tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206886414224471252024-02-19T05:08:02.767+00:00Truffle Rock BandThe Mafia Rock Bandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047289160549724noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520688641422447125.post-81272354545895298802015-06-10T18:52:00.000+01:002016-05-06T10:11:05.721+01:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fun as it was to get back together & play those fantastic songs we wrote so many years ago for a while, our regular lives have unfortunately got in the way ...so we've had to knock it all on the head once again!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A big THANKS to all at High Roller Records & to everyone involved in the past 2/3 years! :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">EXCITING NEWS ....Our good friends at </span><a href="http://www.hrrecords.de/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">High Roller Records</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> have decided to release an official TRUFFLE CD to go with the 3 vinyl albums they have already put out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's called "If you really want" but it will include the whole of BOTH the "If you really want" AND "Bacon slicer strikes again" vinyl albums on it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />You can buy it direct from the High Roller Records website here ...<a href="http://www.hrrshop.de/navi.php?suchausdruck=truffle&JTLSHOP=1vsdigk1bjf35jlhv4id046r90">High Roller Records TRUFFLE page</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We played a rather fun gig @ the Glasshouse, Pyramids Centre, Southsea with three very good bands ...Siege, Toledo Steel & Kodiak Jack! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out these photo's of the gig on our Facebook page here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.843503055716762.1073741830.564695740264163&type=1">Truffle Facebook Glasshouse gig photos</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ooooh a review of the 2015 Glasshouse gig ...click on the link & check it out! ....its a good one too! ...thanks to Big D for this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">TRUFFLE played a set at the fantastic event that was Brofest 2, Newcastle<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_457980767"> </a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.brofest.co.uk/">http://www.brofest.co.uk/</a> recently & the boys would like to thank everyone involved ...it was brilliantly organised & we had a blast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are doing it at the fantastic <a href="http://www.2020studios.co.uk/contact.htm">2020 studios in Farlington</a> & it's our first time as the band in a studio since 1985!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not sure what we'll do with them once they're done but we will let everyone know as soon as we can! :-)</span><br />
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