Barry Adamson - SCALA!!! - Limited Edition - Banned Blood Red Vinyl - For Over 18s Only

Release Date: 16th January 2026
Catalogue Number: IONIC20

• LIMITED EDITION - BANNED BLOOD RED VINYL - FOR OVER 18s ONLY
  
• You will also receive a link to download digital WAV files of the album on the release date

Barry Adamson, original member of Magazine and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and a celebrated solo artist and composer, returns with the soundtrack to SCALA!!!, the acclaimed documentary chronicling the history of London’s most infamous independent cinema. Known for his film work, including collaborations with David Lynch, Adamson brings his trademark blend of noir, jazz, funk and atmosphere to a score that’s as evocative as the Scala itself.

The album captures the cinema’s spirit: late nights, sticky floors, sleazy underground screenings, and the intoxicating world of subversive art. Across its 22 tracks, Adamson conjures moods that shift from brooding and cinematic to playful and chaotic, echoing the wild programming and cultural rebellion the Scala embodied.

The film, directed by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, tells the story of the legendary King’s Cross repertory cinema (1978–1993). Featuring interviews with staff, regulars and icons including John Waters, Mark Moore, Mary Harron, Isaac Julien and Ben Wheatley, alongside rare archival footage it celebrates a venue that became a crucible for counterculture, sexploitation, horror, kung-fu, LGBTQ+ cinema, live music, and cult double bills.

Barry Adamson’s original score plunges us into the underworld of late-night London - a vivid soundtrack to underground cinema and cultural rebellion, available on vinyl and CD via Mute.

Side A.

1. SCALA!!! (Opening Title)
2. Timelines
3. Scala Posters (Mondo Bongo)
4. As Steve Woolley Sees It
5. Babs Johnson Is Divine
6. Iggy And Lou And Mick Rock Too
7. Latex Gloves
8. Acid Celluloid
9. Scala Cats
10. Sodom And Tomorrow
11. Barry's Iranian Embassy Blues

Side B.

1. Spandau Politics
2. Another All Nighter
3. One Of Us / Sticky Floors Atmos
4. Pink Narcissus
5. Black Leather Lovers
6. Back To The Cats
7. Jane's Day Out In Court
8. King's Cross Skyline
9. The Party's Over
10. SCALA!!! (End Title)
11. Scalarama (Outtake)

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