Molly Half Head - Dunce

MOLLY HALF HEAD
Dunce
1995 Columbia

01. Breaking The Ice
02. Natures Slice
03. Aisle 8
04. Shine
05. Dunce
06. Caprio
07. Heaton's Bliss
08. What Will Come
09. Seat On Teak
10. Meccano
11. Who Buys

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Jaguar - A Vision

JAGUAR
A Vision
1998 Warner Bros. Records

01. Up And Down
02. But Tomorrow
03. I Quit
04. Coming Alive
05. Together
06. Into Yesterday
07. A Vision
08. Feeling Free
09. Sweet Soul Music
10. Nothing
11. Better Blue
12. Closer To The End

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Mover - Fly Casual

MOVER
Fly Casual
2001 Superior Quality Recordings

Notes :
Obscure and hard to find second album from britpop band Mover

01. Charly Brown
02. That's It
03. You The Man
04. Step Lively
05. Fatwa
06. Good Business
07. Deep Fat Fry
08. Jimmy Two Times
09. Fizzy
10. Hit The Switches
11. Original Sweetdish

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Resque - Life's A Bonus

RESQUE
Life's A Bonus
1991 Musidisc

Notes :
International Resque were formed in Reading in 1989. They dropped the 'International' prefix sometime after the release of their second single, 'So Way Down'. Unashamedly a pop band with no particular affection or affinity for 'indie' or independent labels, Resque played Sixties-influenced tunes your milkman could whistle. They toured as the support to their mates Carter USM a couple of times, which widened their exposure to the record-buying public.
Resque's debut album, 'Life's a Bonus', came out in 1991. A Sixties influence was evident on several numbers, such as 'My Big Ambition' and 'She Drives My Train', but was most obviously on display on the perky 'Jump Back', which sparkled in a way reminiscent of 'Help!' era Fab Four. Elsewhere, it has to be said that they sounded like the Wonder Stuff on occasions ('Inside' being a good example), but the album was sprinkled with the kind of tunes that suggested that the band recorded them with smiles on their faces. Such is the fickle world of pop and the music press, if they'd emerged a couple of years later they would have probably been accepted as members of the poppy branch of Britpop (cf Cast, for example). But back in 1991, they just didn't seem to fit in and suffered accordingly. Resque broke up sometime in 1992, presumably due to the absence of an acceptable record deal once their two-single, one-album contract with Musidisc expired. Amazingly, Resque were big in Japan where they had several No. 1's in the Independant Charts and they subsequently toured Japan before they broke up.
After Resque disbanded, Wez joined Carter USM, replacing their drum machine. Guitarist Mark Lyons got his hair cut and formed the power pop trio Chuck, who sadly fizzled out after showing early promise. Bassist Roger apparently joined Airhead.

01. Life's A Bonus
02. In My Room
03. Yeah!
04. Room To Dream
05. Watch Me When I Fall
06. Inside
07. Don't Put The Blame On Me
08. The Reasons Why
09. My Big Ambition
10. She Drives My Train
11. Jump Back
12. Today's The Day
13. Footprints

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Smalltown Parade - Get Beautiful

SMALLTOWN PARADE
Get Beautiful
1993 Polystar

Notes :
Excellent madchester / baggy pop album by Smalltown Parade that was released only in Japan, including their two singles "Watching Mary Go Round" and "And We Dance On".
Smalltown Parade was a group formed in 1990 by Paul Bevoir after the demise of his previous combo The Jetset.

