The Primitives - Thru The Flowers 12"
(Lazy Records – [LAZY 01], 1986) [ENG]
The first single from English group The Primitives, and the first release, 1986, on Lazy Records (which also briefly had MBV on its' roster).
Friday, May 17, 2024
THE PRIMITIVES - REALLY STUPID 12" (LAZY RECORDS [LAZY 02T], 1986) [ENG]
The Primitives - Really Stupid 12"
(Lazy Records – [LAZY 02T], 1986) [ENG]
The second 12" single from Coventry, England noise pop group The Primitives, released on Lazy Records in 1986.
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN - NEVER UNDERSTAND 12" (BLANCO Y NEGRO [NEG 8T], 1985) [SCOT]
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Never Understand 12"
(Blanco Y Negro – [NEG 8T], 1985) [SCOT]
The second single release from The Jesus & Mary Chain, in support of their first album Psychocandy, with two non-album B-Side tracks. More noise and distortion.
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN - UPSIDE DOWN 7" (CREATION RECORDS [CREATION 012], 1984) [SCOT]
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Upside Down 7"
(Creation Records – [CREATION 012], 1984) [SCOT]
The first release by Scotland's The Jesus & Mary Chain and also an early release on nascent record label Creation from 1984. The band really delivers on the the wall-of-sound with grating and squealing feedback.
RIDE - PLAY 12" (CREATION RECORDS [CRE075T], 1990) [ENG]
Ride - Play 12"
(Creation Records – [CRE075T], 1990) [ENG]
The second 12" single release by Ride, who had four 12" singles come out within about a year's time on Creation Records from 1990-1991.
RIDE - CHELSEA GIRL 12" (CREATION RECORDS [CRE072T], 1989) [ENG]
Ride - Chelsea Girl 12"
(Creation Records – [CRE072T], 1989) [ENG]
The first single from English shoegaze group Ride. Released in 1989 or January 1990 on Creation Records.
MY BLOODY VALENTINE - SUNNY SUNDAE SMILE 12" (LAZY RECORDS [LAZY 04T], 1987) [IRE]
My Bloody Valentine - Sunny Sundae Smile 12"
(Lazy Records – [LAZY 04T], 1987) [IRE]
Another 12" single from My Bloody Valentine, their third release this time on Lazy Records. Again, still before the introduction of Bilinda Butcher to the group, but still getting closer to their more familiar sound. Love these lyrics -- if you really listen closely...
MY BLOODY VALENTINE - THE NEW RECORD BY... 12" (KALEIDOSCOPE SOUND [KS 101], 1986) [IRE]
My Bloody Valentine - The New Record By.. 12"
(Kaleidoscope Sound – [KS 101], 1986) [IRE]
The second 12" single release from My. Bloody Valentine. Released on Kaleidoscope Sound in 1986, with Dave Conway doing some vocals and prior to Bilinda joining the group. You can hear the beginnings of them coming into their 'sonic sound.' Some of my favorite MBV stuff is this 80s indiepop/twee stuff before the full on shoegaze records.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
EAST RIVER PIPE - EVEN THE SUN WAS AFRAID 10" (SARAH RECORDS [SARAH 407], 1995) [USA]
East River Pipe - Even The Sun Was Afraid 10"
(Sarah Records – [SARAH 407], 1995) [USA]
I don't know too many American artists or groups that appear on the seminal English indie pop label Sarah Records, but there is East River Pipe out of America's northeast. This is a 10" mini-album released in 1995, one of the labels last releases before calling it quits.
THE FIELD MICE - SNOWBALL 10" (SARAH RECORDS [SARAH 402], 1989) [ENG]
The Field Mice - Snowball 10"
(Sarah Records – [SARAH 402], 1989) [ENG]
Probably my favorite release by The Field Mice with all my favorite tracks! Released originally as a mini-album on 10" in 1989 on Sarah Records.
THE DENTISTS - WRITING ON THE SHAGPILE 12" (TAMBOURINE RECORDS [URINE 3], 1987) [ENG]
The Dentists - Writhing on the Shagpile 12"
(Tambourine Records – [URINE 3], 1987) [ENG]
A 12" indie pop single from England's The Dentists, released in 1987 on Tambourine Records. Has my favorite song of theirs 'Just Like Oliver Reed!'
PO! - FAY 7" (SUNDAY RECORDS [SUNDAY 009], 1991) [ENG]
Po! - Fay 7"
(Sunday Records – [Sunday 009], 1991) [ENG]
Another cute two song twee 7", this time from English pop group Po!, released in 1991 on Sunday Records.
