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Out tomorrow! The new compilation LP from 80's underground indie-rock outfit Ups and Downs. Recently reformed and performing shows again, this underrated Brisbane outfit combines the jangly guitar-driven sounds of Aussie groups like The Church and Died Pretty with the melodic hooks and soaring harmonies of R.E.M, Echo & The Bunnymen et al.

Most of their early output is long out of print on vinyl, so this career-spanning compilation serves as an essential piece of Australian rock music history.

Available on either BLUE or RED vinyl, $60 each. Out tomorrow (May 30th).

#upsanddowns#zenarcade#stainedglassmemories

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All 3 versions of Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII are now in! Along with the CD/Blu-ray editions we received a few weeks back, our 2LP vinyl copies have now also finally landed. More info & pricing below:

"Set in the hauntingly beautiful ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy, this unique film captures Pink Floyd performing an intimate concert with additional rare behind-the-scenes footage of the band beginning work on The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios. Digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage, with enhanced audio newly mixed by Steven Wilson."

- 2LP Black Vinyl - $95 - 2CD Digipack - $33 - Blu-ray Digibook - $50

#pinkfloyd#pinkfloydatpompeii#stevenwilson

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Stoked to get our hands on some copies of the long-awaited vinyl press of Antenna's debut E.P. out via Last Ride Records. Featuring the excellent 2024 5-track E.P. on Side A, plus 2 vinyl exclusive remixes on Side B. These are the final batch of the first vinyl pressing (300 copies only).

"The work of vocalist Shogun has seen no shortage of deserved acclaim since he came to prominence as Royal Headache's frontman in the 2010's, semi-accidentally securing himself a place as one of rock and roll's best contemporary singers. Since that band's dissolution late last decade, few have come close to capturing the balance between the disarmingly sincere soulfulness and irrepressible hardcore ferocity that makes him so unique.

But in Antenna, with their rabid and affecting blend of punk, garage and powerpop, he's found more than worthy foils to usher him back into the void he left. It's a rare thing to hear earnest, heartfelt punk rock done exactly right, and Antenna have hit the sweet spot between uncomplicated and uncompromising right out the gate. It may be their debut, and "promising" is always a tempting descriptor, but in this case it's inadequate; it's Antenna Time, and deliverance is upon us. "

#antenna#royalheadache#lastriderecords

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The beloved 2008 album from Have A Nice Life - Deathconsciousness is finally back in print on vinyl! This new 2LP mint green press from The Flenser is housed in a thick glossy gatefold sleeve with poly-lined inner sleeves and a 75-page booklet. In stock now for $90, more info on the release below:

"In 2008, Have A Nice Life released their now cult classic Deathconsciousness LP to a whimper and critical non-interest, but slowly over the years it has become a force of influence and fanatic obsession. Seamlessly blending shoegaze, post punk, new wave, industrial and noise with unparalleled depth and weight.

The album is rhythmic, primal and expansive; a modern gloomy-post-punk masterpiece; a mediation on death, loss and unrequited love. Deathconsciousness feels more fresh and engaging with every listen and has held up as a remarkable piece of art.

The Flenser’s reissue of Deathconsciousness will be accompanied by a 75-page booklet detailing the dark and forgotten history of the Antiochean cult. Blurring the lines between novella, liner notes, and academic text, the zine itself presents an engrossing narrative."

#haveanicelife#deathconsciousness#theflenser

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Along with the new Stereolab, there's also brand new records out today from Melbourne garage punks Private Function, Californian avant-garde pop duo Sparks, and legendary Go-Betweens songwriter Robert Forster. Plus we have late-running stock of the new Sarah Mary Chadwick LP, along with anniversary re-issues from Glide, Dire Straits and Wings. Pressing & price info below. Open all weekend!

- Private Function - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - $55 (Black LP) - Sparks - MAD! - $75 (Blue LP with Lenticular cover) / $25 (CD) - Robert Forster - Strawberries - $75 (LP) / $28 (CD) - Sarah Mary Chadwick - Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? - $55 (Violet LP)

- Glide / Love As Fiction Records - Open Up And Croon (30th Anniversary) - $55 (LP) - Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (40th Anniversary) - $60 (LP) / $45 (3CD) - Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film - $95 (Clear 2LP) / $85 (Black 2LP) / $32 (CD) - Wings / Paul McCartney - Venus and Mars (Half-Speed Master) $90

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Instant Holograms On Metal Film - the first Stereolab album in 15 years is out today!

