Sun Dial - Reflecter

SUN DIAL
Reflecter
1992 UFO Records

01. Reflecter
02. Easy For You
03. I Don't Mind
04. Slow Emotion
05. Tremelo
06. Never Fade
07. Sunstroke
08. Mind Train

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New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Pigeonhole

NEW FAST AUTOMATIC DAFFODILS
Pigeonhole
1991 Play It Again Sam

01. Get Better
02. Fishes Eyes
03. Woking For Him
04. Part 4
05. Big
06. You Were Lying When You Said You Loved Me
07. Amplifier
08. Reprise
09. Partial
10. Penguins
11. I Found Myself In Another Room
12. Pigeonhole

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Spitfire - Free Machine EP

SPITFIRE
Free Machine EP
1991 Eve Recordings

Notes :
Early 90's indie rock band from Crawley, West Sussex, England. Formed by brothers Jeff and Nick Pritcher from the remnants of another Crawley band Bobby Scarlet.

01. Wild Sunshine
02. Slide
03. Rock And Roll Part Rocks Off Baby

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The Hinnies - Doodle EP

THE HINNIES
Doodle EP
1992 Bad Girl

01. Jesus In The Driving Rain (Edit)
02. Doodle
03. With You
04. Jesus In The Driving Rain

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The Wonder Stuff - Sleep Alone

THE WONDER STUFF
Sleep Alone
1991 Polydor

01. Sleep Alone
02. El Hermano De Frank
03. The Takin' Is Easy

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Power Of Dreams - American Dream EP

POWER OF DREAMS
American Dream EP
1991 Polydor

Notes :
Track 3 taken from the album Immigrants, Emigrants And Me
Track 4 recorded live at Euro Rock '90 in Cork

01. American Dream
02. Not Enough
03. Talk
04. Never Told You (Live)

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Gear - Bed & Breakfast

GEAR
Bed & Breakfast
1993 Hair Records

Notes :
First two tracks, ''Star'' & ''Lights Out'' are ripped as one track, great unknown album from early 90s period.

One of the most obscure albums i've ever posted on the blog, released on mysterious UK label Hair in 1993. I have this album for few years, i was waiting to find any info about this unknown band Gear, before i post copy on the blog. Before few weeks i played album again after long time and i'm pretty sure that they are somehow connected with early 90's UK indie band Basinger.
One of The Basinger songs ''Hey Holly J'' from ''Boomerang EP'' is reworked here on ''Bed & Breakfast'' album. And i'm sure that singer is the same, Simon Barber or Stuart Harris, i don't know if other Basinger members are involved here, maybe they changed their name from Basinger to Gear and released album & 7'' single for Hair label.

Bassinger released their 7'' single ''Handsome'' for Hair label in February 1993. Band members were Simon Barber (ex-The Chesterfields, vocals, bass guitar), Stuart Harris (vocals, guitar), Jaz Wiseman (bass) and Stephen Stickley (drums).

Maybe someone can help me and remembers this band.

01. Star
02. Lights Out
03. How Should I Paint It?
04. The Morning After
05. Hair
06. Pop
07. Momoko
08. Hey Holly J
09. Still Waiting
10. The Only One
11. Nail
12. You Don't Need To Tell Me

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Ever - Virginize

EVER
Virginize
1991 Midnight Music

Notes :
Early 90's baggy single by Ever released on great Midnight Music label. Very obscure band, members were Lyndon Dempsey (vocals), Peter Whittick (guitar), Andy Prosser (bass) and Fin Scott Kenny (drums).
This is probably same band that in 1988 together with The Grooveyard released split flexi single ''Summer / Sleepyhead'' on Playroom Discs. For the same label they recorded single in 1988 called ''Carousel EP'' but was never released. I think i have somewhere copy. At this period they were jangle pop band.
In 1991 one of their tracks ''Really Tired'' was released on great ''Forever Changing'' compilation, this is my favourite Ever track, i wish they released more stuff like this one.

