Category: Music

Hi Everyone,

Hope all is well out there. Firstly, thanks to everyone involved in the MICK FLANNERY weekend a couple weeks back… i hope everyone enjoyed the gigs or the instore, they were all quality…we had a great weekend also…Corkonian JESS LEEN and her band did an instore Saturday at 1pm, excellent…here is Jess’ new single…
https://youtu.be/4HJSqpTifqA

Right so releases in the musiczone.ie tape and record emporium for this week include the new ED SHEERAN ‘Collaborations’ album, BOWIE ‘Space Oddity 7” singles box, SUICIDE’s debut reissue, GOMEZ ‘Liquid Skin’ reissue, PAUL MCCARTNEY reissues, SQUARES+JOE SATRIANI, CROWDED HOUSE, LONNIE SMITH, BOBBI HUMPHREY, KHRUANGBIN, BLOC PARTY ‘Live’ and a lovely lovely NEW ORDER live release…it sounds savage to be fair.

Right so, on to releases for next week the 19th of July…first up we have THOM YORKE’s third solo album ‘Anima’ on CD, Std black LP, Indies-only orange LP…those 3 formats are out on the 12th of July…there is a deluxe vinyl version later in the year. This record is out via XL records and was written by Yorke and produced by Nigel Godrick…we have a nice little record to give away to one lucky pre-order of the Thom album…it’s a very special, extremely limited Thom Yorke 12”…a three track 12”…there is only one per store and to a very select few stores also I am told so it’s a good un.

So pre-order the new Thom Yorke album to be in with a chance to win…8 preorders so far…will probably get to about 20…5% chance of victory!! Hopefully it gets to about 40 pre’s for us…2.5% chance then…anyway thats the deal with it…shout our way if you want to preorder it! Thanks!!
https://musiczone.ie/product/thom-yorke-anima-colorued-vinyl/

PIAS also for the 19th July have a new album by THE FLAMING LIPS called ‘Kings Mouth’ on Bella Union, as well as a new album by GOON and lastly but not leastly SHAKESPEARE’S SISTER 2CD Singles party on London records.

Warner for the 19th of July has a few nice releases also…i shall curse it now i suppose but the releases this summer have been alright…

Normally they are Joe Average at best but decent releases even this week the 19th of July. 6 months of the year down and the shop is milling around the same as last year so that’s ok…thats always ok…stay open, stay open, stay open.

Anyway, Warner have the latest PRINCE release on vinyl …there is a standard black vinyl as well as a deluxe CD and 2 x 180g purple vinyl…limited job that one.

Warner also have a nice JAMES TAYLOR LP boxset (CD boxset also available) called the Warner years 70-76…€100 best price job on the LP set…Warner also have a new album by SABATON called the ‘great war’ as well as a new MIKE LOVE (Beach Boy) CD, GRAHAM NASH ‘over the years’ demo and lastly a lovely reissue on LP of the debut record by CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH on 140g Burgundy vinyl with a special stoughton gatefold LP insert on textured paper.

PROPER for the 19th of July have the really really excellent A LAZARUS SOUL album…it’s getting an international release on CD via Cracked records…we have it already…great songs on it ….here’s one of them…https://youtu.be/S8THFYdAsaQ

Republic of Music for the 19th of July have a STUART A  STAPLES (Tindersticks as ye know) score to ‘High Life’ movie on Indies-only clear vinyl.

ROM also have Tomorrowland 2019 a 5 CD set of 15 years of Dance festival includes our very own Fish Go Deep!!

Universal for the 19th have the BRIAN ENO release of ‘Apollo, Atmospheres and Soundtracks’…this release includes a remaster of the original 1983 album plus a new 11 track album.

Available on 180g black vinyl, standard 2 CD or limited 2 CD version. Uni have the new chart compilation NOW 103, as well as new soundtrack to the LION KING film, FRANK ZAPPA ‘Mothermania’ 1 LP version, LIVE ‘throwing cooper’ 25th anniversary CD remaster. Lastly from Universal for the 19th of July is a really limited edition of the new SPECIALS album ‘Encore’ on red coloured vinyl, the record set also includes ‘Best of the Specials Live’ LP…these aew not cheap, best price job €45…am only getting a few i think.

Music On Vinyl for the 19th of July have a reissue of TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND ‘Made up mind’ on 1.5 k numbered and limited smoke coloured vinyl, as well as NINA SIMONE ‘Is it Finished’ live album on numbered 1.5k pink and black marble vinyl.

Sin é for this week so,

Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt.

Ray,

musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,

Ray
musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,

Hope all is well this week…6 months of the year gone…already…right so albums of the year…look before i start i just want to say that I wasn’t overly proud of the last few paragraphs of the newsletter last week…I was upset and it was badly written, tired attempt at trying to make a point…wasn’t gone on what I wrote but look i had a point i was trying to make but i think i failed…

On to the music, releases in the shop for this week we have the new release by KYLIE…some of ye will maybe be a bit surprised to hear that we had quite a bit of interest in this release…it’s available as a nice mint green indies only vinyl. We also have releases by THE BLACK KEYS…haven’t listened yet but all accounts it’s stripped back and rocking…drums, guitar and vocals…indies only vinyl due in on Friday, CD and Standard black vinyl here now. Parlophone have the BOWIE ‘Mercury Demos’ box set…we can all talk about price here i know…but the box does look sweeeet (ala little Petey)…i heard as in i heard now Bowieheads before ye revolt on me (i heard means it could be a rumour) anyway i heard that DUNCAN JONES was getting more control over the BOWIE stuff…well i’m waiting for the onslaught of info…is it true?? New BOWIE 7” picture disc out today also ‘DJ’.

Also out today…we have releases by GOVT MULE, MAX RICHTER, GENERATION AXE, IGGY POP, SPICE GIRLS as well as a couple of limited coloured and numbered ones from Music On Vinyl

ACCEPT ‘Metal Heart’, BAND OF BROTHERS ‘OST’, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ‘Couldn’t Stand the Weather’, MINISTRY ‘Land of Rape and Honey’.

Right so, moving on to the 5th of July….we are delighted to have the new MICK FLANNERY LP and CD in the shop…it’s a fine fine album once again folks…i mean that…once again…6 albums in now and the output is astonishing high quality…really really well crafted songs one again and probably a more mature and accomplished record…i love it. Give Mick a go if you haven’t already is my advice.

We are involved with Mick and Coughlans for a few launch shows in Coughlans on Friday the 5th of July…pre-order the album with us if you want to get in.https://musiczone.ie/?s=MICK+FLANNERY

Not many spots left now…Also delighted to have MICK instore on Saturday the 6th of July at 1 o clock to play a little set of songs from the new record so it would be great if you coud come along to that if around…right that’s Mick’s love in for this week done….here is a bit of a blurb about the record…

“A cliché has it that you have to beware of the quiet ones, because most of the time their voices speak sharper and with more range than the loudmouths. Every cliché, however, has a grain of truth in it, and so it’s fair to say that while County Cork singer-songwriter Mick Flannery is outwardly reserved, his songs are fluent in expressing layered aspects of the human condition, its flaws, triumphs, and general uncertainty, particularly evident in his new single out today (Friday 17th May), ‘Come Find Me’.

