Compilations
VA – The Sound of Leamington Spa Volume 1-5
24/07/10
The three record companies involved in these releases – Clarendon Records, Firestation Records and Bilberry Records – all had the same idea for the compilation series independently. As they started talking to each other they realised that if the individuals from these companies wanted to see these recordings made available once more, it made sense that there was a large listening public of like minds. Some of the groups are obscure, others are better known, but it was deliberate policy not to release the more familiar artists of the time. After all, even though these are old recordings, it was still felt important to be offering something new, something that would give the listener that thrill of hearing something unexpected and delicious for the first time. Even the most knowledgeable and devoted 80s indie-pop fan will make new discoveries in uncharted territories here.
The Sound of Leamington Spa is a series of CDs and LPs that give people the chance to get re-acquainted with, or discover anew, a back catalogue of British pop gems that had been banished to an airwave graveyard. Like the legendary Pebbles albums that showcased the hidden wonders of 1960s garage so eloquently, the Leamington Spa series provides a valuable public service to the hungry independent pop music explorer, who wanders through the past as well as the present in search of unmapped landmarks. ~ TWEE.NET
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The Pooh Sticks – Indiepop Ain’t Noise Pollution
Episode Four – Strike Up Matches
Big Red Bus – Cathedral walls
The Man From Delmonte – Drive Drive Drive
Hey Paulette – I Really Do Love Penelope
Where Gardens Fall – Search
The Anyways – Silver
Metro Trinity – Spend My Whole Life Loving You
The Hepburns – Andy & Valerie
Asia Fields – Dazzed
The Siddeleys – Sunshine Thuggery
Hot Rain – Time Is On Our Side
The Desert Wolves – Mexico
The Clamheads – Summer’s Coming Down
Sister Rain – Burt Reynolds
The Cherry Orchard – So blind
North Of Cornwallis – Billy Liar
The Windmills – The Day Dawned On Me
Last Party – Barbecued
The Wishing Stones – Beat Girl
The Aurbisons – Holy Cow
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Friends – You’ll Never See That Summertime Again
Bob Hope – I Don’t Know
Newsflash – An Englishman
The Sandalwoods – The Day Is Mine
Said Liquidator – Third Man
Reserve – Butcher’s Daughter
Benny Profane – Tear The Web
Dubious Brothers – Yes Man
Phil Wilson – Better Days
The Groove Farm – Just A Silly Phase I’m Going Through
Splendid Fellows – Fields of Corn
The Big Gun – Heard About Love
Harbour Bar – The Boy I Was
The Honest Johns – Judas In Me Singing
Fat and Frantic – I Don’t Want To Say Goodbye
Fallover 24 – Cloth Stained Blue
The Passmore Sisters – Difficult
Love Parade – Under The Weather
Ambitious Beggars – Pockets and Minds
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The Candidates – Sound Of Summer
Pure – Aspidistra
Accrington Stanley – The New Me
The Morrisons – Listen To Your Heart
1000 Violins – Start Digging My Grave Sugar
The Bloody Marys – Stain
Me And Dean Martin – Me And My Paisley Shirt
Bounce The Mouse – Will You Ever Say
Exit 13 – Perfect Dream
Waving At Trains – Sylvie
Thin Gypsy Thieves – Perfection
The Passengers – Sometimes
Snowbirds – Motorcycle Baby
The Deddingtons – The Last Day
C-Saim – Give And Take
Onionhead – It Comes Around
Honeytrap – Peace In A Picture
The Chairs – Brave Little Soldier
The Irregulars – Against The Grain Of My Life
The Chalk Giants – Pushing Gary Down
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The Clouds – Get Out My Dream
The Submarines – I Saw The Children
