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Welcome to Spooky Records, a unique record label from Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1999 that concentrates on the seamier side of Rock 'n Roll and Independent music.
Artists include SixFtHick, Graveyard Train, The Bakelite Age, Kretch, Sailors & Swine, The Wallbangers, Digger & the Pussycats, Hugo Race and True Spirit, Spencer P. Jones, and Gentle Ben and his Sensitive Side. Plus albums by - the Stabs - Tri-State Lovers - King Daddy - Electric Eel Shock - Beasts of Bourbon - Jape Squad. - The Blacklist - The Devastations. - The Double Agents. - The Drones. Latest News & Updates 27th July 2010 - Graveyard Train had their launch last Friday and around 800 people came out to see them at the Corner Hotel. The album now is getting it's legs and has been Beat Magazine "Album of the Week" Had a 4 star review in The Age, Triple R Album of the Week and 3 PBS will run it as a feature album shortly. It should be in the shops by now and is now available on digital download sites around the world. Here's some reviews that have come in so far. 2nd July 2010 - Spooky has signed the sensational Graveyard Train. The new album "The Drink, The Devil & The Dance" will be in record stores in Australia on July 16th and they'll launch the record at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne on July 23rd before heading to Europe and UK and playing the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. There's more info and photos here and their first single Mummy is a free download Here Horror Country at it's best. 24th March 2010 - Any second now Brian Henry Hooper (Beasts of Bourbon, The Surrealists) will ink with us his new record produced by Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds, and other stuff) It's a Killer but not in the realm that you're thinking. we'll be offering up a MP3 in the coming weeks. 17th March 2010 - Digger & the Pussycats have a new album out called DIY, these guys have toured the European garage rock scene more time they can remember and still hit hard. 22nd October - The Stabs first review from Mess and Noise is up, have a read here. 23rd September - We're pleased to announce that The Stabs have inked with us to release their second album Dead Wood on October 9th 10th July 09 - A couple of awesome reviews for The Bakelite Age. More to come but read the latest here15th June 09 - Exciting Times at Spooky Manor. Ah, The Bakelite Age, the album Shoot the Messenger is gaining ground. So we look forward to the launch at The (famous) Tote this Friday 19th with SPJ and Sailors & Swine. We’re getting great feedback from the media so expect a few reviews in the next coming weeks but make up your own mind. Go have a listen to the new tunes and then head to the Tote. The Bakers have been shooting a clip in a farm shed out the back of Sunbury all weekend and hell it’s going to look good. 3 day’s Crawlin’ Round the Cellar. We’ll be selling the album on the night for a pissy $15 and only $10 to get in. In other news Sailors & Swine have finished the follow up to their album “All Hail The Drunken Liar.” It’s gonna be a 7 inch release and will be out around early September and sounds awesome. Gentle Ben and his Sensitive Side hit the studio next weekend with Dave McCormack to start work on the new one. (about fuckin time, and more news on this as it comes to hand). And then there is one more announcement I’d like to make but I can’t. I’ll have to wait a week or so on this but will be a beauty. That’s it 29th May 09 - The Bakelite Age, have the new album "Shoot the Messenger" in their hot little hands, it's out June 1 and they kick off a national tour at the Tote on 19th June supported by SPJ and Sailors & Swine. Interstate shows will kick off late August but in the meantime we've got the album on our mail order page 11th May 09 - I've added a few new clips to our You Tube page, not sure why The Stabs made it in there, I just like it and a classic from The Bakelite Age not to mention classics from SixFtHick, Spencer P. Jones, Gentle Ben & his Sensitive Side. anyway check out the videos on offer here, you won't be wasting your time. 30th March 09 - The Bakelite Age have finished their new album "Shoot the Messanger" and we'll be putting a single to radio in the coming weeks, Sailors and Swine return to the studio Easter to record a new single as well. 3rd Dec 08 - We have a brand new 7inch in our hot hands, this time new tunes from Six Ft Hick & Gentle Ben, buy one here 5th Nov 08 - Kretch have released their debut 'Downfall' and it's in shops now 23rd Sept 08 - Hugo Race and True Spirit album is out 1st Oct 21st September 08 - It's been a long time coming but we've just released our first ever vinyl single for Gentle Ben and his Sensitive Side, it has 2 never released tracks - Bird in a Bottle and 5am. It's a limited pressing of only 150 hand numbered copies and is selling fast (at the reasonable price of A$12 including P & P) so click here to order your copy now. We're planning to do a lot more of these in the future. 8th August 08 - Been digging around YouTube to find all the clips that have been made for songs on Spooky. They're all just one click away. 21st July 08
The site now has iTunes
18th July 08 - The Sailors & Swine
album is getting an awesome response and we've posted a bunch of
reviews for the single and album
here We've also got The Wallbangers EP pressed
(you can buy both now on our
mailorder
page).
