Cherry Red

Biggest criticism of Cherry Red is this.

You buy rights to low-level interest indie-pop stuff and put it out once, on CD only, and then it disappears and it starts costing silly amounts on here. If the band then seeks permission from you to do a minimal pressing on vinyl by themselves, just to make it available again and probably not even break even on it, you will demand so much money that the band can't afford to do a collectable vinyl pressing of 500 or less.

This is often a last chance before retirement, for just a few hundred of their biggest fans who need to replace things that are damaged or have disappeared from their collections.

This isn't what I would expect from you, and shouting from the hilltops about being an "indie" label is null and void when you take out a hip for an organisation like the RIAA and have them police the back catalogue of obscure C86/punk bands as if they're Metallica.

Play the game, Cherry Red. Be better. If you own the rights, and you won't repress it when the band approaches you, do the decent thing and let fans buy the music for a reasonable price courtesy of a band doing a self-released small-scare vinyl pressing. It's only right.

If you own the rights, and you have no stock, and you won't press it up again, you have no moral grounds to ask for rights fees from bands who'll do it themselves. Where's your DIY spirit?

And reissue those Denim and GoKart Mozart albums on vinyl. This was promised ages ago.

Please let availability to buy be your number one priority, and best wishes to you..

Awesome company. Love their re-releases. My only two complaints are that they should do second runs of out of print releases (such as Kylie Minogue's PWL albums) and include more 7" Versions of songs on their disco album re-releases.

Other than that their reissues are usually comprehensive, have amazing sound and are decently priced. They are one of the best labels out there that are dedicated to music preservation.

Will continue to buy many more releases from them in the future. Thank you for everything!

as long as i keep getting all those non album b sides cherry red will be number one in my heart,

I wish I could work at Cherry Red just to receive one of everything they release. Between them and their subsidiary labels, they outpace any other reissue label on the planet!

any reissuer is hit and miss , good and bad , always disappointed not to get all non abum b sides. do any of us want instrumentals , dubs, single edits ?

the music/re-issues are very compressed/brickwalled! get the original pressings if possible.

A great reissuer, and generally positive experience with them.

CDs are reasonable price, with great extras. I also had one that would not play, and they sent out a replacement with no issues.

However, the vinyl I have purchased from them has been scratched from the plant (others have warped versions). Since they are small runs, they only offer to refund them. IMHO, they need to look at their pressing plant. I very rarely get this with new records, and it's 2 for 2 with Cherry Red. Anecdotal, but there you go....