Dear all,

Firstly, we hope you have had a great holiday season.

Secondly, sorry that we have been so quiet of late. Things have been changing in our personal lives in very significant ways so we haven't had much to report bandwise...

Until now that is....

After 10 mostly very happy but sometimes very difficult years we have decided to 'call it a day' (i.e. end) with Sing-Sing. In 2006 Emma moved to Brighton, East Sussex where she is involved in music publicity and last year Lisa wed her long-term partner Run Wrake, moved to the Kent countryside and is enjoying her newly found freedom as a mum and freelance graphic designer. Even Mark van Hoen, our erstwhile producer, is moving to the USA later in 2008.

So we leave behind 2 albums 'The Joy of Sing-Sing' (2001) and 'Sing-Sing and I' (2005) and many singles. If you haven't got the full set most of you can buy everything on iTunes now (remember to search for 'Sing-Sing' with the hyphen). We do still have physical stock in our shop and we do need to clear it all out before the end of January so please take a peek and take advantage of our mad sale which will end on January 31st.

https://secure-www.areti....g/catalog/

The website will also be shutting down at that time but we are going to leave our myspace page up for information and contact.

From the last 10 years, people we would like to thank especially are: -

Alan Moulder, Andrew Pettitt, Audrey Riley, Brendan Bourke, Brian David Stevens, Brian McDonald, Bunny Schendler, Charlie Pritchard-Williams, Darren Groucutt, Denis Blackham, Jorge Martinez, Kieran Evans, Marc Geiger, Mark van Hoen, Mel Brown, Michael 'Shifty' Scrivens, Mig Morland, Poppy Gonzalez, Ray O'Neill, Rich Holtzman, Robin Guthrie, Rodger Smith, Russell Yates and Tim Keegan

plus of course everyone who sent donations to us over and above what we asked for with the selling of our CDs. We honestly could not have done it without you. We were a true DIY act in the end and our friends and fans were our most important assets.

In fact, thanks to everyone who have supported us since our first record in 1998. Yes, that long ago - where has the time gone?

As for the future musically? Well, never say 'never'..... Emma has some plans regarding her next move so if you are interested in that then please stay on this mailing list as 2008 might have something very exciting in store. Of course, if you wish you can unsubscribe.

That's all folks and our very best wishes for 2008!

Lots of love,

emma and lisa

http://www.sing-sing.co.uk/ (until end of January 2008)
http://www.myspace.com/singsinguk

Don't they need to have more than 2 albums to qualify as favorites in your list of rules?

I have never heard of them but since I respect you and your musical taste so MASSIVELY I'm going to buy these blind

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Do you like Saint Etienne? They sound a lot like them, just rougher and not as disco-y. Listen to samples on their myspace page first.

sextonseven said:

I have one Saint Etienne album thanks to Anx!!!! The Good Humor album It took me a bit to acclamate to it but I really love it

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I got into Saint Etienne partly because of Sing-Sing.

I will be making my own SING-SINGles retrospective in the next few weeks. They have a lot of b-sides and alternate versions floating around.

sextonseven said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'll send you one when it's done.

sextonseven said:

You're folder is like crack to me

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

BTW, there's a huge typo on the back of the Goldfrapp 2CD I sent you.

I can't stand knowing a flawed version of one my products is floating around somewhere. I'll mail you a new back insert along with some other homemade thing I can find.