Olivia Dean, Robert Plant, Polygon Window, The Melvins, The Zombies + Shop Window Live - No Sell Out & JP Teanby DJ set, Pre Order Taylor Swift

 New In Store This Week!

Multi-BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominee Olivia Dean releases her 2nd album The Art of Loving on Friday 26th September.

'The Art of Loving is a tender, intentional deep dive into the many dimensions of love – romantic, platonic, self, and everything in between. The album will feature Olivia’s recently released single, ‘Nice To Each Other’.

Indie exclusive coloured vinyl and CD available.

Polygon Window - Surfing On Sine Waves (expanded edition) 3LP

Originally released in 1993, Surfing On Sine Waves is the second album released under the Warp Artificial Intelligence series (the series also includes the two titular compilations, as well as contributions by Autechre, The Black Dog, F.U.S.E. and more).

Surfing On Sine Waves is also the sole album released under Richard D. James’ (aka Aphex Twin's) Polygon Window alias. The name “Polygon Window” originally appeared as a track name under Richard D. James’ other pseudonym The Dice Man, as the track title for his submission on Artificial Intelligence.

Surfing On Sine Waves was chosen as a title by Rob Mitchell based on a quote by Richard D. James. The album debuted at #2 on the UK dance charts.

The album was followed the same year with a companion EP titled Quoth. The EP’s title track originally appeared on the album, accompanied by additional songs who first appeared on this release.

We have a host of reissues on vinyl from American grunge/sludge metal band The Melvins: Everybody Loves Sausages, Freak Puke, and Colossus of Destiny.

First formed in the 80s the band have been a big influence on many greats over the years including Nirvana and Soundgarden.

Out this week is a 4CD boxset - Nick Drake The Making of Five Leaves Left

'The Making Of Five Leaves Left includes unaccompanied demos, studio outtakes and previously unheard songs that tell the story of how Nick Drake’s debut album Five Leaves Left came to be released on Island Records in 1969.

This Nick Drake Estate authorised edition comprises over 30 previously unheard outtakes from the sessions, compiled across three discs. The final disc to complete the package is the original Joe Boyd produced album. The whole set has been mastered by John Wood. 

Accompanied by a 60 page book printed on special textured paper stock, written by Neil Storey in collaboration with Richard Morton-Jack, complete with full track recording details, charts and recording history.'

The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle (mono remastered) - orchid coloured vinyl

'Recorded at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in 1967 during the final months of the original group's career, this British Psych-pop masterpiece yielded their last great hit 'Time Of The Season', but was destined for release after the Zombies had first broken up. It is the British pop group's all-time classic 'concept' album.

This new edition is the first time the band’s original mono mix has appeared since the record’s British issue in April 1968 and it’s the first time ever in America. Odessey and Oracle, The Zombies’ second album, has been named as one of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and has been dubbed “a psych-pop masterpiece…decades ahead of its time” by Pitchfork. The newly remastered in mono album now has new liner notes by the brilliant David Fricke.'

Out 26th September

'Robert Plant’s Saving Grace is the first album featuring a new band of distinguished players, which he calls “a song book of the lost and found”.  The genesis of Saving Grace began during the lockdown in “The Shire”, when Plant’s customary wandering was all but forbidden.  While his recent adventures have centred around Nashville, having reunited with Alison Krauss for 2021’s chart-topping, multi Grammy-nominated Raise The Roof, it was in the English countryside that Robert Plant connected closely to this diverse group of musicians, who through their own experiences had a shared lean towards his much-loved corners of evocative song.  Together, Plant and Saving Grace – vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, cellist Barney Morse-Brown – have spent the past six years growing into a wide-ranging workshop of styles and personalities, weaving through time and circumstance with joy and abandon.'

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Taylor Swift has announced her new album The Life of A Showgirl: Sweat & Vanilla Perfume which will be released on Friday 3rd October.

You can pre-order your copy now - orange vinyl with gold glitter or CD with poster versions available.

And....

'Be among the first to experience the exclusive world premiere of The Fate of Ophelia music video - plus behind-the-scenes footage, brand-new lyric videos, and Taylor’s personal reflections on the songs from her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.

AND to mark the 12th album, tickets are £12.12!

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Also available to pre-order now...

Sombr I Barely Know Her 

'Global alt-pop phenom sombr releases his highly anticipated debut album, I Barely Know Her, poised to catapult the 20-year-old MTV VMA Best New Artist nominee into superstardom status following an incredible year of momentous record-breaking charting success for a debut artist, and sold-out headline and arena tour dates around the world.'

Out 7th November - Vinyl and CD versions available

90s indie rock band Belly are a band close to our hearts. Tanya Donnelly and co are currently on tour promoting the 30th anniversary of their album King and you can pre-order a special vinyl edition of the album now.

'Having been out of print on vinyl since its release 30 years ago, 4AD are delighted to put Belly's King it back on the shelves after a limited-edition release on green vinyl for Record Store Day 2025. Keeping its original sleeve design by Chris Bigg (v23), featuring photography by Christopher Gorman and Stephen DiRado, this long demanded repress is now available on black vinyl with the album having been remastered by Kevin Vanbergen.'

30th anniversary edition out 24th October

'The Mountain is Gorillaz’ ninth studio album, a collection of 15 new tracks featuring a stellar list of artists and collaborators. Jamie Hewlett’s album artwork captures the four much-loved animated band members - Murdoc, Noodle, Russel and 2D – in a series of beautifully intricate, hand-drawn illustrations..'

Out 26th March

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If you missed Lincs folk musician Matt Tango Ellerby live in store last month it was all captured on film by Conor Glover Media so you can now watch in the comfort of your own home with snacks over on our very own shop Youtube channel. Check it out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx74T2H_TjE&t=44s

Our next Shop Window Live is this Saturday 27th September when we will be joined in store by No Sell Out & J P Teanby playing a live vinyl set of film soundtracks. Join us for that 1.00-3.00pm in store.

National Album Day takes place on 18th October 2025, with this year’s theme: Rock.

We will have special reissues in store on the day across the Rock spectrum... 

AMY MACDONALD, ARCHITECTS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, BABYMETAL, DINOSAUR JR, ELVIS PRESLEY, GHOST, GOOD CHARLOTTE, HOLE, IGGY POP, JIMI HENDRIX, JUDAS PRIEST, KASABIAN, KISS, LIAM GALLAGHER, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, MEGADETH, PATTI SMITH, QUEEN, SEX PISTOLS, SKIN, STATUS QUO, STEREOPHONICS, THE ROLLING STONES, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, YES, AND MANY MORE

You can pre-order these from our website now, we will be adding more titles over the coming days. 

***Please note that due to the very limited nature of some of the 60 available titles we won't be listing everything online. You can view the full official NAD list here:

https://www.nationalalbumday.co.uk/news/national-album-day-announces-exclusive-album-releases-and-classic-reissues-for-its-annual-event-on-18th-october-this-year-celebrating-rock/

Please contact us at the shop if there are items you are particularly interested in and we will do our best to have them in stock for you.

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Heard It Through The Bassline club night is back for a Halloween special on Saturday 1st November at Louth Town & Country Club 8pm to late.

You can get tickets in advance for a fiver in store now - spread the word!

https://www.facebook.com/HITTBassline?locale=en_GB

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Rockabilly band Drop The Accent are playing this Saturday 27th at The Kings Head, Louth at 9pm

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