The Galileo 7

It's Record Store Day! As such, I haven't left the house. Instead, here's a nice chat I had with Medway legend, Allan Crockford of @thegalileo7, The Prisoners, The James Taylor Quartet, The Solarflares and countless others. weirdbones.co.uk/in-conversatio… @DAMAGEDGOODSREC

Album launch gig this Friday 15th at The Forge, Camden. £10, doors at 7 pm, all over by 11pm, support from The Claim. All very straightforward. There's even a VIP balcony if you don't want to mix with the peasants. seetickets.com/event/the-gali…

@thenitinsawhney Scary stuff mate. So glad that you're coming through it with your usual positivity. Hope to see you again in good form soon.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT :) After much reflection, I’ve decided to explain myself regarding the post below… A few days ago, out of nowhere, I had a heart attack. Nuts… I was rushed to hospital and the NHS put a stent in one of the arteries leading to my heart, after which I was kept in to await a similar operation (which I was referring to in my quoted post) on another artery. Both ops have gone well and the NHS were fantastic. I will need a third, bigger operation next month but one day at a time I reckon… I weight train 3-4 times a week, regularly kick-box, eat healthily and had no history of heart disease. When I spoke to the doctor, he said it was probably a genetic predisposition… Basically, as a British Asian I have a significantly higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease or heart attacks. My dad had a triple heart bypass, my mum has had two attacks and three of my uncles had heart attacks with one dying on the spot. It’s a terrifying feeling. Your chest feels like someone is sitting on your chest holding a 200kg weight and your head feels like it’s spinning out of control as you struggle to remain conscious. In my case, I completely blacked out, falling onto a glass ornament from a standing position, smashing the coffee table with my face as I collapsed into a pool of blood and broken shards, penetrating both cheeks, my nose and the area just beneath my eyes. Later a plastic surgeon had to carefully remove pieces of glass from my face with tweezers after 4 injections to my face. I’m ok… and (quick plug) we’ll still be touring the UK in April (Glasgow, Birmingham, Brighton and London between the 7-11 aegpresents.co.uk/event/nitin-sa…). Obviously we had to defer playing @WOMADelaide until next year. We also have to defer my performance with @the_halle on May 4th to later in the year as that will be soon after my third heart operation. On a positive, I’m also proud to say I (plug 2) produced three tracks on the current U.K. number one album of @rodstewart and #joolsholland Ok. Self promotion over 😂 The point is there has been an alarming rise in fatalities from heart disease recently.. particularly amongst British Asians. So… if you are Asian or, to be honest, in any vulnerable group… get your heart health checked out. It could save your life. You might not see something like this coming… I didn’t. 🙏🏾

Graded on a Curve: The Galileo 7, You, Me and Reality "...Psych-tinged Mod-ish freakbeat is their specialty and their new record finds them in sharp form across a dozen tracks." thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/202… @thegalileo7 @DAMAGEDGOODSREC

New album out today! Here's a vid promo of the title track. Get it from all good record shops or us thegalileoseven.co.uk The Galileo 7 - You, Me and Reality (Damaged Goods 2024) (DIrector's Cut) youtu.be/P3GqbcXwTyI?si… via @YouTube

No expense spent promo clip for the opening track from our new album. Order now from shorturl.at/bEN28 The Galileo 7 - Can't Go Home (from the album 'You, Me and Reality') 2024 youtu.be/UeRo7ImMhKg?si… via @YouTube

The first review is in, and it’s a good ‘un. The album is up for pre-order at thegalileoseven.co.uk/shop/ and damagedgoods.co.uk

A track from new album “You, Me and Reality” on the Mickey Bradley Record Show @MickeyUndertone. He plays “Can’t Go Home” at 1hr 7m 45s… and we got the main photo! Listen to the whole show if you can. He’s great. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

The Prisoners play a short notice Christmas bash on Friday 8th December in Herne Bay! They'll be live debuts for songs from their forthcoming new album as well as a truckload of old faves! ticketsource.co.uk/thekingshall/t…

It's release day for the RE-ISSUED, EXPANDED EDITION OF 'TEAR YOUR MINDS OPEN!' - featuring 8 bonus tracks. Get it here tinyurl.com/G7-TYMWO-Ex Here's yet another of the original clips I used to make in my lunch hour...youtu.be/x-BS7EyGnGc via @YouTube

It's release day for the RE-ISSUED, EXPANDED EDITION OF 'TEAR YOUR MINDS OPEN!' - featuring 8 bonus tracks. Get it here tinyurl.com/G7-TYMWO-Ex Here's another of the original clips I used to make in my lunch hour... youtu.be/wuUgTqGIW0k via @YouTube

It's release day for the RE-ISSUED, EXPANDED EDITION OF 'TEAR YOUR MINDS OPEN!' - featuring 8 bonus tracks. Get it here tinyurl.com/G7-TYMWO-Ex Here's 1 of the original clips I used to make in my lunch hour... youtu.be/gUpGV0j8O9s via @YouTube

It's release day for the re-issued, Expanded Edition of 'Tear Your Minds Wide Open!' - featuring 8 bonus tracks. Get it here tinyurl.com/G7-TYMWO-Ex

Tomorrow, Saturday 17th June we’re in Guildford for our last gig for a few months! Be there, or be not there, but be there! Also featuring the fabulous Veras! Club Strychnine at Suburbs Holroyd Arms skiddle.com/whats-on/Guild…

Pre-order now: The EXPANDED edition of our 2017 album 'Tear Your Minds Wide Open!'. Available for the first as a standalone CD release, featuring 7 previously unavailable extra tracks, solo home demos, alternate versions and full band live demos. thegalileoseven.co.uk/product/tear-y…

The first official CD release of Tear Your Minds Wide Open with 7 extra tracks is on the way...

We’re off to Spain…

@VivCSpurs @jessleemorgan @liverpoolphil @RobynHitchcock Yep, our pandemic lockdown side project Sounds Incarcerated did a version of Going Down to Liverpool in 2020. Tried to combine elements of the two versions… Viv Bonsels & Allan Crockford. 'Going Down to Liverpool' youtu.be/Mi7RwOhNJ2o via @YouTube

@jessleemorgan @liverpoolphil @RobynHitchcock Loved both versions so much our band strived to combine the two! Fantastic song. @thegalileo7.Have a great time 😀

Going down to Liverpool, sang The Bangles, even though we went up yesterday. See y’al later @liverpoolphil opening for estimable @RobynHitchcock. liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/conte…

@GoIndieground @MadWaspRadio Thanks for the play x

It's that pesky radioactive chicken again, AKA prog legends Atomic Rooster. The Galileo 7 will be adding our own brand of toxic garage-psych-pop emissions to the evening at the 100 Club on Sunday 29th January. Hazmat suits advised. Ticket link here: seetickets.com/event/atomic-r…