‘Come Find Me’, which will appear as track 3 on the upcoming album ‘Mick Flannery”, references emotional search and rescue. “The song is basically about someone who would like to find a partner but doesn’t quite know where to start. It looks at trying to stay positive about life, even in a city, where crowds of people can make someone feel even more alone,” explains Flannery.

The song is co-written with ESCQ, a song writing, and production duo based in Los Angeles, CA, where Mick recorded the track. He recounts: “When I arrived they already had a guitar riff ready for a verse to go on. I sang what they reckoned sounded like traditional Irish melody over the top, which they liked, so we went from there. The guys don’t have the same timidness when it comes to choruses being choruses, so they pushed this song to be as catchy as they could. Someday I’ll release the version we did, it’s much poppier than what I eventually recorded myself.”

An award-winning, double-platinum selling artist, Mick Flannery is on the brink of releasing not only his self-titled sixth album but also overseeing the worldwide premiere of the stage musical, Evening Train (so named after his 2007 debut album). He began to write songs as a teenager in his home of Blarney, County Cork. As musical influences from albums by the likes of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, and Tom Waits seeped into his creative DNA, Mick absorbed, learned and honed the craft that would send him on his way into the world.

This self-titled release will be Mick’s sixth album – that is a sizeable back catalogue, a genuine body of work. As a mature songwriter, he reasons, he’s trying to hold on to what is essential to him, and resigning himself to the fact that the naïve, passionate, 20-something ‘Mick Flannery’ is gone. What comes next, he contends, is much more interesting and experienced. “You have a larger worldview and are more learned, each of which combine to create something new.”

Mick Flannery’s self-titled album is set for release on Friday 5th July 2019. The stage musical, Evening Train, premieres at The Everyman Theatre, Cork, 13th – 23rd June, 2019, as part of Cork Midsummer Festival.

Album Track listing:

1. Wasteland
2. Must Be More
3. Come Find Me
4. I’ve Been Right
5. Fool
6. How I Miss You
7. Way Things Go
8. Light a Fire
9. Star to Star
10. Dreamer John
11. I’ll Be out Here

“

WEA also for the 5th of July have another few cracking little releases. Reissues of  SIGUR ROS ‘Agnetis Byrjun’ 20th anniversary edition on Krunk records…it’s available as a 2LP or 4 CD set. The band have expanded the album for this release…unearthed some material, b-sides and a full 95 minute concert from Rejkjavik, on the day the album originally came out. A download for all the extras is with the 2LP release! Another fine reissue from Warner for the 5th of July is the JACKSON BROWNE ‘Running On Empty’ remastered as well…fine album…Warner have some NAZARETH LP reissues on coloured vinyl, GRATEFUL DEAD ‘Filmore West San Francisco 5LP set on Rhino. There is the new vinyl release of the latest ANDERSON .PAAK album ‘Ventura’, RSD stores only, limited coloured vinyl with it.

TIM BUCKLEY vinyl boxset 7LP set of studio albums from 66-72, there is a CLASSICAL CHILLOUT compilation available on 2LP and there is some breakouts of the WOODSTOCK Vinyl box (the box we got in today, if anyone is interested like).

Sony for the 5th of July have the OST to STRANGER THINGS as well as a reissue of AUDIOSLAVE’s self titled album.

Proper for the 5th of July have a 25th Anniversary reissue of EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRLS ‘Amplified Heart’…half-speed master reissue.

Universal for the 5th of July have the new FANGCLUB album, their 2nd, the first album was a fine album…going to give this a spin or three. Uni also have a new LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY album ‘Blue Sky in Your Head’…brand new album, first in 18 years and only their fourth album….10 million records sold by this band.

Universal also have the ROLLING STONES ‘Rock n Roll Circus’ on a few formats Limited DVD/Blu Ray/2 CD …here’s more info on the release.

 ‘“You are about to be transported to another age: swinging London in the late sixties. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is a time capsule. Two days in December 1968 that in many ways capture the spontaneity, aspirations and communal spirit of an entire era…for a brief moment it seemed that rock ‘n’ roll would inherit the earth.”  

‘ABKCO/UMC will jointly release the 4K Dolby Vision restoration of the concert film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus on Blu-ray for the first time ever on July 5th. The movie, shot over two days in December 1968, features The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, impromptu supergroup The Dirty Mac (John Lennon, Keith Richards, Mitch Mitchell, Eric Clapton), Yoko Ono in addition to the original lineup of The Rolling Stones. Filmed before a live audience at Intertel VTR Services Limited, a North London TV studio in 1968, Rock and Roll Circus was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, originally conceived as a BBC TV special, but it never aired. It centres on the original line up of the Rolling Stones – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts (with Nicky Hopkins and Rocky Dijon) who serve as both the show’s hosts and featured attraction. The “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” is seen and heard performing six Stones classics-to-be: Jumping Jack Flash, Parachute Woman, No Expectations, You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Sympathy For The Devil and Salt of The Earth. The program also includes full length musical performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithful, Yoko Ono. It also features ‘The Dirty Mac’, a group that was the first musical context in which John Lennon performed before an audience outside The Beatles. The Dirty Mac was Eric Clapton (lead guitar), The Rolling Stones’ own Keith Richards (bass) and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience (drums) with Lennon on guitar and vocals. A mirthful conversation between Jagger and Lennon to introduce The Dirty Mac finds them referring to each other as “Winston” and “Michael” with Jagger affecting a convincingly flat American accent and Lennon referring to himself as “Winston Leg-Thigh.”

The Limited Deluxe Edition is a multi-format package of Blu-Ray, DVD, 2CD soundtrack, and a perfect-bound 44-page book with David Dalton’s original 1969 Rolling Stone essay, and photographs by Michael Randolf. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus soundtrack has been expanded to 28 tracks, received a new mix and 192k 24 bit HD restoration. Bonus material included by the late concert pianist Julius Katchen, three additional songs by Taj Mahal and never before heard recordings of The Dirty Mac performing The Beatles classic, “Revolution” and the aptly titled track “Warmup Jam.” Also to be released for the first time on vinyl as a 3 LP package, and on a 2CD format.

Uni also have a soundtrack to the MICHAEL HUTCHENCE documentary ‘Mystify’ as well as DEEP PURPLE ‘Live in Newcastle’ from 2001…2k of these on red vinyl. Lastly Uni have reissues on LP of THIRD WORLD – 96 Degrees in the Shade and the B-52s self-titled album.

PIAS for the 5th of July have the new album by JESCA HOOP.

