We will be hosting an album playback event on Tuesday 20th May @ 6pm at the shop for the new Sparks album, ‘MAD!’, giving you the opportunity to hear the album days before its official release!

What’s more, we will have some exclusives, giveaways & extras (while stocks last) on the day:

•Super limited white label pressing only available to purchase in listening party stores
•*SIGNED* poster available to WIN
•3D stereogram posters & stickers
*ENTRANCE IS FREE*

‘MAD!’ is available to pre-order NOW

GREAT GRANDPA - PATIENCE, MOONBEAM

(LIMITED INDIES EXCLUSIVE EDITION VINYL GATEFOLD VARIANTS)

A triumphant return from an old shop favourite, six years in the making! Patience is a key part of this album in every sense of the word. 'Patience, Moonbeam' was matured overtime at the band's pace and it shows in its ability to be so many different sounds but have a 'wholistic' sound. But at the heart of it, the record is centred on Great Grandpa's unique mix of country-tinged emo-tive indie-rock with smatterings of electronics and orchestral flourishes. Patience pays!

For Fans Of: Big Thief, Ratboys, Why Bonnie, The Ophelias

FLORAL IMAGE - GONE DOWN MEADOWLAND VINYL

(SUPER LIMITED VENUS VINYL EXCLUSIVE EDITION *SIGNED* 180G 'SUN' YELLOW/ORANGE ECO-MIX)

"Gone Down Meadowland' is the much-anticipated debut album release from Norwich, UK psych outfit Floral Image, releasing 25th April 2025 on the renowned Fuzz Club. More than ever, the band wanted to produce a brand of East-Coast psychedelia that reflected the natural lusciousness and glorious solitude of the immediate world around them. Over 30 songs were conjured, considered and arranged before being whittled down to a final 10 that epitomise what they do best - ten tracks of vivid hue, harnessed live power, all laced together in fluid lyrical harmonies. Taking inspiration from band favourites Woods, KGLW, Stereolab, among many others, a string of at-home recording sessions commenced over a 6-week period across the summer of 2024. Side A is a sun-drenched journey through their whimsical Norfolk countryside, narrated with a surreal sense of lyricism which focuses on the undulating flow of the human psyche and the shape of relationships that can decide its fate. 'Burning 305' follows the mould of the band’s earlier creations with white-knuckled rhythms layered with dashing production and gritty guitars. 'The Score' summarises their love of Revolver-era Beatles and infuses it with a hint of 90's dance grooves. Side B is where the trip takes a heavier turn, the un-hinged night-time of the record. It is where the band best shows the force with which their live reputation has been built on. 'Tiergarten' - a motorik course through consciousness and 'Howling Dog Song' - all raucous, scuzzy-garage riffing. The album concludes with the 7-minute epic 'Sun For Hire'. Born out of a 30-minute live improvisation, it is the earliest written of all songs on GDM and a strong fan favorite for the audiences of the last 2 years. "A lot of themes are anti-establishment commentaries on the state of the modern world. It can feel isolating being bystanders of global concern in sleepy Norfolk, even though it’s easy to slip into a false comfort when you’re surrounded by vast space, natural beauty and friendly folks down the market. Gone Down Meadowland is that egoless escapist fantasy that still can't escape the world caving in on itself; Norfolk isolationism." Produced by the band themselves, mixed by Hugh Fothergill of Volleyball, and mastered by Joseph Carra at Crystal Mastering of KGLW fame, Gone Down Meadowland is Floral Image’s first full flourish. They take the record on the road across Europe and the UK throughout April & May 2025."

A Record Store Day special edition - available in-store on the Big Day™️ The majority will only be available to purchase in-store on the day (Saturday 12th April) but you can secure yours ahead of time!

The 5th edition of the VENUS VINYL Anniversary Merch Series

A natural 100% fairtrade cotton heavyweight t-shirt with 3-colour eco print front. Screen-printed locally and ethically on eco fabrics by our good pals at Vino Sangre.

This design will only be available once and will not be re-printed, so grab it while you can!

HORSEGIRL - PHONETICS ON AND ON

(LIMITED EDITION CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL)

The second album from the American indie trio, produced by Cate Le Bon, sees the band broadening their sound whilst simultaneously paring it back. Their debut, Versions of Modern Performance, was our album of the month in June 2022 and they've done it again! Phonetics On and On, is the sound of confidence in fragility and a revelling in the beauty of sparsity. Whilst there is more scope in instrumentation, the band have stripped back the layers of distortion to reveal their avant-garde-jangle-dream-pop in all it's naked glory!

For Fans Of: Stereolab, Cate Le Bon, Sonic Youth, Porridge Radio

EX-VÖID - IN LOVE AGAIN

(LIMITED EDITION TRANSLUCENT RED)

Limited edition pressing of 500. The second album from the British DIY punk-power-pop band featuring members of The Tubs & formerly Joanna Gruesome. In Love Again sees the band fully lean into their pop sensibilities, creating instant banger after instant banger! Like a grittier lo-fi Lemonheads mixed with anthemic 90s power-pop, classic British shoegaze finished with some Americana-country vibes akin to Waxahatchee's rockier side. We are In Love (Again) with Ex-Vöid!

