So please let people know to get down early in order to catch the full set. Note no support bands for this one. More news as we get it.

Ritch will be back behind the kit at Stormin’ The Castle in Durham on September 3rd & The Norfolk Spectacular on September 4th. Ginger & Ritch will be joined onstage by Willie Dowling, Random Jon Poole & Rich Jones.

You can get tickets now for Stormin’ The Castle here, and for The Norfolk Spectacular here.

Less than 6 hours after the PledgeMusic campaign launched, your outstanding support propelled the campaign through the 100% target, and into PledgeMusic’s record books.

Thank you and well done to everyone who has helped Ginger to become the fastest growing campaign in Pledge history!

It isn’t over yet though – the 100% target was what we needed to ensure the triple album can go ahead, but the Headline grabbing campaign will continue to run for the next 60 days.

Don’t worry if you thought you’d missed your chance, you can still pre-order your copy here, although if you want to secure one of the ‘Special Thanks’ CD and Limited Edition Vinyl exclusives, you’ll need to hurry as there are now fewer than 40 remaining.

We’re closing in fast on 200% raised, so keep an eye on the Pledge counter and let’s see how high that meter goes!

I love music being independent. Always have.

The D.I.Y approach has appealed to me since I watched the original punks gatecrash the charts and infuriate the press. But the thing was, they couldn’t be stopped because the people were behind their militant stance and the mainstream could only stubbornly hope that they’d just go away. But we never went away. Revolution was born.

I remember thinking how cool it was to hear Jimmy Saville, on Radio One, refer to ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ as, simply, ‘Nevermind’. And when “God Save The Queen” stormed the charts at number one? Well, there just wasn’t a number one that week, the slot was left blank.

But we all knew. To the believers this was victory.

What I want to do is keep that spirit thriving. Music made for the people by the people.

This triple album will be exclusive to the people who pledge to get it made. The general public will have to make do with a single album of around 12 songs, which you Pledgers will choose for me – thanks! – while the 30 song extravaganza will only ever be property of the hardcore. The people who believe.

We will also bring you devoted pledgers studio video reports following every step of the recording process, allowing you into our inner sanctum, bringing you closer than ever before. Hey, you’re paying for this, it’s only appropriate that you get to see how your cash is being used.

And just to clarify, this is a completely different project to Ginger Wildheart Mutation ‘The Frankenstein Effect’.
Very different indeed.

Of the money you pledge we will donate 10% to Save The Children.

The catch? There is no catch. If this works we will continue to bring you great offers like this. Albums, holidays, exclusive performances and so much more. Believe me this is just the beginning.

I pray that your generosity and love of music makes this project possible.

Come on. I know we can do this.

Now, please just prove me right.

Gx

(Ed: See this post for full details on how to help with this fantastic project.)

The way it will work is you help to fund the recording and production of the album up front, making you the fan a part of the “record company”, and taking the control away from the big labels to keep this a truly independent release. Once the target has been reached, pledged money will be drawn from your account, the album will be recorded and then released to you as soon as it’s finished.

If the target isn’t reached in time, then the project doesn’t happen at all, and no money will be taken from anyone… but we don’t want that now do we?

You can hear what Ginger has to say about the project here:

There are 4 options in which you can show your support:

Option 1: Digital album – £10
You will get all 30 songs digitally delivered to your inbox for just £10, as well as access to exclusive online content during the making of the album!! That’s just 30 pence a song. Bargain.

Option 2: Deluxe 3 CD Set – £20
Only available to those that pre order this triple album, this 3 CD set will contain all 30 songs recorded for this project and will never be available to buy in shops. It will be strictly made to order. You’ll also receive all 30 songs digitally & access to all the exclusive online content.

Option 3: Signed CD Set – £25
As option 2 above, but all signed by Ginger himself.

Option 4: The Ultimate Contribution! Special Thanks CD & Ltd Edition Vinyl Set – £100
You’ll be personally thanked in the liner notes of the CD booklet and receive a limited edition Deluxe Triple Album Vinyl Set, as well as a signed triple CD and the digital download of all 30 tracks. This is strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide, and is something a bit special indeed!

Please give what you can to ensure this project is a success. As an added incentive, if we get there then 10% of the pledge fund will donated to Save The Children, so it’s not just us fans that will benefit!

You can find the PledgeMusic page here, where you can offer your contribution to this unique project.

As well as having a chat about current musical goings-on, the guys performed an acoustic version of Cheers.

The whole thing was videoed for posterity and you can watch it at the Rock Radio site.

The show takes place at Koenji High in Tokyo, tickets are ¥3,500 in advance (¥4,000 on the door), on sale from the Vinyl Junkie store from 26th March and general sale from 2nd April.

All proceeds will be donated in support of the ongoing aid efforts. Please see the Venue’s show page for full details and ticket links.

• London – Eureka Machines
• Sheffield – The Glitterati + Silverjet
• Manchester – Laika Dog + Eureka Machines
• Glasgow – Baby Chaos + Sluts of Trust
• Newcastle – Supercharger + Eureka Machines
• Wolverhampton – Wolfsbane + Very Special Performance
• Southampton – OAF + Ginger & Hot Steve Acoustic

So it’s well worth getting down there early and catching them all!

Beginning on Friday night with a sold out birthday celebration, he then moves around the country helping to bring some festive cheer to a town (fairly) near you, and dragging some fantastic guests along for the ride – stay tuned for a full list shortly.

Writing of the release in his blog, Ginger says: This album represents ten years of recording outside of The Wildhearts family, but for me it represents even more than that. This album tells the story of the first steps I took alone in creating an independent personality for myself as a writer and as a father.

The artwork and tracklisting, including two fantastic brand new tracks exclusive to this release – No Way Out But Through and This Too Will Pass – are as follows:

1. Sonic Shake
2. Yeah Yeah Yeah
3. How Hard Can You Make It
4. Mother City
5. Any Way But Maybe
6. Black Windows
7. Church Of The Broken Hearted
8. Drinking In The Daytime
9. The Man Who Cheated Death
10. This Is Only A Problem
11. When She Comes
12. I Knew You
13. Girls Are Better Than Boys
14. Jake
15. No Way Out But Through
16. This Too Will Pass

10 is available as a CD or Download from all the usual outlets, on Round Records, and can be ordered now direct from Cargo.

—–UPDATE—–

Trying to pick just 14 songs from Ginger’s back catalogue for the retrospective album ’10′ was difficult.

So difficult in fact we decided to add another 10 songs to it and give you them for FREE! Follow the link to download the extra tracks in pretty much any format you could desire: even FLAC.

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