Posted on 28th February, 2017
My Secret World is being screened in Madrid as part of the Madrid Popfest at around 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, 2nd March at Generation X, a comic store in Malasaña, and there’ll be a Q&A with Clare afterwards. The actual popfest is at the weekend, and Clare will also be DJing between 1 a.m. and 2.30 a.m. on Saturday night.
Posted on 26th January, 2016
Just a quick post to let you know that the DVD of My Secret World is now back in stock, complete with 85 minutes of extra material, a “making-of” booklet, a badge and a balloon. You can order copies directly from Lucy HERE – it’s £14 plus p&p (p&p will depend on whether you want her to blow the balloon up for you or leave it flaccid).
Posted on 2nd December, 2015
The DVD of My Secret World has, I’ve just discovered, now sold out. Which is both good news and bad news, depending on who you are. Lucy is contemplating making some more in the New Year – albeit in a more basic version, without the postcards and whatnot – but will only do so if she thinks there’s a big enough demand. So, if you’re one of those people who didn’t get your act together last month, it probably makes sense to drop her a line and register your interest. You can do that here. If, on the other hand, you can’t imagine why anyone would want to watch it twice, or you have some unwelcome relatives staying and think that playing it repeatedly over the space of a weekend might make the antipathy mutual, you can STREAM it: it costs £4 for 48 hours, or the exact opposite of a NCP car park in central London.
Those of a more bookish bent should take note that stocks of Popkiss seem to be running low too, though again we have fingers crossed for a reprint. In the meantime, Bloomsbury are having a Christmas sale till 13th December, meaning you can get it for £10.19. Plus p&p, unless you’re ordering other stuff too (check out their 33 1/3 series – someone’s written a whole book about OK Computer… why would anyone do that?). Also, from 7th December, you’ll be able to buy eBook versions for £10.79 – again, that’s a sale price, but you can pre-order.
And finally… if you’re slightly distrusting of the cool, even-handed, non-partisan and thoroughly objective approach to the label’s history taken by both book and film and would prefer something a bit more prejudiced, blinkered and skewed, then you might like to know that we’ve just uploaded the text from There And Back Again Lane (SARAH 100). It’s a 22-page 8MB pdf and you can find it here.
Posted on 25th November, 2015
Probably the last public screening of My Secret World – until the BFI celebration in 25 years’ time, obviously – will take place this Sunday in Bandung. All the details are in the flyer on the left or, for more info, visit their Facebook page!
Posted on 5th November, 2015
A final reminder that tonight, Thursday 5th November, sees the launch of both Popkiss, Michael White’s fabulous book about Sarah, and also the DVD of My Secret World, Lucy Dawkins’ equally fabulous film about the label, which has extra minutes and postcards and other bits and bobs. We’ll be there (as will Lucy) doing a Q&A and taking questions from the floor or, if the drugs have worn off, from anyone who’s sitting or standing on it. And, just to clarify, you can just turn up – you don’t need to have pre-booked. Just don’t be late.
POPKISS and MY SECRET WORLD: JOINT LAUNCH
with Q&A with Lucy Dawkins and ourselves
Rough Trade East
Old Truman Brewery,
91 Brick Lane
London, E1 6QL
Thursday, 5th November, 7pm – 9pm
To find out more, go to the Rough Trade listing.
Posted on 2nd November, 2015
The DVD version of My Secret World is now available, with a poster, booklet, postcards and – apparently – over 85 minutes of extra content. Which hopefully means that Lucy’s reinstated the infamous Orchids/Blueboy beach volleyball match, Scott and Jamie from Secret Shine’s balloon animal demonstration, and maybe even Stewart Boyracer’s Cookery Corner – what that boy can do with a baked potato shocked even his own bandmates (if you’ve ever wondered about the line-up change between SARAH 85 and SARAH 96, there’s your answer). To find out, why not buy one here or – more excitingly – come along to Rough Trade East on Thursday 5th between 7pm and 9pm where copies will be on sale alongside copies of Michael White’s Popkiss as part of an evening of lavish entertainment with ourselves, Lucy and Alexis Petridis.
