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[corksongs]

Scenes of a Sexual Nature - Available for Record Store Day
Arab Strap's voluminous box set which comprehensively covers their entire early career up to their brief departure from Chemikal in 1998, will be available in all good independent record shops in time for Record Store Day (that Saturday 17th April in case you didn't know). Full details on the box set and its wondrous contents can be found below and you should be able to pre-order the beast from our online shop shortly.

LP of Week Never Starts Round Here replete with artwork modifications reflecting Aidan's original 'vision'.

2LP of Philophobia with revised sleeve artwork incorporating lyric/book effect.

Bonus 2LP featuring Arab Strap's first two Peel Sessions, rarities/tracks from old singles etc. and a live version of 'Girls Of Summer' from Chemikal's 5th Birthday Party, complete with John Peel's introduction.

The bonus 2LP /*also*/ includes 'Daughters of Darkness'; a previously incomplete and unreleased track, recently finished in Chem19 by Aidan and Malcolm exclsuively for this box set.

A CD of live BBC material: Arab Strap's first ever concert at King Tuts in October 1996 and their live performance at T In The Park, July 1998.

A CD featuring tracks from all of Arab Strap's WNSRH and Philophobia-era EPs.

A data disc featuring MP3s of all the vinyl only tracks and movie files for videos 'Here We Go' and '(Afternoon) Soaps'.

A complete replica of Arab Strap's original 'green frog' demo cassette as sent to Chemikal Underground in 1996.

Full, exclusive sleeve notes by both Aidan and Malcolm.

A full colour poster featuring press clippings/reviews/Strap-related Falkirk hysteria.

A numbered certificate. individually signed by Malcolm and Aidan.

So, in summary: 5LPs, 3CDs, 1 cassette, 1 poster, 1 signed certificate, over 70 tracks, only 1,000 made, a /lot/ of hard work, a /great deal/ of excitiement...

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

7 - No tomorrow likes this

 

[corksongs]

i feel bad now
I went to buy it so quickly I forgot to see if Road were getting it

 

[Space]

How much is it? Not that I can afford it.

 

[corksongs]

a ray houghton esqe price of about 88 euro
inc shipping to cork

 

[cletus_buckley]

On Aidan moffat's site he says it will retail at around 65pounds so i guess the guts of 80 euros in the shops on saturday. Damn would mind having Philophobia on vinyl, pity im already planing to buy lots of other stuff on record store day.

 

[Vinnie]

I think's it gonna be 80 bucks from Tower. If folk would want/appreciate it, when all the stock is in I can throw up a complete list of RSD product and your relative chances of actually getting any of it from Tower?

 

[cletus_buckley]

I think's it gonna be 80 bucks from Tower. If folk would want/appreciate it, when all the stock is in I can throw up a complete list of RSD product and your relative chances of actually getting any of it from Tower?

yes please mister kind face.

 

[jonah]

I could swing 80 quid for Arab Strap.

 

[cletus_buckley]

I could swing 80 quid for Arab Strap.

So could i but maybe not on a day Im already planning to buy a heap of other records. Anyone need a kidney?

 

[nlgbbbblth]

looks nice but not such a major draw since I already shelled out for the CHEM vinyl at the time.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I've never consciously listened to Arab Strap. Would this box be a good place to start?

 

[washingcattle]

So could i but maybe not on a day Im already planning to buy a heap of other records. Anyone need a kidney?

I could do with a kidney but not yours jesus a fiver would be pushing it Cletus.

 

[Jasper]

Did anyone else see them the time they played HQ in 1999? Jaysus, that was a terrible gig............

 

[taubstumm]

looks nice but not such a major draw since I already shelled out for the CHEM vinyl at the time.

so did i

but i've still ordered it

yes ahm a sucka

 

[corksongs]

I've never consciously listened to Arab Strap. Would this box be a good place to start?

in my biased opinion they are all perfect way to start

I would suggest Mad For Sadness to be the perfect introduction though

 

[east hastings]

I've never consciously listened to Arab Strap. Would this box be a good place to start?

i'd go for the last album the last romance, its probably the easiest album to get into and think its their best album over all. But if you couldn;t be bothered with a whole album just listen to the First Big Weekend

 

[Space]

If you don't like these three, you probably won't like anything else.

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[Jasper]

My own favourite

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[east hastings]

can't have an arab strap without this song, would've posted the official video but they cut out some of the words

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