Reissued to coincide with the vinyl – "Twelves" 3LP; the complete 3CD World In Your Eyes set, originally released in 2009, and out of print for over 12-13 years.

3 CDS containing all the all the band's 12-inches and compilation tracks in chronological order, with some demo tracks along the way, featuring tracks from the very first Loop demo, "16 Dreams" single, "Spinning", "Collision", "Black Sun" and "Arclite" as well as the Nick Drake tribute on Imaginary, the Neil Young tribute Comp on No. 6 Records, the "promo" Live 12", and even the Godflesh cover version from their split on Clawfist.

All remastered from Original tapes in 2008 by Kevin Metcalf and Robert Hampson.

TRACK LISTING

CD 1
16 Dreams
Head On
Burning World
Spinning (Parts 1&2)
Brittle Head Girl
Deep Hit
I'll Take You There

1st Loop Demo - House In The Woods:
Brittle Head Girl
Burning World

Spinning (Spun Out) Good Feeling Compilation

CD 2
Collision
Crawling Heart
Thief Of Fire
Thief (Motherfucker)
Black Sun
Circle Grave
Mother Sky

Nick Drake / Neil Young Covers Compilation Tracks
Pink Moon
Cinnamon Girl

CD 3
Arc-Lite (Sonar)
Arc-Lite (Radar) Daniel Miller Remix
Sunburst
Arc-Lite (Radiated) Daniel Miller Remix

Prisma Uber Europa Promo Live 12":
Afterglow
Got To Get It Over
Burning World

(Loop / Godflesh Split Single Comp)
Like Rats (Loopflesh)

What we said in 2006:

"London's Burial issues this belated overview of his career to date on Hyperdub, including the definitive 'Spaceape' and other formative dubstep and grime highlights. It encompasses the myriad of styles which have followed and continue to manifest themselves after UK garages's implosion. Universally acclaimed as one of the best, most ground-breaking releases of 2006."

TRACK LISTING

1. Untitled
2. Distant Lights
3. Spaceape (featuring The Spaceape)
4. Wounder
5. Night Bus
6. Southern Comfort
7. U Hurt Me
8. Gutted
9. Forgive
10. Broken Home
11. Prayer
12. Pirates
13. Untitled

One of the world’s best-selling albums, Dire Straits’ 'Brothers In Arms', celebrates its 40th anniversary with an exquisite 5LP deluxe edition, 3CD deluxe edtion and standard LP reissue.

Originally released in 1985, the album features the singles ‘Money For Nothing’, ‘Walk Of Life’, ‘So Far Away’, ‘Brothers In Arms’ and ‘Your Latest Trick’. The winner of multiple Grammy awards, the album was the first ever to be certified 10-times platinum in the UK and is one of the world’s best-selling albums. Brothers In Arms spent 14 non-consecutive weeks at Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and is the 8th best-selling album in UK chart history.

TRACK LISTING

1LP Tracklisting:
1. So Far Away
2. Money For Nothing
3. Walk Of Life
4. Your Latest Trick
5. Why Worry
6. Ride Across The River
7. The Man’s Too Strong
8. One World
9. Brothers In Arms

5LP & 3CD Tracklisting:
1. So Far Away
2. Money For Nothing
3. Walk Of Life
4. Your Latest Trick
5. Why Worry
6. Ride Across The River
7. The Man’s Too Strong
8. One World
9. Brothers In Arms
10. Ride Across The River (San Antonio Live In 85)
11. Expresso Love (San Antonio Live In 85)
12. One World (San Antonio Live In 85)
13. Romeo And Juliet (San Antonio Live In 85)
14. Private Investigations (San Antonio Live In 85)
15. Sultans Of Swing (San Antonio Live In 85)
16. Why Worry (San Antonio Live In 85)
17.Walk Of Life (San Antonio Live In 85)
18. Two Young Lovers (Live In San Antonio)
19. Money For Nothing (Live In San Antonio)
20. Wild West End (San Antonio Live In 85)
21. Tunnel Of Love (San Antonio Live In 85)
22. Brothers In Arms (San Antonio Live In 85)
23. Solid Rock (San Antonio Live In 85)
24. Going Home (San Antonio Live In 85)

In 2012 Gruff Rhys embarked on a solo 'investigative concert tour' through the heart of America following the route taken by his distant relative John Evans. Every night he presented songs augmented by a power point presentation that detailed his relative's unbelievable history, along with any new piece of information that had come his way during the day. He was ultimately looking for Evans's lost unmarked grave. Along with many major cities, the tour took him to play shows at the Mandan and Omaha tribe reservations, a Missouri vineyard, villages that no longer exist and lay at the bottom the Mississippi river and a New Orleans bordello.

What transpired from that ‘investigative concert tour’ was a 2014 album, 'American Interior', plus a book, film and exhaustive tour of the same name. With the aid of the dusted-off power point presentation, Gruff Rhys and a full band revisits the project in 2025 to perform the songs that formed both the album, and the soundtrack to the film.

TRACK LISTING

1. American Exterior
2. American Interior
3-The Whether (Or Not)
4-The Last Conquistador
5-Lost Tribes
6-Liberty (Is Where We'll Be)
7. Allweddellau Allweddol
8. Walk Into The Wilderness
9. Sugar Insides
10. 100 Unread Messages
11. That's Why
12. The Swamp
13. Media Quake
14. Cylchdro Amser
15. Iolo
16. Y Gwenan Gorn
17. Year Of The Dog
18. Tiger's Tale
19. I Grombil Cyfandir Pell (3LP Deluxe Only)
20. Ar Goll (3LP Deluxe Only)
21. Y Madogwys Neu Angau (3LP Deluxe Only)
22. Power Point Presentation (3LP Deluxe Only)
23.  American Exterior (Extended Version For Two Synthesizers) (3LP Deluxe Only)

Recorded 67 years ago,

Reisued in Shirley's 90th year in this universe.

Limited to 800 black vinyl / cd limited to 1000 each packaged in reverse board printed card sleave

Remastered and with restored original artwork, LP with postcard inserts.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sweet England
2. Hares On The Mountain
3. Hori-Horo
4. The Bonny Irish Boy
5. The Tailor And The Mouse
6. The Lady And The Swine
7. Turpin Hero
8. The Cuckoo
9. The Bonny Labouring Boy
10. The Cherry Tree Carol
11. Sweet William
12. Omie Wise
13. Blackbirds And Thrushes
14. A Keeper Went Hunting
15. Polly Vaughan
16. Pretty Saro
17. Barbara Allen
18. Charlie

First released in 1995 – this 2025 reissue of 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman' is pressed on 180gsm heavy weight black double vinyl. Cut at half speed and meticulously checked for the highest quality audio, this double gatefold has the classic design from the original pressing but with added spine detail to showcase your collection.

Having seen their synth-rock band Freur grind to a halt in 1989, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith relocated to Romford, hooked up with DJ Darren Emerson and became the art-rock reinvented as techno outfit Underworld. Featuring Smith's stream of consciousness vocals (created by taking a pen an paper with him and “mapping out journeys across cities at night”) and Smith, Emerson and Hyde's immense electronica / techno cuts (equally inspired by early influences like Kraftwerk, Steve Reich, Hawkwind and  Tangerine Dream as the early 90s Romford rave scene) 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman' is a landmark 1990s techno album. With Emerson on hand to road test tracks in his DJ sets, the album has key dancefloor winners, but also works a home-listening full length LP. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Dark & Long
2. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You
3. Surfboy
4. Spoonman
5. Tongue
6. Dirty Epic
7. Cowgirl
8. River Of Bass
9. M.E.

First released in 1996 – this 2025 reissue of 'Second Toughest in the Infants' is pressed on 180gsm heavy weight black double vinyl. Cut at half speed and meticulously checked for the highest quality audio, this double gatefold has the classic design from the original pressing but with added spine detail to showcase your collection.

Originally released in March 1996, 'Second Toughest In The Infants' is Underworld’s masterpiece. Following 1994’s groundbreaking predecessor 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman' (the record that cemented the band’s reputation as one of the UK’s most important dance acts), 'Second Toughest…' was the point they forged out alone, in turn creating some of the most forward thinking electronic music this country has ever produced.

TRACK LISTING

1. Juanita : Kiteless : To Dream Of Love
2. Banstyle/Sappy's Curry
3. Confusion The Waitress
4. Rowla
5. Pearl's Girl
6. Air Towel
7. Blueski
8. Stagger

First released in 1999 – this 2025 reissue of 'Beaucop Fish' is pressed on 180gsm heavy weight black double vinyl. Cut at half speed and meticulously checked for the highest quality audio, this double gatefold has the classic design from the original pressing but with added spine detail to showcase your collection.

"Beaucoup Fish" is the fifth album by Underworld, released in 1999. Following the huge success of the single "Born Slippy" from its use in the film Trainspotting, Beaucoup Fish was Underworld's most anticipated release. It spawned several successful singles, including "Push Upstairs", "Jumbo" and "Moaner", which was previously used in the film Batman & Robin. "Beaucoup Fish" was well-received critically (one review calling it 'electronica's "The Dark Side of the Moon"') and remains Underworld's most successful album, with over one million copies sold. It is the last studio album to feature Darren Emerson who departed in 2001 and third album by the techno / house orientated version of Underworld which became active in about 1991/1992 (tracks were being released around this time under the names Lemon Interupt and Underworld). I personally remember this being a particularly arresting album in 1999, with a rollercoaster of dynamics which took you to the dizzying heights of techno stompers "Push Upstairs" & "King Of Snake" and down to the come-down frazzled lullabies of "Skym" and "Winjer" via the Portishead-esque introspection of "Push Downstairs" and the baggy breakbeats of "Bruce Lee". A classic.

TRACK LISTING

1. Cups
2. Push Upstairs
3. Jumbo
4. Shudder/King Of Snake
5. Winjer
6. Skym
7. Bruce Lee
8. Kittens
9. Push Downstairs
10. Something Like A Mama
11. Moaner

First released in 2002 – This 2025 reissue of 'A Hundred Days Off' is pressed on 180gsm heavy weight black double vinyl. Cut at half speed and meticulously checked for the highest quality audio, this double gatefold has the classic design from the original pressing but with added spine detail to showcase your collection.

Review from 2002:
This is everything you want and expect from an Underworld LP! It's full of richly textured techno and tech-house tracks (vocal or instrumental) with the occasional lush slowie thrown in for good measure. As good as anything else they've done, but unlikely to get them any new converts. Includes the fantastic "Two Months Off" single.

TRACK LISTING

1. Mo Move
2. Two Months Off
3. Twist
4. Sola Sistim
5. Little Speaker
6. Trim
7. Ess Gee
8. Dinosaur Adventure 3D
9. Ballet Lane
10. Luetin

First released in 2007 – this 2025 reissue of 'Oblivion With Bells' is pressed on 180gsm heavy weight black double vinyl. Cut at half speed and meticulously checked for the highest quality audio, this double gatefold has the classic design from the original pressing but with added spine detail to showcase your collection.

Review from 2007:
Five years on from "A Hundred Days Off", Messrs Hyde and Smith return with a new Underworld album. Opening with the single "Crocodile", the album continues in a club-track vein, complete with Hyde's stream of consciousness vocals, before dropping the lush ambient track "To Heal", perhaps influenced by their recent work with Gabriel Yared on the "Breaking And Entering" soundtrack. Next up "Ring Road" heads back to the early 80s and 23 Skidoo / Byrne and Eno for inspiration, and is book-ended by another ambient winner "Glam Bucket". Like The Chemical Brothers, those other purveyors of 'dance albums that indie kids can buy', Underworld show here that they have kept up with what's been going on in dance music over the intervening years (updating equipment, adding a glitch here and there), while retaining their own distinctive sound and still remaining relevant.

TRACK LISTING

1. Crocodile
2. Beautiful Burnout
3. Holding The Moth
4. To Heal
5. Ring Road
6. Glam Bucket
7. Boy, Boy, Boy
8. Cuddle Bunny Vs The Celtic Villages
9. Faxed Invitation
10. Good Morning Cockerel
11. Best Mamgu Ever

First released in 2010 – this 2025 reissue of 'Barking' is pressed on 180gsm heavy weight black double vinyl. Cut at half speed and meticulously checked for the highest quality audio, this double gatefold has the classic design from the original pressing but with added spine detail to showcase your collection.

"Barking" is Underworld's sixth studio album, but the first time Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have collaborated with other producers. The record enlists the help of techno producers Mark Knight and D. Ramirez, plus a whole cast of brilliant and like-minded producers from across the spectrum of modern dance music to add personal touches to the band’s original material. Enter Welsh drum and bass artist High Contrast, Dubfire, Bristol-based dub step producers Appleblim and Al Tourettes and long term Underworld team member Darren Price.

The question is, with such a glittering cast of extras, how does it actually sound? From the first undulating pulses of submariner bass, the first vocals - soft like a whisper in the ear - and the first fizz of hi-hats that force along the pace, the sound is unmistakably Underworld. Electronics wrapped effortlessly around songs; streams of consciousness lyrics that form indelible images; a perfectly balanced mix of melody and rhythm. Underworld’s sixth studio album is a thundering return to form, although it’s fair to say that the band responsible have never really been below par. Like the bomb on the Icarus II in Sunshine, this new process of working had the effect of not so much reigniting a creativity within the band as exploding it into myriad new fragments. And through all of this, brilliantly and uniquely, it sounds just like Underworld.

TRACK LISTING

1. Bird 1
2. Always Loved A Film
3. Scribble
4. Hamburg Hotel
5. Grace
6. Between Stars
7. Diamond Jigsaw
8. Moon In Water
9. Louisiana"

First released in 2016 – This 2025 reissue of  'Barbara Barbara We Face A Shining Future' is pressed on 180gsm heavy weight black vinyl. Cut at half speed and meticulously checked for the highest quality audio, this double gatefold has the classic design from the original pressing but with added spine detail to showcase your collection.

Review from 2016:
Underworld duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith return with their first new studio album in six years. It’s fair to say that 'Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future' finds the pair creatively reborn. Its seven tracks are fleet-footed, raw and spontaneous - a direct result of a strict working process in the studio that saw Smith and Hyde write entirely new music each time they met. That process has helped produce an album that stands alongside the recently reissued classics 'dubnobasswithmyheadman' and 'Second Toughest In The Infants'.

So what’s there in the shining future? The opening punch of a two-note detuned bass riff crunching over relentless percussion; the elegiac swoop of strings as they stretch out across off-world electronics; a demented lupine howl that curls itself into an unshakeable earworm; celestial techno and South American acoustics; voices that warp into harmonic riffs; found lyrics that form fine-tuned monolgues; head music to dance to.

TRACK LISTING

1. I Exhale
2. If Rah
3. Low Burn
4. Santiago Cuatro
5. Motorhome
6. Ova Nova
7. Nylon Strung

A sweeping, cinematic, emotional change is in the air. Molly Nilsson’s sixth studio album 'Zenith' begins with clear, wide eyes open to Earth as we would love it to be but seldom is. Recorded in her home of Berlin and whilst touring and, as ever, conceived, produced, written and recorded in solitude, Zenith is Nilsson’s big statement and consequently her most affecting work to date. It sees her reveling in big arrangements, sweeping synth strings, bigger choruses and emotions. Like the rest of us she looks within and to endless sunsets in wonder and puzzlement.

That Molly Nilsson is a DIY cult figure is beyond question; she has always written directly and with wit straight down the line between the universal and the personal. The difference with 'Zenith', and you can hear it in the opening chords of opener 'The Only Planet', is that her scope is now much wider and her heart heavier than ever before: over a post-ecstatic dusk, Nilsson serenades the globe in a loving embrace. Following on, '1995' is, arguably, one of Nilsson’s finest songs to date. It’s one of those songs to learn the lyrics to, to listen to on repeat, a reason to wear the grooves down to the bone, it’s why pop music can be one of the greatest art forms we have. It’s an example of how, on this album, Molly draws the listener closer to her heart than ever before. There’s simply no escape from the line “The plans that you made / when you still had the time / I’ve saved all the things that you left behind but by now I guess I’d consider them all mine /Windows 95, is only a metaphor for what I feel inside / Although I’m older now / there’s still an emptiness that’s never letting go somehow.” Show-stopper 'Mountain Time' is the soundtrack to being on the run, from societal conventions, from normative ideas of happiness, from your surroundings. It’s the intoxicating call of the renegade. That’s not to say that Nilsson’s light touch has been forsaken for grandiose statements. 'Bunny Club' begins as a demo-sketch before breaking into a fast-paced tale of doomed romance with big rave synths and 'Bus 194 (All There Is)' sees Molly joyride through a city on a happy hardcore bus. But it’s tracks like 'Tomorrow' and another contender for best-ever-Molly moment, Happyness that the true scale of what she’s accomplished reveals itself. We’re locked in a spiraling orbit, strings and bass whirling, gazing at the spinning planet below us as we contemplate both the ultimate freedom in loneliness and the glimmer of hope in the Other. Can we ever be truly with someone? Are we ever truly alone?

Over the 13 tracks here we get the impression that Nilsson may always be restless; like anyone else she has conflicting feelings of love and hate. It’s just not many other people can tell you exactly how you feel before you know it yourself.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Only Planet
2. 1995
3. H.O.P.E.
4. Mountain Time
5. Bunny Club
6. Intermezzo: Palimpsest Galore
7. Happyness
8. Lovers And Losers
9. Clearblue
10. My Body
11. Titanic
12. Bus 194 (All There Is)
13. Tomorrow

Australia's left-field club renaissance keeps flowering, and Horatio Luna's cult 2020 debut Yes Doctor remains an essential root document. The LP welds dub-soaked bass pressure, broken-beat jack and smoky nu-jazz improv onto a house chassis—picture Moodymann deep cuts drifting through Dadawah's spiritual haze. Championed by Gilles Peterson after Luna appeared on Brownswood's Sunny Side Up compilation—where drummer Phil Stroud and synth maestro Dufresne also featured—the record was pieced together across 2019 during a run of late-night sessions while Hicks was living in the La Sape house.

La Sape's brand-new 2025 pressing (cat. SAPE00825) uses freshly cut plates and presents the full ten-track programme on 140 g black vinyl. The package features subtle touch-ups to the jacket artwork and refreshed centre-label stickers while preserving the original aesthetic. "Yes Doctor is my coming-of-age—mixing every style I could think of into house, pushing aesthetic boundaries, making 'un-boxable' music," Luna says. File next to Theo Parrish and Yesterday's New Quintet: DJs will lock onto the title track's seven-minute bruk workout, while deep-listening customers will cherish the front-to-back journey in groove alchemy.

TRACK LISTING

1. Some Like It Hot (feat. Throne Boy)
2. Yes Doctor
3. Mango & Setwun
4. Luna Landing
5. Your Love
6. Bubbly
7. Golden
8. Northern Beaches
9. Brunswick Massive
10. Brunswick Massive Pt. 2

The Oh Sees wasted no time in racing headlong into nightmarish battle with the mighty 'Orc', clawing even farther up the ghastly peak stormed so satisfyingly by their previous 'A Weird Exits'. The band is in tour-greased, anvil-on-a-balance beam, gut-pleasingly heavy form, nimbly braining—with equal dashes of abandon and menace—on this fresh batch of bruisers and brooders, hypnotically stirred into to the cauldron of chaos you’ve come to expect.

On 'Orc', fresh blood Paul Quattrone joins Dan Rincon to form a phalanx of interlocking double drums, alternately propelling and fleet-footing shifting ground to pinion John Dwyer’s cliff-face guitars to the boogie. Tim Hellman keeps it swinging like a battle-axe to the eyebrows. The tunes veer toward the violence of their live shows, with a few tasty swerves into other lanes: heavy to lush, groovy to stately. Throughout, it remains sinister in its swaggering skulk, manic in its fuzz-fried fugues. They hit all the sweet spots the heads foggily remember, and there’s plenty to sweat over if you just hopped into the sauna.

More evil…more complex…more narcotic…more screech… more blare…more whisper…there’s even more Brigid. Less “Thee,” but more of everything else.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Static God
2. Nite Expo
3. Animated Violence
4. Keys To The Castle
5. Jettisoned
6. Cadaver Dog
7. Paranoise
8. Cooling Tower
9. Drowned Beast
10. Raw Optics

'Owl John', the debut solo album from Scott Hutchison (known for his work with Frightened Rabbit), offers a deeply intimate and soul-baring collection of songs that reflect Hutchison’s personal journey and inner conflicts.

TRACK LISTING

1. Cold Creeps
2. Two
3. Hate Music
4. Songs About Roses
5. Los Angeles, Be Kind
6. Ten Tons Of Silence
7. A Good Reason To Grow Old
8. Red Hand
9. Don't Take Off The Gloves
10. Stupid Boy

'Walk Dance Talk Sing’ is the seventh album by much-loved Crazy P AKA Danielle Moore, Jim Baron and Chris ‘Toddy’ Todd. Due to years experience in the studio and wowing crowds (both live and as DJs) ‘Walk Dance Talk Sing’ is steeped in the history of quality club sounds. Proper deep house, boogie, funk and soul is mixed with modern electronic pop then sprinkled liberally with disco dust. Confident, sophisticated and stylish yet playful and adventurous, it finds Crazy P in an empowered new purple patch – both comfortable in their own skin and unafraid to try new things.

Way before the rise in prominence of disco, house and soulful pop from the likes of Todd Terje, Disclosure or Jessie Ware, Crazy P have spearheaded the revival (and perpetuation) of these sounds since 1997. Their status as respected, vital players has maintained throughout nearly 20 years, and with the bright future of ‘Walk Talk Dance Sing’, they remain leading lights worthy of yet more recognition.

TRACK LISTING

1. Like A Fool
2.The Come On
3. Echo
4. Cruel Mistress
5. Magnetise
6. Something More
7. Walk Dance Talk Sing
8. Scrap The Book
9. The Way
10. Hear My Song
11. Witch Doctor

'The Richest Man In Babylon' is the 3rd studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation. It was first released in 2002 by ESL Music. The album features contributions from Emiliana Torrini, LouLou, Pam Bricker, and Notch, and features both electronic and live instrumentation. The album combines influences such as; dub, jazz, dance, rap, reggae and Indian music, and incorporates protest music into the group’s sound.

TRACK LISTING

1. Heaven’s Gonna Burn Your Eyes
2. Facing East
3. The Outernationalist
4. Interlude
5. Omid
6. All That We Perceive
7. Un Simple Histoire
8. Meu Destino
9. Exilio
10. From Creation
11. The Richest Man In Babylon
12. Liberation Front
13. The State Of The Union
14. Until The Morning
15. Resolution

Get This In Ya is the second EP from QLD shed-rock outfit The Chats who have garnered worldwide fame since their catchy lead single ‘Smoko’ went viral back in 2017 Self-proclaimed shed-rock band the Chats were thrust into the spotlight when their song ""Smoko"" and its accompanying video went viral. Josh Price (guitar), Matt Boggis (drums), and Eamon Sandwith (bass, vocals) founded the band in 2016 on Australia's Sunshine Coast, Queensland, in high school. The trio cited the Sex Pistols, Ramones, and Black Flag as early influences, and the classically scrappy D.I.Y. sound of punk could be heard across their self-titled debut EP, which appeared in 2016. But it would be their follow-up EP, Get This in Ya, that garnered the band attention with the catchy lead single ""Smoko"" in 2017.

TRACK LISTING

1. Smoko
2. Bus Money
3. Nambored
4. Casualty
5. Left Right
6. How Many Do You Do
7. Temperature

Originally released in 2016 as a digital download, The Chats self-titled debut EP is now available on limited edition "Mull" coloured vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

1. Yeah Nah
2. Don't Stop The Blues
3. Wrong Way Sekisui
4. I'm The Best Person In The World
5. VB Anthem
6. Mum Stole My Darts
7. I Feel Good

2005’s Naturally was a pivotal moment in the history of soul music. It was the first Daptone album tracked at the renowned “House of Soul”, a recording studio handbuilt by Sharon and the rest of the Daptone family in a two story rental in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The album has gone on to sell over 200,000 records, with hit singles 'How Long Do I Have To Wait?' and 'This Land is Your Land' streaming in the hundreds of millions- staggering figures for a wholly independent release.

Up to this point Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings had yet to reach an audience outside of dingy, hole-in-the-wall clubs, dive bars, and underground DJ parties, attended by only the most in-the-know. This was the scene where the band began to flourish, developing the sound that would forever alter the musical landscape and set a lofty new bar for what could be considered real-deal soul music. It made Daptone a household name and opened doors for countless musicians and record labels to come. Naturally sparked a renaissance that is still vibrating today- a testament to Sharon Jones’ legacy as the undisputed, reigning Queen of Heavyweight Soul.

TRACK LISTING

1. How Do I Let A Good Man Down?
2. Natural Born Lover
3. Stranded In Your Love (Featuring Lee Fields)
4. My Man Is A Mean Man
5. You’re Gonna Get It
6. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?
7. This Land Is Your Land
8. Your Thing Is A Drag
9. Fish In The Dish
10. All Over Again
11. How Do I Let A Good Man Down? (Intrumental)
12. Natural Born Lover (Instrumental)
13. Stranded In Your Love (Instrumental)
14. My Man Is A Mean Man (Instrumental)
15. You’re Gonna Get It (Instrumental)
16. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? (Instrumental)
17. This Land Is Your Land (Instrumental)
18. Your Thing Is A Drag (Instrumental)
19. Fish In The Dish (Instrumental)
20. All Over Again (Instrumental)

"Return of the Giant Slits” is the second studio album by the English punk band The Slits, released in October 1981 by CBS Records. This album marked a departure from their earlier punk sound, embracing a more experimental approach influenced by afro-pop, dub, and world music. The album was produced by Dennis Bovell, Dick O’Dell and The Slits. Upon its release, “Return of the Giant Slits” received mixed reviews, with some listeners finding its experimental nature challenging. However, over time, it has been re-evaluated and appreciated for its innovative fusion of genres. Pitchfork described it as “a slippery, glorious mess that will infuriate anyone expecting the Slits to revisit their debut."

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1 Earthbeat (7" Version)
2 Or What Is It?
3 Face Place
4 Walkabout

Side B
1 Difficult Fun
2 Animal Space / Spacier
3 Improperly Dressed
4 Life On Earth

“Beyond a Dream” is a live jazz album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and drummer Norman Connors, recorded on July 22, 1978, at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and released in 1981 by Arista Novus. The album showcases a blend of spiritual and free jazz elements characteristic of Sanders’ style, complemented by Connors’ dynamic drumming. A reviewer from Dusty Groove described it as “a dream of a record from this legendary spiritual jazz duo.”

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Babylon (Live)
2. Beyond A Dream (Live)
3. Montreux Overture (Live)

Side B
1. The End Of The Beginning (Live)
2. Casino Latino (Live)

Say hello to Eros, another label that joins the long list of re-edit and rework imprints - a new outlet to hear lost classics from the raw, decadent and formative birth of club music. The chap behind Eros (we couldn't possibly tell you who) knows his onions on the disco and house front, and has gone for the 'creative edit' approach here. Track 1 combines parts of First Choice Salsoul disco classic "Let No Man Put Assunder" with some Philly soul vocals making for a floor-filling blend. Track 2 is the kind of 80s electrodisco tune that would have you squeezing your way through the crowd to the DJ box so you could find out what it was. The panned bassline is king here! Track 3 is a full vocal disco number to have the crowd singing along - pure end of night! Which just leaves us time to jack; Track 4 is pure Chi-Town house for acid teds.

A second EP from the mysterious Eros, and he's come up with another mindblowing four tracker of lost classics from the raw, decadent and formative birth of club music - the late 70s - mid 80s. Re-programmed for modern dancefloors, these four tracks carry a hefty punch and should have all discerning dancefloors rocking. "Track 1" is proper electro-dance tackle (very ZTT / Cabaret Voltaire etc) with robo vocals and hot keyboard lines. Next up on "Track 2" we get in the post-punk pop vibe with a brilliant piece of punk-funk / disco-not-disco - all funky guitar licks, big synth riffs, bongos, drum machines and honking sax. Over on side two we get the slinky "Track 3"; seductive female vocals and a mid-tempo disco-funk groove with a nice swing to it. Lastly, we head in a totally different direction for some jackin' Chi-town style house - rough, raw and acidic with a sweet female vocal - this is proper 80s Sheffield warehouse tackle.

