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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: V-3 "LIVE AT BERNIES 97" LP

« on: February 06, 2014, 09:08:41 AM »

Live from Bernie's was an Old Age / No Age cdr that was limited to 100 copies and I love it.

Thanks. D'you know if that was the same as the V-3 'Live 97' recording posted by Forever Lowman? (Should have cut-and-paste the info he posted, but I just downloaded the mp3s - didn't realise how quick that site would disappear). And I still need to know if this is a decent quality boot anyhow. Anyone bite on this yet?

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / V-3 "LIVE AT BERNIES 97" LP

« on: February 06, 2014, 03:19:57 AM »

http://www.fusetronsound.com/label.php?whomart=V-3

Artist: V-3
Title: Live at Bernies 97
Format: LP
Label: No Label
Country: USA
Price: $15.00

There's been a couple of mentions on other threads, but very little info here or on Fusetron. Not even a tracklisting, never mind background info or news on sound quality. Anyone know if this is just a bootleg  of the 'Live '97' recording posted by Forever Lowman a few years back? Maybe sourced from the same mp3's? Or is it worth hunting down?

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: The Bomber Jackets - The Lister LP (Alter)

« on: February 05, 2014, 07:27:56 PM »

Thanks. Checked and it's the same with Amazon, so it's ordered, under 13 UK quids too (with free postage). Wished all bands / labels would just use Bandcamp though. It's great for the fans (immediate high quality downloads / full albums to sample before buying / if a Ltd. record sells out you can still hear and download the tracks for a reasonable price / cool and easy to navigate mobile app to organise your music collection) and artists (simple to upload lossless files / Bandcamp do the conversion to other file formats / YOUR MUSIC SOUNDS GOOD / easy shopping process and shipping add on through Paypal via Bandcamp site  / keep 90% of the price charged). What are the drawbacks / am I missing something?

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: FABRICA RECORDS 2014: New Letha Rodman/Dan Melchior, Unicorn, Dane Patterson

« on: February 05, 2014, 12:39:02 PM »

(Yawn) Sorry, but the usual question. Any UK Distro? (Infinite Limits / Penultimate Press / Volcanic Tongue?). Thanks!

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: The Bomber Jackets - The Lister LP (Alter)

« on: February 04, 2014, 07:52:40 AM »

Does this LP come with a Download?

[Don't get a lot of time to listen to vinyl these days so find it really handy to get tracks on my ipod or phone (particulatly with the bandcamp mobile app!). Intend getting one of those Bose Soundlink Mini's sometime soon, so DL's will get even more useful!]

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: February 02, 2014, 05:40:07 AM »

"Dark Entries" is better than anything the Birthday Party did, 'cept for maybe "Dead Joe."

Yeah, and 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' is better than 'Release The Bats'. Yeah, right. Bauhaus are fucking pantomine dames, man, who've just found mummy's make-up box. Murphy is one of the poseurs of all time. (Oh! those cheek bones!)

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Simon Finn - Pass the Distance Reissue LP on Little Big Chief LBCR-011

« on: February 02, 2014, 05:30:29 AM »

Ha! Divide it up into paragraphs, brock! Great record though.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / VIC GODARD '30 ODD YEARS' - ESSENTIAL NEW 2CD COMPILATION

« on: January 31, 2014, 07:46:42 AM »

From wwww.vicgodard.co.uk

Vic Godard '30 ODD YEARS' Double CD Compilation Release 03 February 2014 on Gnu Inc Records

Introducing Vic Godard '30 Odd Years', two CDs of songs reflecting Mr Godard's wayward yet extraordinarily varied and fruitful career to date as a songwriter, singer and musician. We are taking you on an exhilarating, roller coaster of a ride with over three decades of musical genres which will hopefully leave you wanting more. It is almost impossible to summarize such a diverse talent, the plethora of material included in this collection spans the earliest Punk recordings with the first Subway Sect line up to Vic's most recent collaborations with Catalan group Mates Mates and Davy Henderson's Sexual Objects.

Always reluctant to pay lip service to 'the music business' or abide by it's rules Vic has forged his own unique trajectory, veering off in unexpected, some have intimated perverse musical directions just when it seemed fame and fortune were calling, in fact Mr Bernard Rhodes for one made no bones about it! Vic Godard has chosen instead to stay true to the Punk ethos, refusing to dwell in the past and always keen to move on to the next musical challenge. With lyrics referencing the most diverse subjects and inspirations from 'Blakey' (On The Buses) to Gericault's Raft, from Community Payback to Fouquet's Undine.

