Raintree County - Sweet Everything

 

 

RAINTREE COUNTY

Sweet Everything

2017 Native Records

 

Notes :

Obscure and hard to find 3 CD compilation album from Manchester indie pop rock band Raintree County, including 1990 mini album ''Seven Day Weekend'', album ''Roadsongs'' from 1991, unreleased demos, live recordings and radio sessions.

After long time, one of the records from my Wanted Records list, arrived on the blog. I hope there will be many more in the future. I need any help to find and collect these hard to find records, check my lists and contact me if you have anything.

 

CD 1 - Seven Day Weekend

 

01. Take

02. Summer Skip

03. Faithless

04. Nice Time At The Disco

05. Goodbye Halveston

06. Little Blue Book

07. Sometimes Always (Radio Session)

08. Subway (Demo)

09. Sunblind (Demo)

10. Sweet Everything (Demo)

 

CD 2 - Roadsongs

 

01. Roadsong

02. Another Sunday Morning

03. Sunblind

04. Looking For

05. Wild Honey

06. Here It Comes

07. Wind, Rain, Tornado

08. Everybody Knows

09. Sweet Everything

10. Mad Dog

 

CD 3 - Live & Demos

 

01. Roadsong (Live)

02. Wind Rain Tornado (Live)

03. Here It Comes (Live)

04. Wild Honey (Live)

05. Goodbye Galveston (4-Track)

06. Faithless (4-Track)

07. Upbeat Downtown (4-Track)

08. Everybody Knows (Demo)

09. Looking For (Demo)

10. Mad Dog (Demo)

11. Here It Comes (Demo)

12. Drift On (Demo)

13. My Wildest Dream (Demo)

14. Everybody Knows (Demo) (Secret Track)

 

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The Kennedy Pill - Unreleased Tracks

THE KENNEDY PILL
Unreleased Tracks
1989-1990

Obscure baggy band from Leeds, released only one single ''Beside The Sea'' in 1990 on Native Records, previously posted on this blog.
Amazing collection of unreleased tracks, taken from their myspace page. Great stuff, must have it !!!

01. Wednesday
02. Sian
03. Please Don't Go
04. Timothy Leary
05. Me Me You

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The Kennedy Pill - Beside The Sea EP

THE KENNEDY PILL
Beside The Sea EP
1990 Native Records


The Kennedy Pill is another obscure and forgotten indie band from early 90's period. They released only one single ''Beside The Sea EP'' in 1990 for Native Records.

01. Beside The Sea
02. All The Way Down
03. More Than You Ever Know

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The Snapdragons - Eternal In A Moment EP

 

THE SNAPDRAGONS 

Eternal In A Moment EP

1990 Native Records

01. Eternal In A Moment
02. Dreamtime
03. Indifference
04. Admit To Me I Love You

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Raintree County - Seven Day Weekend (Mini-Album)

RAINTREE COUNTY
Seven Day Weekend (Mini-Album)
1990 Native Records

Notes :
Raintree County were formed in Manchester in 1988 by Craig Ferguson (vocals and guitar) and Vinnie Carroll (drums), with Ian Scanlan and Michael Peek. Their song 'Nice Time At The Disco' was included on the influential Bop Cassettes/City Limits compilation "Manchester, North Of England" the same year. In 1990 they released an EP called "Seven Day Weekend" and a 12" single entitled "Take", and in 1991 an album, 'Roadsongs'.

Track ''Take'' on this mini album, mixed and recorded by Graham Massey from 808 State.

01. Take
02. Summer Skip
03. Faithless
04. A Nice Time At The Disco
05. Goodbye Galveston
06. Little Blue Book

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The Snapdragons - Mass (Unreleased Second Album)

 

 

THE SNAPDRAGONS

Mass (Unreleased Second Album)

1991 Native Records

 

Notes :

First exclusive material on the blog in 2023, long awaited unreleased second album titled ''Mass'' from great UK indie rock band The Snapdragons. I've heard various rumours that band recorded second studio album that stayed unreleased for some reasons, but never thought that i will find copy of ''Mass' album.

Here it is, amazing album from start to finish, it's getting much better and better with every new listening, i'm having great time playing album on repeat, in the last 6 or 7 days.

