Unspun Heroes®
@unspunheroes.com
An independent not-for-profit record label in the UK. Music deserving of wider attention. Reissued for the first time on vinyl in small batches. With love. Posts by Simon.
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Unspun Heroes®
@unspunheroes.com
· Nov 25
Unspun Heroes®
Music deserving of wider attention. Reissued for the first time on vinyl in small batches. With love.
unspunheroes.ampwall.com
Few new followers so probably time to say that I’ve put out five albums for their vinyl debut in the last 20 months. They are all different yet all exceptional albums. Available from me here:
unspunheroes.ampwall.com // unspunheroes.bandcamp.com // most indie record shops worldwide.
unspunheroes.ampwall.com // unspunheroes.bandcamp.com // most indie record shops worldwide.
I see you’re bought a dining table, would you like some vinyl records?
unspunheroes.bandcamp.com/merch
unspunheroes.bandcamp.com/merch
Merch from Unspun Heroes
Merch from Unspun Heroes
unspunheroes.bandcamp.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I see you’re bought a dining table, would you like some vinyl records?
unspunheroes.bandcamp.com/merch
unspunheroes.bandcamp.com/merch
Morning! No funny Mastodon posts to share today, but I do still have a ticket to see Emma Tricca at The Betsy in London this afternoon. With Polly Paulusma and Pete Greenwood, too. @ me if that’s of interest.
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Morning! No funny Mastodon posts to share today, but I do still have a ticket to see Emma Tricca at The Betsy in London this afternoon. With Polly Paulusma and Pete Greenwood, too. @ me if that’s of interest.
Surprised they haven’t combined the two!
January 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Surprised they haven’t combined the two!
Team lazy too. The thing is, the last track is amazing so I’d want to turn it over. It fits nicely on three sides, which is why I asked. This is the kind of stuff that keeps me awake at night!
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Team lazy too. The thing is, the last track is amazing so I’d want to turn it over. It fits nicely on three sides, which is why I asked. This is the kind of stuff that keeps me awake at night!
There’s nothing that I know of just yet, but I reckon there will alternate mixes - a very well-known producer is a good friend of the artist and so surely something exists.
I’d prefer four sides myself, but always worth asking others!
I’d prefer four sides myself, but always worth asking others!
January 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
There’s nothing that I know of just yet, but I reckon there will alternate mixes - a very well-known producer is a good friend of the artist and so surely something exists.
I’d prefer four sides myself, but always worth asking others!
I’d prefer four sides myself, but always worth asking others!
It doesn’t feel right to me but also I wanted to see what others thought. Thanks for letting me know.
January 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
It doesn’t feel right to me but also I wanted to see what others thought. Thanks for letting me know.
Etched with music and nothing else. Agreed.
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Etched with music and nothing else. Agreed.
Yeah, I don’t like etching and good to know it can warp. I’m sure I can find a live track to boost the playing time, or something like that.
January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Yeah, I don’t like etching and good to know it can warp. I’m sure I can find a live track to boost the playing time, or something like that.
My personal take is I don’t want to get up and turn over for one song *but* an etching feels a bit of a waste.
I will be trying to find an extra unreleased track or live track if I can, then it’ll be four sides and worth getting up and turning over, but not sure anything exists.
I will be trying to find an extra unreleased track or live track if I can, then it’ll be four sides and worth getting up and turning over, but not sure anything exists.
January 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
My personal take is I don’t want to get up and turn over for one song *but* an etching feels a bit of a waste.
I will be trying to find an extra unreleased track or live track if I can, then it’ll be four sides and worth getting up and turning over, but not sure anything exists.
I will be trying to find an extra unreleased track or live track if I can, then it’ll be four sides and worth getting up and turning over, but not sure anything exists.
If you had a two disc album, what would be your preference for Side D - blank/etched, or with only one 10-minute song on?
I’m trying to work out a running order for the next Unspun Heroes release and this is what’s making my brain hurt.
I’m trying to work out a running order for the next Unspun Heroes release and this is what’s making my brain hurt.
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
If you had a two disc album, what would be your preference for Side D - blank/etched, or with only one 10-minute song on?
