Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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12" Mini-Album released in 1984 under Red Rhino Records by legendary english Post-Punk/Goth band Skeletal Family fronted by Anne-Marie Hurst.

Tracklist:
00:00 Waiting Here
03:52 The Wind Blows
08:07 Lies
11:43 She Cries Alone
17:01 The Night
20:35 Eternal

Recollect is a concise but essential Mini-Album from Skeletal Family, capturing the band’s early Gothic Rock identity at its most raw and atmospheric. Acting partly as a bridge between singles and their debut Burning Oil, the EP gathers some of their strongest pre-album material, blending icy guitars, driving post-punk rhythms, and Anne-Marie Hurst’s striking, expressive vocals. Tracks like “She Cries Alone” and “The Night” highlight the band’s ability to balance melodic urgency with a darker, more brooding mood. While not as cohesive as a Full-Length statement, Recollect works as a compelling snapshot of a formative period for one of the UK’s key early goth acts.

Lineup:
Anne-Marie: vocals
Stan: guitars
Trotwood: bass
Martin: drums

All tracks recorded and mixed at Ric-Rac, Leeds
Lies (original demo) recorded 12-09-82.
Waiting Here / The Night (different versions) recorded 16-05-83.
She Cries Alone (7" Version) / Wind Blows / Eternal recorded 29-12-83

Words and music by Skeletal Family.

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