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the past tense

The third of those fruits de mer end of season releases, which we hear from label sources, have arrived ahead of schedule from the pressing plants, no doubt trying to clear the decks for that Robbie Williams Christmas album, can’t … Continue reading

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the three seasons – the spring, summer and autumn of love

I do sometimes wonder if extravagance is a word in the Fruits de Mer catalogue for they do excel in the extreme when it comes to releases. This year alone has seen them put out the celebratory ‘Goldfish’ collection to … Continue reading

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a new career in a new town….

Turning our attention now to this years Fruits de Mer subscribers Christmas box, as synonymous with the yuletide season as turkey, festive crackers and Morecombe and Wise. No cheap off cuts here, celebrating their fan base and rewarding the loyalty … Continue reading

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Fashion

Okay, you can expect oodles of Fruits de Mer releases to feature here in the coming days with outings for Jack Ellister, Michael Padilla and a quite frankly colossal full length from the Chemistry Set. For now though it’s the … Continue reading

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Games for May

May bank holiday weekend, Sunday 24th May to be precise, the location – the Half Moon in Putney, there will be a gathering of the psych / prog clans as both Fruits de Mer and Mega Dodo records join forces … Continue reading

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Games for May

And so we are back with Fruits de Mer (and Mega Dodo as it happens) for an unexpected treat that greeted our return from 9 to 5 boredom for the eagle eyed among you may have noticed and indeed already … Continue reading

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postcards from the deep

Okay I know I shouldn’t be doing this, but of the forthcoming Fruit de Mer year end release roster surely the ‘postcards from the deep’ set (which for the FdM purists its essentially a bumper 2015 annual) must be the … Continue reading

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