Stephen Fretwell - Magpie

Described by Q Magazine as "Scunthorpe's Finest Export Ever". Fretwell described this as flattering but not something he actively encouraged. I don't know where Scunthorpe is but i recognise a great lyric as in

"Bad bad you and bad bad me

Is all we'll be left with anyway"

1. Do You Want To Come With? 

2. What's That You Say Little Girl 

3. Run 

4. Bad Bad You, Bad Bad Me 

5. Rose 

6. Lost Without You 

7. Emily 

8. Lines 

9. Play 

10. Brother 

11. New York 

12. Rain

13. If You Go

Hows Mrs Magpie

beautiful south - 0898

Sublime Song Writting from 1992 and crammed with so many Great Tunes its pointless trying to pick a favourite! [Bell Bottom Tear is mine by the way or is it Old Red Eyes Is Back?].

1. "Old Red Eyes Is Back"   3:35

2. "We Are Each Other"   3:39

3. "The Rocking Chair"   4:43

4. "We'll Deal With You Later"   4:07

5. "The Domino Man"   2:40

6. "36D"   5:16

7. "Here It is Again"   3:27

8. "Something That You Said"   4:20

9. "I'm Your No. 1 Fan"   4:28

10."Bell Bottomed Tear"   4:35

11."You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums"   5:06

12."When I'm 84" 

Songs For Whoever

Supergrass - Supergrass Live At The BBC

I really Liked this Band from their opening single Punk Anthem "Caught By The Fuzz" to all the catchy Brit Pop tunes they did to the even earlier incarnation as "The Jennifers". One critic wrote about them early on that "These Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth.". Well i enjoyed them!

1. Grace
2. Rush Hour Soul
3. Pumping On Your Stereo
4. Moving
5. Seen The Light
6. Funniest Thing
7. Brecon Beacons
8. Prophet 15 
9. Never Done Nothing Like That Before
10. Richard III
11. Sun Hits The Sky
12. Caught By The Fuzz 

Still On A Buzz

Radiohead - Manic Hedgehog [Demo]

The inception of my all time Favourite Band recorded in 1991 as a demo tape, and you can tell even from these rough beginnings that they were going to be Exceptional!

1.  I Can't
2.  Nothing Touches Me
3.  Thinking About You
4.  Phillipa Chicken
5.  You

No Surprises

http://www.4shared.com/rar/yuEbC4DU/radiohead_-_manic_hedgehog_dem.html

Billy Bragg - Mr Love And Justice

Looking forward to a Future where Me and  Billy Bragg can walk down the road to a Socialist Workers Republic [Up The Rah]!

1. "I Keep Faith" (featuring Robert Wyatt on backing vocals)
2. "I Almost Killed You"
3. "M for Me" (featuring Nic Waterhouse on tambourine)
4. "The Beach is Free"
5. "Sing Their Souls Back Home" (featuring May Fitzpatrick on backing vocals)
6. "You Make Me Brave"
7. "Something Happened"
8. "Mr Love & Justice"
9. "If You Ever Leave"
10. "O Freedom"
11. "The Johnny Carcinogenic Show" (featuring May Fitzpatrick on backing vocals)
12. "Farm Boy"

New England

Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider

I do really like this Band and this Album in particular. Good Morning Spider was very nearly never made as lead singer Mark Linkous was Very Nearly Stiff as a board after a nights drug excesses in London left him in a Wheelchair for 6 months and Very Nearly Cost Him His Life and even nearer the loss of his Legs. Glad he pulled through as this album is a Grand Affair!

1. "Pig" – 2:22
2. "Painbirds" – 3:50
3. "Saint Mary" – 3:59
4. "Good Morning Spider" – 1:09
5. "Sick of Goodbyes" – 3:32
6. "Box of Stars (Part One)" – 0:33
7. "Sunshine" – 4:59
8. "Chaos of the Galaxy/Happy Man" – 4:31
9. "Hey, Joe" – 3:04
10. "Come on In" – 3:43
11. "Maria's Little Elbows" – 4:16
12. "Cruel Sun" – 2:25
13. "All Night Home" – 3:43
14. "Ghost of His Smile" – 3:11
15. "Hundreds of Sparrows" – 2:26
16. "Box of Stars (Part Two)" – 0:49
17. "Junebug" – 3:24 

Come On In 

james dean bradfield

 

Manic Street Preachers frontman delivers his one and only solo project in 2004 it contains one Cracking Single "That's No Way to Tell a Lie" and for some bizarre reason another track Titled "English Gentleman" i do hope the Welsh Lad has more goals than to become English!

1. That's No Way To Tell A Lie 3:05              

2. An English Gentleman 3:05               

3. Bad Boys And Painkillers 3:49              

4. On Saturday Moring We Will Rule The World 3:17              

5. Run Romeo Run 3:24              

6. Still A Long Way To Go 3:50             

7. Émigré 3:29              

8. To See A Friend In Tears 3:39             

9. Say Hello To The Pope 3:24              

10. The Wrong Beginning 3:15              

11. Which Way To Kyffin

If You Tolerate This

gorkys zygotic mynci - baradfundle

Barafundle is the 4th album by Welsh Psychedelic Folk Band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, which was released in April 1997 . The Album's title comes from the name of a beach in Pembrokeshire and the Music is Quality!

1."Diamond Dew"  – 2:50
2."The Barafundle Bumbler" – 1:53
3."Starmoonsun"  – 3:04
4."Patio Song" – 2:43
5."Better Rooms..." – 3:46
6."Heywood Lane"  – 2:52
7."Pen Gwag Glas" – 3:59
8."Bola Bola" – 1:53
9."Cursed, Coined and Crucified" – 2:27
10."Sometimes the Father Is the Son" – 3:21
11."Meirion Wyllt" – 2:48
12."The Wizard and the Lizard" – 1:58
13."Miniature Kingdoms" – 4:17
14."Dark Night" – 4:49
15."Hwyl Fawr I Pawb"– 1:48
16."Wordless Song" – 3:20

Monkey

divine comedy victory for the comic muse

Neil Hannon has Denied all Knowledge of this the Bands Debut Album and it is not like any of their later work. But who cares i like it anyway and having seen the band live a couple of times in London once at the St Paddys Day bash under the London Eye and once in Shepherds Bush. I really enjoyed both Experiences therefor they are allowed one loose album.

1. To Die A Virgin 3:39
2. Mother Dear 3:47
3. Diva Lady 4:17
4. A Lady Of A Certain Age 5:47
5. The Light Of Day 4:24
6. Threesome 1:10
7. Party Fears Two 4:02
8. Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World 3:58
9. The Plough 5:14
10. Count Grassi's Passage Over Piedmont 3:32
11. Snowball In Negative

National Express

neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea

Best album these Boys produced followed Secondly by "On Avery Island" its quite Experimental in Nature but the lyrics hold it all together quite well. Alas the Band has ceased to be but their Legacy especially this album continues to increase!

1. The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. One 2:00
2. The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two & Three 3:06
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 3:22
4. Two-Headed Boy 4:26
5. The Fool 1:53
6. Holland, 1945 3:12
7. Communist Daughter 1:57
8. Oh Comely 8:18
9. Ghost 4:08
10. Untitled 2:15
11. Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two

Everything Is

Libertines - What Became Of The Likely Lads EP

What became of the Likely Lads wouldn't we all like to know as this band showed such great promise as the mix of live tracks and reworkings of other tracks on this EP so clearly illustrates. Its top stuff and unfortunately marked the end of the Libertines. One last thing when i see Pete Doherty on the news or wherever it saddens me as he appears to have become a Caricature of an Asshole and all the Talent and promise has Dwindled to Fuck all!

1. What Became Of The Likely Lads (Reworked Version) 
2. Skag And Bone Man (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04) 
3. Time For Hero's (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04) 
4. The Delaney (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04) 
5. Boys In The Band (Live Brixton Sat 6/3/04) 
6. Don't Look Back Into The Sun (Mick Jones Version) 
7. What Became Of The Likely Lads (Album Version) 

Cockney Urchins

La's - La's

 

Never mind Dragging your sorry Arse around venues for the next Fifty years just get in quick and leave the world with one Great Anthem that we can all sing along to. Lee Mahers and the La's did just that with "There She Goes". Also contains some other fine tunes as well plus 5 bonus tracks for good measure so enjoy!

1. "Son of a Gun" 1:56

2. "I Can't Sleep" 2:37

3. "Timeless Melody" 3:01

4. "Liberty Ship" 2:30

5. "There She Goes" 2:42

6. "Doledrum" 2:50

7. "Feelin'" 1:44

8. "Way Out" 2:32

9. "I.O.U." 2:08

10. "Freedom Song" 2:23

11. "Failure" 2:54

12. "Looking Glass"

13 All By Myself
14 Clean Prophet
15 Knock Me Down
16 Over (Live In a Stable In Liverpool)
17 I.O.U. (Alternate Version)

Scouse Magic

Kristin Hersh - Hips And Makers

 

Debut Solo Album by Kristin Hersh former Singer with Throwing Muses. In a sharp contrast to Hersh's previous Rock Oriented work with Throwing Muses this album is primarily acoustic, with Hersh usually playing unaccompanied and it's got Michael Stipe singing backing vocals on the opening track....say no more!

