K's JANGLE POP SPECIAL VA - Jangle Pop: 155 F.A.B. Jangle Pop Gems (Super Deluxe Edition) [2022] (7 x CDs)

K's JANGLE POP SPECIAL      

VA - Jangle Pop: 155 F.A.B. Jangle Pop Gems (Super Deluxe Edition) [2022] (7 x CDs)

Jangle pop is a subgenre of pop rock or college rock that emphasizes jangly guitars and 1960s-style pop melodies. The term originated from Bob Dylan's song "Mr. Tambourine Man", whose 1965 rendition by the Byrds became considered one of the genre's representative works.

Jangle or jingle-jangle is a sound typically characterized by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars (particularly 12 strings) played in a droning chordal style (by strumming or arpeggiating). The sound is mainly associated with pop music as well as 1960s guitar bands, folk rock, and 1980s indie music. It is sometimes classed as its own subgenre, jangle pop. Music critics use the term to suggest guitar pop that evokes a bright mood. A Rickenbacker 360/12 was commonly used to produce "jangly" guitar sounds in the 1960s.

Despite forerunners such as Jackie DeShannon, the Searchers and the Everly Brothers, it was the Beatles and the Byrds who are commonly credited with launching the popularity of jangle. The name derives from the lyric "in the jingle-jangle morning, I'll come following you" from the Byrds' 1965 rendition of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man". Although many subsequent jangle bands drew significantly from the Byrds, they were not necessarily folk rock as the Byrds were.

Since the 1960s, jangle pop has crossed numerous genres, including power pop, psychedelia, new wave, post-punk, and lo-fi.  In the 1980s, the most prominent bands of early indie rock were jangle pop groups such as R.E.M., the Wedding Present, and the Smiths. In the early to mid 1980s, the term "jangle pop" emerged as a label for an American post-punk movement that recalled the sounds of "jangly" acts from the 1960s. Between 1983 and 1987, the description "jangle pop" was used to describe bands like R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs and Let's Active, as well as the Paisley Underground subgenre, which incorporated psychedelic influences.

The Everly Brothers and the Searchers laid the foundations for jangle pop in the late 1950s to mid 1960s; examples include "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (1958), and "Needles and Pins" (1964). Even though many subsequent bands drew hugely from the Byrds, not every group were as folk rock

sounding as the Byrds were. From then and into the 1970s, jangle pop saw a crossover with other subgenres, including power pop artists like the Raspberries and Big Star who blurred the line between the two styles, and folk rock artists such as Simon and Garfunkel.

1980s post-punk and new wave artists such as the Smiths, Pretenders, The Jam, XTC, Aztec Camera, The Cure, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The La's and the Sundays were all influenced by the pioneering jangle pop groups of the 1960s and 1970s.

An AllMusic summary of modern jangle pop describes it as a "pop-based format", but not mainstream, as the lyrics could often be "deliberately cryptic", and the sound "raw and amateurish" with a DIY production.

An article in Blogcritics magazine claims that besides R.E.M., the "... only other jangle-pop band to enjoy large sales in America were the Bangles, from Los Angeles. While better known for their glossy hits like 'Manic Monday', their first album and EP were organic, real jangle-pop efforts in a Byrds/Big Star vein, spiced with a dash of psychedelia on their debut."

So, after exhaustive and extensive online research, plus my own recollections and memories growing up with a lot of this music, here is my personal compilation of what I consider to be the best and most important tracks from the jangle pop era.  This fully packed 7CD set contains many rare and extremely hard to find tracks, with many featured in their original 7" single mono form. Only the original studio mixes are included. No later remixes, 'stereo enhanced' or live versions here!   Compiled as always using the very latest and highest quality digital remasters, with a considerable number of tracks sourced from the original master tapes for superior sound quality and enjoyment.

Get ready to jingle-jangle in the morning, the afternoon and all the way through the night!

