A MASSIVE THANKS

As you may have guessed we have been winding down the posts on here recently.

That is because we have become even busier with setting up a Vinyl Record Label.

https://soundcloud.com/eighties-vinyl-records 

http://www.facebook.com/EightiesVinylRecords 

http://www.eightiesvinylrecords.co.uk/ 

We would just like to Thank all who have visited in the last two years and invite you over to our Facebook page where we will post more regularly.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eighties-Casuals/345667788783278  

BENETTON T-SHIRT RE-PRINT.

Every now and again we re-visit the archives for one of our favourite designs.

The Benetton Rugby top had a massive following in the early 80s. A couple of years ago we produced it on a T-Shirt with the tagline 'Those were the Days My Friend'.

We have now re-printed the Iconic Rugby Top just for the stores, so just like the old days you'll have to  search for it throughout a few Shops websites.

Check Distant Echo, 80s CasualClassics and Square Menswear.

EIGHTIES VINYL RECORDS NEW RELEASE

The latest single in our attempt at a xmas number 1 is a Red 7" vinyl by The Troubadours. Limited to 250. The band have toured with Paul Weller in the past and have had a top 10 in Japan, yet their label would not release their tracks here. Anyway for those interested its available from here;

www.eightiesvinylrecords.co.uk 

along with our first release on White vinyl by The Sand Band.

You can follow the label here;

http://www.facebook.com/EightiesVinylRecords

We are thinking of doing something for 80s Casuals 10 Anni next Summer. Details to follow.

HARRIS TWEED 'FIELD' SCARVES

There's only one way to stay warm this Winter and that's with a bit of layering. One item that's essential  every time we venture out is a Scarf. It's an item that can be worn loose if too warm or wrapped tightly around the neck and chin if on a bleak terrace one bitterly cold evening.

The Harris Tweed 'Field' Scarf has been specifically manufactured to our own spec. Standing over 5 foot long and handwoven in the Outer Hebrides, we have two designs of reassuring tradition and provenance. Each carries the iconic Harris Tweed Orb Label and has been woven using traditional techniques by an award winning designer.

The Scarves are available now online http://www.80scasuals.co.uk/shop10.html

and should be in Stores before this weekend.

It's great to see 80s Casuals clothing endorsed by others. The Reference Council again highlight the quality and care that we take in the production of our clothing. http://www.thereferencecouncil.com/

10 ANNI LOGO and 'POACHER' POLO

We have previewed our 10 Anniversary Logo before but now it is about to debut in our Winter Collection.

The Long Sleeve 'Poacher' Polo in Tobacco and Midnight Blue has the Fila BJ inspired Eighties branding which we shall be introducing more regularly in the coming year. The intention is to replace the 80s embroidery upon the T-Shirts and continue with this embroidered style emblem on the Summer Polos.

The Long Sleeve 'Poacher' should hopefully be despatched in the next week and in Stores by next weekend.

EIGHTIES VINYL RELEASED

Who would have thought that when we embarked upon this amazing journey of designing T-Shirts, 10 years ago, that we would end up also as the founders of a new Vinyl only Record Label.

We have kept it 80s inspired by only releasing Limited Edition 7" Vinyl singles, no downloads or CD's. Vinyl is on the up with sales increasing year on year and it sounds so much better than the general compressed music on CD's and downloads..

The 'Not for Profit' label has had a magnificent response with a mention in the local evening paper plus Merseyside music magazine Bido Lito http://www.bidolito.co.uk/ and airplay on Radio Merseyside and the Bido Lito Podcast. We now have at least 7 singles lined up for the next 6 months. Each one carries a significant letter at the centre of the vinyl which is a working on-going piece of Art as it spells out EIGHTIES VINYL RECORDS in the next 20 releases.

The first single 'When We Kiss' by The Sand Band is now available from www.eightiesvinylrecords.co.uk

The Sand Band album 'Through The Night' from last year was in Mojo magazines Top 50 albums of the year ahead of The Arctic Monkeys and Noel Gallagher. So its a bit of an amazing start for us that we only hope we can keep building upon.

A big Thanks to those who have bought and support this Project that is used as a showcase for the bands, graphic artists and videographers. We want to give you more than just a single and have Limited Edition Eighties T-Shirts at £15 plus a signed Poster and other band related items available with each release.

NEW MILLE MIGLIA RACE T-SHIRT

We are in the process of sorting the final T-Shirt designs for 2012. One of those designs is the iconic Mille Miglia Jacket named after the race of the same name which travels across 1000 miles of Italy.

The route map is incorporated into the image as we pay homage to the greatest endurance car race.

The T-Shirt should be in Stores at the start of December.

CONEY HAT RELEASED

The Winter 'Coney Hat' has been released on the website and should be in Stores this week.

The new leather badge adorns the front while the distinctive red pinch tag is positioned discreetly on the back.

The ribbed beanie is 100% lambswool.

Colours available include Sand, Navy and Moss Green.

NEW TRANSALPINO T-SHIRT

As you may have realised with this being our 10th year we have been re-visiting some classic 80s designs. The original Transalpino design dates back to early 2005 and this is our third interpretation. 

The image depicts that classic European Awayday look of Head Bag, adidas trainers and warm jacket, in this case a Berghaus Trango.

The T-Shirt should be with Stockists next week and on-line in our Store in the next couple of days.