Posted on 26th October, 2015
As previously mentioned, Michael White’s wonderful Popkiss is being launched at Rough Trade East on 5th November. Just to add to the excitement, though, this event will now also see the launch of the DVD of My Secret World. There’ll be a Q&A/chat with our good selves and My Secret World director Lucy Dawkins, and I think we’ll be showing a bit of the film too.
So, that’s:
POPKISS and MY SECRET WORLD: JOINT LAUNCH
with film clips and Q&A with Lucy Dawkins and ourselves
Rough Trade East
Old Truman Brewery,
91 Brick Lane
London, E1 6QL
Thursday, 5th November, 7pm – 9pm
To find out more, go to the Rough Trade listing.
Posted on 23rd September, 2015
My Secret World is being screened in Athens as part of the 21st Athens International Film Festival.
Friday, 25th September, 13:00
Saturday, 26th September, 22:30
Friday, 2nd October, 20:30
All screenings are at the Odeon (Akadimias 57), and on the Saturday there’s also a Q&A afterwards with director Lucy Dawkins.
More info is available on the festival website.
As you can see from the poster on the left, there’s also related event on the Saturday put on by Make Me Happy. See their Facebook page for more details.
Posted on 23rd September, 2015
For some reason, the city of Cambridge has decided that one screening of My Secret World, isn’t enough, so they’re doing two, one on a Thursday, one on a Sunday. It’s a pound cheaper on Thursday. As am I.
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Sunday, 11th October, 8.30 p.m.
Thursday, 15th October, 6.30 p.m.
Admission: £11.00 (Sun) £10.00 (Thu)
Arts Picturehouse
38–39 St Andrew’s Street
Cambridge
CB2 3AR
Posted on 24th August, 2015
Just a little reminder that a second London screening of My Secret World is taking place this Wednesday (26th August) at the Central London Picturehouse and will be followed by a Q&A in which us and director Lucy Dawkins will be discussing the history of the label, the making of the film, and the best way of getting back to Leyton when the Central Line’s not running (38 to Clapton Pond and then a 48, 55 or 56, I reckon)*.
* STOP PRESS: tube strike now postponed! But I shall leave this in place rather than delete it in order to give future social historians a bit of context and in case any of you fancied going home by bus.
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A with us and Lucy
Wednesday, 26th August, 6.30 p.m.
Admission: £10.00
Picturehouse Central
Shaftesbury Avenue (corner of Great Windmill Street)
London
W1D 7DH
And don’t forget there’s also a Belfast screening on Friday:
Friday, 28th August, 7.30 p.m.
Admission: £5.50
Oh Yeah Music Centre
15-21 Gordon Street
Belfast
BT1 2LG
Posted on 13th August, 2015
Just a quick reminder that My Secret World is being shown at Cinema City in Norwich at 8.30pm tonight, and as part of the Manchester Popfest on Sunday. For tickets, click the links below:
And then don’t forget we have a second London screening on 26th August and a Belfast screening on the 28th!
Posted on 28th July, 2015
Just a short post to let you know that tickets for the London screening of My Secret World (with Q&A) on 26th August are now on sale (and not too exorbitantly priced, given normal West End prices). Please note that we’re on Screen 7 at the moment, which is the smallest, so don’t dally too long. Obviously it may get moved to a bigger screen, as it did at Hackney, but we can’t know for sure at this stage!
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A with us and Lucy
Wednesday, 26th August, 6.30 p.m.
Admission: £10.00
Picturehouse Central
Shaftesbury Avenue (corner of Great Windmill Street)
London
W1D 7DH
Posted on 28th July, 2015
My Secret World will be shown next month in Mexico City as part of the Rubber Film Fest. I’ve no idea where the rubber comes into it – and maybe, in retrospect, we needn’t have deleted some of the scenes we did – but here are the details:
Rubber Festival Internacional de la Música en el Cine presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Sunday, 2nd August, 17:00 @ Le Cinéma-Ifal
Friday, 7th August, 18:00 @ La Casa Del Cine MX
Posted on 24th July, 2015
A second London screening of My Secret World has been arranged for Wednesday, 26th August at the swanky new Central London Picturehouse in the appalling old Trocadero Centre and will be followed by a Q&A with both us and director Lucy Dawkins.
