I recently got a copy of this free covermount Mojo CD called "Beloved... a treasury of classic British indie rock," and I've become totally obsessed with it the last few weeks. I knew virtually nothing by any of these bands before.
The tracklist of the disc is below... help me make a similar companion disc (FWIW, my total favorites are probably the Blue Aeroplanes song and the Wild Swans song)...
01. The House of Love - "Real Animal" 02. Felt - "Penelope Tree" 03. The La's - "Son Of A Gun" (BBC session) 04. The Monochrome Set - "He's Frank (Slight Return)" 05. The Loft - "Up The Hill And Down The Slope" 06. The Blue Aeroplanes - "Jacket Hangs" 07. The Sound - "Total Recall" 08. Orange Juice - "Simply Thrilled Honey" 09. McCarthy - "Keep An Open Mind, Or Else" 10. Jane - "It's A Fine Day" 11. The Wild Swans - "The Revolutionary Spirit" 12. The Teardrop Explodes - "Reward" (BBC session) 13. The Gist - "Love At First Sight" 14. Wah! Heat - "7 Minutes To Midnight" 15. Half Man Half Biscuit - "God Gave Us Life"
Thanks!
― Savannah Smiles, Monday, 25 August 2008 14:25 (seventeen years ago)
I'm pretty happy to see the Sound on there, at least!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 August 2008 14:31 (seventeen years ago)
The Loft, Why Does The Rain? -- their only good record
Felt, The World Is As Soft As Lace -- their only good record
The La's, There She Goes -- their only great record
The House of Love, Destroy the Heart -- one of their several great records
Ride, Like A Daydream -- better than everything on that CD
― the pinefox, Monday, 25 August 2008 14:48 (seventeen years ago)
maybe this
Rough Guide: '80s jangly-indie, UK division.
Orange Juice - ‘I Can’t Help Myself ’ The Smiths - ‘What Difference Does it Make?’ Haircut 100 - ‘Nobody’s Fool’ Monochrome Set - ‘Jet Set Junta’ Strawberry Switchblade - ‘Trees and Flowers’ The Chesterfields ‘Ask Johnny Dee’ June Brides - ‘In the Rain’ The Field Mice - ‘Fabulous Friend’ The Lilac Time - ‘You’ve Got to Love (the Malvern mix) ’ Jasmine Minks - ‘What’s Happening?’ Aztec Camera - ‘Oblivious’ The Wedding Present - ‘Don’t Laugh’ The Housemartins - ‘You’ Heavenly - ‘Cool Guitar Boy’ The Darling Buds - ‘Burst’ The Stone Roses - ‘Sally Cinnamon’
-- David Merryweather (DavidM), Saturday, 17 January 2004 20:13 (4 years ago)
― blueski, Monday, 25 August 2008 14:50 (seventeen years ago)
x-post -- Hehehe. (I mostly agree with PF except I think Felt had a lot more to offer and that much as I love Ride I could never rank the Monochrome Set, Orange Juice or the Sound lower than them.)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 August 2008 14:52 (seventeen years ago)
Ned, what are a couple other great songs by The Sound?
― Savannah Smiles, Saturday, 30 August 2008 22:57 (seventeen years ago)
Jazz Butcher belongs somewhere in there. Maybe. Can't remember anything specific.
― bendy, Sunday, 31 August 2008 00:09 (seventeen years ago)
Where is Scott to explain the wonders of Felt?
― jonathan - stl, Sunday, 31 August 2008 00:18 (seventeen years ago)
Television Personalities? Shop Assistants? Would-Be-Goods? More by the Blue Aeroplanes? Many many smaller acts on él records? Stump.
― anatol_merklich, Sunday, 31 August 2008 00:42 (seventeen years ago)
i like ...and stones... from that same blue aeroplanes album (the only one of their many that i've ever heard).
― tipsy mothra, Sunday, 31 August 2008 03:24 (seventeen years ago)
So much great Teardrops material to complement "Reward" -- the obvious choice is "Treason" but you should consider the slightly lower-profile "Ha Ha I'm Drowning" and "Books" as well.
If you like "Simply Thrilled Honey" I think "Blue Boy" is the natural next OJ track to listen to, though in the end "Moscow Olympics" is my very favorite.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 31 August 2008 03:52 (seventeen years ago)
Pale Saints, "Sight of You" Trashcan Sinatras, "Obscurity Knocks" Pastels, "Baby Honey"
― David Bachyrycz, Sunday, 31 August 2008 04:35 (seventeen years ago)
I just got that Stump "Complete Anthology" 3-CD - wonderful.
The story in the liner notes about all the engineers and producers on that one album: Holger Hiller(!), Hugh Jones, Stephen Street, John Robie(!)
― Mackro Mackro, Sunday, 31 August 2008 05:09 (seventeen years ago)
If you can try to track down the Indie Top 20 compilations on the Beechwood label (circa '87-'94) I became a fan of a lot of bands through those, and they were pretty broad: jangly indie, indie-dance, shoegaze, early Britpop etc.
― daavid, Sunday, 31 August 2008 05:22 (seventeen years ago)