LIST 57 - 01/07/11 (25th anniversary of the C86 compilation album special)

Well......

A hiatus of exactly six months certainly wasn't the intention, but a second redundancy situation in 10 months and some health issues ensured that that is how long it became. No matter, all those issues have been finally resolved in the affirmative. So, shall we put a record on? :-)

The first That Music List of 2011 is one I've been saving up for a bit, and is a special List dedicated to C86, the seminal album released by New Musical Express back before it crippled itself under its own weight of - by turns - fickleness and cynicism.

It would have been too easy just to find a clip of every song on the original album, so instead a few alternative tracks from C86-featured artists appear. And some of those supersede the original compilation by quite some margin - the Pastels' pretty recent output gave me the perfect excuse to make them the "them and now" subject for this List (yep, all the old features of previous Lists are being maintained as far as possible...). There are a lot of other themed Lists in the offing in the next few weeks, but I think I'll throw in a few general mixes after this and on the run-up to Indietracks.

Thanks as always for your interest and support,

J x



HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT – I Hate Nerys Hughes (from the Heart) (1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfKj8Q_H0Co&p=A9DEDFBCD55F63C7

THE BODINES – Therese (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePnJXu8rR9E

A WITNESS – Sharpened Sticks (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewAZxyp867M

MIGHTY MIGHTY – Everybody Knows the Monkey (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MweILgjR66E

BOGSHED – Run to the Temple (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVlB0EUfsKs

PASTELS / TENNISCOATS – Two Sunsets (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEoBjUgIyyo

PASTELS – Breaking Lines (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKmkeLIi_I

STUMP – Censorship Stripper (live on the Tube) (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcnmev28fHA

SHOP ASSISTANTS – I Don’t Want To Be Friends With You (1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9fZkXHqns

AGE OF CHANCE – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Noise? (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__uXcuqgrFM

McCARTHY – Should The Bible Be Banned? (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCc_lMcu4ls&p=731B43EF5AB43FA2

THE SERVANTS – Transparent (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc1PBWPHJMU&p=D10FF5972875D60A

THE WOLFHOUNDS – Rent Act (1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG9ysvLIHLI

THE MacKENZIES – Big Jim (There’s No Pubs in Heaven) (1986)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3CHmbxlCfc

THE SOUP DRAGONS – Whole Wide World (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH7yf0ttsBc

THE CLOSE LOBSTERS – Let’s Make Some Plans (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuWnpvO4AnU

BIG FLAME – Why Popstars Can’t Dance (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1C1PKpzOHs&p=7B6EA355EF9E11B8

MIAOW – Sport Most Royal (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZX76klCsyM&p=D10FF5972875D60A

THE SHRUBS – Another Age (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XztJLQ7ALXg

THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS – Hollow Inside (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58d-7qmwsis

FUZZBOX – What’s The Point (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jOmWjMa7M0

PRIMAL SCREAM – Don’t Fight It, Feel It (1991)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp-hQbj1juA

THE WEDDING PRESENT – This Boy Can Wait (A Little Longer!) (1985)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAu7yRxPes&p=E08790F7A0B51DAF