The Wandering Hearts are a British Americana-Folk band known for their enchanting harmonies and heartfelt songwriting, influenced by the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and have a similar sound to The Lumineers and First Aid Kit. Their new album, 'Déjà Vu (We’ve All Been Here Before)', is a beautiful re-work of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s 1970 hit album of the same name.

Recorded in one week in Joshua Tree, Taurus Rising Studios, this isn’t an album out to besmirch the original, but to become a loving companion without being an overly reverential copy. With a band as distinctive and exciting as The Wandering Hearts, a note-for-note facsimile was never an option. One listen to how The Wandering Hearts have taken 'Déjà Vu’s ten songs to new places and reimagined them over 50 years later, and it’s clear this is a very bold, very new work by one of Britain’s most accomplished Americana artists.

TRACK LISTING

1. Carry On
2. Teach Your Children
3. Almost Cut My Hair
4. Helpless
5. Woodstock
6. Déjà Vu
7. Our House
8. 4+20
9. Country Girl
10. Everybody I Love You

Formed in 1987 by Fruitbat and Jim Bob, Carter The Unstoppable Sex
Machine burst onto the scene with their signature style of punk-pop infused
with samples, drum machines, and social commentary.Released in 1995,
'Worry Bomb' was Carter USM's ffth album and their fourth in a row to break
into the top ten of the UK album charts.

It would also be the frst to feature their new drummer, Wez, marking a shift away from the famous drum machine sound. The album mixed things up musically, balancing mellow acoustic tracks like 'My Defeatist Attitude' with Carter's signature high-energy indie rock, including 'Let's Get Tattoos' and The Young Offenders Mum which both hit the UK top 40.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the album, 'Worry Bomb' is reissued for the frst time. Featuring the original album newly remastered on CD 1 (including the singles 'Let's Get Tattoos' and 'The Young Offender's Mum'), a new collection of B-sides and rarities on CD 2, 'Avon Calling!' - a newly restored and remastered recording of the band at the Phoenix Festival on CD 3, and a DVD with music videos, a performance of 'Let's Get Tattoos' from Top Of The Pops', and exclusive new interview featurettes with Jim Bob and Fruitbat

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklist:
1. Cheap 'N' Cheesy
2. Airplane Food/Airplane Fast Food
3. The Young Offender's Mum
4. Gas (man)
5. The Life And Soul Of The Party Dies
6. My Defeatist Attitude
7. Worry Bomb
8. Senile Delinquent
9. Me And Mr. Jones
10. Let's Get Tattoos
11. Going Straight
12. God, Saint Peter And The Guardian Angel
13. The Only Looney Left In Town
14. Ceasefre
15. Turbulence!
16. King For A Day
17. Especially 4 U
18. This One's For Me

CD Tracklist:

CD1:
1. Cheap 'N' Cheesy
2. Airplane Food/Airplane Fast Food
3. The Young Offender's Mum
4. Gas (man)
5. The Life And Soul Of The Party Dies
6. My Defeatist Attitude
7. Worry Bomb
8. Senile Delinquent
9. Me And Mr. Jones
10. Let's Get Tattoos
11. Going Straight
12. God Saint Peter And The Guardian Angel
13. The Only Looney Left In Town
14. Ceasefire

CD2:
1. Turbulence!
2. King For A Day
3. Especially 4 U
4. This One's For Me
5. Speed King
6. Silver Dream Machine
7. Trouble
8. Ceasefire (Acoustic Version)
9. Airplane Food (Acoustic Version)
10. This One's For Me (Alternate Version)
11. Born On The 5th Of November
12. Tomorrow When You Die
13. The Aftertaste Of Paradise
14. Airplane Food (B-side Version)
15. D.I.V.O.R.C.E.F.G.

CD3:
1. Do Re Me, So Far So Good
2. Re-Educating Rita
3. Let's Get Tattoos
4. Rubbish
5. The Only Living Boy In New Cross
6. Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over
7. The Only Looney Left In Town
8. The Young Offender's Mum
9. Sing Fat Lady Sing
10. Commercial Fucking Suicide
11. Falling On A Bruise
12. Everybody's Happy Nowadays
13. Sheriff Fatman

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The holy grail of De La Soul albums, 'Clear Lake Audiotorium' was released in 1994 exclusively as a promotional item to A- list DJs. It features four tracks from the group's 'Buhloone Mindstate' album and two new tracks - 'sh.Fe.Mc's' featuring A Tribe Called Quest and 'Stix & Stonz' featuring The Fearless Four, Grandmaster Caz, and Prince Whipper Whip). While only 500 copies were pressed of the original, this legendary collector's item is now available as a limited edition release. 

