What can you say about this amazing band that hasn’t already been said? Also rans who out ran, under dogs who became winners, it’s been a long and winding road of heartache and seemingly unpassable obstacles that were always met with an unerring drive and positivity. This is a band who always believed in themselves and, just as importantly, the power of music.

I think it’s about 13 studio albums which this wonderful compilation covers. They’ve been going since 1989, but the thing is, their last two records are probably in their top three. 2015’s Modern Nature is second only to their Britpop era high, Tellin’ Stories. And it’s follow up, ‘Different Days’, not far behind. They constantly reinvent themselves, always sound fresh, always produce timeless classics which defy pigeon holing. From “The Only One I Know” through “Can’t Get Out of Bed”, “Tellin’ Stories”, “North Country Boy'' and right up to “Come Home Baby” and “Plastic Machinery”, the high quality never seems to drop and, as I said earlier, is possibly even getting better.

It’s well documented how this group has been beset by awful tragedy, so, I see the majesty of this incredible compilation as a testimony to the belief, dedication, and power of positive thinking that the original members clearly possess. In front man Tim Burgess the Charlatans have a modern-day folk hero. A man-child dreamer, believer, and cosmic schemer who spreads nothing but joy and love. He’s just a conductor for all good music, not just his own, and when his online listening parties took flight over Lockdown, he united a nation of music fans and even drew praise from Paul McCartney. The guy’s a hero and his band are too. This career defining best of is faultless: every home should have one.

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Barry says: This is pretty much the essential document of one of Manchester's most legendary musical outfits. It's a heady collection that spans over thirty years of music...

TRACK LISTING

THEN1CD (CD)
A HEAD FULL OF IDEAS (BEST OF)
1) The Only One I Know
2) Weirdo
3) Can’t Get Out Of Bed
4) Jesus Hairdo
5) Just When You’re Thinking Things Over
6) North Country Boy
7) Tellin’ Stories
8) One To Another
9) How High
10) Forever (Edit)
11) Impossible (Edit)
12) Love Is The Key
13) A Man Needs To Be Told
14) Up At The Lake
15) Blackened Blue Eyes
16) Oh Vanity
17) My Foolish Pride
18) Come Home Baby
19) Let The Good Times Be Never Ending (Edit)
20) Plastic Machinery
21) Totally Eclipsing

THEN1CDX (2CD Deluxe)
CD1
A HEAD FULL OF IDEAS (BEST OF)
1) The Only One I Know
2) Weirdo
3) Can’t Get Out Of Bed
4) Jesus Hairdo
5) Just When You’re Thinking Things Over
6) North Country Boy
7) Tellin’ Stories
8) One To Another
9) How High
10) Forever (Edit)
11) Impossible (Edit)
12) Love Is The Key
13) A Man Needs To Be Told
14) Up At The Lake
15) Blackened Blue Eyes
16) Oh Vanity
17) My Foolish Pride
18) Come Home Baby
19) Let The Good Times Be Never Ending (Edit)
20) Plastic Machinery
21) Totally Eclipsing
CD2
TRUST IS FOR BELIEVERS (LIVE)
1) Polar Bear (Blackburn, King Georges Hall. November 1990 - BBC Radio 1)
2) Indian Rope (Reading Festival 1992 - BBC Radio 1)
3) Can’t Even Be Bothered (Reading Festival 1992 - BBC Radio 1)
4) Can’t Get Out Of Bed (Glasgow Tramway, Sound City 1994 - BBC Radio1)
5) I Never Want An Easy Life (If Me And Him Were Ever To Get There) (Glasgow Tramway, Sound City 1994 - BBC Radio1)
6) Then (Glastonbury Festival 1995 - BBC Radio 1) 7) Tootache (Hultsfred Festival, Sweden 1997). ***Exclusive To 2CD Deluxe***
8) Here Comes A Soul Saver (Hultsfred Festival, Sweden 1997)
9) Just Lookin’ (Hultsfred Festival, Sweden 1997) ***Exclsuive To 2CD Deluxe***
10) My Beautiful Friend (Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007)
11) The Blind Stagger (Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007)
12) Trouble Understanding (The Church Studios, London) ***Exclusive To 2CD Deluxe***
13) Sproston Green (Reading Festival 1999 - BBC Radio 1)

THEN1LP (2LP)
A HEAD FULL OF IDEAS (BEST OF)
A1) The Only One I Know
A2) Weirdo
A3) Can’t Get Out Of Bed
A4) Jesus Hairdo
A5) Just When You’re Thinking Things Over
A6) North Country Boy
B1) Tellin’ Stories
B2) One To Another
B3) How High
B4) Forever
B5) Impossible
C1) Love Is The Key
C2) A Man Needs To Be Told
C3) Up At The Lake
C4) Blackened Blue Eyes
C5) Oh Vanity
D1) My Foolish Pride
D2) Come Home Baby
D3) Let The Good Times Be Never Ending
D4) Plastic Machinery
D5) Totally Eclipsing

THEN1LPX (3LP)
A HEAD FULL OF IDEAS (BEST OF)
A1) The Only One I Know
A2) Weirdo
A3) Can’t Get Out Of Bed
A4) Jesus Hairdo
A5) Just When You’re Thinking Things Over
A6) North Country Boy
B1) Tellin’ Stories
B2) One To Another
B3) How High
B4) Forever
B5) Impossible
C1) Love Is The Key
C2) A Man Needs To Be Told
C3) Up At The Lake
C4) Blackened Blue Eyes
C5) Oh Vanity
D1) My Foolish Pride
D2) Come Home Baby
D3) Let The Good Times Be Never Ending
D4) Plastic Machinery
D5) Totally Eclipsing
E1) Polar Bear (Blackburn, King Georges Hall. November 1990 - BBC Radio 1)
E2) Indian Rope (Reading Festival 1992 - BBC Radio 1)
E3) Can’t Even Be Bothered (Reading Festival 1992 - BBC Radio 1)
E4) Can’t Get Out Of Bed (Glasgow Tramway, Sound City 1994 - BBC Radio1)
E5) I Never Want An Easy Life (If Me And Him Were Ever To Get There) (Glasgow Tramway, Sound City 1994 - BBC Radio1)
F1) Then (Glastonbury Festival 1995 - BBC Radio 1)
F2) Here Comes A Soul Saver (Hultsfred Festival, Sweden 1997)
F3) My Beautiful Friend (Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007)
F4) The Blind Stagger (Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007)
F5) Sproston Green (Reading Festival 1999 - BBC Radio 1)

The second my bloody valentine album, loveless, was released in 1991. Musically, it took an unexpected leap forwards, standing ahead of anything released at the time. Shields and the band moved further towards a music of pure sensation, creating textures and tones that could be felt as much as heard; with loveless the band created an album that overwhelmed the senses. loveless is widely considered a flawless whole and rightly regarded as a masterpiece; a 1990s equivalent to Pet Sounds, In A Silent Way or Innervisions, a record constructed by exploring the edges of what a recording studio is capable of. It is a record best experienced as a whole, in one sitting - a listening experience like no other and unmatchable in its sonic brevity.

