the arkive

  • - Some Friendly Expanded Reissue
A1. You're Not Very Well
A2. White Shirt
A3. The Only One I Know
A4. Opportunity
A5. Then
A6. 109 Pt.2
B1. Polar Bear
B2. Believe You Me
B3. Flower
B4. Sonic
B5. Sproston Green
C1. Then [7” Mix]
C2. Taurus Moaner
C3. Then [Alternate Take]
C4. Taurus Moaner [Instrumental]
C5. Over Rising
D1. Happen to Die [Edit]
D2. Way Up There
D3. Opportunity Three
D4. Happen to Die [Full Length]

The Charlatans

Some Friendly Expanded Reissue

Beggars Banquet
Released 27 March 2026

One of the best-loved UK bands of the last four decades, The Charlatans’ career spans 14 albums, three Number One UK albums and era-defining anthems like “The Only One I Know”, “North Country Boy” and “One to Another”.
 
Out on March 27th and available to pre-order now, this 2XLP/2XCD expanded edition of Some Friendly celebrates their landmark 1990 debut album. The 20 songs on this release include the original album plus a selection of bonus tracks curated especially for this release by Tim Burgess. The album has been newly remastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road and will be pressed on double white vinyl with a printed inner gatefold sleeve. It is also available on 2XCD. Additionally, “The Only One I Know” will also be available in Dolby Atmos via Apple, Amazon and Genie.

We’re also celebrating the release with a limited run of Some Friendly T-shirts, available in black and white only from our webstore or bandcamp.
 
The Charlatans formed in 1988 and released their debut single “Indian Rope” in early 1990. They began recording Some Friendly shortly after with producer Chris Nagle. The blistering lead single, “The Only One I Know” was their first top-10 hit, and is still their most popular song. The song has recently been getting even more attention for it’s use in the popular Netflix series Run Away. Two additional singles followed with “Then” and “Sproston Green”.
 
The band’s success comes not just from their ability to be able to ride the groove but also from their talent for writing standout songs. These were the gifts that made them among the greatest British survivors of our time, rolling through tragedy and stylistic changes to amass a terrific body of work - one that was modern enough to play in clubs but classicist enough to stand the test of time, and one that continues to grow to this day. They just released their 14th studio album We Are Love.