St Jude

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The collection will see the seminal album remastered in full in a range of different editions - incorporating fan favourite B-sides, acoustic versions and more across collectible formats. Over its 40 years in business, PIAS has grown to be one of the largest independently-owned music groups in the world, carving out its own in-house recorded music division PIAS [Recordings].

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It may seem strange to discuss Christian symbolism in the pages of NME, but a quick rummage through the Bible is crucial to understanding what The Courteeners are getting at with the title of their debut album. Jude, and I’m never going to say that anything else we’ve done is better than that because that’s the one that set the tone. Storming into the Top 5 of the UK Album Charts and scooping the Guardian First Album Award, its place in the hearts of fans has stood tall nearly 15 years later.Jude was produced by Stephen Street ( The Cranberries, The Smiths, Blur); it contains three Top 40 singles (“Not Nineteen Forever”, “What Took You So Long?

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On 11 August 2015, the band announced their fifth album Mapping the Rendezvous, which was once again produced by Joe Cross and released on 28 October 2016. The following month, the Here Come the Young Men mini-album was released in Japan, collecting all of the songs from the "Cavorting" and "Acrylic" singles.

It’s about walking home when the sun’s coming up with a couple of friends and, ‘Actually, are we that close? The quote is now cheekily emblazoned across the vinyl of the new “unplugged” version of the album and was being tweeted by singer Liam Fray this week. It's now hit the 15 year milestone and the event is a celebration of this and the five other albums released by the band. December 2008 saw the band crowned inaugural winners of the Guardian's First British Album Award beating off strong competition from Glasvegas, Duffy, Adele and Noah and the Whale.