CHILDLINE (TODAY'S TOP ARTISTS UNITE FOR CHARITY) Various Artists 1996

 

by request

Discogs

 

Compilation on the Polygram TV record label



Tracklist

4:28
2	Paul Weller–	Feelin' Alright

4:01
3	Ocean Colour Scene–	Huckleberry Grove

2:59
4	Alisha's Attic–	Still Life

3:50
5	Ash–	Punk Boy

2:06
6	Mansun–	Ski Jump Nose (Cliff Nourell Mix)

3:43
7	Suede–	Lazy (Original Demo)

3:11
8	Pulp–	Whiskey In The Jar

4:48
9	Cast–	Better Man

3:02
10	Lighthouse Family–	Ocean Drive (VH1 Acoustic Mix)

3:22
11	Menswear–	Can't Smile Without You

3:58
12	Salad–	Back Street Luv

3:30
13	These Animal Men–	Wichita Lineman

4:24
14	Booth & The Bad Angel*–	Dance Of The Bad Angel (Archive Mix)

5:03
15	Tricky–	Chaos

2:51
16	Bjork*–	Possibly Maybe (LFO Lucy Mix)

3:02
17	East 17–	Looking For (Biff Mix)

4:01
18	Boyzone–	Your Song

3:53

1

Automatic Baby–

One (Live)

NME A FLAVOUR OF THE LABEL Various Artists 1998

 

Discogs 

compilation from the New Musical Express magazine

Tracklist 

01	–Beastie Boys	Intergalactic (Prisoners Of Technology Mix/Tms1 Remix)	5:37
02	–Bentley Rhythm Ace	Madam, Your Carriage Awaits	4:01
03	–Mansun	Television	8:23
04	–Idlewild	4 People Do Good	2:00
05	–Dr John*	John Gris (J. Spaceman Mix)	5:21
06	–Neil Finn	Twisty Bass	5:11
07	–Sparklehorse	Hundreds Of Sparrows	2:30
08	–Liz Horsman	This Is Blue	4:24
09	–The Supernaturals	Country Music	3:02
10	–The Dandy Warhols	Hard On For Jesus	4:38
11	–Sean Lennon	Spaceship	4:17
12	–Cecil	Larger Than The Mountain To The Ant (Mantronik Anthill Radio Formula)	3:51
13	–Bran Van 3000	Forest	3:46
14	–K-Klass	Live It Up (Perpetual Motion Remix)	7:20

 

NME SAMPLER Various Artists 1997

 
Discogs

 

NME (New Musical Express) Sampler 

 

Tracklist

1	–Mansun	Wide Open Space	4:31
2	–Mansun	Stripper Vicar	4:08
3	–Mundy	Life's A Cinch	5:01
4	–Mundy	Reunion - Live	4:39
5	–Reef	Place Your Hands	3:37
6	–Reef	Resignation	3:36
7	–Skunk Anansie	Hedonism	3:27
8	–Skunk Anansie	So Sublime	4:55
9	–3 Colours Red	Pure	3:09
10	–3 Colours Red	Through Breeze	4:49

 

MANSUN Attack of the Grey Lantern 1997

Discogs

Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Arriving in the aftermath of Brit-pop, Mansun was one of the first British guitar bands to depart from the prevailing styles of the mid-'90s, leaving both light, Beatlesque pop and studied trad-rock behind. Mansun had more in common with early-'90s bands like Suede and the Manic Street Preachers, groups that stood defiantly outside of the pop spotlight, yet managed to cultivate a devoted fan base. By combining a dark, grandiose vision with the driving intensity of hard rock and the stylish swagger of New Romanticism, Mansun didn't sound a thing like their contemporaries. While their first singles earned a devoted audience, the British music press didn't focus heavily on the group, so it came as a surprise when their debut album, Attack of the Grey Lantern, debuted at number one in early 1997, knocking the long-awaited Blur comeback off the top of the charts. But by that time, Mansun had been hailed as one of the best new bands of the year, and the record was praised throughout the U.K. music press, making the group one of the most respected and popular new British groups of 1997. Led by guitarist/vocalist Paul Draper, Mansun formed in Chester, England in the mid-'90s. Draper met Stove King (bass) at Wrexham Art College, discovering that the pair shared a fondness for new wave acts like Duran Duran and ABC, as well as Prince, Pink Floyd, and David Bowie. The pair, who worked at a photo laboratory together, met Dominic Chad (lead guitar) at a local pub he was managing. Forming under the name Grey Lantern, the trio began playing, supported by a series of drummers. After being told by an acquaintance that Grey Lantern was the worst name he had ever heard, the group changed their name to Mansun, which was a truncation of a Verve B-side "A Man Called Sun."

Early in 1996, the group released the limited-edition single "Take It Easy Chicken" on their own Sci Fi Hi Fi label, and it entered the playlist for Radio 1. Shortly afterward, Andy Rathbone became their permanent drummer. Initially, the U.K. music weeklies tagged Mansun as one of the crowd of post-Oasis, lad-rock bands, primarily because of Chad's heavy drinking and alcohol-fueled antics. Over the course of the year, the guitarist sobered up and the band released a series of singles, each more ambitious than the one before. By the end of the year, they had earned their first Melody Maker cover. In February of 1997, Mansun released their debut album Attack of the Grey Lantern on Parlophone Records. It unexpectedly entered the charts at number one, earning enthusiastic reviews in the process. Six appeared two years later; it didn't fare as well as their first album, but Mansun wowed college audiences with the title track. The band's third effort, Little Kix, did even worse, barely receiving recognition in the States when it appeared in summer 2000. Although work began on a fourth album in spring 2002, Mansun split up in May 2003. The results of the new material appeared on the two-disc collection Kleptomania in 2004. 

Tracklist

The Chad Who Loved Me	5:02
Mansun's Only Love Song	5:55
Taxloss	7:02
You, Who Do You Hate?	3:06
Wide Open Space	4:31
Stripper Vicar	4:05
Disgusting	5:07
She Makes My Nose Bleed	3:55
Naked Twister	4:39
Egg Shaped Fred	4:11
Dark Mavis	8:36
An Open Letter To The Lyrical Trainspotter	4:03