Hi Everyone
Hope all is well enough with ye folks.
No major news from your record and tape emporium I don’t think.
I have a few days off next week…Shane and young Adam are holding the fort for me…so we are closed Easter Sunday and Easter Monday,,,then i’m missing tuesday , weds and thursday so only working Friday and Saturday….a few days break with the family, looking forward to it…will be just two weeks to Record store day by the the time i get back so will be full enough on then for the rest of April…kind of looking forward to it as well, full on but a bit of a buzz also!
Some big news actually, there is a new A LAZARUS SOUL album in July “ no flowers grow in cement gardens” ( pop quiz on the title) …will have more info im sure closer to the time but buzzing for this release to be honest! New song on Friday week “ the flower i flung into her grave”. Emotive song title.
Releases in the shop for this Friday the 29th of March include
- All Time Low ‘MTV Unplugged’
- Chet Baker – in Paris 2LP set vinyl reissue
- Chicane – Far From The Maddening Crowds (Symphonic Rehearsals)
- Clutch “Transnational Speedway League (Sea Glass Blue Vinyl)”
- Deep Purple – Machinehead 50 Limited 1LP, 3CD and bluray boxset
- Ed Harcourt ‘El Magnifico’ new album
- Eddie Fisher Quintet – the third cup ( Verve by request vinyl reissue)
- Ella Fitzgerald – clap hands here comes Charlie ( Acoustic sounds) vinyl reissue.
- ENRIQUE IGLESIAS – Final Vol.2 CD
- Gentle Giant – The Missing Piece (2024 Steven Wilson Remix)
- Ghostwoman “Anne, If (White Vinyl)
- Ghostwoman “Ghostwoman (White Vinyl)
- High Llamas ‘Hey Panda’ new album
- Jim White ‘All Hits: Memories’ compilation
- Johnny Cash – Now, There Was a Song! Vinyl reissue
- Johnny Lytle – People & Love vinyl reissue Craft jazz
- Madness – The Liberty of Norton Folgate (Expanded Edition) 2CD Version
- Mansun – The Dead Flowers Reject reissues
- Niamh Bury – yellow roses debut album
- Nico ‘Desertshore’ reissues
- Nico ‘The Marble Index reissues
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark – Atmospherics & Greatest Hits (Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2022)
- Raye – My 21st Century Symphony: Live At The Royal Albert Hall / Clear Vinyl (OUT 15TH MARCH!)
- Ride ‘Interplay’ new album
- Ron Carter – Where? Vinyl reissue Craft jazz
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Revelations new album
- Sheryl Crow – Evolution brand new album
- Sonny Rollins – a night at the village vanguard 3LP or 2CD reissues.
- Stereolab ‘Switched On Volumes 1-5’
- Sue Foley – One Guitar Woman new album
- SUM 41 – Heaven :x: Hell new album
- Texas & Spooner Oldham ‘The Muscle Shoals Sessions’
- The Michael Schenker Group – Is It Loud Enough? Michael Schenker 1980-1983 CD Boxset
- The Secret Sisters – Mind, Man, Medicine new album
- The Swell Season – Strict Joy LP 2 Black LP – Etch on side D
- Thomas Newman – Spectre 007 soundtrack reissue
- Type O Negative reissues (including Bloody Kisses, shout if interested)
- Various – Northern Soul Classics vinyl
Then releases for the 5th of April
- ABBA – Waterloo (Half Speed Master) reissue
- ABBA – Honey Honey/ King Kong Song (English) 7″ Picture disc
- ABBA – Waterloo/ Honey Honey (Swedish) 7″ Picture disc
- ABBA – Waterloo/ Watch Out 7″ Picture disc
- Animal Collective ‘Prospect Hummer’ 12”
- Anoushka Shankar – Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn 12″
- BILLY JOEL – Streetlife Serenade reissue
- BILLY JOEL – Cold Spring Harbor reissue
- BILLY JOEL – Turnstiles reissue
- BILLY JOEL – 52nd Street reissue
