VA - Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) (3 x CDs)

SCOTTISH POP

VA - Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) (3 x CDs)

Something For The Longing gathers fourteen years of Scottish independent pop into a single frame, and the effect is quietly moving. The compilation traces a scene that never chased the centre of the map, choosing instead to build its own corners, its own rooms, its own weather. Across these tracks you hear the shift from mid‑eighties DIY sparkle to the more polished indie pop of the late nineties, yet the emotional thread stays steady. Longing, distance, small triumphs, and the sense of making something bright in a grey climate all run through the set.

The labels represented here tell their own story. Tiny imprints, short‑lived collectives, and a few sturdier independents form the backbone, each contributing singles and EP cuts that rarely travelled far beyond Scotland at the time. The formats range from seven‑inch pressings to cassette‑only releases, many of them now difficult to find in clean condition. That scarcity adds weight to the listening, as if the songs have been carried forward by hand.

The sequencing moves gently, letting jangle‑pop guitars fall beside synth‑leaning tracks and more introspective pieces from the mid‑nineties. Nothing feels forced. Instead, the compilation opens a window onto a scene that valued melody, sincerity, and the pleasure of making music with friends. By the end, the title feels right. These songs hold a kind of longing that never fully resolves, and that is exactly what makes them linger. (B)

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CD1

01 Jesus and Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up 2:27

02 Shop Assistants - I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You 2:19

03 Rote Kapelle - These Animals Are Dangeroos 3:50

04 Soup Dragons - Soft as Your Face 3:31

05 Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain 3:17

06 Primal Scream - Gentle Tuesday 3:48

07 Big Gun - Heard About Love 2:59

08 Thieves - Talk Your Head Off 3:35

09 Clouds - Get Out of My Dream 2:32

10 Biff Bang Pow! - He Don’t Need That Girl 2:08

11 Revolving Paint Dream - Stop the World 4:04

12 Jasmine Minks - Cut Me Deep 3:25

13 Christine's Cat - She's Alive 4:59

14 Baby Lemonade - Much Too Late 3:16

15 Golden Dawn - My Secret World 2:09

16 Vaselines - Teenage Superstars 3:27

17 Dawson - Noel Edmonds 1:20

18 Stretchheads - A Freakout 2:00

19 Badgewearer - Buspass Conspiracy 2:21

20 Spirea X - Chlorine Dream 4:21

21 Fenn - Saint's Gate (demo) 3:33

22 Fizzbombs - Blue Summer 1:59

23 Hardy Boys - Wonderful Lie 3:11

24 Whiteout - The Next Big Thing 3:36

25 Vultures - You're Not Scared 3:00

CD2

01 Orchids - Something for the Longing 5:28

02 Wendys - Enjoy the Things You Fear 4:21

03 Pearlfishers - Sacred 5:26

04 BMX Bandits - Serious Drugs 3:24

05 Superstar - Don't Wanna Die 4:58

06 Long Fin Killie - The Lamberton Lamplighter 5:09

07 Whirling Pig Dervish - Whip 1:32

08 Stanleys - Royal Blue 3:06

09 Lung Leg - Punk Pop Travesty 1:04

10 Glue - Modelling 4:09

11 Spare Snare - Wired for Sound 2:49

12 Pink Kross - Punk Outfit 2:21

13 Lugworm - Sweaty Says 2:07

14 Blisters - Patrick Meets the Courgettes 1:34

15 Trout - Owl in the Tree 2:03

16 Yummy Fur - Typical of Boys 0:45

17 Poison Sisters - Chicane 4:25

18 Hee Haw - 6/26 2:34

19 Sally Skull - Bride of Frankenstein 2:24

20 Luci Baines Band - Find a Lil Love (extended) 4:54

21 Eska - Running on Sum Six Dew 2:35

22 Country Teasers - The Last Bridge of Spencer Smith 4:56

23 Nostril - Token Song About Foreign Politics (B. Traven's Chinese Souffle) 1:18

24 Dick Johnson - Disposable Darling 2:25

CD3

01 Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend 4:55

02 Delgados - Monica Webster 2:30

03 bis - Keroleen 2:12

04 Frank Blake - Plastic Bag 2:53

05 Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane 5:49

06 Urusei Yatsura - Hello Tiger 3:18

07 Male Nurse - My Own Private P. Swayze 4:44

08 Starstruck - Fondled Orange 4:08

09 Starlets - Tainted 2:15

10 El Hombre Trajeado - Logo 3:32

11 Gilded Lil - Last Tango in Tollcross 3:49

12 Camera Obscura - Your Sound 3:30

13 Huckleberry - Three-Speed Wilfred 4:39

14 King Creosote - Little Paint 2:43

15 Beta Band - Inner Meet Me 6:18

16 Amphetameanies - Last Night 3:09

17 V-Twin - Thankyou Baby 5:14

18 Mogwai - Christmas Steps 10:39

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VA - Made in Scotland (A Butterboy Compilation) (8 x CDs)