 1."Your Ghost" – 3:16
 2."Beestung" – 3:08
 3."Teeth" – 4:10
 4."Sundrops" – 4:02
 5."Sparky" – 1:29
 6."Houdini Blues" – 4:26
 7."A Loon" – 4:18
 8."Velvet Days" – 3:52
 9."Close Your Eyes" – 5:27
 10."Me and My Charms" – 4:16
 11."Tuesday Night" – 3:03
 12."The Letter" – 2:47
 13."Lurch" (0:36)
 14."The Cuckoo" – 2:12
 15."Hips and Makers" – 3:19

You And Your Sister

Thom Yorke - Acoustic at Electric Ladyland Studios

Nothing I can say about this other than he's a God and when I seen them Live it was a Spiritual Experience for me and he wrote No Surprises. So Sing Along Folks

"A heart that's full up like a landfill

A job that slowly kills you

Bruises that won't heal"

1. I Might Be Wrong
2. Sail To The Moon
3. Punch Up At A Wedding
4. Go To Sleep
5. No Surprises
6. I Will
7. There There
8. Everything In Its Right Place

Airbags

Longpigs - Sun Is Often Out [192]

Great Brit Pop Album from 1996 really good catchy tunes. These guys once opened for Radiohead back then. After their decline Richard Hawley embarked on a solo career and I beg anyone who loves good music to listen to any Richard Hawley album especially ''Coles Corner'' and lets not forget this is a quality album which produced 3 Great Singles out of the first 4 tracks let alone the rest!

1 Lost Myself 5:04

2 She Said 4:24

3 Far 3:46

4 On And On 4:10

5 Happy Again 4:17

6 All Hype 3:23

7 Sally Dances 3:44

8 Jesus Christ 4:00

9 Dozen Wicked Words 4:58

10 Elvis 4:22

11 Over Our Bodies 17:00

12 Sleep

Lose Yourself

Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals [256]

High quality Stuff from Brit Pop Band who where championed by Oasis before hitting the big time in 1996. This is my favourite Ocean Colour Scene album it's got a lot going for it with great tunes and fine Lyrics.

 

1."The Riverboat Song" (4:54)

2."The Day We Caught the Train" (3:06)

3."The Circle" (3:43)

4."Lining Your Pockets" (3:36)

5."Fleeting Mind" (5:09)

6."40 Past Midnight" (4:01)

7."One for the Road" (3:43)

8."It's My Shadow" (4:23)

9."Policemen and Pirates" (4:03)

10."The Downstream" (5:32)

11."You've Got It Bad" (4:26)

12."Get Away" (7:55)

Lining No Ones Pocket

colourfield - Deception [256]

Grew up with Terry Halls music in his different incarnations ''Coventry Automatics'' ''The Specials'' ''Fun Boy Three'' then Colourfield and on to his Solo Career and rate all of it. This is the 2nd Colourfield album Deception it's a bit of a cobbled together affair as band members left and session musicians stepped in, but nevermind just give the song ''Miss Texas 1967'' a listen its got great vocals!

1. "Badlands"  

2. "Running Away"

3. "From Dawn to Distraction"  

4. "Confession"  

5. "Miss Texas 1967"  

6. "She"

7. "Heart Of America"  

8. "Digging it Deep"  

9. "Monkey in Winter"  

10. "Goodbye Sun Valley"  

11. "Things Could Be Beautiful"  

12. "Frosty Mornings"  

13. "She (Single Mix)"  

14. "Monkey in Winter (with Sinead O'Connor)"  

15. "Running Away (Arthur Baker Dub Version)"

Thinking Of You

happy mondays - uncle dysfunktional [192]

Happy Mondays long overdue Studio Album from 2007 a full 27 years after their Debut in 1990. It still Twists My Melon Man!

1. Jellybean

2. Angels And Whores

3. Deviantz - The Happy Mondays, Mickey Avalon

4. Rats With Wings

5. Cuntry Disco

6. In The Blood

7. Anti Warhol (On The Dancefloor)

8. Rush Rush

9. Dysfunktional Uncle

10 Dr. Dick

11.Somebody Elses Weather

12.0161'ers

Kinky Afro

wah [mighty wah] - a word to the wise guy [320]

 

Pete Wylie is best known as the leader of the Band variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! the Mongrel. Don't know about all that Malarky but "The Story Of The Blues" is Woven into the Soundtrack of my Life..........Tralee 1984 a good year for yours truly. PS this copy i've uplaoded has more tracks than those listed below it must be a remaster or something!

01 - Yuh Learn I
02 - Weekends
03 - Everwanna
04 - The Lost Generation
05 - Yuh Learn II
06 - I Know There Was Something...
07 - Yuh Learn III
08 - In The Bleak - Body 'N' Soul - Midwinter
09 - Papa Crack (God's Lonely Man)
10 - What's Happening Here
11 - Yuh Learn IV
12 - Come Back (The Story Of The Reds)

The Blues

Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart [192]

Ten years afer the band was formed they released Transmissions From The Satellite Heart in 1993. If you are unfamiliar with the Flaming Lips this is a great place to start and subsequent albums chart their rise as a very accomplished Mature band with their own Distinctive Style.

1 Turn It On 4:39

2 Pilot Can At The Queer Of God 4:17

3 Oh My Pregnant Head 4:06

4 She Dont Use Jelly 3:40

5 Chewin The Apple Of Your Eye 3:51

6 Super Humans 3:14

7 Be My Head 3:15

8 Moth In The Incubator 4:13

9 Plastic Jesus 2:19

10 When Yer Twenty Two 3:34

11 Slow Nerve Action

Be My Head