Decoy Avenue – Gone Native
Candy Darlings – That’s Where Caroline Lives
35 Summers – Really Down
The Nivens – Yesterday
The Minnows – Time Flies
The Marteens – First Kiss
Hellfire Sermons – The Best Laugh I Ever Had
The Bridge – Shame Is A Girl
The Apple Moths – Everything
The Williams – I Know I’m Nothing Special To You
Johnny Says Yeah! – Waiting Here For Me
Dislocation Dance – He’s The Man
The Church Grims – Plaster Saint
Beethoven’s Kiss – The Wonder Of You
Nautical William – Love House
Explained Emma – When My Heart Rings
The Days – Audrey’s Curtains
Wake Up Afrika – Walking Blind
VA – The Sound of Leamington Spa Vol. 5 (2005) | DOWNLOAD
Nine Steps To Ugly – Eddie Lopez Lives In Slough
Perfect – Desire
A Strange Desire – Promise To Lie
On The Waterfront – Mrs Harrington
The Shrew Kings – Losing My Cool
The Incredible Blondes – Forever (Swansong)
No Flags Etc – Rubble
This Poison! – Driving Skills
Carpenter Joe – The Path Of Most Resistance
Kid Sinister – The Cradle Born
Almost Charlotte – Frustration
Men Of Westenesse – Boating
The Honeymooners – Untitled
Action Painting! – Boy Meets World (Alt Version)
Black Cillas – Sebastian
The Thieves – And Then He Died
Ade Moose And Walker – Lounge Around
Gradapenda Rosindale – Bad Days Must End
The Wildhouse – Ficca
My Rate: 10/10
Áudio de “The Windmills – The Day Dawned On Me”
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VA – Yellow Pills Vol. 3, More Great Pop! (1995)
19/07/10
The third volume of the newly-recorded power-pop anthology, Yellow Pills, is arguably the most interesting and best installment in the series, featuring gems for Paul Collins’ Beat, Material Issue, and Greenberry Woods. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG
TRACKLIST
1. Penelope Baker – Her Majesty’s Buzz
2. Do What You’re Doing – Michael Guthrie Band
3. Problem With Jill, The – Material Issue
4. Blunderbuss, The – Brad Jones
5. Nobody I Know – Martin Luther Lennon
6. Her Stars Are My Stars – John Wicks
7. SkyVue – The Finns
8. Taking Me Somewhere – John McMullan
9. Weird Sister – Gigolo Aunts
10. Just In Time – Black & Blonde
11. You Know The Real – The Greenberry Woods
12. Pt. 1 – The Blow Pops
13. Dear Prudence – Feet Of Clay
14. Skidmarks – Wonderboy
15. I’ve Always Got You On My Mind – Paul Collins’ Beat
16. This Can’t Go On – The Scruffs
17. Time Will Tell On You – The Rock Club
18. Blue Summer – Cherry Twister
19. Be The One – Something Happens
20. Nobody Knows – Scott McCarl
21. Let’s Take A Chance – Craig Pearman
My Rate: 8.8/10
Áudio de “The Greenberry Woods – You Know The Real”
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Beat Happening – Crashing Through [Box Set, 7CD] (2002)
01/07/10
ALLMUSIC If context is indeed everything, then an artist’s step into the world of box sets signifies a major change in their positioning in the pop firmament. Box sets lend the music they contain a new sense of historical importance; with their retrospective booklets, wealth of unreleased material, and remastered sound, box sets possess an air of archival permanence, a library piece signifying that this is a history worth preserving and analyzing. Of course, Jethro Tull has a box set, so that’s another theory that’s shot, but in the case of Beat Happening, it truly means something. With the aptly titled Crashing Through, not only does the Olympia, WA, trio finally restore their catalog to record bins, but their music takes its rightful place alongside the true greats of the rock & roll canon. Primitives far ahead of their time, Beat Happening defined more of the spirit and aesthetics of independent music than any other band of the early ’80s. Fusing naïve yet dark