Orange Deluxe - Delectable

ORANGE DELUXE
Delectable
1995 Dead Dead Good

Notes :
Orange Deluxe were formed in October 1992 by singer/guitar hero Paul Bassett from the ashes of his former band, renowned Camden power trio Five Thirty. He re-recruited his original drummer Keith McCubbin, who had taken time off to sharpen his technique by touring for a year with the James Taylor Quartet and drafted in his kid brother Rob on bass (who has yet to be seen moving and playing simultaneously). The final ingredient in Orange Deluxe is guitarist extraordinaire Ian Copestake, known to all and sundry as Cope. He has featured in numerous combo’s in and around his native Liverpool and met Paul in his former role as Sound Engineer/ Camera man on the indie TV programme ‘Transmission’.
They released two albums "Necking (1995)" and ''Vodka Doughnuts & Dole (1996)'' on Dead Dead Good label.

01. Delectable
02. Step It Up
03. Me Against The World
04. Step It Up (Remix)

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Saltbox - Laughing Gas EP

SALTBOX
Laughing Gas EP
1996 Clockwork Recordings

01. Laughing Gas
02. Skin Gets Thinner
03. Start

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Perfume - Yesterday Rising

PERFUME
Yesterday Rising
1996 Aroma Sound Records

Notes :
Britpop band from Leicester, active between 1993 and 1997. Band was formed by Mick McCarthy (vocals & guitar) and Tony Owen (bass), both members of great early 90's indie band Blab Happy.
They released few singles on their own label Aroma Sound Records and one album called "One" for Big Star label in 1997.
"Yesterday Rising" is great collection of their early singles released on Aroma Sound label.

01. Yesterday Follows You
02. Rising Star
03. Morpheus
04. Yoga
05. Lost In You
06. Climber
07. L.I.P.S.
08. Perfume
09. Anointed
10. Aylestone Lane

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Julian Cope - Heed: Of Penetration And The City Dweller (12'' Limited Edition Picture Disc)

JULIAN COPE
Heed: Of Penetration And The City Dweller
1991 Island Records

Notes:
Track 01 - remixed by Hugo Nicolson

01. Heed: Of Penetration And The City Dweller (Head Remix)
02. Bring Cherhill Down (Vocal)
03. Bring Cherhill Down (Instrumental)

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The Dharmas - The Dharmas

THE DHARMAS
The Dharmas
1999 Not On Label

Notes :
Self released after the band was dropped by record label. Most tracks were recorded 96-97.

01. Natural Satisfaction
02. Fly Again
03. Lifelong Shiner
04. Save Them
05. Letters To A Loved One
06. All Our Summer Days
07. What If
08. Book Inside You (New Version)
09. High Altitude
10. Whole Earth (Extra Live Track)
11. Raise Yer Head (Extra Live Track)
12. Shake Up
13. Channel Hopper
14. If It Happens Again
15. No Time To Celebrate
16. 1000 Points Of Light

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The Darling Buds - Crystal Clear (US Promo)

THE DARLING BUDS
Crystal Clear (US Promo)
1991 Columbia

Notes:
Tracks 1 & 5 - remixed by Steve Churchyard
Track 4 - remixed by Hercules

01. Crystal Clear (Remix)
02. Crystal Clear (Album Version)
03. Crystal Clear (Extended Version)
04. Crystal Clear (A Mix Amethyst)
05. Crystal Clear (Instrumental)

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Siouxsie & The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
Kiss Them For Me
1991 Geffen Records

Notes :
Track 04 - remixed by Youth

01. Kiss Them For Me (7'' Version)
02. Staring Back
03. Return
04. Kiss Them For Me (Kathak Mix)

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The Psychedelic Furs - Don't Be A Girl

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS
Don't Be A Girl
1991 EastWest

Notes :
Tracks 02 & 03 - remixed by Youth

01. Don't Be A Girl
02. Don't Be A Girl (12'' Mix)
03. Don't Be A Girl (Dancehall On Fire)
04. Don't Be A Girl (Acoustic Version)

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Candyland - Rainbow

CANDYLAND
Rainbow
1992 Fiction Records

Notes :
Track 2 - remixed by Robin Guthrie from Cocteau Twins
Track 3 - remixed by Happy Larry & The Rapino Brothers

01. Rainbow
02. Rainbow (E-Bow Mix)
03. Rainbow (Tremolo Mix)
04. Sun On Skin

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The Wordsmiths - Floral Riot EP

THE WORDSMITHS
Floral Riot EP
1990

The Wordsmiths were a Scottish indie band from Penicuik near Edinburgh in Scotland. The music is a mixture of Indie and Baggy as they were influenced by the Madchester sounds of the early 1990s. Floral Riot is a classic indie instrumental named after an Edinburgh Indie Club - Floral Riot which the band and their mates used to attend on Friday nights.

01. Angel
02. Giants Of Stone
03. Nowhere To Be Found
04. Floral Riot

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Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Remix)

SAINT ETIENNE
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Remix)
1990 Heavenly

Notes :
Track 01 - remixed by Andrew Weatherall

01. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix Of Two Halves)
02. The Official Saint Etienne World Cup Theme

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The Farm - Spartacus (Terry Farley Remix EP)

THE FARM
Spartacus (Terry Farley Remix EP)
1991 Produce Records

Bonus remix EP with 6 tracks from the ''Spartacus'' album remixed by Boy's Own legend Terry Farley, given for free with early pressings of the album.