TRACK LISTING

1. IN THe WoOds (feat. Shortie No Mass)
2. I AM I BE (feat. Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis)
3. SH.fe.mC's (feat. A Tribe Called Quest)
4. PatTi DOOke (feat. Guru, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis)
5. I BE BLowiN' (feat. Maceo Parker)
6. STix & STonz (feat. Grandmaster Caz, Tito Of The Fearless Four, Whipper Whip, La Sunshine And Superstar)

Enter Now Brightness feels different for Nadia. It is an album, she says, of departure and questioning, that has reminded her how songwriting can be “the most useful thing to do with pain and joy and thoughts and feelings and anger.” That through music we can find great change. “I’m so much better off now that it exists,” she says. “Now feels like a new time.” On this record, Reid moves ever further from her earlier folk inclinations, establishing a sound that is distinctly her own. Enter Now Brightness is a record of poise and great beauty, the sound of a cellular shift, of pain giving way to tenderness and joy. It takes its title from a passage in a book Reid was reading from a line that seemed to call out to her from the page: ‘Brightness entered the study.’ “It was the image of opening the curtain, or turning the light on, or of standing in the wings of a theatre and waiting to go on stage. It’s the idea of life beginning now.”

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Gorgeous, sonically rich ballads that have almost entirely eschewed the tender folky minimalism that we've come to know from Reid. Both wonderfully immersive and endlessly melodic, her pieces shine with jubilance and keep the superb songwriting we've come to know from her. Beautiful.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A:
1. Emmanuelle
2. Cry On Cue
3. Baby Bright
4. Hold It Up
5. Changed Unchained

SIDE B:
1. Second Nature
2. Even Now
3. Hotel Santa Cruz
4. Woman Apart
5. Send It Down The Line

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')

Everyone Says Hi is the brand-new band created by frontman and ex-Kaiser Cheifs member, Nick Hodgson. The band also includes members Pete Denton (The Kooks), Ben Gordon (The Dead 60s), Glenn Moule (Howling Bells) and Tom Dawson. Their debut album with Chrysalis Records is a collection of dreamy-pop sounds inspired by the likes of REM, The Strokes, Daft Punk, Cigarettes After Sex and Mac Demarco.

The sound of Everyone Says Hi is owed to what Nick calls ‘analogue hour’: “After dinner at my house, we listen to a record, no phones, TV, or remote control, just put it on and take it all in.” Nick remarks on the feelings of wanting to create an album that focuses on authenticity over production "I wanted to make an album that I’d listen to at night on the record player"

TRACK LISTING

1. Somebody Somewhere
2. Lucky Stars
3. Only One
4. Brain Freeze
5. I Wish I Was In New York City
6. On The Same Side
7. I Wasn’t Dreaming
8. Holding On To Let Go
9. Tried And Failed
10. Did I Just Fall In Love

The Blue Aeroplanes are Bristol's longest running band and a true art-rock institution who have inspired generations of post-punk and alternative groups including REM, Radiohead, and Manic Street Preachers.

'Magical Realism - The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025' is the first definitive anthology curated by the band, including tracks from across their catalogue, newly remastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering.

The collection includes 23 tracks, featuring indie anthems like '...And Stones' and 'Jacket Hangs,' fan- favourites such as the classics 'Fun' and 'Bury Your Love Like Treasure', as well as more recent songs including 'Dead Tree! Dead Tree!' which has become a highlight of the band's legendary live sets.

Also included are two bonus tracks - 'Showing Off To Impress The Girls', a recording by pre-Blue Aeroplanes group Art Objects, and 'I Will Love You', an exclusive demo of a brand-new track.

'Magical Realism' features a 24- page booklet with lyrics, new track- by- track sleeves notes by frontman Gerard Langley offering insight into the stories and inspirations behind each song, plus rare photographs from the band's archives. The cover art features a painting by Ann Sheldon, the artist behind many of the band's most memorable covers.

TRACK LISTING

Action Painting
Tolerance (Single Version)
Spitting Out Miracles
Season Ticket To A Bad Place
Bury Your Love Like Treasure
Severn Beach
Jacket Hangs
...And Stones (US Promo Single Edit)
Yr Own World (12" Single Version)
Fun
Colour Me (Alternate Mix)
Broken And Mended
Whatever Happened To Our Golden Birds
Missy Lane
Warhol's Fifteen (Live)
Cavaliers Pt 2
Beautiful Is (As Beautiful Does)
Camus In Pocket
Up In A Down World
Sulpher
Elvis Festival
Dead Tree! Dead Tree! (Single Edit)
Building An Ark For The Anthropocene
Showing Off To Impress The Girls
I Will Love You (Previously Unreleased)

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Formed in 1987 by Fruitbat and Jim Bob, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine burst onto the scene with their signature style of indie punk-rock pop infused with samples, drum machines, and social commentary.