TRACK LISTING

1. Only Shallow
2. Loomer
3. Touched
4. To Here Knows When
5. When You Sleep
6. I Only Said
7. Come In Alone
8. Sometimes
9. Blown A Wish
10. What You Want
11. Soon

The Avalanches’ era defining debut album ‘Since I Left You’ has finally come of age. Now 20 years old, ‘Since I Left You’ gets a timely reissue along with an additional record of fifteen remixes from the likes of MF DOOM, Stereolab and Carl Craig. The Avalanches made ‘Since I Left You’ out of hundreds of vinyl samples, the grand finale and biggest climactic triumph of the Sampladelic Decade. Containing classic singles ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ and ’Since I Left You’, the reissue’s remixes give each track a new lease of life, while still maintaining the sunny disposition of the originals.

Do you remember what you were doing twenty years ago? I do. I was a fifteen year old kid from the burbs, spending my summer playing football and recreating WWF classics in the back yard while dressed like a nerdish Eminem (bleach blonde hair and everything). Then a wacky-ass radio track packed with film snippets and horse noises worked its way into my teenage brain and changed things for good. The Avalanches were insane, inspired and in full effect; following the 'horse song' ("Frontier Psychiatrist") with a soulful and swooning summer jam ("Since I Left You") which has played in my head ever since. Family Allowance firmly in hand I took my privileged ass off to the Market Hall, picked up a CD copy of this album and spent the whole bus journey home feasting my eyes on the liner notes and sleeve artwork. As I hit the play button on my naff home stereo, I was whisked away Dorothy-style and taken on a head spinning journey through 50 years of popular music. Leaving the monochrome mundanity of Bolton behind, I soared through technicolour stage sets of paradise islands, Brooklyn block parties and countryside BBQs, Sci-Fi spectaculars and rewired romances as 3,500 samples were sticky taped together before my very ears. The plunderphonic sound of six men who spent their adolescence rummaging through the bargain bins of Melbourne's record shops, "Since I Left You" applies hip hop's cut'n'paste mentality to the full gamut of weird and wonderful pop, from exotica to erotica, disco and funk to lounge and psych. Unlike anything I'd ever heard before, and better than any imitators I've heard since, The Avalanches are truly in a class of their own. 

TRACK LISTING

4LP
Disc 1
Since I Left You
Stay Another Season
Radio
Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
Avalanche Rock
Flight Tonight
Close To You
Diners Only
A Different Feeling

Disc 2
Electricity
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
Pablo's Cruise
Frontier Psychiatrist
Etoh
Summer Crane
Little Journey
Live At Dominoes
Extra Kings

Disc 3
Since I Left You (Cornelius Remix)
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Edan Remix)
Frontier Psychiatrist (Mario Caldato Jr's 85% Remix)
Close To You (Sun Araw Remix)
Since I Left You (Stereolab Remix)
Flight Tonight (Canyons Travel Agent Dub)
Radio (Sinkane Remix)

Disc 4
Since I Left You (Prince Paul Remix)
Electricity (Harvey's Nightclub Re-edit)
Summer Crane (Black Dice Remix)
Extra Kings (Deakin Remix)
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM Remix)
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Dragged By Leon Vynehall)
A Different Feeling (Carl Craig's Paperclip People Remix)
Thank You Caroline (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)

2CD
Disc 1
Since I Left You
Stay Another Season
Radio
Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
Avalanche Rock
Flight Tonight
Close To You
Diners Only
A Different Feeling
Electricity
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
Pablo's Cruise
Frontier Psychiatrist
Etoh
Summer Crane
Little Journey
Live At Dominoes
Extra Kings

Disc 2
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM Remix)
Summer Crane (Black Dice Remix)
Frontier Psychiatrist (Mario Caldato Jr's 85% Remix)
Electricity (Dr. Rockit's Dirty Kiss Remix)
Electricity (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)
Thank You Caroline (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)
Thank You Caroline (Andy Votel Remix)
So Why So Sad (The Avalanches Sean Penn Mix) – Manic Street Preachers
The Shining (The Avalanches Good Word For The Weekend Mix) – Badly Drawn Boy
Pablo's Cruise (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)
I'm A Cuckoo (The Avalanches Remix - DJ Edit) – Belle And Sebastian
Chico (The Avalanches Wernham Hogg Mix) – The Concretes
Fade Together (The Avalanches Remix) – Franz Ferdinand
Since I Left You (Stereolab Remix)
Flight Tonight (Canyons Travel Agent Dub)
Radio (Sinkane Remix)
A Different Feeling (Ernest Saint Laurent Remix)
A Different Feeling (Carl Craig's Paperclip People Remix)
Two Hearts In 3/4 Time (Jackson & His Computer Band Remix)
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Dragged By Leon Vynehall)
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Edan Remix)

Radiohead announces KID A MNESIA, a multiple format triple-album release marking the 21st anniversary of Kid A and Amnesiac, out via XL Recordings.

KID A MNESIA collects Radiohead’s fourth and fifth albums alongside the debut of a newly compiled third disc titled Kid Amnesiae. Exclusive to this release, Kid Amnesiae is comprised of unearthed material culled from the Kid A / Amnesiac sessions. Along with alternate versions and elements of Kid A and Amnesiac album tracks and B-Sides, Kid Amnesiae features the never-before-heard "If You Say the Word” and a previously unreleased studio recording of "Follow Me Around." 

