The Bodines - Played (Reissue)

 

 

THE BODINES

Played (Reissue)

2010 Cherry Red

 

01. Skankin Queens

02. What You Want

03. Scar Tissue

04. Tall Stories

05. Clear

06. Untitled

07. Therese

08. Slip Slide

09. The Back Door

10. William Shatner

11. Therese (Extended Mix)

12. Hear It All

13. My Remarkable Mind

14. Clear (Live)

15. God Bless (Live)

16. William Shatner (Live)

17. I Feel (Live)

 

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Medalark Eleven - Snake (12'' Vinyl)

MEDALARK ELEVEN
Snake (12'' Vinyl)
1991 3 Bass Records

Notes :
Big thanks to Francis from great Francosonic blog, for sending me top quality rip of his 12'' vinyl copy of ''Snake'', amazing debut single by Medalark Eleven, that was originally released on 3 Bass Records

01. Snake
02. Diving
03. I Call Your Name

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The Bodines - Decide

THE BODINES
Decide
1989 Play Hard Records

The Bodines, comprising of Mike Ryan, Paul Brotherton, Tim Burwood and Paul Lilley, emerged from Glossop, England, near Manchester, in 1985. Fronted by the floppy-fringed Ryan, they became one of the better-known outfits from a crop of jangly indie bands that sprang up around that time. They made their debut with “God Bless”, an early release by Creation Records. Shortly afterwards, Lilley was replaced on drums by John Rowland. Two further singles followed; their second, “Therese”, was included on the famous C86 compilation album. Like their contemporaries Primal Scream, The Mighty Lemon Drops and the Weather Prophets, The Bodines went on to sign up with a major label with great hopes of transferring their success to the mainstream charts. The group joined Magnet Records, where a remix of “Therese” became their major label debut.

The Bodines’s debut album, Played (produced by Ian Broudie, later to enjoy success as a recording artist as the Lightning Seeds) was a fine jangly pop artifact, but it only scraped in to #94 in the album charts, in the summer of 1987. Sadly, none of the Bodines’ singles for Magnet got into the top 75. Under pressure for failing to deliver the hit record that their major label backers required, the Bodines split up, albeit temporarily. Rowland went on to play with The Rainkings.

In 1989, a reformed line-up of Ryan, Brotherton, new bassist Ian Watson, and new drummer Spencer Birtwistle released the single “Decide” on Manchester’s Play Hard label and contributed a further new track to the same label’s Hand To Mouth compilation. A couple of years later, Ryan reappeared with a new band called Medalark Eleven (mis-named after Harlem Globetrotters’ Meadowlark Lemon), assisted by Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue on drums. Reunited with Creation Records, they released a couple of singles ahead of Shaped Up, Shipped Out, an album of pleasant, if rather unexceptional indie pop.

01. Decide
02. Hard On
03. The Groove

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Medalark Eleven - Shaped Up, Shipped Out

MEDALARK ELEVEN
Shaped Up, Shipped Out
1994 Creation Records

01. Cute
02. Smoke
03. Coffee
04. Throw Down A Rope
05. Metalark
06. Snake
07. Socket
08. I Call Your Name
09. Diving
10. Querencia
11. Big Sharp Knife

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Medalark Eleven - I Call Your Name EP

MEDALARK ELEVEN
I Call Your Name EP
1992 Creation Records

Notes :
Great indie/baggy band formed in Manchester by Michael Ryan (ex-The Bodines) on vocals and guitar, Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue (ex-Candlestick Park) on drums. They released one album "Shaped Up, Shipped Out" and three singles on Creation Records.

01. I Call Your Name
02. Miles
03. Miles (Morocco Mix)

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The Bodines - With You (White Label Promo) (Unreleased Single)

 

 

THE BODINES

With You (White Label Promo)

1989 Play Hard

 

01. With You

02. Call Your Name

 

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The Bodines - God Bless / Paradise

 

 

THE BODINES

God Bless / Paradise

1985 Creation Records

 

01. God Bless

02. Paradise

 

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Medalark Eleven - Smoke EP

MEDALARK ELEVEN
Smoke EP
1993 Creation Records

01. Smoke
02. Big Sharp Knife (Alt Mix)
03. Smoked (Dad's Army Mix)

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The Bodines - Shrinkwrap EP

 

 

 

THE BODINES

Shrinkwrap EP

2007 Firestation Records

 

Notes :

Three unreleased tracks recorded in 1988.

