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Proper Records Proper Records, powered by Utopia, was founded in 1996 by Malcolm Mills. Featuring jazz, country and rock ‘n’ roll artists, these now exceed 150 releases.

Proper Records was founded in 1996 and has become renowned for releasing new albums by contemporary artists such as Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Ian Hunter, Gretchen Peters, Ben Glover, Tom Russell, Nick Lowe and many more. Commencing with a handful of releases the label grew in stature and renown through its “Properbox” series, whose lavishly packaged and eruditely annotated 4-CD box sets set an

unprecedented standard for reissue products available at a budget price. These days, the label has become better known for releasing new albums by contemporary artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Gretchen Peters, Nanci Griffith, The Waterboys, Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Nick Lowe, Mary Gauthier, Jimmie Vaughan, Tom Russell, Cowboy Junkies, Elizabeth Cook and many more. There is also a subsidiary jazz label, Specific Jazz whose roster currently includes Jacqui Dankworth, Jay Phelps, Tony Kofi, Anita Wardell, Alan Barnes and also the annual BBC JAZZ AWARDS compilation.

31/07/2025

Marianne Faithfull’s fourth and final LP of the 60’s ‘Loveinamist’ is reissued tomorrow alongside the rest of her Decca albums.
Pre-order here: https://bio.to/mariannefaithfull

The Limited Edition Double LP re-press of The Duke Spirit's album "Cuts Across The Land" is out now on splatter vinyl!ht...
06/06/2025

The Limited Edition Double LP re-press of The Duke Spirit's album "Cuts Across The Land" is out now on splatter vinyl!
https://dukespirit.lnk.to/cutsacrosstheland
Originally issued on Loog Records in May 2005, Cuts Across The Land was a huge, critically acclaimed adrenalin-rush of an album that consolidated the group’s word-of-mouth success.

Following on from the Del Amitri re-issues of Change Everything, Twisted and Waking Hours, we'll be re-issuing Some Othe...
29/05/2025

Following on from the Del Amitri re-issues of Change Everything, Twisted and Waking Hours, we'll be re-issuing Some Other Suckers Parade and Can You Do Me Good? on the 11 July.
'Some Other Sucker’s Parade' – https://del-amitri.lnk.to/someothersuckersparade
'Can You Do Me Good?' – https://del-amitri.lnk.to/canyoudomegood

Two essential Del Amitri albums are being released on vinyl this summer — one a long-awaited reissue, the other making its vinyl debut. Both are available to pre-order now ahead of their release on 11th July.

'Some Other Sucker’s Parade', originally released in 1997, is being reissued on high-quality 180g vinyl. This reissue faithfully replicates the original 1997 A&M UK pressing and captures the band at full throttle – melodic, confident, and featuring the singles 'Not Where It’s At' and the title track. It entered the UK charts at No. 6 and remains a fan favourite.

'Can You Do Me Good?' is being released on vinyl for the first time. Originally issued in 2002 after a four-year hiatus, the album marked a bold shift in sound, incorporating samples, drum machines and a more experimental edge. Featuring the soulful single 'Just Before You Leave', the reissue includes a 16-page lyric booklet and is pressed on 180g vinyl.

Pre-order now:

'Some Other Sucker’s Parade' – https://del-amitri.lnk.to/someothersuckersparade

'Can You Do Me Good?' – https://del-amitri.lnk.to/canyoudomegood

If 1985's World Machine captured Level 42 on the brink of stardom, then Running In The Family, reissued on audiophile 18...
23/05/2025

If 1985's World Machine captured Level 42 on the brink of stardom, then Running In The Family, reissued on audiophile 180g red vinyl today, turned them into arena-filling superstars.
🛒Buy now: https://level42.lnk.to/runninginthefamily

08/05/2025

Richard Ashcroft’s first three solo albums receive a highly-anticipated re-issue on 180g heavyweight vinyl on 27 June. Alone With Everybody and Human Conditions are presented in gatefold sleeves faithful to the original UK releases while Keys To The World is released on vinyl for the very first time - also in a gatefold sleeve.

Pre-order here: https://richard-ashcroft.lnk.to/vinyl-reissues

Richard Ashcroft’s first three solo albums receive a highly-anticipated re-issue on 180g heavyweight vinyl on 27 June. A...
08/05/2025

Richard Ashcroft’s first three solo albums receive a highly-anticipated re-issue on 180g heavyweight vinyl on 27 June. Alone With Everybody and Human Conditions are presented in gatefold sleeves faithful to the original UK releases while Keys To The World is released on vinyl for the very first time - also in a gatefold sleeve.
Pre-order here: https://richard-ashcroft.lnk.to/vinyl-reissues

Big thanks to The Quietus for their piece on the Marianne Faithfull reissues out this June.
01/05/2025

Big thanks to The Quietus for their piece on the Marianne Faithfull reissues out this June.

Marianne Faithfull’s albums albums for Decca are to be reissued this June. Made in collaboration with the artist before her earlier this year, the vinyl reissues encompass the records Marianne Faithfull, Come My Way, North Country Maid and Loveinamist, which were all originally released between 19...

This June we're re-issuing all four of Marianne Faithfull's original Decca albums on vinyl alongside Cast Your Fate To T...
29/04/2025

This June we're re-issuing all four of Marianne Faithfull's original Decca albums on vinyl alongside Cast Your Fate To The Wind, a new double LP of the collected singles, B-sides and rarities. Simultaneously, a 6 CD boxset will be released called Cast Your Fate To The Wind: The Complete UK Decca Recordings which features all the albums reproduced on miniature facsimile LPs, a new double album of the singles, B-sides and rarities, five art cards and a 76 page book featuring many rare and unpublished photographs.
Find out more: http://www.proper-records.co.uk/2025/04/marianne-faithfull-the-complete-uk-decca-recordings-re-issued/
Pre-order: https://bio.to/mariannefaithfull

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