Engine Alley - Engine Alley

ENGINE ALLEY
Engine Alley
1993 Mother Records

01. Switch
02. Old Lovers In A Basement Flat
03. Infamy
04. Song For Someone
05. Telescope Girl
06. Spare Me
07. Mrs. Winder
08. Diamond Jill And Crazy Jane
09. Desperate Eyes
10. Insignifance
11. Summertime Is Over
12. The Flowers

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Molly Half Head - Dunce

MOLLY HALF HEAD
Dunce
1995 Columbia

01. Breaking The Ice
02. Natures Slice
03. Aisle 8
04. Shine
05. Dunce
06. Caprio
07. Heaton's Bliss
08. What Will Come
09. Seat On Teak
10. Meccano
11. Who Buys

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Jaguar - A Vision

JAGUAR
A Vision
1998 Warner Bros. Records

01. Up And Down
02. But Tomorrow
03. I Quit
04. Coming Alive
05. Together
06. Into Yesterday
07. A Vision
08. Feeling Free
09. Sweet Soul Music
10. Nothing
11. Better Blue
12. Closer To The End

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Mover - Fly Casual

MOVER
Fly Casual
2001 Superior Quality Recordings

Notes :
Obscure and hard to find second album from britpop band Mover

01. Charly Brown
02. That's It
03. You The Man
04. Step Lively
05. Fatwa
06. Good Business
07. Deep Fat Fry
08. Jimmy Two Times
09. Fizzy
10. Hit The Switches
11. Original Sweetdish

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Resque - Life's A Bonus

RESQUE
Life's A Bonus
1991 Musidisc

Notes :
International Resque were formed in Reading in 1989. They dropped the 'International' prefix sometime after the release of their second single, 'So Way Down'. Unashamedly a pop band with no particular affection or affinity for 'indie' or independent labels, Resque played Sixties-influenced tunes your milkman could whistle. They toured as the support to their mates Carter USM a couple of times, which widened their exposure to the record-buying public.
Resque's debut album, 'Life's a Bonus', came out in 1991. A Sixties influence was evident on several numbers, such as 'My Big Ambition' and 'She Drives My Train', but was most obviously on display on the perky 'Jump Back', which sparkled in a way reminiscent of 'Help!' era Fab Four. Elsewhere, it has to be said that they sounded like the Wonder Stuff on occasions ('Inside' being a good example), but the album was sprinkled with the kind of tunes that suggested that the band recorded them with smiles on their faces. Such is the fickle world of pop and the music press, if they'd emerged a couple of years later they would have probably been accepted as members of the poppy branch of Britpop (cf Cast, for example). But back in 1991, they just didn't seem to fit in and suffered accordingly. Resque broke up sometime in 1992, presumably due to the absence of an acceptable record deal once their two-single, one-album contract with Musidisc expired. Amazingly, Resque were big in Japan where they had several No. 1's in the Independant Charts and they subsequently toured Japan before they broke up.
After Resque disbanded, Wez joined Carter USM, replacing their drum machine. Guitarist Mark Lyons got his hair cut and formed the power pop trio Chuck, who sadly fizzled out after showing early promise. Bassist Roger apparently joined Airhead.

01. Life's A Bonus
02. In My Room
03. Yeah!
04. Room To Dream
05. Watch Me When I Fall
06. Inside
07. Don't Put The Blame On Me
08. The Reasons Why
09. My Big Ambition
10. She Drives My Train
11. Jump Back
12. Today's The Day
13. Footprints

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Smalltown Parade - Get Beautiful

SMALLTOWN PARADE
Get Beautiful
1993 Polystar

Notes :
Excellent madchester / baggy pop album by Smalltown Parade that was released only in Japan, including their two singles "Watching Mary Go Round" and "And We Dance On".
Smalltown Parade was a group formed in 1990 by Paul Bevoir after the demise of his previous combo The Jetset.

