RSD 2023 - DON'T SELL BEFORE APRIL 22, 2023
Rights: World excluding Fr & UK
Never before on vinyl
Tracklist:
A1 Don't Let It Get You Down (from Evergreen)
A2 Villiers Terrace (from Crocodiles)
B1 Altamont (from Evergreen)
B2 Rescue (from Crocodiles)
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Rights: World excluding Fr & UK
Never before on vinyl
Tracklist:
A1 Don't Let It Get You Down (from Evergreen)
A2 Villiers Terrace (from Crocodiles)
B1 Altamont (from Evergreen)
B2 Rescue (from Crocodiles)
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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More records from ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 x White Vinyl, 1 x full colour sleeve 3mm spine, 1 x heavy weight printed inner sleeve, marketing front sticker.
WHITE LP : for the very first time on vinyl / ltd first pressing in solid white vinyl
TRACKLIST
LP
FACE A
1. Don't Let It Get You Down
2. In My Time
3. I Want To Be There (When You Come)
4. Evergreen
5. I'll Fly Tonight
6. Nothing Lasts Forever
FACE B
1. Baseball Bill
2. Altamont
3. Just A Touch Away
4. Empire State Halo
5. Too Young To Kneel
6. Forgiven
BIOG
In 1997, after a lengthy hiatus, Echo & The Bunnymen returned to the fore with 'Evergreen', revealing the brighter side of the band, and standing up with any of their earlier work.The self-produced album was recorded at The Doghouse in Henley-On-Thames with additional strings, horns and vocal arrangements recorded at Abbey Road.
The album saw the band rightfully return to the UK album charts at #8, with 3 singles ('Nothing Lasts Forever', 'I Want to Be There [When You Come]' and 'Don't Let It Get You Down') entering the UK top 50. 'Nothing Lasts Forever' (with backing vocals and tambourine by Liam Gallagher) has grown to become one of the band's most enduring and well-loved songs - a UK Top 10 and a fan favourite to this day.
To celebrate its 25 year anniversary, London Records releases 'Evergreen' on vinyl for the very first time, with a limited first pressing in solid white vinyl. There is also a new remastered and expanded 2 CD edition, taking in studio b-sides, live and acoustic sessions and previously unreleased versions across 33 tracks.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Packaging: 1 x White Vinyl, 1 x full colour sleeve 3mm spine, 1 x heavy weight printed inner sleeve, marketing front sticker.
WHITE LP : for the very first time on vinyl / ltd first pressing in solid white vinyl
TRACKLIST
LP
FACE A
1. Don't Let It Get You Down
2. In My Time
3. I Want To Be There (When You Come)
4. Evergreen
5. I'll Fly Tonight
6. Nothing Lasts Forever
FACE B
1. Baseball Bill
2. Altamont
3. Just A Touch Away
4. Empire State Halo
5. Too Young To Kneel
6. Forgiven
BIOG
In 1997, after a lengthy hiatus, Echo & The Bunnymen returned to the fore with 'Evergreen', revealing the brighter side of the band, and standing up with any of their earlier work.The self-produced album was recorded at The Doghouse in Henley-On-Thames with additional strings, horns and vocal arrangements recorded at Abbey Road.
The album saw the band rightfully return to the UK album charts at #8, with 3 singles ('Nothing Lasts Forever', 'I Want to Be There [When You Come]' and 'Don't Let It Get You Down') entering the UK top 50. 'Nothing Lasts Forever' (with backing vocals and tambourine by Liam Gallagher) has grown to become one of the band's most enduring and well-loved songs - a UK Top 10 and a fan favourite to this day.
To celebrate its 25 year anniversary, London Records releases 'Evergreen' on vinyl for the very first time, with a limited first pressing in solid white vinyl. There is also a new remastered and expanded 2 CD edition, taking in studio b-sides, live and acoustic sessions and previously unreleased versions across 33 tracks.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 2 x CD in 2 tray digipak, 12 page booklet, marketing front sticker.
DOUBLE CD : remastered and expanded 33 track 2 CD Edition, with studio B-sides, live & acoustic sessions & previously unreleased versions.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
1. Don't Let It Get You Down
2. In My Time
3. I Want To Be There (When You Come)
4. Evergreen
5. I'll Fly Tonight
6. Nothing Lasts Forever
7. Baseball Bill
8. Altamont
9. Just A Touch Away
10. Empire State Halo
11. Too Young To Kneel
12. Forgiven
13. Watchtower
14. Polly
15. Hurracaine
16. Colour Me In
17. Antelope
18. Jonny
CD 2
1. I Want To Be There (When You Come)
(Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
2. Rescue (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
3. Lips Like Sugar (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
4. Bedbugs And Ballyhoo (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
5. Nothing Lasts Forever (Radio One Jo Whiley Session, 1997)
6. The Killing Moon (Radio One Jo Whiley Session, 1997)
7. Baseball Bill (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
8. Just A Touch Away (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
9. I'll Fly Tonight (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
10. Altamont (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
11. Lips Like Sugar (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
12. I Want To Be There (When You Come) (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
13. The Killing Moon (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
14. Forgiven (GLR Robert Elms Acoustic Session, 1997)
15. Nothing Lasts Forever (Radio One Live Lounge Session, 1999)+
+Previously unreleased
BIOG
In 1997, after a lengthy hiatus, Echo & The Bunnymen returned to the fore with 'Evergreen', revealing the brighter side of the band, and standing up with any of their earlier work.The self-produced album was recorded at The Doghouse in Henley-On-Thames with additional strings, horns and vocal arrangements recorded at Abbey Road.
The album saw the band rightfully return to the UK album charts at #8, with 3 singles ('Nothing Lasts Forever', 'I Want to Be There [When You Come]' and 'Don't Let It Get You Down') entering the UK top 50. 'Nothing Lasts Forever' (with backing vocals and tambourine by Liam Gallagher) has grown to become one of the band's most enduring and well-loved songs - a UK Top 10 and a fan favourite to this day.
To celebrate its 25 year anniversary, London Records releases 'Evergreen' on vinyl for the very first time, with a limited first pressing in solid white vinyl. There is also a new remastered and expanded 2 CD edition, taking in studio b-sides, live and acoustic sessions and previously unreleased versions across 33 tracks.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Packaging: 2 x CD in 2 tray digipak, 12 page booklet, marketing front sticker.
DOUBLE CD : remastered and expanded 33 track 2 CD Edition, with studio B-sides, live & acoustic sessions & previously unreleased versions.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
1. Don't Let It Get You Down
2. In My Time
3. I Want To Be There (When You Come)
4. Evergreen
5. I'll Fly Tonight
6. Nothing Lasts Forever
7. Baseball Bill
8. Altamont
9. Just A Touch Away
10. Empire State Halo
11. Too Young To Kneel
12. Forgiven
13. Watchtower
14. Polly
15. Hurracaine
16. Colour Me In
17. Antelope
18. Jonny
CD 2
1. I Want To Be There (When You Come)
(Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
2. Rescue (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
3. Lips Like Sugar (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
4. Bedbugs And Ballyhoo (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
5. Nothing Lasts Forever (Radio One Jo Whiley Session, 1997)
6. The Killing Moon (Radio One Jo Whiley Session, 1997)
7. Baseball Bill (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
8. Just A Touch Away (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
9. I'll Fly Tonight (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
10. Altamont (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
11. Lips Like Sugar (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
12. I Want To Be There (When You Come) (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
13. The Killing Moon (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
14. Forgiven (GLR Robert Elms Acoustic Session, 1997)
15. Nothing Lasts Forever (Radio One Live Lounge Session, 1999)+
+Previously unreleased
BIOG
In 1997, after a lengthy hiatus, Echo & The Bunnymen returned to the fore with 'Evergreen', revealing the brighter side of the band, and standing up with any of their earlier work.The self-produced album was recorded at The Doghouse in Henley-On-Thames with additional strings, horns and vocal arrangements recorded at Abbey Road.
The album saw the band rightfully return to the UK album charts at #8, with 3 singles ('Nothing Lasts Forever', 'I Want to Be There [When You Come]' and 'Don't Let It Get You Down') entering the UK top 50. 'Nothing Lasts Forever' (with backing vocals and tambourine by Liam Gallagher) has grown to become one of the band's most enduring and well-loved songs - a UK Top 10 and a fan favourite to this day.
To celebrate its 25 year anniversary, London Records releases 'Evergreen' on vinyl for the very first time, with a limited first pressing in solid white vinyl. There is also a new remastered and expanded 2 CD edition, taking in studio b-sides, live and acoustic sessions and previously unreleased versions across 33 tracks.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
More records from London Records
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 2 x CD, 6 page digisleeve, booklet, marketing sticker
To be released on :
- Double CD : remastered album + 12 remixes .
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
DOUBLE CD
CD One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
6. Dennis And Lois
7. Bob's Yer Uncle
8. Step On
9. Holiday
10. Harmony
CD Two - More Thrills
1. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
2. Rave On (Club Mix)
3. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
4. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
5. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12" Mix)
6. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12" Mix)
7. Tokoloshe Man
8. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
9. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
10. God's Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
11. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
12. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Packaging: 2 x CD, 6 page digisleeve, booklet, marketing sticker
To be released on :
- Double CD : remastered album + 12 remixes .
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
DOUBLE CD
CD One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
6. Dennis And Lois
7. Bob's Yer Uncle
8. Step On
9. Holiday
10. Harmony
CD Two - More Thrills
1. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
2. Rave On (Club Mix)
3. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
4. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
5. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12" Mix)
6. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12" Mix)
7. Tokoloshe Man
8. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
9. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
10. God's Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
11. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
12. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 X red vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve, 12''2 page insert, marketing sticker.
To be released on :
- 1 LP Colored ltd edition : remastered album.
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
VINYL 1 LP
Side One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
Side Two - Album Remastered
1. Dennis And Lois
2. Bob's Yer Uncle
3. Step On
4. Holiday
5. Harmony
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Packaging: 1 X red vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve, 12''2 page insert, marketing sticker.
To be released on :
- 1 LP Colored ltd edition : remastered album.
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
VINYL 1 LP
Side One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
Side Two - Album Remastered
1. Dennis And Lois
2. Bob's Yer Uncle
3. Step On
4. Holiday
5. Harmony
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 X 140 Grs Black Vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve, 12''2 page insert, marketing sticker.
