{"title":"New LAF 29 Sep 2023","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"xtc-big-express-cd-bluray","title":"XTC - Big Express (CD\/BLURAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: CD\/BLURAY\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: APEBDA107\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0633367795526\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 29 Sep 2023\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew 2023 mix by Steven Wilson in Stereo, 5.1 surround AND for the 1st time for XTC, in Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CD features the complete album newly mixed plus 3 additional tracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlu-Ray includes:-\u003cbr\u003eNewly mixed material as per CD in Hi-Res Stereo, 5.1 Surround \u0026amp; Dolby Atmos\u003cbr\u003e 2023 stereo out-takes \u0026amp; instrumental mixes in Hi-Res stereo\u003cbr\u003e The original album + additional tracks in Hi-Res stereo\u003cbr\u003e The complete album \u0026amp; more in demo form\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD – 2023 Mix \u0026amp; additional material\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBD – 2023 Mix and additional tracks in Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA Surround (5.1). 2023 stereo out-takes and instrumental mixes. \u003cbr\u003e 24\/96 LPCM Stereo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal stereo mix and additional tracks in 24\/96 LPCM Stereo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbum and additional tracks in demo form. 16\/48 LPCM Stereo \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Classic 1984 XTC album on CD\/Blu-ray newly mixed (2023) by Steven Wilson in Stereo, 5.1 Surround \u0026amp; (for the first time with an XTC album), Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio mixes as part of The Surround Sound Series. \u003cbr\u003e• CD features the complete album newly mixed in stereo + three additional tracks.\u003cbr\u003e• Blu-Ray includes the newly mixed material as featured on CD in Hi-Res Stereo, 5.1 Surround and Dolby Atmos + 2023 stereo out-takes \u0026amp; instrumental mixes in Hi-Res stereo.\u003cbr\u003e• Blu-Ray also includes the original album + additional tracks in Hi-Res stereo \u003cbr\u003e• The complete album \u0026amp; more also appear in demo form (16\/48 stereo reflecting the source material).\u003cbr\u003e• Packaged in a 2-disc digipack sleeve with 16-page booklet in a cardboard slip case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXTC’s seventh album, “The Big Express”\u003cbr\u003e“The Big Express is the closest we ever came to recording a 'concept' album. It’s full of Swindon and deep seams of life there, that run through myself, Colin, and Dave, (Terry too of course). It's populated by members of our families, our hopes and dreams. The things we wished for, or feared, a stew of memories.” Andy Partridge – excerpted from the book Popartery, 2023 \u003cbr\u003eXTC’s seventh album, “The Big Express” was virtually ignored on release, much as its immediate predecessor “Mummer” had been. If Mummer was XTC’s quiet album, this was its polar opposite: bright, brash, noisy - even cluttered on occasion if the song demanded it - as it became a concept album of sorts, a partly autobiographical reflection on growing up in an industrial town, Swindon, with its history of engineering and railway accomplishments. \u003cbr\u003ePerhaps in keeping with that tradition of technical innovation, the album also made extensive use of (at the time) new technology with Linn-Drum programming (alongside drummer Peter Phipps), E-mu Emulator and other synths claiming space among the more traditional guitars, bass and drums mix under-pinning the vocals. \u003cbr\u003eThis technology was juxtaposed with technology of a slightly earlier pop\/rock era as phasing, backwards tapes and the inclusion of a mellotron hinted at a psychedelic influence that would move more centre-stage with the band’s next project – ‘The Dukes of Stratosphear’.\u003cbr\u003eWith XTC no longer touring, the sound radically different to any previous XTC album, in a musical climate where the upper end of the charts reflected national radio, producing the most mainstream result for years: Lionel Richie, Sade, Spandau Ballet, Howard Jones, Tina Turner, Queen – Frank Sinatra’s final solo studio album… the space for a metallic, post-punk concept album about growing up amidst the ghosts of Swindon’s industrial heritage proved non-existent.