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Hi Everyone,
Hope ye’r all doing alright..
Kind of a bumper release week in the shop this one… Loads out… Take me off my diet of ARCTIC MONKEYS, HEDGE SCHOOLS and MANIC STREET PREACHERS new albums which I like all of.. Apologies to HEDGE SCHOOLS as out IT Department made a slip last week by linking a LOST BROTHERS song to the write up.. Lost Brothers excellent also though so I hope ye enjoyed it.. I’m sure the IT Department will remedy the situation right now with a beautiful song from the older album from Hedge Schools.. Nothing from new album up yet..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGgvk72xObA

Video up again this week!! You can find it here
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

It’s 12 months already since the passing of Chris Cornell, hard to believe isn’t it… And again in the past 7 days the music world has lost another to suicide.. Scott Hutchison, a man who wrote some beautiful songs on his day, but was so unwell that he felt his death was the best option.. Isn’t just so so sad.. Always thought he names the band kind of with his illness in mind.. ‘Frightened Rabbit’.. But I read somewhere recently that his mother gave him the name (playfully) because of his chronic shyness as a boy / young fella.. I remember writing a few lines about him back in April 16 when the newest album came out… Painting of a panic attack where he had moved to LA and hated it.. Afraid to go out his front door… Begs the question, here at home and also abroad.. Is there really enough being done by governments to help people with mental illness.. Nearly 3 people a day in Ireland take their own lives.. Mainly young people.. Loads of money poured into other health areas.. Yet not mental health.. You wonder.. More could be done I feel.. RIP Scott, Chris, Chester and Dolores..

Sin é for this week folks,
Thanks for Listening,
Ray
musiczone.ie

Hey Everyone,

Hope all is well on this fine summer’s evening…

Ok so a few beauts in the shop now to let ye folks know about and I suppose none more so than the new ARCTIC MONKEYS record “ Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino” and so far so bloody good for me… Nice writer is our Mr .Turner, there’s some really clever lyrics in it again… “Everybody’s on a barge floating down the endless stream of great TV”..

Really looking forward to a proper listen, in the shop your ear or mind isn’t really on the music a lot of the time… But from what I heard i’m certainly going to like it, it’s definitely mellower than even the last record but I really have liked what I heard so far… Few indies only LPs with 16 page deluxe booklet left, and CD.

Another beaut is the new HEDGE SCHOOLS album ‘Magnificent Birds’, CD with us for now, LP to follow very shortly… The last album, “At The End Of The Winding Day” was a superb listen, in my top two records that year… Stunning it is. And the couple of listens so far of the new record “Magnificent Birds” (which has a Magnificent cover by the way) is another beautiful listen… Soft, gentle, sparse, evocative are words that spring to mind.. Loads more listening of this new record to be done over the coming years… And if it’s anything like the last record, it rewards the listener more and more every time its played.. The CD is just 10 euro… I would argue (a little trust here folks) that you won’t spend a better tenner all year… Here’s a taste… Ask for more on the shop floor if you want to hear it..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ash9pe150

New release video up again for you all, check it out here!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Right so moving on to the 18th of May… We have the battle of the boxsets.. In the Blue corner we have BRUCE’S Album Collection Volume 2 (after high powered negotiations during the week with the power that be in Sony… We are able to offer the Bruce box now for 175 Euro on preorders… For those couple of ye who committed to the190 last week well that’s tough I suppose… Should have waited till this week!) (the chef on the yacht ain’t cheap you know..)

In the the off red corner is the PINK FLOYD box set of the incredible “PULSE” Recording… 100EUR pre-order still open… Dearer once released folks… That’s just the way it is… PULSE should be sweet id say, tis a brilliant recording.

Sony as well as the limited and numbered Springsteen boxset for just 175 I say, also have the new RAY LAMONTAGNE album “Part Of The Light” on CD and LP.

Warner as well as the fantastic PULSE reissue also have the reissue of compilation “Relics” by Floyd as well as the new SLEEP album “The Scientists” on Third man records available as a standard Black LP, CD or limited indies only vinyl…. Just 50 copies available on that one so again don’t know if I will get any… My hats in the ring…

Warner also have a new JOE BONAMASSA releases, “British Blues Explosion : Live”, a salute from Joe to Clapton, Beck and Page.. Available via Provogue on indies only red, white and blue LP, or CD, or Blu Ray..

Warner also have a new EP by JAMES on 10’’ (four tracks) limited vinyl VIA Infectious.. OTIS REDDING “Dock of the Bay Sessions” on CD or LP.. “Live In Oberhausen”, on DVD / 2CD or BluRay / 2CD, or on two volumes on vinyl.

Lastly from Warner for the 18th of May we have new albums by AMORPHIS, and BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO, as well as 60’s + 70’s LP Compilations

The Orchard for the 18th have new albums by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, and AT THE GATES.

Universal for the 18th of May have new albums by JAMES BAY, indies only red LP, PAUL MCCARTNEY LP and CD reissues of ‘Chaos and Creation’, ‘New’ and ‘Thrillington’ as well as a WINGS Greatest Hits…

Uni also have a new album by WARPAINT guitarist and vocalists THERESA WAYMAN, A.K.A TT.. Album ‘LoveLaws’ out on CD and LP.

Universal have reissues on LP by THE STEVE MILLER BAND including ‘Fly Like an Eagle’ and LENNY KRAVITZ ‘Greatest Hits’ on 2LP, and lastly SPARKS ‘Exoctic Creatures of the Deep’ on 2LP, a first timer on vinyl…

PIAS for the 18th have the new RYLEY WALKER album ‘Deafman Glance’ as well as new albums by ASH (Indies only LP), STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE KICKS (indies only one), JOHNNY GREENWOOD OST of ‘Body Song’… Lasly from PIAS, we will have four BREEDERS albums on 4AD reissued, ‘POD’, ‘LAST SPLASH’, ‘TITLE TK’, and Mountain Battles’.

Music On Vinyl for the 18th of May have LYNYRD SKYNYRD ‘Collected’, hopefully numbered and limited..

