Shy Reptiles - Shy Reptiles

 

 

SHY REPTILES

Shy Reptiles

1989 Fontana

 

Notes :

Shy Reptiles hail form Stockton-on-Tees, in the north east of England. They signed to Phonogram/Fontana, after making an initial demo recording at Fairview Studios, in Hull. These recordings went on to form part of the band's only album, of the same name. Their music was released at a similar time to 'House Of Love', who they were label mates with. However, despite an album, two single releases, and a number of live shows, they never gained the recognition of their contemporaries. The band were released by Phonogram around 1991, after the album failed to make any sales impact. 

01. High Desire

02. Cold Rain

03. Trail Blaze

04. Can You Take It

05. Overnight

06. Sunblind

07. Fever

08. Soul Drug

09. So High

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The Frank And Walters - Grand Parade

 

 

THE FRANK AND WALTERS

Grand Parade

1997 Setanta

 

01. Colours

02. Indian Ocean

03. Little Dolls

04. Russian Ship

05. I Suppose

06. Saturday Night

07. How Can I Exist

08. Mrs. Xavier

09. Have You Ever

10. Tony Cochrane

11. Landslide

12. Lately

 

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An Emotional Fish - Superman EP

 

 

AN EMOTIONAL FISH

Superman EP

1995 Blue Music

 

01. Superman

02. Happy Famillies

03. Digging This Hole

04. Frankie Carroll (Acoustic)

05. Dublin (Acoustic)

 

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WANTED: The Farm - Love See No Colour (UK 12'' Promo)

 

 

THE FARM

Love See No Colour (UK 12'' Promo)

1992 End Product

01. Love See No Colour (Astral Asian Mix)

02. Love See No Colour (Astral Asian Dub Mix)

03. Love See No Colour (Astral Asian Dub Instrumental)

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Steppford Wives - 2000 Light Years From Home

STEPPFORD WIVES
2000 Light Years From Home
1990 S & M Records

Notes:
Great indie dance/baggy cover of The Rolling Stones song released in 1990 on S & M Records.
''2000 Light Years From Home'' is a song written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards and appeared on The Rolling Stones psychedelic rock album ''Their Satanic Majesties Request'' from 1967.

01. 2000 Light Years From Home (Club Mix)
02. 2000 Light Years From Home (Instrumental Mix)
03. Walk

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3 Men Gone Mad - You Try

3 MEN GONE MAD
You Try
1990 Mad Music

01. You Try
02. You Try (Mix)

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Sp!n - Demos September 1992 (Cassette Sampler)

SP!N
Demos September 1992
1992 Amalgamated Talent

Notes:
Final record by Sp!n, cassette demo sampler recorded in September 1992, change of their sound from baggy to britpop is evident on all tracks, ''Decide'' later will became Gene's 1995 B-side ''I Can't Decide If She Really Loves Me''.

01. Goodbye
02. Decide
03. Age You're At
04. This Lady's Not For Turning

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WANTED : The Farm - Love See No Colour (White Label Promo)

 

 

THE FARM

Love See No Colour

1991 Produce Records

01. Love See No Colour (World Colours Club Mix)

02. Love See No Colours (World Colours Dub Mix)

03. Love See No Colour (Comin' On Mix)

04. Love See No Colour (Comin' On Dub Mix)

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WANTED : Illustrious - The Jester (Unreleased DJ Promo)

 

 

ILLUSTRIOUS

The Jester

1992 Survival Records

 

01. The Jester

02. So Happy

03. The Jester (Version 1.05)

04. Rise

 

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The Honey Smugglers - Besides Which (12'' Single)

THE HONEY SMUGGLERS
Besides Which (12'' Single)
1991 Ultimate Records

The Honey Smugglers emerged on the London scene in late 1988, guided by front man Spence’s enigmatic take on life and powered by a neo-psychedelic backbeat of drums, bass and Vox Continental organ. Their pop sensibilities won them many admirers on the London gig scene, and they were courted by most of the major record labels. In reality however, they were perhaps too eccentric for mainstream consumption.
After several false starts, they were eventually signed by Fiction in the summer of 1990 and immediately recorded the classic `Listen’ E.P. The title track was totally in sync with the `baggy’ times (although more by accident than design, the track had been written nearly two years before). The Smugglers’ live set consisted of a far more varied cornucopia of pop styles than many gave them credit for (witness the B-Sides to the EP).
Following rave reviews in the music press, the band embarked on a British tour with Non Fiction label mates Eat, culminating in a spectacular sell out gig at the London Astoria, and forging inter-band relationships which lasted for many years.
Despite a place in `Sounds’ Magazine Top 50 Singles of the Year for 1990, The Smugglers were unaccountably dropped by Non-Fiction.
After a further EP (`Besides Which’) with new label Ultimate in early 1991, the band suffered an untimely split in the summer of that year in the midst of album sessions produced by Paul Noble from Eat. Chris Spence followed his calling to pursue other avenues.
A loose gathering of personnel including all of the Smugglers and Paul and Max Noble from Eat were to be seen on the London gig circuit in the years to follow in the revamped Honey Smugglers, (Superfine Dandelion), futuristic sci-fi rockers TV Eye, (featuring TV actor Paul Kaye) and Tiny Electric Company (an aggregation of all comers which sometimes featured up to 12 musicians onstage, many of whom had barely met) but never quite recaptured the momentum of those heady times.

