VA - Britpop at the BBC [2014] (3 x CDs)

BRITPOP BBC

VA - Britpop at the BBC [2014] (3 x CDs)

In 2014 the BBC celebrated 20 years of Britpop with Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley bringing back the Evening Session and inviting listeners to vote for their favourite Britpop Anthem. Britpop at the BBC features the public’s favourite Britpop anthems including the iconic bands of the era with a rare clearance of Oasis "Wonderwall"along with all the tracks that defined the genre Blur’ Parklife", Pulp "Common People", The Verve "Lucky Man", Radiohead "Creep", Paul Weller "The Changingman", Ash"Girl from Mars", Suede "Animal Nitrate".

Steve and Jo choose their favourite tracks from their time on the Evening Session uncovering forgotten favourites from Ocean Colour Scene "The Day We Caught the Train", The Divine Comedy "Something For The Weekend", Space "Female Of the Species", Elastica "Connection", Lush "Single Girl" and Kenickie "Punka". To quote Steve Lamacq from the sleeve notes ‘Here you’ll find a whole array of bands; the mavericks and miscreants who made Britpop what it was’.

CD 3 picks out highlights from the BBC archive of Evening Session recordings with exclusive unreleased live performances from Blur - Girls & Boys / Pulp – Lipgloss / Suede – Trash / Charlatans – One to Another and many more. (Amazon)

The BBC's Evening Session performances and features some very nice unreleased cuts

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Track lists

CD1

01 Oasis - Wonderwall 4:19

02 Blur - Parklife 3:05

03 Pulp - Common People 4:04

04 Verve - Lucky Man 4:48

05 Bluetones - Slight Return 3:16

06 Supergrass - Alright 3:00

07 Paul Weller - The Changingman 3:31

08 Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train 3:10

09 Sleeper - Inbetweener 3:20

10 Mansun - Wide Open Space 4:33

11 Shed Seven - Going For Gold 4:23

12 New Order - Regret 4:09

13 Menswear - Daydreamer 2:17

14 Dodgy - Staying Out For The Summer 3:04

15 Catatonia - Road Rage 4:00

16 Gene - Olympian 5:24

17 Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha [Norman Cook Remix] 4:01

18 Divine Comedy - Something For The Weekend 4:20

19 Space - Female Of The Species 3:19

20 Cardigans - Love Fool 3:14

21 Babybird - You're Gorgeous 3:42

CD02

01 Suede - Animal Nitrate 3:21

02 Radiohead - Creep 3:55

03 Ash - Girl From Mars 3:25

04 Longpigs - She Said 4:21

05 Elastica - Connection 2:21

06 Lush - Single Girl 2:34

07 Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness 3:32

08 Boo Radleys - Lazarus 3:39

09 Cast - Fine Time 3:06

10 Echobelly - King Of The Kerb 3:55

11 Lightning Seeds - Lucky You 4:17

12 Wannadies - You & Me Song 2:49

13 Supernaturals - Smile 3:43

14 Teenage Fanclub - Sparky's Dream 3:15

15 La's, The - There She Goes 2:41

16 Primal Scream - Rocks 3:31

17 Marion - Sleep 3:04

18 Kula Shaker - Tattva 3:45

19 Charlatans - North Country Boy 4:00

20 Kenickie - Punka 3:06

21 Reef - Place Your Hands 3:38

22 Travis - U16 Girls 4:02

23 My Life Story - 12 Reasons 3:41

CD03

01 Blur - Girls & Boys 4:18

02 Pulp - Lipgloss 3:31

03 Suede - Trash 4:29

04 Supergrass - Late In The Day 4:10

05 Manic Street Preachers - She Is Suffering 4:26

06 Echobelly - Atom 3:03

07 Catatonia - Mulder And Scully 3:27

08 Charlatans - One To Another 5:01

09 Auteurs - Junk Shop Clothes 2:47

10 Gene - This Is Not My Crime 2:27

11 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Desolation Blues 2:28

12 3 Colours Red - Beautiful Day 4:18

13 Mansun - Closed For Business 2:46

14 Ash - I'm Gonna Fall 5:12

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