SCOTLAND

VA - Made in Scotland (A Butterboy Compilation) (8 x CDs)

Made in Scotland is more than a compilation, it’s a curated chronicle of Scottish musical identity, spanning six decades and eight discs. From beat-era obscurities to post-punk demos, indie gems, and pop-rock anthems, this anthology doesn’t just document a scene, it celebrates a nation’s sonic evolution.

The first two discs, subtitled Debut Singles, focus on formative releases, those first statements of intent that shaped careers and scenes. Poets - Now We’re Thru [1964], released on Decca, opens the set with fuzzed-out garage urgency, a rare 7" that’s become a mod collector’s prize. Orange Juice - Falling and Laughing [1980], the inaugural Postcard Records single, marks the birth of Scottish indie with jangly defiance. These discs include early cuts from Simple Minds, Aztec Camera, Cocteau Twins, and The Bluebells, each representing a sonic pivot point. Even flexi-disc rarities like Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes - The Rain Fell Down [1983] on Narodnik Records) find their place, validating the DIY spirit that defined the era.

Discs 3 through 5, under the Indie banner, dive deep into the lo-fi ethos and label lore. Fizzbombs - Sign on the Line [1987] captures the raw charm of 53rd & 3rd’s bedroom pop revolution, while Wake - Crush the Flowers [1989] offers a glimpse into the Sarah Records-adjacent dream-pop underground. Peel Session exclusives, cassette-only demos, and obscure 7" pressings abound. Close Lobsters - Don’t Worry [1986] and Yummy Fur - Chinese Bookie [1996] are prime examples. These discs are a love letter to Glasgow’s rehearsal rooms, fanzines, and indie labels that punched far above their weight.

Disc 6 shifts into Pop, where polish meets provenance. Texas - I Don’t Want a Lover [1989], (Phonogram) and Deacon Blue - Dignity [1987], (CBS) represent the major-label sheen of the late ’80s, while Camera Obscura - French Navy [2009], (4AD) and Belle and Sebastian - Dress Up in You [2006], (Rough Trade) bring literate melancholy into the 21st century. Even here, rarities sneak in, Just Joans - What Do We Do Now? [2012], (WeePOP!) was a limited-run release that’s now a cult favorite.

Discs 7 and 8, titled Rock, bring the noise. Freeze - For J.P.S. (With Love and Loathing) [1979], (A.1. Records) and Dreamboys - Béla Lugosi’s Birthday [1980] are long lost DIY punk artifacts. Mogwai - Christmas Steps [1999], (Chemikal Underground) and Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend [1996], (Jeepster) close the set with cinematic sprawl and spoken-word grit.

This box set wasn't just approached as a compilation, it aimed to explore a living map of Scottish sound, stitched together with rare gems, emotional resonance, and archival precision. From Poets - Now We’re Thru to Dead Pony - Bullet Farm, every 185 tracks are sequenced with care. You’ll find flexi-disc obscurities, cassette-only demos, and 7" pressings that vanished before they charted, Freeze, Dreamboys, Thanes, and Jesse Garon among them. The structure invites exploration, Debut Singles captures first sparks, Indie dives into lo-fi brilliance, Pop polishes without losing soul, and Rock closes with grit and grandeur. Rare labels are woven throughout, anchoring the set in scene-defining history. Whether you’re a crate-digger or a cultural historian, this anthology rewards deep listening and immersion. Made in Scotland, made with care, and made to be explored. (B)

