A classic 
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BSM order finally rocked up. Not bad for Ā£21 delivered. Really like those Oceanator records and whilst Havasu isnāt Phoenix, Control or The Only Reason I Feel Secure, itās a good record.
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Day off on Thursday and managed to buy 7 records 
Saw online that First Press had some second hand 2010s local-ish stuff in for some great prices so went round to check it out, apparently a lot of stuff given in by a local musician / former Girls Names member. Had the whole Sea Pinks back catalogue in but the rarer early ones that I donāt have were over Ā£30 so didnāt go for any of those, but grabbed the below:
Former Bullies were I think a Manchester band? But these two albums were released on Sea Pinks singerās Belfast based label for whatever reason. I remember really liking the album on the right, particularly the song Black Cloud, but itās no longer on streaming annoyingly and the label Bandcamp is now gone - album on the left is on streaming but havenāt heard it in years. Ā£4 each! What a bargain.
I already own the September Girls and Cian Nugent albums here on CD but Ā£5 and Ā£6 respectively for the vinyl was irresistable. Slow Riot were a Limerick band who I saw supporting Mission of Burma a decade ago, the label here refers to post-rock and Godspeed as the band name would suggest but I remember them as more gloomy post-punk albeit with some big cavernous guitars. The single I liked (Trophy Wife) isnāt on this EP though, canāt remember if Iāve listened to this. Ā£2 though!
Had hoped to pick up the first Aoife Nessa Frances for a mere Ā£8 as well but it had been set aside for someone who had already bought it online (again I already own the CD though).
Then went round the corner to Sound Advice and got these for good prices albeit they donāt feel as cheap compared to the above
Ā£14 for Cassandra Jenkins on pink transparent vinyl and I only noticed after getting it home that itās still sealed and all. Had never heard this Grizzly Bear album and have always found their other albums a bit hit and miss but took a punt for Ā£13 and I enjoyed giving it a listen today, leans heavily into their weirder side which is a good thing. Itās also on nice black and transparent splatter vinyl which I hadnāt realised at the time.
Also threw in a Ā£3 Dylan CD which I later realised she didnāt charge me for (see the CD purchase thread). Was also very tempted to grab Nick Caveās Push the Sky Away LP for Ā£13 but given Nick keeps being an arse and saying stupid things recently I was too worried about being judged by the cool owner. Maybe Iāll get it another time if no one else buys it.
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That Cassandra Jenkins album is wonderful imo
The Grizzly Bear one is mostly a solo record i think
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my old housemateās exās band. they stayed at ours once when they were touring with Nine Black Alps, so that dates them
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I think I saw them when my friend put on Sea Pinks in Leeds while I was visiting about 10 years ago, through from memory I think it ended up being a solo show from the singer
canāt even remember which one of them it was she went out with tbh 
Did you get an email when your order was despatched? Iāve not had anything yet and still waitingā¦
Yes I did tbf. However, I emailed BSM on Wednesday last week enquiring about. To which I got this
Not sure who handles their packing and shipping then. Anyway, that was the 1st and it shipped on the 3rd, arrived yesterday.
So might be worth a prompting email asking whatās going on.
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Thanks! I did email 2 days ago but had no response. Will try again.
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My wife loves Danzig. And Misfits.
Good haul
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itās me, ur wife
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some good markdown scores in my visit to Christchurch, NZ
Ritual Howls - Into the Water - nice doomy post punk
Mourn - s/t and Sopresa Familia - Spanish punk rock that nobody else seems to listen to
Codeine - The White Birch - Iām guessing itās on sale because these pressings got such bad feedback
Romeo Void - catchy post punk from the 80s with sax, itās a shame this band never got big.
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Man, I wish theyād done the full sleeve artwork for the Pattern Gardening comp from last year. That PPP art is fine but how come that gets blown up to full size but the comps donāt?
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That Mourn album is great, only one of theirs Iāve heard. Never owned it on vinyl myself but liked it enough that I bought it for a friendās birthday once.
yeah, I remember being a bit deflated with the sleeve and artwork for the compilation. Itās a great picture feel like they could have done more with it.
Having a good time listening to Danzig II today, so thanks for that