Tuesday, November 28, 2023

VA - THE POLITE CREAM TEA CORPS 7" (PTOLEMAIC TERRASCOPE [POT 16], 1994) [UK]

VA - The Polite Cream Tea Corps 7"
(Ptolemaic Terrascope – [POT 16], 1994) [UK]





A lo-fi 7" compilation that was included with Ptolemaic Terrascope #16, Volume 4 Number 4, Spring 1994. 

Tracklisting:

01 - Flying Saucer Attack - All About Dreams
02 - Guided By Voices - Chicken Blows
03 - Änglagård - Gånglåt Från Knapptibble








Monday, November 27, 2023

VA - WILD SUMMER, WOW! LP (CREATION RECORDS [CRELP 002], 1984) [UK]

VA - Wild Summer, Wow! LP
(Creation Records – [CRELP 002], 1984) [UK]



What I believe is the first "Creation Records Sampler" released by the label in 1984, compiling some of the songs from the label's earliest singles. 


Tracklisting:

01 - The Pastels - Something Going On
02 - The Loft - Winter
03 - Biff Bang Pow! - There Must Be A Better Life
04 - Revolving Paint Dream - In The Afternoon
05 - The Legend - Melt The Guns!
06 - The X-Men - Talk
07 - The Pastels - Stay With Me Til Morning
08 - The Jasmine Minks - Think!

THE NIGHTBLOOMS - GO ELIZA 7" (DINGO RECORDS, 1988) [NED]

The Nightblooms - Go Eliza 7"
(Dingo Records, 1988) [NED]





The first 7" single from Dutch indie pop / shoegaze group The Nightblooms. Released on Dingo Records in 1988. That faded pastel indie pop aesthetic. 


Thursday, November 16, 2023

BIFF BANG POW! - LOVE'S GOING OUT OF FASHION 12" (CREATION RECORDS [CRE 024T], 1986) [UK]

Biff Bang Pow! - Love's Going Out of Fashion 12"
(Creation Records – [CRE 024T], 1986) [UK]





A 12" single from England's Biff Bang Pow! released on Creation Records in 1986.

BEACH HOUSE - USED TO BE 7" (CARPARK RECORDS [CAK 46], 2008) [USA]

Beach House - Used To Be 7"
(Carpark Records – [CAK 46], 2008) [USA]





An early 7" single release of Beach House from 2008, released on Carpark Records.