Indie Top 20 Volume 12 (1991)

1. Happen To Die - The Charlatans
2. Pulling My Fingers Off - The Wendys
3. Lemon Afternoon - The Dylans
4. Chlorine Dream - Spirea X
5. Spaceman 3 - Big City - Spaceman 3
6. Nothing Can Stop Us - Saint Etienne
7. Fountain Of Youth - Candyland
8. Get Better - New Fast Automatic Daffodils
9. Don't Fear The Reaper - The Bridewell Taxis
10. Ten Little Girls - Curve
11. Counting Backwards - Throwing Muses
12. Fortune Teller - Buffalo Tom
13. You Love Us - Manic Street Preachers
14. She's My Friend - Catherine Wheel
15. Jack - Moose
16. Nadine - Levitation
17. Last Train To Trancentral - The KLF

The Wendys- Gobbledygook (1991)

Bought this after being completely seduced by the single Pulling My Fingers Off (and at the time was involved with somebody who had actually cut one of their fingers off in despair).
Produced by Ian Broudie, this was a Factory release but I hesitate to label it Manchester. The band were from Scotland and sent Tony Wilson a demo at the behest of the legendary Derek ‘Horseman’ Ryder – father of Shaun and Paul, after he saw them supporting Happy Mondays.

John Renton -vocals
Ian White -guitar
Johnny MacArthur -drums
Arthur Renton -bass

Some NME articles here.