Arctic Monkeys

The Oxfam shop on West Street in Bridport will be part of a music industry first, as Arctic Monkeys release their new single, ‘Crying Lightning’, through Oxfam’s network of 700 charity shops, with proceeds going to help the charity’s lifesaving work around the world.

The limited-edition 7”, which is the first single from new album Humbug, features a cover of the Nick Cave classic ‘Red Right Hand’ as a B-side, and goes on sale in the Bridport Oxfam shop on Monday 17 August 2009. The release marks the first time Oxfam shops have sold a new release single for 25 years.

The ‘Crying Lightning’ 7” will cost £2.99, and each single will come with a download code allowing fans to get an MP3 version of the songs for free.

Domino and Arctic Monkeys are also calling on music fans from Bridport to bring in any unwanted albums or singles to the West Street shop when they pick up their copy of the single, to help Oxfam keep turning yesterday’s hits into vital funds for years to come.

Laurence Bell, founder of Domino, said:
"Oxfam is a Great British institution and it's a delight to be working together on this project. There are about seven hundred Oxfam shops in the UK, many of them in high streets that once housed a record shop, so as well as raising some money for a great cause we are able to get vinyl back onto the nation's high streets, which feels good.

“We encourage all customers to bring something of value to donate to the store when they come down to buy the new Arctic Monkeys single."

Bridport shop manager Gemma, said:
“Music fans from all over Bridport love to dig through our collection of donated music to find some hidden treasures, and they’ll be delighted that they can now pick up something as exciting and exclusive as this from their local Oxfam shop.  Even better, every copy sold – and every record donated to the shop – will help us raise money to fight poverty around the world.”