STATIC CARAVAN RECORDINGS
Caravanettes
Thanks for your support this last year its appreciated.
I had hoped to have Simple Kid’s : The Road ready for Christmas release but we are just trying to sort the mastering.
Our first release in 2012 will be the mighty Laura J Martin : The Hangman Tree. Release date is late January but we may put a few up for sale in the new year.
Laura plays a Rough Trade West instore in London, 23rd Jan 2012:
Further info: http://www.roughtrade.com/
Following that will be the Big Eyed Family Players : Folk Songs 2.
Best of the year..well the caravan is deep in love with the new Magnetic North record and remembers that back at the beginning of 11 the Low album was a mighty return to form but is there a better record than the Richmond Fontaine headspinner?
LOVE
Fielding Mellish
Dear Caravan Family
Just a word that if you are considering purchasing anything from Rhino in any of their guises then please think twice. This company take your money sit on it for months and then say it’s not available.
I could go on but in these turbulent times no one needs such heavy handed corporation money grabbing mendacity.
Yours
Fielding Mellish
Proper old school review of the Dan Haywood album here
http://www.kekw.org/80387390
Basically this allows us to plug the new single (John’s Shoes/ Superquarry)
At the usual £4-00 + p&p. 50p uk £1 Europe £1-50 row. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Starting with this release all SC sevens will be ltd to 300 copies and on coloured vinyl.
Anyway if you are the Midlands please come to Dan Haywood and the Newhawks show next Tuesday 22nd at the Hare and Hounds.
Goodnight Lenin support Beth Jeans Houghton on her Feb/Mar 2012 UK tour - details on the Events page.
Caravaners
Have just found a box of 7 copies of Van 119: Zombi : Digitalis 12” on ice coloured vinyl.
These have damaged sleeves! Some edge wear or corner bumps, so you have to take it as it arrives but these are long gone much sought-after and I do not want to flog on at a profit so £5 plus postage gets one.
Get in touch if you want one: g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Peace
Cocoons 'Earling' playbutton (edition of 100 ONLY). In advance of personal sales at Supersonic, there are a few available direct. £12 UK £13 Europe £15 ROW. Paypal as ever g.dolman@bham.ac.uk SOLD OUT
Zombi 'Slow Oscillations' - available now, a doozy of a 7” sleeved in black and silver outer and inner. Features unreleased demo version..
Mainly released to commemorate the bands only European show of 2011 at Supersonic, this is ready to go at £6 UK, £7 Europe and £7-50 ROW
Paypal as ever g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Magic Bus 7" now available. Full colour double sided wrap around and insert in an edition of 350.
"very beatnik grooved and krauty towards the close in a big beardy Mountain type way" Losing Today
£4-50 UK / £5 Europe / £6 ROW includes postage. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Thoroughly great interview with Cheval Sombre:
http://psychedelicbaby.blogspot.com/
Footage of Laura J Martin's set at Union Chapel, London (16th Sept 2011):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyzVRXwMX10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQVwtmivCHc
Children of the Van - two new ones in stock.
Van 232 : Steve Moore – Vaalbara/ Primitive Neural Pathways
Ltd issue CD of two long gone vinyl sides. In smashing 70s gatefold oversized stock.
£10 uk, £11 Europe, £15 ROW
Goodnight Lenin 'The Wenceslas Square EP' CD - local Robbie Robertson botherers return with their best work yet. £5 UK, £6 Europe, £7 -50 ROW. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Laura J. Martin 'Kissbye Goodnight/ Spy' 7" is ready to order at the usual £4-00 + p&p. 50p uk £1 Europe £1-50 row. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Laura is our current Featured Artist
Manchester Scenewipe have posted an unplugged session filmed with Hannah Peel at Cross Street Chapel, Manchester:
http://www.manchesterscenewipe.co.uk/
Tula 'Don't Say A Word' 7" has landed. Blue vinyl, printed card inner with centre hole and VAN233 sticker.
£5 uk £5.50 Europe £6.50 world includes postage. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Dark Sky Singers 'The Harrowing' 7" is ready to order at the usual £4-00 + p&p. 50p uk £1 Europe £1-50 row. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
This is limited to 400 copies in reverse board sleeve.
Update 15th April 2011:
Serafina Steer 'Change Is Good Change Is Good' - last few copies in the shop now, no plans for a repress.
Last copies of the Seahawks picture disc are also in the shop now, these will be gone for ever then.
Plank! with Broadcast CD, the last copies went to Picadilly for RSD tomorrow.
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http://twitter.com/sttccrvn
New Static Caravan online store:
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Hannah Peel 'The Broken Wave' CD released 24th January 2011 [VAN222]
Hannah Peel album has sold out again! We are going to re press please bear with us if you have ordered a copy.