To be released on :
- 1 LP Black: remastered album.
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
VINYL 1 LP
Side One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
Side Two - Album Remastered
1. Dennis And Lois
2. Bob's Yer Uncle
3. Step On
4. Holiday
5. Harmony
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Packaging: 1 X 140 Grs Black Vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve, 12''2 page insert, marketing sticker.
To be released on :
- 1 LP Black: remastered album.
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
VINYL 1 LP
Side One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
Side Two - Album Remastered
1. Dennis And Lois
2. Bob's Yer Uncle
3. Step On
4. Holiday
5. Harmony
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 4 x CD, splicase CD sized , 4 x CD in cardboard sleeve, 60 page booklet, ,marketing sticker.
To be released on :
- 4CD Boxset : also includes 60 page booklet with brand new essays from James Brown (1990s NME Editor) and Central Station,previously unseen photos and more. Includes the remaster album, remixes, rarities, the Baby Bighead Bootleg live album from 1991 restored
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
4 CD
Disc One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
6. Dennis And Lois
7. Bob's Yer Uncle
8. Step On
9. Holiday
10. Harmony
Disc Two - Madchester - Rave On + Hallelujah
1. Hallelujah
2. Holy Ghost
3. Clap Your Hands
4. Rave On
5. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
6. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
7. Rave On (Club Mix)
8. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
Disc Three - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. Hallelujah
2. Donovan
3. Kinky Afro
4. Clap Your Hands
5. Loose Fit
6. Holiday
7. Rave On
8. E
9. Tokoloshe Man
10. Dennis And Lois
11. God's Cop
12. Step On
13. Bobs Yer Uncle
Disc Four - More Thrills
1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12")
3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12" Mix)
4. Tokoloshe Man
5. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
6. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
7. God's Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
8. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
9. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Packaging: 4 x CD, splicase CD sized , 4 x CD in cardboard sleeve, 60 page booklet, ,marketing sticker.
To be released on :
- 4CD Boxset : also includes 60 page booklet with brand new essays from James Brown (1990s NME Editor) and Central Station,previously unseen photos and more. Includes the remaster album, remixes, rarities, the Baby Bighead Bootleg live album from 1991 restored
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
4 CD
Disc One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
6. Dennis And Lois
7. Bob's Yer Uncle
8. Step On
9. Holiday
10. Harmony
Disc Two - Madchester - Rave On + Hallelujah
1. Hallelujah
2. Holy Ghost
3. Clap Your Hands
4. Rave On
5. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
6. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
7. Rave On (Club Mix)
8. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
Disc Three - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. Hallelujah
2. Donovan
3. Kinky Afro
4. Clap Your Hands
5. Loose Fit
6. Holiday
7. Rave On
8. E
9. Tokoloshe Man
10. Dennis And Lois
11. God's Cop
12. Step On
13. Bobs Yer Uncle
Disc Four - More Thrills
1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12")
3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12" Mix)
4. Tokoloshe Man
5. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
6. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
7. God's Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
8. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
9. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 5 X 180 grs Heavyweight vinyl, slipcase, 1 gatefold sleeve and 4 3mm spine sleeve, 5 x printed innersleeve, 64 page hardbound book, 1 Slipmat, A2 poster, marketing sticker
To be released on :
- 5LP Boxset : also includes 64 page hardback bound Book with brand new essays from James Brown (1990s NME Editor) and Central Station,previously unseen photos and more + a Slipmat + a Folded Tour Poster. Includes the remaster album, remixes, rarities, the Baby Bighead Bootleg live album from 1991 restored.
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
5LP BOXSET
Side One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
Side Two - Album Remastered
1. Dennis And Lois
2. Bob's Yer Uncle
3. Step On
4. Holiday
5. Harmony
Side Three - Madchester - Rave On
1. Hallelujah
2. Holy Ghost
3. Clap Your Hands
4. Rave On
Side Four - Hallelujah
1. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
2. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
3. Rave On (Club Mix)
4. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
Side Five - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. Hallelujah
2. Donovan
3. Kinky Afro
Side Six - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. Clap Your Hands
2. Loose Fit
3. Holiday
4. Rave On
Side Seven - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. E
2. Tokoloshe Man
3. Dennis And Lois
Side Eight - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. God's Cop
2. Step On
3. Bobs Yer Uncle
Side Nine - Remixes
1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12")
3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12" Mix)
4. Tokoloshe Man
Side Ten - Remixes
1. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
2. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
3. God's Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
4. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
5. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)
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Packaging: 5 X 180 grs Heavyweight vinyl, slipcase, 1 gatefold sleeve and 4 3mm spine sleeve, 5 x printed innersleeve, 64 page hardbound book, 1 Slipmat, A2 poster, marketing sticker
To be released on :
- 5LP Boxset : also includes 64 page hardback bound Book with brand new essays from James Brown (1990s NME Editor) and Central Station,previously unseen photos and more + a Slipmat + a Folded Tour Poster. Includes the remaster album, remixes, rarities, the Baby Bighead Bootleg live album from 1991 restored.
- All Audio fully remastered on all formats.
Campaign not only celebrates the album's lasting legacy but also reintroduces its rebellious
energy to a new generation, discovering the roots of UK club-influenced guitar music.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
Originally released in 1990 by Happy Mondays, the album captured the chaotic, euphoric spirit of the Madchester movement, blending indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves into a sound that helped reshape British alternative music.
Featuring era-defining tracks such as "Step On" and "Kinky Afro," the record became both a commercial breakthrough and a cultural snapshot of a generation fuelled by dance culture and Northern nightlife. More than three decades later, its grooves, attitude and genre-blurring production still
resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, influencing modern indie and electronicartists alike.
This 2026 reissue of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, around its 35th anniversary tour, and in multiple formats, marks the first major reissue campaign for one of the defining records of the late-'80s/early-'90s British club and indie crossover era.
TRACKLISTING:
5LP BOXSET
Side One - Album Remastered
1. Kinky Afro
2. God's Cop
3. Donovan
4. Grandbag's Funeral
5. Loose Fit
Side Two - Album Remastered
1. Dennis And Lois
2. Bob's Yer Uncle
3. Step On
4. Holiday
5. Harmony
Side Three - Madchester - Rave On
1. Hallelujah
2. Holy Ghost
3. Clap Your Hands
4. Rave On
Side Four - Hallelujah
1. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
2. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
3. Rave On (Club Mix)
4. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
Side Five - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. Hallelujah
2. Donovan
3. Kinky Afro
Side Six - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. Clap Your Hands
2. Loose Fit
3. Holiday
4. Rave On
Side Seven - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. E
2. Tokoloshe Man
3. Dennis And Lois
Side Eight - Baby Bighead Bootleg Live - all tracks recorded live at Elland Road, 1991
1. God's Cop
2. Step On
3. Bobs Yer Uncle
Side Nine - Remixes
1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12")
3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12" Mix)
4. Tokoloshe Man
Side Ten - Remixes
1. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
2. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
3. God's Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
4. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
5. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725758
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:CD Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725758
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:CD Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 x CD, 6 page 4/4 , 12 page booklet, marketing sticker
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
'Renascent' marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over fifteen years, produced by Keir Stewart.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose on " Agonistes" and Lucas Elliot on CD bonus track "All they See is Fire ).
Both contemporary and otherworldly, and with a swathe of new champions citing the band as an influence (Blood Orange, Harry Styles, The Avalanches, Mark William Lewis), 'Renascent' is a timely and vital rebirth for The Durutti Column.
Artwork by long-time collaborators 8vo (who have worked with the band on many of their releases) and have joined forces again for this project
- CD : features an exclusive additional bonus track 'All They See is Fire'.
TRACKLISTING:
CD
1. Echoes In The Memory
2. Your Shadow At Morning
3. Time Present And Time Past
4. Agonistes
5. Liars
6. Vapour In A Matchbox
7. Your Shadow At Evening
8. Sargasso Sea
9. Scammer
10. For Friends Everywhere
11. All They See is Fire (bonus track)
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SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
'Renascent' marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over fifteen years, produced by Keir Stewart.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose on " Agonistes" and Lucas Elliot on CD bonus track "All they See is Fire ).
Both contemporary and otherworldly, and with a swathe of new champions citing the band as an influence (Blood Orange, Harry Styles, The Avalanches, Mark William Lewis), 'Renascent' is a timely and vital rebirth for The Durutti Column.
Artwork by long-time collaborators 8vo (who have worked with the band on many of their releases) and have joined forces again for this project
- CD : features an exclusive additional bonus track 'All They See is Fire'.
TRACKLISTING:
CD
1. Echoes In The Memory
2. Your Shadow At Morning
3. Time Present And Time Past
4. Agonistes
5. Liars
6. Vapour In A Matchbox
7. Your Shadow At Evening
8. Sargasso Sea
9. Scammer
10. For Friends Everywhere
11. All They See is Fire (bonus track)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725759
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725759
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 X Transparent Yellow Vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve, marketing sticker.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
'Renascent' marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over fifteen years, produced by Keir Stewart.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose on " Agonistes" and Lucas Elliot on CD bonus track "All they See is Fire ).
Both contemporary and otherworldly, and with a swathe of new champions citing the band as an influence (Blood Orange, Harry Styles, The Avalanches, Mark William Lewis), 'Renascent' is a timely and vital rebirth for The Durutti Column.
Artwork by long-time collaborators 8vo (who have worked with the band on many of their releases) and have joined forces again for this project
- 1LP Yellow - standard edition : transparent yellow vinyle , 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve.
TRACKLISTING VINYL:
Side One
1. Echoes In The Memory
2. Your Shadow At Morning
3. Time Present And Time Past
4. Agonistes
5. Liars
Side Two
1. Vapour In A Matchbox
2. Your Shadow At Evening
3. Sargasso Sea
4. Scammer
5. For Friends Everywhere
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Packaging: 1 X Transparent Yellow Vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve, marketing sticker.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
'Renascent' marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over fifteen years, produced by Keir Stewart.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose on " Agonistes" and Lucas Elliot on CD bonus track "All they See is Fire ).
Both contemporary and otherworldly, and with a swathe of new champions citing the band as an influence (Blood Orange, Harry Styles, The Avalanches, Mark William Lewis), 'Renascent' is a timely and vital rebirth for The Durutti Column.
