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More blue LPs up at Banquet https://www.banquetrecords.com/radiohead/oknotok/XLCD868

Wah, no EU versions going so $48 and back to eating 15p noodles for the rest of my life.

Real men rock out with their butts out

Is the LP just the songs from AT or are there instrumentals on it? Probably in the minority here, but I really like Adventure Time's music which doesn't have the singing in it (background sync). It's kind of weird electronic mash up stuff. I know it's mostly Casey James Basichis/ Tim Kiefer who composed a lot of the music And Disasterpeace did an episode: http://music.disasterpeace.com/album/bad-jubies I just found the background music in AT way more appealing that it probably should have been, and not too fussed on the singing stuff since it's a little bit am-dram!

Double check, but I think most UK networks removed roaming charges. So maybe just grab a UK SIM card to carry you abroad? Three is a good network http://www.three.co.uk/feel-at-home

Bonnington Square cafe in Vauxhall. And if you're about on a Saturday night, I highly recommend you head to Duckie at the RVT for a queer disco and alt cabaret* ALSO if you're in London there's the Wonderground happening on the Southbank until late September, which hosts drinks, food and performances. My friend's in a show there called Briefs so obvs going to recommend that. *One show, I saw a woman pierce her vagina and ran fishing wire through it so audience members could splaying open her vagina. All fun and games until a string snapped. Everyone in the room was ghost white as she concluded her performance. Then back to discoing like nothing happened. It's not all doom and gloom, really mixed bag, saw Russell Brand there as well as bands or parts of stage shows.

Might need to stretch a little further a field, and only going based on my knowledge, but there's a couple in Nottingham including a decent Rough Trade which opens late on Fridays/Saturdays (and whilst you're there, grab a burger from Annies Burger Shack). Northampton has Spun Out, but didn't go in when we drove pass, not sure if it's mostly dance music or what, but they did a RSD thingy so guessing they'll have that Toto Africa die-cut picture disc everyone wants! Else trains to London take 40 mins from either Milton Beans or Bedford (some of these trains take a little longer, so the former is better) and you'll have plenty of selection in Soho to browse about.

Please note, digital downloads are not available to customers outside of the U.S. So $48 something shipped internationally and the digital download finds it hard to travel overseas? Okkaaayyy.

Actually, you have two options. If your current bank card is contactless, or have mobile payments on an NFC phone, you can use that and the cap applies (You can connect to WiFi on the underground, but it might only still be available for certain mobile network providers still). Simply tap/hover the card above the yellow reader until it's read. Don't wiggle it about. Else, all underground station self service machines will vend an oyster card (or buy from a counter if available). Buy a pay as you go one. You'll need to keep an eye out and top it up, but generally it's about £6-7/day if you're travelling in and around zone 1 & 2 on all (tube, bus, overground). Excludes Boris bikes I think. Don't touch those, they're like tanks (although fine for cycling through Hyde park with).

For LAHDAHN, I guess you'll visit Soho on your adventures (since it's considered the center and where typical shops are), so you'll want to go to Berwick Street, as there's Sister Ray (vinyl is in the cellar) and a couple of other record shops near by. Soho's fairly lame thanks to Westminster council fucking it up (a lot of chains, so you'll be fairly safe with whats on offer there). So highlights for me: Duck Soup is great if you can get a table. BiBimBap is a great - hot rock bowls with bits and pieces in 'em! Hummingbird Bakery for cupcakes fatty cake stuff. Meat Liquor for burgers. Bently's on Swallow Street for seafood (read: expensive). Big tip if you central is to just walk everywhere here. I see people get on at Oxford street and hop off at Bond street like complete lemons. Don't be a lemon. Jumping on the above: Rat Records in Camberwell is good if you want to head out of the main city a little, hang out with the locals, I can recommend loads in this area since I lived here for 4 years. To get there, you'll either want to travel to Oval or Elephant & Castle (it's a 15ish min walk from either, or a 5 min bus ride). Stormbird does great craft, local ales/beers. Camberwell Arms is another great little boozer with a restaurant that does some great food. Van Hing for all your typical Vietnamese, looks shabby, but it's actually really good. Avoid Silk Road, it's an over subscribed Chinese food place, the staff rush you to eat and you'll end up with the runs! Theo's does a great pizza if you can put up with some art school grumps serving it! If you're heading back towards town (up towards Elephant & Castle on Walworth Road), there's a new place called Louie Louie which I hear good things about. And once you pass Elephant & Castle, there's this HUGE Italian warehouse takeover called Mercato (which is near Ministry of Sound if you want to go to a bog standard club, but there's sometimes a record fair here). Otherwise, jumping on the above once again, about Brixton, everyone goes wild for Brixton Village which is an indoor market, I think the record shop is still there. Loads of food options there, but huge warning that it can be tricky trying to get a table though so depends what time of day you're going. Else there's a few bars and places to eat on Atlantic Avenue, like a Wahaca (mexican street food) and Dip n Flip for burgers. Since you're in Brixton, go and see the Bowie memorial if it's still there/hasn't been trashed. Sometimes a guy rocks up on the Southbank with LOADS of yer dad's records, but that'll only be weekends. Otherwise, it's nice to have a stroll down there and to watch the awful skaters not land any tricks (avoid the film museum there, it's shit). Also has a Wahaca. You can see a pattern forming.... But I recommend cocktails and a meal in Skylon. Or just hang out in the Southbank centre itself. I'm not too great with North/East, which is where it's all hip and stuff now. Maybe someone else can chime in here. Rough Trade is out in Shoreditch (hop off at Liverpool Street and walk through Spitalfields Market), but not sure what else is that ways now. I think Erased Tapes still might have thing on the go that ways too, might be wrong. Generally, West London (Kensington and beyond) is just deemed expensive and dull. Banquet Records is out in Kingston if you want to make the trip, but that place is the holy grail for all things good. if you do go to Brighton (aka: Shoreditch-by-Sea), Resident is your to-go-to shop there. Rarekind is good too. BUT I have a special soft place in my heart for The Record Album near the station, it's a diggers paradise with loads of old records. The owner will give you a lot of time and he's the coolest guy to talk to (Like he's got a pic of him hanging out with The Avalanches whom basically bought out a lot of stock from there, so I'm told). This has been Whoa, for TimeOut LonelyPlanet magazine!

