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TOP 10 CD ALBUMS ~ 2014

Posted on January 02, 2015 by Irene Hundleby

Here were our TOP 10 CD ALBUMS for 2014!!
Two of our top selling CDs were albums launched at Relics in 2014... thanks HEAPS for hanging out with them and us, and for showing these fab Dunedin / NZ musicians how much you love them !!

 

As with vinyl, we special ordered in a BIG number of CDs for RELICS customers, and it seems by the numbers of orders we took, that this is a service our customers particularly enjoy!! We will do our best to help you find more spectacular music wonders throughout 2015!

 

Again, it is really just AMAZING how many NZ musicians make our top selling 10 CD albums! Perhaps this has a little to do with us being an indie store, but aside from that, an incredible number of GREAT NZ albums were released this year over many different genres...
Here we go...

 

     
IR 77 - Various Artists: Independent Records Sampler CD

 

         
JACK WHITE - Lazaretto CD

 

          
ANTHONY RITCHIE - Stations, Symphony No. 4 CD
 
SHOSTAKOVICH - Borodin Quartet, String Quartets 1-13 4CD

 

        
ROBERT SCOTT - The Green House CD

 

      
DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS - End Times Undone CD

 

   
TINY RUINS - Brightly Painted One CD

 

   
TAMI NEILSON - Dynamite CD

 

   
JAKOB - Sines CD

 

   
THE EASTERN - The Territory CD

Following close behind...

   THE WAR ON DRUGS - Lost In The Dream CD

   RODRIGUEZ - Cold Fact CD

 

See also: TOP 10 VINYL ALBUMS ~ 2014

Posted in Anthony Ritchie, Flying Nun, Independent Records NZ, IR, New Zealand, NZ music, Record Store Day, Top 10 CD Albums 2014

THANKS FOR CELEBRATING RSD WITH US!

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

THANKS FOR CELEBRATING RSD WITH US!

Thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated RSD with us!! Hope you're enjoying spinning records and blaring your new music today! 
A special shout out to the Independent Records NZ crew and artists KAHU nzd and Paul Cathro for inspiring performances!! Lets DEFINITELY do this again!!

Check out RELICS FB page for some photos of the day...  film footage to come...

You can also purchase the Independent Records CD sampler released for Record Store Day 2014 here!

Posted in independent records nz, music community, record store day, Record store day 2014, RSD

NEW RELEASES FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2014 !!!

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

NEW RELEASES FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2014!!!

        

YESIREE... finally down to one more sleep.. tomorrow is RECORD STORE DAY.. and pleased to say almost all of the new releases we have ordered have made it into the store.

Having said that we have limited copies, so first come... first served... doors open @ 10:00am.

Going on the interest shown this week, lookin' like some of these new releases are going to be pretty popular!

If you know of a release that is not on this list you can check with us on the day and we will do our best to source it for you...

So here is the list of what has made it in... 

  • DUNEDIN DOUBLE double split EP featuring THE CHILLS, THE STONES, SNEAKY FEELINGS & THE VERLAINES.. limited edition of 2000, Flying Nun re-issue.
  • BORED GAMES, Who Killed Colonel Mustard EP, re-issue on Flying Nun, limited edition of 1000.
  • SCAVENGERS, Marching Girls LP, red vinyl, limited edition of 500, Real Groovy record store day release 2014.
  • SPELLING MISTAKES, Feels So Good, blue vinyl, limited edition of 500, Real Groovy record store day release 2014.
  • LA DE DA'S, purple vinyl, limited edition of 500, Real Groovy record store day release 2014.
  • PHOENIX FOUNDATION, 7" 'Bob Lennon John Dylan' limited edition of 150, record store day release 2014.
  • DELANEY DAVIDSON, Swim Down Low, Outside Inside Records, released to coincide with record store day 2014.
  • THE JB'S, Food For Thought, bonus purple vinyl 7" of 'The Grunt pt. 1 & 2', limited edition of 1000, record store day release 2014.
  • CANNIBAL CORPSE, Evisceration Plague, picture disc, limited edition of 500.
  • CANNIBAL CORPSE, Torture, picture disc, limited edition of 500.
  • SEX PISTOLS, Nevermind The Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols: Alternative Takes Boxset, 7 x 7" Boxset, Limited edition of 5000.
  • THE ROLLING STONES, Got Live If You Want It, 7" EP re-issue.
  • THE ROLLING STONES, 7" re-issue of first EP.

We are still hopeful that a few more surprises will show up on the actual day as well...

  • MASTODON, Live in Brixton, 2LP + DVD, Limited edition of 2000.
  • SUBURBAN REPTILES, Saturday Night Stay At Home, 7" re-issue.

We have also secured copies of the following 2013 Real Groovy Record Store Day releases:

  • TOY LOVE, Toy Love in coloured vinyl, limited edition of 600, last remaining copies.
  • TOY LOVE, Live at the Gluepot 1980 double LP, limited edition of 600, last remaining copies.
  • TOY LOVE, Pull Down The Shades DVD.

And of course don't forget the awesome CD release of INDEPENDENT RECORDS NZ featuring:

  • GREENSLADE

  • CIARAN MCMEEKEN

  • DED SPARROWS

  • PAUL CATHRO

  • RED SKY BLUES

  • KAHU

with LIVE IN-STORE PERFORMANCE @ 5pm !!! Come support these fabulous Dunedin musicians!

Released to coincide with Record Store Day 2014, first edition of 100 !!

 

To check out more stores celebrating Record Store Day, check out recordstoreday.com

Posted in independent records nz, IR, music community, record store day

RELICS celebrate RECORD STORE DAY!!!

Posted on April 08, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

Saturday 19 April 2014 !!!

Come celebrate with us... doors open 10am 

  • 14% off purchases made in-store
  • INDEPENDENT RECORDS NZ CD release
  • LIVE IN-STORE @ 5pm: KAHU & PAUL CATHRO
  • Special releases - first come... first served...

 

 

INDEPENDENT RECORDS NZ CD SAMPLER will be available in-store for purchase on RECORD STORE DAY!!!

  • GREENSLADE

  • CIARAN MCMEEKEN

  • DED SPARROWS

  • PAUL CATHRO

  • RED SKY BLUES

  • KAHU

yussss!!!!

Posted in independent records nz, IR, live music, record store day, relics