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Alcopop Records Release Nigel Farage Spoof Vinyl

• 9th Apr 2015

Just because releasing exceptional music is never quite enough for Alcopop Records – even when it’s released on a bike – our favourite independent label have really upped the stakes with their latest release.

“We’ve been excited to drop this 7″ in time for the General Election for quite some time” says Jack Clothier of the label “After we had that ol’ fun trying to buy UKIP’s website back in January, we thought the next step would be to release something suitable…”

Based on the Stiff Records parody release of 1980, vs. Ronald Reagan, Alcopop! Records are now releasing their own spoof 7″ single attempting to fit ALL of the wit and wisdom of Nigel Farage onto just two sides of vinyl. It is, of course, utterly blank and the silence is accompanied by an offering from Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari, who has put together a very special remix for the B-Side.

“This is not a vinyl affiliated with any other political parties” continues Clothier “This is more of a message to showcase what the label think of the UKIP leader. We’ve always thought that Stiff Records Reagan 7″ was about the best thing that’s ever happened, and it felt like it was the right time to take a leaf out of their book.”

“We’re not a massively political label, and we’re not trying to tell people who to vote for. We’re just genuinely terrified at what could happen to this country if people listen to the slick, media savvy cult of Farage rather than actually looking at his policies… So anything we can do in our small way to make people question his political motives is something we’re delighted to be involved in.”

A hearty proportion of the profits will go to The Migrants Rights Network.

The record and accompanying merch are available to purchase HERE.