Recorded on tour in 1993 in support of their UK Top 5 album 'Post Historic Monsters', this new live album captures the band at the height of their powers.

The 19-song setlist includes blistering performances of recent singles 'Lenny And Terence' and 'Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over' along with Carter classics 'The Only Living Boy In New Cross' and 'Bloodsport For All' (also listen out for EMF's James Atkin on guest guitar duties).

Recently discovered in the archives, the show has been newly mixed from the original tapes by Les 'Fruitbat' Carter and Dave Draper. 'Up Pompey!' is pressed on 140g black vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork by Mark Reynolds.

TRACK LISTING

2 Million Years B.C.
Spoilsports Personality Of The Year
Mid Day Crisis
My Second To Last Will And Testament 
Rubbish
Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen 
A Bachelor For Baden Powell 
Say It With Flowers 
Do Re Me, So Far So Good
The Only Living Boy In New Cross 
The Taking Of Peckham 123
Travis
After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way) 
Bloodsport For All 
Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over 
Lenny And Terence 
Suicide Isn't Painless 
Sheriff Fatman 
Stuff The Jubilee! 
G. I. Blues

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The album includes the UK top 10 and worldwide hit Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, along with the singles One Small Day and the title track Lament.

To celebrate the anniversary, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) has made a new Stereo Mix the album, presented here on vinyl for the frst time, along with a previously unreleased Instrumental version of the album which is exclusive to this release.

TRACK LISTING

White China
One Small Day
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Lament
Man Of Two Worlds
Heart Of The Country
When The Time Comes
A Friend I Call Desire
White China [Instrumental]
One Small Day [Instrumental]
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Instrumental]
Lament [Instrumental]
Man Of Two Worlds [Instrumental]
Heart Of The Country [Instrumental]
When The Time Comes [Instrumental]
A Friend I Call Desire [Instrumental]

1988's Fisherman's Blues is the Waterboys's 4th album, for which the band were joined by traditional Irish players over a 3 year period, recording a mix of Irish trad, country, Soul and Rock, resulting in a stripped- down, folky sound which was a marked step away from the "big music" he founded and pursued in previous albums.

TRACK LISTING

1. Fisherman's Blues
2. We Will Not Be Lovers
3. Strange Boat
4. World Party
5. Sweet Thing
6. And A Bang On The Ear
7. Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?
8. When Will We Be Married?
9. When Ye Go Away
10. Dunford's Fancy
11. The Stolen Child

Originally formed in 1977 as The Coventry Automatics, The Specials combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which helped fellow like-minded bands Madness, The Beat and The Selecter to release their first singles.

The Specials first single, 'Gangsters', was released in May 1979 with independent distribution by Rough Trade and the initial pressing of just 5,000 records sold out. The band and label soon signed with Chrysalis Records who picked up on the release of 'Gangsters.' The next single, 'A Message To You Rudy', followed in September with their frst album released soon after in October.

TRACK LISTING

1. A Message To You Rudy
2. Do The Dog
3. It's Up To You
4. Nite Klub
5. Doesn't Make It Alright
6. Concrete Jungle
7. Too Hot
8. Monkey Man
9. (Dawning Of A) New Era
10. Blank Expression
11. Stupid Marriage
12. Too Much Too Young
13. Little Bitch
14. You're Wondering

Formed in 1987 Fruitbat and Jim Bob, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine burst onto the scene with their signature style of punk-pop infused with samples, drum machines, and social commentary.

Hot on the heels of their No. 1 album '1992 The Love Album', which propelled the band to pop stardom, Carter USM returned with 'Post Historic Monsters'. To move away from the sound they had become known for, the band explored new musical styles with Jim Bob beginning to write more personal lyrics. The results were met with critical acclaim, and the album climbed to No. 5 on the UK album charts.

This new edition features the complete album newly remastered on CD 1, including the singles 'Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over' and 'Lenny And Terrence'. CD 2 features rarities, B-sides, and the single 'Glam Rock Cops', whilst CD 3 boasts a new live album 'Up Pompey! - Live In Portsmouth' recorded on tour in 1993. Completing the set is a DVD featuring promo videos, Top Of The Pops appearances, plus a recently unearthed recording of the band playing at their spiritual home, Brixton Academy, during the Post Historic Monsters tour. All appearing on DVD for the first time and accompanied by exclusive new commentary by Jim Bob and Fruitbat.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklist:
1. 2 Million Years B.C.
2. The Music That Nobody Likes
3. Mid Day Crisis
4. Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen
5. Stuff The Jubilee!
6. A Bachelor For Baden Powell
7. Spoilsports Personality Of The Year
8. Suicide Isn’t Painless
9. Being Here
10. Evil
11. Sing Fat Lady Sing
12. Travis
13. Lean On Me I Won’t Fall Over
14. Lenny And Terence
15. Under The Thumb And Over The Moon
16. Glam Rock Cops
17. Hit
18. Always The Bridesmaid Never The Bride
19. Her Song
20. Commercial Fucking Suicide (Part 1)
21. Stuff The Jubilee (1977)


