# Happy Mondays To Re-Issue Seminal Album As One-Of-A-Kind Gold Pill

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/happy-mondays-to-re-issue-seminal-album-as-one-of-a-kind-gold-pill/
- Published: 2026-07-28T08:27:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T09:07:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Clash
- Original article: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/happy-mondays-to-re-issue-seminal-album-as-one-of-a-kind-gold-pill/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Happy Mondays reissue 'Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches' on 21 August 2026
- Multiple formats offered, including a 5LP super deluxe edition
- Unique gold pill capsule up for grabs via pre-order competition

## Summary

Happy Mondays are re-issuing their classic 1990 album 'Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches' in a lavish new edition, marking the record's enduring status as a defining release of the Madchester era. The reissue matters to fans of the band as it revisits a landmark work that fused dance beats with indie songwriting, helping shape a distinctive British sound that remains widely imitated but rarely matched.

London Records will release the reissue on 21 August in multiple formats, including a 5LP super deluxe edition, 4CD, 2CD, 1LP, picture disc and cassette versions. Alongside these, a unique gold-coloured pill-shaped capsule has been created using a bespoke dual-colour silk gold PLA filament for a metallic finish resembling a gold bar, and it will be given away via a competition, with the winner's name engraved on a special gold-anodised aluminium card; anyone pre-ordering any format, or who has already purchased one, is automatically entered into the draw.

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