The Charlatans - BBC Radio Sessions (20-03-1990)

 

 

THE CHARLATANS

BBC Radio Sessions (20-03-1990)

2025 Beggars Banquet

 

01. Then

02. Always In Mind

03. You Can Talk To Me

04. Polar Bear

 

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Laika - BBC Radio Sessions (07-03-2000)

 

 

LAIKA

BBC Radio Sessions (07-03-2000)

2025 Too Pure

 

01. Looking For The Jackalope

02. Lower Than Stars

03. Badtimes

04. Go Fish

 

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Bang Bang Machine - Unreleased Tracks EP

 

 

BANG BANG MACHINE

Unreleased Tracks EP

2013 Salamader

 

01. Life's A Gas

02. Cat Heaven

03. Eternal Happiness

04. Good To Yourself

05. I Smile

 

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The Potting Sheds - Leaving By The Back Door

 

 

THE POTTING SHEDS

Leaving By The Back Door

2017 Cloudberry Records

 

01. Too Far

02. Unsaid

03. Foggy

04. Down The Line

05. Unsaid (Flexi)

06. Beautiful Face

07. Second Best

08. Shape Out

09. Recover

10. Take It Away (Quickly)

11. A Place Of Your Own

12. Goldfish Memory

13. Happy Again

14. Same Old Story

15. Matches

16. Take It Away (Slowly)

17. Impossible Girl (Demo)

18. Dream On (Demo)

19. Zuma (Demo)

20. Showerhead (Demo)

 

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Flowered Up - Weekender (12'' Promo)

Notes :
Obscure London Records promo of Weekender, only few copies were pressed. This is special record for me, i received this tracks from Tim Dorney, keybord player of Flowered Up. On the b-side are "Crackerjack" - different, shorter version from the album and "Enough's Enough" - track released only on this promo.

FLOWERED UP
Weekender (12'' Promo)
1991 London Records

01. Weekender
02. Crackerjack
03. Enough's Enough

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The Train Set - Hold On

THE TRAIN SET
Hold On
1989 Play Hard Records

Notes :
UK indie band from Crewe, Staffordshire though they later relocated to Manchester. Members included: Camel aka Clive (vocals), Andrew (guitar). 

01. Hold On
02. Harped On About You
03. All Blown Over

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Red Harvest - Saved

 

 

RED HARVEST

Saved

1990 Public Domain Records

 

Notes :

Great Red Harvest second album and singles from Too Much Texas and The Giraffes, finally arrived on the blog, records that were very long time on my Wanted Records list. I hope that more of this obscure and hard to find records from my list, will be posted on the blog.

 

Madchester Rave On is private again and this time, will stay private for very long time. After two or three warnings to the person who was terrorizing my blog with few thousand connections, every day, from various suspicious sites, it's time to close my blog for public viewing.

 

I'm not sure how many of you who were added to my private list, still following my blog.

So, if you are on my list and still following me, please send email to: evibes72@yahoo.com 

 

01. Take Take

02. World Won't Listen

03. I'm Your Man

04. Falling

05. Set Me Free

06. Spell

07. Angel

08. In My Life

09. Out Of This World

10. Gold Dust

11. Children

12. Eloquence

 

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If? - If / Crushed (12'' Promo)

IF?
If / Crushed (12'' Promo)
1991 Not On Label (MCA Records)

Notes :
''If'' - obscure and different version from single & album versions
''Crushed'' -  obscure track available only on this 12'' promo vinyl version

01. If
02. Crushed

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The Giraffes - Pass Me By

 

 

THE GIRAFFES

Pass Me By

1989 Love Madness

 

01. Pass Me By

02. Rooftops

 

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Too Much Texas - Smart EP

 

 

TOO MUCH TEXAS

Smart EP

1989 Playtime Records

 

01. Wash

02. Scraper

03. You Play Me To Death

04. Bursting Through

 

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The Honey Smugglers - So Far

 

 

THE HONEY SMUGGLERS

So Far

2025 Ultramarine Recordings

 

01. She Doesn't Know

02. Blind

03. Good Afternoon

04. Greatest Lovers

05. Shake Free

06. Sad Parade

07. Listen

08. Rocking Horse

09. Mrs. C

10. Stay

11. Apple Tree

12. No

 

