Browse by Label: CHERRY RED (UK)

Artist:	COPE, JULIAN
Title:	Copeulation
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	PPCR 011DVD

"Issued for the first time as a DVD collection, the videos of Julian Cope and Teardrop Explodes display some seminal moments of genius and English pop/rock history. This collection tracks ten years in the life of Julian Cope, through times when he burnt out, rose again, burnt out, and then rose again -- showing why he got the epithet 'flawed genius.' Beginning with his work as part of legendary UK rock band The Teardrop Explodes and continuing onto his highly successful solo career -- the DVD charts the extraordinary musical and personal journey that Cope experienced during the period. Many believe that he was a weirdo pretending to be normal -- but the theory of a normal guy pretending to be sub-normal and displaying genius is more than borne out by the contents of this DVD. These are the complete works of an enigma." Running time: 60 mins. 5.1 Surround Sound, NTSC format, Region-free.

Artist:	FISHER, MORGAN
Title:	The Hybrid Kids 1+2: Two Collections of Classic Mutants
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	CDBRED 362CD

"Before Miniatures, there was Hybrid Kids. Take a collection of classics by musical behemoths The Beatles, Kate Bush, The Sex Pistols, The Righteous Brothers, Brotherhood Of Man and suchlike, and perform them in a style as diametrically opposite to the original as one can imagine. Therein lies the manifesto that brought the world the wonderfully twisted take on pop music that is Hybrid Kids. Being the first album recorded in Fisher s own Pipe Studios (actually his Notting Hill bedsit, fact fans), Hybrid Kids was conceived as a compilation album featuring a variety of spoof 'bands' hailing from the very real but somewhat obscure Peabody (a town in Kansas, USA) each would perform their own take on a well known number, with wildly unpredictable results. Equally predictably, when the self styled Collection Of Classic Mutants was announced and discussed in the press, a large number of hipsters and music buffs believed every word and eagerly anticipated its release Phrases such as terrifying work of genius, downright creepy and nearly obscene were commonplace in reviews of the record, and it quickly passed into folklore as a work of unique originality and the kind of sonic experimentation rarely applied to such mainstream material. A true classic a fact highlighted by the media interest in its imminent reissue in combination with its equally intriguing sister album. So, having caused something of a stir with a warped compilation of material performed by non-existent acts from a far off town nobody had ever heard of, where does one go next? The answer, in retrospect, seems obvious the tried and tested Christmas album, performed by the self same Hybrid Kids. Claws (released a year after its predecessor), saw Morgan tackle such Xmas favorites as Deck The Halls, Good King Wenceslas and Happy Xmas (War Is Over) in his own inimitable style, with equally unorthodox results. Perhaps not one to play when Granny drops by for her pre Xmas lunch glass of sherry, but definitely something any discerning audio adventurer should find a few moments for amongst their festive celebrations. Both albums are accompanied by bonus tracks and have been retouched for 2008 by Morgan himself."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Wild Paarty Sounds
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 024CD

Reissue of this early On-U compilation, first issued in 1981, produced by Adrian Sherwood. "A welcome repromotion of this exciting compilation of On-U Sound artists demonstrating the uniqueness of the roster. Alongside Prince Far I and London Underground are U.S. performance artist Judy Nylon and vocalist Allan Pellay, who has since gone to have a hit record with Human Nature with Gary Clail." The artists include: Jah Woosh, Machine Gun Hogg & Co, Prince Far I & Creation Rebel, The Chicken Granny, Alan Pellay, London Underground, Sons Of Arqa, The Mothman, Jeb Loy & The Oil Wells, U.S. New Age Steppers, and Judy Nylon.

Artist:	MARINE GIRLS
Title:	Lazy Ways/Beach Party
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 044CD

1988 release, reissued. "Once upon a time there were three girls called Alice, Jane and Tracey. The three combined to create the very special sound of 'The Marine Girls.' Their debut album Beach Party was originally released on Dan Treacy's (Television Personalities) Whaam! Records and is included here with the Cherry Red album Lazy Ways. The Marine Girls split amicably in 1983; Tracey concentrating on Everything But The Girl and the Fox Sisters (Jane and Alice), going on to form Grab Grab The Haddock with Lester Noel (later to play in Beats International)."

