VA - Manchester, North of England, A Story of Independent Music Greater Manchester 1977-1993 [2017] (7 x CD's)

MANCHESTER, NORTH OF ENGLAND

VA - Manchester, North of England, A Story of Independent Music Greater Manchester 1977-1993 [2017] (7 x CD's)

Seven CD set. From Buzzcocks to Britpop, Manchester North Of England is the ultimate tribute to the independent output of that most important and iconic of musical cities, with 146 tracks across seven CDs in a deluxe box set. Compiled by the team behind other Cherry Red box sets (Scared To Get Happy, Still In A Dream, Millions Like Us, Action Time Vision, etc.), this tells the story of how indie music exploded in Manchester after the rush of Punk and the seminal release of the Buzzcocks' Spiral Scratch EP. With exhaustive sleevenotes by the city's leading music journalist of the era, Mick Middles, and a foreword by Mark Radcliffe, Manchester North Of England includes many of the key bands from the late '70s to the early '90s - Joy Division, The Fall, New Order, James, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Morrissey, John Cooper Clarke, 808 State, A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, The Charlatans and last but not least, Oasis. Although the scene was dominated by blokes with guitars, which is reflected here, Manchester North Of England also doffs it's cap to reggae, soul, singer-songwriters, hip-hop, avant garde, techno/industrial and dance music. Inspired by Bop Cassettes' 1988 compilation (name + cover image), the box set is being presented in conjunction with MDMA (Manchester District Music Archive). Many of the tracks appear on CD for the first time, from the Punk explosion through Factory Records, post-punk, the jangly C86 period, Madchester, Indie-Dance and the early 90s transition into what would become Britpop. (Amazon)

Amazing collection. If you are an audiophile who loved Manchester bands in the 1980s, you will flip over this collection. Yes, there are local bands, and it's an amazing collection.

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Track Lists

CD1    Cranked Up Really High

01    Buzzcocks    Breakdown (Demo)    2:10
02    Slaughter & The Dogs    Cranked Up Really High    2:51
03    Nosebleeds    Ain't Bin To No Music School    2:55
04    Drones    Just Want To Be Myself (LP Version)    2:45
05    John Cooper Clarke    Psycle Sluts Pts. 1 & 2    5:47
06    Jilted John    Going Steady    3:49
07    John The Postman    Louie Louie (Edit)    3:29
08    Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias    Heads Down, No Nonsense, Mindless Boogie    2:42
09    Magazine    The Light Pours Out Of Me    4:38
10    Spherical Objects    The Kill    3:29
11    Steve Miro    Up And About    2:39
12    V2    Man In The Box    4:13
13    Distractions    Maybe It's Love    3:04
14    Grow-Up    Stay Awake    1:09
15    Frantic Elevators    Voice In The Dark    2:01
16    Joy Division    She's Lost Control    3:52
17    Chris Sievey    Baiser    2:29
18    Smirks    To You    3:08
19    Salford Jets    Manchester Boys    3:07
20    48 Chairs    Snap It Around    3:34
21    Foreign-Press    Downpour    3:59
22    She Cracked    Warren Row    3:25
23    X-O-Dus    English Black Boys (Edit)    4:45
24    Harlem Spirit    Dem A Sus (In The Moss)    3:38

CD2    Big Noise In The Jungle

01    Fall    Rowche Rumble    4:02
02    Fast Cars    The Kids Just Wanna Dance    3:28
03    Mothmen    Does It Matter Irene?    4:13
04    Any Trouble    Yesterday's Love    2:49
05    Tiller Boys    Big Noise In The Jungle    5:54
06    Manchester Mekon    No Forgetting    2:56
07    Manicured Noise    Faith    3:30
08    Smack    Edward Fox    4:07
09    Bet Lynch's Legs    Some Like It Hot    4:29
10    Durutti Column    Lips That Would Kiss    3:47
11    Blue Orchids    The Flood    4:19
12    Freshies    I'm In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk    2:50
13    Hamsters    Cloud Of Flies    4:03
14    Suns Of Arqa    Acid Tabla Dub    3:01
15    A Certain Ratio    The Fox    3:05
16    Crispy Ambulance    Deaf    3:57
17    Ludus    My Cherry Is In Sherry    2:39
18    Diagram Bros    Bricks    2:44
19    Eric Random    Subliminal    4:40
20    Bee Vamp    Valium Girls    4:34
21    Chameleons    In Shreds    4:08

CD3    Love At The Hacienda

01    New Order    Temptation (7'' Version)    5:24
02    Syncopation    Marking Time    3:49
03    Dislocation Dance    Rosemary    2:47
04    Carmel    Sugar Daddy    3:09
05    Swamp Children    You've Got Me Beat    4:55
06    Gods Gift    Discipline    4:25
07    Nico & The Invisible Girls    Procession    4:49
08    52nd Street    Cool As Ice (U.S. 7'' Edit)    4:01
09    Passage    Sharp Tongue    3:04
10    Biting Tongues    Aair Care    5:00
11    Jane    Of All - Leaves Were Falling    1:22
12    Tools You Can Trust    Working And Shopping    3:19
13    Quando Quango    Love Tempo (Benelux Edit)    3:35
14    Inca Babies    Grunt Cadillac Hotel    2:38
15    Marcel King    Reach For Love    5:27
16    Section 25    Looking From A Hilltop    4:33
17    Life    Tell Me    3:10
18    Stockholm Monsters    All At Once    2:56
19    Membranes    Spike Milligan's Tape Recorder    4:12
20    A Witness    Kitchen Sink Drama    4:16
21    Graham Fellows    Love At The Hacienda    2:35

