Hi Everyone,
Hope all is well…
Still a few bits out tomorrow and next Fridaythe 18th as well….the Friday after that will be turkey cooking, cider drinking, turkey eating, cider drinking type of Friday…how bad.
Going to skip through the new releases so..
Out tomorrow from Universal is an 8 LP vinyl boxset of AMY WINEHOUSE including her three studio albums plus rare live and unreleased tracks all on 180 gram vinyl with codes, bespoke prints and exclusive photographs..retails at 130 euro versus 140 upstairs.
Universal also a couple of FRANK ZAPPA LP reissues namely ” feeding the monkies…” which is on limited coloured vinyl and also ” sheik yerbouti”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Universal for the 18th have the CD of the new Star wars film again by JOHN WILLIAMS, the soundtrack to the new TARANTINO movie ” hateful eight ” with the music composed by the genius ENNIO MORRICONE, this one on CD and 2LP, THE WEEKEND’s latest album gets its vinyl release tomorrow week plus there is a red coloured reissue of the GHOST album “meliora” and lastly a CHARLIE PARKER, CHARLES MINGUS, DIZZY GILLESPIE and more “jazz at massey hall” 3 LP box set. Have a listen to a track from the MORRICONE soundtrack here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
WARNER for tomorrow really only have the new NOEL GALLAGHER single worth a mention but for the 18th they have a nice PANTERA 5 LP plus exclusive 7″ or a 5 CD box-set entitled the complete studio albums 1990 – 2000, they also have a FLAMING LIPS 5 LP box set called ” nuggs 20 years after clouds taste metallic…”, a LINDA RONSTADT triple LP best of and the new PAUL WELLER 7″.
It is becoming a 50 week a year release schedule…
I think the last couple of years i gave a bit of a state of the nation around this time of the year….a report to ye investors….the shop is up about 2% going into the last month…Vinyl is up about 40% on 2014 in the shop but the dollars increase gained by the long playing record has being off set by more decline in DVD sales…leaving a bit of a status quo…DVD is under pressure on loads of fronts…believe or not it was nearly 60 % of turnover Christmas 2013…i reckon it might be 20% this Christmas….it’s never being easy this game, i can safely say two things…Vinyl has saved my bacon and the shop has reat customers who choose to support us, warts and all, than maybe take another option so a sincere and heart felt thanks to ye all…i mean that.
Sony for tomorrow really only has the vinyl release of RYAN ADAM’S take on Taylor SWIFT’S album 1989…I really like this i must say…stone me or dethrone me i really like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Next week the 18th Sony have the vinyl release of the new DAVE GAHAN AND SOULSAVERS, plus some ELO vinyl reissues ” el dorado” ” out of the blue” and ” a new world”.
Sony have the new BOWIE album for Friday the 8th of Jan and a complete star wars vinyl boxset….Bowie will hopefully be discussed again before the 8th….its called *….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Pias have for tomorrow the second album by GRIMES on 4AD called ” art angels” which is the follow up to the much applauded debut….pop bliss….mentioned in quite a few year end album of the year lists…..heres a quick listen
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Also out tomorrow from PIAS is the debut solo record from JENNY LEE LINBERG of WARPAINT on rough trade plus a gorgeous looking 3 LP box set of Damon Gough aka BADLY DRAWN BOY debut ” the hour of bewilderbeast” , this reissue includes 13 bonus tracks, numbered and limited….there is a CASS MCCOMBS anthology outtomorrow also as well as NEW ORDERs latest single ” tutti frutti” on yalla vinyl…
PIAS for the 8th of Jan will have the latest release from Conor O Brien or VILLAGERS…..which is a reworking of 12 songs from across his three records, recorded in one day with some incredible musicians, available exclusively to indepandant retailers like moi on green vinyl with two bonus tracks…
The world lost two great souls this past four or five days and I lost two friends….one who was always warm and friendly and never failed to make me laugh when i met her…never…she went too soon and the other one who minded me like a baby in Carrigaline for 11 years, are ya alright for a cup of tea bud, are ya alright for the toilet bud….salt of the earth that one…..targets and % don’t matter a shit at the end of the day really do they…none of us know how many days are ahead of us, try enjoy them as best as possible.
From me and the rest of the lads inside, have a happy and safe Christmas and again thanks….so for the last time this year,
sin e for this week…
Ray.