By the sounds of it, the initial run of Valor Del Corazon has been hitting doormats (closely followed by CD players) all around the world over the last couple of weeks: hope you're all enjoying it.

Valor Del Corazon has had a great review from UK daily paper The Sun:

That The Wildhearts remain largely unheard of by the masses is one of the great travesties of British rock'n'roll.

Soaring melodies, contagious hooks, outrageous riffs and an annoying tendency to self-destruct are their trademarks, with the main man Ginger responsible for most of it. He's had more than his fair share of drama, has Ginge. And when his life fell to pieces late in 2004, he could have gone off the rails for good. Instead, he ended up in Willie Nelson's Texas studio... and sunk to new heights. Valor Del Corazon is a stunning double album providing a rollercoaster ride through the raw emotions of a relationship breakdown.

Easily his most personal work to date, this is an eclectic journey that deserves to be shared. Ballsy rock, soulful ballads, funk, grandiose epics and country all feature, but the one constant is an untouchable talent for writing a great tune and an almighty riff. Nineteen tracks. 19 gems. Pure tortured genius. MS"

Also Darren Stockford (formerly of this website)'s webzine "She Didn't Like Rock 'n' Roll" has an in-depth review

The limited online run of Valor Del Corazon is now a rare limited edition misprinted version!

The copies our distributor got back from the manufacturers have the album name spelt wrong (Vaolr, not Valor) on the sleeve and a mystery v hovering on the back cover!

Everyone that ordered before 21/12/05 will receive this version as they have already been sent out.

You'll still get the same great album but you will now own a rare version of the CD inlay! The rest have been sent back to the manufacturer to get reprinted and will be ready and in stores from 9th Jan with the artwork as it was originally intended.

Ginger is furious about the cock up and has ensured that anyone that receives the misprint will be provided with a CD Booklet containing the original artwork upon request. Details of how to obtain this will be posted on the site and mailing list in early January, as we are we are still trying to establish whether it was the distributor or manufacturer who made the error.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

From
Sammy and the team

There's been a minor delay to the limited pre-release of Valor Del Corazon; we have a message from Sammy Andrews with all the details:

"Hi everyone,

We're really sorry about the delay with the album.

Unfortunately it's out of our hands...Our distributor, Cargo, have not managed to turn it around in time to meet the 19th, due to the Christmas madness we were warned about... but they have assured us it will be out in the next few days and all those that have ordered WILL get their copy, Its just going to be a few days late.

No one will be getting it before anyone else as all shipments to the online stores take place at the same time... So as soon as they get it from the manufacturers, it'll be sent straight out to you guys.

We've done all we can to get this out for Christmas and if there was anything we could do to speed this up we would, but right now its out of our control. I promise you will have it as soon as it's done.

Just to clear up any confusion about when and where its going to be available from ...It will be available online in ltd numbers, till Jan 9th when you will be able to get it from all good record stores.

Thanks for being so patient, I assure you it's worth the wait!

Sammy Andrews

x"

Additionally, we've had a great response to the street team; can anyone whose interested that we haven't had a chance to reply to yet join the ginger street team group so we can coordinate together?

http://groups.myspace.com/gingerstreetteam

You'll get all the up to date info on stuff we need your help and support. Or mail direct at gingerstreetteam@hotmail.co.uk with your area.

Valor Del Corazon is now on-sale from the HMV, Amazon and Play online shops; the full album tracklisting is as follows:

Track listing:
CD1:
1. Ugly
2. Mother City
3. GTT
4. Yeah Yeah Yeah
5. Only A Problem
6. 10 Flaws Down
7. Paramour
8. The Man Who Cheated Death

CD2:
9. The Drunken Lord Of Everything
10. L.O.V.E
11. The Way
12. Drinking In The Day Time
13. Keep It Cool
14. Only Lonely
15. Your Mouth
16. Change
17. My Friend The Enemy
18. Bulb
19. Something To Believe In

We have news from Ginger about a one-off show in London on January 27th at Highbury Garage:

"Tickets on-sale this Monday!

I will be playing a special, one-off London show at The Garage in Highbury on Friday January 27th.

There will be no acoustic tours for the foreseeable future. This show will be an all singing, all dancing full on electric affair under the name GINGER & the SONIC CIRCUS.

Details of band line-up etc will be made available in the near future. This message is only to alert the hardcore fans / followers / supporters to the fact that the tickets go on-sale this Monday at 9 am. To avoid disappointment please book
early.

Thank you!

Ginger."

Doors are 7.00pm, Curfew is 10.30pm (due to club night - which everyone is welcome to stay for)

Address & ticket details are on the tour page of the website.

We have an update from Sammy Andrews who is working with Ginger for the latest on Valor Del Corazon - which is available to pre-order from HMV now!

"Sorry for all the confusion surrounding the release of the new album, a few things have cropped up along the way that have meant making a few changes but we can officially announce the following:

Valor Del Corazon is NOW available to pre-order from HMV online

It will also be available very soon from www.amazon.co.uk and www.play.com

The album is released on 19th December and is available in limited numbers online until January, when you will be able to purchase it from all good record stores.

