July 17th: VAN MORRISON LIve, new BLUES PILLS, Rory Strat Rant, FACES Box Set, new NALA SINEPHRO and more from the Despicable Two.

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

 

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

 

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



 

And then for the 26th we will have

 

 

Main week so is August 2nd…

 

We start with Warner:) 

Proper for the 2nd:

Orchard for 2nd: 

 

Integral for 2nd: 

 

Cargo for the 2nd: 

Universal for the 2nd and 9th of August



 

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

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

So the Bossman is on a well deserved break. Gina and the kids are on the top deck sunning themselves and Ray has a cuban cigar going at the helm as I type.
They’re doing a tour of the Med I think, but Ray is stopping in Monaco for a day to do a ‘rant management’ course. I think Universal sponsored it so he said he might as well.
We tried to convince him not to cos we all enjoy his rants but he said it would be better for the blood pressure. We’ll see if it has any effect I suppose. He could come back like a Zen Buddhist now.

Myself and Young Adam will bumble through things anyway for the next week or so.

First down the road to mention is a cool 9 disc Box Set, THE FACES – The Complete BBC Concert and Session Recordings ’70-73. Out September 6th.
Here’s some info on it:
“This new collection – much of it previously unreleased – has been remastered with the full
participation of band members Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones. After teasing their legendary BBC recordings with two Record Store Day releases, Faces At The BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 will be available as an 8CD/Blu-ray set.

The Blu-ray includes newly restored footage of the Faces’ April 1972 appearance on Sounds for Saturday. The concert finds the “Borstal Boys” in peak form, radiating their swaggering, joyous spirit of rock ’n’ roll that continues to inspire generations. The hardback set includes a 48-page booklet with new commentary from surviving band members and archival quotes from Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and legendary BBC broadcaster John Peel. Lavishly illustrated with many previously unseen photos, the booklet details every Faces BBC session, concert, and broadcast. BBC broadcaster Gary Crowley wrote the detailed liner notes, which include a new interview with Jeff
Griffin, who produced all of the Faces’ BBC concert appearances.”

On August 23rd there’s going to be a 20th Anniversary 2 LP vinyl pressing of THE PRODIGY – Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned. Hasn’t been on vinyl in yonks I don’t think.
Great band. Saw them at Oxygen about 15 years ago. Keith was still there. Unreal.
It’s crazy how good the lineups at festivals were like 15-20 years ago.
Less so now, in my opinion, but I am getting old.

EMINEM’s brand new album ‘The Death of Slim Shady’ is coming out on CD on September 13th. And two coloured vinyl variants will be arriving on October 25th.
Like the single with the Steve Miller Band sample: Eminem – Houdini [Official Music Video]

And a new album is coming from NALA SINEPHRO – Endlessness via WARP. Her second. First one was great. Jazzy, electronic vibes. Some great featured jazz musicians on it and some orchestra I think.
That’ll be out on CD or Vinyl on September 6th.

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

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

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

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