Analogue October Records proudly presents the long-awaited LICENSED reissue of 'Harmony of the Spheres', Neil Ardley’s cosmic jazz masterpiece, originally released in 1979 by Decca. This marks the first vinyl reissue of the album since its original release, offering fans a rare opportunity to experience this extraordinary record in its purest form.

Recorded at the legendary Morgan Studios and produced by the esteemed Martin Levan, 'Harmony of the Spheres' is another bold evolution in Ardley’s ever-expanding musical journey. A unique blend of jazz, electronic synthesis, and progressive rock, the album explores the ancient Greek concept that planets create celestial harmonies as they move through space. Using precise astronomical calculations, Ardley transposed planetary orbits into a nine-note chord—one that extends beyond the range of traditional acoustic instruments, making synthesizers the only means of fully realizing this cosmic sound.
The album features an all-star lineup, including the visionary John Martyn on guitar, saxophonist Barbara Thompson, Tony Coe, Ian Carr, and keyboardist Geoff Castle, alongside the formidable rhythm section of Billy Kristian (bass), Richard Burgess (drums), and Trevor Tomkins (percussion).

TRACK LISTING

1. Upstarts All
2. Leap In The Dark
3. Glittering Circles
4. Fair Mirage
5. Soft Stillness And The Night
6. Headstrong, Headlong
7. Towards Tranquility

As a direct result of the Beatles’ keen curiosity about experimental music and other avant-garde artistic expression, Apple Records launched its short-lived Zapple subsidiary in February 1969 as a forum for unfettered sonic exploration, or, as announced at the time, “more freaky sounds". George’s 'Electronic Sound' and John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 'Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With the Lions', both released in May 1969, were Zapple’s only releases before it was closed down. 'Electronic Sound’s cover art, painted by George, depicts his Moog IIIp (which was later used on four tracks by the Beatles on their album Abbey Road) with the four modules from which the sound was synthesized. Each side of the 'Eletronic Sound' LP featured one exploratory long-form work.

TRACK LISTING

1. Under The Mersey Wall
2. No Time Or Space

Released in December 1974, 'Dark Horse' capped a prolific year for George Harrison, during which he had established his own Dark Horse record label, built a recording studio in his Friar Park home in England, and completed an ambitious tour of North America.

TRACK LISTING

1. Hari's On Tour (Express)
2. Simply Shady
3. So Sad
4. Bye Bye Love
5. Maya Love
6. Ding Dong, Ding Dong
7. Dark Horse
8. Far East Man
9. It Is 'he' (Jai Sri Krishna)
10. I Don't Care Anymore - (CD Bonus Track)
11. Dark Horse - Early Take (CD Bonus Track)

In late 1974, George Harrison returned to California to record his next album, the soul-tinged 'Extra Texture' (Read All About It). Leon Russell played piano on 'Tired of Midnight Blue',  and for some of the sessions, Harrison was joined by guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, plus Jim Keltner, Paul Stallworth, and David Foster from new band Attitudes, who were later signed by George’s newly formed Dark Horse label.

TRACK LISTING

1. You
2. The Answer's At The End
3. This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)
4. Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)
5. World Of Stone
6. A Bit More Of You
7. Can't Stop Thinking About You
8. Tired Of Midnight Blue
9. Grey Cloudy Lies
10. His Name Is Legs (Ladies And Gentleman)
11. This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying) - CD Only
12. (Platinum Weird Version) - Bonus Track - CD Only

'Thirty Three & ⅓' is the seventh solo studio album by George Harrison, recorded at his home in Oxfordshire, Friar Park and released later that same year in November 1976. It was Harrison’s first album release on his Dark Horse record label. Upon its release, Billboard said, “[it’s] a sunny, upbeat album of love songs and cheerful jokes that is [George’s] happiest and most commercial package, with least high-flown postures, for perhaps his entire solo career. ”

TRACK LISTING

1. Woman Don't You Cry For Me
2. Dear One
3. Beautiful Girl
4. This Song
5. See Yourself
6. It's What You Value
7. True Love
8. Pure Smokey
9. Crackerbox Palace
10. Learning How To Love You

Heading up the B-Town scene back in 2012 alnogside Peace and Swim Deep, JAWS announced a fairwell tour for 2025 and have treated us to this 10th anniversary reissue of thier beloved debut album, 'Be Slowly'. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Liam says: Perfect slice on mid-10s indie. A band that meant everything to me when I was 17 and a band that still hold a real special place in my heart. They've recently completed their farewell tour, so picking up this LP is the perfect way to commemorate the band -JAWS FOREVER

TRACK LISTING

1. Time
2. Cameron
3. Gold
4. Swim
5. Home
6. Be Slowly
7. Think Too Much, Feel Too Little
8. Filth
9. Sunset State
10. Surround You
11. NYE

We all know the type: prolific bands that commit every loose thought, stray idea and 90-second song fragment to tape. Bands that pay no attention to little inconveniences like “release cycles” or “self-editing,” and instead decide that quantity equals quality, creating a discography more labyrinthine, imposing and—ultimately—exhausting than the cast of creatures in a sci-fi novel. Here is why none of that applies to THEE OH SEES. Because each of the dozen-plus albums they’ve released since 2004 possesses a distinct personality and represents a different point along the path of JOHN DWYER’s slow transformation from auteur of woozy, bare-bones four-track psychedelia to goggle-eyed garage rock marauder backed at long last by a band that both shares and stokes his singular vision. Because drop a needle on any record and—to their great credit—it takes several songs before you’re convinced it’s Thee Oh Sees. The seasick hundred-bottles-of-rum shanty 'What the Driven Drink', from 2007’s delirious 'Sucks Blood' exists in a different galaxy than the rollercoastering 'Chem-Farmer' from 'Carrion Crawler / The Dream'; the doomy doo-wop of 'Blood on the Deck' hardly seems like the product of the same band that delivered the yelping 'Ruby Go Home' in 2009.

TRACK LISTING

1. I Come From The Mountain
2. Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster
3. The Floating Coffin
4. No Spell
5. Strawberries
6. Maze Fancier
7. Night Crawler
8. Sweets Helicopter
9. Tunnel Time
10. Minotaur

In the madrigal-strewn world of neo folk-psychedelia, the queen of drones holds court…In this late teen decade, as green men are burnt, resources dwindle and naturalists plunder for authentic Englishness, the hunt for the grail-like 'Silver Globe' continues. Back in 2014, the story was first whispered; A mythical jaunt set to a motorik rhythm, played out in an overgrown forest of ideas: Jane Weaver’s ‘The Silver Globe’ was a conceptual delicacy – “a synth-ridden post-apocalyptic prog-pop opus based on tightly embroidered, non-linear recurring themes inspired by esoteric stories, cosmic imagery and re-filtered past experiences”. Since those heady beginnings, our heroine has time travelled to darker times and been celebrated for her glorious ‘Modern Kosmology’ (top album of 2017, here, there, everywhere).

TRACK LISTING

1. The Silver Globe
2. Argent
3. The Electric Mountain
4. If Only We Could Be In Love
5. Don’t Take My Soul
6. Cells
7. Mission Desire
8. Stealing Gold
9. Arrows
10. Your Time In This Life Is Just Temporary

Now, most of us here at Piccadilly HQ already have a large proportion of our heart (and our record shelves) devoted to Huerco S. The Proibito / Future Times star has carved out a truly unique, idiosyncratic sound all of his own. More stoned than Snoop Dogg in a weed dispensary on May 4th, yet with a futuristic vision that puts him alongside luminaries such as Brian Eno and Vangelis, Huerco S is the real deal. His twelves have possessed a blurred, hazy hue yet move through mindscape exploration to murky dancefloor contortions with ease. Here we get his second long player to date. Nine of the most densest and meditative tracks of the 21st century! As mentioned, Huerco's vision is non-linear, and the record is hard to place in time yet almost remains elusively futuristic. Monolithic and stark but extremely warm, intensely personal, and strangely accessible for everyone in every which way. When experimental music is this moving you know you're onto something special. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Repress of this now cult artefact from Huerco S. One of the best electronic-ambient pieces the year it was released (2016) its serene simplicity and radioactive warmth is still as arresting as it ever was. Every home deserves a copy of this to see them thru the Winter!

TRACK LISTING

A1. A Sea Of Love
A2. Lifeblood (Naïve Melody)
B1. Hear Me Out
B2. Kraanvogel
C1. On The Embankment
C2. Marked For Life
C3. Cubist Camouflage
D1. Promises Of Fertility
D2. The Sacred Dance 

Wewantsounds continues its extensive Meiko Kaji reissue program - in partnership with Teichiku Records and Kaji herself - with the release of Yadokari, her third album from 1973. This marks the first time the album has been reissued on vinyl, featuring its original artwork and newly remastered audio. Renowned for her iconic 1970s films (Lady Snowblood, the Stray Cat Rock series) and admired by Quentin Tarantino, Meiko Kaji also released a string of outstanding albums on Teichiku, blending Japanese pop with cinematic grooves. Yadokari, is reissued here with its original deluxe gatefold sleeve andOBI plus a two-page insert featuring new liner notes by Hashim Kotaro Bharoocha. As a special bonus, this edition includes a 7" EP single featuring Shura No Hana, famously featured on the Kill Bill soundtrack.

TRACK LISTING

1. Yadokari
2. Sunset
3. Watashi Umarete Fushiawase
4. Yamaneko
5. Arijigoku
6. Kakioki
7. Hagure Bushi
8. Ayatori
9. Ah...
10. Aru Deai
11. Onna Negai Uta
12. Kiba No Ballad
13. Shura No Hana (Flower Of Carnage)
14. Hō Yare Ho

Underground Resistance's truly iconic Red Planet series is a collection of Mars-indebted techno records that no lover of Detroit techno should be without. Composed by the illusive The Martian alias - supposedly credited to Will Thomas but often referring to a number of producers working together - the series was described by one Discogs user as: 'Sounds like some brothers from Detroit and a bunch of Native Americans got together and decided they had enough of this world and went off to Mars to form a musical tribe that would beam back their creations to earth in the hopes of enlightening humanity'. It's certainly striking music with a strong audio fingerprint throughout and, considering its origins in 1992, has remained considerably ahead of its time even now.

Originally a double 12", RP6 is now reissued as a single disc release with four tracks taken from the original seven (maybe we'll get the other three on another reissue, we don't know yet). "Medicine Man" is a stripped back, tribal joint that recalls some of the minimal voodoo of fellow Detroiters, Octave One. "The Vanishing Race" pairs drums swung so hard they tumble with flailing synth tones and rising strings. It's a track that could only really emanate from the Red Planet axis. 

"Windwalker" sees The Martian nod to Galaxy 2 Galaxy with a spiritual hi-tech jazz number straight from the Detroit techno songbook! Probably the crowning glory of this particular release and one of the more anthemic tracks from the Red Planet cannon - worth the entrance fee alone this one folks! 

"The Talking Rocks Of Mars" concludes the 12" with a suitably wigged out exercise in mainframe obliteration. Pummelling kicks, morse code acid, uncomprehensible synth murmurings... it's like your trapped inside the CPU of an alien reactor being chased by those robotic flying drones off Black Mirror.... In a good way of course! :P 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Another key release from the Red Planet - light years ahead of the pack and responsible for creating truly timeless techno artefacts for our record bags.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Medicine Man
A2. The Vanishing Race
B1. Windwalker
B2. The Talking Rocks Of Mars

Celebrate a decade of Turnover’s iconic sophomore album 'Peripheral Vision' with this 10 Year Anniversary Edition. Retaining the album’s iconic cover art, the packaging has been completely overhauled to include a new lyric poster & printed photo inner sleeve. This special limited edition also includes two bonus tracks from the era - 'Humblest Pleasures' and 'Change Irreversible'.

Released on May 4th, 2015 via Run For Cover Records, Turnover’s second album 'Peripheral Vision' is widely regarded as an essential body of the work in the band’s discography, maturing its sound into a shoegaze-inflected post-punk direction following the band’s 2013 debut record 'Magnolia'. Described as “a tour de force” by Kerrang!, the album set the stage for an extensive and prolific touring history over the past decade and three subsequent albums, including their most recent LP, 2022’s 'Myself in the Way'.

TRACK LISTING

1. Cutting My Fingers Off
2. New Scream
3. Humming
4. Hello Euphoria
5. Dizzy On The Comedown
6. Diazepam
7. Like Slow Disappearing
8. Take My Head
9. Threshold
10. I Would Hate You If I Could
11. Intrapersonal
12. Humblest Pleasures
13. Change Irreversible

The dreamy debut album from Texas’s new wave of American krautrock. Recorded at home in 1996, 'The Fun Of Watching Fireworks' straddles the aerodynamic drag between lo-fi and Living Stereo, huffing hypnotic chem trails, Ampex 456 polyfibre dust, and subtropical ozone while the Farfisa warms up. Remastered from the original analog tapes as a reminder of what life was like in the before times. Trespassers encouraged.

TRACK LISTING

1. Diana Slowburner II
2. On My Way
3. Gone To Earth
4. On The Run’s Where I’m From
5. Dim Stars (The Boy In My Arms)
6. Trespassers In The Stereo Field
7. Too Tired To Shine II
8. It’s Alright

A deep, hypnotic, sonic excursion of Afro-Cuban/mambo rhythms to get lost within. Released in 1978, there are a number of different pressings of the album coming out on labels including GRC, Desca Records and Sound Triangle Records. Stripped-back and low-fi, this is a pulsating hit of instrumental Latin-jazz dance magic.

Predominantly made up of just percussion and bass, the album comes courtesy of Carlos "Rico" Ramirez on bass, Carlos Patato on congas, timbales by Nelson Padron and Lazaro Pla aka Manteca as band leader. A Cuban legend, Manteca rose to fame playing with Ernesto Lecuona and the Cuban Boys. Although he featured on numerous recordings in his home of Cuba, only a handful exist of his as featured soloist or band leader.

A whirlwind of percussive brilliance, 'Ritmo Y Sabor' is brimming with energy regardless of the tempo of the track. An instantaneous ability to make you move, the grooves come alive with each new rhythm introduced. Take for instance, the track 'Afro Funky' that more than lives up to its name. A breakbeat Latin-funk workout, with a mighty fine walking bass line that provides the basis for the drummers to vibe off. Elsewhere, 'Rumbon En Casa De Cando' is fast and furious perfect for the jazz dance specialist, whilst 'Sabor A Mantecado' keeps you on your toes with its trance- like repetitive bassline and percussive interplay. 'Cosa De Manteca' is another heavy-Latin funk gem with a rough and raw feeling of relentless yet groove-driven percussion.

A must-have Afro-Cuban, rhythmic funk triumph, that shows Manteca and his band in full flight.

TRACK LISTING

Rumbon En Casa De Cando
Afro Funky
Sabor A Mantecado
Abacua
Son Montuno
Cosas De Manteca
Gozando El Timbal

'Pickled Eggs & Sherbet' is the sole album by English electronic group The All Seeing I - the production trio of Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and Richard Barrett (aka DJ Parrot).

Part of the late nineties big beat / trip hop scene, it brought together many disparate threads of the Sheffield's music scene past (and then) present including contributions from the likes of cabaret crooner Tony Christie, Human League frontman Phil Oakey and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklist:
1. Walk Like A Panther
2. No Return
3. Beat Goes On
4. Sweet Music
5. Mary
6. 1st Man In Space
7. Drive Safely Darling
8. Stars On Sunday
9. Big Pecker
10. I Peggio
11. I Walk
12. Happy Birthday Nicola
13. Plastic Diamond

CD Tracklist:
1. Walk Like A Panther
2. No Return
3. Beat Goes On
4. Sweet Music
5. Mary
6. 1st Man In Space
7. Drive Safely Darlin'
8. Stars On Sunday
9. Big Pecker
10. I Walk
11. I Peggio
12. Happy Birthday Nicola
13. Plastic Diamond
14. Dirty Girl
15. Airy Armpits
16. Beat Goes Wrong
17. Sweaty Walls
18. Pickled Eggs & Sherbet
19. Beat Goes On (La De Da De De Mix)
20. First Crooked Man
21. First Crooked Dub
22. I Walk Crooked
23. Return Of The Crooked Cat

Trout Mask Replica is a touchstone in the history of recorded music. The mix of dada absurdist blues and previously unexplored experimental avenues has long been praised as one of the greatest albums of all time. As so eloquently put by John Peel, "If there has been anything in the history of popular music which could be described as a work of art in a way that people who are involved in other areas of art would understand, then Trout Mask Replica is probably that work.”

In full partnership with the Zappa Family Trust and to celebrate the relaunch of the seminal Bizarre label imprint, Third Man Records is proud to announce Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's Trout Mask Replica.

Out of print on vinyl for nearly ten years, this remaster was helmed by industry legend Bob Ludwig and cut by the estimable Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Utilizing crystalline-quality safety masters kept in the Zappa family vault for decades by the trustworthy Joe Travers, the audio here is positively glorious. Every last skronk breathes full life into the room. Every twisted guitar figure uncurls onto paths previously unpaved. Every last bark and howl shines resolute through the vast emptiness of your mind.

Previous countless Trout Mask Replica repressings used scans of scans of scans of the cover image, but the original Cal Schenkel cover photo has been tracked down and reproduced here at its clearest — its resolution from the original release in 1969. If you’ve only ever seen a jpg online or fuzzy, smeared-looking CD issues from the 90’s, be prepared to be wowed by the fully engaging spectrum this iconic image casts.

This 2xLP is pressed on heavyweight 180-gram black vinyl for that full-on frenetic feeling

TRACK LISTING

1. Frownland
2. The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back
3. Dachau Blues
4. Ella Guru
5. Hair Pie: Bake 1
6. Moonlight On Vermont
7. Pachuco Cadaver
8. Bills Corpse
9. Sweet Sweet Bulbs
10. Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish
11. China Pig
12. My Human Gets Me Blues
13. Dali's Car
14. Hair Pie: Bake 2
15. Pena
16. Well
17. When Big Joan Sets Up
18. Fallin' Ditch
19. Sugar 'N Spikes
20. Ant Man Bee
21. Orange Claw Hammer
22. Wild Life
23. She's Too Much For My Mirror
24. Hobo Chang Ba
25. The Blimp (Mousetrapreplica)
26. Steal Softly Thru Snow
27. Old Fart At Play
28. Veteran's Day Poppy

“Disguise In Love” released in 1978, is the debut album of British punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Renowned for his quick-witted delivery and sharp humor, Clarke fuses punk rock with spoken word, resulting in a one-of-a-kind sonic experience. The album includes tracks such as “I Don’t Want To Be Nice,” “Valley of the Lost Women,” and “(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space,” highlighting Clarke’s talent for social commentary and dark comedy. Produced by Martin Hannett, known as one of the creators of the ‘Manchester sound’, the album captures the unrefined energy of the late ‘70s punk scene. “Disguise In Love” stands out not only for its incisive, observational poetry but also for its stripped-down and edgy musical accompaniment, solidifying its status as a pivotal work in Clarke’s career and a significant contribution to the punk genre.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. I Don't Want To Be Nice
2. Psycle Sluts
3. (I've Got A Brand New) Tracksuit
4. Teenage Werewolf
5. Readers Wives
6. Post-War Glamour Girl

Side B
1. (I Married A) Monster From Outer Space
2. Salome Maloney
3. Health Fanatic
4. Strange Bedfellows
5. Valley Of The Lost Women

Blur celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'The Magic Whip' with a special edition vinyl release, featuring new cover artwork by original designer Tony Hung. A reimagining of the iconic ice cream cover with added gold foil and embossed details, the new format is presented in a gatefold sleeve and available as a half-speed mastered, single gold disc for the first time. 'The Magic Whip' is Blur's eighth studio album and includes the tracks 'Ghost Ship', 'Go Out', 'Lonesome Street', and 'Ong Ong'.

TRACK LISTING

1. Lonesome Street
2. New World Towers
3. Go Out
4. Ice Cream Man
5. Thought I Was A Spaceman
6. I Broadcast
7. My Terracotta Heart
8. There Are Too Many Of Us
9. Ghost Ship
10. Pyongyang
11. Ong Ong
12. Mirrorball

In March 2011, Catherine Anne Davies aka The Anchoress recorded her debut 'Communion' at London's legendary Church Studios with an all-female string section - Recorded live in a single afternoon, 'Communion' is a collection of songs stripped of drums and modern technology - The mini-album was named as one of NME's Best Cult Albums of the year but was only released on a limited edition CD - On 20 March 2025, 14 years to the date of recording, 'Communion' is finally released on limited edition Bio-vinyl and CD.

TRACK LISTING

1. Waiting To Breathe
2. The Heart Wants To Be A Hammer
3. Over & Over
4. Yeats Is On Mine
5. Going Wrong
6. Telephone
7. Grow Out (Bonus Demo)

Nick Cave, new in Berlin, entered the world of Die Haut in 1982. The result is a furious album that paves the way for the music that Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have been making since 1984.

'Burnin' The Ice' has not been available for a long time. Now the record is being reissued on vinyl - and after many years, it closes a gap that drove Cave completists to despair.

No wild god has fallen from the sky yet. Not even Nick Cave, perhaps the best music performer of the present day. Cave has worked hard for his power, his aura, his reputation. An important early milestone on this journey: 'Burnin' The Ice', released in 1983 together with Berlin band Die Haut. An album like
a contemporary document. A ticket to the diffuse and adventurous Berlin of the early 80s, right in the middle of Nick Cave's hot period between The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds.

'Burnin' The Ice' captures the moment when Nick Cave and Die Haut first developed the music that would later make him seem larger than life. The sound on this record is existential and experimental. Interested in ecstasy and excess. Relentless and uncompromising.

TRACK LISTING

1. STOW-A-WAY
2. TOKYO EXPRESS
3. TRUCK LOVE
4. THE VICTORY
5. PLEASURE IS THE BOSS
6. DUMB EUROPE
7. THIS FLAME WILL NEVER DIE

The original 90s soft grunge sad girl. Broken up, pregnant, grandma dying. The usual 21st trip around the sun. In between Eric’s Trip albums, boyfriends, and dress sizes, Julie strummed her downcast bedroom pop diaries through a Rat II distortion pedal and quit the scene. Expanded 29th anniversary edition includes rare 7” tracks and photo of Julie with her dog Samantha.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1 Dance Music
2 Elevator Show
3 Crumble
4 Soon, Coming Closer
5 August 10
6 Taller Beauty
7 Grammy
8 Grew Smaller

SIDE B
9 Happy Lucky Girl
10 Sorry Story
11 So Low
12 Waiting For Baby
13 Beautiful
14 Laugh With Me
15 Sad Song
16 Five
17 The Book Song
18 His Girlfriend

The original soft grunge 90s sad girl. Julie in Memphis. With Eric’s Trip on ice, the Duchess of Canadian flannel flew south in December ‘96 to cut an album of postpartum depression ballads. Joined by Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb and The Grifters’ David Shouse, Loneliest In The Morning captures Julie’s blue period with trembling accuracy. Hanky not included.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
So Fast
Dance Me
Sorry Part I
Sorry Part II
Tell You Again
Explain
Crying Baby

SIDE B
Sweeter
Tonight, We Sleep
Mother
Love To Annoy
Creative Depression
Condescending You
Le Solei
Dance Music (7” Version)

Funded by Capitol, tracked in 14 studios, issued by Tiger Style, and lost in the Y2K shuffle, Ida’s fourth album captures a band caught between Brooklyn and Woodstock, temping and adulting, burying a parent and birthing a child. A tireless compendium and ode to sleep, sex, all-night talking, and other bed-ridden activities, 'Will You Find Me‘s 14-songs are pillowed with 34 outtakes, alternate mixes, 4-track demos, and covers from the band’s extensive vault, unfolding thematically across four LPs. The accompanying 24-page booklet documents Ida’s major label album that never was in both stunning photographs and Douglas Wolk’s blow-by-blow essay. Who were you then?

TRACK LISTING

Will You Find Me Tracklist:
1. Down On Your Back
2. Maybelle
3. This Water
4. Shrug
5. The Radiator
6. Shotgun
7. Turn Me On
8. Man In Mind
9. Past The Past
10. Georgia
11. Triptych
12. Firefly
13. Encantada
14. Don’t Get Sad
15. Shrug (Brown Rice In A Magic Shop Dub)
16. Time To Listen To The Mystery Sound Of Your Own Heart
17. AZ U R
18. What Holds The World Together
19. The Great South River
20. Black Thumb
21. Better Days

Could Be The Door Tracklist:
1. Down On Your Back (Live On WFMU)
2. Maybelle (Strings And Piano Mix)
3. This Water (Capitol Demos Reel)
4. Shrug (The Woo Mix)
5. The Radiator (Pink Moon Mix)
6. Shotgun (Minimal Mix)
7. Turn Me On (Instrumental Mix)
8. Man In Mind (Vocal Only Mix)
9. Past The Past (Capitol Demos Reel)
10. Georgia Strings
11. Triptych Coda
12. Firefly (Rehearsal Excerpt)
13. Encantada
14. Don’t Get Sad (Dreamland)

The Reservoir Tracklist:
1. Never Goes Away
2. Shrug (4-track Demo)
3. Tales Of Brave Ida (4-track Demo)
4. Nothing But Sound (4-track Demo)
5. Love Streams (4-track Demo)
6. Mestizo Blues

On Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii is equal parts her Tampa roots and Los Angeles, where she’s currently based, she is then and now and also tomorrow, she is countless genres and movements and eras and ideas laid out before us in less than an hour of song. She is the woman on the cover, looking like a stone-faced queen, wearing Vivienne Westwood with beads in her braids and an albino alligator in her lap as if to say, “Did you expect something less?”

The mixtape comes on the heels of Doechii's Eurodance-inspired hit "Alter Ego," dubbed by R&B superstar SZA as "the craziest song I've heard all year." "Alter Ego” received the remix treatment, with JT delivering a verse, further extending Doechii's winning streak. To date, the song has earned over 15 million streams on Spotify alone. Earlier this summer, Doechii released "MPH," where she thrives over a frenetic dance beat. She also partnered with Sprite's Limelight music film to release her melodic single "ROCKET," a song Hypebeast labeled "perfect for the summer."

Originally released in 2002 by Emperor Norton Records and re-released by Nettwerk in 2011, Liverpool electropoppers Ladytron's second studio album "Light & Magic" was written and co-produced in Los Angeles by the band & Mickey Petralia and featured the underground hits "Seventeen", "Blue Jeans" and "Evil"

TRACK LISTING

Seventeen
Flicking Your Switch
Fire
Turn It On
Blue Jeans
Cracked LCD
Black Plastic
Evil
Startup Chime
Nu Horizons
Cease2exist
Re:agents
Light & Magic
The Reason

As Warped Tour pop-punk and American Apparel indie rock dominated the strange post-Y2Kguitar-band milieu, Boston’s Karate delivered an engrossing shot of rock that constantly shifted between several shades of subterranean sounds. The quiet moments on Karate’s millennium busting fourth album carry much of that old, unbridled intensity, braided into subdued jazz melodies and slowcore restraint. This 25th anniversary edition of 'Unsolved' replicates the original 2000 pressing’s side D, and includes the 'Death Kit' 7” and split with Crown Hate Ruin. God forgive us.

TRACK LISTING

1. Small Fires
2. The Lived-But-Yet-Named
3. Sever
4. The Roots And The Ruins
5. Number Six
6. One Less Blues
7. The Halo Of The Strange
8. The Angels Just Have To Show
9. This Day Next Year
10. Cherry Coke
11. Death Kit
12. Nerve

“Salsa con charanga” is really a feast for all salsa music lovers, a true jewel, which deserved much better when it originally came out in 1978. In addition to being a great salsa album, has the distinction that was released on Orfeon, a Mexican record label, due to the diligent work of the extraordinary producer Bobby Marin, and which miraculously received air play when powerhouse Fania label and few others ruled radio in the salsa music world.

It comprises eight great, solid tracks; some, new interpretations from other albums in which Mike Guagenti participated with his handsome and captivating voice - a crooner with a salsero soul -, that, at times, could remind us of the late Tito Rodríguez, and even Ray Ramos. "The Mike Guagenti album," as indicated by Marin, "is a compilation of recordings by other artists. Originally a salsa album, I brought in [Cuban] Pupi Legarreta (violin and flute) and [Panamanian] Mauricio Smith (flute) to give it a charanga sound." With the exception of the cut ‘Salsa con charanga,’ which is an instrumental, the rest feature vocals by Guagenti.

