The Bardots - Eye-Baby

THE BARDOTS
Eye-Baby
1992 Cheree Records

01. Pretty O
02. Chained-Up
03. Cruelty Blonde
04. Sister Richard
05. Slow Asleep
06. Sunsetted
07. My Cute Thought
08. Obscenity Thing
09. Gloriole
10. Caterina
11. Shallow

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The Bardots - Cruelty Blonde EP

 

 

THE BARDOTS

Cruelty Blonde EP

1992 Cheree

01. Cruelty Blonde

02. Don't Let Me Down

03. Skin Diving

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The Bardots - Sad Anne

 

 

THE BARDOTS

Sad Anne

1998 Bliss Out Enterprises

 

Notes :

Compilation album released in Canada

01. Sad Anne

02. Alligator

03. Ashamed

04. The Crack Up

05. Let My Body

06. Gloriola

07. Slow Asleep

08. Sunsetted

09. Phone Phoney

10. Call Me A Whore

11. Pretty O (Edit)

12. Caterina

13. Shallow

14. Us Making

15. Chained-Up

16. Cruelty Blonde

17. Sister Richard

18. My Cute Thought

19. Skin Diving

20. We Are Fiasco

21. Applepain (Version)

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Wonky Alice - Atomic Raindance

WONKY ALICE
Atomic Raindance
1993 Pomona Records

Notes :
Great shoegaze / psychedelic indie rock band from Manchester, released one album and three singles between 1992-1993, all for Pomona Records.
One of the band members was Yves Altana who later joined The Bardots, worked together with Mark Burgess from The Chameleons on many different music projects.

01. Lunar Adam
02. Radius
03. Sirius
04. Son Of The Sun
05. Sundance
06. Captain Paranoia
07. Astronauts
08. Moon
09. Atomic Raindance

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Polak - Swansongs

 

 

 

POLAK

Swansongs

2000 One Little Indian

 

Notes :

Polak were indie rock band formed in the late 90's by Pete Fijalkowski (Adorable), Krzysztof Fijalkovski (The Bardots), Bob Brown, Chris Parsons and Matthew Sigley. 

They issued three singles on Generic label in limited editions throughout 1998/99. The singles, plus a re-recording of their A-side  2 Minutes 45, were put together for 3X3 a compilation.

The band released two albums: ''Swansongs'' on One Little Indian in 2000 and  ''Rubbernecking'' in 2002 and decided to call it a day.

 

01. Last Thing

02. Tracer

03. Nobody's Cowboy Song

04. Gutter Song

05. Storm Coming

06. Untitled

07. Impossible

08. Love In Reverse

09. Shipwrecked

10. Hang Up

 

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V.A. - Sunrising Mix (Madchester Rave On Compilation)

Various Artists
Sunrising Mix
2008 Madchester Rave On

Notes :
Old compilation from 2008 that i've created for my blog, this was made one year after i've started posting music on Madchester Rave On blog.
Really great times, i'm still missing this period when this blogger thing started, at the beginning there were so many great and interesting blogs for indie & shoegaze music, now only few left.
Great bands on this compilation, i hope you will like it.

01. The Bardots - Cruelty Blonde
02. That Uncertain Feeling - Weird Sister
03. Chicane - Sunrising
04. Kitchens Of Distinction - Drive That Fast
05. World Of Music - Fitzcaraldo Waltz
06. The Real People - She
07. The Wake - English Rain
08. The Brilliant Corners - The Pope, The Monkey And The Queen
09. The Godfathers - Don't Let Me Down
10. Big Red Bus - Cathedral Walls
11. Autumn Parade - Julia Blue
12. Milltown Brothers - Here I Stand
13. Thin Gypsy Thieves - Perfection

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Polak - 3 X 3

POLAK
3 x 3
1999 The Generic Label

Notes :
Polak was 90's UK indie rock band from Brighton, formed by brothers Piotr Fijalkowski (ex- singer / vocalist in Adorable) & Krzys Fijalkowski (ex- guitarist in The Bardots). Other band members were Bob Brown (bass), Chris Parsons (drums) and Simon Dunford (keyboards).
They released three singles on Generic label in limited editions throughout 1998/99. The singles, plus a re-recording of their A-side  ''2 Minutes 45'', were put together for ''3X3'' compilation.
Polak released two albums ''Swansongs (2000)" and ''Rubbernecking (2002)'', both for One Little Indian label.
After ''Rubbernecking'', they were offered a third album by One Little Indian but by that time they were down to a three piece (Chris, Bob and Pete) and everyone was so up to their eyeballs in debt that there was no chance they’d be able to promote the album at all, so they decided to call it a day. They had recorded a couple of tracks with Bob on guitar. 