Artwork by long-time collaborators 8vo (who have worked with the band on many of their releases) and have joined forces again for this project
- 1LP Yellow - standard edition : transparent yellow vinyle , 3mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve.
TRACKLISTING VINYL:
Side One
1. Echoes In The Memory
2. Your Shadow At Morning
3. Time Present And Time Past
4. Agonistes
5. Liars
Side Two
1. Vapour In A Matchbox
2. Your Shadow At Evening
3. Sargasso Sea
4. Scammer
5. For Friends Everywhere
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725760
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725760
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 X Coke Bottle Green Vinyl, gatefold sleeve printed on uncoated stock with 2 additional pantons, 12 page booklet glued on inside wallet,marketing sticker.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
'Renascent' marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over fifteen years, produced by Keir Stewart.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose on " Agonistes" and Lucas Elliot on CD bonus track "All they See is Fire ).
Both contemporary and otherworldly, and with a swathe of new champions citing the band as an influence (Blood Orange, Harry Styles, The Avalanches, Mark William Lewis), 'Renascent' is a timely and vital rebirth for The Durutti Column.
Artwork by long-time collaborators 8vo (who have worked with the band on many of their releases) and have joined forces again for this project
- 1LP Coke Bottle Green - deluxe edition : exclusive alternative artwork, gatefold sleeve & large format 12 page booklet, printed inner sleeve.
TRACKLISTING VINYL:
Side One
1. Echoes In The Memory
2. Your Shadow At Morning
3. Time Present And Time Past
4. Agonistes
5. Liars
Side Two
1. Vapour In A Matchbox
2. Your Shadow At Evening
3. Sargasso Sea
4. Scammer
5. For Friends Everywhere
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Packaging: 1 X Coke Bottle Green Vinyl, gatefold sleeve printed on uncoated stock with 2 additional pantons, 12 page booklet glued on inside wallet,marketing sticker.
SHORT BIOG & PRODUCTS INFOS
'Renascent' marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over fifteen years, produced by Keir Stewart.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose on " Agonistes" and Lucas Elliot on CD bonus track "All they See is Fire ).
Both contemporary and otherworldly, and with a swathe of new champions citing the band as an influence (Blood Orange, Harry Styles, The Avalanches, Mark William Lewis), 'Renascent' is a timely and vital rebirth for The Durutti Column.
Artwork by long-time collaborators 8vo (who have worked with the band on many of their releases) and have joined forces again for this project
- 1LP Coke Bottle Green - deluxe edition : exclusive alternative artwork, gatefold sleeve & large format 12 page booklet, printed inner sleeve.
TRACKLISTING VINYL:
Side One
1. Echoes In The Memory
2. Your Shadow At Morning
3. Time Present And Time Past
4. Agonistes
5. Liars
Side Two
1. Vapour In A Matchbox
2. Your Shadow At Evening
3. Sargasso Sea
4. Scammer
5. For Friends Everywhere
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725748
Release-Date:03.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:CD Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725748
Release-Date:03.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:CD Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 x CD, 4 page 4/4 Digisleeve, 24 page Booklet, marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
- Truthdare Doubledare marked a significant change in the direction of synth-pop trio Bronski Beat's as a band, with vocalist Jimmy Somerville leaving and being replaced with John Jøn Foster.
- Whilst maintaining a clear voice in support of gay rights and political activism, the production gave way to a rougher and rawer style, featuring more real instruments, ever-powerful lyrics and more variety in genre.
- This never-before re-issued album features the #3 single 'Hit That Perfect Beat', a full remaster, new remixes from the likes of I. JORDAN and Ted Carfrae and rare, unreleased studio and live versions.
- All editions feature full album remaster , updated artwork with rare & unseen photos.
- 1CD: includes 2026 Remixes from I. JORDAN & Ted Carfrae & exclusive liner notes from vocalist John Jøn Foster
TRACKLISTINGS :
1CD
1. Hit That Perfect Beat
2. Truthdare Doubledare
3. C'Mon! C'Mon!
4. Punishment For Love
5. We Know How It Feels
6. This Heart
7. Do It
8. Dr. John
9. In My Dreams
10. Hit That Perfect Beat (I. JORDAN Rework)
11. Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Extended Rework)
12. C'Mon! C'Mon! (12" Version)
13. This Heart (John Gallen 12" Mix)
14. Hit That Perfect Beat (12" Version)
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Packaging: 1 x CD, 4 page 4/4 Digisleeve, 24 page Booklet, marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
- Truthdare Doubledare marked a significant change in the direction of synth-pop trio Bronski Beat's as a band, with vocalist Jimmy Somerville leaving and being replaced with John Jøn Foster.
- Whilst maintaining a clear voice in support of gay rights and political activism, the production gave way to a rougher and rawer style, featuring more real instruments, ever-powerful lyrics and more variety in genre.
- This never-before re-issued album features the #3 single 'Hit That Perfect Beat', a full remaster, new remixes from the likes of I. JORDAN and Ted Carfrae and rare, unreleased studio and live versions.
- All editions feature full album remaster , updated artwork with rare & unseen photos.
- 1CD: includes 2026 Remixes from I. JORDAN & Ted Carfrae & exclusive liner notes from vocalist John Jøn Foster
TRACKLISTINGS :
1CD
1. Hit That Perfect Beat
2. Truthdare Doubledare
3. C'Mon! C'Mon!
4. Punishment For Love
5. We Know How It Feels
6. This Heart
7. Do It
8. Dr. John
9. In My Dreams
10. Hit That Perfect Beat (I. JORDAN Rework)
11. Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Extended Rework)
12. C'Mon! C'Mon! (12" Version)
13. This Heart (John Gallen 12" Mix)
14. Hit That Perfect Beat (12" Version)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725749
Release-Date:03.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:3CD Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725749
Release-Date:03.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:3CD Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 3 x CD, 8 page 4/4 digisleeve , 48 page booklet, marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
- Truthdare Doubledare marked a significant change in the direction of synth-pop trio Bronski Beat's as a band, with vocalist Jimmy Somerville leaving and being replaced with John Jøn Foster.
- Whilst maintaining a clear voice in support of gay rights and political activism, the production gave way to a rougher and rawer style, featuring more real instruments, ever-powerful lyrics and more variety in genre.
- This never-before re-issued album features the #3 single 'Hit That Perfect Beat', a full remaster, new remixes from the likes of I. JORDAN and Ted Carfrae and rare, unreleased studio and live versions.
- All editions feature full album remaster , updated artwork with rare & unseen photos.
- 3CD collector edition : includes B-Sides & unreleased rarities / Live versions & unheard studio sessions / BBC Radio 1 Session / 2026 Remixes from I. JORDAN & Ted Carfrae / Exclusive liner notes from vocalist John Jøn Foster / Exclusive detailed timeline by project consultant Barnaby Ashton-Bullock
TRIPLE CD
Disc One
1. Hit That Perfect Beat
2. Truthdare Doubledare
3. C'Mon! C'Mon!
4. Punishment For Love
5. We Know How It Feels
6. This Heart
7. Do It
8. Dr. John
9. In My Dreams
10. I Gave You Everything
11. What Are You Doing About It? (Extended Version)
12. Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Rework)
13. Something Special
14. Drum Majors (Tambour Majeur)
15. Hit That Perfect Beat (Cocktail Mix)
Disc Two
1. Loveline (Extended 1990 Version)
2. Meaning Of Love (Studio Session)
3. Black Storm (Studio Session)
4. Take You There (Studio Session)
5. Back On Me (Feeling Lonely) [Studio Session]
6. Running (Free Yourself) [Studio Session]
7. Keeps Me Satisfied (Studio Session)
8. Hit That Perfect Beat (BBC Radio One Session)
9. C'Mon! C'Mon! (BBC Radio One Session)
10. Back On Me (BBC Radio One Session)
11. In My Dreams (BBC Radio One Session)
12. Hit That Perfect Beat (Metropolitan 7" Mix with timbale)
13. This Heart (John Gallen 7" Mix)
14. We Know How It Feels (Piano Version)
15. What Are You Doing About It? (7" Version)
16. Loveline (1993 Version)
17. Hit That Perfect Beat (1994 Version)
18. This Heart (Ian Levine 7" Mix)
Disc Three
1. Hit That Perfect Beat (I. JORDAN Rework)
2. Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Extended Rework)
3. Hit That Perfect Beat (12" Version)
4. C'Mon! C'Mon! (12" Version)
5. This Heart (John Gallen 12" Mix)
6. Hit That Perfect Beat (Instant Mix)
7. C'Mon! C'Mon! (Tropical Mix)
8. This Heart (Ian Levine 12" Remix)
9. Hit That Perfect Beat (Metropolitan 12" Version)
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Packaging: 3 x CD, 8 page 4/4 digisleeve , 48 page booklet, marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
- Truthdare Doubledare marked a significant change in the direction of synth-pop trio Bronski Beat's as a band, with vocalist Jimmy Somerville leaving and being replaced with John Jøn Foster.
- Whilst maintaining a clear voice in support of gay rights and political activism, the production gave way to a rougher and rawer style, featuring more real instruments, ever-powerful lyrics and more variety in genre.
- This never-before re-issued album features the #3 single 'Hit That Perfect Beat', a full remaster, new remixes from the likes of I. JORDAN and Ted Carfrae and rare, unreleased studio and live versions.
- All editions feature full album remaster , updated artwork with rare & unseen photos.