9th June 08 - Lots of stuff has been
going on at Spooky central, we've signed new Melbourne band Sailors &
Swine, the first single The Boiling Sea is up on our myspace and
(Spooky Radio)
and the boys will be heading off on a
national tour mid July with the just completed album All Hail The
Drunken Liar. check em out. We also will be releasing a EP / Digipak
from The Wallbangers it features Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) and Tex
Perkins (Beasts of Bourbon) will be out August. Also in August Hugo
Race and True Spirit will release the new album, 53rd State.
6th Feb 08 -
Digger & the Pussycats are
heading back to Europe for a 40 date plus tour but before the go
they'll be releasing their hotly anticipated new slab "Lets Go To
Hospital" with a quick round of some of their favorite Australian
venues, and who knows when they'll be back, Andy's planning to kick
back in Europe for a time and hang out in Berlin so you better come
along to one of these shows as it's gonna be a long time between
drinks!
30th Dec 07 - All our T-Shirt sizes are
back in stock, head to our
mailorder
page
29 Nov 07 -
Tri-State
Lovers album "No Love" is out, catch their last ever show is at
the Tote on the 1st of December with
Digger & the Pussycats, Ooga Booga's,
Jacky Winter and a free BBQ. Doors at 8.30
31Oct 07 -
The
Bakelite Age album launch for "Return of
the Magical Molerat" is this Sat Night 3rd Nov at The Tote in
Melbourne with special guests The Pink Fits, Sailors and Swine and
Stomp Box.
15th Oct 07 - SixFtHick are about to
hit Europe for the second time next week and then return to Australia
for a run of shows. So this week
Spooky Radio has the first 2 tracks
from the album featured, and it's on our
mailorder
page....enjoy.
9th Oct 07 - This week we're adding a couple of
tunes to the
Spooky Radio playlist from
Tri State Lovers, their album will be out mid November. More info will
be coming soon.
1st Oct 07 - This week we're adding a couple
of tunes to the
Spooky Radio playlist from
The Bakelite Age new album "Return of
the Magical Molerat" It will be in Australian record stores at the
start of October. Buy it on our
mailorder
page....enjoy.
Digger & the Pussycats are
headed USA bound so to celebrate we've stuck a whole lot of tunes at
the top of the
Spooky Radio playlist.
We've also just signed two new bands
from Melbourne, Tri-State Lovers and The Bakelite Age, we'll have more
details and tracks to hear in the next week or so. Plus SixFtHick have
finished their new record On The Rocks and will be touring Europe in
October, stay tune for dates and lots of new tunes on
Spooky Radio
Spooky Radio,
our on-site Radio Station is up and running,
we'll be adding tracks from our extensive catalogue over the coming
weeks
Digger & the Pussycats announce
US tour
dates
We now have the long awaited debut
album from King
Daddy 'Evil Love' - 14 tracks of swamp fueled rock and roll and
we're selling it from the site. Buy it on our
mailorder
page
We've just had our copies "Fugitive
Songs" delivered early so its out now, well at least on this website!
the latest offering from Spencer P. Jones feat the Escape Committee:
you can buy it on our
mailorder
page. There's also a new Spencer track on Myspace "She's Hot and Cold"
just click on the Myspace logo.
Hugo Race and
True Spirit have a new one "Taoist Priests" out now, you
can buy it on our
mailorder
page
Well
the new album
Spencer P. Jones and the Escape Committee has been recorded and
Hell we're excited to be putting it out soon, also
Hugo Race and
True Spirit have a new one "Taoist Priests" out soon, and
Digger and the Pussycats
will be back in the studio soon for their follow-up to "Watch Your
Back' Stay tune for more exciting stuff from
us this year, we've been working hard over the summer break.
We've
been back in the studio with
Spencer P. Jones working on a
new Escape Committee record, expect it out in March.
We've
now got
Spooky Records T-Shirts available on
our Mailorder page. It will cost you A$25 and we'll post it anywhere
in the world.
The
brand new record from Spencer P. Jones is available now and in
Australian Record stores soon, you can get it now on our
mailorder
page... why wait....... plus for a limited time you can
Download
the track Wisdom Teeth feat. Mudhoney
It's been a long time coming (3 years
in fact) but we've got the new
Spencer P. Jones album coming out in Australia on August 7th.
'Immolation and Amelioration 1995-2005' is a fantastic journey of
music from songs that at times never got finished or have been
recently recorded in the last 3 years and all been worked on and
remixed with additional musicians in recent months. The album features
line-ups as The Last Gasp, Cow Penalty, The Escape Committee, Mudhoney,
The Beeks plus more.... A Killer record from a killer songwriter.
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More
Spooky Records Videos
are now on the site, this time a new one from Gentle Ben "Punishment"
Look out folks, this year we're
spreading our bat wings interstate with Brisvegas crazys
Six Ft Hick and their new album Cane Trash hitting the stores
Monday 20th March, plus quickly followed by Adelaide's finest garage
trash King Daddy with their album Evil Love and a new album (as yet
untitled) from the Legendary Mr Spencer P Jones. Yes all this by the
start of May so fuk knows what the rest of the year will
bring...................we reckon it's already gonna be a killer.
