Revolution Records Cape Town

06/09/2026

🎶 Come listen with us TODAY at Revolution Records! ❤️
Starts @ 2pm.

We’re excited to be hosting We Did This Records for a special record listening & discussion this afternoon.

A big thank you to We Did This Records for choosing Revolution Records Cape Town as the home for this gathering in Cape Town. We’re always happy to make space for good music, good conversation and our wonderful music community. 🖤

Come listen, share and enjoy the music with us!

This Sunday, September 6th, pull through to Revolution Records Cape Town for a listen and chat about the Failed States//Creative Resistances South Africa Compilation Record!

73 Lower Main Road, Observatory,
7945,
Cape Town
@ 2pm

Failed States//Creative Resistances
More Than Hate City: South African Punk

Side A
1. CLUB VALLEY - GHETTOS (2024)
2. Double'D/Ganga Jaji - Die4U (2025)
3. GOATBOi - WHAT REALLY EVEN IS A FURRY? (2026)
4. Grift - Line Goes Up (2025)
5. Shongololo - Swart Hond (2024)
6. L.O.C.* Lerato Orchestral Collective* - UMHLABA (2025)
7. Lefokolodi - Disillusioned (2025)

Side B
1. Necklace - Stab (2026)
2. Sextape - Beware of the Dog (2024)
3. Hawema - Lutho (2023)
4. Skrikkeljaar - wies nie weird nie? (2024)
5. Twenty One Children - Ice Cube (2025)
6. WORMS - Bother You (2025)
7. Zondo Commission - Villainous Wasteland (2025)

The South Africa compilation adds to 3 existing comps from Banda Aceh (Indonesia), Kosovo (ex-Yugoslavia) and Belfast (Northern Ireland):

https://jimdonaghey.noblogs.org/failed-states-creative-resistances-2/'

Temp upload to sample - https://youtu.be/fV31A41TrCA?si=zPufFIl3fgO7XeJ5


Record cover art by Marigold

03/09/2026

🌻 TONIGHT IN OBS! 🌻

It’s OBS Late Night Thrift – Spring Edition tonight, and we’re joining the fun! 🌼

Come wander through Observatory, browse the local shops, catch the buskers, find some specials — and of course, pop in and say hello to us at Revolution Records! 🎶🌻

📍 Lower Main Rd, Obs
🕔 5pm – 8:30pm
🌸 Thursday 3 September

Bring a friend, bring your love of music, and come enjoy a little Spring in Obs! 🌞🎶

01/09/2026

🌱 RECORD OF THE WEEK — IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY

Hello, September. Hello, Spring. 🌸

What better way to welcome a new season than with It’s A Beautiful Day – Today?

Born out of the late-'60s San Francisco psychedelic scene, It's A Beautiful Day blended psychedelic rock with folk, classical influences and some wonderfully unconventional instrumentation. By the time Today arrived in 1973, the band had evolved into a new line-up and a slightly different sound — but they hadn't lost that unmistakably dreamy, colourful spirit. 🌈

🎶 It's A Beautiful Day – Today
Cover Condition: Very Good (VG)
Media Condition: Very Good (VG)
Price: R220.00

Available now at Revolution Records:
revolutionrecords.co.za/product/its-a-beautiful-day-today/

A new month. A new season.
And if you've been paying attention… you might have noticed that something has been growing behind the scenes. 🌿👀

And truly… Today was a perfect day!
🌸 Welcome to Spring. The garden is blooming…

25/08/2026

🔪 RECORD OF THE WEEK: Iron Maiden – Killers 🔪

It’s still Women’s Month, so here’s a little reminder: hell hath no fury like a woman scorned… unless Eddie gets involved. 😈

This week’s ROTW is Iron Maiden’s Killers — raw, fast, loud and absolutely lethal. A must for any Maiden collection. 🤘

Iron Maiden– Killers – EMCJ(L) 5232
Cover Condition: Very Good (VG)
Media Condition: Very Good (VG)
Price: R1000.00

🛒 Available now at Revolution Records Cape Town :
https://revolutionrecords.co.za/product/iron-maiden-killers/
📍 Revolution Records | Observatory, Cape Town

17/08/2026

ROTW: Talk Talk — It’s My Life 💋
Cape Town ladies know. 😉

Dreamy, dramatic and very, very 1984. 🌊
It’s My Life is the kind of Talk Talk album that seems to know exactly who it’s talking to — and judging by the demand in Cape Town, the ladies are listening.