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A with us and Lucy
Wednesday, 26th August, 6.30 p.m.
Admission: £10.00
Picturehouse Central
Shaftesbury Avenue (corner of Great Windmill Street)
London
W1D 7DH
Posted on 23rd July, 2015
Another screening of My Secret World, this time at the Picturehouse in Norwich. Please note that, at the moment, the Picturehouse website is claiming there will be a Q&A with us after, but there won’t, I’m afraid; because there’s no way we’re going to Norwich on a Thursday evening, however fine a city it is – it’s miles away. (Unless you live in Norwich, obviously. Or Great Yarmouth. Or Cromer. Or Wymondham.)
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Thursday, 13th August, 8.30 p.m.
Admission: £10.00
Cinema City (Norwich Picturehouse)
St Andrew’s Street
Norwich
NR2 4AD
Posted on 18th July, 2015
A screening of My Secret World has been confirmed for Belfast on Friday, 28th August.
Beat 15 presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Friday, 28th August, 7.30 p.m.
Admission: £5.50
Oh Yeah Music Centre
15-21 Gordon Street
Belfast
BT1 2LG
Posted on 18th July, 2015
Apologies for the short notice – I’ve been in Portugal – but a screening of My Secret World has been confirmed for Bologna on Tuesday, 21st July.
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
plus DJ Set by Polaroid Blog & Radio Città del Capo
Tuesday, 21st July, 8.30 p.m.
Zoo
Vicolo Bolognetti 5
Bologna
Posted on 26th June, 2015
Slightly short notice, I know, but My Secret World will be shown next month in Brazil as part of the In-Edit festival:
In-Edit Brasil presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Friday, 3rd July, 15h @ Cine Olido
Friday, 10th July, 17h30 @ Cinemateca Sala Petrobrás
For more info and tickets, click here.
And keeping on a sun, sand and beach volleyball tip, a reminder that it’s also being screened tonight in BRIGHTON – advance tickets have sold out, but they’ve kept a few back for sale on the door if you get there early! Details here.
Posted on 20th June, 2015
A screening of My Secret World has been confirmed for The Hyde Park Picturehouse in Leeds on Tuesday, 4th August, with a Q&A by Clare after. It seems to be on the main screen, which means you can sit in the balcony if you want; they also appear to have seventeen different price bands, so don’t book when drunk.
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A with Clare
Tuesday, 4th August, 6.30 p.m.
Admission: £5.00 – £7.50
Hyde Park Picturehouse
73 Brudenell Road
Leeds
LS6 1JD
Outside the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles, just before the screening of My Secret World on 24th May 2015 – taken by Clare, who did a Q&A after the screening.
Posted on 22nd May, 2015
Just a quick reminder that My Secret World is being screened in Los Angeles this Sunday at the Silent Movie Theatre, followed by a Q&A with Clare – more details HERE. Also, it’s just been added to the programme of the Manchester Popfest in August, on Sunday 16th at Islington Mill in Salford – not quite sure how it fits in with the rest of the programme, so you might want to check the details yourself and buy a ticket for the whole weekend, as things are also happening on the Saturday at Kraak Gallery – see links below.
Manchester Popfest 2015 presents
My Secret World:
the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Sunday, 16th August
sometime between 1 p.m. and midnight
Islington Mill
James Street
Salford
M3 5HW
Admission: £13.50 (day)/£22.50 (weekend)
Tickets from Piccadilly Records or Skiddle.com – that link also shows you the full Sunday line-up. For the Saturday line-up, you’ll need to click here.