- BILLY JOEL – Songs in the Attic reissue
- BILLY JOEL – The Stranger reissue
- BILLY JOEL – Live at the Great American Music Hall – 1975
- Bob Vylan “Humble As The Sun”
- Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (Translucent Forest Green with Opaque Spring Green and Custard Splatter Vinyl LP)
- Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Translucent Yellow with Black Splatter Vinyl LP)
- Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox (Red with Black Splatter Vinyl LP)
- Cedric Burnside – Hill Country Love new album
- CELINE DION – My Love: Essential Collection vinyl
- Dave Clarke – Dave Clarke Presents: Archive One And The Red Series set
- DJ Shadow ‘Endtroducing…’ half speed remaster
- Eric Bibb – Live at the Scala Theatre
- Fabiana Palladino ‘Fabiana Palladino’ debut album
- Feeder – Black / Red new album
- Fields Of The Nephilim ‘Elizium’ Expanded Deluxe Edition
- Garbage – Bleed Like Me reissues
- Horace Silver – Silver’s Serenade (Blue Note, 1963)
- Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good! CD
- Jim White “Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See” – 2LP
- Khruangbin ‘A La Sala’ new album
- Lo Moon – I Wish You Way More Than Luck new album
- Metallica – Garage Inc. (‘Fade To Blue’ Coloured Vinyl)
- Mount Kimbie ‘The Sunset Violent’ new album
- Mötley Crüe – The End Live In Los Angeles 4k UHD
- Niall Horan – The Show – The Deluxe reissue
- No Doubt – The Singles 1992-2003 vinyl
- Pernice Brothers – Who Will You Believe
- Phosphorescent – Revelator new album
- Pink Floyd – Live at the BBC, September 1971 (Special Edition) vinyl
- Porcupine Tree – Octane Twisted
- The Black Keys – Ohio Players new studio album
- The Libertines – All Is Quite On The Eastern Esplanade new album
- Thunder – Bang! Reissue
- Thunder – Robert Johnson’s Tombstone reissue
- Thunder – The Magnificent Seventh reissue
- Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us new studio album
- Yes – Mirror To The Sky 3 CD
- Yusuf / Cat Stevens – King of a Land CD
Main week is the 12th of April
- B.B. King – King Of The Blues vinyl reissue
- Carcass – Heartwork / White & Green Vinyl with Etchings reissue
- Death – The Sound Of Perseverance / Black / Red / Gold Splatter Vinyl / Foil Jacket
- Death – Individual Thought Patterns / Hot Pink / Bone White / Red Splatter Vinyl / in Foil Jacket
- Death – Human / Bone White / Blue Jay / Gold Splatter Vinyl / in Foil Jacket
- Death – Spiritual Healing / Red / Cyan Blue / Black Splatter Vinyl / in Foil Jacket
- Death – Leprosy / Hot Pink / Bone White / Blue Jay / Splatter Vinyl / in Foil Jacket
- Death – Scream Bloody Gore / Neon Violet / Bone White / Red Splatter Vinyl / in Foil Jacket
- Eagles – To the Limit: The Essential Collection (3CD Set)
- Eagles – To the Limit: The Essential Collection (Deluxe 6LP Set)
- Eagles – To The Limit: The Essential Collection (w/ Exclusive Eagles Tour Laminate)
- Eagles – To The Limit: The Essential Collection (RSD Indie Exclusive 2LP)
- English Teacher – this could be texas debut LP
- Girl In Red – I’m Doing it Again Baby! New album
- Harold Land – The fox reissue
- James – Yummy brand new studio album
- Jane Weaver – Love in Constant Spectacle new album
- Laura Veirs – Laura Veirs and Her Band
- Linkin Park – Papercuts (RSD Indie Exclusive Red / Black Splatter Vinyl LP)
- Linkin Park – Papercuts CD
- LYRA – self titled debut album from the Cork artist
- Maggie Rogers – Dont forget me new album
- Manic Street Preachers – Lifeblood: 20th Anniversary reissues