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl Tracklisting:
Kid A:
Side A:
1. Everything In Its Right Place
2. Kid A
3. The National Anthem
4. How To Disappear Completely
5. Treefingers
Side B:
1. Optimistic
2. In Limbo
3. Idioteque
4. Morning Bell
5. Motion Picture Soundtrack

Amnesiac:
Side C:
1. Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box
2. Pyramid Song
3. Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors
4. You And Whose Army?
5. I Might Be Wrong
Side D:
1. Knives Out
2. Morning Bell/Amnesiac
3. Dollars And Cents
4. Hunting Bears
5. Like Spinning Plates
6. Life In A Glasshouse

Kid Amnesiae:
Side E:
1. Like Spinning Plates (‘Why Us?’ Version)
2. Untitled V1
3. Fog (Again Again Version)
4. If You Say The Word
5. Follow Me Around
Side F:
1. Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version)
2. Untitled V2
3. The Morning Bell (In The Dark Version)
4. Pyramid Strings
5. Alt. Fast Track
6. Untitled V3
7. How To Disappear Into Strings

CD Tracklisting:
CD1 Kid A:
1. Everything In Its Right Place
2. Kid A
3. The National Anthem
4. How To Disappear Completely
5. Treefingers
6. Optimistic
7. In Limbo
8. Idioteque
9. Morning Bell
10. Motion Picture Soundtrack

CD2 Amnesiac:
1. Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box
2. Pyramid Song
3. Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors
4. You And Whose Army?
5. I Might Be Wrong
6. Knives Out
7. Morning Bell/Amnesiac
8. Dollars And Cents
9. Hunting Bears
10. Like Spinning Plates
11. Life In A Glasshouse

CD3 Kid Amnesiae:
1. Like Spinning Plates (‘Why Us?’ Version)
2. Untitled V1
3. Fog (Again Again Version)
4. If You Say The Word
5. Follow Me Around
6. Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version)
7. Untitled V2
8. The Morning Bell (In The Dark Version)
9. Pyramid Strings
10. Alt. Fast Track
11. Untitled V3
12. How To Disappear Into Strings 

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal 1991 release this reissue is spread over four formats:

5CD + BLU-RAY SUPER DELUXE
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal 1991 release, the Nevermind Super Deluxe contains 5 CDs showcasing the newly remastered album from the original analog tapes along with 4 complete concerts from the Nevermind tour from Amsterdam, Netherlands; Del Mar, California; Melbourne, Australia and Tokyo, Japan. Additionally, a Blu-ray of the complete and newly remastered in HD Live in Amsterdam concert video is included along with a 40-page hardcover book with unreleased photos.

2CD DELUXE
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal 1991 release, the Nevermind 2CD Deluxe Edition contains the newly remastered album from the original analog tapes and selections from 4 concerts on the Nevermind tour from Amsterdam, Netherlands; Del Mar, California; Melbourne, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.

1LP + 7 inch
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal 1991 release, Nevermind has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes. The 1LP version has been expanded to a premium tip-on gatefold jacket for the first time and includes a brand new 7-inch vinyl.

8LP SUPER DELUXE
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal 1991 release, the Nevermind 8LP Super Deluxe contains 8 180-gram LPs showcasing the newly remastered album from the original analog tapes and 4 concerts on the Nevermind Tour from Amsterdam, Netherlands; Del Mar, California; Melbourne, Australia and Tokyo, Japan. Also included is a first-ever 7-inch for “Endless, Nameless” with B-sides “Even In His Youth” and “Aneurysm,” and a 40-page hardcover book with unreleased photos.

TRACK LISTING

Super Deluxe Edition 5CD (* Denotes Previously Unreleased)
CD 1 - Nevermind (Original Album Remastered)
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In Bloom
Come As You Are
Breed
Lithium
Polly
Territorial Pissings
Drain You
Lounge Act
Stay Away
On A Plain
Something In The Way
CD 2 - Live In Amsterdam, Netherlands (Paradiso, November 25, 1991)
Drain You*
Aneurysm*
School
Floyd The Barber*
Smells Like Teen Spirit*
About A Girl*
Polly*
Lithium
Sliver*
Breed*
Come As You Are*
Been A Son
Negative Creep*
On A Plain*
Blew
Love Buzz*
Territorial Pissings*
CD 3 - Live In Del Mar, California (Pat O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar Fairgrounds, December 28, 1991)
Drain You
Aneurysm
School*
Floyd The Barber*
Smells Like Teen Spirit
About A Girl*
Polly
Sliver
Breed*
Come As You Are*
Lithium*
Territorial Pissings*
CD 4 - Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J (The Palace, St. Kilda, February 1, 1992)*
Aneurysm
Drain You
School
Sliver
About A Girl
Come As You Are
Lithium
Breed
Polly
Lounge Act
In Bloom
Love Buzz
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Feedback Jam
Negative Creep
On A Plain
Blew
CD 5 - Live In Tokyo, Japan (Nakano Sunplaza, February 19, 1992)*
Negative Creep
Been A Son
On A Plain
Blew
Come As You Are
Lithium
Breed
Sliver
Drain You
About A Girl
School
Aneurysm
Love Buzz
Polly
Territorial Pissings
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Blu-ray - Live In Amsterdam, Netherlands (Paradiso, November 25, 1991)*
Drain You
Aneurysm
School
Floyd The Barber
Smells Like Teen Spirit
About A Girl
Polly
Lithium
Sliver
Breed
Come As You Are
Been A Son
Negative Creep
On A Plain
Blew
Love Buzz
Territorial Pissings

Super Deluxe 8LP (* Denotes Previously Unreleased)
LP 1 - Nevermind (Original Album Remastered)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Side A)
In Bloom (Side A)
Come As You Are (Side A)
Breed (Side A)
Lithium (Side A)
Polly (Side A)
Territorial Pissings (Side B)
Drain You (Side B)
Lounge Act (Side B)
Stay Away (Side B)
On A Plain (Side B)
Something In The Way (Side B)
LP 2 - Live In Amsterdam, Netherlands (Paradiso, November 25, 1991)
Drain You* (Side A)
Aneurysm* (Side A)
School (Side A)
Floyd The Barber* (Side A)
Smells Like Teen Spirit* (Side B)
About A Girl* (Side B)
Polly* (Side B)
Lithium (Side B)
LP 3 - Live In Amsterdam, Netherlands (Paradiso, November 25, 1991) (continued)
Sliver* (Side A)
Breed (Side A)
Come As You Are* (Side A)
Been A Son (Side A)
Negative Creep* (Side A)
On A Plain* (Side B)
Blew (Side B)
Love Buzz* (Side B)
Territorial Pissings* (Side B)
LP 4 - Live In Del Mar, California (Pat O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar Fairgrounds, December 28, 1991)
Drain You (Side A)
Aneurysm (Side A)
School* (Side A)
Floyd The Barber* (Side A)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Side A)
About A Girl* (Side A)
Polly (Side B)
Sliver (Side B)
Breed* (Side B)
Come As You Are* (Side B)
Lithium* (Side B)
Territorial Pissings* (Side B)
LP 5 - Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J (The Palace, St. Kilda, February 1, 1992)*
Aneurysm (Side A)
Drain You (Side A)
School (Side A)
Sliver (Side A)
About A Girl (Side B)
Come As You Are (Side B)
Lithium (Side B)
Breed (Side B)
Polly (Side B)
LP 6 - Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J (The Palace, St. Kilda, February 1, 1992)* (continued)
Lounge Act (Side A)
In Bloom (Side A)
Love Buzz (Side A)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Side A)
Feedback Jam (Side B)
Negative Creep (Side B)
On A Plain (Side B)
Blew (Side B)
LP 7 - Live In Tokyo, Japan (Nakano Sunplaza, February 19, 1992)*
Negative Creep (Side A)
Been A Son (Side A)
On A Plain (Side A)
Blew (Side A)
Come As You Are (Side A)
Lithium (Side B)
Breed (Side B)
Sliver (Side B)
Drain You (Side B)
LP 8 - Live In Tokyo, Japan (Nakano Sunplaza, February 19, 1992)* (continued)
About A Girl (Side A)
School (Side A)
Aneurysm (Side A)
Love Buzz (Side A)
Polly (Side B)
Territorial Pissings (Side B)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Side B)
7"
Endless, Nameless (Side A)
Even In His Youth (Side B)
Aneurysm (Side B)