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The Charlatans - One To Another (US CD Promo)

 

 

THE CHARLATANS

One To Another (US CD Promo)

1997 MCA Records

 

01. One To Another (Lucid Radio Mix)

02. One To Another (Swab Radio Mix)

03. One To Another (Album Version)

 

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The Cygnet Ring - Higher (Cassette Promo)

THE CYGNET RING
Higher (Cassette Promo)
1990 Not On Label

Notes :
Obscure and hard to find, self-released cassette promo by The Cygnet Ring.
The Cygnet Ring were a early 90's madchester band band best known for their song "Love Crime". The band was founded by singer Rus Harrison who had previously been in a local indie band called Playing At Trains and had gained a cult following around the late 1980s.
The Cygnet Ring released a number of 7" and 12" singles during their existence and recorded one full-length album called Hopeful Monsters that was never officially released.

After checking their Playing At Trains page on Discogs i found that they also released this ''Higher" demo tape in 1989 as Playing At Trains, with same tracklisting for Adventure Cassettes label.
You can find info here.
As Playing At Trains they released two singles and recorded one album "Go!" only as cassette promo, also for Adventure Cassettes label. It was probably their own label, i think that this album was never officially released.

01. 18 Daze
02. Do You Know
03. Rainforest
04. I Don't Know
05. Nehal
06. Don't Run Away From Heaven
07. Higher

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The Jerks - 4 Track Demo 1989

 

 

THE JERKS

4 Track Demo 1989

1989 Not On Label

 

01. Clean

02. Indian

03. Trapped By A Sunshine Dream

04. Life Slips By

05. King Of The Wild Banjos

06. Acclaim

 

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James - Seven

 

 

JAMES

Seven

1992 Fontana

 

01. Born Of Frustration

02. Ring The Bells

03. Sound

04. Bring A Gun

05. Mother

06. Don't Wait That Long

07. Live A Love Of Life

08. Next Lover

09. Heavens

10. Protect Me

11. seven

 

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The House Of Love - A Spy In The House Of Love

 

 

THE HOUSE OF LOVE

A Spy In The House Of Love

1990 Fontana

 

01. Safe

02. Marble

03. D Song '89

04. Scratched Inside

05. Phone

06. Cut The Fool Down

07.  Ray

08. Love II

09. Baby Teen

10. Love III

11. Soft As Fire

12. Love IV

13. No Fire

14. Love V

 

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Korova Milk Bar - I've Seen It All Now

 

 

KOROVA MILK BAR

I've Seen It All Now

1992 Chapter 22

 

Notes :

Finally, one of the most wanted records on my list, arrived on the blog. Huge thanks to friend who sent tracks by email.

 

Great start of 2026, i received some really obscure music in the last two weeks, including unreleased album that i thought i will never find, few hard to find singles from my list and some compilation albums from late 80's/early 90's bands. And lot of unreleased and obscure demos and tracks from bands i've never heard before, mostly from late 80's period. 

 

01. I've Seen It All Now

02. I've Seen It All Now (Untitled Mix 1)

03. Top Of The World

04. I've Seen It All Now (Untitled Mix 2)

 

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The Farm - Love See No Colour (US 12'' Promo Mixes)

THE FARM
Love See No Colour (US 12'' Promo Mixes)
1992 Sire Records

Notes:
Obscure 12'' promo mixes of ''Love See No Colour'' released only for US market, all tracks remixed by Dave Nichol

01. Love See No Colour (3-Beat's Stripped Down Mix)
02. Love See No Colour (3-Beat's Stripped Down Instrumental)
03. Love See No Colour (3-Beat's Dub Mix)
04. Love See No Colour (3-Beat's Dub Instrumental)

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The Dylans - Planet Love (US 12'' Promo Mixes)

THE DYLANS
Planet Love (US 12'' Promo Mixes)
1991 Beggars Banquet

Notes:
US 12'' Vinyl Promo with Tony Garcia remixes of ''Planet Love''

01. Planet Love (Club Mix)
02. Planet Love (Alternate Mix)
03. Planet Love (Album Mix)
04. Planet Love (A-Capella Mix)
05. Planet Love (Alternate Instrumental)

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