Friday, 14 March 2025
Friday, 7 March 2025
Kindle Deal on Eddie Piller's 'Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances' throughout March
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Proper – 'Meant To Say Something' album out on 25th April (Spinout Nuggets)
Artist – Proper
Release – Meant To Say Something LP/CD
Side A
1. Wicked (3:05)
2. One Way Street (3:45)
3. Sinister (3:39)
4. Harlequin (3:17)
5. Dynamics (3:06)
Side B
1. What Kind Of Fool (3:14)
2. Nothing Like This (2:27)
3. Panic Button (2:54)
4. Somewhere (3:17)
5. The Resolve (3:01)
6. Your Wish Is My Command (3:05)
Label – Spinout Nuggets
Cat No. – SN148
Release date – 285th April 2025
Proper formed in London, England in March 2015 with the aim of producing timeless 3 minute pop songs, with a nod to the past pop masters of the mid ’60’s and the late ’70’s in particular.
Guitarist and vocalist Ivano Bonfanti came to London from Milan with just a suitcase and a Rickenbacker guitar in the early 1990’s, within a year he joined The Direction, a hard gigging mod revival band who he’d been following as a fan.
Len Fleckney has played drums with many bands over the years, most notably with legendary mod revival group Long Tall Shorty and previously Eleanor Rigby (also Canadian band The Crescent Heights).
Jez Payne and Joe Duggan make up the rest of Proper, on bass and guitar respectively.
Proper’s debut gig was at the iconic 100 Club, supporting The Scene and they’ve since gone on to build up a loyal live following and have taken their sound further afield.
Having worked alongside legendary sound engineer Pat Collier, and Tony Morrison (Long Tall Shorty), their debut album was released in 2017.
Back with Pat Collier, this time with Brett ‘Buddy’ Ascott (The Chords, The Fallen Leaves, etc) on producer duties, Proper locked themselves in Perry Vale Studios until they made eleven sure fire power popped hits, now collected on this very album.
Limited to 300 copies on vinyl (also on CD).
Line Up:
Ivano Bonfanti- Vocals, Guitars
Joseph Duggan – Guitar
Jeremy Payne – Bass
Len Fleckney – Drums, Vocals.
Notes:
Recorded by Pat Collier at Perry Vale Studios, London.
Produced by Brett ‘Buddy’ Ascott.
Post production by Jessica Corcoran at Perry Vale Studios.
Published by Spinout Music.
Thursday, 6 March 2025
THE CIRCLES - Anthology DLP / CD confirmed for Friday 4th April release by Detour
The Circles Release “Anthology” on Detour Records Celebrating Their Enduring Mod Revival Legacy.
The Circles, one of the defining bands of the mod revival movement, proudly unveil Anthology, a career-spanning double LP celebrating 5 decades of recordings. Featuring iconic tracks such as “Opening Up”, "Billy", "Mr Suburbia”, “Better Days” and “Angry Voices” alongside TWO brand new songs (Unavailable anywhere else), Anthology showcases the band’s evolution while staying true to their roots.
Emerging from the West Midlands in the late 70's, The Circles fused mod aesthetics with punk energy, quickly earning a devoted following whilst remaining accessible to fans. Despite the passage of time, their music has remained a staple of the mod revival scene, with Mick Walker’s songs as relevant and strong today as when written over 40 years ago.
Guitarist Martin Ratcliffe commented “This collection is a thank-you to everyone who’s been part of our journey. Even after all these years, we still have the same fire and passion for our music that started it all back in the ’70s.”
Anthology is available now on Detour Records, inviting both longtime fans and new listeners to experience the spirit of The Circles.
FEATURES: -
Opening Up
Summer Nights
Circles
Angry Voices
Billy
Private World
Bells Are Tolling (Only on vinyl version)
Bury Your Head
No Idea
Mr Suburbia
Loves Got A Hold On Me
All or Nothing (Live)
Our Time
How Do You Sleep
Gone Tomorrow
Capture That Feeling
Looking Back
Dreams
Writing On The Wall
Better Days
I Wanna Know
Dance With You
Play It For Me Now
Hope You're Ready
The Risk release double A-side single, 'Once Upon A Time' c/w/ 'Kevin'
First Risk 7’’ vinyl single in 40 years!
Double A-side - Once Upon a Time/Kevin
Available from Mlegallez62@gmail.com, or private message Mark on his Facebook page at Mark Le Gallez.
250 have been pressed, 125 in milky white and 125 in blue.
They are £15 each, postage included.
Please state colour preference when ordering.
BREAKING NEWS: The Threads announce appearance at the IPO Festival at The Cavern, Liverpoool, on Sunday 25th May
The Threads will be playing at the IPO Festival at The Cavern on Sunday 25th May.