Right so, THE MURDER CAPITAL debute album has been announced for 16th of August and we are delighted to be involved with the launch of this very exciting album…THE MURDER CAPITAL are going to launch the album in Cork in the Crane Lane the night before the record is on shelves anywhere else in the world. So the album launch show is Thursday the 15th of August at 7pm sharp in the Crane Lane. Entry to this show is a purchase of the debut album from TMC. So here are the links to the albums on CD and LPs…
https://musiczone.ie/product/the-murder-capital-when-i-have-fears-cd/

https://musiczone.ie/product/the-murder-capital-when-i-have-fears-vinyl/

https://musiczone.ie/product/the-murder-capital-when-i-have-fears-indies-only-coloured-vinyl/

.if you want to go to the show…buy the album from us…ideally from our website as we can track the sales for the charts but if that’s not possible come instore and pay us and we will put your name on the list…looking forward to this…come join us…can’t wait to hear the album also…if you do buy it from us you can pick it up on the night, pick it up in the shop, or we can post it out to you. Sin Sin i think…so

Sin é for this week folks,

Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt.

Ray

www.musiczone.ie

P.S. Big JOY DIVISION poster if anyone wants or BIG RICHARD HAWLEY poster, BIG PRINCE poster, BIG BLACK KEYS poster and 4 small BRUCE posters…first come, first served job…they are up on the stage area.

Hi Everyone,

Hope all is well out there in record land…got a bit of a reaction to the iTunes thingy last week…sure i know, i know…the tongue do be fairly firmly stuck in the auld cheek a lot writing this…sure it is only a rejig in Apple, but give me and my sling shot a moment in the sun like!!

Point of note here also…the DIVINE COMEDY album is excellent i.m.o….so varied musically and so so clever and witty and albeit sarcastic lyrically…top class i.m.o.

Right so releases today in the all conquering corporation include the new MURDER CAPITAL 12” (excellent, excellent tune), JOY DIVISION’s limited 40th Anniversary edition of ‘Unknown Pleasures’ on rebel red vinyl, new MADONNA also, ABBA 7” reissues, REM Best Of, new BASTILLE, new KATE TEMPEST, ‘Tommy’ classical by ROGER DALTREY, new BILL CALLAHAN, NOEL GALLAGHER 12”, new CALEXICO and IRON + WINE collaboration album. So that’s the bulk of it really…oh yeah…some guy from New Jersey has a new record out today also called ‘Western Stars’…could be worth a listen…his name is BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN…remember now lads ye want records for Father’s day isn’t it…records or record vouchers…eh hem blatant raymond, downright blatant…

Right so onto releases for the 21st of June and let’s start with Play It Again Sam as they have a couple of nice ones…first up and quick off the draw here folks…I might be like the boy who cries wolf sometimes but this time…THE RACONTEURS are back – JACK WHITE, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, their 3rd studio album on Third Man Records, first in over a decade…here’s the quick draw McGraw bit (very very few) available to indie retailers on white vinyl with an alternative cover and hand, screen printed LP jacket…we were cut cut cut…we will disappoint more than give a smile to…pistol ready folks…oh the standard black is easy peasy if you want one of them.

PIAS also have the new HOT CHIP album for the 21st of June, their 7th in total, 3rd on Domino, CD, LP or indies only LP…cassette as well actually.

New album from BLACK MIDI also…buzz building on these, BUDDY and JULIE MILLER new album ‘Breakdown on 20th Avenue South’ on CD, LP or indies LP.

Lastly from PIAS for the 21st of June but not least is the new TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB on CD or coloured vinyl.

SONY for the 21st of June…(oh that Aldous Harding album is a fine listen also…come out a few months back) have a new album by MARK RONSON ‘Late Night Feelings’ on CD, LP or indies only LP…lots of good guests on this one.

WILLIE NELSON has a new album also ‘Ride Me Back Home’ on CD or LP and there is a vinyl repress of AEROSMITH ‘Greatest Hits’.

The Orchard for the 21st of June has a new album by WILL YOUNG.

Proper for the 21st of June have the new JIM LAUDERDALE album.

Repubic of Music for the 21st of June have some nice exclusives LP with tote bags for around 27 quid…so they have BOB MARLEY ‘Sun is Shining’ LP (with a Bob tote bag)…ELVIS ‘Jailhouse Rock’ with Elvis tote and NINA SIMONE ‘Love Me or Leave Me’ with NINA tote.

FIRST CUSTOMER last monday morning seemed like an interesting dude…happy chap, lots of hair (ala Bobby’s league), bought the RORY GALLAGHER ‘Blues’ 3 CD compilation from me…so I strikes up the aul conversation as record shop people do like..SINNER BOY were in the South County last night…’Aye’ was the reply ‘I play bass with ‘em’…i felt like a character from Shrek…the one with the hoover!! I was the ‘sinner boy’!! Never saw them before…Bobby told me they were excellent but I’ve never seen them…Donkey! Our man, the bassist was sound…had a good chat…he was delighted he got his ‘Rory’ in Cork…said it three times ‘Aye, got me Rory in Cork, delighted ‘Got me Rory in Cork’…pity he met a donkey along the way.

Warner for the 21st of June have a new PRINCE release called ‘Originals’’, a live WU-TANG CLAN album on CD+LP called ‘Disciples of the 36 Chambers: Chapter 1’…there is a nice indies-only coloured vinyl on this one actually as well.

Warner also have nice vinyl reissues by DAVID GUETTA, L7 ‘Best Of the Slash Years’ limited and numbered, GILBERT O SULLIVAN ‘Back to front’ reissued on vinyl for the first time since its release. Warner for the 21st of June also have some CHIC hallf-speed LP remasters of ‘C’est chic’ ‘Chic’ and ‘Risque’. They have a numbered and limited reissue of CHER’s ‘3614 Jackson Highway’ 180g coloured gatefold tip on sleeve…

Lastly, Warner have a new CLIFF MARTINEZ Soundtrack ‘Too Old to Die Young’ on 2CD OR 2LP.

Uni for the 21st of June hae The ROLLING STONES ‘Bridges to Bremen’ via Eagle Rock on DVD, Blu Ray, DVD + 2CD, Blu Ray + 2CD or 3LP.

Universal also have the TRAVIS 20th Anniversary of ‘The Man Who’ reissue on CD, LP or boxset as well as DEF LEPPARD CD box set Volume 2 7 CD set or Vinyl box set Volume 2 10 LPs.

Lastly from Uni for the 21st of June is the CARPENTERS with the RPO on vinyl release.

Few spots left for the MICK FLANNERY show in Coughlans on Friday the 5th of July…buy the album here to get in…https://musiczone.ie/?s=MICK+FLANNERY

Sin é for this week folks, sorry for lack of videos…back next week.

Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt,

Ray,

musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,

Hope all is well out there. Releases in the good siopa musiczone.ie this week include the BOB DYLAN ‘Rolling Thunder 1975 Live Recordings’ 14 CD set or 3 LP set, new RICKIE LEE JONES, NEIL YOUNG Live album, 25th Anniversary of FLOYD’s ‘division bell’, RUSH Live, new ones also from SANTANA, MAX RICHTER, JAMIE CULLUM, AVICCI, THE DIVINE COMEDY which I am looking forward to…Mr Neil Hannon linked a fair few indie record shops on his social media or website to buy the record… fair play like…cos I have no bother a lad selling stuff from his own website and trying to cut out everyone – obviously if everyone does that, we may not have a business…but I think enough artists, musicians, labels realise that we give exposure and promote their records and that’s a small but important piece of the puzzle so it can work either way depending on artist or label…but spot on from Neil to send traffic and potential sales in the direction of record shops (we didn’t get any sales from it but still) a spot on thin to do…well as far as we are concerned anyway!

You win some, you lose some…lost one last week…a bit disappointed I was…and with no body in particular…just the game…I’m off on one here now and I haven’t even started the newsletter…Here goes

The Rory album released last week, which we done well with but we disappointed a load of faces with…there was a blue vinyl version pressed but it seemed to only be available via a major music online retailer…as far as i can gather it wasn’t available in any bricks and mortar store…so the record company and the online retailer done some exclusive deal on this and  I suppose we (as i’m sure all brick and mortar stores are) were fierce disappointed…we are Cork based…Rory was predominently Cork based and we had so many disappointed faces when we told them we could not supplythem with the blue vinyl…some walked away but most said erra I will take it off ye lads but easy to see the disappointment etched in their faces…not my guy’s fault, he asked for me to try and get some…the mechanics of the game caught me out this time…but a hard one to take, for all bricks and mortar, when exclusive online deals are being done, especially when it’s kind of with one of your own…as I said at the outset, you win some, you lose some…bravo Neil Hannon…not so bravo scenario two..

Also in today reissues by GENESIS, JAMES TAYLOR and we got our hands on a handful of each of those really limited RICHARD HAWLEY reissues on coloured vinyl…the first three records.

Right so, better start the newsletter…Releases for next Friday include THE BOSS…yep SPRINGSTEEN is back with a new record…i really like the two tunes i have heard…really like them…he is the BOSS after all and ‘Born in the USA’  was the first album I ever bought out of my own money and I wore the cassette out…yep it was a cassette…I bought it in Blackpool, England the summer of ‘85…I was 11 …the same holiday (only foreign one) Live Aid was on over there as well…so I bought the Springsteen tape over there and played it I reckon a couple thousand times…knew every word off by heart…still love it to this day…maybe not everyones fave but I love it still…can you remember the first thing you downloaded of iTunes…probably not or maybe you do…more on that later if time allows.

‘Western Stars’ is the name of Springsteen’s new album…it’s on CD , standard black vinyl and indies only coloured vinyl…here’s Tuscon train

https://youtu.be/bsH4URIWNRE

Sony also have the vinyl release of the new PINK album ‘Hurts to Be Human’

Proper for the 14th of June have the new CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD album ‘Servants of the Sun’ on CD and LP.

Republic of Music have what I think could be a lovely album by CALEXICO and IRON AND WINE….a collaboration album between the two bands…I think SAM BEAM wrote all the songs whereas everyone chimed in with the music. ‘Years to Burn’ is available via City Slang records on CD, standard LP or Indies only coloured LP…I’m looking forward to this.

Music On Vinyl for the 14th of June have a reissue of TOM BAXTER’S ‘Feather and Stone’ album.

PIAS for the 14th of June have the new BILL CALLAHAN album on Drag City.

Universal for the 14th of June have the new MADONNA album ‘Madame X’ via Polydor. It’s available on 6 physical formats:

‘Madonna’s highly-anticipated 14th studio album Madame X will be released on June 14th. Influenced creatively by living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years, Madame X is a collection of 15 new songs that celebrate Madonna’s career-long affair with Latin music and culture as well as other global influences. Singing in Portuguese, Spanish and English, highlights on the album include “Medellín,” which was co-produced by Mirwais and captures the spirit of Maluma’s hometown, the anthemic song “I Rise,” the Jamaican dancehall vibes of “Future” featuring Quavo, and co-produced by Diplo, as well as the sonically innovative Mirwais produced “Dark Ballet.” Recorded over 18 months in Portugal, London, New York and Los Angeles, Madonna collaborated on Madame X with longtime producer Mirwais, as well as with producers Mike Dean and Diplo, among others.  The Deluxe 2CD comes in hardcover book with 32-page booklet and 2 bonus tracks. The LTD Rainbow Picture Disc is a double vinyl in clear bag with the deluxe tracklisting. The Box Set includes deluxe hardcover 2CD album, standard album cassette, 7” picture disc, poster & tattoo set. Also available on 2LP black vinyl, CD jewel case and MC.

Universal also have a ROGER DALTREY ‘Tommy’ reworking with a full orchestra, a new album from BASTILLE ‘Doom Days’ on CD, LP and Indies Only LP, a new album from KATE TEMPEST, TANGERINE DREAM Remastered CD Box Set, Carole King ‘Live at Montreaux’ 1973, BOB MARLEY and the Wailers ‘Legend’ 35th anniversary 2 LP edition…limited…

Last few things from Universal for the 14th June is the R.E.M. ‘In Time’ Best of 88-2003 2 LP release and a load of ABBA 7”s released also.

‘Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, ABBA’s Voulez-Vous will receive a multi-format reissue on 14 June. The album that saw the band say goodbye to the decade they dominated with style, Voulez-Vous was their fifth consecutive No.1 in Sweden, a chart-topper around Europe and a US Top 20 album. Powered by classic singles, including the title track, and ‘Chiquitita’, Voulez-Vous was at the heart of one of the groups most successful years to date.  Marking one of the longest gaps between new albums, Voulez-Vous was recorded across an entire year, with Benny and Björn refining their precision song writing, and Agnetha and Anni-Frid providing some of their finest vocals across a diverse set of songs that ranged from contemporary disco classics to ballads that explored Sweden’s rich musical past.

To celebrate the album’s original 23 April 1979 release, UMC will be releasing a number of anniversary reissues:  • A 2LP half-speed master on 180g vinyl, mastered at Abbey Road and cut at 45rpm. • A coloured-vinyl 7” singles box set, collecting the singles ‘Voulez-Vous’, ‘Summer Night City’, ‘I Have A Dream’, ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’, ‘Does Your Mother Know’, ‘Chiquitita’ and the extended dance mix of ‘Voulez-Vous’. • Each single released as a limited-edition standalone picture disc.  