 

01. Shrinkwrap

02. With You

03. Wake Me Up And Smell The Coffee

 

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WANTED: New Entries 4

Notes :
More and more records that i want to found for my collection and for my blog.
If you have any of these records please leave comment or send email to: evibes72@yahoo.com

01. The Bodines - With You (White Label Promo) (???? Play Hard Records)
02. Honeychild - More Than The World (1991 Virgin)
03. Honeychild - Time 7'' (1991 Virgin)
04. Honeychild - Mad (1992 Trinity Worldwide Records)
05. The Doctor's Children - Girl With Green Eyes (1987 Buffalo Records)
06. Apple Mosaic - Velvet Avenue (1987 MDM Records)
07. Side Dish - Innerspace (1992 Wonder Release Records)
08. Kit - My Design (1988 Play Hard Records)
09. Kit - Cheatin' My Heart (1989 Play Hard Records)
10. Kit - Overshadowing Me (1990 Play Hard Records)
11. The Word - Schoolboy Saint (1985 Abstract Dance)
12. The Word - Colour It (1983 Menace Music)
13. Formula One - Full Circle (1999 Kooky)
14. Caligula - Fuzz (1994 Phonogram Records Australia)
15. Caligula - So Fine (Why Can't You See?) (1994 Phonogram)
16. Some Average Prophecy - Was She The One 7'' (1990 Dream Discs)

Links for previous WANTED RECORDS : New Entries posts :

New Entries 1 - link here
New Entries 2 - link here
New Entries 3 - link here 

The Bodines - Played (Japan Limited Edition)

THE BODINES
Played
1988 Magnet

01. Skankin Queens
02. What You Want
03. Scar Tissue
04. Tall Stories
05. Clear
06. Untitled
07. Therese
08. Slip Slide
09. The Back Door
10. William Shatner
11. Heard It All (Bonus Track)
12. Therese (Extended New Mix Version) (Bonus Track)

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The Bodines - Slip Slide

THE BODINES
Slip Slide
1987 Magnet

Notes :
Track 01 - produced by Ian Broudie
Tracks 02 & 03 - are from BBC's Janice Long Show 

01. Slip Slide
02. Naming Names
03. Long Time Dead

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The Bodines - Therese EP

THE BODINES
Therese EP
1987 Magnet

Notes :
Produced by Ian Broudie

01. Therese (Extended New Mix)
02. Heard It All
03. Therese (Original Seven)

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Medalark Eleven - Snake

MEDALARK ELEVEN
Snake
1991 Creation Records

01. Snake
02. Diving
03. I Call Your Name

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The Rainkings - Get Ready

Manchester's Rainkings featured members who had previously been involved with other well-known groups. Stephen Holt was the original vocalist in the Inspiral Carpets, having joined when the group formed in 1985. Bassist David Swift joined the Inspirals a year later, around the same time as Clint Boon. Both can be heard on the first two singles, the 'Plane Crash EP' (released by Playtime in 1988) and the 'Trainsurfing EP', which was delayed until March 1989 and then released on the band's own Cow label. In addition, the 11 track demo tape 'Dung 4' which was made available commercially also features the duo. Holt and Swift both left the band in 1988. With new recruits Tom Hingley (vocals) and bass player Martyn 'Bungle' Walsh, the group went on to enjoy a degree of success.
John Rowland was previously a member of Eighties indie janglers The Bodines. The Rainkings released two fine singles on the Playtime label in 1989 / 90, before disappearing from view. Although they continued to exist until 1997, undergoing a couple of lineup changes, sadly there were no further releases.


THE RAINKINGS
Get Ready
1990 Playtime Records

01. Get Ready
02. Move Along The Chain
03. Too Many Words

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The Bodines - Heard It All

THE BODINES
Heard It All
1987 Creation Records

01. Heard It All
02. Clear
03. William Shatner

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V.A. - Record Mirror 5-Track EP

VARIOUS ARTIST
Record Mirror 5-Track EP
1987 Record Mirror

Notes:
12'' vinyl compilation given away for free with Record Mirror magazine. The version of "Out Of Hand" by The Mighty Lemon Drops on this release is a previously unreleased demo version.

01. Westworld - Bubble Bo Diddley
02. The Bodines - Back Door (Live)
03. World Party - World Groove (Do The Mind Guerilla)
04. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Take Me Up (Live)
05. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Out Of Hand

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The Bodines - Therese

THE BODINES
Therese
1986 Creation Records

01. Therese
02. Scar Tissue
03. I Feel

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