We've got a whole range of pins, stickers, posters and 12" inserts to give away with every copy of the album purchased. Plus we'll be spinning the album in store from midday if anyone's keen to come down for a first listen.

Available on CD for $32, Black 2LP for $85 or Indie-Exclusive Clear 2LP for $95 via Warp Records and PIAS Australia

#stereolab#instanthologramsonmetalfilm#warprecords

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Out today, the brand new single from Blackie, Ray and Murray with guest singer and old mate Jerry A from legendary Portland punks Poison Idea.

The single is a first taste of a long-promised album with Jerry on vocals, and it will be released around the same time that The Hard-Ons and Jerry A take the stage to begin their May/June US tour together.

Of the collaboration, Blackie says "We toured and collaborated a few times before and always talked about getting serious... well here's the start of that. Hard-Ons with Jerry A!! It's happening."

Hard-Ons - Official - "You Won't Shut Up"/"Dead End Turnaround" out today and in stock now. Black vinyl, $22.

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Stereolab - Instant Holograms on Metal Film is out next Friday, May 23rd, and we'll be celebrating with an in-store listening event with exclusive give-aways from Warp Records to anyone who purchases a record or CD on the day!

We'll have the album in stock on Indie-Exclusive 2LP clear vinyl for $95, standard black vinyl 2LP for $85 and CD for $32, and all purchases will receive a free sticker, pin and 12" poster (while stocks last). We'll also play the album in-store on the day from midday.

Get in touch to pre-order a copy.

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Another big day of new releases in the shop! We've got brand new records out today from Thom Yorke & Mark Pritchard, Sleep Token, The Weeknd, Arcade Fire, Spacey Jane and Kali Uchis, plus some late-running stock from last week with Car Seat Headrest and Jenny Hval and a new 40th anniversary re-issue of INXS's Listen Like Thieves.

Swipe through the photos or check below for all price & pressing info. Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to grab anything! We're also expecting the new Mclusky and Billy Woods to land soon, but they were unfortunately not ready to ship for today's release.

- Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke - Tall Tales - $130 (First Edition 2LP Box Set) / $90 (Standard 2LP) / $32 (CD) - Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia - $110 (Gold 2LP) / $80 (Black 2LP, arriving soon!) / $25 (CD) - The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow (Complete Edition) - $90 (2LP) / $28 (2CD) - Arcade Fire - Pink Elephant - $85 (LP) / $28 (CD) - Spacey Jane - If That Makes Sense - $55 (White Noise LP) / $20 (CD) - Kali Uchis - Sincerely - $80 (Opaque Pink LP) - Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars - $60 (2LP) - Jenny Hval - Iris Silver Mist - $50 (Pearl LP) - INXS - Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary) - $70 (LP) / $35 (2CD)

#markpritchard#thomyorke#talltales#sleetoken#eveninarcadia#spaceyjane#arcadefire#theweeknd#inxs#listenlikethieves#kaliuchis#carseatheadrest#jennyhval

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The most elusive record in Florida metal band Death's discography - their 1995 magnum opus Symbolic - has finally been re-issued for it's 30th anniversary, marking the first time it's been pressed on vinyl in over 10 years!

We regularly stock Death's back catalogue via Relapse Records, but every few weeks we get asked the same question - "Can you get Symbolic in?"

For a variety of (what we assume are legal) reasons, only 6 out of 7 Death albums had been available for the past decade, with Symbolic the lone outlier and most sought after of the bunch.

Now at long last, you won't have to part with a small fortune via an obscure European re-seller on Discogs in order to complete your Death vinyl collection, with Roadrunner Records re-issuing this long out of print classic for the very agreeable price of $60.

Death (Official) - Symbolic (30th Anniversary Black Vinyl) out tomorrow (May 9th). Get in touch to secure a copy!

#death#deathofficial#symbolic#deathmetal

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Finally back in print! GOD's My Pal 7" from 1988 is a genuine Australian rock & roll classic, an iconic slice of teen-punk from a band who dissolved only a bit over a year after the release of the record but has had a huge influence on Australian independent music for 37 years.