01. 2 Minutes 45
02. Not Listening
03. Last Orders
04. I'm Sick
05. I'll Lie To You
06. Private God
07. Impossible
08. Sell My Guitar
09. Goodbye Joe

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Wonky Alice - Insects And Astronauts EP

WONKY ALICE
Insects And Astronauts EP
1992 Pomona Records

01. Caterpillars
02. The Sun And The Rain
03.Atomic Raindance

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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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The Bardots / Republic - Wilde Club Flexi

THE BARDOTS / REPUBLIC
Wilde Club Flexi
1989 Baz McHat Records

Debut single for Norwich indie band The Bardots, flexi disc with Republic (pretty unknown band for me), released in 1989 on Baz McHat Records, later known as Wilde Club Records

01. The Bardots - Sofaelaine
02. Republic - Fading Fast

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V.A. - I Might Walk Home Alone

Various Artists
I Might Walk Home Alone
1992 Wilde Club Records

Wilde Club Records was an independent UK imprint helmed by Norwich club owner Dave Bates. Most of the releases from the early '90s label were 12" singles of bands that seemed to follow in the paths of The Stone Roses, Wedding Present and Ride. The label's two most prominent releases were the first two singles by Catherine Wheel ("She's My Friend" and "Painful Thing"), who would eventually sign with Fontana and attain wider success internationally as a respected cult band. The Bardots were the only other band of major notice to have released material on the label; the remainder of the outfits were pretty cut-rate. I Might Walk Home Alone is a compilation of the label's highlights, featuring Catherine Wheel's "She's My Friend" in its hazy original version (pretty much the only way to obtain it on CD), as well as The Bardots' just-as-swirly "Summerhouse." One obscuro that sticks out is the terrific "Bite the Apple" by Shine!, who approximate the fevered pop of early Wedding Present while adding ultra-melodic multi-part harmonies. What became of them? Blair 1523's "Take Me There" is hippie-ish Chapterhouse-lite, while the remainder of the bands stick to copycatting their record collections. Regardless of its patchiness, it's a decent compilation for those who can't get enough of that fuzzy stuff.
(review by Andy Kellman) 

01. Shine! - Bite The Apple
02. The Bardots - Summerhouse
03. The Replicas - Culture Shock
04. Blair 1523 - Take Me There
05. Catherine Wheel - She's My Friend
06. The Suncharms - Sparkle
07. Red Hour - Treat
08. The Suncharms - Wash Away
09. Cherry Forever - Spook
10. Basinger - Looking At Him
11. The Pushkins - Sea Egg
12. The Badgers - Cycleface
13. The Replicas - You Can Red
14. Storm House - Inside
15. The Hobbyards - Red Handle

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V.A. - Joy!! A Che Compilation CD!

Various Artist
Joy!! A Che Compilation CD!
1994 Che Trading

01. 18th Dye - Dive
02. 18th Dye - AUG
03. The Bardots - Be Careful With Me
04. The Bardots - Somebody Could Die Across My Throne And I Would Never Know
05. Slipstream - Sundown
06. Slipstream - It's True She Said
07. Fur - Camomile
08. Fur - Gift Horse
09. Magic Hour - The Last Mistake
10. Magic Hour - Sally Free And Easy

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Polak - 2 Minutes 45

POLAK
2 Minutes 45
1998 The Generic Label

Notes:
Polak are brothers Piotr Fijalkowski (ex- singer/ guitarist with Adorable) and Krzys Fijalkowski (of The Bardots). They released two albums and few singles, ''2 Minutes 45'' is their debut single released in 1998, numbered limited edition to 1000 copies.

01. 2 Minutes 45
02. Not Listening
03. Last Orders
04. 2 Minutes 45 (John Cage Mix)

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The Bardots - We Are Fiasco

THE BARDOTS
We Are Fiasco
1993 Pygmy Records

01. We Are Fiasco
02. The Crack-Up
03. Applepain (Version)
04. Miss Another (Version)

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The Bardots - Pretty O EP

THE BARDOTS
Pretty O EP
1992 Cheree Records

Yet another victim in the misplaced hype of British music journalists, the Bardots formed in Norwich, England in 1989. Simon Dunford (guitar/vocals), Andy Murphy (guitar), Steve Cox (bass), and Neil Cox (drums) had begun playing together in university and in 1990 released their debut single, Sofaelaine, a flexi-disc release. After their first more “official” single, Sad Anne, the band added a fifth member (Krzysztof Fijalkowski on guitar) and got a deal with Cheree Records. Their debut full-length, Eye Baby, got some underground support, and the British music press dubbed them a “next big thing. ” In 1994, with Murphy no longer with the band (replaced by Yves Altana), their long-awaited follow-up, V-Neck, appeared. The album failed to make an impact, and the group faded away.

01. Pretty O (Edit)
02. Applepain
03. Miss Another
04. Pretty O

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