Charlatans, The - Some Friendly (35th Anniversary Edition)

This expanded edition of Some Friendly celebrates their landmark 1990 debut album. The 20 songs on this edition include the original album plus a selection of bonus tracks curated especially for this release by Tim Burgess.

The Charlatans formed in 1988 and released their debut single “Indian Rope” in early 1990. They began recording Some Friendly shortly after with producer, Chris Nagle. The blistering lead single, “The Only One I Know”, was their first top-10 hit, and is still their most popular song. Two additional singles followed with “Then” and “Sproston Green”.

“Revisiting ‘Some Friendly’ turns out to be the best evidence that, whether anyone realised it at the time or not, the Charlatans were thoroughly versed in being enduring, and endearing, from the off.”- The Quietus

“The Only One I Know remains a classic and performs the near-impossible trick of sounding as good today as any of the Roses’ singles ever did – right down to a stinging guitar solo. Some Friendly was an awesome first album establishing the band as their own men.” - Record Collector

“One of the UK’s most enduring bands” - The Guardian