FFO: The Tubs, Joanna Gruesome, The Lemonheads, Waxahatchee

Hand screen-printed on 100% Fairtrade Cotton Canvas, these bags are hand-printed in Norwich by our pals at Vino Sangre Printing.

The 4th in our 10 Year Anniversary Merch Series! August 2024 marked the 10th anniversary of VENUS VINYL as a business. To celebrate we have been running a 10th anniversary collaboration special with 10 incredible Norwich-based artists & designers! All these pieces will be available to pre-order for a limited time only of 2 weeks. That’s it. They will then be screen-printed locally and ethically on eco fabrics. These designs and pieces will only be available once and will not be re-printed, so if you like them please consider purchasing as more sales helps both the shop in these trying times and also means more money goes to the artists too!

Zoë Barker is an award winning illustrator based in Norwich. A fine art graduate from Kingston University, she is now represented by Handsome Frank. Working predominantly with pen and colouring pencil, she creates beautifully intricate images that capture reality, but the very best version of reality. She specialises in architecture and people and manages to get her dog Aida into most of her projects.
Her clients include Airbnb, Marks and Spencer, Cartier, Penguin, New Balance, Harrods and many more. After living for 15 years in London, Zoë returned to Norwich which she now considers to be the best place on E

10% OFF MORT GARSON’S ‘PLANTASIA’ ON LIMITED EDITION GREEN VINYL WITH ANY PURCHASE OF THE LILY BLAKELY TEE
USE THE CODE: PLANTEE10

Screen-printed on eco Continental Clothing 100% GOTS organic cotton. *PLEASE NOTE - the front logo design will be printed with all inks together, meaning each one will be uniquely different in terms of the colour mix finish*

The 3rd in our 10 Year Anniversary Merch Series! 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of VENUS VINYL as a business. To celebrate we will be running a 10th anniversary collaboration special with 10 incredible Norwich-based artists & designers! All these pieces will be available to pre-order for a limited time only of 2 weeks. That’s it. They will then be screen-printed locally and ethically on eco fabrics by our good pals at Vino Sangre. These designs and pieces will only be available once and will not be re-printed, so if you like them please consider purchasing as more sales helps both the shop in these trying times and also means more money goes to the artists too!

DUSTER - IN DREAMS

(LIMITED EDITION 'AQUA TOFANA' COLOURLESS VINYL)

The last but certainly not least VENUS VINYL OF THE MONTH for 2024 was this slowcore supremo from the master of the genre itself!

Duster's 3rd album since reforming in 2019, and 5th full-length in total (already surpassing their original 2 album output in 5 years!). In Dreams is everything you want from a Duster album - moody and atmospheric guitar tones and textures, reverb-drenched distant vocals and dialed-in dusty drums. So good in fact that it was no. 19 in our VENUS VINYL OF THE YEAR List. This is Duster In (your) Dreams!

PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS - DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?

(LIMITED INDIE EDITION VINYL VARIANTS)

This one cuts deep... The surprise fifth and final album from one of our all-time favourite bands. Band leader, Gared O'Donnell, tragically passed away in late 2021. His death was felt around the world by many - for no one is merely a 'fan' of Planes Mistaken for Stars but a laminated life-time member - such is their powerful force and gravity (Gared's passing possessed me to get my first ever tattoo of their iconic logo - branded with the band's beliefs and worn as a badge of honour). Do You Still Love Me? is a rollercoaster of a listen - weaving its way through hard-hitting and heavy tough-topics played as ever with their unrelenting energy; as well as several nods to their earlier sonic incarnations (including some vintage Deep Elm Records motifs), as well as unexpected new turns (see the Slowdive-esque number 'Modern Logic'). It's a fitting final farewell for forever fans, as well as being a perfect place to start with what will be your new favourite band!

R.I.P Gared, we ride to fight with thunder in the night forever, brother! You may be gone but you will never be forgotten - and your music will live on forever x 

CHAT PILE - COOL WORLD

(SUPER LTD. EXCL. ED. VARIANTS)

The 2nd album from the Oklahoma City rock band sees them brilliantly blurring the lines even further between noise, sludge, post-hardcore, metal, goth and all things alternative rock - even including some sonic nods to nu-metal (only the good bits). Chat Pile are an angry band for an age of apathy in the face of a crumbling, chaotic and catastrophic (cool) world.

For Fans Of: Thou, The Jesus Lizard, Portrayal of Guilt, Shellac

MJ LENDERMAN - MANNING FIREWORKS

(LIMITED EDITION VARIANTS)

MJ Lenderman's latest is his greatest embodiment of what makes him so special. Not just a member of alt-indie-rock favourites, Wednesday - Lenderman's solo output sees him pouring his beloved past (largely and tragically fallen) heroes into a bottle and creating the most carefully crafted cocktail of alt-country, folk and indie-rock throughout the ages. 'A modern-day Molina'.

For Fans Of: Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia), Sparklehorse, Neil Young, Wednesday

WISHY - TRIPLE SEVEN

(LIMITED EDITION TOMATO RED VINYL)

The debut album from the Indianapolis band is a blissful blend of hook-laden 90's rock, shimmering shoegaze, gritty grunge, as well as, energetic emo and playful power-pop.  You've never heard 'Triple Seven' before but it's been there in the psyche all along. The stuff of dreams!

For Fans Of: Slow Pulp, Wednesday, Momma, Hotline TNT