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Debut Singles CD1

01 Poets - Now We're Thru 2:19 1964

02 Incredible String Band - Maybe Someday 2:20 1966

03 Marmalade (originally known as Dean Ford and the Gaylords) - It's All Leading Up to Saturday Night 2:18 1966

04 Bert Jansch - Life Depends on Love 1:47 1967

05 Clouds - Scrapbook 2:48 1969

06 Stone The Crows - Things Are Getting Better 6:10 1970

07 Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back_ 2:00 1971

08 Dougie MacLean & Alan Roberts - Caledonia 5:00 1978

09 Simple Minds - Life in A Day 4:06 1979

10 Orange Juice - Falling and Laughing 4:00 1980

11 Big Country - Harvest Home 4:19 1982

12 Secession - Fire Island 4:19 1983

13 Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better 4:12 1984

14 Silencers - Painted Moon 4:05 1987

15 Deacon Blue - Dignity 4:01 1987

16 Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky 3:47 1987

17 Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows 5:13 1990

18 Travis - All I Want to Do is Rock 3:52 1997

19 Beta Band - Dry The Rain 6:06 1997

20 Twin Atlantic - What is Light  Where is Laughter 3:38 2009

21 Withered Hand - Horseshoe 4:04 2014

Debut Singles CD2

22 Andy Stewart - A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills of Tyrol) 3:29 1960

23 Donovan - Little Tin Soldier 3:01 1965

24 Humblebums - Coconut Tree 2:05 1969

25 Nazareth - Dear John 3:42 1971

26 Bay City Rollers - Keep on Dancing 2:07 1971

27 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Giddy Up A Ding Dong 3:18 1972

28 Skids - Reasons 2:07 1978

29 Aztec Camera - Just Like Gold 3:20 1981

30 Bluebells - Forever More 5:02 1982

31 Big Country - Harvest Home 4:19 1982

32 Del Amitri (Bluebells) - Happy Birthday 2:37 1982

33 Cocteau Twins - Peppermint Pig 3:24 1983

34 Jesus and Mary Chain - Upside Down 3:00 1984

35 Hipsway - Ask The Lord 4:07 1985

36 Primal Scream - All Fall Down 2:13 1985

37 Proclaimers - Throw The 'R' Away 2:45 1987

38 Eddi Reader - What You Do With What You've Got 4:40 1992

39 Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend 4:52 1996

40 Belle and Sebastian - Dog on Wheels 3:10 1997

41 Idlewild - Queen of The Troubled Teens 2:14 1997

42 Franz Ferdinand - Darts of Pleasure 2:59 2003

Indie CD1

01 Beatstalkers - Baseline 2:10 1966

02 Pathfinders - Pumpkin Lantern 3:01 1968

03 Valves - Robot Love 3:06 1977

04 Headboys - The Shape of Things to Come 3:26 1979

05 Josef K - Sorry for Laughing 3:05 1980

06 Orange Juice - Blokes on 45 (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session, 10/8/81) 4:25 1981

07 Orange Juice - Rip it Up 3:45 1983

08 Suede Crocodiles - Stop the Rain 3:26 1983

09 Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes - The Rain Fell Down 3:16 1983

10 Aztec Camera - Walk out to Winter 3:24 1983

11 Cocteau Twins - Lorelei 3:41 1984

12 Pastels - Million Tears 2:53 1984

13 Wake - Talk About the Past (7-Inch Version) 3:51 1984

14 The Jesus and Mary Chain - Up Too High (Demo) 3:43 1984

15 Jesus and Mary Chain - Upside Down 3:00 1984

16 Aztec Camera - Set The Killing Free 3:39 1985

17 Close Lobsters - Don't Worry (Demo) 2:48 1986

18 Close Lobsters - Going to Heaven to See If it Rains 3:11 1986

19 Leopards - Psychedelic Boy 2:46 1986

20 Shop Assistants - Safety Net 2:22 1986

21 Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain 3:06 1987

22 Shamen - Christopher Mayhew Says (7" version) 3:47 1987

Indie CD2

23 Baby Lemonade - Secret Goldfish 2:23 1987

24 Fizzbombs - Sign on the Line... 2:01 1987

25 Orchids - I've Got A Habit 2:33 1988

26 Golden Dawn - My Secret World 2:11 1988

27 Groovy Little Numbers - You Make My Head Explode 2:21 1988

28 Vaselines - Molly's Lips 1:44 1989

29 Wake - Crush the Flowers [Demo] 2:32 1989

30 Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie - The Rattler 4:00 1989

