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Mine actually showed up this morning! 
Packaging is great and they sent the records outside the sleeve.
They even declared the value as only £7, so didn't have to pay customs fees!

I've seen them numerous times before, but this show was great! They were given a generous set time at dusk with the sun setting and a lengthy allotment of an hour and twenty minutes, so they got to play pretty much their regular setlist.
 
The new songs sounded good and blended well into the set. I'm sure anyone seeing them on the rest of the tour will enjoy it.

First single:
 

Yes.  They twittereeted it.

http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sam_roberts_band_return_with_terraform
 
Couple different versions available from what I could gather:
 
•Universal Music has a glow-in-the-dark version limited to 500 worldwide (it's also included in a bunch of bundles): https://shop.universalmusic.ca/samrobertsband/
 
•Paper Bag Records has a "limited edition" translucent splatter (also out of 500 copies): http://shop.paperbagrecords.com/products/terraform

I used it for the PG Lost re-released and it was fine

According to the obistrip on Prometheus, we should be getting Alien sometime in 2016. 

Picked up the official US pressing this weekend. Here's some nice pics for comparison to boots in case anyone is interested.
Cover and vinyl: The only official US pressing has the Q and is on red vinyl.

Flower etching indicating mastering by Brian Gardner: if it doesn't have this, it's a bootleg.

Parental advisory sticker still intact: A good sign of being legit. All the boots I've seen have it printed on.


Back: Another note is that it will have the label code as IPC-41, which is a misprint, it was supposed to be IPC-43. However most bootlegs copied the misprinted IPC-41.

Another Instagram find: 
 

Saw them tonight in Barrie. They indeed have copies of the box set for $100. They also have Commonwealth ($25) and the Twice Removed reissue ($20). I managed to grab the last copy of Never Hear the End of It they had (apologies to anyone else seeing them on this tour).
There's also a bargain bin of miscellaneous shirts and a $1-$5 bin of CD singles, stickers, buttons, cards, etc.

According to the hype sticker in this post, it looks like the splatter pressing is out of 1000: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDW2OAJR_Wn/
 
 

 
Would definitely grab that over the TRL red I ended up getting.
Hopefully they'll have some whenever they come to Toronto. 

Basically he felt the article was inaccurate. I'm not going to wade into the debate (full disclosure: I work for Exclaim occasionally), but you can view his opinions here: https://twitter.com/PatrickPentland

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

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
 
 

Tough crowd.

These stores can suck my dick.
 
Totally useless for psych,prog, fusion and other music that counts.
 
 
 
Discovery  is the only one that actually has the entire lp inventory on-line.
 
....
Best record store for prog mastermen with little cash is OUTSIDE of Toronto.
Baggs is not saying what cos Baggs is a true digger and does not need your competition.
 
(If however you are after lame McCartney & Nickkleback boners, then I lurv you cos your no threat at all.)
 
 
....
Check out Circus Books in Cabbage - Greektown Danforth.
 
I saw second Ramatam lp there and David Bedford  rarity & Midsummer's Night Dream by Merchants of Dream.

You can get both the first Limblifter record with their latest one right now for $20: https://we-are-busy-bodies.myshopify.com/products/limblifter-lp-sale

Do you refer to yourself in the third person when in public as well?

It's out of 2000: http://temporaryresidence.com/eitspreorder

Cheese pizza variant: https://www.instagram.com/p/_VHruXRGPr/

Cheese pizza variant: https://www.instagram.com/p/_VHruXRGPr/

Yessss... always stoked for new Metz! Ordered from Sub Pop as their shipping is cheaper.
If anyone has a copy of the Negative Space/Automat single, I'm looking for a copy. It's the last one I need to complete my Metz collection!

Yessss... always stoked for new Metz! Ordered from Sub Pop as their shipping is cheaper.
If anyone has a copy of the Negative Space/Automat single, I'm looking for a copy. It's the last one I need to complete my Metz collection!