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How d party people

Hope all is well.

Lovely little event announcement today for ye folks…some of ye on the twitter machine and instaspam may have seen this already ( i have become completely detached from said machines, sometimes i might touch in on work stuff but a load of baloney in general terms i feel…a load of cockawalla) 

But a lovely event is coming up in the siopa tomorrow week Thursday the 15th of August @ 6pm when we will have a listening party for the new Fontaines record “ romance”.

So fans of FDC can get a chance to hear the album in full in the siopa 8 days before release….not only that, i’m told there will be plenty of spots Fontaines related to be raffled/given out on the evening and last but certainly not least, there is a really limited ( only available to the listening parties around the world, just 2 listening parties in Ireland) white label pressing of the album which will be raffled out on the night to folks who are in our house at the time…there is a chance we may get more than one copy of this but definitely one copy anyway will be raffled.

We have been on about this band since before they were signed and it’s lovely to be thought of for such an event.

We have some folks traveling from Galway, Limerick and Kerry for the event ( all thanks to the social media  I was on about…hah what…it has pluses i guess ( gruntingly)).

So pop us a mail if you want to attend … .or there are links on the site also so can do it through there ….room for 70/80 folks reasonably comfy anyway ( id expect about 50 tbh)

Should be a lovely event and you never know what you might leave with!

The band probably have about 20 great songs at this stage but this one is right up there with them….really looking forward to the record

Fontaines D.C. – Starburster (Official Video)
GRMA.

Right so releases for this Friday the 9th Aug include…

• A-ha – Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha on 2LP
• Bill Wyman – Drive My Car on CD and Vinyl
• Cradle Of Filth Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness (Limited Gold Vinyl LP)
• Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (Pink Vinyl LP)
• Will Young – Light It Up (Transparent Orange Vinyl LP)
• Alison Brown – Simple Pleasures (Remixed & Remastered) 
• Johnny Cash – Sings I Walk The Line on Vinyl
• Fairport Convention – The Broadcast Album 1968-1970   
• Dinosaur Jr – Farm 15th Anniversary Vinyl
• Various Artists – The R&B Scene on White Vinyl 
• Elvin Jones & Richard Davis  – Heavy Sounds (Impulse, 1968) on Vinyl
• Pharoah Sanders – Thembi (Impulse, 1971) on Vinyl
• Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Moanin’ on Opaque Blue coloured vinyl
• Wayne Shorter – Speak No Evil on Opaque Blue coloured vinyl
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Rotten Apples (Greatest Hits) on vinyl
• Paul Weller – Fly On The Wall: B Sides & Rarities LP Set

Then releases for the 16th Aug include…

• AKON – Trouble (20th Anniversary) VINYL
• Alex Lifeson – Victor reissues
• Bill Charlap – and then again  new album
• Bobby Gillespie – 5 Hectares new album
• Cocteau Twins And Harold Budd ‘The Moon And The Melodies’  reissue 23rd Aug*

• CREED – Human Clay-  25th Anniversary coloured vinyl reissue
• Dark Tranquillity –  Endtime Signals new album
• Dinosaur Jr. – Farm (15 Year Anniversary Edition) vinyl reissue
• Falling In Reverse –  Popular Monster new album
• Fontaines D.C. ‘Romance’ new album (23rd August)

• Foster The People – Paradise State of Mind  new album 
• Geddy Lee – My Favourite Headache reissues
• L.A. Guns – The Dark Horse / Red & Black Marble Vinyl
• Lauren Daigle – Sessions (Creamy White Vinyl)
• Lee Morgan – The Gigolo (Classic Vinyl) reissue
• Lindsey Buckingham – 20th Century Lindsey 4CD Set
• LP – Heart To Mouth Vinyl 
• Mark Lanegan ‘Bubblegum XX’
• Morgan Wade –  Obsessed new album
• Orbital ‘Orbital’ Standard Edition Repress 23rd aug release
• Post Malone –  F-1 Trillion new album 
• Prodigy ‘Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned’ 20th Anniversary 2LP Edition 23rd aug release
• Ray LaMontagne – Long Way Home brand new album
• Royal Blood – Royal Blood (10th Anniversary Edition) reissues
• Sharon Van Etten ‘Every Time The Sun Comes Up’ reissue 23rd aug release
• Sonny Rollins – East Broadway Run Down (Acoustic Sounds) vinyl reissue
• Ten Years After – Woodstock 1969 
• The Script – Satellites new album
• Throbbing Gristle ‘TGCD1’ 23rd aug release
• Throbbing Gristle ‘The Third Mind Movements’ 23rd aug release
• V/A – 10 Songs From Mary Poppins (60th Anniversary Blue Vinyl)
• Wayne Shorter – JuJu  (Classic Vinyl)

So its the 23rd of August we’ll be putting orders in for this next few weeks and we hope to have

• The Alan Parsons Project –  Pyramid: Expanded Edition / 2024 Remaster  (including a super deluxe set)
• Blockhead ‘Music By Cavelight (20 Year Anniversary Reissue)’ 30th Aug release
• Bryce Dessner – solos new solo album 
• Charlie Parker – Ornithology: The Best Of Bird new compilation
• Dean Martin – Dino’s Christmas 
• Diana Krall –  When I Look In Your Eyes (Acoustic Sounds) vinyl reissue
• Genesis reissues Abacab, Duke, self titled, Foxtrot, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
• Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two CD
• Ian Anderson – 8314 Boxed – LPBX d2C Stock Available to UK Indies – 10 LP Box Set
• Jethro Tull CD/DVD BOXSETS of
•  – A Passion Play
• – Heavy Horses
• – Stand up
  – Warchild
• Jim Croce –  Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits vinyl
• Jon Hopkins ‘RITUAL’ new album 30th Aug
• Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind new album
• Matthew Halsall  “When The World Was One (Biovinyl Repress)” – 2LP 6th sept release
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‘Wild God’ new album 30th Aug release
• Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet new album
• Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour –  Friendlytown new album
• Thievery Corporation – It Takes A Thief LP reissue
• Tom Waits – Blood Money LP US Anniversary Edition – Silver LP 180 grams
• Ty Segall ‘Love Rudiments’ new album 30th August
• Various Artists – The Hits Album: Drivetime Classics 
• Various Artists – Saltburn (Music From The Motion Picture)
• Various Artists – The Little Mermaid (35th Anniversary Edition)
• Various Artists – WICKED Original Broadway Cast Recording vinyl
• Wayne Shorter – Celebration, Volume 1 reissues

Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road with announcements…

Hey everyone! Sound, Ray. A good bit today again, so won’t ramble on.

The next in the 12 inch singles box sets from DEPECHE MODE is coming soon. ‘Spirit: The 12″ Singles Box Set.
Here’s a bit more info about that:
“

12” x 7 – Limited Numbered Collector’s Edition vinyl set housed in a deluxe slipcase including seven 12″ 180g vinyl discs, riveting artwork recontextualizing original album covers, a replica poster and download card. 

Spirit | The 12″ Singles, a collector’s edition deluxe box set, contains seven 12″ vinyl discs including custom replicas of the original three double 12″ singles from Spirit (Depeche Mode‘s 14th studio album): Where’s the Revolution (originally released 3 February 2017, in advance of the album), Going Backwards (released 23 June 2017), and Cover Me (released 6 October 2017).

As a bonus for Depeche Mode fans, Spirit | The 12″ Singles premieres a special seventh disc: the first-ever 12″ vinyl pressing of the band’s legendary Highline Sessions, recorded live in New York City on 3 August 2016. The most complete recording of Depeche Mode’s Highline Sessions ever released in any format, this five-song 12″ vinyl single includes DM’s galvanizing cover of David Bowie‘s “Heroes” (celebrating the anthem’s 2017 40th anniversary) and two previously unreleased performances of songs from Spirit: So Much Love and Poison Heart. ”

The set will be released on September 20th.

Here’s a list of what else will be coming out over the next few months:

• CHER – Forever (compilation) -CD or clear vinyl – 20/9/24
• FRED AGAIN… – Ten Days – new album – Vinyl – 15/11/24
• SANTANA – Santana III – Yellow Vinyl reissue – 6/9/24
• GODLEY & CREME – Collected – Vinyl+CD – 6/9/24
• JETHRO TULL – Bursting Out – deluxe reissue – 2 CD or 3 LP – 20/9/24
• MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE – May Death Never Stop You – 2 LP Compilation – 18/10/24
• CHAPPELL ROAN – The Rise and Fall of  A Midwest Princess: Anniversary Edition – Corla Coloured Vinyl – 20/9/24
• CHET BAKER QUARTET – Chet Baker Quartet in Paris, Vol.1 – Vinyl – 30/8/24
• CHET BAKER QUARTET – Chet Baker Quartet in Paris, Vol.2 – Vinyl – 30/8/24
• CHET BAKER QUARTET – Chet Baker Quartet in Paris, Vol.3 – Vinyl – 30/8/24
• Various – Best No. 1s – 3 CD – 6/9/24
• NINA SIMONE – in concert – Vinyl – 6/9/24
• JOHNNY PACHECO – Canonazo – LP – 13/9/24
• ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ Messengers – ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ Messengers (Impulse! 1961) – Vinyl – 13/9/24
• FREDDIE HUBBARD – The Body and The Soul (Impulse! 1963) – Vinyl – 13/9/24
• SARAH VAUGHAN – Sassy (Acoustic Sounds) – Vinyl reissue – 27/9/24
• 5 Seconds of Summer – 5 Seconds of Summer – anniversary reissue – coloured vinyl or picture disc – 27/9/24
• HECTOR LAVOE – De Ti Depende – LP reissue – 27/9/24
• TONY IOMMI – 1996 Dep Sessions – CD or translucent black ice vinyl – 4/8/24

And here’s young Adam’s video exposé before I go:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-NozoqMtEs/?igsh=MWkzeHZ5NmVxenRoaA==

Back to you, Ray, cheers!

Right so hope to have more really exciting news next week but sin e for this week folks

Thanks for listening as always

Slan for now

Ray, Shane, Young Adam and Mia

Guess who’s back,  shadys back, back again

Well folks, i is back at the ranch (since last Thursday really) was allergic then,  but sher a few hours and you’re back on the horse … .lovely break though, 9 days away from the ranch and not one emaile answered, hardly any read to be honest…great to power down.

And we aint hurling anymore either, not to be,  thats sport, a lot down here may disagree but better team on the day won it i felt, bar that 13/14 min  spell in the first half, we were never in any control of the game, playing catch up, huge resilience to do so in fact,  so not to be, congrats to the banner. I thought when we beat Limerick down the Pairc that we would win the all ireland but again not to be.

The hurlers gave us great entertainment and heart stopping moments all this short summer , which will live long in the memory.

Right so releases for this Friday the 2nd August include

• 86TVs – 86TVs (Gold Vinyl)
• Blues Pills – Birthday on Limited Coloured Vinyl and CD (new album)
• A-ha – Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha on 2LP
• Green Lung – This Heathen Land (Limited Amber Smoke Vinyl LP)
• Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life LP Luminessence Series – Audiophile Vinyl Edition
• Bobby Darin – The Jasmine EP Collection on CD
• Van Morrison – Live at Orangefield on Vinyl and CD
• Snarky Puppy – Sylva: Remixed & Remastered CD/Bluray
• Steve Hackett – Momentum Reissue on Vinyl and CD
• Steve Hackett – Bay Of Kings Reissue on Vinyl and CD

• Louis Cole feat. Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley – nothing on White Vinyl and CD

• Crosby, Nash & Young – Live on TV 1970 Vinyl
• The Rolling Stones – On Tour 66 2 CD
• Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (10 Year Anniversary) on Cd set or Vinyl set 
• Diana Krall – The Look Of Love 180g Vinyl
• Manchester Orchestra – Cope – 10th Anniversary Ltd White Vinyl
• Bobby Hutcherson – Medina (Tone Poet)
• Lee Morgan – Taru (Tone Poet)
• Def Leppard – Just Like 73 Limited 7” Vinyl

And then for the 9th of August we have

• A-ha – Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha on 2LP
• Bill Wyman – Drive My Car on CD and Vinyl
• Cradle Of Filth Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness (Limited Gold Vinyl LP)
• Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (Pink Vinyl LP)
• Will Young – Light It Up (Transparent Orange Vinyl LP)
• Alison Brown – Simple Pleasures (Remixed & Remastered)
  
• Johnny Cash – Sings I Walk The Line on Vinyl
• Fairport Convention – The Broadcast Album 1968-1970   
• Dinosaur Jr – Farm 15th Anniversary Vinyl
• Various Artists – The R&B Scene on White Vinyl 
• Elvin Jones & Richard Davis  – Heavy Sounds (Impulse, 1968) on Vinyl
• Pharoah Sanders – Thembi (Impulse, 1971) on Vinyl
• Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Moanin’ on Opaque Blue coloured vinyl
• Wayne Shorter – Speak No Evil on Opaque Blue coloured vinyl
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Rotten Apples (Greatest Hits) on vinyl
• Paul Weller – Fly On The Wall: B Sides & Rarities LP Set

So the main point of attack for this week is for August 16th…and we will have or endeavor to have albums by…

• AKON – Trouble (20th Anniversary) VINYL REISSUE
• Alex Lifeson – Victor reissues
• Bill Charlap – and then again  new album
• Bobby Gillespie – 5 Hectares new album
• Cocteau Twins And Harold Budd ‘The Moon And The Melodies’  reissue 23rd Aug*
• CREED – Human Clay-  25th Anniversary coloured vinyl reissue
• Dark Tranquillity –  Endtime Signals new album
• Dinosaur Jr. – Farm (15 Year Anniversary Edition) vinyl reissue
• Falling In Reverse –  Popular Monster new album
• Fontaines D.C. ‘Romance’ new album 23rd august release

I personally think this could be the record that brings the lads to a higher level again.