“Salsa con charanga” has developed a cult following, and finding a copy of the original could be quite expensive. Luckily, this officially licensed and restored edition will fill that void.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. SALSA CON CHARANGA
2. SONAREMO EL TAMBÓ
3. DELIRIO
4. LA PELUCA

Side B
1. LA PUERTA DEL DOLOR
2. A LOS MUCHACHOS DE BELÉN
3. ENSAYA CHAMACO
4. EL TIBIRI TABARA

One of the most influential albums of the 90s, featuring 'Today', 'Disarm' and 'Cherub Rock', on 180 Gram vinyl with original 1993 packaging.

TRACK LISTING

1. Cherub Rock
2. Quiet
3. Today
4. Hummer
5. Rocket
6. Disarm
7. Soma
8. Geek U.S.A.
9. Mayonaise
10. Spaceboy
11. Silverfuck
12. Sweet Sweet
13. Luna

First time on vinyl for Guy Chadwick’s solo album originally released in 1998 on Setanta records and produced by The Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie.

The House of Love frontman Guy Chadwick’s debut is a gorgeous and seemingly effortless collection of breezy love songs. Robin Guthrie’s warm production serves these gentle songs wonderfully, and Guy’s backing musicians complement him masterfully (Guthrie also played bass on eight songs).

'Lazy, Soft & Slow' should warm your soul for many Sunday mornings to come. This album is magic, and the title says everything about the music.

TRACK LISTING

1. Soft & Slow
2. You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
3. One Of These Days
4. In Her Heart
5. Song For Gala
6. Mirrored In My Mind
7. Wasted In Song
8. Fall In Love With Me
9. This Strength
10. Crystal Love Song
11. Close Your Eyes
12. Questionaire
13. Laughter & Honey.

'Little Girl Blue', released in 1957, was Nina Simone's first studio recording ever. It was originally issued on the Bethlehem label and features the singer/ pianist backed by bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. Many of the tracks from this LP would become true classics, among them her perennial versions of 'I Loves You Porgy' and 'My Baby Just Cares For Me'.

"The young Nina Simone wanted to be a concert pianist, playing Bach and Mozart in concert halls and in front of silent, respectful audiences, but circumstance forced her down a very different path and, in the process, allowed her to change the face and sound of popular music in America. She had not even intended to sing in public until a nightclub owner told her that her job and thus her livelihood depended on it. So, Eunice Waymon became Nina Simone, and Nina Simone became an unwitting star. Her debut album was far from her original ambitions, but it remains a key-work of the times, original and powerful, and the start of something remarkable." - Brian Morton BBC Radio.

"It showcases her ballad voice as one of mystery and sensuality and showcases her uptempo jazz style with authority and an enigmatic down- home feel that is nonetheless elegant. The album also introduced a fine jazz pianist." - **** Thom Jurek, AllMusic

TRACK LISTING

Mood Indigo
Don’t Smoke In Bed
He Needs Me
Little Girl Blue
Love Me Or Leave Me
My Baby Just Cares For Me
He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
For All We Know
Good Bait [Instrumental]
Plain Gold Ring
You’ll Never Walk Alone
I Loves You Porgy
Central Park Blues [Instrumental]
African Mailman

Celebrate a decade of The Rifles’ classic album 'None The Wiser' in style, this anniversary release dives deeper into the record that cemented the band’s reputation as torchbearers of sharp, modern indie rock. The 10th Anniversary Edition includes 11 bonus tracks, featuring unreleased studio cuts, raw demos, and stripped-back acoustic versions, giving fans a new angle on fan favourites like “Heebie Jeebies” and “Minute Mile.” Praised on release by the likes of UNCUT and Rocksound, None The Wiser still holds up as one of the standout records of its era. From the anthemic swagger of “Go Lucky” to the heartfelt storytelling of “You Win Some,” it’s an album that deserves to be heard on vinyl. Reconnect with a modern indie classic, reimagined with fans in mind. With only a limited run of this collector’s item, snap up your copy before it’s gone. Pre-order now and celebrate 10 years of None The Wiser in style.

TRACK LISTING

Disc: 1
1. Minute Mile
2. Heebie Jeebies
3. Go Lucky
4. All I Need
5. You Win Some
6. Catch Her In The Rye
7. The Hardest Place To Find Me
8. Shoot From The Lip
9. Eclectic Eccentric
10. Under And Over
11. On Top Of The World (2014 Bonus Track)

Disc: 2
1. Carry Me Home (Unreleased Studio Recording)
2. Drown My Fear (Unreleased Studio Recording)
3. Minute Mile (desk Mix)
4. Hardest Place To Find Me (desk Mix)
5. Young Hearts (unreleased Demo)
6. Go Lucky (Acoustic)
7. All I Need (Acoustic)
8. Eclectic Eccentric (Demo)
9. Under And Over (Demo)
10. You Win Some (Demo)

Zen Arcade is the second studio album by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, released in July 1984 on SST Records. Originally released as a double album on two vinyl LPs, Zen Arcade tells the story of a young boy who runs away from an unfulfilling home life, only to find the world outside is even worse.

An absolute bonafide 10/10 classic album…

Bob Mould - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Percussion and Piano
Greg Norton - Bass and Vocals
Grant Hart - Drums, Vocals, Percussion and Piano

Produced and Engineered by Spot and Husker Du.
Recorded and Mixed in October 1983 at Total Access - Redondo Beach, CA.

TRACK LISTING

Something I Learned Today
Broken Home Broken Heart
Never Talking To You Again
Chartered Trips
Dreams Reoccurring
Indecision Time
Hare Krsna
Beyond The Threshold
Pride
I'll Never Forget You
The Biggest Lie
What's Going On
Masochism World
Standing By The Sea
Somewhere
One Step At A Time
Pink Turns To Blue
Newest Industry
Monday Will Never Be The Same
Whatever
The Tooth Fairy And The Princess
Turn On The News
Reoccurring Dreams

Flip Your Wig is the fourth studio album by band Hüsker Dü, released in September 1985 via SST Records.

The band had wanted to produce their previous album New Day Rising, but SST insisted on sending long-time label producer Spot. With Flip Your Wig the band was finally allowed to self-produce. Recording took place over several sessions in the band's hometown of Minneapolis from March to June 1985, by far the longest the band had spent in the studio. The cleaner production complemented the more melodic songs, still performed with heavily distorted guitars in a high-powered manner.

Mould said, "There's more emphasis on the vocals. They're a little more out-front. The production is the main thing. Clearer vocals and less emphasis on guitar. The crazy solos... I think we're a little out of that now."

Guitarist Bob Mould and drummer Grant Hart each wrote roughly half the songs, which continued the band's trend toward power pop and away from the fast, noisy hardcore punk of their earliest material.

Bob Mould - Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion and Vocals
Greg Norton - Bass
Grant Hart - Drums, Vocals, Vibraphone, Slide Whistle and Percussion

Produced by Bob Mould and Grant Hart.
Recorded at Nicollet Studios - Minneapolis, MN March-June 1985.

TRACK LISTING

Flip Your Wig
Every Everything
Makes No Sense At All
Hate Paper Doll
Green Eyes
Divide And Conquer
Games
Find Me
The Baby Song
Flexible Flyer
Private Plane
Keep Hanging On
The Wit And The Wisdom
Don't Know Yet

Reissue of Slowdive's much-adored but much-underappreciated 1991 debut record 'Just For A Day'. Following on from their initial stellar EPs, 'Just For A Day' is home to current live staple 'Catch The Breeze' , but also features the likes of 'Primal' and 'Ballad Of Sister Sue' - which are some of Slowdive's best work. If all you're familiar with is their most recent work and 'Souvlaki', then definitely give this blissed out masterpiece a go!

TRACK LISTING

1. Spanish Air
2. Celia's Dream
3. Catch The Breeze
4. Ballad Of Sister Sue
5. Erik's Song
6. Waves
7. Brighter
8. The Sadman
9. Primal

Rightfully adorned as one of the holy trinity of shoegaze (alongside Ride's 'Nowhere' and My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless'), 'Souvlaki' released at a time where the music press were moving away from shoegaze and towards Britpop and grunge. And whilst the universal plaudits for 'Souvlaki' have mainly been garnered in retrospect, it was always the shoegaze masterpiece that the 90s deserved. With every track being as gorgeous and brimming with exquisite instrumentation as the next, this record shows a band at their absolute peak and quite frankly it's perfect. If you're new to the genre and don't know where to start, then look no further - there's no going back after hearing those opening shimmers of 'Alison'!

TRACK LISTING

1. Alison
2. Machine Gun
3. 40 Days
4. Sing
5. Here She Comes
6. Souvlaki Space Station
7. When The Sun Hits
8. Altogether
9. Melon Yellow
10. Dagger

'Pygmalion' is the third studio album by Slowdive, originally released on 6 February 1995 by Creation Records. It was the group's final album before their disbandment in 1995 and later reformation in 2014, and their only album with Ian McCutcheon, who had replaced Simon Scott on drums.

'Pygmalion' is a significant departure from the shoegaze style that Slowdive had established in their previous two studio albums, 'Just for a Day' and 'Souvlaki'. The album features a more experimental sound tilted towards ambient electronic music, with sparse, atmospheric arrangements.

TRACK LISTING

1. Rutti
2. Crazy For You
3. Miranda
4. Trellisaze
5. Cello
6. J's Heaven
7. Visions Of LA
8. Blue Skied An' Clear
9. All Of Us

Apollo / R&S are delighted to welcome back The Primitive Painter, aka the duo of Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke for a timely reissue of their 1994 lost classic self-titled album of sonorous IDM.

Growing up in Frankfurt, in the 80s and 90s the duo met at an indie rock club in their home town of Darmstadt, bonding over their shared obsession with the first wave of acid, Chicago house and early Detroit techno as well as their patronage of now iconic Frankfurt club nights like The Omen or Dorian Gray or the infamous Delirium Record shop run by scene stalwarts Ata (Robert Johnson) and Heiko MSO (Playhouse).

Taking inspiration from the likes of The Black Dog and Transmat as well as seminal compilations such as Planet E’s Intergalactic Beats and Warp’s Artificial intelligence compilation the duo honed their inventive take on the Detroit techno blueprint under the monicker Acid Jesus, debuting on their freshly minted Klang Elektronik label. The label was started in conjunction with Ata and Heiko after Fluegel & Wuttke (regular patrons of the Delirium store) pressed a demo on them, muttering the immortal line; “Please listen to the tape, we are big Mr. Fingers fans.”

Through the mid ’90s the project flourished giving rise to a classic album and a brace of singles that number amongst the best of the era’s techno, winning them a influential fans most notably Sven Väth, David Holmes and Andrew Weatherall who invited them to play live at one of the legendary Sabresonic parties in London.

Alongside the success of the Acid Jesus project, the duo found great inspiration in outside of the club, including an ambient happening when the KLF came to play Frankfurt; “There were live sheep eating grass on stage while they played at Mark Spoon’s club XS”, as well as cinematic influence from the likes of Jim Jarmush and Wim Wenders. It was however the euphonic IDM grandeur of Apollo Recordings self titled compilation of 1993 that really got their creative juices flowing:

“It was a ten track compilation with artists like David Morley, Model 500, Aphex Twin which still sounds so good today,” Jörn enthuses. “ It was really the trigger to go away from the Detroit sound and more towards the big melodies of B12 etc.”

Deciding to make their tribute to this style of music the duo turned out 10 tracks of gauzy, melodious electronica in a white hot fever, one after another over the ensuing months. Settling on a name for the new project they picked ‘The Primitive Painters’ taking inspiration from the band Felt. “We are both children of the C86 movement,” explains Jörn. “this attitude of noisy art school influenced rock like Primal Scream, MBV, The Jesus & Mary Chain really inspired us to take a DIY approach to our music.”

They sent the resulting demo cassette to Renaat at R&S / Apollo. “We really had no expectations,” Jörn explains. “So we were shocked and delighted when we received a fax saying that he wanted to release it”. The resulting release was bungled by an R&S mix up that attributed the album to the duo’s own Klang Elektronik label which confused both fans and distributors alike, denying the release the critical boost and attention that it so richly deserved. Accordingly the release slipped out without much fanfare, with a chastened Fluegel & Wuttke returning to their Acid Jesus activities which would eventually lead to their blockbusting success as Alter Ego.

Over the ensuing years the reputation of The Primitive Painter album has only grown, with second hand copies (only 500 vinyl were pressed) changing hands for exorbitant amounts on Discogs, leading us to this opportune moment of a richly deserved ‘first’ release on the label for which the project was started, Apollo / R&S.

“This really brings us full circle,” says Jörn. “Apollo / R&S meant and means so much to us as artists and so it was bittersweet to not have the official release - to put that right all these years later feels really good.”

This new vinyl release comes in re-created original gatefold artwork and includes all original 10 tracks (Stoned Soul Picnic was previously on the CD only).

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Dreamy and seductive, a high watermark of the electronica cannon and a truly evergreen epic from Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. Another 'every home needs a copy' kinda album.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Hope
A2. Disfigured Phantasy
B1. Levitation
B2. Psycho Kinesis
B3. Stoned Soul Picnic
C1. Cathedral
C2. Invisible Landscapes
D1. Click Song
D2. A Pagan Place
D3. Orgon Akkumulator

3-Way Tie (For Last) is the fourth and final full-length album recorded by the American punk band Minutemen. It is notable for featuring several covers of songs by the Urinals, Meat Puppets, Blue Öyster Cult, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Roky Erickson. The last song, a cover of Erickson's "Bermuda", was sung over the phone by Mike Watt.

TRACK LISTING

The Price Of Paradise
Lost
The Big Stick
Political Nightmare
Courage
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
The Red And The Black
Spoken Word Piece
No One
Stories
What Is It
Ack Ack Ack
Just Another Soldier
Situations At Hand
Hittin The Bong
Bermuda
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Great 2LP compilation of tracks from their SST catalogue prior to signing to EPIC/SONY.

TRACK LISTING

Barriers
The Turning
Other Worlds
Transfiguration
Don't Look Down
Cold Rain
In The Forest
Back Together
Other Days And Different Planets
Walk Through To This Side
Smokerings
Ivy
Grey Diamond Desert
Night Comes Creeping
Invisible Lantern
Subtle Poison
Windows
Black Sun Morning
Flower Web
End Of The Universe
Where The Twain Shall Meet

Following the success of their Mercury-nominated debut album, ‘Vehicles & Animals’, Athlete reached new heights with ‘Tourist’, featuring the massive hit singles “Wires” and “Half Light.” The album was both a critical and commercial triumph, climbing charts around the world and earning a #1 spot on the UK album chart.

An evocative blend of atmospheric melodies and heartfelt lyricism, ‘Tourist’ is rich in emotional depth and sonic grandeur. With its lush instrumentation, anthemic choruses, and tender moments of introspection, ‘Tourist’ captures Athlete at their most expansive and vulnerable.

Long out of print on vinyl (and now highly collectable), this Dinked Archive Edition celebrates the album's 20th anniversary with new remastering by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering. Pressed on two 140g clear vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and an obi strip, accompanied by an exclusive black 7” single featuring ‘Lay Your Head’ and ‘Twenty Four Hours (Joshua Wong Remix). Strictly limited to 1,000 copies.

A deluxe 2CD edition is also available with sleeve notes plus B-sides and rarities, along with a standard 2LP black vinyl version. 

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Chances
2. Half Light
Side B
1. Tourist
2. Trading Air
3. Wires
Side C
1. If I Found Out
2. Yesterday Threw Everything At Me
3. Street Map
Side D
1. Modern Mafia
2. Twenty Four Hours
3. I Love

Bonus 7” Single
A. Lay Your Head
B. Twenty Four Hours (Joshua Wong Remix)

Bowing out at their creative peak, Perfect Teeth is the wonderful final album by American 90s indie rock greats Unrest. Having just clocked 30 years, 4AD and the band are revisiting it to present the limited, celebratory double album of Perfect Teeth / Extra Teeth; the album remastered plus a bonus disc of EP tracks, singles and rarities.

Borrowing their name from a Henry Cow record, Unrest formed in 1983 at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia (just outside of Washington, D.C.). Beginning as an improv instrumental band, they were soon perfecting genre-hopping eclecticism and issuing recordings (often in cassette form) via frontman Mark Robinson's DIY label TeenBeat, as well as on notable labels such as 4AD, Caroline and Matador.

Their last album, Perfect Teeth features the latter year classic line-up of founding members Mark Robinson and Phil Krauth plus bassist Bridget Cross (a one-time member of Velocity Girl) and was recorded in the Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, MN, in early 1993, mere days after Nirvana completed In Utero in the very same space.

For this reissue, the album and bonus tracks have all been remastered – most from their original analogue tapes – and are sounding as great as ever. Working again with original designer Chris Bigg, he’s kept the original album art as is (complete with Robert Mapplethorpe’s portrait of former Miaow singer/songwriter Cath Carroll on the cover) and has created a brand-new sleeve for Extra Teeth that compliments the original release. This one-time release sees the two albums bundled together with an exclusive 16-page art booklet that includes liner notes by the band.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Angel I’ll Walk You Home
A2 Cath Carroll
A3 So Sick
A4 Light Command
A5 Food & Drink Synthesizer
A6 Soon It Is Going To Rain
B1 Make Out Club
B2 Breather X.O.X.O.
B3 West Coast Love Affair
B4 Six Layer Cake
B5 Stylized Ampersand

CD & Dinked Edition Bonus Disc:
Vibe Out!
So So Sick
Goodbye
Where Are All Those Puerto Rican Boys?
Capezio Bowler
Hey Hey Halifax
Folklore
Plastic Film
Isabel (re-recording)
Teenage Suicide (re-recording)
Love To Know
Nation Writer

Seefeel's 'Quique' emerged in 1993 on the Too Pure label, blending elements of shoegaze, ambient, and electronic music into an innovative and genre-defying sound. The record’s complex textures, pulsating rhythms, and ethereal melodies create an immersive listening experience, with tracks like “Climactic Phase #3” and “Industrious” showcasing the band's pioneering approach. Mark Clifford's intricate production, combined with Sarah Peacock’s delicate vocals, crafts a dreamlike atmosphere. 'Quique' was a trailblazer for the fusion of organic and digital soundscapes.

TRACK LISTING

1. Climactic Phase #3
2. Polyfusion
3. Industrious
4. Imperial
5. Plainsong
6. Charlotte's Mouth
7. Through You
8. Filter Dub
9. Signals

Reissue of the 3rd album of Patrick Jean-Marie recorded in 1985, produced by Mambo Chick for Symbole Records.

Introducing “Women” by Kat-Tet, a unique musical gem straight from Guadeloupe, 1985. This rare album, the only studio-recorded masterpiece by the brilliant pianist Patrick Jean-Marie, transports us to a soundscape where every note is a journey.

It was a true opportunity for Patrick Jean-Marie and his band to showcase their talents, recorded under professional conditions, resulting in a sound of exceptional quality. The meticulous attention to orchestration is evident throughout, revealing a solidly crafted masterpiece.

Following the bold experiments with Atika and a solo album in 1983, “Women” marks a new chapter in Patrick Jean-Marie’s career. The album showcases a more structured approach that allows Kat-Tet to create a magical space for organized solos and climax. The dialogue between Patrick Jean-Marie’s piano and Luther François’s alto saxophone is constantly surprising and some powerful bridges by Patrick Jean-Marie are unforgettable.

A true classic in its genre, “Women” by Kat-Tet LP was a hard-to-find treasure in the vinyl world. Today, Symbole is thrilled to bring this exceptional album back into the spotlight, sharing the beautiful and timeless music from Guadeloupe, 1985, with a high taste of jazz!

LINE UP :
Patrick Jean-Marie : piano
Toto Jean-Marie : bass
Eric Danquin : drum
Luther Francçois : Saxophone Alto / Saxophone
Charlie Chomereau Lamotte : percussions

AUDIO :
Restored by Christophe Henault (Art et son Studio) with special care to the transfer. Already very well produced in 1985, the album “Women” only got a light restoration cause we Symbole are treating recordings as historic document.

ART :
Original cover based on the original photo of restored by Poca Studio.

VINYL :
Cut by Mathieu Berthet (MB Studio)
Manufactured by La manufacture de vinyle

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Beautiful and highly fragrant jazz-funk LP from Guadeloupe which grows to an almighty, almost spiritual crescendo across its five tracks. A holy grail release given all the necessary treatment it deserves.

TRACK LISTING

Nikita
Sky 2000
Kat-teswing Hibiscus
Solange
Hommage

The Dark Side Of The Moon’ is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd, originally released in March 1973. The album was partly developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of the suite at London’s Rainbow Theatre several months before recording began. The new material was recorded in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. The iconic sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has sold over 50 million copies worldwide.

TRACK LISTING

1. Speak To Me
2. Breathe (In The Air)
3. On The Run
4. Time
5. The Great Gig In The Sky
6. Money
7. Us And Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse

The iconic 1977 Pink Floyd album has been remixed by James Guthrie. 'Animals' is a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the style of the bands earlier work. The album was developed from a collection of unrelated songs into a concept which describes the apparent social and moral decay of society, likening the human condition to that of animals. Taking inspiration from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”, the album depicts the different classes of people as animals with pigs being at the top of the social chain, dropping down to the sheep as the mindless herd following what they are told, with dogs as the business bosses getting fat on the money and power they hold over the other. Although its been a long time since 1977, the narrative of the album still resonates today as our social and economic situation mirrors that of the time.

TRACK LISTING

1. Pigs On The Wing (Part One)
2. Dogs
3. Pigs (Three Different Ones)
4. Sheep
5. Pigs On The Wing (Part Two)

The tenth studio album by Pink Floyd, originally released in January 1977. It was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London throughout 1976 and early 1977, and was produced by the band themselves. 'Animals' is a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the style of the band's earlier work. The album was developed from a collection of unrelated songs into a concept which describes the apparent social and moral decay of society, likening the human condition to that of animals.

TRACK LISTING

1. Pigs On The Wing (Part One)
2. Dogs
3. Pigs (Three Different Ones)
4. Sheep
5. Pigs On The Wing (Part Two)

The eleventh studio album by the English rock band and one of the most acclaimed concept albums of all time, 'The Wall' is renowned as Roger Waters' Rock Opera, dealing with abandonment and personal isolation. Featuring the unique artwork of Gerald Scarfe, the album contains the singles 'Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2', a No.1 hit in the UK and the US, 'Run Like Hell' and 'Comfortably Numb'. It was subsequently adapted for cinema by Alan Parker, featuring Bob Geldof in the lead role of Pink, a jaded rockstar whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society is symbolized by a wall.

TRACK LISTING

1. In The Flesh?
2. The Thin Ice
3. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1
4. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
5. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
6. Mother
7. Goodbye Blue Sky
8. Empty Spaces
9. Young Lust
10. One Of My Turns
11. Don’t Leave Me Now
12. Another Brick In The Wall, Part 3
13. Goodbye Cruel World
14. Hey You
15. Is There Anybody Out There
16. Nobody Home
17. Vera
18. Bring The Boys Back Home
19. Comfortably Numb
20. The Show Must Go On
21. In The Flesh
22. Run Like Hell
23. Waiting For The Worms
24. Stop
25. The Trial
26. Outside The Wall

Pink Floyd's ninth studio album, it topped the album charts in both the UK and US when released in 1975. Reflecting the band’s thoughts of the time on the music business and exploring themes of absence, 'Wish You Were Here' contains the classic cut 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', a tribute to founder member Syd Barrett, as well as the title track, considered one of Pink Floyd's greatest and most popular songs.

TRACK LISTING

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5)
2. Welcome To The Machine
3. Have A Cigar
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6-9)

Celebrate the 5th anniversary of 'Future Nostalgia' with this stunning special edition triple vinyl set. Including 'Future Nostalgia Moonlight Edition' and 'Club Future Nostalgia'. This unique release features vibrant new artwork and a limited-edition splatter vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

 Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition) Tracklist:
1. Future Nostalgia
2. Don't Start Now
3. Cool
4. Physical
5. Levitating
6. Pretty Please
7. Hallucinate
8. Love Again
9. Break My Heart
10. Good In Bed (explicit)
11. Boys Will Be Boys
12. Dua Lipa X Angèle - Fever
13. We’re Good
14. Miley Cyrus - Prisoner (feat. Dua Lipa)
15. If It Ain’t Me
16. That Kind Of Woman
17. Not My Problem (feat. JID) (explicit)
18. Levitating (feat. DaBaby)
19. J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny – UN DIA (ONE DAY) (feat. Tainy)

Club Future Nostalgia Tracklist:
1. Levitating (feat. Madonna And Missy Elliott) [The Blessed Madonna Remix]
2. Hallucinate (Paul Woolford Remix) [Extended]
3. Don’t Start Now (Kaytranada Remix)
4. Physical (feat. Gwen Stefani) [Mark Ronson Remix]
5. Love Is Religion (The Blessed Madonna Remix)
6. Break My Heart (Moodymann Remix)
7. That Kind Of Woman (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
8. Pretty Please (Masters At Work Remix)
9. Boys Will Be Boys (Zach Witness Remix)
10. Good In Bed (Gen Hoshino Remix) (explicit)
11. Future Nostalgia (Joe Goddard Remix)
12. Love Again (Horse Meat Disco Remix)
13. Cool (Jayda G Remix)
14. Don't Start Now (Yaeji Remix)
15. Hallucinate (Mr Fingers Deep Stripped Mix)
16. Pretty Please (Midland Refix)
17. Good In Bed (Zach Witness Remix) (explicit)

'Touch Yello' was the 12th Studio Album by the Swiss Electronic Music Pioneers Yello. Released in October 2009, it celebrates it's 15th anniversary with this special double vinyl in Gold & Silver colours, which includes the bonus track: 'TIGER DUST' from their Virtual Concert.

TRACK LISTING

1. THE EXPERT
2. YOU BETTER HIDE (FEAT. HEIDI HAPPY)
3. OUT OF DAWN
4. BOSTICH (REFLECTED)
5. TILL TOMORROW (FEAT. TILL BRÖNNER)
6. TANGIER BLUE
7. PART LOVE
8. FRIDAY SMILE
9. KISS IN THE BLUE (FEAT. HEIDI HAPPY)
10. VERTICAL VISION (FEAT. TILL BRÖNNER)
11. TRACKLESS DEEP
12. STAY (FEAT. HEIDI HAPPY)
13. ELECTRIC FRAME (FEAT. TILL BRÖNNER)
14. TAKLA MAKAN (FEAT. DOROTHEE OBERLINGER)
15. TIGER DUST (THE VIRTUAL CONCERT VERISON)

'Only Life' is the third album by the American rock band the Feelies, released in 1988.It was made with the same line-up that appeared on the band's previous album, 'The Good Earth'.The album contains a cover of the Velvet Underground's 'What Goes On'. The album peaked at No. 173 on the Billboard 200. Jonathan Demme directed the video for 'Away'. 'Only Life' has been described as an "updated and mature form" of its predecessor, 'Crazy Rhythms'. It features fewer acoustic tracks, with a "greater focus on speedy jangle-strum rockers"

TRACK LISTING

1. It's Only Life
2. Too Much
3. Deep Fascination
4. Higher Ground
5. The Undertow
6. For Awhile
7. The Final Word
8. Too Far Gone
9. Away
10. What Goes On

'Time for a Witness' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band the Feelies, released in 1991 on A&M/Coyote. Most of the lyrics were written by Glenn Mercer.[4] The album was co-produced by Gary Smith. The band would tape their rehearsals and look for interesting parts in the jams. 'What She Said' uses harmonica and slide guitar. 'Real Cool Time' is a cover of the Stooges song. Ensemble playing was always vital to the Feelies, and Time for a Witness is a superb document of the musicians' interaction. On Time for a Witness, what the Feelies say isn't as important as how they say it. Their sonic articulation here is outstanding. The Feelies broke up months after this LP was released. Despite its flaws, Time for a Witness shows they bowed out in proud form. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Waiting
2. Time For A Witness
3. Sooner Or Later
4. Find A Way
5. Decide
6. Doin' It Again
7. Invitation
8. For Now
9. What She Said
10. Real Cool Time

Moses Boyd is at the forefront of the New British jazz scene having worked and recorded with like of Giles Peterson, Four Tet, Sons Of Kemet, Zara McFarlane and more. With 2 MOBO Awards to his name and Multiple Releases via his Label Exodus Records. Moses has established himself as one of the leaders in bringing the worlds of Jazz and Electronic music together.