CD1: Post Historic Monsters (2024 Remaster):
1. 2 Million Years B.C.
2. The Music That Nobody Likes
3. Mid Day Crisis
4. Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen
5. Stuff The Jubilee!
6. A Bachelor For Baden Powell
7. Spoilsports Personality Of The Year
8. Suicide Isn’t Painless
9. Being Here
10. Evil
11. Sing Fat Lady Sing
12. Travis
13. Lean On Me I Won’t Fall Over
14. Lenny And Terence
15. Under The Thumb And Over The Moon

CD2: Singles & B-Sides:
1. Lean On Me I Won’t Fall Over (Radio Version)
2. Hit
3. Always The Bridesmaid Never The Bride
4. Lenny And Terence (Sexy Daytime Radio Mix)
5. Her Song
6. Commercial Fucking Suicide (Part 1)
7. Stuff The Jubilee! (Extra Special Radio Only Version)
8. Glam Rock Cops
9. Glam Rock Cops (Kojak Dub)
10 .Glam Rock Cops (Regan And Carter Mix)
11. Glam Rock Cops (Sweeney Instrumental)

CD3: Up Pompey! – Live In Portsmouth:
1. 2 Million Years B.C.
2. Spoilsports Personality Of The Year
3. Mid Day Crisis
4. My Second To Last Will And Testament
5. Rubbish
6. Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen
7. A Bachelor For Baden Powell
8. Say It With Flowers
9. Do Re Me, So Far So Good
10 .The Only Living Boy In New Cross
11. The Taking Of Peckham 123
12. Travis
13. After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way)
14. Bloodsport For All
15. Lean On Me I Won’t Fall Over
16. Lenny And Terence
17. Suicide Isn’t Painless
18. Sheriff Fatman
19. Stuff The Jubilee!
20. G. I. Blues.

DVD: Live At Brixton Academy ‘93: The Official Bootleg

Described as an "intensely British" record, Peanuts is a wry and observational album, with a newfound sense of compassion and reflection on Liz's inner feelings and their projection on the outside world. Peanuts is a playground game, also known as Mercy, where two kids twist each other's fingers until one cries out, 'Peanuts!', signaling that they have met their pain threshold.

From 2013, Liz was performing as a backing singer for Bombay Bicycle Club up to their hiatus in 2016, and again when they reformed in 2019, touring the world. Liz has been a regular collaborator with the band ever since, “It was a life-raft for me. It was such a natural fit, and they became my friends for life” says Liz. Peanuts is Liz Lawrence's first album release with Chrysalis Records, spanning 11 tracks full of topics spanning from plant names to the gender wealth gap.

“Peanuts is Cate Le Bon meets Primal Scream going off on one about landowners. It’s learning the names of different trees and sweating over being polite in emails. It’s a petition to stop Elon Musk from spacejunking up the atmosphere so we can’t see the stars anymore and it’s a big deep breath after going under.” -Liz Lawrence

TRACK LISTING

1. Big Machine
2. Names Of Plants And Animals
3. No One
4. That's Life
5. Oars
6. No Worries If Not
7. Strut
8. Nitrogen
9. S.U.R.V.I.V.E
10. On Loss And Overcoming Despair
11. Top Level Joy

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Sometimes you have to move backwards to move forwards. Just ask punk cultural commentators BODEGA, whose new album sees them carve a new future from fuzz-soaked, consumerism-skewering shards of their past.

‘Our Brand Could Be YR Life’ is BODEGA's first album release through Chrysalis Records. “It’s something we’ve been wanting to do for years,” guitarist and vocalist Ben Hozie explains of ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’ – a collection of catchy indie-rock ruminations on the slow-creep of corporate-think into youth culture, first written eight years ago.

‘Our Brand Could Be YR Life’'s 15 tracks explore indie-rock subgenres, self-critique and everything in between. "I think it’s our best- sounding record to date,” says Hozie, "I t’s got dance-punk. There's some shoegaze on there. There's slacker rock on there. There's psychedelic rock on there. R.E.M, too. We wanted to be another band in a long stream of missionaries, proselytising a certain type of rock subculture.” 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: It's been a couple years since Bodega's last LP, and 'Our Brand...' shows that the Brooklyn band have honed their propulsive, soaring garage-adjacent rock and with it brought in a wealth of perfectly integrated influences. Brilliantly produced and beautifully performed, it's definitely the most exciting of their releases to date.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Dedicated To The Dedicated
2. G.N.D. Deity
3. Bodega Bait
4. Tarkovski
5. Major Amberson
6. Stain Gaze
7. Webster Hall
Side B
1. ATM
2. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Drum
3. Protean
4. Born Into By What Consumes
5. Cultural Consumer I
6. Cultural Consumer II
7. Cultural Consumer III
8. City Is Taken

Best known for his work in WAH! and its off various off shoots. He began his career in bands with friends Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch and Pete Burns, before gaining nationwide attention under his own various project names with a string of singles 'The Story Of The Blues', 'Come Back', 'Sinful, 'Seven Minutes to Midnight' and later, the LFC anthem 'Heart As Big As Liverpool'.

