October 9th: LOVE BUZZ Live in-store, BLACK FRIDAY RSD Lists with some prices, THE THRILLS coloured vinyl, new CHRISTY MOORE, JERRY FISH and DAMIEN DEMPSEY

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How d folks

Hope all is well enough

While i think of it…nice new addition to the NAD releases on 19th of October with

 

The Beatles    A Hard Days Night (White Vinyl) @ 39 best ( only 12 of them folks)

 

We have a cracking in store coming your way this Saturday afternoon when we welcome THE LOVE BUZZ to the shop … .2 pm kick off….this band definitely has something, big time, some great tunes, big personalities….really looking forward to it, arguably the most promising band from the banks of the Lee in a long time….brand new EP out this Friday ( not a weak track on it) ….if cant make it and want signed copy , email us, ye know the story at this stage!

Heres a couple of tunes to wet your appetite….super live band and they are doing a full band performance with us Saturday the whole kit and caboodle, …guitars , drums, the whole kit and caboodle, cant wait!! 

Bad News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpDwhP7rRDw

 

Ok folks BLACK FRIDAY time !!

So this year is Friday the 29th of November and in my opinion the best list in a long time

Shane, will you pop the full list here please….
https://www.recordstoreday.co.uk/black-friday

And here are a few of the individual record label/distributor lists up on our website with pricing for ye:

PROPER: https://musiczone.ie/rsd-black-friday-2024-list-of-releases-with-prices-from-proper/

WARNER: https://musiczone.ie/rsd-black-friday-2024-warner-list-of-releases-with-prices/

SRD: https://musiczone.ie/rsd-black-friday-list-of-releases-with-pricing-from-srd/

As with RSD it’s the same re-wishlists … .we will over the next few weeks try to get ye out record company lists with retail pricing so ye have a better idea….i think we have received only 3 or 4 companies so far.

So wish lists book is open for black friday folks….more info to follow over the next week or 2….but wishlist away

 

Right releases in the siopa for this Friday include ( where are the feckin weeks going like)…

Then for 18th of Oct and National Album Day ( NAD) 19th Oct we will have…

Couple of heads up for ye….BIG THIEFs favourite songwriter is TUCKER ZIMMERMANN….serious now,  heads up ears open,,,check this out …brilliant it is, thats Adrienne on it yep

Tucker Zimmerman – The Season (Official Lyric Video)

Tucker Zimmerman – Burial At Sea (Official Video)

 

Got a nice tip also  during the week from one of the reps and really liking it….a band i have not spent time with before WILD PINK…new album out on the 18th Oct ….heres a tune, as i said i really like it….let us know if interested, give this a listen

Wild Pink – Sprinter Brain (Official Lyric Video)

 

Oh oh nb nb, the Aphex twins posters and slipmats landed in for the folks who were at the listening party last friday evening ( twas lovely actually)

And nb nb  dont forget to view entire message when it stops…there is more….the amount of stuff coming at us this time of the year is frightening….hard to stay on it…NAD, BLACK FRIDAY…..hundreds of releases every week….i reckon between 3 and 400 albums were sold to me for 25th of Oct between new records and reissues….it does seem more than other years….so forgive the length of the newsletter, we are trying to get the most interesting ones out to ye ( to get yer dollars of course!!) 

Main week im hawking to ye this week,  is releases for the 25th oct , must order these from record companies in the next few days….so here’s what’s on offer party people



 




Just a quick one to mention, the living legend that is Christy Moore has a new album out on  1ST November called “ a terrible beauty” . Christy  is  now 56 years on from the release of his debut album Paddy On The Road,
Claddagh Records is delighted to announce that Christy Moore has signed to the iconic label to release his new album.

Delighted to see one legend has covered other legends ( well in our shop anyway!) with not one but two A LAZARUS SOUL covers on the album … .dowtcha Christy boy, we love ALS down here in Rebel land.

Heres one of them said covers

Black & Amber

Finally from me. Got sent a beautiful album yesterday on a private link, really beautiful listen … .played it 3 full times in a row, was seriously impressed…so what is it Ray.

Jerry Fish feat MayKay – Dreaming Of Daniel 

A tribute album to the wonderful talent that was Daniel Johnston…songs beautifully covered by Jerry and MayKay .

