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It's a dazzlingly diverse album: sweet classic soul grooves and roots rock sounds dominate, framing lyrics dripping with Parker's vintage \"Wicked Wit\" (as one song title has it) and his inimitable, impassioned vocal delivery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo early singles have hinted at the record's depth: the devastatingly stark \"We Did Nothing\" with its heartbreaking examination of the cost of inaction on both the personal and global stages, and the delightfully playful reggae-tinged \"Them Bugs.\" The beautifully bittersweet ballad \"It Mattered To Me\" is set to follow, while the folk-informed meditation on mortality \"Last Stretch Of The Road\" has proven an instant fan favourite at recent solo performances. But there's much more waiting to be discovered on the full album, which is at once one of Parker's most relaxed and boldest statements to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Stir","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50484300841291,"sku":"2029934","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50484301267275,"sku":"2097010","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/91iSMcx4E2L._SL1500__88a077b2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727587384"},{"product_id":"imaginary-television","title":"Imaginary Television","description":"\u003cp\u003e70s pre-punk pop maestro graham parker returns with his brand new record! a ferociously literate revelling in an orgy of word play and alternate tenderness, this is the sound of a punk heart grown up and into his skin. humour, heartfelt emotive delivery, it's all here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50485463974219,"sku":"326043","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"five-old-souls-live","title":"Five Old Souls (Live)","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing to vinyl for the first time ever, \u003ci\u003eFive Old Souls\u003c\/i\u003e is a live album from the legendary Graham Parker - back at his swinging best! Recorded in Southampton on his most recent tour, it features his latest backing band The Goldtops as well as appearances from The Rumour Brass. The setlist focuses mostly on early GP \u0026amp; The Rumour material with a few choice cuts from recent studio album Cloud Symbols. Well into his sixth decade as a performer, Graham Parker remains both idiosyncratic and unmissable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Old Soul - Live 2. Things I've Never Said - Live 3. Back Door Love - Live 4. Band Introduction - Live 5. Hotel Chambermaid - Live 6. White Honey - Live 7. Ancient Past - Live 8. Bathtub Gin - Live 9. Lady Doctor - Live 10. Dreamin' - Live 11. Every Saturday Nite - Live 12. You Left The Water Running - Live 13. Not If It Pleases Me - Live 14. Hold Back the Night - Live 15. Rockin' Hawk - Live 16. Heat Treatment - Live 17. 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Recorded in New York with producer Jack Douglas (John Lennon, Aerosmith) and musicians that included members of Billy Joel’s band, Another Grey Area spotlights Parker’s evolving vocal abilities on one of his strongest batches of songs to date. Digitally remastered by six-time Grammy Award-winning engineer Mark Wilder with new liner notes by four-time Deems Taylor Award-winner Geoffrey Himes, based on two interviews with Graham Parker, 40 years apart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconoclassic Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50865531224395,"sku":"2229103","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Graham_Parker_-_Another_Grey_Area_7d03c264_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732079019"},{"product_id":"deepcut-to-nowhere","title":"Deepcut to Nowhere","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst time on LP worldwide \/ New liner notes by Graham Parker \/ Includes the fan favourites “Blue Horizon,” “I’ll Never Play Jacksonville Again,” and “Socks ‘N’ Sandals” \/ Packaged as an LP with bonus 7\" single \/ Remastered for vinyl by the album’s original co-producer and engineer, Dave Cook \/ Graham Parker has been pre-promoting this upcoming LP release from the stage\/ Graham Parker’s fifteenth studio album, Deepcut to Nowhere, was first released by the independent label Razor \u0026amp; Tie in 2001. Parker recalls, “Within weeks after the release date of Deepcut to Nowhere, I was up early driving from New York State to Boston on what seemed like the most beautiful day in the history of autumn, to rehearse with the Figgs for a festival in Oregon, slated for a few weeks later, followed by a tour to support the album. That day was September 11th, 2001.” In the aftermath of the attacks, Parker comments, “The press members I spoke to could barely get past the first track on Deepcut to Nowhere, ‘Dark Days,’ asking me if I was some kind of ‘seer,’ or had a mysterious crystal ball. Followed by ‘I’ll Never Play Jacksonville Again,’ the opening salvos of the album seemed to capture imminent trauma, but of course, I was just writing songs.” As the 12-song set progresses, Parker’s focus expands to include the nostalgic “Blue Horizon” (“as emotionally rich a song as I’ll ever write”), a dark-humoured take on the evils of colonialism (“Syphilis and Religion”), and the indignity of wearing socks with sandals. Taken together, Deepcut to Nowhere is among Parker’s finest and most varied collections of songs, several of which have gone on to become setlist staples. Deepcut to Nowhere, originally released on CD only, finally makes its worldwide LP debut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconoclassic Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50865612554571,"sku":"2229124","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Graham_Parker_-_Deepcut_0d4fdc76_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732081944"},{"product_id":"acid-bubblegum","title":"Acid Bubblegum","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I don’t appeal to the masses and they don’t appeal to me.” — Graham Parker, “Sharpening Axes” First time on LP worldwide \/ Limited edition of 1000 \/ Pressed on pink bubblegum vinyl \/ New liner notes by Graham Parker \/ Includes the fan favourites “Sharpening Axes,” “Turn It Into Hate,” “Obsessed With Aretha” and “They Got It Wrong (As Usual)” \/ Packaged as an LP with bonus 7” single. Originally released on CD in 1996 on the independent Razor \u0026amp; Tie label, Graham Parker’s Acid Bubblegum finally makes its worldwide LP debut, pressed onto pink bubblegum vinyl. Following several acoustic-based albums, Acid Bubblegum found pre-punk angry young man Parker roaring back into venomous form backed by an all-star band of Jimmy Destri (Blondie), Andrew Bodnar (The Rumour) and Gary Burke (Joe Jackson). The bracing lyrical attack of Acid Bubblegum is, if anything, only more relevant today. Includes new liner notes essay by Graham Parker\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconoclassic Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50865612882251,"sku":"2229123","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Graham_Parker_-_Acid_f38f42ce_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732081961"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/graham-parker.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}