I mentioned last week the 25 years and the changes in that period in this game…one of the biggest changes in the game was ITUNES…and here we are today and its been wound up…bye bye…it sounds as if it gives me satisfaction and do you know what it probably feckin does…bye bye…cos there was a period of time when every third customer ( well not really a customer as it turned out) asked us for itunes vouchers…we used joke in the shop saying we need to get tee shirts done  saying we do not sell itunes vouchers…we sell physical stuff like!

I was younger and at that time a decade or so ago i was looking at my business going down the tubes so to see em gone and we still here is like, shit,  how did that happen….i certainly am not not counting chickens ( just yachts Ger you know!!) as we can never see too far down the tracks … that question by every third person for itunes vouchers  was only 6 or 7 years ago…now its bye bye…we certainly didn’t slay Goliath…a Swede by the name of Ek can take credit for that…but how the mighty have fallen…like they owned the industry there for a while ( like streaming does now i suppose) and now they are goneski…i never bought into it..as in the shop didn’t…we never sold ipods or any mp3 players even though the numbers sold around the place in 2009 2010 and 2011 were only savage id say…now they are obsolete more or less…scary really…anyway our  new t shirts say “ yep, the vinyl is back” small print hopefully forever.

Warner for the 14th of june have the 40th anniversary limited ( nicely limited folks) of JOY DIVISIONs “ unknown pleasures” on red indies only vinyl via rhino…20 euro best price job if interested…cracker obviously…new NOEL GALLAGHER EP also out on coloured vinyl, new BARONESS album, new ZZ TOP best of, HANK WILLIAMS release only 300 of the triple LP pressed if i get a few, as well as some PRIMAL FEAR reissues on vinyl.

Lastly from Warner is THE MURDER CAPITAL new single “ green and blue” 12” indies only  single…now now lads if ye havent been on this crowd , its time to get listening here….second single…heres a link to it..https://youtu.be/ddBjpD5kHVY

The first single “ feelings fades” was released about 2 months and we sent them around the world…i only had a hand full but they were goneski…we shipped copies all over the shop…a savage sign for an Irish band…Flood is on production on the album later in the year…this band could have a very bright future…the singer is Cork like as well as far as i know…cracking second single …cracking.

Right lastly so don’t forget we have CLARE SANDS in with us on SATURDAY as in tomorrow at 1 o clock for an instore to launch her new EP “ the basement sessions” …should be lovely, two on stage…if you around pop in and check it out sure…if you can’t make it and want a signed ep on CD, give us a shout and we can organise that for you…may even muster up a free itunes voucher with it!

Look, sin e for this week.

Hope to see some of ye saturday,

Go raibh maith agat as do cluas a thabairt,

Ray

musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,
Hope all is well…
Releases in the shop this week include the RORY GALLAGHER “Blues” Album, DEPECHE MODE 12” Box Sets of “Music For The Masses” and “Black Celebration”, a VENOM LP boxset, ELP LP Box, lovely new album from RICHARD HAWLEY, an ASH 7” Singles set, a STREETS reissue of “Everything Is Borrowed”, a new album by VADER, a new live album by LISA HANNIGAN + STARGAZE, New CHASE AND STATUS, DUFF MCKAGAN, DARKTHRONE, THE LA’S at the BBC, as well as THE POLICE “EVERYBODY STARES” BluRay + DVD.

Video now up here to view, quite a bit of releases in it today so get the popcorn ready!!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Right so, right so moving on to releases for the 7th of June… PIAS have the new DIVINE COMEDY album out on his own label (Hannon) that is “Office Politics” is the name of the album.. There is a deluxe 2CD version with a bonus disc of another 15 track album “Swallows and Amazons”… There is also a DLP indies only job out on vinyl…

Few spots left for the 7PM MICK FLANNERY show on the 5th of July… If you want to go… Get the album here at this following link and you’re in!!
Mick Flannery – Mick Flannery (2019) Pre Order

Right, I’m getting back on my swing…
So sin é for this week folks,
Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt
Ray
Music Zone

Hi everyone,

Hope all is well…Releases in the good siopa musiczone.ie this week include the sought after and exclusive KATE BUSH ‘Cloudbusting 12” Picture Disc’ the independent retailers only 45th Anniversary edition of BOWIE’S ‘Diamond Dogs’ , the new MORRISSEY covers album on ‘sky blue’ vinyl, RAMMSTEIN’s new one landed…I’m still hoping THE WATERBOYS will land for tomorrow Friday (the Orchard!!) …(it did!)

I am out of the shop today, Friday (tomorrow as I write this) but am here all day Saturday…bit of juggling going on at the moment….PRIMAL SCREAM ‘Singles’ is here, JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN ‘Live at the BBC’ is here, FLYING LOTUS new one is here…new records also by HAYDEN THORPE, WHENYOUNG…the new EP from INTERPOL is also with us…Reissues also by STEREOLAB, TEARS FOR FEARS, OSCAR PETERSON TRIO and the new release by DERVISH gets a release on vinyl.

Moving onto releases for next Friday the 31st of May…I suppose the big release down south here is the RORY GALLAGHER release ‘Blues’…Pre-order prices still available on the auld link above or bounce us back an email. Such a pity for Corkonians that Rory isn’t still mulching around the city, such a loss to the wider music community but sure life is full of ‘what ifs’.

“A collection of rare and unreleased recordings of Rory Gallagher playing strictly blues material. It will range from previously unheard /unreleased tracks from Rory’s archive, special guest sessions that with legendary blues artists (Muddy Waters / Albert King), lost radio

sessions and more. There will be a deluxe 36-track 3CD version covering Rory playing electric, acoustic and live blues comprised of 94%

unreleased material. Also coming is a 14-track 1CD / 2LP version of which 92% of the material will be unreleased.

‘The Blues’ follows in a similar vein to recent successful collections by The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.

Rory Gallagher was one of the most consummate and electrifying guitarists of his generation. A glance at the testimonials below from

friends, contemporaries and followers testify to this: Johnny Marr “The man who changed my musical life was Rory Gallagher, I picked up

a guitar because of him.”

Universal also for the 31st of May have the release of THE POLICE ‘Everyone Stares’ on DVD or Blu Ray on Eaglerock. This is the astonishing home movies shot by Stewart Copeland charting the meteoric rise of the band…all pieced together here…meant to be a very intteresting and enjoyable watch.

Uni also have new album on CD + LP by DUFF MCKAGAN (ex GnR man) as well as CHASE AND STATUS.

PAUL MCCARTNEY has a limited coloured 3 LP version of ‘Egypt Station’ out on the 31st of May also.

Last couple from Universal for the 31st of May would be the reissues of DOVES first three albums, so reissued as numbered, coloured ltd edition 2 LP package…So we will have ‘Lost Souls’, the ‘Last Broadcast’ and ‘Some Cities’ with us next Friday.