Deluxe Edition 2CD (* Denotes Previously Unreleased)
CD 1 - Nevermind (Original Album Remastered)
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In Bloom
Come As You Are
Breed
Lithium
Polly
Territorial Pissings
Drain You
Lounge Act
Stay Away
On A Plain
Something In The Way
CD 2 - Live On Nevermind Tour
Negative Creep (Live In Tokyo, Japan 1992)*
Been A Son (Live In Tokyo, Japan 1992) *
On A Plain (Live In Tokyo, Japan 1992) *
Blew (Live In Tokyo, Japan 1992) *
Aneurysm (Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J 1992) *
Drain You (Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J 1992) *
School (Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J 1992) *
Lounge Act (Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J 1992) *
Sliver (Live In Del Mar, California 1991)
Breed (Live In Del Mar, California 1991) *
Come As You Are (Live In Del Mar, California 1991) *
Lithium (Live In Del Mar, California 1991) *
Floyd The Barber (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam 1991) *
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam 1991) *
About A Girl (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam 1991) *
Territorial Pissings (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam 1991) *

1LP + 7"
LP 1
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Side A)
In Bloom (Side A)
Come As You Are (Side A)
Breed (Side A)
Lithium (Side A)
Polly (Side A)
Territorial Pissings (Side B)
Drain You (Side B)
Lounge Act (Side B)
Stay Away (Side B)
On A Plain (Side B)
Something In The Way (Side B)
7"
Endless, Nameless (Side A)
Even In His Youth (Side B)
Aneurysm (Side B)

A seminal, incredibly influential hip hop release (also regarded as pretty much the last word in instrumental ‘trip hop’, a term used a lot at the time), Endtroducing is simply one of the defining albums of the 90s. It is famously also the first record ever made entirely from samples of other people’s records – with a particularly broad array of sources used, many mined from the catacomb-like basement under the artist’s favourite record store in Sacramento, which has long since closed its doors. This is the store pictured by photographer B+ on the album cover and in many other shots included in the package.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album UMC are proud to present this Abbey Road Half Speed Mastered edition. ‘Half-Speed Mastering’ is an elaborate process whereby the source is played back at half its’ normal speed and the turntable on the disc cutting lathe is running at 16 2/3 R.P.M. Because both the source and the cut were running at half their “normal” speeds everything plays back at the right speed when the record is played at home.

TRACK LISTING

2LP
Side A
Best Foot Forward
Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
The Number Song
Changeling / Transmission

Side B
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Pt. 4)
Untitled
Stem / Long Stem / Transmission 2

Side C
Mutual Slump
Organ Donor
Why Hip-Hop Sucks In '96
Midnight In A Perfect World

Side D
Napalm Brain / Scatter Brain
What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 1 / Blue Sky Revisit / Transmission 3

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ is both the name given to this extraordinary group of musicians and the album, recorded in just seven days in 1996 in Havana’s 1950s vintage EGREM studios. It was clear from the atmosphere of the recording sessions that something very special was taking place. However, no one could have predicted that Buena Vista Social Club would become a worldwide phenomenon – awarded a Grammy in 1997 and, at 8 million copies, outselling any other record in the same genre.

The acclaim of the original album has elevated the artists (including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González & Omara Portuondo) to superstar status, inspired an award-winning film by Wim Wenders, and has contributed to popularising Cuba’s rich musical heritage. Produced by Ry Cooder for World Circuit, the timeless quality of the music and the sheer verve of the veteran performers have ensured that this will go down as one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century.

TRACK LISTING

2xLP Tracklisting:
A1 Chan Chan (2021 Remaster)
A2 De Camino A La Vereda (2021 Remaster)
A3 El Cuarto De Tula (2021 Remaster)
A4 Pueblo Nuevo (2021 Remaster)
B1 Dos Gardenias (2021 Remaster)
B2 ¿ Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? (2021 Remaster)
B3 Veinte Años (2021 Remaster)
B4 El Carretero (2021 Remaster)
B5 Candela (2021 Remaster)
C1 Amor De Loca Juventud (2021 Remaster)
C2 Orgullecida (2021 Remaster)
C3 Murmullo (2021 Remaster)
C4 Buena Vista Social Club (2021 Remaster)
C5 La Bayamesa (2021 Remaster)
D1 Vicenta *
D2 La Pluma *
D3 A Tus Pies *
D4 La Cleptómana *
D5 Orgullecida (alternate Trio Take) *

2CD Tracklisting:
CD1
1 Chan Chan (2021 Remaster)
2 De Camino A La Vereda (2021 Remaster)
3 El Cuarto De Tula (2021 Remaster)
4 Pueblo Nuevo (2021 Remaster)
5 Dos Gardenias (2021 Remaster)
6 ¿ Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? (2021 Remaster)
7 Veinte Años (2021 Remaster)
8 El Carretero (2021 Remaster)
9 Candela (2021 Remaster)
10 Amor De Loca Juventud (2021 Remaster)
11 Orgullecida (2021 Remaster)
12 Murmullo (2021 Remaster)
13 Buena Vista Social Club (2021 Remaster)
14 La Bayamesa (2021 Remaster)

CD2 (with 19 Bonus Tracks)
1 Chan Chan (monitor Mix) *
2 Vicenta *
3 La Pluma *
4 Dos Gardenias (alternate Take) *
5 Mandinga *
6 Siboney *
7 A Tus Pies *
8 El Carretero (alternate Take) *
9 Ensayo *
10 El Diablo Suelto *
11 Saludo Compay *
12 Descripción De Un Sueño *
13 Pueblo Nuevo (alternate Take) *
14 La Cleptómana *
15 ¿ Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? (alternate Take)
16 Orgullecida (alternate Take) *
17 Descarga Rubén *
18 Candela (alternate Take) *
19 Orgullecida (alternate Trio Take) *

* BONUS TRACKS

This Is Telex is a brand new compilation collecting 14 tracks from the innovative Belgium trio, covering their career from formation in 1978 up to the final album in 2006. This compilation includes the hit single Moskow Diskow as well as their Eurovision Song Contest entry, aptly called Euro-vision.

