Formed in 1976, by 1990, The Fall had been through 18 line ups, releasing 14 albums and 24 singles – The only constant was leader, vocalist Mark Edward Smith – welded to the work ethic, creating music that stunned in its obscure brilliance; railing against mediocrity, flailing against the status quo. It was all change …
The Pale Fountains were formed in Liverpool in 1980 by Mick (as he was then known) Head with Chris McCaffery on bass, Thomas Whelan on drums, trumpeter Andy Diagram and guitarist Ken Moss – Signing with Virgin in late 1982, this was the first time the music world became aware of the work of singer-songwriter …
Formed in 1972, 10cc were at once commercial, at once strange – Described as the ‘missing link between the Beatles and Blur’, it was rare to have four talented writers, singers and multi-instrumentalists all under one roof; but in Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, 10cc had just that – They released …
Proper Records are delighted to make again available the first three albums from the much-loved Big Country. Originally released on Mercury Records between 1983 and 1986, these records – The Crossing, Steeltown, and The Seer – sound as striking and singular now as they did when first heard. Formed by ex-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson in …
Proper Records are delighted to make again available the first three albums from the much-loved Ten Years After. Originally released on Deram between 1967 and 1969, these records – Ten Years After, Undead, and Stonedhenge – capture the beginnings of the British blues boom band who shot to world fame at 1969’s Woodstock Festival. Known …