Cracking week for releases next week to be fair.. Probably the best of the year so far???
Not over yet…

Proper have the 2nd album by COURTNEY BARNETT ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’, on CD, LP or real limited indies only LP…

New HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT album ‘No one Here Cares About Your Creative Hub, So Get Your F**king Hedge Cut’ also out.. Album cover is a picture of said message on a shed door… The Biscuit man has earthly neighbours it seems.. Proper also have a MARK E SMITH / THE FALL ‘Best Of’ on CD and new GRETCHEN PETERS album

Also everyone, a very kind customer called into us today and has a ticket but can not make it to The Rolling Stones gig in Croke Park on the 17th of May… The ticket is free to a good home, so we’ll be taking names until noon tomorrow.. No later than noon.. and then we’ll do a draw from a hat.. Just the one ticket.. Also the ticket will have to be collected in Dublin so we will put the winner in touch with the person who is giving it away and that can all be arranged, but it will not be in Cork.. Let us know if you want to be put in the hat!!

Sin é for this week folks

Thanks for listening
Ray
Vinyl Records Ireland

Hi everyone,

Hope ye’r all doing alright tonight tonight..

Newbies and reissues in the shop include new albums by FRANK TURNER, REJJIE SNOW, KACEY MUSGRAVES, DIMMU BORGIR, GAZ COOMBES, INSAHN and THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING OST by JOHAN JOHANSSON (limited and numbered that one) as well as a BRIAN ENO Boxset and reissues by ENIGMA on coloured vinyl, THE CRANBERRIES, MACHINE HEAD.

Video up and running again this week, few guest appearances this week!
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Ok so moving on to releases for the 11th of May, as mentioned in last weeks ramblings, one of the most anticipated albums of the year out on Domino, ARCTIC MONKEYS return with their sixth album, entitled ‘Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino’. Produced by James Ford and Alex Turner, the album was recorded in Los Angeles, Paris and London.  Their first release since 2013’s ‘AM’ finds the band intent on continuing to explore new musical terrain with each album. ‘Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino’ ups the ante in a big way; it is a bold and brilliant album reflecting Turner’s ever more comprehensive creative vision. CD in card pack. LP on heavyweight vinyl with digital download code.  Also available to specialist retailers on heavyweight clear vinyl with download code…. We are one of said specialist retailers and we still have 14 copies to be allocated if you want one, let us know… Loads of cap holding going on by me this week actually… Like shaking a box in front of Queen..? Hopefully not says he tongue firmly placed in my cheek, as all newsletters are folks.

PIAS also have the new BEACH HOUSE album next friday the 11th, CD and indies only clear vinyl also as well as THE SEA AND CAKE reissue on LP indies only pink of “Any Day”.

WARNER for the 11th have the reissue of TOM WAITS classic “Nighthawks at the Diner”… Tis fierce limited to 200 copies on red vinyl for RSD stores only… I have my name in the hat for some, do the same if you like… Cap 2… The standard black version will be readily available from the following Friday the 18th if the red ones don’t work out for me or us… We are family.

Sony for the 11th have some Music on Vinyl transitions including Simon & Garfunkel “Greatest Hits” and MILES DAVIS “Greatest Hits”.

The ORCHARD for the 11th have new albums by JESS WILLIAMSON, LUKE HAINES, GARGANJUA, BAD WOLVES and ENGEL.

OK may as well do it in one burst I suppose… Caps 3, 4 and 5 firmly in hand here…
Chasing names folks to be cap in hand blunt about it… Smiling as always… Here’s the sceal on three box sets due out over next few weeks…

1. PINK FLOYD PULSE 4 LP BOX SET – May 18th

*4LP 180g Box a 52-page hardback photo book, all encased in a thick card slipcase
Pink Floyd re-release their 1995 UK Number 1 live album ‘PULSE’, pressed on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl.  ‘PULSE’ was compiled by James Guthrie, using various performances from the band’s 1994 Division Bell tour across the UK and Europe featuring David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. The album includes ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ performed in full, as well as a whole side dedicated to the show’s encore.
The 4-LP set includes four different inner sleeves, each inside individual outer sleeves, plus a 52-page hardback photo book, all encased in a thick card slipcase. This 2018 release was remastered from the original tapes by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman. Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis and Peter Curzon, who worked on the original art with the late Hipgnosis co-founder, Storm Thorgerson, recreated the art package.

100 EURO Best Price on pre-orders… Need to know by Monday at 6 if interested… Hello, hello… Is there anybody out there…? I think you will find the price savage competitive..

2. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE ALBUM COLLECTION VOLUME TWO 87- 96. LIMITED AND NUMBERED BOXSET  (May 18th)

The limited edition boxset covers Bruce Springsteen’s second decade as a recording artist, with many of the albums included having achieved Top 5 positions internationally, reaching gold, platinum or multi-platinum status in major territories worldwide. Following on from the successful 2014 Boxset, covering the period 1973-84, Vol 2 features all five studio and live albums recorded for Columbia Records between 1987 and 1996 –all of which have long been out of print -as well as a 60pg book featuring rarely seen photos, memorabilia and press clippings from the period. Additionally, the boxset also features two EPs –Blood Brothers (available on vinyl for the first time) and Chimes of Freedom –both of which are exclusive to the box. Furthermore, each boxset features a numbered Certificate of Authenticity

The audio on The Album Collection Vol. 2 is sourced from the highest-quality transfers of each original analogue album master. Acclaimed engineer Bob Ludwig and Springsteen’s long-time engineer Toby Scott utilized the Plangent Process, noted for its ability to correct pitch errors and distortions in the magnetic tape, ensuring the best possible quality versions of these albums. Additionally, two of the albums in the set have been pressed on double vinyl for the first time to further maximize audio fidelity.

