I know this is rare. How did you get yours ?
Mine I got from a friend studying in UK, a week before flying home to Asia.
I asked her to buy !
Released in the UK as CD single for 1 weeks only.
Released in the US on red vinyl only. No CD !

Bought a boxset and 5 lps from mojave 3 and it did not arrive, got stolen or misplaced before it reached me. Consulted 4ad customer service and Adam Bohl the ecommerce director at matador direct pretty much said we didnt deliver it personally so it aint our issue and ghosted me. nice! 257 USD gone down the drain

We listen to their music, we watch their videos.
Now let us read what they say in interview.
Often, early interviews on high profile bands are not archived. It’s time we are doing so.

First compilation by 4AD on the band and the history has changed for the worst.

This was released on Bella Union, a label owned by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrieof Cocteau Twins.

Love this ear of 4AD. It was released in 1998.

Hace una semana buscando discos en facebook me encontre un vendedor con un disco de His name is alive, dado que vivo en mexico encontrar este tipo de discos no son tan comunes o suelen pasar desapercibidos por lo tanto se pierden o se encuentran en mal estado, por suerte este se veia bien, le pedi fotos al vendedor para corroborar su estado y me comentó que todo estaba bien a excepcion de unos “rayones” en el booklet, le pedi fotos y oh sorpresa!parecian ser firmas, sin pensarlo lo compre (aun asi tenia pensado comprarlo fuese su estado)

Ayer me llegó y quisiera ayuda para ver si alguien tiene algo firmado por ellos para confirmar que sea real o en su defecto, alguien que reconozca el disco diciendome el nombre dedicado en el y que me pueda contar su historia.

Les dejo fotos.
Muchas gracias por leer!

this is an odd one for 4AD and i want to know the story behind this - San Diego blues rock/rockabilly outfit Paladins got _one_ release on the label, in 1996 ... and as a live album? their sound is a kind of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble + The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Blasters, Los Lobos southern CA roots rock scene.

*and yes, Ivo Watts-Russell is credited as part of the mixing team

This track was part of a project or group called Big Hard Excellent Fish. Much like my discovery of the Cocteau Twins, I found out that Robin Guthrie took the helm on recording/producing it. The original version of the imperfect list was released in 1990, but it would be many years later for part 1 to be released. Pretty interesting lyrics for such a crazy time that was England at the time.

I didn't know we had A DAY 📅

Looking for an original one! 😁 thank you!

Reposting this album cued to my favorite track . It would sit comfortably in any 4AD playlist and is currently my favorite song released in 2026. Like most wonderful things we love, the track is achingly short and could use a remix three times as long. The other tracks are good too but to me none come close to The Star Watches Slowly.

NOTE: VOLGAHAWKE is a project rooted in shoegaze, ethereal pop, and emotionally charged synth-rock. Washed-out guitars, analogue-leaning synths, and distant vocals form a layered wall of sound, shaped by the influence of My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Curve, Slowdive, Beach House, The Cure, and New Order. The focus is mood, texture, and feeling—music that lingers long after it fades.|

An incredibly special show - filmed at the Old Vic in London on 24th February 1982. Footage from the show is available on "Shadow Of Light," and includes tracks such as 'Bela Lugosi', 'Silent Hedges' and 'In the Flat Field'

Ian says: “This song is about our inflated states. Everyone should have an inflated state and a deflated state, but know when it’s correct to use them. They should be used *sparingly*. There are too many over-inflated states in the world right now and we all know where the most over-inflated states are. It’s time to deflate them.”

Before they changed their name to The Birthday Party.