These will include HMV, who we are in the process of setting up in-store appearances with. Details of these will be announced and posted on the website and mailing list as soon as we have them.

Sorry again for the change of plan, We've tried our hardest to ensure you guys get this for Christmas and against all the odds we've done it!

Enjoy the album - all 19 songs!!!

Sammy Andrews
x"

Additionally, Sammy is looking for UK based people to help with flyering and posters - please email at the usual address - website@thewildhearts.com with contact details / location etc. - we're thinking of setting up our own list of people who are willing and able to help with this kind of thing which should reduce the number of these kind of requests in the future.

We've got a message from Ginger, looking for someone to help him promote Valor Del Corazon, read on for more details.

"I need to find an internet freak that would love to support Valor Del Corazon by working tirelessly, making every available internet network aware of its release. This will mean the the candidate cannot have a job, and must be fully versed in networking on the internet. They must work every day, as hard as their coffee is strong, from early December until Xmas. We will obviously pay them for their services. It will be a pleasure to pay a fan for helping me support an album that is going to give so many people pleasure."

If you'd like to help out, please mail us at website@thewildhearts.com with your contact details and any supporting information about how you think you can best help to promote the release and we'll pass them onto Ginger.

The album looks set to be a double. With almost 80 minutes of music crammed onto this new release the limits of the 74 minute CD are, sadly, too puny to contain this monolithic beast of a thing.

We have had a re-think and are going to give the album to HMV to handle in January, but the December 19th release will now also be available on Amazon (as well as other internet outlets, hopefully). Do not worry, the release date is still December 19th, but using this method we can sell to people outside of the UK also. We think that this is the fairest way of making this album available to fans and followers everywhere.

Ginger

Hey there, been a while I know.

Been waiting for final confirmation of a whole bunch of legal stuff before letting everyone know about the release of Valor Del Corazon.

The release date is set to be January 8th, with a full launch available in HMV stores.

There will be a limited run of 1000 copies available, for die hard supporters of my music, to be released December 19th, again through HMV. This is to thank everyone for being so patient, and supportive throughout the whole year.

To say that I am proud of this album would be to cheapen its profound effect on me. This recording has enabled me to enlist the talents of an amazing array of people, who's support has made this album possible. This is the most adventurous work of mine so far, as well as the most personal.

Challenges like this come from the least expected of circumstances, and the experience ultimately makes us stronger and our lives richer. To be able to finally make available this most musically challenging and lyrically honest set of songs to you all is the final reward.

And I really hope you enjoy the living fuck out of it!

The album 'Valor Del Corazon', will feature 19 brand new songs, and is released through Round Records. Get out there, December 19th, and treat yourself to an early Christmas.

Thank you for your kindness and faith.

Ginger

Following the Rock In The Castle festival, Birmingham Barfly will be hosting an 'Evening with Ginger' on Wed 21st September. Get those tickets while they're hot!

The Wildhearts will play a special all-day gig at Scarborough Castle on 17th September, featuring the classic line-up of Ginger, CJ, Danny and Ritch. The show will be filmed for a DVD and will be a historical event for any fans of The Wildhearts, past or present. The line-up also includes Terrorvision, with many more names to be added between now and the day. "The bands we are approaching are all favourites of the fans," promises Ginger, "so the day will be the last word in entertainment. Trust us, this will be worth attending."

We've got another studio report from Ginger along with another new song for you to feast your ears on at the MySpace site.

Don't forget the forthcoming acoustic tour:
Jun 17 Rugely Red Rose (support Jackdaw4, Plan A)
Jun 18 Glasgow Barfly
Jun 19 Newcastle Archer (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 20 Wrexham Talbot
Jun 21 Manchester Dry Bar
Jun 22 Leeds Josephs Well (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 23 Liverpool Barfly (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 24 London Barfly (support Jackdaw4, The Hitchers)
Jun 25 London Barfly (support Jackdaw4, The Hitchers)
Jun 27 Southampton Joiners (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 28 Plymouth Phoenix (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 29 St Albans Horn (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 30 Wolves Civic (support Jackdaw4)
Jul 01 Hull Adelphi
Jul 02 Nottingham Rock City
Jul 03 Newport TJs (support Jackdaw4)

And finally, we've got some news from Org Records about Jon Poole's new band 'The Goddamn Whores':

The debut single from THE GOD DAMN WHORES is officially released on June 27th,as part 27 of the ORG-AN-ISED SINGLES SERIES by us here at ORG RECORDS. The four track CD single will be on the streets from JUNE 27th (no no, not one of those download things, this is a proper CD single). There's a My Space page so if you're on there My Space go link and tell others, if not then you can till go listen/see/taste - and a Tribe.Net group just went up for those who want to talk about anything vaguely Whores released. Further. Don't tell anyone I said this but it sounds like CARDIHEARTS or maybe WILDIACS to me. Jon says it sounds like the New York Dolls meets XTC.....

