5dpcoquS1b798
Spend hardly zero time on any social media now, retweet a few work things here and there but stumbled across this earlier and wanted to share it because it is so poignant and beautiful and sad really i suppose.
The world lost Eoin French ( Talos) last summer time and even though I hardly knew Eoin, it struck a deep chord, so young , so talented, so unfair.
I knew his albums fairly well anyway before his passing, but have spent more time with them since … .They are class, he was gifted.
Some of his musical friends paid a tribute to him on the Tommy Tiernan show recently.
It’s so emotional, shivers and tears welling
Here it is ….its beautiful….such well done to everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vREl36k1eGs
Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road a bit…fair bit going on id say!
Hey Ray, thanks. Ah jeez yeah, tragic loss is Eoin. Hugely talented. At least we still have the music.
Hi everyone, hope everything’s ok with ye. Lots to tell ye about today from my end.
I’m going to list everything out A-Z and maybe talk about one or two after it.
Here’s everything:
- ALTER BRIDGE – One Day Remains (Deluxe) – 2 LP reissue – 7/3/25
- ANDERSON .PAAK – Venice: 10th Anniversary – Purple Vinyl – out this Friday
- ANDY BELL – Pinball Wanderer – new album – CD or indies Magenta Vinyl w/ Signed Print – 28/2/25
- APHEX TWIN – Blackbox Life Recorder... – 12 ” EP Reissue – 21/2/25
- BLACK EYE PEAS – Behind the Front – 2 LP reissue – 28/2/25
- BOB MOULD – Here We Go Crazy – new album – CD, LP or coloured vinyl – 7/3/25
- BON JOVI – Slippery When Wet – 2 CD Set reissue – 28/2/25
- BOOMTOWN RATS – The First 50 Years – 2 CD or 2 LP compilation – September
- CHRIS ECKMAN – The Land We Know Best – new album – CD or Vinyl – 31/1/25
- CINDY LEE – Diamond Jubilee – new album – 2 CD or 3 LP – 21/2/25
- DEAN WAREHAM – That’s the Price of Loving Me – new album – CD or Vinyl – 31/1/25
- DE LA SOUL – ClearLake Audiotorium – reissue – CD or 12 inch EP Vinyl w/ gel sleeve – 7/3/25
- FLEETWOOD MAC – Mirage – Mo Fi Sound Lab reissue – SACD or 2 LP 45rpm set –
- JASON ISBELL – Foxes in the Snow – CD, LP or ltd gold vinyl – 7/3/25
- JOE PASS – Virtuoso – Original Jazz Classics Vinyl LP – 28/2/25
- LUCY DACUS – Forever is a Feeling – new album – 28/3/25
- MILES DAVIS – In a Silent Way – Mo Fi Sound lab Numbered reissue – 7/2/25
- MILES DAVIS – The Musings of Miles – Vinyl reissue – 18/4/25
- MILES DAVIS ALL STARS – Walkin’ – Vinyl – 18/4/25
- MUMFORD & SONS – Rushmere – new album – CD, std vinyl or red vinyl – 28/3/25
- MY MORNING JACKET – is – new album – CD, Vinyl or indies coloured LP – 21/3/25
- PAUL BRADY – The Paul Brady Archive – Limited 4 CD Book Set – 28/3/25
- PERFUME GENIUS – Glory – new album – CD, black vinyl or Cobalt Blue Vinyl – 28/3/25
- PETE DOHERTY – Felt Better Alive – new album – CD, Vinyl or light rose coloured vinyl – May
- SANTANA – Lotus – Mo Fi Sound Lab numbered vinyl reissue – 7/2/25
- SAULT – Acts of Faith – new album – Vinyl LP – 18/4/25
- SEX PISTOLS – Live in the USA 1978, Atlanta, Dallas and San Francisco – Coloured LPs or a 3 CD set – 25/4/25
- SUEDE – Suede: New Generation: 30th Anniversary – 7 inch picture disc – 28/2/25
- THE CURE – Songs of a Live World: Troxy London… – Vinyl – 14/2/25
- THELONIOUS MONK – Thelonious Himself – Vinyl – 28/3/25
- THE POGUES – The Rest of the Best – compilation – green vinyl – 14/3/25
- THROWING MUSES – Moonlight Concessions – new album – CD or Vinyl – 14/3/25
- VARIOUS ARTISTS – Best Country Classics ITW Ever! – 3 CD – 7/2/25
- WES MONTGOMERY – The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of… – Original Jazz Classics Vinyl Reissue – 28/2/25
Lots there to get stuck into. I suppose The Pogues one should be nice. New Jason Isbell album should be good, his stuff is always high quality.
The Cindy Lee album is brilliant. (Pity it’s expensive) I came across it towards the end of last year. Definitely one of the best albums of 2024. It’s crazy long though, over 2 hours! Sounds a bit like Khruangbin in parts and then goes experimental in others. Only getting its physical release this year. Here’s the title track: https://youtu.be/1PEA7oHFS5w?si=6ufeIpr0bmpKbOy2
The Lucy Dacus one as well should be good. She’s one of the best modern songwriters around in my opinion. Here’s a new tune from her: https://youtu.be/pcW_-uxy6dQ?si=cyrlngrX3rb_t1C7
Anyway, dats the rundown from me, a rake of stuff.
No insta video yet this year from Young Adam, but I will pop it in here when he gets to it.
Ar ais leat so Ray. Slán.
Thanks Shane!!