It’s her life. She’ll listen to what she wants. ✨

Cover Condition: Very Good (VG)+
Media Condition: Very Good (VG)+
Price: R750.00

Grab it now on our website:
https://revolutionrecords.co.za/product/talk-talk-its-my-life/

12/08/2026

🎶 **HAPPY INTERNATIONAL VINYL RECORD DAY!** 🎶

Today we celebrate the music, the records, the artwork, the ritual — and all of you who keep vinyl alive. ❤️

But while we celebrate, we've also been busy behind the scenes at **Revolution Records**

📈 Our product database is growing.
📦 **Over 2,500 new products** have just been added to the website.
🔎 There’s more to discover.
🏪 And there’s plenty more happening, both **in store and online**.

And this is only the beginning...

✨ **SOMETHING BIG IS COMING.**

For now, put on a record, turn it up and celebrate the format we love.

**Here’s to the past, present & future of vinyl.**
🖤❤️ **Let’s keep spinning together.**

12/08/2026

🎶 RECORD OF THE WEEK | DEBBIE HARRY – KOOKOO 🎶

This week’s ROTW takes us somewhere a little strange, stylish and wonderfully unexpected…

Before Debbie Harry became firmly established as a solo artist, she stepped away from Blondie and teamed up with two of the most important names in funk and disco: Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic.

The result was KooKoo — Debbie Harry’s 1981 debut solo album, and a fascinating collision of funk, dance, new wave, rock and art-pop.

Released at a fascinating moment in New York music, KooKoo found Harry exploring a very different sound from Blondie. Rodgers and Edwards brought their trademark rhythmic precision to the record, while Harry and Chris Stein pushed things into stranger, darker territory.

And then there’s that cover…

Designed by legendary Swiss artist H.R. Giger, the unforgettable artwork features Debbie Harry with metallic spikes apparently piercing her face — an image that became almost as talked-about as the music itself. Giger also directed the video for “Backfired.”

KooKoo may not have followed the obvious path for one of the biggest names of the New York punk/new-wave scene, but that’s precisely what makes it such an interesting record to revisit.

Debbie Harry + Chic + H.R. Giger?
Now that is a pretty extraordinary combination. 🖤

🎧 Listen: Backfired / The Jam Was Moving / Jump Jump

🛒 Our copy of Debbie Harry – KooKoo is available now at Revolution Records:
https://revolutionrecords.co.za/product/debbie-harry-kookoo/

✨ SOMETHING BIG IS COMING…

We've been busy behind the scenes — and over 2,500 NEW PRODUCTS have just been added to the Revolution Records website!

That means thousands more records, CDs and music treasures to explore. 🖤

There’s plenty more still to come… so keep watching. 👀

09/08/2026

🎉 Celebrating Women’s Day!
Stand the chance to win vouchers and merch! 🏆
Ready to test your music knowledge?
Scan the QR code or tap the link to play:
https://songl.io/?quiz=RHntC
While you’re at it, explore our full collection of incredible female artists on CD & vinyl:
https://revolutionrecords.co.za/collections/female-artists/
How to play:

Best on a laptop, but phone works too (just type fast!)
Enter your name as “YOUR NAME CELL NO”
e.g. “CHUCK GREENING 012 345 6789”
10 iconic tracks from legendary female artists
30 seconds per clip to NAME THAT SONG
Play as many times as you like

Winners get notified via WhatsApp.
Let’s see who knows their queens of music! 👑