Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1982-1983, 40th Anniversary Vinyl Edition

\u2022 THE CLASSIC 1982 COMPILATION.\n\u2022 RE-ISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME TO CELEBRATE IT\u2019S 40TH ANNIVERSARY.\n\u2022 FEATURING EARLY 80S CHERRY RED FIGUREHEADS TRACEY THORN, THOMAS LEER, FELT, MARINE GIRLS, MONOCHROME SET, BEN WATT, EYELESS IN GAZA, ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER AND MORE.\nOriginally conceived as a simple label sampler by Cherry Red A&R man Mike Alway, \u2018Pillows And Prayers\u2019 quickly became both an iconic compilation and a must-have artefact of early 80s Thatcherite Britain.\nFamously retailing at \u201CNo more than 99p\u201D, the album provided an accessible gateway to both the Cherry Red label and the independent scene it was a part of. Ultimately, over 100,000 people took up the offer, found a pound from somewhere and became a part of something that resonated perfectly with its own time and place.\nFrom the hesitant lo-fi of Marine Girls, through the ranting verse of Attila The Stockbroker and the delicate spoken word of Quentin Crisp to The PaE