lyrics, brittle but hypnotic melodies, and the wondrously off-kilter vocals of Calvin Johnson and Heather Dunn, the group championed a simplicity and honesty that punctured every last vestige of rock & roll excess, virtually creating the template for the indie pop to follow in their wake. Crashing Through brings together pretty much everything Beat Happening ever released: their five official LPs (Jamboree and You Turn Me On certainly the best), singles, that split EP with the Screaming Trees, and much more, including video content and a booklet authored by Lois Maffeo. Songs like “Midnight a Go-Go,” “Indian Summer,” “Cast a Shadow,” and “Tiger Trap” are quite simply among the finest recorded by anybody ever. Suffice it to say, essential stuff. ~ Jason Ankeny
Tracklist
Disc one
1. “I Love You”
2. “Cast A Shadow”
3. “Calvin Chat”
4. “Bad Seeds”
Disc two: Music to Climb the Apple Tree By (2003)
Collection of singles & compilation tracks
1. “Angel Gone”
2. “Nancy Sin”
3. “Sea Hunt”
4. “Look Around”
5. “Not A Care In The World”
6. “Dreamy”
7. “That Girl”
8. “Secret Picnic Spot”
9. “Zombie Limbo Time”
10. “Foggy Eyes”
11. “Knock On Any Door”
12. “Sea Babies”
13. “Tales Of A Brave Aphrodite”
14. “Polly Pereguinn”
15. “I Dig You”
Disc three: Jamboree (1988)
Original Album
1. “Bewitched”
2. “In Between”
3. “Indian Summer”
4. “Hangman”
5. “Jamboree”
6. “Ask Me”
7. “Crashing Through”
8. “Cat Walk”
9. “Drive Car Girl”
10. “Midnight A Go-Go”
11. “The This Many Boyfriends Club”
Disc four: Beat Happening (1985)
Original Album
1. “Our Secret”
2. “What’s Important”
3. “Down At The Sea”
4. “I Love You”
5. “Fourteen”
6. “Fun Down Stairs”
7. “Bad Seeds [live]”
8. “In My Memory”
9. “Honey Pot”
10. “The Fall”
11. “Youth”
12. “Don’t Mix The Colors”
13. “Foggy Eyes”
14. “Bad Seeds”
15. “Let Him Get To Me”
16. “I Spy”
17. “Run Down The Stairs”
18. “Christmas”
19. “Fourteen”
20. “Let’s Kiss”
Bonus Tracks
1. “1, 2, 3″
2. “In Love With You Thing”
3. “Look Around”
4. “Bonus Track 1″
Disc five: You Turn Me On (1992)
Original Album
1. “Tiger Trap”
2. “Noise”
3. “Pinebox Derby”
4. “Teenage Caveman”
5. “Sleepy Head”
6. “You Turn Me On”
7. “Godsend”
8. “Hey Day”
9. “Bury The Hammer”
Disc six: Dreamy (1991)
Original Album
1. “Me Untamed”
2. “Left Behind”
3. “Hot Chocolate Boy”
4. “I’ve Lost You”
5. “Cry For A Shadow”
6. “Collide”
7. “Nancy Sin”
8. “Fortune Cookie Prize”
9. “Revolution Come And Gone”
10. “Red Head Walking
Disc seven: Black Candy (1989)
Original Album
1. “Other Side”
2. “Black Candy”
3. “Knick Knack”
4. “Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive”
5. “Gravedigger Blues”
6. “Cast A Shadow”
7. “Bonfire”
8. “T.V. Girl”
9. “Playhouse”
10. “Ponytail”
My Rate: 10/10
Vídeo de “Cry For a Shadow”
VA – Yellow Pills Vol 2: More of the Best of American Pop! (1994)
09/06/10
Tracklist
1. Thing of the Past [Electric Version] – Shoes
2. Nothing at All – 20/20
3. Something’s Happened to Catherine – Material Issue
4. Bazooka Joe – Parthenon Huxley
5. Little Bird Told Me So – Brian Stevens
6. Situations – The Sighs
7. Tonight – Jim Basnight
8. Just Kidding – Randell Kirsch
9. Saying Sorry to Myself – The Posies
10. You’re Gonna Save Me – Nicoteens
11. Just a Matter of Time – Kyle Vincent
12. Sisters – Gladhands
13. Carnival of Souls – The Wondermints
14. Switchblade Sister – Redd Kross
15. There’s a Lot of Love in This Room – Bill Lloyd
16. Call Out My Name – Chris Von Sneidern
17. Bovine Connection – Matthew Sweet
18. Empty Boy – Lane Steinberg
19. Head First – Underground Cartoons
20. Watching the Headlights Burn – 20/20
21. Stop Before We Start – The Rubinoos
My Rate: 8.7/10
VA – More Soul Than Wigan Casino
05/02/10
Genre: Indiepop
Label: Fortuna Pop!
