Cherry Red Records – Backseat Mafia

The influence of 60s mod bands like The Kinks and The Who can’t be overstated in shaping the musical landscape of the UK in the mid to late 70’s. Fledgling…

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Album Review: Control I’m Here: Adventures On The Industrial Dancefloor 1983-1990

January 30, 2024

This latest collection from the Cherry Red Records stable features Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, Laibach, Meat Beat Manifesto, Sisters Of Mercy, The Shamen, The Neon Judgement, Renegade Soundwave and…

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Album Review: The Fall – The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country On The Click) 20th anniversary reissue

January 29, 2024

With 31 studio albums to choose from, there are very few fans of The Fall wo will ever definitively agree, which are the best 5 of all time. It can…

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Album Review: Suburban Studs – Slam 2 CD Set On Cherry Red Records

January 12, 2024

Introducing the eagerly awaited CD release of a highly sought-after Punk classic. This expanded 2CD edition presents the complete ‘Slam’ album along with rare demos from a proposed second studio…

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Album News: Laibach And Think Of Slovenia! – Cherry Red Records Release Expanded Version Of 1986 Album “Nova Akropola”

January 9, 2024

Described by Sounds magazine as the “First Dangerous Album of The Eighties” Laibach’s seminal 1986 Album revisited and expanded. Curated, remastered and Re-designed by The Laibach Organisation. Complete With 2…

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Album Review: The Darling Buds 5CD Box Set – Cherry Red Records. Perfick Pop Larking!

January 9, 2024

Every so often a band resurfaces, and people proclaim them as some sort of ironic “guilty pleasure”, as if good music should be embarrassing! We’ve seen it loads in recent…

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Album Review: Chelsea – The Step-Forward Years 1977-82 4CD Box Set

January 9, 2024

Hands up who loves a box set? I know I do! Most die-hard fans of an artist typically have all that’s on offer for their favourite artist already. Any collector…

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Album Review: The Oppressed – The Complete Oi! Recordings (1981-2018) 4CD Boxset on Cherry Red Records

January 8, 2024

Of all the iterations of “punk rock”, it’s “Oi” that probably divides the fans more than any other genre. Whilst the biggest hitters from the scene, the likes of Cockney…

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News: Cherry Red to release comprehensive box set by LA punk pioneers, The Runaways

September 10, 2023

The Runaways formed in LA in 1975 and recorded 4 studio albums between 1976-1978, before going their separate ways. Best known probably for the seminal track “Cherry Bomb”, which has…

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News: Cherry Red Release Definitive CD Boxset Of Shoegaze Legends Chapterhouse

July 5, 2023

With the ever-increasing number of Gen Zs, discovering new music through Social Media platforms like Tik Tok, the timing perhaps could not be better for a definitive box set on…

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