SIX was released 21 years ago today on the 7th September 1998! If you head over to the Mansun’s Only Love Song group on Facebook, you can vote for your favourite song from this iconic album. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MansunsOnlyLoveSong/
COMPETITION FOR TWO GREAT SIGNED VINYLS, ON TWITTER NOW!
A new competition has been launched on Paul’s Twitter page, for two limited edition SIGNED vinyls; a purple vinyl of ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ by Mansun and a clear vinyl of Paul’s own debut solo album ‘Spooky Action’. For further details and to enter, visit Paul’s Twitter page HERE, and make sure you are signed up to his mailing list HERE . … Read More
JAPANESE TOUR T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE IN OFFICIAL STORE
Official t-shirts from Paul Draper’s 2019 Japanese tour are now on sale in the Paul Draper Store. There is only very limited stock available. When they’re gone they’re gone – there will be no reprints! The t-shirts are available in two different designs; in black and white. To buy, visit https://smarturl.it/pdjptees
‘SIX’ REISSUE NOMINATED FOR PROG AWARDS!
We are proud to announce that Mansun’s classic cult album ‘SIX’ has been nominated for REISSUE OF THE YEAR in the Progressive Music Awards 2019 organised by Prog magazine. Voting is open NOW, so please take a moment to cast your vote at HERE . Your incredible, ongoing fan support is truly appreciated.
‘WIDE OPEN SPACE’ VOTED No. 9 BEST BRITPOP SONG
‘Wide Open Space’ has been voted the No 9 best Britpop song by Absolute Radio listeners! Originally released as the lead track on Mansun’s Four EP on the 25th November 1996, ‘Wide Open Space’ reached No. 15 in the UK singles chart before becoming a major club hit. It also featured on Mansun’s No. 1 debut album ‘Attack Of The … Read More
‘SIX’ HITS NUMBER ONE IN UK ALBUM VINYL CHART
Congratulations to ‘SIX’ which has reached number one in the UK vinyl charts this week, 21 years after it’s original release. The 21st Anniversary Deluxe reissue of ‘SIX’ is available NOW at local record stores or online HERE .
MORE FROM THE ‘SIX’ 4 DISC DELUXE BOOK … TOM BAKER OUTTAKES
Check out this Tom Baker outtake snippit from Witness to a Murder PT. 2, taken from the 4CD Deluxe Edition ‘Demos, Rarities and Outtakes’ CD. Three full Tom Baker takes are included in the disk, together with some new song discoveries and some stunning never before heard versions of tracks from ‘SIX’, including ‘Cancer’, ‘Legacy’ and ‘Fallout’. … Read More
INSIDE THE ‘SIX’ 4 DISK BOOK … …
Paul Draper opens the Deluxe 4 disk book reissue of ‘SIX’ and shows some of the delights inside! The lavish four disc Deluxe Book esdition of ‘Six’ is AVAILABLE NOW from local record stores, or online at The Mansun Official Store. It comprises three CDs featuring the remastered album in full a disc of demos, rarities & outtakes … Read More
NEW PODCAST ON THE MAKING OF ‘SIX’
The 2nd Mansun podcast, ‘MansunCast 2’ is now online. In it, Paul Draper and engineer PDub talk extensively with Billy Reeves of BBC London about making of ‘SIX’ and it’s deluxe re-issue. You can find this fascinating podcast HERE .