Last one is a first timer on vinyl…transparent green vinyl in fact of THE LA’S ‘BBC Sessions’…

MICK FLANNERY has a new album coming out on Friday the 5th of July and we are delighted to be heavily involved around the release of the album ( self titled and on cd and LP) …the shop has a long association with Mick going back to the first album “ evening train” which was before Mick was record companyed up, we used buy that album direct from him ( or his mam and dad) back in the carrigaline days…maybe 12 or 13 years ago now id say and Mick has played quite a few in stores for us down through the years.

We shared a nice few whiskeys and guinness/beamish if memory serves, back before the launch of the red to blue album circa early 2012 when EMI had some industry “heads” invited to a secret gig in Charlies for Mick to showcase songs from the new record….he thought it didnt sound great…it sounded amazing…we were a bit like two lost souls as the “heads” sipped their G&Ts…so me, Mick and a lifelong friend of mine fell into each other’s  company and we shared a nice drink later that night as the “heads” continued with the G& Ts and continued talking more and more shite.

I like Mick….he strikes me as a really really genuine kid…but to the music…

This is Micks own release…Warner are helping with distribution and other things but its Micks baby, so we are trying to help as much as possible.

It’s our thing anyway, trying to support the local stuff ( as best we can anyway) and let’s be honest Mick is A list when it comes to local music, national music also….and in my personal opinion , i just think the lad is so so talented, i love what he does, i get it, it appeals to me…for me one of the best songwriters this country has seen if not, the best….. hugely underrated in my opinion in sectors…his previous five albums i still play regularly and i love them all…very very few in the history of recorded Irish artists would have a body of work that would stand up against Micks output…expect the true greats…i fully believe in years to come Mick could well be in that category.

He has a  chance ( through his talent) to make a really good living for himself, his family and a really nice side living for his band…he should try take it….( i think he has been to be fair)

Saw him in st Lukes there last weekend and he was just outstanding….9 on stage…drums, bass, electric, acoustic, piano, sax, trombone, violin and a backing singer…sonically it was amazing…vocally and musically…anyone who was there will vouch for it…he could do that show with half the band and make more johnny cash but its about the craft, its about the muse…its brilliant to see.

I have had the great pleasure of hearing the new record and i just think its fantastic….some brilliant songs, some of the trademark hushed beauties and some more contemporary sounding songs…quality thought provoking lyrics as you always get ( amazing that that is the case) …big wall of sound going on at times, great production, vocally on point at all times ,cracking melodies the whole way through…..its an absolute gem of an album and i will be pulling it out and playing it in 20 years time…..that’s what great art gives you…something forever.. in this immediate world.

Right, id say ye get we are fairly passionate about this release  so here’s the bit about it…

We are involved with Mick and  the good good skins of Coughlan’s Live on Douglas Street as they host two album launch shows on friday the 5th of July ( the day the album comes out) …one show is at 5 pm and the second one is at 7 pm…entry to the show is simply buy the album from our website…must be from the website please as we need to track them….that’s it really i suppose…..we will have your name on the door then…..go buy it!!

The link to it is  here https://musiczone.ie/?s=MICK+FLANNERY

Click collect in store if your about the place to save a few quid on the shipping….be an excuse to hook up also for a few jars…we can also bill it as the music zone christmas party!!

limited capacity is the only thing…sure buy it anyway even if you cant make it in!!

Look thats the sceal with it….the launch shows in Coughlans are a three piece…Mick is doing an instore in the shop the following day sat the 6th of July at 1 o’clock also.

The album is an absolute cracker…here’s the latest single…https://youtu.be/DYUQA0_vZgY

Loads more where this came from..could be the best 20 quid you spend all year.

Hope to see ye on the 5th or the 6th…sound!!

Above was meant to be the midweek special i promised….i never got it written!!

PIAS for the 31st of May have a LISA HANNIGAN + STARGAZE (contemporary-classical orchestra) Live album…from the National Concert Hall in Dublin, available on Play It Again Sam as a 2LP or CD release.

PIAS also have a new album by PIP BLOOM ‘bout’ on Heavenly and there is also a new LEE SCRATCH PERRY album ‘Rainford’ on CD, LP or Indies-only gold LP.

Lastly PIAS have a deluxe version of ‘Drokk’ music inspired by mega city one on Invada Records…music here composed by GEOFF BARROW and BEN SALISBURY.

Republic of Music for the 31st of May have a new GANG OF FOUR album called ‘Happy Now’…indies-only splattered orange vinyl…vinyl only release as far as I know…well no sign of CD thus far anyway…I’m not a big fan of CD only or Vinyl only or cassette only for that matter…

We are physical retailers…choosing one format and not doing a CD release only fragments and disenchants people I feel…we are trying to make people feel enchanted!!

A STATUS QUO reissue of hits package on LP also ‘12 Gold Bars’ .

The Orchard for the 31st of May have SKEPTA ‘Ignorance is Bliss’ CD release as well as a GLENN HUGHES official bootleg boxset Volume 2, 6 CD set.

Proper for the 31st of May have a few nice releases….new album by DARK THRONE on Peaceville ‘Old Star’ on CD or LP.

Also there’s a FRANK TURNER ‘Poetry of the Dead’ 10th Anniversary Indies-only coloured vinyl release and a rake of (as we would say in Cork) PLACEBO LP reissues now on Elevator Lady Records . So we will have the self-titled album, plus ‘Without You I’m Nothing’, ‘Black Market Music’, ‘Sleeping with Ghosts’, ‘Meds’, ‘Battle for the Sun’ and ‘Loud Like Love’…all of these are ok money, either 20 or €22.

Sony for the 31st of May have the next two in the DEPECHE MODE 12” singles boxsets….this time we have BLACK CELEBRATION with 5 12” s in its set….we can 100 euro best price job on it ( i know im always banging on with best price jobs and caps and all that malarkey and i suppose it is an ad, this newsletter malarkey that is…maybe too much so…but look i fight for some of these best price jobs to try and give as good a price as i can….i apologise for shaking the box in front of ye to often……im sure ye see it for what it is…no interest…drift over it …interested….great)

Anyway the second MODE box is MUSIC FOR THE MASSES….7 pieces of 12” vinylin that set…115 best price job on it.

Sony also have the vinyl release of the new KHALID album “ free spirit” for the 31st of May.

Warner for the 31st of May have an ASH 7” SINGLES BOXSET from 94 to 2004 as well as an EMERSON , LAKE, PALMER 4 LP boxset and a HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH 25TH anniversary of cracked rear view as a 3cd/dvd.

The big one from Warner for the 31st is the new RICHARD HAWLEY album “ FURTHER” on CD, LP or INDIES only orange LP and they also have THE STREETS reissue of “ everything is borrowed” as well as a new album by VADER.

Lastly from Warner is a VENOM compilation as a 2 cd or a 2 lp job…or a 9 lp boxset…its called in nomine satanas.

On the local scene, we have a good in-store gig coming up….CLARE SANDS will be releasing her new EP, ‘The Basement Sessions’ on Saturday the 8th of June at 1pm. Talented girl, well worth a look.