Year: 2004
My Rate: 10/10
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Tracklist:
1. Kicker – Since You Left (The Inticers, 1965)
2. The Butterflies Of Love – Two Lovers (Mary Wells, 1962)
3. Comet Gain – If You Ever Walk Out On My Life (Dena Barnes, 1967)
4. Airport Girl – Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) (The O’Jays, 1965)
Áudio de “Kicker – Since You Left”
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VA – The Best Songs of 2009 – A Take The Pills! Mix
23/12/09
Enjoy and have a great Xmas!
Tracklist:
1. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – 103 (Higher Than The Stars EP, Slumberland)
2. Crystal Stilts – Love Is A Wave (Love Is a Wave 7″, Slumberland)
3. Girl Alliance – Lost (The Librarians / Girl Alliance split, Cloudberry)
4. Pinkshinyultrablast – Honeybee (Happy Songs For Happy Zombies, Odd Box)
5. Yo La Tengo – Nothing To Hide (Popular Songs, Matador)
6. Let’s Wrestle – We Are The Men You’ll Grow To Love Soon (In the Court of the Wrestling Lets, Stolen)
7. The Wednesday Club – European Veins (Katapult, Odd Box)
8. Cooper – Steph (Aeropuerto, Elefant)
9. Lê Almeida – Nunca Nunca (REVI Ep, Transfusão Noise Records)
10. Stars In Coma – Death And Hope (Death and Hope Ep, Bolinhas Records)
11. The Drums – Submarine (Summertime! Ep, Twenty Seven)
12. The Tamborines – Sally O’ Gannon (Sally O’ Gannon Ep, Planting Seeds)
13. The Parallelograms – Papageno (Dream On Daisy 7″, Cloudberry)
14. Cola Jet Set – El sueño de mi vida (Guitarras y Tambores, Elefant)
15. The Cavalcade – Meet You In The Rain (Meet You In The Rain, Self-released)
16. Signed Papercuts – Of My Heart (Signed Papercuts 7″, Cloudberry)
17. The Mary Onettes – Puzzles (Islands, Labrador)
18. My Laundry Life – Sons & Guns (My Laundry Life, Vollwert-Records)
19. Helen Love – Calm Down Dad (Calm Down Dad 7″, Elefant)
20. Help Stamp Out Loneliness – Torville & Dean (Help Stamp Out Loneliness Ep, Self-released)
21. The Isolation – Dancing Away (The Isolation Ep, All Heroes Are Dead)
22. Jeremy Jay – We Were There (Slow Dance, K Records)
23. Wake The President – Miss Tierney (You Can’t Change That Boy, Electric Honey)
24. Afternoon Naps – Beach Bums (Parade, Happy Happy Birthday To Me)
25. The Humms – Do The Graverobber! (Are You Dead?, Odd Box)
26. M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You (Hold Time, Merge)
27. Pow Wow! – Sister (6, Self-released)
28. The Pastels & Tenniscoats – About You (Two Sunsets, Domino)
29. The Depreciation Guild – Listless (Dream About Me Ep, Kanine)
30. It Hugs Back – Work Day (Inside Your Guitar, 4AD)
31. Jay Reatard – Before I Was Caught (Watch Me Fall, Matador)
32. Cheap Red – The Hurt On Hur (Cheap Red, 555)
33. Butcher Boy – You’re Only Crying For Yourself (React Or Die, How Does It Feel To Be Loved?)
34. The Legends – Always The Same (Over and Over, Labrador)
35. The Loves – You Don’t Have to (Three, Fortuna Pop!)
36. The Postmarks – Don’t Know Till You Try (Memoirs At The End Of The World, Unfiltered)
37. The Wendy Darlings – Enormous Pop (We Come With Friendly Purposes, Odd Box)
38. The Clientele – Jennifer And Julia (Bonfires on the Heath, Merge)