Includes
‘Tunnel of Love’ (1987)* (2 LP)
‘Human Touch’ (1992)* (2 LP)
‘Lucky Town’ (1992) (1 LP)
‘In Concert / MTV Plugged’ (1993) (2 LP)
‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ (1995) (1 LP)
expanded across two LPs to maximize audio quality

12 Eps including:
‘Chimes of Freedom’ (1988) (1 EP)
‘Blood Brothers’ (1996)** (1 EP)
** first-ever vinyl release
60 Page Songbook
Certificate of Authenticity (numbered)

190 is the best we can do on the Bruce set… 

3. THE ROLLING STONES – STUDIO ALBUMS VINYL COLLECTION 1971 – 2016 (15 JUNE)

• EVERY ROLLING STONES STUDIO ALBUM FROM 1971 ONWARDS

• SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES

• REMASTERED AND CUT AT HALF-SPEED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS

• PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT 180 GRAM BLACK VINYL

• INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PACKAGING REPLICATIONS

• ALL BOX SETS INCLUDE DOWNLOAD CODES FOR HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL VERSIONS

Whenever The Rolling Stones do anything, they do it with quality and gravitas. Having defined rock’n’roll in the 60s, The Rolling Stones entered their imperial phase in 1971 with Sticky Fingers. What followed is a run of albums that couldn’t have happened at any other time, by any other band: the decadent excess of Exile On Main St, the Jamaican voodoo swamp of Goats Head Soup, the disco and punk-infused prowl of Some Girls. With each new decade, the Stones evolved while staying true to their roots, coming full circle in 2016 with Blue & Lonesome, a love letter to their first inspiration: the blues. Today, The Rolling Stones and Universal Music announce ‘The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016’, a brand new limited edition vinyl box set collection, featuring 15 albums across 20 LPs released on 15 June 2018.

‘The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016’ presents this monumental era in rock’n’roll history in a highly bespoke, lenticular mounted, limited edition box-set housing the 15 studio albums from Sticky Fingers through to Blue & Lonesome in faithful and intricate original packaging replications. Every album has been lovingly remastered and cut at revelatory half-speed at Abbey Road Studios, from vinyl specific original tape transfers designed to get the very best possibly sound from the format. Each album is pressed on heavyweight 180-gram black vinyl and includes a download card for HD digital redemption of the catalogue and includes a numbered certificate of authentication.

Cut at half speed, these are among the highest quality vinyl pressings that these classic Rolling Stones albums will have ever received. Half speed mastering and pressed to a very high standard ensures top notch sound quality for the listener. Special care has been taken to create packaging to the same high standards, with detailed artwork reproduction for each album including ‘Some Girls’, which comes housed in the replica design including 20 cut-outs on the cover, while the sleeve of ‘Sticky Fingers’ is presented as Andy Warhol’s original design, complete with a working zip with a hidden image underneath and ‘Exile On Main Street’ comes with a set of 12 original postcard inserts.

ABOUT THE PROCESS
Abbey Road Studios’ engineers have been cutting grooves into discs since the studios first opened in 1931. In 2013, award-winning engineer Miles Showell joined their existing mastering team, bringing a wealth of disc-cutting experience with him.

One of the artisan techniques offered by Abbey Road Studios that results in the very highest quality sound reproduction is Half Speed Cutting. This process involves the master source being played back at precisely half its recorded speed while the cutting lathe is similarly turned at half the desired playback speed. This allows the cutting head twice the time to cut the intricate groove, allowing considerably more accuracy with important matters such as frequency extremes and micro-dynamic contrasts. The resulting cuts have excellent high frequency response (treble) and very solid and stable stereo images. It’s not quite as simple as running everything at half rate. There is an EQ curve applied to all vinyl records and by running the lathe at half speed, all the frequencies are wrong. However, the technical staff at Abbey Road Studios have had new custom-built filters installed which allow Miles to practice half speed cutting to the full on a modified Neumann VMS-80 lathe.

‘The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016’

• Sticky Fingers (1971)
  LP sleeve presented as Andy Warhol’s original design complete with working zip and hidden image beneath

• Exile On Main St (1972) (2LP)
  2LP in original style gatefold sleeve complete with inner-bags and set of 12 perforated postcards

• Goats Head Soup (1973)
  LP in gatefold sleeve with two inserts

• It’s Only Rock’n’Roll (1974)
  LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve

• Black And Blue (1976)
  LP in gatefold sleeve with original inner bag and lyric sheet

• Some Girls (1978)
  LP housed in replica design including 20 cut-outs on the cover

• Emotional Rescue (1980)
  LP with original sized poster

• Tattoo You (1981)
  LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve

• Undercover (1983)
  LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve and lyric sheet

• Dirty Work (1986)
  LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve, red shrink wrapping and bespoke sticker

• Steel Wheels (1989)
  LP complete with original inner sleeve and sales insert

• Voodoo Lounge (1994) (2LP)
  2LP gatefold sleeve with original lyric inners

• Bridges To Babylon (1997) (2LP)
  2LP with original lyric inners

• A Bigger Bang (2005) (2LP)
  2LP gatefold sleeve with original lyric inners

• Blue & Lonesome (2016) (2LP)
  2LP gatefold sleeve with original inners

Ok so…. Best price looks like 430 Euro… Gulp gulp I know… It’s more than a f**king cap in your hand raymond my friend I can hear ye say.. Better send the wife away for the weekend if im bringing that into the house… I know I know… shall I tease some more… First three nods my way will get very limited edition prints of the Dublin show artwork… I’m outta here while i’m still alive, caps and all.

UNIVERSAL for the 11th of May have the new RY COODER album “The Prodigal Son” on CD and LP via Concord records. UNI also have the 15th Anniversary of the “Blue Notebooks” by MAX RICHTER, a new MAGIC NUMBERS record, LP format of THE BLACK PANTHER OST, a GLENN FREY CD Compilation and a 10th Anniversary Edition of “Swan Songs” by HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD.

MUSIC ON VINYL have a limited and coloured version of “How To Talk To Girls At Parties” soundtrack.

Anyway, folks how many caps can one man have so..
MusicCork next week

Sin é for this week
Thanks for listening
Ray
musiczone.ie

Hi everyone,
Hope ye’r all well.. Settling back down after our day in the sun.. Great day all round.. Thanks so so so much to all of ye who came in and supported us…
Also a huge thanks to all the musicians who came in and performed for us.. Each and every one of them are quality to deal with.. They help to create the atmosphere as much as anyone else..
Thanks also to Bobby and Shane as always, to the shopping centre for being so accommodating, and also to Red FM who pushed us all week on the radio..
We all had a lovely day even though my head swam for most of the day.. All good though.. Thanks again everyone!..

Right so moving on to releases in the shop for the 27th.. We have the new DELORENTOS record ‘True Surrender’ on CD and LP.. We had the lads instore  last Saturday. Brilliant performance, and thanks a million to them!

