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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · 1d

Out today!!

* Honeybus "Story " LP

* Honeybus "Recital & More: The Pete Dello Years " 2LP

Info & ordering 👉 hankypanky.records.com

#honeybus #petedello #baroquepop

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · 23d

AT LAST!!! You can NOW pre-order our “HONEYBUS Reappraisal Series” releases.
Out October 17.
Pre-order now at hankypankyrecords.com
Distributed by GuerssenRecords

** IMPORTANT: Postal service to the US is still on hold but US customers can buy these releases at Noble Records.**

"STORY" --- In March 1968, "I Can't Let Maggie Go" the third Honeybus single hit number 8 in the UK and became a huge hit worldwide, but by summer 1969 the band had virtually called it a day. However, the group completed an album's worth of new material. The album called Story was eventually released without much promotion in March 1970, by which time Honeybus was no more. Story remains a classic of the era, twelve shining gems blending Beatlesque pop, folk, country, baroque pop and gentle psychedelia, that showcase the songwriting talents of Ray Cane and Colin Hare. Produced by Ivor Raymonde.

RECITAL & MORE: THE PETE DELLO YEARS -- The classic Honeybus line-up of Pete Dello, Colin Hare, Ray Cane and Pete Kirchner got back together again in 1971 to record new material, and although a new album entitlted “Recital” was scheduled to be released, only two singles finally emerged. This double LP set gathers together all those long unavailable recordings: “Recital”, the Holy Grail for Honeybus fans: the band’s long lost and originally shelved album recorded after they signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1972, beautifully remastered from Pete Dello's very own surviving test pressing, and “For Where Have You Been: The Lost Tracks”, a collection of lost and rare tracks.

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Sep 19

AVISO IMPORTANTE: Debido a que todos los envíos a Estados Unidos han sido suspendidos por Correos, hasta que se aclare la situación nos hemos visto obligados a retrasar la fecha de preventa y lanzamiento para estos discos. Esperamos que las cosas se aclaren pronto y poder anunciar una nueva fecha.

Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Sep 19

** IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the Postal Service in whole EEC being suspended to the USA temporarily, we have delayed the initial pre-order & release date for our HONEYBUS releases until the Postal Service clarifies how to proceed with shipments to the US. Thanks for your patience. **

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 28

ICYMI (7) JACK NITZSCHE – Jack Nitzsche (LP)

The Lost 1974 Reprise Album: A Forgotten Masterpiece

- First ever vinyl release, with original artwork.

- Includes 4 page insert with notes by @munkiman.bsky.social

Get it here 👉 www.hankypankyrecords.com/product/jack...

Best known as the right-hand-man and arranger of producer Phil Spector and for his work with the Rolling Stones or Neil Young, among many others, Bernard Alfred “Jack” Nitzsche also worked extensively in film scores, notably for films such as Performance, The Exorcist and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (in 1983, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing "Up Where We Belong"). As a solo artist, he scored one of Reprise label’s first pop hits with his instrumental “The Lonely Surfer” in 1963.

Between January 14-23, 1974, Jack Nitzsche recorded a self-titled album at Cinderella Studios in Madison, Tennessee, and a release date was set for April 26, before it was pulled from the label's schedule by Warner Bros. label chief Morris "Mo" Ostin. The project was a collaboration between Nitzsche and underground filmmaker Robert Downey.

The album remained unreleased, abandoned in a North Hollywood storage facility that Warner employees call "the Vault," until Rhino Handmade included all eleven tracks in their Jack Nitzsche collection Three Piece Suit: The Reprise Recordings 1971-1974, a long out of print internet-only CD issued to great critical acclaim in 2001. This Hanky Panky / Mapache LP release marks the first time it has been made available on vinyl, as originally intended.

Press for “Jack Nitzsche”:

“With a nod to primal Todd Rundgren and the quirky harmonic genius of Brian Wilson, tracks such as "Lower California" and "I'm the Loneliest Fool" recall the idiosyncratic nature of his collaborative efforts with Van Dyke Parks, and arrangements for Tim Buckley and the Buffalo Springfield.” Lindsay Planer, allmusic.com

“Acid-trip mariachi, warped lounge music, and Randy Newman-on-a-binge pop. Captivating.” David Browne, Entertainment Weekly

“A key lost chapter of the ultra-hip early 70s Warner Brothers rock scene … done with a style that's a bit like the best Reprise work of Van Dyke Parks, Jimmy Webb, Randy Newman, and Paul and/or Mason Williams.” Dusty Groove

“An ambitious affair in the Smile/Song Cycle mode” Barney Hoskyns, Waiting For The Sun

"Jack's one of the modern-day masters. His creations are on par with Mozart and the composers of the Renaissance" Neil Young

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 26

Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich (October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009).

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 26

1965, Valerie, Jean THhomas, Ellie Greenwich & Micki Harris.