Since Jan 22nd 2020 Jerry Fish and MayKay have hosted ‘Hi, How Are You Day’ in Dublin, Ireland. A celebration of the life, music and legacy of Daniel Johnston. ‘Dreaming of Daniel’ is a studio album and true labour of love, produced by Jerry Fish and Cian Boylan, recorded in Camden Studios Dublin.

Jerry explains:
“I felt compelled to record and release an album of Daniels work, not alone is his lyrical wit and honesty an inspiration to me and a multitude of artists the world over, we have so much fun performing his songs live. The album ‘Dreaming of Daniel’ captures the joy we experience on stage performing Daniel’s songs, it’s infectious.”

‘Dreaming of Daniel’ features 12 songs ( + one digital bonus track ) written by Daniel Johnston. Released on 15th Nov

Here is an absolute beauty from the record…great words

Jerry Fish – The Story of an Artist (COVER)

Gonna hand ye folks over to Shane as he takes ye down the road as usual ( dont stress it kid, what we get done , we get done, all good…..there is a mountain of stuff there)

Sound, Ray, sound! I know, it can be a bit of a slog can’t it? I like to try and write a bit like you do just to lighten the mood a bit for people. Some might prefer us to shut up though (well, me)!

Looking forward to the Love Buzz on Saturday, going to do my best to pop in for it. The EP that Ray mentioned above is great. Catchy tunes with a trippy, punky edge.

Since Ray was doing ‘heads ups’, the new ALAN SPARHAWK record is excellent. He sings with effects on his voice throughout and it’s a really different sounding album, kraftwerk-esque, and of course, he is trying to keep going after a massive tragedy.
I think we’re getting a couple more copies in soon.

Anyway, first one to mention for down the road is a brand new album by DAMIEN DEMPSEY, ‘Hold Your Joy’. I like Damien. I think Ray does too. He seems to divide opinion a bit, but I think he has great delivery and his lyrics come from the heart. Out October 25th.
The album will be available on cd, black vinyl and limited orange vinyl. Here’s an amhrán from it: https://youtu.be/uVhrn3wYlJM?si=NUjU_OEJ7gt6_tDC

There’s a new LADY GAGA album, ‘Harlequin’, coming next week, in the wake of the new Joker movie.
Here’s a bit about it, sounds very interesting:

“Notably, Harlequin marks Lady Gaga’s first jazz-inspired album since the passing of her longtime collaborator Tony Bennett.  The album represents a step forward in bringing classic standards into the modern era, as if these timeless songs were reimagined through the lens of all the music that followed.  Gaga breathes new life into these beloved tracks, combining her deep love of jazz with a fresh, avant-garde approach, honoring the past while pushing it into uncharted territory.

What makes Harlequin unique is the way it floats effortlessly between all musical styles, pulling from whatever sounds felt right in the room.

A modern take on vintage pop, the album is influenced by the vast American musical lexicon—heavily rooted in blues and early American music.  Songs like “World On A String” might be called jazz today, but when Tony Bennett released it, it was simply pop music. That’s the spirit of Harlequin—a record that defies labeling and taps into the essence of American music.

This is an album made in the purest sense, reminiscent of a time when musicians simply created the records they wanted to make. An album meant to be heard front-to-back, all at once.

From jazz to punk, funk to blues, and everything in between, Harlequin features unique and original arrangements of songs that evoke the vibrant chaos and emotional depth of the character. Classics like “Good Morning” and “Get Happy (2024)” are reimagined with additional lyrics–punctuating Harley’s rebellious spirit, while “Oh, When The Saints” and “World On A String” take on new meaning through quirky, high-energy arrangements that reflect her wild, untamed nature.”

And the great LUCINDA WILLIAMS is releasing an album of Beatles covers: ‘Sings the Beatles from Abbey Road’. Does what it says on the tin. Ag teacht amach ar 6/12/24
Sorry we don’t have it up on the website yet. But if interested just pop us an email.

And here’s a list of other noteworthy bits:


Myself and Noelle are off to Disney Paris next week. Looking forward to it.

Here’s Young Adam’s latest vid:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAwAKlkse5b/?igsh=a3d2dnRscGxtcGpr

Dats all I think. Back to you so Ray for the send off.

Thanks Shane….i make 9 newsletters to the Christmas break!!

Countdown is on

Sin e for this week folks

Homework for next week….get into THE LOVE BUZZ and listen to JERRY FISH and TUCKER ZIMMERMANN

Thanks for listening as always

Ray,  Shane, young Adam and Mia