01. Virgin Eyes
02. Svg
03. Interstate
04. Schizo Vigin Girl

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Wonky Alice - Jelloid

WONKY ALICE
Jelloid
2001 Not On Label

Notes :
Really obscure self released single by Wonky Alice. Great stuff, probably material recorded in early 90's, real shame it was not officially released earlier on any label.

01. Jelloid
02. Bluesix
03. Insect Eyes

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The Mighty Lemon Drops - Sound...

THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS
Sound...
1991 Sire

01. Too High
02. Unkind
03. My Shadow Girl
04. Barry's Poem
05. Always
06. Big Surprise
07. Cold, Cold Heart
08. Annabelle
09. You Don't Appreciate Anything
10. Colorful-Loving-Me
11. Ready, Steady, No!

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Kissing The Pink - Dalai Lama Loves You All

KISSING THE PINK
Dalai Lama Loves You All
1993 Custer's Last Stand Records

Notes :
Really obscure single by Kissing The Pink, 12'' vinyl promo with remixes of ''Dalai Lama Loves You All'' by UK dub/electronic band Zion Train. Track taken from their amazing album ''Sugarland'', this was their last officially released single.


01. Dalai Lama Loves You All
02. Dalai Lama (Zion Train Mantra Mix)
03. Mantis Mantra - Counteraction 2

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The Woodentops - Stay Out Of The Light (Mixes) (White Label Promo)

THE WOODENTOPS
Stay Out Of The Light (Mixes) (White Label Promo)
1991 Hyperactive Records

01. Stay Out Of The Light (Midi Mix)
02. Stay Out Of The Light (Fever Mix)
03. Stay Out Of The Light (Peoples Mix)

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Deviation - Hammond Song

DEVIATION
Hammond Song
1992 Dead Dead Good

Notes :
Obscure early 90's indie dance record by Jez Williams, at that time member of Manchester band Sub Sub, now member of The Doves and Black Rivers. 

01. Hammond Song (7'' Edit)
02. Hammond Song
03. Deviation Break Beats

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Sub Sub - Space Face

SUB SUB
Space Face
1991 Ten Records Ltd.

Notes :
The "My God it's full of stars" sample is taken from the film "2010: The Year We Make Contact", sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey".

01. Space Face
02. Ecto-Jam-Sub

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WANTED: New Entries 3

More records that i want to find for my mp3 collection, any help will be appreciated.
You know how to contact me :)

01. Indians In Moscow - People In Space (1997 Mankind Records)
02. Indians In Moscow - Melt Productions EP (1998 Melt Productions)
03. Indians In Moscow - Babylon (???)
04. The Wicked Things - Goodbye To Her (1990 Strawberry Spirit Records)
05. The Upholstered Eldorados - I Wanna Talk Like Iggy Pop (1990 Box 52)
06. Poppy Factory - Drug House (White Label Promo) (1991 Chrysalis)
07. Ringos High - Clash Of The Dung Beetles (1993 Fat Cat)
08. The Giraffes - Pass Me By (1988 Love Madness)
09. The Giraffes - One Step (1989 Love Madness)
10. The Giraffes - Baby's Got A Lazy Hazel Heart (1990 Love Madness) - FOUND
11. Miss America - King And Queen Of Bohemia (??? Rockville)
12. Cartoon Cuts - Are You Ready Now? (1990 Black Bart Records)

The Cradle - It's Too High

THE CRADLE
It's Too High
1987 Rough Trade

Notes :
UK indie rock band from Manchester formed by Ivor Perry (ex-Easterhouse, Parchman). Other band members were Craig Gannon (ex-The Smiths, guitar), Gary Rostock (ex-Easterhouse, drums), Lee Bennett (bass) and Andy Housley (vocals).
The band had a number 12 indie chart hit with "It's Too High" in 1987, but the band was put on hold when Johnny Marr left The Smiths. Perry was considered to replace Marr and recorded some new material with the band, including an early version of "Bengali in Platforms" that was originally intended as the B-side ofwhich is "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before", and later appeared on Morrissey's first album ''Viva Hate''. Perry was uncomfortable with the situation, stating "it was like they wanted another Johnny Marr", and the sessions ended with (according to Perry) "Morrissey running out of the studio". Perry instead resurrected The Cradle with new singer Craig Davies, but when Davies signed a solo deal with Rough Trade Records, the rest of the band were dropped by the label. 

