NEW MUSIC FRIDAY | New releases from The Fall, Mama’s Boys, Kevin Ayers, Jim Capaldi and more!
Happy New Music Friday! Here's everything we've released today...
Frank Chickens: Ninja Legends 1983-1989, 4CD Box set
• 4CD box set focusing on their 80s recordings.
• Includes the well-known albums ‘We Are Frank Chickens’, ‘Get Chickenized’, ‘Club Monkey'.
• Plus an additional compilation of BBC live sessions recorded for John Peel, Richard Skinner and Janice Long.
Red Box: Anthology 1980-1990, 4CD Box Set
• The first comprehensive overview of the band's initial run which technically began with Cherry Red issuing the band's debut single 'Chenko' in 1983.
• For this box set frontman and mainstay Simon Toulson-Clarke undertook a deep dive into his archives and discovered 11 previously unreleased demos from 1980-1982.
• As well as the previously unreleased audio, Simon was also able to provide a treasure trove of unseen photos from the very earliest days of the band all the way through to 1990.
The Fall: The Infotainment Scan, 6CD Box Set
• The Infotainment Scan’ was originally released in 1993 and was the band 15th studio album reaching no 9 on the album chart.
• This set contains singles and demos as well as BBC sessions and three live shows from the era.
• Compiled in conjunction with Fall expert Conway Patton and has notes by Fall guru Daryl Easlea and have been mastered by long time engineer Andy Pearce with art by
The Fall: Hex Induction Hour, Double Black Vinyl Edition
• Double LP edition includes the full classic album on classic black vinyl released exclusively for National Album Day.
Hawkwind: Space Ritual, Double Black Vinyl Edition
• DOUBLE GATEFOLD LP REPRESS OF THE CLASSIC 1973 LIVE ALBUM BY HAWKWIND ON CLASSIC BLACK VINYL.
• REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES & CUT AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
Popscene: From Baggy To Britpop 1989-1994, Various Artists 4CD Box Set
• A NEW REMASTERED 4CD CLAMSHELL BOX SET FEATURING THE STUDIO ALBUMS ‘LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE’ & ‘POOR BOY BLUE’ ALONG WITH A FURTHER 35 BONUS TRACKS, MOSTLY UNRELEASED, DRAWN FROM LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCES, PREVIOUS UNRELEASED OUT- TAKES & DEMOS.
• FEATURING GUEST MUSICIANS GEORGE HARRISON, STEVE WINWOOD, PAUL WELLER, IAN PAICE & GARY MOORE.
• INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH ESSAY.
Bill Bruford: The Best Of Bill Bruford - The Winterfold & Summerfold Years, 3CD Box Set
• Bill Bruford is the original drummer in YES and was a long term member of King Crimson before devoting his career to jazz.
• ‘THE BEST of BILL BRUFORD: The Winterfold & Summerfold Years’ is a 35-track, 3CD box set re-issue of two long out of print albums that together cull the best of drummer- composer-bandleader Bruford’s recordings for the two labels.
John Leyton: Lone Rider - The Holloway Road Sessions 1960-62, 3CD Box Set
• AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE 60s POP ICON’S WORK WITH JOE MEEK.
• INCLUDES A WHOPPING 75 PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS!
• ALTERNATE VERSIONS AND DEMOS OF THE HITS ‘JOHNNY REMEMBER ME’, ‘LONE RIDER’, ‘SON THIS IS SHE’, ‘WILD WIND’ AND MORE!
John Holt: Gold - The 80s Albums Collection, 2CD
• Three classic albums new to CD.
• Almost all tracks making digital debut.
• One of Jamaica’s most popular artists.
Kevin Ayers: All This Crazy Gift Of Time - The Recordings 1969-1973, Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set
• DELUXE 9 CD / 1 BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION 10-INCH BY 10-INCH BOX SET OF THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS BY KEVIN AYERS FROM 1969 -1973. WITH 140 TRACKS NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.