Artist:	EYELESS IN GAZA
Title:	Back From The Rains
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 069CD

"As part of Cherry Red's 30th anniversary commemorations -- we shall be revisiting many key artists' releases and they will be remastered, repressed and re-promoted. What better than to kickstart proceedings with one of Mike Alway's first signings -- the esteemed band, Eyeless In Gaza. Here's what Martyn Bates himself has to say about the title song on this CD: '"Back From The Rains" -- my personal, utter favorite of anything we've ever, ever done... just something about the instrumentation gets me, really excites and moves me, quite apart from the song itself, which I'm so proud of -- the instrumentation, it's like a mad soupēon of different and clashing elements... the mournful harmonica, crazy wailing voices, a delicious bluesy bass line, and Pete's mad, wonderful drums; he plays a totally unorthodox set of drums, and it really works like a dream on the right song... he played drums all over Rust Red September, and it was his characteristic unorthodox approach that helped to make that album such an individual voice... but now, with this album, it's like we've got the best of both worlds, with Pete and Joby Palmer drumming in the studio. Strengths and weaknesses are shared, according to the demands of each song, whatever each song requires... tho' it's generally Joby who is the solid backbone type drummer, and Pete who is the 'eccentric' player, knocking and tapping and banging everything in sight at eighteen to the dozen... the lyric just has to be one of the most naked and tender things I've ever written... it echoes "Welcome Now" in its sentiment, really, except that it's so much more personal and close, so close it aches... that's me doing the barmy soprano choirboy bit in the background; a duet with myself, thanks to the miracle of technology! ...if I never lift another finger to make any more music, it's almost as if "That's OK, everything's said now"; to me it's so special -- I don't know, we must have been possessed when we recorded this!'"

Artist:	EYELESS IN GAZA
Title:	Drumming The Beating Heart/Pale Hands I Loved So Well
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 127CD

"Martyn Bates and Peter Becker had been recording together for two years when Pale Hands I Loved So Well and Drumming The Beating Heart, respectively the 3rd and 4th Eyeless in Gaza albums, were released. Both albums have a magic that has endured and Pale Hands is especially wondrous, witnessing the maturation of EIG's gift for evocative improvisational impressionism. Drumming opens with 'Transience Blues,' a definitive EIG track that summons April showers with throbbing bass, parched organ, and Bates' impassioned vocals. The organ defines the album, as Bates' singing compliments the instrument's alternately sinuous ('Ill Wind Blows'), sweet ('One By One'), and simmering ('Picture the Day') tone. Improvised settings invest the music with a refreshing openness, as though such songs as 'Veil Like Calm' and 'Lights of April' were sprung straight from the heart -- not from the studio. Drumming's lovely second half looks back at the gorgeous sketch-work of Pale Hands. The latter's scattered strokes of piano, guitar, organ, vocal sighs and chants, bells, sax, glockenspiel, and rough percussion achieve music of rare beauty, imagistic power, and genuine consequence. A masterpiece!"

Artist:	BATES, MARTYN
Title:	Letters Written/The Return of the Quiet
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 134CD

"As part of Cherry Red's 30th anniversary commemorations, we shall be revisiting many key artist's releases and they will be remastered, re-pressed and re-promoted. Following on from our successful Eyeless In Gaza re-promotion, we are now delighted to re-press two solo Martyn Bates albums that were originally released in 1982 and 1987, respectively (CD issue was originally from 1996). If you are not familiar with these albums, then you are in for a positive treat! Martyn is an artist who has expressed his evolving vision over a period of more than 25 years. He has no time for any concept of musical purity and instead seems to bend and adapt it to become part of his wider notion of folk arts. His is a true evolution of traditional creative arts, providing signposts for our reintegration with the landscape and nature. Martyn spends his time creating music that is music which brings together our past with the present, expressing his hope for change through the bringing together of art, nature and humanity."

