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Blood Hot

by tess parks

  • Limited Edition LP on Coloured Vinyl
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    3rd Pressing of only 200 copies on 140g Red with Black Marble Vinyl

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  • Tess Parks - Blood Hot LP White Vinyl
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    White vinyl Repress of 300 copies

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    Blue Vinyl Repress of only 300 copies

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  • 10th Anniversary Gold Vinyl Edition with Exclusive Signed Print
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    Deluxe 10th Anniversary edition of Tess Parks debut album

    Ships 29th November 2023

    GOLD VINYL

    GATEFOLD SLEEVE

    EXCLUSIVE SIGNED PRINT (FIRST 100 COPIES ONLY)

    HANDWRITTEN LYRIC BOOKLET

    A native of Toronto, Tess Parks moved to London, England at the age of seventeen where she briefly studied photography before deciding to focus on music. Tess made an impression on industry legend Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records, albeit the timing of their meeting could hardly have been less ideal; McGee was no longer involved in music and Tess was due to move back to Toronto. After moving back to her hometown in 2012, Tess formed a band on the advice of McGee and less than a year after their meeting, he returned to music with his new label, 359 Music.

    Tess became one of his first signings and released her debut record ‘Blood Hot’ in November 2013 to excellent reviews. One reviewer described her as “Patti Smith on Quaaludes”. Others have mentioned her “gauzy psychedelic sound” and “smouldering voice”. Alan McGee himself said: “She’s only 24 and is already an amazing songwriter... she just doesn’t quite know she is yet … her most beautiful quality is her lack of ego. Tess is an amazing lady”.

    June 2015 saw the spine-tingling collaboration between Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre) and the resulting LP ‘I Declare Nothing’ released to critical acclaim on ‘A’ Recordings. They toured together throughout the UK and Europe over the Summer.

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Third pressing of 200 copies on 140g Red with Black Marble Vinyl

Tracklisting:

SIDE 1
SOMEDAYS
GATES OF BROADWAY
WHEN I AM YOUNG
REFUGEE CAMP
STICK AROUND
OPEN YOUR MIND


SIDE 2
WALK BEHIND YOUR HOUSE
GOODNIGHT LOVE
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR
LIFE IS BUT A DREAM
LOVE AROUND

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released February 6, 2018

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