Posted on 16th May, 2015
Just a quick note to say that online tickets for the Brighton screening of My Secret World on Friday, 26th June (with Q&A and live performance by The Catenary Wires) have now sold out, but you can still get actual physical tickets from Resident Music (28 Kensington Gardens, North Laine, Brighton, BN1 4AL). Once they’ve gone, though, I’m afraid your only options will be to burst into tears at the door or hide under someone’s coat, which won’t be easy if everyone’s wearing anoraks.
UPDATE: apparently a few tickets are being held back for sale on the door… but get there early!
Posted on 12th May, 2015
Just a quick reminder that there are two screenings of My Secret World this week. On Thursday (14th) it’s being shown at The Cube in BRISTOL (8pm, tickets £6), and there’ll be a Q&A afterwards, chaired by writer Jane Duffus, in which you can ask me all those things you’ve always wanted to know about running a small independent record label in Bristol a quarter of a century ago: was Revolver really as scary as people say, is it true you couldn’t buy a cupcake on Stokes Croft for love nor money, and who would have won in a fight between Mousefolk and the Driscolls? More details here and TICKETS HERE.
Also, it’s being shown TONIGHT at the Blackmarket Gallery in ROME. According to their website you have another 8 hours 12 minutes to buy tickets, and you can do that here.
And finally… it seems that tickets for the BRIGHTON screening on 26th June are almost sold out. Not sure if that’s a reflection on us (we’ll be doing a Q&A), Catenary Wires (who will be playing), the size of the venue or how nice the tickets are but, whichever it is (my money’s on all but the first), don’t say you haven’t been warned. Tickets from Resident Music or We Got Tickets.
Posted on 10th May, 2015
Obviously it was pretty depressing that UKIP won overall control of Thanet District Council on Thursday. On the plus side, though, a new programme of arts events in the area has already been announced and, in addition to the Exhibition of Degenerate Art at the Turner Contemporary and the book burning in front of Peter’s Fish Factory in Ramsgate, My Secret World will be receiving its first Kent screening at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate alongside a live performance by The Catenary Wires.
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
The Catenary Wires
live performance
Saturday, 11th July, 7.30 p.m.
Tom Thumb Theatre
2 Eastern Esplanade
Cliftonville
Margate
CT9 2LB
Admission: £8.00
Please remember to take your passport/ration book/photo of grandparent holding a framed picture of the queen, otherwise you may be turned back at the border.
Posted on 6th May, 2015
Another U.S. screening of My Secret World, this time in Los Angeles:
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A with Clare
Sunday, 24th May, 7 p.m.
Silent Movie Theatre
611 N Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles
CA 90036
Admission: $12.00
Posted on 1st May, 2015
Slightly unexpectedly, we now have Rome screening for My Secret World, and it’s the week after next:
Indie For Bunnies/L’Attimo Fuggente/Unplugged in Monti present
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Tuesday, 12th May, 21:00
Admission: €4.50
Blackmarket Art Gallery
Via Panisperna 101
Rome
ITALY
There only seem to be 50 tickets, and they go on sale online on Monday, 4th May. Get them here!
There are also Facebook pages at:
Unplugged in Monti
Blackmarket Gallery
Posted on 30th April, 2015
Just a quick update to let you know that tickets for the Brighton screening of My Secret World on 26th June (+ Q&A with us and The Catenary Wires live) are now available as actual physical objects from Resident Music (28 Kensington Gardens, North Laine, Brighton, BN1 4AL). Or you can get them from We Got Tickets if you prefer to be faceless and impersonal and don’t mind Google and Bill Gates and Grant Shapps knowing that you’re going.
Before that, there’s a screening at The Cube in Bristol on 14th May, with a Q&A hosted by journalist and author Jane Duffus, who’s written this rather lovely preview piece for Bristol 24/7 (local arts/news magazine). Tickets on sale here!
Posted on 29th April, 2015
A photo of Clare onstage at the Q&A after the Glasgow screening of My Secret World last Sunday, with host Brogues. Clare’s the one on the left.
