Name: Cherry Stars Collide – Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986-1995
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRCDBOX143

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-31

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

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Standard:20

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5013929114395

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CDx4

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Various

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

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Cherry Red

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

Meticulously curated box sets featuring exceptional audio quality, stunning visuals, and exclusive bonus content. Explore genres, eras, and artists to find the perfect addition to your collection.

Box Sets

4CD journey through key tracks, lesser known half-lit gems and sleepy pop nuggets of the 1980s and 90s. Featuring Mazzy Star, AR Kane, Cocteau Twins, Spiritualized, This Mortal Coil, Slowdive, Chapterhouse, Bel Canto, Julee Cruise, The Chameleons, Dead Can Dance, Talk Talk, Lush, Low and many more.

During the latter half of the 1980s, a wave of alternative artists began to explore a gentler, more ethereal sound, bringing a dream-like aesthetic to the rock and pop idiom. Taking its lead from the UK (and the 4AD label in particular), this refined approach soon spread, particularly to the United States, slowly picking up the moniker “dream pop” – a catch-all term rather than a genre within itself.

Curated by the same team as our successful Still In A Dream 2016 shoegaze set, Cherry Stars Collide explores that sound as it emerged in the mid-80s and proceeded to define a less grounded, more thoughtful approach to musical expression than was offered elsewhere. Fusing and blending with other genres along the way. – from the guitar driven shoegaze movement and proto-Britpop to the post ‘C-86’ generation and the nascent leftfield clubbing scene – that sound both drew in artists already operating elsewhere and inspired new artists to embark their own journey.

4 Louis Phillipe – When I’m An Astronaut

6 Dead Can Dance – In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings

13 Julee Cruise – Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)

7 The Heart Throbs – Kiss Me When I’m Starving

1 Spiritualized – Feel So Sad Glides And Chimes

2 The Ocean Blue – Ballerina Out of Control

6 Levitation – Rosemary Jones (Coppelia Version)

8 Red House Painters – Japanese To English

9 Smashing Orange – Strange Young Girls

11 The Darling Buds – One Thing Leads To Another

12 Sweet Jesus – Your Baby Loves Me (Original Version)

14 Love Spirals Downwards – Stir About The Stars

4 The Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa – Fluidum