My guess it's £25 because there's a photobook in there (which you'll flick through once, mutter "that's nice" and will never look at again). The first press I have is just the record and a 12 page booklet *shrugs*. Still available for £17 on Erased Tapes (and cheaper elsewhere sometimes) if you'd rather the older press. And, personal preference, the remaster mix kills some of the impact the strings have, just not feeling it. Remaster: Original:

Copped it in the north!

Ólafur Arnalds' Eulogy For Evolution has been remastered and reissued and available for order today. Personally still prefer this (and Living Room Songs) to the majority of his other stuff. Sample of remastered material here. Order link: https://www.erasedtapes.com/release/eratp101-olafur-arnalds-eulogy-for-evolution-2017 Limited to 2000 on clear. Will skip this as I already own this and I'm not mad on this remaster - the strings feel a bit lost in comparison to the original.

Think I might nab the red, for matchy matchy sake. What's going on with this packaging this time? Anything special like Prophet?

New track up with Flaming Lips. https://vesselsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-distraction Love how the artwork was made, hope it makes it to the live shows. LASERS! Ships way off, 29th of September, but am excited for this release since their last album was stellar. And caught them supporting Battles, they are tiiighhhtt live.

Can't quite see, but it appears to be missing the usual captain obvious text of VINYL COMPUTER VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK ON WAX dumb byline they print on an their covers. Could this be the release they redeem themselves?

This has been my favourite non-event and looking forward to not getting hyped about it next year.

@Sasan got them both. Drop me a message. X Also @Stress On The Sky chill, got up early today and there's zero lines and zero demand for any of this.

If you miss anything, they're reissues of such highly circulated albums (apart from Porcupine Tree, I think) that you can always pick up the HMV exclusive version off Discogs for retail or less (like last year's Pulp and Manic Street Preachers' LPs).

My friend went to the Oxford Street store for vinyl day last year and said it was kind of dire (think he meant the selection) and not much busier than it usually is on a weekend. And he got there about 4pm, still got what he wanted. I dunno, but it seems like they don't advertise it much as I only found out about it AFTER the event last time.

Ooo, good call, actually been put off by the pricey Sketches LP.

Uh, hello, I'll be pitching my tent up on Friday for that Status Quo LP. GET TO THE BACK. @Sasan Will also keep an eye out for those Porcupine Tree ones, but, same situation as @Stress On The Sky, as I'm not exactly in a prime location (Hastings).

I'll be dad here and will probably pick up that Suede album. Then it's back to sitting on my DFS sofa, listening to my new LP in my slippers whilst watching F1 and remortgaging my house. Gotta get that fixed variable offset rate.

Completely agree with this. I saw them before they recorded Frames (and dodgy bootleg recorded that gig too) and really just a bit confused who does what and where. Like, all comes together, but still a big smooshy mess. And saw them at Heaven before Self Preserved and that was a massive mess (horrible venue). No one should beat themselves up for not seeing them, it's too "big" a sound to capture live fully I think.

HUGE NEWS! (mine hasn't shipped yet, but I'll wait)