Furniture - Brilliant Mind RSD2026

This is a Record Store Day 2026 title, and should be available in store from 8am on Saturday 18th April 2026. It cannot be pre-ordered or reserved. Any remaining quantities will be available online from 8pm on Monday 20th April.

140 gram vinyl. First reissue of this cult new wave classic. Available as a 40th anniversary edition of 500 numbered copies on half yellow and half red coloured vinyl. Furniture is a British new wave band active between 1979 and 1991, but were far more eclectic than you'd think, incorporating jazz, blues and post-punk sounds as well. They are noted both for their poetic storytelling and high-quality productions as for the numerous setbacks they experienced. These setbacks ultimately prevented them from making their big break, making them a big what-if of the burgeoning English new wave scene. The band's 1986 single Brilliant Mind eventually reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and remains their only entry on it.

Writer and vocalist Jim Irvin recalled that the chorus came to him on the bus, just after registering for unemployment benefits. It became the first single of their second album The Wrong People, which became a cult classic in later years. Now, on its 40th anniversary, we are reissuing the 12"" single in its original form. Brilliant Mind is available as a 40th anniversary limited edition on half yellow and half red coloured vinyl."