31 Bachelor Pad - Country Pancake 2:17 1990

32 Soup Dragons - I'm Free 3:31 1990

33 BMX Bandits - Serious Drugs 3:26 1992

34 Whiteout - No Time 3:56 1994

35 Nectarine No.9 - These Days 5:15 1995

36 Nectarine No.9 - Clipped Wings & Flower Stings 5:22 1995

37 Yummy Fur - Chinese Bookie 2:36 1996

38 Delgados - Mad Drums 2:53 1996

39 Belle and Sebastian - Shoot the Sexual Athlete 3:11 1996

40 Teenage Fanclub - Broken 5:16 1997

41 Beta Band - Dry the Rain 6:05 1997

42 Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane 5:49 1997

43 Teenage Fanclub - Sparky's Dream 3:17 1997

44 Arab Strap - Cherubs 4:59 1999

Indie CD3

46 Travis - Turn 4:23 1999

47 Idlewild - Actually It's Darkness 2:39 2000

48 Delgados - Pull the Wires From the Wall 3:48 2000

49 Zephyrs - Stargazer 5:35 2001

50 Arab Strap - The Shy Retirer 4:04 2003

51 Nectarine No.9 - The End of Definition 3:31 2004

52 Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out 3:58 2004

53 Boards of Canada - Dreamkey Chromacoat 4:44 2005

54 Cinematics - Break 4:01 2006

55 Belle and Sebastian - Dress Up in You 4:23 2006

56 Karine Polwart - Salters Road 3:41 2006

57 Camera Obscura - San Francisco Song 2:17 2006

58 Low Miffs - Where Are Your Songs Now 4:01 2006

59 Royal We - All The Rage 3:02 2007

60 Dykeenies - Clean Up Your Eyes 3:35 2007

61 Cinematics - Keep Forgetting 3:58 2007

62 View - Same Jeans 3:33 2007

63 1990s - See You at the Lights 2:55 2007

64 Plimptons - Lonely Old Man 3:58 2008

65 Frightened Rabbit - Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper 3:51 2008

66 Camera Obscura - French Navy 3:15 2009

67 Just Joans - What Do We Do Now? 4:04 2012

POP

01 Athenians - Mercy, Mercy 2:22 1965

02 Marmalade - Reflections of My Life 4:11 1969

03 JSD Band - Sarah Jane 2:22 1973

04 Pilot - Magic 3:06 1974

05 Cado Belle - Stone's Throw From Nowhere 4:49 1976

06 Altered Images - Happy Birthday 3:01 1981

07 Altered Images - I Could Be Happy 3:29 1981

08 Simple Minds - Love Song (Original 1981 7" Single Edit) 3:53 1981

09 Associates - Straw Towels 5:17 1981

10 Associates - Club Country 4:04 1982

11 Associates - Party Fears Two 4:07 1982

12 Questions - Work and Play 3:15 1982

13 Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven 3:33 1983

14 Bourgie Bourgie - Breaking Point 3:56 1984

15 Twinsets - Heartbeat 2:47 1984

16 Blue Nile - St. Catherine's Day 4:39 1984

17 Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain 5:57 1984

18 Questions - Tuesday Sunshine 4:01 1984

19 Strawberry Switchblade - Little River 2:40 1985

20 Big Dish - Prospect Street 3:23 1985

21 Silencers - Painted Moon 6:05 1987

22 Love and Money - Strange Kind of Love 4:16 1988

23 Hue and Cry - Ordinary Angel (Extended Version) 5:00 1989

24 Texas - I Don't Want A Lover 5:01 1989

25 Pearlfishers - Even on A Sunday Afternoon 3:14 1997

26 Edwyn Collins - The Magic Piper (Of Love) 3:52 1997

27 Dogs Die in Hot Cars - I Love You'Cause I Have To 2:47 2003

28 Amphetameanies - Good One Go 3:07 2009

29 Hussy's - Caledonian Sun 2:51 2011

30 Admiral Fallow - Squealing Pigs 3:22 2011

31 Amazing Snakeheads - Flatlining 5:18 2014

32 Lucia & The Best Boys - Perfectly Untrue 3:11 2020

ROCK CD1

01 Poets - That's the Way It's Got to Be 2:33 1965

02 Incredible String Band - Painting Box 4:03 1967

03 Clouds - Tranquil 3:00 1969

04 Stoics - Earth, Fire, Air and Water 2:26 1969

05 Stone The Crows - Danger Zone 6:17 1970

06 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Faith Healer 7:13 1973

07 Nazareth - Hair of the Dog 4:10 1975

08 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 6:10 1978

09 Visitors - Take it Or Leave It 3:04 1978

10 Freeze - For J.P.S. (With Love and Loathing) 2:13 1979

11 Freeze - Psychodalek Nightmares 5:43 1979

12 Dreamboys - Béla Lugosi's Birthdáy 3:14 1980

13 Dreamboys - Outér Limits 2:37 1980

14 Scars - All About You 3:57 1981

15 Fire Engines - Candyskin 2:52 1981

16 Cuban Heels - Downtown 1:49 1981

17 Cuban Heels - Liberty Hall 3:22 1981

18 Simple Minds - Kaleidoscope 4:17 1982

19 Big Country - In A Big Country 3:49 1983

