Hi everyone,
How’s the form?..
I’ve had a week of critical onslaught! Friends and family included.. My newsletters are gone boring… I’m not angry enough anymore… I don’t ever mention U2… My musical taste is shite… I sell prerecorded music (records) for a living…. A rock critic journalist I ain’t! Just to address the U2 crib…. Weren’t they a great band in their day!….
Up and in the new shop today for October 7th we have BLINK 182, GREEN DAY, OTIS REDDING, NORAH JONES, MILES DAVIS, ABBA, WHITE LIES, MARK LANEGAN, SEASICK STEVE, ZZ TOP, GOAT and plenty more!!
Check out Bobby back again in this week’s video to see them all, there is quite a bit happening this week!
SONY
So moving on to releases for next Friday the 14th of October we have the new record by the KINGS OF LEON brothers and cousin… I quite like the two new tunes i’ve heard from it (could get bashed for it…. Not a patch on the first album… Maybe so… But I think they are good tunes… Game of opinions folks..) Sony have it and it’s on CD and LP…
Sony were also to have the ELVIS with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Part 2 as such, entitled ‘The Wonder Of You’… First one sold 1.5 million physical copies worldwide… It’s been pushed back one week now though to the 21st of October…
If I was in trouble this past week it’s nothing to next week i’d say after these next few lines… Sincere apologies… No messing, sorry… Totally out of my control and jack sh*t I could do about it…. (Still don’t make it okay…) Sony are reissuing the BOWIE ‘Reality Tour’ boxset on 3LP for about half the price that Friday Music released it for about 4 months ago…. Sorry about that.. Not good enough really to be fair… I was only aware it was happening about one month ago when I had Friday copies in the shop…. The Friday copies are coloured vinyl.. Expensive colours though at 20Euro a record….
Sony have some nice LP reissues including THE CLASH ‘The Clash’, BILLY JOEL ‘Piano Man’, KINGS OF LEON ‘Youth and Young Manhood’, and the mighty (again in my opinion) DEPECHE MODE ‘101 Live’, ‘Violator’, ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’, ‘Black Celebration’ and ‘Music For The Masses’…. Sony also has the new Rebecca Ferguson album out next Friday..
PROPER
Proper for the 14th of October have the new record by one of the finest Irish bands this century if not of all centuries BELL X1… The record is called ‘Arms’ and it’s available on CD or LP… Lead single is a cracker again in my opinion lads as ye know!.. 7th record by the lads whom as ye know started with Damien Rice in a band called Juniper a fair few moons ago..They have furrowed a lovely path of tunes since those days… Really looking forward to this one…
Proper also have a new album by DARKTHRONE, ‘Arctic Thunder’, as well as a STIFF LITTLE FINGERS combo CD/DVD pack.. Also through Proper is SUEDE’s ‘Coming Up’ on LP, a double coloured edition with one disc a B-Sides collection…
Lastly from Proper is the DONNY MCCASLIN album…. His last one was really good… Ye’d remember it i’d say.. Back in January… Blackstar it was called… Ouch… Sorry.. I take it back.. Up to this point I was probably only going to get a beating or two for my behaviour.. That jab could be like signing your own death warrant…
Republic of Music have an interesting one.. (My opinion… That’s like a warning sign on a jab… Shall abbreviate to IMO)… This one’s from BAYONNE called ‘Primitives’ on CD, LP and limited LP.. Electronic stlye stuff and Republic of Music also have MOBY and the Void Pacific Choir album… The boy MOBY has gotten very angry on this record by his own accounts…
If you want a really excellent 25 minute performance, our good friend Timothy done a marvellous video of the recent JACK O’ ROURKE in store performance with us.. It was great, and features tracks from Jack’s brilliant debut album ‘Dream Catcher’ as well as a Bowie cover and a Fleetwood Mac cover.. Give it a watch if you fancy, and give it a share if you like it!
UNIVERSAL
Universal for the 14th of October have the debut solo album by TOM CHAPIN (Keane Singer… not a keen singer… but the singer of Keane… fine singer too, to be fair like)… Available as a standard CD, a Ltd 2CD with hardback book and a 2LP gatefold…
Universal also have a new album by THE GAME, as well as BRYAN ADAMS ‘Live at Wembley Stadium’ DVD, a new ANDRE RIEU DVD, and a reissue of THE SEX PISTOLS classic ‘Nevermind The Bollox’ on yellow vinyl… How many times… How many times… It must be the most reissued album of all time… Top 5 anyway for sure…
Lastly from Universal is a LP reissue of the BEASTIE BOYS ‘Licensed to Ill’, their debut I think and the first Rap album to top the Billboard Charts… Uni also have a Dr. John live tribute album on 2CD/DVD..
PIAS
PIAS have the new LEE HARVEY OSWALD BAND album and a new EP from SLEAFORD MODS (recently signed to Roughtrade)… New 5 track EP… Heard one, very good IMO…
Music On Vinyl
Music on Vinyl has the SUICIDE SQUAD soundtrack on vinyl, a SHANE MCGOWAN ‘Snake’ LP reissue, the GAME OF THRONES Season 6 Soundtrack release on vinyl, and DEREK TRUCKS BAND ‘Round Songs’ on 2LP…
Essential for the 14th of October have a new SUZANNE VEGA record and DILLINGER’s ‘Escape Plan’ album on CD and limited blue vinyl..
WARNER
Warner have the new CONOR OBERST (Bright Eyes) album ‘Immuinations’ via Nonesuch Records on CD and LP… The lads from County Down, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB are back with a new album also on a good few formats including a limited, deluxe vinyl copy..
Reissues by Warner on LP for next week include FACE ‘First Step (RSD stores only, coloured vinyl), andSTOOGES ‘Stooges’ (once again, RSD stores, coloured only), and finally MOTLEY CRUE’s ‘Greatest Hits’ on vinyl…
BLACKBERRY SMOKE have a new album on Earache, called ‘Like an Arrow’.. There are signed CD copies available and it’s also on limited blue vinyl…More new albums from Warner incude new BETH HART and KATIE MELUA releases, and there is a PHIL COLLINS singles collection on 2CD, 3CD Deluxe or 4LP Set…
The bould MICK FLANNERY will be instore FRIDAY THE 21ST OF OCTOBER (two weeks today) playing tunes from his new album, signing copies and saying hello if you are around… Heard a new track last night, very impressed again.. Here ‘tis..
Sin é for this week,
Thanks for listening
Ray