Hmm, this is an unprecedented - and EARLY newsletter.... However there is enough happening to warrant it and tomorrow we're set to fly to Portland at the crack of dawn.

A definitive list of shows can be found below. There are more confirmations for the European Tour slated for next April while Edward Ka-Spel's small solo venture to Chile now seems to be certain barring disaster.

While the band is on tour the mail-order service has to be temporarily suspended as we have no way of sending packages in transit. It will resume early in December.

Note the new releases from LPD guitarist Martijn De Kleer and a standard reissue of LPDs' long out-of-print CDs, "Chemical Playschool 8/9" and "Alchemical Playschool".

Finally a big big thank you to our friends in Tromso at the Insomnia Festival - a wonderful, unforgettable experience.

Here is a list of all shows coming up...

Now for the new releases.....

1.LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/Plutonium Blonde CD... We think it's a landmark.... Available now...15 euros

2.EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 2 CD..... We have the limited and luxuriously packaged double CD version at 20 euros but it's already going down in numbers quite rapidly ( postage inside Europe is 4 euros,6 outside)

3.EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 1-3 (4 x LP plus exclusive CD). A vinyl box set in an edition of 400 copies encompassing the entire Dream Logik project... Seriously beautiful. It will be available in October.Pre-order price is 55 euros (plus 12 for postage inside Europe and 18 outside). Do note, orders will be posted in December after the tour... Considering the initial response to this release it does look a little unlikely that we'll have this for sale at European shows in the Spring.

4.THE SILVERMAN/Blank for your own message (CD) - A voyage to exotic, colourful places on the wings of a black swan that speaks no earthly language. A rapidly changing but constantly enchanting landscape. On Beta lactam Ring records. 20 euros (plus postage and packing).O UT NOW.

5.EDWARD KA-SPEL/The Painted River of regrets (CDR) - Latest release on the Trademark of Quantity label consists of a collection of instrumental pieces to form a soundtrack for an imaginary movie which the dots vocalist had been working on over the last year.the intention was to have it ready for the last tour , but it over-ran by a day (apologies to all who came to the first 4 shows). A limited , personally signed edition of 399 copies. 15 euros (plus postage and packing). OUT NOW LATE ANNOUNCEMENT: This title will also be issued on vinyl early in 2009 in an edition of 100. Please wait for further details....

6.LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ Chemical playschool 8/9 (2CD)... Seems to have been out-of-print forever. Now reissued by Beta-lactam Ring as gloriously as you'd expect from this fine label.Imminent...22 euros (plus 4 for postage inside Europe and 6 outside.)

7.The T-shirts. 3 of them and thank you to those who designed them and everybody else who entered the competition. Frankly we were blown away.

8.MARTIJN DE KLEER/The Stranger it gets (Part One) - Basement recordings from the 90s in five dimensional lysergic glory.Touching acoustic songs, explosive space exploration. Lovingly home-made CDR release- an hour of music.It costs 15 euros and will be released in time for the USA tour.

9.MARTIJN DE KLEER/THe Stranger it gets (Part Two) - Second installment of the stranger basement tapes. 15 euros...

10. THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ Alchemical Playschool - Regular edition of long out-of-print and screamingly rare release. 15 euros.

11. Those attending American/Canadian shows could find something surprising in LPDs' humble but well-stocked shop. However, at this moment the author of this missive is sworn to secrecy.

A LINK

We'd like to bring your attention to www.loveandloudcolours.com

This is a website dedicated to Edward Ka-Spel's book of lyrics which was released a few years ago. The site has been updated and visitors will find a section where Edward reveals the origins for many of his outpourings.

[Note from Lisette: Love and Loud Colours is a work of art in and of itself. If you are a fan of Edward's lyrics, this book is a *must have*.]

BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT CAME OUR WAY

SVARTBAG
I was given this CD by a kind record store owner in Copenhagen, and what a beauty it is!!! Perhaps there are echoes of the sadly missed Godspeed You Black Emperor, but that comparison does this Danish band a disservice. Very much an individual sound to this CD on the Rump Recordings label. Charged, ecstatic. Utterly uplifting in these sepia times.

THE JOHN MORAN CORPORATION Sometimes a CD comes along that makes you want to fling open the windows and scream about to the rest of the World (only that would of course interfere with the beautiful music). In the case of John Moran, it wasn't one but 2 albums that turned up in the mail box.. Psychedelic in the broadest sense, tuneful, intelligent,happy, sad --- don't know where to stop. John is from Australia and his CDs are on the Puzzle Factory label. Seek him out, and buy his music -- you will not regret this.

UN FESTIN SAGITAL Title: Epitafio a la Permanencia

Imagine Christian Vander and Pierre Henry collaborating on a lost masterpiece when they were both at the peaks of their powers..... Imagine the master tape turning up in Chile..Imagine it's reputation preceded it and turned out to be EVEN BETTER...... Un Festin Sagital is a group I'd never heard of before, but I reckon I'll spend the next few years hearing them again and again such is the depth of this debut.Purchase from Last Updated ( Sunday, 12 October 2008 )

Plutonium Blonde is now officially out in stores!

