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Monday 2 November 2015

PIAS Pre-Sale for 27 November 2015...

Here's the list of records available for pre-order from PIAS for release on 27 November. If you're interested please let me know before Thursday 5th November. More details for each release available.

Albums

Bibio ‘Fi’ 2LP £18.99
The Bolshoi ‘5 Albums’ CD Box Set £17.99
Correatown ‘Embrace The Fuzzy Unknown’ CD £11.99
Courteeners ‘Concrete Love: Extra Love’ 2CD £11.99
Deepchord ‘Ultraviolet Music’ 2 CD £13.99
Fela Kuti & His Africa 70 ‘Fela Fela Fela’ 10' Vinyl £17.99
FUFANU ‘Few More Days To Go’ LP £17.99
Helloween ‘Master Of The Rings’ Vinyl £17.99
Helloween ‘The Time Of The Oath’ Vinyl £17.99
Helloween ‘Walls Of Jericho’ Vinyl £17.99
Lush ‘Ciao! Best Of Lush’ 2 LP £19.99
Mark Lanegan & John Robb ‘A Conversation With Mark Lineman’ LP £10.99
Nectarine No 9 ‘Saint Jack’ LP 17.99
Parquet Courts ‘Monastic Living’ LP £17.99
SOPHIE ‘PRODUCT’ CD £14.99

Singles

FaltyDL ‘Visceral’ 12" vinyl £10.99
Fink ‘Fall Into The Light’ / ‘Pilgrim 12" vinyl £10.99
Forever Cult ‘Tunnel Vision’ / ‘Something In The Water’ 7" vinyl £7.99
MammĂșt ‘River’s End’ 12" vinyl £10.99
Maribou State ‘Portraits Remixed’ 12" vinyl £9.99
Merchandise featuring Dum Dum Girls ‘Red Sun’ / ‘Echo’ 7' vinyl £5.99
RocketNumberNine ‘Two Ways’ 12" Ltd vinyl £11.99
SOPHIE Four 12” Singles 12" vinyl at £10.99 each
Tigercub ‘Repressed Semantics’ 12" vinyl £10.99
Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour ‘Hurtling Through’ 12" vinyl £11.99

DVD

Andy Parsons ‘Live And Unleashed - But Naturally Cautious’ £14.99
Melvins ‘Across The USA In 51 Days: The Movie!’ £13.99


Wednesday 28 October 2015

The Marrs Plectrum Records vinyl only podcast...

It's taken longer than we'd hoped, but the shops vinyl only podcast is now live! Excited much? You bet we are.

The idea isn't to plug the shops stock, it's to share great music. The rest can take care of itself, right?

Each show will be co-presented by Ralph White. We'll pick a subject to discuss and play some records from that theme. We're starting with 'Game Changers". Records that impacted to the extent that our collecting took a new direction. What changed things for you?

As if that isn't enough, there's a competition with your chance to win a copy of one Bjork's recent reissues. We spoil you.

Click the link below...

https://soundcloud.com/marrsplectrum/marrs-plectrum-records-show-1-game-changers

Thursday 16 July 2015

The humble 7" single. Are you missing out?



There’s something magical about the humble 7” single. It was there at the birth of rock’n’roll, the mainstay of punk and soul and for many, still where the actions at. It used to be the foundation of a lifelong love of music and collecting. It’s a lot like your first kiss.

The single blurs the lines between nostalgia and memorabilia. Those trailblazing 45’s from across genres lit up the lives of generations. It’s impossible to handle them without being transported back in time. 

I’ve a fascination with Beatles and Stones singles that come to the shop. As a rule, Beatles singles are in far better condition than Stones. This conqures images of the 60’s Beatles/Stones divide. For me, every Stones record was played by an edgy youth, sucking on a stolen Embassy No. 1. These were made for illicit pleasure and that’s what they delivered. Why put Stones records back in their sleeves when you could be chasing the girl next door?

Sonically, 45’s offer a deeper punch. Unlike albums, they weren’t produced solely for home consumption. They had to stand up against the chatter of coffee shops and clubs. They drove the dance floor with bass and snares. There’s an energy and urgency. The three minute or so limit compacts ideas. These things are pure thrill and impact. 

The digital world has stolen the singles greatest gift from us. The B side. This is often where the gems lie. A chance for artists to try something new. It’s true that these are often fodder, but keep searching. There’s gold dust on the flipside. It’s astounding that The Smiths seminal How Soon Is Now? spent a few months on the other side of William, It Was Really Nothing before getting its own release. The Jam hid The Butterfly Collector on the flip of Strange Town. Go figure.






Personally, I don’t have to be so fussy with the grading of singles I listen to (that doesn’t extend to grading the ones I sell, of course!). A little crackling and pop was put their years ago by a previous owner to whom that record was the most important thing in the world. That’s why they wrote their name on the centre labels. They wanted ownership of that music. They wanted to be associated to it. And they were always way cooler and better dressed than me.


