{"title":"The Blasters","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"over-there-live-at-the-venue-london-1982-the-complete-concert-black-friday-2024","title":"Over There: Live at The Venue London 1982, The Complete Concert - Black Friday 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis product is a Black Friday Record Store Day title and not available to pre-order. It is available to buy in-store and 8am on 29\/11\/2024 (Black Friday Record Store Day) and online from 8am on 30\/11\/2024.\nTIP: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online first. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericana music legends, The Blasters were recorded on their first international tour in May of 1982 at the Venue in London England. Six of those tracks were released on Slash Records as a 12-inch EP later that year. Four more tracks were uncovered and included on the Rhino\/WB anthology \u003ci\u003eTestament\u003c\/i\u003e in 1997. As part of a new catalogue deal for the Blasters recordings with Liberation Hall the label has uncovered thirteen more tracks to release the complete concert. The band is firing on all cylinders as they were taking off in London after Shakin Stevens version of the Dave Alvin-written \"Marie Marie\" hit the top 20 of the UK charts. It is quintessential listening and a magical music moment uncovered for any fan of the band. The double LP will include new liner notes, rare photos and memorabilia images all packaged in a gatefold sleeve. 13 of these tracks haven't ever been available previously. The set was originally released in 1982 as a 6 song EP. 4 bonus tracks were available as part of a double Rhino CD anthology,\u003ci\u003e Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings\u003c\/i\u003e released in 1997 .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wienerworld","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50511316910411,"sku":"2225986","price":74.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0089353519322_98e7b06c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727898276"},{"product_id":"american-music-2","title":"American Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eRight from the beginning, with Dave Alvin's title song, the Blasters made their statement, that basic rock \u0026amp; roll was as contemporary in 1980 as it had been in the mid-'50s. The other 12 tracks, which mixed Dave and Phil Alvin originals with covers like \"I Wish You Would\" and \"Never No More Blues,\" reiterated the opening remark, re-creating the feel of a biker bar after a couple of tall ones. Actually, the Blasters didn't have much to say beyond this record, of which only a couple of thousand copies were pressed, but they went on to a few years with Warner Bros. 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Since their inception in 1979, the core members of the band have been Phil Alvin and his younger brother, principal songwriter and guitarist Dave Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, and bassist John Bazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe box set consists of the band's 4 only studio albums- \u003cem\u003eAmerican Music\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Blasters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNon Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHard Line\u003c\/em\u003e along with a bonus disc of rarities. The 5 LP set will be packaged inside a hard cover slip case box with a 24-page book that features extensive liner notes by music journalist Chris Morris with interviews with the band members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes rare photos never seen before from the band's personal collection with memorabilia and collector's item images. Also included will be a rare promotional poster for the \u003cem\u003eNon Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e album. The hand-numbered set will be limited to 1,000 copies and available only in the US. A must-have for fans of the legendary American music band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberation Hall","offers":[{"title":"Boxset","offer_id":51446714270027,"sku":"R2400-1485","price":106.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/418467289122_800.webp?v=1741954013"},{"product_id":"rare-blasts-studio-outtakes-and-movie-music-rsd-2026-og","title":"Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes And Movie Music - RSD 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy in-store on Record Store Day (18\/04\/2026). 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We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompilation of fourteen rare outtakes and movie music tracks from the roots-rock Americana band's 1980s studio albums pressed on coblat blue vinyl","brand":"Liberation Hall","offers":[{"title":"LP - Cobalt Blue","offer_id":56475717435723,"sku":"R4410-9389","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/418467310895_800.webp?v=1770396057"},{"product_id":"the-blasters","title":"The Blasters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen punk rock began exploding in the late 1970s, more than a few fans of the new music declared the only hope for rock \u0026amp; roll was to throw away its past and start over, but thankfully, a few people knew better than that. Dave and Phil Alvin were a pair of brothers from Downey, CA who'd been raised on a steady diet of what they called \"American Music\" -- blues, rockabilly, country, jazz, swing, R\u0026amp;B, and early rock \u0026amp; roll.. The Alvin brothers formed a band called the Blasters that approached the classic styles of the past with the energy and insouciance of punk rock, and their music taught a new generation that rock \u0026amp; roll was hard, wild, and manic fun even before it was called rock \u0026amp; roll. The Blasters, the album, is divided roughly half-and-half between originals and covers, and the classic tunes cover a broad enough spectrum to show off the full range of what the musicians could do, while Dave Alvin's songs were the work of a writer who knew how to tell a compelling story with strong characters in a few well-chosen words, married to melodies that rocked hard and sweet. Phil Alvin's vocals hit an ideal grace note between reverence and gonzo passion, and with Dave's guitar, John Bazz's bass, and Bill Bateman's drums turning up the heat behind him, the Blasters took the group's tough, heartfelt music and put it on plastic for the ages in near flawless form. (It didn't hurt that they also had some excellent guest musicians on board who later became full members of the band -- Gene Taylor on piano, Steve Berlin or baritone sax, and New Orleans R\u0026amp;B legend Lee Allen on tenor sax.) The Blasters wasn't the only great album this group would make, but it was certainly their best, catching them when they were still fresh but with just enough seasoning to bring out their best performances; it's practically impossible to imagine the roots rock scene of the '80s and onward existing without this album as a roadmap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberation Hall","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56613253382475,"sku":"R3386-0392","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/LIB-2109.jpg?v=1771906351"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/the-blasters.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}