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anyone heard this label retrospective thingy i saw in kim's the other day? worth spending my 25 dollars on or what?

― amy, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

As I mentioned in another thread, I picked this up recently and have been enjoying it if for nothing else than a good one-stop compilation of a bunch of material I've previously enjoyed. Still, there are a number of tracks that are different versions than appear on the albums (the Buzzcocks one was a nice rough variation of the version that I know). For some of the artists I would have picked different tracks, but all in all I'm pretty happy with it, even though it was $52 Canadian at Sam's. Hell, it's probably worth it just to have a CD- quality copy of The Normal's "TVOD".

― Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Sure.

Oh, I'm sorry, I just read the question. I mean, no, I haven't heard that retrospective.

― Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

By the way, I'm assuming you're referring to the four-CD 25 Years of Rough Trade Shops compilation, which is actually a retrospective of the record store, not really the record label.

― Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Yes it is! It's a pretty tough job to chronicle 25 years of independant music (I think that's what they're trying to do), but they've done a decent job of including some unexpected stuff amongst the usual suspects (Pixies, Smiths...) . Nice to see Boards of Canada, Plastikman etc in there. Naturally such a diverse collection doesn't hang together that well as a seamless listen, but it's worth having just as raw material for mix tapes.

― Dr. C, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

The compilation is on heavy rotation down the vicarage. It's an enjoyably eclectic collection, old faves mixed in with novelty tat like 'There goes concord again'.

― Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

looks like thats a rousing chorus of yes! im off to the record store, thanks.

― amy, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

And you can get the other side of TVOD ("Warm Leatherette") on CD now, on Andrew Weatherall's "9 o'clock Drop" compilation.

― Dr. C, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Exxxxxxxxxxcellent! I will look for that, too. Thanks!

― Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, 9 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

If you want the actual Warm Leatherette single, including the crash dummy artwork, I believe Mute still sells it through their site.

― Andy, Thursday, 10 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

ten years pass...

There's a documentary showing on Rough Trade on BBC4 now for UK viewers.

― Turrican, Friday, 28 October 2011 23:35 (fourteen years ago)

reading this thread briefly made me wistful for the years when you'd actually buy a cd compilation as "raw material for mix tapes."

then of course i wanted to die.

― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Friday, 28 October 2011 23:41 (fourteen years ago)

fourteen years pass...

I like their two biggest hits, but was never a fan. Thought Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions was quite moving two or three times, though. (If you're Canadian, you might be able to stream it on CBC Gem; saw a rep screening with the director, Michelle Mama, in attendance this afternoon.)

― clemenza, Sunday, 26 July 2026 22:44 (one month ago)

Ah, the band.

― Mark G, Monday, 27 July 2026 10:19 (one month ago)

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