Fantastic review from Drowned In Sound:
http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15912/reviews/4141886
Hannah interviewed by forfolkssake:
forfolkssake.com
Hannah contibuted a cover of The Doors anti-Vietnam war song 'Unknown Soldier' to the Guardian Music Weekly podcast:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/audio/2011/mar/04/music-weekly-protest-songs
Hannah Peel & Tunng 'Hey Santa!' download single [VAN229]
NOW AVAILABLE at iTunes
Hannah Peel, Ty and Jason Yarde recently recorded a collaborative session for BBC Radio 3's 'Late Junction'.
Broadcast Thurs 23rd December [11.15pm UK] Late Junction
Hannah's Christmas freebie - a music box cover version of a 70s classic:
http://hannahpeel.bandcamp.com/
VAN223: Seahawks ' Spaceships over Topanga Canyon' (mind-blowin' 12" pic disc). I have about 10 copies on hand. Shall we say £10 (UK) includes postage. Add £4 for Europe and £6 for world. SOLD OUT for now. Full release in February, please pre order from Piccadilly, Norman or Rough Trade to guarantee a copy.
VAN staffers rated these records in 2010:
10 For 10
Steve Moore 'Primitive Neural Pathways' 12" [VAN213]
NOW AVAILABLE - 12" vinyl pressing of 500 only - SOLD OUT at source. Please do not order directly but try Norman Records, Rough Trade, Picadilly, Boomkat etc.
Streaming audio: self-titledmag.com
The Maladies of Bellafontaine 'Black Biro' 7" is ready to order at the usual £4-00 + p&p. 50p uk £1 Europe £1-50 row. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
This is limited to 400 copies on purple wax. The band played to a packed house last weekend with Erland and the Carnival and sold over 50 copies then, so dont slack on this one.
Maladies Of Bellafontaine tour dates on the Events page.
Jo Bartlett 'Upheaval' - recorded in just one day, this is the new solo CD from Jo Bartlett of Yellow Moon Band, Jo and Danny etc. It comes in a hand finished acetate sleeve, edition of 150 and not available in shops.
UPDATE: first edition SOLD OUT at source, try Rough Trade or Jo herself - fringeontop.com
£7 uk £8 ROW includes P+P, paypal is the usual g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Erland & The Carnival 'Erland & The Carnival' debut album (released on CD/download By Full Time Hobby earlier in 2010 to a blizzard of great press) is available NOW! On vinyl for the first time. £10 plus UK postage £2-50 Europe £3-00 and ROW £5. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Goodnight Lenin 'Crook In The Creek' debut 7" is available now! Following an awesome and packed single launch at the latest Moseley Collective show last week, this single in a recycled card sleeve printed and packed locally (think of those saved air miles) comes at a slighter higher tariff than normal. £5 plus postage at 75p uk , £1 Europe and ROW. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Serafina Steer 'Bloody Hell' 5 track hand silk screened CD limited to 300 copies:
stolenrecordings.co.uk
New Ass 'Salt Marsh' LP has landed. It's truly beautiful stuff. the quality of music is matched by Ben Javens sleeve and the white vinyl. 500 copies only. Initial copies came and went so I'd recommend Norman, Piccadilly, RT and ordering a copy. If you heard Andreas' last record you will know what to expect but this builds and moves forward from that record.
Also just landed - some copies of the Erland & The Carnival tour single. Its a one sided 'carnivilisation'. £2-50 nails this one and I'd get one now as these will be impossible to source later. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Just a quick thanks as well to all you followers of the Van as these are tough times and without your loving support we would be nothing.
Seahawks Pete Fowler pic disc 7" is glorious. This was a pricey baby to birth and so it's £5 plus postage, 50p uk £1 Europe £1-50 row. Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
Initial copies came with a free 20min mix cd, these have SOLD OUT
seahawks77.wordpress.com
Men-An-Tol 'Through The Quoit' LP - gatefold vinyl doozie ltd to 500 copies. Free Pete Fowler print for the first 25 people to purchase a copy, signed and numbered by the artist and band [*15th May - two unclaimed prints now available, if you need one order the album quickly*]
£15 with postage for the UK
£18 with postage for Europe
£20 with postage for the ROW
Paypal is g.dolman@bham.ac.uk
In conjunction with The Local, we're pleased to announce a free digital track from David Thomas Broughton.
You will need to re-wire all your received information regarding David, but songs are the heart of all his work.
Van 215: David Thomas Broughton - Boating Disasters (new EP on Static Caravan - download/CD)
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