20 Simple Minds - Waterfront 5:15 1983

21 Primevals - Elixir of Life 4:37 1986

22 Mogwai - Christmas Steps 11:13 1999

23 Primal Scream - Swastika Eyes 3:52 1999

ROCK CD2

24 Thanes - World of Stone 2:14 2003

25 Biffy Clyro - There's No Such Thing as A Jaggy Snake 4:59 2005

26 Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger 3:35 2006

27 Glasvegas - Geraldine 3:45 2008

28 We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices 4:21 2009

29 Low Miffs and Malcolm Ross dmix - the man who took on love (and won) 3:17 2009

30 Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing 4:22 2009

31 Twilight Sad - Never Tear Us Apart 3:16 2011

32 Baby Strange - Pure Evil 3:07 2013

33 Withered Hand - Love in the Time of Ecstasy 5:03 2014

34 Twin Atlantic - Heart and Soul 3:38 2014

35 Spook School - Binary 3:15 2015

36 Snuts - Glasgow 4:26 2016

37 Fatherson - Lost Little Boys 3:19 2016

38 Mirror Trap - Piranhas 3:50 2016

39 Vistas - Calm 3:26 2018

40 Xcerts - Feels Like Falling in Love 3:12 2018

41 LaFontaines - Body 4:06 2019

42 Cloth - Demo Love 3:20 2019

43 Declan Welsh and the Decadent West - No Fun 2:52 2019

44 Ninth Wave - Used to Be Yours 4:10 2019

45 Dead Pony - Bullet Farm 3:10 2022

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VA - Dreams to Fill the Vacuum, The Sound of Sheffield 1978-1988 [2019] (4 x CD's)

SOUND OF SHEFFIELD

Previously posted June 23, 2020

VA - Dreams to Fill the Vacuum, The Sound of Sheffield 1978-1988 [2019] (4 x CD's)

Yet another 4 CD box from Cherry red, which this time brings back to life authentic pearls of Sheffield sound.  This CD collection is for anyone who wants to track the progression of a musical era which influenced, and is continuing to the influence, generations of music now and in years to come.  It has something for everyone and features classics, rarities, album tracks and twelve previously unreleased songs.  The collection is a musical snapshot which is eminently of that important era in social history and its relationship with the music produced, whilst charting the importance of Sheffield, and all its brutalist and pioneering charm.

Extensive four CD + book set exploring the punk and post-punk sound of the 'steel city'. Features classics, rarities, album tracks and 12 previously unreleased gems from The Human League, Pulp (and members thereof), Heaven 17, Thompson Twins, B. E. F., Artery, ABC, Clock DVA, Hula, The Danse Society, In The Nursery, Treebound Story and many more. The book contains over 20,000 words of artists' sleeve notes, essays and memoirs from key players in the city's music scene. Curated and designed by the people who brought you Manchester - North Of England, Revolutionary Spirit - The Sound Of Liverpool, Silhouettes And Statues, Electrical Language, Scared To Get Happy, Still In A Dream and many more critically acclaimed box sets.  Absolutely unmissable (Amazon)

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CD1

01    Human League    Dancevision    2:22
02    They Must Be Russians    Don't Try to Cure Yourself    2:58
03    I'm So Hollow    Dreams to Fill the Vacuum    2:55
04    Prams    Modern Men    2:42
05    2.3    All Time Low    2:59
06    Hobbies of Today    Metal Boys    3:18
07    Mein Glas Fabrik    Track No. 5    2:47
08    Red Zoo    Help Me    4:19
09    I Scream Brothers    Avoid the Surgery (Demo)    2:08
10    B Troop    Junior    3:11
11    Thompson Twins    She's in Love With Mystery    2:50
12    Repulsive Alien    Say and Do    1:14
13    Veiled Threat    Torch    2:52
14    De Tian    Questions of Gender    2:20
15    Molodoy    Unknown    5:41
16    Tv Product    Social Psychology    1:03
17    Negatives    Electric Waltz    3:33
18    Y?    End of Act One    2:45
19    Toy Shop    The Maze    2:55
20    Vena Cava    A Girlfriend Is...    2:58
21    Graph    Drowning    5:10
22    Rapid Eye Movement    Men in the Mirrorshades    2:54
23    A Major European Group    Llamas (Live at the Wimpy Bar)    2:50
24    Past Seven Days    Raindance    6:05
25    Pagan Bo    Living in Confusion    2:28