Digger and the Pussycats
have one last show in Australia (Melbourne) before they head back to Europe........Tour Dates
tour are
here
We're pleased to announce you can now
use
to purchase our catalogue online
The Devastations have just
signed a deal with NYC indie label,
Brassland to
release their debut s/t LP. Originally released in Australia on Spooky
in May 2003, then licensed to Munster in Europe last year, it will hit
the shelves in the US early next year.
Gentle
Ben and His Sensitive Side 'The
Sober Light of Day' in stores Monday Oct 10th and now available as a
download
Spooky Records have joined the digital
revolution, you can now download, listen, then buy all the songs from
our catalogue with Weed file sharing technology. For more info go to
our Weed Downloads.
Gentle
Ben and His Sensitive Side return to a bunch of show's through
BrisVegas, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart to launch the first
single "The Dogs of Valparaiso" from their new album "The
Sober Light of Day" the dates are on the site
here
Beasts of Bourbon we'll what more can I say,
it will be out 1st August but here is a download for you.. all right,
all right it's here
Digger and the Pussycats now have their latest European tour dates up on their gig pages
and some cool reviews for their new album "Watch
Yr Back". There's also information for press, photo's and
posters on their
press info page
Spencer P. Jones &
The Blacklist now have the latest European tour dates up on their gig pages.
Digger and the Pussycats
'Watch Yr Back' has been picked up on 2 Melbourne radio stations as
'Album of the week' and the great reviews keep coming.
They also have a new single out on
Germany's
P.Trash label called "Card Shark Annie"
Gentle
Ben and His Sensitive Side return to the studio in a couple of
weeks to record their follow up album to 'The Beginning of the
End' for Spooky Records.
Spencer P. Jones and the Escape Committee head to Europe
alongside
The Blacklist
with
Digger and the Pussycats
hot on their heels, Europe is certainly gonna see a lot of the Spooky
Records roster up their this Spring.
Digger and the Pussycats
'Watch Yr Back' European Tour Dates tour are
here
More
Spooky Records Videos
are now on the site plus all the tour dates for
Digger and the Pussycats
'Watch Yr Back' national tour are
here
For Broadband users
we now have Spooky Records Videos on the site, more to be added
soon.
Digger and the Pussycats
new album "Watch Yr. Back" will be in-stores early March, look out for
the first single from the album "Fashion Victim" will be out at the
start of February.
The Blacklist have made a awesome
film clip for Electric & Evil, should be on the box sometime in the
new year.
Brand new MP3 single
from
Digger &
the Pussycats ' Sergi'
Digger & the
Pussycats their first 7 inch single on
Australian Records last year, now almost sold out so if you want a
copy now is the time to buy.
enquiries
The Blacklist
will be touring Europe late April thru May 2004, if you want to book a
show send us an
email
Digger and the Pussycats
have a their album 'Young Tight and Alright' being released on
Little Teddy
Recordings in Germany plus a brand new 7inch... 'Thanks a Lot' / 'Sergi'
on
P.Trash Records also
from Germany
The Blacklist
are getting some awesome reviews both in Australia and Europe, read
some of them
here
The Devastations are returning
to
Europe, for
details
The Double Agents
European Tour mid October - mid November Here's the
details
The Double Agents
will be heading to Europe mid October so we'll be announcing details
of their shows shortly, in the meantime for you Melbourne folk it's
time to wish them farewell at a huge show at the Tote. Here's the
details
Digger and the Pussycats
are back from Europe with a swag of new reviews, interviews & live
reviews.
The Devastations have returned form
Europe, for
details of their only Australian show
Look out for Gentle
Bens debut film clip "The Beginning of the End" should be on Rage and
Channel V in the next week or so.
Brand new MP3 single
'Coming to get you' (you drive like a cunt) taken from Digger &
the Pussycats Euro Tour EP
here
Spooky sign
The Blacklist - their album
Electric & Evil is out September listen to their first single
Blacklisted Forever
Digger & the
Pussycats start their European Tour for the latest gig info get all
the
details
here.
Digger & the
Pussycats have just released their first 7 inch single thanks to
Australian Records
enquiries
The
Devastations have just kicked off
on a new European tour, for all the dates they are playing go
herue
Well fuck me!
they've updated the newspage
Gentle Ben and His
Sensitive Side brand new single "The Beginning of the End" download
Now
Jape Squad brand new
single "Heathers Head" download
Now
Spooky Sign
Gentle Ben and His Sensitive Side their album 'Beginning of the End'
out 4th April
(more info)
Digger & the
Pussycats to tour Europe from early May to mid July 2004
Details
Spooky Records are
pleased to announce the signing of the Jape Squad, Look out, you're
about to be
Japed!
Album out April 19th
Brand new MP3 single
from
Digger &
the Pussycats
The Devastations will releasing their
album in Europe on March 1st on
Munster Records.
New MP3s have been added for
Spencer
P. Jones, Hugo
Race and
Digger &
the Pussycats
Spencers latest album 'Fait accompli'
soon to be released on vinyl thanks to Australian Records
enquiries
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