Gala (35th Anniversary Reissue) (CD)

We’re delighted to complete our reissues of Lush’s albums with ‘Gala’, a pillar of the shoegaze genre. Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.

Lush’s Gala was the band’s debut compilation album, comprising their earliest releases — Scar (1989), Mad Love (1990), and Sweetness and Light (1990) — in reverse chronological order, plus two additional tracks (a cover version of ABBA’s “Hey Hey Helen” and the extended Robin Guthrie mix of Scar track “Scarlet”). Originally released in 1990 as the band’s introduction to the US and Japanese markets, the com- pilation’s 35th anniversary is being celebrated with a 2025 reissue with new remasters by Kevin Vanbergen. Back in print for the first time since 1990, the LP features original artwork by V23.

Tracklist

1. Sweetness and Light
2. Sunbathing
3. Breeze
4. De-Luxe
5. Leaves Me Cold
6. Downer
7. Thoughtforms - Mad Love Version
8. Baby Talk
9. Thoughtforms - Scar Version
10. Scarlet - Scar Version
11. Bitter
12. Second Sight
13. Etheriel
14. Hey Hey Helen
15. Scarlet - Robin Guthrie Version