- 3CD collector edition : includes B-Sides & unreleased rarities / Live versions & unheard studio sessions / BBC Radio 1 Session / 2026 Remixes from I. JORDAN & Ted Carfrae / Exclusive liner notes from vocalist John Jøn Foster / Exclusive detailed timeline by project consultant Barnaby Ashton-Bullock
TRIPLE CD
Disc One
1. Hit That Perfect Beat
2. Truthdare Doubledare
3. C'Mon! C'Mon!
4. Punishment For Love
5. We Know How It Feels
6. This Heart
7. Do It
8. Dr. John
9. In My Dreams
10. I Gave You Everything
11. What Are You Doing About It? (Extended Version)
12. Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Rework)
13. Something Special
14. Drum Majors (Tambour Majeur)
15. Hit That Perfect Beat (Cocktail Mix)
Disc Two
1. Loveline (Extended 1990 Version)
2. Meaning Of Love (Studio Session)
3. Black Storm (Studio Session)
4. Take You There (Studio Session)
5. Back On Me (Feeling Lonely) [Studio Session]
6. Running (Free Yourself) [Studio Session]
7. Keeps Me Satisfied (Studio Session)
8. Hit That Perfect Beat (BBC Radio One Session)
9. C'Mon! C'Mon! (BBC Radio One Session)
10. Back On Me (BBC Radio One Session)
11. In My Dreams (BBC Radio One Session)
12. Hit That Perfect Beat (Metropolitan 7" Mix with timbale)
13. This Heart (John Gallen 7" Mix)
14. We Know How It Feels (Piano Version)
15. What Are You Doing About It? (7" Version)
16. Loveline (1993 Version)
17. Hit That Perfect Beat (1994 Version)
18. This Heart (Ian Levine 7" Mix)
Disc Three
1. Hit That Perfect Beat (I. JORDAN Rework)
2. Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Extended Rework)
3. Hit That Perfect Beat (12" Version)
4. C'Mon! C'Mon! (12" Version)
5. This Heart (John Gallen 12" Mix)
6. Hit That Perfect Beat (Instant Mix)
7. C'Mon! C'Mon! (Tropical Mix)
8. This Heart (Ian Levine 12" Remix)
9. Hit That Perfect Beat (Metropolitan 12" Version)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725750
Release-Date:03.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725750
Release-Date:03.07.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 x 140 Grs Purple Vinyl, 3 mm spine sleeve finish matt laminate with Spot UV gloss, printed inner sleeve,marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
- Truthdare Doubledare marked a significant change in the direction of synth-pop trio Bronski Beat's as a band, with vocalist Jimmy Somerville leaving and being replaced with John Jøn Foster.
- Whilst maintaining a clear voice in support of gay rights and political activism, the production gave way to a rougher and rawer style, featuring more real instruments, ever-powerful lyrics and more variety in genre.
- This never-before re-issued album features the #3 single 'Hit That Perfect Beat', a full remaster, new remixes from the likes of I. JORDAN and Ted Carfrae and rare, unreleased studio and live versions.
- All editions feature full album remaster , updated artwork with rare & unseen photos.
- 1LP Purple : includes B-Sides & unreleased rarities
VINYL
Side One
A1. Hit That Perfect Beat
A2. Truthdare Doubledare
A3. C'Mon! C'Mon!
A4. Punishment For Love
A5. We Know How It Feels
A6. What Are You Doing About It?
Side Two
B1. This Heart
B2. Do It
B3. Dr. John
B4. In My Dreams
B5. I Gave You Everything
B6. Hit That Perfect Beat (Cocktail Mix)
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Packaging: 1 x 140 Grs Purple Vinyl, 3 mm spine sleeve finish matt laminate with Spot UV gloss, printed inner sleeve,marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
- Truthdare Doubledare marked a significant change in the direction of synth-pop trio Bronski Beat's as a band, with vocalist Jimmy Somerville leaving and being replaced with John Jøn Foster.
- Whilst maintaining a clear voice in support of gay rights and political activism, the production gave way to a rougher and rawer style, featuring more real instruments, ever-powerful lyrics and more variety in genre.
- This never-before re-issued album features the #3 single 'Hit That Perfect Beat', a full remaster, new remixes from the likes of I. JORDAN and Ted Carfrae and rare, unreleased studio and live versions.
- All editions feature full album remaster , updated artwork with rare & unseen photos.
- 1LP Purple : includes B-Sides & unreleased rarities
VINYL
Side One
A1. Hit That Perfect Beat
A2. Truthdare Doubledare
A3. C'Mon! C'Mon!
A4. Punishment For Love
A5. We Know How It Feels
A6. What Are You Doing About It?
Side Two
B1. This Heart
B2. Do It
B3. Dr. John
B4. In My Dreams
B5. I Gave You Everything
B6. Hit That Perfect Beat (Cocktail Mix)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725840
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725840
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:12" Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
12'' EP
Packaging: 1 x Night Sky Blue & Black Marble transparent vinyl, printed 3 mm spine sleeve, marketing sticker.
KEY POINTS
" 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister stands as one of the most creatively and commercially powerful singles of the early '90s, dominating the UK Singles Chart for eight consecutive weeks, one of the longest-running number-one hits of its era.
" 'Stay' was a defining cultural and artistic statement, the track's dramatic structure and accompanying video shifting from a delicate ballad into a theatrical, gothic climax.
" Decades later, 'Stay' continues to win new fans through chart re-entries and renewed popularity, most recently cited by Charli XCX as a key influence on her soundtrack for Emerald Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights'.
"
This 12" features 4 tracks previously unreleased on vinyl, as well as the Andre Betts (producer Madonna, Living Colour) 12" Remix, which is released commercially for the first time.
" 6 Track EP / Collector Night Sky Blue & Black transparent marble vinyl.
TRACKLISTING:
Side A
A1. Stay [Radio Mix]
A2. Stay [Andre Betts 12" Remix]
A3. Stay [Acoustic Version]
Side B
B1. The Trouble with Andre [Luke Mornay Sweeter Mix]
B2. The Trouble with Andre [Luke Mornay Deeper Mix]
B3. The Trouble with Andre [Chris Thomas Remix]
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12'' EP
Packaging: 1 x Night Sky Blue & Black Marble transparent vinyl, printed 3 mm spine sleeve, marketing sticker.
KEY POINTS
" 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister stands as one of the most creatively and commercially powerful singles of the early '90s, dominating the UK Singles Chart for eight consecutive weeks, one of the longest-running number-one hits of its era.
" 'Stay' was a defining cultural and artistic statement, the track's dramatic structure and accompanying video shifting from a delicate ballad into a theatrical, gothic climax.
" Decades later, 'Stay' continues to win new fans through chart re-entries and renewed popularity, most recently cited by Charli XCX as a key influence on her soundtrack for Emerald Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights'.
"
This 12" features 4 tracks previously unreleased on vinyl, as well as the Andre Betts (producer Madonna, Living Colour) 12" Remix, which is released commercially for the first time.
" 6 Track EP / Collector Night Sky Blue & Black transparent marble vinyl.
TRACKLISTING:
Side A
A1. Stay [Radio Mix]
A2. Stay [Andre Betts 12" Remix]
A3. Stay [Acoustic Version]
Side B
B1. The Trouble with Andre [Luke Mornay Sweeter Mix]
B2. The Trouble with Andre [Luke Mornay Deeper Mix]
B3. The Trouble with Andre [Chris Thomas Remix]
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725756
Release-Date:12.06.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725756
Release-Date:12.06.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:2CD Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 2 x CD, 6 pagedigisleeve, folded booklet, marketing sticker
KEY INFO
In June 2026 London Records will be releasing a new compilation 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the London Records Story'.
Double CD- 40 classics.
Released alongside a new major podcast 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the story of London Records' (5 episodes), the compilation showcases the incredible success, breadth, and variety of the London Records with over 40 top 40 hits, 20 top 10 hits, 15 Top 5s and 5 number 1s.
Featuring select tracks from the 80s, 90s and 00s, 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the London Records Story' traverses synthpop (Blancmange, Bronski Beat), Rave and D'n'B (Orbital, CJ Bolland, Goldie, Armand Van Helden) Britpop (Menswear, Gay Dad), antidote pop groups (All Saints, East 17), Y2K pop (Sugababes, Dannii Minogue) and monster global hits (Fine Young Cannibals, Bananarama, Shakespears Sister) and more (such as Happy Mondays, Brand New Heavies, Echo & The Bunnymen, Flowered Up) .
Featuring liner notes from journalist Siân Pattenden (former writer for Smash Hits, The Face, Select Magazine), who is also the presenter of the podcast, 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the London Records Story' is the perfect introduction to the one of the world's most exciting and dynamic labels.
TRACKLISTING :
Disc One
1. Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
2. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
3. Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
4. Young At Heart - The Bluebells
5. Takes A Little Time - Total Contrast
6. Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat
7. Sally - Carmel
8. Don't Leave Me This Way feat. Sarah Jane Morris - The Communards
9. Don't Go - Hothouse Flowers
10. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
11. C'mon and Get My Love feat. Cathy Dennis - D Mob
12. Born This Way (Let's Dance) - Cookie Crew
13. You Make Me Feel Mighty Real - Jimmy Somerville
14. You're History - Shakespears Sister
15. Monsters and Angels - Voice of The Beehive
16. It's On - Flowered Up
17. Something Good - Utah Saints
18. Halcyon - Orbital
19. Stinkin' Thinkin' - Happy Mondays
20. It's Alright - East 17
Disc Two
1. Regret - New Order
2. Inner City Life - Goldie
3. I Believe - Marcella Detroit
4. Daydreamer - Menswear
5. Sunshine After The Rain - Berri
6. I'm Alive - Stretch & Vern present "Maddog"
7. Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand Van Helden's Sugar Daddy Edit) - CJ Bolland
8. Wonderwall - The Mike Flowers Pops
9. Keep On Jumpin' - Lisa Marie Experience
10. Never Ever - All Saints
11. Nothing Lasts Forever - Echo and the Bunnymen
12. You Are The Universe - The Brand New Heavies
13. Beat Goes On - The All Seeing I
14. Buzzin' - Asian Dub Foundation
15. You Don't Know Me feat. Duane Harden - Armand Van Helden
16. To Earth With Love - Gay Dad
17. Please Don't Turn Me On feat. Lifford - Artful Dodger
18. Overload - Sugababes
19. Starbucks - A
20. I Begin To Wonder - Dannii Minogue
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KEY INFO
In June 2026 London Records will be releasing a new compilation 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the London Records Story'.
Double CD- 40 classics.
Released alongside a new major podcast 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the story of London Records' (5 episodes), the compilation showcases the incredible success, breadth, and variety of the London Records with over 40 top 40 hits, 20 top 10 hits, 15 Top 5s and 5 number 1s.