Posted on 25th April, 2015
A screening of My Secret World has just been arranged for Brighton on Friday, 26th June, and will include not just a Q&A with the pair of us (boo!) but also a live performance by The Catenary Wires (hurrah!) which you almost certainly don’t need me to tell you is Amelia and Rob from Heavenly’s new project, but I’m telling you anyway because it makes me feel like I have a purpose; unlike their other project, Marine Research, which just made me feel I’d like to have a porpoise. Thank you. I’m here all week. Try the fish. Full details below but, before that, just a quick reminder that the Glasgow screening takes place (with a Q&A by Clare) tomorrow, Sunday 26th April, and there’s a Bristol screening (with Matt) on 14th May.
If You’ve Got Ears You’ve Got To Listen presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A
The Catenary Wires
live performance
Friday, 26th June, 8 p.m.
West Hill Hall
Compton Avenue
Seven Dials
Brighton
BN1 3PS
Admission: £6.00
(unlicensed, so BOB)
Posted on 18th April, 2015
The first New York screening of My Secret World took place yesterday evening at Monty Hall in Jersey City (which isn’t, I know, technically New York, but I’m not going to get sidetracked here into the vagaries of North American geography; let’s just blame glaciation and leave it at that). It sold out, but fear not if you missed it, people on either side of the Hudson, as a second screening has been arranged as part of the NYC Popfest at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn:
NYC Popfest 2015 presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Friday, 29th May, 5 p.m.
Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn
NY 11211
Admission: $10.00*
* not sure if there’s also some combined ticket with the rest of the festival… probably best to check the Popfest website!NYC Popfest
Buy tickets (film only, not festival)
Posted on 11th April, 2015
Just a final reminder that the London premiere of My Secret World takes place at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday 12th April, at the Hackney Picturehouse, and has now been bumped up to the main screen, so tickets are still available! Pete Paphides will be hosting a Q&A with us immediately after and then Dickon Edwards (Shelley, Orlando, Fosca, himself) will be DJ-ing in the bar. Click here for tickets!
If your plan was to travel via Hackney Central, by the way, then leave a bit of extra time, as there are replacement buses on that bit of the Overground. But the Highbury-Shoreditch branch is running fine, so you could just go to Dalston Junction instead and walk up Graham Road. Hackney Downs and London Fields are both open normally too and, this being Hackney, there are more buses than you can shake a stick at.*
* DISCLAIMER: please do not shake sticks at buses as it confuses the drivers and can cause unnecessary delay to your journey.
Doc ‘n Roll Festival presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
FIRST LONDON SCREENING
followed by Q&A hosted by Peter Paphides
and a DJ set by Dickon Edwards
Sunday, 12th April, 5 p.m.
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare Street
Hackney
London
E8 1HE
Posted on 4th April, 2015
My Secret World will be showing this month at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente. My Argentinian is a little rusty, but I think that translates as Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema.
Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
Friday, 17th April, 10.30 p.m. @ El Cultural San Martín
Sunday, 19th April, 10.00 p.m. @ El Cultural San Martín
Friday, 24th April, 11.30 p.m. @ Malba Cine
For more info and tickets, click here.
Posted on 26th March, 2015
A screening of My Secret World has been confirmed for Glasgow on Sunday, 26th April, as a joint promotion by Glasgow Film Theatre and Monorail Film Club. There’ll be a Q&A with Clare after.
Glasgow Film Theatre and Monorail Film Club present
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A with Clare
Sunday, 26th April, 7.45 p.m.
Admission: £8.50 (concessions available)
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose Street
Glasgow
G3 6RB
For more info and tickets, click here.
Posted on 25th March, 2015
Excellent news from the Hackney Picturehouse: they’ve just moved the Doc’n Roll screening of MY SECRET WORLD on Sunday, 12th April to Screen 1, just like it was Pirates of the Caribbean or The Hunger Games or something, which means there are now more tickets on sale and you can get them HERE and also pre-order popcorn buckets.
