To celebrate its 25th anniversary, XL Recordings announce a special, expanded version of Leila’s acclaimed second album Courtesy Of Choice. Originally released on 11th September 2000, the album followed the success of her Rephlex Records debut Like Weather and felt like a broadcast from a futuristic radio station no one else could tune into. Twenty-five years on, alongside collaborations with the likes of Bjork, Aphex Twin and Terry Hall and...
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I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool (Expanded Edition) by Kate Fagan, legendary punk and ska pioneer from Chicago is out now. Originally a coveted self-released single put out in 1980, the release is a full-length remastered collectible white vinyl album featuring four previously unreleased tracks from Fagan’s 1986 ‘Kissing Concept’ rock opera. ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool’ was engineered by Mike Rasfeld at Southport Records in Chicago with multi-instrumentalist Ron Rutherford. Fagan played bass. The B-side ‘Waiting For The Crisis’ remains relevant as a...
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Kate Fagan took the Chicago punk rock scene by storm in the early ‘80s with her self-released single ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool, ‘ which became the best-selling single ever by a local artist at the legendary Wax Trax! Records. In 2016, Manufactured Recordings reissued the coveted 7” with the original B-side ‘Waiting for the Crisis’ and two bonus tracks, which quickly sold out. Captured Tracks / Remote Control are thrilled to announce plans to...
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