01. There's A Girl In My Soup
02. Watching Mary Go Round
03. Space Doubt
04. Hippy Heaven
05. And We Dance On
06. Life On Cloud Eight
07. Drive A Red Car
08. The Man Who Live Upstairs
09. Colour My World
10. Get Beautiful

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Smalltown Parade - And We Dance On

SMALLTOWN PARADE
And We Dance On
1991 Deltic Records

01. And We Dance On
02. The Man Who Lives Upstairs
03. The Sunday Way Of Life

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Starlings - Valid

STARLINGS
Valid
1992 Anxious Records

01. Unhealthy
02. Start Again
03. Now Take That
04. That's It You're In Trouble
05. Bad Dad
06. Right School
07. Shoot Up Hill
08. Sick Puppy
09. Jack

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Cherry Blades - Imperial EP

CHERRY BLADES
Imperial EP
1991 Imaginary Records

01. Imperial
02. Independence
03. Low Point
04. Slide Song

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - 30 Something

CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE
30 Something
1991 Rough Trade

01. Surfin' USM
02. My Second To Last Will And Testament
03. Anytime Anyplace Anywhere
04. A Prince In A Pauper's Grave
05. Shoppers' Paradise
06. Billy's Smart Circus
07. Bloodsport For All
08. Sealed With A Glasgow Kiss
09. Say It With Flowers
10. Falling On A Bruise
11. The Final Comedown

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Kingmaker - Eat Yourself Whole

KINGMAKER
Eat Yourself Whole
1992 Chrysalis

01. Revelation
02. Really Scrape The Sky
03. Two Headed, Yellow Bellied Hole Digger
04. Hard Times
05. Loveless/Defamed
06. Freewheeling
07. When Lucy's Down
08. Wave
09. Lady Shakespeare's Bomb
10. Everything In Life
11. High As A Kite

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Ned's Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder

NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN
God Fodder
1991 Furtive

01. Kill Your Television
02. Less Than Useful
03. Selfish
04. Grey Cell Green
05. Cut Up
06. Throwing Things
07. Capital Letters
08. Happy
09. Your Complex
10. Nothing Like
11. Until You Find Out
12. You
13. What Gives My Son?

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The Parachute Men - Earth, Dogs And Eggshells

THE PARACHUTE MEN
Earth, Dogs And Eggshells
1990 Fire Records

01. Mad Sadie Can't Levitate
02. Mr. Gas
03. Never Alone
04. Don't Cry July
05. Miles Away
06. Elizabeth
07. Earth, Dogs And Eggshells
08. Every Other Thursday
09. ... Yeah
10. Sleepless, Sleepless, Sleepless
11. Dream Of Kings
12. Fear Of Falling

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The Emotionals - In Response (Mini LP)

THE EMOTIONALS
In Response (Mini LP)
1991 Native Records

Notes :
Early 90's UK indie band who released two records for Native Records, album ''Personal Pleasure'' in 1990 and mini-LP ''In Response'' in 1991

01. Reaching Out
02. Be My Boyfriend
03. Walking Home
04. All I Need
05. Boy Like You
06. Love Reaction

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Stevie Vayne & The Vaynes - Alive & Kicking

STEVIE VAYNE & THE VAYNES
Alive & Kicking
1990 Native Records

01. Alive & Kicking
02. Lick The Dirt (Angel Dust Mix)

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Starlings - The Last One

STARLINGS
The Last One
1991 Anxious Records

01. The Last One
02. Helloween Candy (Live)
03. Last Breath (Live)

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Rig - Big Head

RIG
Big Head
1991 Dead Dead Good

01. Big Head
02. Sweat
03. V-Funk
04. Moody

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The Parachute Men - Every Other Thursday

THE PARACHUTE MEN
Every Other Thursday
1990 Fire Records

01. Every Other Thursday
02. Being Of Unsound Mind
03. Quiet Life

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Carson - I Quit

CARSON
I Quit
1998 Warner Bros. Records

01. I Quit
02. I Want To Stay (Demo)
03. Levitate My Soul (Demo)

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Sweet Jesus - Albino Ballerina

SWEET JESUS
Albino Ballerina
1992 Chapter 22

01. Albino Ballerina
02. Your Baby Loves Me
03. Your Baby Loves Me (Original Version)

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The Cygnet Ring - Hopeful Monsters (Unreleased Album)

THE CYGNET RING
Hopeful Monsters
1992 North South Productions

Notes :
Another exclusive record and one of my favourites on this blog, unreleased album ''Hopeful Mosters'' from early 90's Manchester indie band The Cygnet Ring.