This latest release is taken from the same sessions that brought us Rye Lane Shuffle. Displaced Diaspora is a collection of music from Moses Boyd recorded in 2015 that features some of the now leaders of the New British Jazz Scene Such as Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia and Nathaniel Cross. As well as the Iconic British Soul Vocalist Terri Walker, Saxophonist and Bata Player Kevin Haynes and his group, Grupo Eleggua and Rapper Louis VI. The music is a mix of Jazz, Yoruba chants with Hip Hop and electronica influenced beats.

TRACK LISTING

1. Rush Hour/Elegua (feat. Kevin Haynes)
2. Frontline (feat. Kevin Haynes)
3. Rye Lane Shuffle
4. Drum Dance
5. Axis Blue
6. City Nocturne (feat. Zara McFarlane)
7. Waiting On The Night Bus (feat. Terri Walker & Louis VI)
8. Marooned In S.E.6 (feat. Kevin Haynes)
9. Ancestors (feat. Kevin Haynes & Joe Armon-Jones)

Described by the Wall Street Journal as “one of modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” New York-born and Tamil Nadu-raised singer and multi-instrumentalist GANAVYA has announced details of her new album, "Daughter of a Temple*", set to be released on November 15, 2024. The album follows her performance at SAULT’s acclaimed live debut in London in 2023, where, according to The Guardian, her “voice had a delicate emotive heft that could turn stoics into sobbing wrecks.” Her first single for LEITER, "draw something beautiful," was released earlier this year in July.

For "Daughter of a Temple", GANAVYA invited over 30 artists from various disciplines to a ritual gathering in Houston. Consequently, the album features numerous contributors, including renowned musicians such as esperanza spalding, Vijay Iyer, Shabaka Hutchings, Immanuel Wilkins, and Peter Sellars. The results—an innovative and deeply moving blend of spiritual jazz and South Asian devotional music—were initially recorded by Ryan Renteria and then further edited and mixed by Nils Frahm at LEITER's studio in Berlin in 2024. GANAVYA is the author and singer of the first Tamil text to win a Latin Grammy. She was a vocalist in Vijay Iyer’s Ritual Quartet and the soloist on Quincy Jones-produced „Tocororo", which reached No. 1 on the Jazz Charts. Her most recent album, "like the sky I’ve been too quiet", was recorded with Shabaka Hutchings and features guests like Floating Points, Tom Herbert, Carlos Niño, and Leafcutter John.

TRACK LISTING

1. A LOVE CHANT (FEAT. ESPERANZA SPALDING)
2. OM SUPREME (FEAT. VIJAY IYER & IMMANUEL WILKINS)
3. PREMA MUDITHA (FEAT. SHABAKA HUTCHINGS)
4. ELDERS WAYNE AND CAROLINA
5. OM NAMAH SIVAYA (FEAT. CHARLES OVERTON & GANESAN DORAISWAMY)
6. JOURNEY IN SATCHIDANANDA / GHANA NILA
7. A LOVE SUPREME, PART 1: ISHMAEL WADADA LEO SMITH
8. A LOVE SUPREME, PART 2: PETER SELLARS (FEAT. PETER SELLARS)
9. A LOVE SUPREME, PART 3: ALICE COLTRANE
10. A LOVE SUPREME, PART 4: IONE (FEAT. IONE)

It’s easy to forget just how deeply weird the ’90s were. On a global scale, you had the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact satellites (Sputnik’s Down!). Hundreds of millions of people were thrown to the wolves of economic chaos and misery, and the Cold War that had provided the defining framework for understanding the world over the previous half century suddenly evaporated. Hapless theorists were left to speculate about “the end of history,” even. Confusing! At the local level it was a time when one could sit down with one’s father as he watched NASCAR on TV and hear 'Natural One' by underground music friends the Folk Implosion — their song inescapably employed as bumper music before the next commercial break. Also confusing! One gets the sense it was a little confusing for The Folk Implosion’s John Davis and Lou Barlow, too. They were in the middle of recording 'Dare to Be Surprised', the follow-up to their 1994 debut album, 'Take A Look Inside', when it happened. The KIDS stuff — the handful of songs and instrumental tracks they’d contributed to the soundtrack of the now infamous Harmony Korine/Larry Clark film — had been something of a lark, but it was while recording it at Boston’s venerable Fort Apache that they met Wally Gagel. A happy accident: Gagel happened to be the house engineer on duty the day they showed up, but they found in him someone whose general sensibilities, and, critically, enthusiasm for new wave, matched their own.

The results marked a shift from earlier Folk Implosion efforts. The partnership between Lou Barlow, already an indie-rock veteran with two of the era’s most influential bands in Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh amongst his credits, and John Davis, the erstwhile librarian whose skeletal solo work paired elliptical guitar figures with lyrics that evoked the language poets, seemed at first like an opportunity to get silly with it in ways that wouldn’t have sat quite right with their other projects. What came out of Fort Apache was different: mannered, moody, dubby even (they sampled Erik Satie, for crying out loud!). Lacking the budget to go back to the proper studio that the KIDS gig had afforded them, the Folk Implosion settled instead on Gagel’s small recording space in Boston’s South End. There were rules, rules born from frank conversations. No chords. No strumming. No indie rock! They whiled away afternoons in the park writing lyrics, trading lines. And over a year of episodic sessions, a weekend here, a few days there, an album came together. When 'Natural One' blew up it could’ve changed the calculus — the opportunity was there to scrap what they’d been working on and start over with major-label money — but they elected instead to stay the course, confident in the process.

It seems a bit of a shame from this remove that 'Dare to Be Surprised' was destined to live in the shadow of the KIDS soundtrack’s success, but the ’90s were a weird time, and it was sometimes hard to recognize things for what they were. What this was, it’s clear now, is the sound of a band truly finding its feet, and forging something genuinely new in the process.

TRACK LISTING

1. Pole Position
2. Wide Web
3. Insinuation
4. Barricade
5. That's The Trick
6. Checking In
7. Cold Night
8. Park Dub
9. Burning Paper
10. (Blank Paper)
11. Ball & Chain
12. Fall Into November
13. Dare To Be Surprised
14. River Devotion

'Let's Get Free' was the debut studio album by hip-hop duo Dead Prez, originally released in 2000. Critically acclaimed upon its release, 'Let's Get Free' was called a "return to politically conscious rap" and, "the most politically conscious rap since Public Enemy"; the duo's messages also earned them favorable comparisons with Brand Nubian, The Coup, Def Jef and X-Clan. The album's lyrics, performed in front of sparse beats are startlingly direct, militant, and confrontational. M-1 and stic.man excoriates the media, the music industry, politicians, and poverty, and urge their target audience to study socialism and ideas of black power. Rolling Stone gave the album four stars and lauded its equation of "classrooms with jail cells, the projects with killing fields and everything from water to television with conduits for brainwashing by the system".

TRACK LISTING

1. Wolves (Intro)
2. I'm A African
3. They School
4. Hip-Hop
5. Police State (feat. Chairman Omali Yeshitela)
6. Behind Enemy Lines
7. Assassination
8. Mind Sex
9. We Want Freedom
10. Be Healthy
11. Discipline
12. Psychology
13. Happiness
14. Animal In Man
15. You'll Find A Way
16. It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop (feat. Tahir And Peoples Army)
17. Propaganda
18. The Pistol (feat. Maintain Of Illegal Tendencies) (feat. Maintain Of Illegal Tendencies)

Parade Ground is the Belgian duo of brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly and they formed this project in 1981 as a way of blending post-punk, coldwave and electronic body music. The Golden Years compiles their influential singles and rare tracks from 1982-1988 and it's a great window into their world of sleek synths, skeletal guitars and expressive, evocative vocals. Collaborating with Front 242's Daniel B. and Patrick Codenys, Parade Ground released seminal works like Moan On The Sly and Man In A Trance and later they worked with Wire's Colin Newman on Dual Perspective. This remastered album includes a press kit with lyrics and photos which chronicle their lasting impact on Belgian electronic music.

STAFF COMMENTS

Mine says: Highly recommended 80s Belgian post punk featuring the uber catchy "Gold Rush"... Don't sleep on this one!!

TRACK LISTING

1. "I Shut My Eyes"
2. "Moan On The Sly"
3. "Retired"
4. "Fall Incognito"
5. "Moral Support"
6. "Took Advantage"
7. "Gold Rush"
8. "Action Replay"
9. "Moans"
10. "Strange World"
11. "Hollywood"

Le Phonographe’s chronological reissue series (following 'Un Peu d’Histoire' & 'Marabout' - both 2024) continues with the glorious repackaging and re-cut debut album 'Ouh Là Là' from 2017.

With the original Sony France pressing omitting a number of tracks and suffering from a thin sounding cut, Le Phonographe has taken the opportunity to present an audiophile quality re-release. An often requested item which has been out of print since 2019 and never reached the shores of the UK aside from as an expensive import.

TRACK LISTING

1. Ouh Là Là
2. Panique
3. Difficile
4. Le Cannibale
5. L'accident
6. Ca Balance
7. En Retard
8. Extralucide
9. Tu Vas, Tu Viens
10. Tout (Sinon Rien)
11. Un Twist
12. Le Jour D'après
13. Antoine
14. En Cavale
15. Magnifique

On of Montreal’s seminal album The Sunlandic Twins, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Barnes followed up their 2004 Polyvinyl debut, Satanic Panic in the Attic, with what became the band’s most commercially successful album to date. Originally released in April 2005, The Sunlandic Twins marked a significant turning point for of Montreal, showcasing Barnes’ evolving songwriting and a shift towards a more electronic and dance-oriented sound. The album’s vibrant blend of synth-pop and psych rock helped cement its status as a fan favorite and a defining moment in the band’s career. Iconic tracks like “Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games” and “The Party’s Crashing Us” became some of the most beloved songs in the band’s extensive catalog.

To celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary, Polyvinyl is thrilled to announce a special edition reissue. Lovingly remastered by Glenn Schick, with a half-speed vinyl master by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, The Sunlandic Twins (20th Anniversary Edition) features the original 13-track album along with a treasure trove of bonus material from the era, including previously unreleased tracks and rarities that offer a deeper glimpse into the creative process behind this mesmerizing record.

The Sunlandic Twins set Kevin Barnes on a path to becoming one of the most influential songwriters in independent pop music. The album’s success paved the way for more critically acclaimed releases, numerous late-night TV appearances—including The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon—and brilliant collaborations with artists such as Solange, Janelle Monáe, and Jon Brion. of Montreal went on to perform across the globe, gracing festival stages at Coachella, Sasquatch!, Pitchfork Music Festival, and beyond, while also amassing hundreds of millions of streams worldwide.

TRACK LISTING

A1 - Requiem For O.M.M.2 - Remastered 2025
A2 - I Was Never Young - Remastered 2025
A3 - Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games - Remastered 2025
B1 - Forecast Fascist Future - Remastered 2025
B2 - So Begins Our Alabee - Remastered 2025
B3 - Our Spring Is Sweet Not Fleeting - Remastered 2025
C1 - The Party’s Crashing Us - Remastered 2025
C2 - Knight Rider - Remastered 2025
C3 - I Was A Landscape In Your Dream - Remastered 2025
C4 - Death Of A Shade Of A Hue - Remastered 2025
D1 - Oslo In The Summertime - Remastered 2025
D2 - October Is Eternal - Remastered 2025
D3 - The Repudiated Immortals - Remastered 2025
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14 - Art Snob Solutions
15 - The Actor’s Opprobrium
16 - Keep Sending Me Black Fireworks
17 - Everyday Feels Like Sunday
18 - Family Nouveau
19 - Psychotic Feeling
20 - Kristiansand
21 - Micro University
22 - Subtext Read, Nothing New
23 - Noir Blues To Tinnitus
24 - Forecast Fascist Future - IQU Remix
25 - The Party’s Crashing Us - I Am The World Trade Center Remix
26 - Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games - Broken Spindles Remix
27 - I Was A Landscape In Your Dream - Grizzly Bear Remix
28 - Requiem For O.M.M.2 - United State Of Electronica Remix
29 - I Was Never Young - Supersystem Remix
30 - Forecast Fascist Future - Demix
31 - Daniel
32 - Crazy For You But Not That Crazy
33 - Whale Horn
34 - Hypnotic Agents
35 - Little Bird
36 - Back To School
37 - Intro - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
38 - Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
39 - I Was Never Young - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
40 - Suffer For Fashion - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
41 - Forecast Fascist Future - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
42 - Old People In The Cemetery - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
43 - My British Tour Diary - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
44 - Requiem For O.M.M.2 - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
45 - She's A Rejector - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
46 - Rapture Rapes The Muses - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
47 - Oslo In The Summertime - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
48 - Cato As A Pun - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
49 - Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
50 - Disconnect The Dots - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
51 - The Party's Crashing Us - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
52 - So Begins Our Alabee - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006
53 - Crazy - Live In Norfolk, VA 2006

This reissue celebrates the 10th anniversary of Gazelle Twin’s second album, Unflesh. Featuring new artwork by Grammy award-winning design agency Barnbrook, and on limited edition blue vinyl for the first time.

The Quietus’ Album of the Year in 2014.
“A rich, dark and gorgeous album, bristling with sonic challenge and literary depth” 8/10 - UNCUT
"Strange and beautiful" 4/5 - Q Magazine
"This album, with its pristine interiors, captures the intimacy of her trauma perfectly. It’s an immaculate as a hotel in a JG Ballard novel, and just as bloody scary." 9/10 - Pop Matters
"Unflesh is at times a disturbing and upsetting listen, but it is also a triumph of will over circumstance.” 8/10 - Music OMH
“Unflesh is a truly brilliant piece of work, and the sound of an artist trailblazing through as yet uninhabited territory.” 8/10 - Drowned in Sound
“Weird and wonderful and quite literally the sound of pure fear” 4/5 - Artrocker (Album Of The Month)

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Sho-Nuff's highly sought-after album "Body Pressure" from 1983. Recorded for Japanese label King Records, the album was only ever released in Japan and disappeared without trace making it one of the most coveted Modern Soul/Boogie albums on the international collectors scene. Mixing funk and Boogie with a few juicy ballads for good measure, Body Pressure is a superb album that lives up to its reputation, hence the hefty price tag of up to 1000€ for an original. The audio was remastered in Tokyo by King from the master tapes and the album is reissued here with its original artwork and OBI for the first time since 1983 with new liner notes by Charles Waring.

TRACK LISTING

1. Body Pressure
2. Yakki! Yakki!
3. Free As The Sea
4. Monster Monster
5. Hold On For Love
6. Is This For Real
7. Hollywood
8. With You Is Where I'm Gonna Be
9. Don't Keep Me Waiting

Finally available for the first time on vinyl, the 'My First Holly Golightly Album' CD compilation from TWENTY years ago!

A 14-track compilation inspired by the Holly Golightly live show as it was then. This compilation features Holly’s favourite tracks from as far back as her 1995 debut album 'The Good Things' right through to her 'Slowly but Surely' album. It also features four exclusive tracks that were recorded for the first time especially for this compilation.

TRACK LISTING

1. Wherever You Were
2. You Ain’t No Big Thing
3. Walk A Mile
4. Won’t Go Out
5. Sally Go Round The Roses
6. Your Love Is Mine
7.Nothing You Can Say
8. Black Night
9. Mother Earth
10. An Eye For An Empty Heart
11. Run Cold
12. Slowly But Surely
13. My Love Is
14. I Can’t Stand It

After re-visiting the original 16-track master tapes, Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hütter with engineer Fritz Hilpert have created a brand-new Dolby Atmos Mix for 'Autobahn', which takes the listening experience of this seminal recording further and deeper than ever before. The new Dolby Atmos Mix will be available as a Blu-ray disc and digital release, and for vinyl lovers, the stereo album is pressed as a highly attractive vinyl picture disc for the very first time, making it the only official picture disc in Kraftwerk’s discography.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklist:
1. Autobahn
2. Kometenmelodie 1
3. Kometenmelodie 2
4. Mitternacht
5. Morgenspaziergang

Blu-ray Audio:
- Dolby Atmos Mix
- 5.1 Mix (re-rendered From Dolby Atmos Mix)
- Stereo Mix (48kHz/24bit)
- Autobahn (4:31 - 2024 Edit) - Visualiser Video*
- Kometenmelodie (4:31 - 2024 Edit)*

*audio Options Include Dolby Atmos / 5.1 / Stereo

'Oceanside Countryside' is the latest of Neil Young’s great “lost” albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series (AOS). The album was recorded from May to December 1977, preceding the release of 'Comes A Time' in 1978. The two albums share the same country/folk sound, and three songs ('Goin’ Back', 'Human Highway' and 'Field of Opportunity') appear on both albums.

The vinyl release of 'Oceanside Countryside' includes some tracks that are on the CD of the same name in 'Neil Young’s Archives Vol. III'. However, this track list is how 'Oceanside Countryside' was originally planned to be released and finally will be made available on vinyl for the first time ever. Recorded on tape, these are the original mixes done at the time of recording.

As Young states, “This analog original album, recorded in 1977, was unreleased at the time. These songs are the original mixes done at the time of the recordings. I sang the vocals and played the instruments on Oceanside, in Florida at Triad studios and Malibu, at Indigo studio. I sang the vocals and recorded with my great band of friends at Crazy Mama’s in Nashville on Countryside. I hope you enjoy this treasure of an Analog Original recording as much as I do.” – Neil

TRACK LISTING

1. Sail Away
2. Lost In Space
3. Captain Kennedy
4. Goin’ Back
5. Human Highway
6. Field Of Opportunity
7. Dance Dance Dance
8. The Old Homestead
9. It Might Have Been
10. Pocahontas

In October 1987, four months after the release of their critically acclaimed 'Sister' LP, Sonic Youth showcased their latest work in a blistering set at Cabaret Metro, Chicago. The concert was introduced by Big Black’s Steve Albini (who at the time was banned from the venue) and subsequently released as a semi-official bootleg under the title 'Hold That Tiger' on writer/provocateur Byron Coley’s impishly Geffen-baiting label Goofin’ (years later the band would use this nom de guerre for their own imprint).

'Hold That Tiger’s sterling reputation among the Sonic Youth faithful is well deserved. In fact, it isn’t a stretch to suggest that the album is to the first handful of SY releases what 'It’s Alive' is to the first three Ramones LPs - a feral and liberatory public snapshot of a band’s blossoming imperial phase. Indeed, HTT is the sound of a group at the peak of their powers, presenting new songs alongside a handful of older ones with the kind of wild, cathartic enthusiasm common to rock ’n’ roll’s most revered live albums.

Taking nothing away from 'Sister' - inarguably one of indie rock’s first true masterpieces - it is reasonable that many fans prefer the live versions heard on 'Hold That Tiger' to their studio counterparts. On HTT, Sonic Youth is a spiky, pummeling and confident force, alternately mammoth and meditative. Sister and its predecessor 'EVOL' notably added an airy, dreamlike reverie to the band’s turbulent doom-lurch, a stylistic evolution that seems to crystallize on HTT. Throughout, Kim Gordon’s sinewy, sumptuous bass and Steve Shelley’s propulsive, tom-heavy percussion provide the bedrock groove for Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo’s ferocious barrages of noise-guitar crunch.

By 1987, the band was confidently articulating their dual lexicon of punk-noir dissonance and supernal, psychedelic sonic calligraphy - bending their jagged, streetwise gnarl into balloon animals of dazzling and beautiful songs. This collision of splendor and chaos would become a hallmark of the group’s singular alchemy as well as provide a blueprint for the post-SST American underground they would help invent and ultimately nurture.

'Hold That Tiger’s encore - four songs by the band’s beloved Ramones, which Thurston would later astutely compare to “the perfect pudding after a hearty meal” - serves as a reminder that, like any true punks, Sonic Youth never could resist a good, rousing anthem to send the kids home with their ears ringing, their hearts hot-wired. This first-time reissue comes with gatefold jacket. Mastered by Bob Weston from the original tapes. Recorded by Aadam Jacobs. Audio repair/editing by Aaron Mullan.

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. Schizophrenia
3. Tom Violence
4. White Kross
5. Kotton Krown
6. Stereo Sanctity
7. Brother James
8. Pipeline/Kill Time
9. (I Got A) Catholic Block
10. Tuff Gnarl
11. Death Valley ’69
12. Beauty Lies In The Eye
13. Expressway To Yr. Skull
14. Pacific Coast Highway
15. Loudmouth
16. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
17. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
18. Beat On The Brat

7th March 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's ninth studio album, 'Young Americans'.

On the exact day of its Golden Jubilee, 'Young Americans' is issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc LP with a poster pressed from the same master.

The album saw Bowie broaden his musical horizons once more, embracing what he called 'Plastic Soul' and would give Bowie his first number one single in the U.S., ‘Fame’, co-written with John Lennon and Bowie's then guitarist, Carlos Alomar.

This new pressing of Young Americans was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Record Plant master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Young Americans
2. Win
3. Fascination
4. Right
5. Somebody Up There Likes Me
6. Across The Universe
7. Can You Hear Me
8. Fame

Helter Stupid is Negativland's fifth studio album, released in 1989. A concept album focused on the media coverage of a hoax formulated by the band claiming that "Christianity Is Stupid" from their previous album, Escape From Noise, had inspired Daivd Brom to murder his family in Rochester, Minnesot, as well as other moral panic related to popular music.

TRACK LISTING

Prologue (4:00)
Helter Stupid (17:56)
Canned Music (3:27)
Rooty Poops (2:18)
Good As Gold (3:17)
Piece Of Meat (3:18)
White Rabbit And A Dog Named Gidget (2:41)
11 Minutes (4:52)
48 Hours (5:37)

Oasis announce the 25th anniversary reissue of their fourth studio album, 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' – available on limited edition silver vinyl.

A pivotal moment in Oasis’ storied history, 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' marked the start of a new era for the band. ‘Go Let It Out’ was the first release on Noel and Liam Gallagher’s own label Big Brother Recordings Ltd, established in January 2000 following the sudden closure of Oasis’ former UK label Creation Records. Big Brother’s debut release was rushed into production and released on 7th February 2000, only seven weeks after the label’s inception.

Following the meteoric global success of 'Definitely Maybe' (1994), 'What’s The Story (Morning Glory?)' (1995) and 'Be Here Now' (1997), with 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' Oasis embraced a bold development in their sound. Noel Gallagher took a broader and more experimental approach to recording, resulting in a departure from their earlier sounds towards a modern psychedelic rock influenced record. This experimentation and richer sonic palette was in part due to Noel taking more time to craft this record than he had previously enjoyed. New instruments and techniques were utilised, including drum loops, samples, electric sitar, Mellotron, synthesisers and backward guitars, all contributing to a progression in Oasis’ output.

The bold new sounds were quickly embraced by Oasis’ fans, and 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' reached No.1 in the UK Album Charts, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week alone. It is now certified double platinum and has also sold in excess of 200,000 copies in the US.

The 25th anniversary of 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' lands at the start of a year that is sure to belong to Oasis as fans eagerly anticipate the Oasis Live ‘25 tour, the reunion that ended years of feverish speculation. Unprecedented demand and a resounding global appetite made the announcement the music story of 2024. Last year also saw the 30th anniversary edition of 'Definitely Maybe' reach No.1 in the UK album charts for a second time in its history. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Liam says: Brand spankin' new reissue of Oasis' fourth LP 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' on silver vinyl. Home to fan favourites and mega belters 'Gas Panic!' and 'Fuckin' In the Bushes', if you don't bag a copy then you aren't allowed in to Heaton Park come the summer...

TRACK LISTING

1. Fuckin’ In The Bushes
2. Go Let It Out
3. Who Feels Love?
4. Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is
5. Little James
6. Gas Panic!
7. Where Did It All Go Wrong?
8. Sunday Morning Call
9. I Can See A Liar
10. Roll It Over

Motown producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield assembled The Undisputed Truth to further explore the psychedelic soul he had been developing with the Temptations on songs like ‘Cloud Nine’ and ‘Psychedelic Shack’.

Joe Harris, Billie Calvin and Brenda Evans were assembled as the vocal front-line and their first single was ‘Save My Love For A Rainy Day’/’Since I’ve Lost You’ that was released on Gordy in February 1971 and got to #43 on the R&B Chart.

It was followed by ‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’/’You Got The Love I Need’ that was a massive hit single getting to #2 R&B and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their debut album “The Undisputed Truth” followed and not only contained all four tracks issued on 7” but an almost interstellar version of ‘Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)’, ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ as well as a very soulful prowl through Bob Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’. Tracks like ‘California Soul’ and ‘Aquarius’ also ticked the psychedelic soul box. All told it was a fantastic debut and sold strongly.

Amazingly this fantastic album has not been repressed since 1972. Thus Ace are delighted to put it back into the record racks pressed on 180gm black vinyl.

With the planet still a ‘Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)’ records like this speak to both an old and new generation. Good music never goes out of fashion.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE ONE
1. YOU GOT THE LOVE I NEED
2. SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY
3. CALIFORNIA SOUL
4. AQUARIUS
5. BALL OF CONFUSION
(THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY)

SIDE TWO
1. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES
2. WE'VE GOT A WAY OUT LOVE
3. SINCE I'VE LOST YOU
4. AIN'T NO SUN SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE
5. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
6. LIKE A ROLLING STONE

Following the release of Drop Nineteens’ first album in 30 years, Hard Light and the re-issue of their 1992 shoegaze masterwork Delaware, we are excited to announce the official release of Drop Nineteens' 1991. This LP comprises the band’s first two demo sessions which were mailed out via cassette to labels in 1991, finding their way to the UK music press and generating instant buzz and an ensuing feeding frenzy to sign the band. After signing with Caroline Records, Drop Nineteens decided to write an entirely new record, Delaware, for their first official release, leaving the songs on 1991 behind, frozen in time. Swells of layered guitars and buried vocal harmonies adorn these tracks, displaying Drop Nineteens' UK influences with the comparison to their UK contemporaries like Slowdive and Ride were apt. 1991's songs, recorded with a lo-fi charm, show an ambitious young band capable of writing songs filled with texture and hooks, on the eve of their breakthrough with Delaware. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Mayfield
2. Shannon Waves
3. Kissing The Sea
4. Snowbird
5. Another Summer
6. Daymon
7. Song For J.J.
8. Back In Our Old Bed
9. Soapland

We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated re-issue of Ash Ra Tempel's legendary 5th Studio Album "Starring Rosi" in our "50th Anniversary Edition". Originally released in 1973, this seminal work remains a cornerstone of the Krautrock and "Kosmische" movement, blending psychedelic rock, ambient soundscapes, and early electronics into a transcendent auditory experience.

The Album has been recorded by Manuel Göttsching in it´s entity, with additional help to come from Producer Dieter Diercks playing bass, percussion, Drummer Harald Grosskopf and of course Rosemarie "Rosi" Müller.

"Starring Rosi" is an essential piece of their continuation of blending cosmic psychedelia, ambient textures, and avant-garde electronic experimentation. Originally released in 1973, this album marked a significant departure for the band, featuring Rosi Müller, who added a lyrical and vocal dimension to the band's typically instrumental soundscapes & Manuel Göttsching background singing.

To many technically Ash Ra Tempel last, yet most accessible, release, although there was the soundtrack to Philippe Garrel´s movie "Le Berceau de Cristal" and there might be some further previously unreleased, music to come out later.

Album Background:
'Starring Rosi' stands out in Ash Ra Tempel's discography for its lighter, more accessible sound, balancing the band's signature cosmic explorations with melodic structures and poetic lyrics.

It marks an unique chapter in Ash Ra Tempel's discography, featuring the ethereal vocals of Rosi Müller alongside Manuel Göttsching's visionary guitar work. The album is a sonic journey that takes listeners through seven distinct tracks, each showcasing Manuel Göttschings pioneering approach to music.
From the dreamy opening track "Laughter Loving" to the meditative "Day-Dream" and the atmospheric "Interplay of Forces," songs that illustrate the band's evolution from their earlier, more intense and improvisational albums, showcasing a more reflective and introspective side .
"The Fairy Dance" is delving into the mystical and meditative, transporting listeners to a dreamlike state.

While "Schizo" sounds like a continuation of the best moments of the previous Ash Ra Tempel records, is the last track "Bring Me Up" an Up-tempo Song that features Manuel as well on vocals.
"Starring Rosi" captivates with its blend of cosmic improvisation and melodic beauty.

