Cherry Red’s bijou jazz archive recently swelled with the addition of the Newcastle Big Band album from 1972, a rarity which has attracted interest as the first musical output from one Gordon Sumner (better known as Sting). This joins a number of free/avant-garde jazz albums from that period by the likes
Cherry Red have acquired much of the back catalogue from progressive rock band Family and their ex-frontman Roger Chapman. Family scored UK hit singles with ‘No Mules Fool’ (1969), ‘Strange Band’ (1970) and ‘In My Own Time’ (1971) and success with albums such as A Song For Me (1970), Anyway (1970), Fearless (1971) and Bandstand (1972). Many of Family’s albums are regarded as classics. Roger
We're proud to announce the acquisition of two fascinating, 'sister' labels from the 1970s. Square Records was responsible for albums by Dear Mr. Time (the collectable Grandfather, pictured, from 1970) and Crispian St. Peters, as well as various singles by the likes of Mataya Clifford, Julie Bergen and Stephen Arlen. Meanwhile, the later and more prolific Birds
Schemers is a new feature film set in Dundee in 1979/80, dealing with the youth culture of the day and the dangerous business of music promotion. It's the directorial debut of Scotsman Dave McLean, who used to manage Placebo and organise UK tours by the likes of Nirvana. The
Set within the drug-fuelled world of early 80s Los Angeles, Snowfall is an acclaimed US crime drama TV series picked up by FX. The first episode of the second season, which airs this month, includes period Punk track 'New Age' by Blitz. Cherry Red represent
Still in the pipeline, The Caravan At The End Of The World is a short, romantic, coming-of-age drama (15 minutes) set around a caravan site in the early 1980’s. The period soundtrack boasts the DIY acoustic beauty of 'Leave Me With The Boy' by The
Pioneers of the early 90s Indie sound labelled 'Shoegaze', Creation Records band Slowdive are just about to release their first new album in over two decades. Meanwhile, Cherry Red Songs represent their publishing and have just secured a sync deal for the Slowdive song 'When
Hailed as Britain's answer to The Monkees, The Spectrum issued a string of Swinging London-styled singles during the second half of the 1960s, such as 'Portobello Road' and 'London Bridge Is Coming Down'. Many of their recordings are now represented by Cherry Red, including most
BBC's period drama Call The Midwife needs no introduction. This hugely successful show will be onto its sixth season next year; before that, watch out for another Christmas special this year, which will be set in a missionary hospital in South Africa. The episode is set at the dawn of the
Formed as a supergroup in 1969, Humble Pie boasted the talents of Steve Marriott (ex-Small Faces), Peter Frampton (ex-Herd), Greg Ridley (ex-Spooky Tooth) and Jerry Shirley. Cherry Red now represent a catchment of live recordings by the band, captured in their early 70s prime in