Bananarama broke the mould with their fashion forward style, feisty attitude and an arsenal of timeless chart hits spanning three decades.  Now for the first time since their original release, London Recordings are making the trio’s first six albums available on vinyl.  Initial pressings will be available on limited edition coloured vinyl with each album having its own specific colour. In addition, and for a limited period only, the official London Records/Bananarama store will also be stocking coloured cassettes of each album.

‘What A Shambles’, a song on Keren, Sara and Siobhan’s first album Deep Sea Skiving, proves a fitting ethos for the start of Bananarama’s career. “It wasn’t considered at all” says Keren “it was all impromptu”. From such ad-hoc beginnings, via early collaborations with Fun Boy Three’s Terry Hall, Bananarama found themselves climbing the charts and gracing a multitude of magazine covers. 

Having set the template with Deep Sea Skiving (1983) Bananarama (1984) and True Confessions (1986) and a string of pop anthems including ‘Really Saying Something’, ‘Robert De Niro’s Waiting’ and ‘Venus’, their success snowballed with ‘Venus’ hitting the No.1 spot in US and subsequent top ten US hits with ‘Cruel Summer’ and ‘I Heard A Rumour’.

Siobhan left to form Shakespear’s Sister in 1988 but Sara and Keren continued as a duo recording a further three albums - Wow!,(1987) Pop Life (1991) and Please Yourself (1993) - and garnering yet more hit singles.

The last Bananarama performance as the original trio was ‘Love In The First Degree’ – the song Pete Waterman still maintains is the best record to come out of the Hit Factory.  Incredibly Sara, Keren and Siobhan had never performed this, or any of their extensive run of top 10 singles together,  a situation that was finally resolved when the trio reunited for a string of sold out live shows in 2017 and 2018.  For their long standing and inclusive fanbase, it was nothing short of Morrissey and Marr reforming.  As Siobhan so brilliantly summarized – “It’s part of me, part of my history and I love what we did and the crazy life we lead.  Look what we did. Listen to the records.  It’s all there.” 

Deep Sea Skiving (1983) – BLUE

Bananarama (1984) – PURPLE

True Confessions (1986) – GREEN

WOW! (1987) – RED

Pop Life (1991) -  PINK

Please Yourself (1993) – WHITE

Gary Numan has announced the release of The Fallen EP on November 9. It consists of three new tracks ‘It Will End Here’, ‘The Promise’ and ‘If We Had Known’. As well as The Fallen EP, Gary will also release a new live album, Savage, Live At Brixton Academy on the same date. It’s a three disc deluxe album offering consisting of two audio CDs and concert DVD. Gary previously announced a string of UK dates for November 2018 with The Skaparis Orchestra, including a date at the Royal Albert Hall, London which sold out in a few hours.

Numan’s current album Savage: Songs From A Broken World, was released in September last year through BMG and earned the best reviews of Gary’s career. He entered the UK charts at No.2, a fantastic achievement for the iconic and highly influential artist. The British electro pioneer was also awarded the Inspiration Award for songwriting and composition at the Ivor Novellos last year, and has been receiving outstanding live reviews proving that he is on fine form. Now, the tour will take a surprisingly elegant turn when Gary Numan and his band are joined by The Skaparis Orchestra for seven exclusive shows. With orchestral concerts taking place in Cardiff, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, London and Glasgow, the shows will feature songs drawn not only from his highly successful Savage album, but also key songs from his vast back catalogue.

Gary Numan’s music has always had a filmic quality but with The Skaparis Orchestra joining his regular band, that mix of hard electronic and soaring cinematic atmosphere will finally come fully to life. Gary will also be showcasing the most extravagant light show he’s taken on the road for over three decades, designed specifically for these special orchestral performances.

Gary Numan’s UK dates in November with The Skaparis Orchestra;

MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER - CARDIFF, ST DAVID’S HALL (SOLD OUT)

TUESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER – BIRMINGHAM, SYMPHONY HALL (SOLD OUT)

THURSDAY 15TH NOVEMBER – NEWCASTLE, CITY HALL

SATURDAY 17TH NOVEMBER – MANCHESTER, BRIDGEWATER HALL (SOLD OUT)

SUNDAY 18TH NOVEMBER – LONDON, O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE

MONDAY 19TH NOVEMBER – LONDON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL (SOLD OUT)

TUESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER – GLASGOW, ROYAL CONCERT HALL