So next time you call at Plectrum HQ have a little delve in the singles. Take a chance. It could be the start of something new. To you, at least.

Cheers Matt. x

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Record Store Day Stock....

Just 4 days to go. We now know what we should be receiving, although numbers on some titles still need to be confirmed. We'll certainly have at least one of the following, multiple copies of many of them...

Artist
Title
Format
A-ha
Take On Me
10" pic disc
Adam and the Ants
KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER / ANT MUSIC
Gold vinyl
Animal Collective
Prospect Hammer
LP
Animals
We're Going To Howl Tonight
LP
Biffy Clyro
Puzzle
2LP
Black Keys
Meet Me in the City
7" coloured
Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club
Weapon of Choice
7"
Bob Dylan
THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY
7' blue vinyl
Brian Eno
My Squelchy Life
DLP
Brian Wilson
Then Right Time
7"
Bruce Springsteen
BORN IN THE U.S.A.
LP
Bruce Springsteen
BORN TO RUN
LP
Bruce Springsteen
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
LP
Bruce Springsteen
GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, N.J.
LP
Bruce Springsteen
NEBRASKA
LP
Bruce Springsteen
THE RIVER
LP
Bruce Springsteen
THE WILD, THE INNOCENT AND THE E STREET SHUFFLE
LP
Coachwhips
Bangers Vs Fuckers
LP
Daughter/Warpaint
Winter/Feeling Alright
12"
David Bowie 
1966
LP white vinyl
David Bowie 
Changes
7" / picture disc
Death Can For Cutie
Kintsugi
Cassette
Deep Purple
Black Night / Speed King
7" / blue opaque vinyl in picture bag
Deep Purple
Book of Taliesyn (Mono) 
12" / white vinyl
Dexys Midnight Runners
LP purple vinyl
LP
Dire Straits
Honky Tonk Demos
2 x 7"
Dr Strangely Strange
Kip of the Serenes
LP coloured vinyl
Dusty Springfield
What's It Gonna Be/Spooky
7"
Elvis
Elvis Sings
DLP
Erasure
Violet Flame Remixes
12" red vinyl
Father John Misty
I love you, Honeybee
7" clear heart shaped
Field Music
Drifters
LP coloured
Flaming Lips
Bad Days
10" Single
Flaming Lips
Brainville
10" Single
Flaming Lips
This Here Giraffee
10" Single
Florence and The Machine
What Kind of Man
!2' blue vinyl
Foo Fighters
SONGS FROM THE LAUNDRY ROOM
10"
Frank Sinatra
Songs For Young Lovers
10"
Frank Wilson/Chris Clark
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)/Do I Love you
7"
frnkiero andthe cellabration
Live at BBC Maida Vale
12" Mint Pearl
Garbage
The Chemicals
10"
Garnett Mimms
Prove It To Me/Looking For You
7"
Gaz Coombes
Detroit
10"
George Ezra
WANTED ON VOYAGE
Pic Disc
Gert Wilden
Schulmadchen
7"
Glass Animals
Remixes EP
12"
Grace Jones, Syreeta etc
Genius of Time
12"
Grizzly Bear
Horn of Plenty
LP Translucent Black Splatter
Happy Mondays
Live Brixton Academy
DLP
Happy Mondays
Pills Thrills 'n' Bellyaches
12" Coloured
Hawkwind
Back on the Streets
7" white
Hawkwind
Hawkwind
12" Orange
Hawkwind
Live Seventy Nine
DLP
Hawkwind
Quark Strangeness and Charm
DLP
Hooverphonic
Blue Wonder Powder
LP
Iggy Pop
Shot Myself Up
LP + 7"
J Dilla
Fuck The Police
7" Pic Disc
James
Curse Curse Remixes
12"
Jay-Z/Ghostface Killah
U Don't Know/Whip You With A Strap
7"
Jimi Hendrix
PURPLE HAZE B/W FREEDOM
7"
Joe Bonamassa
RSD exclusive pressing
12" Black LP 180gm Vinyl
John Cooper Clark
GIMMIX! (PLAY LOUD)
7" Shaped
John Grant
John Grant and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra : Live in Concert
DLP Silver vinyl
John Martyn
Cocain/London Coversation
7"
Johnny Cash
KONCERT V PRAZE (IN PRAGUE- LIVE)
LP Red Vinyl
Johnny Cash
Man Comes Around/Personal Jesus
7"
Johnny Flynn
The Detctorists
7"
Johnny Marr
I Feel You
7"
Jurassic 5
