Shack -- C/D?

I say classic, btw, with the exception of the bits when they suddenly go all John Power.

The earlier, Ian Broudie destro^H^H^H^H^H^Hproduced effort "Zilch" has some excellent songs but was all but ruined by its woefully unsuitable production.

Apparently they signed to Heavenly recently but I know nothing more than that. Heavenly have enough on their plates at the moment with The Vines anyway

Gonna have to slsk Waterpistol and the Pale Fountains this weekend.

I own four singls and HMS Fable and a friend just sent me Waterpistol but have yet to hear it.

"Liverpool legends SHACK return in May 2006 with their fourth studio
album '... The Corner Of Miles And Gil'. The album is preceded by a
limited edition single 'Tie Me Down' and the band will be touring the
UK throughout May.

Since their formation in 1988, Shack (Mick and John Head -singers/song-
writers/guitarists, Iain Templeton - drummer, and Pete Wilkinson -
bassist) have been through countless trials and tribulations but have
emerged triumphant with arguably the finest album of their career.
Recorded in 2005, '... The Corner of Miles and Gil' is a deep guitar-
soul classic - all kaleidoscopic melody and jazzy, dreamscape trumpets.
Named after the Head brothers heroes Miles Davis and Gil Evans (Davis'
arranger), the album features songs of lyrical and musical genius which
Shack's countless fans have come to expect. Single 'Tie Me Down' is
one of the few tracks ever written about restraint techniques in a
sexual relationship, and topics as diverse as Home and Away and acid in
teacups are covered over the 12 tracks!

The single and album are released on Noel Gallagher's label Sour Mash
who stepped in when the band were left without a deal after their last
release 'Here's Tom With The Weather'. This also led to Shack
supporting Oasis in February 2006 at several of their arena shows.

1st May 2006: Limited Edition 7" and download only: Tie Me Down b/w
Uncle Smaegel's Cardigan

15th May 2006: New Album: ...The Corner of Miles and Gil

Tracklisting:
Tie Me Down / Butterfly / Cup of Tea / Shelley Brown / Black & White /
New Day / Miles Away /

Finn, Sophie, Bobby & Lance / Moonshine / Funny Things / Find A Place / Closer

On Tour:

12 May LIVERPOOL, Academy 0870 771 2000 doors 7.00pm
13 May MANCHESTER, Quays Theatre 0870 787 5796 doors 7.30pm
14 May OXFORD, Zodiac 01865 420 042 doors 7.00pm
15 May LONDON, Kings College 0207 403 3331 doors 7.30pm
16 May BRIGHTON, Concorde 01273 673 311 doors 7.30pm
18 May NEWCASTLE, The Cluny 0191 230 4474 doors 8.00pm
19 May GLASGOW, King Tuts 0870 169 0100 doors 8.30pm
21 May BRISTOL, Fleece 0117 929 9008 doors 7.30pm
22 May NOTTINGHAM, Rescue Rooms 0115 958 8484 doors 7.30pm

"

I keep finding out about albums that came out, months after the fact. Anyway, best-of apparently includes two new songs (I'm listening now on the jukebox section of their website). One of them, "Wanda," sounds promising. Has a video too.

Also looks like Zilch and Waterpistol got reissued, though without bonus tracks (not to be confused w/the Japanese reissue of Zilch). I wonder if the newer one is remastered.

I have an older cd of Waterpistol. Think its on a german label.

Marina, I believe.

http://www.paulofelipe.com/estouentediado/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/shaq_fu.jpg

the JPN zilch reissue is really fantastic

So, um, did anyone here get a golden ticket?

http://www.shacknet.co.uk/?p=3166

sadly not to that, not heard of it before, but will be seeing michael head and the red elastic band at the kazimier this friday

the new ep is wonderful

All the press about the Strands re-issue has sent me back listening to various Michael Head records. I loved 'HMS Fable' when it came out, but never took to '...Here's Tom With the Weather'. Listening to it tonight for the first time in at least ten years and it turns out I was so, so, wrong.

Keen to hear 'The Olde World'.

Also, I know album sales are low and it's the midweeks, but 'The Magical World of the Strands' is at 23 in the midweeks. Was surprised how many copies my local HMV had.

its been reissued?

Yeah, was out on Friday. The album plus the b-sides from the "Something Like You" single. 'The Olde World', the companion record, is out separately at some point.

yeah I pre-ordered the old world when kitchen person told me about it but didn't know the actual album was getting a reissue.
Already have the cd but might get it on vinyl if its available on that format

There is vinyl. I also already have the original CD so passed on the re-issue.

in all the press re the reissues that i have seen, seems that the the corner of miles and gil has been just about airbrushed out of existence.

has the album been disowned (due to the noel love as mentioned earlier!?) ?

I'm to totally digging this reissue on Spotify thanks to this thread tonight - thank you ...

ffs
The Olde World postponed to january 2016 now

It's very Shack, isn't it? Get a bit of momentum going then delay the release by months.

I got an email a few months ago from Amazon saying its not even got a release date now