After so many years of searching for good copy, before few weeks i received amazing quality rip of this cassette only release of the album after the band were dropped from Warner Music UK. Mainly sold at the band's gigs during the second half of 1992.

Huge thanks to my friend for great copy of ''Hopeful Monsters'', making available this obscure and unreleased album for the rest of the people on the blog.

Enjoy, must have it !!!

01. The Creator
02. Love Crime
03. India
04. Banjos In Bengal
05. Pale Guru
06. Tell Me What Your Girlfriend Said
07. Nehal
08. Hopeful Monsters
09. Just Around The Mountain
10. God's Other Children
11. The Birds
12. Going Round The Bend

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Starlings - Too Many Dogs

STARLINGS
Too Many Dogs
1994 Anxious Records

01. Tears Before Bedtime
02. Loch AAngeles Monster
03. Pushed And Pulled
04. As Long As You Feel Worse
05. We Can Save You
06. Mr Wishy Washy
07. Other Peoples Children
08. The Party
09. Too Many Dogs
10. D-D-D Dum

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Carson - Up And Down

CARSON
Up And Down
1998 Warner Bros. Music

01. Up And Down
02. Sailing Away (Demo)
03. All These Things (Demo)

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Jaguar - Nothing EP

JAGUAR
Nothing EP
1997 Warner Bros. Records

Notes :
Great britpop band, released one album ''A Vision'' and four singles. Band members were Malcolm Carson (vocals and guitar), Julian Carr (bass) and Tam Johnstone (drums and vocals).
In 1998 they changed their name to Carson, re-released album ''A Vision'' under this name and three more singles were released between 1998 to 1999.

01. Nothing
02. Feeling Free (Demo)
03. What You're Doing To Me
04. Intro To Nowhere (4 Track Demo)

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Hugebigmassive - Elvis Underground (Demo Tape)

HUGEBIGMASSIVE
Elvis Underground
1991 Demo Tape

Notes :
Obscure and hard to find cassette demo tape by Hugebigmassive. This was second demo tape self released by the band. Top stuff from this great band, real shame that they didn't released more singles or album.

01. Queen Of Fun
02. Who Wants More
03. Mrs Foley
04. Blue Hawaii

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Hugebigmassive - Who Wants More EP

HUGEBIGMASSIVE
Who Wants More EP
1991 Tasty Records

Notes :
Hugebigmassive are great lost indie (madchester) band from Leicester. Formed by charismatic frontman Andrew Sharman (vocals), Karl Traae (bass), Stuart Simpson (guitar) and Kevin Tucker (drums). They released two singles for Tasty Records: Who Wants More EP (1991) and Out Of My Mind EP (1992).

01. Who Wants More
02. Unfair
03. You Crazy People Kill Me

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Mover - Mover

MOVER
Mover
1998 Superior Quality Recordings

Notes :
Late 90's britpop band formed by Sam Hazeldine, vocalist of early 90's indie band Passion Fruit And Holy Bread. They released two albums and few singles between 1997 and 2000, all for Superior Quality Recordings label.

01. Kick The Beam
02. Move Over
03. Junk
04. Samba Diablo
05. Tricolore
06. Stand
07. We Got It Going On
08. Bite The Bullet
09. Classic No.9
10. Let's Bond
11. Stay Gold

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Venus - Miss Paris

VENUS
Miss Paris
1994 PVC Recordings

Notes :
Britpop band formed by ex-members of great early 90's indie rock band Sweet Jesus.
Released one album ''Miss Paris'' and one single ''No 1 Fan''.