Artist:	EYELESS IN GAZA
Title:	Caught In Flux/The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 145CD

"Here's an original review back in 1981, for this their second album: 'With animated gestures of disdain Eyeless In Gaza can answer detractors who dismissed their debut LP, Photographs As Memories, as a precious exercise in the art of self-indulgence. Caught In Flux, the band's second offering of the year, is a measure of progress, and though there's still room for growth some mark of maturity has undoubtedly been forged. Caught In Flux a package which includes an additional 'free' 12" Eyeless sampler, The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers is a piercing, poison jab into the blood-stream of rock music's lazy limbs. Radical but clear, Eyeless set the examples for others to follow by eradicating standard rock structures and starting out from now tangents. Accessible experimentalists whose work roughly moulds fresh shapes of things to come, they don't seek to advance or change rock. They seek to destroy it completely. Their alternative is to present frail labyrinth of subtle sound, a strange menagerie of modern mood music that holds melody, has poise and a lot of style. All of which is enhanced by Martyn Bates' distinctive vocals which are as versatile as they are uniquely employed. Whether crooning along to some reflective ballad or spitting out some punchy polemic, Bates' alluring voice is an awesome focus of attention. But Caught In Flux is most specifically an introspective LP, a thoughtful compilation of new songs and sound patterns, skilfully patched together and performed. It's meditative music for active minds, an exciting vision of a brave new whirl. Eyeless... but not blind!'"

Artist:	EYELESS IN GAZA
Title:	Photographs As Memories
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 166CD

"Here's an original review back in 1981, for this their first album for Cherry Red: 'The days of the garage groups are gone. The bands of today are being born in bedrooms and the latest in the increasing line of DIY knob-doodling duos are Eyeless In Gaza from Leamington Spa. Much in the mood of Orchestral Manoeuvres, Martyn Bates and Pete Becker take more risks, talk more dirty and act more arty than the Liverboys but you shouldn't let that put you off. Although Photographs As Memories is an awkward album that initially sounds irritating and samey, like a rough assortment of improvisations over very similar backing tracks, further listening reaps rewards, revealing a record made up more of experimental fragments than actual bona-fide songs. Starting and finishing somewhat arbitrarily, each individual track attempts, with varying degrees of success, to define a different mood, ranging from the malice and menace of "Keepsake" and the boisterous bubblegum bop of "No Noise" to the weird and worrying "In Your Painting" -- a sort of "Weaver's Answer" for the Eighties. Predominantly featuring scratchy, freely-scuttling guitar over basic drumbeats, and atmospheric keyboards and occasionally augmented by unnecessary and incongruous Beefheartean sax, Eyeless's real strengths and weaknesses lie in their overblown vocals which, while inhibiting literal understanding, instill the proceedings with crucial emotion. A cross between unbridled passion and stylish effect, the voice is by turns crudely convincing and theatrically histrionic, resulting in an album that simultaneously soothes as it unnerves. Photographs constantly strives for something special, very seldom fully succeeds but even its many pitfalls and failures make for an interesting, invigorating listen.'"

Artist:	MEDIUM MEDIUM
Title:	Hungry, So Angry
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 182CD

"Medium Medium were originally signed to Cherry Red in 1981 and were one of the first signings of then A&R man Mike Alway. The band's first single, Hungry, So Angry caused quite an immediate stir at club and alternative radio level, and created quite a buzz around the band. The single was picked up by alternative radio in the U.S. and featured for several weeks in the Billboard Alternative Top 50 chart. The band recorded one album for Cherry Red, The Glitterhouse which received consistently good reviews. However, the band broke up in 1983 but were not forgotten as 'Hungry, So Angry' has been used on many compilation CDs over the years, especially in the U.S. This overdue CD re-press consists of 15 tracks and also includes the very rare promo video of 'Hungry, So Angry; as an enhanced track."

