Bradford - Gang Of One

BRADFORD
Gang Of One
1990 The Foundation Label

01. Gang Of One
02. A Pint Of Bitterness
03. Quality Of Mercy

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Bradford - In Liverpool EP

 

 

BRADFORD

In Liverpool EP

1989 The Foundation Label

01. In Liverpool

02. Boys Will Be Boys

03. Everywhere I Turn

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V.A. - Manchester North Of England

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Manchester North Of England
1988 Bop Cassettes

Notes :
Limited to 1000 copies, contains 14 tracks all of which were unreleased at that period

01. The Man From Delmonte - Australia Fair
02. Inspiral Carpets - Joe
03. Peppelkade 14 - Uptown
04. New Morning - Working For The Payroll
05. The Waltones - Smile
06. Jean Go Solo - In Salford The Sun Doesn't Shine
07. Penny Priest - Sometimes
08. James - Sky Is Falling
09. Bradford - Lust Roulette
10. The Railway Children - Sunflower Room
11. Johnny Dangerously - Subway Life
12. Milltown Brothers - Janice Is Gone
13. Raintree County - Nice Time At The Disco
14. Dub Sex - Instead Of Flowers (Dub Mix)

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V.A. - A Historical Debt

VARIOUS ARTISTS
A Historical Debt
1991 Beechwood Music

01. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
02. Erasure - Push Me Shove Me (Live)
03. Depeche Mode - Halo
04. The Shamen - Possible Worlds
05. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume
06. Scritti Politti - The Sweetest Girl
07. The Sugarcubes - Birthday
08. Flowered Up - Phobia
09. The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
10. Inspiral Carpets - Sleep Well Tonight
11. The Woodentops - Well Well Well
12. The Dylans - Godlike
13. Television Personalities - All My Dreams Are Dead
14. Sandie Shaw - Jeane
15. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
16. Bradford - Skin Storm
17. The Field Mice - Let's Kiss And Make Up
18. The Heart Throbs - I Wonder Why
19. Loop - Arc-Lite
20. Death Cult - Gods Zoo

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Bradford - Shouting Quietly

BRADFORD
Shouting Quietly
1990 The Foundation Label

Notes :
From Blackburn, England, the band is best known for being liked by Morrissey and the first band ever to release a debut single on CD, "Skin Storm" in 1988. They were signed to "Smiths" producer Stephen Street's "Foundation" label. Street also produced the major share of Bradford's material during their 2 year association before the band signed with Sire/Warner Bros. Their most recognised work included singles "Skin Storm" and "In Liverpool" and the album "Shouting Quietly". Described as melodic indie pop, the band's sound drew influence from artists such as Elvis Costello, Julian Cope and the Smiths, this combined with their skin head image heightened their brief notoriety. Press darlings Bradford were tipped for big things and considered by many to be the forerunners to the Brit Pop movement. An inability to shake off the Morrissey tag though and their indifference to an emerging 'Madchester' scene proved instrumental in the band's premature demise in 1992.
The band toured extensively and supported artists including Primal Scream, Joe Strummer, the Sugarcubes and James, as well as opening for Morrissey at his now legendary first post-Smiths concert at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in England in 1988. Members include vocalist Ian Michael Hodgson, guitarist Ewan Butler, keyboards John Baulcombe, bassist Jos Murphy and drummer Mark McVitie. Morrissey later went on to pay the band the ultimate tribute by releasing a cover of their debut "Skin Storm". Other fans of the band included comedian Jack Dee and Housemartins & Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton. Ian H later formed band 'Acoustic Uprising' while guitarist Ewan Butler wrote and performed with US rap artist 'Ithaka'.

01. Greed And Peasant Land
02. To Have And Hurt
03. Gang Of One
04. Always Torn
05. Lust Roulette
06. Adrift Again
07. Radio Edna
08. Everything At Once
09. Gary's Going Down
10. Skin Storm
11. A Wounding

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