VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present [2017-2023] (9 x CDs)

BOB STANLEY & PETE WIGGS

VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present [2017-2023] (9 x CDs)

Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, the dynamic duo from the pop/dance group Saint Etienne, have carved a niche for themselves in the music industry. Their unique blend of songwriting, production, and keyboard performances has left an indelible mark on the music scene. However, their contributions extend beyond their band, as they have curated a series of compelling compilation albums from 2017 to 2023 that have significantly influenced the music world.

The series commenced with the launch of “English Weather”, an album that was lauded for its diverse mix of music styles. This set the tone for the subsequent compilations, which consistently presented listeners with a selection of music that was often off the beaten track, even for the most avid music enthusiasts. The compilations are celebrated for their immersive and captivating selections, each showcasing a wide spectrum of music styles.

Fast forward to 2023, Stanley and Wiggs released “Winter Of Discontent”, a compilation that captured the essence of the early 1980s. This album, described as the auditory equivalent of smelly lifts, soggy chips, and sticky carpets, is a testament to the unique and evocative themes that Stanley and Wiggs infuse into their compilations. The album was a harmonious blend of Post-Punk and Experimental genres, mirroring the discontent of the early 1980s.

Throughout the series, Stanley and Wiggs have traversed a myriad of music styles. From the groovy French funk-pop vibes in “Paris In The Spring”, to the poignant reflections on a crumbling late 60s America in “State Of The Union”, to the down-at-heel charity shop glam in “Three Day Week”, and the stirring synth-pop in “The Tears Of Technology”, each album in the series offers a unique musical journey, a testament to the curatorial prowess of Stanley and Wiggs.

The compilations have garnered high acclaim for their immersive and captivating selections. They have been lauded for their ability to challenge the listener with unfamiliar music from bygone musical eras.

The Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs collection of compilations from 2017 to 2023 is a remarkable contribution to the music world. It mirrors their deep understanding of music, their curatorial skills, and their ability to create compelling and immersive musical journeys. The series continues to influence and inspire music enthusiasts around the world. (B)

Included in this selection are the following albums:

• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present English Weather [2017]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present Paris In The Spring [2018]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present State Of The Union, The American Dream In Crisis (1967-1973) [2018]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present Three Day Week (When The Lights Went Out 1972-1975) [2019]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present The Tears Of Technology [2020]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present Occasional Rain [2020]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present Fell From The Sun (Downtempo And After Hours 1990-91) [2022]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present Winter Of Discontent [2023]
• VA - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present Incident at a Free Festival [2023]

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Track lists

English Weather [2017]

01 Caravan - Love Song With Flute 4:10

02 Roger Webb Sound - Moon Bird 2:19

03 Parlour Band - Early Morning Eyes 3:51

04 Scotch Mist - Pamela 3:13

05 Orange Bicycle - Last Cloud Home 3:06

06 T2 - Jlt 5:50

07 Bill Fay - 'til The Christ Come Back 3:07

08 Van Der Graaf Generator - Refugees 5:20

09 Aardvark - Very Nice Of You To Call 3:38

10 John Cale - Big White Cloud 3:30

11 Belle Gonzalez - Bottles 3:20

12 Way We Live - Watching White Stars 7:06

13 Offspring - Windfall 3:28

14 Camel - Never Let Go 3:38

15 Daevid Allen - Wise Man In Your Heart 8:32

16 Matching Mole - O Caroline 5:07

17 Prelude - Edge Of The Sea 6:42

18 Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw - Evening Shade 2:33

Paris In The Spring [2018]

01 Karl Heinz Schäfer - La Victime (Part 1) 2:06

02 Mireille Darc - Hélicoptère 2:45

03 Bernard Lavilliers - Les Aventures Extraordinaires D'un Billet De Banque 3:17

04 Janko Nilovic - Roses And Revolvers 3:38

05 Ilous & Decuyper - L'élu 2:42

06 Jacques Dutronc - La Métaphore 3:17

07 Brigitte Fontaine - Dommage Que Tu Sois Mort 2:23

08 Jean-Claude Vannier - Les Gardes Volent Au Secours Du Roi (Alternate Version) 3:58

09 Nino Ferrer - Looking For You 5:52

10 Cortex - Chanson D'un Jour D'hiver 5:22

11 Françoise Hardy - Viens 2:13

12 Léonie - Couleurs 3:21

13 William Sheller - Leslie Simone 2:47

14 Triangle - Litanies 5:08

15 François De Roubaix - Baleines 3:15

16 Jane Birkin - Encore Lui 2:23

17 Serge Gainsbourg - Evelyne 2:08

18 Michel Polnareff - Le Bal Des Laze 4:53

19 Léonie - Lilith 2:21

20 Ys - Ystor 5:45

21 France Gall - Chanson Pour Que Tu M'aimes Un Peu 2:24

22 Karl Heinz Schäfer - La Victime (Part 2) 1:28

23 Romy Schneider & Michel Piccoli - La Chanson D'hélène 2:47

State Of The Union, The American Dream In Crisis (1967-1973) [2018]

