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I Mother Earth are reuniting with Edwin (!!!) to perform "Scenery & Fish" and release it on vinyl: http://imotherearth.ca/

Pre-orders are up. Only for those in Canada apparently. There's a translucent orange version of the LP that only seems to be available in a bundle. Otherwise, standard black. https://www.dinealonestore.com/collections/black-mountain

Limited edition first pressing comes with reflective gold-foil packaging. I also saw copies locally in store that were bundled with a pack of matches. http://www.galleryac.com/music/vinyl/jason-collett-song-and-dance-man.html

Bump - added more tour dates and a photo of what the booklet may contain.

Sloan - Parallel Play sold.

I remember seeing an OG copy of Silent Alarm by Bloc Party for $200 on that collector wall last year and it sat there for maybe 3-4 months. I was thinking no one would ever buy it, but one day I noticed it wasn't there and wasn't moved to the regular racks. It never ceases to amaze me how much people are willing to pay for that kind of stuff. And it's funny you mention that Dundas show, as I knew about it and would be really cool to see them in such a venue. However I'll be out of province that day and will just have to wait until they announce the Toronto show(s). I've also updated the OP with a few more dates (mostly southern Ontario) they haven't officially announced yet, but are already or close to being on sale.

. Yep Roc was seliing it for $99.99USD: http://www.yeproc.com/watch-sloan-talk-about-their-new-twice-removed-deluxe-vinyl-box-set-order-now-at-the-yep-roc-store/ They had a couple copies at their Toronto show on the Commonwealth tour (Nov. 2014) for $90. Don't think they have any more, though. That copy at Sonic Boom is also apparently sealed, but I don't think anyone is gonna buy it at $200. Although I've seen stuff on that collector wall that I felt was priced too high get sold, so who knows. Sloan always puts out quality box sets (I have both the Twice Removed and the 4 Nights at the Palais Royale sets) and I'll definitely be picking up this one. I'll be going to the Barrie show, so hopefully they'll have them ready for the merch table by then.

I've never gotten a response from them to any of their email addresses. I wish I could say positive things about their customer service like you guys, especially because I enjoy a lot of their releases, but my experience has been less than communicative.

TRL ignored me as well when I tried to combine Explosion in the Sky orders. Can't say I've been impressed with their customer service.

Thanks for the info guys, looks like Canada Post screwed me over.

My recordstore.co.uk order hasn't arrived in Canada yet. I sent an email and the CSR said that since they don't provide tracking, they're considering the package lost and can't send a replacement because they don't have any stock left. My options now are either store credit or a refund. Anyone else order from them? I'm assuming those in the UK got their orders fine.

What do you want for it?