 

The Snapdragons (sometimes referred to as 'The Snapdragons UK', to distinguish them from the later US band of the same name) were an indie-rock band from Leeds, England led by singer and main songwriter James Taylor.  Other band members were: John Sullivan (guitar), Simon 'Spike' Mulling (bass guitar) and Pellegrino 'Pel' Riccardi (drums)

They released two albums and four singles in the late 1980s, early 1990s while signed to the independent UK label Native Records. The album Dawn Raids on Morality is rated by Native and many aficionados of UK Indie music as an undiscovered gem with thoughtful lyrics and classy guitar work and was produced by Pat Collier.

The band toured the UK and supported other Native acts, such as The Darling Buds and Richard Hawley's debut band Treebound Story. However inconsistent performances by the band and the departure of John Sullivan and later "Spike" Mullings hindered the band's ability to reach a wider audience.

The follow up album The Eternal in a Moment is a compilation of tracks from singles and EPs not found on the first album and includes two standout tracks 'The Things You Want' and 'The Eternal in a Moment' which were the band's first two singles. This compilation album was released by the label as the single were now deleted but against the wishes of the band.

A second studio album entitled Mass was recorded with Nigel Lister replacing John Sullivan on guitar however this was not issued by Native due to legal problems which effectively saw the demise of band.

 

 

01. Girls Blouses

02. Appetite

03. Precious Pointlessness

04. Underneath

05. Perfumes Of Arabia

06. What's Happenning

07. Truth Is Never More Than Opinion

08. Do You See Me?

09. Passion & Beauty

10. Blind

11. The Poor Mans Hand

12. Staying The Distance

 

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V.A. - Guitars + Drums : A Native Document 1986-1990

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Guitars + Drums : A Native Document 1986-1990
1991 Native Records

01. The Darling Buds - Shame On You
02. The Snapdragons - Dreamtime
03. Greenhouse - On The Occasion Of The Wedding
04. The Steamkings - Dead Like You
05. Smashing Orange - My Deranged Heart
06. The Kennedy Pill - More Than You Ever Know
07. Raintree County - Take
08. The Emotionals - Cheat On Me
09. Stevie Vayne - Graham Said
10. The Montgomery Clifts - Next World
11. Treebound Story - Adrienne
12. Junk - Cuckooland
13. Smell Funky Beast - I Don't Wanna Take Your Stuff

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The Snapdragons - Dawn Raids On Morality

THE SNAPDRAGONS
Dawn Raids On Morality
1989 Native Records

The Snapdragons were an indie-rock band from Leeds, England led by singer and main songwriter James Taylor. They released two albums and four singles in the late 1980's, early 1990's while signed to the independent UK label Native Records. The album Dawn Raids on Morality is rated by Native and many aficionados of UK Indie music as an undiscovered gem with thoughtful lyrics and classy guitar work and was produced by Pat Collier.

01. Dole Boys On Futons
02. Dreamtime
03. The Silent World
04. The Man Of Her Dreams
05. The Dead
06. Dawn Raids On Morality
07. No Expectations
08. Closer
09. Life's A Crack
10. The Hole In The Stars

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Greenhouse - Mad As Love EP

GREENHOUSE
Mad As Love EP
1989 Native Records

Indie band from Leeds, released two albums and did a John Peel Session. Mad As Love EP was their second single, released on Native Records

01. Mad As Love
02. On The Occasion
03. Ban The Car
04. Theft

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The Snapdragons - Dole Boys On Futons

THE SNAPDRAGONS
Dole Boys On Futons
1989 Native Records

01. Dole Boys On Futons
02. Lies
03. Fruits Of The Earth

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The Screaming Trees - Tangiers

 

 

 

THE SCREAMING TREES

Tangiers

1988 Native Records

 

01. Tangiers

02. Fade Out

03. MbAaIsNsLlIiNnEe

 

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Greenhouse - Tigers

GREENHOUSE
Tigers
1989 Firebomb Radio One

UK indie band from Leeds fronted by John Parkes who was most famously employed as a roadie/guitar tech for The Wedding Present. Before signing with Native Records, they released two singles ''Tigers'' and ''Always Something Wrong'', on their own label Firebomb Radio One.

01. Tigers
02. Risking Your Life For Your Accent

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Success - Hit The Floor (Remixes)

 

 

SUCCESS

Hit The Floor (Remixes)

1989 Native Records

 

01. Hit The Floor (Number Twelve Mix)

02. Hit The Floor (Number Seven Mix)

03. Hit The Floor (Speedball Mix)

 

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Treebound Story - Take It

TREEBOUND STORY
Take It
1989 Native Records

Notes :
One of the most craziest songs from late 80's period must be ''Take It'' by Treebound Story.
It starts as great jangle indie pop track but after 03.35 minutes turns into baggy instrumental monster.
One of the tracks that shows how madchester sound influenced most of the UK bands from that period.
Maybe this madchester influenced track was change in direction for Treebound Story, but unfortunately this was last single released by this great band.