Quality Control (The Wood Box)
4LP Boxset
Killing Joke
Live at Hammersmith Apollo Part 1
DLP
Killing Joke
Live at Hammersmith Apollo Part 2
DLP
Kinks
Kinksize Hits EP
7"
Kinks
Kinksize Sessions EP
7"
Lamb
SH09 is Back
12"
Lee Perry
Back On Controls Session Reels
7" Box
Lee Perry
Blackboard Revision
12"
Lemonheads
Bored on the 4th July
12"
Little Dragon
Pink Cloud
12" pink
Lonely The Brave
CALL OF HORSES
12"
Machinedrum
Vapor City Remixes
12"
Madness
Love Struck
7"
Man Made
Carsick Cars EP
12"
Manic Street Preachers
THE HOLY BIBLE 20
Pic Disc
Mark Lanegan
Needle of Death
7"
Marvin Gaye
Once Upon a Time
7"
Mclusky
Mcluskyism
LP
Metallica
No Life Til Leather
Cassette
Metronomy
Boy Racers
12" red
Midlake
Live in Denton
12" + DVD
Mission of Burma
Signals, Calls and Marches & Academy Fight Song 45
LP + 7"
Monty Python
Stephen Hawkings Sings Monty Python
7"
N.F. Porter
Keep On Keeeping On
7"
Nat King Cole
Unforgettable
10"
Nina Persson
Animal Crossbreed
12" blue translucent
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
In The Heat Of The Moment (Remixes)
12"
Ocean Colour Scene
Live at The Bridgewater Hall
DLP
OMD
Julia's Song (Dub Version)
10"
On-U
An On-U Journey Through Time & Space
10"
OST
Frank
LP
OST
Psycho
7"
OST
Utopia 2
DLP
Otis Redding
Otis Blue
2 X LP
Poison Idea
Just To Get Away
7" Pic Disc
Pre New
Speed Queen
7"
Prodigy
Ibiiza
7" Glow in dark
Pulled Apart By Horses
One Night In Heaven
LP
Pulp
Dogs Are Everywhere
LP
Pulp
Freaks
LP
Pulp
It
LP
Pulp
Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)
LP
Pulp
They Suffocate At Night
LP
Pulp
Tigermixes
LP
Rise Against
The Eco Terrorist In Me
7"
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Nature's Way
7'' 1 sided etched disc
Rory Gallagher
City Hall In Session
10"
Roxy Music
Ladytron
10"
Run The Jewels
RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE
12"
Ryan Adams
Come Pink Me Up
7"
Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvia
Bamboo House (Remix)
7"
Sex Pistols
Spunk
LP
Shocking Blue
Love Buzz
7"
Simon & Garfunkel
Homeward Bound
7"
Simple Minds
Waterfront
7" Pic Disc
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Join Hands
LP
Slayer
When The Stillness Comes/Black Magic
7"
Sleaford Mods
Tiswas EP
12"
Slowdive
Blue Day
LP
Small Faces
Afterglow of Your Love
7"
Small Faces
French EP's
5 x 7" Boxset
Small Faces
Ogdens Nut Gone Flake
LP
Soul Stirrers
The Darjeeling Limited
LP
Stealing Sheep
Murmur Earth
7"
Supergrass
Sofa (Of My Lethagy)
7" / coloured vinyl
SWANS
SWANS EP
12"
SXS - David Bowie/Tom Verlaine
Kingdom Come
7" / coloured vinyl
SXS - Death Cab for Cutie/Freedy Johnston
Bad Reputation
7" / coloured vinyl
SXS - Dionne Warwick/The Stranglers
Walk On By
7" / coloured vinyl
SXS - Syd Barrett/R.E.M
Dark Globe
7" / coloured vinyl
Temples
Calico
7"
The Doors
Strange Days (Mono)
1 x 12" / black vinyl
The Go! Team
Ye Ye Yamaha
7" coloured
TOY
Fell From The Sun
7"
Tracy Thorn
Songs From The Fallen
10"
Turbowolf
Solid Gold 
10" coloured
TV on the Radio
Trouble/Dubble
12" coloured
UK Subs
Huntingdon Beach
DLP
UK Subs
Japan Today
LP
UK Subs
Mad Cow Fever
LP
UK Subs
Normal Service Resumed
DLP
UK Subs
Universal
DLP
Vampire Weekend
Step
12" white
Various
Creation Artifact 45
10 x 7" Boxset
Various
Heavenly 25 Boxset
Boxset
Various
Soho Scene '62 Jazz Goes Mod
LP
Various
Soul Jazz Presents- Studio One Boxset
Boxset
Venom
From The Very Depths
DLP coloured
Wedding Present
Take Fountain
DLP
While She Sleeps
FOUR WALLS
7"
White Stripes
Get Behind Me Satan
LP
Wytches
Wastybois
7"
Young Knives
Something Awful
10" cyan with fanzine

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