Also out we have new albums by VAN MORISSON, OKKERVIL RIVER, BLOSSOMS, FOREIGNER, ANNE MARIE, JANELLE MONAE, as well as reissues or LP releases by NOEL GALLAGHER (new 12’’ Remix Single), ENNIO MORRICONE (500 world wide of ‘My Dear Killer’ OST on Red Vinyl) and POST MALONE..

Right so moving on to releases for the 4th of May.. We have from WARNER brand new albums from DIMMU BORGIR, and PLAN B, as well as the vinyl release of the excellent album by REJJIE SNOW..

Sony for the 4th have the reissue of SIMON + GARFUNKEL’s ‘GREATEST HITS’ which is a MOV transition product, and the reissue of MICHAEL JACKSON’S ‘Dangerous’ on LP.

Universal for the 4th of May have the new album by GAZ COOMBES on CD and Indies only Pink Vinyl, as well as the new FRANK TURNER album on Polydor on CD and on vinyl, called ‘Be More Kind’.
Universal also has a BRIAN ENO ‘Music For Installations’ on Limited 9LP boxset, as well as a new album by IHSAH called ‘Amr’, and a vinyl release of the new KACEY MUSGRAVE album ‘Golden Hour’… Really good listen to be honest..
Last but not least from Universal are the vinyl reissues of the full ENIGMA catalogue on lovely coloured vinyl.. One press only.. All their albums including ‘MCMXC’ and ‘Cross of Changes’.. Both of those on red vinyl..

PIAS for the 4th have the new album by DAMIEN JURADO and KING GIZZARDS ‘Gumboat Soup’.. The 5th album of 7 they released last year..

PIAS for the 11th Of May have arguably the most important album of the year for the industry.. The new ARCTIC MONKEYS album ‘Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino’ is the album in question.. Can the band ‘crossover’ to people who don’t really consume music.. Probably the biggest band born this century.. Ok, Adele and Ed are bigger and have crossed over more, but the Monkeys are possibly the biggest band born this century… Old school way of releasing the album also… Zero going to be heard before it hits the shops, and I persume the streaming platforms.. I like that.. Good old fashioned anticipation..

Anyway, the assassin is back from yacht shopping and wants to tell ye about the one press only clear vinyl indies only version of the album.. Limited, and one press only.. May not even get what I ordered of it so let me or the lads know if you want a copy.. The price on this is 33EUR for the indies only one.. Standard vinyl available also.. Bit cheaper, available as CD also.. Vinyl includes downloads..

I was at Music Cork this past few days rubbing heads with the industry figures, shooting the breeze, discussing yacht prices and that.. More on that next week.. I’ll fill ye in then.. Been a messy week at the HQ, throw music Cork into the equation also…

So sin é for this week folks..
Thanks for listening,
Ray
www.musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,
Hope ye are all doing well..
Bit of a long one this week with RSD Bits, so if the email cuts out before the end there’ll be a ‘View Full Email’ option to click below, hopefully it won’t come to that!

It has been a bit of a messy week with regards the new releases (sometimes after bank holidays it happens… Other times its down to someone dropping the ball in the supply chain)… Both occured this week…
The EELS album is delayed but I am told I should have it Monday (That’s today.. Friday, remember I one finger tap this on a Thursday night… Rainy night in Music Zone Corporation Home HQ… Quiet house other than that though… For now.. The rain could set off the nightwalkers at any moment though methinks so I will give a real update tomorrow (friday) on it because it was a drop the ball somewhere along the chain and we only twigged it Weds evening, thinking up to then  it was delayed ‘cos of the long weekend… So PIAS/CINRAM told us we would have it Friday for sure, but I don’t think they ever got a box out to us in 24 hours so I aint holding my breath really to be honest… Monday or tuesday at worst… I ordered them on the 15th of March like!!).. So once again sorry for the mishap.. More concrete info tomorrow as in Friday… Confused??… Sorry about that also…

Uni new releases delayed but will be tomorrow… But wait, what we have got is KYLIE’S new album and new albums by BLACKBERRY SMOKE, LE GALAXIE, DAVID KITT, ELVIS, JOHNNY CASH and LORDE’s newest album gets its LP release, as well as reissues by LOVE and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.

Video up for last two weeks of releases here, be sure to subscribe!
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We’ve also decided to jump over to Instagram for our newest social media outing! So please give us a follow if you are on it, we’ll be putting up pictures of new releases each week, clips of upcoming videos, and general vinyl and music goodness!
https://www.instagram.com/musiczone.ie/

Releases for next week the 13th of April are decent enough (as is May… New ARCTIC MONKEYS on the 11th of May, PINK FLOYD’s ‘Pulse’ on vinyl on the 18th of May… Nice and nice again)

Universal have a couple of U2 LP reissues and remastered versions of “Pop” and “All That You Can’t Leave Behind”… “Pop” may have been a disappointment to some at the time but I think it stood the test of time well and like it a lot … Personally I wouldn’t love “All That You Can’t Leave Behind”… It’s grand but that’s my opinion… One man’s meat another man’s poison and all that..
Here’s more info… Forgot to mention “Wide Awake In America” also reissued..

UMC/Island/Interscope are proud to announce the release of 3 new vinyl reissues from Irish rock giants, U2. All remastered and pressed on 180gsm vinyl, includes download cards.
Wide Awake In America is a four-track half live/half studio EP from 1985. Originally released only in North America and Japan, it was subsequently re-released internationally in the late 1980s. SThe artwork is a faithful reproduction of the original release. Download card with access to all tracks on the EP digitally, for the first time with this title on vinyl. All That You Can’t Leave Behind, the tenth studio album from U2, garnered multiple Grammy awards following its release in October 2000 and shot to #1 in 32 countries. The artwork comprises a 16-page booklet featuring lyrics and photography by Anton Corbijn. 3rd March 2018 marks the 21st anniversary of Pop, U2’s ninth studio album, which reached #1 in the UK, US, Ireland and 26 other countries around the world following its release in 1997. The artwork has been faithfully reproduced from the original release, including a gatefold sleeve, printed inner sleeves and a lyrics insert.• Download card with access to all 12 tracks on the album digitally, for the first time with this album on vinyl.

