Release Date - Bill and Hannah Botting

out today!

77 days is too long - Bill and Hannah Botting

oh, yes... just 77 days til the release of the sixth installment of this year's 7777777 club, and remember there are just 77 copies available to non-subscribers (and there are still subscriptions available, just look over there, on the right...

yep...================> over there

anyway, here's the first release from two members of the most charming family in rock and roll, that's Bill and Hannah Botting (from Allo Darlin and Owl & Mouse respectively) fronting a supergroup of Paul "Thunder" Rains, Jonny "Huddersfield" Helm and Tom "Tom" Wade

pre order here, it's out on 7th November, and Bill's playing the Union Chapel on 17th Oct
 

wiaiwya-7777777 2015 - the lineup

yup - the wait is over... here's the lineup for next year's singles club, #viimmxv

wiaiwya-7777777 2015 (or wiaiwya vii mmxv) will be seven collaborations, some are one-offs, some a looking like they might become going concerns, but these records will be the first vinyl outing for each collaboration.
 

feverdream & laura k

woodpigeon & norman blake

world of fox & amelia fletcher

the fairlight myth (pete astor & keith negus)

hannah botting (owl and mouse) & bill botting (allo darlin)

bel etage (pam berry & lupe nunez-fernandez)

pete weiss & friends (tbc!)

 

the release dates will be 7th April, 7th May, 7th June, 7th August, 7th October, 7th November and 7th December, and as usual there's be all sorts of presents for subscribers:

what are you waiting for?... make sure you don't miss out and sign up HERE (and if you subscribed in 2014 you can keep your membership number):

to subscribe to wiaiwya-7777777 2015 (seven 7" singles)

incl UK p&p £42.00 GBP incl EUR p&p £49.00 GBP incl US & ROW p&p £56.00 GBP

add 2014 membership number

you'll notice that the price has gone up a tiny bit for next year (sorry!) but the increased postage costs have meant it's just not possible to keep at 2012 prices any more - remember that as a subscriber you get 10% off everything in the wiaiwya shop too.

and finally, just as a reminder, wiaiwya-7777777 is a celebration of the format and all things seven... Each year subscribers (there are 7*30 of you) pay 7*£5 (plus postage) for seven exclusive singles, one released on each day of the week, always on the 7th of the month... 

Allo Darlin single OUT TODAY!

i'm afraid the 7" cranberry red vinyl of the fantastic Allo Darlin Christmas single sold out like that!... you can still get hold of the digital single though, direct from the band:


make sure you don't miss out on next year's fabulous 7777777 releases, by subscribing now...

all seven 7" singles:

there are just 34 copies of the complete set of 2012's wiaiwya-7777777 left, in an exclusive bag, with balloons - an ideal christmas present for any man, woman or child:


unfortunately the Allo Darlin single has sold out (at the moment, keep a close eye on the band's website though - just sayin), but if you want to complete your collection there are still copies of the other singles:







and don't forget to subscribe to wiaiwya-7777777 2013, to receive 7 exclusive 7" singles from Darren Hayman, Jeff Mellin, Hong Kong In The 60s, Comet Gain, Pups, Sourpatch and the Middle Ones:

to subscribe to wiaiwya-7777777 2013 (all seven 7" singles)

incl UK p&p £35.00 GBP incl EUR p&p £42.00 GBP incl US & ROW p&p £49.00 GBP

add 2012 membership number

sets of wiaiwya-7777777 2012 selling fast

the complete set of all seven 7"es, along with bag, balloons and stickers are selling mighty FAST... get them while you can (they make IDEAL Christmas presents):

Allo Darlin singles have arrived too...

just 49 complete sets of wiaiwya-7777777 available

oh, yes... for you non-subscribers there are just 49 complete sets (that's seven 7" singles, all on coloured vinyl, featuring exclusive tracks from the Wave Pictures, the Werewandas, Tally Ho, Standard Fare, Shrag, Eux Autres and Allo Darlin, with sleevenotes by Matt Haynes, Miss Velvelette, Will Fitzpatrick, Ben Clancy, Kevin Pickering, Sean Price and Rev Oliver Harrison)...

this is the final way to guarantee you have the whole set, and they are already selling fast... get 'em while you can (ideal Christmas present and all that)...

pre order the Allo Darlin Christmas single

yup... the final 7" of wiaiwya-7777777 2012 is the BRAND NEW Christmas single from Allo Darlin... 3 exclusive tracks from the band that gave Rough Trade their biggest selling album of the year... it's every bit as gorgeous as you're imagining, and there are only limited copies available... place your order sharpish to avoid disappointment:

Allo Darlin Test Pressings approved

the Allo Darlin masters are here:

wiaiwya049 masters

subscribe, subscribe subscribe

the final three tracks arrived in the early hours of this morning, and have already been sent off to be mastered... i've been listening to all 21 tunes together, and they sound amazing...

there are very few subscriptions remaining, so if you need 7 exclusive three track 7" singles on coloured vinyl by the Wave Pictures, the Werewandas, Tally Ho! (feat. Rose Melberg), Standard Fare, Shrag, Eux Autres and Allo Darlin, just click the buy now button below... very reasonable rates, etc...

to buy all seven 7" singles

7777777 (incl UK postage) £28.00 7777777 (incl EUR postage) £35.00 7777777 (incl USA postage) £42.00 7777777 (incl ROW postage) £49.00

allo darlin sleevenotes are here...

wiaiwya049 sleevenotes

time to get folding before the Eux Autres and Shrag ones arrive next week... is's all go...

and the Christmas sleevenotes for the Allo Darlin single

with a christmas theme, from the Reverend Oliver Harrison:

Steve Lamacq's rebel playlist

the world is catching up with us... oh, yes... this week TWO of the bands with wiaiwya-7777777 singles are up for Steve Lamacq's rebel playlist...

"Each week we ask you to vote on your favourite track from three that almost made it onto the official 6 Music Playlist. The winning track will get a play on each daytime programme the following week."

should you want to vote for your favourite (although i'm sure you love them all equally)...

here's the link to Standard Fare's Crystal Palatial



and to Allo Darlin's Northern Lights:



and in the interest of fairness, the equally great This Many Boyfriends' Number One

subscriptions

looks like we're down to just THIRTY wiaiwya-7777777 subscriptions left...

if you subscribe now you will get the first four singles (three exclusive tracks each from the Wave Pictures, the Werewandas, Tally Ho! & Standard Fare, on violet, indigo, blue and green vinyl) straight away, and then the remaining three singles (three exclusive tracks each from Shrag, Eux Autres and Allo Darlin, on yellow, orange and red vinyl) before the end of the year...

get 'em while you can... i've got boxes and stamps at the ready...

to buy all seven 7" singles

7777777 (incl UK postage) £28.00 GBP 7777777 (incl EUR postage) £35.00 GBP 7777777 (incl USA postage) £42.00 GBP 7777777 (incl ROW postage) £49.00 GBP

the next batch

this is the bit i really like, getting the demos through for the next three wiaiwya-7777777 releases... over the last couple of days i've had 2 brand new new Shrag songs, and 2 exclusive Allo Darlin songs... all four of them fantastic, and being recorded for real in the next couple of weeks... Nick also says the Eux Autres recordings are coming along, and i've seen some photos, which is enough to whet the appetite

so, now is as good a time as any to remind you that the next three wiaiwya-7777777 bands have already released three of the best albums of 2012 - Allo Darlin's Europe, Eux Autres' Sun Is Sunk & Shrag's Canines, so, if you haven't already, subscribe above to be the first to hear all of their new recordeings:

discounts for subscribers

oh, yes... wiaiwya-7777777 subscribers will be entitled to a 10% discount from the wiaiwya back catalogue  throughout April, so if you're um-ing and ah-ing now might be the time to subscribe... all 7 singles, by the Wave Pictures, the Werewandas, Tally Ho!, Standard Fare, Eux Autres, Shrag and Allo Darlin for just £28 (in the UK)...

SPRINGSTEEN for just £7!

a little off topic, but to celebrate the release of the new SPRINGSTEEN album (Wrecking Ball - you can get it from Rough Trade) i am overjoyed to offer you a 30% discount for the wiaiwya boss tribute album PLAY SOME POOL, SKIP SOME SCHOOL, ACT REAL COOL - yes, that makes it just £7 to you and your CHUMS

simply click buy and enter the discount code wrecking_ball when asked



the album features 38 covers, including exclusive tracks from the WAVE PICTURES, ALLO DARLIN, EUX AUTRES and HELP STAMP OUT LONELINESS... there is even a fiddle solo from DOUG YULE...

QUICK LINK TO BANDCAMP PAGE

sleeve artwork has been approved

oh, yes... i've just approved the sleeve artwork for the singles, i suspect you could have guessed it'd look something like this

7777777 sleeves