The story behind PJ Harvey's tenth album - I Inside the Old Year Dying - goes back six years to the end of touring around her previous record The Hope Six Demolition Project.
With Dead Can Dance now firmly centered round the core of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, they released their third album Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun in the Summer of 1987, showing both a continued maturity in their sound and rise in their popularity.
Stars And Topsoil, a Collection (1982-1990) was the first 'best of' retrospective to span the entire period Scotland's ethereal alternative trio recorded for 4AD. A perfect introduction to what is generally considered their best era. What is she saying?
Engineered and produced by Brendan at his Quivvy Church studio in Ireland. This 2016 LP version is also a double LP like the original release, but comes with new artwork and a changed track ordering.