CD2

01    Heaven 17    (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (12" Mix)    4:23
02    Vision    Lucifer's Friend    3:59
03    Artery    The Clown    3:54
04    New Model Soldier    Twist    4:45
05    Surface Mutants    Train    5:23
06    Clock Dva    4 Hours (Remixed Single Version)    3:55
07    British Electric Foundation    A Baby Called Billy    4:04
08    Flying Alphonso Brothers    War Games    3:52
09    Shy Tots    English Industrial Estate    2:36
10    Disease    Heavy Men    2:56
11    Stunt Kites    Deity's Lament    4:45
12    Mau Maus    Secret Society    1:23
13    Naughtiest Girl Was a Monitor    Marcella Ball    4:58
14    Quite Unnerving    Corpse Creeper    5:18
15    Acrobats of Desire    Parking Boys    2:55
16    Blimp    Man With a Luminous Head (Demo)    1:36
17    Mirror Crack'd    Scramble for Style    2:48
18    Vital    Real Life    3:08
19    Heroes of the Beach    Psychokiller    3:25
20    Abc    Alphabet Soup    5:20

CD3

01    Pulp    Everybody's Problem    3:17
02    Bass Tone Trap    Intruder in the Dust    4:59
03    Uv Pop    Just a Game    3:28
04    The Danse Society    Danse/Move    4:50
05    In the Nursery    Iskra    3:12
06    Dachau Choir    Dying Man, Faithful Priest    4:14
07    Out of Reach    Tex Mirror H    3:35
08    Hula    (No One Leaves The) Fever Car    5:07
09    Time in Motion    Quiet Type    3:49
10    Siiiii    Over    4:31
11    Ipso Facto    Mannequin    3:23
12    Fatales    Worlds Apart    3:34
13    Tsi Tsi    Billingham's Island (Demo)    2:58
14    Fish and Breadcake    Fish and Breadcake    3:18
15    Harriet    Late Nights (Demo)    4:13
16    Chakk    Out of the Flesh (Mix 1)    6:07
17    Native Europe    The Distance From Koln    2:30
18    Defective Turtles    Silicon Chip    4:03
19    Vendino Pact    Persuasion    3:01
20    Typhoon Saturday    In My Eyes (Demo)    2:54

CD4

01    Peter Hope and the Jonathan S. Pomore Method    Kitchenette    4:06
02    Scala Timpani    Winds of Change    3:23
03    One Thouisand Violins    You Ungrateful Bastard (Flexi Version)    3:31
04    A.C. Temple    Crayola    3:04
05    Sedition    Up the Hill    4:16
06    Flight Commander    Message From a Dead Man    5:13
07    Anti Group    Zulu    6:25
08    Chain    Chains    4:34
09    Dig Vis Drill    Fix the Kitchen    3:51
10    Kilgore Trout    Children    3:31
11    Fishwives    Bottle Breast    5:50
12    Mr Morality    Treehouse    3:47
13    Workforce    Skin Scraped Back    4:59
14    Treebound Story    Like a Fool    2:42
15    Nick Fish and the Seahorses    Wonderful Life    3:55
16    Box    Crowbar    3:44
17    Midnight Choir    Colorado Dead Man    5:00
18    Junk    The World Doesn't Turn    3:01
19    Wacky Gardeners    Lawnmower Woman    2:23
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VA - Big Gold Dreams, A Story of Scottish Independent Music 1977-1989 (5 x CDs)

SCOTTISH INDIE

VA - Big Gold Dreams, A Story of Scottish Independent Music 1977-1989 (5 x CDs)