Reissue Details:
This reissue of *Starring Rosi* has been introduced and overseen by Manuel Göttsching still, and finalised by his Family exactly to his standards, in which the meticulous approach to his work lives on.
An updated 2024 recut carefully commissioned by Schnittselle in Berlin (who also signs responsible for the previous ART Reissues, likewise, the 2016 E2 E4 Anniversary Edition ensure the warm depth sound while bringing out the rich textures and nuances, all of the original recordings. The reissue is available on 180-gram Black vinyl and a Limited Edition in transparent Pearl Sunrise Vinyl.
Both vinyl editions comes with a replica of the original Vinyl Artwork including it´s original Backside.
The Limited Edition also includes a Poster of the alternate Backside, used later on the CD Editions showing Rosi and Manuel improvising during studio sessions. Also included are prints of previously unreleased Original "The Fairy Dance" Music and "Schizo" Composition Sheets handwritten by Manuel.

TRACK LISTING

1. Laughter Loving
2. Day-Dream
3. Schizo
4. Cosmic Tango
5. Interplay Of Forces
6. The Fairy Dance
7. Bring Me Up

What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions Thee Oh Sees? Probably their riot-sparking live show, right? Visions of a guitar-chewing, melody-maiming John Dwyer careening across your cranium, rounded out by a wild-eyed wrecking crew that drives every last hook home like it’s a nail in the coffin of what you thought it meant to make 21st-century rock ’n’ roll? Yeah, that sounds about right. But it misses a more important point—how impossible Thee Oh Sees have been to pin down since Dwyer launched the project in the late ’90s as a solo break from such sorely missed underground bands as Pink and Brown and Coachwhips. (While Dwyer still records songs on his own, Thee Oh Sees is now a five-piece featuring keyboardist / singer Brigid Dawson, guitarist Petey Dammit, drummer Mike Shoun and multi-instrumentalist / singer Lars Finberg.) That restlessness extends to everything from the towering, thirteen-minute title track of 2010’s Warm Slime LP to the mercurial moods of 2008’s The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In. Now, Thee Oh Sees chase the home-brewed symphonies of Castlemania with the scrappy, high-wire hooks of Carrion Crawler / The Dream. Originally envisioned as two EPs, it was cut live to tape in less than a week at Chris Woodhouse’s Sacramento studio in June, reflecting the battering-ram bent of the band’s live show better than any bootleg ever could. “As I’m sure most would agree,” explains Dwyer, “Castlemania was more of a vocal tirade. This one’s meant to pummel and throb.” That it does, whether one blasts the slow, speaker-bruising build of “The Dream,” the sunburnt organs and dovetailing guitars of “Crack in Your Eye” or the interstellar instrumental “Chem-Farmer,” a perfect example of what happens when one takes a well-oiled machine—a gang of rabid road warriors, really—and adds a second, groove-locked drum set to the mix. To listen is to realize that Dwyer’s music is as manic as the underground comic inclinations of his artwork; colorful and confusing in a way that’s more than welcome. It’s downright refreshing, like a slap in the face at 5:00 in the morning. Or, as Dwyer puts it, “You have to leave a mark somehow.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Carrion Crawler
2. Contraption/Soul Desert
3. Robber Barons
4. Chem-Farmer
5. Opposition
6. The Dream
7. Wrong Idea
8. Crushed Grass
9. Crack In Your Eye
10. Heavy Doctor

Debut LP from hardcore punk outfit Knocked Loose.

TRACK LISTING

1. Oblivions Peak
2. Dead Ringer
3. The Rain
4. Blood Will Have Blood
5. Counting Worms
6. My Heroes
7. Billy No Mates
8. Last Words
9. No Thanks
10. A Fetish
11. Laugh Tracks

Probably the best known Dub Syndicate album, this 1991 set was recorded between Jamaica and London, with the rock solid rhythms of band leader Style Scott augmented by a number of additional players, including guitar from Skip McDonald, vocals by Lee “Scratch” Perry and Akabu, samples of the late, great Prince Far I, and keyboards from Keith Levene
.
It also marks a period in which the label was embraced as much by acid house afficianados as hardcore dub heads, with this album becoming a staple of the post-rave ‘comedown’ session. The title track is a veritable On-U Sound anthem, mashing up reggae, tripped out electronica, The Doors and Motown into an epic groove, guaranteed to get crowds moving from the sound system session to the festival field, and all points in between.

Out of print on vinyl for many years, this edition has been re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Wadada (Means Love)
2. Stoned Immaculate
3. Forward Not Back
4. Glory To God
5. No Dog Barks
6. More And More
7. Well Tuned Now
8. King Of Sound And Blues
9. Fight The Power

Another great Dub Syndicate set, 'Strike the Balance' features vocal contributions from mainstay Bim Sherman on a cover of Lloyd & Devon’s 'Cuss Cuss', and Shara Nelson (about to become a household name via her contributions to Massive Attack’s 'Blue Lines') on a version of Serge Gainsbourg's 'Je T'aime'.

Originally released in 1989, and coinciding with the beginnings of Dub Syndicate as a touring unit.

Available on vinyl for the first time in over 25 years, re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Cuss Cuss
2. Hey Ho
3. Shout It Out
4. Je T'Aime
5. Chapter & Verse
6. Mafia
7. Hawaii
8. J.A. Minor
9. Boof Um Baff
10. I'm The Man For You Baby

Classic Dub Syndicate album that sees drummer "Style" Scott and bassist
"Flabba" Holt, bedrock of the mighty Roots Radics, holding together the monstrous rhythms, while Adrian Sherwood works his magic at the controls.

Features guest appearances from Lee “Scratch” Perry on 'Dubbing Psycho Thriller' and 'Dubaddisababa', Michael Franti (Beatnigs/Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy) on 'No No', and tabla virtuoso Talvin Singh on several tracks.

Out of print on vinyl for many years, this edition has been re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Roots Commandment
2. Dubbing Psycho Thriller
3. Dubaddisababa
4. Walking Jerusalem
5. No No
6. 2001 Love (Parts 1 + 2)
7. Green Stick
8. Rock Back
9. Echomania

Another classic set of prime Dub Syndicate on this 1996 album, with Style Scott gathering even more crack Jamaican players together for the rhythms, featuring musicians who between them had done time in the likes of the Roots Radics, Soul Syndicate, Joe Gibbs’ Professionals, and Bunny Lee’s Aggrovators.

This incredible legacy is augmented by Adrian Sherwood’s work at the mixing desk back in London, overdubbing the London-based Skip McDonald and Akabu, and working his sonic magic on the raw material, a true transatlantic dub collaboration! Includes a cameo by the legendary deejay I Roy on the
title track, and Lee "Scratch" Perry making a guest appearance on 'The Captain's Trance Mission'.

Out of print on vinyl for many years, this edition has been re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Throw Down Your Gun
2. The Corporation
3. The Jewel
4. Gun Too Hot
5. No Lightweight Sound
6. Ital Breakfast
7. Japanese Record
8. Jamaican Jig
9. Natural Selection

A brand new set of Dub Syndicate ‘versions’ utilising rhythms from their classic 89 - 96 period. Adrian Sherwood has gone back to the original tapes, working his mixing desk magic to find new angles on the timeless pulse of
Lincoln Valentine “Style” Scott, with fresh overdubs from Cyrus Richard (Dub Asante Band).

Features new dubs of tracks originally found on albums such as 'Time Boom X De Devil Dead' and 'Stoned Immaculate'. A fitting tribute to the long running creative partnership and friendship between Sherwood and Scott.

Mastered by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Plains Of Africa (Echo, Echo, Echo)
2. Alive And Burning Bright
3. Right Back To Your Soul
4. Stay Tuned
5. Pleasurezone Transmitter
6. Command Centre
7. Corporate Takeover
8. No Lightweight Here
9. Intercommunications

Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements is Stereolab’s breakthrough album, their major label debut, and one of the most innovative releases of the 1990s, a musical decade signified by breaking down artistic barriers. Originally released in August 1993, Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements builds on the promise of the band’s early releases Switched On and Peng! by expanding the scope of their highly distinctive mix of one-chord Krautrock grooves, distorted vintage keyboard noise and Euro-pop. Adding touches of ’50s and ’60s easy listening, exotica and space-age sounds as well as samba and French pop, Stereolab did more than any group in the modern rock era to expand the language of art music by incorporating styles left for dead by the serious rock community.

Among the highlights is the fluid and lush opener “Tone Burst” with its layers of whirring analog synths, trance-inducing rhythm guitar and balanced motorik beat. The closing track, “Lock-Groove Lullaby” inverts those same elements to bring the album full-circle. Songs like “Analogue Rock,” “Our Trinitone Blast” and “Pack Yr Romantic Mind” experiment with more complex and adventurous structures. However, “Jenny Ondioline” is still the head-turner: a hypnotic, 18-minute-long tower of a song that checks all of the boxes for what the band had done up to then and points at everything they would do moving forward. Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements remains

Stereolab’s most eclectic and experimental early release and also hints at the evolution that lead them to indie-rock stardom.

This new edition utilises the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album edition, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP version.

TRACK LISTING

1. Tone Burst
2. Our Trinitone Blast
3. Pack Yr Romantic Mind
4. I’m Going Out Of My Way
5. Golden Ball
6. Pause
7. Jenny Ondioline
8. Analogue Rock
9. Crest
10. Lock-Groove Lullaby

Stereolab’s fourth full-length, Emperor Tomato Ketchup marked the point where the band evolved from a purely underground phenomenon to an important pop group capable of selling albums while keeping their hipness and integrity intact. At the time of its release, it was simultaneously their most experimental and most accessible release, with the deliberate raw textures of earlier works replaced by a more polished vibe. The album was also their greatest success to date both commercially and critically, and remains a consensus favorite even now.

Continuing to mine the music of the ’60s and early ’70s, Stereolab employs Farfisas and Moogs, melodies from Bacharach and Hardy, soft-rock, bubblegum, dub and hip-hop sounds to augment their core influences of krautrock, punk, jazz and space rock. Odd time-signatures and deft layering techniques are more crucial to the arrangements, and the grooves on tracks like “Metronomic Underground” and “Les Yper-Sound” add a level of funk to the mix, while the album also includes clear and catchy pop songs like “Cybele’s Reverie” and “The Noise of Carpet.” Emperor Tomato Ketchup brings many elements to the table, but Stereolab puts them all together into a coherent vision. It’s hard to say if the album’s greatest accomplishment is making pop music palatable to experimental listeners or introducing pop listeners to the group’s experimental influences.

Either way, it’s one of the most enjoyable and important albums of the ’90s. “Stereolab released countless singles, EPs, and full-lengths during the 1990s, but Emperor Tomato Ketchup remains their most definitive and recommended statement. For a group that reveled in resurrecting Continental obscurity, from Neu! to Krzysztof Komeda, Emperor Tomato Ketchup sounded wholly futuristic and alien.” —Pitchfork

This new edition utilises the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album edition, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP version.

TRACK LISTING

1. Metronomic Underground
2. Cybele’s Reverie
3. Percolator
4. Les Yper Sound
5. Spark Plug
6. OLV 26
7. The Noise Of Carpet
8. Tomorrow Is Already Here
9. Emperor Tomato Ketchup
10. Monstre Sacre
11. Motoroller Scalatron
12. Slow Fast Hazel
13. Anonymous Collective

Mars Audiac Quintet saw Stereolab beginning to shed their experimental tendencies in favor of a post-modern space-age pop. The album exudes a sophisticated cool and catchiness that helped them gain new fans while straddling the line between their experimental-rock brethren and the ascending class of premillennial British pop. It’s also the album that put them on the A-list of underground rock bands. Arguably the band’s most accessible album, Mars Audiac

Quintet not only features gentler textures than any of its predecessors, but also more upbeat and hooky songs such as “Ping Pong” (the first Stereolab song to receive widespread video and alt radio airplay) and “L’Enfer Des Formes,” not to mention groove-dominated tracks like “Outer Accelerator” and “Transona Five.” The album is layered with a sensual and beguiling vibe, bringing the allure of lead vocalist Laetitia Sadier to the forefront. The hints of exotica and lounge music on Transient Random-Noise Burst With Announcements are now fully explored on the mellow, marimba-driven album closer “Fiery Yellow” (featuring major contributions from The High Llamas’ Sean O’Hagan). The bubblegum pop of “Wow and Flutter” exhibits the earliest example of the band’s Krautrock stylings being overpowered by an ingratiating melody. Mars Audiac Quintet is one of Stereolab’s most complete attempts at bridging experimental rock and retro-pop. Future releases were at times more cerebral or more poppy, but rarely again were the two simultaneously so perfectly realized.

This new edition utilises the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album edition, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP version.

TRACK LISTING

1. Three-Dee Melodie
2. Wow And Flutter
3. Transona Five
4. Des Etoiles Electroniques
5. Ping Pong
6. Anamorphose
7. Three Longers Later
8. Nihilist Assault Group
9. International Colouring Contest
10. The Stars Our Destination
11. Transporte Sans Bouger
12. L’Enfer Des Formes
13. Outer Accelerator
14. New Orthophony
15. Fiery Yellow

On February 28, 2025, Stereolab are making seven of their studio albums available again as 2LP editions. These utilise the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album editions, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP versions (which have now been discontinued), the idea being to make more cost-effective versions of these sought-after titles available to fans and shops. Each record comes housed in a single 5mm printed sleeve with printed inner sleeves, and a protective PVC outer bag.

TRACK LISTING

1. Fuses
2. People Do It All The Time
3. The Free Design
4. Blips Drips And Strips
5. Italian Shoes Continuum
6. Infinity Girl
7. The Spiracles
8. Op Hop Detonation
9. Puncture In The Radax Permutation
10. Velvet Water
11. Blue Milk
12. Caleidoscopic Gaze
13. Strobo Acceleration
14. The Emergency Kisses
15. Come And Play In The Milky Night

Dots and Loops is Stereolab’s fifth studio album and the first to completely ditch the motorik drone that had been a trademark since their inception; predominated by lush lounge and jazz textures, it showcases the band’s most complex set of rhythms yet. Stereolab is aided by members of The High Llamas (like-minded travelers in the production of whimsical ’60s sounds), Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma of Mouse on Mars, and John McEntire of post-rock pioneers Tortoise.

The album was recorded in Chicago and Düsseldorf and bridges a unique American-Euro influence. The new rhythmic approach separates Dots and Loops from the band’s previous output, as does a Beach Boys influence which adds to the band’s standard brand. Bossa Nova and ’60s Euro pop are still major touchstones and give the album a deceptively light vibe; however, further listens reveal an elaborate work, with almost every track featuring odd time-signatures and more complicated and layered arrangements.

“Parsec” is space-rock meets drum and bass; “Brakhage” marries a minor key bass line to clinking vibes and a shuffling beat; the segmented, 20-minute “Refractions in the Plastic Pulse” is sunny and appealing, yet intricately constructed.

The dividing line between the band’s first phase and what would be its more experimental latter period, Dots and Loops is the type of album that reveals its charms over many listens and is the one Stereolab aficionados point to as the band’s best work.

This new edition utilises the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album edition, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP version.

TRACK LISTING

1. Brakhage
2. Miss Modular
3. The Flower Called Nowhere
4. Diagonals
5. Prisoner Of Mars
6. Rainbo Conversation
7. Refractions In The Plastic Pulse
8. Parsec
9. Ticker-tape Of The Unconscious
10. Contronatura 

Recorded in Chicago with John Mcentire and Jim O'Rourke on production duties."Sound-Dust" has it's darker and more impressionistic side but this is a more approachable and upbeat sound that shifts back towards the warmer tones and melodic textures of "Dots And Loops", and "Emperor Tomato Ketchup".

This new edition utilises the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album edition, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP version.

TRACK LISTING

1. Black Ants In Sound-Dust
2. Space Moth
3. Captain Easychord
4. Baby Lulu
5. The Black Arts
6. Hallucinex
7. Double Rocker
8. Gus The Mynah Bird
9. Naught More Terrific Than Man
10. Nothing To Do With Me
11. Suggestion Diabolique
12. Les Bons Bons Des Raisons

Stereolab's music is so consistent, and so consistently pretty, that it has become nearly criticism-proof; the band do what they do so completely that it's almost a matter of accepting or rejecting their music whole instead of analyzing it. But while Stereolab's mix of '50s and '60s lounge, vintage electronic music, and Krautrock may have crossed over into easy listening indie pop a few albums ago, they still can't be dismissed easily. Margerine Eclipse, the band's tenth full-length, can sound a bit like a collage of pieces from their nine other albums, but the overall effect is more retrospective than repetitive. It's arguably the most direct work Stereolab have done since Emperor Tomato Ketchup (and at just under 54 minutes, it's one of the shortest of their later albums) and it continues Sound-Dust's trend of gathering the sounds the band explored on their previous work and tweaking them slightly.

This new edition utilises the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album edition, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP version.

TRACK LISTING

1. Vonal Declosion
2. Need To Be
3. Sudden Stars
4. Cosmic Country Noir
5. La Demeure
6. Margerine Rock
7. The Man With 100 Cells
8. Margerine Melodie
9. Hillbilly Motobike
10. Feel And Triple
11. Bop Scotch
12. Dear Marge

Revolutionary DIY Cymraeg pop band Ffa Coffi Pawb release limited edition vinyl and CD of Dalec Pelion via their own Ara Deg label. 

Obsessed with power pop, Krautrock, death rock and glam rock, Ffa Coffi Pawb were one of Wales’ most far out bands back in the day. Although loved by all who heard them, their music seemed to fall between the cracks due to both rudimentary distribution methods and crazed deals with music industry bods who quickly disappeared off the face of the Earth. Now, in the white heat of the 21st century and following the critically acclaimed 2023 rerelease of their third and final album Hei Vidal!, Ffa Coffi Pawb have dusted down and cleaned up their two other albums - Dalec Pelion (their first album, originally released in 1988) and Clymhalio (their second LP from 1991).

Recorded by experimental electronic producer Gorwel Owen in a flat above a Post Office in Rhosneigr and initially released on cassette by Bangor label Casetiau Huw, Dalec Pelion finally gets a vinyl (as well as CD and digital) release for the first time. The album has been remastered by Super Furry Animals’ archivist Kliph Scurlock and features brand new artwork by H Hawkline. Hear Valium from Dalec Pelion here.

Of that period, singer and guitarist Gruff Rhys says: “we’d released 50 copies of a home made cassette of songs, jams and cut-up audio collages that were recorded on a cassette recorder microphone and sold at record fairs and pubs from a Kwik Save carrier bag, Then the band saw the inclusion of the track ‘Octapws’ on a Pop Positif compilation vinyl EP, which was followed by a meeting with experimental electronic producer Gorwel Owen who, in 1987 invited Ffa Coffi Pawb to record at his home studio in near by Ynys Môn. The recordings were made in dribs and drabs over a few months in a flat above Gorwel’s parent’s Post Office in Rhosneigr and became our first studio album Dalec Peilon - released on the Bangor cassette label Casetiau Huw in 1988.” 

TRACK LISTING

1. Mynd I Lawr
2. Nyth
3. Valium
4. Telyn Wedi Trwsio
5. V-Yw
6. Octapws
7. Gwres
8. Pendramwng
9. Mae'n Gwneud Fy Mhen I Mewn
10. Dalec Peilon 

Repress of 2023's 'Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760' 12" from Aphex Twin. These didn't hang about last time, so don't miss out!!!

TRACK LISTING

1. Blackbox Life Recorder 21f
2. Zin2 Test5
3. In A Room7 F760
4. Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]

‘Colours Revisited’, a revision of Adam F’s MOBO Award-winning 1997 debut album is a story of musical rebirth and passion. Adam F, realising that ‘Colours’ had found a new audience—partly thanks to artists like PinkPantheress—decided to recreate the album. Instead of simply remastering the tracks, Adam went all in. Over two years, he meticulously reworked the original music, from restoring vintage instruments like his Fender Rhodes piano to enlisting UK jazz legends like Julian Joseph. Vocalists including Kirsty Hawkshaw and the late MC Conrad re-recorded their parts, while new solos from world-class musicians added fresh life to the tracks.

“Colours holds a special place in my heart because it was not only my first solo album, but also because I had the opportunity to collaborate with diverse talents,” says the seminal producer on his ground-breaking album. “Musicians of a calibre such as Dave Ital (Guitars), The Jazz Great Julian Joseph (Keyboards and Fender Rhodes), MC Conrad (MC/Artist), Roni Jordan (Jazz a guitarist who had a hit with Miles Davis’ “So What”), Tim Philbert/Tim the Bass (Bass), Greg Leicester (Bass), Maurice Capillaire/MC MC (Live MC)…”

Adam continues “We were honoured to be nominated for MOBO “Best album of the year” alongside renowned acts of that time, including Hinda Hicks, Des’ree, Lighthouse Family, and Massive Attack. In fact, I was so convinced that we wouldn't win that I didn't prepare a speech, and that definitely showed in my genuine surprise. Colours also went on to be a top 20 UK National Chart hit which lead to Metropolis winning Tune of the Year at the Underground Awards. Music In My Mind from the same album was inspired from Herbie Hancock ‘Rocket’ and ‘I Thought It Was You’.

“Fast forward to 2020, I never thought of ever revisiting ‘Colours’. But it seems that time has come round full circle, the interest is there.” The revisited album deftly weaves together the energy of new live instrumentation with the 80’s British electronica and jazz fusion inspired sounds of the original.
The result is a project which not only brings the album into the glistening present but somehow manages to add further depth and sense of understanding of the original ‘Colours’, the influences latent within it and how and why it has gone on to influence so many others since it’s inception throughout the world. This is a must have album which pays homage to what has become a cornerstone of British electronic music history.

TRACK LISTING

CD1:
1: 73 MK8 Revisited
2: Metropolis Revisited
3: Music In My Mind Revisited
4: Jaxx Revisited
5: The Tree Knows Everything Revisited (featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw)
6: Circles Revisited (Extended)
7: Mother Earth Revisited
8: Dirty Harry Revisited
9: F-Jam Revisited (featuring MC Conrad)
10: Aromatherapy Revisited

CD2: Colours Live
1: Colours Intro Live
2: 73 Live
3. Metropolis Live
4: Music In My Mind Live
5: Jaxx Live
6: Brand New Funk Live (featuring DJ Destruction)
7: I Want You Live
8: Aromatherapy Revisited Live [Remix]
9: Circles Revisited Live
10: Dirty Harry Live

LP:
A1: 73 MK8 Revisited
A2: Metropolis Revisited
B1: Music In My Mind Revisited
B2: Jaxx Revisited
C1: The Tree Knows Everything Revisited (featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw)
C2: Circles Extended Revisited
D1: Mother Earth Revisited
D2: Dirty Harry Revisited
E: F-Jam Revisited (featuring MC Conrad)
F: Aromatherapy Revisited

Celebrating 10th anniversary of both Connan Mockasin‘s debut album “Forever Dolphin Love” & career, Phantasy and Because Music release new editions of long time out of stock “Forever Dolphin Love” & “Caramel” (2nd album) Lps in exclusive Splatter 2021 Editions.

Welcome, folks, to the delightful, slanted and enchanted world of Connan Mockasin. The New Zealand born, current London resident Mockasin makes beautiful, off-kilter music which subverts as it compels, challenges as it mesmerists, startles as it seduces, even drawing fans as diverse as Johnny Marr and Radiohead to Ed Banger chief and ex-Daft Punk manager Pedro Winter into its wide-eyed, childlike exploration into the final frontiers of pop music. It is all too rare, in this current climate of manufactured pop acts, grey over produced 'alternative' guitar music and press-fuelled mania for the next-big-thing, to hear something truly striking and original, but a strong case can most certainly be made for Connan to be a true pop auteur, taking his rightful place in a proud lineage which includes past mavericks such as Joe Meek and Brian Wilson, right through to current cult heroes like Ariel Pink's, Sufjan Stevens and John Maus.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Megumi The Milkway Above
A2 It’s Choade My Dear
A3 Faking Jazz Together
A4 Quadropuss Island
A5 Forever Dolphin Love

B1 Muss
B2 Egon Hosford
B3 Unicorn In Uniform
B4 Grampa Moff
B5 Please Turn Me Into The Snat

Celebrating 10th anniversary of  both Connan Mockasin‘s debut album “Forever Dolphin Love” & career, Phantasy and Because Music release new editions of long time out of stock “Forever Dolphin Love” & “Caramel” (2nd album) Lps in exclusive Splatter 2021 Editions.

New Zealand via Paris / London pop sprite Connan Mockasin follows up the widely acclaimed oddball-psych of 2010’s 'Forever Dolphin Love'. 'Caramel' boasts a unique brand of mutated, lustrous soul that was almost wholly self-recorded over a month in a Tokyo hotel room. The new album explores different regions of Mockasin’s singular galaxy, guided by his truly adventurous songwriting that favors reconfigured pop structures with a skewed funk sensibility. 'Caramel'  offers us not just soul but a liquefied brew of blues, funk, ambient and folk with pronounced Oriental and Gallic timbres, all laced with an uncanny air of bliss... 'Caramel' has hints of Scritti Politti's exquisitely stitched soul, or of Prince - if the Minneapolis legend had spent time in Canterbury, the epicentre of South East England's progressive psych / prog scene during the late 60s and early 70s, where the likes of Syd Barrett and Kevin Ayers began their own musical journeys.

And if that wasn't all enough to get your ears round, then it's a concept album as well, kinds: "The concept is that it's actually an album," says Mockasin. "It starts with the dolphin (from 'Forever Dolphin Love') leaving, and the boss (the man) who is so in with love with the dolphin is sad, and then it kicks into the new album, and he is happier. But there's a car race and a crash."

TRACK LISTING

A1 Nothing Last Forever
A2 Caramel
A3 I’m The Man , That Will Find You
A4 Do I Make You Feel Shy ?
A5 Why Are You Crying ?

B1 It’s Your Body 1
B2 It’s Your Body 2
B3 It’s Your Body 3
B4 It’s Your Body 4
B5 It’s Your Body 5
B6 I Wanna Roll With You 

The War On Drugs, "one of the premier live bands of their generation" (Pitchfork), announce Live Drugs Again, via Super High Quality Records and Transgressive / Canvasback.

Live Drugs Again follows 2020's Live Drugs and represents The War On Drugs at their ragged, righteous best. Bandleader Adam Granduciel comments, "Live Drugs Again chronicles the evolution of these songs from the studio to stages all over the world; documenting our continued growth as a live band. This series ensures that these versions, and some of our favorite moments on stage, will live on." As Consequence so accurately hailed, "it's hard to imagine a musical experience that's more enveloping and uplifting." This is hearing a band at its peak.

TRACK LISTING

Harmonia's Dream
Burning
Old Skin
Come To The City
I Don't Wanna Wait
Pain
Slow Ghost
In Chains
Living Proof
Under The Pressure
I Don't Live Here Anymore

'Beats, Rhymes and Life' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Released on July 30, 1996, it followed three years after the highly regarded and successful 'Midnight Marauders'. Produced by The Ummah, the album is a departure from the joyful, positive vibe of the group's earlier albums and is regarded as their darkest album in content.

TRACK LISTING

1. Phony Rappers
2. Get A Hold
3. Motivators
4. The Jam
5. Crew
6. The Pressure
7. 1nce Again
8. Mind Power
9. The Hop
10. Keeping It Moving
11. Baby Phife's Return
12. Separate/Together
13. What Really Goes On
14. Word Play
15. Stressed Out

In the course of our deep research, we sometimes discover a hidden thread that unites musicians, songwriters, artists, and poets linked by music. Mustafa's 'Polygamy' is no exception. Apart from the music - the main reason we decided to work on this first ever re-press, a jewel at the crossroads between jazz funk, spiritual jazz and proto rap - are the many other things that make Mustafa an intriguing and fascinating character. For starters, he was a childhood friend of the Ayler brothers with whom he played in different formations. He also played with other beloved figures such as Noah Howard and Charles Tyler, on a still unreleased album recorded for Amiri Baraka's Jihad label, and worked with The Legendary Master Brotherhood and Steve Reid. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Silent World
2. Polygamy
3. God Is
4. Afternoon In Paris
5. One And Only Love
6. Some Other Blues

'A Ghost Is Born' was originally released on June 22, 2004, debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard chart. The album, which Mehr calls ‘an eclectic array of dark ballads, upbeat pop songs, Krautrock chug, noise rock freakouts, and roots rock abandon,’ was widely acclaimed as one of 2004’s best, appearing in year-end lists of Mojo, NPR, NME, the Associated Press, The Wire, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, and Uncut, among many others. The album earned the band its first Grammy, for Best Alternative Music Album. The album also won a Grammy for Best Recording Package.

