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Ripper '23

by Hard-Ons

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    'Ripper '23' on gold 12" vinyl - limited edition of 200 only

    Includes digital pre-order of Ripper '23. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around June 2, 2023
    edition of 200 

      $45 AUD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    'Ripper '23' on silver 12" vinyl - limited edition of 200 only

    Includes digital pre-order of Ripper '23. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around June 2, 2023
    edition of 200 

      $45 AUD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    'Ripper '23' on bronze 12" vinyl - limited edition of 200 only

    Includes digital pre-order of Ripper '23. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around June 2, 2023
    edition of 200 

      $45 AUD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    'Ripper '23' on black 12" vinyl

    Includes digital pre-order of Ripper '23. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around June 2, 2023

      $40 AUD or more 

     

  • Cassette + Digital Album

    Limited edition cassette - only 100 available

    Includes digital pre-order of Ripper '23. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around June 2, 2023
    edition of 100 

      $20 AUD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    'Ripper '23' on compact disc

    Includes digital pre-order of Ripper '23. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around June 2, 2023

      $20 AUD or more 

     

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    Pre-order of Ripper '23. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Purchasable with gift card
    releases June 2, 2023

      $15 AUD  or more

     

1.
Each plug is clogged with yer long dark hair There’s half eaten pastries in the frigidaire Cigarette butts in coffee cups and more My nerves are shot I wait for you at night Them boys will fuss and they will fight In the moot pursuit of any cause But I’m as happy as a clam Shaky as my hands However long you’re back home my baby I don’t buy white bread or any brown liquor It’s organic fruit stamped by the picker That shit is expensive so’s the electrickery bill Hairdryers straighteners lesser appliances Ballache strains on meagre finances Howsabouts fish fingers and two flutes to fill? But I’m as peaceful as a lamb My perambulent Madame However long you’re back home my lady Apartment for Two What else can a dreamy daddy do
2.
Hard-Ons - Three Separate Lightbulb Moments
3.
Hard-Ons - Goin' It Alone
4.
Hard-Ons - Sheets Are a Shroud
5.
Hard-Ons - Chopping Block
6.
Hard-Ons - Never Been Handsome
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Hard-Ons - Grandiose
8.
Hard-Ons - In Falls Everything
9.
Hard-Ons - Makes Me Sick
10.
Hard-Ons - Sling Shot
11.
Hard-Ons - Letterbox
12.
Hard-Ons - Ordinary Things

about

On the back of the crazy success of their last album - the 2021's #4 ARIA Album charting 'I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken' - Cheersquad Records and Tapes are super excited to announce the June 2 release of the Hard-Ons new album, Ripper '23.

While 'I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken' was the first record made by the band's current line-up, 'Ripper '23' - their 14th studio album - is the first one made from start to finish by the current line-up. New kid/old fan Tim Rogers came on board when most of the songs were already written last time; this time he's been involved from the start.

Ripper '23 is 100% Hard-Ons, which means that, like the cheap and nasty TV-advertised '70s hits compilation the album takes its title and cover art inspiration from, it is all over the shop (in a good way), highlighting the group's stylistic versatility. From the punky attack of first single "Apartment For Two" to the big balls riffing of "In Falls Everything", the record is shot through with big hooks and a surging sonic power along with some sweet production touches.

credits

releases June 2, 2023

Murray: drums
Ray Ahn: Bass, vocals
Blackie: Guitar, vocals
TR: Lead vocals

Special guest: HEATHER SHANNON – PIANO on “Ordinary Things”

All songs written by Peter Black except APARTMENT FOR TWO, GOIN’ IT ALONE. NEVER BEEN HANDSOME and ORDINARY THINGS written by Peter Black/Tim Rogers

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Cheersquad Records & Tapes Melbourne, Australia

Wally “Meanie” Kempton took the plunge in 2018 and launched his record label Cheersquad Records & Tapes. Since then he has released new material from acts such as The Meanies, The Hard-Ons, Chris Wilson, Phil Jamieson, Seasick Steve, Wanita, Minibikes, The Rinehearts, Immigrant Union and T. Wilds, along with limited edition vinyl of older material from Snout, Even and The Glory Box and more. ... more

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