\u003cbr\u003eOf course the songs were as good as on any other XTC album - a very high standard indeed – but they went largely unheard. Given that position, it would be easy to conclude that the timing was wrong for the album. But the best musicians follow the music and allow the times to catch up with that; precisely what happened when XTC released its next album “Skylarking” in 1986. Just as “Mummer’s” reputation (and sales) has increased over the years, “The Big Express” is now regarded as a ‘neglected classic’ of its era. \u003cbr\u003eNow remixed by Steven Wilson in stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound \u0026amp; Dolby Atmos, the full impact and power of the album can be appreciated. Already given studio quality previews to an invited audience in London and LA at L-Acoustics studios, the reaction was one of collective awe at the amount of newly apparent detail \u0026amp; clarity in the Atmos mixes. As ever with XTC, the full package on the Blu-ray disc includes every recorded song from the era, ranging from demos through to the aforementioned Spatial Audio mixes. \u003cbr\u003eCoal for the Soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD (2023 Mixes) \u003cbr\u003e1. Wake Up\u003cbr\u003e2. All You Pretty Girls\u003cbr\u003e3. Shake You Donkey Up\u003cbr\u003e4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her\u003cbr\u003e5. This World Over\u003cbr\u003e6. The Everyday Story Of Smalltown \u003cbr\u003e7. I Bought Myself A Liarbird\u003cbr\u003e8. Reign Of Blows\u003cbr\u003e9. You’re The Wish You Are I Had\u003cbr\u003e10. I Remember The Sun\u003cbr\u003e11. Train Running Low On Soul Coal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional tracks\u003cbr\u003e12. Red Brick Dream\u003cbr\u003e13. Washaway\u003cbr\u003e14. Blue Overall\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlu-ray\u003cbr\u003e• Album and additional tracks of 2023 Mix in Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Stereo and DTS-HD MA Surround Sound \u0026amp; instrumental mixes in Hi-Res Stereo all mixed by Steven WIlson\u003cbr\u003e• Plus album and additional tracks of original mix in Hi-Res stereo, with additional out-takes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional out-takes:\u003cbr\u003e15. Broomstick Rhythm (guide vocal)\u003cbr\u003e16. The Troubles (Big Express Version – Backing Track)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Album and additional tracks in demo form in 16\/48 Hi-Res stereo with additional demos of songs written for The Big Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional demos:-\u003cbr\u003e15. Now we all Dead (It Doesn't Matter) \u003cbr\u003e16. Work \u003cbr\u003e17. Gangway, Electric Guitar is Coming Through\u003cbr\u003e18. Broomstick Rhythm \u003cbr\u003e19. Shiny Cage \u003cbr\u003e20. 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Dillon was a stonemason from the small town of Boundbrook. There he was raised by his grandfather who was the church choirmaster and Dillon started singing in the church early. Like many others he moved to Kingston for work and there he met Peter Tosh who introduced him to The wailers and to Studio One where Dillon, under the name Jack Sparrow, recorded three Ska songs with the Wailers as backup… \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon after he met Steven Taylor and Aston Morris while working on a building site. They rehearsed at the Ethiopian Reorganization Centre and subsequently named themselves the Ethiopians. Morris left the group, and Dillon and Taylor continued as a duo. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey recorded about 10 singles in 1966 for Coxsone Dodd, before moving to WIRL, releasing the \"Train to Skaville\" in 1967 which briefly appeared in the U.K. chart. It was followed by more singles such as “The Whip\" and culminated with the release of their first album “Engine 54” in 1968 on WIRL in Jamaica and on Doctor Bird in the U.K. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album featured top tracks such as “Engine 54”, “Train To Skaville”, “Long Time Now”, “Come On Now”, and the great “Train To Glory” featured on the A side here. That same year they released \"Everything Crash\", their first major hit. The song criticised the dire situation in Jamaica whereas water and power were rationed which led to unrests. In one dramatic incident 31 people were shot by police. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir greatest album “Reggae Power” was released in 1969 on Trojan. Virtually every song is a hit: Women Capture Man, Everything Crash, What A Fire, Robert F Kennedy, Free, Hong Kong Flu, Gun Man, Feel The Spirit etc, etc… It was quickly followed by the equally good album “Woman Captures Man” on Trojan in 1970, featuring 10 new songs and “Everything Crash” and ”Hong Kong Flu” from the previous album.