A pair of Mercury Records gems from the Bar-Kays – back to back on a single CD! Light Of Life is proof that even a move to a major label couldn't keep the Bar-Kays down – as the group are working here in a great groove that's wider, fresher, and stronger overall than any of their Stax ... (Soul) read moreCD
Tim Blake —
Noggi Tar ... CD Esoteric/Cherry Red (UK), 2012. New Copy ...
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Excellent later work from keyboard giant Tim Blake – material recorded well into the 21st Century, but with the same freewheeling and spacey sound as his classics from the 70s! You might know Blake for his work in Gong, or for a few crucial albums under his own name – and he more than ... (Rock) read moreCD
A nicely expanded version of the great second album from this very cool UK group – an early 80s act named after a famous song by Dave Brubeck – and one who definitely bring all sorts of jazz elements into their music! Blue Rondo A La Turk were pre-Sade, pre-acid jazz, and have a ... (Rock) read moreCD
The complete recordings of a group departed all too soon – the wonderfully catchy, completely groovy Bow Wow Wow – a great breath of fresh air at the start of the 80s! The group were a new project of Malcolm McLaren after the Sex Pistols – but they clearly had plenty going for ... (Rock) read moreCD
A package that looks like a tape box, and which includes a whole host of never-heard tracks from the great Glenda Collins – a stunning female singer who worked with UK production genius Joe Meek back in the 60s! Glenda recorded a few key tracks that were issued as singles – soaring ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of the deepest digs into the legacy of UK wonderproducer Joe Meek – a set that opens up a whole host of unissued tapes from the vaults, to present a hugely expanded set of work from a group who hardly issued any records back in the 60s! The Cryin Shames are not to be confused with the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Landmark work from The Dead Kennedys – and maybe still one of the greatest punk records to ever come from the American scene! There's so much here that so many other records are missing – razor-sharp instrumentation, a great sense of pacing, and most importantly, a biting wit that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s UK pressing in a cover with "orange dot" back panel with headless group photo. Includes the poster, still unused. Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the corners.)
Landmark work from The Dead Kennedys – and maybe still one of the greatest punk records to ever come from the American scene! There's so much here that so many other records are missing – razor-sharp instrumentation, a great sense of pacing, and most importantly, a biting wit that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A massive amount of work from the Dream Academy – a well-named British trio who gave the world some great sounds over the course of three full LPs and a heck of a lot of singles – all of which are included here with a huge amount of bonus tracks too! The group have a style that's ... (Rock) read moreCD
Wonderful work from the ladies who helped redirect R&B during the 90s! Sure, En Vogue were chart toppers for many years – but they also were some of the first female singers to really use the changes in hip hop production to work out a more solid approach to soul music – heavy ... (Soul) read moreCD
Included - Photographs As Memories, Drumming The Beating Heart, Caught in Flux/The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers EP, Pale Hands I Loved So Well, and Recollections/Rarities. (Rock) CD
A stunning selection of early work from The Fall – a package that brings together all the music they recorded in the late 70s, plus a number of unissued live sets from the same time! As with the other boxes in this series from Cherry Red, the presentation is amazing, and amazingly ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes the re-issue of the 2007 album Reformation Post TLC, two bonus discs of demos, early rough mixes and alternate versions, and a fourth disc- Live at Hammersmith Palais. (Rock) CD
Four full albums from this legendary all-female rock group – plus lots of bonus tracks too! First up is the debut album from Fanny – a group who were noteworthy in being one of the first all-female lineups to challenge the male-dominated world of major label rock at the start of the ... (Rock) read moreCD
The final album in the initial run of genius from Felt – a set that marks a short step from Creation Records over to El at Cherry Red – where they receive some nicely expanded handling on the production! Adrian Borland produced, and the tunefulness of the songs really comes to the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Pure genius from a group who kept on growing strongly over the relatively short span of their career – maybe under-sung heroes at the time of their release, at least on this side of the Atlantic – but one of the few truly classic groups we can think of from the decade, at least with a ... (Rock) read moreCD
A gem of a record from Felt – one that has them complicating the sound they first brought to the Creation Records label – stretching out some of the songs a bit, and working with art rock legend Mayo Thompson of the Red Krayola in the production booth! The use of organ continues to be ... (Rock) read moreCD
Felt —
Splendour Of Fear ... LP Cherry Red (UK), 1984. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
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Pure brilliance from Felt – the kind of record that made the group quite out of time in the early 80s scene, and which has continued to get them attention for decades to come! There's guitar work here that's both inspired by the psych years, but also filtered through the post-punk ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Seminal work from one of the greatest groups of British pop in the 80s – the incredible Felt, a band whose talents ran from the jangly to the lyrical and poetic! The album's a perfect illustration of these two sides of the group – as tunes shift effortlessly between light, melodic ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fire Engines —
Chrome Dawns ... LP Cherry Red (UK), Early 1980s. New Copy 2LP ...