Described by RTÉ Lyric FM as an ‘exceptional talent’, and Hot Press as ‘a passionate and alluring unique force in Irish music’, Clare Sands is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and songwriter hailing from the vibrant musical city of Cork. ‘She is the most eclectic performer on the Irish scene to date’ – RTE Radio 1.

Gracing a fender strat guitar in one hand and electric violin in the other, Sands, a Boss/Roland and Yamaha endorsed artist, has a unique ability to to create eclectic, energetic, heartfelt, soulful music with an Irish traditional twist.

Having played her biggest show to date last summer, Liverpool’s Feis alongside Irish legends Imelda May and Shane McGowan to 15,000 people, Sands has been touring around the world since a young age, both as a solo artist and accomplished violinist/guitarist with Jack L, Hothouse Flowers, SON, Luka Bloom, Mundy, and other highly acclaimed artists, performing sold-out dates at the INEC, Cork Opera House, Electric Picnic, and The National Concert Hall, to name a few.

Along her musical path, Sands met legendary guitarist and producer, Jimmy Smyth (Van Morrison, Mary Coughlan, Chaka Khan) and released ‘Dance x3!’  It was met with critical acclaim; holding position at No 1 in the Irish Airplay Charts for over two months, it received excellent reviews by BBC, RTE, The Irish Times – it’s ‘a celebration of groove and Motown songcraft’ – Nialler 9

Sands is currently gearing up to release her live EP ‘The Basement Sessions’ due out June 13th 2019, recorded live in her Cork City basement due out this summer. The first three tracks and accompanying live videos from the record have received widespread recognition, with 40,000 views, national & international airplay, and phenomenal press reviews ‘magical & moving, powerful yet delicate, ephemeral & ethereal, yet durable’ – The Irish Times.

Sin e for this weeks folks,

Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabairt

Ray

musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,
Hope all is good out there… Not a great start for the Rebel County in the auld hurling… Dodgy ground now.. Will be tough to come out of Limerick with anything and then have to win the last two to stay alive… Dodgy ground..
Anyway it’s a music blog and not a hurling / sport blog.. Releases today in the siopa include by THE NATIONAL (on a sweat all week with this one… dribs and drabs being invoiced out.. No CD by Wednesday night had shipped.. Biggest summer release maybe and delays all over the shop… 3PM Thursday not one copy of the album in the shop)… But it’s a belter to be fair.. If your format is slightly delayed, fear not they are all on the way… PIAS also have the new INTERPOL EP today… We also have new releases by RAMMSTEIN (delayed..), LEWIS CAPALDI, DAVID BOWIE, POSSESSED, A.A. BONY, a TRAFFIC boxset, WHITESNAKE, and reissues by P!NK

New release video up now here!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Right so for releases for the 24th of May… Warner have the afore mentioned KATE BUSH picture disc we hawked to ye last week… My price was slightly out of whack but lok we won’t starve like so €23 best price pre-order still stands!!

Slán and thanks
Ray

Hi Everyone,
Hope the form is good with ye..
Releases in the shop this week include the new MOZ 7” single, the new album by MAC DEMARCO, new one also by EMPLOYED TO SERVE, reissues by ROBERT GLASPER, HERBIE HANCOCK, ONCE O.S.T ON Limited Clear Vinyl, BIG COUNTRY’s expanded edition of “The Crossing”, ROBERT CRAY “Collected” on limited coloured vinyl, “Natural Born Killers” OST 25th Anniversary coloured vinyl, MATTHEW SWEET, ALLMAN BROTHERS and PETER GREEN., again all three of them MOV coloured LPs

Video up as always here to watch!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Moving onto releases for the 17th of May we have a really big release with the 8th studio album from THE NATIONAL.. I have wrote on these pages, numerous times in the past now at this stage, about who are the biggest band born this century… Born now lads I said before ye are on me!.. These boys have to be close to that title surely?.. Other than that I don’t know who.. I personally might edge the title THE NATIONAL’s way.. I have heard this album a couple of times (perks of the job, starting to receive listening links in advance.. nice one!!), and it’s going to be excellent… Plenty of female guests on it and plenty of strings and orchestration… We have hit ye with the formats and prices a few times already but here they are once more.. All up on site now through the title links as well to pre-order online

Sin é for this week,
Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt.
Ray
MusicZone.ie

Hi Everyone,
How’s the form this evening??
Summer is here.. Stock take time in the Musiczone.ie Tape and Record Emporium..

Video up here now for the visuals! We also have done our first ever live draw… Winners of the Fontaines D.C. draw done live on video… So give it a watch and see if you’ve won!!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Right so moving on to releases for Friday the 10th of May… Not a blistering day to be honest but there are some fine releases coming up in the next month or 6 weeks.. But first the 10th of May. Universal have the new MAC DEMARCO record “Here Comes The Cowboy” on CD, standard LP or indies only LP.. His fourth record, and his first distributed by a major… It’s on his own label with a major doing the distro on it..

Sin é for this week
My cap is even getting tired
Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt
Ray
musiczone.ie

Hi everyone,

Video up here again this week, give it a watch and share for us!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Right so moving on to releases for the 3rd of May we have a few nice releases via Sony… First up is the new VAMPIRE WEEKEND album called “Father Of The Bride”.. It’s available as a CD, standard black vinyl, and an indies only coloured LP.. Major label debut… Although they were on Bella Union or someone major enough before this I feel.. Sounds sweet to be fair… Sony also have the album by AMON AMARTH “Berserker” on CD, 2LP or a super duper boxset thingy…

Sin é for this week folks.
Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt
Ray
Music Zone 

Hi Everyone,
How’s the form?… Listen i’m going to start with RSD I suppose… Huge huge and sincere thanks to all of ye for celebrating our survival day… Ye’r terrific in fairness. About 5% back on last year but still three solid week’s business in one day (and not a whole pile of stock left over) so overall a great day… I feel the atmosphere is so unique on the day so thanks to each and everyone one of ye who parted with their cash on the day to support what we do… Thank you

Video up this week here for you!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Moving on to releases for 26th of April.. Sorry CRANBERRIES is out that day.. I may have billed it for the 19th last week.. Head swimming.. It’s the 26th for the final CRANBERRIES album…

So sin é for this week folks
Go raibh maith agat as do chluas a thabhairt
Ray
musiczone.ie

Hi everyone

Hi Everyone,

Hi all,
How’s the form??
This time two weeks it’s RSD Eve and it’s full on from here on in now… I haven’t heard of many more major problems but there will be loads of little one’s in the next fortnight and then Santa arrives and all is good in the world..
The music for the day has been sorted now, so here’s what we have for definite!! This is in no particular order, we’ll be announcing the times and running order for the band’s in next weeks newsletter

So for definite we have THE GRUNTS, a hardened rock n’ roll band with some good tunes and quality riffs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tja1CLMzxsE

