We’ve added a few more Faith No More Mystery Tubes along with Secret Serpents Mystery tubes! Each Mystery tube contains at least 4 posters. Secret Serpents Mystery tubes are not band or artist specific.
We’ve just added a bunch of new original inks by Alan Forbes, including some for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood (which are very rarely put up for sale!).
Valley King Records are releasing the first two Altamont full lengths as vinyl picture discs. They were both originally released on Man’s Ruin Records as cd-only releases. Both were remastered by Dale Crover and Toshi Kasai (aka Deaf Nephews). Each is limited to 500 copies (of which, 75 are part of a box set).
Altamont was formed in San Francisco in 1994 as a side project of Dale Crover (the Melvins), Joey Osbourne (Acid King), and Dan Southwick.
Shipping starts at the end of August. First 100 pre-orders come with stickers based on the cover art.
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Civil War Fantasy – Remastered by Deaf Nephews (Dale Crover and Toshi Kasai). This is an edition of only 500 with cover art by Alan Forbes.
Track listing:
1. Civil War Fantasy
2. Ezy Rider (Jimi Hendrix)
3. Bitch Slap
4. Whips
5. My One Sin
6. Makers Mark
7. Black Tooth Powder
8. Up River
9. Down Wind
10. Smoke
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Our Darling – Remastered by Deaf Nephews (Dale Crover and Toshi Kasai). This is an edition of only 500 with cover art by Alan Forbes.
Track listing:
1. Saint Of All Killers
2. Short Eyes
3. Our Darling
4. Pirate Love (Johnny Thunders)
5. Chicken Lover
6. Dead Car
7. Swami
8. Peace Creep
9. Stripey Hole
10. Young Man Blues (Mose Allison)
11. Hell’s Angel Lullaby
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We are also are releasing an extremely limited box set. Sets are limited to only 75 copies. Each set includes
Alan Forbes was recently commissioned by Sleepy Sun to handle the cover art for their newest CD/LP release ‘Maui Tears’. He decided to take on the task by creating an oil and acrylic painting on wood! The original artwork is now available to purchase in our store! Click on the images for more information
On sale this month!
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On sale 4/1/14 – 4/6/14
Altamont – San Francisco 2013 by Alan Forbes and Junko Mizuno
Legion of Mary – Oregon 1974 by Alan Forbes
Swans – Bonnaroo 2013 by Dan Grzeca
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On sale 4/7/14 – 4/13/14
Golden Void / Hot Lunch / Harsh Toke – San Francisco 2013 by Alan Forbes
High On Fire – Cleveland 2006 by Emek
Swans – Los Angeles 2012 by Justin Kamerer
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On sale 4/14/14 – 4/20/14
Dinosaur Jr – Victoria, BC by Patent Pending
Faith No More – Bucharest 2009 by Marq Spusta
Swans – Helsinki 2013 by John Howard
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On sale 4/21/14 – 4/27/14
AC Newman – Pontiac, MI 2009 by Lonny Hurley
High On Fire / Torche – Denver 2010 by Tim Lehi
Mudhoney – Mezzago, IT 2012 by Malleus
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Other news!
International shipping
We’ve started shipping international orders via USPS First Class with tracking. What does that mean for our international customers? Shipping just got a lot cheaper!
Upcoming tour series
Upcoming tour series that we’ve curated include: Graveyard (US tour), Sleepy Sun (US tour), The Sonics (European tour), and Swans (European and US tours).
Upcoming projects by Alan Forbes
A few posters Alan has been working on include Earthless, Goat, and Graveyard. Also keep an eye out for some more merch for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood…
Alan Forbes Benefit
We still have items in the eBay store that was set up for the Alan Forbes Benefit. More items are still being added! Check it out HERE!
Valley King Records updates!
We have started taking pre-orders for the next Valley King Records release – White Manna’s ‘Come Down Safari’ LP. This is the second picture disc that we’ve released…and first full length!
As with all Valley King Records releases, this is limited to just 500 copies and artwork is by Alan Forbes. Once they sell out they won’t be repressed! All pre-orders will include a die-cut vinyl sticker based on the artwork. We are also offering a $5.00 discount on all pre-orders!
“Much of the edge of their set – which takes places amidst a backdrop of retina-burning ink projections of purples, blues and whites – comes from vocalist and guitarist David Johnson. He uses each loop of their psychedelic reel to whip himself up into a frothing at the mouth frenzy, to the point where his repeated mantras become unhinged howls, raging against the bone-hard space rock of his four band mates. In a recent interview, Johnson revealed he didn’t pick up a guitar until his late 20’s, which partly explains the primal nature of White Manna’s wonderfully swampy sound: on the one hand they’re heading towards the cosmos, but on the other they possess the raw punk nous of seminal garage bands like The MC5 and The Stooges.” – NME
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We still have a very some of our previous releases in very limited quantities!
Anywhere ‘Olompali’ 12″ EP Picture Disc
members of the Melvins, Nirvana, Comets on Fire, and more!
Altamont ‘Mrs Creech’ 7″
members of the Melvins, Acid King, and Big Business
Black Elk Medicine Band ‘Santa Ana’ 7″
debut release featuring members of Earthless, Trans Am, and Monster Magnet
Feral Ohms ‘Living Junkyard’ 7″
debut release featuring members of Comets on Fire, Drunk Horse, and Nudity
Pins of Light ‘The New Sun’ 7″
members of Dead and Gone, Hightower, and Triclops!
Valley King Records next release – White Manna ‘Come Down Safari’ LP – is now available for pre-order! This, like the Anywhere ‘Olompali’ 12” release in 2013, is also a picture disc with artwork by Alan Forbes. For fans of Carlton Melton, Moon Duo, Wooden Shjips.
“Californians, White Manna. Much of the edge of their set – which takes places amidst a backdrop of retina-burning ink projections of purples, blues and whites – comes from vocalist and guitarist David Johnson. He uses each loop of their psychedelic reel to whip himself up into a frothing at the mouth frenzy, to the point where his repeated mantras become unhinged howls, raging against the bone-hard space rock of his four band mates. In a recent interview, Johnson revealed he didn’t pick up a guitar until his late 20’s, which partly explains the primal nature of White Manna’s wonderfully swampy sound: on the one hand they’re heading towards the cosmos, but on the other they possess the raw punk nous of seminal garage bands like The MC5 and The Stooges.” – NME
For a limited time, we are offering $5.00 off all pre-orders. In addition, all orders from our webstore for ‘Come Down Safari’ will include an exclusive die-cut sticker based on the cover art.
As with all Valley King Records releases, this is a one time only pressing of 500. Once they are gone, they won’t be repressed!
All orders will ship on (or around) April 28, 2014.
Other posters for The Sonics shows available through the artists:
Cleveland 2014 by Mishka Westell:
Minneapolis 2013 by Decoder Ring Design Concern:
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ALAN FORBES BENEFIT AUCTIONS!
We are still adding auction items to the eBay site that we have set up to help cover the medical bills Alan has accrued. You can bid on the items here: www.ebay.com/usr/alanforbesbenefit2013
In addition, we have received some donations damaged in shipping. We are offering the damaged posters up in mystery tubes (four posters per tube) for $20 plus shipping. Contact info@secretserpents.com for more information and availability.
We still have items available to benefit Alan Forbes medical bills. An eBay store has been set up specifically for the benefit. Right now we have items from Marq Spusta, Tyler Stout, Malleus, Crosshair, and more! Check back often as items are going up weekly.
Rolling Stone Magazine’s senior writer, David Fricke, listed Valley King Records in his Year In Rock List alongside Lou Reed and Bruce Springsteen! Thanks David!
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