Artist:	BLUE ORCHIDS
Title:	A Darker Bloom
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 203CD

"A keenly awaited re-press for this definitive collection of the highly acclaimed combo, Blue Orchids, featuring their material that was originally released on the Rough Trade label. The Blue Orchids were formed by two members of The Fall and went on to produce more mainstream and melodic pop songs than that made by their previous employers. The band enjoyed widespread indie chart success with a high profile in the serious music press. The CD features 19 original tracks dating from 1980 to their demise in 1991. Tracks featured include the singles 'Disney Boys,' 'The Flood,' 'Work,' 'Agents Of Change,' 'Sleepy Town' and 'Diamond Age,' all of which enjoyed a high profile in the indie charts. The CD booklet includes liner notes written by band members Una Baines and Martin Bramah and ex-Fall member and Radio 1 DJ, Marc Riley. Also included is a complete discography of the band incorporating some of the band's original sleeves which are now rare items."

Artist:	CREATION, THE
Title:	Psychedelic Rose
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 256CD

"Their songs have been covered by acts as diverse as Ride, Boney M and the Sex Pistols; they impressed Pete Townshend so much that he asked their guitarist to join the already successful Who; said guitarist pioneered the use of the violin bow on guitar strings -- a trick promptly lifted and made famous by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page; they inspired the name of Creation Records, the most influential record label of the '90s; they have been cited as an influence by Paul Weller, Alan McGee, Ride, Pete Townshend, John Lydon and others. Yet The Creation never had a bona fide hit single in either Britain or the U.S. They had a recording career that spanned merely mid-1966 to early 1968 and never -- in their original incarnation -- released an album on either side of the Atlantic. The Creation are pop's quintessential example of Never Mind The Career Width, Feel The Musical Quality. Their compositions 'Makin' Time,' 'Painter Man,' 'Biff Bang Pow,' 'Nightmares,' 'Can I Join Your Band,' 'Life Is Just Beginning,' 'Through My Eyes,' 'How Does It Feel To Feel' and others helped define psychedelia and pop art and are cherished by several different generations of music fans. The Creation were undoubtedly one of the most under-appreciated bands to emerge from the UK during the 1960s, but their legend has grown with time and this album, recorded in 1987 and 1988 and never been released before in any form, is a testament to their enduring legacy. You know the story, you know the legend, this is the long-lost album."

Artist:	YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS
Title:	Live at the Hurrah
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 259CD

Originally issued by Cherry Red Records in 2004. "First-ever full live album release to feature the Young Marble Giants, Live At The Hurrah. YMG formed in 1979 and were a three-piece from Cardiff, Wales consisting of Stuart Moxham (guitars, keyboards), his brother Phil (bass), and Alison Statton (voice). Their recording career lasted only two years but they garnered a loyal and devoted fan base that still exists to this day. They recorded one classic album, Colossal Youth, for Rough Trade Records and performed two short tours of Europe and the U.S. in 1980. On their return from the U.S., tensions in the band led to their split. Live At The Hurrah captures the band in full flight at New York's Hurrah Club during that legendary 1980 U.S. tour, making this a unique release for all YMG fans."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Avon Calling - The Bristol Compilation
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 292CD

2CDs for the price of one. "The music emulating from in and around Bristol in the southwest of England during the late '70s and early '80s remains today as some of the most innovative and important from that era. Many of the creators of these sounds went on to do great things internationally, though it's the origins that this release is centered on. Heartbeat Records, Bristol's premiere independent label managed to capture most of this through a series of now highly acclaimed 7" singles -- now much sought after by collectors, and with the showcase compilation album Avon Calling described by John Peel as 'the one that sets the standard for any future compilation, not a bad track on it -- truly superb' and playing 2-3 tracks every night for many weeks following its release. Now finally after twenty five years, that album and those singles are now available again on two CDs with a booklet telling the story of how twenty bands and one label took a slice of time and made a piece of history." Features: Gl*xo Babies, Essential Bop, Europeans, Private Dicks, Directors, The X-Certs, Apartment, The Numbers, Double Vision, and more. CD1 reissues the Avon Callingalbum w/ 6 bonus tracks; CD2 features 24 various 7" tracks by these groups, from 1978-81. Nice package.

