![]() The asking price was £22.99 and unsurprisingly, given their popularity round these parts, it sold out in the blink of an eye….to the extent that I missed out and had to settle for a copy without the flexi at £2 cheaper. It included a bonus flexi disc, signed by Aidan and Malcolm and the flexi discs were limited to 600 in total. Monorail had a limited exclusive edition of As Days Get Dark, the new Arab Strap album, which came out just seven days ago. It’s the sort of behaviour that quickly put me off Record Store Day when the shops would be teeming, not with fans but with speculators, and has become increasingly common as singers/bands/labels put out limited edition copies of albums, usually at a premium, which quickly sell out before all too soon appearing on Discogs or the likes. ![]() Now, I may be wrong, and they have been snapped up by fans who have something to really look forward to, but I can’t help but be cynical and reckon folk are just taking a punt on the fact there are only 500 of things and have a plan to put their copy up on-line in early November in which they will seek to make a tidy profit. Two of the pre-orders, in Manchester and Glasgow, are already sold out. Drift Records in Totnes (which is SWC country), Resident Music in Brighton, Norman Records in Leeds, Piccadilly Records in Manchester and Monorail Records in Glasgow. Here’s the thing….five Independent Record Stores have links available for the pre-order. The second is a ‘Rough Trade Store Special Edition’, consisting of 1000 copies, again all to be signed, numbered and stamped, but this time in in a bespoke Red slipcase, for which the price is, again, £49.99.įair enough if you’re a big fan, but not enough to make me justify the additional £30 for something that I won’t have in my hands for another seven-and-a-bit months. ![]() It turns out that one is an ‘Independent Record Store Special Edition’, consisting of 500 copies which will be signed, numbered and stamped, in a bespoke Green slipcase, for which the price is £49.99 The publisher, White Rabbit, has this info on line:-Īs well as publishing in hardback, ebook and audio – all of which are available to pre-order now – TENEMENT KID will be available in two special collector’s editions: Tenement Kid can be pre-ordered just now from a number of places, including Waterstones, the largest book chain in the UK, where the asking price is £20 for a signed copy. The info came via one of the few social media things I keep up with and clicking on the link led to an immediate increase in my blood pressure. The fact it’s only taking things up to the release of Screamadelica is even better news as it will inevitably have a huge focus on my home city and the environs in which Bobby grew up. Hearing the news that Bobby Gillespie is about to have his story published was quite exciting, and discovering that the book is being published on 28 October 2021 means it’s a no-brainer for being added to the next Santa list. There’s nearly 200 of these in the collection, of which around half are biographies or memoirs. I’ve a fondness, you won’t be surprised to learn, for books about music, musicians and pop/rock history. I’ve well over 500 of the things lying around various corners of Villain Towers, constantly resisting the urges of Mrs V to get rid of some of them. I love books almost as much as I do music. Today’s posting should have been from SWC, but I’ve elbowed it into next week so that I can have a wee rant. ![]() But there’s something very innocent and charming about this 45, and indeed its follow-up Crystal Crescent (b/w) Velocity Girl, which make the songs an enjoyable and enduring listen all these years later. It could be argued, with merit, that other bands were better at this sort of thing than Primal Scream, and it was best for all concerned when Andrew Weatherall got his hands on their material and changed things forever. It certainly does fill floors whenever it gets aired.Īll told, the two songs have a combined running length of not too much more than four minutes. The indie kids of the era have long said that they preferred its b-side. I’ve a feeling the modern-day Primal Scream wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face if they tried to play this live these days. It’s since become a staple at every indie/twee disco across the planet, and the tune something of a template for many badge-wearing boys and girls who wanted to sing quietly into a microphone. Indeed, it was regarded as something of a joke, as indeed were the band. It wasn’t regarded as being all that cracking back in May 1985.
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