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THE MOLOTOVS LIVE @ 100 CLUB / MONDAY 2ND FEBRUARYWe are delighted to announce that The Molotovs will be celebrating the release of their debut album “Wasted On Youth” with an outstore event at 100 Club presented by Sister Ray. It promises to be an electric pairing of an iconic venue with the most exciting new band around.Pre order the album on any format in one of our LP/CD/Ticket bundles here to attend. 100 Club is an 18+ only venue Your order confirmation counts as your ticket for entry on the day.

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THE MOLOTOVS SIGNING - FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER - 5:30PM We are thrilled to announce that The Molotovs will be coming to Sister Ray to sign copies of their new single "Rhythm Of Yourself". We will have plenty of copies available to purchase on the day! You can check out the info for the single here. Don't worry! Even though it is currently listed as unavailable we have it in stock and it will be available at the event on Friday.

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We are beyond honoured to announce we will be welcoming legendary synthpop artist John Foxx to the shop at 5:30pm on Saturday 13th September. He will be signing copies of his new singles and B-sides collection "No-One Driving". You can pre-order your copy from us to guarantee entry to the signing.  For those attending simply select "pick up in store" to grab your copy at the shop for John to sign for you. If you would like a personalised signed copy but cannot make it to the shop on the day, John will sign all pre ordered copies - whether you need...

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What Hi-Fi? recently asked shop owner Phil some questions about the rising popularity of vinyl with younger shoppers. All signs suggest vinyl is reaching ever-younger audiences. Go into any record shop and the sea of fresh-faced customers rummaging through crates makes this fact obvious. But what are they buying? Are they flocking to new releases from pop artists like the seemingly unstoppable Taylor Swift, or are they after something a little older? Sister Ray owner, Phil Barton, cites the resurgence of genres like hardcore and shoegazing as key factors helping drive vinyl sales, but added that Taylor Swift is the biggest...

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Our Blue Note racks are currently looking extremely tasty as we have recently put out a collection of mainly ‘60s pressings from some absolute giants of jazz music including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson and many more. Here Leo gives his rundown of three of his absolute favourites from the bunch. Herbie Hancock - “Empyrean Isles” (1964) When it comes to jazz Herbie has truly done it all. He got his big break in Miles Davis’ “Second Great Quintet” in the early ‘60s and has been at the coalface of reinventing jazz music ever...

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