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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?v=a2_K-kKSCr4

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?v=CeSz9KVa9g0

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?v=9V-8VP5dnrQ

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?v=kszLwBaC4Sw

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv9YoYCKNoE

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…

https://musiczone.ie/

Ray.

Hi Everyone,

Hope all is well…
I was really sorry to hear about SINEAD O CONNOR’S troubles during the week, i really do wish her well….i served her in a previous life in Mcdonalds and she seemed like a good skin….i hope she gets well soon.

Sony

A few big releases are still hitting the shelves including from Sony the latest BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN boxset from the river era “the tie that binds”. The set contains 52 tracks on 4 CDs with a wealth of unreleased stuff plus four hours of never seen footage on 3 DVDs or Blu-ray and a coffee table book with 200 photos. The DVD set retails at 85 euro and 95 euro for the Blu-ray and seeing as I haven’t thrown them a jab for a little while, my fearless faceless foes in the sky are selling them for 103 and 117 euro respectively…#easy #easy…

..all jesting aside with the online kings, people are savage good to support us….we are different from online….they offer ease of access, no traffic jams like today, no raindrops like most days, no sorry out of stock be with us again next week excuses…..we offer out of stock sorry be back again next week all going well, but we also try to offer a friendly, knowledgeable, easy-going  service where we will always try our best…so thanks for queueing in your car, getting wet, having the odd disappointment, taking a slagging and being patient…..to those of you….thanks.

Faithless “2.0” gets its vinyl release as does the BBC LIVE LOUNGE 2015 (nice one as always that) and more vinyl reissues of OZZY OSBOURNE records “blizzard of oz” and “diary of a madman” and lastly on the Vinyl front from Sony is RUN THE JEWELS “ meon” on a double LP.
Sony on the pop front have releases today from OMI and FLEUR EAST and lastly for VAN fans a really nice THEM CD boxset which includes their two albums as well as demos, live sessions, alternate takes and rarities…..not taking it to DYLAN extremes but two discs of them…ahem…by them….by the way the latest DYLAN bootleg is excellent.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year with….and also the time when all the albums of the year lists come out….i am a firm believer that everyone has unique taste buds or in this case ear buds so I am going to tell you what I liked this year….which could be polar opposites to what you liked….on the international front I liked as the great PJ and purple would say…. in no particular order ….SUFJAN STEVENS – Carrie and Lowell, BLUR – THE MAGIC WHIP, TAME IMPALA – CURRENTS, RICHARD HAWLEY – HOLLOW MEADOWS, MUSE – DRONES and TOBIAS JESSO JNR – GOON.
On the very important home front, I really liked ( I listen to more home grown stuff than anything else) again in no order….GIRLS NAMES – ARMS AROUND A VISION, HAM SANDWICH – STORIES FROM THE SURFACE, JOHN BLEK AND THE RATS – BORDERS, THE HEDGE SCHOOLS – AT THE END OF A WINDING DAY, JAPE – THIS CHEMICAL SEA, THE HARD GROUND – TRIPTYCH, GIRL BAND – HOLDING HANDS WITH JAMIE and lastly and I may tip my hat to THE NORTH SEA – ANNIVERSARY….

https://musiczone.ie/product/the-north-sea-anniversary-cork-ireland-vinyl-record-shop-records/

Warner

Warner have a few nice releases for today also….
COLDPLAY release their second album of the year ( throwback to 40/50 years ago creativity wise so fair play) “a head full of dreams” on CD and limited blue and green double LP on 180gram with download codes…all bells and whistles on this release…

https://musiczone.ie/product/coldplay-a-head-full-of-dreams-cork-ireland-vinyl-record-records/

WARNER also  has new albums from JOOLS HOLLAND and RUBY TURNER, BETTE MIDLER and a new EP from the PUNCH BROTHERS “ THE WIRELESS” as well as some reissues including FLEETWOOD MACs “ TUSK” on 3 CD or boxset 5CD/2LP/DVD, AMADOU AND MARIAM “DIMANCHE A BAMAKO” which is a first timer on Vinyl…orange at that, GREEN DAY “ American idiot “ on double LP one red/black and one white/black….very expensive though at 50 euro…..lastly we have the new RICHARD HAWLEY 7”.

 UNIVERSAL

UNIVERSAL had a few out today also including KURT COBAIN “MONTAGE OF HECK” vinyl album and a single from the album is also out on 7″, CREAM release a 7″ singles boxset, ROY ORBISON vinyl boxset also in store, SIMPLE MINDS ” once upon a time ” gets the reissue treatment on five formats including LP and a 5CD /DVD set, Beatles 1s gets a vinyl reissue also, BOCELLI’S new album in on vinyl also and some nice SONIC YOUTH vinyl reissues including ” dirty”, ” goo” and ” washing machine”…bit of a theme in them!
Uni also have an album by Aussie sensation TROYE SIVAN, a new album by FATHER RAY KELLY and a remix album by THE KOOKS.

 PIAS

PIAS labels released a few today also including a SWANS reissue of ” white light from the mouth of  infinity/love of life” in a deluxe vinyl set, OKKERVIL RIVER 10th anniversary of ” black sheep boy” on 3 LP via jagjaguwar and Irish lad Patrick O Laoghire aka i have a tribe has an interesting EP out today also…

Very interesting read here on the Vinyl traffic jam, not caused by rain either…
http://www.pias.com/blog/welcome-vinyl-crisis-people-love-much/

Sin e for this week folks….
New site fully functional now….beat the rain and the queues….free shipping on 3…

https://musiczone.ie/

thanks all again,
Ray.