Guitarist and synthesiser player Manuel Göttsching formed Ashra after disbanding Ash Ra Tempel, the outfit he had led since 1971. Moving away from the space rock of his previous group, Ashra was a far more electronics-based project. Recorded in Berlin, between March and June 1976, the four pieces on New Age Of Earth represent the …
Lighthouse Family’s first two albums, the multi-platinum selling debut Ocean Drive and the follow-up Postcards From Heaven, are both being reissued on vinyl on the 29 August. Originally released on Wildcard/Polydor Records in September 1995, Ocean Drive reached No 3 in the UK charts, and spawned four Top 20 singles. This version is pressed onto …
Following on from the Del Amitri re-issues of Change Everything, Twisted and Waking Hours, we’ll be re-issuing Some Other Suckers Parade and Can You Do Me Good? on the 11 July. Some Other Sucker’s Parade is a fascinating addition to Del Amitri’s catalogue. Originally released on A&M Records in June 1997, the album captures a …
Next month see’s the re-issue of Richard Ashcroft’s first three solo albums, Alone With Everybody, Human Conditions and Keys To The World, on 180gm vinyl. Originally issued on Hut Records in June 2000, Alone With Everybody was eagerly anticipated, as it was Ashcroft’s first recordings since the demise of the group he founded and led, …
All four of Marianne Faithfull’s original Decca albums Marianne Faithfull, Come My Way, North Country Maid and Loveinamist are being reissued on vinyl this June alongside Cast Your Fate To The Wind a new double LP of the collected singles, B-sides and rarities. Simultaneously, a 6 CD boxset will be released called Cast Your Fate …