01 Elvis Presley - Clean Up Your Own Back Yard 3:10

02 Della Reese - Brand New Day 2:03

03 Dion - Abraham, Martin And John 3:21

04 Frank Sinatra - The Train 3:27

05 4 Seasons - Saturday's Father 3:15

06 Beach Boys - 4th Of July 2:45

07 Anita Kerr & The Anita Kerr Singers - Wine In The Wind 2:46

08 Bing Crosby - What Do We Do With The World? 2:57

09 Everly Brothers - Lord Of The Manor 4:49

10 Four Preps - Hitchhiker 2:31

11 Lou Christie - Paint America Love 5:19

12 Ray Stevens - Mr. Businessman 3:22

13 Eartha Kitt - Paint Me Black Angels 2:30

14 Roy Orbison - Southbound Jericho Parkway 7:01

15 Bobby Darin - Questions 4:23

16 Paul Anka - This Crazy World 2:38

17 Mel Tormé - Take A Letter Maria 2:57

18 Eugene Mcdaniels - Cherrystones 3:12

19 Tokens - Some People Sleep 1:55

20 Buddy Greco - Cardboard California 3:29

21 Dean Martin - Do You Believe This Town? 2:35

22 Johnny Tillotson - Welfare Hero 2:59

23 Teresa Brewer - Save The Children 2:34

24 Brothers Four - Revolution 2:48

Three Day Week (When The Lights Went Out 1972-1975) [2019]

01 Brothers - Part Of The Union 2:57

02 Small Wonder - Ordinary Boy 2:57

03 Ricky Wilde - The Hertfordshire Rock 2:49

04 Kinks - When Work Is Over 2:08

05 Sutherland Bros Band - Sailing 2:38

06 Adam Faith - In Your Life 2:42

07 Phil Cordell - Londonderry 3:10

08 Stud Leather - Cut Loose 3:09

09 Troggs - I'm On Fire 2:13

10 Mike Mcgear - Kill 1:50

11 Lieutenant Pigeon - And The Fun Goes On 3:04

12 Mungo Jerry - Open Up 3:26

13 Matchbox - Rod 2:15

14 Hawkwind - Urban Guerilla 3:40

15 Edgar Broughton Band - Homes Fit For Heroes 4:20

16 Bombadil - Breathless 3:06

17 Robin Goodfellow - Why Am I Waiting 3:37

18 Cockney Rebel - What Ruthy Said 2:31

19 Paul Brett - Clocks 1:42

20 Climax Chicago - Mole On The Dole 5:02

21 Barracuda - I Feel So Down 2:40

22 Wigan's Ovation - Northern Soul Dancer 2:20

23 Stavely Makepeace - Don't Ride A Paula Pillion 2:51

24 Pheon Bear - War Against War 3:04

25 Roly - Roly Pin 3:57

26 David Essex - Stardust 2:49

The Tears Of Technology [2020]

01 China Crisis - Jean Walks In Fresh Fields 1:50

02 Turquoise Days - Grey Skies 4:19

03 Simple Minds - Real To Real 2:51

04 Illustration - Tidal Flow 3:53

05 Care - An Evening In The Ray 2:50

06 Soft Cell - Youth 3:17

07 John Foxx - Europe After The Rain 4:01

08 Patrik Fitzgerald - Personal Loss 2:53

09 Eyeless In Gaza - Lights Of April 2:20

10 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Sealand 7:44

11 Thomas Leer - Private Plane 4:00

12 Electronic Circus - Direct Lines 3:52

13 Pale Fountains - Unless 4:39

14 Chris & Cosey - October (Love Song) 3:53

15 New Musik - A Map Of You 3:49

16 Human League - Wxjl Tonight 4:36

17 Paul Haig - Christiana 3:39

18 Teardrop Explodes - Tiny Children 3:51

19 Oppenheimer Analysis - Behind The Shades 5:57

20 Trevor Bastow - Feather Bed 3:02

Occasional Rain [2020]