Their output has been stunning in the last 5 years….remember it was only april 2019 when they released their debut record “ dogrel” …the 19th of April if memory serves me, the eve of RSD that year…now we are on the verge of album number 4 with Grian after popping out a beautiful solo record as well in that time….all very impressive records.

Here is a tune from the new album

Fontaines D.C. – Favourite (Official Video)

• Foster The People – Paradise State of Mind  new album 
• Geddy Lee – My Favourite Headache reissues
• L.A. Guns – The Dark Horse / Red & Black Marble Vinyl
• Lauren Daigle – Sessions (Creamy White Vinyl)
• Lee Morgan – The Gigolo (Classic Vinyl) reissue
• Lindsey Buckingham – 20th Century Lindsey 4CD Set
• LP – Heart To Mouth Vinyl 

Mark Lanegan ‘Bubblegum XX’ deluxe reissues 23rd August ( super artist if new to you well worth checking out )
Heres a song from the record…great record, maybe his best…one of my favourite rock vocalists

Strange Religion

• Morgan Wade –  Obsessed new album
• Orbital ‘Orbital’ Standard Edition Repress 23rd aug release
• Post Malone –  F-1 Trillion new album 
• Prodigy ‘Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned’ 20th Anniversary 2LP Edition 23rd aug release
• Ray LaMontagne – Long Way Home brand new album
• Royal Blood – Royal Blood (10th Anniversary Edition) reissues
• Sharon Van Etten ‘Every Time The Sun Comes Up’ reissue 23rd aug release
• Sonny Rollins – East Broadway Run Down (Acoustic Sounds) vinyl reissue
• Ten Years After – Woodstock 1969 
• The Script – Satellites new album
• Throbbing Gristle ‘TGCD1’ 23rd aug release
• Throbbing Gristle ‘The Third Mind Movements’ 23rd aug release
• V/A – 10 Songs From Mary Poppins (60th Anniversary Blue Vinyl)
• Wayne Shorter – JuJu  (Classic Vinyl)

Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye folks down the road etc…

Sound, Ray! Good to have you back, and glad you had a good break. The punter’s wallets mightn’t be too happy though!
Agree about the Hurling final. Clare were very good after our early burst.
Delighted to see Daniel Wiffen pick up Ireland’s first ever Men’s swimming gold yesterday! What a moment. And he set a new Olympic record too. Proud moment.
I’ve been watching the Olympic events on Youtube.

Anyway, there’s a load to get through. I’m going to list them in arguable order of importance.
But first, we have to properly mention the brand new album by our own JOHN SPILLANE. It’s called ‘FíorUisce: The Legend of the Lough’ and sounds unreal. A bilingual, concept, folk-opera double CD album!
There will be a launch event at the Lough on Sunday 15th of September at 4pm!

Here’s níos mó info:
“Dive into a world of myth, music, and magic. Fíoruisce – The Legend of the Lough, a bilingual folk-opera set at The Lough in Cork city, released on September 13th, 2024. The story is a surreal tale culminating in a drowned kingdom, which as lore tells us, becomes The Lough in Cork city as we know it today. They say you can see the tops of the underworld towers on a clear day and hear the music of their big party on Midsummer’s night.
Enter this world through this hugely ambitious concept album which features the voices of some of the most talented folk and sean nós singers of the age including Ríoghnach Connolly, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Niamh Farrell, Nell Ní Chróinín, John Spillane himself of course, and more. Produced by John Spillane and Brian Casey at Wavefield Recordings, Clonakilty in 2023 and 2024.

Album Credits:

Cast
Fíoruisce – An Banphrionsa/ The Princess, visionary, weird and beautiful – Niamh Farrell
Corc – An Rí/ The King, Corc Mac Dáire Mhic Láire of the Deirgthine, Érainn – Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin
Éadaoin – An Bhanríon/ The Queen, powerful and wise – Ríoghnach Connolly
Cian Ó Céin – Reacaire/ Minstrel /Prince/ Mananaan Mac Lir – John Spillane
Milbhéal – Banbhard/ Honeymouth the Bard in the Ancient World – Nell Ní Chróinín
Golaí Bá and Muiris Mar Dhea – Na Crosáin/ Two Fools, Bodhrán Jesters. One is crying, the other laughing – Liam Heffernan agus Giordaí Ó Laoghaire
Daighre Duanach – An Draoi/ The Druid – Gearóid Ó Duinnín
Bean Sí / A Fairy Woman – Aisling Urwin
An Chosmhuintir/ The Chorus – Gavin Moore, Thaddeus Ó Buachalla, Nell Ní Chróinín, Gearóid Ó Duinnín.

Ceolteoirí/ Musicians
Giotár Spáinneach/ Spanish Guitar – John Spillane
Séidteoir Adharc/ Hornblower, Bullroarer – Billy Mag Fhloinn
Fliúit/ Flute – Alan Doherty
Cnaguirlisí/ Percussion, Sticks and Stones – Andrew O’ Sullivan, Fionn Hennessy Hayes
Dordveidhil/ Cello – Lea Miklody
Cláirseach/ Harp – Aisling Urwin
Guthanna Breise/ Additional Vocals – Brian Casey, Aisling Urwin
Uirlisí Breise/ Additional Instrumentation – Brian Casey”

And here’s a little taster of it: https://youtube.com/shorts/hQuUdEx7KmA?si=lKKKIhIHtb9p6BG5

Here’s the list of upcoming pre-orders:

• PIXIES – The Night the Zombies Came – brand new album – CD, LP or indies coloured LP – 25/10/24
• U2 – ZOO TV: Live in Dublin 1993 EP – Neon Yellow Vinyl or CD – 30/8/24
• NEIL YOUNG – Archives Vol. III – Deluxe CD Box Set or 2 LP version – 6/9/24
• GEMMA HAYES – Blind Faith – brand new album – CD, black Vinyl or Blue Vinyl – 27/9/24
• FLEETWOOD MAC – Mirage Tour ’82 – CD, 3 LP or clear vinyl 3 LP – 20/9/24
• PRIMAL SCREAM – Come Ahead – new album – CD or LP – 8/11/24
• THE WAEVE feat GRAHAM COXON – City Lights – new album – CD, LP or indies Orange LP – 20/9/24
• GRATEFUL DEAD – Duke ’78 (Live) – 3 CD set or 4 LP set – 20/9/24
• BON JOVI – Greatest Hits – 2 LP – 30/8/24
• VARIOUS – Blue Spirits: 85 Years of Blue Note Records – 2 CD – 30/8/24
• THE CARDIGANS – Rest of the Best, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 – 2 CD or 2 LP – 6/9/24
• THE MODEST JAZZ TRIO – Good Friday Blues (Tone Poet Vinyl) – 6/9/24
• JACKIE MCLEAN – Let Freedom Ring (Tone Poet Vinyl) – 6/9/24
• ERIC CLAPTON – Slowhand at 70: Live at the Royal Albert Hall – 4K UHD Blu Ray – 13/9/24
• BASTILLE – & – new album – CD, black LP or indies Blue LP – 25/10/24
• NANCY SINATRA – Nancy in London – reissue – CD, LP or red LP – 6/9/24
• LAMB OF GOD – Ashes of the Wake: 20th Anniversary edition – 2 CD or Vinyl – 30/8/24
• WILCO – Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP – new music – CD or Vinyl – 30/8/24
• PALOMA FAITH – A Perfect Contradiction: 10th Anniversary – 2 LP blue vinyl – 30/8/24
• VELVET REVOLVER – Contraband: 20th Anniversary – 2 LP – 13/9/24
• BILLY OCEAN – Suddenly – reissue – blue LP – 13/9/24
• PURPLE DISCO MACHINE – Paradise – new album – 2 LP clear vinyl – 20/9/24
• SANTANA – Supernatural: 25th Anniversary – Blue 2 LP 

We have A TRIBE CALLED QUEST reissues up as well.

Back to the bossman so. Sound!

Thanks Shane!!

Just a hint, there will be nice FONTAINES D.C. news tomorrow. Keep eyes and ears peeled.

Sin e really for this week folks

Thanks for listening as always

Ray, Shane, young Adam and Mia

Hi all! So the two of us are on the newsletter again this week. Starting to miss the bossman now (Don’t tell him I said that!).

Releases for the 26th there will be

• Beastie Boys –  Ill Communication LTD 3LP 
• Bill Callahan ‘Resuscitate!’ live album
• BILLY JOEL – New York 1977 CD
• Blur – Live at Wembley Stadium various formats
• Bruce Dickinson – Resurrection Man new CD single 
• Chicago – Greatest Hits 1982-1989 (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• David Bowie – David Bowie reissues
• Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlanticism LP Indie Exclusive 2LP Clear Vinyl
• Drive-By Truckers – Southern Rock Opera (DELUXE EDITION) LP Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl , Rigid Box x 3 LP
• Deicide – Scars of the Crucifix CD reissue
• Empire Of The Sun – ask that god brand new album
• Fairport Convention – It All Came Round Again : Onstage & On Air 1982-90 big CD boxset
• Fleetwood Mac – Best of 1969-1974 various formats
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Greatest ’60s Hits (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Greatest ’70s Hits (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster – Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Acoustic Sounds) 
• Ghost – Black Sails In The Sunset  original soundtrack
• Grateful Dead – Go to Heaven (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Grateful Dead – Shakedown Street (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Humanist – On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World NEW Album
• John Martyn – Live at Rockpalast 1978 cd/dvd set
• Led Zeppelin – Nordic..Live 1969 CD
• Lightnin’ Hopkins – Live From The Ash Grove…Plus!
• Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (Translucent Yellow Vinyl LP)
• Linkin Park – Meteora (Translucent Gold and Red Splatter Vinyl LP)
• Linkin Park – The Hunting Party (Translucent Blue Vinyl LP with Etched D Side)
• Luciano Pavarotti –  reissues
• Mariah Carey – #1s Metallic Silver & Black Swirl Vinyl
• Morrissey – Beethoven Was Deaf (Live) 
• Pat Metheny – MoonDial 
• Perry Blake ‘Death of A Society Girl’ new CD
• Pete Townshend – Live In Concert 1985-2001 LTD 14CD
• Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked new album
• Randy Newman – The Best of Randy Newman (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP) 
• RORY GALLAGHER – Live In Switzerland CD
• Sam Tompkins – hi, my name is insecure. Brand new album
• Skip James – today! Vinyl reissue
• Sleaford Mods ‘Divide And Exit: 10th Anniversary Edition’
• Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Live From The Ash Grove
• Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense reissues
• The Doobie brothers – Best Of The Doobies: Volumes 1 vinyl
• The Police – Synchronicity deluxe reissues … .there were a few price reductions here!! – vinyl reissues
• Tír na nÓg – VINYL REISSUES
• Various Artists ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: Stop Making Sense – A Tribute Album’
• Varios/OST  – THE LION KING (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Zoetrope vinyl
• Various – 70S HITS – THE COLLECTION
• Yusuf & Cat Stevens – Foreigner (Remastered Reissues)  (initial run / special packaging)  
• Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon (RSD Indie Exclusive Deluxe Edition)

 



And then for the 2nd of August there will be:

• 86TVs – 86TVs (Gold Vinyl)
• Blues Pills – Birthday on Limited Coloured Vinyl and CD (new album)
• A-ha – Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha on 2LP
• Green Lung – This Heathen Land (Limited Amber Smoke Vinyl LP)
• Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life LP Luminessence Series – Audiophile Vinyl Edition
• Bobby Darin – The Jasmine EP Collection on CD
• Van Morrison – Live at Orangefield on Vinyl and CD
• Snarky Puppy – Sylva: Remixed & Remastered CD/Bluray
• Steve Hackett – Momentum Reissue on Vinyl and CD
• Steve Hackett – Bay Of Kings Reissue on Vinyl and CD

• Louis Cole feat. Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley – nothing on White Vinyl and CD

• Crosby, Nash & Young – Live on TV 1970 Vinyl
• The Rolling Stones – On Tour 66 2 CD
• Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (10 Year Anniversary) on Cd set or Vinyl set 
• Diana Krall – The Look Of Love 180g Vinyl
• Manchester Orchestra – Cope – 10th Anniversary Ltd White Vinyl
• Bobby Hutcherson – Medina (Tone Poet)
• Lee Morgan – Taru (Tone Poet)
• Def Leppard – Just Like 73 Limited 7” Vinyl

So main week for this week is the 9th of August and we’ll start with Warner: 

• A-ha – Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha on 2LP
• Bill Wyman – Drive My Car on CD and Vinyl
• Cradle Of Filth Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness (Limited Gold Vinyl LP)
• Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (Pink Vinyl LP)
• Will Young – Light It Up (Transparent Orange Vinyl LP)

Next up is Proper: 

• Alison Brown – Simple Pleasures (Remixed & Remastered) on CD and Black Swirl Vinyl
• Johnny Cash – Sings I Walk The Line on Vinyl

Cargo: 

• Fairport Convention – The Broadcast Album 1968-1970   

Integral: 

• Dinosaur Jr – Farm 15th Anniversary Vinyl

Universal for the 9th: 

• Various Artists – The R&B Scene on White Vinyl 
• Elvin Jones & Richard Davis  – Heavy Sounds (Impulse, 1968) on Vinyl
• Pharoah Sanders – Thembi (Impulse, 1971) on Vinyl
• Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Moanin’ on Opaque Blue coloured vinyl
• Wayne Shorter – Speak No Evil on Opaque Blue coloured vinyl
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Rotten Apples (Greatest Hits) on vinyl
• Paul Weller – Fly On The Wall: B Sides & Rarities LP Set

Wellers probs the big one here. Great collection of B-Sides finally released on vinyl. Be picking this up myself me thinks:)

Short and sweet today really, some nice bits in there though. Anyways, hand ye to Shane for the down the roads!. 