Wylie's 'Heart As Big As Liverpool' is especially popular within the city and with Liverpool Football Club supporters, being used in the official Hillsborough tribute video. In 2008 Wylie performed at the opening ceremony of Liverpool's European City of Culture tenure.

'Teach Yself WAH! - A Best Of' is a new compilation bringing together music from across his numerous musical names. Wylie has hand-picked 20 songs, highlighting key points from each period in his illustrious career. As well as including his early singles and the songs which brought him chart success, he has also chosen deep cuts including the original version of his collaboration with Big Hard Excellent Fish, available for the first time since it's intial 12" only release. 

TRACK LISTING

CD Tracklist:
1. Remember
2. The Story Of The Blues (Part One)
3. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
4. Hope (I Wish You’d Believe Me)
5. Talking Blues (The Story Of The Blues: Part Two)
6. Come Back
7. Diamond Girl
8. Fourelevenfortyfour
9. Sinful – Song Of The Sinful Angel
10. The Day That Margaret Thatcher Dies – A Party Song
11. Loverboy
12. Free; Falling (In Love With You)
13. Heart As Big As Liverpool
14. Better Scream 2024
15. Seven Minutes To Midnight 2024
16. Somesay
17. Big Hard Excellent Fish – Imperfect List (Original Version)

LP Tracklisting:
1. Remember
2. The Story Of The Blues (Part One)
3. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory
4. Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)
5. Sleep (A Lullaby For Josie)
6. Talking Blues (The Story Of The Blues: Part Two)
7. Come Back
8. Diamond Girl
9. Fourelevenfortyfour
10. Sinful - Song Of The Sinful Angel
11. The Day That Margaret Thatcher Dies - A Party Song
12. Loverboy
13. Is That What Love Is All About?
14. Free; Falling (In Love With You)
15. Heart As Big As Liverpool
16. Better Scream 2024
17. Seven Minutes To Midnight 2024
18. Somesay
19. The Seven Thousand Names Of WAH!
20. Big Hard Excellent Fish - Imperfect List (Original Version)

Double LP
This expanded edition features the complete album in it's original running order on LP 1 - including the band's biggest chart hit 'The Only Living Boy In New Cross' which reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart plus Top 40 singles 'Do Re Me, So Far So Good' and 'The Impossible Dream' (a cover of the Man of La Mancha standard).

LP 2 features '1992 - The Other Love Songs', the complete collection of B-sides from the period plus the non-album Top 20 A-side 'After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way)'.

Newly remastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering and pressed on 180g blue (LP1) and yellow (LP2) translucent vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve with poly-lined inner bags.

CD Box
This new edition features the complete album newly remastered on CD 1- including the band's biggest chart hit 'The Only Living Boy In New Cross' which hit No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, plus Top 40 singles 'Do Re Me, So Far So Good' and 'The Impossible Dream' (a cover of the Man of La Mancha standard).

CD 2 features rarities, B-sides, and the non-album Top 20 single 'After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way)', plus BBC 'Live In Norwich' recordings, and a previously unreleased mix of 'Skywest And Crooked'.

CD 3 includes the complete 1992 Glastonbury headlining performance from the legendary Pyramid stage - available in its entirety for the very first time.

Rounding off the set is a DVD with the 55 minute 'What Do You Think Of The Programme So Far?' feature, plus three Top Of The Pops performances, all appearing on DVD for the first time and accompanied by exclusive new commentary by Jim Bob and Fruitbat.

Big Sigh brings together the best of Marika’s previous works as an indie musician and adds a new layer of epic sounds and full-bodied production.

Big Sigh is the “hardest record” Marika has ever made. As the title suggest, it is a relief of sorts – of sadness, of stress and lust, but mostly relief.

Co-produced with Sam Petts Davies (Frank Ocean, Radiohead, Red Hot Chilli Peppers) & Charlie Andrew (Alt J, Wolf Alice, London Grammar). Lyrically there’s always romance alongside grief, with elements of vulnerability and feeling trapped.

