NEW MUSIC FRIDAY | New releases from GBH, The Vibrators, Dottie West and more!

• Back in early 80s Soho, Blue Rondo A La Turk defined ‘cool’.

• Singer/writer Chris Sullivan, guitarist Mark Reilly and vocalist Christos Tolera (with help from myriad talented personnel) married Latin jazz, R&B, Cuban and urban soul with a strong pop sensibility (witty lyrics, catchy melodies).

• The very first Oi! compilation album – originally released in 1980 – gets a welcome stand-alone reissue on CD.

• Now comes complete with liner notes by original compiler Garry Bushell.

• 50 track 2 CD digipak coupling of the first two albums by UK/82 Punk Rock legends G.B.H.

• Disc 1 is 1982’s debut ‘City Baby Attacked By Rats’ album which hit No.2 in the Independent Chart.

• Added as a bonus is the ‘Leather Bristles Studs And Acne’ 12” which hit No.8 in the Indie Chart plus the Indie Top 5 singles ‘Sick Boy’ and ‘No Survivors’.

• 2CD 40 track digipack featuring all of Punk legends The Vibrators’ releases between 1976 and 1978.

• Disc 1 is debut album ‘Pure Mania’ which reached No.49 in the UK National Chart in 1977.

• Features the single version of ‘Baby, Baby’ on CD for the first time and now comes with the bonus of their singles for RAK Records ‘We Vibrate’ and ‘Pogo Dancing’ on which they backed Chris Spedding.

• Four classic Dottie West albums recorded between 1971 and 1973.

• Appearing on CD for the first time.

• Long overdue vinyl re-issue of Mortal Sin’s breakthrough second album Face ‘of Despair’, originally released in 1989, with extensive liner notes and contributions from the band.

• Newly remastered, the release features liner notes from respected metal writer Malcolm Dome who conducted new interviews with the band, and also from former touring drummer Steve Hughes, now a hugely successful stand up comedian.