Artist:	PRINCIPAL EDWARDS MAGIC THEATRE
Title:	Soundtrack
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 306CD

"There are whispers of Cherry Red Records releasing a luxurious Dandelion 45's (singles) Box Set with the participation of Clive & Shurley Selwood and many of the legendary label's artists... Whilst John Peel fans and music collectors alike wait with anticipation to see if the rumours are true, Cherry Red releases two albums from the Dandelion catalogue to whet the appetite, both from the curiously spectacular, Principal Edwards Magic Theatre. The multi-media PEMT cut a compellingly original swathe through a late-1960s music scene seemingly inhabited by wall-to-wall blues bands. Their first ever gig was witnessed by benefactor and producer John Peel. The legendary DJ promptly signed them to his Dandelion label. A stand-alone single released before the first album, 'Ballad (Of The Big Girl Now And A Mere Boy)'/ 'Lament For The Earth,' is included in this package as a bonus track. Soundtrack hit the record racks in August 1969, the third Dandelion long-player to be released in short order following debut efforts from folksingers Bridget St. John and Beau."

Artist:	PRINCIPAL EDWARDS MAGIC THEATRE
Title:	The Asmoto Running Band
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 307CD

"The story so far: multi-media band Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, formed by a group of students at Exeter University, had signed to Radio 1 DJ John Peel's record label and released a first album, Soundtrack, in August 1969. Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason was brought in to produce a second album, released in January 1971. For his part, Mason is happy to recall those hazy days as best he could for this reissue. 'My memory of the recording was that I really enjoyed it. I must have done to some extent because I did two of them!' The eleventh LP release from John Peel's legendary Dandelion label lovingly repackaged here by Cherry Red Records."

Artist:	STACK WADDY
Title:	Stack Waddy
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 318CD

2007 release. "Cherry Red is delighted to announce the release of another classic album from John Peel's Dandelion Records catalogue, 1971's self-titled Stack Waddy, a raucous four-piece from Manchester. Peel had first seen the band at the Buxton Blues Festival in September 1969. Their performance made a big impression, and a first single, 'Kentucky'/'Roadrunner', was released just under a year later in August 1970, they soon became Peel's favorite band on the label. Raw, rockin' power bottled in 1971 and unleashed again here! On stage they were loud, aggressive, fairly pissed and remarkably unsubtle, as befitted musicians who were often forced to supplement their meager gig money by working days on construction sites. Their frustrations and energies were poured into music that it was impossible to ignore. In fact, you were better off not to try to ignore it because one of the many Stack Waddy atrocity stories has John Knail (lead singer) jumping off-stage to beat to the floor a man who was paying more attention to his lady than to the band. As the late John Peel OBE said 'Stackwaddy were absolutely incorrigible, everything a rock' n 'roll band should be.'"

Artist:	FIVE OR SIX
Title:	Acting On Impulse: The Best Of Five Or Six
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 324CD

"A timely retrospective of one of the less heralded groups of the classic Cherry Red era of the early '80s but one in whom interest is growing. Musically akin to such contemporaries as Wire and This Heat, Five or Six had the distinction of providing the opening track ('Portrait') to Cherry Red's historic Pillows and Prayers compilation and this little masterpiece is duly featured on this Best Of collection. Also featured are such stellar singles as 'Another Reason' (produced by the late and very legendary Kevin Coyne) and 'Polar Exposure' and also the outstanding cuts from their impossibly rare and greatly sought after Spanish import album, Play Me That Song That Goes Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. After the group disbanded, its members went on to a multifarious range of artistic occupations, such as members of Spring Heel Jack, the Shock Headed Peters, at Factory Records and 4AD Records and in the drama department of the BBC."

