Some Friendly – 35th Anniversary Edition is an expanded, newly remastered reissue of The Charlatans’ 1990 debut, released March 27, 2026 as a 2LP/2CD set on Beggars Banquet. The original album—recorded with producer Chris Nagle and powered by Rob Collins’s swirling Hammond organ, Tim Burgess’s drawling vocals, and a rhythm section steeped in northern soul and baggy—remains intact: “You’re Not Very Well,” “Then,” “Polar Bear,” “Believe You Me,” the long, drifting “Opportunity,” “Sproston Green,” and, of course, breakthrough hit “The Only One I Know.” Remastered at Abbey Road by Frank Arkwright, this edition sharpens the drums and bass while preserving the hazy, psychedelic warmth that made the record such a defining early‑’90s British indie document.What distinguishes the anniversary package is the second disc of bonus material, curated by Burgess, which adds ten period‑appropriate tracks: non‑album singles and B‑sides like “Indian Rope,” “You Can Talk to Me,” “Everything Changed,” alternate or extended versions, and fan‑favourite live staple “Imperial 109.” Sequenced alongside the album, these songs flesh out how quickly the band were writing and evolving around 1989–90, showing a rawer, more psychedelic garage side that underpins the sleeker Madchester‑era anthems. Critics and long‑time listeners tend to treat this edition as a definitive take on Some Friendly: a lovingly packaged, great‑sounding restoration that reinforces the album’s status as one of the key Hammond‑driven, baggy‑psych statements of its era while giving the surrounding singles and B‑sides a proper home.