K

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Track list

CD1

01 The Smiths Ask 3:16

02 Billy Bragg Feat. Johnny Marr And Kirsty Maccoll Sexuality 3:48

03 Kirsty Maccoll He's On the Beach 3:31

04 Pretenders Back on the Chain Gang 3:52

05 XTC Mayor of Simpleton 3:58

06 The Cure Just Like Heaven (Bob Clearmountain 7" Single Mix) 3:32

07 R.E.M. Losing My Religion 4:28

08 The Church Under the Milky Way 4:57

09 The Beatles Ticket to Ride 3:10

10 The Hollies I Can't Let Go (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:26

11 The Searchers Needles and Pins (Original 1964 7" Mono Single Version) 2:13

12 The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man 2:21

13 Nick Lowe Cruel to Be Kind 3:29

14 Dave Edmunds Girls Talk 3:24

15 Squeeze Pulling Mussels (from the Shell) 4:01

16 The Records Starry Eyes (Original 1978 7" Single Version) 4:23

17 The Smiths This Charming Man 2:43

18 Aztec Camera Oblivious 3:10

19 Orange Juice Rip It Up (Original 1983 7" Single Version) 3:46

20 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Forest Fire 4:32

21 The Mock Turtles Can You Dig It? 4:08

22 The Trash Can Sinatras Obscurity Knocks 4:08

CD2

23 The Milltown Brothers Here I Stand 3:37

24 The High Up and Down 4:53

25 The Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again 3:11

26 The Housemartins Happy Hour 2:22

27 The Monochrome Set Jacob's Ladder (Original 1984 Blanco Y Negro 7" Single Version) 2:56

28 The Wedding Present Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft 4:06

29 10,000 Maniacs What's the Matter Here? 4:51

30 Suzanne Vega Luka 3:51

31 Pretenders Kid 3:04

32 The Smiths Suffer Little Children 5:31

33 The Cure Friday I'm in Love (Original 1992 7" Single Mix) 3:35

34 The Dukes Of Stratosphear Vanishing Girl (Original 1987 7" Single Mix) 2:30

35 The La's There She Goes 2:42

36 The Stone Roses She Bangs the Drums (Original 1989 7" Single Mix) 3:42

37 Big Star September Gurls 2:46

38 Todd Rundgren Couldn't I Just Tell You (Original 1972 7" Single Edit) 3:18

39 Raspberries I Wanna Be with You 3:05

40 Brinsley Schwarz (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding 3:33

41 Kirsty Maccoll A New England 3:50

42 The Shivvers No Substitute 3:49

43 The Bangles Manic Monday 3:02

44 Altered Images See Those Eyes 3:10

CD3

45 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night (Original 1964 7" Mono Single Version) 2:32

