LABEL:Rough Trade
RELEASE DATE:07/10/2026
ORIGINAL ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 1985
VARIANT: Deluxe Edition, Black Vinyl 2LP

The new version of Cupid & Psyche 85 features remastered rarities & remixes from the bands archive on a double LP. It also comes with sleeve notes written by Green Gartside and David Gamson. The album is remastered by Chris Athens (Drake, Beastie Boys). Both a pop masterpiece and a landmark in music production, months of intensive work resulted in a brilliant, immaculate sound, described today by singer Gartside as pyrotechnics of pointillist syncopation. Overseen by iconic producer Arif Mardin and featuring some of New Yorks finest session musicians, Cupid & Psyche 85 took the bands acute pop sensibility to new, glittering heights, spawning five singles: Wood Beez, The Word Girl, Absolute, Perfect Way and Hypnotize, each a hit on one side of the Atlantic or the other.

Anniversary Edition
First ever vinyl pressing of the iconic, 13-track extended version
Plus rarities & remixes from the bands archive