Artist:	BEAU
Title:	Beau
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 333CD

"The Dandelion label, formed by Radio 1 DJ John Peel with his manager Clive Selwood in 1969, was an attempt by both founders to put something back into the business they loved. The object was to bring deserving but hitherto unrecognized talents to the public's attention on a non-profit basis. As Clive's day job was European representative of Elektra Records, it's not surprising 'Dandy' (as it was known) majored on the singer-songwriter genre. And to Beau, alias Trevor Midgley, fell the honor of the label's first release in 1969 with the single '1917 Revolution.' Later that year, Dandelion released his full LP self-titled Beau. Cherry Red are delighted to announce the re-release of this beautifully-written British folk album. This CD -- featuring Beau's self-titled first album and NINE bonus tracks -- showcases the distinctive style of one of the finest 12-string guitar players to come out of the 1960s."

Artist:	GIST, THE
Title:	Embrace The Herd
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 339CD

"Welcome reissue of long-deleted 1983 album from The Gist, featuring Stuart Moxham, half of the creative force behind the much-beloved Young Marble Giants, who still boast a huge international cult following (YMG's seminal album Colossal Youth has just been reissued as an expanded edition from Domino). Features a series of sonic sketches recalling 'a bedsit Brian Eno' Produced by Phil Legg (Terence Trent D'Arby, Pasadenas, etc). As well as the original studio album, the CD is also packaged with four bonus tracks, which were incorrectly sequenced/titled on the original CD reissue. Sleevenotes by Stuart Moxham himself, with photographs and quotes."

Artist:	WEEKEND
Title:	Live At Ronnie Scotts
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 344CD

"The first titled reissue of this seminal mini album, originally released on Rough Trade in 1983 by pop fusion innovators, Weekend. The CD features 10 bonus tracks including 3 previously unreleased versions of tracks that weren't included on the original album. These were sourced from a pirate recording of the original gig in March 1983. Other bonus tracks include 3 tracks from a David Jensen BBC session and a recording from the legendary TV music programme, Old Grey Whistle Test. The CD artwork has been expanded by original band member Spike Williams, and he has contributed some of his recollections of the night in question. Includes a 12-page booklet with a biography and discography. Weekend were formed after the demise of the respected band, Young Marble Giants who featured Alison Statton as vocalist. Weekend went on to release 3 singles and two albums before calling it a day. Two thirds of the band went on to work together with Alison Statton and Spike Williams, with remaining member Simon Booth forming Latin jazz soul band, Working Week."

Artist:	CHAPTERHOUSE
Title:	Blood Music
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 347CD

"Expanded version of the long deleted second Chapterhouse album Blood Music. New version of the album mixed especially for this release. Original album now includes all 4 tracks from the Mesmerise EP, along with 2 additional songs from the We Are The Beautiful single. New booklet features liner notes from electronica/ambient DJ/artist Ulrich Schnauss (Independiente Records), along with image of related artwork, photos and memorabilia from the bands personal archive, plus lyrics in full."

Artist:	MONOCHROME SET, THE
Title:	The Independent Singles Collection
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 350CD

"Suave; debonair; sophisticated. Haughty, perhaps, for those who favor the pejorative. Aristocratic in more than one sense, classy in at least as many. The Monochrome Set were effortlessly inventive, literate, poised and immaculate of tuneage, possessed of an internal dialogue as a band that allowed them to surf their own narrative. They were just unlike anything else, in layman's terms. Instead, their sound harked back to a golden era of British pop songwriters. But there was nothing retrogressive about their endeavors. Instead, they wrote songs that recreated the drama and promise of a Pearl & Dean interval theme, veering from lullaby to mambo to harmonic pop, accompanied by lush melodies and irresistibly playful lyrics that embraced morbidity at one extreme, and pitch-perfect satire at another. Because they could. This is The Monochrome Set's complete independent singles collection including B-sides and rare tracks."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits & Long-Lost Lo-Fi Favorites
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 352CD

