Radiant Future Records
| Radiant Future Records | |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Ace Records |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Radiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Ace Records, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists. The label began operations in 2002 with the release of a live recording from Gordon's alumni Jet, Johns Children and Radio Stars, and releases one or two albums per year with a focus upon 'clever twisted pop which rocks', to quote Rolling Stone magazine.[1]
Recent releases include a live Radio Stars album from the 1970s and Gordon's six solo releases in the Mammal Trilogy series. The final installment 'Include Me Out" was released in 2013; an album of Gilbert and Sullivan material 'Gilbert Gordon & Sullivan' was released in 2016 on April Fool's Day.
Catalogue
| Cat. no | Title | Artist | Notes | Year of release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFVP001CD | Music for the Herd of Herring | Johns' Children, Jet & Radio Stars | Live in 2000 | 2000 |
| RF001B | Companion Volume to 'God's On His Lunchbreak' | Martin Gordon / Chris Townson | Book - lyrics to the 'God' album, full-colour illustrations to each song by Chris Townson | 2005 |
| RFVP001BOXCD | The Mammal Trilogy box set | Martin Gordon | Limited edition box set of Parts I - III | 2006 |
| RFVP002CD | Jet | Jet | Withdrawn | 2001 |
| RFVP003CD | More Light Than Shade | Jet | Withdrawn | 2001 |
| RF004 | Pop Sensibility | Blue Meanies | Download only | 2007 |
| RFVP005CD | The Baboon in the Basement | Martin Gordon | First part of Mammal Trilogy | 2003 |
| RFVP006CD | The Joy of More Hogwash | Martin Gordon | Second part of Mammal Trilogy | 2004 |
| RFVP007CD | God's On His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back) | Martin Gordon | Third part of Mammal Trilogy | 2005 |
| RFVP008CD | How Am I Doing So Far?(compilation) | Martin Gordon | Selected best-of Parts I - III with 4 bonus tracks | 2006 |
| RFVP009CD | The World is Your Lobster | Martin Gordon | Fourth part of Mammal Trilogy | 2007 |
| RFVP010CD | Something for the Weekend | Radio Stars | Live in 1977 | 2008 |
| RFVP011CD | Hello Boston! | Martin Gordon | Live in 2007; included with first 1000 copies of 'Something for the Weekend' then download only | 2008 |
| RF012 | New Hope for the Dead | Mira | Download only | 2008 |
| RFVP013CD | Time Gentlemen Please | Martin Gordon | Fifth part of Mammal Trilogy | 2009 |
| RF014 | Time Gentlemen Please - Demos | Martin Gordon | Limited CD edition of 100 copies, then download only | 2009 |
| RF016 | Include Me Out | Martin Gordon | Sixth and final part of Mammal Trilogy, limited CD edition of 70 copies then download only | 2013 |
| RF017 | Exclude Me In | Martin Gordon | Include Me Out demos | 2013 |
| RF018 | Words in Your Shell-Like | Martin Gordon | Book - all lyrics to all Gordon's songs 1974-2013 | 2013 |
| RF019 | Gilbert Gordon & Sullivan | Martin Gordon | Gilbert and Sullivan covers | 2016 |