01. There's A Girl In My Soup
02. Watching Mary Go Round
03. Space Doubt
04. Hippy Heaven
05. And We Dance On
06. Life On Cloud Eight
07. Drive A Red Car
08. The Man Who Live Upstairs
09. Colour My World
10. Get Beautiful

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Smalltown Parade - And We Dance On

SMALLTOWN PARADE
And We Dance On
1991 Deltic Records

01. And We Dance On
02. The Man Who Lives Upstairs
03. The Sunday Way Of Life

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Starlings - Valid

STARLINGS
Valid
1992 Anxious Records

01. Unhealthy
02. Start Again
03. Now Take That
04. That's It You're In Trouble
05. Bad Dad
06. Right School
07. Shoot Up Hill
08. Sick Puppy
09. Jack

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - 30 Something

CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE
30 Something
1991 Rough Trade

01. Surfin' USM
02. My Second To Last Will And Testament
03. Anytime Anyplace Anywhere
04. A Prince In A Pauper's Grave
05. Shoppers' Paradise
06. Billy's Smart Circus
07. Bloodsport For All
08. Sealed With A Glasgow Kiss
09. Say It With Flowers
10. Falling On A Bruise
11. The Final Comedown

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Ned's Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder

NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN
God Fodder
1991 Furtive

01. Kill Your Television
02. Less Than Useful
03. Selfish
04. Grey Cell Green
05. Cut Up
06. Throwing Things
07. Capital Letters
08. Happy
09. Your Complex
10. Nothing Like
11. Until You Find Out
12. You
13. What Gives My Son?

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The Parachute Men - Earth, Dogs And Eggshells

THE PARACHUTE MEN
Earth, Dogs And Eggshells
1990 Fire Records

01. Mad Sadie Can't Levitate
02. Mr. Gas
03. Never Alone
04. Don't Cry July
05. Miles Away
06. Elizabeth
07. Earth, Dogs And Eggshells
08. Every Other Thursday
09. ... Yeah
10. Sleepless, Sleepless, Sleepless
11. Dream Of Kings
12. Fear Of Falling

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The Emotionals - In Response (Mini LP)

THE EMOTIONALS
In Response (Mini LP)
1991 Native Records

Notes :
Early 90's UK indie band who released two records for Native Records, album ''Personal Pleasure'' in 1990 and mini-LP ''In Response'' in 1991

01. Reaching Out
02. Be My Boyfriend
03. Walking Home
04. All I Need
05. Boy Like You
06. Love Reaction

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Stevie Vayne & The Vaynes - Alive & Kicking

STEVIE VAYNE & THE VAYNES
Alive & Kicking
1990 Native Records

01. Alive & Kicking
02. Lick The Dirt (Angel Dust Mix)

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Rig - Big Head

RIG
Big Head
1991 Dead Dead Good

01. Big Head
02. Sweat
03. V-Funk
04. Moody

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The Parachute Men - Every Other Thursday

THE PARACHUTE MEN
Every Other Thursday
1990 Fire Records

01. Every Other Thursday
02. Being Of Unsound Mind
03. Quiet Life

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Carson - I Quit

CARSON
I Quit
1998 Warner Bros. Records

01. I Quit
02. I Want To Stay (Demo)
03. Levitate My Soul (Demo)

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Sweet Jesus - Albino Ballerina

SWEET JESUS
Albino Ballerina
1992 Chapter 22

01. Albino Ballerina
02. Your Baby Loves Me
03. Your Baby Loves Me (Original Version)

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Starlings - Too Many Dogs

STARLINGS
Too Many Dogs
1994 Anxious Records

01. Tears Before Bedtime
02. Loch AAngeles Monster
03. Pushed And Pulled
04. As Long As You Feel Worse
05. We Can Save You
06. Mr Wishy Washy
07. Other Peoples Children
08. The Party
09. Too Many Dogs
10. D-D-D Dum

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Carson - Up And Down

CARSON
Up And Down
1998 Warner Bros. Music

01. Up And Down
02. Sailing Away (Demo)
03. All These Things (Demo)

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Jaguar - Nothing EP

JAGUAR
Nothing EP
1997 Warner Bros. Records

Notes :
Great britpop band, released one album ''A Vision'' and four singles. Band members were Malcolm Carson (vocals and guitar), Julian Carr (bass) and Tam Johnstone (drums and vocals).
In 1998 they changed their name to Carson, re-released album ''A Vision'' under this name and three more singles were released between 1998 to 1999.

