Family Jewels Records

19/06/2026

Record store open 12 til 4.30ish today, my friends. All manner of tasty new bits, plus a heap of second hand punk biz. Come at me...

18/06/2026

Righto, record store open this arvo 3- 5pm, my friends, with a bunch of incoming bits, including heaps of Soul Jazz gems, Os Mutantes, Kneecap, heaps of tasty 12's and 7s. Come on down. You know you want to.

17/06/2026

Harvest time. Six jars off the trees outside, before the birds ate them all...

12/06/2026

The Stranglers, Snakefinger, The Fall, The Residents, Bu****le Surfers, Nina Hagen- all manner of raucous second hand LPs going out in the crates today, my friends, so swoop by and grab some so you can take them home, play them loud and elicit cries of "what do you call this sh*te?" from your long-suffering family. Record store open 12 noon til 4pm or so today. Be lovely to see you.

12/06/2026

Cornell Campbell, Cimarons, Mainard Larkin and Charles Webster/ WAPO Jije collab; streamable version of my RNZ music session from earlier today is right here...

The latest release from London's mighty Soul Jazz label is a collection of Jamaican covers of 70s U.S. soul and funk classics. We'll hear two key tracks from that today, followed by an alt-country wrestling ballad from Auckland's Mainard Larkin and a collaboration between UK producer Charles Webster...

11/06/2026

Aye up. Record store open this arvo 3-5pm, my friends, and 12- 4.30ish tomorrow. Absolutely bursting at the seams with incoming vinyl gems, so come and take some home. Restocks of the woofer-wilting new Lee Perry "Discomix" Black Ark gems and African Head Charge- Barbican Heights too, if you missed out last week...

11/06/2026

11/06/2026

I'll be on RNZ National Nine To Noon today, my friends, just after the 11am news. Brace yourselves for new SOUL JAZZ reggae-funk biz from Cornell Campbell/ Cimarons, a splendid alt-country wrestling ballad from Auckland’s Mainard Larkin and a killer deep house collab between UK producer Charles Webster and South Africa's WAPO JiJe. Tune in/ Spread the word!

05/06/2026

Record store open today 12- 430ish, my friends, with fresh treats galore, as posted yesterday. But I forgot this one: the Ltd Ed splatter vinyl reissue of Gish by Smashing Pumpkins. We only have coupla copies, so get here early, is my advice...

Background info below from the fine people at Auckland's Flying Out, so go buy it off them if yr up north.

"One of the most iconic independent releases of the 90s, The Smashing Pumpkins' Gish arrives via wax once again, just in time for fans to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this legendary debut from some of rock music's finest. A genius blend of psychedelia, shoegaze, and metal - and full to the brim with drama. What more could you want from a classic 90s rock band? - Flying Out"

The Smashing Pumpkins’ spiritual debut and one of the best rock albums of the 1990s. Featuring the singles “Siva,” “I Am One” and “Rhinoceros,” on exclusive gray w/ pink & purple splatter 180-gram color vinyl, with original 1991 packaging in celebration of its 35th anniversary.

04/06/2026

Never mind the thunder/ lightning/ pi***ng rain- we got records to listen to! Record shop open as per usual this arvo for a few hours 3- 5pm then 12 til 4.30ish on Saturday. All manner of incoming gems, including new Boards Of Canada, new Paul McCartney, assorted prime Black Ark-era Lee Perry bits, new African Headcharge business on On-U Sound, and a bunch of MINT reggae bits (including some prime Roots Radics/ Junjo Lawes/ Scientist productions) that have been unplayed in storage for many a year. Come and have a ferret in our noisy wee shack. Be lovely to see you...