In 1988, The House of Love’s debut album arrived as a fully-formed piece of pop perfection, following two years of intensive writing, rehearsing and live performances. The Gift explores those two years, as the band leapt from the Camberwell squat scene into the centre of the UK’s indie world as it went overground.
Taken from the archive of bassist Chris Groothuizen and compiled by him with chief songwriter Guy Chadwick’s full approval, this 3CD set offers unprecedented insight into the development of one of the standout bands of the late ’80s British music scene. Featuring previously unheard rehearsal recordings and live shows captured in London and Paris, all of which has been carefully restored and remastered using…
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Originally released in March 1969, 
…features five “brand new recordings based on original folk tales handed to The Residents by The Mysterious N. Senada” in the 1970s, as well as a bonus sixth track, “The Arctic Fox”.
The CD features the full concert remixed and remastered from the original multi-track master tapes and restored to its original running order and released for the very first time.
The 1970s was a truly glorious decade of reggae. While the likes of Bob Marley, Burning Spear and Culture powerfully highlighted political and social inequalities, and the message of Rasta, other artists, both in Jamaica and the UK, drew inspiration from the joys and pains of romantic love. The widespread popularity of love-themed reggae during this golden period is highlighted on this essential 2CD collection which brings together 46 of the most popular romantic reggae recordings ever to have seen issue.
The dawn of the British folk revival broke in 1965 when Bert Jansch’s “folk-baroque” finger style revolutionised tradition, providing the early morning light for a burgeoning psychedelic scene which, by 1972 had traveled from folk clubs to the high-concept landscapes of progressive rock, exemplified by the Eastern-tinged sitar-guitar on Yes’s ‘Siberian Khatru’.
In the decades leading up to its release there had been loads and more loads of excellent collections of girl group and related music that originated in the U.K., but Strawberry Records’ 2026 collection 
Cherry Red previously anthologized shoegaze and dream pop with the expansive multi-disc sets 
4CD sequel to 
…box set includes alternative versions as well as an unreleased live show from Rennes, rough mixes and radio sessions from the era. Plus ‘Twenty-Seven Points’ (that was also released in 1995), an album that consists of live recordings made in various locations between 1991 and 1995, but also contains interludes and two previously unheard studio tracks.
…Four albums from the McAuley Schenker Group from the late ’80s and early ’90s. All with bonus material.
…5CD box set anthology of B-Sides, rarities and archive material from Toyah’s recording history for the Safari label (1979-1983).
Continuing Doctor Bird’s comprehensive anthology series of Lee “Scratch” Perry-produced singles, 
1973 was a pivotal time for Lee “Scratch” Perry, as it was the year he built his fabled Black Ark studio, where he created much of his most celebrated work, and he released Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle, often noted as the first full-length dub album. Up until then, he worked as a freelance producer, often recording at King Tubby’s studio. 
…Includes rare mono version of third album, ‘Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon’, various singles and B-sides, outtakes and alternative versions, plus a version of The Doors’ ‘Roadhouse Blues’.
CD 83-track box set tracing the development of indie music from the height of the Britpop explosion in 1995 through its aftershocks to the post-Britpop period in 1999, on the cusp of the new millennium. This box continues the story of indie/Britpop from Cherry Red’s 
In addition to being one-half of synth pop legends Erasure for over 40 years and engaging in numerous other solo and collaborative projects,