There are also 2 wonderful and previously unreleased tracks unearthed from the Telex archive, a cover of The Beatles’ Dear Prudence and a reinterpretation of a Sonny & Cher track called The Beat Goes On/Off. 
All the tracks were newly mixed and remastered from the original tapes by band members Dan Lacksman and Michel Moers, keeping all the tracks in the spirit of the originals but adding a freshness to them. 
This compilation sets the way for a comprehensive reissue campaign of the entire Telex catalogue. 

Housed in a gatefold cover with printed inner sleeves with notes by David Stubbs.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Active all the way from the late 70's up to 2006, there is an absolute treasure trove of wonderful Telex tracks out there, but this is by far one of the best ways to get clued in on their own particular brand of off-piste playful synth business. Including a couple unreleased tracks and new mixes of some classics, this is a must-have.

TRACK LISTING

The Beat Goes On / Off
Moskow Diskow
Twist A Saint-Tropez
Euro-vision
Dance To The Music
Drama Drama
Exercise Is Good For You
L'amours Tojours
Radio-Radio
Rendez-vous Dans L'espace
Beautiful Li(f)e
The Numer One Song In Heaven
La Bamba
Dear Prudence

Light In The Attic Records is proud to present Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin’ 1965-1976. The definitive new collection surveys Sinatra’s most prolific period over 1965-1976, including her revered collaborations with Lee Hazlewood, over 23 tracks.

Remastered from the original analog tapes by the GRAMMY®-nominated engineer John Baldwin, the collection is complemented by liner notes penned by Amanda Petrusich (author and music critic at The New Yorker), featuring insightful new interviews with Sinatra, as well as a Q&A with archivist and GRAMMY®-nominated reissue co-producer Hunter Lea. 

As the eldest daughter of Frank Sinatra, Nancy was born into the spotlight. At 19, she made her professional debut in front of millions of Americans, appearing alongside her father and Elvis Presley on the television special Welcome Home Elvis. Not long after, she released a series of singles. But those demure recordings didn’t reflect the real Nancy Sinatra – that Nancy would be re-introduced to the world just a few years later, thanks to an unlikely musical partnership with songwriter and producer Lee Hazlewood.

Nancy’s performance of Lee’s song “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” was a huge hit in 1966 and became her signature tune. The pair began a three year run of successful albums, duets and singles including “Sugar Town,” “Some Velvet Morning,” “Summer Wine,” “Sand,” “Jackson,” and the title track to the 1967 James Bond film “You Only Live Twice.”

Start Walkin’ explores Nancy’s recordings with Lee, her inspired collaborations with songwriter Mac Davis (“Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham”), producer Lenny Waronker (“Hook and Ladder”) and the “should’ve been hit” song with arranger/producer Billy Strange (“How Are Things In California.”)

Over the years, she has been cited as an influence by countless artists, including Sonic Youth, Morrissey, Calexico, U2, and Lana Del Rey. Her haunting song “Bang, Bang” gained a new legion of fans when it appeared in the opening credits of Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 film, Kill Bill Volume 1. Most recently, Sinatra’s contributions to the industry were further recognized by her peers, when “Boots” was inducted into the GRAMMY ® Hall of Fame. The honor, bestowed in January of 2020, recognizes “musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Bang Bang
2. These Boots Are Made For Walkin’
3. Sugar Town
4. So Long Babe
5. How Does That Grab You, Darlin’?
6. Friday’s Child
7. You Only Live Twice
8. Summer Wine
9. Some Velvet Morning
10. Lightning’s Girl
11. Sand
12. Lady Bird
13. Jackson
14. Happy
15. How Are Things In California
16. Hook And Ladder
17. Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham
18. Paris Summer
19. Arkansas Coal
20. Down From Dover
21. Kind Of A Woman
22. Machine Gun Kelly
23. (L’été Indien) Indian Summer

Straight Outta Caledonia is the first commercially available “Greatest Hits” of the outsider songwriter Jackie Leven, an artist who has largely remained in obscurity in his native Scotland despite being one of the greatest wordsmiths – and singers – it ever produced. A well-travelled musician who began making psychedelic, progressive music in the late 60s before emerging as an epic storyteller full of pathos, humour and humanity in the 90s, Leven lived and wrote like many of the fragile, gregarious characters of his songs; large, full of life and empathy. Leven passed away in 2011 after recording 30+ albums under different guises or with his briefly successful New Wave band Doll by Doll. Straight Outta Caledonia is a compilation collated by Night School Records on its Archival label School Daze that seeks to introduce Leven’s music to new generations. In an age of isolation, alienation and loss of visceral experience, Jackie Leven’s music can be massive and welcoming. It feels connected to some universal humanity and vibrates with vitality. His songs are often full of tragedy and comedy simultaneously, cutting straight to the heart, often plugging directly into the nervous system of the listener. His lyrics are rich, dense with imagery that can veer from apocalyptic to the comically banal in a sentence, with a songwriting panache that can be heavy handed to almost bursting point before skewering the song with a clownish, warm punchline.

His productions ranged from Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue style rock band orchestrations with strings and organ as on the epic Ancient Misty Morning or they could be pared down to the purest form of folk song as on Poortoun: Leven on stage alone with an acoustic guitar, albeit played with a mastery of the instrument that he often only hinted at. Musically his sound can bend traditional structures or stay completely confined within them yet still forever push towards an ecstatic release, as on the cinematic Snow In Central Park. The most exciting, jaw-droppingly effective tool at Leven’s disposal was his voice.

A multi-octave instrument that, though damaged during a savage assault in Fife, he used with flair; he had both a brazen disregard for the rules and a deep humility, all of which is evidenced with every phrasing. A baritone that could flit up through the register – always touched by his gentle Kirkcaldy accent – it’s the prime delivery method for his songs. Leven’s voice enabled him to inhabit the characters in his songs to an uncanny degree, a skill that in turn enables the listener to empathise with them and, subsequently, the singer. It’s most evident in stand out song The Sexual Loneliness Of Jesus Christ, a breathtaking re-telling of the life of its protagonist, not as a pure, sinless messiah but as a sexually frustrated, solitary man condemned to an existential loneliness no one else will ever feel. In many ways the track is the archetypal Jackie Leven song.