For the 'A Ghost Is Born' recording, Wilco was Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Leroy Bach, Glenn Kotche, and Mikael Jorgensen; Jim O’Rourke, who mixed the band’s previous release Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, co-produced the album with Wilco. Leroy Bach left Wilco at the completion of the sessions and the band announced the addition of two new members: Pat Sansone and Nels Cline. Sansone and Cline toured with Wilco to promote A Ghost Is Born and that lineup has remained unchanged since 2004. As Tweedy said to Mehr for his new liner note, “Making that record, and then finding this lineup, that was the start of something – of having a band that can play anything. That’s why, 20 years later, we’re still here and still going.”

Wilco first began sessions for what would become 'A Ghost Is Born' in early 2002 at Chicago’s Soma E.M.S., where they had mixed 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'. Much of the album was tracked live in the studio with O’Rourke and engineer Chris Shaw. They also reunited there with engineer and soon-to-be-bandmate Mikael Jorgensen.

At Soma, the band began sketching out music using Tweedy’s notebooks of lyrics, poetry, and prose. Mehr notes: ‘In between more traditional song tracking, the group would engage in a series of conceptual improvisations in the studio. These musical experiments, broadly known as ‘Fundamentals’… were part of what Kotche said was ‘an attempt to search for a new group identity. To see what we could make this band into.’’

In the fall of 2003, the band relocated to New York to finish recording at Sear Sound. “It seemed like the band needed to get out of Chicago, get out of the working mode they’d been in, and only be thinking about making a record,” O’Rourke told Mehr. There, playing together in the corner of a large studio, the album began to take its final shape.

Emerging from a period of addiction and rehab, Tweedy discussed how he feels about 'A Ghost Is Born' in retrospect. As he told Mehr, “I was worried the album was going to feel like something dark and not me anymore. But the album was ahead of me as a person. It was the part of me that I was trying to preserve – enthusiastic and furious about the world, as well as open and loving. I reached that in the music, before I could get there emotionally on my own.”

TRACK LISTING

9LP & 4CD Box Set/9CD Box Set Tracklist:
A Ghost Is Born
1. At Least That’s What You Said
2. Hell Is Chrome
3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
4. Muzzle Of Bees
5. Hummingbird
6. Handshake Drugs
7. Wishful Thinking
8. Company In My Back
9. I’m A Wheel
10. Theologians
11. Less Than You Think
12. The Late Greats

dBpm: Outtakes/Alternates 1
13. At Least That’s What You Said (8/13/02 SOMA-Chicago)
14. Hell Is Chrome (10/5/03 SOMA-Chicago)
15. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (9/28/03 SOMA-Chicago)
16. Muzzle Of Bees (7/15/03 SOMA-Chicago)
17. Hummingbird (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
18. Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
19. Wishful Thinking (11/1/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
20. Company In My Back (2/8/03 Hothouse-St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)
21. I’m A Wheel (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
22. Theologians (3/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
23. Less Than You Think (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
24. The Late Greats (7/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
25. Kicking Television (3/18/03 SOMA-Chicago)
26. The High Heat (2/5/02 SOMA-Chicago)
27. Panthers (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
28. Diamond Claw (3/21/03 SOMA-Chicago)
29. Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard (June 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
30. More Like The Moon (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
31. Improbable Germany (10/7/03 SOMA-Chicago)

Unstitched: Outtakes/Alternates 2
32. Handshake Drugs (First Version) (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
33. Hummingbird (February 2002 Recorded Live During Tracking At SOMA-Chicago)
34. The High Heat (2/4/02 SOMA-Chicago)
35. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (February 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
36. Diamond Claw (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
37. Muzzle Of Bees (October 2003 Sear Sound-NYC)
38. Like A Stone (11/10/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
39. Leave Me (Like You Found Me) (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
40. Losing Interest (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
41. Old Maid (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
42. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
43. Panthers (October 2003 Sear Sound-NYC)
44. Muzzle Of Bees (7/16/03 SOMA-Chicago)
45. Diamond Claw (10/9/03 SOMA-Chicago)
46. Losing Interest (7/20/03 SOMA-Chicago)
47. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (October 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
48. The Thanks I Get (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
49. Two Hat Blues (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
50. Improbable Germany (January 2002 Pre-Production Loft Session-Chicago)

The Hook At The Wang (Live October 1, 2004 At The Wang Center-Boston, MA)
51. Muzzle Of Bees
52. Company In My Back
53. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
54. A Shot In The Arm
55. Hell Is Chrome
56. Handshake Drugs
57. Jesus, Etc.
58. Hummingbird
59. I’m Always In Love
60. At Least That’s What You Said
61. Ashes Of American Flags
62. Theologians
63. I’m The Man Who Loves You
64. Poor Places
65. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
66. She’s A Jar
67. A Magazine Called Sunset
68. Kingpin
69. The Late Greats
70. I’m A Wheel
71. Via Chicago
72. California Stars
73. Christ For President

Fundamentals (On CD In The LP Boxset)
74. Fundamental 1
75. Fundamental 2
76. Fundamental 3
77. Fundamental 4
78. Fundamental 5
79. Fundamental 6
80. Fundamental 7


2CD Tracklist:
CD1 - A Ghost Is Born
1. At Least That’s What You Said
2. Hell Is Chrome
3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
4. Muzzle Of Bees
5. Hummingbird
6. Handshake Drugs
7. Wishful Thinking
8. Company In My Back
9. I’m A Wheel
10. Theologians
11. Less Than You Think
12. The Late Greats

CD2 - DBpm: Outtakes/Alternates
13. At Least That’s What You Said (8/13/02 SOMA-Chicago)
14. Hell Is Chrome (10/5/03 SOMA-Chicago)
15. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (9/28/03 SOMA-Chicago)
16. Muzzle Of Bees (7/15/03 SOMA-Chicago)
17. Hummingbird (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
18. Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
19. Wishful Thinking (11/1/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
20. Company In My Back (2/8/03 Hothouse-St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)
21. I’m A Wheel (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
22. Theologians (3/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
23. Less Than You Think (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
24. The Late Greats (7/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
25. Kicking Television (3/18/03 SOMA-Chicago)
26. The High Heat (2/5/02 SOMA-Chicago)
27. Panthers (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
28. Diamond Claw (3/21/03 SOMA-Chicago)
29. Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard (June 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
30. More Like The Moon (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
31. Improbable Germany (10/7/03 SOMA-Chicago)


2LP Tracklist:
1. At Least That’s What You Said
2. Hell Is Chrome
3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
4. Muzzle Of Bees
5. Hummingbird
6. Handshake Drugs
7. Wishful Thinking
8. Company In My Back
9. I’m A Wheel
10. Theologians
11. Less Than You Think
12. The Late Greats

Having risen to fame in the 1980's with The Mighty Wah! and hits like 'Story of The Blues' and 'Sinful', Wylie has grown a strong, cult fanbase over the years with his passionate, anthemic songs of defance and vulnerability paired with biting lyrics.

After hearing the demos, Sony Records subsidiary Columbia signed Pete in the late '90s, spending over a million pounds recording an album, only for it to remain on the shelf and unreleased. Pete eventually got the rights back and released it on Castle Communications in 2000.

For this deluxe release on CD, Pete has decided to release the original demos for the world to hear for the frst time and give the million-pound album away as a bonus. The demos include three previously unheard tracks including a stunning cover of Gilbert O'Sullivan's hit 'Alone Again (Naturally)'.

The LP version just contains the original album without the demos.

TRACK LISTING

CD Trackslist:
1. Never Loved As A Child
2. Sing All The Saddest Songs
3. Disneyland Forever
4. I Still Love You
5. Hope You Fall (In Love)
6. Loverboy
7. Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
8. Hey! Mona Lisa
9. Alone
10. Alone Again (Naturally)
11. Stop The World
12. Cesspool
13. Cancer Or A Car Crash
14. Your Mother Must Be Very Proud
15. Never Loved As A Child
16. Sing All The Saddest Songs
17. Disneyland Forever
18. I Still Love You
19. Hope You Fall (In Love)
20. Hey! Mona Lisa
21. Loverboy
22. Alone
23. Heart As Big As Liverpool
24. Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
25. The Return Of Rock And Roll
26. The Country Epic (Can't Stop Cryin')

LP Tracklist:
1. Never Loved As A Child
2. Sing All The Saddest Songs
3. Disneyland Forever
4. I Still Love You
5. Hope You Fall (In Love)
6. Hey! Mona Lisa
7. Loverboy
8. Alone
9. Heart As Big As Liverpool
10. Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
11. The Return Of Rock And Roll
12. The Country Epic (Can't Stop Cryin')

Step back into the raw, atmospheric roots of Cowboy Junkies with this reissue of their 1986 debut album, 'Whites Off Earth Now!!'. Captured live to tape using a single ambisonic microphone, this collection of haunting blues covers and moody originals introduced the band’s signature sound, with Margo Timmins’ ethereal vocals gliding over Michael Timmins’ guitar work. Cut at half-speed by John Webber at Air Studios this edition brings out every nuance of the original recordings. Featuring standout tracks like 'Shining Moon' and 'Baby Please Don’t Go', A must-have for fans of roots rock, blues, and alt-country, 'Whites Off Earth Now!!' is where Cowboy Junkies’ journey began.

TRACK LISTING

1. Shining Moon
2. State Trooper
3. Me And The Devil
4. Decoration Day
5. Baby Please Don't Go
6. I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
7. Take Me
8. Forgive Me
9. Crossroads 

'The Crystal Hum' is the debut vinyl release by Taiwan-based artist Yuching Huang and her first release for Night School. A beguiling dreamscape of crackles, spluttering, love-struck Casios presided over by the the spectral vocal and guitar work of Huang, Yuching sings love songs at the end of this world and the beginning of the next. Recorded during a hiatus from her group Aemong (a duo with artist Henrique Uba) in Berlin, these songs elevate Huang’s unique vocal style and grasp of atmospherics. 'The Crystal Hum' deconstructs balladry, Garage, guitar music and reforms it into a unified ghostly otherworld version of these languages.

'The Crystal Hum' thrums with buried desire, trails of nocturnal reverb seeping out of apartment windows, diaristic vocal performances and deeply emotive, evocative Western-style strings. Formulated by Yuching Huang after periods of frustration and experimentation, the album is an exercise in minimalism and paring back, with some tracks like 'JohnJohn' featuring little else than an elastic bass, spring reverb trails, an interjecting vocal and swelling, dislocated synths. The effect is spellbinding, the soundtrack to getting lost in the labyrinthine, closed streets of Venice, Taipei, Hong Kong, or mirror versions of them in the imagination.

On opener 'Fly! Little Black Thing', a subterranean funk bassline roots Huang’s singing, a rudimentary, unreliable beat floundering in whimsy underneath. Demure, dream Dance music, Huang references classic lo fi experimenters Suicide and Arthur Russell as well as Night School label mates The Space Lady and Ela Orleans. In fact, after the release of Aemong’s third album 'Crimson', Huang credits the direction of 'The Crystal Hum' to being enchanted by The Space Lady’s Greatest Hits, the landmark lo-fi recording made by Susan Dietrich Schneider in 1990. The new, minimalist approach to her sound world reveals and shrouds in equal measure. On the heart-melter Love, a sultry mid-tempo Casio + bass backing drops into the ether with Huang’s vocal swimming in preternatural void before emerging anew, in awe at the world. Every chord change heralds new perspectives, every guitar flurry swells and drips emotion, nothing is wasted and space billows out from between the grooves.

Huang never reveals more than necessary, making this an in-between love album: the right amount of mystery and darkened mirror shines wanely on 'The Crystal Hum' while remaining fragile and vulnerable in the sweet spots. Turning over in pillowing smoke and night in the dark corners, Huang sings in both Mandarin and English. The songs speak of earthly matters seemingly at the edge of dissipating into nothing. Distorted, beguiling Sambas warble like sweating dancehalls in an imagined Lynchian 60s, as on Thoughts. Closer You, An Illusion warps a classic 60s Girlgroup bassline beloved of the likes of Les Rallizes Denudes into a slight ballad on the edge of the void, held back by the teary-eyed, wistful and enveloping vocal cooed by Huang. Each song feels like a love song dedicated to the bits between worlds, between beats, the negative space between people where desires, feelings and loss hangs in the air, resolute and unresolved.

TRACK LISTING

1. Fly! Little Black Thing
2. Love
3. Confessions From A Soul
4. Thoughts
5. Thunder In Heaven
6. In My Room
7. The Song Of Summer
8. JohnJohn
9. Alright
10. You, An Illusion

2nd and final album by a band lost much too early after the death of bassist Jimmy Fernandez. First time on vinyl since 1994.

New vinyl transfer (by Frank Arkwright, Abbey Road) made from original production masters and now expanded to a 2LP set for maximum sonic fidelity.

The God Machine were an alternative rock band who were formed in San-Diego in 1990 and in their short lifespan released 2 highly influential albums on Fiction Records, ‘Scenes From The Second Storey’ (1992) and ‘One Last Laugh In A Place of Dying’ (1993).

Jim Chancellor, head honcho at Fiction writes, “The God Machine are one of the most unknow influencers of what is now known as post rock / metal. Citing praise from as diverse a bunch of artists as Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Mogwai, Converge, and many more”.

Despite receiving glowing reviews for their 2 seminal albums and live performances supporting the likes of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cramps, The Fall, My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain, the band suffered from falling between 2 stools by being “too indie for the American audience and too rock for the UK audience”.

BBC Radio 1 DJ, John Peel, was a champion of the band and invited them to record sessions in April 1992 and March 1993.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
A1: The Tremelo Song 4:02
A2: Mama 2:52
A3: Alone 4:48
A4: In Bad Dreams 3:08
Approx: 14:50

Side B
B1: Painless 3:58
B2: The Love Song 3:55
B3: The Life Song 4:41
B4: The Devil Song 5:04
Approx: 17:41

Side C
C1: The Hunter 7:57
C2: Evol 4:06
Approx: 12:03

Side D
D1: The Train Song 4:26
D2: The Flower Song 5:41
D3: Boy By The Roadside 5:50
Approx: 15:57

The trails that Brooklyn’s Big Thief -- Adrianne Lenker (guitar, vocals), Buck Meek (guitar), Max Oleartchik (bass), and James Krivchenia (drums) -- take us down on 2017’s 'Capacity', the band’s highly critically acclaimed sophomore album, are overgrown with the wilderness of pumping souls.

After 2016’s stunning 'Masterpiece', 'Capacity' was recorded in a snowy winter nest in upstate New York at Outlier Studio with producer Andrew Sarlo. The album jumps right into lives marked up and nipped in surprisingly swift fashion. They are peopled and unpeopled, spooked and soothed, regenerating back into a state where they can once again be vulnerable. Lenker’s songs introduce us to a gallery of multifaceted women and deal with the complicated matters of identity — at once dangerous and curious, though never unbelievable. Lenker shows us the gentle side of being ripped open. Tricked into love, done in and then witnessing the second act of pulling oneself back together to prepare for it to all happen again, but this time to a sturdier soul, one who is going to take the punches better than ever before and deal some jabs and roundhouses of their own.

The album is thick with raw, un-doctored beauty: most of the songs on 'Capacity' were played for the rest time in the studio and were recorded the same day. “There is a darker darkness and a lighter light on this album,” Lenker explains. “The songs search for a deeper level of self-acceptance, to embrace the world within and without. I think 'Masterpiece' began that process, as a reaction from inside the pain, whereas I feel 'Capacity' examines the pain from the outside.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Pretty Things
2. Shark Smile
3. Capacity
4. Watering
5. Coma
6. Great White Shark
7. Mythological Beauty
8. Objects
9. Haley
10. Mary
11. Black Diamonds

First time on vinyl for ‘Died In The Wool’, the 12 song remix companion to David’s 2009 album, ‘Manafon’, plus the non-album track “When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us”

Features remixes by David Sylvian, Dai Fujikura, Jan Bang & Erik Honoré.

'When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us' was specially commissioned by the 2nd Canary Islands Biennial of Architecture, Art and Landscape 2008-2009.

TRACK LISTING

1. Small Metal Gods
2. Died In The Wool
3. I Should Not Dare (for N.O.)
4. Random Acts Of Senseless Violence
5. A Certain Slant Of Light (for M.K.)
6. Anomaly At Taw Head
7. Snow White In Appalachia
8. Emily Dickinson
9. The Greatest Living Englishman (coda)
10. Anomaly At Taw Head (a Haunting)
11. Manafon
12. The Last Days Of December
13. When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us

First time on vinyl for ‘The Good Son Vs The Only Daughter (The Blemish Remixes), the 9 song remix companion of David’s 2003 solo album, ‘Blemish’.

Featuring remixes by Burnt Friedman, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Royoji Ikeda, Readymade FC, Yoshihiro Hanno, Tatsuhiko Asano, Akira Rabelais, Jan Bang & Erik Honoré.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Only Daughter (Remixed By Ryoji Ikeda)
2. Blemish (Remixed By Burnt Friedman)
3. The Heart Knows Better (Remixed By Sweet Billy Pilgrim)
4. A Fire In The Forest (Remixed By Readymade FC)
5. The Good Son (Remixed By Yoshihiro Hanno)
6. Late Night Shopping (Remixed By Burnt Freidman)
7. How Little We Need To Be Happy (Remixed By Tatsuhiko Asano)
8. The Only Daughter (Remixed By Jan Bang And Erik Honoré)
9. Blemish (Remixed By Akira Rabelais)

Some called Studio, the project of Swedish musicians Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg, “the missing link between The Cure and Lindstrøm,” Pitchfork heard Durutti Column and Can, as the duo’s story became swept up in a loosely developing scene — adjacent first to the label Service (Jens Lekman, The Whitest Boy Alive) and later Sincerely Yours (The Tough Alliance, jj) — and a precursor to the 2010s boom at the axis of electronic and psychedelic music guided by indie greats like Caribou, Four Tet, and Darkside.

'West Coast', their seminal 2006 debut, captured a faraway romanticism of Balearic brushed up against Krautrock, disco, dub, and afrobeat, with pop lyricism lifted from new wave, all made modern by two art school grads in Gothenburg. First pressed in a small vinyl-only run via their own Information label, the album has been notably absent from most streaming services, and the internet’s record of its initial impact is all but fossilized from a bygone blog era, while its sound is simply untraceable to any one moment in music.

Outside of three 7” releases, they’d keep the music to themselves for several more years. In 2005, Hägg remembers, “We got our degrees and were kicked out of our studio spaces so all these recordings were just piled up. A year later we dusted them off and started to deconstruct and assemble them in a more drawn-out fashion.” In the same breadth, they cite DJ Screw, J Dilla, and Joy Division, along with early ‘80s European live DJ sets from the likes of Beppe Loda, Dj Mozart, and Baldelli as reference points. “The anything-goes mentality was very encouraging and was a big cornerstone to the Studio sound,” says Hägg. “But there’s so much more to the picture, we were not that young then and had lots of musical baggage in our suitcases, the new thing was that we finally let it all come through, not bound by any borders that was often the case with music identity in Sweden during the 90s.”

In the afterglow of the record’s 2007 reception, Studio receded from view, clouded behind a mountain of remix requests (including one for Kylie Minogue that saw release) and label bureaucracy. “It’s easy to wish we would have done some proper recordings of our own instead,” Hägg reflects. But both artists, now well into respective careers beyond Studio, have come to peace with West Coast as their most enduring effort together. Lissvik adds, “It serves as a good reminder for me to keep to that decision and promise and to continue exploring and growing.

TRACK LISTING

1. Out There
2. West Coast
3.Origin
4. Life’s A Beach!
5. Self Service
6. Indo

One of our absolute faves of 2023 gets a much appreciated reissue, here's what our Matt had to say about it in our 2023 End of Year review:

"Perhaps it's his amateur, 90-styled music videos, shot himself on a 4K iPhone; maybe it’s his awkward dancing coupled with his blue-collar Baltimore aesthetic; or his catch-all culmination of soul, electro, freestyle and R&B - but there’s something completely unfashionable yet utterly relevant and alluring about NBT. Landing somewhere between Arthur Russell, Dean Blunt and Frank Ocean, there's almost a spiritual element at work too – although (real name) Marcus admits that while he's prayed to Jesus, he’s “never heard a word back in plain English”. Instead he offers inspired commentary on consumerism and capitalism as the modern churches of religion (detailed brilliantly on album highlight “The Fields”), whilst also covering more intangible and existential subjects such as break-ups, longing and fighting despair. A truly original and enigmatic character that I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot more of in the future."

TRACK LISTING

1. Quantum Suicide
2. Shed That Fear
3. Daddy
4. Interlude
5. The Fields
6. Rain Water Promise
7. Soap Party
8. Workers Interlude
9. Unbreak My Love

Vinyl re-issue of the third album from The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the outfit featuring former Pussy Galore front man Jon Spencer, Judah Bauer and Russell Simins.

Originally released in 1993,  'Extra Width' is (slightly) more polished than their previous releases, but still has the same raw energy. Opening track 'Afro' sets the scene for the whole LP - taking soul, funk, blues and good ole fashioned rock'n'roll and whipping them up into a visceral righteous racket.

TRACK LISTING

Afro
History Of Lies
Back Slider
Soul Letter
Soul Typecast
Pant Leg
Hey Mom
Big Road
Train #2
Inside The World Of The Blues Explosion
The World Of Sex

To celebrate Frank Black’s landmark solo album, Teenager Of The Year, turning 30 comes a special vinyl pressing to accompany a tour of North America plus Paris and London where Frank and original band will be performing the album in its entirety.

Recorded amid a rich songwriting vein, just as the Pixies had been placed on hold, Frank Black’s ambitious 22-track album Teenager Of The Year came out in May 1994, just one year after his fantastic self-titled solo debut. Recorded with scene legend Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, Pere Ubu, The Residents) and featuring the single ‘Headache’, Teenager Of The Year is seen by many as his greatest solo work, subsequently appearing in both Pitchfork’s Top 100 Albums of the 1990s poll and the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book.

For its 30th anniversary, Frank Black and original band are heading out in January 2025 on a 14-date tour of North America, Paris and London where they’ll be performing Teenager Of The Year from start to finish each night. To complement, 4AD are releasing a special vinyl tour edition of the album, with Kevin Vanbergen having expertly remastered the album from its original analogue studio tapes. Sounding as essential as ever, the limited 30th Anniversary Tour Edition has been cut at 45 rpm for optimum playback and is being pressed on double gold vinyl. It also comes in a gatefold sleeve that includes liner notes by both Frank Black and producer Eric Drew Feldman.

TRACK LISTING

Side One
A1 | Whatever Happened To Pong?
A2 | Thalassocracy
A3 | (I Want To Live On An) Abstract Plain
A4 | Calistan
A5 | The Vanishing Spies
A6 | Speedy Marie

Side Two
B1 | Headache
B2 | Sir Rockaby
B3 | Freedom Rock
B4 | Two Reelers
B5 | Fiddle Riddle

Side Three
C1 | Olé Mulholland
C2 | Fazer Eyes
C3 | I Could Stay Here Forever
C4 | The Hostess With The Mostest
C5 | Superabound

Side Four
D1 | Big Red
D2 | Space Is Gonna Do Me Good
D3 | White Noise Maker
D4 | Pure Denizen Of The Citizens Band
D5 | Bad, Wicked World
D6 | Pie In The Sky

In The Fishtank is an ever ongoing project of Konkurrent, independent music distributor in the Netherlands.In this collection Konkurrent invites musicians to whom they feel strongly related to record. They are given two days studio time and freedom to do whatever they like musically. The Fishtank offers a space for expression and experimentation, results may vary but are always surprising.

This was the first Fishtank title, originally released in 1996, and includes a cover of The Residents "Would Be Alive"

Brian Auger formed The Oblivion Express in 1970 after the demise of his chart topping jazz & R&B combo Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, and The Trinity. Deciding he would continue to defy creative expectations with his genre bending vision, Auger even based the groups name around this precarious anti-commercial approach; “I decided that I would like to push on and see whether I could develop that music" he recalls, "but maybe I’m headed the quickest way to oblivion!”.

Auger needn't have worried, the bands first slew of albums; the heavy, jazz rock influenced debut 'Oblivion Express', 1971s laconic, folky 'A Better Land', the proto jazz funk of 'Straight Ahead' released in 1972, all made serious inroads into the United States, which proved to particularly fertile ground for the group.

By 1973, the London born Auger felt his various American influences of jazz, R&B, funk and soul had fermented into his own brand of fusion, and upon listening to the final mixes, was confident he was approaching his original musical mission, hence naming the album 'Closer To It'.

It's predecessor, 'Straight Ahead' had hit the US charts, and awoken RCA Records to the crossover potential of this somewhat undefinable music, who stepped up their game in regards the follow up, which broke out in the Tri State area, where it received major radio and press support and billboard advertising whilst the band were touring. All these factors combined favourably and resulted in Closer To It entering the Billboard Jazz, R&B and Rock charts simultaneously!

For a British multi-racial group composed of fans of African American music, this was both creatively and commercially satisfying. This acceptance of the Oblivion Express’ sound and style also led to the band touring with Herbie Hancock's Head-hunters and Earth Wind & Fire, and Brian receiving a US Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition for his ‘contribution to the American art form of Jazz’.

Regarded as his masterpiece, 'Closer To It' features some of Augers' most inventive and beautiful Hammond Organ and Fender Rhodes playing, on tunes that become the defining tracks of his career, especially the anthemic opener Whenever You're Ready, co-written with bass player Barry Dean. Happiness Is Just Around The Bend was later covered by Cuba Gooding Snrs' band The Main Ingredient who had a major hit with their version. Auger also saluted his soul and jazz hero's with his versions of Marvin Gays Inner City Blues and Eddie Harris, Les McCann's classic Compared To What.

With an iconic cover featuring the Oblivion Express train logo designed by Auger's wife Ella. Closer To It remains a highpoint in Auger's recording career.

TRACK LISTING

1. Whenever You’re Ready
2. Happiness Is Just Around The Bend
3. Light On The Path
4. Compared To What
5. Inner City Blues
6. Voices Of Other Times

This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1971 Island Records UK release in gatefold sleeve, inner sleeve with lyrics, 8 page booklet, promotional poster and sticker; it is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl

'Babbacombe' Lee was Fairport Convention's foray into the concept album so loved by groups in the 70s. Instead of looking at something fantastical or progressive, the group went back to the tale of John 'Babbacombe' Lee, the man they couldn't hang: The gallows failed three times after he was convicted of the murder of Emma Keyse in Torquay in 1885. Dave Swarbrick found details of the trial in a junk shop, and the band worked up the story into an album. Released at the end of 1971 with ephemera from the day telling the story, 'Babbacombe' Lee had episodes listed rather than tracks. It contained the most original material of a Fairport album to date, and was seen as taking folk-rock a huge step forward. Within weeks of the album's release both Dave Mattacks and Simon Nicol left the group, leaving Swarbrick and bassist Dave Pegg to lead Fairport on through their next chapter. Today, 'Babbacombe' Lee is one of the group's most enduring albums.

TRACK LISTING

The Verdict
Little Did I Think
I Was Sixteen (Part 1)
John My Son
I Was Sixteen (Part 2)
St Ninian's Isle
Trumpet Hornpipe
Sailors Alphabet
John Lee
Newspaper Reading
Breakfast In Mayfair
Trial Song
Cell Song
The Time Is Near
Dream Song
Wake Up John (Hanging Song)

Time Is Slipping Away is an album by American R&B/jazz fusion producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist Dexter Wansel. It is the last of four studio albums released at Philadelphia International Records. The album contains songs with different styles from P-funk to sophisticated quiet storm music to instrumental jazz-funk. It features the two popular songs “The Sweetest Pain” and “I’ll Never Forget (My Favorite Disco)”. The former song features vocals by soul singer Terri Wells.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. I'll Never Forget (My Favorite Disco)
2. The Sweetest Pain
3. Funk Attack
4. Time Is Slipping Away

Side 2
1. It's Been Cool
2. Let Me Rock You
3. New Beginning
4. One For The Road

Both released separately in 1987, POSITIVE and its DUB version are reunited for the first time in the form of a 2 x LP in a gatefold featuring the original covers of each album.

The band of Sly & Robbie, Junior Reid, Duckie Simpson, China Smith, Cat Coore and Sky Juice deliver a major album in the band's career. Recorded at Tuff Gong, Dynamics and Music Mountain, it was later mixed in Washington at Lion & Fox studios.

Reissued only on CD in the early 2000s, this unprecedented version combines the original album and its dub version in the form of a gatefold of 2 x LP 180 g for the vinyl making it a unique item that will be released remastered.

