{"product_id":"richard-thompson-hippies-thugs-and-heroes-pre-order","title":"Richard Thompson - Hippies, Thugs and Heroes *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 16th October\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW129228526 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSixty years into a career that began with Fairport Convention and has spanned decades as one of rock's most acclaimed singer-songwriters, Richard Thompson is still chasing surprise. On Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, he lets his subconscious take the wheel, pulling from a cast of old friends, false gurus, former selves, and invented characters who insisted on having their stories told. The result is an album that refuses to sit still. It opens with the bright, Byrds-inspired jangle of \"The Sorcerer's Apprentice\" — a song rooted in Thompson's own history with 1970s spiritual movements and the complicated pull of charismatic leaders — before swinging into the rowdy \"Everybody's Stealing\" and landing on the bluesy closer \"Stringer.\" Along the way, \"Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking\" delivers some of his most inventive guitar work yet, a raw-nerve build into a splintered, psychedelic solo that captures a hardscrabble cast of London strivers and connivers. Recorded live with his longtime band — Taras Prodaniuk on bass, Michael Jerome on drums, David Mansfield on guitar and fiddle, and wife Zara Phillips on backing vocals — at Hobosound Studio in Weehawken, NJ, the sessions moved fast, often in just two to four takes. But the songwriting itself runs deep: more elaborate home demos gave Thompson's own musical identity a stronger hold on the final record, resulting in an album he describes as \"less them and more me.\" What emerges is a spiritual inquiry disguised as a rock record — a meditation on the towers we build and the ruin that follows when we invest in them too completely. Thompson doesn't fully understand every song here, and that's exactly the point. Hippies, Thugs and Heroes is proof that after sixty years, the joy of not knowing where a song will take you hasn't faded one bit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSorcerer’s Apprentice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCocaine Walking, Booze Talking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePauper’s Grave\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnsung Hero\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake Believe You Don’t Know Me\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe Burns It All\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverybody’s Stealing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Soul In Me\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePipe Dreams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Big Smoke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStringer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSiren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Richard Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Black Splatter Double Vinyl LP + Signed Insert","offer_id":55619180495224,"sku":"LPNW7099IE","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Indies Exclusive CD Album + Signed Booklet","offer_id":55619180527992,"sku":"CDNW6627IE","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/unnamed_2ceefb23-4556-45fa-bdaa-c0ca8ea76f7f.jpg?v=1785232803","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/richard-thompson-hippies-thugs-and-heroes-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}