Whiplash Smile

2LP – Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve (2025 Reissue).The album burst into life with guitarist Steve Stevens’ suitably muscular riffing on the opening “World’s Forgotten Boy,” and its clutch of flashy, hi-octane anthems (“Don’t Need A Gun,” “Soul Standing By,” and “Fatal Charm”) played to Idol’s strengths, with their punk and hard rock […]

All Smiles Tonight

Poor Creature is comprised of Ruth Clinton, Cormac MacDiarmada and John Dermody, all three are members of other bands (Landless and Lankum respectively) who have built a large following on re-interpreting songs from the past Songs that have existed for centuries can seem immutable and anchored to time. A new generation of Irish musicians are keen to acknowledge that musical […]

Why Dont You Smile Now: Lou Reed At Pickwick Records 1964-1965

2 LP First official anthology of Lou Reed’s work for Pickwick Records 1964-1965. Features rarities, cult classics (The Primitives’ “The Ostrich” (the track credited with bringing The Velvet Underground together), & previously unreleased material (The Beachnuts “Sad, Lonely Orphan Boy”). Produced in partnership with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive. INDIES ONLY OXBLOOD & […]

Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me) (50th Anniversary)

This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2025 title and not available to pre-order.Available to buy in-store from 8am on Saturday, 12/04/2025 (Record Store Day).Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 14/04/2025. Steve Harley’s mammoth hit single ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)’ was released 50 years ago and to […]