“This album took a long time to make. It was not easy, and by the time I got to the end of it I was quiet. I wanted to be away from it and let it sit in its own space. Now the dust has settled and I’ve got re-enter the world of Big Sigh, and I’m excited. Stepping into a new world, moving forward, chipping away. Breathe in, breathe out. Big sigh.”

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: 'Big Sigh' is the perfect illustration of Hackman's inimitable style developing over time, taking her already considerable storytelling skills to the next level while retaining all of the grace and charm that the more stripped-back pieces are swimming in. A bracing, beautiful adventure from start to finish.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Ground
2. No Caffeine
3. Big Sigh
4. Blood
5. Hanging
6. The Lonely House
7. Vitamins
8. Slime
9. Please Don’t Be So Kind
10. The Yellow Mile

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The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I." Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie" group, based on their declaration of the "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall).

Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap). 3 Feet High & Rising was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry for its cultural significance and general excellence.

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. The Magic Number
3. Change In Speak
4. Can U Keep A Secret
5. Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
6. Ghetto Thang
7. Transmitting Live From Mars
8. Eye Know
9. Take It Off
10. A Little Bit Of Soap
11. Tread Water
12. Potholes In My Lawn
13. Say No Go
14. Do As De La Does
15. Plug Tunin' (Last Chance To Comprehend)
16. De La Orgee
17. Buddy (With Jungle Brothers And Q- Tip From A Tribe Called Quest) 
18. Description
19. Me Myself And I
20. This Is A Recording 4 Living
21. In A Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E)
22. I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
23. D.A.I.S.Y. Age
24. What's More (From Ost Hell On 1st Ave)
25. Jenifa (Taught Me) [derwin's Revenge] {12 Mix}
26. Buddy (Native Tongue Decision Part 1)
27. Buddy (Native Tongue Decision Part 2)

English indie rock group Black Box Recorder formed in London in 1997 and featured Sarah Nixey, Luke Haines (of The Auteurs), and John Moore (of The Jesus and Mary Chain).

Their debut album, England Made Me, was released on Chrysalis Records in 1998. The album was named after the eponymous Graham Greene novel and fuses indie rock and easy-listening pop stylings with lyrics that explore life and the experience of growing up in England. Pitchfork's Michael Sandlin described the sound of the album as "mildly morose but slightly tongue-in-cheek Sylvia Plath-meets-Paul McCartney pop sensibility".

England Made Me remains a high point in the band's catalogue with standout tracks including 'Kidnapping An Heiress', 'Girl Singing In The Wreckage', and the single 'Child Psychology' which was recently back in the spotlight with a viral moment on social media after being championed by Billie Eilish.

This new anniversary edition has been curated with the assistance of the band and features a newly remaster version of the album, along with a bonus 10" vinyl that includes six b-sides, 4 of which are first time on vinyl. All audio has been remastered from the original production tapes by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering and and cut by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios.

TRACK LISTING

LP:
1. Girl Singing In The Wreckage
2. England Made Me
3. New Baby Boom
4. It's Only The End Of The World
5. Ideal Home
6. Child Psychology
7. I.C. One Female
8. Up Town Top / Swinging
9. Kidnapping An Heiress

10”:
1. Hated Sunday
2. Brutality
3. Seasons In The Sun
4. Watch The Angel Not The Wire
5. Factory Radio
6. Wonderful Life
7. Lord Lucan Is Missing

The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer/ songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C to Guy Garvey, and Aurora to Feist, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: How would you present a compilation of modern day artists covering singer-songwriter Nick Drake's work? Like this! Get them to re-interpret the material in their own individual way, re-imagine if you like, whilst maintaining Nick's original melody and words. We all know the original songs so well; that this record brings them to life so eloquently and sincerely is a huge testament to everybody involved.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Wandering Hearts – Voice From A Mountain (prelude)
2. Fontaines D.C – Cello Song
3. Camille – Hazey Jane II
4. Mike Lindsay Featuring Guy Garvey – Saturday Sun
5. Bombay Bicycle Club & The Staves – Road
6. Let’s Eat Grandma – From The Morning
7. David Gray – Place To Be
8. John Parish & Aldous Harding – Three Hours
9. Stick In The Wheel – Parasite
10. Ben Harper – Time Has Told Me
11. Emeli Sandé – One Of These Things First
12. Karine Polwart & Kris Drever – Northern Sky
13. Craig Armstrong Featuring Self Esteem – Black Eyed Dog
14. Bombay Bicycle Club & The Staves – Road (reprise)
15. Nadia Reid – Poor Boy
16. Christian Lee Hutson Featuring Eleanor Moss – Which Will
17. Skullcrusher & Gia Margaret – Harvest Breed
18. Katherine Priddy – I Think They’re Leaving Me Behind
19. AURORA – Pink Moon
20. Joe Henry & Meshell Ndegeocello – Time Of No Reply
21. Famous Blue Cable Featuring Feist – River Man
22. Liz Phair – Free Ride
23. Philip Selway – Fly
24. John Grant – Day Is Done
25. The Wandering Hearts – Voice From A Mountain

The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer / songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C to Guy Garvey, and Aurora to Feist, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic.

