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DOG TRUMPET River of Flowers River Of Flowers is Dog Trumpet's new album, the result of three years writing and recording by the brothers Reg Mombassa and Peter O'Doherty. Read More . Buy Now .		SMUDGE This Smudge Is True Half A Cow will be releasing the first ever 'best of' called This Smudge Is True. The 27 track compilation spanning from 1991's 'Tea, Toast and Turmoil' to 'Real McCoy, Wrong Sinatra' Read More . Buy Now .
the BRUTALS the Honeymoon Period Remember the Treetops? One of the finest folk-pop bands to ever come out of Australia? Well, in some way, they are back. One half at least, in the Brutals. And it's top-shelf shimmering and beautiful folk-pop at its best. Read More . Buy Now .		BRENTON MANSER & THE DISCIPLES OF ZEN Strange Notions Led by Swayback frontman Brenton Manser, this five-piece Adelaide band incorporate bluesy rock, rootsy folk, 60s psychedelia on their debut album. Read More . Buy Now .
EL MOPA The Metal Years The third album from Sydney four piece el Mopa has been described as 'Sydney soul'. While the band endorses that description, we are all world citizens now, aren't we? Read More . Buy Now .		PYTHON LEE JACKSON Sweet Consolation 1966-73 Following on from the Missing Links, Purple Hearts and the Wild Cherries, the latest 'classic reissue' from Half A Cow Records is from one of the most popular live Sydney bands of the 60s beat era - Python Lee Jackson. Read More . Buy Now .
AGNES KAIN Across The Ocean Grey It has been an eventful two years since the release of our debut album, Keep walking or I'll kill you, and 525 days since we've been home. We are in London and about to release our second album Across the ocean grey. Read More . Buy Now .		the EASTERN DARK Where Are All The Single Girls? This album is back in stock and now packed in an ECO-BOX (better for the environment than a regular jewel case) with a reduced 40-page booklet Read More . Buy Now .
NIC DALTON Last Seen Near Trafalgar 87-89 Following on from Nic's first collection of home recordings Romolo 86-88 and the Love Positions Billiepeebup album are seventeen never-heard-before songs firmly entrenched in Sydney of the late 80s when Nic was about 23-24... Read More . Buy Now .		THE MISSING LINKS Driving You Insane 10th anniversary edition of the long-out-print reissue of the 1965 album by 'Australia's wildest garage-punk band'. Read More . Buy Now .

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Valentine's Day 2010
THE BRUTALS
the Honeymoon Period
A while ago two friendly local street scruffians Bjenny Montero and Emmett 'Tropical Snake' Smith formed a jangling folk-rock band by the name of Treetops who went on to a short period of rapid success and equally rapid obscurity.Read More .

THE BEST OF!!!
SMUDGE
This Smudge Is True
A 27 track 'best of' Smudge!

Ten Years On...
BERNIE HAYES
Every Tuesday, Sometimes Sunday
In October 1999, Bernie Hayes released his debut album and it has gone on to be seen as one of the greatest albums ever...by anyone...anywhere! To celebrate, if you buy the cd direct from us, you get both singles from it - 'Matchbox Cars and Marbles' and 'Mission In Life'.

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cd of the week!
the SOLOMONS

The Solomons are a six-piece band from Melbourne and have pressed up this two track cd in anticipation of a debut EP which they intend to release early 2010. And guess what? It's great! Read More...