Stage times are: -
7pm - The Cavern Club
8.15pm - The Cavern Club
Heavy Soul Modzine - 2025 Issues 61 and 62 include PHK, The Circles, The Risk and JoBoxers
https://www.heavysoul45s.co.uk/product-page/heavy-soul-modzine-issue-61
The Countdown Records Story 1985-88 - vinly LP out on 9th May
The Countdown Records Story 1985-88
Acid Jazz presents a very special
compilation marking the 40th Anniversary of group label Countdown Records.
Vinyl LP out 9 May
Countdown was
originally founded by Eddie Piller, Maxine Conroy and Terry Rawlings and
distributed by legendary UK independent Stiff Records. The label reflected the
burgeoning Mod revival scene of the mid ‘80s, alongside a vibrant New Wave
sound, as Ed began to find his way as a label executive.
It was a fresh and
unique take on Mod that attempted to place the scene’s main acts in the
mainstream world. It almost worked too. But despite the brilliance of the
signings, it was tripped up by the demise of Stiff, and the corporate
domination of the mid-80s charts.
Lessons would be
learned and applied with Piller’s next label Acid Jazz, where Countdown
refugees such as James Taylor, and Mother Earth’s Chris White went on to
greater success.
This collection
tells the label’s story through the best of its musical output, from mainstays
such as Makin’ Time, The Prisoners and The Kick, alongside classics and
rarities from their groundbreaking compilations, from which this release in
turn takes inspiration.
Presented in a
beautiful sleeve layout with a classy Modernist touch, the compilation also
coincides with a new book that further explores the Countdown legacy from Mod
and beyond.
Ivor The Engine Driver - The Daggermen
Friday, 14 February 2025
Monday, 10 February 2025
The Autumn Stone remastered box set by Small Faces (with unreleased material) is now available to pre-order ahead of a 28th March release date
HERE IT IS. PRE-order for the Small Faces AUTUMN STONE. Out 28th March. Vinyl, CD. Few options and limited so order asap. UK ONLY this week. International next week. Excellent track listing.
https://www.thesmallfaces.com/shop/
Kenney says on the Autumn Stone vinyl box set: "There’s a 68-page hardback book which has so much in it, including sleeve notes, interviews, track-by-track details, a feature on our ‘1862’ sessions & pages of rare memorabilia, original artwork & previously unseen photos by our wonderful photographers, including Gered Mankowitz. I’m so pleased Gered is working with me on the album he originally helped design. Which means after 55 years, he’s finally put the Small Faces name on the cover!” KENNEY JONES, 2025
Another word from Kenney Jones on the reissue of the Autumn Stone: "What I really like about this new deluxe edition is the Small Faces finally get to have an input. Immediate originally rushed out ‘The Autumn Stone’ compilation after we’d split into the Faces & Humble Pie. And no one spotted the big mistake on the cover or that songs had been left off! I’ve added an unreleased track and versions newly mixed that have never been heard before, a whole side of acoustic mixes that showcase Steve Marriott’s incredible voice, one side of live songs newly mastered to vinyl at the correct speed & everything is remastered from original tapes, including the Decca tracks. I’ve added songs that me, Ronnie, Mac & Steve loved working on & I got to correct all the errors with the original sound. The box set looks incredible, with gold foil lettering, 3-LPs pressed on 180-gram autumn stone and gold vinyl."
Reissue Autumn Stone track listing:
3-LP Track List
SIDE 1
Here Come the Nice (stereo)
The Autumn Stone (stereo)
Collibosher (stereo)
All Or Nothing (mono)
Red Balloon (stereo)
Lazy Sunday (stereo)
SIDE 2
Call It Something Nice (stereo)
I Can’t Make It (mono)
Afterglow (stereo)
Sha La La La Lee (mono)
The Universal (stereo)
I’m Only Dreaming (stereo)
Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass (mono)
SIDE 3
Me You And Us Too (mono)
I Feel Much Better (stereo)
Olympic Jam (“one more!”) (stereo) Previously unreleased
Green Circles (mono)
My Mind’s Eye (mono)
Tin Soldier (mono)
Just Passing (mono)
SIDE 4
Itchycoo Park (stereo)
Don’t Burst My Bubble (stereo)
Get Yourself Together (stereo)
Hey Girl (mono)
Wide-Eyed Girl On The Wall (stereo)
Whatcha Gonna Do About It? (mono)
Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mam (mono)
SIDE 5
The Autumn Stone (stereo) *
Previously unreleased version
Red Balloon (stereo) * Previously unreleased version
Things Are Going To Get Better (stereo) *
Show Me The Way (stereo) *
I Can’t Make It (stereo) *
Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass (stereo) *
*Stripped-down acoustic mixes,
all previously unreleased on vinyl
SIDE 6
Rollin’ Over (Live) (stereo) **
If I Were a Carpenter (Live) (stereo) **
Every Little Bit Hurts (Live) (stereo) **
All Or Nothing (Live) (stereo) **
Tin Soldier (Live) (stereo) **
** Recorded live Newcastle City Hall 18 November 1968
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