$34.9939.99
A treasure trove of work from the legendary Fire Engines – a group who were missed by most when they first emerged at the start of the 80s, but one who've got a timeless sound that's continued to get plenty of attention over the years! The Fire Engines have a way of being noisy and catchy at ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A treasure trove of work from the legendary Fire Engines – a group who were missed by most when they first emerged at the start of the 80s, but one who've got a timeless sound that's continued to get plenty of attention over the years! The Fire Engines have a way of being noisy and catchy at ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes the original album remastered with bonus tracks and California Brainstorm – live at the Omni Theatre, Oakland California 16th December 1990. (Rock) CD
Searing live work from Iggy Pop and The Stooges – material recorded right around the same time as Raw Power – with the kind of frenetic energy as some of the stage shots of Iggy on the cover of that classic album! The Stooges had shut down before returning to glory in 1972 to launch ... (Rock) read moreCD
A massive collection of music from overlooked Brit pop icon John Leyton – an artist who gave the world a few key singles at the start of the 60s, but one who also spent plenty of time in the studio with the great Joe Meek – as you'll discover in this set! The collection is massive ... (Rock) read moreCD
The full Stiff Records run from Lene Lovich – a singer whose sound and style were perhaps one of the most striking of the new wave generation! In fact, it's tempting to say that Lovich set a tone that countless other female artists would soon follow – a new vibe, a new look, a way of ... (Rock) read moreCD
A trio of albums from the Johnnie Mann singers – served up here in a single package! The core of the album is the classic Night – one of the dreamiest albums ever cut by the Johnny Mann singers – a very early effort that has their trademark mix of male and female vocals drifting ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Medium Medium —
Hungry So Angry ... LP Cherry Red/Lantern (Italy), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ...
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Funky punk from Medium Medium – one of the strongest proponents of such modes on the UK scene of the post-punk years, yet one who never issued much material at the time! The group are heavy on basslines mixed with scratchy guitars – all in this art funk approach that resonates strongly ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful collection of work from the always-great Momus – one of our favorite singer/songwriters of the past 40 years, a talent who really moves forward territory inspired by the work of Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, and George Brassens – and an artist who's given us so much ... (Rock) read moreCD
A real lost chapter of work in the world of British Pop – a range of early 70s recordings all done by Gerry Monroe, a singer with a quality that maybe feels like it's a bit late for time in which he cut these tracks! Gerry's got this nice sense of drama in his voice – a range that ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Seminal sounds from trumpeter Ian Carr and his Nucleus group of the early 70s – maybe one of the few jazz rock groups that was ever able to work with a fair bit of jazz in their sound! Unlike his contemporaries, who often started in rock first, then added some horns – Carr was already ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pair of great albums from Osibisa – back to back in a single set! First up is Happy Children, which has Osibisa really kicking up the groove nicely – bringing in a bit more soul, shedding some of their prog elements, and finding this great blend of West African elements and American ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Expanded box set presentation with lots of bonus material! (Rock) CD
Residents —
Eskimo ... CD Cherry Red, 1979. Used 2 CD ...
