new releases, special editions, festivals, gigs, cancellations, deliberate mistakes - whenever we have something vaguely interesting to share, we'll post it here (and we'll make something up when we don't)
OUR NEW SIGNING!
Just a bit pleased to have persuaded Shindig!'s Marco Rossi to join FdM for an album of rather excellent 60s covers - with a typically limited lathe-cut featuring four of the tracks thrown in - very carefully - for good measure. More news soon.
IN-STOCK NOW
nick nicely's new LP is now in-stock at FdM Towers (and at Shiny Beast); vinyl colours are a bit of a lottery but so far everything seems to be a fetching shade of brown, with a few spalts of other colours thrown in for good measure.
CRYME WATCH
Look out for more news soon on Rob Gould's latest project - a complete remake of the classic Genesis album 'Nursery Cryme' - more news soon
KINKY, BUT NO BOOTS
The Kinks have been woefully served by FdM over the years, so it's about time we did something about it - although it will be by way of a very limited lathe-cut of new covers, probably released in late-July. More news soon.
SCHIZOS LPs - LATEST
My supply of the new Schizo Fun Addict LP 'Love Your Enemies' has now been allocated - if your name came out of the FdM virtual hat, you will have received an emil from me in the last 24 hours.
But if you've missed out, all is not lost - the band have managed to get hold of 20 white label copies from the pressing plant, and we'll be allocating those in about a month's time (if your name is still in the hat, you're already in the next draw - and you can still get your name added to the hat by emiling me at fruitsdemer7@hotmail.com
PHIL KNOWS HIS STUFF!
Now Spinning's Phil Aston gives Sendelica's latest double LP 'One Man's Man...' a comprehensive video review on his website - I think he likes it...
WATCH IT HERE
THANK YOU, CERYS
Thank you to Cerys Matthews for playing Us and Them's 'Julia Dream' on her BBC 6Music show on Sunday (about 38 minutes into her latest show!)
HERE
FACEBOOK BANS US and THEM!
(and no, it isn't April Fool's Day...)
Good to see Facebook clamping down on online pornography as they ban me from advertising Us and Them's new compilation CD because of the cover's 'sexual content'; time at least one of us went to Specsavers?
NICK NICELY 'AFTERWORLD'
'Nick Nicely is the greatest pop star that never was' FACT magazine.
I couldn't put it better myself, and you can now pre-order Nick's new album of demos and outtakes - retrieved, restored and really out there - direct from our SHOP page if you're in the UK, or from Shiny Beast HERE if you're not.
AN INTRODUCTION TO US AND THEM
FdM turn 15 years old this spring and it feels like a good time/excuse to launch a series of retrospectives, featuring artists who have supported the label consistently over the years, for some inexplicable reason.
And as we launched Fruits de Mer as a vinyl label back in 2008, just at the point when vinyl was declared dead and buried, what better time to launch a series of CDs as the compact disc is widely reported to be in terminal decline?
This first CD focusses on Swedish duo Us and Them, whose contributions to the label began with a Pink Floyd coverin 2009, moved on through songs from ‘The Wicker Man’ and tributes to Sandy Denny, fitting in some self-penned songs along the way.
‘An Introduction to Us and Them’ comprises twelve tracks taken from their FdM outings together with four ‘bonus’ tracks, chosen by Britt and Anders from Us and Them from recordings that have appeared on other labels (yes, other labels do exist). - direct from our SHOP page if you're in the UK, or from Shiny Beast HERE if you're not.
BBC 6MUSIC DOES NICELY
Many thanks to Gideon Coe for playing 'Rosemary's Eyes' by nick nicely last night - taken from his new LP of demos and outtakes on FdM - full details somewhere on this website
FORM A DISORDERLY QUEUE
You have until early March to register your interest in buying a copy of Schizo Fun Addict's new LP. There are only 100 copies in total (and a few white labels on top) and I only have about 70 for sale, so the fairest way to allow them out of FdM's clutches is to take the names of everyone who is interested and then do a lucky draw. If you haven't put your hand up yet, please do so by emailing fruitsdemer7@hotmail.com and your name will go in the hat - and you'll hear back if your name comes back out again around March 10.
BANG GOES A QUIET 2023
Although at least February will be peaceful
WHERE THE MAGIC IS STRONG
Things can move pretty fast round here! As I was announcing on Facebook earlier today The Lemon Clocks compilation CD as the seventh CD in this summer's 19th Dream of Dr. Sardonicus festival goodie-bag, Santtu from Astral Magic messaged me to see if I'd like to include an exclusive CD - and a few hours later, HERE IT IS!
The EIGHTH CD in this year's Fruits de Mer free pack will be Astral Magic's 'Where The Magic Is Strong'! (have you bought your ticket yet??)
WIN ONE OF 25 SCHIZO FUN ADDICT 7"s
Everybody on an FdM mailing-list should have received details - if you're not on a list, now's the time to join...if you ARE, please check your spam box and, if there's nothing there, drop me an email
US AND THEM - THEN AND NOW
In March, I'll be kicking off FdM's 15th year 'celebrations' with the first of a series of retrospective CDs; much more on these soon, but the first one features our favourite Swedish duo, Us and Them.
NICELY DID IT
nick nicely will be back on FdM in late spring with a collection of demos and outtakes which will appear on vinyl under the title, 'Afterworld'. Tracks range from early takes on classic songs such as 'Rosemary's Eyes' and DCT Dreams' to much newer projects.
More news soon.
POSTED IN 2022, ARRIVED IN 2023
It's a bit like the scene towards the end of 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind', when people wander out of the alien spaceship not knowing where they've been or how long they've been away...parcels that I posted at the end of November have mysteriously appeared at their destinations, with no explanation of what happened to them.
Still, mustn't grumble.
I CAN HEAR THE GRASS GROW
Stay have just released a video to their cover of The Move's 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' - availble now on 7" vinyl direct from FdM if you're in the UK, or from Shiny Beast or from the band themselves if you're not (check them out on Facebook!)
RC SUPPORTS THE 19th DREAM FESTIVAL
Record Collector mag is kindly sponsoring the 19th Dream of Dr. Sardonicus festival in August 2023. You can see the line-up in our ad in the new issue of RC (The Bevis Frond, Sendelica, London Underground, Cary Grace, Soft Hearted Scientists, Nick Harper and many more) and buy your advance tickets
HERE
APOLOGIES FOR ANY DELAYS
all the latest Fruits de Mer orders went in the post as planned and promised, but I'm hearing some horror stories from within Royal Mail sorting offices, so please be patient - I'm sure normal service will resume soon
FOLKLORE
Our first release of 2023 will be an 8" lathe-cut EP called 'Folklore', which, as you might imagine, means that this doesn't signal our move into death metal. Being a lathe-cut, it'll be another release that will be oversubscribed and so FdM club members will get priority. More news soon
THE 19th DREAM GOODIE-BAG IS FILLING UP
We're up to six CDs plus download cards in the summer 2023 festival goodie-bag - with one or two more to come; you can see the current contents if you click on the '19th Dream' button at the top of the page