The 42 musical numbers have been re-mastered for 30 Odd Years by Mike Coe and though biased we've got to say the sound quality is AMAZING. The songs were chosen by fans, friends, Vic & Gnu Inc and all bar two are studio recordings from 1978 to 2011, the majority sourced from previous releases. Setting off with 'Don't Split It' the B side of Subway Sect?s first single on Bernard Rhodes' Braik Records with lyrics by Rob Symmons, then on to more Punk, Jazz, the Edwyn Collins connections and the Motion Records years, including slick cabaret jazz songs from Songs For Sale, big band swing courtesy of In Trouble Again, songs from End of the Surrey People & Long term Side Effect produced by Edwyn Collins, Sansend, 1978 Now, We Come As Aliens and up to '(Oh Alright) Go On Then' one of the songs Vic wrote and recorded in 2011 with Catalan group Mates Mates, released in February 2013 on 'Vic to Vic' a three track 7" on famelic Records. The collaboration is ongoing and a documentary by Lluis Huedo telling the story is expected soon.

No Vic Godard compilation would be complete without Ambition but Gnu Inc have gone off piste with a live version based on a slowed down Maggie's Farm rhythm recorded with The Bitter Springs at Brentford FC's Stripes Bar in 2004. The Springs also perform on two songs from 'Blackpool',  the ill fated Godard/Irvine Welsh musical, the eponymous 'Blackpool' and the previously unreleased recorded version of 'The Wedding Song'.

Vic?s Caledonian connections go back to the 1970's and continue today so what better way to bring the musical tour to a climax than with a thundering live performance of Johnny Thunders by Vic and The Sexual Objects recorded at Stereo Bar, Glasgow, December 2012, part of the Vicism tour.

Beginning and ending with two of sorely missed Edinburgh poet Paul Reekie's recordings for Sansend (Motion Records 2002) just seemed fitting. Mr Godard has been accompanied on his musical adventures by a veritable smorgasbord of musical talent. Where else would you find Larry Stabbins and Terry Chimes on the same release?

Subway Sect: Bob Ward Paul Myers Rob Symmons Colin Scott Steve 'Spartan' Atkinson Johnny Britton Chris Bostock Dave Collard Rob Marche Sean McClusky Becca Gillieron Leigh Curtis Paul 'Trigger' Williams Sophie Politowicz Mark Laff Gary Ainge Kevin Younger Mark Braby Paul Cook The Black Arabs & Paul & Terry Chimes Pete Thomas & Jumping Jive Working Week The Bitter Springs: Simon Rivers Dan Ashkenazy Nick Brown Paul 'Wizard' Baker Paul McGrath & Phil Martin Mates Mates: Andrew Ribas Escandon - Andriu Luc Ma - Luca Ferran Font - Fim Jorbel Errapicas - Erra & Pau Orri Comerma The Sexual Objects: Davy Henderson Douglas MacIntyre Graham Wann Ian Holford & Simon Smeeton And Ali Hakemi Clare Kenny Chris Biscoe Dave Morgan Dick Pearce Edwyn Collins Hamish Brown James Dutton Janan Kuba Jelena Djordjevic Jon One Cat Larry Stabbins Leroy Osborne Mike Carr Martin Duffy Martin Pines Nicholas Evans Nick Brown Paul Reekie Pete Saunders Virginia Astley Whitney Byng & Wiggy.

All in all we think that this collection gives an idea of the not inconsiderable and extensive talents of Mr Vic Godard, the breadth and depth of his lyrical penmanship and musical composition, in other words he's a damn good songwriter and not a bad performer either.Vic will be promoting '30 Odd Years' and '1979 Now'* throughout 2014 with gigs including Bristol, Stoke, Leek Arts Festival, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Preston, Manchester, Blackpool Rebellion Festival, 2 dates in Birmingham and more to be announced both in the UK and Europe. Booklet/Cover notes by Marc Riley, Lee McFadden & Tracey Holloway, Michael White, Philip King & Kevin Pearce.

DISC 1
01 - Intro With Paul Reekie
02 - Don't Split It
03 - Nobody's Scared
04 - Parallel Lines
05 - Different Story
06 - Double Negative
07 - Vertical Integration
08 - Empty Shell
09 - Make Me Sad
10 - Stop That Girl
11 - Stamp of a Vamp
12 - Hey What's Your Name?
13 - Crazy Crazy
14 - Spring is Grey
15 - T.R.O.U.B.L.E
16 - Stayin' Outta View (Instrumental)
17 - Ice On A Volcano
18 - Malicious Love
19 - Same Mistakes
20 - Won't Turn Back
21 - No Love Now

DISC 2
01 - We'll Keep Our Chains
02 - Common Thief
03 - I Wish
04 - The Writer's Slumped
05 - Back In A Void Again
06 - At The Circus
07 - Americana On Fire
08 - Ambition
09 - That Train
10 - Stool Pigeon
11 - Why Did You Shoot Me?
12 - Derail Your Senses
13 - Not Watching The Devil
14 - Imbalance
15 - Blackpool
16 - The Wedding Song
17 - Music Of A Werewolf
18 - Take Over
19 - Back In The Community
20 - Best Album
21 - (Oh Alright) Go On Then
22 - Johnny Thunders
23 - Outro With Paul Reekie

*'1979 Now' - upcoming Edwyn Collins produced LP of Vic's northern soul songs due for release in 2014.