01. It's Too High
02. Walk Around
03. Wires

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James - Come Home '89

JAMES
Come Home '89
1989 Rough Trade

Notes :
Track 03 - mixed by Graham Massey (808 State)

01. Come Home (Long Version)
02. Come Home (7'' Version)
03. Promised Land
04. Slow Right Down (Demo Version)

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Greenhouse - Always Something Wrong

GREENHOUSE
Always Something Wrong
1990 Firebomb Radio One

01. Always Something Wrong
02. World's Turn (Revolution)

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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 Darkside - Highrise Love EP

THE DARKSIDE
Highrise Love EP
1990 Situation Two

01. Highrise Love
02. The Killing Time
03. Can't Think Straight

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East Village - Drop Out

EAST VILLAGE
Drop Out
1993 Heavenly

Notes :
Formed in the mid-1980s by two brothers, Martin and Paul Kelly, East Village were an indie pop band from Princes Risborough, England. Their music drew heavily on the influence of 1960s guitar bands such as The Byrds, The Beatles, and Buffalo Springfield and like those groups East Village also featured three songwriters / lead vocalists. Though the bands output troubled only the lower reaches of the UK indie charts they have gone on to earn cult status since their break up in the early 90's.
After a year or so as a garage band named Episode Four, the Kelly brothers were joined by Johnny Wood (guitar/vocals) in 1984 and Spencer Smith (drums) in 1985. During 1986 they recorded the Strike Up Matches EP released as a 500 only pressing on the Lenin and McCarthy imprint that year. The EP has gone on the become one of the most sought after releases of the C86 era.
By 1987, the band had renamed themselves East Village and relocated to London where they recorded two EPs for Jeff Barrett's Sub Aqua label, before it folded in 1989. They toured extensively including a support tour with The House Of Love in autumn 1988 and two tours with McCarthy.
The collapse of Sub Aqua left the band without a deal, and they recorded their debut album using money donated by Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne), a friend of the band and an admirer of their work. The record was label-less for some time until Jeff Barrett (who was setting up the fledgling Heavenly Recordings) picked up on it and paid for its completion. A series of Heavenly label based gigs with The Manic Street Preachers, Saint Etienne and Flowered Up ensued, followed by a new single, Circles, in 1991. The band played a sold out show at the New Cross Venue in South London but ended the set by splitting up on stage.
The album, Drop Out (1993), was mixed and released posthumously on Heavenly. A collection of all the band's early singles (along with unreleased demos), Hot Rod Hotel, was released on the Australian label Summershine in 1994, giving the band a radio hit with Silver Train. 

01. Silver Train
02. Shipwrecked
03. Here It Comes
04. Freeze Out
05. Circles
06. When I Wake Tomorrow
07. Way Back Home
08. What Kind Of Friend Is This
09. Black Autumn
10. Everybody Knows

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The Darkside - Melomania

THE DARKSIDE
Melomania
1992 Situation Two

01. Always Pleasure
02. Feelings Flow
03. Tornado
04. This Mystic Morning
05. Someday
06. Are You For Real
07. 24 Hours
08. Cry For Me
09. Rise

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Lowlife - San Antorium

LOWLIFE
San Antorium
1991 Nightshift Records

01. Jaw
02. Inside In
03. My Mothers Fatherly Father
04. Big Fat Funky Whale
05. Good As It Gets
06. Suddenly Violently Random
07. June Wilson
08. Give Up Giving Up
09. Bathe
10. As Old As New

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The Mighty Lemon Drops - Ricochet

THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS
Ricochet
1992 Sire

01. Nothing
02. Into The Sun
03. Sense
04. From The Sky
05. (She's So) Out Of Touch
06. Falling Deep
07. Reach Out
08. Between The Lines
09. More
10. Blues Inside
11. Hallowed Ground

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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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