Making music available was not always as straight forward as it is now. Way back in 1978 when Cherry Red started, life was very different.... Continue reading
It’s been almost six years now since I was asked to help San Francisco’s #1 beat group The Residents revisit their archive and oversee a... Continue reading
Back in 1978 when the Cherry Red label was still very young my initial thoughts were focused on survival. I’d given up my day job... Continue reading
John Hollingsworth became Cherry Red’s A&R man after the departure of Mike Alway in the mid 1980s. His two most significant signings for the label... Continue reading
It is 1981. I am seeing Toyah play live. For the first time I am actually in the same room as her, albeit a very... Continue reading
The Fall and record labels; record labels and the Fall . . . one of the great pop quiz questions of all time – just... Continue reading
By 1978 I’d had it up to here with major record companies. On a whim they can make you or break you: promote you to... Continue reading
Cherry Red Records began operations in 1978 as a fledgling independent label under the guidance of Iain McNay. However Cherry Red itself began seven years... Continue reading
It’s fair to say that whatever success we had with él was not the consequence of heavy gigging, be it at home or abroad. We... Continue reading
Forget El Clasico, the meeting of the Merseyside giants or the Old Firm rumble… The most eagerly anticipated clash of last season for Cherry Red... Continue reading
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