Sandkings - Earthwheel

SANDKINGS
Earthwheel
1990 Sugarbeach Records

01. Earthwheel
02. Respect And Criticize
03. Sound Of The Wheel (2nd Dream On The Earthwheel)

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Thousand Yard Stare - Mappamundi

THOUSAND YARD STARE
Mappamundi
1993 Polydor

Great second album by Thousand Yard Stare, one of the most under-rated bands from early 90's period

01. Version Of Me
02. God's P45
03. Tragedy No. 6
04. Debutante
05. One And All
06. Sooner
07. Halfsize
08. Small Change
09. Monsieur Bour And His Goat
10. Naturesway (Earthwatching)
11. What's Your Level?
12. Downtown Mystic

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The High - Take Your Time (The Martin Hannett Session EP)

THE HIGH
Take Your Time (The Martin Hannett Session EP)
1990 London Records

01. Take Your Time
02. Box Set Go (Martin Hannett Mix)
03. A Minor Turn (Martin Hannett Mix)

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The Apples - Eye Wonder

THE APPLES
Eye Wonder
1991 Epic

01. Eye Wonder
02. Eye Wonder (Main Mix)
03. Colors (Funky Frankie Mix)

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Apple Mosaic - Hole

APPLE MOSAIC
Hole
1988 Off The Track Records

Notes :
Apple Mosaic was founded in the early 80's in Gloucester by Ian Dench (guitar, later member of EMF). Original members included Laurence Windo (singer, later vocalist of Bedazzled), Shane Young (drummer), William "Bill" Blair (keyboards), James Price ( guitar/ keys ) and Mickey Dixon (bass).
They released one album ''Hole'' and three singles : Honey If (1987), Velvet Avenue (1987) and Under The Spell (1988).

01. Hole
02. I'll Be Me
03. Pictures, People & Zoo
04. Don't Weep At Your Window
05. One Of These Days
06. Under The Spell
07. Hour Of Thought
08. Count Me Out
09. The Prisoner's Free
10. Race
11. Halfway There
12. She Knows Where To Go

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McCarthy - Should The Bible Be Banned?

McCARTHY
Should The Bible Be Banned?
1988 September Records

01. Should The Bible Be Banned?
02. We Are All Bourgeois Now
03. Saint Francis Amongst The Mortals

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The Cherry Orchard - Sing Sister Glory EP

THE CHERRY ORCHARD
Sing Sister Glory EP
1989 Red Honey

01. This Big Love
02. These Times We Cried
03. Pennies Made Of Gold
04. Shining Cadillac

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It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home

IT'S IMMATERIAL
Driving Away From Home
1996 Siren Records

01. Driving Away From Home (Wicked Weather For Walking)
02. A Crooked Tune
03. Trains, Boats And Planes

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Thrashing Doves - Matchstick Floatilla

THRASHING DOVES
Matchstick Floatilla
1986 A&M Records

Notes :
Track 03 is great cover of The Rolling Stones song, recorded live at The Marquee 23/02/1986

01. Matchstick Floatilla
02. Hollywood Maids (Extended Version)
03. Sympathy For The Devil (Live)

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Pete Wylie - Sinful! (US Single)

PETE WYLIE
Sinful! (US Single)
1986 Virgin Records

Notes :
Track 01 - remixed by Bert Bevans
Track 02 - remixed by Zeus B. Held

01. Sinful! (The Wickedest Mix In Town)
02. Sinful! (Tribal Mix)
03. I Want The Moon, Mother

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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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The Candy Skins - She Blew Me Away

THE CANDY SKINS
She Blew Me Away
1990 Long Beach Records

Notes :
Debut single for The Candy Skins released on Long Beach Records, label set up by UK indie band The Sandkings

01. She Blew Me Away
02. All Over You
03. Without Love

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The 25th Of May - What's Going On?

THE 25th OF MAY
What's Going On?
1991 Arista

01. What's Going On?
02. What's Going On? (Breaking The Back Mix)
03. What's Going On? (Marvin Mix)

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14 Iced Bears - Wonder

14 ICED BEARS
Wonder
1991 Borderline Records

01. Hold On
02. Heaven Star
03. Smooth In The Sun
04. These Are The Things
05. When It Comes
06. Rare (Like You Are)
07. Love On A Sugar Mountain
08. Eyes
09. Red Now

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