...Vol. 1 1976-1980. Perfect Unpop is based on a dangerous assumption: that if you were ever touched by John Peel's enthusiasm for spiky '70s pop, then by now you've probably found yourself a copy of the Undertones' Teenage Kicks. The same applies to raw, beautiful singles by the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, the Clash and the first five Fall albums none of which are included here. Instead, here's a collection of Peel favorites a little less likely to be anthologized, eulogized, or to crop up on your iPod. Anyone who ever cuddled up alone at night with Peel will recognize the glee with which he pounced on these devil-may-care, slightly broken pop songs. Indie also-rans these bands may have been in the Sting 'n' Bono scheme of things, but add up all these flashes of underdog genius, and here s a CD to rival any other from the era of the questionable stringy tie. Although we're missing the voice that always seemed to be speaking to us alone, the unearthing of these nuggets from the playlists will recreate something of the atmosphere of the Peel Show for his undercover legions, and hopefully some young Johnny-cum-latelies as well. Make no mistake, we're talking all-time highlights here where six seconds of dead air would be followed by a sheepish, slightly breathless admission that Peel had been off bopping around the studio!" Artists include: Tours, Vibrators, Subway Sect, Young Marble Giants, Kleenex, The Bears, Wreckless Eric, Swell Maps, The Out, Eater, Disco Zombies, Mo-Dettes, The Outcasts, The Wasps, The 45s, Fatal Microbes, Glaxo Babies, The Prefects, Hollywood Brats, Carpettes, The Tights, The Monochrome Set, Au Pairs, Sinatras, The Boys, Blue Orchids.

Artist:	PRINCIPAL EDWARDS
Title:	The Devon Tapes
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 360CD

"Principal Edwards Magic Theatre is one of those hard-to-classify bands that made the late '60s a musical adventure playground for listeners. What was more, the live music scene and airwaves were broad-minded enough to give bands who dared to be different the chance of exposure. They enjoyed the attention of the late John Peel who broadcast them on his BBC shows and made them the first band to be signed to his Dandelion record label. The Devon Tapes was recorded in the summer of 1974 under the shorter name Principal Edwards. This is the first time these recordings have been made available to the public."

Artist:	MONOCHROME SET, THE
Title:	The Lost Weekend
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 383CD

"The Monochrome Set defined themselves in the late '70s and '80s as England's wittiest troubadours, avoiding the somber overtones of post-punk by penning songs that had a clean '60s pop sensibility, allied to vocalist and guitarist Bid's sandpaper-dry reflections on life and love. Re-released for the first time on CD in the UK, this CD documents the band's time at Blanco y Negro Records, the mini-major set up by Mike Alway (Cherry Red) and Geoff Travis (Rough Trade). It was a turbulent period for the band, recounted in full in the accompanying booklet by a reflective Bid. Including the story behind 'Letter From Viola,' perhaps the funniest Dear John song ever written (hint: never allow your bandmates to cut your hair while touring Norway and expect romantic favours on your return). All tracks have been digitally remastered from the original audio sources. Five bonus tracks are included, including additional mixes of the two singles housed on the album, 'Jacob s Ladder,' the band's nearly hit, and 'Wallflower.'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dandelion: The Complete Dandelion Records Singles Collection
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	3CD BOX
Price:	$34.00
Catalog #:	CRCDBOX 001CD

...1969-1972. "The complete singles collection of the late and legendary DJ John Peel's beloved Dandelion Records, compiled and brought to you for the very first time by Cherry Red Records 3CD box set, individual CD wallets and a 48-page booklet containing the story of Dandelion with original artwork, images, memorabilia and heart-warming, revealing contributions from Clive Selwood and the artists themselves. In 1969, in the face of the entrenched attitudes of most of the major record companies, the late and legendary DJ John Peel launched his own record label with manager Clive Selwood called Dandelion. They would oversee 18 acts, release 27 albums plus a sampler compilation before the label was brought to a close in 1972. They also released a similar number of singles, compiled here for the very first time by Cherry Red Records. Lovingly restored and beautifully packaged, with contributions from the artists and Clive Selwood himself, this wonderful 3CD box set will astound many and bring joy to collectors and John's listeners and fans alike." Artists: Beau, Bridget St. John, Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, Clague, Gene Vincent, Medicine Head, Mike Hart, Bill Oddie, Stackwaddy, Siren, The Way We Live, The Yamasukis, The Coxhill/Bedford Duo, Will Dandy & The Dandylettes, Supersister, Tractor, Kevin Coyne and Clifford T. Ward.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	3CD/1DVD
Price:	$38.00
Catalog #:	CRCDBOX 003CD