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Seminal sounds from The Residents – a record that's purportedly inspired by the ceremonial music of the Eskimo – but it's very a much a Residents album, and one that follows their own absurdist adventuresome impulses! There's often this cold, drifting wave of sound in the background ... (Rock) read moreCD
The short but brilliant career of The Runaways, served up here in a really great box set – one that features all four of their studio albums (including one not released in the US at the time), and their more obscure live album from Japan! Together, the five records tell the tale of a group ... (Rock) read moreCD
A massive collection of work from the legendary Bridget St John – a singer who just seems to get better and better the more we listen to her music! First up is the album Ask Me No Questions – a set with the same spare, chilling quality as Nico's first album on Verve! Like Nico, ... (Rock) read moreCD
A well curated batch of the best of Bridget St John – hand picked by Bridget herself and spanning her career from the late 60s to mid 70s! Bridget released a trio of excellent records on John Peel's Dandelion Records, an album for Chrysalis and more – and this set features material ... (Rock) read moreCD
A great package of work from Shoes – one of the finest acts to come from the Illinois scene in the 70s – presented here with three full albums, and bonus tracks too! First up is their seminal Black Vinyl Shoes – an album that may well stand as the group's lasting treasure! The ... (Rock) read moreCD
Three classic albums from Shoes, plus bonus tracks, and a full CD worth of rare material too! First up is Present Tense – a power-pop classic from Shoes – their first full length for Elektra Records, and a set that stands with all the best end of 70s gems from either coast! The songs ... (Rock) read moreCD
The second chapter in the career of Bridget St John, presented here in all its glory – with one key album, lots more rare material, and even some unissued session tracks too! The set begins with the wonderful album Jumblequeen – post-Dandelion Records work by British singer Bridget St ... (Rock) read moreCD
James Taylor Quartet —
Rochester Mass ... CD Cherry Red (UK), 2015. New Copy ...
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Keyboard James Taylor works here in a very unique setting – but one that's totally great, as well – and which really seems to give his music a very fresh vibe! The title's no lie – as Taylor's working in a mass-like format, complete with a large vocal choir – but the result ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
James Taylor Quartet —
Rochester Mass ... LP Cherry Red (UK), 2015. New Copy ...
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Keyboard James Taylor works here in a very unique setting – but one that's totally great, as well – and which really seems to give his music a very fresh vibe! The title's no lie – as Taylor's working in a mass-like format, complete with a large vocal choir – but the result ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible early solo project from the young Tracey Thorn – a set recorded right before she joined up with Ben Watt to form Everything But The Girl – but delivered in a leaner, much more personal style overall! There's almost a bossa nova inspiration to the record – although ... (Rock) read moreCD
An incredible early solo project from the young Tracey Thorn – a set recorded right before she joined up with Ben Watt to form Everything But The Girl – but delivered in a leaner, much more personal style overall! There's almost a bossa nova inspiration to the record – although ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Your collection of work by The Vapors just got a whole lot bigger – because this 4CD set adds a lot to the group's small catalog that originally just included two full albums! First up is the album New Clear Days – a set that's maybe best remembered for one big hit, but which has a ... (Rock) read moreCD
Nice dubby material from this obscure On-U Sound combo – recorded back when Adrian Sherwood was at the helm, and was including a lot of odd post-modern techniques into the mix. The overall sound is pretty spare, and perhaps a bit dated – but the record's one of the more enigmatic from ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Jah Wobble —
In Dub ... CD Cherry Red/30 Hertz (UK), 1990s/2000s. Used 2 CDs ...
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A really great look at a key year in British punk – a time when the music really broke open, and artists from a wide range of scenes began to make music in a punk rock vein! The set has way more variety than you might expect – not just the big names and new acts that were helping ... (Rock) read moreCD
The title's maybe a bit misleading – as most folks think of day-glo as a color associated with some of the most throwaway culture of the 80s – but the brightness of the hue definitely marks the big explosion in styles during the key British year of 1978 – a time when the punk ... (Rock) read moreCD
The title's maybe a bit misleading – as most folks think of day-glo as a color associated with some of the most throwaway culture of the 80s – but the brightness of the hue definitely marks the big explosion in styles during the key British year of 1978 – a time when the punk ... (Rock) read moreCD
A massive look at the huge legacy of North American punk in the late 70s – culled together from scenes in New York, Ohio, Boston, and LA – plus other surprising spots around the country – as artists were working separately, but together, to completely reinvent both the sound of ... (Rock) read moreCD
The great Hoagy Carmichael was one of the greatest American songwriters of the postwar years – a very down to earth spirit, yet one who was able to deliver a very subtle sense of poetry in his music, even when working with very everyday themes! This set's a great tribute to the range of ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Various —
C89 (3CD set) ... CD Cherry Red (UK), Late 80s. New Copy 3 CDs ...
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The British scene right at the cusp of the big time – tracks from a moment when the always-indie world of the C86 generation was just about to break into much wider territory, including a fair bit of crossover fame on this side of the Atlantic as well! The fuzzy touches of the Creation ... (Rock) read moreCD
Various —
C91 (3CD set) ... CD Cherry Red (UK), 1991. New Copy 3CD ...
