{"product_id":"castle-park","title":"Castle Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-Order Item. Release Date Subject to Change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel: Transgressive Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: 19th June\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe great lost Graham Coxon album, recorded in 2011 but finally available to the world 15 years later. The spiky melody of his guitar and Kinksian phrasing on lead track 'Billy Says' is a quintessentially English and punk in the way early Elvis Costello and Graham Parker were. Also, he's in Blur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"150\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/billy-says\/1887819961?i=1887819962\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitled Castle Park and recorded in 2011, the previously unreleased record will be\u003cbr\u003eavailable on 19 June, 2026 and comes as part of a comprehensive reissue of Coxon's\u003cbr\u003ecomplete solo catalogue, spanning 9 studio albums and 3 original soundtracks,\u003cbr\u003eacross the next 12 months.\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Ben Hillier (blur - Think Tank), Castle Park was recorded in 2011 as part\u003cbr\u003eof the A+E (2012) sessions. Originally intended as a follow up to A+E, the release was\u003cbr\u003epostponed due to blur activity in 2012, before Coxon moved on to other projects.\u003cbr\u003eCastle Park is a collection of 10 songs that lean into the artist's classic mod sound,\u003cbr\u003ewith lead single 'Billy Says' - a longtime feature of Coxon's live set - already familiar to\u003cbr\u003efans and now finally available for the first time.\u003cbr\u003eWith his back catalogue long sold out and in high demand on physical formats, Castle\u003cbr\u003ePark kicks off a comprehensive reissue of Coxon's expansive solo catalogue and\u003cbr\u003ecomes alongside the re-release of The Sky is Too High and The Golden D, all available\u003cbr\u003eon 19 June. Further drops across the coming year will include the studio albums Crow\u003cbr\u003eSit on Blood Tree (2001), The Kiss of Morning (2002), Happiness In Magazines (2004),\u003cbr\u003eLove Travels at Illegal Speeds (2006), The Spinning Top (2009), A+E (2012); as well as\u003cbr\u003ethe two Original Songs and Score album soundtracks for The End of The F***ing\u003cbr\u003eWorld 1 (2018) and The End of The F***ing World 2 (2019); and Superstate (2021), the\u003cbr\u003eoriginal soundtrack released to accompany the graphic novel of the same name.\u003cbr\u003eAn English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist, Graham\u003cbr\u003eCoxon is one of the most innovative guitarists of his generation, best known as being\u003cbr\u003ea founding member of blur. Coxon has also released eight solo albums and frequently\u003cbr\u003ecomposes for film and TV. His passion for experimental and indie music helped shape\u003cbr\u003ethe distinctive blur sound throughout their imperial hit- making phase, a period that\u003cbr\u003eproduced a succession of chart- topping albums which propelled the band to mass\u003cbr\u003epopularity in the UK and beyond. That adventurousness is also a feature of his solo\u003cbr\u003ecareer, which ranges from folk and Krautrock-inspired albums to soundtrack work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graham Coxon","offers":[{"title":"Indie Only Forest Green Vinyl LP","offer_id":53094780895526,"sku":"TRANS967XX","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":53094780928294,"sku":"TRANS967X","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/7734\/2621\/files\/04bc3ca9-75f9-f76a-5e55-0c907ff4ada5.jpg?v=1776859301","url":"https:\/\/www.limitedadditionrecords.com\/en-us\/products\/castle-park","provider":"Limited Addition Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}