01. Take It
02. Your Kind
03. Trains And Boats And Planes

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Raintree County - Roadsongs

RAINTREE COUNTY
Roadsongs
1991 Native Records

01. Roadsong
02. Another Sunday Morning
03. Sunblind
04. Looking For
05. Wild Honey
06. Here It Comes
07. Wind, Rain, Tornado
08. Everybody Knows
09. Sweet Everything
10. Mad Dog

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The Montgomery Clifts - Deadwood Chronicles

THE MONTGOMERY CLIFTS
Deadwood Chronicles
1990 Native Records

Notes :
One of the best albums i've heard this year is ''Deadwood Chronicles'', amazing indie pop album released in 1990 on Native Records by obscure and unknown UK band for me called The Montgomery Clifts.
This band released only one album and two cassette demo tapes, no 7'' or 12'' singles, i don't know why, album is full of great songs.
I've tried to find more info about The Montgomery Clifts, here is what i found on great Last.FM page :
''Formed in the short, damp summer of 1986, The Montgomery Clifts (Andy Bevan, Jeremy Purches, Myles Crampton and Dave Burbidge) decided that the only way to hear decent pop music was to write it themselves.

Thus, armed with a pocketful of pop gems, they made their shambolic debut in downtown Bristol, resurfacing at 6am on a winters morning at an open-air free festival in Cornwall, collecting and discarding various horn sections, string sections, backing vocalists and cellists, before picking up Bill Bell on a free transfer from the Blue Aeroplanes and heading for London (via Hull!). A charismatic demo tape and a string of live dates resulted in Capitol Radio play and Native Records stealing the band from under the proverbial noses of the major labels.
The resulting album, Deadwood Chronicles, was recorded in London with Creation in-house producer Ian Shaw and released on Native Records in 1990.
The line up was:
Andy Bevan - Vocals, guitar
Jeremy Purches - Guitar
Myles (“Bill”) Crampton - Bass
Dave Burbidge - Drums
Bill Bell - Mandolin, fiddle, percussion, harmonica & backing vocals ''

01. Next World
02. Lovesville USA
03. Her Summers
04. The Fountain
05. Jessica Daydream
06. Judas Introduce Yourself
07. Spine
08. Lakeside (1970)
09. Tumbleweed Girl
10. Swansong

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Albums Wanted

 

 

 

01. WAKE UP AFRIKA - Big Bridges And Smelly Factories (2022 Firestation)

https://www.discogs.com/release/22855154-Wake-Up-Afrika-Big-Bridges-And-Smelly-Factories

02. RAINTREE COUNTY - Sweet Everything (3xCDr Compilation) (2017 Native Records)

 

https://www.discogs.com/release/14704937-Raintree-County-Sweet-Everything

03. RED HARVEST - Saved (1990 Public Domain Records)

 

https://www.discogs.com/release/1765210-Red-Harvest-Saved

04. TREEBOUND STORY - Butler's Cafe (2014 Native Records) (Unofficial Release)

 

https://www.valueyourmusic.com/items/301830403470-treebound-story-butler-s-cafe-19-tracks-compilation-album-cd-indiepop-c86-rare

Raintree County - Here It Comes

 

 

RAINTREE COUNTY

Here It Comes

1991 Native Records

 

01. Here It Comes

02. Wild Honey

 

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The Snapdragons - The Eternal In A Moment

THE SNAPDRAGONS
The Eternal In A Moment
1990 Native Records

01. Eternal In A Moment
02. Fruits Of The Earth
03. Our Tune
04. The Things You Want
05. Get Inside Me
06. Indifference
07. Admit To Me
08. Sister When
09. Poor Man's Hand
10. Lies

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The Snapdragons - Peel Session (1st October 1989)

 

 

THE SNAPDRAGONS

Peel Session

1st October 1990

 

Notes :

John Peel session from The Snapdragons, late 80's/early 90's indie rock band from Leeds.

They released one album ''Dawn Raids On Morality '', compilation album ''The Eternal In A Moment'' and few singles, all for great Native Records label.

 

01. Truth Is Never More Than An Opinion

02. Girl's Blouses

03. Eternal In A Moment

04. Quick To The Dead

 

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