November 26th: BLACK FRIDAY Updates, new WATERBOYS, BOWIE 50th Anniversary HS, new PORTUGAL THE MAN, PINK FLOYD 50th Set, new SEAMUS FOGARTY

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Hi folks

Hope all is well.

Black Friday is this coming Friday the 28th of November and there are limited releases for the day…its a kind of a mini record store day….invoices are starting to show up for the stock but no stock as yet….busy week organising ahead….one to note that is troublesome is the DOORS release on vinyl…the live in copenhagen one….had ordered 10 copies, 5 of ye had wishlisted it….but only invoiced for 5 so its obviously very tight…i have chased a few more copies but i wont know till friday if i am successful in getting them….open at the normal time of 10AM on Friday….ill update later if i notice anymore problems.

 

Releases for this Friday the 28th of November include….

Thanks to those kind souls who came in for the David Keenan album launch last night…he was really really good, a step above a lot i feel…it was great … .again thanks to those of ye who came in.

Another couple of Black Friday releases that look troublesome are Sam Fender and Matt Beringer….the rest as far as i can see look fine….there will always be a crack and a slip though

Releases then for the 5th of December include …

I was thinking back to last weeks newsletter….crikey i went off on one about the match didnt i…i was still buzzing

Just a word to the wise here, deliveries from the record companies go a bit all over the shop for the next 4 weeks ( all that is left, 4 weeks)  

Anyhoo releases for Friday the 12th of Dec ( these below need to be ordered in the next day or two so shout if interested)

Nb the Cure release is Saturday the 13th of December and we are strongly told that is the  release date folks…dont know why

Getting the extra Doors ones…crisis over….will be enough here!

Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road etc….into 2026 mostly!

Sound, Ray. Hello everyone, hope ye’re well! Getting into the Christmas run in now. Good time to watch a movie or two or listen to a crackly record if you have time off.
Anyone out there watching Stranger Things?

RIP to Mani from the Stone Roses. Sad news. Great bass player. Irish parents. He supported the Irish soccer team actually. He will be missed. I have the Stone Roses on now.

As Ray mentioned, alot of the down the road releases are for 2026 now, but a few here are in the next few weeks as well.
First up, DAVID BOWIE – Station to Station: 50th Anniversary, which is coming out on January 23rd.
It will be on half-speed mastered vinyl or Picture Disc. Only six tracks but quality ones. Here’s a bit about it (for the audiophiles):
“To mark the 50th anniversary of Station To Station, this limited-edition half-speed mastered LP has been cut by John Webber at AIR Studios on a customised Neumann VMS80 lathe with recapped electronics. The audio is sourced from 192kHz restored masters of the original Hit Factory tapes, with no additional processing applied.

After the success of the dance hits Fame and Young Americans (both off 1975’s Young Americans), Bowie seemed to step back, ponder the future of rock, and then turn up the guitars and the art-rock sensibilities and make a completely engaging and evocative album. From the epic title track (introducing the Thin White Duke character and building into an incendiary rocker) to the irresistible Golden Years (another dance hit) and on to the physically wrenching and funk-drenched Stay, the soul of David Bowie is pretty much meshed into every track.”

KINGS OF LEON are releasing a new EP called ‘EP #2’ on their own label. That’s coming out physically on the same day as Bowie.
Here’s a track from it: https://youtu.be/lb2BnpVUxEE?si=3RtxF5IXjEyFbGPF
It’ll be on ‘cherry red’ 12 ” vinyl.

On December 19th, NAS & DJ Premier release a new collab album, ‘Light-Years’, on CD and Vinyl.
Always liked NAS. Here’s a track:
https://youtu.be/WPF1X58IOFA?si=3xTLvFX7E2zYs02Y

Next March, SEAMUS FOGARTY – SHIPS will be coming out on vinyl. Here’s a bit more about it:

“Ships” is Seamus Fogarty’s first new collection of music since 2023’s “Hee Haw” EP (“Just
brilliant” – Cillian Murphy, BBC6 Music) and is undoubtedly his most expansive and uplifting
collection of music to date. Channelling everything from Tortoise to early 90s hip hop, it’s
packed with poignant and funny slice-of-life vignettes touching on love, loss, trashy 19th
century Russian literature, DIY coffins, cans on trains with strangers and so much more.
After an enthusiastic response to several new songs writtten in the wake of his last album,
2020’s “A Bag Of Eyes”, and performed while on tour with Lisa O’Neill around Ireland and the
UK, Seamus enlisted the help of a range of esteemed collaborators longtime and new to bring
this new collections of songs to life, including string-arranger Emma Smith (Pulp, Beth
Gibbons), drummers Chris Vatalaro (Anohni, Radiohead) & Aram Zarikian (Grasscut), horn
player Joe Auckland (Madness, Oasis) with additional production and engineering by Leo
Abrahams (Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins) & Mike Lindsay (Tunng, Lump).”

And here’s the list of everything else coming soonish:

A relatively quiet one from me this week. That’s all folks.
Back to you, Ray! Slán.

Thanks Shane

Sin e really for this week folks

Thanks for listening as always

Ray, Shane, Adam & Mia