01 Traffic - Hidden Treasure 4:13

02 Duncan Browne - Ragged Rain Life 2:58

03 Cressida - Home Is Where I Long To Be 4:04

04 Keith West - Leit Motif 2:47

05 Skin Alley - Night Time 5:33

06 Clouds - Once Upon A Time 2:51

07 Mandy More - Come To Me Jesus 3:56

08 Moody Blues - Out And In (Single Version) 3:45

09 Shape Of The Rain - Wasting My Time 3:10

10 Granny's Intentions - Nutmeg, Bitter Suite 3:11

11 Yes - Sweetness 4:31

12 Pete Brown & Piblokto! - Station Song Platform Two 3:38

13 Argent - Freefall 3:21

14 Exchange & Mart - I Know That I'm Dreaming 2:52

15 Michael Chapman - Postcards Of Scarborough 5:19

16 Christine Harwood - Question Of Time 3:42

17 'igginbottom - The Castle 2:57

18 Andrew Leigh - Windy Baker Street 4:54

19 Tonton Macoute - Flying South In Winter 6:27

20 Catherine Howe - Innocence Of Child 3:41

Fell From The Sun (Downtempo And After Hours 1990-91) [2022]

01 Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun (Higher Than The Orb) 5:01

02 Critical Rhythm Featuring Jango Thriller & Vandal - It Could Not Happen (Essential Trance Hall Mix) 5:38

03 Sheer Taft - Cascades (Hypnotone Mix) 4:28

04 History Featuring Q-Tee - Afrika (Love And Laughter Mix) 5:17

05 Grid - Floatation (Original Version) 5:08

06 Saint Etienne - Speedwell (Radio Edit) 4:33

07 One Dove - Fallen 7:18

08 Transglobal Underground - Temple Head (Pacific Mix - Airwaves) 4:53

09 Massonix - Just A Little Bit More (Electro Instrumental Mix) 4:46

10 Elsi Curry - U Make Me Feel (Running Water Aka Workhouse Mix) 5:02

11 Soul Family Sensation - I Don't Even Know If I Should Call You Baby (Marhsall Jefferson Symphony Mix) 6:05

12 BBG - Snappiness (7" Edit) 3:53

13 Aloof - Never Get Out Of The Boat (The Flying Mix) 7:53

14 Moodswings - Spiritual High (The Moodfood Megamix) 9:12

Winter Of Discontent [2023]

01 Mekons - Where Were You? 2:43

02 Fatal Microbes - Violence Grows 3:12

03 Animals & Men - The Terraplane Fixation 2:08

04 Blue Orchids - Work 4:01

05 Karl's Empty Body - Small Hours 3:34

06 Frankie's Crew - Somebody 1:31

07 Scritti Politti - Confidence 3:05

08 Thin Yoghurts - Drink Problem 4:14

09 Anne Bean & Paul Burwell - Low Flying Aircraft 4:08

10 Performing Ferret Band - Brow Beaten 1:40

11 Manchester Mekon - No Forgetting 2:56

12 Raincoats - Fairytale In The Supermarket 2:59

13 Zounds - Can't Cheat Karma 2:42

14 Androids Of Mu - Bored Housewives 2:21

15 Fall - In My Area 5:06

16 Digital Dinosaurs - The Sideways Man 2:28

17 Good Missionaries - Attitudes 4:07

18 Human Cabbages - The Window's Broken 4:01

19 Television Personalities - King And Country 3:38

20 Exhibit 'a' - In The Night 2:52

21 Performing Ferret Band - Nudes 2:36

22 Tarzan 5 - Different Story 4:33

23 Gynaecologists - The Red Pullover 3:46

24 Door And The Window - Production Line 4:03

Incident at a Free Festival [2023]

01 Deep Purple - Chasing Shadows 5:34

02 Manfred Mann Chapter Three - One Way Glass 3:34

03 Andwella - Hold Onto Your Mind 3:43

04 Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw - Hot Pants 1:52

05 Pink Fairies - Do It (Single Edit) 3:04

06 Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night 3:57

07 Stray - Taken All The Good Things 5:30

08 Edgar Broughton Band - Out Demons Out 4:48

09 May Blitz - For Mad Men Only 4:16

10 Curved Air - Backstreet Luv 3:38

11 Hawkwind - Ejection 3:47

00 Stack Waddy - 12 Meat Pies 'ave Come But Band's Not Here Yet 4:59

13 James Hogg - Lovely Lady Rock 3:14

14 Paladin - Third World 3:56

15 Barclay James Harvest - Taking Some Time On 5:29

16 Jonesy - Ricochet 4:05

17 Steve Gray - Led Balloon 2:22

18 Slowload - Big Boobs Boogie 3:08

19 Leaf Hound - Freelance Fiend 3:11

20 Dave Richmond - Confunktion 4:33

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