Sound, Adam, bud.
Hi everyone, hope ye’re all well. Only a few more days to mark off on the calendar now for Ray to get back. Meanwhile, Ray is setting all the clocks slow on the yacht.

“The BBC Collection’ is an all-encompassing collection of the many recorded performances of Rory Gallagher at the BBC. Featuring eighteen CDs worth of radio concerts and sessions from 1971 to 1986, roughly 75% of this material has not been officially released before. Also included is two Blu Ray discs of BBC TV concerts and studio performances from 1973 to 1984, all of which has not been officially released previously.

Amassed from the BBC archives and Rory Gallagher’s own transcription discs and off-air cassette recordings, the boxset spans 16 years of his career (1971-1986), taking in highlights such as the 1977 dual television and radio broadcast Sight & Sound concert, Rory’s headlining set at the Reading Festival in 1980 to the emotional ‘At Midnight’ concert live from the Ulster Hall in Belfast, 1984.”

The full track-list is there if you click into the link above, or on the picture below. There’s also a 3 LP Vinyl version and a 2 CD set. That’s coming out on October 11th.
Looks a lovely set.

And here’s a list of other releases coming soon:

• GENESIS – back catologue vinyl reissues – Released in three batches: 23/8/24, 6/9/24, 27/9/24
• TY SEGALL – Love Rudiments – new album – vinyl and CD – 30/8/24
• THE FLAMING LIPS – The Soft Bulletin – Zoetrope Picture Disc Vinyl 2 LP – 6/9/24
• ALVVAYS – ALVVAYS: 10th Anniversary – Coloured vinyl reissue – 15/11/24
• GEORGE MICHAEL – Careless Whisper: 40th Anniversary EP – CD, red 12 inch or Picture Disc 12 inch – 18/10/24
• MADONNA – Like a Prayer: 40th Anniversary – Silver Vinyl – 6/9/24
• ANDREA BOCELLI – Duets: 30th Anniversary Celebration – compilation featuring various artists – CD, 2 CD w/ book, or Vinyl – 25/10/24

We didn’t get an aul video done this week as all hands on deck.
If something interests that we haven’t a link done for just drop us an email and we will put in the order book.

Ray, Shane, Young Adam and Mia.

Hi all, so its Shane and I for the next two weeks. The bossman is off on a well well well deserved break. I know he usually says a bits (rants) here so I’m gonna do the same… We were talking during the week about the sale of Rorys Strat in the shop. I got a shock to be honest when I saw it pop up. There’s alot to it but I think It was just handled wrong. It always had to be passed on but we would’ve hoped to a good home. Not thrown to the wolves at some big wig auction. I can’t help but feel that Donal was just plain lazy. The statement put out said the money will be put towards “further good for Rory’s name and Legacy as well as assisting good causes, that my brother would have supported” He’s made it seem like the money doesnt matter and finding a good home is priority but I feel its the other way around. Hes sent it to auction to squeeze everything out of it. “Whatll you pay for it?” instead of “How will you look after it?”. 

The first Fender to hit Irish soil and when you look back to what was going on here at the time (not alot), the noise Rory put thru it changed everything. America had the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the UK had Cream (Amongst many others). We had Taste. It feels freakish to think about. A band like that coming from Cork when they did, but they did and they kicked open the door for everything after them. All on the Strat… Its hard to know what the right thing to do is but it’s definitely not this. I think maybe it needs to be on Irish soil and looked after properly. Guitars are livings things and to leave it fall into disrepair would be worse than anything I’m cribbing about. So if not museums then where??? Who knows?! Not in some rich fucks cupboard anyway. I dunno. Shouting at the wind here a bit but alot of people feel the same. Just sad to see how its gone… Im including a link to a gofundme Sheena from Crowlys is running to try get it back to Cork. https://www.gofundme.com/f/bring-rorys-strat-home

Here are what’s coming out this Friday the 19th of July

• Amon Amarth –  Berserker reissue
• Bill Callahan ‘Resuscitate!’ new Live album ( 26th july)
• Bobby Bland – Two Steps From The Blues LP reissue
• Clifford Jordan and The Three Sounds – Cliff Craft (Classic Vinyl)
• Cocteau Twins – Four-Calendar Cafe VINYL REISSUE
• Duran Duran – Big Thing LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Duran Duran LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Notorious LP and CD  reissue
• Duran Duran –  RIO LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Seven and the Ragged Tiger LP and CD reissue
• Engelbert Humperdink LP and CD reissues
• Fleetwood Mac – Alternate Live 2LP
• George Benson – Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon Vinyl and CD
• Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much new album
• Gorgon City – Reverie new album
• Griff – Vertigo new album
• GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith –  Ill Times 
• Heart – Greatest Hits 2xVinyl
• In Flames – Colony (25th Anniversary – Remaster 2024) (Limited 180 GM Silver Vinyl)
• Junior Wells & Buddy Guy – Live At Nightstage CD/DVD
• Kristin Hersh – Crooked LP reissue ( 26th July)
• Kristin Hersh – Possible Dust Clouds LP reissue ( 26th July)
• Ludovico Einaudi – In A Time Lapse Reimagined vinyl
• Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS (spilled) Deluxe Splatter Version 
• Perry Blake ‘Death of A Society Girl’ 26th July brand new album CD only
• Rory Gallagher – In Concert At The BBC 1972 LP ( 26TH July)
• Sleaford Mods ‘Divide And Exit: 10th Anniversary Edition’ reissue 26th July
• Tenacious D – Tenacious D debut 2xVinyl
• Thad Jones – The Magnificent Thad Jones (Classic Vinyl)
• THE KINKS – Village Green Live 68 EP ( 26th July)
• The Telescopes – Live. Aftertaste LP
• The Last Dinner Party – Sinner 7” single
• Travis Tritt – A Man and His Guitar (Live from the Franklin Theatre
• Van Morrison – Lion’s Share Club 1973 (Early Show) vinyl ( 26th July)
• Various Artists ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: Stop Making Sense – A Tribute Album’ 26th July
• Various Artists ‘Long Distance Love – A Sweet Relief Tribute To Lowell George’
• War – Greatest Hits RSD Indie Exclusive Vinyl

And then for the 26th we will have

• Beastie Boys –  Ill Communication LTD 3LP 
• Bill Callahan ‘Resuscitate!’ live album
• BILLY JOEL – New York 1977 CD
• Blur – Live at Wembley Stadium various formats
• Bruce Dickinson – Resurrection Man new CD single 
• Chappell Roan –  The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Popstar Edition) LTD 2LP Coke Bottle Clear
• Chicago – Greatest Hits 1982-1989 (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• David Bowie – David Bowie reissues
• Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlanticism LP Indie Exclusive 2LP Clear Vinyl
• Drive-By Truckers – Southern Rock Opera (DELUXE EDITION) LP Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl , Rigid Box x 3 LP
• Deicide – Scars of the Crucifix CD reissue
• Empire Of The Sun – ask that god brand new album
• Fairport Convention – It All Came Round Again : Onstage & On Air 1982-90 big CD boxset
• Fleetwood Mac – Best of 1969-1974 various formats
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Greatest ’60s Hits (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Greatest ’70s Hits (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster – Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Acoustic Sounds) 
• Ghost – Black Sails In The Sunset  original soundtrack
• Grateful Dead – Go to Heaven (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Grateful Dead – Shakedown Street (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Humanist – On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World NEW Album
• John Martyn – Live at Rockpalast 1978 cd/dvd set
• Led Zeppelin – Nordic..Live 1969 CD
• Lightnin’ Hopkins – Live From The Ash Grove…Plus!
• Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (Translucent Yellow Vinyl LP)
• Linkin Park – Meteora (Translucent Gold and Red Splatter Vinyl LP)
• Linkin Park – The Hunting Party (Translucent Blue Vinyl LP with Etched D Side)
• Luciano Pavarotti –  reissues
• Mariah Carey – #1s Metallic Silver & Black Swirl Vinyl
• Morrissey – Beethoven Was Deaf (Live) 
• Pat Metheny – MoonDial 
• Perry Blake ‘Death of A Society Girl’ new CD
• Pete Townshend – Live In Concert 1985-2001 LTD 14CD
• Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked new album
• Randy Newman – The Best of Randy Newman (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP) 
• RORY GALLAGHER – Live In Switzerland CD
• Runrig – The Cutter & The Clan (Expanded Edition)
• Sam Tompkins – hi, my name is insecure. Brand new album
• Skip James – today! Vinyl reissue
• Sleaford Mods ‘Divide And Exit: 10th Anniversary Edition’
• Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Live From The Ash Grove
• Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense reissues
• The Doobie brothers – Best Of The Doobies: Volumes 1 vinyl
• The Police – Synchronicity deluxe reissues … .there were a few price reductions here!! – vinyl reissues
• Tír na nÓg – VINYL REISSUES
• Various Artists ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: Stop Making Sense – A Tribute Album’
• Varios/OST  – THE LION KING (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Zoetrope vinyl
• Various – 70S HITS – THE COLLECTION
• Yusuf & Cat Stevens – Foreigner (Remastered Reissues)  (initial run / special packaging)  
• Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon (RSD Indie Exclusive Deluxe Edition)

Main week so is August 2nd…

We start with Warner:) 

• 86TVs – 86TVs (Gold Vinyl)
• Blues Pills – Birthday on Limited Coloured Vinyl and CD (new album)
• A-ha – Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha on 2LP
• Green Lung – This Heathen Land (Limited Amber Smoke Vinyl LP)

Proper for the 2nd:

• Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life LP Luminessence Series – Audiophile Vinyl Edition
• Bobby Darin – The Jasmine EP Collection on CD
• Van Morrison – Live at Orangefield on Vinyl and CD

Orchard for 2nd: 

• Snarky Puppy – Sylva: Remixed & Remastered CD/Bluray
• Steve Hackett – Momentum Reissue on Vinyl and CD
• Steve Hackett – Bay Of Kings Reissue on Vinyl and CD

Integral for 2nd: 

• Louis Cole feat. Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley – nothing on White Vinyl and CD (from the jazz group Knower)

Cargo for the 2nd: 

• Crosby, Nash & Young – Live on TV 1970 Vinyl
• The Rolling Stones – On Tour 66 2 CD

Universal for the 2nd and 9th of August

• Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (10 Year Anniversary) on Cd set or Vinyl set 
• Diana Krall – The Look Of Love 180g Vinyl 
• Lang Lang – Complete Recordings: 2000–2009 CD set 
• Manchester Orchestra – Cope – 10th Anniversary Ltd White Vinyl
• Bobby Hutcherson – Medina (Tone Poet)
• Lee Morgan – Taru (Tone Poet)
• Ludovico Einaudi – Una Mattina-20th Anniversary Edition on CD or White Vinyl
• Def Leppard – Just Like 73 Limited 7” Vinyl

Over to Shane now for the down the roads! See ye next week:)

Sound, Adam. Hello all. Agree about Rory’s guitar. Be a shame if it goes into a vault somewhere.