Don’t be confused, by the way, by the “TBC” in the main listing – that’s referring to something else entirely, and it definitely is all definite. Also, it’s not 123 minutes long, despite what it says; it’s actually slightly shorter than the original cut, as several scenes of nudity and mild peril have now been excised and, as mentioned elsewhere, Lucy needed to make it suitable for dogs. ALSO, as well as the Q&A with us and journalist Peter Paphides, there will be music in the bar afterwards with Dickon Edwards (Shelley/Orlando), a real live DJ. So you could just come to that and buy us a drink. But we’d rather you came to the film and asked us awkward questions. As long as they’re not about missing mail order.
Posted on 16th March, 2015
The London screening of My Secret World on 12th April has now sold out, but the promoters are looking into moving it to a larger screen, so if you’ve not got tickets so far, don’t give up hope – just keep your wits about you and maybe check back in a few days!
Posted on 13th March, 2015
We’ve now confirmed a screening for My Secret World at The Cube in Bristol on 14th May. Full details below:
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
followed by Q&A
Thursday, 14th May, 8 p.m.
Admission: £6.00
The Cube
Dove Street South
Bristol
BS2 8JD
For more info and tickets, click here.
Posted on 10th March, 2015
Exciting news: My Secret World yesterday won “Best Film” in the Royal Television Society West of England Awards… not just “Best Film about an obscure indie record label operating between 1987 and 1995”, but actual proper “Best Film”. So huge congratulations to Lucy and Tom!
Posted on 10th February, 2015
Just to update our previous post on this, My Secret World is getting its first U.S. screening on 17th April and this will also now include a Q&A afterwards with Clare. Full details below. I’ve just noticed, by the way, that the Brown Paper Tickets website says its not dog-friendly, so it might be worth me saying – in case anyone’s worried – that I’m pretty sure this refers to the cinema, not the film, as I know Lucy made several edits to comply with BBFC rules on what can and cannot be shown to dogs, and certainly none of the dogs who’ve seen it so far have raised objections; other than a dachshund called Eric who complained that there should have been more about Boyracer and that he couldn’t see the screen properly.
WFMU and DJ Trouble present
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
FIRST U.S. SCREENING
followed by Q&A with Clare Wadd
Friday, 17th April, 8 p.m.
Admission: $8.00
Monty Hall
43 Montgomery Street
Jersey City
NJ 07302
Tickets available from Brown Paper Tickets.
Posted on 7th February, 2015
The initial batch of tickets for the London screening (with Q&A) of My Secret World at the Hackney Picturehouse on 12th April has just sold out, but the film is being moved to a larger screen so more tickets should be on sale very soon, if they’re not already! Check here for details.
Also, a New York (or New Jersey, to be precise) screening has now been confirmed for 17th April, or April 17th as they say over there, at Monty Hall, 43 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 at 8 p.m., presented by WFMU (a radio station) and DJ Trouble (a DJ). You can find out more and buy tickets here. They’re $8, which seems pretty decent.
Posted on 26th January, 2015
The first London screening of My Secret World, the Sarah Records film, has just been announced. It will be shown at the Hackney Picturehouse on Sunday 12th April at 5 p.m., and there’ll be a chat/Q&A with us afterwards hosted by journalist Peter Paphides. You can book now on the Picturehouse website. Don’t leave it too long – I think there are only 115 tickets!
Doc ‘n Roll Festival presents
My Secret World: the story of Sarah Records
a film by Lucy Dawkins
FIRST LONDON SCREENING
followed by Q&A hosted by Peter Paphides
Sunday, 12th April, 5 p.m.
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare Street
Hackney
London
E8 1HE
(Just across the road from Hackney Town Hall and the Hackney Empire. 5 minutes from Hackney Central station [London Overground] or 10 minutes from Hackney Downs or London Fields on the Liverpool Street line.)
Posted on 26th November, 2014
If you’re in Santiago, Chile, in early December, My Secret World is screening on Saturdays 6th & 13th as part of the 11th Festival de Cine y Documental Musical In-Edit.
Posted on 29th October, 2014
My Secret World will be screened at the In-Edit Festival in Barcelona tomorrow, with a Q&A afterwards with Clare and film-maker Lucy Dawkins. Then on Friday there’ll be further screenings in Madrid, Pamplona and Bilbao, though without the Q&A!