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 8

Coming September 26 (pre-orders Sept. 3):

~~ “The Honeybus Reappraisal Series” ~~

"Story" (LP)

"Recital & More: The Pete Dello Years" (2LP)

All the info 👉 www.hankypankyrecords.com

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Mark Brend @minutebook.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks Johnnie Johnstone and Shindig! for this review of Down River: In search of David Ackles

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jul 15

This 👇!!!! #davidackles

Mark Brend @minutebook.bsky.social · Jun 18

First sight

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jul 6

This 👇!!

Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · Jul 3

This took forever, but I am very glad to be able to write this morning that the entire run of Arthur magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) is finally available online as single issue PDFs. Every page of every issue, either scanned or from the original digital files. FREE.

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jul 6

ICYMI (6) THE NEON PHILHARMONIC - To Be Continued: The Complete Warner Bros Non Album Singles & More (LP)

- Comes w/4-page insert with notes by Grammy-nominated music producer Andy Zax.
- Burt Bacharach & Jimmy Webb meet The Beatles

SALE 10 euros only! 👉 www.hankypankyrecords.com/product/the-...

THE NEON PHILHARMONIC - To Be Continued: The Complete Warner Bros Non Album Singles & More (LP)

THE NEON PHILHARMONIC - To Be Continued: The Complete Warner Bros Non Album Singles & More (HPR-056) Format: LP only (w/OBI strip) Release...

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 28

ICYMI (5) JACK NITZSCHE - The Arranger As Superman: The Reprise & WB Years 1963-1969 (LP)

- 18 tracks, from hard-to-find titles to must-haves.

- Full colour 4-page insert, track-by-track annotation by Ken Barnes.

👉 www.hankypankyrecords.com/product/jack...

Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 25

Listen to two tracks from The Summer Suns - "Of A Girl: The Complete Singles" LP 👉 m.soundcloud.com/hankypankyre...

Summer Suns - Of A Girl: The Complete Singles

Listen to Summer Suns - Of A Girl: The Complete Singles, a playlist curated by hankypankyrecords on desktop and mobile.

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 23

¡New release! SUMMER SUNS - Of A Girl: The Complete Singles (LP)
- All 6 singles released by the band from 1986 to 2011, compiled together for the first time!
- Limited to 300 copies only! Includes full-colour 4 page insert with notes & pictures.
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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 20

WINTERAFTER Rivers of memory ... "un caudal de melodías ad eternum, cocinadas a fuego lento, con el dibujo de finos afluentes que siempre van a desembocar en ese mar de tranquilidad y reposo que es el folk-rock americano de trazo primoroso y gentil."
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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 18

ICYMI (4) DAVID BLUE & THE AMERICAN PATROL - The Lost 1967 Elektra Recordings & More

- Long lost recordings available for the first time ever – plus 3 solo tracks from Elektra’s 1965 LP Singer Songwriter Project
- With 4-page insert. Ltd. to 500 copies.

www.hankypankyrecords.com/product/davi...

Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 17

ICYMI (3) DAVID BLUE - David Blue (HPR-067 // MAPA0020LP)
- First ever vinyl reissue of classic 1966 folk-rock album
- Includes four-page color insert with notes by author and musician Mark Brend
- Limited edition of 500 copies.

www.hankypankyrecords.com/product/davi...

#davidblue

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 16

ICYMI (2), HONEYBUS - "Under The Silent Tree: Gentle Sounds With Strings And Things At The BBC 1967-1973". For the first time, all the known surviving recordings collected on double LP (28 songs)- All, except 7 tracks, previously unreleased. W/free poster!!
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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Jun 8

ICYMI, the first ever vinyl release of SANDBOX, ErikVoeks classic pop gem from 1993. Smart, irresistible guitar pop, think Matthew Sweet meets Andy Partridge.
Remixed & remastered, w/bonus CD “A Sandbox Companion: Demos, Singles & More”, still available👉 www.hankypankyrecords.com/product/erik...

Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · May 23

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The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · May 23

An urgent message from The Wire magazine

Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support

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An urgent message from The Wire magazine - The Wire

Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support

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Popcasting @popcasting.bsky.social · May 15

Popcasting #478: celebramos 20 años con The Go-Betweens, Madonna, Laura Cantrell, Patrick Wolf, Lime, Jay and the Americans, Annie, Julian Cope, Tom Waits… popcastingpop.com/2025/05/15/p...

Popcasting #478

Popcasting 478 r. f. · all of t. time :: nikka costa · out there on my own :: lime · guilty :: thompson twins · lay your hands on me :: madonna · into the groove :: spandau ballet · chant …

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · May 2

Esto 👇 😍😍

www.atonal.net @atonalweb.bsky.social · May 2

@popcasting.bsky.social cumple 20 años.Publicamos un especial sobre el pódcast de Jaime Cristóbal:incluye entrevista,playlist con 100 canciones esenciales y un texto imperdible de @raldarondo.bsky.social
Un homenaje a la radio personal, libre y duradera.

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20 Años de Popcasting - Atonal

Webzine sobre música y otras disciplinas relacionadas.

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Hanky Panky Records @hankypankyrecords.bsky.social · Apr 27

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