UK: 13 UK POUNDS + 1.25 postage
EU: 13 UK POUNDS + 3.50 postage
Rest Of World: 13 UK POUNDS + 4.50 postage

ORDERS CAN BE PLACED HERE:
http://www.vicgodard.co.uk/vic_godard_buy.html

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Cheveu - Bum

« on: January 29, 2014, 09:12:58 AM »

Bandcamp page to be found here:

http://shop.bornbadrecords.net/album/bum

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Cheveu - Bum

« on: January 28, 2014, 10:30:09 AM »

I was disappointed with the new tracks for sample on Born Bad too. Really slick pop sound. Might grow on me, but it's not exactly 'Charlie Sheen' is it?

(And what's with the press release slagging off their previous LP's? Sorry for buying those crappy records. I'm an idiot!)

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Music Shit / Re: Artists you have the most records by.

« on: January 26, 2014, 04:27:01 PM »

Robert Pollard. Possibly the greatest genius in rock history. Along with Alex Chilton and Jim Shepard. Haven't listened to anything since 'Moses On A Snail' (very underrated) but I keep buying. I figure I'll dig in again at some point and put together a brilliant compilation tape (or two).

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEQbjOpKREA

http://m.youtube.com/results?q=the%20cost%20of%20shipping%20cattle&sm=

'did he or did he not use shocking equipment to make you happy?'

I feel cold...

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: January 26, 2014, 04:14:54 PM »

Look, all I want is for someone to acknowledge that vicious pun.

Obvs BP pulled it even. 

Bauhaus is very similar and better IHOMO and much much tighter but it doesn't matter.

I do think Bauhaus were the better band, though something about BP's attacko is much more... scarring.  Also, for the umpteenth time, fuck Nick Cave.

Bauhaus suck, utterly completely totally. Birthday Party piss on them from the height of Felix Baumgartner's space jump . I could give a fuck about Nick Cave's solo career UNTIL his last LP (''Push The Sky Away" for the avoidance of doubt) which RULES. Listen mofos, then judge.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Siltbreeze New Releases; Shoes This High lp & 7" reish, Die Schacht 7"ep

« on: January 26, 2014, 03:57:01 AM »

Siltbreeze don't use paypal unfortunately. And now I missed out on the Harry Pussy and strapping fieldhands restocks. Even tho I tried to order them. Fuckin bummed

Contact Tom direct at  'sltrx-at-pil.net'. I've paid him for records using Paypal many times. (Not for a while though. It's been cheaper to go through Amazon.co.uk since the last major postal price hike.)

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Music Shit / Re: BRUNCH ROCK

« on: January 25, 2014, 08:18:43 PM »

Great thread. Joanna Newsom in particular really grinds my gears. Annoying pixie garbage. Does Warpaint count? I like their track 'Billie Holiday' though. (And the actual Billie Holiday). Tracey Chapman? (ditto with 'Fast Car' - i can't help it, it moves me. Suzanne Vega? Joan Armatrading? That chick who did '9 Million Bicycles In Beijing', or whatever it's called. The fucking X-X? (Not X-Blank-X pal). Don't know what it's like in the States but we're getting a plague of Mumford and Sons copy bands here in the UK. Upper and middle class* careerist wankers opting for music rather than banking / politics / stand-up comedy (the standard route from the fucking Cambridge Footlights brigade, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the BBC (TV or Radio 4) and a smug bland panel show or sitcom, all arranged by 'Daddy'). CUNTS! Hope the Sleaford Mods get fucking MASSIVE here. Looks like our only hope. I mean the The Rebel or the Pheromoans ain't gonna crossover, much as they deserve to.

*I know this means something different in the States. Here the middle-class is the 'professional' class and their kids, ie bankers, doctors, architects, chartered accountants etc etc. Your 'middle class' translates to our 'working class'. Y'know, posties, workies, bus drivers, taxi drivers, railway workers, nurses, office drones, Mark E. Smith, Beatles. Always happy to help transatlantic communication).

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: January 25, 2014, 07:30:35 PM »

I think she did a better job of remaining relevant, for sure, though I don't know how much of that was her decision as opposed to the prodding of producers and other musicians.  Plus there's a shit cover of "I'm Waiting for the Man" on Drama of Exile.  C'mon, really?  You want to backtrack now?

'Drama Of Exile' is 'blazing and brilliant'. Sandy Robertson wrote that in his review in Sounds and he was right. Those covers of 'Waiting For The Man ' and 'Heroes' are brutal and relentless. Oh, but 'Genghis Khan' and 'Orly Flight' - sublime! And how heavy was that beautiful Aura vinyl?!