And here’s what else is coming down the line:

• MILES DAVIS – Live in Europe 67 and 69 Bootleg Series Vinyl Box Sets – 23/8/24
• MILES DAVIS – Miles at Newport: 55-75 – Bottleg Series Vinyl Box Set – 23/8/24
• DINOSAUR JR. – Farm: 15th Anniversary – Vinyl 2 LP – 16/8/24
• BRONSKI BEAT – The Age of Consent: 40th Anniversary Deluxe reissue – 2 CD, 2 LP or 5 CD/DVD Set – 18/10/24
• LOUIS STEWART & JIM HALL -The Dublin Concert – CD or LP – 6/9/24
• WAYNE SHORTER – JuJu (1964) – Classic Jazz Vinyl – 16/8/24
• LEE MORGAN – The Gigolo (1965) – Vinyl – 16/8/24
• SONNY ROLLINS – East Broadway Run Down – Acoustic Sounds Vinyl reissue – 16/8/24
• DIANA KRALL – When I Look in Your Eyes – Acoustic Sounds Vinyl reissue – 23/8/24
• PHIL COLLINS – Both Sides (All the Sides) – 5 LP Box Set – 20/9/24
• JETHRO TULL – deluxe CD/DVD editions of ‘Stand Up’, ‘War Child’, ‘Heavy Horses’ and ‘Passion Play’ – 23/8/24
• PATRICE RUSHEN – Prelusion – Vinyl LP – 23/8/24
• HECTOR LAVOE – Reventó – Vinyl LP – 23/8/24
• TORI AMOS – Unrepentant Geraldine’s 10 Year Anniversary – CD or 2 LP – 6/9/24
• KATY PERRY – 143 – new album – CD, LP or indies coloured vinyl – 20/9/24

Here’s Adam’s instagram vid as well for ye: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9XpVE8MrmY/?igsh=d2poeDV4a2VvdzZs

Sin e I’d say.
Fingers crossed for the final now on Sunday.

Talk to ye next week.
Ray, Shane, Young Adam and Mia.

Hi folks

Well well well… the rebels are still hurling, the bookies can get it wrong sometimes!!

Bounced out of Croke Park sunday, twas magic from a Cork point of view, they brought the fire and brimstone that was required to defeat a serious serious team, twas magic, savage atmosphere, when Collins made the save from Hegarty and Joyce got the hurley  in to block Gillane , on his knees got the sliotar in hand and got it to one of the downeys who got it to Deccie Dalton 80 yards from the limerick goal , who pinged it over the bar, the roar was bigger than a goal…magic. Anyways , delighted as you can tell!

Good news. Not so good news…going to Spain next Tuesday the 16th of July with the clan …thats the good news, great news…not back to work until friday the 26th of July so a nice 10 days away from it, i shall be downing tools folks, the lads will do the emails , newsletters etc….ye can contact them on phone 021 4967119 or email shop@musiczone.ie….the not so good news is the final is on Sunday the 21st when we are away…small fry that though.

Releases for this friday the 12th of July …

• Al Stewart – Now Playing (Sea Blue Vinyl)
• Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia Keys LP reissue
• Alicia Keys –  Girl on Fire LP reissue
• Ani DiFranco – Unprecedented Sh!t new album
• Berwyn – who am i new album
• Billy Strings – Billy Strings Live. Volume 1 2CD or vinyl
• CANNONBALL ADDERLEY – SOMETHIN’ ELSE (BLUE VINYL SERIES)
• Cassandra Jenkins ‘My Light, My Destroyer’ new album
• Cat Burns – Early Twenties new album
• Charles Mingus –  The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus LP
• Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross coloured LP reissue
• Cigarettes After Sex ‘X’s’ new album
• Clairo – Charm new album
• DIZZY GILLESPIE –  THE EBULLIENT MR GILLESPIE (VERVE BY REQUEST) vinyl reissue
• Dr. John –  Frankie & Johnny new album
• Elvis Presley – Number One U.S. Singles 1956-62 vinyl
• Eric Clapton – To Save A Child ( intimate concert in aid of the children of Gaza)
• Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – Whiskey a Go Go 1968 Highlights ltd 2LP version
• Jake Xerxes Fussell – When I’m Called new album
• John Lennon – Mind Games Ultimate Edition Deluxe CD Box ( various formats) 
• John Lee Hooker – The Best of Friends 2LP
• JOHN WILLIAMS – JOHN WILLIAMS IN TOKYO various formats
• Johnny Blue Skies (AKA Sturgil Simpson) –  Passage Du Desir new LP
• Julian Cope – Fried LP reissue
• LEE MORGAN – THE SIDEWINDER (BLUE VINYL SERIES)
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG – Louis in London live album
• Marc Almond – I’m Not Anyone 
• Michael Bublé –  Crazy Love (Lemonade Yellow Vinyl LP)
• OneRepublic – Artificial Paradise new album
• ORB – Tailem Bend brand new album
• OSCAR PETERSON – A JAZZ PORTRAIT OF FRANK SINATRA (VERVE BY REQUEST) LP 
• Ray Charles – best of vinyl
• Snoop Dogg – No Limit Top Dogg vinyl reissue
• SONNY STITT – BLOWS THE BLUES (ACOUSTIC SOUNDS)
• Status Quo – Official Archive Series Vol. 3 – Live At Westonbirt Arboretum
• Steeleye Span – Now We Are Six (50th Anniversary Edition)
• The Rolling Stones – Voodoo Lounge (30th Anniversary Edition 2LP coloured vinyl
• The Rolling Stones –  Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (UK)
• The Vengaboys –  The Greatest Hits Collection 
• Thom Yorke ‘Confidenza OST’ 
• Travis – L.A. Times new album
• Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 2LP/2CD/Bluray boxset
• Various – THE BEST POWER BALLADS ALBUM ITW…EVER! 3 CD set
• Various – The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST (Gold Vinyl LP)
• Various – Twilight Original Motion Picture OST (Mercury Marbled Vinyl LP)
• Willie Nelson – Texas Willie reissues

Then releases for friday the 19th July…

• Amon Amarth –  Berserker reissue
• Bill Callahan ‘Resuscitate!’ new Live album ( 26th july)
• Bobby Bland – Two Steps From The Blues LP reissue
• Clifford Jordan and The Three Sounds – Cliff Craft (Classic Vinyl)
• Cocteau Twins – Four-Calendar Cafe VINYL REISSUE
• Duran Duran – Big Thing LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Duran Duran LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Notorious LP and CD  reissue
• Duran Duran –  RIO LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Seven and the Ragged Tiger LP and CD reissue
• Engelbert Humperdink LP and CD reissues
• Fleetwood Mac – Alternate Live 2LP
• George Benson – Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon Vinyl and CD
• Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much new album
• Gorgon City – Reverie new album
• Griff – Vertigo new album
• GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith –  Ill Times 

• Heart – Greatest Hits 2xVinyl
• In Flames – Colony (25th Anniversary – Remaster 2024) (Limited 180 GM Silver Vinyl)
• Junior Wells & Buddy Guy – Live At Nightstage CD/DVD
• Kristin Hersh – Crooked LP reissue ( 26th July)
• Kristin Hersh – Possible Dust Clouds LP reissue ( 26th July)
• Ludovico Einaudi – In A Time Lapse Reimagined vinyl
• Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS (spilled) Deluxe Splatter Version 
• Perry Blake ‘Death of A Society Girl’ 26th July brand new album CD only

• Rory Gallagher – In Concert At The BBC 1972 LP ( 26TH July)
• Sleaford Mods ‘Divide And Exit: 10th Anniversary Edition’ reissue 26th July
• Tenacious D – Tenacious D debut 2xVinyl
• Thad Jones – The Magnificent Thad Jones (Classic Vinyl)
• THE KINKS – Village Green Live 68 EP ( 26th July)
• The Telescopes – Live. Aftertaste LP
• The Last Dinner Party – Sinner 7” single
• Travis Tritt – A Man and His Guitar (Live from the Franklin Theatre
• Van Morrison – Lion’s Share Club 1973 (Early Show) vinyl ( 26th July)
• Various Artists ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: Stop Making Sense – A Tribute Album’ 26th July
• Various Artists ‘Long Distance Love – A Sweet Relief Tribute To Lowell George’
• War – Greatest Hits RSD Indie Exclusive Vinyl

Main week is for the 26th of July…so we will have

• AC/DC – Greatest Hits Broadcast Collection CD
• Beastie Boys –  Ill Communication LTD 3LP 
• Bill Callahan ‘Resuscitate!’ live album
• BILLY JOEL – New York 1977 CD
• Blur – Live at Wembley Stadium various formats
• Bruce Dickinson – Resurrection Man new CD single 
• Chappell Roan –  The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Popstar Edition) LTD 2LP Coke Bottle Clear
• Chicago – Greatest Hits 1982-1989 (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• David Bowie – David Bowie reissues
• Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlanticism LP Indie Exclusive 2LP Clear Vinyl
• Drive-By Truckers – Southern Rock Opera (DELUXE EDITION) LP Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl , Rigid Box x 3 LP
• Deicide – Scars of the Crucifix CD reissue
• Empire Of The Sun – ask that god brand new album
• Fairport Convention – It All Came Round Again : Onstage & On Air 1982-90 big CD boxset
• Fleetwood Mac – Best of 1969-1974 various formats

• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Greatest ’60s Hits (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Greatest ’70s Hits (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster – Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Acoustic Sounds) 
• Ghost – Black Sails In The Sunset  original soundtrack
• Grateful Dead – Go to Heaven (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Grateful Dead – Shakedown Street (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP)
• Humanist – On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World NEW Album
• John Martyn – Live at Rockpalast 1978 cd/dvd set
• Led Zeppelin – Nordic..Live 1969 CD
• Lightnin’ Hopkins – Live From The Ash Grove…Plus!
• Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (Translucent Yellow Vinyl LP)
• Linkin Park – Meteora (Translucent Gold and Red Splatter Vinyl LP)
• Linkin Park – The Hunting Party (Translucent Blue Vinyl LP with Etched D Side)
• Luciano Pavarotti –  reissues
• Mariah Carey – #1s Metallic Silver & Black Swirl Vinyl
• Morrissey – Beethoven Was Deaf (Live) 
• Ólafur Arnalds reissues
• Pat Metheny – MoonDial 
• Perry Blake ‘Death of A Society Girl’ new CD
• Pete Townshend – Live In Concert 1985-2001 LTD 14CD
• Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked new album
• Randy Newman – The Best of Randy Newman (RSD Indie Exclusive Sea Blue Vinyl LP) 
• Red Clay Strays – Made By These Moments new album
• RORY GALLAGHER – Live In Switzerland CD
• Runrig – The Cutter & The Clan (Expanded Edition)
• Sam Tompkins – hi, my name is insecure. Brand new album
• Skip James – today! Vinyl reissue

• Sleaford Mods ‘Divide And Exit: 10th Anniversary Edition’
• Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Live From The Ash Grove
• Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense reissues
• The Doobie brothers – Best Of The Doobies: Volumes 1 vinyl
• The Police – Synchronicity deluxe reissues … .there were a few price reductions here!! – vinyl reissues
• Tír na nÓg – VINYL REISSUES
• Various Artists ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: Stop Making Sense – A Tribute Album’
• Varios/OST  – THE LION KING (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Zoetrope vinyl
• Various – 70S HITS – THE COLLECTION
• Yusuf & Cat Stevens – Foreigner (Remastered Reissues)  (initial run / special packaging)  
• Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon (RSD Indie Exclusive Deluxe Edition)

Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road as usual…

Cheers, Ray! Hello everyone!
Jeez, the match was brilliant wasn’t it? I don’t watch much hurling but twas a brilliant match. Cork were exceptional and Limerick missed a few. I was hanging onto the edge of the couch in the last five or six minutes.
Must be even better watching live in a stadium. Hope they can get the win in the final.
I remember the Cork hurlers visiting my Primary School. And that was one of the last times they won it.
The Euros tonight as well. Come on the Netherlands!!

First one to mention from me is a MASSIVE Bob Dylan & The Band Live CD Box Set, ‘1974 Live Recordings’. 27 CDs in it and just over 100 euro. Nice.
Here’s a bit about it:

“Bob Dylan’s 1974 Tour marked his first time touring live in eight years and reunited him with The Band – who had become widely renowned in their own right since backing the artist nearly a decade earlier. Booked into arenas for the first time ever, Bob Dylan and The Band performed 30 dates in 42 days (often playing two sets per day) before an average audience of 18,500 – helping set a new standard for what rock concerts could look and sound like. And in front of those crowds, they brought an energy that Rolling Stone’s Ben Fong-Torres described as “searing and soaring, unified and precise…excellent in itself.” Music critic Robert Christgau compared the sound to Bob Dylan “running over his old songs like a truck.”

Tour ‘74 kicked off January 3, 1974, at Chicago Stadium – the largest indoor arena in the world at the time it was built – with a tense and combative rip through ultimate deep-cut “Hero Blues,” an acoustic-gone-electric outtake from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan sessions, that he had scarcely performed before – or since. Additional rarities – like a wildly-reinvented “Ballad Of Hollis Brown,” “Song to Woody” (not performed since 1962) and Planet Waves outtake “Nobody ‘Cept You” – would be well received in the tour’s first nights. “We were booed off of every stage in Europe,” The Band’s Robbie Robertson recalled to Newsweek of their previous run together. “What happened tonight in Chicago is so reassuring for us.”