Produced by Pere Ubu’s David Thomas, what strikes the ear first – after the samples of unemployed workers in Glasgow following the closing of the Clyde shipyards – is the audacious, rhythmic tremolo effect Leven employs through the verses before the production opens up to allow Leven’s vocal to lift into a soar, a freeing glide powered both by the force of the singer’s chutzpah and the inherent, doomed destiny of the protagonist. With any other singer such subject matter could come across as gauche or worse, pretentiously sonorous, but Jackie Leven’s genius was such that he could be this cinematic and brazen while touching something elemental and true in the beholder. It’s a skill evident in every song on Straight Outta Caledonia, the trademark of a songwriter who revelled and excelled in intensity with a lightness of touch. In his lifetime, Jackie Leven toured, wrote and recorded at a ferocious rate. He recorded under aliases to avoid record contract restrictions, played house shows in Europe after or instead of official concerts, events which were often spoken word story telling masterclasses as well as performances of his often bewilderingly dense songbook. His music has traditionally been catalogued as “folk” music and has been largely banished to a small, dedicated group of international fans and apostles both private and well known, like author Ian Rankin or Glenn Matlock. Since his passing in 2011 however, there has been a growing recognition amongst a newer generation, with artists like James Yorkston or Molly Nilsson publicly stating the influence of the unsung troubadour on their own craft. Jackie Leven’s fairytales for hard men are often forensic deconstructions of masculinity, sad and ecstatic, light and shadow, always endlessly rich, a resource as bountiful as Leven himself’s human spirit undoubtedly was.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: 'Straight Outta Caledonia' is undeniably mad. It's a brilliant mix of deep Scottish folk music, but imbued with the spirit of stadium rock and 70's psychedelia. Gigantic instrumentation comes out of nowhere, following on from the most downplayed slice of acoustic reverie. A 'best of' that almost certainly could have been twice as long. Maybe that means we'll get more in the future? Here's hoping.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Sexual Loneliness Of Jesus Christ
2. Straight Outta Caledonia
3. Heartsick Land
4. Irresistible Romance
5. Live Or Die
6. Some Ancient Misty Morning
7. Snow In Central Park
8. Poortoun
9. Dagenham Dream
10. Single Father

BBC Sessions 1982-1984 features three BBC sessions which have never been available on CD before. Two of the sessions were with admired radio broadcaster John Peel. Includes early versions of the singles ‘Walk Away’ and ‘No Time To Cry’ that would end up on their debut ‘First And Last And Always’. Includes covers of The Stooges ‘1969’, Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ & Hot Chocolate’s ‘Emma’.

This title charts their earliest days as an indie band in 1982 to the time they signed to Warner Records in 1984. Following on from the release on vinyl for the first time as part of Record Store Day 2021, it will all be available on CD from 27th August 2021.

TRACK LISTING

John Peel Session 1982:
1. 1969
2. Alice
3. Good Things
4. Floor Show

David “Kid” Jensen Session 1983:
5. Heartland
6. Jolene
7. Valentine
8. Burn

John Peel Session 1984:
9. Walk Away
10. Poison Door
11. No Time To Cry
12. Emma

That Japan’s breakthrough record Quiet Life was released in both 1979 and 1980 is uniquely fitting for a band who were about to step out of the glam rock, post punk shadows of the late 70s and deliver an as yet genre-less record that would come to define the 80s.

Quiet Life was the third, final and most successful release on the Hansa Records label. A forerunner for the alternative/new wave sound of the new decade, the album would become one of the great classic British albums.

The record is now the subject of a major new reissue featuring a brand new Abbey Road half-speed remaster of the original album, alt mixes, b-sides, singles, rarities and live material – including the sought after ‘lost’ Live at Budokan show from March 1980 previously only available as the 4 track EP ‘Live in Japan’.

We are working directly with original band members Steve Jansen and Rob Dean, producer John Punter and with consultant advice from band biographer Anthony Reynolds and the Japanese Shinko archive.

The release features newly restored original album artwork, new liner notes with contributions from band members and original producer, rare and unseen photography and memorabilia.

TRACK LISTING

Quiet Life (2020 Remaster)
Fall In Love With Me (2020 Remaster)
Despair (2020 Remaster)
In Vogue (2020 Remaster)
Halloween (2020 Remaster)
All Tomorrows Parties (2020 Remaster)
Alien (2020 Remaster)
The Other Side Of Life (2020 Remaster)

I've been a big fan of Garbage since I first heard them and while Version 2.0 was definitely my jam, I absolutely loved this self-titled LP when it came out. The frantic electronic percussion and Vig's trademark sound providing a perfect counter to Manson's snarling vocals. 

Kicking off with 'Supervixen', it was pretty clear that we were onto something special, perfectly displaying their keen juxtaposition of electronic heft and melodic indie, switching from distorted mayhem to clean and spooky in the click of the fingers. It goes without saying that the heavy-hitters here are the always-on-radio 'Only Happy When It Rains' and almost ubiquitous 'Stupid Girl', but there are very few moments that stray from excellence, with pieces like 'Vow' and 'Fix Me Now' being generally unheralded but resolutely stunning, and showing hints of what was to come on 2.0. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Here's where it all started. 'Queer', 'Only Happens When It Rains', 'Stupid Girl' ALL sounding exactly as fresh as the first time around, this was the startling genesis of a band that never quite sounded like anyone else. A truly essential document of the late 90's grunge / indie scene.

TRACK LISTING

CD1 & 2LP Tracklist:
1. A1. Supervixen
2. A2. Queer
3. A3. Only Happy When It Rains
4. B1. As Heaven Is Wide
5. B2. Not My Idea
6. B3. A Stroke Of Luck
7. C1. Vow
8. C2. Stupid Girl
9. C3. Dog New Tricks
10. D1. My Lover's Box
11. D2. Fix Me Now
12. D3. Milk

CD2 Tracklist:
1. Subhuman
2. Girl Don’t Come
3. Sleep
4. Driving Lesson
5. Trip My Wire
6. #1 Crush
7. Butterfly Collector
8. Alien Sex Fiend
9. Kick My Ass

B-Side And Rarities Part II was compiled by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis and features 27 tracks from “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” in 2006 to 2019s “Ghosteen”. Also features 19 rare and unreleased tracks including first recordings of ‘Skeleton Tree’, ‘Girl in Amber’, ‘Bright Horses’ and ‘Waiting for You’.

STAFF COMMENTS

Darryl says: Cave and Ellis, what a winning combo! Nick Cave remains one of the greatest talents working in music today, and this offers a fascinating insight into the killer tunes they decided not to release along with some fantastic tracks that were only deemed worthy of B-Side status.