01. No 1 Fan
02. Peter Pan Man
03. John And Yoko
04. I Am The Son
05. Boy 4 Girl 4 Ever
06. The Sweetest Dream
07. Us Against The World
08. Million Dollar Ass
09. Miss Paris
10. In Season
11. Share A Bad
12. Pretty When You're Down
13. I Always Did
14. No 1 Fan (Reprise)

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Sweet Jesus - Phonefreak Honey

SWEET JESUS
Phonefreak Honey
1992 Rough Trade

Sweet Jesus. Briefly, and brilliantly, they flashed before us in the early Nineties, sounding like Marc Bolan fronting My Bloody Valentine. The lineup was: Ben Bentley (guitar, vocals), Roy Priest (lead guitar), Dave Priest (bass), Paul Collins (drums) [Gavin Priest replaced Dave Priest on bass before the recording of the final single]. The band were signed to Rough Trade in the early 90s; the music press linked them to what they saw as a Glam revival movement at the time, citing the then emerging band Suede as one of the prime movers in the imagined scene. The music press tipped Sweet Jesus as one to watch for the future, along with such contemporaries as PJ Harvey and the aforementioned Suede. Unfortunately, the collapse of Rough Trade led to the group's premature demise, leaving a legacy of four marvellous singles.

Sweet Jesus then mutated into the band Venus, issuing the Morrissey-esque single 'No. 1 Fan' and the album 'Miss Paris' on PVC Records in 1994. Lineup: Ben Bentley (guitar, vocals), Roy Priest (lead guitar), Gavin Priest (bass), Vicky Gwinnut (drums). Ben and Gavin (who switched to guitar) went on to form Groupie, who released two fine singles on the Sacred Heart label in 1997. Unfortunately, despite this promising start, the label ran into problems which put an end to the band's releases.

01. Phonefreak Honey
02. Peach
03. Baby Blue

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Formula One - Full Circle

FORMULA ONE
Full Circle
1999 Kooky

01. Auto Special
02. The Future Has No. 23
03. Springer Is Satan
04. Magic Bullet #9
05. Spittzer Silo
06. Badlands
07. Clear Blue Sky
08. Jeadaches And Handshakes
09. Filter Down
10. A New Kind Of Radar
11. Those Cathode Rays
12. Untitled Bonus Track

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The Parachute Men - Bed And Breakfast EP

THE PARACHUTE MEN
Bed And Breakfast EP
1989 Fire Records

01. Bed And Breakfast
02. Mr. Gas
03. Bad Rain

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The Playthings - War, Madness And Shopping EP

THE PLAYTHINGS
War, Madness And Shopping EP
1990 Bad Girl Records

Notes :
Early 90's indie rock band from London, released two singles: ''War Madness And Shopping EP (1990)'' and ''Sugar & Spice (1990)''.
There's one video released, for second track ''Juice'', my favourite song on this EP.

01. Breaking Up
02. Juice
03. 1 2 3 Hup
04. Never Never

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Ocean Colour Scene - Mark Goodier Session 29.09.1990

OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
Mark Goodier Session
29.09.1990

Notes :
Great session by Ocean Colour Scene, from their baggy influenced period

01. Fly Me
02. Yesterday Today
03. Blue Deep Ocean
04. Sway

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V.A. - The Best Of The Mark Goodier Radio 1 Sessions

VARIOUS ARTISTS
The Best Of The Mark Goodier Radio 1 Sessions
(Volume 1 - Exclusive & Unreleased Recordings)
1992 Nighttracks

01. The Farm - Hearts 'N' Minds
02. Jesus Jones - Someone To Blame
03. Milltown Brothers - Sally Anne
04. Paris Angels - Oh Yes
05. EMF - I Believe
06. Spirea X - Chlorine Dream
07. Poppy Factory - Stars
08. Birdland - Wake Up Dreaming
09. The Real People - Wonderful
10. Banderas - Don't Let That Man
11. Linden Tree - Walk Your Way
12. The Dylans - Ocean Wide
13. The Fatima Mansions - You're A Rose
14. Chapterhouse - Breather
15. The Frank And Walters - Michael
16. Cud - Oh No Won't Do
17. The Charlatans - (No One) Not Even The Rain

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Welfare Heroine - Cry Blood EP

WELFARE HEROINE
Cry Blood EP
1990 Non Fiction Records

Notes :
Great second single from Welfare Heroine, big thanks to my friend Craig for copy of this hard to find record.