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the early 1970s, the Ethiopians recorded widely for many producers and record labels, including Duke Reid (\"Pirate\"), Derrick Harriott (\"Good Ambition\"), Rupie Edwards (\"Hail Rasta Man\"), Alvin Ranglin (\"Love Bug\"), Prince Buster (\"You Are For Me\"), Joe Gibbs (\"Ring A Burn Finger\"), Bob Andy (\"The Word Is Love\"), and Lee Perry (\"Life Is A Funny Thing\"), among others. It is said that Dillon also helped build Perry's Black Ark Studios in 1973-4. In September 1975, Taylor was killed by a van while he was crossing a road. Dillon stopped for a while, then continued solo as The Ethiopian. He died from cancer in 2011. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo doubt The Ethiopians were one of Jamaica's greatest harmony groups along with The Paragons and the Kingstonians. Their socially oriented lyrics, drenched with humour, were truly unique though and remain strangely valid… 50 years on their timeless singles are avidly looked after by their many fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE A:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Leonard Dillon\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the very first reissue of this super rare and super good 1968 Rocksteady song complete with kitch train-like sound effects and superb harmonies. It was initially released on Gayfeet in 1968 in Jamaica and Doctor Bird in the U.K. with the song “You Got The Dough” on the B side and was never repressed until now.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This train… is bound to glory, glory\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This train… is bound to glory, glory\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Get on board… you don't need no money\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Get on board… you don't need no money\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This train… is bound to glory, glory\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Get on board… you don't need no baggage”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE B:\u003cbr\u003eProduced by JJ Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst official reissue of this very much in demand track. It was released as a single only (with the song “Neck Tie” by Winston Wright on the B side) on JJ Records in Jamaica and on Duke Records in the U.K.in 1970. This real catchy Rocksteady track is very representative of The Ethiopians at the top of their art while they were produced by JJ Johnson… It was never released on album, as a result good and very scarce copies of the original single fetch top dollars today!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"691\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m8cOJ-LzbAs\" title='THE ETHIOPIANS - TRAIN TO GLORY \/  MEK YOU GO ON SO - 7\" Limited Edition -  Harlem Shuffle Records' frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harlem Shuffle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42647223468188,"sku":"HSRSS0024","price":16.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/image001_7bfab695-d681-4e03-9fb3-8079dcf1b7ac.png?v=1693939435"},{"product_id":"sir-gibbs-people-grudgeful-pan-ya-machete-7-vinyl","title":"SIR GIBBS - “PEOPLE GRUDGEFUL” \/ “PAN YA MACHETE” [7\" Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 7\" Vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: HSRSS0023 \/ HSRSS-0023C\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 7141095212213\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 29 Sep 2023\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Rocksteady\/Early Reggae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Joe Gibbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first re-release on 7inch vinyl single of the mythic double sided single credited to producer Joe Gibbs and released in 1968 on Amalgamated Records in the U.K.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough both tracks are credited to Joe Gibbs, many believe the A side “People Grudgeful” was sung by The Ethiopians whilst the B side “Pan Ya Machete” was performed by The Pioneers. “Grudgeful” though does not really sound like The Ethiopians and according to Trojan, both sides were performed by The Pioneers. Which makes sense for several reasons. Firstly, the sound of the song is indeed more reminiscent of the Pioneers\/Joe Gibbs work of that time. In fact The Ethiopians did not record with Joe Gibbs, with the exception of The Ring which was released in 1972, four years later, while the Pioneers were routinely involved with Gibbs in 1968. Last but not least, The Ethiopians had no beef with Lee Scratch Perry whilst The Pioneers songs were clearly incriminated by Scratch in his hit song “People Funny Boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttention: This is a special limited edition strictly limited to 500 copies - one release only.