Wednesday, 8 December 2021
PH2 debut single, '1974' b/w 'You Can't Tell Me Lies' available on purple vinyl (Heavy Soul)
PH2
"1974" / "You Can't Tell Me Lies"
Heavy Soul Records
ROR139
***DUE EARLY JANUARY '22***
Berlimey - the legends that are Bob Manton and Jeff Shadbolt were half of the magnificent '79 Mod Revival leaders PURPLE HEARTS who released a string of 7"s ("Millions Like Us", "Jimmy", "Frustration") and LPs ("Beat That!", "Popish Frenzy") and have been gigging one and off since then.
Now Bob and Just Jeff are back with themselves and Kevin Iverson Jnr on guitar and have recorded two singles to start with under the guise of PH2 - the first is available to pre-order now on Purple or Black vinyl (or both if you fancy them!)
This isn't a band resting on it's laurels, going through the motions of past glories. PH2 are here to stay as a whole new concept and this first single proves that if you've got the magic it never disappears......
Heavy Soul Records to release 'I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape' b/w 'My Andy Warhol Poster' on white vinyl 7"
THE TIMES
I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape / My Andy Warhol Poster
HEAVY SOUL RECORDS ROR143
White vinyl
Due February 2022
Working with one of your musical heroes is always going to be a thrill, so to have the honour of re-releasing classic songs by ED BALL in his guise as The Times is one of the highlights so far of the Heavy Soul Records catalogue.
His 1982 release "I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape" is presented here in the "A Splash Of Colour" mix and backed with one of my favourites from the band "My Andy Warhol Poster"
On white vinyl and limited to 300 copies and artwork approved by Ed himself Get On This!!!!
The Truth - 'Just Can't Seem To Stop' album released by Heavy Soul Records on LP & CD
THE TRUTH
Just Can't Seem To Stop
12" vinyl version + double sided full colour insert
ROR129
The Truth came about thanks to Dennis Greaves' new vision, bringing in ex-Stowaways Mick Lister to move the music onwards with a '60s Soul vent and the two set about bringing some much-needed Modernist suss to the early and mid '80s charts.
Taking inspiration from the big Motown sound but adding a distinctive British edge, the first two singles "Confusion" and "A Step In The Right Direction" (included here) broke the Top 40.
With Dennis and Mick sharing the guitar and vocals the backing band of fellow ex-Nine Below Zero bassist Brian Bethel, Gary Wallis on drums and Chris Skornia giving Mick Talbot a run for his money on Hammond they brought a post-Jam Mod crowd a new band to follow. And they did. In great numbers!
With artwork by Paul Bevoir and sleevenotes from Dave Edwards, this is a real treat for all Truth fans.
The collection of tracks here are from 1983 and 1984 and can be described as the band's missing debut album.
As a fan of the band since my early teens, for me they were as good as The Style Council and JoBoxers, Dexys etc who shared this soul vision... A real treat for me and Heavy Soul Records
The Studio 68 release 'The Total Sound' LP on Detour
THE STUDIO 68! - THE TOTAL SOUND
FROM THE VAULTS. RARE AND UNRELEASED TRACKS FROM ’80s MOD LEGENDS.
The wild cards of the late ’80s and early '90's Mod scene. North London’s The Studio 68! — average age 20 — are fast approaching Mod legend status thanks to their inclusion on definitive compilations ‘Millions Like Us’ and ‘Eddie Piller Presents The Mod Revival’.
'The Total Sound!’ finally tells the young Mods' forgotten story.
Named after the student riots of 1968, and with an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop culture — influences ranged from The Small Faces and the Beat poets to Richard Neville’s counterculture bible ’Playpower’ — they offered a stylish, high-octane rejection of both '80's indie introspection and '90's grunge nihilism.
Recorded between 1987 and 1991, the recordings featured on The Total Sound capture The Studio 68! at their very best.
Veering between blazing pop anthems (‘Get Out Of My Hair’), apocalyptic freakbeat (‘Understood’) and space-age acid soul (show-stopping final track ’Sky’s The Limit’), it is the sound of the band at full throttle, their ultra-tight delivery honed by countless gigs on the London circuit alongside Dodgy, The Moment, The Clique, The Reflection, The Aardvarks and others.
Also included are brilliant proto-acid jazz instrumental ‘Groovin’ With Mr B’ — recorded live in Hamburg in June 1988 — a mind-blowing cover of Cliff Richard’s ‘Devil Woman’ and the Hammond organ-heavy title track — which pre-dates The Charlatans’ debut single ‘Indian Rope’ by two-and-a-half years.
The result is an album which proves The Studio 68! were a band who were way ahead of their time — a postcard from the Britpop future.
Available in very limited numbers (just 250), 150 Copies on Black Vinyl and 100 on a special Italian target vinyl, this essential collection is a genuine collectors item.
Elliot Palm, London.
FEATURES
Side One
1. Groovin’ With Mr B
2. The Feeling
3. Devil Woman
4. Get Out Of My Hair
5. Thirteenth Chime
6. Understood
7. Searchin’
Side Two
8. The Total Sound
9. Closer Than Close
10. Living In A World Of Your Own
11. Time Machine
12. Back In The USSR
13. Your Side Of Things
14. The Sky’s The Limit
Squire release 'The Young Idea' b/w 'It's Getting Better' on black and white 7" vinyl
https://squire.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Q52bsqhfncqbJgluuAM_xObFl0CZNQOwU6meWiXi8vTe1QXTAPvOWoS4
Paul Bevoir - new album 'A Balloon To The Moon' available now!
Paul Bevoir says, "hello facebook friends... i hope everyone is well... i have to admit i've never been very good at this "please buy my record" lark, but chris at accident records is insisting i put these links here, so that anyone who might be remotely interested in buying this vinyl lp (with free 'real' cd included!) can now purchase it! i actually recorded these songs 11 years ago! and i can only try my best to persuade you by saying that i personally think it's a very nice album! so here are the links (hope they work ok) sincere thanks and of course heartfelt apologies"
https://www.discogs.com/release/21263506-Paul-Bevoir-A-Balloon-To-The-Moon?fbclid=IwAR2EA8icyKvKfuTyNDTfiVyHYMxAHe_zS3P-NmzRpAPemU7-tg-6Xxy1ds4
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAUL-BEVOIR-A-Balloon-To-The-Moon-Vinyl-LP-NEW-2021-Indie-Mod-Jetset-/384575606625?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0&fbclid=IwAR0xMG2-EycSWn4uTjx5FhfeZUt1SyQ4RksKynQlL4L6ZOhOltw14pOPMSg
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The Mark Three release second LP, 'Happy Today', on coloured 12" vinyl
https://marklegallez.bandcamp.com/
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