VA - C91 (3 x CD's)

 

C91

VA - C91 (3 x CD's)

Having successfully crossed over from the bedsit to the mainstream throughout 1989 and 1990, independent artists quickly began to dominate the British musical landscape, bringing an authentic new energy to a stagnant, Thatcherite pop scene. 1991 saw countless indie artists score hit singles and albums as the scene continued to mutate and adapt regionally, politically and aesthetically - from Manic Street Preachers’ urgent, punk-infused anthems and the outer edges of shoegaze and psychedelic songcraft offered by Chapterhouse and Levitation, through to the dancefloor friendly adventures of Flowered Up and St Etienne, the art-school informed Kingmaker and established baggy favourites The Charlatans, 1991 offered up the broadest and richest smorgasbord of accessible, street-level artists the UK’s youth had known in a decade.

‘C91’ is a snapshot of that time and place, bringing together the cream of the 1991 independent landscape and offering a rollercoaster of hits, near-misses and curiosities along the way. With thoughtful sleevenotes from Lois Wilson (Record Collector and MOJO) and fantastic mood- capturing artwork we’ve come to associate with the ‘C’ series, this set – the sixth in the series - continues a journey begun with ‘C86’, charting an essential, alternative view of the British music scene as it moved towards the inevitability of the 21st Century. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Daisy Chainsaw Love Your Money 2:44

02 Dodgy Summer Fayre 4:43

03 Kingmaker When Lucy's Down 4:37

04 Catherine Wheel Black Metallic 7:22

05 Sultans Of Ping F.C. Where's Me Jumper? 3:09

06 Bleach Bethesda 3:15

07 Revolver Crimson 3:40

08 Wendys Pulling My Fingers Off 4:08

09 Stairs Weed Bus 2:20

10 Poppy Factory 7x7 4:21

11 Cranberries Them 3:42

12 Dylans Godlike 4:36

13 Moose Jack 3:42

14 Spirea X Jet Pilot 2:49

15 Levitation Nadine 1:24

16 Bang Bang Machine Flower Horse 3:59

17 Sweet Jesus Honey Loving Honey 2:59

18 Sun Dial Fireball 3:55

19 Fabulous There's A Riot Going On 2:52

20 Drop Drone 1 5:21

21 Blueboy Clearer 3:54

CD2

01 High Up And Down 4:53

02 Charlatans Over Rising 3:40

03 Top She's Got All The World 3:20

04 Chapterhouse Pearl 5:15

05 Saint Etienne Nothing Can Stop Us 4:21

06 Flowered Up I'll Be Your Dog (Introducing Barry Mooncult) 4:22

07 World Of Twist Sweets 4:49

08 Stan My Delight 3:50

09 Paris Angels Oh Yes 6:41

10 Lush For Love 3:30

11 Scorpio Rising Watermelon 4:13

12 Boo Radleys The Finest Kiss 5:17

13 Slowdive Morningrise 4:19

14 Spectrum (I Love You) To The Moon & Back 5:29

15 Secret Shine Grey Skies 3:43

16 Medalark Eleven Snake 3:41

17 Smashing Orange Not Very Much To See 4:01

18 Forever People Sometimes 4:14

CD3

01 Manic Street Preachers Stay Beautiful 3:10

02 Northside Take 5 3:12

03 Ever Virginize 4:15

04 Ned's Atomic Dustbin Until You Find Out 2:52

05 Th' Faith Healers Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden 6:16

06 Spitfire Dive 3:37

07 Honey Smugglers Closer 2:41

08 Horse Latitudes Northern Country Lie 2:31

09 See See Rider Stolen Heart 4:18

10 Steamkings In Your Room 2:52

11 Greenhouse New World Order 4:13

12 Gentle Despite Shadow Of A Girl 6:43

13 Moonflowers Fire 6:36

14 Raintree County Here It Comes 2:56

15 Heavenly So Little Deserve 3:56

16 Headtime Have You Heard 2:47

17 Tramway Maritime City 3:13

18 Mexico 70 What's In Your Mind 4:40

19 Fuel Honey Comes Softly 5:31

20 Sweetest Ache Sickening 3:15

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