Heavy Soul Records - NEW RELEASES and pre-order updates

 

PRE-ORDER UPDATES

This is the shit bit.... 

I have been in regular contact with the pressing plant and orders have now been put back by about two months. Smart Alec has arrived and the next one will be PH2 "1974" which many of you have kindly pre-ordered. This was due end of December, then end of January and now looks like end of MARCH!!!

This is purely down to the greed of companies like Universal etc who have basically booked all the pressing plants in Europe to fill HMV up with reissues of albums you can buy at a third of the price in your local second hand record shop.

I took a look in my local HMV and was shocked to see what mediocre LPs are being pushed out. When I last looked at the vinyl chart Fleetwood Mac were still #2 behind Adele!

Anyway, these are the reasons everything is taking so long. I profusely apologise for all of this and the plant are trying to get things to me earlier, but the next few releases are looking like this time-wise:

ROR139 PH2 "1974" 25/03

ROR140 REACTION "This Is Now, That Was Then" LP/CD 27/04

ROR141 THE CHORDS UK "21st Century Girl" 05/05

ROR142 PH2 "Urban Soul" 10/05

ROR143 THE TIMES "Patrick McGoohan" 15/05

ROR145 THE TIMES "Here Comes The Times... Vol 1" 27/06

ROR146 tba

ROR147 THE TIMES "Whatever Happened To Thamesbeat" 27/07

ROR148 tba

ROR149 tba 

THE SPITFIRES farewell show and final LP.

 

After 9 years and four incredible albums, The Spitfires have decided to call it a day on the eve of their final LP Play For Today (Acid Jazz Records).

 The original line up of Billy Sullivan, Sam Long and Matt Johnson will say goodbye to their loyal fans at Camden’s Electric Ballroom on Saturday 26th February 2022. 

STONE FOUNDATION announce a massive London concert with very special guests.

 

Stone Foundation announce their only London concert of 2022 at the newly re-opened Koko in Camden in support of the incredible new LP Outside Looking In.

 Very special guests will be announced shortly.

 The seeds of British modern soul band Stone Foundation were sown in the early ’90s when Neil Sheasby and Neil Jones met.

 Over the years they’ve collaborated with Paul Weller, Peter Capaldi, Bettye Lavette, William Bell, Nolan Porter, Graham Parker, Carleen Anderson, Mick Talbot, Kathryn Williams, Laville, Melba Moore, Hamish Stuart, Dr. Robert from the Blow Monkeys and many more.

PH2 to release 'Urban Soul' b/w 'Living In The Seventies' on 7" in March on Heavy Soul Records

 

PH2

"Urban Soul" / "Living In The Seventies"

PURPLE VINYL

ROR142

EXPECTED MARCH 2022*

The second single from the band consisting of ex-Purple Hearts BOB MANTON and JUST JEFF (plus the considerable talents of Kevin Iverson and Andy Huckstead) sees the band power-chording through  three and a half minutes of pure 'Hearts magic....... the pounding bass, feed-back guitar and driving drums not to mention Bob's magical vocal delivery make this another classic PH2 release

* please be aware pressing times are seriously mental at the moment, but this is the date I have been given

Paul Weller reveals to NME that he “caught the dreaded COVID” while on tour

 

Paul Weller has revealed that his recent UK tour was cut short after he contracted coronavirus.

The final three dates of Weller’s 2021 UK tour – which were due to run from December 3-5 in Norwich, Lincoln and Cambridge – were cancelled on December 3 after “a band member tested positive for COVID-19”.

“We are working hard to see if we can reschedule the shows and will share more information on that as soon as we possibly can,” an official statement read.

“This is obviously incredibly disappointing news for not just the fans but Paul and the whole team involved, but we need to follow the guidelines to keep everyone as safe as possible.”

Weller subsequently confirmed last week (December 8) that it was he who had tested positive for COVID-19.

“I was so, so disappointed to not be able to finish the rest of the shows,” he wrote on Twitter. “I caught the dreaded COVID so that was that!

“I hope we can reschedule the shows for next year. This tour was so great, we loved every show, it was so great to be out again and playing. Great set, band and crowd!

“I hope we can do it again next year. Let us hope for a better year ahead – Happy Holidays. Keep the faith, Love PW.”

Weller is set to resume touring in the UK in March, with dates continuing through to the end of April.

This week Weller announced new outdoor live dates for summer 2022 in Kent, Lincoln and Bedford.

THE KINKS Guitarist DAVE DAVIES's Autobiography, 'Living On A Thin Line', due next Summer reports Blabbermouth

 

According to The Bookseller, Headline will publish the upcoming autobiography from Dave Davies of THE KINKS.

Due in hardback and e-book in July 2022, "Living On A Thin Line" "will explore the glory days of the band, its legacy and the turbulent relationship" between Dave and his brother, and fellow THE KINKS co-founder, Ray Davies.

Dave Davies said: "I've had a laugh, and shed quite a few tears, thinking back over the last six decades since THE KINKS had our first hit in 1964 with 'You Really Got Me'. Here are the ups and downs of my life in THE KINKS and what happened afterwards. Prepare to be amazed and, I hope, surprised."

Dave Davies is a musician who needs little introduction. As a founding member of legendary rock group THE KINKS, his guitar sound, unique style and songwriting has shaped the landscape of rock and pop music across generations. A pioneering rock guitarist who singlehandedly changed rock and roll when he sliced his little green Elpico amp speaker with a razor blade, creating the first heavy metal guitar tone and riff. This revolutionary guitar sound propelled THE KINKS into stardom with the global smash hits "You Really Got Me" and "All Day And All Of The Night", followed by numerous other classics over the next decades.

"As lead guitarist and co-founder of THE KINKS, Dave Davies is one of the most unpredictable and original forces in rock," enthuses writer Bill Crowley. "His distinctive guitar style went on to have major impact on several key guitar-rock styles, including heavy metal and punk. A Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, Dave's massive guitar sounds have inspired bands from VAN HALEN to GREEN DAY."

PH2 to continue despite losing 2 band members

Jeff says, "Sad news today that unfortunately Kevin Iverson Jnr and Andrew Hucksted have decided to leave PH2 ...and continue with their own musical path..

Bob/ Robert John Manton and myself thought about our options and as we're loving it so much we have decided that the show must and will go on.

So its going to be hard to replace the guys but lets just say...

"ONWARDS AND UPWARDS"

have faith guys n gals we will continue..."

The Spitfires call it a day

 

Paul Weller and more in the new Uncut

 

https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/blogs/paul-weller-2022-preview-eagles-and-more-in-the-new-uncut-135780/

Paul Weller to play Lincolnshire Showground on 2nd July 2022

 

Love Affair's Steve: We were mods fuelled by a love of black American soul

 

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1533214/love-affair-steve-ellis-pop-soul-60s-band