Uncut

A three-CD journey through the English underground of 1967-1975

Another trip down the well-worn path of the Drake archive

Brummie fops' weird wilderness years

In the early '80s, energised by hip hop and electro, New Order produced a string of acts for Factory under their short-lived studio moniker Be Music, the results of which were greeted with indifference on these shores. Quite why is hard to fathom since, as Twice As Nice attests, tracks like "Sakura" by Section 25 and "Motherland" by RFATP were taut, bewitching slices of robo-funk that still excite today. The other producers herein (Arthur Baker, Mark Kamins and Donald "Dojo" Johnson of A Certain Ratio) all had their moments, too.

Reissue of Mr Echoplex's 1977 classic

Misunderstood visionaries release 'unfinished'fourth album

It was hardly a long haul, coming together in 1965 and burning out by 1968, but in the words of Papa John: "We had so much fun for two years, there was no more fun to be had."Yet in that time, The Mamas & The Papas became the USA's pop royal family, the American Beatles. Like The Beatles, they were four instantly recognisable, distinct personalities, with the same ready wit, entertainment value and high visibility factor. John Phillips and wife Michelle, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty looked and sounded like no other band in the land.

Three-CD anthology of East End mystic John Wardle's 26-year career

Previously unreleased 1969 prequel, plus Edgar and co's last two albums on Harvest

Ten albums recorded over a decade from the understandably erratic soul legend's solo years