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
Music is cheap really isn’t it… I’m not on about the free thing… I’m on about about buying a record for 10 euro up to 30 euro… If you connect with that record, then that music is so cheap… That music gives you so much for your tenner (or more dosh in most cases now to be fair)… That money really is some of the best money you will ever spend (off course you are going to say that Raymond!… But I believe it)… How many times have you listened to your favourite records?? Do they stir emotions that lots of other “products” would not even scratch the surface of?? Genuine tingles down the back from a lyric or a crescendo or an intro?? It sounds like i’m doing an ad for mastercard or some shower now, but priceless I would argue…? You will take to the grave or to the bunsen burner, those feelings/emotions given to you by music… We are visited (less regularly than before, as it is now) by bereaved people looking for the “funeral” songs….. I doubt if bereaved people visit the DIY shop looking for the supersonic C90 power hose “cos the auld lad loved his power hoses” and we wanted to spray the earth as they lowered him down or maybe try put out the bunsen burner… Can ye catch my drift in amongst all that?
Move on Raymond or you will be up all night kid… More new ones for today by RY COODER, BLACK PANTHER OST and BEACH HOUSE, as well as reissues by TOM WAITS (got a few of the 200), MAX RICHTER, SIMON & GARFUNKEL, MILES DAVIS and HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD.
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