Uni also have the METALLICA’s  “5.98 Dollar EP : Garage Days Revisited” and remastered… Covers album they done in ‘87… There is a retail bricks and mortar only orange vinyl… Also on cassette and CD.. Debut album by ISAAC GRACIE out on UNI  and new album from THE DAMNED called “Evil Spirits” , BARRY WHITE 2LP “Greatest Hits” and singles boxset, and second album from BREAKING BENJAMIN on Spinefarm.Lastly from Uni for next week the 13th are four JULIAN COPE LP reissues : Jevovahkill, My Nation Underground, Saint Julian and Peggy Suicide.

New MANIC’s album from Sony for next week “Resistance is Futile” on CD, DELUXE CD, LP and retail shops only white LP… Two words… Great Band…. Indies only 7” single out on the same day.
Reissues on LP by JEAN MICHEL JARRE of “Revolutions” and “Chronology”, as well as HENDRIX “Band of Gypsys” LP reissue.

New JOSH ROUSE album on Yep Roc via Proper out on the 13th also.

The Orchard have the new JOHN PRINE album on CD and LP “The Tree of Forgiveness” it is called..

PIAS have new albums by LAURA VIER’S, CONFIDENCE MAN and A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS.

ROM have some nice reissues, reasonable priced reissues of FATS DOMINO, NAT KING COLE, NINA SIMONE, HARRY BELAFONTE, BLUES LEGENDS and DYLAN IN JAZZ.

Warner have the DAVID BOWIE “Changestwobowie” on CD and very limited black and blue vinyl… The new NEIL YOUNG AND THE PROMISE OF THE REAL album on LP this week the 13th… CD next week the 20th… It’s a soundtrack to the film “Paradox” directed by his new muse Darryl and starring himself… Not sure of the plot, not sure does Croz play the villain or the prodigal son or if its a rockumentary … Not so sure about it full stop but I need to hear or see it first really…. Productive is our Neil in fairness to him.

Lastly from Warner is BEHEMOTH “Messe Noir” on 2LP OR CD/DVD or CD/BluRay.. The Satanist album live is what it is.

MOV have a reissue of MACHINE HEAD’s “ The Burning Red” on LP.

Right so, our Lineup of Music is sorted for RSD18… Fair bit of organising, and toing and froing involved believe me but we are set now I think… Try catch an act/band if you can, its part and parcel of the day for us.. We are trying to show off some of the talent our city has to offer so get in if you can or get back in if your an early bird… Lots of negatives can be said about RSD but it was our busiest day last year by over 100%…  About 2 excellent weeks business in a day and the live music is part and parcel of it for us… The rugby gods shone on Munster last week some would say, and they seemed to have shone on the shop since by having the Munster fixture on the Sunday this year.. Hurrah!
Anyway the music of the rebel county (Mostly!!)

11AM : TRANSMISSION CLUB
Done an excellent 6 piece instore last year.. It was quality… Loads of talent here… Doing a full band set again.. 30 mins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2VEh7fcLjA

11.45AM  STEPHANIE RAINEY
Seriously talented rising Cork star… Delighted to have her involved…. 3 piece band… 30 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtrcam3kcZk

12.30PM  JOHN BLEK
Seriously good new album out, Catharsis Vol. 1, lovely lovely guitar work… Excellent solo performance in the shop last year for the launch of his new album… Worth a listen folks… Solo 30 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6iu9kJ3CWA

1.15PM  THE SHAKER HYMN
Ok look shop favourites maybe… Really really rate these boys… New tune again top notch… Full band performance… Never had them in for a full band performance before so buzzing for this one… Note the time folks! 30 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWygV9dKVnE

2PM : AUGUST WELLS
Delighted to welcome the lads back, seriously great instore the last time round from Kenneth and John… They ooze class… In everything they do… Responded within a few minutes. “Yeah we will do it lads no problem” after I requested an RSD in store.. Not everyone says yes to us, au contraire dear rodders, au contraire… 2 pièce, 30 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVEdsTkn3gc

2.45PM  LEFTBANK (Side Project of Ruby Horses Deckie Lucey)
Seriously respected musician and producer, spent a long time in the states… New album out this year… Couple of tracks from it… “When I’m Gone” featured in the Farrelly brothers show “loudermilk”  and “ I just want to know for sure” was nominated for song of the year at Independent music awards in NYC….delighted to welcome him.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Hcz5ClHzu3NWjH9KXXBLb?si=Ln2uuwrOQhC5xZwcLgHa3g

3.30PM THE ELATION
Again delighted to have the lads in…up and coming Cork band… Only an EP out for now… Cracking cracking lead tune from it though…. Looking forward to seeing them… Full band set again. 30 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbw7NSUhmwI

4.15PM  THE BURMA
Big friends of the shop… Third time in in 8 months… Must give them a rest for a while.. Really like their sound we do… 3 piece performance this time. 30 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DYubKO1aNE

We’ve ye spoilt like!!
So feel free to spoil us back… Loads of live music on but feel free to ring our till, thats what it’s about also… We will take ye’r money in a friendly, polite, considerate and kind way to the backdrop of live music… Sure couldn’t be better.

While i’m on the RSD thing… SONY and Warner fills are good enough but must hear back from a lot of others still… More info next week on all that and centre access times, where to enter and from what time.. Milk tray men coming through the roof at 3AM aside.
An Update added here.. Got an email on Friday from Warner about ADA stock who they distribute for.. Not the best news.

“Hi Ray
Hope all is good with you sir. Just wanted to send you on a list of your allocation for this year’s RSD title. The only major issue we had was we over indulged on the Led Zeppelin and had to half most of the orders. On the ADA side of things there were a few lines that we got cut on completely. They were :”

——-

So those couple we will not have on the day… Sorry..  None in the country, all for our friends overseas.. Warner Ireland are not happy either as you can imagine.. Apologies.. Still hopeful we might get a couple, but looking very unlikely unfortunately… Out of our hands, we’re sorry..

Oh sorry lastly on it,
Have been hounding MERCURY REV also and they said they might call in the morning to say hello but probably won’t play… If any of ye get chatting to them at their gigs in St Lukes… Ye might tell them we’re alright! And as well as Mercury Rev we could / will have another appearance added to our list by this time next week for RSD! But more on that next week!

Right so,
00:21 : Body and mind tired… Only one night walker so far, for only a minute earlier..
Sin é for this week
Thanks for listening
Ray
musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,

Hope ye’r all doing alright..