TRACK LISTING

PART II LP1 & CD1

1. A1. Hey Little Firing Squad
2. A2. Fleeting Love
3. A3. Accidents Will Happen
4. A4. Free To Walk (With Debbie Harry)
5. A5. Avalanche*
6. A6. Vortex *

7. B1. Needle Boy
8. B2. Lightning Bolts
9. B3. Animal X
10. B4. Give Us A Kiss
11. B5. Push The Sky Away
(Live With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)*

PART II LP2 & CD2

1. A1. First Skeleton Tree*
2. A2. King Sized Nick Cave Blues*
3. A3. Opium Eyes*
4. A4. Big Dream (With Sky)*
5. A5. Instrumental #33*
6. A6. Hell Villanelle*
7. A7. Euthanasia*
8. A8. Life Per Se*

9. B1. Steve McQueen*
10. B2. First Bright Horses*
11. B3. First Girl In Amber*
12. B4. Glacier*
13. B5. Heart That Kills You*
14. B6. First Waiting For You*
15. B7. Sudden Song*
16. B8. Earthlings*

*previously Unreleased

Across 2LPs, ‘Demodelica’ will take fans on the journey of the creation of the album, through demos and work in progress mixes, allowing them an insight into the creative process that went into the finished album. ‘Demodelica’ will also be released on CD and digitally and will feature liner notes from acclaimed British music journalist and cultural historian Jon Savage.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: As one of the most well known albums of all time, it's no surprise that Primal Scream's 'Screamadelica' garners significant interest from those who want to know every detail about the albums' creation. Enter, 'Demodelica', cataloguing the recording process with a wonderful selection of alternate mixes and unheard rarities and filling in the lore of this piece of musical history.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Come Together (Jam Studio Monitor Mix)
2. Damaged (Hackney Studio Demo)
3. Movin’ On Up (Hackney Studio Demo)
SIDE B
1. Higher Than The Sun (Isle Of Dogs Home Studio)
2. Higher Than The Sun (Jam Studio Monitor Mix)
3. I’m Coming Down (Isle Of Dogs Home Studio)
4. I’m Coming Down (Jam Studio Monitor Mix)
SIDE C
1. Don’t Fight It, Feel It (Isle Of Dogs Home Studio)
2. Don’t Fight It, Feel It (Isle Of Dogs Hypnotone Mix)
3. Don’t Fight It, Feel It (EMI Publishing Studio Mix)
4. Inner Flight (Hackney Studio Vocal Mix)
5. Inner Flight (Henry Accapella Jam Studio)
6. Inner Flight (Jam Studio Monitor Mix)
SIDE D
1. Shine Like Stars (Jam Studio Monitor Mix)
2. Shine Like Stars (Eden Studios Demo)
3. Screamadelica (Eden Studios Demo)

The fifth studio album from Welsh quintet Super Furry Animals was their most commercially successful to date. A musically eclectic record, incorporating pop, prog, punk, jungle, electronica, techno and death metal, the album was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001 and named as Mojo’s best album in the same year. 

The Super Furries had a knack of taking bits of 60s classics, modern electronics, and everything inbetween and melding them into flawless, if slightly off kilter, pop gems and here they did it to perfection.

TRACK LISTING

1. A1 Alternate Route To Vulcan Street
2. A2 Sidewalk Serfer Girl
3. A3 (Drawing) Rings Around The World
4. B1 It’s Not The End Of The World
5. B2 Receptacle For The Respectable
6. B3 [A] Touch Sensitive
7. B4 Shoot Doris Day
8. C1 Miniature
9. C2 No Sympathy
10. C3 Juxtapozed With U
11. D1 Presidential Suite
12. D2 Run! Christian, Run!
13. D3 Fragile Happiness

3CD
disc 1
1. Alternate Route To Vulcan Street
2. Sidewalk Serfer Girl
3. (drawing) Rings Around The World
4. It’s Not The End Of The World?
5. Receptacle For The Respectable
6. Touch Sensitive
7. Shoot Doris Day
8. Miniature
9. No Sympathy
10. Juxtapozed With U
11. Presidential Suite
12. Run! Christian, Run!
13. Fragile Happiness
- Receptacle For The Receptacle (maccapella Celery) – Unlisted, Hidden Track
14. Tradewinds
15. The Roman Road
16. Happiness Is A Worn Pun
17. Patience
18. Edam Anchorman
19. All The Shit U Do

Disc 2
1. Gypsy Space Muffin
2. John Spex
3. Miami Vice
4. Sanitised (rough Mix)
5. Chihuahua (unfinished, Rough Mix)
6. (drawing) Rings Around The World (acapella Phones) - Unlisted, Hidden Track
7. (drawing) Rings Around The World #1
8. (drawing) Rings Around The World #2
9. (drawing) Rings Around The World #3
10. No Sympathy
11. Tradewinds
12. Receptacle For The Respectable #1
13. Receptacle For The Respectable #2
14. Happiness Is A Worn Pun
15. Sidewalk Serfer Girl
16. Presidential Suite
17. The Roman Road
18. Patience #2
19. Shoot Doris Day
20. Edam Anchorman
21. Sanitised
22. Fragile Happiness
Tape Rewind - Unlisted, Hidden Track
Tradewinds (acoustic Mix) - Unlisted, Hidden Track
Sidewalk Serfer Girl (unused ’70s Rock Edit Section) - Unlisted, Hidden Track
Shoot Doris Day (excised Third Chorus) - Unlisted, Hidden Track
Sidewalk Serfer Girl (alternate Second Verse) - Unlisted, Hidden Track

disc 3
1. Alternate Route To Vulcan Street (bench Remix)
2. Sidewalk Serfer Girl (catatonia Remix)
3. (drawing) Rings Around The World (happy Chapel Remix)
4. It’s Not The End Of The World? (force Unknown Remix)
5. Receptacle For The Respectable (destructable Mix)
6. Touch Sensitive (force Unknown Remix)
7. Shoot Doris Day (wauvenfold Remix)
8. Miniature (goem Remix)
9. No Sympathy (kid 606 Remix)
10. Juxtapozed With U (sfa Remix)
11. Presidential Suite (high Llamas Remix)
12. Run! Christian, Run! (massimo Remix)
13. Fragile Happiness (brave Captain Remix)
Menu Music Medley - Unlisted, Hidden Track

Compilation album featuring Pye Corner Audio remixed tracks from 2020’s “the view from halfway down” Andy Bell’s critically acclaimed album + some unreleased acoustic versions. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: In a brilliant twist, Pye Corner Audio reworked a bunch of Andy Bell's tunes for a series of 12's recently, and the results were stellar, this Cd compilation sees all of those singles and b-sides come together for a superb meeting of minds and a wonderfully rewarding listen.