Featuring select tracks from the 80s, 90s and 00s, 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the London Records Story' traverses synthpop (Blancmange, Bronski Beat), Rave and D'n'B (Orbital, CJ Bolland, Goldie, Armand Van Helden) Britpop (Menswear, Gay Dad), antidote pop groups (All Saints, East 17), Y2K pop (Sugababes, Dannii Minogue) and monster global hits (Fine Young Cannibals, Bananarama, Shakespears Sister) and more (such as Happy Mondays, Brand New Heavies, Echo & The Bunnymen, Flowered Up) .
Featuring liner notes from journalist Siân Pattenden (former writer for Smash Hits, The Face, Select Magazine), who is also the presenter of the podcast, 'Hit That Perfect Beat - the London Records Story' is the perfect introduction to the one of the world's most exciting and dynamic labels.
TRACKLISTING :
Disc One
1. Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
2. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
3. Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
4. Young At Heart - The Bluebells
5. Takes A Little Time - Total Contrast
6. Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat
7. Sally - Carmel
8. Don't Leave Me This Way feat. Sarah Jane Morris - The Communards
9. Don't Go - Hothouse Flowers
10. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
11. C'mon and Get My Love feat. Cathy Dennis - D Mob
12. Born This Way (Let's Dance) - Cookie Crew
13. You Make Me Feel Mighty Real - Jimmy Somerville
14. You're History - Shakespears Sister
15. Monsters and Angels - Voice of The Beehive
16. It's On - Flowered Up
17. Something Good - Utah Saints
18. Halcyon - Orbital
19. Stinkin' Thinkin' - Happy Mondays
20. It's Alright - East 17
Disc Two
1. Regret - New Order
2. Inner City Life - Goldie
3. I Believe - Marcella Detroit
4. Daydreamer - Menswear
5. Sunshine After The Rain - Berri
6. I'm Alive - Stretch & Vern present "Maddog"
7. Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand Van Helden's Sugar Daddy Edit) - CJ Bolland
8. Wonderwall - The Mike Flowers Pops
9. Keep On Jumpin' - Lisa Marie Experience
10. Never Ever - All Saints
11. Nothing Lasts Forever - Echo and the Bunnymen
12. You Are The Universe - The Brand New Heavies
13. Beat Goes On - The All Seeing I
14. Buzzin' - Asian Dub Foundation
15. You Don't Know Me feat. Duane Harden - Armand Van Helden
16. To Earth With Love - Gay Dad
17. Please Don't Turn Me On feat. Lifford - Artful Dodger
18. Overload - Sugababes
19. Starbucks - A
20. I Begin To Wonder - Dannii Minogue
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725744
Release-Date:29.05.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725744
Release-Date:29.05.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:CD Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 x CD, 4 page 4/4 Digisleeve, 4 page Booklet, marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure's Vince Clarke, Blancmange's Neil Arthur and the electronic producer-writer-synth-nerd Benge have joined forces to form the new project Doublespeak. Set to be released on May 29th, their self-titled debut album revisits eleven of their favourite songs from the past four decades, each reimagined and renewed in the timeless space of gleaming analogue electronica.
The 'Doublespeak' album is divided between songs from the postpunk netherworld brought blinking into the light (Fad Gadget, The Sound, Young Marble Giants), pop radio monsters ushered back down a dark stairway into the club (ABBA, David Essex, The Carpenters) and buried treasures from the 1990s onwards (The Magnetic Fields, Ed Dowie and Laptop).
Collectively, the album amounts to a shadow autobiography of the three collaborators' continuing musical education. Doublespeak is the great human songbook, synthesised.
Empathic vocals, bold arrangements and glowing analogue electronics turn familiar and forgotten songs into a personal, forward-looking electronic statement.
TRACKLISTINGS :
CD
1. Back to Nature (originally by Fad Gadget)
2. Brand New Life (originally by Young Marble Giants)
3. The Visitors (originally by ABBA)
4. I Can't Escape Myself (originally by The Sound)
5. Goodbye to Love (originally by Carpenters)
6. Rock On (originally by David Essex)
7. Smoke and Mirrors (originally by The Magnetic Fields)
8. Day Breaks, Night Heals (originally by Thomas Leer, Robert Rental)
9. Gentle on My Mind (originally by John Hartford)
10. Richard! (originally by Ed Dowie)
11. End Credits (originally by Laptop)
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KEY INFO
Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure's Vince Clarke, Blancmange's Neil Arthur and the electronic producer-writer-synth-nerd Benge have joined forces to form the new project Doublespeak. Set to be released on May 29th, their self-titled debut album revisits eleven of their favourite songs from the past four decades, each reimagined and renewed in the timeless space of gleaming analogue electronica.
The 'Doublespeak' album is divided between songs from the postpunk netherworld brought blinking into the light (Fad Gadget, The Sound, Young Marble Giants), pop radio monsters ushered back down a dark stairway into the club (ABBA, David Essex, The Carpenters) and buried treasures from the 1990s onwards (The Magnetic Fields, Ed Dowie and Laptop).
Collectively, the album amounts to a shadow autobiography of the three collaborators' continuing musical education. Doublespeak is the great human songbook, synthesised.
Empathic vocals, bold arrangements and glowing analogue electronics turn familiar and forgotten songs into a personal, forward-looking electronic statement.
TRACKLISTINGS :
CD
1. Back to Nature (originally by Fad Gadget)
2. Brand New Life (originally by Young Marble Giants)
3. The Visitors (originally by ABBA)
4. I Can't Escape Myself (originally by The Sound)
5. Goodbye to Love (originally by Carpenters)
6. Rock On (originally by David Essex)
7. Smoke and Mirrors (originally by The Magnetic Fields)
8. Day Breaks, Night Heals (originally by Thomas Leer, Robert Rental)
9. Gentle on My Mind (originally by John Hartford)
10. Richard! (originally by Ed Dowie)
11. End Credits (originally by Laptop)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725745
Release-Date:29.05.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725745
Release-Date:29.05.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 x 140 Grs Black Vinyl, 33 mm spine sleeve, printed inner sleeve,marketing sticker.
KEY INFO
Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure's Vince Clarke, Blancmange's Neil Arthur and the electronic producer-writer-synth-nerd Benge have joined forces to form the new project Doublespeak. Set to be released on May 29th, their self-titled debut album revisits eleven of their favourite songs from the past four decades, each reimagined and renewed in the timeless space of gleaming analogue electronica.
The 'Doublespeak' album is divided between songs from the postpunk netherworld brought blinking into the light (Fad Gadget, The Sound, Young Marble Giants), pop radio monsters ushered back down a dark stairway into the club (ABBA, David Essex, The Carpenters) and buried treasures from the 1990s onwards (The Magnetic Fields, Ed Dowie and Laptop).
Collectively, the album amounts to a shadow autobiography of the three collaborators' continuing musical education. Doublespeak is the great human songbook, synthesised.
Empathic vocals, bold arrangements and glowing analogue electronics turn familiar and forgotten songs into a personal, forward-looking electronic statement.
VINYL
Side One
1. Back to Nature (originally by Fad Gadget)
2. Brand New Life (originally by Young Marble Giants)
3. The Visitors (originally by ABBA)
4. I Can't Escape Myself (originally by The Sound)
5. Goodbye to Love (originally by Carpenters)
Side Two
1. Rock On (originally by David Essex)
2. Smoke and Mirrors (originally by The Magnetic Fields)
3. Day Breaks, Night Heals (originally by Thomas Leer, Robert Rental)
4. Gentle on My Mind (originally by John Hartford)
5. Richard! (originally by Ed Dowie)
6. End Credits (originally by Laptop)
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KEY INFO
Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure's Vince Clarke, Blancmange's Neil Arthur and the electronic producer-writer-synth-nerd Benge have joined forces to form the new project Doublespeak. Set to be released on May 29th, their self-titled debut album revisits eleven of their favourite songs from the past four decades, each reimagined and renewed in the timeless space of gleaming analogue electronica.
The 'Doublespeak' album is divided between songs from the postpunk netherworld brought blinking into the light (Fad Gadget, The Sound, Young Marble Giants), pop radio monsters ushered back down a dark stairway into the club (ABBA, David Essex, The Carpenters) and buried treasures from the 1990s onwards (The Magnetic Fields, Ed Dowie and Laptop).
Collectively, the album amounts to a shadow autobiography of the three collaborators' continuing musical education. Doublespeak is the great human songbook, synthesised.
Empathic vocals, bold arrangements and glowing analogue electronics turn familiar and forgotten songs into a personal, forward-looking electronic statement.
VINYL
Side One
1. Back to Nature (originally by Fad Gadget)
2. Brand New Life (originally by Young Marble Giants)
3. The Visitors (originally by ABBA)
4. I Can't Escape Myself (originally by The Sound)
5. Goodbye to Love (originally by Carpenters)
Side Two
1. Rock On (originally by David Essex)
2. Smoke and Mirrors (originally by The Magnetic Fields)
3. Day Breaks, Night Heals (originally by Thomas Leer, Robert Rental)
4. Gentle on My Mind (originally by John Hartford)
5. Richard! (originally by Ed Dowie)
6. End Credits (originally by Laptop)
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RSD 2026 - don't sell before 18th of April - Rights: World excluding France & UK
Packaging / Notes: 1LP Blue and numbered, includes special art prints. The very first reissue of a rare & cult record, 100% exclusive to RSD
