80s Tag

Keys To The Pallas

Pallas are a Scottish prog-rock band and were at the vanguard of the wave neo-progressive in the early 1980s, alongside acts like Marillion, Pendragon and Solstice. We now have the rights to band’s self-produced 1981 album Arrive Alive, alongside additional singles and BBC recordings. Cherry Red hold the rights to many

Eighties Classics

We now have exclusive rights for the 80s Classical recordings, which showcase the some of most iconic voices and songs from the Eighties pop scene via breath-taking new orchestral versions performed by the original artists. Those involved include Nik Kershaw, Carol Decker, Johnny Hates Jazz, Adetoun, Gavin Conder and Cliff Masterson.  Drop us

The 80s Carved Out Of Rock

We are proud to boast an ever-growing catalogue of 80s Classic Rock. Artists include Scottish rockers Strangeways, ex-Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet, both solo and with his band Alcatrazz, Scouse combo Spider, (Bernie) Tormé, Whitley Bay’s finest metal outfit Tygers Of Pan Tang, the Steve Gibbons Band, the debut album by Scarborough’s hit group Little Angels and

Spaghetti Westerns

David Cicero – usually known just by his surname – is a Scottish-American singer and keyboardist who was signed to Pet Shop Boys’ Spaghetti Records. Cicero enjoyed success with his second single ‘Love Is Everywhere’, which reached No. 19 in the UK in 1992. His third single, ‘That Loving Feeling’, also troubled the chart later

Chessboxing Gets Ejected!

Hailing from Dagenham, Essex, The Ejected were an early 80s punk band signed to Bristol label Riot City. Their fast-and-furious 1982 indie hit 'Have You Got 10p' appears in a newly released film, By Rook or Left Hook. Described as "Rocky meets The Queen's Gambit as

Feasting With Marc

Cherry Red continue to represent the license on a host of Marc Almond's studio albums, including Open All Night, Stranger Things, Variete, Feasting With Panthers, Ten Plagues, The Dancing Marquis and Velvet Trail.  We also now control a sizeable raft of his self-owned repertoire, much of it previously restricted to fan club

The June Brides’ Nest

The June Brides were a quietly influential mid-80s Indie band who pre-empted the whole C86 movement with a string of memorable records.   Their 1985 Indie hit 'No Place Called Home' (issued on Marc Riley's In Tape label) can be heard in TV series The Nest, a new UK drama described as "thrilling and provocative" by theBBC.    It's been created by Sue

Cherry Red acquires 80s Heavy Metal label Powerstation Records!

Cherry Red is proud to announce the acquisition of the famous 80s Heavy Metal label Powerstation Records! This musical onslaught of powerhouse vocals and sledgehammer guitars includes albums by Tokyo Blade(pictured), the Little Angels (their debut LP), original Iron Maiden singer Paul DiAnno's Battlezone, Chrome Molly,Maineeaxe, Holosade and others.

Cherry Red to Represent David Essex Titles

Cherry Red is proud to announce the representation of several David Essex albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s (Hot Love, Imperial Wizard, Be-Bop The Future, Stage Struck, The Whisper, This One's For You), alongside several hit singles such as 'Oh What A Circus' (No. 3, 1978) and 'Me And My

NME C86

Cherry Red's new 3-CD edition of C86, the NME's classic cassette compilation of indie guitar music from 1986, has been troubling the Indie & Alternative charts this week and attracting rave reviews such as 'Best New Reissue' on Pitchfork. Many of the key moments on