Releases so today in Musiczone.ie’s Corporate HQ include the first two albums by THE STREETS, new ones from BEN HARPER / CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE,  CABBAGE, DEAF HAVANA, KACEY MUSGRAVE, MAX RICHTER, THE VACCINES and reissues by THE SHINS (delayed from last week) SONNY ROLLINS and BAND OF HORSES.

Right so, releases then for next week the 6th of APRIL include (April looks a bit warmer to be fair and not just with RSD… RSD, oh more on that in the minute).. Via SONY, ELVIS PRESLEY “The Searcher” Original Soundtrack on 2CD, 3CD or 2LP, as well as JOHNNY CASH’s “Forever Words”…  It’s a collaborative album consisting of 16 songs created from Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists including Chris Cornell, Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Brad Paisley, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, and more.

Universal for the 6th of April have two different reworkings of ELTON JOHN’s Greatest Hits… First one called “Revamp” done by contemporary artists, and the second one called “Restoration” done by country artists.

Uni also have new albums by 30 SECONDS TO MARS, LISA STANSFIELD, WINTERFYLLETH on 2CD Digi and LP, and live albums by ALBERT HAMMOND and HALL & OATES “Live in Dublin” (not the more recent one where the sound quality was very questionable I believe but an older one from 2014 I think)..

Lastly from Universal is the LP release of the newest LORDE album “Melodrama” and a FRANK SINATRA Best Of 20 track compilation called “Baby Blue Eyes” .

Speaking of Uni and RSD… We didn’t get a great fill across their titles with them to be honest, allocated a good bit less than last year… I don’t envy their job I suppose… Trying to keep 45 shops happy with small qtys…. Bit like trying to feed the starving, we’re a bit like the box on the mantelpiece in the old days for lent… Uni ireland were promised 50% of the Gallagher allocation which would have been 375 but only got 20% .. Do the maths… We got into double figures but not enough to satisfy demand (sorry in advance).. The Bowie through Uni is also a big problem… Cut to 30% of what I ordered… Again late arrivers will be disappointed maybe even some early risers too… The other Bowie’s will be ok i’d say for a good part of the day anyway (again sorry… And I am… I really hate disappointing regular lads).. The Cures, Soundgarden and David Sylvian are also tight… Springsteen and Rage are tight with Sony… The Zeppelin is tight with Warner and I have not heard from the others yet… Look just keeping ye folks informed (would appreciate no return sure you’ll look after me emails about the above please lads and ladies… It kind of is what it is… Overall it will be a good fill… I have highlighted 9 titles of 500 that will be problematic so far (good ones I know!)… Most of the rest should be fairly ok I hope… That’s the day for yeah lads… The day’s core message is to support indie shops and drive customers to it’s shops by offering rare bespoke vinyl… Anyway look, just being honest with ye…. That’s that till next

On the entertainment side

THE SHAKER HYMN, AUGUST WELLS, JOHN BLEK, THE BURMA, LEFTBANK (side project of Ruby Horse) and TRANSMISSION CLUB are all more or less confirmed… Maybe a nice surprise or two next week as well we hope…. THE SHAKER HYMN are the most underrated band in the country in my opinion… Two fine albums out and the new tune is quality once again delighted to have them in for a full band set… A quick listen here… More on the bands so next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWygV9dKVnE

PIAS have one of my own favs in the new EELS album “The Deconstruction” on limited CD Digi, way more limited deluxe box set thingy with a few pink vinyl in it, the LP format of the album comes as two 10” records on yellow vinyl… Haven’t listened to any of it yet… Hoping for a nice surprise, don’t want to spoil it on myself like… new ones also from THE UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA and GOAT GIRL.. Iindies only formats on both these two also.. U.M.O. getting great reviews also.

I won’t bore ye too much like last week but funnily enough after my ramas about the state (good or bad) of the industry, the figures came through these last few days of how the music industry performed in the United States of Americaaa last year, 2017..

Here are the core points I suppose…
Total industry figure was 8.7 billion up 15% from 7,5 billion
Streaming was responsible for all the growth.
Streaming amounts to 65% of all paid for music consumed in 2017 in the States…. Like an Everly brother all they want to do is stream, stream, stream, stream… Whenever I want you all I gotta do is stream.

So that’s the nuts and bolts of it really folks…
CD still at 1.1 billion dollars.. Lot of cash
Overall positive for the industry… But for my part of it… So so… Nearly holding its own, so not too bad… Need to keep an eye over there, they cough we get sick type scenario..
Overall levels of turnover back to 2008 but still 40% away from peak levels…
Begs the question which im going to start asking… How much is the artist seeing?
If it’s 40% away from peak levels… Whats that 13 billion dollars… But grew 15% last year… If it keeps that up till surpass the peak in 3 years… Is the artist/band seeing it?
SPOTIFY are floating on US stock exchange next month I think..
Won’t bore ye anymore with industry stuff…. Would much rather talk about releases but a bit quiet there of late… It’s looking better later in the month.

  
Warner for the 6th of April have a 50th Anniversary Deluxe Boxset of LOVE’s “ Forever Changes”.. 4CD/DVD/LP in one boxset as well as the new album from KYLIE… A bit of a country album I think! Available on 6 formats… Great fun that for a retailer especially for an artist like Kylie… And lastly Warner have the new BLACKBERRY SMOKE album on Earache on CD, 2lp or indies only 2LP only 1K of them.

ROM have the second album from HINDS , a LEVELLER’S boxset on 2CD/2DVD which includes the documentary film, and the greatest hits on vinyl, MOBY “Play B-Sides” back again this time on black vinyl though, and a remix of the ZOLA JESUS album with bonus tracks.

The Orchard have the new album by LE GALAXIE “Pleasure” on CD and LP… Third album from them, May Kay formerly of FIGHT LIKE APES is now a full time member.
Orchard also has an OTHERKIN Live LP, Kamelot new album and MASTERSYSTEM album which is a supergroup made of members of EDITORS and FRIGHTENED RABBIT.
Well sin é for this week folks,

Thanks for listening
Ray
Musiczone.ie

Hey Everyone,

Hope ye’r all well..

