EMERSON, LAKE & POWELL COMPLETE COLLECTION SPIRIT OF UNICORN MUSIC/CHERRY RED RECORDS Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) formed in 1970 when Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (bass, guitar) and Carl Palmer (drums) came together to form a [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS MOVING AWAY FROM THE PULSEBEAT: POST-PUNK BRITAIN 1977-1981 CHERRY RED RECORDS When ‘punk rock’ exploded on the scene in 1976, the bands (and fans) had to know that there would be a ‘best before’ date on that music. It either [...]
THE DREAM ACADEMY RELIGION, REVOLUTION & RAILWAYS CHERRY RED RECORDS Having a huge, world-wide success with your first single can always be a blessing and a curse. For Dream Academy which includes singer/guitarist and songwriter Nick [...]
KISSING THE PINK ANTHOLOGY 1982-2024 CHERRY RED RECORDS Kissing The Pink may have gone down in history as the most underrated band of the 1980s. Thanks to this new box set, Anthology 1982 – 2024, that may not be the destiny of this band. [...]
THE RESIDENTS SECRET SHOW (LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO) CHERRY RED RECORDS Like Sparks, The Residents have been able to keep their loyal, core audience while bringing new people into their fanbase over the years. In January, 2023, The Residents [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS PATTERNS ON THE WINDOW: THE BRITISH PROGRESSIVE POP SOUNDS OF 1974 CHERRY RED RECORDS Grapefruit Records/Cherry Red Records have been releasing CD box sets over the past couple of years in which they do a deep dive into the [...]
HOWARD JONES CELEBRATE IT TOGETHER – THE VERY BEST OF HOWARD JONES 1983-2023 CHERRY RED RECORDS Forty years in the music business is cause for celebration, and Howard Jones is doing just that with the release of Celebrate It Together. This [...]
Pere Ubu Trouble On Big Beat Street Cherry Red Records One could be forgiven for being confused as to what the actual year is when Sparks, Pere Ubu, Yes, and Jethro Tull are releasing new music. And it is a most excellent confusion. David Thomas [...]
Be-Bop Deluxe Sunburst Finish (Vinyl Reissue) Cherry Red Records Going retrospect and missing the point can be quite harmful for an artist, but getting it right, picking a right artist and/or album to feature, can shed a new light not only on [...]
Jah Wobble Dark Luminosity – The 21st Century Collection Cherry Red Records Jah Wobble (born John Joseph Wardle) began his musical career as an original member of Public Image Limited (PIL), a band John Lydon formed after he left The Sex [...]
Foghat Road Fever: The Complete Bearsville Recordings 1972-1975 HNE/Cherry Red Records I remember watching an MTV awards show, many, many years ago. Jim Carey, dressed as a hippie, made the joke “would it kill you to play some Foghat?” He was [...]
Various Artists Cherry Stars Collide Cherry Red Records Actually, the full title of this 4-CD set is Cherry Stars Collide, Dream Pop, Shoegaze & Ethereal Rock 1986-1995. Cherry Red had quite a good reason for such a title, as there is quite [...]
Various Artists The Greatest Soul/Funk & Disco 12″ Singles Of The 70s And 80s Cherry Red Records Get ready to boogie back to the time of the 12-inch single, a concept born to keep dancers engaged on the dance floor. Cherry Red Records [...]
The Alan Parsons Project The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Deluxe Edition) Cherry Red Records Alan Parsons continues to re-release the classic (and hugely successful) Alan Parsons Project albums. The Turn Of A Friendly Card was originally released in [...]
Various Artists Ain’t Nothing But A House Party – 60’s And Early 70’s Club Soul Classics Cherry Red Records It just might be a mistake to name the popularity of 60s and early 70s soul a ‘soul revival.’ The [...]
Various Artists Deep In The Woods: Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975 Cherry Red Records Cherry Red is one of those record labels renowned around the world for their practically immaculate reissue series, particularly when it comes [...]
FORMED BY THE STARS A CONVERSATION WITH HOWARD JONES In 1983 a new electronica single was released called “New Song”, and it could possibly be one of the most positive records released that decade up to that point. Howard Jones burst on to the [...]
Marc Almond Stranger Things (Deluxe Expanded Edition) Cherry Red Records Stranger Things was originally released in 2001 and was Marc Almond’s 11th solo album and in many ways it was a bit of a departure for him. For this album, Almond teamed up [...]
Buzzcocks Senses Out Of Control Cherry Red Records Buzzcocks formed in 1976 when Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto formed the band in Manchester, having been influenced by the erupting punk rock scene. After one EP (Spiral Scratch), Devoto left [...]
Harry Chapin Story Book: The Elektra Albums (1972-1978) Cherry Red Records This one is for the fans. Reissue and box set specialists Cherry Red Records have blessed the world with an expansive six-disc collection of the music of Harry Chapin. [...]
Howard Jones The 12″ Album + 12″ers Vol. 2 Cherry Red Records Cherry Red continues to mine the Howard Jones catalogue and has come up with another brilliant release. This time they have taken the album The 12” Album, originally released in 1984 [...]
Wolfgang Flür Magazine 1 Cherry Red Records From 1973 until 1987, Wolfgang Flür was a member of Kraftwerk. After leaving Kraftwerk, he was involved with Yamo, collaborated with a number of artists, and released some solo records. On Magazine 1, [...]
The Vibrators The Albums 1985-1990 Cherry Red Records The Vibrators formed in 1976 and were part of the first U.K. punk scene. Sensing they had found the next Sex Pistols or Clash, Epic Records signed the band and their debut album was released [...]
Various Artists I Love To See You Strut: More 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul and Freakbeat Nuggets Cherry Red Records There’s only a handful of labels around that can turn out a practically flawless compilation of various artists celebrating [...]