Tracklisting
Side A
1. Dimstar
2. Joy!
3. Oh Jim
4. My Son Mystic
5. Black Ghost
Side B
1. To Earth With Love
2. Dateline
3. Pathfinder
4. Different Kind of Blue
5. Jesus Christ
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Tracklisting
Side A
1. Dimstar
2. Joy!
3. Oh Jim
4. My Son Mystic
5. Black Ghost
Side B
1. To Earth With Love
2. Dateline
3. Pathfinder
4. Different Kind of Blue
5. Jesus Christ
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS1725711
Release-Date:18.04.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS1725711
Release-Date:18.04.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP Excl
RSD 2026 - don't sell before 18th of April - Rights: World excluding France & UK
Packaging/Notes: 1 LP White. First re-issue since 2012, as exclusive colored LP to RSD
Tracklisting:
Side A
1. Bonafied Funk (feat. Main Source)
2. It's Getting Hectic (feat. Gang Starr)
3. Who Makes The Loot (feat. Grand Puba)
4. Wake Me When I'm Dead (feat. Masta Ace)
5. Jump N' Move (feat. Jamalski)
Side B
1. Death Threat (feat. Kool G. Rap)
2. State of Yo (feat. Black Sheep)
3. Do Whatta I Gotta Do (feat. Edo. G)
4. Whatgabouthat (feat. Tiger)
5. Soul Flower (feat. The Pharcyde)
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Tracklisting:
Side A
1. Bonafied Funk (feat. Main Source)
2. It's Getting Hectic (feat. Gang Starr)
3. Who Makes The Loot (feat. Grand Puba)
4. Wake Me When I'm Dead (feat. Masta Ace)
5. Jump N' Move (feat. Jamalski)
Side B
1. Death Threat (feat. Kool G. Rap)
2. State of Yo (feat. Black Sheep)
3. Do Whatta I Gotta Do (feat. Edo. G)
4. Whatgabouthat (feat. Tiger)
5. Soul Flower (feat. The Pharcyde)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS1725713
Release-Date:18.04.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS1725713
Release-Date:18.04.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP Excl
RSD 2026 - don't sell before 18th of April - Rights: World excluding France & UK
Packaging/Notes: 1 LP Black.Features for the first time on vinyl remixes commissioned for the recent Pickled Eggs & Sherbet album re-issue which had a great response from tastemaker DJs
Tracklisting:
Side A
1. 1st Crooked Man In Space (feat. Phil Oakey)
2. 1st Crooked Dub In Space (feat. Phil Oakey)
Side B
1. I Walk Crooked
2. Return of the Crooked Cat
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Tracklisting:
Side A
1. 1st Crooked Man In Space (feat. Phil Oakey)
2. 1st Crooked Dub In Space (feat. Phil Oakey)
Side B
1. I Walk Crooked
2. Return of the Crooked Cat
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On Figure X45 we are presenting a new up and coming artist, Jancen. With only a handful releases under his belt, this promising young dutchman delivers immaculate productions that veer between the deep and the jacking, always powerful and driving but with a strong sense of groove pervading throughout.
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Tracklist:
Kaiser – Run (Original Mix)
Kaiser – Lupi (Original Mix)
FORUM – Incunabulum (Original Mix)
FORUM – Sartorial (Original Mix)
Short Info:
The second release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Kaiser and FORUM. The EP starts with a bouncy track, continues with dreamy noises and ends with two massaging and tooly tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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Iglo - Neverplace
2
Iglo - Recovery
3
Iglo - Tell Me Everything
4
Iglo - Introspection
12” vinyl with full cover print
TRACKLIST:
A1. Neverplace
A2. Recovery
B1. Tell Me Everything
B2. Introspection
INFO:
Figure is excited to welcome IGLO to the roster, a promising new talent in techno. With a background in classical music, IGLO began his journey with the renowned Thomanerchor Leipzig before moving on to play guitar in bands. His diverse musical experience informs his unique approach to techno, merging classical influences with modern electronic production.
On his debut EP for Figure, IGLO presents a collection of tracks that showcase his skill in blending solid rhythms, deep atmospheres, and rich textures. The opening track, Neverplace, introduces the EP with dubby chords and rave-inspired vocals, setting a late-night tone with emotional depth. Recovery follows, featuring a groovy bassline and a spoken word sample that enhances the track’s immersive feel. In Tell Me Everything, IGLO moves into snappier rhythms, with looping elements and a distant vocal that adds a mysterious edge. Introspection stands apart with IGLO’s own singing voice, paired with analogue rhythms that create a smooth, reflective flow while maintaining steady momentum.
The two digital bonus tracks, Dispersity and Solitude, close the EP with steady, rumbling beats and tight rhythms, keeping the energy grounded and focused while engaging the dancefloor.
IGLO’s debut on Figure reflects his ability to merge emotional depth with forward-thinking techno, marking a strong start for this exciting new artist.
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TRACKLIST:
A1. Neverplace
A2. Recovery
B1. Tell Me Everything
B2. Introspection
INFO:
Figure is excited to welcome IGLO to the roster, a promising new talent in techno. With a background in classical music, IGLO began his journey with the renowned Thomanerchor Leipzig before moving on to play guitar in bands. His diverse musical experience informs his unique approach to techno, merging classical influences with modern electronic production.
On his debut EP for Figure, IGLO presents a collection of tracks that showcase his skill in blending solid rhythms, deep atmospheres, and rich textures. The opening track, Neverplace, introduces the EP with dubby chords and rave-inspired vocals, setting a late-night tone with emotional depth. Recovery follows, featuring a groovy bassline and a spoken word sample that enhances the track’s immersive feel. In Tell Me Everything, IGLO moves into snappier rhythms, with looping elements and a distant vocal that adds a mysterious edge. Introspection stands apart with IGLO’s own singing voice, paired with analogue rhythms that create a smooth, reflective flow while maintaining steady momentum.
The two digital bonus tracks, Dispersity and Solitude, close the EP with steady, rumbling beats and tight rhythms, keeping the energy grounded and focused while engaging the dancefloor.
IGLO’s debut on Figure reflects his ability to merge emotional depth with forward-thinking techno, marking a strong start for this exciting new artist.
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Kristian - A1. Doubtful
2
Kristian - A2. Dry Dub
3
Kristian - B1. Insider
4
Kristian - B2. Worthiness
12" vinyl with full cover print
TRACKLIST:
A1 Doubtful
A2 Dry Dub
B1 Insider
B2 Worthiness
INFO:
Kristian is a new anonymous project on Figure Music, exploring a different kind of sound that is based on subtly nuanced live jams and oriented towards a slightly more raw house and dubby-related style.
Opener Doubtful makes a strong first impression as Kristian weaves together lush, cheerful chords with a tight yet rolling bass momentum, carrying the track forward effortlessly. In stark contrast, Dry Dub is groove reduced to its bare essence. A straight-up drum track made of
sparse elements that confidently unfold their subliminal power over time.
The flip holds cuts that really want to spring to life. Swirly, dubbed-out sounds create a colorful and dynamic palette, rapidly changing in movement and direction. Insider riffs on heavily animated, filtered synth action, while closing track Worthiness goes deep and spacey, oozing with warm machine charm, squelching acid, and bubbly bass.
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TRACKLIST:
A1 Doubtful
A2 Dry Dub
B1 Insider
B2 Worthiness
INFO:
Kristian is a new anonymous project on Figure Music, exploring a different kind of sound that is based on subtly nuanced live jams and oriented towards a slightly more raw house and dubby-related style.
Opener Doubtful makes a strong first impression as Kristian weaves together lush, cheerful chords with a tight yet rolling bass momentum, carrying the track forward effortlessly. In stark contrast, Dry Dub is groove reduced to its bare essence. A straight-up drum track made of
sparse elements that confidently unfold their subliminal power over time.
The flip holds cuts that really want to spring to life. Swirly, dubbed-out sounds create a colorful and dynamic palette, rapidly changing in movement and direction. Insider riffs on heavily animated, filtered synth action, while closing track Worthiness goes deep and spacey, oozing with warm machine charm, squelching acid, and bubbly bass.
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Decka - Alignment (Original Mix)
2
Decka - Stationary (Original Mix)
3
Kameliia - Inoblitus (Original Mix)
4
Kameliia - Remains Mystery (Original Mix)
Genre: Techno
TRACKLIST:
Decka - Alignment (Original Mix)
Decka - Stationary (Original Mix)
Kameliia - Inoblitus (Original Mix)
Kameliia - Remains Mystery (Original Mix)
SHORT INFO:
The third release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Decka and Kameliia. The EP starts with a tooly sound, continues with spicy claps and ends with two massaging and hypnotizing tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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TRACKLIST:
Decka - Alignment (Original Mix)
Decka - Stationary (Original Mix)
Kameliia - Inoblitus (Original Mix)
Kameliia - Remains Mystery (Original Mix)
SHORT INFO:
The third release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Decka and Kameliia. The EP starts with a tooly sound, continues with spicy claps and ends with two massaging and hypnotizing tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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Arkan - Brocken Clock
2
Arkan - Pulsing
3
Arkan - Plaintive
4
Arkan - Dark Clouds
12” vinyl with full cover print
TRACKLIST:
A1. Brocken Clock
A2. Pulsing
B1. Plaintive
B2. Dark Clouds
INFO:
Fresh off the heels of his first release on Figure, French producer Arkan deepens his explorations of a unique sound with Part 2 of his Lightworker EP.
His signature blend of mental techno is expanded upon, with opener Broken Clock swaying and rumbling mysteriously like a hypnotic pendulum over an abrasive groove. Pulsing picks up traction and pushes the momentum forward while still allowing jagged textures and cavernous effects to paint a largely looming soundscape.
The flipside gets treated to more colours, with the linear Plaintive works its magic through a set of dense and emotive synths, slowly creating an uplifting yet condensed energy.
Dark Clouds equally builds a strong atmosphere, using ricocheting sparks of panning synths and lighting to conjure the ominous feeling of a rising thunderstorm.
If you haven’t checked it yet, make sure to go back for Lightworker Pt 1 and hear more of this promising new talent’s sounds.
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TRACKLIST:
A1. Brocken Clock
A2. Pulsing
B1. Plaintive
B2. Dark Clouds
INFO:
Fresh off the heels of his first release on Figure, French producer Arkan deepens his explorations of a unique sound with Part 2 of his Lightworker EP.
His signature blend of mental techno is expanded upon, with opener Broken Clock swaying and rumbling mysteriously like a hypnotic pendulum over an abrasive groove. Pulsing picks up traction and pushes the momentum forward while still allowing jagged textures and cavernous effects to paint a largely looming soundscape.
The flipside gets treated to more colours, with the linear Plaintive works its magic through a set of dense and emotive synths, slowly creating an uplifting yet condensed energy.
Dark Clouds equally builds a strong atmosphere, using ricocheting sparks of panning synths and lighting to conjure the ominous feeling of a rising thunderstorm.
If you haven’t checked it yet, make sure to go back for Lightworker Pt 1 and hear more of this promising new talent’s sounds.