39. Mayer Hawthorne – Your easy lovin’ ain’t pleasin (A Strange Arrangement, Stone Throws)
40. Summer Cats – In June (Songs For Tuesdays, Slumberland)
41. The Big Pink – Velvet (A Brief History Of Love, 4AD)
42. Camera Obscura – James (My Maudlin Career, 4AD)
43. Liechtenstein – Roses In The Park (Survival Strategies In A Modern World, Slumberland)
44. David Kilgour & Sam Hunt – River Plateau Song (Falling Debris, Arch Hill)
45. The Raveonettes – Bang! (In And Out Of Control, Vice Records)
46. Knight School – Oprah (Open Your Ears) (The Poor And Needy Need To Party, Odd Box)
47. Socialist Leisure Party – Head in the Hay (Tactical POP! For Coffee Cadets, Shelflife)
VA – Fountain Island, A Sarah Compilation
17/12/09
Genre: Indiepop / Jangle Pop / Twee / Guitar Pop
Based In…: UK
Label: Sarah Records
Year: 1992
My Rate: 10/10
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Tracklist:
01. Tramway – Maritime City
02. Heavenly – So Little Deserve
03. Even As We Speak – One Step Forward
04. Gentle Despite – Bittersweet Kiss
05. The Sweetest Ache – Sickening
06. St. Christopher – It’s Snowing On The Moon
07. Secret Shine – Grey Skies
08. The Orchids – Tropical Fishbowl
09. Gentle Despite – Shadow of a Girl
10. Even As We Speak – Must Be Something Else
11. The Orchids – Pelican Blonde
12. Tramway – Technical College
13. Heavenly – Wrap My Arms Around Him
14. The Wake – Major John
15. The Field Mice – Between Hello and Goodbye
16. Tramway – Star
VA – Rough Trade Shops – Indiepop Vol. 1
14/11/09
Genre: Indiepop / C86 / Jangle Pop / Guitar Pop
Label: Rough Trade
Year: 2004
My Rate: 10/10
Tracklist:
CD1
1. Primal Scream -- All Fall Down
2. Modesty Blaise -- Carol Mountain
3. Popguns -- Waiting For The Winter
4. The Clouds -- Get Out Of My Dream
5. The Sea Urchins -- Pristine Christine
6. The Jesus And Mary Chain -- You Trip Me Up
7. Mary Lou Lord -- Some Jingle Jangle Morning (When I’m Straight)
8. The Monochrome Set -- The Monochrome Set
9. Felt -- Penolope Tree
10. Juniper Moon -- El Resto De Mi Vida
11. Shop Assistants -- Safety Net
12. Katrina and V Twin -- Gifted
13. Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes -- Splashing Along
14. Television Personalities -- Look Back In Anger
15. Dressy Bessy -- You Stand Here
16. The Wedding Present -- Once More
17. Helen Love -- Beat Him Up
18. Pop Will Eat Itself -- The Black Country Chainstore Massacreee
19. I, Ludicrous -- Preposterous Tales
20. Heavenly -- Sort Of Mine
21. Beat Happening -- Indian Summer
22. The Groove Farm -- The Best Part Of Being With You
23. The Field Mice – Landmark
CD2
1. My Bloody Valentine -- Paint A Rainbow
2. Love Is All -- Spinning And Scratching
3. Josef K -- Sorry For Laughing
4. Talulah Gosh -- Talulah Gosh
5. Aberfeldy -- Vegetarian Restaurant
6. The Pooh Sticks -- I Know Someone Who Knows Someone Who Knows Alan Mcgee Quite Well
7. This Poison! -- Poised Over The Pause Button
8. The Magnetic Fields -- 100,000 Fireflies
9. The Vaselines -- Molly’s Lips
10. AR Kane -- When You’re Sad
11. The Darling Buds -- Uptight
12. The Pastels -- Truck Train Tractor
13. Camera Obscura -- Eighties Fan