Following on the heels of the documentary film of the same name that covered the lively post-punk era in Scotland, Big Gold Dreams widens the scope and digs deeper than the film did. The five-disc set covers the years 1977 to 1989 and charts the winners, losers, oddballs, and geniuses who helped shape one of the more intriguing and rewarding music scenes of its age. The first disc mostly shows how the Scots reacted to the punk explosion and gathers up all sorts of rough-hewn gems that blend manic energy and huge pop hooks. Tracks like the Rezillos' "I Can't Stand My Baby," the Freeze's "Paranoia," and Bee Bee Cee's "You Gotta Know Girl" proved that there were plenty of bands around the country making first-rate punk-pop. Once that groundwork was laid, bands started shooting off in all sorts of interesting directions. Disc two captures a wide range of sounds that stretch from the goth goofiness of Altered Images to the bombastic art pop of the Associates, and the arch artiness of Josef K to the stuttering lo-fi synth pop of Thomas Leer. There's a nice mix of well-known artists and obscurities here and through the rest of the set; half the joy of working through the tracks is finding gems like the Delmontes' "Tous Les Soir" or APB's immense dance-punk floor-filler "Palace Filled with Love." The next three discs follow a similarly diverse course, but a couple strands start to come into focus with the jangly introspective pop of Creation Records bands like Jasmine Minks and Biff Bang Pow, the noisy clatter of post-C86 bands like Shop Assistants and the Vaselines, and the sophisticated sound of post-Postcard artists like Paul Quinn and the Orchids helping to shape much of what people think of when they think of the country's music. Of course, there is still a lot of ground to cover outside those areas, and the compilation does a really fine job sorting and presenting lesser-known songs by big bands like the Cocteau Twins, Aztec Camera, and the Waterboys; left-field gold like the High Bees' lilting ballad "Some Indulgence" or the Church Grims' chiming chamber pop miniature "Think Like a Girl"; and forgotten classics like Edwyn Collins' brilliant slice of big pop "Don't Shilly Shally" or Jesse Garon & the Desperadoes' great "The Adam Faith Experience." Even without any tracks by Orange Juice, Big Gold Dreams paints a picture of Scotland as an underground pop music paradise. Listeners could drop in anywhere on any of the discs and find a string of songs guaranteed to bring a smile to their face, a lump to the throat, or a swelling heart. It's a well-chosen, carefully annotated collection made both for people who were there and want a trip down memory lane and for a newcomer looking to do some serious exploring. Either one will come away glad they took the time to take this deep dive into some of the best music ever made.  (AllMusic Review by Tim Sendra)