01. Closer
02. You Are The Sun
03. Good Afternoon

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Groupie - Genius

GROUPIE
Genius
1997 Sacred

Notes :
Britpop band formed by Ben Bentley & Gavin Priest, ex-members of Sweet Jesus and Venus.
They released two singles: ''Genius'' and ''All My Friends Are Pets'', both in 1997 for great Sacred Records label.

01. Genius
02. Headache In The Head
03. Pin-Up Stars

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Caligula - Rubenesque

CALIGULA
Rubenesque
1994 Mercury

01. Fuzz
02. Wishing
03. Tears Of A Clown
04. Roundabout
05. Make Me Happy
06. Wardrum
07. Five Different Signs
08. Feel For Me
09. Helplessness
10. Don't Look Back
11. So Fine
12. Bubbler
13. Before
14. Checkpoint
15. Hypnotised

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The Shamen - Make It Mine (Remix)

 

 

THE SHAMEN

Make It Mine (Remix)

1990 One Little Indian

 

Notes :

Tracks 01, 02 & 04 - remixed by Eddie Richards (Jolly Roger)

Track 03 - remixed by Paul Oakenfold

01. Make It Mine (V2.2 Evil Ed)

02. Make It Mine (V2.3 Outer Limits)

03. Progen (Land Of Oz)

04. Make It Mine (V2.4 Micro Minimal)

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The Beloved - Your Love Takes Me Higher (The Angelic Mixes)

THE BELOVED
Your Love Takes Me Higher (The Angelic Mixes)
1989 WEA

01. Your Love Takes Me Higher (Deep Joy)
02. New Beats For Old
03. Your Love Takes Me Higher (Simply Divine)
04. Your Love Takes Me Higher (Divinely Simple)

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Molly Half Head - Breaking The Ice

 

 

MOLLY HALF HEAD

Breaking The Ice

1995 Columbia

 

01. Breaking The Ice

02. Blistered

03. Airwaves

04. Ginger Pat's Avenue (Acoustic Version)

 

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Swirl - Fall EP

SWIRL
Fall EP
1990 Playtime Records

01. Fall
02. Matter Of Attitude
03. Giant Sea

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Beef - Stop The Pigeon EP

BEEF
Stop The Pigeon EP
1989 Artlos

Notes :
Great, late 80's indie rock band, members were Jane Stokes (vocal), John Palmer (guitar), Ronnie Day (bass) and Carlton Hunt (drum). Formed around 1988 in Greater London, Beef released their first album, "Living In A Hee Hee Wey", together with an EP "Stop The Pigeon" and a single "Lazen Hags" taken from the album, in 1989. The album received some lukewarm reviews and was given airtime on stations in the UK, BeNeLux and Germany, but generated limited sales. A second album "Low Slung Town" was released in 1991 after which the band disappeared into thin air. 

01. Stop The Pigeon
02. Sleeping Like A Lizard
03. I'm Blind

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Strangelove - Love And Other Demons

 

 

STRANGELOVE

Love And Other Demons

1996 Food

 

01. Living With The Human Machines

02. Beautiful Alone

03. Sway

04. 20th Century Cold

05. She's Everywhere

06. #1432

07. Casualties

08. Spiders And Flies

09. Elin's Photograph

10. The Sea Of Black

 

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Cat Ballou - Tarantula EP

 

 

CAT BALLOU

Tarantula EP

1997 Bionic Vinyl

01. Tarantula

02. Loner

03. Matthew & Son

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Groupie - All My Friends Are Pets

GROUPIE
All My Friends Are Pets
1997 Sacred

01. All My Friends Are Pets
02. I Threw A Brick In The Air
03. The Day The Earth Moved

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Northside - Freak Circus

 

 

NORTHSIDE

Freak Circus

1992 Factory Records

 

01. Freak Circus #1

02. Freak Circus #2

03. Freak Circus #3

04. Freak Circus #4

05. Freak Circus #5

06. Freak Circus #6

 

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Northside - Instrumental (1991 Demo)

 

 

NORTHSIDE

Instrumental

1991 Demo

 

Notes :

Great obscure untitled instrumental demo track from 1991

01. Instrumental (1991 Demo)

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Revenge - Demos 1993

REVENGE
Demos 1993
1993

Notes :
Formed 1989 by bassist Peter Hook (New Order, Joy Division).
Members included fellow Manchester musicians Dave Hicks on guitar (from 1989-1991) and keyboardist Chris Jones. The group released one album on Factory, and later a posthumous live album.
The touring band included drummer Ash Taylor (1991 replaced by Mike Hedges) and second bassist/guitarist David Potts (becoming a full member after Hicks left) and Brian Whittaker on bass and guitar.
The band dissolved 1995, with Hook and Potts forming Monaco soon after. 

01. Funky 1
02. Tender
03. Televive
04. Born To Kill
05. Guard Dog
06. Guitar 1 (Instrumental)
07. Born To Kill (Brighter Version)
08. No Title (Instrumental)
09. This Is A War (Instrumental)
10. Guard Dog (Brighter Version)
11. Hangover
12. Instrumental Pop

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Swirl - Body EP

SWIRL
Body EP
1991 Playtime Records

Early 90's indie band from Manchester, released two singles and one album "Plumptuous" on Playtime Records.

01. Shimmer (Edit)
02. Helicopter (Edit)
03. Mother Likes To Wrestle

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Hug - Kaleid EP

HUG
Kaleid EP
1991 Better Than Life Recordings

Notes  :

UK indie group who were based in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. Released one album ''Hummana'' and three singles.

01. Kaleid
02. Apparently
03. You Should See Me

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