TRACK LISTING

1.One Of These Things First - Emeli Sandé
2. Day Is Done - John Grant

There were several moments on the album which proved the band had matured. "I Be Blowin'" was a departure as the track was an instrumental featuring saxophone playing by Maceo Parker. The introspective "I Am I Be" showed De La Soul at their most self-referential to date. "Long Island Wildin'" was a collaboration with Japanese hip hop artists Kan Takagi (Major Force) and trio Scha Dara Parr (SDP). The album's first single, "Breakadawn", used a sample of Michael Jackson's "I Can't Help It" and Smokey Robinson's "Quiet Storm".De La Soul collaborated for the first time with Gang Starr's Guru on "Patti Dooke", and female MC Shortie No Mas who was prominent on many tracks on the album and showcased particularly on "In The Woods". The album ended with an old school Biz Markie collaboration called "Stone Age". The album was a critical success with Rolling Stone listing it as one of the best hip hop albums of all time.

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. Eye Patch
3. En Focus
4. Patti Dooke
5. I Be Blowin'
6. Long Island Wildin'
7. Ego Trippin' (Part Two)
8. Paul's Revenge
9. 3 Days Later
10. Area
11. I Am I Be
12. In The Woods
13. Breakadawn
14. Dave Has A Problem...Seriously
15. Stone Age

Stakes is High was critically lauded for its music, lyricism, and its overall message concerning the artistic decline rap music began to face in the mid-90s. The title track and first single was produced by J Dilla and the album's second single, "Itzsoweezee (HOT)", with only Dave on vocals, was accompanied by a creative music video. The album spawned a third single "4 More", featuring Zhane. The album did provide a launching pad for future star rappers and actors Mos Def, who appeared on the track "Big Brother Beat" and Common who is featured on "The Bizness."

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. Supa Emcees
3. The Bizness
4. Yunonstop
5. Wonce Again Long Island
6. Dinnit
7. Brakes
8. Dog Eat Dog
9. Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Ooh Baby
10. Long Island Degrees
11. Betta Listen
12. Itzsoweezee (HOT)
13. 4 More
14. Big Brother Beat
15. Down Syndrome
16. Pony Ride
17. Stakes Is High
18. Sunshine

The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer / songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C to Guy Garvey, and Aurora to Feist, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic.

TRACK LISTING

1. Road - Bombay Bicycle Club And The Staves
2. Northern Sky - Karine Polwart And Kris Drever

The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer / songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C to Guy Garvey, and Aurora to Feist, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic.

TRACK LISTING

1. Place To Be - David Gray
2. Parasite - Stick In The Wheel

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine exploded onto the indie punk scene in the early '90 releasing a string of hit singles and top ten albums as well as selling out countless live shows acquiring a fiercely loyal fanbase

30 Something was Carter's second album. Released in February 1991, it charted at number 8 in the UK album charts and spawned the singles 'Anytime Anyplace Anywhere' and 'Bloodsport For All' With nods to The Clash and Bowie, the album contained the band's trademark lyrical puns and snarling punk vocals juxtaposing with harmonisng guitars. The album received 10/10 from NME upon release and ranked as number 8 on their albums of the year list for 1991.

This RSD version is presented as a picture disc in a cut out spined sleeve.

The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer / songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C to Guy Garvey, and Aurora to Feist, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic.

TRACK LISTING

1. Saturday Sun - Mike Lindsay Featuring Guy Garvey
2. They're Leaving Me Behind - Katheirne Priddy

3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989.

It marked the first of three full- length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number", "Buddy", and "Eye Know".

The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held its annual Jazz & Pop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a 'hippie' group, based on their declaration of the 'D.A.I.S.Y. Age' (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall).

Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap). An absolutely essential slice of Hip Hop history that’s been unavailable for some time.

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. The Magic Number
3. Change In Speak
4. Cool Breeze On The Rocks (The Melted Version)
5. Can U Keep A Secret
6. Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
7. Ghetto Thang
8. Transmitting Live From Mars
9. Eye Know
10. Take It Off
11. A Little Bit Of Soap
12. Tread Water
13. Potholes In My Lawn
14. Say No Go
15. Do As De La Does
16. Plug Tunin' (Last Chance To Comprehend)
17. De La Orgee
18. Buddy (with Jungle Brothers And Q-Tip From A Tribe Called Quest)
19. Description
20. Me Myself And I
21. This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time Era (L.I.F.E.)
22. I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
23. D.A.I.S.Y. Age

Ben Harper releases his eagerly anticipated, fiercely personal soulful album, Bloodline Maintenance. The album is preceded by the single “We Need To Talk About It” which, propelled by Harper’s blisteringly funky guitar, defiantly addresses the wounds of slavery through a sharp-edged call-and-response with gospel backing vocals and pounding rhythms augmented by the distinctive sound of the African talking drum.

