UK Post-Punk
Thirty-Second Annual Report
Thirty years on from the original, Throbbing Gristle returned to the source material of The Second Annual Report - their catastrophic debut of November 1977, pressed in a run of 785 copies on their own Industrial Records with white labels, a "Nothing Short Of A Total War" sticker, and a Xerox warning strip about the shortcomings of the pressing - and reinterpreted it live at La Grande Halle-La Villette, Paris, on 6 June 2008. That performance was captured in full and issued as this 12" 180gm LP,…
Wheel In The Roses (LP)
1986 re-issue on 4AD of one of the most original and inimitable records produced by the new wave, originally released by the same label in 1980. Essential.
Unknown Pleasures (LP)
Very early re-press on Factory with plain sleeve of possibly the most acclaimed, rightly so, and influential debut album of the British new wave from 1979, with the amazing production by Martin Hannet. Essential.
Deceit (LP)
Rare original UK edition on Rough Trade of TH's second and final album from 1981, one of the highest achievements of that era and one of the absolute masterpieces of experimental new wave, produced by The Flying Lizards' David Cunningham. Insurmountably original and essential.
Nine Months To The Disco (LP)
Original edition of the second LP but first actual album by the Bristol band with crazy improvised and electronic-based post-punk experiments, released on Heartbeat / Cherry Red in 1980.
Grotesque (After The Gramme) (LP)
Original UK edition on Rough Trade of the fourth album, produced by the Res Crayola's Mayo Thoimpson, Geoff Travis and Grant Showbiz, by Mark. E. Smith's outstanding and mercurial band with roots in the Velvet Underground, released in 1980.
Fireside Favourites (LP)
Original UK edition on Mute, and featuring label's boss Daniel Miller, of Frank Tovey's 1980 debut album combining synth pop style with industrial aesthetics.
Or So It Seems (LP)
Original 1983 UK edition on Mute of the sole album by the industrial/synthpop project by Wire/Dome's Gilbert and Lewis with Daniel Miller.
Y (LP)
Original UK edition on Rough Trade of the mighty debut album of incredibly charged and politically concerned avant-garde dub jazz-funk punk-rock released in 1979. Absolutely essential masterpiece. No poster.
Entertainment! (LP)
First 1980 US edition on Warner Bros. of one the most original and beautiful debut albums of the era, an influential masterpiece of post-punk with very few equals. Essential to say the least.
The Sky's Gone Out (LP)
Original German edition of the excellent third album by "gothic" new wave initiators, released by Virgin in 1983.
Rough Trade 1982 (calendar)
Rare Rough Trade calendar for the year 1982 designed by Martyn Lambert.
Drop / So (7")
Rare single released buy Dome Records in 1981 with two experimental minimal pop songs courtesy of Angel Conway and B.C. Gilbert (Wire, Dome, etc.).
What You See... Is What You Are (LP)
1978 split LP on Deptford Fun City with live recordings by one of the most seminal and experimental punk bands shared with the Gong-related raw space-rock prychedelic group.
Virus Meadow (LP)
Original 1986 UK edition on Reflex Records of the arty, folky goth-tinged second album.
The Millpond Years (LP)
Original 1988 UK edition on Reflex Records of the arty, folky goth-tinged third album.
In The Flat Field (LP)
Original UK edition of simply one of the best debut albums of the British new wave, dark and innovative, released in 1980 by the new-born 4AD label. Essential.
Bela Lugosi (LP)
Unofficial early 1980's German LP on Geebo Geebo Records with recordings of the live shows at Scamps Disco, Oxford, August 11, and at the University Of London, October 31, 1980.
Guilford Civic Hall 18.10.82 (LP)
Unofficial German 1982 LP with a recording of the live show at Guildford Civic Hall, October 18th, 1982. Black vinyl with blue cover edition.