The catalogue department of the Beggars Group of labels. Find us at beggarsbanquetrecords.com + listen to our States Of Independence Podcast at https://pod.link/1836129705
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Today is the 🎈BIRTHDAY🎈 of IAN ASTBURY - the fearless leader of The Cult. This interview he did with Marvin Magazine is well worth reading - "this life we lead is a limited opportunity. It’s a privilege, don’t fuck it up. This is sacred space" IAN ASTBURY
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Happy Birthday to both Billy Duffy and Beggars founder/chairman Martin Mills!
30 yrs ago, Beggars Banquet released 'CALLING UP SPIRITS' -the 2nd to last studio album by legendary guitarist DICK DALE. Opening with the classic Dale explosion of "Nitrus", it powers through 12 more songs pulled from birth, death, sex, strength, pain and fear. Stay tuned for news about this album!
A cult compilation for a Tuesday - why not eh😃?
Freeez were a pioneering British jazz-funk and electro group best known for their iconic global smash ‘IOU’. Now, Dafia Records boss, MANNIX, has taken on Freeez’s their 1981 Brit Funk classic ‘Mariposa’.
'Mariposa’ (Mannix Remixes) is out now on Dafia Records.
Listen HERE: fanlink.tv/freeez
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David J (Bauhaus/Love and Rockets + many solo works) sat down with Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) for a wonderful, long conversation on Billy's 'The Magnificent Others' podcast. You can watch it on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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ANNOUNCEMENT
mclusky - My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours
Out August 7th
The debut album by mclusky, originally released in 2000 on Fuzzbox, then released on Too Pure in 2003, now pressed on 180g black vinyl.
PRE-ORDER: mclusky.ffm.to/mypainandsad...
ANNOUNCEMENT
Gene Loves Jezebel – Discover + Glad To Be Alive
Out 24th of July
PRE-ORDER: glj.ffm.to/discover40
**The first 200 orders from our webstore will receive individual signed A6 prints from Jay and Michael**
Today we are happy to announce the 40th anniversary reissue of Discover!
Today we've added 7 new singles/29 tracks to streaming services - a 100% too pure edition! We've added singles by MOUSE ON MARS, LONG FIN KILLIE, MINXUS and JACK.
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ICYMI, Robert Forster of The Go Betweens is releasing his debut novel, titled 'Songwriters On The Run' - not his first journey with the printed word, he's previously released two works on non-fiction. You can read about the new book in Rolling Stone Australia.
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Billy Corgan sits down with David J of Bauhaus /Love and Rockets, one of the quiet architects of alternative music. David shares stories about growing up in working-class England, discovering reggae…