Take a look at some of the latest reviews.

If you find reviews and interviews that we don't already have listed on legendarypinkdots.org, send them our way!

In just 9 days, the North American tour begins!

A huge thank you to you - the lovely street teams - for helping to promote our shows!

We will be seeing you all soon.

The toothbrush is packed, the nerves are a little shredded, and I'm running the lines of the songs through my head over and over. Still, if all goes to plan, The Pink Dots will board the plane to Portland, Oregon on the 13th of October.

A week before that "Plutonium Blonde" minces it's way into the high street stores. Believe me, a full scale US Tour is an opportunity to take it easy compared to the madness building up to it.. but no complaints from me. Quite simply The Dots are ready for it.

See the updated tour schedule here. We're still looking for shows in these cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Strasbourg, Rennes, Bordeaux, and Lille. Please send information to l_khata (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Now for the new releases.....

1. LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/Plutonium Blonde CD... We think it's a landmark... it will be available in early October(or at shows in Europe before). For those who do not mind waiting, we're accepting pre-orders now at 15 euros (plus shipping).

2. EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 2 CD..... We have the limited and luxuriously packaged double CD version at 20 euros but it's already going down in numbers quite rapidly (postage inside Europe is 4 euros, 6 outside)

3. EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 1-3 (4 x LP plus exclusive CD). A vinyl box set in an edition of 400 copies encompassing the entire Dream Logik project... Seriously beautiful. It will be available in October. Pre-order price is 55 euros (plus 12 for postage inside Europe and 18 outside). Do note, orders will be posted in December after the tour... Considering the initial response to this release it does look a little unlikely that we'll have this for sale at European shows in the Spring.

4. EDWARD KA-SPEL/The Painted River of regrets (CDR)
Latest release on the Trademark of Quantity label consists of a collection of instrumental pieces to form a soundtrack for an imaginary movie which the dots vocalist had been working on over the last year. The intention was to have it ready for the last tour , but it over-ran by a day (apologies to all who came to the first 4 shows). A limited, personally signed edition of 399 copies. 15 euros (plus postage and packing). LATE ANNOUNCEMENT: This title will also be issued on vinyl early in 2009 in an edition of 100. Please wait for further details....

5. LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ Chemical playschool 8/9 (2CD) .. Seems to have been out-of-print forever. Now reissued by Beta-lactam Ring as gloriously as you'd expect from this fine label. Imminent...22 euros (plus 4 for postage inside Europe and 6 outside).

6. The T-shirts. 3 of them and thank you to those who designed them and everybody else who entered the competition. Frankly we were blown away.

7. BACK IN STOCK!!!! THE TEAR GARDEN/Eye Spy with my little Eye CD. Just 8 copies left... 20 euros (plus postage and packing)

LAST COPY ALERT....
Vinyl editions of alchemical Playschool and the Cassette archives Box are nearly exhausted (just 1 copy of each left here). It's essential to contact us first by email before ordering either of these titles.

To order anything, please visit The Terminal Kaleidoscope.

BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT CAME OUR WAY

SVARTBAG
I was given this CD by a kind record store owner in Copenhagen, and what a beauty it is!!! Perhaps there are echoes of the sadly missed Godspeed You Black Emperor, but that comparison does this Danish band a disservice. Very much an individual sound to this CD on the Rump Recordings label. Charged, ecstatic. Utterly uplifting in these sepia times.

THE JOHN MORAN CORPORATION
Sometimes a CD comes along that makes you want to fling open the windows and scream about to the rest of the World (only that would of course interfere with the beautiful music). In the case of John Moran, it wasn't one but 2 albums that turned up in the mail box.. Psychedelic in the broadest sense, tuneful, intelligent,happy, sad --- don't know where to stop. John is from Australia and his CDs are on the Puzzle Factory label. Seek him out, and buy his music -- you will not regret this.

UN FESTIN SAGITAL
Title: Epitafio a la Permanencia

Imagine Christian Vander and Pierre Henry collaborating on a lost masterpiece when they were both at the peaks of their powers..... Imagine the master tape turning up in Chile.. Imagine it's reputation preceded it and turned out to be EVEN BETTER...... Un Festin Sagital is a group I'd never heard of before, but I reckon I'll spend the next few years hearing them again and again such is the depth of this debut. Purchase from blrrecords.com now before it vanishes.

ARIEL KALMA
Beta-Lactam Ring has given Ariels' first insanely rare album a long overdue re-release and it's a glory. Lots of beautiful bonus material as well. We loved this record for years at Chez Dots... Hearing it with this kind of clarity was akin to waking up after a long Winter's sleep.

Thanks to all who participated in the t-shirt contest. We were incredibly impressed by the designs! Just for reference, here were the guidelines.

And the winners are...

"PlutoBubble" on Black by Nikolas (The Dilapidated Ego).

AND

lpd_plutomiumblonde by Ninah Pixie.

Congratulations to Ninah and Nikolas. Look for the t-shirts on tour! Click here to see all of the designs. Please upload pictures of yourselves in the tour shirts!

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