Available now: http://www.kt8merch.com/store/pages/onechordtoanother 3 LPs with 2 lyric inserts 12”x12” 32 page full colour book 7” single Fanzine style booklet High quality digital download and a bonus digital-only LP of demo recordings Bonus pack of signed photos only in 20 random box sets Limited edition of 1000 Also got an email that included what Jay wanted to share about the One Chord To Another deluxe vinyl box set: Can it really be that it was (almost) “twenty years ago today”, to quote a lyric from an obscure ’60’s album, that our third LP One Chord To Another was released in Canada? While the album is not exactly our Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, it is perhaps, I dare say, the most Beatle-ish collection in our catalogue. That’s partly due to the songs, but more likely to do with the sounds we were chasing and radical instrument panning in the mix. With such a landmark anniversary at hand, what is a band to do? A tour? A box set, you say? Done! As a result of the very encouraging success of the Twice Removed reissue campaign from 2012, we are excited to present the One Chord To Another deluxe vinyl box set. As with the Twice Removed set, there will be 3 LPs contained within. First up is a remastered One Chord To Another from the original tapes, followed by an 11 track LP of unreleased 4-track and studio recordings called The Outtakes. The third LP is a remastered version of the oft-requested-for-rerelease Recorded Live at a Sloan Party! Originally included as a bonus CD/LP in the USA, this album was never properly released in Canada…until now! That didn’t take long, did it? An overt homage to the Beach Boys’ Party LP, it features our band recording covers in a “party” atmosphere: from Patrick’s faithful take on April Wine to Chris’ dignified cover of The Modern Lovers, from Andrew’s Everly Brothers harmonizing to my own attempt at some slick early ’80’s Roxy Music. Sound like a party to you? There’s also a 7” vinyl single with 2 early demo recordings of songs that wound up on One Chord…, “Mirror Ball” (aka an early guitar version of “Junior Panthers”) and a seat-of-the-pants frantic recording of “John, You Made It On” which eventually became “G Turns To D”. My debut (and absolute finale) on drums. In keeping with the ancient spirit of 1996, you’ll also find inside a photocopied-style fanzine compilation using some of the most interesting articles and fun cut-and-paste graphics of the time. Looking back, it feels like that era was a healthy time for fanzines that focused on artists from our murderecords label and other underground bands in Canada, so we thought it was a cool and appropriate artifact to include in the set. Once again, the jewel in the crown is a lovely 12”x12” 32 page full colour book. Meticulously overseen by “Murphy Design”, it’s an extensive oral history by the four of us that recounts the recording, touring and the times surrounding One Chord To Another. The book is jammed with many unseen photos, posters, ephemera, artwork, lyric sheets and anything else you can imagine that has been stored away in Chris’ attic office and in my basement vault. Oh! ..and as a random “easter egg” bonus in 20 of the box sets, there will be a pack of 4 photos (signed, legibly-ish, of each of us), taken by Catherine Stockhausen at our 1997 Varsity Arena show here in Toronto. Our booklets and box set would be much slimmer if not for Catherine’s diligent documenting of the time. As well, if you use the download card of all the audio, (mp3 or FLAC, folks!), you will also receive a bonus 4th digital album of an entire “mirror” LP of demo’s to all the tracks on One Chord To Another. Sort of like an expanded version of the 7” single. Historical! Thanks to all the fans who supported us by buying the Twice Removed deluxe set and coming out to see us on that tour in 2012. A fab time was had by all. If similar success is bestowed upon this One Chord to Another set then we’ll keep digging through the archives to create more deluxe box sets for as long as fans continue to enjoy them. Did someone say Smeared…? Ol’ Navy Blues…?…. Runnin’ the red light, Jay F They also announced the first leg of tour dates: These shows will be another "Evening with Sloan" and have two full sets of Sloan- one set of our 1996 Juno Award winning "One Chord To Another" album in its entirety and another set of hits, fan favourites and album cuts. MAR 19th Toronto, ON - Great Hall (Jay & Patrick interview - part of Long Winter. Can now be listened to here: http://vishkhanna.com/2016/03/24/ep-244-long-night-with-shad-sloans-jay-ferguson-patrick-pentland-caitlin-durlak-so-long-seven-bobby-ruin/) APR 5th Barrie, ON - Roxy Theatre APR 6th Sudbury, ON - Townehouse APR 7th Thunder Bay, ON - Crock’s APR 8th St. Paul, MN - Turf Club (postponed) APR 9th Winnipeg, MB - The Pyramid APR 10th Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre APR 11th Lethbridge, AB - Average Joe’s APR 13th Grande Prairie, AB - Better Than Fred’s APR 14th Red Deer, AB - Bo’s Bar and Grill APR 15th Edmonton, AB - The Needle Vinyl Tavern APR 16th Calgary, AB - The Marquee APR 18th Nelson, BC - Spirit Bar APR 19th Penticton, BC - The Mule APR 20th Vancouver, BC - Imperial Theatre APR 21st Victoria, BC - Sugar APR 22nd Nanaimo, BC - The Queens APR 23rd Seattle, WA - Barboza APR 24th Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge APR 26th San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop MAY 5th Stratford, ON - Masonic Concert Hall MAY 6th Peterborough, ON - Red Dog MAY 7th Dundas, ON - Dundas Valley Montessori School MAY 8th Fort Erie, ON - Bell Tower Sanctuary MAY 10th London, ON - London Music Hall MAY 11th Waterloo, ON - Maxwell's MAY 12th Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall MAY 13th Sarnia, ON - The Station Music Hall MAY 14th Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre JUN 11th Creemore, ON - The New Farm JUN 19th Beaumont, AB - Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival JUN 25th Kingston, ON - Skeleton Park JUL 1st Toronto, ON - Woodbine Beach JUL 2nd Kincardine, ON - Victoria Park JUL 8th Windsor, ON - Riverfront Festival Plaza JUL 9th Dresden, ON - Dresden Kinsmen Club - Kinstock JUL 22nd Bengough, SK - Gateway Festival JUL 30th Minnedosa, MB - Rockin' the Fields AUG 13th Peterborough, ON - Hootenanny on Hunter AUG 19th Ottawa, ON - Arboretum Festival SEP 17th Sandbanks Provincial Park, ON - Sandbanks Music Festival SEP 21st San Jose, CA - The Ritz SEP 22nd - Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones SEP 23rd Pioneertown, CA - Desert Stars Festival SEP 24th Las Vegas, CA - Sayers Club SEP 25th Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room SEP 27th San Diego, CA - Casbah SEP 28th West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy OCT 5th Montreal, QC - Fairmount Theatre OCT 6th Charlottetown, PEI - Murphy’s Community Centre OCT 7th Halifax, NS - Marquee Ballroom OCT 8th Truro, NS - Marigold Theatre OCT 11th Moncton, NB - Capitol Theatre OCT 12th Fredericton, NB - Fredericton Playhouse OCT 13th Saint John, NB - Imperial Theatre OCT 14th Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall OCT 15th Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts OCT 16th Pawling, NY - Daryl’s House OCT 17th New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom NOV 8th Sault Ste. Marie, ON - Loplops NOV 9th Madison, WI - The Frequency NOV 10th St. Paul, MN - Turf Club (rescheduled from APR 8th) NOV 11th Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge NOV 12th St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill NOV 14th Nashville, TN - The High Watt NOV 15th Atlanta, GA - The Earl NOV 16th Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle (Back Room) NOV 17th Charlotte, NC - Visualite Theatre NOV 18th Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel NOV 19th Buffalo, NY - Iron Works NOV 20th - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop

I spoke to Jag and Christian from IME last year and they mentioned vinyl pressings of their catalogue were coming, but they needed to work out some rights issues first. Not sure how long that will take, though.

Sweet, always looking forward to new Metz!

Sweet, gonna try and get Toronto tickets. Hopefully they'll have this at the merch table.

Tough crowd.

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Damn, really want that Bloc Party. Sucks the Canadian dollar is so shitty right now.

Rotate This is having their moving sale right now for those interested: http://www.rotate.com/hello-world/ Starting Friday Feb 5, until we start packing up for the move on Monday Feb 22: 20% OFF ALL regularly priced WHITE STICKER VINYL 30% OFF ALL USED PURPLE STICKER VINYL 20% OFF ALL BOX SETS 10% OFF ALL YELLOW NEW RELEASE STICKER VINYL 50% OFF ALL SALE PRICED RED STICKER VINYL The only thing not discounted are consignment items, tickets, and GREEN price stickers.

Goddam, that looks awesome.

It already shipped. I emailed them back when the new Explosions record went up and they never responded, so I guess I just got unlucky.

Mine arrived too. I tried to combine it with the new album to save on shipping, but they never responded. Anyone know if TRL combines orders?

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