We opened our new store during lockdown 2020. Just awoke this morning to see someone completing the 10,000 order therein. That brings it home! Thanks to everyone who has supported us and our artists.
As I listen to the new Bathers LP for the umpteenth time, this feels like a good moment to toast their label
@LNFGlasgow
, who are riding some sort of imperial phase right now. As such, there's never been a better time to ponder their subscription options.
Profuse apologies to
@Harry_Styles
. We hope you love your time in Glasgow despite not having the number 1 album in Scotland.
Huge congratulations however to
@the_skids
@lowtheband
We have licensed quite a few things from Universal. We'd be happy to talk. Sure there would be costs but we ensure all costs are covered before anyone takes a cent and then we pay artists 75% of the profits. It's not the 100% you'd get if you did it yourself but it's pretty good
Lovely wee 9/10 review in
@uncutmagazine
for
@thebathersoffi1
- you can still order Sirenesque from our website.
Get in soon before the gatefold vinyl lps are sold out
Give us £72 and we will give you 6 LPs, 40% discounts on other records, 7 years worth of lossless digital music and membership to a community that actually cares about artists and their output! Make that 7LPs if you join/renew before 30.09
Massive congratulations to all our charting artists this week -
@TheTrashcans
securing No. 2 in Scotland, No. 6 in the UK Vinyl chart and No. 11 in the Physical chart.
@theblowmonkeys
grabbing No. 10 in Scotland
@thebathersoffi1
hanging in at 45
Ladies and Gentlemen we bring you Glasgow's The Golden Tree - you might know them better as
@GramSkin
and
@R0Poem
and they've been busy.
First fifty copies signed!
Last February we announced "I've Seen Everything" One year on we bring you "In The Music". "A Happy Pocket" is coming and we haven't forgotten about "Cake"
@TheTrashcans
One of the genuine true pleasure of running a label / shop is the chance to chat to music lovers willing to hear new things. Delighted it's hit the mark. I believe your Brother was in today :)
Ian Smith runs
@LNFGlasgow
- he says despite the backlog in deliveries due to postal strikes, there’s no decent alternative to Royal Mail for his business. But he also says “the socialist in me wouldn’t allow me to turn my back on a striking worker right now”
@LBC
@LBCNews
The missing link between Postcard/Bellshill Sound, Glasgow quintet Friends Again should have been massive. Scottish pop historians can justifiably look back and point to them as the ones that got away. As their only album is reissued RC551 hears their sunkissed tale of woe...
If there's any indie record shops who would like a few copies for free, drop us a message and we will be happy to throw them your way. So long as you sell them for £25 and keep all the proceeds
What a tonic to see so many LPs landing in delighted hands after such a nightmare 2021. We are overjoyed by the response to both
@hipswayofficial
and Love and Money
Behind The Counter Episode 5 features
@musicbigblue
in Glasgow.
"I don't think a community exists unless it's got a record shop in it." - Ian Smith, Music From Big Blue.
Probably not our best kept secret ... Today we finally officially confirm the brand new album from
@thebathersoffi1
Out on 14.10.23 Pre-Orders Open Now!
So sorry to announce that Saturday's show with
@sister_john
and The Bluebells
@CCA_Glasgow
is canceled. The health of our staff, friends, and artists must come first. Rescheduled for April 2022 - confirmed dates coming soon
We can officially confirm that the initial run of Sirenesque by
@thebathersoffi1
is sold out. Good job we have commissioned a run on Black Vinyl expected to land late March.
Pre-order now from here :
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Our new single “Ways” is released to our Patreon members on Nov 11, TCS website on Nov 12 and streaming/download sites on Nov 13. It’s also released as a double A side 7” with our last single “The Closer You Move Away From Me.” See for details
@LNFGlasgow
LNFG Mid Term Bundle. Monday Giveaway
Like and Share to enter. One lucky sharer will win the lot and anyone buying from the link will get a bonus item chucked in for free!
Massive congratulations to them there Bluebells - No. 3 in this week's Scots Album Chart - down one spot from number 2 but still ....
