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RECORD STORE DAY 2026 RELEASE - SATURDAY 18/04/2026
LP (Violet Vinyl)
This Record Store Day item will be available to purchase in store on Saturday 18th April from 8am and will be available to purchase online on Monday 20th April from 8pm.
Strictly one per customer / no pre-orders.
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THE MARCH VIOLETS came out of Leeds in the early 80’s, label-mates of Sisters of Mercy. Releasing six singles, they were a constant presence in the UK indie charts, hitting the top two with Snake Dance and Deep, and no. 1 with Walk into The Sun. They didn’t get around to recording an album – their only 1980's LPs, Natural History in the UK and Electric Shades in the USA, were compilations. They were invited to record six BBC Sessions, three of them for John Peel. Eventually they signed to a major label and were groomed for a USA breakthrough, performing in the 1987 Some Kind of Wonderful movie. However, they didn’t enjoy the compromises needed and split up.
Tracklist: Religious As Hell, Children on Stun, Fodder, Steam, Grooving in Green, Radiant Boys Strangehead*, Undertow*, Crow Baby, One Two I Love You, Snake Dance – extended. *Peel sessions