Mansun were one of the most iconic & innovative British bands of the late 90s. Having signed to the legendary record label Parlophone (home to The Beatles, Radiohead & Sigur Ros) they released four albums Attack Of The Grey Lantern (1997), Six (1998), Little Kix (2000) & the compilation Kleptomania following the bands split as well as a popular & now rare series of EPs. Kscope, having acquired this impressive catalogue, are running a thorough reissue series that delves into a treasure trove of previously unreleased audio & visual material, including the much-awaited 21st-anniversary remaster of their experimental Top 10 album Six, which jumped back into the UK charts in 2019 reaching #1 in the Vinyl chart.

The Dead Flowers Reject, the alter-ego album to Six, was recorded at the same time as an alternative, more linear & marginally less jaggedly eccentric selection of songs as insurance should the label reject the other. The Mansun frontman & songwriter Paul Draper, described the album: “The Dead Flowers Reject could be thought of as the fourth Mansun album… I think the record [had it come out] would probably have been my favourite Mansun album: it’s the closest to how we played live”.

Previously only available as a bootleg, The Dead Flowers Reject received a limited-edition Record Store Day vinyl release in 2020 & also featured in the 25th Anniversary, 25 Disc, acclaimed box set Closed For Business.