“This whole album is really soul music reinterpreted with a lap steel,” Harper says. “I believe strongly that music has this great capacity for communication like a sonic newsprint. And I’ve always believed that the music I write has a place in the choir.”

The new album is a work largely inspired by the loss of a long-time friend and the lingering influence of a mercurial and charismatic father, Bloodline MaintenanceE sees Harper performing the majority of the instruments on his own, spanning guitar, bass, drums and an eclectic assortment of percussions including a plastic toy snare. His 17th studio LP – and first since 2020’s instrumental Winter Is For Lovers –and the first non-instrumental solo album of new songs since 2016. The new album is further fuelled by Harper’s signature lap steel, supercharged through a powerful Dumble amplifier creating a truly unruly tone that Harper describes as “a sort of a merging of Robert Johnson and Jimi Hendrix.”

“It was like I was moving forward and venturing into places I had never been before,” he says. “Taking everything I’ve learned from every other record and kind of setting fire to it all and starting over. And I knew the sounds I was hearing in my head were so unorthodox that I had to do most of it myself.”

Applying the inventiveness of hip-hop to longstanding paradigms of soul, blues and jazz, spinning it all forward into a reconfiguration of a new black Americana, Bloodline Maintenance continues Harper’s long history as one of his generation’s most potent protest singers. Persecuted by local authorities for being a communist, his grandfather moved his family west where their music store, the Folk Music Centre and Museum in Claremont, CA, proved a vital hub in a thriving Southern California folk scene. There Harper learned guitar as a child, playing his first official gig at the age of 12. By the time he was 21, he was touring with blues legend Taj Mahal. The years that followed have seen Harper amass international critical applause and a worldwide fan following, winning three Grammy® Awards (out of seven total nominations) for his own genre-traversing body of work while also producing acclaimed albums by Mavis Staples, Rickie Lee Jones, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Natalie Maines, Ziggy Marley, and others. An inveterate collaborator, Harper has also recorded with a diverse span of artists ranging from John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, and Jack Johnson to Ringo Starr, Keith Richards and, most recently, Harry Styles, contributing his signature guitar work to the latter superstar’s chart-topping new album, Harry's House.

TRACK LISTING

1. Below Sea Level
2. We Need To Talk About It
3. Where Did We Go Wrong
4. Problem Child
5. Need To Know Basis
6. It Ain’t No Use
7. More Than Love
8. Smile At The Mention
9. Honey, Honey
10. Knew The Day Was Comin’
11. Maybe I Can’t

The second album from The Specials, originally released 1980, moved away slightly from the frenetic ska infused energy of their debut, exploring more varied musical styles. Lyrically it paints a bleaky realistic picture of Britain at the time. 40 years on, it still stand up as one of the best albums of the era.

This 40th Anniversary Edition has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes.

For this edition, the album has been split across 2x 12” vinyl running at 45rpm for optimum audio quality.

Also include is a bonus 7” single, also cut at half-speed, which originally came with the initial run of the album in 1980.

Last year The Specials celebrated a UK Number One with a new album, ‘Encore’ and concluded a 40th Anniversary World Tour. 

TRACK LISTING

Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
Man At C & A
Hey, Little Rich Girl
Do Nothing
Pearl's Cafe
Sock It To 'Em J.B.
Stereotypes / Stereotypes Pt.2
Holiday Fortnight
I Can't Stand It
International Jet Set
Enjoy Yourself (Reprise)

7"
Braggin' & Tryin' Not To Lie
Rude Boys Outa Jail [Version] 

This 40th Anniversary Edition of their debut album ‘Specials’ has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes.

This edition has been split across 2x 12” vinyl at 45rpm for optimum audio quality.

The Specials are one of the defining bands of the late 70’s/early 80’s along with Jerry Dammers’ iconic label Two Tone Records. Originally formed in 1977 as The Coventry Automatics, The Specials combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which helped fellow like-minded bands Madness, The Beat and The Selecter to release their first singles. The Specials first single, ‘Gangsters’, was released in May 1979 with independent distribution by Rough Trade and the initial pressing of just 5,000 records sold out. The band and label soon signed with Chrysalis Records who picked up on the release of ‘Gangsters.’ The next single, ‘A Message To You Rudy’, followed in September with their first album released soon after in October.