14. McCarthy -- Should The Bible Be Banned
15. Lush -- Hypocrite
16. The June Brides -- Every Conversation
17. The Velvet Crush -- Walking Out On Love
18. The Flatmates -- I Could Be In Heaven
19. Marine Girls -- Honey
20. Bis -- Icky-Poo Air Raid
21. The Razorcuts -- Sorry to Embrass You
22. Eggs -- The Government Administrator
23. Spearmint -- Sweeping The Nation
Mary Lou Lord -- “Some Jingle Jangle Morning” Vídeo (Live)
VA – Woosh! (Little Teddy Recordings 1991-2001)
24/10/09
Genre: Indiepop / Jangle Pop / Guitar Pop
Label: Little Teddy Recordings
Year: 2001
My Rate: 8/10
Tracklist:
1. Moto – It tastes just like a milkshake
2. Arne Hansen & the Guitarspellers – Dr. Hansen goes pop
3. The Bartlebees – And then suddenly
4. This Happy Breed! – Tell me that you’re mine
5. The Blind Bats – Waiting for the summer
6. Melvyn & the Smartys – The Ali Baba song
7. Direct Hits – Leander by the river
8. Prime Movers – We live to shine
9. Mickey & The Masonics – Mumbo Jumbo
10. Cee Bee Beaumont – Wormhole
11. Armitage Shanks – Road Fever
12. The Groovy Metal Babies – She does not
13. Tullycraft – Piano lessons for beauty queens
14. McTells – Cat
15. TV Personalities – How does it feel to be loved?
16. The Hanshalf Trio – That´s what I´m for
17. The Mad Scene – Transatlantic telephone conversation
18. The Silly Pillows – A quiet evening
19. The Creams – Sub sub
20. Yukio Yung – Intercourse with Barbara Steele
21. Celest – Ordinary man
22. Kickstand – New years day
23. Franklin Bruno – Say no (to Saturday’s girl)
24. Sexton Ming – Cry your tears and renew your strength
25. The Cannanes – Der fuhrender Sydney Rechtsanwalt
VA – Day To Embrace | Indonesia Indiepop Scene
17/10/09
What has grown more in the world indie pop music is that many lovers of good indie pop music practice on the islands between the Indian and Pacific. The scene is rich “INDONESIA”, because even with a few branches, more great songs can be produced. For you who love this constantly growing scene, now it’s available on “DAY TO EMBRACE | INDONESIA INDIEPOP SCENE” compilation. Twenty-one songs from twenty-one bands all across INDONESIA, “DAY TO EMBRACE” is a journey to the fantastic. worthy for permeate collection around the world. The Must-listen!
SEA’S (Southeast Asia Indie) MYSPACE – www.myspace.com/southeastasiaindie
Tracklist:
01. Olive tree – Winter Holiday
02. Natalie – Everyday is Sunday
03. Brilliant at Breakfast – If Monday’d Never Come
04. Dear Nancy – Ordinary Friends
05. Nostrovia – Live The Life
06. Sundae Sunday – I hate this town
07. Marching March – Rainy Sad September [Nobodycansing Mix]
08. Mini Crayon – Friends
09. Greats – ODE TENTANG KECANTIKAN
10. The Jumping Balloon – Send me a message
11. Jodi In The Morning Glory Parade – Sun Flower
12. The Trees & The Wild – Irish Girl
13. Dojihatori – Mr. Edward Robinson
14. New Ride – Shine
15. 1900 yesterday – the romantic moment in ourlife
16. LAMPUKOTA – Definitely my day
17. ar and li – sometimes i feel like a girl
18. Under my pillow – Langit Mendung Dan Senja
19. Spring/Summer – Wrong
20. Personal states – Be there
21. Bad lovers company – Peacefulness Addiction
