A first glimpse at the new single...

Test pressing arrived and approved, they sound great... so Production Is Go, and we will have a new 7inch double-A-side single. Yes, with a download option too.

Full colour label and picture sleeve in the production run; white labels are to test the metalwork for the pressings and these sound sweet; the Rickenbacker crunches and chimes, the Hofner violin bass does its punchy thing in the lower stave and the drums bang in a big way, with really immediate vocals. Excellent presence. Its got a live sound like we're actually in the room, ...which we were when we were listening to it. Music is a physical presence and that's why we make physical music, independently with our own label.

Single release date is still to be confirmed, depending on actual production time and there is a release party gig to be announced too.
All releases are exciting, but...
This one is a bit special for another reason too... more on that later...

No.1 and No.3

Massive thanks Basildon Radio, and their listeners: The Speed Of Sound are No.1 and No.3 in their most played Independent chart last week.

WTA? November

We're live again on Saturday (14Nov) with Killamonjambo as our What's The Alternative? guest, seven piece hot ska funk to wake up the night. Ignore the chill in the air outside as Killamonjambo bring their raging hot ska-funk to Manchester.  August 2014 saw the release of their debut studio album “Fiesta Moon Landing” which reached number 16 on iTunes reggae/ska album chart. 2014 saw their Glastonbury debut on the Avalon Café and Croissant Neuf stages following which they were hotly tipped by BBC Radio 2’s Jonny Walker.

And The Speed Of Sound start the next five live shows of the solar year.

more physical

We're in here now:

It is Rubber Soul Records in Stoke-on-Trent, they have stock of the 7" single, both cd-albums and out five-piece paisley badge set... as you can see the shop is worth a visit, this is just one corner of it. 
And have a chat with Rob while you're there. 
Rubber Soul Records 3 Hide Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1NF 
http://www.rubbersoulrecords.co.uk

We're also in:
Retro Mod & Rock Lounge 1a Wood Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1606577942904327/?fref=nf
Thanks Kelvin & Connie!

Muse Music 8 Market Street Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire HX7 6AA
http://www.musemusicandlovecafe.co.uk
Thanks Sid!

Thomson & Co 63 Deardengate Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5SN
Thanks Mark!

Spivey's Web 85 Chestergate Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 6DG
Thanks Donna!

Vinyl revival 5 Hilton Street, Manchester M4 1LP
http://vinylrevivalmcr.com
Thanks Colin!

Piccadilly Records 53 Oldham Street Manchester M1 1JR
http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/SpeedOfSound-GirlOnTheRoof-BERecords-98560.html
Thanks Everyone!

Independent shops supporting independent music - always appreciated

(& via the web in all the places you'd normally look)

Independent shop selling independent music

The Speed Of Sound CDs and vinyl (and badges) are as of today stocked in Muse Music
(38 Market Street Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AA) an independent record shop run by enthusiast Sid Jones.

A cool shop with an in-store cafe too, so browsing can be a leisurely affair.

This makes physical shops selling the physical music in four counties so far, as Muse Music join Spivey's Web in Macclesfield, Vinyl Revival and Piccadilly records in Manchester and Thomson & Co. in Haslingden.

Muse Music are here 
(NB: that's not a real dog)