Imaginary Records

Imaginary Records was an independent record label based in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England, which specialised mainly in indie rock and post-punk. It was created and owned by Alan Duffy, known for his lyrical contributions to Porcupine Tree's first two albums, On the Sunday of Life and Up the Downstair.^[1]

The label released many albums by The Chameleons and related bands, including The Reegs, and Mark Burgess' Zima Junction.

The label also released a number of artist tribute albums, on which contemporary acts recorded cover versions of influential artists. Contributors to this series of albums included Sonic Youth, The Membranes, Nirvana, Echo & the Bunnymen, XTC, Dinosaur Jr., Ride, Screaming Trees and Buffalo Tom.

Discography

Albums

• Tiny Lights - Hot Chocolate Massage (ILLCD 011)
• The Mock Turtles - Turtle Soup (ILLCD 012)
• Cud - Elvis Belt (ILLCD 013)
• Various - Outlaw Blues - A Tribute to Bob Dylan (ILLCD 014)
• The Beat Poets - Totally Radio (ILLCD 015)
• Various - Heaven & Hell - A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (Volume One) (ILLCD 016)
• Various - Heaven & Hell - A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (Volume Two) (ILLCD 017)
• Spiral Jetty - Dog star (ILLCD 018)
• The Mock Turtles - 87-90 (ILLCD 019)
• The Infant God - Puberty (ILLCD 020)
• Cud - Leggy Mambo (ILLCD 021)
• Various - Heaven & Hell - A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (Volume Three) (ILLCD 022)
• Various - Through the Looking Glass - 1966 (ILLCD 023)
• Bill Nelson - Luminous (ILLCD 024)
• Various - 1965 - Through the Looking Glass (ILLCD 025)
• Various - Brittle Days - A Tribute to Nick Drake (ILLCD 026)
• The Rhythm Sisters - Willerby (ILLCD 027)
• The Cherryblades - In Dependence (ILLCD 028)
• The Reegs - Return of the Sea Monkeys (ILLCD 029)
• The Prudes - Designer Karma (ILLCD 030)
• Various - Out of Time - The Very Best of the Imaginary Tribute Series (ILLCD 031)
• Various - Through the Looking Glass - 1968 (ILLCD 032)
• Various - You Done My Brain In - A Tribute to the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (ILLCD 033)
• Various - Seconds Out Round One - Live Hit The North Sessions (ILLCD 034)
• The Chameleons - Here Today ... Gone Tomorrow (ILLCD 035)
• The Chameleons - Live in Toronto (ILLCD 036)
• The Chameleons - Here Today ... Gone Tomorrow/Live In Toronto (ILLCD 037)
• The Chameleons - Free Trade Hall Rehearsal (ILLCD 039)
• Various - Outlaw Blues - A Tribute to Bob Dylan (Volume Two) (ILLCD 040)
• The Chameleons - Dali's Picture (ILLCD 041)
• The Chameleons - Auffuhrung In Berlin (ILLCD 042)
• The Chameleons - Dali's Picture / Live In Berlin (ILLCD 043)
• Mark Burgess and the Sons of God - Zima Junction (ILLCD 044)
• The Reegs - Rock the Magic Rock (ILLCD 045)
• Who By Fire - Road Movie (ILLCD 046)
• Various - Fifteen Minutes - A Tribute to The Velvet Underground (ILLCD 047P)
• Various - Beyond the Wildwood - A Tribute To Syd Barrett (ILLCD 100)
• Various - Fast 'n' Bulbous - A Tribute to Captain Beefheart (ILLCD 200)
• Various - Shangri-La - A Tribute to the Kinks (ILLCD 300)
• Various - Time Between - A Tribute to The Byrds (ILLCD 400)
• Cud - When In Rome, Kill Me (ILLCD 500)
• Various - Stoned Again - A Tribute to the Rolling Stones (ILLCD 600)
• Benny Profane – Dumb Luck Charm/Trapdoor Swing (ILLCD 700)
• Various - If 6 Was 9 - A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (ILLCD 800)
• The Bachelor Pad - Tales of Hofmann (ILLCD 900)
• Various - Through the Looking Glass - 1967 (ILLCD 1000)

EPs

• The Stairs - Last Time Around Stairs (MIRACD 040)
• The Chemistry Set - (Don't) Turn Away EP (MIRACD 026)
• The Chemistry Set - The Candleburns EP (MIRACD 030)

References

External links

• Imaginary Records discography at Discogs