Gala (35th Anniversary Edition)

Description

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 compilation’s 35th anniversary is being celebrated with a 2025 reissue, to be released November 14. Back in print for the first time since 1990, both the standard and deluxe editions are rounded out with 2025 Kevin Vanbergen remasters of the original tracklisting, deluxe edition artwork designed by Chris Bigg featuring original artwork by v23 (Vaughan Oliver and Chris Bigg), and a new biography written by Jenny Hval.

Tracklisting

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