CD4    Garage Full Of Flowers

01    James    Chain Mail    3:26
02    Miaow    Belle Vue    4:09
03    Easterhouse    Whistling In The Dark    3:42
04    Bodines    Scar Tissue    3:39
05    Big Flame    Why Popstars Can't Dance    1:59
06    Weeds    China Doll    2:35
07    Yargo    Get High    5:21
08    Twang    Sharp    3:18
09    Edward Barton    Me And My Mini    2:30
10    Big Ed & His Rocking Rattlesnakes    D'You Think I Look Like Elvis Presley?    3:05
11    Inspiral Carpets    Garage Full Of Flowers (Flexi Version)    3:45
12    Danny Boys    Days Of The Week    3:10
13    Thirst    Let Go    3:27
14    Man From Delmonte    Drive Drive Drive (Twnty Two And Still In Love With You)    2:29
15    Monkey Run    Falling Upstairs    4:18
16    Metro Trinity    Spend My Whole Life Loving You    3:43
17    Mirrors Over Kiev    Take Me Down    3:14
18    Paperboys    This Is How I Feel    3:45
19    Great Leap Forward    A Peck On The Cheek À La Politiqué    3:22
20    TOT    Kill All The Boys    3:31
21    Meat Mouth    Meat Mouth Is Murder    4:40
22    T-Coy    Cariño    5:16

CD5    24 Hour Party People

01    Happy Mondays    24 Hour Party People    4:38
02    Ambitious Beggars    Man In A Suit    3:17
03    Bradford    Skin Storm    3:14
04    Laugh    Time To Lose It (John Peel Radio Session Version)    3:13
05    Too Much Texas    Hurry On Down (When Will I See You Again)    2:42
06    Fallover 24    Pessimistic Man    3:30
07    Waltones    The Deepest    4:11
08    Raintree County    Nice Time At The Disco    4:46
09    Johnny Dangerously    Subway Life    2:25
10    Jean Go Solo    In Salford The Sun Doesn't Shine    2:43
11    Desert Wolves    Passion In The Afternoon    3:37
12    Morrissey    The Last Of The Famous International Playboys    3:37
13    King Of The Slums    Fanciable Headcase    4:57
14    Sun And The Moon    C'Est La Vie    4:34
15    Reegs    Chorus Of The Lost    5:24
16    Barry Adamson    The Man With The Golden Arm    4:05
17    Jazz Defektors    Ooh! This Feeling    4:19
18    Chapter And The Verse    All This And Heaven Too (Radio Edit)    4:42
19    A Guy Called Gerald    Voodoo Ray    4:27
20    Us    Born In The North    5:15

CD6    What The World Is Waiting For

01    Stone Roses    What The World Is Waiting For    3:52
02    What? Noise    Vein    4:35
03    Dub Sex    Swerve    2:59
04    Train Set    Hold On    3:21
05    Jerks    Waterskin    3:56
06    Mock Turtles    And Then She Smiles    3:17
07    Revenge    7 Reasons (Demo)    3:59
08    Electronic    Getting Away With It    4:17
09    MC Buzz B    How Sleep The Brave (Jazz Mix Vocal Edit)    5:52
10    MC Tunes & 808 State    The Only Rhyme That Bites    4:30
11    New Fast Automatic Daffodils    Big (Edit)    4:07
12    Northside    Shall We Take A Trip    4:23
13    Rainkings    Get Ready    2:34
14    Paris Angels    Perfume    4:12
15    High    Box Set Go    4:02
16    Cygnet Ring    18 Daze    3:23
17    Asia Fields    Dazed    4:08
18    Ruthless Rap Assassins    And It Wasn't A Dream    3:00
19    Krispy 3    Coming Through Clear    4:33
20    Kiss AMC    Let Off (7'' Mix) (feat. Ruthless Rap Assassins)    3:36

CD7    Sons Of The Stage

01    Charlatans    Sproston Green    5:13
02    Swirl    Giant Sea    4:22
03    World Of Twist    Sons Of The Stage    5:09
04    Hypnotone    Dream Beam (7'' Edit)    4:05
05    808 State    Cubik (Original Mix)    3:21
06    Sub Sub    Space Face    6:47
07    Adventure Babies    Camper Van    4:44
08    Days    Fly    3:15
09    Kill Laura    Murder    1:51
10    Wonky Alice    Caterpillars    5:03
11    Robinson    Soup    3:19
12    Lionrock    Lionrock    5:12
13    Chemical Brothers    Song To The Siren    4:31
14    Intastella    Can You Fly Like You Mean It (Gungadin) (feat. Shaun Ryder)    4:19
15    Puressence    Offshore    3:25
16    Bandit Queen    Dirt And Soul    3:24
17    Molly Half Head    Barny    3:17
18    Oasis    Columbia (Demo)    5:27
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