Amazon.co.uk currently have a great deal on the 2004 debut album from Franz Ferdinand… they are selling the CD version for just £2.98

Tracklisting:
01. Jacqueline
02. Tell Her Tonight
03. Take Me Out
04. The Dark Of The Matinee
05. Auf Achse
06. Cheating On You
07. This Fire
08. Darts Of Pleasure
09. Michael
10. Come On Home
11. 40 Ft

Audio CD (9 Feb 2004)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Domino

» Click here to buy a copy today

UPDATE! it looks like the prices have now changed for the Franz Ferdinand CD album, but if you look below you’ll see a price comparison of the current prices across several online stores:

If you missed it, you’ll be able to hear it again via the BBC iPlayer …it’s not currently available as of 7:50pm – but check later this evening it should be encoded and uploaded to the site by then :)

[edit/update]:
8pm: actually it seems to be available right now! Go listen and enjoy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00gtbgh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/hub/

If you still haven’t bought the single then here’s a list of the cheapest places to download and buy it online today!

Ulysses Tracklisting:

Ulysses mp3 download single:
1. Ulysses 79p from iTunes GB
2. New Kind Of Thrill 79p from iTunes GB
3. Anyone In Love 79p from iTunes GB
4. You Never Go Out Anymore 79p from iTunes GB

Individual mp3 tracks 79p or buy all 4 for £3.16
£3.16 – Buy mp3 from iTunes GB

$0.99 – Buy mp3 from iTunes USA

Ulysses CD Single:
1. Ulysses
2. Ulysses [Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation]

£1.99 – Buy CD single from Amazon.co.uk
£1.99 – Buy CD single from HMV

Ulysses 7" one:
1. Ulysses
2. Anyone In Love

£2.99 – Buy 7" vinyl 1 from HMV

Ulysses 7" two:
1. Ulysses
2. You Never Go Out Anymore

£2.99 – Buy 7" vinyl 2 from HMV

Have you found Franz Ferdinand’s new single Ulysses for cheaper online? Let us know in the comments!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=E3D33G-tMAg

The competition is only open to Franz Ferdinand fanclub members – and you’ll have to be quick as the competition closes tomorrow (Tuesday 5th Jan 2009)!

Here are the details from the official Franz Ferdinand site news page:

FF FanClub- Competition for attending a soundcheck show

On Tuesday 20 January 2009, prior to Franz Ferdinand’s NME Awards show at
Heaven in London, the FF:FC will be inviting 50 members along to the venue
for a special Fan Club sound check set by the band. There will also be a
chance to have a chat with the Boyz Franz afterwards.

Numbers have been limited to keep things intimate, with places to be
decided through a random draw. The sound check event will be for members
of all ages, unlike the main show itself which is over 18’s. To attend,
you must be available on the day of the show from late afternoon onwards.

The draw will be for one place per member. However, members aged 17 and
under who win a place in the draw, can be accompanied by a parent,
guardian, or other responsible adult.

To enter the draw email: fanclub@franzferdinand.co.uk with Heaven as the
subject header, stating your current membership number, name and age.
Please get your emails in by Tuesday 06 January. All those members
successfully drawn at random to attend the event, will be notified shortly
after this time.

The Rules.

Strictly one entry per member only please.f

The draw is for a place at the sound check event only – not admission to
the main show.

If you hold a ticket for the main show, and win a place for the sound
check event, you will be asked to exit the venue, and be readmitted once
doors open at 7.30pm.

I believe this will be the fourth (?) time that Franz Ferdinand have appeared on the show… previous appearances according to EpGuides.com include:

21 May 2004 – Carol Vorderman, Eddie Izzard, Will Young, Franz Ferdinand
24 Dec 2004 – Delia Smith, Rupert Everett, Blue, Franz Ferdinand
16 Sep 2005 – Alan Whicker, Kanye West, Gérard Depardieu, Franz Ferdinand (playing ‘Do You Want To’)

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross will air on BBC1 on Fri 23rd January 2009, to coincide with the Ulysess single launch (19th Jan), and the Tonight: Franz Ferdinand album release (26th Jan). The show is usually recorded a couple of days before transmission, and for those of you unable to watch it live (or on the BBC iPlayer), it will no doubt be added to the official BBC YouTube channel

Jonathan Ross also posted this news to his Twitter account last week:

"New franz Ferdinand is great. They are playing it on my first show back. We have some incredible bands booked ! am excited"

On the microsite you can also enter a competition to win tickets for Franz Ferdinand’s sold-out show at Heaven in London (20th Jan) … view all forthcoming tour dates

Check out the NME’s Franz Ferdinand microsite at:
http://www.nme.com/franzferdinand

Some dates are on sale at 9am and others at 9:30am…

February 2009
2009.02.28 Limerick Dolans, Rep. Of Ireland – Seetickets, Ticketmaster

March 2009
2009.03.01 Dublin Olympia, Rep. Of Ireland – Seetickets, Ticketmaster
2009.03.04 Glasgow Barrowlands – Seetickets, Ticketmaster
2009.03.05 Glasgow Barrowlands – Seetickets, Ticketmaster
2009.03.06 Manchester Academy – Seetickets, Ticketmaster
2009.03.08 Birmingham Academy – Seetickets, Ticketmaster
2009.03.09 Hammersmith Apollo – Seetickets, Ticketmaster
2009.03.12 AB Club Brussels Belgium
2009.03.13 Paradiso Amsterdam Holland
2009.03.14 Palladium Koln Germany
2009.03.16 Aeronef Lille France
2009.03.17 Olympia Paris France
2009.03.20 Vega Copenhagen Denmark
2009.03.21 Circus Stockholm Sweden
2009.03.22 Sentrum Scene Oslo Norway
2009.03.24 Docks Hamburg Germany
2009.03.25 Columbiahalle Berlin Germany
2009.03.26 Tonhalle Munich Germany
2009.03.28 Schiffbauhalle Zurich Switzerland
2009.03.29 Estragon Bologna Italy
2009.03.30 Alcatraz Milan Italy

April 2009
2009.04.01 Bikini Toulouse France
2009.04.02 Pabellon de La Casilla Bilboa Spain
2009.04.03 Palacio de Deportes Madrid Spain
2009.04.04 Coliseo de Atarfe Granada Spain

£8.95 – Pre-order from Play.com
£8.98 – Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk
£8.99 – Pre-order from BangCD
£8.99 – Pre-order from CD Wow
£8.99 – Pre-order from HMV.com
£52.99 – Pre-order limited edition jukebox version from Play.com

$9.99 – Pre-order mp3 from iTunes USA

New Franz Ferdinand European tour dates for 2009 go on general sale tomorrow morning (Friday 12th December), so be sure to bookmark franz-ferdinand.com and check back around 8/9am for links to buy tickets