01. Don't Let Me Down (Terry Farley Mix)
02. Sweet Inspiration (Terry Farley Mix)
03. Higher & Higher (Terry Farley Mix)
04. Hearts & Minds (Terry Farley Mix)
05. Very Emotional (Terry Farley Mix)
06. Groovy Train (Terry Farley Mix)

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808 State - Gorgeous

808 STATE
Gorgeous
1993 ZTT

01. Plan 9
02. Moses
03. Contrique
04. 10 x 10
05. One In Ten
06. Europa
07. Orbit
08. Black Morpheus
09. Southern Cross
10. Nimbus
11. Colony
12. Timebomb
13. Stormin Norman
14. Sexy Dancer
15. Sexy Synthesizer

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The Farm - Hullabaloo

THE FARM
Hullabaloo
1994 Sire

01. Messiah
02. Shake Some Action
03. Comfort
04. The Man Who Cried
05. Hateful
06. Golden Vision
07. To The Ages
08. All American World
09. Distant Voices
10. Echoes

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Cud - The Cud Band EP

CUD
The Cud Band EP
1990 A&M Records

01. Magic (Farsley Mix)
02. Robinson Crusoe
03. Now
04. Hey, Boots
05. Magic (LP Version)

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The Kynd - Shakedown

THE KYND
Shakedown
1998 Go-Go Girl

Notes :
The Kynd were a UK based indie rock/britpop band active during the mid to late 90's. They had a great live following, toured Europe and released two singles and an album, 'Shakedown' on the MGR Label in UK.
The Kynd signed a deal with Philter Records in Japan and released Shakedown there in 1999 to critical acclaim. 

01. World's Finest
02. Sunlight Sister
03. Broken
04. If You Think This Is Easy
05. Chestnut
06. Egotripper
07. Get What You Deserve
08. All There Is
09. She's Naked
10. Almost There
11. English Girl Walking

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The Dharmas - 3 Miles High

THE DHARMAS
3 Miles High
1996 Rhythm King Records

Notes :
Originating from Hastings, Sussex, England, this briefly celebrated indie rock outfit comprised main songwriter Simon Steadman (vocals/guitar), Ellie Wyatt (violin/vocals), Russell Field (drums), Dave Walton (bass), Chris Murphy (b. Nashville, Tennessee, USA; keyboards) and Dominic Minns (percussion/vocals). After beginning to write his own songs at the age of 15, Steadman formed his first band, named the Dharma Bums, after moving from London to Hastings, where he attended college. The nucleus of the band was formed from the local musicians’ community, and with the name shortened to Dharmas they began touring the UK, including a headlining appearance at the Avlon Stage at the Glastonbury Festival. There they were spotted by Rhythm King Records who eventually signed the band in April 1995. They released their debut single, ‘Runaway’, in August 1995, which reached number 7 in the Independent chart. The second, ‘3 Miles High’, followed in the summer of 1996, but a major label recording contract went sour and derailed the band’s promising career. Steadman, Wyatt, Walton and Field carried on playing together in Steadman.

01. 3 Miles High
02. Soul Driven
03. First You Must Rise
04. Whirlwind

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Jaguar - So Far In Tokyo (Japan Promo)

JAGUAR
So Far In Tokyo (Japan Promo)
1998 WEA Japan

Notes :
Recorded live at Tokyo Club Quattro on Sunday 17th May 1998.

01. Coming Alive
02. But Tomorrow
03. Better Blue
04. Up And Down
05. Nothing
06. Sweet Soul Music
07. A Vision

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Congregation - Join In / Comfort

CONGREGATION
Join In / Comfort
1995 Fire Records

01. Join In
02. Comfort
03. Motionless
04. Join In (Radio Edit)

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BRITANNICA

BRITANNICA is name of the radio show from Italy, dedicated to madchester, britpop, shoegaze and dreampop bands. It's hosted by Giorgio Di Berardino & Alessio Cacciatore, you can tune in and listen great selection of tracks, every Sunday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Italian web radio RadiostART.
Link here: www.radiostart.it
If you want to listen older shows of Britannica, there are 82 at the moment, check their podcasts archive, link here


BRITANNICA is also name of beautiful book written by Alessio & Giorgio where you can find everything about britpop, madchester, shoegaze and indie scene from 90's period.
It's amazing how they covered almost every interesting band from that period with short biography & discography.
Huge thanks to Giorgio Di Berardino for sending me copy of the book.

Airhead - BBC Sessions 04-01-1992

AIRHEAD
BBC Sessions
04.01.1992

01. Counting Sheep
02. Funny How
03. They Don't Know
04. I Might Fall

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35 Summers - Peel Session 2 (22-08-1991)

35 SUMMERS
Peel Session 2
22-08-1991

Notes :
Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studio 5 on 22-09-1991, first broadcast on John Peel Show on 20-10-1991
Line up: David Pichilingi (vocals), Jamie Southern (keyboards), Ian Greenwood (lead guitar), Duncan Lomax (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Robby Fay (bass), Alan Curry (drums)

01. Loyality
02. Really Down
03. Candy
04. Sheep

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Banderas - Ripe

BANDERAS
Ripe
1991 London Records

Notes :
Track 01 - backing vocals by Bernard Sumner, guitar by Johnny Marr
Track 05 - backing vocals by Jimmy Somerville

01. This Is Your Life
02. The Comfort Of Faith
03. May This Be Your Last Sorrow
04. First Hand
05. Why Aren't You In Love With Me?
06. She Sells
07. Too Good
08. Don't Let That Man
09. It's Written All Over My Face
10. Never Too Late

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Adamski - The Space Jungle

ADAMSKI
The Space Jungle
1990 MCA Records

01. The Space Jungle (7'' Version)
02. The 2nd Coming
03. The Space Jungle (12'' Version)

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2 For Joy - In A State EP

2 FOR JOY
In A State EP
1990 Mercury

Notes :
Track 01 - remixed by Loopzilla

01. In A State (Juno Latuno Mix)
02. In A State (Mixed Emotion)

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