- I hear a song that rips my heart/mind out and lays it bare to the sun.
- I’m in a spendy mood, and listening to a decent new album with a big ‘BUY NOW’ link.
- I’ve heard a band’s great single on a blog, and am halfway through listening to the second, even better, single.
- My dear friend recorded/produced/sang backup/played harp/etc on a good record.
- I feel tempted to buy a record first digitally for whatever dumb reason.
- Everyone is going apeshit over a new Best New Music record, and yeah, it’s fucking tits.
- Said BNM record is available for pre-order in colored vinyl, LTD packaging.
- I’d probably end up playing it for my grandkids.
- My dear friend is running the label from their bedroom.
- I’m at an up-and-coming band’s show, and the band has vinyl at the merch table and I can have them sign it.
- I’m at a show for a good band and the opener blows my mind and they have merch.
- The record shop set a sweet album on the features rack.
- I’ve given myself a ‘strict’ budget before entering said record shop. #FAIL
- It’s Record Store Day and my budget is decidedly not ‘strict’.
- I’ve listened to a record 10+ times on Sptfy/Bndcmp/Sndcld already and this is getting ridiculous.
- An artist I’ve been crushing on starts a crowdfunding effort to get on wax.
That about covers it. Sufficient, anyway. What about you? What prompts you to buy music on vinyl?
(via guardianmusic)
And what about Polio?
Free download from new Southampton band ‘Polio’
Taken from their as yet untitled EP, due for release in late November on Flatpack Recordings.
www.facebook.com/polioband
www.flatpackrecs.co.uk
www.blog.flatpackrecs.co.uk
Has everyone checked this out yet?
Taken from the ‘Glass Vessels’ EP out on September 26th on iTunes/Spotify/CD via Flatpack Recordings
www.facebook.com/apollosarrows
www.apollosarrows.co.uk
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www.flatpackrecs.co.uk
www.blog.flatpackrecs.co.uk
The new Apollo’s Arrows single is so good. Can’t wait for everyone to hear it. Just confirming artwork and mastering and then we’ll have it out soon! Also another tour. oooh err.
Two of my favourite bands already announced. Can you guess who though?
R*n W**k
P*l*ed *p**t B* H*rs*s
big up 2000 trees!
Mario Gambardella
My name is Mario Gambardella, I’m a 25 year old BA Hons graduate who is currently living in Brighton and I am vocalist for dissonant metallic hardcore band Pariso.
When I first joined the band 3/4 years ago, I had just come straight out of university and…
Probably worth reading and remembering next time you moan about paying £10 for a band shirt etc.

