{"title":"Del Amitri","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"twisted","title":"Twisted","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on \u003cem\u003eA\u0026amp;M Records\u003c\/em\u003e in February 1995, \u003cem\u003eTwisted\u003c\/em\u003e reached No 3 in the UK charts and spawned four Top 40 singles: \"\u003cem\u003eHere And Now\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eDriving With The Brakes On\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eRoll To Me\u003c\/em\u003e,\" and \"\u003cem\u003eTell Her This\u003c\/em\u003e.\" This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1995 \u003cem\u003eA\u0026amp;M UK\u003c\/em\u003e release with gatefold sleeve, printed inner, and poster and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the huge, consolidating success of 1992's \u003cem\u003eWaking Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDel Amitri\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTwisted\u003c\/em\u003e was a confident return for the band, now comfortably established as one of the 90s most interesting and exhilarating groups. Although they were very much in another lane, it's impossible not to hear the subtle influence they had on the then-current Britpop phenomenon with the chiming \"\u003cem\u003eStart With Me\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eNever Enough\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Elsewhere, first single \"\u003cem\u003eHere With Me\u003c\/em\u003e\" sounds like a great lost track from an early 70s rock album, and \"\u003cem\u003eDriving With The Brakes On\u003c\/em\u003e,\" and \"\u003cem\u003eIt Might As Well Be You\u003c\/em\u003e\" underline how adept the group was with a ballad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut for many listeners, it was all about one track. Although peaking in the UK at No 22, \"\u003cem\u003eRoll To Me\u003c\/em\u003e\" hit No 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in America. \u003cem\u003eTwisted\u003c\/em\u003e entered the charts at No 3 in the UK and remained on the listings for six months.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50402550219083,"sku":"2179874","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Twisted_0fc4ddd6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726549466"},{"product_id":"change-everything","title":"Change Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\nOriginally\n released on A\u0026amp;M Records in June 1992, \u003ci\u003eChange Everything\u003c\/i\u003e reached No 2\n in the UK charts and spawned four Top 30 singles - This re-issue \nfaithfully replicates\n the original 1992 A\u0026amp;M UK release and is pressed onto high quality \n180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChange\n Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is an apposite title for this album, the first since \u003ci\u003eWaking \nHours\u003c\/i\u003e, their breakthrough record which had appeared in 1989. Starting \noff as a janglesome\n Scottish indie group, Del Amitri had developed into a west-coast \ninfluenced leftfield pop act, and now with the wind of success in their \nhair (after the protracted build of Waking Hours), the group – Justin \nCurrie, Iain Harvie, David Cummings, Andy Alston\n and Brian McDermott – paired up with producer Gil Norton and crafted a \nhandsome rock album to capitalise on their success.\n\nIt's a varied, expansive selection. Ballads are represented by the \ndelightful First Rule Of Love and Be My Downfall, but it is the uptempo \nnumbers that shine, typified by Change Everything's lead single, Always \nThe Last To Know, a No 11 hit in the UK and a\n No 30 stateside. All 12 tracks emphasise just how important Del Amitri \nwere to 'the other 90s': straightforward, intelligent music, away from \nthe headline fads.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50404065968459,"sku":"2169581","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Change_Everything_536e002c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726566251"},{"product_id":"fatal-mistakes","title":"Fatal Mistakes","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"71\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol width=\"71\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"20\" width=\"71\"\u003e2021’s Fatal Mistakes made No 5 in the UK national album chart which is the 6th top 10 for Del Amitri and the highest charting album since Twisted in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album also made No 2 on the Independent album chart and No 5 on the vinyl album chart.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50414119747915,"sku":"1122493","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/61568067-4bca-4adf-8173-a1a7d150308a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726681819"},{"product_id":"waking-hours-3","title":"Waking Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on \u003cem\u003eA\u0026amp;M Records\u003c\/em\u003e in July 1989, reaching No 6 in the UK charts and spawning four Top 60 singles, \u003cstrong\u003eWaking Hours\u003c\/strong\u003e was \u003cstrong\u003eDel Amitri's\u003c\/strong\u003e commercial breakthrough. This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1989 \"blue background\" artwork and is pressed onto high quality blue vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter beginning in the mid 80s as a leftfield indie-jangle band, \u003cstrong\u003eDel Amitri\u003c\/strong\u003e were now developing into a west-coast influenced classic pop act. The group, led by bassist-vocalist-writer Justin Currie and writer-guitarist Iain Harvie, worked with producer Gil Norton on demos in 1987 that led to them being signed to \u003cem\u003eA\u0026amp;M Records\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Originally released on A\u0026amp;M Records in June 1997, the album captures a group secure of their success and gently kicking back against formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1997 A\u0026amp;M UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51928321392971,"sku":"R7764-5415","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed-2025-05-29T162608.612_5505d997-7b51-4354-b6ad-6bc4bb880cfd.jpg?v=1752247888"},{"product_id":"can-you-do-me-good","title":"Can You Do Me Good?","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased for the first time on vinyl, \u003cem\u003eCan You Do Me Good?\u003c\/em\u003e saw \u003cstrong\u003eDel Amitri\u003c\/strong\u003e return in 2002 after a 48-month hiatus. 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