LAURA MARLING has a brand new album coming. Sounds cool. Written after the birth of her daughter and is stripped back/mainly acoustic. ‘Patterns in Repeat’ it’s called. CD, black vinyl or limited cream vinyl, and it will be out at the end of October.
Here’s a lovely track from it: Patterns

And FLOATING POINTS has a new album coming on September 13th. ‘Cascade’. His last release with Pharoah Sanders was class. On CD, LP and indies coloured LP.
Here’s new track ‘KEY 103’

Here’s the rest. We were short a Mia today so we didn’t get eveything up on the site. Will try get the leftover up next week.:

• VILLAGERS – back catalogue reissues on CD or Coloured Vinyl – 6/9/24
• ZACH BRYAN – The Great American Bar Scene – new album – CD or Vinyl LP – 11/10/24
• E.L.O. – Roll Over Beethoven: Live 72-73 – 2 CD – 2/8/24
• CHUBBY AND THE GANG – And Then There Was – new album – CD or 2 different colour vinyl variants – 4/10/24
• FIELD MUSIC – Limits of Language – new album – CD, black vinyl, or Red Vinyl – 11/10/24
• CROWS – Reason Enough – new album – CD or clear vinyl – 27/9/24
• DINOSAUR JR. – Farm: 15th Anniversary reissue – Vinyl – 16/8/24
• COURTEENERS – Pink Cactus Café – CD, LP or green Vinyl – 25/10/24
• TY SEGALL – Love Rudiments – cassette or Vinyl – 30/8/24

Nice out there today. Be sweet if we could get like a solid week of it.
Here’s Adam and d’video before I go:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9FsUgtMxyV/?igsh=MWM3MnZrZTdxYnJzaQ==

Sound, Ray. Cheers.

Thanks a mil Shane!!

Right folks so I’m missing from Monday the 15th until Friday the 26th of July ( working from home on the 15th) but Shane and Adam have the reins so they will look after ye … .021 4967119 or shop@musiczone.ie the best 2 ways to contact us….well them really!!

Will see some of you this week yet I say…right ( ye know i love ye right, but it does feel good knowing i don’t have to write a newsletter for a couple of weeks!! I will have some mojo back when i return id say)

I kind of floated the words into the air the other night at home wondering about flights from Spain to Dublin on the morning of the 21st ( no ticket nor smell of one mind you) …no words floated back though….a bit of a look though, looks can say a thousand words, god loves a tryer my mam used say, hates a chancer though…not sure where i fell there.

Anyway, Slan

Sin e for this week folks

The boys will entertain and cajole ye next week…open the newsletter if you still want to get it….but if you are reading this so pointless exercise then

Right Slan now

Ray, Shane, young Adam and Mia

Hi folks

Hope all is well…welcome to the summer (ha)….summertime also and the releases get iffy.

Going to Dublin Sunday to shout on the blood and bandage…can they win?

Bookies have Cork at 3 to 1 while Limerick are 3 to 1 on….bookies are seldom wrong

 But absolutely they can win, but mentally they  have to match Limerick, Croke park is their  hunting ground, hardly lost a match there ….8 big wins in a row up there for the Limerick juggernaut….Cork, bar the win against Kilkenny in 2021, have hardly won a match there in the last 10/15 years….it was once our playground!! So Cork have to want it more than Limerick , win the vital match ups, O’Donoughue/Gillane, Downey /Flanagan, Dalton/Hayes and run like Forrest Gump for the whole afternoon…those things will  give Cork a chance, but must be 100% mentally ready for it!

Anyways, I do like the auld hurling folks but onto the music.

Releases in the shop for this Friday the 5th July…

 ( on a personal note, really can’t wait to spend  sometime with the new A LAZARUS SOUL record )

Heres a taste…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTlgiQXx520

And the rest for the 5th July…

• Bloc Party ‘A Weekend In The City’ Vinyl Reissue
• Bloc Party ‘Four’ Vinyl Reissue
• Bloc Party ‘Intimacy’ Vinyl Reissue
• Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer new album
• Cigarettes After Sex ‘X’s’ brand new album ( 12th July release)
• Baby Blue Movie – Cigarettes After Sex
• Donald Byrd – Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (Tone Poet)
• Eagles – greatest hits vol 2 vinyl
• George Benson – Now Playing (Limited Blue LP)
• Graham Gouldman –  I Have Notes brand new solo album
• Grateful Dead – Dead set vinyl reissue
• Grateful Dead –  Reckoning vinyl reissue
• Hozier – wasteland baby expanded version Ultra Clear+ Transparent Green Vinyl 2LP- INDIES/D2C
• Joe Goddard ‘Harmonics’ new album
• Kasabian – Happenings brand new album
• Metallica – Hardwired….. To Self-Destruct LTD 2LP Flame Orange Coloured Vinyl
• Nils Landgren Funk Unit ‘raw’  ( 12th July release)
• Noah Kahan ft Post Malone – Dial Drunk ltd coloured 7” single
• Sabaton – Heroes 10th Anniversary (Transparent Violet Vinyl)
• Sia – 1000 Forms Of Fear: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Version double purple vinyl
• Slayer – Repentless (Orange Yellow Black Splatter Vinyl)
• Slayer – The Repentless Killogy (Amber Smoke Vinyl)
• The Rifles – Love Your Neighbour / White Vinyl
• Van Morrison – Now Playing (Limited Blue LP) compilation album
• Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records present ‘Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’
• Wayne Shorter – Odyssey of Iska (Tone Poet)

Then for the 12th july we will have…

• Al Stewart – Now Playing (Sea Blue Vinyl)
• Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia Keys LP reissue
• Alicia Keys –  Girl on Fire LP reissue
• Ani DiFranco – Unprecedented Sh!t new album
• Berwyn – who am i new album
• Billy Strings – Billy Strings Live. Volume 1 2CD or vinyl
• CANNONBALL ADDERLEY – SOMETHIN’ ELSE (BLUE VINYL SERIES)
• Cassandra Jenkins ‘My Light, My Destroyer’ new album
• Cat Burns – Early Twenties new album
• Charles Mingus –  The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus LP
• Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross coloured LP reissue
• Cigarettes After Sex ‘X’s’ new album
• Clairo – Charm new album
• DIZZY GILLESPIE –  THE EBULLIENT MR GILLESPIE (VERVE BY REQUEST) vinyl reissue
• Dr. John –  Frankie & Johnny new album
• Elvis Presley – Number One U.S. Singles 1956-62 vinyl
• Eric Clapton – To Save A Child ( intimate concert in aid of the children of Gaza)
• Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – Whiskey a Go Go 1968 Highlights ltd 2LP version
• Jake Xerxes Fussell – When I’m Called new album
• John Lennon – Mind Games Ultimate Edition Deluxe CD Box ( various formats) 
• John Lee Hooker – The Best of Friends 2LP
• JOHN WILLIAMS – JOHN WILLIAMS IN TOKYO various formats
• Johnny Blue Skies (AKA Sturgil Simpson) –  Passage Du Desir new LP
• Julian Cope – Fried LP reissue
• LEE MORGAN – THE SIDEWINDER (BLUE VINYL SERIES)
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG – Louis in London live album
• Marc Almond – I’m Not Anyone 
• Michael Bublé –  Crazy Love (Lemonade Yellow Vinyl LP)
• OneRepublic – Artificial Paradise new album
• ORB – Tailem Bend brand new album
• OSCAR PETERSON – A JAZZ PORTRAIT OF FRANK SINATRA (VERVE BY REQUEST) LP 
• Ray Charles – best of vinyl
• Snoop Dogg – No Limit Top Dogg vinyl reissue
• SONNY STITT – BLOWS THE BLUES (ACOUSTIC SOUNDS)
• Status Quo – Official Archive Series Vol. 3 – Live At Westonbirt Arboretum
• Steeleye Span – Now We Are Six (50th Anniversary Edition)
• The Rolling Stones – Voodoo Lounge (30th Anniversary Edition 2LP coloured vinyl
• The Rolling Stones –  Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (UK)
• The Vengaboys –  The Greatest Hits Collection 
• Thom Yorke ‘Confidenza OST’ 
• Travis – L.A. Times new album
• Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 2LP/2CD/Bluray boxset
• Various – THE BEST POWER BALLADS ALBUM ITW…EVER! 3 CD set
• Various – The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST (Gold Vinyl LP)
• Various – Twilight Original Motion Picture OST (Mercury Marbled Vinyl LP)
• Willie Nelson – Texas Willie reissues

So main week we are flogging to ye this week is for the 19th of July and we will have albums by:

• Amon Amarth –  Berserker reissue
• Bill Callahan ‘Resuscitate!’ new Live album ( 26th july)

In the sales notes I received , Bill said some interesting things, here’s a refreshing and important piece of it, from reading that I know the man has soul, knew it anyway.

 “These songs were recorded in Chicago, America’s heart. And at one of the best clubs in the country – I try to only work with venues that are not entangled with LiveNation / Ticketmaster.”

• Bobby Bland – Two Steps From The Blues LP reissue
• Clifford Jordan and The Three Sounds – Cliff Craft (Classic Vinyl)
• Cocteau Twins – Four-Calendar Cafe VINYL REISSUE
• Duran Duran – Big Thing LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Duran Duran LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Notorious LP and CD  reissue
• Duran Duran –  RIO LP and CD reissue
• Duran Duran – Seven and the Ragged Tiger LP and CD reissue
• Engelbert Humperdink LP and CD reissues
• Fleetwood Mac – Alternate Live 2LP
• George Benson – Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon Vinyl and CD
• Glass Animals – I Love You So F***ing Much new album
• Gorgon City – Reverie new album
• Griff – Vertigo new album
• GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith –  Ill Times debut album from Tame impala and KGLW members
• Heart – Greatest Hits 2xVinyl
• In Flames – Colony (25th Anniversary – Remaster 2024) (Limited 180 GM Silver Vinyl)
• Junior Wells & Buddy Guy – Live At Nightstage CD/DVD
• Kristin Hersh – Crooked LP reissue ( 26th July)
• Kristin Hersh – Possible Dust Clouds LP reissue ( 26th July)
• Ludovico Einaudi – In A Time Lapse Reimagined vinyl
• Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS (spilled) Deluxe Splatter Version 
• Perry Blake ‘Death of A Society Girl’ 26th July brand new album CD only for now…here is a tune from the Sligo native

PERRY BLAKE ‘DEATH OF A SOCIETY GIRL’ – FEAT PAUL MCGANN

• Rory Gallagher – In Concert At The BBC 1972 LP ( 26TH July)
• Sleaford Mods ‘Divide And Exit: 10th Anniversary Edition’ reissue 26th July
• Tenacious D – Tenacious D debut 2xVinyl
• Thad Jones – The Magnificent Thad Jones (Classic Vinyl)
• THE KINKS – Village Green Live 68 EP ( 26th July)
• The Telescopes – Live. Aftertaste LP
• The Last Dinner Party – Sinner 7” single
• Travis Tritt – A Man and His Guitar (Live from the Franklin Theatre
• Van Morrison – Lion’s Share Club 1973 (Early Show) vinyl ( 26th July)
• Various Artists ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: Stop Making Sense – A Tribute Album’ 26th July

Great range of artists on this tribute album !

PSYCHO KILLER – Miley Cyrus

HEAVEN – The National

THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME AN ANGEL – Blondshell

FOUND A JOB – The Linda Lindas

SLIPPERY PEOPLE – Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE – Paramore

Paramore – Burning Down the House (Official Visualizer)

LIFE DURING WARTIME – DJ Tunez

MAKING FLIPPY FLOPPY – Teezo Touchdown

SWAMP – Jean Dawson

WHAT A DAY THAT WAS – The Cavemen.

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE MELODY) – Bad Bad Not Good (feat.

Norah Jones)

ONCE IN A LIFETIME – Kevin Abstract

GENIUS OF LOVE – Toro Y Moi (feat Brijean)

GIRLFRIEND IS BETTER – Girl in Red

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER – Lorde

CROSSEYED AND PAINLESS – Chicano Batman (feat. Money Mark)

And another cracking tribute album …

• Various Artists ‘Long Distance Love – A Sweet Relief Tribute To Lowell George’
• War – Greatest Hits RSD Indie Exclusive Vinyl

Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road as usual….few bits i think.

Hey Ray, cheers. Hello everyone, hope ye’re well. I have recovered. Had the covid last week in the end. Wrecked tired for a couple days.
Exciting about the Hurling alright, Ray. I’m going to try watch it. Tough match.