01. Nothing
02. Feeling Free (Demo)
03. What You're Doing To Me
04. Intro To Nowhere (4 Track Demo)

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Hugebigmassive - Elvis Underground (Demo Tape)

HUGEBIGMASSIVE
Elvis Underground
1991 Demo Tape

Notes :
Obscure and hard to find cassette demo tape by Hugebigmassive. This was second demo tape self released by the band. Top stuff from this great band, real shame that they didn't released more singles or album.

01. Queen Of Fun
02. Who Wants More
03. Mrs Foley
04. Blue Hawaii

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Hugebigmassive - Who Wants More EP

HUGEBIGMASSIVE
Who Wants More EP
1991 Tasty Records

Notes :
Hugebigmassive are great lost indie (madchester) band from Leicester. Formed by charismatic frontman Andrew Sharman (vocals), Karl Traae (bass), Stuart Simpson (guitar) and Kevin Tucker (drums). They released two singles for Tasty Records: Who Wants More EP (1991) and Out Of My Mind EP (1992).

01. Who Wants More
02. Unfair
03. You Crazy People Kill Me

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Mover - Mover

MOVER
Mover
1998 Superior Quality Recordings

Notes :
Late 90's britpop band formed by Sam Hazeldine, vocalist of early 90's indie band Passion Fruit And Holy Bread. They released two albums and few singles between 1997 and 2000, all for Superior Quality Recordings label.

01. Kick The Beam
02. Move Over
03. Junk
04. Samba Diablo
05. Tricolore
06. Stand
07. We Got It Going On
08. Bite The Bullet
09. Classic No.9
10. Let's Bond
11. Stay Gold

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Sweet Jesus - Phonefreak Honey

SWEET JESUS
Phonefreak Honey
1992 Rough Trade

Sweet Jesus. Briefly, and brilliantly, they flashed before us in the early Nineties, sounding like Marc Bolan fronting My Bloody Valentine. The lineup was: Ben Bentley (guitar, vocals), Roy Priest (lead guitar), Dave Priest (bass), Paul Collins (drums) [Gavin Priest replaced Dave Priest on bass before the recording of the final single]. The band were signed to Rough Trade in the early 90s; the music press linked them to what they saw as a Glam revival movement at the time, citing the then emerging band Suede as one of the prime movers in the imagined scene. The music press tipped Sweet Jesus as one to watch for the future, along with such contemporaries as PJ Harvey and the aforementioned Suede. Unfortunately, the collapse of Rough Trade led to the group's premature demise, leaving a legacy of four marvellous singles.

Sweet Jesus then mutated into the band Venus, issuing the Morrissey-esque single 'No. 1 Fan' and the album 'Miss Paris' on PVC Records in 1994. Lineup: Ben Bentley (guitar, vocals), Roy Priest (lead guitar), Gavin Priest (bass), Vicky Gwinnut (drums). Ben and Gavin (who switched to guitar) went on to form Groupie, who released two fine singles on the Sacred Heart label in 1997. Unfortunately, despite this promising start, the label ran into problems which put an end to the band's releases.

01. Phonefreak Honey
02. Peach
03. Baby Blue

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Formula One - Full Circle

FORMULA ONE
Full Circle
1999 Kooky

01. Auto Special
02. The Future Has No. 23
03. Springer Is Satan
04. Magic Bullet #9
05. Spittzer Silo
06. Badlands
07. Clear Blue Sky
08. Jeadaches And Handshakes
09. Filter Down
10. A New Kind Of Radar
11. Those Cathode Rays
12. Untitled Bonus Track

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The Parachute Men - Bed And Breakfast EP

THE PARACHUTE MEN
Bed And Breakfast EP
1989 Fire Records

01. Bed And Breakfast
02. Mr. Gas
03. Bad Rain

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