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A mighty dip into the British indie scene of 1991 – a time when things were still going strong, and had evolved a heck of a lot since the first C86 compilation in the mid 80s! The work here represents new ears towards dancefloor elements that had been bubbling up in Manchester and elsewhere ... (Rock) read moreCD
Various —
C92 (3CD set) ... CD Cherry Red (UK), 1992. New Copy 3CDs ...
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A huge set, and one that documents just how far the British pop scene had come in the six years since the release of the legendary C86 compilation – as the year is one in which UK music burst forth on the global scene in so many sounds and styles – really helping reinvigorate the world ... (Rock) read moreCD
The end of the 80s saw a huge new shift in music on the UK scene – a moment when indie rock and club music collided – and guitar-based work was back on the dancefloors in a really big way! Part of the shift came from years of UK interest in house, electro, and other American styles ... (Rock) read moreCD
Key club cuts from the second generation of the industrial scene – that 80s moment when the music moved from the noisy, experimental territory of the Throbbing Gristle underground to a more mainstream world where the previous sonic breakthroughs were mixed with beats and lyrics to create some ... (Rock) read moreCD
The title track's a reference to a great 80s tune by Creation Records legends The Jasmine Minks – and the set follows nicely with a whole host of wonderful overlooked gems from this tremendous time in British pop! Punk gave way to post-punk, and also unleashed a whole host of indie labels ... (Rock) read moreCD
The legendary Prince was one of the all-time pop music powerhouses – an artist who seemed to record constantly, so much so that the world is just discovering all the music he left behind – and an equally energetic songwriter, so much so that he didn't always get a chance to record all ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
The first-ever massive look at the female pop legacy of UK genius producer Joe Meek – a studio talent maybe best known for his work with instrumental groups, but one who also created some real magic with girl singers too! Joe's ear for twangy guitars, offbeat sounds, and otherworldly echo ... (Rock) read moreCD
A massive look at a key moment in British music – that post-punk era when keyboards and electronics came into the mix, but weren't yet used in polished or commercial ways! The groups here really run the gamut – from some who'd later move into more noisy territory, to others who might ... (Rock) read moreCD
A massive look at a key year in British pop music – the 1962 stretch when producer Joe Meek was really starting to cook up some genius – at a level that would make him England's answer to American great Phil Spector! Meek's genius has been documented plenty elsewhere – his ear ... (Rock) read moreCD
Great music from a special part of the spectrum – sounds from the moment after punk broke big on the UK scene, and at a time when classic rock was really losing steam (not to mention disco too) – which left a whole host of younger artists to cook up new ideas that percolated nicely in ... (Rock) read moreCD
That's a Paul Weller-looking chap on the front cover – and it's no surprise that his work in The Jam helped usher in a huge new crop of British mods in the 80s and 90s – groups who were really inspired by the same 60s influences that got Weller and his group going a few years before ... (Rock) read moreCD
A great set of 80s British music that's so post-punk, it's traveled back in time – to rework older garagey sounds from the 50s and 60s for a whole new generation raised on the indie spirit of the late 70s! After years when some British groups were getting quite obtuse, others were getting ... (Rock) read moreCD
Dozens of tracks from a moment when the UK scene was really on fire – inspired by the initial punk experiments, then taken into territory that was sometimes more tuneful and catchy, sometimes even more offbeat! There's definitely a fair bit of groups here that you might call punk – but ... (Rock) read moreCD
A very interesting package – one that charts the growth of the use of classical music in soundtracks in the 60s and 70s – work from a time when classical music was being rediscovered in interesting ways – especially lesser-known composers, early music, and some of the less ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A stunningly huge look at the post-punk scene in the UK from the late 70s into the start of the 80s – served up here in an overview of bands both classic and obscure, which makes for a package that's filled with surprises throughout! The work here all comes from a time right after the ... (Rock) read moreCD
A very cool little set, and one that's a lot different than you might expect from the "new romantics" reference in the title! Sure, there's some cuts here that are from the moment when the British scene was cracking the charts with nice haircuts, catchy electro rhythms, and smart lyrics ... (Rock) read moreCD
A huge slice of work from a crucial year in electronic music – all tracks from 1981, a time when the experiments of the 70s were giving way to more tuneful recordings of the 80s – at a level that would soon dominate the world of pop around the globe! Yet although some of these artists ... (Rock) read moreCD