Morrissey – Make-Up Is A Lie (Retail Exclusive Blue Vinyl LP)
Harry Styles – Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. (Retail Exclusive Pale Blue Vinyl LP)
The Zutons – Who Killed…… The Zutons? (2026 Reissue, Orange Vinyl LP)
The Zutons – Tired of Hanging Around (2026 Reissue, Transparent Yellow Vinyl LP)
Morrissey – Make-Up Is A Lie
‘Make Up A Lie’ is Morrissey’s first album in over five years and marks his welcome return to Sire Records…We have this on blue vinyl.
Harry Styles – Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Harry Styles, and his rather oddly titled new album – ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’. It’s the fourth studio album by Grammy-award winner, and we have the pale blue vinyl version.
The Zutons – Who Killed…… The Zutons?
When The Zutons first emerged from Merseyside many commentators remarked on the variety of influences they detected in their grooves. References to the obvious scouse rock lineage – The Coral, Shack, The La’s, The Beatles – abounded of course, alongside mentions for Stax Records, Johnny Cash, Dire Straits, The Kinks, The Beta Band and others. The group’s own press release offered even more (Talking Heads, Devo, Dr John, Sly Stone, Madness) and their debut album certainly covers a lot of ground.
Charting at number six in the UK and now certified double platinum, Who Killed…. was nominated for the 2004 Mercury Prize, further evidence that it was one of the more diverting releases of the year. Highlights include opening track ‘Zuton Fever’, a brash, self-referential mix of guitar diddles and sax honks;
Pressure Point (which featured in a Levi’s commercial), a playful and slightly deranged romp packed with cowbell, handclaps and seasoned with disco sauce; the plaintive strings and twang of ‘Not A Lot To Do’; and the jangly ‘Havana Gang Brawl’, with its urgent “Where will you sleep tonight?” enquiry.
An impressive start from a band with dynamic songwriting and a penchant for wry, inventive throwdowns,
Who Killed…. was pressed on vinyl in small quantities upon original release and has long since become something of a collector’s item. This first reissue (on orange wax) has been a ‘Long Time Coming’ and ought to delight the faithful.
The Zutons – Tired of Hanging Around
Just shy of double platinum sales in the UK, The Zutons second album, an assured and full-blooded northern soul-rock confection, was issued in April 2006 and peaked at number two in the charts. This is its very first vinyl reissue.
Lead single ‘Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love’ went Top 10, as did the follow-up, ‘Valerie’, a song that has now achieved certified classic status thanks to the incredible popularity of the cover version produced by Mark Ronson and featuring Amy Winehouse the following year.
Chief songwriter Dave McCabe explained that many of the album’s tunes were “about giving yourself a bit of a hard time… ’cause you’ve gone out and got drunk or let someone down.” Several were inspired by the band’s experiences promoting their first album Who Killed The Zutons? on tour; ‘Valerie’ and ‘Oh Stacey (Look What You’ve Done!)’ in particular.
Reviewers at the time generally concluded that their unpretentious, sax-enhanced shenanigans brightened the drab English airwaves and John Murphy of musicOMH.com summed it up nicely: “Since Who Killed The Zutons, they’ve hit the big time, whether it be through Mercury nominations or support slots with both U2 and REM. Yet this hasn’t gone to the band’s collective head, as Tired Of Hanging Around is as delightfully quirky, original and catchy as its predecessor, whilst also representing something of a leap forward.”
