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Impressions of Foreverâ is a brand new, 33rpmvinyl-only compilation album celebrating the 40th anniversary of âMoments in Loveââ one of the most influential tracks in the history of electronic music.
According to The Times, The Art of Noise is "second only to Kraftwerk in pioneering electronic sound" while âMoments in Loveââone of their defining worksâhas been recently sampled by both Dua Lipa and Charli XCX, is Red Bull Music Academyâs ânumber one essential chill out tuneâ and has 50million views on YouTube. With new artwork and sleeve notes, Side One goes behind the scenes and traces the making of âMoments in Loveâ while Side Two presents the best of the final remixes, including the immense and previously cassette-onlynear-20 minute âThe Tortoise And The Hareâ suite.
The album has 13 tracks in total, seven of which are previously unreleased on vinyl and six of which are previously unreleased studio moments and interludes.
This is the ultimate (moments in) love story.
Universal & ZTT Records celebrates the 40th anniversary of Propaganda's âp:Machineryâ, which is currently enjoying a renaissance as the theme for the Renault Symbioz TV ad campaign.
This limited edition 12" clear vinyl has nine tracks in total, three of which are previously unreleased on vinyl, and four of which are previously unreleased pieces from the âDisturbdancesâ series first heard on Propagandaâs sell-out box set for Record Store Day 2019.
Originally released in 1985, âp:Machineryâ also features David Sylvian, Simple Minds' Derek Forbes, Magazine's John McGeoch and Berlin electronic luminary Moritz von Oswald. Production comes from Stephen Lipson and, for the previously unreleased material, Paul Morley. The package has been put together by renowned ZTT archivist Ian Peel, designed by Philip Marshall and features unseen photos from Claudia BrĂźcken's archives.
TheâÎąlphaâ andâβetaâ mixes of âp:Machineryâ are presented together-for the first time ever-and, also for the first time, theyâre backed with theâÎąlphaâ and âβetaâversions of the trackâs original B-side, âFrozen Facesâ. There were always two duelling sides to Propaganda:âA Secret Wish âvs. âWishful Thinkingâ, âDr Mabuseâin the dark vs. the daylight, âDuelâvs.âJewelâ... This release completes that two-sided story. This is the Îąlpha incarnation of Propaganda at its very βest.
Due to fan demand, Soft Cell are releasing the companion album to their 2021 Top 10 album *Happiness not included to record stores worldwide on Saturday April 12th 2025.
So fruitful also were the original *Happiness album recording sessions that this collection, titled *Happiness now completed, features ten original Marc Almond and Dave Ball tracks, including previously unreleased mixes and single-only tracks, none of which have appeared on vinyl before. It also includes a previously unheard track, Kill Shot, unavailable until this release.
The album also includes a recently re-recorded version of fan favourite Last Chance, with the addition of a full brass section, plus cover versions of Fad Gadgetâs Back To Nature and X-Ray Spexâs The Day The World Turned Day Glo. Lead track First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love was originally recorded by Giorgio Moroder, a huge influence on Soft Cell.
This will be the very last *Happiness release, and is strictly limited to a single pressing of 1000 deluxe vinyl copies worldwide
A1. First Hand Experience of Second Hand Love
A2. Jukebox Head
A3. Quiet Rebellion
A4. Strange Kinda Dance (Edit)
A5. The Day The World Turned Day Glo
A6. Vapourise (Edit)
A7. You Kill Me
B1. Last Chance (2022 Mix Edit)
B2. Murder Your Darlings
B3. Night and The City (2021 Mix)
B4. Gemini Lounge
B5. Defiant
B6. Back to Nature (Marcâs Mix)
B7. Kill Shot
Everything is Connected Too is the second instalment of Blancmangeâs finest moments on vinyl. The companion to Everything is Connected, Everything is Connected Too deeps further from recent moments like 2024âs âAgain I Wait For The Worldâ and âBlissâ (both on vinyl for the very first time) to âSad Day (Original)â one of their very first outings from 1981. The collection traverses the bandâs inspired take on leftfield pop.
NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE ON VINYL, FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS ORIGINAL CD RELEASE THIS IS ALSO THE COMPLETE PEEL SESSIONS ISSUED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON ANY FORMAT
Still very much active (their last album â No. 2 in the UK, No. 7 in Germany - was issued in 2023), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), founded by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, emerged from Liverpool in the late â70s and are rightly regarded as one of the more original of the so-called âsynth popâ outfits of the following decade.
Notably also one of the more successful, they have enjoyed at least 20 hit singles across Europe and beyond, with total sales of around 40 million records to date.
Their early years were highly influential and this release, acclaimed by many fans as the band at the height of their powers, provides a snapshot of OMD at arguably their most vital, focused and interesting; full of highly imaginative, slightly left-field, awkward but accomplished pop, captured by the BBC in four different sessions (one in 1979, two in 1980 and one in 1983).
And while it is the first time that any of these tracks have been pressed on vinyl, it is also the first time that every single track from their sessions for John Peel have been issued together. The original CD version of this collection, issued in 2000, omitted the second recording of âBunker Soldiersâ, recorded as part of the 1983 session.
Mastered (where necessary) and cut to lacquer by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, as Aaron Badgley of allmusic.com observed: âEven well-known songs such as âEnola Gayâ take on a new life here. Rougher, rawer, and much more experimental. Fans also have the opportunity to hear some tracks from their very much underrated (LP) Dazzle Ships performed live. Those particular tracks are downright eerie,âŚbut brilliant nonetheless.â
Pressed on 140g Translucent Blue Vinyl celebrating 40th Anniversary. Newly compiled to celebrate the 40th anniversary of âYouthquakeâ, this exclusive RSD vinyl LP release features a selection of those singlesâ remixes from the UK Top 10 album, which has sold more than 1 Million units worldwide since its release. FOUR UK Top 40 hit singles were released from the album between Nov 1984 and Sep 1985, including the Platinum-selling #1 âYou Spin Me Round (Like A Record)â.
Following the success of the 10 Year Anniversary Edition of debut album âThe Bones Of What You Believeâ, CHVRCHES will now celebrate a decade of their sophmore release âEvery Open Eyeâ with an exclusive double vinyl repack for Recordstore Day 2025.
This is the first time that all tracks from the campaign - including âBuryâ It featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, âWarning Callâ from the Electronic Arts video game Mirrorâs Edge Catalyst, the Four Tet remix of lead single âLeave A Traceâ, plus a host of bonus studio tracks and other remixes - have been committed to one physical format. Excitingly, the repack also includes rarity âUp In Armsâ, not released in either the UK or the US. The digital album features KDA and Whyt Noyz remixes that are widely unreleased across major DSPâs, plus a live version of âClearest Blueâ from the Pitchfork Music Festival 2015, previously only released in the US as a retailer exclusive.
Charting at #4 in the UK and #8 in the US upon release in September 2015 (plus top 20 in 10 other countries), Every Open Eye was a critical as well as commercial success, garnering lavish praise from top tier outlets:
âAn electronic band with an organic soul - fast becoming genuinely important voicesâ 5*, DIY
âturns up the intensity without ever overselling its charmâ 4*,The Guardian
âgiant dance anthems, heart-bursting emotion and fightâ 4*, NME
"the hard work and meticulous fine-tuning of Every Open Eye is so deeply embedded⌠it manifests as that uncanny, priceless quality of the truly popular: confidenceâ 7.7, Pitchfork
Mark âSpikeâ Stent was brought onboard to mix the second successive self-produced album, and tracks such as âLeave A Traceâ and âClearest Blueâ became instant fan favourites that continue to close the bandâs live shows today. As âEvery Open Eyeâ grew in popularity so did CHVRCHESâ live following, propelling the band to statement headline performances at Londonâs Alexandra Palace & Royal Albert Hall, Glasgowâs SSE Hydro, and New Yorkâs Radio City Music Hall, plus major festival appearances at Glastonbury, Coachella, SXSW, Governorâs Ball and Radio1âs Big Weekend. Whilst touring âEvery Open Eyeâ across North America, CHVRCHES appeared on both the Tonight Show and the Late Show, with Lauren making a Channel4 News guest appearance back in the UK