- Mark Knopfler – One Deep River brand new studio album
Here is a tune from it…quality as usual
Mark Knopfler – Ahead Of The Game (Official Video)
Deluxe 2CD now sold to us as well as std cd and two vinyl formats
- Metz ‘Up On Gravity Hill’ new album
- Melts – Field Theory new album
- Neil Hannon And Joby Talbot “Wonka: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” 2LP
- Noah Kahan – Stick Season : we’ll all be here forever deluxe versions
- Otis Spann – Otis Spann Is The Blues vinyl reissue
- The Cult / Death Cult – Under The Midnight Sun / with Bonus Death Cult 7″
- The Lemonheads – Fear Of Living / Seven Out 7” single
- The Wedding Present – Watusi (Deluxe) LP (GreenLP/OrangeLP + CD Deluxe Edition)
- The Wedding Present – Locked Down And Stripped Back Volume Two
- Willie Colon – La Gran Fuga reissue
We have a nice instore on Thursday the 4th of April @6pm when we are delighted to welcome Niamh Bury to the shop. Niamh will play songs from her debut album “ yellow roses” for us, sign copies after as well…there will be a few giveaways on the evening in question also! Heres a tune from the record
Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he will take ye down the road with announcements etc…
Sound, Ray. Delighted to hear that about A Lazarus Soul. They’re one of, if not my favourite Irish bands.
Hope all is well with everyone.
I’m suffering a bit with a cold and back pain so I won’t ramble.
Here’s a list of the pre-orders out over the next few months:
- BACK TO BLACK: Music from the Motion Picture (Amy Winehouse) – various artist compilation – CD, 2 CD, LP or 2 LP – 17/5/24
- DAVID BOWIE – Rock n Roll Star – half speed Vinyl or CD/Blu Ray Box Set – 14/6/24
- CARDINALS – Cardinals EP – new music from the Cork band – 7/6/24
Here’s a track from them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_1xUuR9s8
Nice feedback at the start.
- ROYAL BLOOD – self-titled debut, 10th anniversary reissue – CD or 2 LP – 16/8/24
- POND – Stung! – CD or Splatter Vinyl – 21/6/24
- PRETENDERS – Learning to Crawl: 40th Anniversary – black vinyl or indies clear LP – 7/6/24
- Various – Eurovision 2024 – 2 CD – 19/4/24. Vinyl is 24/5/24
- Hank Jones, Abbey Lincoln – When There is Love – 2 LP – 26/4/24
- PETER GABRIEL – Back to Front: Live in London – 4K UHD Blu Ray – 10/5/24
- HIATUS KAIYOTE – Love Heart Cheat Code – CD, LP or indies coloured LP – 28/6/24
- GRATEFUL DEAD – From the Mars Hotel: 50th Anniversary – 3 CD, LP, pink LP or Zoetrope vinyl – 21/6/24
- LUKE HEMMINGS – Boy EP – blue vinyl – 26/4/24
- BEN FOLDS FIVE – Whatever and Ever Again – Vinyl reissue – 15/5/24
- MODEST MOUSE – Good News for People Who Love Bad News – 2 LP pink/green vinyl deluxe reissue – 15/5/24
And here’s Adam’s latest video:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C43ZP8wt_Yk/?igsh=MWVieDNmMzd2aWdwNA==
Thanks a mil Shane.
Right so last few that i need figures for the record companies this week …out on 19th April
- A Certain Ratio ‘It All Comes Down to This’ new album
- bdrmm ‘Standard Tuning’ 10”
- Chicago – Chicago At The John F. Kennedy 3LP
- Dr. John – Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles CD
- Flowered Up ‘A Life With Brian’
- Melvins ‘Tarantula Heart’
- My Dying Bride – A Mortal Binding reissue
- Orbital ‘Orbital’
- Snoop Doggy Dogg ‘Doggystyle’ 30th Anniversary Edition CD
- The Durutti Column ‘Vini Reilly 5 Disc Edition – 3CD, DVD + 3″ CD
Right so folks sin e for this week really
The lads have the newsletter for next week
Thanks for listening as always
Ray, Shane and young Adam