Showing posts with label the pastels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the pastels. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

V/A- Creation Soup (Box Set)


Five cd box set of the first 50 singles released by influential British indie stalwarts, Creation Records.
Mediafire Download Link: Creation Soup- Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, Vol 4, Vol 5

Creation Soup Volume One [CRECD 101]
1 Legend, The* - 73 In 83
2 Legend, The* - You Were Glamorous
3 Legend, The* - Melt The Guns
4 Revolving Paint Dream - Flowers In The Sky
5 Revolving Paint Dream - In The Afternoon
6 Biff Bang Pow! - Fifty Years Of Fun
7 Biff Bang Pow! - Then When I Scream
8 Jasmine Minks, The - Think
9 Jasmine Minks, The - Work For Nothing
10 Pastels, The - Something's Going On
11 Pastels, The - Stay With Me 'til Morning
12 X-Men* - Do The Ghost
13 X-Men* - Talk
14 Biff Bang Pow! - There Must Be A Better Life
15 Biff Bang Pow! - Chocolate Elephant Man
16 Jasmine Minks, The - Where The Traffic Goes
17 Jasmine Minks, The - Mr. Magic
18 Loft, The - Why Does The Rain
19 Loft, The - Like
20 Legend, The* - Sings The Blues
21 Legend, The* - Arrogant Bastards

Creation Soup Volume Two [CRECD 102]
1 Pastels, The - Million Tears 2:54
2 Pastels, The - Surprise Me 4:28
3 Pastels, The - Baby Honey 6:57
4 X-Men* - Spiral Girl 3:02
5 X-Men* - Bad Girl 2:06
6 Les Zarjaz - One Charming Night 1:50
7 Les Zarjaz - My Baby Owns A Fallout Zone 2:06
8 Loft, The - Up The Hill & Down The Slope 4:20
9 Loft, The - Tuesday 3:15
10 Bodines, The - Godbless 2:19
11 Bodines, The - Paradise 3:07
12 Primal Scream - All Fall Down 2:14
13 Primal Scream - It Happens 2:06
14 Jasmine Minks* - What's Happening 1:53
15 Jasmine Minks* - Black & Blue 1:59
16 Slaughter Joe - I'll Follow You Down 3:15
17 Slaughter Joe - Napalm Girl 3:21
18 Meat Whiplash - Don't Slip Up 3:21
19 Meat Whiplash - Here It Comes 2:55
20 Loft, The - Lonely 3:02
21 Loft, The - Time 2:53
22 Slaughter Joe - Surely Some Of Joe's Blues 2:51
23 Slaughter Joe - Fall Apart 2:53

Creation Soup Volume Three [CRECD 103]
1 Five Go Down To The Sea* - Aunt Nelly 3:15
2 Five Go Down To The Sea* - Silk Brain Worm 3:29
3 Five Go Down To The Sea* - Women 3:03
4 Pastels, The - I'm Alright With You 3:18
5 Pastels, The - For What It's Worth 4:39
6 Pastels, The - Couldn't Care Less 1:55
7 Moodists, The - Justice & Money Too 4:23
8 Moodists, The - You've Got Your Story 2:52
9 Moodists, The - Take Us All Home 3:12
10 Biff Bang Pow! - Love's Going Out Of Fashion 3:20
11 Biff Bang Pow! - It Happens All The Time 3:22
12 Jasmine Minks* - Cold Heart 4:02
13 Jasmine Minks* - World's No Place 2:47
14 Primal Scream - Crystal Crescent 2:41
15 Primal Scream - Velocity Girl 1:27
16 Felt - Ballad Of The Band 2:49
17 Felt - I Didn't Mean To Hurt You 2:36
18 Weather Prophets* - Almost Prayed 2:42
19 Weather Prophets* - Your Heartbeat Breathes The Life Into Me 3:52
20 Bodines, The - William Shatner 3:49
21 Biff Bang Pow! - Inside The Mushroom 3:08
22 Jasmine Minks* - Black & Blue 1:58
23 Primal Scream - Spirea X 1:07
24 Felt - Ferdinand 1:59
25 Weather Prophets* - Frankie Lymon 3:38
26 Weather Prophets* - Wide Open 3:40

