- Imaginary Records
Imaginary Records was an
independent record label based in Heywood,Lancashire ,England , which specialised mainly inindie rock andpost-punk . It was was created and owned byAlan Duffy , known for his lyrical contributions toPorcupine Tree 's first two albums, "On The Sunday Of Life " and "Up The Downstair ". [cite web|url=http://www.porcupinetree.com/background.interviews.cfm?press=1472|Title="Porcupine Tree Interview"|publisher=porcupinetree.com|accessdate=2008-09-13]Their discography included releases by Cud,
the Chameleons , The Reegs andthe Mock Turtles , who went on to have a major UK hit with "Can You Dig It?".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 includedSonic Youth ,The Membranes , Nirvana,Echo and the Bunnymen , Ride,Screaming Trees andBuffalo Tom .UK CD Album Releases
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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 Dependance" (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 Batchelor Pad - "Tales Of Hofmann" (ILLCD 900)
*Various - "Through The Looking Glass - 1967" (ILLCD 1000)UK CD EP Releases
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The Stairs - "Last Time Around" (MIRACD 040)*
The Chemistry Set - "(Don't) Turn Away EP " (MIRACD 026)*
The Chemistry Set - "The Candleburns EP " (MIRACD 030)ee also
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List of record labels References
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