Released in 1990 as a limited edition in Japan, the USA and the UK, featuring demos by Lush, tracks from their Mini-LP (1989) and the EPs Sweetness and Light (1990) with two bonus tracks (Hey Hey Helen and a remixed version of Scarlet), 'Gala' is classified by Pitchfork as the 8th best Shoegaze album of all time. 4AD is re-pressing the album for the first time since the 1990s with the original V23 artwork.