@R0Poem
@urbancrofter62
@dvdmcc
With the Official release this week of The Bluebells new album (we have waited far too long for this) I give you 'Gone Tomorrow' from the NEW album 'The Bluebells in the 21st Century' available to the masses here
@LNFGlasgow
@R0Poem
@urbancrofter62
@dvdmcc
No 3 in the album charts on CD sales alone. Only 50 copies of the Green Vinyl remain available to pre-order. Blue sold out in a flash. Help us justify a Red, Yellow and Black splatter :)
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@R0Poem
@GramSkin
@paul_mcgeechan
These bags contain over £100 worth of LNFG goodies. They are remnants from RSD. The next three people to spend £50 can have one for free. If more than 3 people do so we will honour more.
Because we are simply all around good eggs, we have decided to manufacture a second run of
@TheTrashcans
7" AA side. It is now available to pre-order in our store. So all of you who missed out need not fret any longer!
Thanks to everyone who came along yesterday, we clicked more than 1300 people through the gate over the day, at its peak we had just over 900 folks in the venue. We raised a bundle of cash for the Scottish Association for Mental Health, drank lord knows how much Wiliams Bros
Tonight's soundtrack comes courtesy of The Bluebells and the reissue of "Sisters" on
@LNFGlasgow
which sounds even better than I remember, and I remember it fondly.
You can get yer hands on your own copy here 👉
Every Monday a group of LNFG Members and Friends enjoy a listening party. Been going 2 years +. Not sure I've ever enjoyed a session so much. (Not sure everyone is with me though!)
So, so excited and proud of this project:
The Bluebells - Sister
*Exclusive Clear Vinyl
*Limited to 200
*With King Creosote one-sided flexidisc, featuring his cover of "Cath"
*Riso zine edited by Stephen and Robert Hodgens.
Thanks as always to
@LNFGlasgow
It could be a landmark week for Trashcan Sinatras (
@TheTrashcans
) who are expected to make their Top 40 debut, 33 years after the release of their debut album ‼️
Last few hours of chart reporting for this beautiful baby. Grab one in store and lets squeeze as high a position as possible.
@R0Poem
@urbancrofter62
@dvdmcc
You take a moment and realise there's a member of each of Scotland's three best ever bands in the audience watching
@XanTyler
If you were there you'll know!
Wrote what appears to have been a slightly divisive email this. 2 folks (non customers) wrote stating I'd lost their business (never had their business) but 13 folks bought memberships to the label. That's the kind of divisive we like!
If you love our work for
@TheTrashcans
"I've Seen Everything". Then why not support the label on Patreon or as a member. Help us do all of this again. We have a jam packed 2022 planned - your support could make it even better!
@BigIainy
@TheTrashcans
@JimMonaghan10
@67curly
@LNFGlasgow
@MichaelDaly64
LNFG could be the best thing to happen to the Trashcans for a while. You can see the respect and affection they have for their artists and physical product pays so much better than downloads. Bring on the reissues and even better a new album next year
When folks complain about the price of vinyl i often use this example. £22 is a lot of money. It's almost enough to pay for 1/5th of a ticket to see Adele in a field behind a VIP tent.
@jimbmccormack
Yep, unfortunately the supply side has been mired in problems the last couple years, meaning we've had to increase prices, plus there's inflation.
For reference, a new LP was around £5 in 1980, a pint .50p
I'd say average LP these days is £22, pint about £4-£5.. so could be worse
If you like any of this music then buying just one record would be the equivalent of about 4500 listens on spotify. Support musicians by paying for their art! It was the past and we were imeasurably richer for it
3- years ago some friends and I founded
@LNFGlasgow
, the worlds first crowdfunded record label. Tonight is the labels 3rd birthday. Here is a playlist of some of the music released in that time.
Every time someone renews or joins LNFG they are helping artists realise their dreams. This isn't just about what you get, it's about what your contribution achieves.
@RoughTrade
Annie Booth - Lazybody
An under-the-radar marvel courtesy of the fabulous
@LNFGlasgow
Had this been released this year, it would be my favourite of 2023.
Damn, it is anyway.
Can't wait to hear what she does next, but for now, this is gorgeous. No clues. Check it out.
"what the f*ck is it with all these stupid shit complicated memberships that you offer" - Angry In Scotland 20/02/24
Join LNFG tonight and earn a signed copy of the most hysterically offensive email we have ever received