THERE AND BACK AGAIN LANE Various Artists 1995

 

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Tracklist

1	–The Field Mice	Sensitive	5:04
2	–Heavenly	Atta Girl	3:56
3	–The Sugargliders	Ahprahan	2:36
4	–The Springfields (2)	Sunflower	3:53
5	–The Orchids (2)	Peaches	4:31
6	–Blueboy	The Joy Of Living	4:29
7	–The Harvest Ministers	6 O'Clock Is Rosary	4:04
8	–Brighter	Inside Out	4:04
9	–East River Pipe	Make A Deal With The City	2:55
10	–The Wake	English Rain	4:17
11	–Secret Shine	Temporal	3:46
12	–Northern Picture Library	Paris	5:04
13	–Harvey Williams	She Sleeps Around	2:59
14	–St. Christopher	All Of A Tremble	2:32
15	–The Sea Urchins	Pristine Christine	2:46
16	–Boyracer	He Gets Me So Hard	2:33
17	–Action Painting!	Mustard Gas	2:09
18	–The Sweetest Ache	Tell Me How It Feels	4:55
19	–Another Sunny Day	Rio	2:53
20	–The Hit Parade	In Gunnersbury Park	2:56
21	–Even As We Speak	Drown	2:56

WHAT DO YOU WANT A JAPANESE TO DO AGAIN? Various Artists 1994

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Tracklist

1	–Northern Picture Library	Love Song For The Dead Ché	3:10
2	–Citrus (5)	No Milk	1:27
3	–The Chesterf!elds	Ask Johnny Dee	2:57
4	–Johnny Dee (4)	Motorbike Loves You	5:15
5	–Thee Headcoats	Action Time Vision	2:39
6	–Thee Headcoatees	Have Love Will Travel	2:41
7	–The Slingbacks	Rollercoaster	3:15
8	–Grape	Perfume	3:33
9	–Strawberry Story	Made Of Stone	3:41
10	–Saturn V (2)	Machinegun Head	3:39
11	–Slumber (5)	Wasteland	3:42
12	–St. Christopher	Crush	3:44
13	–The Haywains	Emily's Shop	1:28
14	–Fat Tulips	So Unbelievable	2:21
15	–Bugbear (2)	For Your Sake	2:28
16	–Tokyo Skunx	Jelly Roll Rodeo	3:11
17	–Floozy Drippy's	Long Separation	2:08
18	–Yardman	Academy Fight Song	3:20
19	–Delmonas	Dr. Goldfoot & His Bikini Machine	2:00
20	–The McTells	Buffalo	2:01
21	–The Sweetest Ache	Carry Me Home	5:34
22	–Sunshine Super Scum	Thrown Into Your Circle	3:04
23	–Tip Top Planets	Wake	2:00
24	–Alison Statton & Spike	A Greater Notion	4:34

THE FIELD MICE Skywriting 1990

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

The flagship band of the legendary Sarah Records, the Field Mice neatly encapsulated the label's trademark wispy, lovelorn pop sound and remain among the most beloved British cult bands of their time. Debuting in 1988 with the single "Emma's House," the Field Mice were originally comprised of singer/guitarist Robert Wratten and bassist Michael Hiscock; initially dismissed in the U.K. press as little more than twee pop fluff, over the course of subsequent releases like 1989's "Sensitive" and the So Said Kay EP, the group earned not only a devout following, but also grudging critical respect, in the process becoming Sarah's best-selling band. Later growing to a quintet with the additions of guitarist Harvey Williams, keyboardist Annemari Davies, and drummer Mark Dobson, the group held fast to their label's singles-only policy (or mini-LPs) until a much-requested compilation LP, Coastal, was finally released in mid-1991; a studio album, For Keeps, appeared just a few months later. However, in the wake of a November, 1991 Glasgow live date which ended in on-stage fisticuffs, the Field Mice essentially disbanded, playing one final London farewell gig before splitting for good; Wratten, Davies, and Dobson later reunited in Northern Picture Library and Trembling Blue Stars. 

 

Tracklist

Triangle
Canada
Clearer
It Isn't Forever
Below The Stars
Humblebee

 

NORTHERN PICTURE LIBRARY Alaska 1993

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Review

by Dean Carlson

Northern Picture Library's debut is largely impulsive, frayed, and capable of creating an affecting, almost inactive atmosphere. Sandwiched in between the on-stage self-destruction of the Field Mice and the creation of Trembling Blue Stars, Alaska underplayed indie traditionalism as it took an unexpected, interesting tenure into dream-based ambient pop. Annemari Davies and Robert Wratten's compositions were frequently free of guitars, lyrics, or drums. By avoiding an emphasis on found sound, however, songs like "Glitter Spheres" and "Skylight" were also connective and built from melody, while "Dreams and Stars and Sleep" seemed to anticipate the predatory, childlike dub gospel of Saint Etienne's Sound of Water and Dusted's When We Were Young. Northern Picture Library would break up soon after its release, but Alaska's better moments, its quieter moments, were some of the more memorable, most overlooked yields of all of the Field Mice's offshoots. 

 

Tracklist

1		Untitled #1	0:39
2		Into The Ether	4:02
3		Catholic Easter Colours	7:08
4		Glitter Spheres	1:09
5		Insecure	5:09
6		Dreams And Stars And Sleep	6:02
7		Lucky	4:49
8		L.S.D. Icing	2:18
9		Truly Madly Deeply	4:36
10		Isn't It Time You Faced The Truth?	3:44
11		Untitled #2	0:58
12		Skylight	3:59
13		Of Traffic And The Ticking	2:55
14		Lucky (Reprise)	1:39
15		Monotone	8:34