TRACK LISTING

1. Cowboy Town
2. Fire City
3. Positive
4. Concept
5. Space Within Your Heart
6. Dry Weather House
7. Pain
8. I Create
9. Dub Town
10. Burning Dub
11. Positively Dub
12. Conceptual Dub
13. Space Within Your Dub
14. Extra Dry Dub
15. Painfully Dub
16. Dub Creation

Having passed – at least figuratively – through hundreds of years over the course of their previous two albums, the good ship High Llamas docked, fully loaded, into a congenial present moment for once in its life. O’Hagan’s continued work with Tim Gane and Stereolab caused a healthy dose of electronica to spike the Llamas’ already heady brew, creating an apex of late 90s-style neo-exotica. RIYL: Mouse On Mars, Oval, Grand Royal, Dots and Loops.

TRACK LISTING

1. Twisto Teck
2. The Sun Beats Down
3. HiBall Nova Scotia
4. Tilting Windmills
5. Glide Time
6. Bouncy Glimmer
7. Three Point Scrabble
8. Homespin Rerun
9. Painters Paint
10. Evergreen Vampo
11. Showstop Hip Hop
12. Over The River
13. End On Tick Tock
14. Didball
15. Jazzed Carpenter
16. Lobby Bears

'Skylla' is the debut solo recording of Italian-born and London-based composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller. This album of otherworldly detuned bass harmonics and dense vocal arrangements was initially released in 2021 by longtime collaborator Bex Burch's Vula Viel Records, and quickly went out of print. Since then Goller's notoriety has only grown, and her follow-up record, 'SKYLLUMINA', was released by International Anthem in early 2024 and met with high praise.

'Skylla' is the genesis of her sound, and it is a sound that is hard to place. Listeners could be convinced that these recordings came out of contexts as disparate as 80s Downtown NYC or some mysterious Bjork-adjacent project of the Icelandic 2010s. It's hard to imagine a person making this music despite the fact that its elements are instantly recognizable.

TRACK LISTING

1. Often They Came To Visit, Even Just To See How She Was (M1)
2. In More Turbulent Times, She Managed To Take The Perfect Shot (M4)
3. What’s Really Important She Wanted To Know - Part 1 (M6)
4. What’s Really Important She Wanted To Know - Part 2 (M7)
5. What’s Up Is Not What’s Real Most Of The Time (M5)
6. When They Came Closer She Realised They Were Alien Creatures (M3)
7. The Shine Of Gold Was Too Strong (M8)
8. When She Curled Up They Started Dancing (M2)
9. He Was Painting Her Face With Colours She Had Never Seen (M9)
10. I Is One (M10) 

'Floating' by Monika Linges should be repressed due to its enduring popularity and influence in the jazz fusion genre. Original copies are rare and highly sought after by collectors, with the only repress coming in 1992 and now selling between £30 and £60. The repress aims to make this classic album accessible to new audiences and satisfy the demand from djs who have had this in their wants list for a long time. Repackaging the album in a limited lilac vinyl, with liner notes written by German DJ and tastemaker Rainer Trueby.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Too Fond Of Samba
A2. Til We Get There
A3. Floating
A4. Blues Triste
B1. Running
B2. La Danse Du Coeur
B3. Prayer For The Newborn
B4. The World Was Young

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Jesus And Mary Chain’s debut single ‘Upside Down’ is being reissued on 7” vinyl which - as per the original pressing of the release - comes with a colour variation of the original artwork design. To be released on 6 December 2024.

Originally released in November 1984, it put the band on the map selling 50,000 copies and subsequently became one of the first major successes for the now iconic British independent label Creation.

The b-side is a cover of the Syd Barrett written ‘Vegetable Man’, a track not officially released on a Pink Floyd album until 2016’s The Early Years 1965–1972 box set, but a track that caught the imagination of the band in the early-mid 80’s and their cover is an unmistakable and celebrated version.

The single topped the UK Indie Chart twice, once in February 1985 and then again in the March. It stayed in the Indie charts for a huge 76 weeks making it one of the biggest selling indie singles of the 1980s.

Hailing from East Kilbride in Scotland, The Jesus And Mary Chain revolves around brothers Jim and William Reid, the bands founders and only consistent members. The band are recognised as being key to the development of the shoegaze scene and have remained uncompromising in their sound releasing eight albums, most recently ‘Glasgow Eyes’ released earlier this year.

10th Anniversary re-issue of Smoke Fairies’ seasonally themed masterpiece 'Wild Winter' on limited edition ‘Snowglobe Blizzard’ vinyl. Ten seasonal tracks from Smoke Fairies including 'Christmas Without A Kiss', '3 Kings' and Handsome Family cover 'So Much Wine' and their version of Captain Beefheart’s 'Steal Softly Thru Snow'. Smoke Fairies (Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies) explained: "We have a love / hate relationship with winter and the Christmas holiday.

When it was suggested Smoke Fairies make a Christmas album the last thing we wanted to do was make a classic, jolly, celebratory album that can only be played once a year. Sometimes winter provides us with a sense of togetherness and love and sometimes it leaves us feeling alienated, cold and playing a glockenspiel alone in a darkened room. It's part of the year that will always be bittersweet and wild. This was the inspiration behind the record. We got together with our band, played around with the songs a few times then headed off to the studio to record them all live. It's buzzy and raw and not one tinkling of sleigh bells can be heard."

The result is a record that very much is its own world. Where chaos is carefully organized, where being able to ever actually chill out is totally illusory, a trick mirror.

TRACK LISTING

1. Christmas Without A Kiss
2. Steal Softly Thru Snow
3. Kings
4. Ive And Receive
5. Circles In The Snow
6. Bad Good
7. Wild Winter
8. Snowglobe Blizzard
9. So Much Wine
10.All Up In The Air

Sleep Now Forever is the second and final album released by Sorrow, the post-Strawberry Switchblade group fronted by singer Rose McDowall. Originally released in 1999 and long since deleted it is a cornucopia of pastoral, elegiac folk music, swirling atmospherics, hymnal compositions and above it all the alternating towering and fragile vocal performances of McDowall. Recorded in the late 90s with fellow band member and co-songwriter Robert Lee, Sleep Now Forever is the definitive statement by the now defunct group and Rose McDowall’s most complete long-form work to date.

Released through the group’s own Piski Disk Records, Sleep Now Forever was distributed by World Serpent which struggled through the early 2000s with financial woes, eventually folding due to bankruptcy in 2004. Due to the company’s troubles, Sleep Now Forever was never distributed widely and was a victim of the company’s failure. Released on CD only, original copies are now rare and only traded on second hand channels. Remastered by Mikey Young for a limited vinyl release, Sleep Now Forever will be released on April 20th on double vinyl format, with one side an exclusive etching by Glasgow artist Holly Allan.

Despite its rarity, Sleep Now Forever enjoys a firm cult following. The album’s textures are expansive, lush, deliciously detailed and celestial. Recorded in home study Velvet Hole by Rose McDowall and then-husband Robert Lee, the album enlists an array of players from the underground Neo-folk / industrial scene: Nigel McKernaghan (Uilleann pipes, Whistles), Susan Franknel (Bassoon), John Contreras (Cello) and Lawrence Frankel (Oboe, Cor Anglais). The eleven songs here revolve around McDowall’s instantly recognisable voice. Brought up singing in the Catholic Church, McDowall’s vocals are impeccable and angelic, particularly on tracks like Turn Off The Light where her experiences with religion are canted over soaring oboe and guitar backing. By far the most evolved and realised version of Sorrow’s vision, it feels somewhat criminal that music this beautiful could be lost to time until now.

McDowall’s lyrics throughout Sleep Now Forever deal frankly with mental health, depression, altered states, death and redemption. Wave upon wave of harmony drench each song, McDowal’s vocal multi-tracked and imperious. Opener Soldier benefits from Robert Lee’s use of the studio as instrument, summoning forth a lilting group performance of sparkling guitar and percussion that recalls the Velvet Underground. Mikey Love’s master treats the compositions to brand new frequency dynamics and space. Harmonium and string drones form the counter to McDowall’s vocal on Love Dies, a slow, lurching lament that feels transcendent. On Haunting, the arrangement is orchestral and aching, bleeding into Fear Becomes You, with chord and harmony structure that recalls the baroque sixties pop of West Coast Pop Experimental Art Band or the 60s psychedelic folk movement. A towering, beautiful statement, this elegy for times lost and moonlit-illumination is finally resurfacing from the darkness.

TRACK LISTING

Soldier
Love Dies
Turn Off The Light
Haunting
Fear Becomes You
October Faul
Wishing Stone
Nomadic Man
Epiphany
Angel
Sleep Now Forever

This album is a slow grower and even after 10 years, this dark work by the New York duo still sounds fresh, is touching and overall astonishing. Originally released in 2014 through the BB*ISLAND label the long out-of-print vinyl will be reissued as a special limited edition.

Pressed on 'Sparkling Starlight' vinyl and housed in a deluxe cardboard jacket, it comes with a folded poster incl the lyrics and a postcard with a download code. The download includes the album tracks and an exclusive 1-hour interview podcast with She Keeps Bees.

Considering how controlled the chaos is on Eight Houses, a record that's ruptured by riffs and rattled by rhythms without leaping straight off the rails, it's tough to imagine a time when Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant didn't finish each other's sentences, creatively and personally. But that's how She Keeps Bees began: with LaPlant bashing a borrowed kit (including a garbage-picked floor tom) atop a step-ladder and Larrabee directing the dark solo recordings she began soon after moving from Philadelphia to Brooklyn.

"We grew together slowly," adds Larrabee, "like a tree. It felt powerful with him behind me. Nothing really clicked until I met Andy." That dynamic became more pronounced with each passing record, peaking with the self-produced songs of Nests and Dig On, the latter of which expanded the pair's minimal sound with bass parts and synths. Now joined by an outside producer (Rare Book Room's Nicolas Vernhes) and guest musicians including Sharon Van Etten and Adam Schatz, She Keeps Bees revels in the raw power of subtlety, silence and space, coloring Larrabee's compositions with lean piano lines, hazy horns and warm organ rolls.

TRACK LISTING

1. Feather Lighter
2. Breezy
3. Owl
4. Both Sides
5. Burning Bowl
6. Radiance
7. Wasichu
8. Greasy Grass
9. Raven
10. Is What It Is

Hammer Films has long held a special place in the hearts of horror fans, defining the British genre during the 1950’s with classics such as Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein. Composer James Bernard scored both and went on to compose the music to a host of horror films for Hammer during the Sixties and Seventies. His distinctive clashing harmonies, often doubling the musical theme a tone higher, raise the on-screen action to a frenzied pitch, terrifying 20th Century cinema goers to the degree that his scores have become synonymous with the titular monsters.

TRACK LISTING

Side A: Dracula
1 Main Title From Dracula
2 Arrival At Castle Dracula
3 Plan Revealed/Plea For Help/Dracula's Rage
4 The Mausoleum/Harker Stakes The Bride/Empty Casket
5 The Diary/Van Helsing Finds Harker
6 Sleep Well/Dracula Seduces Lucy

Side B
1 Lucy's Second Encounter/Garlic Flowers
2 Aunt Lucy/Lucy Is Released
3 Mina Ensnared/It Was There
4 Allergic Reaction/Mina's Submission
5 Bloodstained Mina/The Cellar
6 The Final Battle
7 Rhapsody For Lucy (Lucie)

Side C: The Curse Of Frankenstein
1 Main Title From The Curse Of Frankenstein
2 A Brilliant Intellect/It's Alive
3 The Gibbet
4 An Offer Of Help/Goodnight Professor/The Professor's Brain
5 The Creature/He's Gone

Side D
1 The Creature And The Blind Man/You Shoot Well/I'll Give You Life Again
2 Justine's Fate
3 Get Up/Final Confrontation/The Guillotine

'Magic, Murder and the Weather' is the fourth studio album by Magazine, and their final album until the band’s reformation in 2009. It was originally released in June 1981 by Virgin. The album is brittle and cold with a strong production from Martin Hannett. Pressed from the 2000 remastered recordings, with a photo inner sleeve featuring an interview with John Doyle.

Enduringly credible, Magazine have always been the connoisseur’s choice and frequently name checked by some of the most gifted musicians of recent years including Radiohead, Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker, U2, Johnny Marr and MGMT. NME.com went so far as to included Magazine in a poll as one of the most influential bands of all time. Magazine’s front man, Howard Devoto co-formed Buzzcocks with Pete Shelley after the pair had seen The Sex Pistols in early 1976 and promoted the now legendary Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall gigs. Devoto left in 1977, after the seminal ‘Spiral Scratch’ EP had been released, and created Magazine. Their first record was the post-punk anthem ‘Shot By Both Sides’. Leading the vanguard of post-punk, Magazine’s sound focused on the double barrels of Dave Formula’s swirling keyboards and John McGeoch’s ahead-of-its-time innovative guitar work, underpinned by Barry Adamson’s pulsing yet deviously irregular bass-lines. Atop of which came Howard Devoto’s lyrics. Aloof, articulate, tersely ironic and about as pliable as a garden rake. Too literary for the mass pop environment. Too poppy for the literary landscapes beyond it. Doomed to exist in that tiny, undersubscribed hinterland where artful wordplay meets the crunching riff.

TRACK LISTING

1. About The Weather
2. So Lucky
3. The Honeymoon Killers
4. Vigilance
5. Come Alive
6. The Great Man's Secrets
7. This Poison
8. Naked Eye
9. Suburban Rhonda
10. The Garden

Iconic UK punk band X-Ray Spex co-founder Lora Logic was unexpectedly ousted before the recording of their debut album ‘Germ Free Adolescents' in 1977. Undeterred, Lora went on to form and front the post-punk band Essential Logic. With trademark angular sax lines and her unmistakable vocal stylings, she went on to create some of the most liberating and exciting music of the early post-punk era, not only as Essential Logic, but also as a solo artist. ’Beat Rhythm News (Waddle Ya Play?)' is the band's debut studio album.

Originally released in December 1979 on the Rough Trade Records label, whose founder Geoff Travis provided enthusiastic encouragement. The album reached number 11 in the UK Indie chart. Lora’s solo album ‘Pedigree Charm’ followed in 1982. Lora and Poly Styrene would later reform X-Ray Spex for the band's sophomore and final studio album 'Conscious Consumer' in 1995.

Essential Logic returned from an extended hiatus in 2022 with the 5 x LP boxset ‘Logically Yours’, including the new studio album 'Land of Kali', co-produced by Lora and Youth (Killing Joke), followed by 2024’s remix album thereof - ‘Rekalibrated’, which enlisted the talents of an ambitious and diverse set, including Grammy Award winner - Dave Audé, Rave-pop legend - Adamski and Scottish Kandy-poppers - bis, amongst others on remixer duties. This 45th Anniversary ‘Deluxe’ edition compiles the original studio album together with a bonus album containing the complete Essential Logic studio recordings from 1978 - 1983, including the iconic Cells Records debut single ‘Aerosol Burns’ (1978), the ‘Wake Up’ EP (1979), included here for the first time on any physical release since its original pressing, together with the non-album b-side ‘Flora Force’ and 3 post album Rough Trade Records single releases: ’Eugene’ (1980), 1981's ‘Music Is A Better Noise' and 'Fanfare In The Garden’, and their respective b-sides. Repackaged in a high gloss accented, spot varnished sleeve, on 2 x black and white splatter vinyl, foiler stickered, with inner-sleeves including full lyrics and new sleeve notes by Lora. This release also marks the long overdue and highly championed CD debut of the original album and bonus tracks.

Following their recent UK tour with fellow punk legends Penetration, featuring Pauline Murray, in November 2024, Essential Logic show no signs of stopping or slowing down as they plan extensive live celebrations of the album throughout 2025 as well as the recording and release of their next studio album. 

TRACK LISTING

Quality Crayon Wax OK,
The Order Form,
Shabby Abbott,
World Friction,
Wake Up,
Albert,
Alkaline Loaf In The Area,
Collecting Dust,
Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do?)
Aerosol Burns,
World Friction (Single Version),
Wake Up (EP Version),
Eagle Bird,
Quality Crayon Wax OK (EP Version),
Bod’s Message,
Flora Force,
Eugene,
Tame The Neighbours,
Music Is A Better Noise, Moon Town,
Fanfare In The Garden,
The Captain

‘Music From The Penguin Cafe’ is the first studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It was recorded between 1974 and 1976 and released in 1976.

The executive producer for the album was Brian Eno, who released this album on his experimental Obscure label, with catalogue number ‘Obscure 7’.

The original cover was by John Bonis. The reissue cover painting is by Emily Young.

The album was included in Robert Dimery’s ‘1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die’.

This is the first repress since 1987 and uses the 2008 remaster.

TRACK LISTING

Penguin Cafe Single
Zopf: From The Colonies (For N.R.)
Zopf: In A Sydney Motel
Zopf: Surface Tension (Where The Trees Meet The Sky)
Zopf: Milk
Zopf: Coronation
Zopf: Giles Farnaby’s Dream
Zopf: Pigtail
The Sound Of Someone You Love Who’s Going Away And It Doesn’t Matter
Hugebaby
Chartered Flight

‘Penguin Cafe Orchestra’ is the second studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1981, and recorded between 1977 and 1980.

By this album, the line-up for the band had expanded greatly, with contribution including Simon Jeffes, Helen Leibmann, Steve Nye and Gavyn Wright of the original quartet, as well as Geoff Richardson, Peter Veitch, Braco, Giles Leamna, Julio Segovia and Neil Rennie.

All pieces were composed by Simon Jeffes, except for ‘Paul’s Dance’ (Jeffes and Nye), ‘Cutting Branches’ (traditional), and ‘Walk Don’t Run’ (by Johnny Smith).

The cover painting is by Emily Young.

‘Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter’ is based on the traditional Zimbabwean song, ‘Nhemamusasa’, a field recording of which can be heard played on mbira on the Nonesuch Records album ‘The Soul of the Mbira’.

The Boston Globe opined that “this is one of the most eccentric records released this or any year... It’s also one of the most delightful.”

In 2021, ‘Penguin Cafe Orchestra’ was named among The Fifty Best Albums Of 1981 by Spin.

This repress uses the 2008 remaster.

TRACK LISTING

Air À Danser
Yodel 1
Telephone And Rubber Band
Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter
Pythagora's Trousers
Numbers 1-4
Yodel 2
Salty Bean Fumble
Paul's Dance
The Ecstasy Of Dancing Fleas
Walk Don't Run
Flux
Simon's Dream
Harmonic Necklace
Steady State

‘Broadcasting From Home’ is the third studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1984.

The opening song was named after Penguin Cafe Orchestra leader Simon Jeffes found a discarded harmonium in an alleyway in Japan.

This is the first repress since 1987 and uses the 2008 remaster.

TRACK LISTING

Music For A Found Harmonium
Prelude And Yodel
More Milk
Sheep Dip
White Mischief
In The Back Of A Taxi
Music By Numbers
Another One From The Colonies
Air
Heartwind
Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots)
Now Nothing

‘Signs Of Life’ is the fourth studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

It was recorded at the Penguin Cafe between 1985 and 1987 and released in March 1987.

It includes ‘Perpetuum Mobile’, one of their most famous pieces.

The album reached Number 49 in the UK Albums Chart.

This is the first repress since 1987 and uses the 2008 remaster.

TRACK LISTING

Bean Fields
Southern Jukebox
Horns Of The Bull
Oscar Tango
The Snake And The Lotus (The Pond)
Rosasolis
Dirt
Sketch
Perpetuum Mobile
Swing The Cat
Wildlife

‘The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album’ is an EP by Penguin Cafe Orchestra consisting of six pieces, two derived from previous released recordings (‘The Penguin Cafe Single’ and ‘Air À Danser’), two that were recorded from a live performance in Tokyo (‘Numbers 1-4’ and ‘Salty Bean Fumble’), and two previously unreleased pieces which had not appeared elsewhere (‘The Toy’ and ‘Piano Music’).

The two live pieces were recorded by NHK Radio at the Kan-i Hoken Hall on 10 June 1982.

‘Piano Music’ is a solo piece recorded by Simon Jeffes in Tokyo on 7 July 1982 and ‘The Toy’ was recorded in 1983.

The cover painting was by Emily Young.

This is the first repress since 1983.

TRACK LISTING

The Penguin Cafe Single
Air À Danser
The Toy
Numbers 1-4
Salty Bean Fumble
Piano Music

‘When In Rome...’ is a 1988 live album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and was recorded at The Royal Festival Hall, London, on 9 July 1987. It was produced by Simon Jeffes.

The cover painting is by Emily Young.

This iteration has for the first time the full gig and uses the 2008 remaster.

TRACK LISTING

Air À Danser
Yodel 1
Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter
From The Colonies
Southern Jukebox Music
Numbers 1 To 4
Telephone And Rubber Band
Air
Beanfields
Paul’s Dance
Oscar Tango
Music For A Found Harmonium
Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots)
Prelude And Yodel
Dirt
Giles Farnaby’s Dream

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Plastikman, aka Richie Hawtin, has remastered his groundbreaking second album, 'Musik', from the original tapes for a new limited bio-vinyl edition.

The record was first released in November 1994 through NovaMute and Plus 8, following the debut Plastikman album, 'Sheet One' (1993). A masterclass in minimal techno, Musik quickly propelled Hawtin to new levels of success. The release followed Plastikman’s first-ever live performance in a black vinyl-encased room at a semi-derelict Packard Plant in Detroit, where Hawtin was central to the burgeoning underground scene.

Before the full album hit the shelves, the track ‘Plastique' (which was later described by Q as “...the flipside to Hawtin’s early singles, all ticking percussion, feline acid tweaks, and cushioned sub-bass”) set the stage for a more dance floor-friendly album, albeit one with an unsettling and sinister side.

The album, described by The Guardian as “music as you've never heard it before” and by The Wire, who made it one of their Albums of the Year, as “... a masterpiece”, defined a moment in techno that still echoes today.

Now, 30 years later, the album has been remastered from the original tapes, reminding us why Plastikman is a name that still resonates and that the album’s intensity – on and off the dance floor – has lost none of its potency in the intervening years.

TRACK LISTING

1. Konception
2. Plastique
3. Kriket
4. FUK
5. Outbak
6. Ethnik
7. Plasmatik
8. Goo
9. Marbles
10. Lasttrak

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kelis' Kaleidoscope with this special 2LP green vinyl release. Originally dropping in 1999, Kaleidoscope introduced Kelis' unique style, blending R&B, funk, and futuristic production from The Neptunes. Key tracks like "Caught Out There", with its iconic “I hate you so much right now!” scream, became a defining anthem, while "Good Stuff" showcased Kelis’ boundary-pushing fusion of hip-hop and soulful vocals.

This anniversary edition on green vinyl revives the album’s vibrant sound, offering a richer listening experience that captures its timeless energy. For fans and collectors alike, this release is a celebration of Kelis' bold and influential debut.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Intro
A2. Good Stuff
A3. Caught Out There
A4. Get Along With You
A5. Mafia
B1. Game Show
B2. Suspended
B3. Mars
B4. Ghetto Children
C1. I Want Your Love
C2. No Turning Back
C3. Roller Rink
C4. In The Morning
C5. Wouldn't You Agree
D1. Caught Out There (The Neptunes Extended Mix)
D2. Get Along With You (Soul Inside Radio Mix)
D3. Get Along With You (Mix Show Edit)
D4. Get Along With You (Pharrell Edit) 

Awesome Tapes From Africa the label began over 10 years ago with the reissue of Nahawa Doumbia’s Vol. 3.

The recording kicked off a successful run of classic and new recordings from artists across Africa, being made available for the first time in the international marketplace. ATFA makes it possible for artists to expand their fanbases and revenues streams with legally licensed recordings and a 50/50 profit split. For its 50th release, ATFA presents iconic Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia’s beloved Vol. 2.

Released on LP in 1982 and Unavailable outside Mali until now, Vol. 2 is an intimate yet powerful document of the early efforts of one of Mali’s most enduring voices. Four decades of worldwide acclaim later, Doumbia is still touring the world blowing minds with her achingly emphatic singing backed by her partner guitarist N’gou Bagayoko. Vol. 2 is stark in its instrumentation - simply featuring voice and acoustic guitar but massive in its sonic impact.

Painstakingly extracted and remastered from LP by longtime ATFA audio engineer collaborator Jessica Thompson, this is the first time this recording has been cleaned-up for wider release. The master recording no longer exists and the original was pressed at relatively inferior quality, heightening the difficulty of presenting Vol. 2 with clarified audio. The historic recording was worth the effort.

Doumbia’s voice soars above Bagayoko’s guitar as she lays out her plaintive approach to expressing relevant topics of the day. The room sound could be considered the third instrument as its shape and sonic affect is vibrantly apparent throughout. And the simplicity of this recording only enhances the immediacy of these four songs. As a bookend to both Doumbia’s long career and ATFA’s growing catalogue, Vol. 2 is a grand yet unpretentious encapsulation of the energy behind this decade-long collaboration between artist and label.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sakoro Mery (11:29)
2. Demisen Kulu (7:20)
3. Ma I Ni Wula(8:57)
4. Jigi Yiri (8:13)

25th anniversary deluxe expanded edition of Skunk Anansie's iconic third album. Boasting hit singles 'Charlie Big Potato', 'Secretly', 'You'll Follow Me Down' and 'Lately', this expanded edition includes 10 contemporary b-sides, many of which were only available in a limited way (most have never been on vinyl). An album so important in alternative rock that it elevated Skunk Anansie to the status of Glastonbury Pyramid Stage headliners in 1999 - celebrate its birthday in style with this lavish edition!

TRACK LISTING

1. Charlie Big Potato
2. On My Hotel TV
3. We Don’t Need Who You Think You Are
4. Tracy’s Flaw
5. The Skank Heads
6. Lately
7. Secretly
8. Good Things Don’t Always Come To You
9. Cheap Honesty
10. You’ll Follow Me Down
11. And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had
12. I’m Not Afraid
13. King Psychotic Size
14. Make It All Change
15. Sane
16. The Pill’s Too Painful
17. Feel D1 - Painkillers
18. Jack Knife Gina!
19. The Decadence Of Your Starvation
20. 80’s Mellow Drone
21. Breathing

Trapped Animal records is proud to announce the release of Despite Yourself Deluxe from 90’s legends Headswim, which has never been available on vinyl before. For the first time, Headswim’s iconic second album is available on double gatefold vinyl, featuring 7 bonus tracks, including an unreleased version of their hit 'Tourniquet'! Lovingly released on double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve and 6 Panel CD digipack, this deluxe re-issue features seven bonus tracks including previously un-released tracks, including a previously unheard version of their biggest hit, Tourniquet featuring a string orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios! The bonus material was collated by scouring through Sony's DAT tape archives, in this process the band and label found some wonderful lost recordings. The record will be available on either limited edition blue or back 180 gram vinyl.

Despite Yourself, featuring the singles "Tourniquet" and "Better Made”, was Headswim’s sophomore album and documents the development of the band maturing as songwriters. “We were aiming for longevity and believed we had written a collection of songs honestly expressing who we were, where we’d been and where we wanted to go. The album was a declaration of intent, an expression of our lived experience, a light in the dark.” Originally released on 2nd September 1997 Despite Yourself reached 24 in the UK charts and would see the band tour the USA and Europe, make “several TV appearances (including Top of The Pops), film a couple of glossy music videos and get some mainstream media attention. We’d been given a chance and we’d grasped it with both hands.”

