Dreams of Breathing Underwater available on high-grade vinyl

25/Sep/2009

Three Black Feathers press release: 'We are delighted to announce the launch of our record label, Three Black Feathers, dedicated to reissuing classic and "lost" contemporary folk albums on high-quality heavyweight vinyl. Our first batch of releases includes some great titles by such luminaries of the British folk scene as Nic Jones, Eliza Carthy, Dick Gaughan, Lal Waterson and Martin Simpson. Further releases are planned later this year from artists including Shirley Collins, June Tabor and Waterson:Carthy, all marking the 70th anniversary of Topic Records, the world's oldest independent record label. Future planned releases include titles by Martin Carthy, The Watersons, Anne Briggs and John Tams. Our titles have been remastered at Abbey Road studios by some of the best engineers in the business, using the original analogue source tapes where appropriate and making use of the latest remastering technology. They are pressed to a high standard in strictly limited editions, on 180 gram and 200 gram vinyl, with the collector and audiophile in mind. The releases include extensive liner notes by Mojo magazine's folk correspondent Colin Irwin, one of the UK's leading authorities on the genre. They also feature fresh interviews with the artists, previously unreleased tracks, exclusive archive photos and original artwork. Ends Note to editors: Three Black Feathers Records are based in Elgar country in the beautiful Malvern hills. Our titles proudly carry the proclamation: Made in England. We are passionate about our island's contemporary traditional music, and this is allied to a lifelong love of the vinyl format, which we strongly believe to be the best way to experience, listen to and enjoy recorded music. Three Black Feathers is a sister company of Classic LPs (www.classiclps.co.uk), one of the UK's leading online vinyl retail specialists. For more information please contact Chris or Rachel Heard on 0779 315 2362 or visit www.threeblackfeathers.co.uk'

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