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Coronavirus Update


We hope you're keeping well in what is a difficult time for everyone at the moment. 
 
We're still open and shipping orders, but please note that it is taking slightly longer than usual to pack everything as we are only allowing a limited number of people in the warehouse (to uphold social distancing and maintain personal safety).
 
International shipping is also taking longer than usual at the moment due to C-19 issues. Please allow extra time for orders to arrive before emailing us.
 
Stay safe.




King Crimson

1972-74 (vinyl pre-order)


The groundbreaking albums from the 1972-74 box set - featuring the 40th anniversary mixes -  now available as separate titles on 200g vinyl.
 
Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Starless In Bible Black, Red, USA (expanded) and the Alt version of Larks' Tongues.
 
Limited to 2000 copies per title. Cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.
 
Pre-order for 12th june release.
 




Neil Young

Homegrown (cd pre-order)


Neil Young has called this album, “The unheard bridge between Harvest and Comes a Time”, which perfectly describes the warm, semi-acoustic feel of these twelve songs. 
 
Originally intended to be issued in 1975, the album has remained unreleased since then, and has earned a legendary status among Neil’s many fans.
 
Availabkle on CD and as a vinyl edition in gatefold cover.
 
Pre-order for 19th June release.




Various Artists

From Brussels With Love (cd/cassette/vinyl pre-order)


From Brussels With Love - the legendary compilation from 1980 - featured exclusive tracks from the likes of A Certain Ratio, Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd, Thomas Dolby, The Durutti Column, John Foxx, Martin Hannett, Richard Jobson, Bill Nelson, Kevin Hewick + New Order, Michael Nyman and more.
 
Running for 78 minutes, the cosmopolitan ‘cassette journal’ was curated by Michel Duval, Annik Honore and Wim Mertens, and also includes extended interviews with Brian Eno and legendary French film actress Jeanne Moreau. 
 
To mark its 40th anniversary, 3 remastered editions will be issued: A deluxe double CD edition in 10-inch square hardback 60 page book; A reproduction of the original 1980 cassette, complete with PVC wallet; A double vinyl edition (disc 1 black, and disc 2 in white).
 
Pre-order for 11th November release.




McStine & Minnemann

McStine & Minnemann (cd pre-order)


McStine & Minnemann is a new band combining the mighty talents of Randy McStine and Marco Minnemann.
 
A high-energy collection of ten compact, yet expansive Rock songs that sit well next to the likes of XTC, Mr. Bungle, Queen, and Frank Zappa. 
 
CD in digipak with booklet.
 
Pre-order for 3rd July release.
 




Gary Steel

Gentle Giant On Track (book/magazine pre-order)


Gentle Giant On Track takes a microscopic look at each of the Giant’s brilliantly inventive studio albums and provides fresh assessments of the many live and 'odds’n’sods' recordings, as well as ruminating on available DVD/Blu-ray documentary and performance footage. 
 
Gary Steel’s book tells the story of one of progressive music’s most fascinating groups and the thrilling - and occasionally tortuous - ride the Shulman brothers and key band-mates like Kerry Minnear and Gary Green experienced along the way.
 
Pre-order for 31st July release.




Nick D'Virgilio

Invisible (vinyl pre-order)


Coming almost two decades after his debut solo offering, Invisible is the second solo album by drummer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train/Spock’s Beard/Genesis etc).
 
In addition to the CD, we have a limited number of the clear double vinyl edition available to preorder
 
Pre-order for 26th June release.




A Marble Calm

Surfacing (cd)


A loose collective centred around the nucleus of Peter Chilvers and reclusive marimba/vibraphone virtuoso Jon Hart, A Marble Calm's debut release is an ambitious collection combining textural instrumentals and drifting songscapes.
 
Featuring Tim Bowness, Sandra O'Neill and Theo Travis and clocking in at 74 minutes long, the album distinctively blends influences from Contemporary Classical (Gorecki/Pärt), ECM Jazz and the ambient songwriting of Sylvian, Eno and No-Man.
 
Back in stock for the first time in half a decade!
 
 
 
 




Frank Wyatt & Friends

Zeitgeist (cd)


Zeitgeist is a collaborative album featuring members of the bands Happy The Man, Oblivion Sun, and the Pedal Giant Animals project.
 
A beautiful and expansive project awash with ideas and warmth. Includes the 25 minute Perelandra Symphony in D-flat Major.
 
CD in jewel case with 12-page booklet.
 
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The Pretty Things

SF Sorrow 50th Anniversary Edition (boxset)


Phil May - the Pretty Things lead singer - sadly died last week. Burning Shed's Madfish store carries many of the band's titles, including several editions of the band's enduring conceptual classic SF Sorrow (one featuring contributions from David Gilmour).
 
'We’re sad and humbled by the death of such a true gentlemen, friend and recording artist of Madfish for over 20 years. Phil will be remembered through his liberating songs and magnificent music career spanning over half a century.' - Frederick Jude (Madfish) 
 
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Steve Howe

All My Yesterdays (Signed) (book/magazine pre-order)


A second wave of signed copies All My Yesterdays has become available
 
352 page paperback with bookplate* signed by the Yes guitar legend.
 
*A bookplate is a small printed label stuck inside the front cover, signed by the author.
 
Pre-order for 5th June shipping.




NEWdOG

Various Titles (cd)


Burning Shed is now stocking several releases by 'Evolutionary Electronic Music' label NEWdOG.
 
Downtempo, eclectic, ethno-ambient, jazzy, swirling, progressive and hard to classify sounds from the likes of Dogon, Paul Godwin, Robert Jürjendal and more.
 
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Oak

Lighthouse / False Memory Archive (cd/vinyl)


The first two albums by celebrated Norwegian post-progressives Oak are in stock and shipping now.
 
Featuring members of both Airbag and the Björn Riis touring bands, the band evolved out of a folk-rock duo in the early 2010s. 
 




Electronic Sound

Issue 65 & CD (book/magazine)


Electronic Sound issue 65 celebrates the history of electronic music over the last 75 years, using 75 key records as stepping stones to take us from 1945 to 2020.
 
Elsewhere there are interviews with Sparks, Simon Fisher Turner, and A Certain Ratio
 
Includes an exclusive 14-track CD featuring artists who have graced the pages of ES.
 
Shipping now.
 




Dave Cousins (& The Blue Angel Orchestra)

The Boy In The Sailor Suit (cd pre-order)


Re-mastered and expanded edition of the 2007 solo album by Strawbs founder Dave Cousins
 
CD in digipak including booklet with liner notes from Cousins.
 
Pre-order for 24th July release.




Van der Graaf Generator

Live At Rockpalast (vinyl pre-order)


Live At Rockpalast was recorded at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival in 2005, and captures the VDGG quartet of Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton, Guy Evans and David Jackson on blistering form. 
 
Available for the first time on vinyl as a first pressing of 1000 individually numbered copies on purple vinyl. A 3LP set in tri-fold sleeve, the package includes an insert.
 
We've managed to secure a few extra copies of this. Pre-order for 26th June release.




Big Big Train

Merchants Of Light (boxset)


Merchants Of Light includes the best performance of each song played at Big Big Train's sold out Cadogan Hall shows in 2017.
 
A limited edition deluxe triple vinyl boxed set pressed on heavyweight vinyl, the package comes with a 28 page booklet and an insert featuring a graphical history of the band. Comes with a hi-res (24/48) download code.
 
Final copies now in stock and shipping. Once they've left the station, they're never coming back!