Album Info
Record Store Day Australia 2025 Vinyl Release
This vinyl record will be available to buy instore from 8am Satruday April 12 (Record Store Day). It will be first come first served and there are no holds for anyone. Purchase of this record is limited to one per person (per release - you can buy as many records as you want but not multiples of the same record). Any records that are not sold over the RSD weekend will be sold online from 9am on Monday 14th April. Please note that information is constantly being updated and the following release details and album artwork are subejct to change.
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| Artist: | Jim Fry And Luke Haines |
| Album: | Test Driving The New Prius: A Radio Play By Jim Fry And Luke Haines |
| Released: | Record Store Day 2025: 12th April |
Description
'A man can only see clearly when he has been blind drunk for 30 years.' – Lord Reith. This is not the story of a man at the top of his game. This is the story of a man at the end of his game. Let’s call him Endgame Man. Endgame Man is aged somewhere in his 50s. Success has dabbled with him and has long been dabbling elsewhere. The last chance saloon closed on Sunday night and it’s now a nothing Tuesday afternoon. The action begins on a bench in a scrubby enclosure in front of an estate in North London. Endgame Man’s’ daily trip to the Costcutter makes Captain Willards journey down the Nung River look like a gentle punt down The Cam. ‘Test Driving The New Prius’ is a 35 minute radio play (with sound effects) written and performed by Jim Fry (Earl Brutus, Pre New) and Luke Haines. (The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof) Just as that other modernist masterpiece Ulysses depicted a day in the life of Leopold Bloom, Test Driving The New Prius follows the life in a daze of Endgame Man. In this tale of derring-do our hero acts out a perilous adventure in the 400 yards between his home, his local pub and the off-licence. With nervous system reduced to a series of involuntary twitches and reality reduced to a background hum of decades of half absorbed mindless daytime TV wittering. Can Endgame Man get home and make it through to Wednesday with only his spirit familiars – an endless trail of 75cl bottles of Glen’s vodka to guide him? With cameos from* Jayne MacDonald, Brian Eno, Martin Degville and the cast of Blankety Blank (1980). [*Sort of.] Written and Executed by Jim Fry and Luke Haines. Originally Broadcast as a Radio Play in 2022. Now a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl LP Exclusively released for Record Store Day by Glass Modern Records. -
Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store
- We are a small independent record store located at 91 Plenty Rd, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir)
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- We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post.
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- We also ship internationally - prices vary depending on weight and location.
- We ship vinyls in thick, rigid carboard mailers with a crushable zone on either side, and for extra safety we bubble wrap the records.
- In stock vinyl is usally shipped next business day, please check the availability field at the top of the product page to see whether the record is currently in stock or if it is available from the supplier as well as estimated shipping times.
- If you order an in stock item together with a pre order or back order (listed as available from supplier rather than in stock) then the order will be shipped together when all items arrive. If you would like the in stock items shipped first please place two separate orders or contact us to arrange shipping items separately.
- We are strongly committed to customer satisfaction. If you experience any problems with your order contact us so we can rectify the situation. If the record arrives damaged or doesn't arrive we will cover the cost of replacing or returning the record.
- If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store.
- You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at info@funkyduckvinyl.com
- Happy Listening!