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Sev Dah - Nonagon (Original Mix)
2
Sev Dah - No Point (Original Mix)
3
Sev Dah - Lux (Original Mix)
4
Sev Dah - Pizzic (Original Mix)
GENRE: Techno
TRACKLIST:
01. Sev Dah – Nonagon (Original Mix)
02. Sev Dah – No Point (Original Mix)
03. Sev Dah – Lux (Original Mix)
04. Sev Dah – Pizzic (Original Mix)
SHORT INFO:
The BIN001 is the first release on the BINÄR-Label by Sev Dah. The EP includes different facets of techno starting with a groovy, tooly sound over rough flows and ending with dreamy chords. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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TRACKLIST:
01. Sev Dah – Nonagon (Original Mix)
02. Sev Dah – No Point (Original Mix)
03. Sev Dah – Lux (Original Mix)
04. Sev Dah – Pizzic (Original Mix)
SHORT INFO:
The BIN001 is the first release on the BINÄR-Label by Sev Dah. The EP includes different facets of techno starting with a groovy, tooly sound over rough flows and ending with dreamy chords. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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Arkan - Delirium
2
Arkan - Vicious Night
3
Arkan - Voltaris
4
Arkan - What Is Not Born Cannot Die
12" vinyl with full cover print
TRACKLIST:
A1. Delirium
A2. Vicious Night
B1. Voltaris
B2. What Is Not Born Cannot Die
INFO:
The latest addition to the Figure roster comes in form of French producer Arkan. A musician from young age, he combines minimalist, deep-cut grooves with understated harmonies.
His first release on the label arrives as part one of his Lightworker double EP, giving the artist ample room to showcase his own vision of contemporary, „mental techno“ as he dubs it himself.
Fitting this description, opener Delirium is a deeply hypnotic tune, mastering the subtle art of sustain and release to effortlessly cycle its own energy. Vicious Night then tips towards a more percussively lead momentum yet stays true to the less-is-more approach of Arkan.
On the flip he gets to further build on his musical ideas, whether it be the melodic fragments echoing pensively in and out of the 4/4 grid over the galopping beat of Voltaris or eventually the saccharine, IDM-reminiscent ambient closer What Is Born Cannot Die.
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TRACKLIST:
A1. Delirium
A2. Vicious Night
B1. Voltaris
B2. What Is Not Born Cannot Die
INFO:
The latest addition to the Figure roster comes in form of French producer Arkan. A musician from young age, he combines minimalist, deep-cut grooves with understated harmonies.
His first release on the label arrives as part one of his Lightworker double EP, giving the artist ample room to showcase his own vision of contemporary, „mental techno“ as he dubs it himself.
Fitting this description, opener Delirium is a deeply hypnotic tune, mastering the subtle art of sustain and release to effortlessly cycle its own energy. Vicious Night then tips towards a more percussively lead momentum yet stays true to the less-is-more approach of Arkan.
On the flip he gets to further build on his musical ideas, whether it be the melodic fragments echoing pensively in and out of the 4/4 grid over the galopping beat of Voltaris or eventually the saccharine, IDM-reminiscent ambient closer What Is Born Cannot Die.
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Border One - Organoid (Original Mix)
2
Border One - Spheroid (Original Mix)
3
BLANKA - Close (Original Mix)
4
BLANKA - I Need You (Original Mix)
GENRE: Techno
TRACKLIST:
Border One – Organoid (Original Mix)
Border One – Spheroid (Original Mix)
BLANKA – Close (Original Mix)
BLANKA – I Need You (Original Mix)
SHORT INFO:
The fourth release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Border One and BLANKA. The EP starts with a peak time sound, continues with dreamy bleeps and ends with two deep and hypnotizing tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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TRACKLIST:
Border One – Organoid (Original Mix)
Border One – Spheroid (Original Mix)
BLANKA – Close (Original Mix)
BLANKA – I Need You (Original Mix)
SHORT INFO:
The fourth release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Border One and BLANKA. The EP starts with a peak time sound, continues with dreamy bleeps and ends with two deep and hypnotizing tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS5521859
Release-Date:17.02.2023
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS5521859
Release-Date:17.02.2023
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Rights: World excluding Fr & UK
DOUBLE BLACK LP : 2 x 140 G Black Vinyl , Sleeve & 2 x Heavy Weight Printed Inner with UV Gloss Finish
TRACKLIST DOUBLE VINYLS:
A1. Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song) (feat. The Mediaeval Baebes)
A2. Day One (feat. Dina Ipavic)
A3. Are You Alive? (feat. Penelope Isles)
B1. You Are The Frequency (feat. The Little Pest)
B2. The New Abnormal
C1. Home (feat. Anna B Savage)
C2. Dirty Rat
C3. Requiem For The Pre-Apocalypse
D1. What A Surprise (feat. The Little Pest)
D2. Moon Princess (feat. Coppe)
SHORT INFOS :
Legendary electronic music duo Orbital return Early 2023 with new album “Optical Delusion”, the Hartnoll brothers first studio album since 2018’s Monster’s Exist. Recorded in Orbital’s Brighton studio, “Optical Delusion” includes contributions from Sleaford Mods, Penelope Isles, Anna B Savage, The Little Pest, Dina Ipavic, Coppe, and perhaps most surprisingly, The Medieval Baebes.
Earlier this year, Orbital celebrated their storied history with “30 Something” which, unlike other Best Of’s, contains reworks, remakes, remixes and re-imaginings of landmark Orbital tracks including “Chime”, “Belfast”, “Halcyon”, “Satan”, and “The Box”
SHORT BIOG:
“A human being experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest [of humanity] – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison…”
You many have seen this quote attributed to Albert Einstein on social media, the archetypal Smartest Guy Ever apparently having an out-of-character religious epiphany. It certainly leapt out at Paul Hartnoll of Orbital who spotted it in Michael Pollan’s 2018 book How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence.
“As soon as I saw ‘optical delusion’ I thought Oh hey, that’s the album title,” says Paul. “It just seemed to say so much about how people construct their own realities, how we see patterns that aren’t there, how we see what we want to see.
“But it’s actually a misquote. He never quite said that. In the German original what he’s really saying is that human experience is as relative as physics. Wouldn’t it be good if we could accept that, and find a kind of universal theory of everything for the human race? Then you look at everything from history to art to your Twitter feed and you think yeah, that’s what we’re all trying to do all of the time…”
Hence ‘Optical Delusion’, the tenth original Orbital album and the latest in a burst of renewed post-pandemic creativity for two brothers who’ve stayed at the top of their game longer than anyone from the post-1988 Class of Acid House.
Now with ‘Optical Delusion’ the Hartnolls dig deeper into the unquiet psyche of our increasingly surreal and disordered world. Sketched out partly during lockdown but fully recorded in the uncertain After Times, the album summons up conflicting emotions and sometimes beguiling images from years when the science fiction doomsdays that the Hartnolls watched on TV as kids finally came true. There are mesmeric tracks with names like ‘The New Abnormal’ and ‘Requiem For The Pre-Apocalypse’ and ‘Day One’. But there are also straight-up bangers and ethereal cosmic dreams, abstract sound wars and deeply human songs of separation and loss.
And it all starts with a bang. Lead single ‘Dirty Rat’, an outright Fall-meets-Front-242 class rant with vocals by Sleaford Mods mob orator Jason Williamson, harks right back to the Hartnolls’ days of politicised anarcho-squatpunk. It began as a remix swap (Orbital did the Sleafords’ ‘I Don’t Rate You’) and morphed into a comic, brutal, bass-driven harangue not so much against our rulers but at the petty, mean-spirited, frightened, Mail-reading voters who put them there: the people who are “blaming everyone in hospital/blaming everyone at the bottom of the English Channel/blaming everyone who doesn’t look like a fried animal.”
Also key to the album is opening track ‘Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)’ which returns to an Orbital truism, that time always becomes a loop. This chugging, cyclical Orbital groove gives way to an unnerving past-meets-present timeslip fit for ‘Sapphire And Steel’ as goth maenads The Mediaeval Baebes materialise to sing ‘Ring O’Roses’ – the innocent nursery rhyme whose roots are in the Black Death.
“I’ve always liked folk music and mediaeval sounds,” says Paul, himself an occasional Morris dancer. “I had the basis of that track and I wanted to spin it off somehow.” Trawling his archives he stumbled on The Mediaeval Baebes’ version of ‘Ring O’Roses’ “and my hackles just went up. I was like, my God, this is the original pandemic folk song.”
?his being Orbital, there are collaborations galore on the album, the roles once played by Alison Goldfrapp, Lady Leshurr or David Gray now filled by new talents. London singer-songwriter Anna B Savage contributes a compellingly fragile, Anohni-like vocal to ‘Home’, in which nature reclaims the scorched and vacant mega-cities. ‘Day One’ is a pulsing techno track featuring the singer Dina Ipavic. Paul got in touch with her after working on a score for a sculpture show of giant robotic installations by his friend Giles Walker during the pandemic. First Paul cut up his own score and Ipavic’s vocals on the track The Crane, which appears on the deluxe version of the album. Then he thought, Why not work with her for real? The result is school of ‘Belfast’, a bassy dreamscape with vocalised clouds billowing above.
The pensive ‘Are You ?live?’ adds to the Orbital product range of existential questions (‘Are We Here?’, ‘Where Is It Going?’) in collaboration Bella Union signings Penelope Isles, AKA brother and sister act Lily and Jack Wolter. “They’re our studio mates, they work upstairs!” says Paul happily. “And they’ve both got amazing voices.”
But Orbital are Orbital and never far from the dancefloor. “Eventually the more abrasive bits came back into the fold…” ‘You Are The Frequency’, first of two tracks to feature mysterious vocalist The Little Pest, surrounds the listener with warped voices ordering you to the dancefloor (Phil: “we wanted the idea that the music is kind of absorbing you”). And the second, the sinister ‘What A Surprise’, traps you in a paranoid electronic hall of mirrors.
In another nod to Orbital’s resurgent past the cover artwork once again comes from fine art painter John Greenwood, creator of fantastical grotesques for the covers of ‘Snivilisation’, ‘In Sides’ and Orbital’s most recent album, 2018’s ‘Monsters Exist’. Orbital had just had a slick Mark Farrow cover for ‘30 Something’ – this is a return to the overripe and bulbous techno-organic constructions that somehow express Orbital’s own uncontrollably fertile sound.
There are gaps in the future that Orbital are desperate to fill too; there will be tours and festivals and rooms and fields full of people. Those long paralysed months when we had little to look forward to but a Zoom DJ set made Paul and Phil appreciate the things that make life worth living.