And here’s a list of what else is coming. Some nice Jazz reissues. I know some shop regulars are collecting these:

• ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS – Moanin’ – Blue coloured vinyl – 9/8/24
• WAYNE SHORTER – Speak No Evil – blue vinyl – 9/8/24 (listened to this a lot in college, great album)
• AKON – Trouble: 25th Anniversary – 2 LP – 16/8/24
• CLARK TERRY with THELONIOUS MONK – In Orbit – Vinyl – 16/8/24
• MAL WALDRON with ERIC DOLPHY – The Quest – 27/9/24
• THELONIOUS MONK SEPTET – Monk’s Music – 25/10/24
• BLUE MITCHELL – Blue’s Moods – classic vinyl series – 15/11/24
• CAL TJADER – Latin Kick – jazz classics series vinyl – 13/12/24
• THE GO! TEAM – Thunder, Lightning Strike – vinyl reissue (Limited) – 13/9/24
• SASH! – Best Of – limited blue vinyl (MoV) – 9/8/24
• CHET BAKER – Sings Again! – limited gold vinyl (MoV) – 9/8/24

That’s the lot for this week, I think.
Here’s Adam’s latest video from the shop, fresh back from Patti Smith:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8zlNvOsuCw/?igsh=MTNhYXRzNDUxcGtsYw==

Back to you Ray. Good words from Bill Callahan. Ticketmaster are fairly scummy.
Noelle missed out on the Taylor Swift gig but it seemed like loads of radio stations and businesses had tickets. Also half of the tickets repackaged as VIP Special tickets but all they were were normal tickets with a box of a few photo cards and a poster and a pen added for 400 euro.
Anyway, she went to Green Day last Thursday and she ended up delighted with that.
Their latest album is excellent by the way.

Cheers, Ray, enjoy the match, slán.

 

Thanks a mil Shane!

Right folks, last thing before i leg it….it is regards the newsletter….our problem from 12 or so months ago has raised its head again….begs a few questions in this modern world….we are getting over a 1000 subscribers a month to our newsletter the last few months ( we are in our liathroidi, i wish we were but we are in our hoop, that’s why it begs the question, who does  the extra subscribers benefit?) so the bill for sending out the newsletter has gone from 110 euro a month to 220 euro a month with Mailchimp…now who is sending all the bots i wonder??…anyway, the remedy , is this, if you dont open the newsletter, then you could face the axe, so if you want to keep getting it, then open it!! Volaa! Those who haven’t opened it for the last 8 weeks or so  will face the chop…eliminating mainly bots we hope….if you notice you have stopped getting the newsletter over the next few weeks then please get in touch…..we  won’t be doing cuts till end of July so will remind you about it… but open it if you want to keep it folks!!

Right sin e for this week party people

Hon the rebels

Thanks for listening

Ray, Shane, young Adam and Mia

Hi folks

Hope all is well!

Cork still here, way less of a pep in our step though, mammoth task ahead, sher you never know…still there ( for now)
Come here, come here,  come here to me….we are owed a few bob from wholesale and i think 8 of ye who committed to it are yet to collect and pay for it, but  the remainder  of The Hedge Schools records are shipping to Pat tomorrow, our work is done with it, we fulfilled the orders for the people who bought from Dublin Vinyl and were not refunded….all boxes are now ticked! ( nearly 8 friends!)

 To be honest, the release and everyone connected with it will hold a special place in my heart forever, so look a  big sincere thank you to all of you who supported it, when I’m old and grey that album will bring a tear of happiness to me and hopefully some of ye as well. xx

Right so releases in the siopa for this Friday the 28th of June

• Beyonce – Cowboy Carter Official Vinyl
• Bloc Party ‘A Weekend In The City’ Vinyl Reissue 5th july release
• Bloc Party ‘Four’ Vinyl Reissue 5th July release
• Bloc Party ‘Intimacy’ Vinyl Reissue 5th July release
• Camila Cabello – C,XOXO new album
• Cher – Closer to the Truth (Bone Vinyl)
• Cher –  Living Proof (Coke Bottle Green Vinyl)
• China Crisis – Possible Pop Songs Live 
• Christopher Cross – A Night In Paris 

• Deadmau5 – Random Album Title / Red Vinyl first time on vinyl
• Diana Krall – The Look of Love (Acoustic Sounds HQ vinyl) 
• Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything new album
• Empire of The Sun –  Walking On A Dream (Mustard Yellow LP) reissue
• Empire of The Sun –  Ice On The Dune (Opaque Blue LP) reissue
• Empire of The Sun – Two Vines (Transparent Green LP) reissue
• Imagine Dragons – Loom new album 
• John Williams – INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK vinyl
• John Williams – INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL  vinyl
• Johnny Cash – songwriter new album really folks….sounds good!
• Johnny Hodges – Blues A-Plenty (Acoustic Sounds HQ Vinyl)
• Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk new album
• Mastodon – Leviathan / White & Kelly Green Vinyl w Splatter
• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats  – South Of Here brand new album
• Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Early Daze new album
• Paddy Casey – Amen (So Be It) coloured vinyl
• Richard Ashcroft – These People / Clear & Blue Marble Vinyl
• Shania Twain – Greatest Hits (Summer Tour Edition 2024) vinyl
• Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There: 10 Year Anniversary Edition’ reissue
• Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 2CD Hardcover Book
• The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life new album
• The Felice Brothers – Valley of Abandoned Songs 
• The John Wright Trio – South Side Soul vinyl reissue
• Traffic – First Exit Limited Red Vinyl Pressing
• Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records present ‘Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’ 5th July release
• Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood LP Indie Exclusive ‘Unsuspecting Sky’ coloured LP
• Yes – Fragile (Super Deluxe Edition)

And then we have releases for the 5th of July

• A LAZARUS SOUL – no flowers grow in cement gardens new album
• Alphaville – Forever Young (Dolby Atmos Mix) 
• Bloc Party ‘A Weekend In The City’ Vinyl Reissue
• Bloc Party ‘Four’ Vinyl Reissue
• Bloc Party ‘Intimacy’ Vinyl Reissue
• Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer new album
• Cigarettes After Sex ‘X’s’ brand new album ( 12th July release)
• Baby Blue Movie – Cigarettes After Sex
• Donald Byrd – Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (Tone Poet)

• Eagles – greatest hits vol 2 vinyl
• George Benson – Now Playing (Limited Blue LP)
• Graham Gouldman –  I Have Notes brand new solo album
• Grateful Dead – Dead set vinyl reissue
• Grateful Dead –  Reckoning vinyl reissue
• Hozier – wasteland baby expanded version Ultra Clear+ Transparent Green Vinyl 2LP- INDIES/D2C
• Joe Goddard ‘Harmonics’ new album
• Kasabian – Happenings brand new album
• Lil Dicky – Professional Rapper (Reissue
• Metallica – Hardwired….. To Self-Destruct LTD 2LP Flame Orange Coloured Vinyl
• Nils Landgren Funk Unit ‘raw’  ( 12th July release)
• Noah Kahan ft Post Malone – Dial Drunk ltd coloured 7” single
• Sabaton – Heroes 10th Anniversary (Transparent Violet Vinyl)
• Sia – 1000 Forms Of Fear: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Version double purple vinyl
• Slayer – Repentless (Orange Yellow Black Splatter Vinyl)
• Slayer – The Repentless Killogy (Amber Smoke Vinyl)
• The Rifles – Love Your Neighbour / White Vinyl
• Van Morrison – Now Playing (Limited Blue LP) compilation album
• Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records present ‘Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’
• Wayne Shorter – Odyssey of Iska (Tone Poet)

This evening our main focus is for releases on the 12th of July

• Al Stewart – Now Playing (Sea Blue Vinyl)
• Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia Keys LP reissue
• Alicia Keys –  Girl on Fire LP reissue
• Ani DiFranco – Unprecedented Sh!t new album
• Berwyn – who am i new album
• Billy Strings – Billy Strings Live. Volume 1 2CD or vinyl
• CANNONBALL ADDERLEY – SOMETHIN’ ELSE (BLUE VINYL SERIES)
• Cassandra Jenkins ‘My Light, My Destroyer’ new album
• Cat Burns – Early Twenties new album
• Charles Mingus –  The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus LP
• Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross coloured LP reissue
• Cigarettes After Sex ‘X’s’ new album
• Clairo – Charm new album
• DIZZY GILLESPIE –  THE EBULLIENT MR GILLESPIE (VERVE BY REQUEST) vinyl reissue

• Dr. John –  Frankie & Johnny new album
• Elvis Presley – Number One U.S. Singles 1956-62 vinyl
• Eric Clapton – To Save A Child ( intimate concert in aid of the children of Gaza)
• Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – Whiskey a Go Go 1968 Highlights ltd 2LP version
• Jake Xerxes Fussell – When I’m Called new album
• John Lennon – Mind Games Ultimate Edition Deluxe CD Box ( various formats) 
• John Lee Hooker – The Best of Friends 2LP
• JOHN WILLIAMS – JOHN WILLIAMS IN TOKYO various formats
• Johnny Blue Skies (AKA Sturgil Simpson) –  Passage Du Desir new album

Bit of a story behind this, not sure if ye know but Sturgil ruptured his vocal chords in late 2021, he had some contract issues as well so is returning as Johnny Blue Skies…new album but hard to see info or hear music from it, not sure how the injury is but presume its repaired…do they repair? I dont know…new album 12th July.

• Julian Cope – Fried LP reissue
• LEE MORGAN – THE SIDEWINDER (BLUE VINYL SERIES)
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG – Louis in London live album
• Marc Almond – I’m Not Anyone 
• Michael Bublé –  Crazy Love (Lemonade Yellow Vinyl LP)
• OneRepublic – Artificial Paradise new album
• ORB – Tailem Bend brand new album
• OSCAR PETERSON – A JAZZ PORTRAIT OF FRANK SINATRA (VERVE BY REQUEST) LP 
• Ray Charles – best of vinyl
• Snoop Dogg – No Limit Top Dogg vinyl reissue
• SONNY STITT – BLOWS THE BLUES (ACOUSTIC SOUNDS)
• Status Quo – Official Archive Series Vol. 3 – Live At Westonbirt Arboretum
• Steeleye Span – Now We Are Six (50th Anniversary Edition)

• The Rolling Stones – Voodoo Lounge (30th Anniversary Edition 2LP coloured vinyl
• The Rolling Stones –  Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (UK)
• The Vengaboys –  The Greatest Hits Collection 
• Thom Yorke ‘Confidenza OST’ 
• Travis – L.A. Times new album
• Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 2LP/2CD/Bluray boxset
• Various – THE BEST POWER BALLADS ALBUM ITW…EVER! 3 CD set
• Various – The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST (Gold Vinyl LP)
• Various – Twilight Original Motion Picture OST (Mercury Marbled Vinyl LP)
• Willie Nelson – Texas Willie reissues

Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road with announcements etc….a fair bit going on this week.

Sound, Ray! Hi all! Yeah, a load going on, and I’m under the weather (again!)
I hope ye don’t mind if I just list everything that’s coming, I’m wrecked.

Here’s the list:

• TINDERSTICKS – Soft Tissue – new album – CD, vinyl or deluxe vinyl – 13/9/24
• BRIGHT EYES – Five Dice, All Threes – new album – CD, 2 LP black vinyl, red/ orange splatter vinyl or deluxe SIGNED CD – 20/9/24
• TENACIOUS D – debut album – 2 LP vinyl reissue – 19/7/24
• LION KING – 30th Anniversary Zoetrope Vinyl OST – 26/7/24
• OLAFUR ARNALDS – Island Songs – new music – CD, or green vinyl – 26/7/24
• DEF LEPPARD – Just Like 73 – 7 Inch Vinyl Single – 2/8/24
• NELLY FURTADO – Whoa, Nelly! – Vinyl set – 9/8/24
• PAUL WELLER – Fly  On the Wall: B Sides + Rarities – 3 LP Vinyl – 9/8/24
• ELVIN JONES & RICHARD DAVIS – Heavy Sound – Impulse vinyl reissue – 9/8/24
• PHAROAH SANDERS – Thembi – Impulse vinyl reissue – 9/8/24
• SALTBURN – Soundtrack – Red vinyl – 23/8/24
• DIANA KRALL – When I Look Into Your Eyes (Acoustic Sounds) – vinyl reissue – 23/8/24
• CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN – The Balcony: 10th Anniversary reissue – CD or 2 LP – 13/9/24
• PAUL HEATON – The Mighty Several – new album – CD, LP or indies Vinyl – 11/10/24
• LUKE COMBS – Fathers & Sons – new album – CD or Vinyl – 30/8/24
• A-Ha – Time & Again: The Ultimate A-Ha – 2 LP – 9/8/24
• CURTIS MAYFIELD – Move On Up – yellow vinyl reissue – 2/8/24
• BILL EVANS – The Brilliant – Vinyl reissue – 2/8/24
• CRANES – Self-Non-Self – silver marbled vinyl reissue – 2/8/24
• HEART – Greatest Hits – 2 LP – 19/7/24
• ELVIS – Memphis (Box Set) – 5 CD or 2 LP version – 9/8/24
• VARIOUS – Hits: Early 80s – CD – 9/8/24
• LIGHTNING SEEDS – Cloudcuckooland and Sense reissues – Coloured vinyl – 9/8/24
• LIGHTNING SEEDS – Dizzy Heights and Tilt reissues – coloured vinyl – 6/9/24
• LAMB OF GOD – Ashes of the Wake reissue – 2 CD or 2 LP Vinyl – 30/8/24
• BRYCE DESSNER – Solos – newish album I think – CD or 2 LP – 30/8/24
• LSD – Labrinth, SIA, Diplo – coloured reissue vinyl – 6/9/24
• BILLY OCEAN – Suddenly – blue vinyl – 13/9/24

Here’s the aul Instagram page if ye want to have a look. https://www.instagram.com/musiczone.ie/?hl=en

Back to you, Ray. Cheers.

