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To mark the twentieth anniversary of its original release, Demon Music are proud to present 039Sean Rowley Presents Guilty Pleasures, available as a 29 track 2LP highlights collection 039The Blue Album039. This will be the first time that this hugely popular compilation has been available on vinyl, 34the format that these songs were intended to be heard on34, according to Sean.At the start of the new millennium Sean Rowley was a DJ on BBC Radio London then called GLR, when he introduced a new slot featuring the records he loved in his youth. Records he had to hide when friends visited his home after school. While those same friends were into Bowie, Slade, Bolan and Roxy, Sean spent his hardearned pocket money on David Cassidy039s 039Could It Be Forever039. He wasnt into the alternative universe of John Peel or the NME. He thrived on upbeat and sunny Pop songs. ELO trumped The Sex Pistols in his world uncanny given Paul Cooke from the Pistols later blagged a copy of the original 039Guilty Pleasures039 compilation, saying, We always secretly loved these songs34.This new slot began with the playing of Alessi039s 039Oh, Lori039. The response was extraordinary listeners were so keen to share their own guilty pleasures that playing them all required a show of its own. Demand dictated that Sean should compile a 039Guilty Pleasures039 album the first of two titles followed in 2004 all 22 of the tracks on that original release are included on both of our new formats.The phrase 039guilty pleasures039 moved into the public domain. National newspapers devoted columns to it, music magazines gave over numerous pages to discuss the best songs in this new subgenre. The Guardian declared a 039Guilty Pleasures039 night 34the future of clubbing34. ITV came calling with a demand to make a oneoff Saturday TV show.Fast forward twenty years and Sean has partnered with Demon to make 039Guilty Pleasures039 available on vinyl for the very first time, and expanded the guilt over four themed CDs adding deep cuts, onehit wonders and exotic recordings that perfectly soundtracked a sunkissed 03970s U.S. west coast life style, less so in 03970s Britain.Welcome to a 03970s Pop odyssey. Welcome to a collection of records that were swept under the carpet of cool. Welcome back, Guilty Pleasures.A new 29track collection on 2LP 140g set 039Guilty Pleasures039 first time on vinylExtensive trackbytrack sleeve notes from Sean RowleyEmbrace the guilt and be set free Various Artists Double-Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £30 +P&P