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DOUBLE BLACK LP : 2 x 140 G Black Vinyl , Sleeve & 2 x Heavy Weight Printed Inner with UV Gloss Finish
TRACKLIST DOUBLE VINYLS:
A1. Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song) (feat. The Mediaeval Baebes)
A2. Day One (feat. Dina Ipavic)
A3. Are You Alive? (feat. Penelope Isles)
B1. You Are The Frequency (feat. The Little Pest)
B2. The New Abnormal
C1. Home (feat. Anna B Savage)
C2. Dirty Rat
C3. Requiem For The Pre-Apocalypse
D1. What A Surprise (feat. The Little Pest)
D2. Moon Princess (feat. Coppe)
SHORT INFOS :
Legendary electronic music duo Orbital return Early 2023 with new album “Optical Delusion”, the Hartnoll brothers first studio album since 2018’s Monster’s Exist. Recorded in Orbital’s Brighton studio, “Optical Delusion” includes contributions from Sleaford Mods, Penelope Isles, Anna B Savage, The Little Pest, Dina Ipavic, Coppe, and perhaps most surprisingly, The Medieval Baebes.
Earlier this year, Orbital celebrated their storied history with “30 Something” which, unlike other Best Of’s, contains reworks, remakes, remixes and re-imaginings of landmark Orbital tracks including “Chime”, “Belfast”, “Halcyon”, “Satan”, and “The Box”
SHORT BIOG:
“A human being experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest [of humanity] – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison…”
You many have seen this quote attributed to Albert Einstein on social media, the archetypal Smartest Guy Ever apparently having an out-of-character religious epiphany. It certainly leapt out at Paul Hartnoll of Orbital who spotted it in Michael Pollan’s 2018 book How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence.
“As soon as I saw ‘optical delusion’ I thought Oh hey, that’s the album title,” says Paul. “It just seemed to say so much about how people construct their own realities, how we see patterns that aren’t there, how we see what we want to see.
“But it’s actually a misquote. He never quite said that. In the German original what he’s really saying is that human experience is as relative as physics. Wouldn’t it be good if we could accept that, and find a kind of universal theory of everything for the human race? Then you look at everything from history to art to your Twitter feed and you think yeah, that’s what we’re all trying to do all of the time…”
Hence ‘Optical Delusion’, the tenth original Orbital album and the latest in a burst of renewed post-pandemic creativity for two brothers who’ve stayed at the top of their game longer than anyone from the post-1988 Class of Acid House.
Now with ‘Optical Delusion’ the Hartnolls dig deeper into the unquiet psyche of our increasingly surreal and disordered world. Sketched out partly during lockdown but fully recorded in the uncertain After Times, the album summons up conflicting emotions and sometimes beguiling images from years when the science fiction doomsdays that the Hartnolls watched on TV as kids finally came true. There are mesmeric tracks with names like ‘The New Abnormal’ and ‘Requiem For The Pre-Apocalypse’ and ‘Day One’. But there are also straight-up bangers and ethereal cosmic dreams, abstract sound wars and deeply human songs of separation and loss.
And it all starts with a bang. Lead single ‘Dirty Rat’, an outright Fall-meets-Front-242 class rant with vocals by Sleaford Mods mob orator Jason Williamson, harks right back to the Hartnolls’ days of politicised anarcho-squatpunk. It began as a remix swap (Orbital did the Sleafords’ ‘I Don’t Rate You’) and morphed into a comic, brutal, bass-driven harangue not so much against our rulers but at the petty, mean-spirited, frightened, Mail-reading voters who put them there: the people who are “blaming everyone in hospital/blaming everyone at the bottom of the English Channel/blaming everyone who doesn’t look like a fried animal.”
Also key to the album is opening track ‘Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)’ which returns to an Orbital truism, that time always becomes a loop. This chugging, cyclical Orbital groove gives way to an unnerving past-meets-present timeslip fit for ‘Sapphire And Steel’ as goth maenads The Mediaeval Baebes materialise to sing ‘Ring O’Roses’ – the innocent nursery rhyme whose roots are in the Black Death.
“I’ve always liked folk music and mediaeval sounds,” says Paul, himself an occasional Morris dancer. “I had the basis of that track and I wanted to spin it off somehow.” Trawling his archives he stumbled on The Mediaeval Baebes’ version of ‘Ring O’Roses’ “and my hackles just went up. I was like, my God, this is the original pandemic folk song.”
?his being Orbital, there are collaborations galore on the album, the roles once played by Alison Goldfrapp, Lady Leshurr or David Gray now filled by new talents. London singer-songwriter Anna B Savage contributes a compellingly fragile, Anohni-like vocal to ‘Home’, in which nature reclaims the scorched and vacant mega-cities. ‘Day One’ is a pulsing techno track featuring the singer Dina Ipavic. Paul got in touch with her after working on a score for a sculpture show of giant robotic installations by his friend Giles Walker during the pandemic. First Paul cut up his own score and Ipavic’s vocals on the track The Crane, which appears on the deluxe version of the album. Then he thought, Why not work with her for real? The result is school of ‘Belfast’, a bassy dreamscape with vocalised clouds billowing above.
The pensive ‘Are You ?live?’ adds to the Orbital product range of existential questions (‘Are We Here?’, ‘Where Is It Going?’) in collaboration Bella Union signings Penelope Isles, AKA brother and sister act Lily and Jack Wolter. “They’re our studio mates, they work upstairs!” says Paul happily. “And they’ve both got amazing voices.”
But Orbital are Orbital and never far from the dancefloor. “Eventually the more abrasive bits came back into the fold…” ‘You Are The Frequency’, first of two tracks to feature mysterious vocalist The Little Pest, surrounds the listener with warped voices ordering you to the dancefloor (Phil: “we wanted the idea that the music is kind of absorbing you”). And the second, the sinister ‘What A Surprise’, traps you in a paranoid electronic hall of mirrors.
In another nod to Orbital’s resurgent past the cover artwork once again comes from fine art painter John Greenwood, creator of fantastical grotesques for the covers of ‘Snivilisation’, ‘In Sides’ and Orbital’s most recent album, 2018’s ‘Monsters Exist’. Orbital had just had a slick Mark Farrow cover for ‘30 Something’ – this is a return to the overripe and bulbous techno-organic constructions that somehow express Orbital’s own uncontrollably fertile sound.
There are gaps in the future that Orbital are desperate to fill too; there will be tours and festivals and rooms and fields full of people. Those long paralysed months when we had little to look forward to but a Zoom DJ set made Paul and Phil appreciate the things that make life worth living.
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725246
Release-Date:08.11.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:lms1725246
Release-Date:08.11.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP Excl
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 x140 Grs Black Vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printer inner , marketing sticker
SHORT BIOG / KEY POINTS
" All Orbital's classic tracks across all albums in one piece of vinyl / 1LP as cult edit versions.
" Extented 1CD edition with 6 additional tracks
" Orbital's own words about "A Beginner's Guide" : " The package you are holding in your hands is your threshold to a transformational psychoacoustic experience. An experience that will take you to spaces familiar, sonic pathways opening different times and different sounds to the chronosonic method of Orbital."
TRACKLISTING
VINYL
Side 1
01 Chime (Edit)
02 Halcyon (Edit)
03 Belfast (Edit)
04 Satan (Spawn)
05 The Box (Edit)
Side 2
06 Lush 3.1 (Edit)
07 Beached (Edit)
08 Are We Here? (Edit)
09 Are You Alive? (feat. Penelope Isles) (Edit)
10 Style (Edit)
11 Dirty Rat (Edit)
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Packaging: 1 x140 Grs Black Vinyl, 3mm spine sleeve, printer inner , marketing sticker
SHORT BIOG / KEY POINTS
" All Orbital's classic tracks across all albums in one piece of vinyl / 1LP as cult edit versions.
" Extented 1CD edition with 6 additional tracks
" Orbital's own words about "A Beginner's Guide" : " The package you are holding in your hands is your threshold to a transformational psychoacoustic experience. An experience that will take you to spaces familiar, sonic pathways opening different times and different sounds to the chronosonic method of Orbital."
TRACKLISTING
VINYL
Side 1
01 Chime (Edit)
02 Halcyon (Edit)
03 Belfast (Edit)
04 Satan (Spawn)
05 The Box (Edit)
Side 2
06 Lush 3.1 (Edit)
07 Beached (Edit)
08 Are We Here? (Edit)
09 Are You Alive? (feat. Penelope Isles) (Edit)
10 Style (Edit)
11 Dirty Rat (Edit)
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Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS5521288
Release-Date:31.01.2020
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:London Records
Cat-No:LMS5521288
Release-Date:31.01.2020
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Territory: World excluding F+ UK
180g heavyweight 12" black vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Printed inner-sleeve.
Tracklist:
A1. Kinky Afro / A2. God's Cop / A3. Donovan / A4. Grandbag's Funeral / A5. Loose Fit
B1. Dennis And Lois / B2. Bob's Yer Uncle / B3. Step On / B4. Holiday / B5. Harmony
Short info:
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was Happy Mondays commercial peak, both a No.4 victory and a benchmark album in history. That year the Mondays made a generation feel like the freaks were winning again, the dreamers and schemers hurtling in from the shadows to park themselves, like grin-faced goblins, in the daylight glare of the mainstream.
Artwork lovingly replicated by original Manchester designers Central Station Design. Featured the singles "Step On", "Kinky Afro" and "Loose Fit"
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180g heavyweight 12" black vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Printed inner-sleeve.
Tracklist:
A1. Kinky Afro / A2. God's Cop / A3. Donovan / A4. Grandbag's Funeral / A5. Loose Fit
B1. Dennis And Lois / B2. Bob's Yer Uncle / B3. Step On / B4. Holiday / B5. Harmony
Short info:
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was Happy Mondays commercial peak, both a No.4 victory and a benchmark album in history. That year the Mondays made a generation feel like the freaks were winning again, the dreamers and schemers hurtling in from the shadows to park themselves, like grin-faced goblins, in the daylight glare of the mainstream.
Artwork lovingly replicated by original Manchester designers Central Station Design. Featured the singles "Step On", "Kinky Afro" and "Loose Fit"
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
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