We also have lined up THE ALKOVE fronted by Eddie Kelly, another no messing rock n’ roll band with a great frontman. Both of these bands are first timers with us for RSD and we are delighted to welcome them and really look forward to their sets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya2PSnRXXRQ

The next two cars we have lined up I personally have to say are two of my favourite Irish bands… Both bands are RSD veterans with us.. So we are delighted to welcome back IAN WHITTY AND THE EXCHANGE.. As good a wordsmith as there is around, back by three terrific musicians… Personally, can’t wait!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbprErWRxk

And RSD would hardly be RSD if we didn’t have some form or guise of THE SHAKER HYMN… The lads are quality.. Blue in the face from telling ye… So the lads are back and they are launching a new E.P. on the day also… As Lil Percy would say… Sweet!… Can’t wait..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msLTpzkmvkc

The 5th act we can confirm for RSD 2019 is another new RSD act for us, and is the brilliant MARC O’ REILLY… We are big big fans of Marc here in the shop, he is a tremendous musician and we are delighted to welcome him… He has made some great music so far and is worth checking out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3X4MvamG8s

The 6th act we will welcome to the siopa on the day is the brilliant songwriter SARA RYAN, a  lovely songwriter with a great voice.. Her first single is out on April 25th and she is also playing Coughlan’s that night. Delighted to welcome her. Debut album due out later in the year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9zJYLCj4ds

And last but definitely not least, the 7th act we will welcome into the siopa on the day.. Someone who has become a bit of a friend of the shop in the last few years.. He was with us back when his first album was launched back in 2016, and we were delighted to be asked to work with him again in Cypress Avenue late last year for the launch of his second studio album “Only Ticket Home”.. He’ll be fresh out of his two sold out Opera House gigs, and we are delighted to have GAVIN JAMES in with us for RSD 2019… Really really thrilled, going to be very exciting!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVMSBPZwzxU

So that’s it for the entertainment for now… Hope to have times for each act announced for next week… Sin sin for now.. We would love if you could get in and support us and the lads playing for us on the day, for a record and a cup of tea!!

Right so, on to releases for the good yacht musiczone.ie today.. BILLIE EILISH‘s album was embargoed so only landed in this afternoon so nobody got it on the sneaky a day or two before release… Embargoes are good.. Makes the work, craft, art all more special… I have tortured over it.. Please Respect it… I fully support that, it’s the way it should be..

Other releases today include the BETH GIBBONS performing Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”. Also out is new releases from WHITE DENIM, STEVE EARLE, JOACHIM KUHN, and reissues by KEITH RICHARDS, COCTEAU TWINS, FRANK ZAPPA, MOTORHEAD, MARVIN GAYE, THE CONGOS, LOVE UNLIMITED, SPARKS, and a new KISS compilation vinyl release.

Video up again for you all here! Be sure to subscribe to keep up with all the comings and goings!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

So on to releases for the 5th of April, we’ll start with (not exactly a stunning week of releases.. But the week after, the 12th, I’ll need a book.. Savage stuff the day before RSD… Savage.. I suppose people will be in Record shops so get the releases in… It’s cracking on the 12th..) Back to the 5th for now and I suppose the biggest release of the weekend is the DAVID BOWIE “Spying Through A Keyhole”..

With 2019 marking 50 years since David Bowie’s first hit, Space Oddity, Parlophone is set to release a 7″ vinyl singles box set of nine previously unreleased recordings* from the era during which Space Oddity was first conceived.
The title ‘Spying Through A Keyhole’ is a lyric taken from the previously unknown song, Love All Around, and though most of the other titles are known, these versions have never been officially released until late last year (see footnote). Most of the recordings are solo vocal and acoustic home demo performances, unless otherwise stated.
The photography that adorns the box front and the print inside is by Ray Stevenson and was taken in Tony Visconti’s flat in the summer of 1968.
The design of each single label is presented to reflect the way David sent many of his demos to publishers and record companies, featuring his own handwritten song titles on EMIDISC acetate labels. The singles themselves are all mono and play at 45 r.p.m.

Best job pre-order offer of €42 on the Bowie set…

Warner also has new albums by ELUVEITIE and DON FELDER (Eagle) and MIKE AND THE MECHANICS reworking of classics plus three new tracks.. Warner also have reuissues on LP from DAVID GUETTA and from MOTORHEAD again “Hits of Death”, “Motorizer”, “Better Motorhead Than Dead” and the Live 4LP set, “Inferno” and “Hammered”.

Back to RSD for a sec.. Sorry now stuff going on all the time and i’m the bearer of some bad news here.. These price changes occurred after we sent out our price list to ye folks.. Price increases on Green Day, Jeff Tweedy, Madonna (True Blue), Pink Floyd and Van Morrisson and a price decrease on the Sigur Ros releases… my own little Brexit…

Lastly from Warner is the NEW ORDER “Movement” boxset which includes the LP, CD . Bonus CD of 18 completely unreleased tracks, a DVD of live shows + TV Appearances, plus a 48 page hard back book with a lift off lid box.. €100 best price pre-order job on this..

Universal for the 5th of April have a solo record from TYLER RAMSEY lead guitarist and cowriter with BAND OF HORSES… PROFESSOR LONGHAIR “Live On The Queen Mary” gets a CD and LP release.. OUR PLANET OST is also out on CD and LP and there is a reissue and 40th anniversary edition of THE SLIT’s album “Cut”.. Lastly from Uni for the 5th of April are some 3CD essential Jazz sets by WAYNE SHORTER, HERBIE HANCOCK, JOHN COLTRANE and KEITH JARRETT..

PIAS for the 5th of April have the CIRCA WAVES album, their 3rd on CD, standard black vinyl or indies only blue vinyl… They have a 5CD PETE SEEGER set containing 152 tracks, and some RICHARD SWIFT reissues on LP…

Sony for the 5th of April have new albums on CD only by KHALID, SARA BAREILLES and BROOKE + DUNNE..

THE ORCHARD for the 5th of April have the new album by IDLEWILD “Interview Music” on CD, LP and indies only LP and also new albums out by MARTHA, LISSIE, JAWS, LUKE SITAL-SINGH, and EXHUMER…

Music on Vinyl for the 5th of April have reissues of WITHIN TEMPTATION’s “The Silent Force” on 180gm vinyl as well as MATTHEW SWEET’s “Girlfriend” reissue.. We hope to have some of the 1000 pink copies that were pressed on that one…

Start this on a Thursday evening as most are well aware, and it get’s finished in the siopa by the lads on a Friday.. 24 hours since scribbling and unfortunately there’s been a change on there being no problems with RSD.. Unfortunately we have run into some today..
Tá brón orm.. Truly tá brón orm.. but we have been cut on a few bits…. With Sony, the PREFAB SPROUT and BILLY JOEL are very very tight.. We have just enough for the demand.. But could sell out quickly on the morning.. Early worm for those two if you are wanting one.. Sorry..