TRACK LISTING

Tourniquet
Hype
Years On Me
Clinging To The Wreckage
Better Made
Wishing I Was Naïve
Old Angel Midnight
Holy Ghost
Burnt Out Shell Of Bliss
Devil In My Palm
Moving On
Brother
Black Car (Bonus Track)
Last Subway Coma (Bonus Track)
Recovery Position (Bonus Track)
The Seed (Bonus Track)
Plagued (Bonus Track)
Tourniquet With Strings

Augustus Muller and Jae Matthews’ fifth release entitled ‘The Runner (Original Soundtrack)’ is not a traditional album. Rather, it is the soundtrack to a short film, also entitled ‘The Runner’. The film, written, produced, and directed by the duo, is a searching horror film, attached to a meta-style “documentary” about Boy Harsher’s recording process. The album includes several distinct components: cinematic arrangements, vocal features, and of course classic Boy Harsher dark pop. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Tower
2. Give Me A Reason
3. Autonomy (Feat. Lucy - Cooper B. Handy)
4. The Ride Home
5. Escape
6. Machina (Feat. Ms. BOAN - Mariana Saldaña)
7. Untitled (Piano)
8. I Understand

In November of 1980, post-punk legends The Sound released their debut album Jeopardy, a critically acclaimed yet often overlooked record compared to other releases in the musical soundscape of the early 80s. The Sound, which initially evolved from punk group The Outsiders, is a band that many musicians and many devoted fans alike consider to be one of the most underrated post-punk bands of all time. They sadly never had a huge following relative to their creative output despite being championed by famous Radio DJ John Peel, and Korova label mates Echo and The Bunnymen, as well as touring with The Comsat Angels.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. “I Can’t Escape Myself”
2. “Heartland”
3. “Hour Of Need”
4. “Words Fail Me”
5. “Missiles”
Side B
1. “Heyday”
2. “Jeopardy”
3. “Night Versus Day”
4. “Resistance”
5. “Unwritten Law”
6. “Desire”

All Fall Down is the third studio album by English post-punk band the Sound, recorded from March to August 1982 and released in November 1982.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. “All Fall Down”
2. “Party Of The Mind”
3. “Monument”
4. “In Suspense”
5. “Where The Love Is”
Side B
1. "Song And Dance”
2. “Calling The New Tune”
3. “Red Paint”
4. “Glass And Smoke”
5. “We Could Go Far”
6. "The One And A Half Minute Song"
7. "Sorry"
8. "As Feeling Dies"

‘What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?’ is the eighth studio album by British post-punk legends Echo & The Bunnymen, released on April 16, 1999.

With an inspired selection of collaborators including strings from the London Metropolitan Orchestra and two songs featuring the American rap rock band Fun Loving Criminals, ‘What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?’ featured two singles, the title track, and the atmospheric fan favourite ‘Rust’, which would mark the band’s final Top 40 UK single.

TRACK LISTING

1. What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?
2. Rust
3. Get In The Car
4. Baby Rain
5. History Chimes
6. Lost On You
7. Morning Sun
8. When It All Blows Over
9. Fools Like Us 

With the shoegaze and baggy movements at their zenith, The Lilac Time’s fourth album was released at a moment when the left-field music zeitgeist was shaped by the nascent shoegaze, baggy and grunge movements. Whilst Astronauts conformed to none of those trends, neither was it the record Stephen had in his head when he finally finished working on it. We’ll never know how that record would have sounded, but it’s hard to imagine a better version of the album he did end up making. The songwriter who brought ‘A Taste of Honey’ and ‘Hats Off, Here Comes The Girl’ into the world envisaged the sort of choruses that would jump from the single speaker of your favourite transistor and lodge themselves into the collective memory bank. But while he really was writing some of his most beautiful melodies, Astronauts is a family of songs that demands to be kept together in the sun-dazed cloud of inspiration that created it. It constitutes a partial retreat from the outward-facing utopianism of its predecessors, choosing instead to dwell on the journey taken to get to this point.

That this is an audibly different band to the pastoral expeditionaries of the group’s previous releases is almost entirely down to the departure of Nick Duffy and the arrival of Sagat Guirey. Suddenly, accordions, banjos and mandolins are out; jazz guitar is in. Sagat’s filigree work on the outro of ‘A Taste for Honey’ acts as a sublime parting shot to a lyric which acts as a wiser, wistful companion piece to Stephen’s 1985 solo hit ‘Kiss Me’, something tantamount to the camera retreating to reveal the years elapsed between the time depicted and the present day.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklist:
1. In Iverna Gardens
2. Hats Off Here Comes The Girl
3. Fortunes
4. A Taste For Honey
5. Grey Skies And Work Things
6. Finistère
7. Dreaming
8. The Whisper Of Your Mind
9. The Darkness Of Her Eyes
10. Sunshines Daughter
11. North Kensington
12. Madresfield

3LP/3CD Tracklist:
1. In Iverna Gardens
2. Hats Off Here Comes The Girl
3. Fortunes
4. A Taste For Honey
5. Grey Skies And Work Things
6. Finistère
7. Dreaming
8. The Whisper Of Your Mind
9. The Darkness Of Her Eyes
10. Sunshines Daughter
11. North Kensington
12. Madresfield
13. Astronauts Meditation
14. Writing Dreaming
15. We Came From Anywhere
16. She Is All Colour
17. Writing Finistére
18. This Immortal Promise
19. In Iverna Dreaming
20. Hat’s Off #1
21. Writing The Whisper
22. You Come By
23. North Kensington Idea
24. Madresfield Demo
25. Fields (Sunday 28th October 1990 Derby College Of Higher Education)
26. The Road To Happiness (Thursday 16th May 1991 London, Underworld)
27. Black Velvet (Underworld)
28. Julie Christie (Saturday 18th May 1991 Manchester University)
29. And On We Go (Derby)
30. Dreaming (Manchester)
31. Icing On The Cake (Derby)
32. Lost Girl In The Midnight Sun (Underworld)
33. If The Stars Shine Tonight (Manchester)

cLOUDDEAD's debut album, compiling six 10" EPs that appeared between 2000-2001, is aurally dense and obscured. A sprawling mass of miniature beat-suites and Dadaist lyrics, this strange and beautiful 3xLP would influence a myriad of sub-genres (cloud rap, hauntology, lo-fi hip-hop, etc.) in the two decades since its initial release.

Only the three members of cLOUDDEAD – Why?, Doseone and Odd Nosdam – can speak to the group's origins, but in the context of underground hip-hop towards the end of the 20th century, their arrival makes perfect sense. Cincinnati had a vital scene; home to Scribble Jam, an annual confluence of MCs, DJs, B-boys and graffiti artists. While the trio soon relocated to the Bay Area where they co-founded the Anticon collective, their Midwestern roots – in ramshackle basements of off-campus hovels, as the "cerberus of Southern Ohio" – would remain the atomic heart of their early recordings.

As Chris Martins writes in the liner notes, "The only reason we know their names today is because of how loudly and curiously they aired their insularity. They rewrote the entire world as they knew it through their own fucked perspective, and when those mysterious 10-inches started popping up in record shops, it wasn't just a puzzle to investigate: there seemed to be a whole cosmology hidden in those grooves."

Each side of the album represents one of those elusive 10-inches, each embodying a universe unto itself. Opening salvo "Apt. A" and "And All You Can Do Is Laugh" are perhaps most emblematic of the cLOUDDEAD experience. Why? and Dose create a new language through boundless non-sequiturs, sing-song non-choruses and call-and-response hooks, while Nosdam's dexterous production shifts from crackling ambience of Flying Saucer Attack to tight Ohio Players drum breaks and oblique film samples.

Taken all together, cLOUDDEAD is an original interpretation of hip-hop in the surreal Y2K glow – a bizarre meeting point between William Basinski's Disintegration Loops and MF DOOM's Operation: Doomsday. All it took was a Dr. Sample SP-202, Tascam cassette eight-track and cheap RadioShack mic. There's truly nothing like it.

This edition has been faithfully restored by Nosdam. Comes with poster.

TRACK LISTING

1. Apt. A (1)
2. Apt. A (2)
3. And All You Can Do Is Laugh (1)
4. And All You Can Do Is Laugh (2)
5. I Promise Never To Get Paint On My Glasses Again (1)
6. I Promise Never To Get Paint On My Glasses Again (2)
7. JimmyBreeze (1)
8. JimmyBreeze (2)
9. (Cloud Dead Number Five) (1)
10. (Cloud Dead Number Five) (2)
11. Bike (1)
12. Bike (2)

For the Llamas’ 1992 debut, Sean O’Hagan, working the sextant to navigate a post-Microdisney course in the musical world, posted them up as a guitar pop band (RIYL: NRBQ, Big Star, Steely Dan), with nine exquisitely crafted examples of the oft out-of-step sound. Had there been no more after this, Santa Barbara would still be sought-after buried treasure by the perennial waves of voyagers seeking these sweet, jangling spices to this very day.

TRACK LISTING

1. Put Yourself Down
2. Birdies Sing
3. Banking On Karma
4. Market Traders
5. Travel
6. The Taximan’s Daughter
7. Period Music
8. Holland
9. Apricots

Adore is the fourth studio album by Smashing Pumpkins, originally released on June 2, 1998, here repressed and reissued on double black vinyl.

NEW ORDER continues the series of Definitive boxsets, with the band's 1986 album Brotherhood. The boxset will include the original album remastered on CD and 180g LP, plus an Extras CD with previously unreleased demos and rarities, as well as two DVDs featuring the band's performances at Festival of the Tenth at the GMex, Manchester 1986 and Live in Brixton, 1987 in support of World AIDS Day. The DVDs will additionally include live TV performances, interviews and rare band footage. The extensive hardback book will include contemporary articles and liner notes by Irish radio DJ Dave Fanning.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: ‘Brotherhood’ is possibly my favourite album by New Order and it was famously split into the rock side and the electronic side. Both are fantastic and there's not one weak track. Highlights are “Bizarre Love Triangle” and “All Day Long”, two of my favourite all time songs; simple as that!

TRACK LISTING

CD1/Vinyl
Brotherhood (2024 Remaster)
1. Paradise
2. Weirdo
3. As It Is When It Was
4. Broken Promise
5. Way Of Life
6. Bizarre Love Triangle
7. All Day Long
8. Angel Dust
9. Every Little Counts
10. State Of The Nation

CD2
Extras
1. Shellshock (AOR Version) *
2. State Of The Nation (Japan Demo) *
3. Paradise (Robert Racic Remix)
4. As It Is When It Was (Japan Demo) *
5. Broken Promise (Instrumental) *
6. Bizarre Love Triangle (Stephen Hague 12” Remix) *
7. All Day Long (Instrumental) *
8. Evil Dust
9. Every Little Counts (Full Length) *
10. Salvation Theme
11. Skullcrusher (Full Length) *
12. Touched By The Hand Of God (Salvation Version)
13. Let's Go (Salvation Version)
14. Sputnik
15. Blue Monday 1988 (Michael Johnson 12” Remix) *

(* Previously Unreleased)

DVD1
Live At The Academy Brixton, 1987
1. Bizarre Love Triangle
2. The Perfect Kiss
3. Ceremony
4. Dreams Never End
5. Love Vigilantes
6. Confusion
7. Age Of Consent
8. Temptation
Peter Hook / Stephen Morris Interviews

TV Appearances
BBC Northern Ireland – Channel One 1986.
Ceremony
Love Will Tear Us Apart

The Tube 1986.
State Of The Nation
Broken Promise

Top Of The Pops 1987.
True Faith

Les Enfants Du Rock, Rockline 1987.
Paradise
Bizarre Love Triangle

The Roxy, 1987.
True Faith

11pm, 1987.
Bizarre Love Triangle

Extra Material
Stephen’s Fly On The Wall Documentary 1985.
Recording 'As It Is' And ‘Shame Of The Nation’ At Denon Studios, Tokyo (May 1985).

DVD2
Live At The G-Mex, Manchester, 19/07/86.
1. Elegia
2. Shellshock
3. Paradise
4. Bizarre Love Triangle
5. Way Of Life
6. State Of The Nation
7. Face Up
8. The Perfect Kiss
9. Ceremony
10. Temptation 

Live Extra Material
Glastonbury, 1987.
True Faith
Sister Ray

San Giovanni, 1986.
Dreams Never End

Pier 84, New York, 1987.
All Day Long
Angel Dust
Shellshock
Weirdo
Rapido, Paris 1987.
True Faith

G-Mex, Manchester, 1988.
Touched By The Hand Of God
Every Little Counts

Commenting on the reissue Isobel Campbell says: “I have such fond and special memories of writing and producing this album. 'Ballad of The Broken Seas' is so very dear to my heart and Mark is very much missed.” Originally released in 2006, 'Ballad Of The Broken Seas' has remained a touchstone for fans of folk and Americana, revered for its haunting melodies, rich storytelling, and the captivating interplay between Campbell's ethereal vocals and Lanegan's gravelly baritone. The album was the first in a celebrated trilogy of albums that Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan recorded together, being followed by 'Sunday at Devil Dirt' in 2008 and 'Hawk' in 2010. The album garnered widespread acclaim, with the duo being hailed as a modern day Nancy & Lee, and went on to be shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. From the brooding opener 'Deus Ibi Est' to the melancholic 'The False Husband' and the poignant title track, 'Ballad Of The Broken Seas' resonates as powerfully today as it did upon its initial release

TRACK LISTING

1. Deus Ibi Est
2. Black Mountain
3. The False Husband
4. Ballad Of The Broken Seas
5. Revolver
6. Ramblin' Man
7. (Do You Wanna) Come Walk With Me?
8. Saturday's Gone
9. It's Hard To Kill A Bad Thing
10. Honey Child What Can I Do?
11. Dusty Wreath
12. The Circus Is Leaving Town

This release has been liaised and approved by the band's founder and main songwriter Jerry Dammers.

Formed in Coventry in the mid-1970s, The Specials was the idea of musician Jerry Dammers, who brought together an eclectic array of individuals to fulfill his vision of a multi-racial band, fusing the energy of punk with the legendary but, at the time, often overlooked, sound of Jamaican ska. The band rose to prominence along with the 2Tone movement, which included two No. 1 singles, Too Much too Young and 1981's Ghost Town, which theme still resonates today before Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staple left to form the Fun Boy Three and Roddy Byers left to tour with his band the Tearjerkers.

The remaining members, Dammers, Bradbury and Panter, recruited guitarist John Shipley from The Swinging Cats, ex-Bodysnatcher Rhoda Dakar and lead vocalist Stan Campbell, reverting the original band name of The Special AKA and set to work on a new album. Released in 1984, 'In the Studio' was a brave mix of bold and challenging music, with a strong political, social and moral conscience. The album made it into the Top 40, and while it might not have been a huge commercial success, it was, and still is, an astonishingly unique work: a haunting, claustrophobic mix of lounge, soul, reggae, jazz and Arabic rhythms, with uncompromising subject matter. It featured two classic singles: the joyous, yet serious rallying anthem for the then imprisoned South African ANC leader, 'Free Nelson Mandela', and 'What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend'. As time has gone by, the status of 'In The Studio'has grown, and today it is rightly viewed as a genuine lost classic.

Like the previous two Specials 40th Anniversary vinyl editions, this has been newly remastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London.

TRACK LISTING

Bright Lights (2024 Remaster)
The Lonely Crowd (2024 Remaster)
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (2024 Remaster)
Housebound (2024 Remaster)
Night On The Tiles (2024 Remaster)
Nelson Mandela (2024 Remaster)
War Crimes (The Crime Is The Same) (2024 Remaster)
Racist Friend (2024 Remaster)
Alcohol (2024 Remaster)
Break Down The Door (2024 Remaster)

Those ‘Spoiled Brats From Malibu’ are back! Hot on the heels of the 'My Beach' reissue, Futurismo present Surf Punks classic 1982 follow up - 'Locals Only'.

The remastered version of this long out of print LP comes in limited edition ‘Beach Gunk’ coloured vinyl and contains two bonus tracks. It is packaged in a gloss laminated sleeve with redux artwork featuring a brand new colour scan of the cover photo, plus a colour inner sleeve and a large fold-out poster.

A raucous love letter to beach life in Malibu, 'Locals Only' is a tongue in cheek, culturally observant, fully anarchic slab of new wave punk fun that is not to be missed. Out was the clean-cut 60’s surf culture innocence of The Beach Boys, in was Surf Punks brand of attitude fuelled 80’s surf rock, lampooning everything from lifeguards to valley kids to shark attacks. Surf Punks wild abandon was captured perfectly in Richard Uppers wonderful cover photograph, featuring the band sprawled out on a beach adorned with surf paraphernalia and beer. Originally only used in black and white on the back cover, here it appears on the front in full colour for the very first time. Make no mistake, Surf Punks were the real deal, fully committed to the beach life concept in both reality; Drew Steele and Dennis Dragon were hardcore surfers, and on stage; where they constructed a full size lifeguard tower and beach set up. A taste of the bands live mayhem can be seen in their memorable section of the cult music documentary Urgh! A Music War.

Unmistakably a product of the 1980’s, 'Locals Only' is a neon splattered punk fused party bomb that was about ‘not taking life too seriously’ even if the band themselves were serious musicians at heart. During the 80’s surf culture was thrown into populist overdrive in fashion and film, but Surf Punks were doing it first. Long before the beach bum cliché the band were writing a commentary on Californian culture, in real time. An essential document of the era, 'Locals Only' is a vibrant amalgamation of new wave, surf rock, pop and SoCal punk all wrapped up in a catchy, obnoxious, irreverent package that could perhaps be considered ararity, in that it had the musical chops to back it all up. For fans of Descendents, The Ramones, Agent Orange and Devo

TRACK LISTING

1. Locals Only
2. Shark Attack
3. No Fat Chicks
4. I’m A Valley
5. Tube Rider
6. Water Sports
7. Born To Surf
8. Spoiled Brats From Malibu (II)
9. Hey, Mr. Lifeguard
10. Kanan’s Doomed
11. Tijuana Weekend
12. New Lead Guitar
13. Spoiled Brats From Malibu (I)
14. Sealed With A Kiss
15. I Got Gas (Bonus)
16. Hot Sand, Cold Feet (Bonus)

Released in November 1986, a few months after its parent album, Brotherhood, this track went on to become one of New Order's most loved songs of their whole oeuvre. This 12 inch features a beefed up remix that's quite different from the album version and is presented in one of Peter Saville's most beautiful sleeves.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: A synth-pop classic and maybe New Order's greatest ever pop song.

TRACK LISTING

Bizarre Love Triangle
Bizarre Dub Triangle

Released in September of 1986, this was New Order's 12th single and typically for them, was not included on the album, Brotherhood which came out only a week later. It's quite overlooked in their canon but I think its absolutely mega, with its pulsing electronic bottom end and oriental keyboard motif. Barney also plays some trademark choppy, funky guitar and the whole thing grooves along just fabulously, The instrumental on the flip is also deep and lush. This band could do no wrong.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: Another superb non-album single from Factory's finest.

TRACK LISTING

State Of The Nation
Shame Of The Nation

New Order's 15th single was, again, a stand alone release not affiliated to any LP. It was a real treat being a fan of this mysterious band in the mid 80's. This was December 1987 and a follow up of sorts to the incredible True Faith. Very much a different kind of beast bur still something to be treasured by this very special band.

TRACK LISTING

Touched By The Hand Of God
Touched By The Hand Of Dub

The highly acclaimed U.K. post-punk band Joy Division was originally called Warsaw. Formed in Manchester, England in the late 1970s, the group consisted of Ian Curtis on vocals, Bernard Albrecht (aka Sumner, aka Dicken) on guitar, Peter Hook on bass and Stephen Morris on drums. Hook, Albrecht and Curtis hooked up at a local concert and later formed the group Warsaw. The band’s name was taken from a David Bowie-Brian Eno composition, “Warszawa”. The 5 bonus tracks on this album are demos cut by the group at Pennine Studios in Manchester on July 18, 1977 with Steve Brotherdale on drums. The first eleven tracks presented here were the result of a recording session for that album that took place in early May of 1978. Rehearsals leading up to the session resulted in two new songs being added to the group’s existing repertoire: “Interzone” and “Transmission.” “Interzone” was based on the backing track of the song “Keep On Keepin’ On,” to which the band added their own lyrics.

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Martin says: Joy Division were born The Stiff Kittens before changing their name to Warsaw, only finally becoming Joy Division to avoid a name clash with long forgotten London punk outfit Warsaw Pakt. Inspired by the legendary Sex Pistols gig that pretty much single handedly launched the Manchester music scene, they had always wanted a punkier sound and "Warsaw" was the 1978 debut intended to showcase that; a raw, aggressive salvo that really should have seen the light of day. It was Martin Hannett - somewhat against the band's wishes - who introduced the bleak beauty we associate with Joy Division, but there are still some pretty broad hints here of what was to come.

Opaque blue coloured vinyl pressing of the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. Long regarded as one of the jewels in the band’s catalogue, 1983’s ‘Sparkle in The Rain’ kicked off a run of three consecutive Number 1 albums in the UK for Simple Minds and delivered the classic hit singles ‘Waterfront’, ‘Up on The Catwalk’ and ‘Speed Your Love to Me’.

TRACK LISTING

1. Up On The Catwalk
2. Book Of Brilliant Things
3. Speed Your Love To Me
4. Waterfront
5. East At Easter
6. Street Hassle
7. White Hot Day
8. "C" Moon Cry Like A Baby
9. The Kick Inside Of Me
10. Shake Off The Ghosts

Using the original 1964 mono master, new lacquers have been cut all-analogue by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. By constantly referring to the original first pressing, the album is faithful to the original release while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. Featuring faithfully replicated artwork and a new four-panel insert with essay by American Beatles historian, Bruce Spizer. 180gram audiophile pressing.

TRACK LISTING

1. I Want To Hold Your Hand
2. I Saw Her Standing There
3. This Boy
4. It Won’t Be Long
5. All I’ve Got To Do
6. All My Loving
7. Don’t Bother Me
8. Little Child
9. Till There Was You
10. Hold Me Tight
11. I Wanna Be Your Man
12. Not A Second Time

Using the original 1964 mono master, new lacquers have been cut all-analogue by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. By constantly referring to the original first pressing, the album is faithful to the original release while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. Featuring faithfully replicated artwork and a new four-panel insert with essay by American Beatles historian, Bruce Spizer. 180gram audiophile pressing.

TRACK LISTING

1. Roll Over Beethoven
2. Thank You Girl
3. You Really Got A Hold On Me
4. Devil In Her Heart
5. Money
6. You Can’t Do That
7. Long Tall Sally
8. I Call Your Name
9. Please Mister Postman
10. I’ll Get You
11. She Loves You

Using the original 1964 mono master, new lacquers have been cut all-analogue by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. By constantly referring to the original first pressing, the album is are faithful to the original release while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. Featuring faithfully replicated artwork and a new four-panel insert with essay by American Beatles historian, Bruce Spizer. 180gram audiophile pressing.

TRACK LISTING

1. A Hard Day’s Night
2. Tell Me Why
3. I’ll Cry Instead
4. I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental)
5. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
6. And I Love Her (Instrumental)
7. I Should Have Known Better
8. If I Fell
9. And I Love Her
10. Ringo’s Theme (This Boy) (Instrumental)
11. Can’t Buy Me Love
12. A Hard Day’s Night (Instrumental)

Using the original 1964 mono master, new lacquers have been cut all-analogue by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. By constantly referring to the original first pressing, the album is faithful to the original release while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. Featuring faithfully replicated artwork and a new four-panel insert with essay by American Beatles historian, Bruce Spizer. 180gram audiophile pressing.

TRACK LISTING

1. No Reply
2. I’m A Loser
3. Baby’s In Black
4. Rock And Roll Music
5. I’ll Follow The Sun
6. Mr. Moonlight
7. Honey Don’t
8. I’ll Be Back
9. She’s A Woman
10. I Feel Fine
11. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby

Using the original 1965 mono master, new lacquers have been cut all-analogue by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. By constantly referring to the original first pressing, the album is faithful to the original release while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. Featuring faithfully replicated artwork and a new four-panel insert with essay by American Beatles historian, Bruce Spizer. 180gram audiophile pressing.

TRACK LISTING

1. Love Me Do
2. Twist And Shout
3. Anna
4. Chains
5. Boys
6. Ask Me Why
7. Please Please Me
8. PS I Love You
9 .Baby It’s You
10. A Taste Of Honey
11. Do You Want To Know A Secret

Using the original 1964 mono master, new lacquers have been cut all-analogue by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. By constantly referring to the original first pressing, the album is faithful to the original release while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. Featuring faithfully replicated artwork and a new four-panel insert with essay by American Beatles historian, Bruce Spizer. 180gram audiophile pressing.

TRACK LISTING

1. I’ll Cry Instead
2. Things We Said Today
3. Any Time At All
4. When I Get Home
5. Slow Down
6. Matchbox
7. Tell Me Why
8. And I Love Her
9. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
10. If I Fell

In February 2024, just shy of the tenth anniversary of Alvvays’ self-titled debut, its second song and single, “Archie, Marry Me,” reached a rarified threshold for our streaming age—one-hundred million listens through a single platform. For the world’s biggest pop stars that’s an average achievement, but for an upstart indie rock band then writing in a backroad farmhouse on a Canadian island, it represented a staggering proof of connection and widespread resonance. Makes sense, after all: “Archie, Marry Me” is a softly stinging, pointedly funny portrait of a common end-of-youth predicament—to wed or not to wed, to involve the state and the possibility of financial ruin when you’re already saddled with student loans and just trying to survive. Instantly relatable, it is an anthem about prescribed social expectations and delighting, however noncommittally, in outcast status.

Now remastered and reissued with deep cut “Underneath Us” to mark a glorious decade of deadpan jangle, Alvvays feels that way from end to end—literally, from the opening stalking-you-with-love anthem “Adult Diversion” to the ennui escapism of sci-fi closer “Red Planet.” In a little more than 30 minutes, Alvvays give us a song about loving someone to actual death (“Next of Kin”), how keeping secrets will destroy what you think you want (“The Agency Group”), and another incisive song about the societal demands of love and marriage (“Atop a Cake”). When Molly Rankin, Alec O’Hanley, Kerri MacLellan, and Brian Murphy cut these songs with Chad VanGaalen in 2013, long before they had a record deal, they were, in fact, young adults trying to figure out these encroaching exigencies for themselves. Again, these problems don’t age; some of us just happen to be lucky enough to age out of them.

Little of this would matter if the songs themselves didn’t stick, if the melodies weren’t as timeless as the topics. But the tension between Alvvays’ shimmer and snap and Rankin’s knowingly droll delivery connects these numbers to a brilliant and deep rock continuum, from the glories of C86 and the triumphs of Athens in the ’80s to Celtic folk’s own magnetic candour. Each of these songs lands several hooks apiece: the sparkling drum-machine drift of “Dives,” the noise-caked sway of “The Agency Group,” and, of course, the half-diffident and half-confident matrimonial plea of “Archie, Marry Me” and that pearly guitar lick. Ten years ago or ten years from now, here are ten songs to slip in your pocket and pull out when the decisions of the world seem to swirl like the very guitars that shape them.

The 2004 album 'Riot On An Empty Street' showcases Kings of Convenience at their finest, blending folk, pop, and indie influences with their trademark harmonies.

Featuring beloved tracks like 'Homesick', 'Misread', and the duet 'Know-How' with Feist, this reissue on black vinyl brings back the warm, intimate sound that made the album a fan favorite. A must-have for those who appreciate subtle, melodic songwriting.

TRACK LISTING

1. Homesick
2. Misread
3. Cayman Islands
4. Stay Out Of Trouble
5. Know-How
6. Love Is No Big Truth
7. I’d Rather Dance With You
8. Sorry Or Please
9. Live Long
10. Surprise Ice
11. Gold In The Air Of Summer
12. The Build-Up

John Cale was never very kind to his solo debut, ‘Vintage Violence’. When it was released in early 1970, Cale had been out of The Velvet Underground for less than two years. He wanted to prove he could be the songwriter, the person penning the words and melodies behind which a band could work. “I was masked on ‘Vintage Violence’,” he wrote much later. “You’re not really seeing the personality.”

Indeed, Cale’s personality as a polyglot seemingly interested in everything emerged more and more on his next two solo albums, his only two for Reprise: 1972’s bracing and exploratory classical sojourn, ‘The Academy in Peril’, and 1973’s masterclass in anxious but accessible songcraft, ‘Paris 1919’.

By reissuing both records in tandem affirms the artistic fearlessness Cale then fostered at the edge of 30, when all of music seemed like one inviting playpen.

Remastered from the original tapes and includes previously unreleased outtakes.

Liner notes written by Grayson Haver Currin.

TRACK LISTING

Child's Christmas In Wales (Remastered)
Hanky Panky Nohow (Remastered)
The Endless Plain Of Fortune (Remastered)
Andalucia (Remastered)
Macbeth (Remastered)
Paris 1919 (Remastered)
Graham Greene (Remastered)
Half Past France (Remastered)
Antarctica Starts Here (Remastered)
I Must Not Sniff Cocaine (Remastered)
Hanky Panky Nohow (Drone Mix) (Remastered)
Child's Christmas In Wales (Rehearsal 1) (Remastered)
Half Past France (Intro Chat) (Remastered)
Macbeth (Take 11) (Remastered)
Hanky Panky Nohow (Guitar Mix) (Remastered)
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