Just started listening to the Choice Awards on 2FM…. Missed a few of the acts so hope I didn’t miss our Cork representatives MARLENE ENRIGHT and TALOS… Best of luck from Musiczone Towers to both and all acts involved to be fair… Cork have an outside shot…. Fionn Regan maybe or Talos has a great shout in my opinion…

So Record Shop Day 2018 is getting close… 6 weeks tomorrow.. (must getting cracking on the entertainment for the day).. Thanks a million to those of ye who put ye’r wishlists through to us…. We will do our very best to get them ordered but then unfortunately after that we can’t make any promises…. Which I think most of ye appreciate… The day was set up to support independently owned record stores and to drive customers to our shops on the third saturday in April (April 21st this year)
So thanks a million for ye’r wishlists and really hope to see ye on the day…
We will i’m sure have a very good selection and fill as in other years… If your record is slightly obscure to the rest of the world, obviously not to yourself, you might let us know over the weekend so we will try our best to get it ordered… Ideally need anymore wishlists by Tuesday at 6PM please… Universal needs to be sent up by Weds at 6PM… So email it through if you want.

(CHOICE : LIVE COMMENTARY)
Man, TALOS was impressive… I missed Marlene, she must have been on early.. Heard Fionn, Talos and now James Vincent McMorrow. All cracking..

(BACK TO IT)
Let me please bore ye with examples of where I may have a problems…

I buy direct from Holland for Music on Vinyl records all year round but unfortunately for me MOV use a third party distributor in the UK for their RSD releases…. So every year I have trouble getting MOV RSD stock…(It’s a bit frustrating for me as you can imagine).. I have an account with the third party but have no real trade history with them (even though I buy a lot of MOV product all year, hence the frustration part!).. So I tend to get little or nothing in a lot of years… This year I am promised product… Time will tell… A word of warning Sufjan fans that’s all (including myself).

Secondly, two of the smaller distributors I just don’t have accounts with…. There are about 20 distributors in total… So 90% I deal with… Those smaller guys I just never hardly need anything from them except a few RSD titles maybe (carriage is a big issue if you need 3 records, can be 12 sterling a box shipped)… But other than that all good… So look thanks for allowing me to bore ye folks… Get your lists over before Tuesday and we will do our best or more importantly just show up on the day… Sin é on RSD ‘till next week..

Oh yes it is, oh no it’s not actually…. I made a few typos on Tuesday Eve getting the lists ready for ye guys (only get it a short time before ye see it , so apologies, only human, we are supposed to make mistakes as Billy Joel might say).. Just not so many… The Frankie Goes to Hollywood set is 60 Euro and not 25 as I put down… Sorry… Some of the others are 2 or 3 quid either way from the price I quoted.

Heres the link for RSD list again..

Right so on to selling stuff for now like… Delayed stuff from last week like JONATHAN WILSON and MOBY, landed in… although THE BREEDERS album is giving a bit of trouble… Should be here soon though… Other releases out today include new albums from DAVID BYRNE, YOUNG FATHERS, EDITORS, NATHANIEL RATELIFF, JIMI HENDRIX (kind of new) and JUDAS PRIEST as well as reissues by TOM WAITS, VELVET UNDERGROUND, MARILLON and NICO.

Video from the last few weeks up now, hasn’t been one in a while so a nice few bits in it
www.musiczone.ie/videos

Ok so on to releases for the 16th of March.. PIAS have a nice couple of releases for the 16th including a new album by THE DECEMBERISTS called “I’ll Be Your Girl” on CD and LP and an indies only white LP via Rough Trade.

PIAS also has the new YO LA TENGO record on CD or 2LP indies only coloured vinyl via Matador… Two nice ones methinks. PIAS also have COCTEAU TWINS reissues on LP via 4AD.. “Head over Heels” and “Treasure”, as well as a remix album of “Drunk” by THUNDERCAT called “Drank”..  And lastly from PIAS for the 16th is a collaboration debut album CREEP SHOW featuring JOHN GRANT on vocals with electronic band WRANGLER… Worth a listen also.

SHIPS won the Choice Prize for album of the year… Congrats!…don’t know the album to be honest but must remedy that..

WARNER for the 16th have “You’ve come a long way baby” LP reissue on 2LP and CD… 20TH Anniversary as well as a KRAFTWERK 18 Track Best Of type compilation and PARADISE LOST reissue of “Host” on cd, and first time on vinyl for it.

REPUBLIC OF MUSIC has an unreleased radio session from 1974 by SUN RA called “Of Abstract Dreams”  on CD and LP

THE ORCHARD for the 16th have the new FRATELLIS album as well as a new CASEY album

PROPER for the 16th have some ALARM reissues and a live album from Paul Draper of MANSUN on DLP

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) now have the rights to the RORY GALLAGHER catalogue (i’d imagine it was a few pounds) and they are releasing his 17 solo titles on CD on the 16th of March and 15 of them on LP on 180 gram with codes… I probably have said this a 1000 times to people but what a loss to the city…. He may have even come down from the Well Road for an instore for RSD… What a loss.

UNI have new albums on the 16th by KIM WILDE, ALEXANDRA BURKE and a Debut by FICKLE FRIENDS as well as Best Ofs by MUDDY WATERS and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and a new 12” by DJANGO DJANGO . Lastly from Universal is the 2LP release by JOHN WILLIAMS of “Star Wars – The Last Jedi”  and there are two KEANE LP reissues “Perfect Symmetry” and “Under The Iron Sea”, and lastly a Northern Soul Volume 3 7x 7” boxset.

On the local scene… I heard the new SHAKER HYMN single during the week and it’s another class tune… Here’s a listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWygV9dKVnE

The lads would be a nice act for RSD ‘18 on our little humble stage..

Sin é for this week folks
Thanks for listening
Ray
musiczone.ie

Hi Everyone,

Hope ye’r all doing alright..
Releases in the siopa for today include the debut album by Dublin hip-hop dont stop act REJJIE SNOW, the absolutely gorgeous sounding album by THE LOST BROTHERS on CD and LP, a WILD BEASTS Live ‘Best Of’ on DLP indies only job (on their farewell tour as we speak I think), the CD and LP Boxset release of the newest BELLE & SEBASTIAN EP Trilogy,  as well as the third EP release from the set, and a new album by THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.

Video for last two weeks of releases is now up and can be viewed here
https://musiczone.ie/videos/

Moving on to releases for Feb 23rd Warner have the break outs from the latest BOWIE box set… So these breakouts include “Heroes” “Lodger” “Low” “Scary Monsters” “Stage 2017”… : “Low” would probably have been my own personal favourite Bowie album up until “Blackstar” which I love… Have been listening to “The Next Day” a bit recently also… “Valentine’s Day” is a great song… Bowie is excellent in the video… I really hope this shooting in Florida on Valentines Day had no sad or sick connection.