The My Space page has the lead track from the single loaded on to it for you to hear - http://www.myspace.com/thegoddamnwhores

Ginger has been recording at Willie Nelson's studio; check out his studio report and new song in the features section.

Additionally, we're hearing that Willie Dowling's band Jackdaw4 will be supporting Ginger on the acoustic tour in June - check the gigs page for dates and further details

For all those who missed out on the unhinged bedlam first time around, the Clam Abuse album 'Stop Thinking' is re-released on Monday 16th May and will be available from all the usual suspects online and on the high street, including Amazon, HMV and Townsend Records

The tracklist is as follows:

1. Sing Like A Girl
2. I Think I Love You
3. Message To Geri
4. Unlucky In Love
5. .com Together
6. Falling In Bed With You Again
7. Sunday Driving On A Thursday Afternoon
8. For That Girl Everything Is Groovy
9. Barney Sings The Blues
10. She's So Taboo
11. There's Always Someone More Fucked Up Than You
Bonus Tracks:
12. I Think I Love You (remix)
13. Message To Geri (remix)
14. She's So Taboo (remix)

Ginger is on the road for a UK acoustic tour in June and July. These are the dates that have been announced and we're told there are more on the way:

June
Fri 17 - Rugeley Rose
Sat 18 - Glasgow Barfly
Sun 19 - Newcastle Archer
Mon 20 - Wrexham Talbot
Tue 21 - Manchester Dry Bar
Wed 22 - Leeds Joseph's Well
Thu 23 - Liverpool Barfly
Fri 24 - London Barfly
Sat 25 - London Barfly
Mon 27 - Southampton Joiners
Tue 28 - Plymouth Phoenix
Wed 29 - St Albans Horn
Thu 30 - Wolves Civic

July
Fri 1 - Hull Adelphi
Sat 2 - Nottingham Rock City

The Silver Ginger 5 album, Black Leather Mojo is re-released next week (28th March). The Santuary Records Ecard featuring the artwork and soundclips is now available at: http://www.sanctuaryrecords.co.uk/silverginger5/

The album will be available in record shops and online at HMV, Amazon and Townsend Records

Well it has been promised for some time - and to be honest has taken a bit longer than we anticipated - but finally we are proud to finally announce that you can buy Wildhearts Merchandising through the official website at www.thewildhearts.com.

It is early days for us so please be gentle, we have just a few items up online for now and it's new water for us; we hope if it proves successful to start adding new lines very soon, so the only way for that to happen is to get shopping!

Note some items are quite rare and on sale for the first time to people outside of the US (including children's shirts) so get in there quick! We also hope to bring you some of the more difficult to obtain Ginger releases real soon so please keep popping back for updates!

Please note we only accept payment through PayPal - this is above everything so we can safely and securely handle your transactions - note however that you don't need a PayPal account to shop with us as they've recently started accepting payments without registration, protecting your privacy further.

If you have any issues you can contact the shop directly through its own dedicated email address - either use the contact form on the site or mail direct to merchandising@thewildhearts.com.

The fantastic Silver Ginger 5 album - Black Leather Mojo - is to be re-released this month by Sanctuary Records.

The 2CD set features all the tracks from the original Japanese release, twinned with the bonus disc featuring live tracks and demos from the limited UK edition. The album is scheduled for release 28th March.

The full tracklisting is as follows:

CD1:
Sonic Shake
Divine Imperfection
Anyway But Maybe
Girls Are Better Than Boys
Brain Sugar
(Whatever Happened To) Rock 'N' Roll Girls
The Monkey Zoo
Too Many Hippies (In The Garden Of Love)
Inside Out
I Wanna Be New
Church Of The Broken Hearted
Take It All, Why Don'tcha
Doggin'
To Love Somebody

CD2:
I Wanna Be New
Divine Imperfection
Motorvate
Star / Groovus Maximus
He's A Whore
Inglorious
Too Many Hippies (In The Garden Of Love)
Medley (Acoustic)
Love U 'Til I Don't
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
I Wanna Go Where The People Go (Acoustic)
Greetings From Shitsville (Acoustic)
Walk Like A Motherfucker (Demo)
More Is The Law (Demo)
Last Bastard In Heaven (Demo)

Hot Steve's tour diary from the UK acoustic tour at the end of last year is now online, and is available on the features page.

Here's that promised statement from Ginger in full: I have been offered the job playing second guitar, as well as helping write the new album, for The Brides Of Destruction. This does not mean that The Wildhearts are over, it just means that I am going through a traumatic time of my life and need a break from being the frontman/chief in charge.

My spirits are low and my performance as a lead singer would not be worth the admission fee, believe me. I cannot stop playing music, however, and the offer to join The Brides has come at a time where I desperately need to concentrate on something to help me cope, both mentally and emotionally. Tracii and the guys have been so kind to me, and I am more than grateful for their friendship and encouragement.

If everyone can kindly allow me the time to heal I would be grateful for the considerate approach to this most unfortunate of times for me. I trust I can count on the fans for support, as opposed to knee jerk opinions and malicious gossip.

Thank you, and never take advantage of the love that you have in your life.

Ginger

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