I’m trying to work out a running order for the next Unspun Heroes release and this is what’s making my brain hurt.
I’m trying to work out a running order for the next Unspun Heroes release and this is what’s making my brain hurt.
I reckon it sucks (grabs coat)
January 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I reckon it sucks (grabs coat)
Hehe. It was too good not to share.
January 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Hehe. It was too good not to share.
Okay, are you around tomorrow in London and want to see Emma Tricca, @pollypaulusma.bsky.social and Pete Greenwood live at The Betsy Trotwood? If so, I have a spare ticket going. Starts at 2.30pm sharp (so the email says) and is sold out with a waiting list.
January 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Okay, are you around tomorrow in London and want to see Emma Tricca, @pollypaulusma.bsky.social and Pete Greenwood live at The Betsy Trotwood? If so, I have a spare ticket going. Starts at 2.30pm sharp (so the email says) and is sold out with a waiting list.
Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
That’s Living Alright, I think. The one that has the line which is scrolling through my head (again) right now: ‘working all day for a packet of pay…’
January 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
That’s Living Alright, I think. The one that has the line which is scrolling through my head (again) right now: ‘working all day for a packet of pay…’
Better than mine which was, inexplicably, the theme tune to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
My earworm this morning is, for once, most welcome: Labour of Love by Hue & Cry.
January 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Better than mine which was, inexplicably, the theme tune to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Yeah, unless they pressed only 200 this is a gouge. I mean, I get grief about being expensive but my margin is, mostly, £4 which is then split with the artist.
I recently paid £7 for postage and they sent it second class tracked which is £3.55. The mailer wasn’t gold plated either.
I recently paid £7 for postage and they sent it second class tracked which is £3.55. The mailer wasn’t gold plated either.
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Yeah, unless they pressed only 200 this is a gouge. I mean, I get grief about being expensive but my margin is, mostly, £4 which is then split with the artist.
I recently paid £7 for postage and they sent it second class tracked which is £3.55. The mailer wasn’t gold plated either.
I recently paid £7 for postage and they sent it second class tracked which is £3.55. The mailer wasn’t gold plated either.
I stuck the query into YouTube as I had the tab open but I can't get that link to show up on Google's results myself. Sometimes things that really should show up just don't. Some algorithmic silliness, I guess. Glad it was useful, v. happy to be of assistance.
January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I stuck the query into YouTube as I had the tab open but I can't get that link to show up on Google's results myself. Sometimes things that really should show up just don't. Some algorithmic silliness, I guess. Glad it was useful, v. happy to be of assistance.
The Fall - Kicker Conspiracy (Perverted By Language, UK, 1982)
YouTube video by Cherry Red Records
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM
It'll be on repeat a lot from now on. I was busy with The Felt Tips gigs and stuck it in my 'to listen to' pile and forgot. Mostly because I have several to listen to piles - digital and physical!
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
It'll be on repeat a lot from now on. I was busy with The Felt Tips gigs and stuck it in my 'to listen to' pile and forgot. Mostly because I have several to listen to piles - digital and physical!
I'm so behind on listening to music I've set aside from last year, but I finally got on to Constant Smiles' Moonflowers album. Well worth the wait, but also annoyed I didn't play it when it came out in November: constantsmiles.bandcamp.com/album/moonfl...
Moonflowers, by Constant Smiles
10 track album
constantsmiles.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I'm so behind on listening to music I've set aside from last year, but I finally got on to Constant Smiles' Moonflowers album. Well worth the wait, but also annoyed I didn't play it when it came out in November: constantsmiles.bandcamp.com/album/moonfl...
Seems fixed in the latest app update btw.
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Seems fixed in the latest app update btw.
One of my favourite @needlemythology.bsky.social releases.
Currently on sale, btw, via @burningshed.com - alongside many other NM releases.
Currently on sale, btw, via @burningshed.com - alongside many other NM releases.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
One of my favourite @needlemythology.bsky.social releases.
Currently on sale, btw, via @burningshed.com - alongside many other NM releases.
Currently on sale, btw, via @burningshed.com - alongside many other NM releases.