Summer comes but once a year!

Oh yes!..Oh yes!…Oh yes!

No rain!..No Clouds!..Wasps and beer!

And Look!..Some flowers!..Over here!

Summer comes but once a year!

Find the hidden subscribe form here or at the top right at https://www.cardiacs.net/news/ for your NEW, FREE, fully transistorised SPRING newsletter concerning CARDIACS and any other related rumours and gossip we may decide to share with you.

Here is your NEW, FREE, fully transistorised SUMMER newsletter concerning CARDIACS and any other related rumours and gossip we may decide to share with you. But let us remember to NOT call it a newsletter; let us call it a YOUsletter because, after all, it is especially for YOU our little YOUsletter family of whom we are so proud! Indeed it is a pride which we must insist be reciprocated by YOU in your capacity as a member of this, your YOUsletter family.

For is it not proper that you show pride in your NEW, FREE, fully transistorised YOUsletter family which in turn is so proud of YOU?

THE ALPHABET BUSINESS CONCERN would like to extend the rare and precious gift of thanks for all those of YOU that made the concert performances back in March such a resounding success. All those days confined securely within the ‘Corbin Facility’ have paid dividends or so it would seem.

NO! there’s more…

THE ALPHABET BUSINESS CONCERN are pleased to announce the reissue of TIM SMITH’S OCEANLAND WORLD in a spanking new digifile format and as if that wasn’t enough, there will be a BEAUTIFUL, NEW, LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT, to accompany said reissue, LOOK!

Truly a wonder to behold! Both the CD and the BEAUTIFUL, NEW, LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT are available to pre-order HERE AND NOW.

And finally…

It is a well known fact that THE CONSULTANT has his waxy fingers in many pies and is in constant contact with his army of squealers.It is with this in mind that THE ALPHABET BUSINESS CONCERN unveils this NEW and EXCITING feature to the YOUsletter Family.

THE CONSULTANT’S TIPS FROM THE TICKER TAPE

As has long been suspected, THE CONSULTANT has an informant at every stage door and an agent in every shadow! HERE he presents for YOU intelligence and rumour spanning all genres and media to not only delight but to inform and entertain.

SPRATLEYS!

Tim Smith’s SPRATLEYS, PONY. The remastered reissue on CD and Glossy Black vinyl available now on ATE MUSIC!

https://spratleys.bandcamp.com/album/pony

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SPRATLEYS…BLOOM.

The hotly-awaited follow-up album from SPRATLEYS featuring extra-special guest vocals from the one-and-only SARAH! Making it available to you has been a true labour of love and frankly a miracle. Available to purchase on DL, CD & Glossy Vinyl on 9th JUNE 2026.

https://spratleys.bandcamp.com

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SPRATLEYS ON TOUR

11th September, The Garage, LONDON Tickets

12th September, Amber’s, MANCHESTER Tickets

13th September, Brudenell Social Club, LEEDS Tickets

CHLÖE HERINGTON!

The world premier of ‘The Archivist’, featuring an original soundtrack written by our very own, Chlöe Herington, is being premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest on June 13th as part of Maxine Peake’s Guest of Honour programme. https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Doc-Rowe

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Chlöe is also performing with Swell Maps at 100 Club June 27th Tickets

THE SCARAMANGA SIX! A one-off summer gig and a new track incoming…

Saturday 18th July at The Brit Bar, Weston-super-Mare. Free entry – just pile in.

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Out in July – NEW TRACK! A mystery cover version featuring Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer.