East Village - Drop Out

EAST VILLAGE
Drop Out
1993 Heavenly

Notes :
Formed in the mid-1980s by two brothers, Martin and Paul Kelly, East Village were an indie pop band from Princes Risborough, England. Their music drew heavily on the influence of 1960s guitar bands such as The Byrds, The Beatles, and Buffalo Springfield and like those groups East Village also featured three songwriters / lead vocalists. Though the bands output troubled only the lower reaches of the UK indie charts they have gone on to earn cult status since their break up in the early 90's.
After a year or so as a garage band named Episode Four, the Kelly brothers were joined by Johnny Wood (guitar/vocals) in 1984 and Spencer Smith (drums) in 1985. During 1986 they recorded the Strike Up Matches EP released as a 500 only pressing on the Lenin and McCarthy imprint that year. The EP has gone on the become one of the most sought after releases of the C86 era.
By 1987, the band had renamed themselves East Village and relocated to London where they recorded two EPs for Jeff Barrett's Sub Aqua label, before it folded in 1989. They toured extensively including a support tour with The House Of Love in autumn 1988 and two tours with McCarthy.
The collapse of Sub Aqua left the band without a deal, and they recorded their debut album using money donated by Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne), a friend of the band and an admirer of their work. The record was label-less for some time until Jeff Barrett (who was setting up the fledgling Heavenly Recordings) picked up on it and paid for its completion. A series of Heavenly label based gigs with The Manic Street Preachers, Saint Etienne and Flowered Up ensued, followed by a new single, Circles, in 1991. The band played a sold out show at the New Cross Venue in South London but ended the set by splitting up on stage.
The album, Drop Out (1993), was mixed and released posthumously on Heavenly. A collection of all the band's early singles (along with unreleased demos), Hot Rod Hotel, was released on the Australian label Summershine in 1994, giving the band a radio hit with Silver Train. 

01. Silver Train
02. Shipwrecked
03. Here It Comes
04. Freeze Out
05. Circles
06. When I Wake Tomorrow
07. Way Back Home
08. What Kind Of Friend Is This
09. Black Autumn
10. Everybody Knows

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The Darkside - Melomania

THE DARKSIDE
Melomania
1992 Situation Two

01. Always Pleasure
02. Feelings Flow
03. Tornado
04. This Mystic Morning
05. Someday
06. Are You For Real
07. 24 Hours
08. Cry For Me
09. Rise

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Lowlife - San Antorium

LOWLIFE
San Antorium
1991 Nightshift Records

01. Jaw
02. Inside In
03. My Mothers Fatherly Father
04. Big Fat Funky Whale
05. Good As It Gets
06. Suddenly Violently Random
07. June Wilson
08. Give Up Giving Up
09. Bathe
10. As Old As New

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The Mighty Lemon Drops - Ricochet

THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS
Ricochet
1992 Sire

01. Nothing
02. Into The Sun
03. Sense
04. From The Sky
05. (She's So) Out Of Touch
06. Falling Deep
07. Reach Out
08. Between The Lines
09. More
10. Blues Inside
11. Hallowed Ground

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The Bardots - V-Neck

THE BARDOTS
V-Neck
1995 Che

01. Carrion
02. Annabel
03. Irene
04. Bad Feeling
05. English Lovers
06. Skin-Diving
07. Berlitz
08. How Could I Hurt You?
09. Violent Love
10. Somebody Could Die Across My Throne And I Would Never Know
11. The Colony Room
12. Feeling Juvenile

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V.A. - Bleeping With The NME (Cassette Compilation)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Bleeping With The NME
1996 New Musical Express

Notes :
Track 02 is commonly known as "Pearl's Girl (14996 Version)".
Track 06 contains a sample of "Invisible Limits" performed by Tangerine Dream. 

01. Orbital - The Box (Version 3)
02. Underworld - Pearl's Girl (NME Mix)
03. The Chemical Brothers - Loops Of Fury
04. Goldie - This Is A Baad (Source Direct Mix)
05. Leftfield - Filter Fish
06. DJ Shadow - Changeling

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Difference Engine - 5 Listens

DIFFERENCE ENGINE
5 Listens
1993 La-Di-Da Productions

01. 5 Listens
02. Dublin
03. 5 Listens (Piggy-eyed)

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V.A. - Through The Looking Glass 1966

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Through The Looking Glass 1966
1990 Imaginary Records

01. Monks Of Doom - Who Are The Brain Police?
02. Beef - These Boots Were Made For Walkin'
03. A Witness - Tomorrow Never Knows
04. No Prisoners - Paint It Black
05. Spiral Jetty - Montague Terrace
06. Ride - Eight Miles High
07. Luddi Hill Death Squad - Monday Monday
08. Barbel - Call Me
09. Creature Comfort - I'm Losing You
10. Joe Foster & The Devil - Psychodaisies
11. The Family Cat - Bus Stop
12. Levellers 5 - Eleanor Rigby
13. Barbel - Winchester Cathedral

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V.A. - I'm Your Fan: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen By...

VARIOUS ARTISTS
I'm Your Fan: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen By...
1991 EastWest

01. The House Of Love - Who By Fire
02. Ian McCulloch - Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
03. Pixies - I Can't Forget
04. That Petrol Emotion - Stories Of The Street
05. The Lilac Time - Bird On A Wire
06. Geoffrey Oryema - Suzanne
07. James - So Long Marianne
08. Jean-Louis Murat - Avalanche IV
09. David McComb & Adam Peters - Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On
10. R.E.M. - First We Take Manhattan
11. Lloyd Cole - Chelsea Hotel
12. Robert Forster - Tower Of Song
13. Peter Astor - Take This Longing
14. Dead Famous People - True Love Leaves No Trace
15. Bill Pritchard - I'm Your Man
16. The Fatima Mansions - A Singer Must Die
17. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tower Of Song
18. John Cale - Hallelujah

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V.A. - Alvin Lives (In Leeds)

VARIOUS ARTIST
Alvin Lives (In Leeds)
1990 Midnight Music

Notes:
Charity release in aid of the Anti-Poll Tax Campaign.

01. Lush - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
02. Five Thirty - My Sweet Lord
03. Cud - Bohemian Rhapsody
04. The Popguns - Bye Bye Baby
05. Crocodile Ride - I Feel Love
06. Robyn Hitchcock - Kung Fu Fighting
07. The Corn Dollies - Le Freak
08. The Wedding Present - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
09. The Close Lobsters - Float On
10. 14 Iced Bears - Summer Nights
11. The Siddeleys - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
12. The Perfect Disaster - Wanderin' Star

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V.A. - Songs From The Tee P

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Songs From The Tee P
1994 One Little Indian

01. Bjork - Human Behaviour
02. Sensation - Beautiful Morning (Processor Mix)
03. The Sugarcubes - Hit
04. The Shamen - L.S.I. (Beat Edit)
05. No-Man - Taking It Like A Man (Edit)
06. Kitchens Of Distinction - Breathing Fear
07. Daisy Chainsaw - Love Your Money
08. The Popinjays - Feeling
09. Compulsion - Mall Monarchy
10. Credit To The Nation - Call It What You Want
11. Chumbawamba - Time Bomb

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V.A. - The Ultimate Recording Company Story Volume 1 (1991 - 1993)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
The Ultimate Recording Company Story Volume 1 (1991 - 1993)
1993 Ultimate

01. The Werefrogs - Nixie Concussion
02. Levitation - Smile
03. The Honey Smugglers - Closer
04. Sidi Bou Said - Twilight Eyes
05. Submarine - Chemical Tester
06. The Belltower - Plastic Man
07. The Werefrogs - Lazy
08. The Honey Smugglers - Rocking Horse
09. 8 Storey Window - I Thought You Told Me Everything
10. Sidi Bou Said - Buzz
11. Submarine - Dinosaurs

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V.A. - Un Automne 88

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Un Automne 88
1988 Virgin

01. The House Of Love - Christine
02. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Deanna
03. Arno - Bathroom Singer
04. The Woodentops - Keep A Knockin'
05. The Weather Prophets - Always The Light
06. Morrissey - Oh Well, I'll Never Learn
07. Sandie Shaw - Please Help The Cause Against The Loneliness
08. Julian Cope - Easter Everywhere
09. Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
10. That Petrol Emotion - Sooner Or Later
11. Momus - I Was A Maoist Intellectual
12. The Lilac Time - Return To Yesterday
13. Marc Minelli - Rimini

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V.A. - Product 2378

VARIOUS ARTIST
Product 2378
1990 Telstar

01. The Wonderstuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King?
02. New Order - Vanishing Point
03. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Head On
04. The Wedding Present - Kennedy
05. Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It?
06. Happy Mondays - Mad Cyril
07. New Model Army - Brave New World
08. The Weather Prophets - Almost Prayed
09. Morrisey - The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
10. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
11. Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven
12. Inspiral Carpets - Joe
13. Crazyhead - Baby Turpentine
14. Throwing Muses - Dizzy
15. All About Eve - December
16. The Mission - Tower Of Strength (Bombay Mix)

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Dreamscape - Cradle EP

DREAMSCAPE
Cradle EP
1992 La-Di-Da Productions

Notes :
Dreamscape was an obscure shoegaze / dream pop band from Bristol, UK, active between 1990 and 1993. Guitarist Scott Purnell, bassist Jamie Gingell, and singer Rebecca Rawlings released two EPs in 1991 and 1992. It was during this time that Purnell and Gingell were working on a side project without Rawlings, named Secret Shine. After sending Sarah Records their shambolic demo, Secret Shine was picked up and Dreamscape faded into obscurity.

01. So Far From Belief
02. Cradle
03. Nine Times To Die
04. Dreamsleep Eternal

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Difference Engine - Breadmaker

DIFFERENCE ENGINE
Breadmaker
1994 La-Di-Da Productions

Notes :
Great obscure early 90's shoegaze band from USA, released two albums: ''Breadmaker'' and ''Calidad''.
''Breadmaker'' was their debut album, massively influenced by Slowdive sound with male & female vocals.
I'm sure ''5 Listens'' is one of the best shoegaze songs that you've never heard before. I discovered this band before few weeks, together with Dreamscape, i'm looking forward to hear more records released on this UK based label La-Di-Da Productions. So far, i'm very impressed.

01. 5 Listens
02. Simon's Day
03. And Never Pull
04. Tsunami
05. Flat
06. Bug Powder
07. Epiphany

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