STRAWBERRY STORY - SMALL & SLIGHTLY ROUNDED EP 7" (HEAVEN RECORDS [HV05], 1991) [ENG]
Strawberry Story - Small & Slightly Rounded EP 7"
(Heaven Records – [HV05], 1991) [ENG]
A cute twee 7" from English indie pop group Strawberry Story, released in 1991 on Heaven Records. The final song is a cover or re-working of a folk/country classic 'Freight Train' originally by Elizabeth Cotten.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
THE WAKE - MAJOR JOHN 7" (SARAH RECORDS [SARAH 48], 1991) [SCOT]
The Wake - Major John 7"
(Sarah Records – [SARAH 48], 1991) [SCOT]
The second single release on Sarah Records from The Wake, who released this 7" single in 1991. Kind of middle of the career for the band going for a more indie pop sound after their earlier Factory Record days and earlier synth-pop stuff. Love both eras equally!
THE VASELINES - SON OF A GUN 12" (53RD & 3RD [AGAAF 10], 1987) [SCOT]
The Vaselines - Son of a Gun 12"
(53rd & 3rd – [AGAAF 10], 1987) [SCOT]
The first 12" single or vinyl release by Edinburgh's The Vaselines. Released on Scottish label 53rd & 3rd in 1987.
URUSEI YATSURA - PLASTIC ASHTRAY 7" (CHÉ [CHÉ 46], 1995) [SCOT]
Urusei Yatsura - Plastic Ashtray CDEP
(ché – [CHÉ 46], 1995) [SCOT]
An early CDEP from Urusei Yatsura, 1995, featuring two extra tracks not on the 7" vinyl release.
18 WHEELER - THE REVEALER CDEP (CREATION RECORDS [CRESCD 188], 1994) [SCOT]
18 Wheeler - The Revealer CDEP
(Creation Records – [CRESCD 188], 1994) [SCOT]
A CDEP single release from Scotland's 18 Wheeler. I really like this one because it has a demo version of their song "Suncrush" and I always like hearing demo and alternative versions of songs I really like!
18 WHEELER - NATURE GIRL 12" (AUGUST RECORDS [CAUG006T], 1993) [SCOT]
18 Wheeler - Nature Girl 12"
(August Records – [CAUG006T], 1993) [SCOT]
One of the early 12" single releases from Glasgow, Scotland's 18 Wheeler, released on August Records in 1993, before they were signed to Creation Records.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
THE YUMMY FUR - POLICEMAN 7" (GUIDED MISSLE [GUIDE 13], 1997) [SCOT]
The Yummy Fur - Policeman 7"
(Guided Missile – [GUIDE 13], 1997) [SCOT]
A 7" vinyl single from Glasgow, Scotland group The Yummy Fur with a nice montage/collage song on the B-Side.
YO LA TENGO - FROM A MOTEL 6 CDEP (MATADOR [OLE 080-2], 1994) [USA]
Yo La Tengo - From a Motel 6 CDEP
(Matador – [OLE 080-2], 1994) [USA]
A 1994 CDEP single from Yo La Tengo from around the time of release of their album Painful, that came out a year earlier.
FLOWCHART - ACOUSTIC AMBIENCE 7" (FUZZY BOX [FUZ-002], 1995) [USA]
Flowchart - Acoustic Ambience 7"
(Fuzzy Box – [FUZ-002], 1995) [USA]
A nice listening quiet little lo-fi 7" from Philadelphia, PA group Flowchart, released in 1995 on Fuzzy Box Records.
MODEST MOUSE - BLUE CADET-3, DO YOU CONNECT? 7" (K [IPU 58], 1994) [USA]
Modest Mouse - Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? 7"
(K – [IPU 58], 1994) [USA]
The first vinyl release from Modest Mouse is this little lo-fi 7" with some of my favorite tracks. Part of K Records International Pop Underground series, released 1994.
Monday, May 13, 2024
THREE SHADES OF DIRTY - PAPER ROSES TAPE (VERMIN SCUM RECORDS, DANCING SONGS RECORDS, 1990) [USA]
Three Shades of Dirty - Paper Roses TAPE
(Vermin Scum Records, Dancing Song Records, 1990) [USA]
The only release from Three Shades of Dirty is this cassette tape from 1990. With members from seminal emo group The Hated. Classic stuff, the finale song kills me every time!
TEN BOY SUMMER - DEMO TAPE (SELF RELEASED, 1993) [USA]
Ten Boy Summer - Demo TAPE
(Self Released, 1993) [USA]
This is a Ten Boy Summer demo recording from 1993 that was never released while the band was active. Only one song of theirs made it out to a proper release, that was on the 'A Food Not Bombs Benefit LP' from 1994 on *inchworm.
THE PARTY OF HELICOPTERS - MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL... PREFERABLY EVIL TAPE (VOICE OF THE SKY, 1998) [USA]
The Party of Helicopters - Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil... Preferably Evil TAPE
(Voice Of The Sky, 1998) [USA]
A cassette tape released by The Party of Helicopters from 1998 on Voice of the Sky. Jamie confirms the number of cassettes made – "We made like 50 of those tapes for an east coast tour. It was supposed to be released as a 10” on voice of the sky records but it never came out." Some tracks here that do not appear on their discography CD, I believe.
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