46 The Hollies Look Through Any Window (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:17

47 The Searchers When You Walk in the Room (Original 1964 7" Mono Single Version) 2:22

48 The Byrds I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better 2:34

49 The Cure In Between Days 2:58

50 The Smiths The Boy with the Thorn in His Side 3:15

51 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Rattlesnakes 3:26

52 Echo & The Bunnymen The Killing Moon 5:46

53 The Cars My Best Friend's Girl 3:44

54 The Jags Back of My Hand (Original 1979 Jon Astley/Phil Chapman produced First 7" Single Version) 3:19

55 Nick Lowe So It Goes 2:30

56 Flamin' Groovies Shake Some Action (Original 1976 7" Single Version) 3:35

57 The Primitives Crash 2:32

58 Dum Dum Girls Bedroom Eyes 3:55

59 Best Coast Boyfriend 2:29

60 The Sundays Can't Be Sure 3:23

61 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make? 3:49

62 Aztec Camera Pillar to Post 4:01

63 Echo & The Bunnymen Seven Seas 3:21

64 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken? 3:07

65 The Adventures Send My Heart (Original 1984 7" Single Remix) 3:42

66 10,000 Maniacs Cherry Tree 3:13

67 Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas 4:56

CD4

68 The Lover Speaks No More "I Love You's" 4:05

69 R.E.M. It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 4:07

70 The Spongetones She Goes Out with Everybody 2:27

71 The Searchers Hearts in Her Eyes 3:21

72 Bram Tchaikovsky Girl of My Dreams 4:10

73 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers American Girl 3:32

74 The Plimsouls A Million Miles Away 3:34

75 Shoes Tomorrow Night (Original 1978 Bomp 7" Single Version) 3:13

76 Phil Seymour Precious to Me 2:51

77 Kirsty Maccoll Innocence (Original 1989 7" Single Remix) 4:00

78 The Sundays Here's Where the Story Ends 3:54

79 10,000 Maniacs Like the Weather 3:56

80 Pretenders Show Me 4:09

81 The Icicle Works Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) 3:49

82 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Charlotte Street 3:53

83 The Cure Pictures of You (Original 1990 7" Single Mix) 4:48

84 The Lotus Eaters Out on Your Own (Original 1984 12" Extended Single Version) 5:25

85 The Who The Kids Are Alright (Original 1966 UK 7" Mono Single Version) 3:07

86 The Beatles If I Needed Someone 2:23

87 The Turtles Outside Chance 2:05

88 The Byrds Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 3:38

89 XTC Earn Enough for Us (Original 1986 7" Single Mix) 2:54

CD5

90 Cast Alright 3:37

91 Scarlet Party 101-Dam-Nations 3:35

92 The Lilac Time The Laundry 3:34

93 Pretenders Don't Get Me Wrong 3:47

94 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Lost Weekend 3:14

95 Aztec Camera Walk Out to Winter 3:24

96 The Bluebells I'm Falling 5:09

97 Pretenders Stop Your Sobbing 2:38

98 The Beat Best Friend 3:02

99 The Cure Boys Don't Cry (Original 1979 7" Single Version) 2:42

100 Wire Outdoor Miner (Original 1979 7" Single Version) 2:52

101 The Smiths Still Ill 3:20

102 The Sundays My Finest Hour 4:00

103 Billy Bragg Feat. Johnny Marr And Kirsty Maccoll Greetings to the New Brunette 3:31

104 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Perfect Skin 3:14

105 R.E.M. Fall on Me 2:51

106 G.W. Mclennan Haven't I Been a Fool 3:23

107 The Psychedelic Furs All That Money Wants 3:47

108 The Smiths Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others 3:17

109 The Beatles Day Tripper 2:48

110 The Byrds All I Really Want to Do (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:05

111 The Who So Sad About Us (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 3:02

112 The Kinks Waterloo Sunset (Original 1967 7" True Stereo Single Version) 3:18

113 The Feelies Let's Go 2:38

CD6

114 The Sea Urchins Pristine Christine 2:46

115 Let's Active Every Word Means No 2:53

116 R.E.M. The One I Love 3:17

117 The Icicle Works Hollow Horse (Original 1984 12" Extended Long Version) 4:56

118 Echo & The Bunnymen Silver 3:21

119 The Railway Children Brighter 4:54

120 The Ocean Blue Ballerina Out of Control 3:54

121 The Cure High (Original 1992 7" Single Mix) 3:35

122 The Beat Save It for Later 3:34

123 The Jam Monday 3:00

124 The Smiths This Night Has Opened My Eyes 3:41

125 R.E.M. Talk About the Passion 3:20

126 The Church Reptile (Original 1988 7" Single Version) 4:54

127 Felt Down But Not Yet Out 3:36

128 The Icicle Works Out of Season 4:46

129 The Everly Brothers All I Have to Do Is Dream (Original 1958 Cadence Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:20

130 The Kinks Tired of Waiting for You (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:35

131 The Byrds Goin' Back (Original 1967 7" Mono Single Version) 3:22

132 Big Star The Ballad of El Goodo 4:20

133 The Lightning Seeds The Life of Riley 4:02

134 Pulp Babies 4:05

CD7

135 Teenage Fanclub Ain't That Enough 3:42

136 The Bluetones Slight Return 3:19

137 The Smiths Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 3:36

138 Aztec Camera Lost Outside the Tunnel 3:43

139 The Lilac Time The Girl Who Waves at Trains 4:01

140 Martin Stephenson And The Daintees Crocodile Cryer 4:41

141 R.E.M. Man on the Moon 5:12

142 The Lilac Time You've Got to Love 4:39

143 Martin Stephenson And The Daintees Nancy 3:47

144 The Smiths Back to the Old House 3:04

145 The Lotus Eaters The First Picture of You 3:40

146 The Pale Fountains Jean's Not Happening 4:07

147 The The Feat. Johnny Marr The Beat(en) Generation 3:05

148 The Smiths Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want 1:53

149 G.W. Mclennan Easy Come, Easy Go 4:00

150 The Go-betweens Streets of Your Town 3:36

151 Everything But The Girl When All's Well 3:04

152 The Jam Man in the Corner Shop 3:14

153 Crowded House Distant Sun 3:52

154 Aztec Camera We Could Send Letters 5:47

155 The Smiths There Is a Light That Never Goes Out 4:02

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