Re-issued earlier this year for the first time in over a decade, this 2nd edition pressed on BLUE vinyl with alternate cover and photo insert is now in-stock for $20. Only 1,000 pressed via Sorcerer Records and if they sell half as fast as the first batch did, they still might not the last the week. Get in quick!

#god#mypal

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Three Holly Throsby albums have been newly pressed to vinyl thanks to the fine folks at Hobbledehoy! First ever vinyl editions since the original CD version put out by Spunk Records many moons ago.

- Under The Town (2006) - A Loud Call (2008) - Team (2011)

All out now and in stock for $45 a pop.

#hollythrosby#hobbledehoyrecords#spunkrecords

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New records in this week from Blondshell, Machine Head and Briston Maroney, along with new pressings and re-issues from Crystal Castles, The Birthday Party, Kneecap and Rachel Chinouriri. We've also got the Blu-ray and CD editions of the new Pink Floyd - Live At Pompeii reissue, with vinyl expected in another week or 2.

There's also some new releases today that are running late and will be here next week, including Propagandhi, Car Seat Headrest, Pup and Jenny Hval. Don't hesitate to get in touch about any new releases we might have missed! Open all weekend.

- Blondshell - If You Asked For A Picture - $60 (Coke Bottle Clear LP) - Crystal Castles II - $70 (2LP) - The Birthday Party - Live 81-82 - $75 (Red & Black Dust 2LP) - Pink Floyd At Pompeii - $50 (Blu-ray) / $33 (CD) - $95 (2LP - running late!)

- KNEECAP - Fine Art - $50 (Tri-colour LP) - Rachel Chinouriri - What A Devastating Turn Of Events - $70 (First Anniversary White LP) - Machine Head - UNATØNED - $70 (Clear Vinyl) - Briston Maroney - JIMMY - $70 (Hot Pink LP)

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Here's our #beatdisctop9 best sellers for April 2025!

- Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter - Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong - Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young - Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power - The Mars Volta - Lucro Sucio Los Ojos Del Vacio - Bon Iver - Sable, Fable - Mk.gee - Two Star & The Dream Police - Tracy Chapman Online - s/t (reissue) - Djo - The Crux

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The Dandy Warhols first 3 studio albums have been newly re-issued on colour vinyl!

- Dandys Rule OK (1995) on 2LP RED vinyl - The Dandy Warhols Come Down (1997) on 2LP YELLOW vinyl - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia (2000) on 2LP BLUE vinyl

All in stock now for $70 each.

#thedandywarhols#dandysruleok#thedandywarholscomesdown#thirteentalesfromurbanbohemia

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Open 10 til 5.30pm today (ANZAC DAY) with brand new records out from Ghost, Viagra Boys and Samia, along with late running releases from My Morning Jacket and Melvins, plus a new colour press of HTRK's Rhinestones! Pressing info and pricing below. Normal hours all long weekend

- Ghost - Skeleta $70 (Violet LP) / $32 (CD) - Viagra Boys - Viagr Aboys - $50 (Blue & White Smoke LP) / $25 (CD) - HTRK - Rhinestones - $60 (Haunted Blue LP) - (the) Melvins - Thunderball - $60 (Smoke LP) - SAMIA - Bloodless - $50 (Clear Smoke LP) - My Morning Jacket - is - $65 (Summer Sky LP) / $28 (CD)

#ghost#skeleta#viagraboys#samia#melvins#mymorningjacket#htrk

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Some late arriving copies of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, re-issued for RSD 2025, have just landed! An avant-garde work of early noise music, this controversial album hasn't been pressed on vinyl in 15 years, and personally we've never seen a copy of it through our store in at least 2 decades. Give us more of these weird, out of print rarities on Record Store Day instead of the same old albums repressed on picture disc vinyl, we say!

"Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music is an album that stands out for its defiance of traditional music norms. Released in 1975 and described by Lester Bangs as “The greatest record ever made in the history of the human eardrum” (Creem, 1975), it challenged listeners and critics alike with its experimental approach. Now, to mark its 50th anniversary, a special vinyl edition is being launched as part of Record Store Day 2025, offering fans a chance to reconnect with this groundbreaking work."

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (RSD 2025 White & Black Marble 2LP) - $80

#loureed#metalmachinemusic#RSD2025#BeatdiscRSD