Megadeth, Yungblud, SB81, Levellers, Thee Sacred Souls, Pharoah Sanders, George Michael, Goatsnake, La Roux, Bowery Electric and Pre-Order Taylor Swift's forthcoming album

New Arrivals

Megadeth’s explosive new album The Sick, The Dying,,,And The Dead featuring twelve new songs from the titans of thrash metal! 

New CD in stock now

Yungblud released his third studio album last week and it has gone to no.1. The self titled album is available as a standard CD, deluxe CD and on pink vinyl with a poster and signed insert.

'Remarkably it's been 4 years since SB81's 'Future Point EP' but the Wolverhampton-based producer is back in style, this time with the 'Picture This EP'. A 4-tracker representative of the authentic SB81 sound - curiously emotive at times yet dramatically brutal at others with twists and turns from top to bottom.'

And more drum and bass from the Metalheadz label with a new release from Ink, Loxy and Resound

'A trio of drum & bass kings return to the label for a vintage-esque Metalheadz release ushered in by the space-age sounds of 'Irrelevant' by Loxy & Ink. 'Token' takes a darker, more sinister turn as Resound gets in on the act.' 

Levellers Greatest Hits is out 16th September - a fab triple white vinyl release includes a DVD. 'From the folk punk roots of Carry Me, through the anthemic One Way, Fifteen Years and Top 20 hits Hope Street, Just The One and Beautiful Day - more recent tracks such as Truth Is, The Cholera Well and The Recruiting Sgt...there are brand new recordings of the Levellers collaborating with contemporary artists re-working some of their classic material'

'On the album Africa from 1987 American Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders plays with an all-star line-up consisting of Idris Muhammad, John Hicks and Curtis Lundy. 

Limited edition double vinyl with 2 bonus tracks in stock now

The much anticipated reissue of George Michael’s iconic album, Older has been put back to 30 September. 'Written, arranged and produced by George, was originally released in 1996, Older spent three weeks at Number 1 in the UK and spawned six singles including Fastlove and Jesus To A Child.'

Limited edition double green vinyl and standard vinyl versions available. Pre-order on the site now.

The 2009 debut album by La Roux is a cracking synth pop album. 'Originally released in very limited quantities on vinyl in 2009, the album, La Roux, contains the UK No. 1 single Bulletproof as well as Top 3 smash In For The Kill. La Roux was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize and won Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.' In stock now!

90s US indie shoegaze band Bowery Electric's double album Beat has been reissued on black vinyl for its 20th Anniversary. 'Beat is a benchmark album' The Wire

This is the first time that the classic second album has been available on vinyl since its original release. 

Out now on icy blue vinyl is southern California's sweet soul pioneers Thee Sacred Souls' self titled album. 'The band’s first club dates led to a record deal with the revered Daptone label; their first singles racked up more than ten million streams in a year and garnered attention from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and KCRW; and their first fans included the likes of Gary Clark Jr., The Black Pumas, Princess Nokia, and Timbaland. Now, the breakout San Diego trio is ready to deliver yet another landmark first with the release of their self-titled debut on Daptone Records.'

The reissue of German krautrock pioneers Popol Vuh's 1983 release Agape-Agape Love-Love is in stock - black vinyl with bonus track.

'All Welcome on Planet Ree-Vo could only really have been made in one city steeped as it is in Bristol’s decades of less conventional hip hop and bass music. Tweaked and fine tuned during the summer of 2020 Ree-Vo's record punches with a mix of red eyed paranoia to a playful future funk. The album was all recorded, produced and mixed by Andy at Christchurch Studios, Bristol (home of Mezzanine era Massive Attack) with all vocals written and performed by T. Relly.' 

Limited turquoise double LP available.

Out now is the vinyl reissue of 1 the classic debut album by Goatsnake, 'Sabbathy riffs with soulful vocals to create a monumental album'.

TNT, Tortoise’s third full-length release, was written and recorded during a 10-month interval in 1997. Reissued on limited 'Jalapeno' coloured double vinyl.

Suede's new album is due instore anyday... they have announced UK tour dates and this week sees the release of their brand new album Autofiction, 'Brett Anderson said: "Autofiction is our punk record. No whistles and bells. Just the five of us in a room with all the glitches and fuck-ups revealed; the band themselves exposed in all their primal mess."

Taylor Swift has announced her forthcoming album Midnights: Moonstone Blue Edition, which is 'a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face - the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout Taylor’s life.'

Pre-order today on vinyl or CD - released 21st October 2022

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The winner of the 2022 Mercury Music Awards was due to be announced on the evening of Thursday 8th September but following the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on that evening the event has been postponed.

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Big thanks to Jake Newby for performing live at the shop last Saturday and thanks to all those of you who came along. Watch this space for news of our next live in-store gig.

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It was fantastic to have a visit from Squeeze drummer Simon Hanson last week. Here he is holding an Ace of Bass record, one of the many artists he's worked with!

Lincoln Collective Weird Garden are celebrating their 10th Anniversary with a free weekend event Fri 30th Sept/Sat 1st October - the Saturday evening line-up includes Mark's band Corasandel. More info about the event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/5462476550508728

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**Tickets for the John Otway gig at The Pumphouse in Louth are SOLD OUT**