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE PIONEERS\u003cbr\u003eThe Pioneers were formed in 1962 by two brothers Derrick and Sidney Crooks and their friend Winston Hewitt later replaced by former Heptone Glen Adams.\u003cbr\u003eThe Pioneers' early singles were not successful, and the group broke up in 1967 Sydney started working at Joe Gibbs shop and then in the studio where he met a talented new young singer: Jackie Robinson. The new Pioneers were reborn as a duo. They recorded several successful singles such as \"Longshot\" \"Jackpot\", \"Catch the Beat\" with Gibbs before joining producer Leslie Kong where they recorded Samfie Man which topped the Jamaican charts. They then recruited George Agard and became a trio again. \u003cbr\u003eThey scored in the charts again with \"Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)\" a sequel to “Long Shot”, the tragic story of a race horse that never won and died racing! “Kick De Bucket” became an instant hit both in Jamaican and in the U.K. particularly among skinheads in 1969. More hits followed and the band moved to the UK in 1970. Over time, their sound changed and became more sophisticated and pop and they eventually recorded soul albums with Eddy Grant as a producer in 1976. It was not successful and the band split before reforming. They have been performing sporadically since then. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA SIDE:\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Joe Gibbs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLee “Scratch” Perry who previously worked as a music producer for Gibbs started his own label ”Upset” and got a hit in 1968 in Jamaica with his first recording “People Funny Boy” a song attacking his previous employer - Joe Gibbs - and incidentally The Pioneers. The music was similar to “Long Shot”, a track by The Pioneers just previously released by Gibbs that year. The lyrics were quite different though: “Now that you reach the top, And you turn big shot, All I've done for you, You no remember that” etc.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoe Gibbs immediately retorted with this single starting with “People Grudgeful” on the A side. The music was a much harder version of Lee Scratch Perry song, with aggressive vocals by the Pioneers whilst the lyrics responded point by point to Perry accusations. The result is a great and brutal track, a “bad” track typical of Gibbs style at thas time, very rare on 7” and very much in demand today… Incidentally, it was covered by The Fall in 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB SIDE:\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Joe Gibbs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe second wave of attack directed to Perry was on the flip with the virulent \"Pan Ya Machete\". Lee Scratch Perry released “People Funny Boy” on his record label which was called “Upset” and showcased a machete drenched in blood as a logo. A Panya Machete is a Jamaican expression for an hypocrite: A Spanish machete (n.) (also Paniar machete, Pannya machete) [the Spanish machete has a two-edged blade and thus ‘cuts both ways’] \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough musically less aggressive than the A side, Machete is a great ballad with cracking vocals, made perfect by a dog repeatedly barking in the background! “Ah ah pan ya machete, hail Mr Upsetter, Little sins can lead to big big things, Me Nah come with water, dis time, me come wid fire, Pan ya machete, dats what you are, Two edge swords, dats what you are Scratch… “ Serious threats from the Pioneers! But things were not as bad it seemed considering Perry and The Pioneers did their first euro tour together the following year in 1969… \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"The Pioneers-People Grudgeful (The Amalgamated Label) 1968-1971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pNYyDr-H1JQ\" height=\"369\" width=\"656\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"492\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PBDEb9-4sis\" title=\"SIR GIBBS THE PIONEERS   Pan Ya Machete  Amalgamated  AMG822B   1968\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harlem Shuffle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42647228317852,"sku":"HSRSS0023","price":16.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/image003_39e6aa6d-e805-4936-9aab-6c9ccee31cac.png?v=1693939421"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/collections\/new-laf-29-sep-2023.oembed","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}