What do be going on like…19 year old kid murders 17 teenagers with their whole lives to live… Life is so precious and so fragile… How can this occur? Is there “evil” in people… Are they born “evil”… Mental health issues?… Or is there something or things in his 19 year story that will point us to the answer… Ah man it just makes no sense.
Some of you have probably seen the video to the SUFJAN STEVENS track “John Wayne Gacy” (incredible but harrowing song) where there is real footage of Gacy as a child and you wonder how that, granted somewhat needy, little boy turned into a serial killer….??
This would have happened some day with this “evil” kid… Could it have been stopped? Who knows..
Man, Bowie would be crying if he thought his song had any impact on this person’s actions… At most I think it was just a deluded soundtrack to that troubled “evil” persons disgusting carnage…

Valentine told me who’s to go
Feelings he’s treasured most of all
The teachers and the football star
It’s in his tiny face
It’s in his scrawny hand
Valentine told me so
He’s got something to say
It’s Valentine’s Day

Warner also on the 23rd have a new album by VANCE JOY “Nation of Two”  and some reissues by KREATOR and DIMMU BORGIR as well as a B-Sides CD by AIRBOURNE.

Sony for the 23rd have a JIMI HENDRIX 7” and not a whole lot more to the best of my knowledge.

PIAS for the 23rd have the second album by one half of THE KNIFE, yes the highly anticipated FEVER RAY album “Plunge” will be with us next Friday…. Eight years since debut… Available via Karins own label Rapid (I think its her label anyway) and available on CD, standard LP and DELUXE DOUBLE GATEFOLD LP with a red blood gel outer sleeve… Only problem is that version aint out till MARCH 30TH… Bit of a mebs I know… Sorry.

PIAS also have a new album by BON IVER band mate S.CAREY on CD and indies only coloured LP as well as a reissue of the debut record by FUTURE ISLANDS on copper coloured vinyl.

Lastly from PIAS is a Live LP by British beat poet MICHAEL HOROVITZ called “Bank Busted Nuclear Detergent Blues”…. The wha….. He is joined on this recording by Damon Albarn on keys, Graham Coxon on sax and guitar and Paul Weller on organ and guitar… Not a bad backing band…. I personally believe (far from a very positive starting point for me) that history will be very kind to Damon Albarn… Maybe, I said maybe, suspect musical beginnings but always pushing forward, innovative, inventive, interesting…. The three eyes… Write it down folks… Future of music marketing.. I do believe he will leave a fine musical legacy.

Universal have the excellent “CONCERT FOR GEORGE”  on LTD 4LP set, 2 CD/2 BLURAY , 2 CD/DVD or 2CD out on the 23rd of Feb…

On November 29, 2002, one year after the passing of George Harrison, Olivia Harrison and longtime friend Eric Clapton organized a performance tribute in his honour. Held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the momentous evening featured George’s songs, and music he loved, performed by a lineup that included Clapton, Jools Holland, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Ringo Starr, Dhani Harrison and many more. Available in a 2CD, 2CD/2DVD, 2CD/2Blu-Ray and 4LP format.
The 2-CD set offers a collection of stunning renditions of some of the most significant music of the 20th century, including “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (performed by Clapton, McCartney and Starr), “Taxman” (performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and “The Inner Light” (covered by Jeff Lynne and Anoushka Shankar).
The new combo package comprises 2-CDs and 2-DVDs (Blu-Ray format also available). The DVDs contain the full concert, plus a theatrical cut which includes interviews, rehearsals and behind the scenes footage. Directed by David Leland (credits including the feature Wish You Were Here, and the Traveling Wilburys video “Handle With Care”), CONCERT FOR GEORGE has earned a Grammy® Award for Best Long Form Music Video. The Blu-Ray also includes the feature “Drummers.” (Not on DVD format). Also available for the first time on vinyl, this 180 gram 4-LP Box Set includes the complete sound recordings from CONCERT FOR GEORGE, featuring a special, etched mandala-design on side-8

UNIVERSAL also for the 23rd have via EAGLE ROCK, THE DOORS “Live at the Isle of Wight 1970” on DVD, BLURAY or CD/DVD…. This film/footage has historical importance I suppose as it was the very last filmed performance by the fantastic THE DOORS…. Is everybody in, is everybody in…

Universal also has new albums by MILESTONES and DAN GILLESPIE-SELLS (The Feeling), a new EP by ALICE COOPER and the vinyl releases of the POST MALONE “Stoney” on double orange coloured LP.

Not to bore ye with the details (not that boring really) but we have run into a short-term childcare problem so Raymond is going to be missing on thursdays for a month or two i’m afraid… Not ideal to be honest but sure ‘tis grand too in a very important way… Apologies in advance… Bob is moving hours around to do Thursday for me… I was talking to two wise men during the week in the shop and they passed on a worldly message or two… 1. Family and friends  should be numero uno (all the rest is fluff was one man’s message) and 2. One thing you wont regret when your 65 is that you didn’t work hard enough… So true… No basis on what’s going on with me, that’s just circumstance but it made me feel ok about the decision… Any of ye need ye’r kids minded on a thursday as well fire em over to me sure….

Proper for 23rd of Feb have new albums by GRANT LEE PHILLIPS and JOHN MAYALL as well as a live HAPPY MONDAYS LP from Barcelona.

THE ORCHARD have the debut record by Bray natives WYVERN LINGO on the 23rd on CD and LP via Rubyworks.
Nice price on the CD of 10 euro and 20 quid for the lovely LP…. Really excited and looking forward to this record as well as the In-Store on Monday the 26th of Feb at 5PM…
Want a signed copy and few good tunes….. You have been warned.

THE ORCHARD also have the first five FELT records reissued on VINYL.

REPUBLIC OF MUSIC have a 3LP set on mono of the Original Motion Picture  Soundtrack to MAGNOLIA… score by Jon Brion and songs by AIMEE MANN…. Pricey pricey though as a lot of the Mondo stuff is.

Sin e for this week i suppose folks,
Thanks for listening
Ray
musiczone.ie