EIGHTIES VINYL ARTICLE

The guys from Liverpool Music Magazine Bido Lito have an article on our Vinyl label in the latest issue published this week.

The Monthly publication features everything you need to know about Music and Gigs in the Merseyside area. Besides producing 5000 free magazines each month for distribution as far as London and New York, Bido Lito is also available to view on-line. There is also a Podcast available to listen to each month. 

Check here for Issue 28 in the Definitive Guide section.

http://www.bidolito.co.uk/ 

http://www.facebook.com/EightiesVinylRecords 

10 ANNI IPHONE COVER

Available in our Store now and from usual outlets in the coming week is our 10th Anniversary IPhone Cover. Offering protection from those bumps that may occur during or after the game, the cover depicts an image from one of our most recognizable T-Shirts 'It's Grim Up North'.

£19.95 here;

http://www.80scasuals.co.uk/shop10.html 

EIGHTIES VINYL RECORDS LAUNCH

EIGHTIES TRAPPERS PARKA

The Reference Council have taken a liking to our Winter Gentry Collection. After a small plug for the Deerstalker, the lifestyle blog gives our Trappers Parka a nice mention as the fashion item of the day.

http://www.thereferencecouncil.com/

The Parka goes live on our website tonight at 8.00pm whilst Stores should be receiving their allocation in the coming week. Priced at a recession busting £105 the Trappers Parka will be one of those Jackets that can be pulled out of the wardrobe year after year.

The Reference Council also asked for an interview about the Eighties Vinyl Records side project. If you were wondering the hows and whys of setting up the label, check out the link;

http://www.thereferencecouncil.com/2012/10/80svinyl-records/ 

COMING SOON - PROMO PICS

EIGHTIES VINYL RECORDS LAUNCH

This coming Saturday we are having a Launch for our side project Eighties Vinyl Records.

We already have Three Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles scheduled before Christmas and to kick off the venture we are having a few drinks at The Epstein Theatre in Liverpool between 1.00 and 5.00pm.

Guests include Mark Frith [The Troubadours], Edgar Summertyme [ex Stairs and Free Peace] and Sankofa plus Freakbeat Films will be showing the 1979 classic 'The Warriors' in the Theatre.

Everyone is invited.

As part of the day we have commissioned some locally sourced Craft Ale which are limited to 45 bottles and named '45RPM'.

Back in the late 70s/ early 80s Joy Division's Factory Records had an eccentric way of cataloguing each release on its label. Besides vinyl releases, promotional graphics and film were also catalogued in chronological order.

As the 80s have been a massive influence on not only the 80s Casuals brand but also our Vinyl only label, we thought we would use a similar process.

Therefore the '45RPM' Craft Ale will be Cat Number EVR004 whilst a Poster for the Launch Event will have the number EVR004A.

EVR001 to EVR003 are the first three Limited Edition Vinyls which can be ordered here; 

http://www.eightiesvinylrecords.co.uk/ 

keep up to date at the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/EightiesVinylRecords 

THE 80S CASUALS FORUM

Due to our passion for football we are often approached to sponsor teams around the country at grass roots level. Now we are only a small company and have already helped many teams with a kit and have committed ourselves this season to a local junior football club, a boxing club and the setting up of a vinyl record label to help local bands. So when asked by a group of young lads who were trying to set up their own Sunday team, we turned to our 80s Casuals Forum members to help out in return for a marathon run from one half of our team Jay Montessori. 

The lads did us proud and the money came in, which meant we could purchase the young team a kit and have it printed.

Therefore a huge Thanks goes out to the 80s Casuals Forum Members who kindly contributed and welcome to the Eighties family....Sutton Casuals F.C.

EIGHTIES AT L.F.C.s BOOT ROOM.

It was nice to see one of our sponsored young teams make an appearance on the Liverpool F.C. website and T.V. Channel this weekend.

They were invited down to Cheshire Oaks to try out a new penalty shoot-out simulator at the new Liverpool Boot Room Restaurant.

Amongst the guests were John Aldridge and impersonator Darren Farley.

The lads enjoyed a few spot kicks before sitting down to a meal with the ex Liverpool and Tranmere legend.

THE REFERENCE COUNCIL

There was a nice little mention on The Reference Council blog site today for the Eighties Deerstalker.

If you haven't seen the site before, it gets up-dated daily with news on Fashion, Music and Design.

I recently answered a few questions about the Eighties Vinyl Records label and the reason for starting the label plus our plans. The interview should be up in the coming week.

The Reference Council is amongst our favourite blogs we like to keep up to date with.

http://www.thereferencecouncil.com/ 

GENTRY DEERSTALKER

We begin our 'Gentry' Collection with some headwear stolen from the Hunting Gentry of this land.

The Deerstalker uses a check design which works as camouflage whilst deer stalking. It became an iconic stand out piece of Terrace Wear during the mid Eighties and has inspired us to re-produce one for the second year running.

This season we have two check styles. The Balmoral and the Moorland.

These are a website exclusive and both are available while stocks last in store;

http://www.80scasuals.co.uk/shop10.html

SPIKE ISLAND - THE FILM

Spike Island premieres this week at the London Film Festival. The film follows a rising indie band as they travel to Spike Island in Widnes to witness the Stone Roses gig that will go down in folklore.

As well as licensing the Stone Roses music, the film also uses original footage from the actual gig in 1990. 

Check the BFI website for screenings this week.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/

The film is not due a general release until 2013.