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CD1

01 Rezillos - I Can't Stand My Baby [Sensible Version] 2:39

02 Exile - Hooked on You 2:55

03 Drive - Jerkin' 3:36

04 Valves - Robot Love 3:06

05 Pvc 2 - Put You in the Picture 3:06

06 Jonny & the Self Abusers - Dead Vandals 3:07

07 Bee Bee Cee - You Gotta Know Girl 2:41

08 Subs - Gimme Your Heart 3:04

09 Skids - Reasons 2:09

10 Fingerprintz - Dancing With Myself 3:18

11 Zips - Take Me Down 2:40

12 Another Pretty Face - All the Boys Love Carrie 2:31

13 Visitors - Electric Heat 3:41

14 Jolt - See Saw 2:44

15 Simple Minds - Chelsea Girl 3:59

16 Shake - Culture Shock 3:47

17 Headboys - The Shape of Things to Come 3:26

18 Fire Exit - Time Wall 2:17

19 Freeze - Paranoia 3:13

20 Fakes - Sylvia Clarke 2:42

21 Tpi - She's Too Clever for Me 3:54

22 Fun 4 - Singing in the Showers 2:11

23 Flowers - Confessions 3:07

24 Tv21 - Playing With Fire 3:06

25 Alex Fergusson - Stay With Me Tonight 3:49

CD2

01 Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars 3:20

02 Prats - Die Todten Reyten Schnell 5:35

03 Delmontes - Tous Les Soirs 3:13

04 Cuban Heels - Walk on Water 2:56

05 35mm Dreams - More Than This 2:17

06 Presidents Men - Out in the Open 2:48

07 Scars - All About You 4:03

08 Associates - Tell Me Easters on Friday 4:31

09 Josef K - Sorry for Laughing 3:05

10 Article 58 - Event to Come 2:43

11 Restricted Code - Love to Meet You 2:51

12 Thomas Leer - Don't 5:31

13 Fire Engines - Big Gold Dream 3:42

14 Wake - On Our Honeymoon 2:10

15 Boots for Dancing - Ooh Bop Sh'bam 2:54

16 Happy Family - Puritans 3:17

17 Everest the Hard Way - Tightrope 4:14

18 Apb - Palace Filled With Love 4:30

19 Paul Haig - Running Away 2:45

20 French Impressionists - Pick Up the Rhythm 2:05

21 Hey! Elastica - Eat Your Heart Out 3:08

22 Laughing Apple - Participate! 2:58

CD3

01 Cocteau Twins - Feathers Oar-Blades 4:27

02 Twinset - Out of Nowhere [Demo] 3:23

03 Bluebells - Cath 3:51

04 Waterboys - A Girl Called Johnny 3:59

05 Friends Again - Lucky Star [Moonboot Version] 3:01

06 Strawberry Switchblade - Trees and Flowers 3:50

07 Jazzateers - Sixteen Reasons 4:00

08 Suede Crocodiles - Stop the Rain 3:26

09 Revolving Paint Dream - Flowers in the Sky 2:26

10 Jasmine Minks - Think! 3:21

11 Biff Bang Pow! - There Must Be a Better Life 3:09

12 Aztec Camera - All I Need is Everything 3:48

13 Pop Wallpaper - Over Your Shoulder 3:57

14 Wee Cherubs - Dreaming 3:49

15 Finitribe - Cathedral 4:29

16 Jesus and Mary Chain - Upside Down 3:01

17 Pastels - Baby Honey 6:58

18 Memphis - You Supply the Roses 3:57

19 Paul Quinn - Ain't That Always the Way 3:09

20 Win - Unamerican Broadcasting 3:15

21 Blood Uncles - Swallow 3:56

CD4

01 Primal Scream - All Fall Down 2:14

02 Meat Whiplash - Don't Slip Up 3:21

03 Del Amitri - Hammering Heart [Single Version] 2:50

04 High Bees - Some Indulgence 3:36

05 Jih - Big Blue Ocean 3:44

06 Momus - Hotel Marquis De Sade 3:26

07 Primevals - Living in Hell 3:22

08 Styng Rites - Baby's Got a Brand New Brain 2:32

09 Botany 500 - Bully Beef 4:01

10 Soup Dragons - Whole Wide World 1:45

11 Bmx Bandits - Strawberry Sunday 3:54

12 Close Lobsters - Firestation Towers 1:50

13 Green Telescope - Face in a Crowd 2:31

14 Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie - The Rattler [Original 12" Version] 4:00

15 Wild Indians - Peniless 3:51

16 Shop Assistants - Somewhere in China [Lp Version] 3:13

17 Lowlife - Hollow Gut 3:58

18 Kevin McDermott - Slow Time and Temptation 3:43

19 Incredible Blondes - Where Do I Stand? 2:31

20 Fizzbombs - Sign on the Line... 2:01

21 Beat Poets - Killer Bee Honey 2:11

22 Edwyn Collins - Don't Shilly Shally 3:50

23 Dragsters - I'm Not an American 2:44

24 Motorcycle Boy - Room at the Top 3:57

25 Thanes - Hey Girl (Look What You've Done) 3:01

CD5

01 Shamen - Happy Days 3:59

02 Mackenzies - Mealy Mouths 5:50

03 McCluskey Brothers - She Said to the Driver 4:33

04 Baby Lemonade - Jiffy Neckwear Collection 2:09

05 Bachelor Pad - Girl of Your Dreams 3:15

06 Clouds - Jenny Nowhere 2:02

07 Rote Kapelle - Marathon Man 2:34

08 Jesse Garon & the Desperadoes - The Adam Faith Experience 3:08

09 Vaselines - Teenage Superstars 3:28

10 Orchids - Tiny Words 3:43

11 Groovy Little Numbers - A Place is So Hard to Find 4:00

12 Vultures - Good Thing 1:55

13 This Poison - The Great Divide 3:41

14 Prayers - Head Start 3:06

15 Submarines - Take Me Away 2:56

16 Church Grims - Think Like a Girl 6:29

17 Wilderness Children - If You Love Him, Let Him Go 2:32

18 Cateran - Traffic Drone 3:15

19 Nyah Fearties - Hills O' New Galloway 2:47

20 Dog Faced Hermans - Miss O'grady 3:32

21 Stretchheads - Groin Death 1:20

22 Cindytalk - The Beginning of Wisdom 6:42

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