TRACK LISTING

1.Indica (Pye Corner Audio Remix)
2.Skywalker (Pye Corner Audio Remix)
3.Cherry Cola (Pye Corner Audio Remix)
4.Love Comes In Waves (Pye Corner Audio Remix)
5.I Was Alone (Pye Corner Audio Remix)
6.Indica (Pye Corner Audio Remix – GLOK Re-edit)
7.The Commune (Pye Corner Audio Remix)
8.Plastic Bag (Pye Corner Audio Remix)
9.The Commune
10.Plastic Bag
11.Love Comes In Waves (Acoustic Version)
12.Cherry Cola (Acoustic Version)
13.Skywalker (Acoustic Version)
14.Perfume (Acoustic Version)
15.The Commune (Acoustic Version)

Strut present the definitive edition of Patrice Rushen’s landmark album from 1982, ‘Straight From The Heart’. Recorded during Elektra’s drive for ‘sophisticated dance music’ as many jazz artists created their own arrangements of disco and boogie, the sessions marked a progression for Patrice as she began exploring sonics as much as songwriting. “I was looking at different ways to experiment with the sounds on my records. Synths widened the palette available to us.”

Singles from the album included ‘Breakout!’, ‘Number One’ and the global hit ‘Forget Me Nots’. “Bassist Freddie Washington played the bassline during a jam at my family’s house. I caught it, we kept messing around with the groove, then I developed the lyrics and chorus. It was just about recognising that moment when it came up.”

“When I delivered the album to the label, the A&R said, ‘we don’t like anything on here.’ I realised quickly that they would give us no support so producer Charles Mims, myself and Freddie decided to engage a promotion company ourselves to start working the single. Although it took a while to pick up support, it paid off.” The single hit no. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1982 and the album became Patrice’s best seller globally from her time with Elektra / Asylum, securing a Grammy nomination. In more recent years, the album has become a regular source for samples in the world of hip hop and R&B. Most famously, Will Smith’s theme for the film ‘Men In Black’ and George Michael’s ‘Fastlove’ were both based, to varying degrees, on ‘Forget Me Nots’.

TRACK LISTING

1. Forget Me Nots
2. I Was Tired Of Being Alone
3. All We Need
4. Number One (Instrumental)
5. Where There Is Love
6. Breakout!
7. If Only
8. Remind Me
9. (She Will) Take You Down For Love
10. Forget Me Nots (12” Version)
11. Breakout! (12” Version)
12. I Was Tired Of Being Alone (12” Version: F. Byron Clark Remix)
13. Number One (Instrumental) (12” Version)

Sharon Van Etten’s career since the release of her second album, 2010’s epic is well-known; critically lauded albums, films, and television shows have continually displayed her expanding artistry. Upon its release, epic laid a romantic melancholy over the gravel and dirt of heartbreak without one honest thought or feeling spared. Her songs covered betrayal, obsession, egotism, and all the other emotions we dislike in others and recognize in ourselves. Van Etten's grounded and clenched vocals conveyed a sense of hope--the notion that beauty can arise from the worst of circumstances.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this special album’s release, and to acknowledge the convergence of Van Etten’s present and past work, she asked fellow artists she admired to participate in an expanded reissue, where each artist would cover one different song from epic in their own style. Some are musicians Van Etten herself admired in her early days (Fiona Apple, Lucinda Williams, and Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon of Big Red Machine), some are peers (Courtney Barnett, IDLES), and others are part of a younger generation of innovators (Shamir, St. Panther). What they all share is embodied by epic--a musician frankly communicating themself through the power of music.

The resulting epic Ten is a double LP featuring the original album plus the new album of epic covers and reimagined artwork.

TRACK LISTING

Album 1
1. A Crime
2. Peace Signs
3. Save Yourself
4. DsharpG
5. Don’t Do It
6. One Day
7. Love More

Album 2
1. A Crime (Big Red Machine)
2. Peace Signs (IDLES)
3. Save Yourself (Lucinda Williams)
4. DsharpG (Shamir)
5. Don’t Do It (Courtney Barnett Ft. Vagabon)
6. One Day (St Panther)
7. Love More (Fiona Apple)

Turin Brakes critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Optimist LP’ gets the re-issue treatment to celebrate its 20th Anniversary

The ground breaking long player, originally released in 2001 features classic tracks such as ‘Underdog (Save Me)’, ’The Door' and ‘Feeling Oblivion’.
’The Optimist LP’ will be re-released on Deluxe 2LP & 2CD on Two-Piers, a new Brighton label, now with a Bonus album of ‘Demos’ from the original sessions and New Artwork. The Album has been out of print on Vinyl for many years now.

Press for The Optimist LP:

Drowned in Sound - 'The Optimist LP' is a quite stunningly beautiful record.

NME - It’s one of those albums. Like ‘Parachutes’, for some, we suppose. But then listening to Coldplay instead of Turin Brakes is like the [I]Almost Famous[/I] generation choosing Don McLean over Tim Buckley. One’s comforting, familiar, pretty; the other strikes at your soul. And it’s a special kind of record which can encourage [I]and[/I] soundtrack such introspection, without losing its edge to indulgent miserabilism

Pitchfork - Olly Knights' vocals mix Jeff Buckley moan and Marc Bolan hiss. The songs are simple, emotional, and earnest…., and they're laden with Everly Brothers harmonies 

TRACK LISTING

2LP
THE OPTIMIST
A1 Feeling Oblivion
A2 Underdog (Save Me)
A3 Emergency 72
A4 Future Boy
A5 The Door
A6 State Of Things
B1 By TV Light
B2 Slack
B3 Starship
B4 The Road
B5 Mind Over Money
B6 The Optimist
DEMOS VERSIONS
C1 Feeling Oblivion - Demo
C2 Underdog (Save Me) - Demo
C3 Emergency 72 - Demo
C4 Future Boy -Original Version.
C5 The Door - Original Version
C6 State Of Things - Demo
D1 By TV Light - Original Version
D2 Slack - Demo
D3 Starship - Demo
D4 The Road - Demo
D5 Mind Over Money- Demo
D6 The Optimist – Demo

2CD
CD1: THE OPTIMIST
1 Feeling Oblivion
2 Underdog (Save Me)
3 Emergency 72
4 Future Boy
5 The Door
6 State Of Things
7 By TV Light
8 Slack
9 Starship
10 The Road
11 Mind Over Money
12 The Optimist
CD2: DEMOS & ALTERNATE VERSIONS
1 Feeling Oblivion - Demo
2 Underdog (Save Me) - Demo
3 Emergency 72 - Demo
4 Future Boy -Original Version.
5 The Door - Original Version
6 State Of Things - Demo
7 By TV Light - Original Version
8 Slack - Demo
9 Starship - Demo
10 The Road - Demo
11 Mind Over Money- Demo
12 The Optimist – Demo