Creation Soup Volume Four [CRECD 104]
1 Weather Prophets, The - Naked As The Day You Were Born 4:04
2 Weather Prophets, The - In My Room 4:11
3 Felt - Rain Of Crystal Spires 3:54
4 Felt - I Will Die With My Head In Flames 1:37
5 Nikki Sudden - Jangle Town 4:33
6 Nikki Sudden - The Last Bandit 4:02
7 Biff Bang Pow! - Someone Stole My Wheels 2:47
8 Biff Bang Pow! - It Makes You Scared 2:57
9 Slaughter Joe - She's Out Of Touch 3:00
10 Slaughter Joe - See My Rider 4:17
11 Phil Wilson (2) - Waiting For A Change 2:59
12 Phil Wilson (2) - Even Now 3:52
13 Momus - Murderers, The Hope Of Women 5:19
14 Momus - Eleven Executioners 4:04
15 Momus - What Will Death Be Like 7:09
16 Biff Bang Pow! - Everything's Turning Brouchard 1:29
17 Biff Bang Pow! - The Death Of England 3:09
18 Bill Drummond - King Of Joy 2:48
19 Nikki Sudden & Rowland Howard* - Wedding Hotel 3:38
20 Nikki Sudden & Rowland Howard* - Girl With No Name 3:42
21 Nikki Sudden & Rowland Howard* - Hello Wolf 3:23

Creation Soup Volume Five [CRECD 105]
1 Baby Amphetamine - Chernobyl Baby 2:48
2 Baby Amphetamine - Cheque It Out 2:55
3 House Of Love, The - Shine On 3:21
4 House Of Love, The - Love 2:27
5 House Of Love, The - Flow 2:38
6 House Of Love, The - Real Animal 3:01
7 House Of Love, The - Plastic 2:04
8 House Of Love, The - Nothing To Me 3:12
9 Blow Up - Good To Me 2:24
10 Blow Up - To You 3:08
11 Phil Wilson (2) - Ten Miles 3:01
12 Phil Wilson (2) - A Jingle 3:30
13 Felt - The Final Resting Of The Ark 2:43
14 Felt - Autumn 1:55
15 Blow Up - Pool Valley 2:39
16 Blow Up - Smile 1:33
17 Emily (3) - Mad Dogs 3:02
18 Emily (3) - Reflect On Rye 2:14
19 Emily (3) - What The Fool Said 2:53
20 Emily (3) - Old Stone Bridge 3:10
21 Baby Amphetamine - Chernobyl Baby (Meldown Mix) 5:26
22 Blow-Up - I25 2:05
23 Blow-Up - I Won't Hurt You 2:45
24 Phil Wilson (2) - Jackson 3:45
25 Felt - Fire Circle 1:54
26 Felt - There's No Such Thing As Victory 2:19
27 Felt - Buried While Blind 1:08
28 Blow-Up - When You Smile 1:32
29 Blow-Up - Wish 2:12

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Sittin' Pretty and The Bats


Here are some sweet late 8o's Indie classics. Sittin' Pretty by The Pastels is the first and probably best album from those Scottish cult mainstays, The Pastels. Think The Vaselines, but maybe even a little better. Then we have Daddy's Highway by The Bats- vintage New Zealand "Kiwi" pop. You say you like The Clean and you're not from down-under? Well, chances are you need to dial in to The Bats, my friend. They are basically just Kilgour and Co's harmonizing jangle-pop cousins. Though The Pastels and The Bats hailed from different corners, I'd say their early albums share a sort of common energy. Both records seem like they could've been made by stepkids of the Velvet Underground, each laying down a sort of ragtag outsider pop right smack in the midst of the tired and unfortunate excesses of the late-80s. Its not like they were the only ones riding that train at the time, but these albums have qualities that just stand-out as similar. I bet that back then, emulating the Velvets probably still felt irreverent to all involved. I had a great time humming along to these records while I was cleaning our basement a few weeks back. And that's why I've paired them together for this post. Enjoy.
The Pastels- "Nothing To Be Done"
The Bats- "Made Up In Blue"
Mediafire download links:
The Pastels- Sittin' Pretty (refreshed 2/2/10)
The Bats- Daddy's Highway (refreshed 2/2/10)