Posted on 12th October, 2014
My Secret World, Lucy Dawkins’ documentary about Sarah Records, will be shown at the In-Edit Festival in Barcelona at the end of this month. Screenings are on Sunday 26th October at 7.30pm and Thursday 30th at 9.15pm – more details and info on how to buy tickets can be found here. There will also be screenings in Madrid, Pamplona and Bilbao – details to follow!
Posted on 6th May, 2014
Over the course of the May bank holiday weekend, Bristol’s Arnolfini Gallery staged a series of events under the banner Between Hello and Goodbye: the Secret World of Sarah Records. An exhibition of Sarah artefacts (posters, artwork, demo tapes, photos, giant Saropolies…) was held in the main gallery space, Clare led guided walks each day around notable Sarah landmarks, and in the cinema on Saturday evening there was a preview screening of My Secret World (Lucy Dawkins’ wonderful new film about the label – see sidebar) and live performances by three bands – The Orchids, Secret Shine and Amelia, Rob and Pete from Heavenly – followed by dancing in the bar till the early hours courtesy of London’s How Does It Feel To Be Loved? club, relocated to the West Country for the night.
All in all, people seem to have enjoyed it, and we know there are loads of lovely Tweets and photos out there. While we’re still getting our heads round those, though, we’d just like to say a big thank you to everyone involved – to Lucy for making the film, to the bands for playing, to Axel, Al, Lucy, Mark, Anton and all the other Arnolfini staff for organising everything and putting up with our occasional cluelessness (with a special nod to all the gallery attendants who had to listen to There And Back Again Lane on loop for four days), to Ian for DJing… and, of course, to everyone who came, some of whom we’d not met since Sarah stopped, and some of whom we were meeting for the first time having written each other letters twenty-five years ago…
Our personal Top Ten moments? It’s impossible to choose but, off the top of our heads, I don’t think we’ll ever forget:
And now here are some more photos (all taken by Lucy Munro).
This typewriter cost £22.50 from W.H. Smith’s in Broadmead in 1985 and all the early fanzines and leaflets were written on it. It wasn’t meant to be an interactive exhibit, but teenagers in particular seemed unable to resist the idea of a computer you needed to hit.
The Arnolfini kindly provided a handy wall-mounted history of Sarah Records for anyone who’d wandered in off the quayside looking for the toilets, or wandered out of the exhibition looking for an explanation.
Due to a slight misunderstanding, this room was entirely full of fresh flowers, kittens, blue Smarties and pictures of Mariah Carey.
Sarah 58, A and B sides, performed on the hour every hour by Julian from The Hit Parade; sadly the man-size glass vitrine didn’t arrive in time.
For those confused by the exhibition, a small guide was available from the bookshop; and, if that didn’t help, a wide range of books on other topics.
Two small oblongs of white light projected onto the wall just inside the entrance proved especially popular.
Stage times from the green room. We’d like to thank The Doors for agreeing to go on first, and hope they got back safely to L.A.
The Arnolfini attempted to lure anyone walking down Narrow Quay into the exhibition with photos of the cranes directly opposite and a signpost showing the way to Yate.
Seeing a giant Saropoly board on public display in the window of the Arnolfini facing Prince Street bridge may well be our proudest moment.
The exhibition introduced Sarah Records to a whole new generation of pop fans, several of whom responded by repeatedly hitting the large switch on the wall in the hope the horrid music would stop and it would all go dark.
And some more photos…
Posted on 27th April, 2014
Next weekend (2nd-5th May), there’s a four-day exhibition at the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol presenting various artefacts from our eight years running the label – artwork, posters, tapes, fanzines, records and so forth. It’s free, and runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The Saturday will also feature a preview screening of My Secret World, Lucy Dawkins’ film about the label, and performances by The Orchids, Secret Shine and Amelia and Rob from Heavenly – tickets for that are £18. There’s also a Q&A with us, and Clare will be leading walking tours of various Sarah landmarks on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday – that’s all free, like the exhibition, and the whole thing is part of the Bristol Art Weekender, and you can find out more details here.