Skeletal Family - The Singles Plus 1983-85 (RSD) - VINYL LP

Skeletal Family are Anneka Latta - Vocals, Stan Greenwood - Guitars, Roger InchTrotwoodInch Nowell - Bass, Ian InchKarl HeinzInch Taylor - Keyboards / Saxophone, Adrian InchOzzyInch Osadzenko - Drums and Percussion. Formed in 1982 with vocalist Anne Marie Hurst, their debut album 'Burning Oil' topped the National UK Indie Charts for three weeks in Autumn 1984 above other contemporary northern bands The Smiths and New Order. The band subsequently recorded seven BBC Radio One sessions for John Peel, Janice Long & Kid Jensen. They Signed to Chrysalis Records in 1986. Their discography includes the studio albums 'Futile Combat', 'Sakura', 'Songs of Love Hope and Despair', 'Day of All Days'. The current line up came together in 2021, with the introduction of vocalist Anneka Latta with the band performing live at 'Wave Gotik Treffen' in Leipzig and 'Darker Waves Festival' in Huntington Beach, California as well as various dates in the UK and USA. Their latest album 'Light From The Dark' was recorded at Paul Weller's 'Black Barn' Studio and released received critical acclaim.

This CD features the great Stars of Bethlehem recording, InchAbove My HeadInch featuring Richard Wallace. One of the groups that sought to emulate the success of the Soul Stirrers and the Pilgrim Travelers was the Stars of Bethlehem. While it did not achieve this goal, their album InchAbove My HeadInch is a classic. Richard Wallace went on to found the Mighty Clouds of Joy with Joe Ligon and did achieve the great success he aspired to. Recording was made in October/November of 1960 by Rex Productions. All tracks either composed or arranged by the group Above My Head, Noboby Knows, Trying to Live Right, Meet You in the Morning, (The) Birds, I Know Somebody, (The) Minister, Stranger, Gospel Train, Ev'ry Once in a While, Family Prayer, Jesus Remember Me.

Limited edition re- of the classic album from The Handsome Family, this reissue has been remastered for vinyl by Guy Davie at Electric. Repackaged sleeve includes a lyric insert and a bonus CD 'Invisible Bones' of outtakes and live recordings. Includes the True Detective opening theme tune InchFar From Any RoadInchThe Handsome Family (songwriting and marriage partners Brett and Rennie Sparks) have been defining the dark end of Americana for over 30 years. Brett writes the music and Rennie writes the words. Their work has been covered by many artists including Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird and most-recently Phoebe Bridgers.