01. Cry Blood
02. Cry Blood (Dub)
03. Peace In The City
04. Peace In The City (Dub)

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Great Northern Electrics - Sundays Child (12'' Single)

GREAT NORTHERN ELECTRICS
Sundays Child (12'' Single)
1990 Polydor

Notes :
Sundays Child (Holy Mix) is exclusive and available only on this 12'' vinyl single

01. Sundays Child (Slow Bongo Floyd Mix)
02. Sundays Child (Holy Mix)
03. Sundays Child (Matmos Mix)
04. Here Comes That Man

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WANTED: New Entries 4

Notes :
More and more records that i want to found for my collection and for my blog.
If you have any of these records please leave comment or send email to: evibes72@yahoo.com

01. The Bodines - With You (White Label Promo) (???? Play Hard Records)
02. Honeychild - More Than The World (1991 Virgin)
03. Honeychild - Time 7'' (1991 Virgin)
04. Honeychild - Mad (1992 Trinity Worldwide Records)
05. The Doctor's Children - Girl With Green Eyes (1987 Buffalo Records)
06. Apple Mosaic - Velvet Avenue (1987 MDM Records)
07. Side Dish - Innerspace (1992 Wonder Release Records)
08. Kit - My Design (1988 Play Hard Records)
09. Kit - Cheatin' My Heart (1989 Play Hard Records)
10. Kit - Overshadowing Me (1990 Play Hard Records)
11. The Word - Schoolboy Saint (1985 Abstract Dance)
12. The Word - Colour It (1983 Menace Music)
13. Formula One - Full Circle (1999 Kooky)
14. Caligula - Fuzz (1994 Phonogram Records Australia)
15. Caligula - So Fine (Why Can't You See?) (1994 Phonogram)
16. Some Average Prophecy - Was She The One 7'' (1990 Dream Discs)

Links for previous WANTED RECORDS : New Entries posts :

New Entries 1 - link here
New Entries 2 - link here
New Entries 3 - link here 

Honeychild - Information Heaven

HONEYCHILD
Information Heaven
1991 Virgin

Notes :
Great album from obscure early 90's UK indie dance rock/acid jazz band Honeychild.
Band members were Eon John (vocals), Bruddy (guitar), Stan Gibbons (bass), Andy Waton (drums) and Iggy Insley (keyboards).

Big thanks to Riccardo for Honeychild & Moreau's Island albums.

01. Hitback
02. Feelings
03. Smile
04. Cry
05. Too Much Subject
06. More Than The World
07. Time
08. Deception
09. Every Little Thing
10. Chains Of Illusion

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Moreau's Island - As Big As It Gets

MOREAU'S ISLAND
As Big As It Gets
1998 Japan

Notes :
Really obscure and unknown indie band from UK, released few singles on various labels from 1995 to 1998. I've tried to find some info on the net, who are the band members, short biography about the band, but there's nothing to find.
Also there is no info on Discogs for ''As Big As It Gets'' album, i only found on Amazon that this is probably compilation of their material released in Japan. Great album from this hard to find band.

01. Carol Falling
02. Watching
03. Embryo
04. Time Stand Still
05. Leaving The City
06. No. 1 Fan
07. Groundbox
08. Follow Into Me
09. We Are Family
10. Darker Than That
11. Underground Mouse
12. Live And Learn

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When In Rome - The Promise (US Single)

WHEN IN ROME
The Promise (US Single)
1988 Virgin

Notes :
Tracks 01 & 02 - remixed by Michael H. Brauer
Tracks 03 & 04 - remixed by Freddy Bastone (Corporation Of One)

01. The Promise (O.N. Mix)
02. The Promise (O.N. Dub)
03. The Promise (Colliseum Mix)
04. The Promise (Vatican Dub)

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Indian Summer - Wonderland EP

