Released in March 1987, Saint Julian was seen as a storming return to form for Julian Cope. Signed to Island Records, his Iggy Pop/Jim Morrison side was cultivated, the weirdness dialled down, leathers were worn and a rock’n’roll microphone stand was utilised. The lead track “World Shut Your Mouth” gave Cope his first solo UK …
T2 were formed from Bulldog Breed alumni Bernard Jinks on bass and guitarist and vocalist Keith Cross with drummer Peter Dunton from The Gun. Dunton and Jinks had both played in the group Neon Pearl. Securing a sizeable advance for their talents, what they created in It’ll All Work Out In Boomland is a progressive …
A collaboration between David Vorhaus, Brian Hodgson and Delia Derbyshire, White Noise: An Electric Storm is the very epitome of a cult album. Its capitalized rear sleeve message told prospective listeners all they needed to know: MANY SOUNDS HAVE NEVER BEEN HEARD BY HUMANS: SOME SOUND WAVES YOU DON’T HEAR – BUT THEY REACH YOU. …
Cocteau Twins – vocalist Elizabeth Fraser, guitarist Robin Guthrie, and bassist Simon Raymonde – formed in Grangemouth, Scotland in the late 70s. The brainchild of Guthrie and original bassist Will Heggie, by 1981 they had added Fraser and the following year signed to 4AD, one of the most illustrious of the indie labels. With Raymonde …
Originally released on A&M Records in July 1989, Waking Hours was Del Amitri’s commercial breakthrough reaching No 6 in the UK charts and spawning four Top 60 singles. This LP re-issue is released on 12 July 2024, pressed on high quality blue vinyl and faithfully replicates the original 1989 “blue background” artwork. After beginning in …