 

Thanks Shane!

Before we go, I have to mention Mick’s gig last Friday night in the marquee….i thought it was so special, it was brilliant, the sound was amazing I thought, crystal clear every instrument…ah it was really special… Susans vocals my oh my…I bounced out of the place.

I was chatting to Mick’s brother beforehand and asked a silly question “ how is he, is he nervous?” , …” insane not to be nervous”… so he was proverbially bricking it as we would politely say here in Cork…course he was….a moment arrived 3 or 4 songs in at the start of “ the small fire” where Mick tells a great story about his grandfather burning down the barn in the homeplace when he was a small child…there is a bit to the story, Mick told it in about 3 sentences and then said….”that story is usually a lot longer” and he paused “but to be honest,  i’m terrified”….it was so human…and honest….the crowd got it and we all just erupted…it was special and emotional, i’m not gonna lie, i had a little well up …had to get myself together , didn’t want Bobby to catch me crying like…the gig went from strength to strength after that point….Ricky Lynch was as always  brillaint for his solo cameo, another beautiful moment was that…take it on the chin with the clan and Ricky and Andy Dunne another highlight…in the gutter never sounded better…ahh it was top top notch…a great gig by a great band.

Right sin e for this week so folks

Thanks for listening as always

Ray, Shane, young Adam and Mia

Hi folks

Hope all is well with ye all.

Thanks to those of you who came out in support of us and the Hedge Schools album launch in the siopa last Saturday…another special day….we are only about 13 LPs short of our target , twould be nice to hit it and we will im sure over the next few weeks….there are 10 or so signed copies in the shop, if anyone is still interested…Go raibh mile maith agaibh aris.

Shane has a couple of days off so myself and the boy Adam on newsletter duty this week, so maybe a little different.

We have got news of a very exciting release for the shop in the last few days…yes one of our favorites has a new album coming out on July 5th…A LAZARUS SOUL is back with a new long player and CD “ no flowers grow in cement gardens” . i think a lot of ye know im an absolutely huge fan of this band so im so excited for this release. They are in Coughlans for a show on Friday the 23rd of August, and we will be there in force …there are only a few tickets left for this so get on it and we will see you there,  for a beverage and what will be a cracking gig.

Here’s more on the new record

After a long gestation period, the band (Brian Brannigan, Anton Hegarty, Julie Bienvenu & Joe Chester), half of

whom live in Ireland, half in France, convened in Miracle Studios, Rennes, for four days of intensive recording, live,

together in a single room, their first opportunity to do so since global events had kept them apart for two years. The

session, a fury of largely improvised and incendiary versions of ten brand new Brannigan-penned songs, forms the

basis of this new record which also features guest contributions from legendary violinist, Steve Wickham. The album

was recorded and mixed in France by Joe Chester.

A super band with in my opinion one of the greatest songwriters to ever graces these shores…Brians songs put you in the song, an incredible talent to have…and everything Joe touches has such quality, he is a master at what he does…more than ably backed up by Anto and Julie, just a super super band….heres is “ black Maria” from the new album.

Black Maria (Single Edit)

One other one to mention is there is a really limited KNEECAP picture disc version of the new album…announced Monday the 17th and stock landed today….there are just 200 copies of this one time press for the Irish Market and only available in 10 shops across the country…we have some now.

Right releases in the siopa for this Friday the 21st of June include…

• Aaron Parks – Invisible Cinema (Classic  Bluenote Vinyl)
• AC/DC – Let There Be Rock: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – 74 Jailbreak: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – Ballbreaker: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – Stiff Upper Lip: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – Rock of Bust: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• Animal Collective ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion: 15th Anniversary Edition’ 28th June release
• Avril Lavigne – Greatest Hits 
• Avril Lavigne – catologue reissued on colour vinyl
• Cavalera – Schizophrenia (Re-recorded) (Limited Transparent Curacao Vinyl)
• Celine Dion – I Am OST CD 
• Chris Smither – Still On The Levee CD
• Daryl Hall  – D new album
• Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore – TexiCali new album
• David Bowie – Great Hits Broadcast Collection CD
• Ed Sheeran – X (10th Anniversary) 
• Fine Young Cannibals ‘The Raw and the Cooked’ LP reissue
• Gene Clark – The Lost Studio Sessions CD
• Goo Goo Dolls – Live In Buffalo July 4th 2002 (Clear Vinyl)
• Gracie Abrams – The Secret Of Us new album
• Grateful Dead – From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
• Jason Moran – TEN (Classic Bluenote  Vinyl)
• Jethro Tull – Bursting Out (The Inflated Edition) 3CD/3DVD
• Joe Bonamassa – Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra 
• Joni Mitchell – The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) boxsets
• Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience 1 of 2 coloured vinyl reissue
• Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 coloured vinyl reissue
• Kate Nash – 9 Sad Symphonies new album
• Kehlani – CRASH new album
• Lankum ‘Live In Dublin’ 
• Linda Thompson – Proxy music reissue
• Robin Trower – Robin Trower In Concert With Sari Schorr dvd or bluray
• Queens Of The Stone Age ‘Queens Of The Stone Age’ reissues
• Sade – Diamond Life lp reissue
• Sade – Promise LP reissue
• Sade –  Stronger Than Pride LP reissue
• Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There: 10 Year Anniversary Edition’
• Spiritualized – Songs in A&E reissue
• Sprints  ‘The Back Catalogue (Pink Vinyl) 5TH JULY RELEASE
• The Highwaymen – Live Battle Creek Michigan 93 CD
• The Mysterines  – Afraid of Tomorrows new album
• The Wedding Present – Live CD
• The Wombles – Golden vinyl reissue
• Various Artists –  Petty Country: A Country Celebration of Tom Petty 
• Various Artists – Psych! British Prog, Rock, Folk, And Blues 1966 – 1973

Then for the 28th of June we will have releases by

• Beyonce – Cowboy Carter Official Vinyl
• Bloc Party ‘A Weekend In The City’ Vinyl Reissue 5th july release
• Bloc Party ‘Four’ Vinyl Reissue 5th July release
• Bloc Party ‘Intimacy’ Vinyl Reissue 5th July release
• Camila Cabello – C,XOXO new album
• Cher – Closer to the Truth (Bone Vinyl)
• Cher –  Living Proof (Coke Bottle Green Vinyl)
• China Crisis – Possible Pop Songs Live 
• Christopher Cross – A Night In Paris 
• Deadmau5 – Random Album Title / Red Vinyl first time on vinyl
• Diana Krall – The Look of Love (Acoustic Sounds HQ vinyl) 
• Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything new album
• Empire of The Sun –  Walking On A Dream (Mustard Yellow LP) reissue
• Empire of The Sun –  Ice On The Dune (Opaque Blue LP) reissue
• Empire of The Sun – Two Vines (Transparent Green LP) reissue
• Imagine Dragons – Loom new album 
• John Williams – INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK vinyl
• John Williams – INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL  vinyl
• Johnny Cash – songwriter new album really folks….sounds good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zumW9D47Ync

• Johnny Hodges – Blues A-Plenty (Acoustic Sounds HQ Vinyl)
• Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk new album
• Mastodon – Leviathan / White & Kelly Green Vinyl w Splatter
• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats  – South Of Here brand new album
• Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Early Daze new album
• Paddy Casey – Amen (So Be It) coloured vinyl
• Richard Ashcroft – These People / Clear & Blue Marble Vinyl
• Shania Twain – Greatest Hits (Summer Tour Edition 2024) vinyl
• Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There: 10 Year Anniversary Edition’ reissue

• Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 2CD Hardcover Book
• The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life new album
• The Felice Brothers – Valley of Abandoned Songs 
• The John Wright Trio – South Side Soul vinyl reissue
• Traffic – First Exit Limited Red Vinyl Pressing
• Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records present ‘Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’ 5th July release
• Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood LP Indie Exclusive ‘Unsuspecting Sky’ coloured LP
• Yes – Fragile (Super Deluxe Edition)

So for the 5th of July ( main week this week) we will have:

A LAZARUS SOUL – no flowers grow in cement gardens new album

Alphaville – Forever Young (Dolby Atmos Mix) 

Bloc Party ‘A Weekend In The City’ Vinyl Reissue

Bloc Party ‘Four’ Vinyl Reissue

Bloc Party ‘Intimacy’ Vinyl Reissue

Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer new album

Cigarettes After Sex ‘X’s’ brand new album ( 12th July release)

Heres a new tune from them, a band i really like

Baby Blue Movie – Cigarettes After Sex

Donald Byrd – Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (Tone Poet)

Eagles – greatest hits vol 2 vinyl

George Benson – Now Playing (Limited Blue LP)

Graham Gouldman –  I Have Notes brand new solo album

Grateful Dead – Dead set vinyl reissue

Grateful Dead –  Reckoning vinyl reissue

Hozier – wasteland baby expanded version Ultra Clear+ Transparent Green Vinyl 2LP- INDIES/D2C

Joe Goddard ‘Harmonics’ new album

Kasabian – Happenings brand new album

Lil Dicky – Professional Rapper (Reissue

Metallica – Hardwired….. To Self-Destruct LTD 2LP Flame Orange Coloured Vinyl

Nils Landgren Funk Unit ‘raw’  ( 12th July release)

Noah Kahan ft Post Malone – Dial Drunk ltd coloured 7” single

Sabaton – Heroes 10th Anniversary (Transparent Violet Vinyl)

Sia – 1000 Forms Of Fear: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Version double purple vinyl

Slayer – Repentless (Orange Yellow Black Splatter Vinyl)

Slayer – The Repentless Killogy (Amber Smoke Vinyl)

The Rifles – Love Your Neighbour / White Vinyl

Van Morrison – Now Playing (Limited Blue LP) compilation album

Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records present ‘Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’

Wayne Shorter – Odyssey of Iska (Tone Poet)

Right folks going to hand ye over to Adam this week…if there is a few down the roads or any other ramblings….you have a blank canvas ( christ what did i just do)
Righty sooo… Hope yere all well, firstly I want to say a massive thanks to everyone who came out to my little acoustic gig with the band on Saturday. The reception we got melted my heart. Its the start of our journey really so we’ll see what happens with it! Meant alot to see ye there and hope ye enjoyed! Watch this space for more news;)

Nuff of tha! We’ll move to the down the roads now I suppose! First up we have Van Morrison with a really nice release me thinks. Its called “Live at Orangefield” and its out on vinyl and cd on the 2nd of August. Heres a bit about it: 

  “Midnight Special, a skiffle group, consisted of fellow pupils, John McCullough, tea-chest bass, Cyril Downey, guitar, Billy Ruth, guitar, and Walter Blakely on washboard with Van on guitar and vocals. In August 2014, Van Morrison returned to perform three shows as a fond farewell to his alma mater as it prepared to close its doors for the final time. Live at Orangefield is a specially curated album, of recordings from these very shows.

When it first opened in 1957 Orangefield was a boys’ school, then the girls’ school was added before both schools merged and remained so until Orangefield was finally closed due to falling numbers of pupils in 2014. Three years later it was demolished. For roughly sixty years both schools had provided an educational and social focus to many thousands of young students from east Belfast and further afield.”

• Coldplay “Moon Music” out October 4th 
• Aphex Twin – Select Ambient Vol.2 out October 4th
• Rag’n’Bone Man – What do you believe in? Out October 18th
• Alison Moyet – Key out October 4th 
• Laurie Anderson – Amelia out August 30th 
• Fleetwood Mac – Alternative Live out July 19th 
  

Thats it, hope ye all have a great week!:)
Thanks Adam!

Looking forward to Friday folks, summer solstice , kids are out of school for the summer and Mick is in the Marquee….really looking forward to it.

Big gig for the boy, biggest hometown gig i would think ( done a co headline many years ago with John Spillane in the Marquee)  , will be  a really special one i think….for those of you who have not seen Mick with the whole band, you are in for a treat ( probably 7 or 8 of them on stage) ….they are special live and they will rock the gaff in parts….super musicians one and all…Susan O Neill involved also, more quality,  i think this will be a really special show to be honest….Mick in the Marquee has a ring to it a bit like Rory in the hall …folks still talking about them shows as they will this one i think…might see some of ye there!

Oh a btw i might go to the Cork match Saturday yet so if i’m missing i apologize in advance…Adam and Mia will have the reigns if so…50/50 if i go or not!

Right sin e this week folks

Thanks for listening as always

Ray, Shane, Young Adam and Mia 

Hi folks

All is well I hope.

I meant to mention last week that the new Rory documentary on RTE was very good …a little short but good…a bit emotional …fierce loss Rory is…well worth a watch, it’s still on the player.