INDIAN SUMMER
Wonderland EP
1989 Blue Cue Records

Notes :
Great three track EP from German synth pop band Indian Summer

01. Wonderland (Edit The Wonder)
02. Electric Kiss
03. Faceless

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Electronic - Getting Away With It

ELECTRONIC
Getting Away With It
1990 Factory

Notes:
Tracks 05 & 06 - remixed by Graeme Park & Mike Pickering

01. Getting Away With It (Full Length Version)
02. Getting Away With It (Extended Version)
03. Getting Away With It (Instrumental)
04. Lucky Bag
05. Getting Away With It (Nude Mix)
06. Getting Away With It (Vocal Remix)
07. Lucky Bag (Miami Edit)

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V.A. - Edge Of The Road - Medium Cool Sampler

VARIOUS ARTIST
Edge Of The Road - A Medium Cool Sampler
1988 Medium Cool

01. The Raw Herbs - The Storm
02. The Raw Herbs - At My Funeral
03. The Waltones - The British Disease
04. The Waltones - Bold
05. The Corn Dollies - Mouthful Of Brains
06. The Corn Dollies - What Do I Ever
07. The Rain - Seven Red Apples
08. The Rain - Dry The Rain

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The Raw Herbs - She's A Nurse But She's Alright 7''

THE RAW HERBS
She's A Nurse But's She's Alright 7''
1987 Medium Cool

01. She's A Nurse But She's Alright
02. So Wired!

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The Doctor's Children - Tomorrow I'll Die 7''

THE DOCTOR'S CHILDREN
Tomorrow I'll Die 7''
1985 Glass Records

01. Tomorrow I'll Die
02. Winds Of A Storm

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Fin - Positive

FIN
Positive
1995 Fromage Rouge

01. Jetstream
02. Beneath My Skin
03. Headstrong
04. Moisturizer
05. Decision
06. Narcissus
07. Fade
08. Positive

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Nilon Bombers - Superstar

NILON BOMBERS
Superstar
1996 Almo Sounds

01. Superstar
02. Baby I Love You (Demo)
03. Violence Is Blue

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Kinky Machine - 10 Second Bionic Man

KINKY MACHINE
10 Second Bionic Man
1994 Oxygen

Notes :
The band was formed in West London in late 1991 by Louis Eliot (vocals, guitar) and Julian Fenton (drums), adding Johnny Bull (guitar), and Malcolm Pardon (bass guitar). After signing to the Lemon label and releasing two singles in 1992, both hits on the UK Independent Chart, third single "Supernatural Giver" was a minor hit, and they were signed to MCA Records offshoot Oxygen. Further minor hits followed with "Shockaholic", which preceded their eponymous debut album, "Going Out With God", by which time Pardon had been replaced by Nick Powell, and "10 Second Bionic Man", before their second album, Bent, was released in 1994. They toured with Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Manic Street Preachers, and drew comparisons with Pulp and Mott the Hoople, with Allmusic identifying influences from glam rock, punk rock, and Sergeant Pepper-era Beatles, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music author Colin Larkin also comparing the band to The Only Ones.They moved on to East West Records for a final single, "London Crawling", before splitting up in 1995 after Fenton had joined The Lightning Seeds, to be briefly replaced by Anthony Christmas. They had become disillusioned with the Britpop sound, with several of the bands that had supported them in the past (including Supergrass and Elastica) overtaking them and becoming prime movers in the scene, Eliot explaining "When we started, we were delving into British pop music for influences, from the Kinks and the Jam and Clash to the Beatles. All that Britpop became very boring." Eliot and Bull re-emerged in 1996 with Rialto, with Eliot later recording with a new band, the Embers. 

01. 10 Second Bionic Man
02. Pissing In The Snow
03. Charlotte Rampling
04. Crashing The Ambulance

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The Brilliant Corners - Delilah Sands EP

THE BRILLIANT CORNERS
Delilah Sands EP
1987 SS20 Records

01. Delilah Sands
02. Is There Anybody Home?
03. Please Please Please
04. Delilah Sands (2)

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