"Pillows & Prayers: an all-embracing collection of records that are achingly hip, lovably gauche, and bizarrely enduring. This extended 4-disc box set -- 25th Anniversary special edition -- offers a fantastic snapshot of the surge of creativity that surrounded Cherry Red at the start of the '80s and features early recordings from many pioneering and distinguished artists, including Five Or Six, The Monochrome Set, Thomas Leer, Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt, Kevin Coyne, Piero Milesi, Joe Crow, Marine Girls, Felt, Eyeless In Gaza, The Passage, Everything But The Girl, Attila The Stockbroker, The Misunderstood, The Nightingales, Quentin Crisp, Jane, Kevin Hewick, Fantastic Something, Morgan Fisher, Maurice Deebank, In Embrace, Grab Grab The Haddock, Ben Watt & Robert Wyatt, Red Box, The Reflections, Medium Medium."

Artist:	VA
Title:	I'll Give You My Heart, I'll Give You My Heart ...
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	8CD BOX
Price:	$110.00
Catalog #:	CRCDBOX 004CD

... The Cherry Red Singles Collection 1978-1983. "Cherry Red Records marks its 30th Anniversary in style with this lavish celebratory 8- Disc/185 track long box set. Chronologically plots 61 Single/EP A & B sides from 1978 to 1983. Features 24 tracks from the U.K. Top 50 Indie Chart including 12 Top 20 & 2 #1 Hits. Includes hits by Dead Kennedys, The Monochrome Set, Eyeless In Gaza, The Runaways, Marc Bolan, Everything But The Girl, Robert Wyatt and many more. A comprehensive 78 page booklet plots the story of Cherry Red Records and details many rare 7" & 12" picture sleeves. Features extensive interviews conducted by Alex Ogg with fly-on-the-wall accounts from label founders and band members." Artists: The Tights, Destroy All Monsters Bored, Staa Marx, Morgan-Fisher, Hollywood Brats, The Runaways, Richard Strange, The Burtons, Jah Wurzel, Hybrid Kids, Dead Kennedys, Emotion Pictures, Alan Burnham, Medium, Medium, Five Or Six, Eyeless In Gaza, Second Layer, The Misunderstood, Ben Watt, Felt, Soul, Thomas Leer, Marc Bolan, The Passage, The Reflections, The Nightingales, Ben Watt with Robert Wyatt, Everything But The Girl, Marine Girls, Creation Rebel, Atilla The Stockbroker, Joe Crow, Kevin Coyne, Thomas Leer, Tracey Thorn, Can, Fantastic Something, Morgan, Bodast The Dragon, A Tent, Gilbert And Lewis, New Age Steppers, Piero Milesi, Lol Coxhill, Morgan Fisher, Kevin Hewick, Martyn Bates, John Otway, Robert Wyatt, George Melly, Robert Fripp, Andy Partridge, Ivor Culter, Genesis Gospel Singers, Katakumbey, Squad Flasher, Europeans, Glaxo Babies, Private Dicks, Apartment, The Letters, Art Objects, The Final Eclipse.

Artist:	DENNY, MARTIN
Title:	Exotica Vol. 2
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CRREV 102CD

2005 reissue, in both mono and stereo. The 2nd Martin Denny album, originally issued by Liberty in 1957. "Herein Mr. Denny's imagination has gone even further afield, and with superb Spectra-Sound giving us matchless fidelity, he has further explored the myriad tinkle of instruments foreign to our civilization, plus fresh approaches on those familiar to our ears. Never have you heard such wonderful percussive expressions of such reedy, totally uninhibited notes from a saxophone as you will in this album. How does he do it? Take this wonderful journey into exotic lands, and when you return, you tell us." -- original liner notes.

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Artist:	LEER, THOMAS
Title:	Contradictions
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 105CD