The bit where Brian May was talking about Rory’s sound and he said feck it i’m just going to ask him…you could tell from May he was a little taken aback by Rory’s sincere and no bullshit answer to what a lot might consider to be a loaded question…you could tell he was seriously impressed with the mans decency…i have a little story…couple in the shop in douglas court circa 2013/2014 i reckon….dont know them and don’t think they were ever in again but Rory came up in conversation…” we were out in St Olivers visiting the parents grave there a few weeks back, and herself was walking down the path out of the cemetery ahead of me a bit, when a  man stopped her and they were talking …he passed me then and we nodded at one another …i caught up with her and said to her do you know who that was…she answered no…i said Christ what did he want ,,,oh he was looking for Rory Gallaghers grave…i said to her, that was Brian May from Queen”

May was in Dublin at the time for the launch of that Ben Elton Queen stage show and got into his car or probably got on a plane …or he might have walked, i don’t know how he got there but he took the time to seek out Rory’s grave…2 decent fellas i reckon.

Speaking of decent fellas, Pat Barrett from Hedge schools is with us this Saturday @ 1pm to launch our beautiful venture “ the end of the winding day” vinyl release …first time and only time ever i’d say for this record … .but it will have some story attached to it … .Pat and Joe Chester are the maestros behind it, the creators.

Here’s the story again… the record was caught up in the Dublin vinyl mess, it wasn’t going to happen, Pat wasn’t in a place financially to get it out…i offered to help…few things went a little against us since the off… from the first time it was pre sold on Dublin Vinyl there was 50/60 preorders, those folks were to be refunded by DV….they were not unfortunately…we ( rightly and absolutely) are going to fulfill those orders but fulfilling them has a cost ….basically 7.80 euro a shipment, post and packing, that’s what it is….by 50 folks….the bones of 400 euro…so we are going ask these folks to send us the 8 quid and we will ship the record….Pat will ask on his socials also…some will some won’t, we will ship anyway

Pat will message the DV folks…i think its ok to ask for that  shipment charge.

So all in all the 300 records cost 3018 euro….that increased a bit from what we hoped it would be with unforeseen ( green to this) costs like DMM / Lacquer Cutting €374.00 , DMM / Lacquer Processing €254.00 and a  pallet delivery from Europe….so yep 3k to recoup, knew what i signed up for, was happy to sign up for it, right thing to do, but the shop contrary to the yachting world telegraph  reports does not have hugely deep pockets and 3K is a lot of money for us…but am i glad i did it…hell yeah. I emailed folks who bought it last week to thank them and Shane ( our Shane) sent a lovely response.

“ We’ll sell them alright. Great record. Thanks for doing it, something you’ll always have to your name. A piece of cultural history.” I think he summed it up for me with the last few words.

As it stands ( that’s if everyone who has committed to buying one, does buy it) we will be at 1900 quid…thanks to Luca Records in Waterford, Rollercoaster in Kilkenny, Steamboat in Limerick, OMG in Galway and Tower and Spindizzy in Dublin who are all supporting the release of the record…thanks folks.

So we are a little away from the 3k….i hit that, i’m out and Pat gets the rest of the records…that’s the deal, end of story.

We are getting lost in the accounting here folks, ( we will get there) the reason i wanted to help was the music, the music is beautiful, just beautiful , the space in the music …this record is a thing of beauty, that’s why i wanted to help, it more than deserves to be out in the world, that’s why i wanted to help, i consider it an Irish classic, that’s why i  wanted to help, it was for the music.

Pat is with us Saturday at 1 pm playing songs from the record, signing records and having the chats ,  he says he owes it to me and that he owes it to himself to come down and do the instore…support for it will be very much appreciated.

Right hope to see ye Saturday, i dont want folks to feel under pressure to  buy the hedge schools record but if you get something out of the music and want to buy it, then we are delighted folks…so its all good xx

Here’s a tune, give it a listen…the album as an album from start to finish works beautifully but here’s a tune…nice message in the visual here!!

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

Right onto the business of selling records, above was different.

So out this Friday the 14th of June we will have

• Billie Holiday – Body and Soul (Acoustic Sounds) high quality reissue
• Black Country Communion – V new album
• Blancmange ‘Everything Is Connected’  best of 21st June release
• Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA 40th Ann edition Translucent Red Vinyl
• David Bowie – Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! Boxset and LP
• Dermot Kennedy – i’ve told the trees everything brand new EP
• Enslaved – vinyl reissues
• Fine Young Cannibals ‘The Raw and the Cooked’ reissue 21st june release
• Fu Manchu – The Return Of Tomorrow new album
• Gareth Dunlop – Welcome To The House Of I Don’t Know new album
• George Benson – Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon 
• Ghost -Impera LTD Opaque Maroon  LP reissue
• Gossip – Standing in the Way of Control pink vinyl
• Gossip –  That’s Not What I Heard apple red vinyl
• Headie One – the last one CD
• Hermanos Gutiérrez – Sonido Cósmico brand new album includes nice indies lp
• James Vincent McMorrow – Wide open, horses brand new album
• John Cale ‘POPtical Illusion’ reissue
• John Grant ‘The Art Of The Lie’ new album
• Julian Cope –  World Shut Your Mouth vinyl reissueyet
• Kneecap ‘Fine Art’ …nice coloured vinyl job
• Lankum ‘Live In Dublin’…vinyl only with a really limited irish shop only pressing 21st june release
• Lamb of God – reissues
• Leon Bridges & Pastor T. L. Barrett ‘Like A Ship’ 7”
• Little Feat – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now [Deluxe Edition] 
• Lizzy McAlpine – older new album
• Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs – Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits new album
• Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic 2LP
• Mike Zito – life is hard new album
• Mötley Crüe – dogs of war  ltd 12” pic disc
• Motörhead – Remorse? No! CD reissue
• Paul McCartney;Wings – one hand clapping deluxe reissues
• Pere Ubu – Song Of The Bailing Man vinyl reissue
• Queens Of The Stone Age ‘Queens Of The Stone Age’ reissue 21st June release
• Sea Girls – Midnight Butterflies new album
• Seal – Seal deluxe reissues
• Soundtrack / Ramin Djawadi – Fallout: Original Amazon Series Soundtrack / Blue & Yellow Vinyl
• Sugaray Rayford – Human Decency new album
• $UICIDEBOY$ – New World Depression new album
• The Decemberists – As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again brand new album
• The Jesus and Mary Chain – Glasgow Eyes / Transparent Blue Vinyl / 

Then Friday the 21st of June we will have

• Aaron Parks – Invisible Cinema (Classic  Bluenote Vinyl)
• AC/DC – Let There Be Rock: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – 74 Jailbreak: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – Ballbreaker: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – Stiff Upper Lip: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• AC/DC – Rock of Bust: 50th Anniversary coloured reissue
• Animal Collective ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion: 15th Anniversary Edition’ 28th June release
• Avril Lavigne – Greatest Hits 
• Avril Lavigne – catologue reissued on colour vinyl
• Cavalera – Schizophrenia (Re-recorded) (Limited Transparent Curacao Vinyl)
• Celine Dion – I Am OST CD 
• Chris Smither – Still On The Levee CD
• Daryl Hall  – D new album
• Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore – TexiCali new album
• David Bowie – Great Hits Broadcast Collection CD
• Ed Sheeran – X (10th Anniversary) 
• Fine Young Cannibals ‘The Raw and the Cooked’ LP reissue
• Gene Clark – The Lost Studio Sessions CD
• Goo Goo Dolls – Live In Buffalo July 4th 2002 (Clear Vinyl)
• Gracie Abrams – The Secret Of Us new album
• Grateful Dead – From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
• Jason Moran – TEN (Classic Bluenote  Vinyl)
• Jethro Tull – Bursting Out (The Inflated Edition) 3CD/3DVD
• Joe Bonamassa – Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra 
• Joni Mitchell – The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) boxsets
• Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience 1 of 2 coloured vinyl reissue
• Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 coloured vinyl reissue
• Kate Nash – 9 Sad Symphonies new album
• Kehlani – CRASH new album
• Lankum ‘Live In Dublin’ 
• Linda Thompson – Proxy music reissue
• Robin Trower – Robin Trower In Concert With Sari Schorr dvd or bluray
• Queens Of The Stone Age ‘Queens Of The Stone Age’ reissues
• Sade – Diamond Life lp reissue
• Sade – Promise LP reissue
• Sade –  Stronger Than Pride LP reissue
• Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There: 10 Year Anniversary Edition’
• Spiritualized – Songs in A&E reissue
• Sprints  ‘The Back Catalogue (Pink Vinyl) 5TH JULY RELEASE
• The Highwaymen – Live Battle Creek Michigan 93 CD
• The Mysterines  – Afraid of Tomorrows new album
• The Wedding Present – Live CD
• The Wombles – Golden vinyl reissue
• Various Artists –  Petty Country: A Country Celebration of Tom Petty 
• Various Artists – Psych! British Prog, Rock, Folk, And Blues 1966 – 1973

Main attack this week is for Friday the 28th May

• Beyonce – Cowboy Carter Official Vinyl
• Bloc Party ‘A Weekend In The City’ Vinyl Reissue 5th july release
• Bloc Party ‘Four’ Vinyl Reissue 5th July release
• Bloc Party ‘Intimacy’ Vinyl Reissue 5th July release
• Camila Cabello – C,XOXO new album
• Cher – Closer to the Truth (Bone Vinyl)
• Cher –  Living Proof (Coke Bottle Green Vinyl)
• China Crisis – Possible Pop Songs Live 
• Christopher Cross – A Night In Paris 
• Deadmau5 – Random Album Title / Red Vinyl first time on vinyl
• Diana Krall – The Look of Love (Acoustic Sounds HQ vinyl) 
• Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything new album
• Empire of The Sun –  Walking On A Dream (Mustard Yellow LP) reissue
• Empire of The Sun –  Ice On The Dune (Opaque Blue LP) reissue
• Empire of The Sun – Two Vines (Transparent Green LP) reissue
• Imagine Dragons – Loom new album 
• John Williams – INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK vinyl
• John Williams – INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL  vinyl
• Johnny Cash – songwriter new album really folks….sounds good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zumW9D47Ync

• Johnny Hodges – Blues A-Plenty (Acoustic Sounds HQ Vinyl)
• Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk new album
• Mastodon – Leviathan / White & Kelly Green Vinyl w Splatter
• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats  – South Of Here brand new album
• Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Early Daze new album
• Paddy Casey – Amen (So Be It) coloured vinyl
• Richard Ashcroft – These People / Clear & Blue Marble Vinyl
• Shania Twain – Greatest Hits (Summer Tour Edition 2024) vinyl
• Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There: 10 Year Anniversary Edition’ reissue

• Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 2CD Hardcover Book
• The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life new album
• The Felice Brothers – Valley of Abandoned Songs 
• The John Wright Trio – South Side Soul vinyl reissue
• Traffic – First Exit Limited Red Vinyl Pressing
• Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records present ‘Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’ 5th July release
• Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood LP Indie Exclusive ‘Unsuspecting Sky’ coloured LP
• Yes – Fragile (Super Deluxe Edition)

Right so going to pass ye on to Shane now as he runs down the road a bit with ye…

Cheers, Ray. Howdy everyone.
Exciting week for the shop with the release of the Hedge Schools vinyl. As Ray said, it’s class.
I remember listening to it a lot while we worked in the siopa, could well have been back in the Douglas Court days. Sometimes albums can blow over your head when you’re working but that was one that always stood out.
Looking forward to giving it a few spins on vinyl now.

Here’s a list of what else is coming:

• DAVID BOWIE – David Bowie – CD set, green standard vinyl, indies ‘cloudy’ green vinyl – 26/7/24
• COLDPLAY – ‘Parachutes’, ‘Rush of Blood to the Head’, ‘X +Y’ and ‘Head Full of Dreams’ vinyl reissues – September
• LIANA FLORES – Flower of the Soul – Vinyl – 28/6/24
• NOAH KAHAN – Dial Drunk – 7 ” Vinyl – 5/7/24
• VENGABOYS – Greatest Hits – CD or Pink Vinyl – 12/7/24
• OLIVIA RODRIGO – Guts (Spilled Edition) – purple/red splatter vinyl – 12/7/24
• GERRY MULLIGAN – Meets Ben Webster – Vinyl – 26/7/24
• SABRINA CARPENTER – Short n Sweet new album- CD, pink LP/poster – 23/8/24
• CONFIDENCE MAN – 3 AM LA LA LA – new album – Glow in the Dark vinyl – 18/10/24
• BERWYN – Who Am I – new album – Vinyl 2 LP – 12/7/24
• MARIAH CAREY – #1’s – silver and black swirl vinyl – 26/7/24
• FIRST AID KIT – Stay Gold: 10th Anniversary – gold vinyl – 9/8/24
• GLORIA ESTEFAN – Destiny – Limited Coloured Vinyl – 26/7/24

Lot of coloured reissues this week. Think dat’s all.

Here’s Adam’s video from last weekend: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C79mf92tdqL/?igsh=dnN5cm5obDVqNGVx

Slán

Thanks Shane kid.

Last thing…I had a few short letters this past week with a gentleman…

Sin e for this week folks

Hope to see ye saturday

Thanks for listening

Ray,  Shane, Young Adam and Mia