A Britpop Education : The Album (country, dance, indie, pop)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-07-2006, 03:52 PM

In the Britpop thread I promised i`d upload a load of obscure & rare Britpop stuff for people to check out & here is the first installment.
I think a lot of people don`t realise just how wide ranging Britpop actually was. It wasn`t a genre it was more an era where British musicians enjoyed more exposure than they ever had before in a country sick to death of grunge.

In the space of 5 or 6 years Britain enjoyed several musical movements all of which fell under what became known as Britpop. There was noisepop , shoegazing , Madchaster , jangly indie pop, dance music , rock & pop and many more that fell inbetween.

This is the first installment of some of the stuff I collected over the years , some of the bands never made it past a 1st or 2nd album , others survived. For the more well known bands i`ve tried to include some hard to get stuff that was on E.P.s , compilation albums , radio sessions & B sides.
I probably have enough material to do several more of these if there is any interest , anyway it`s up to you.

On the first collection is .....

1. PRIMAL SCREAM - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Cover of the song by The Clash that was originally on the B side of the Kowalski single, totally different to the original.

2. PULP - HIS N HERS
Title track of the album of the same name , only released on the ultra rare Sisters E.P.

3. THE AUTEURS - BACK WITH THE KILLER AGAIN
Steve Albini produced song originally slated to be released on the After Murder Park album (No 24 in the Urban 100

), released on the E.P, of the same name.

4. 60 FOOT DOLLS - PIG VALENTINE
Debut single from the 'next big thing of 1995' , faded into obscurity shortly afterwards.

5. THESE ANIMAL MEN - THIS IS THE SOUND OF YOUTH
Single from the short lived NWONW (New wave of new wave) movement that happened around 1993-94.

6. S*M*A*S*H - LADY LOVE YOUR C*NT
More NWONW , A bunch of hairy assed punks from Welwyn Garden City sing about Germaine Greer inspired feminism.This lot were over the music press as much as The Libertines were 10 years later, until Oasis came along.
And you wonder why I thank God for Oasis so much?

7. ELASTICA - SPASTICA
Can`t have a Britpop album without Elastica , This is a live favourite that never made the album , was released on the B side of 'Connection'.

8. ULTRASOUND - KURT RUSSELL
Another live favourite.This time from Suede`s labelmates Ultrasound. This never made their (one and only) album 'Everything Picture' , Ultrasound in my opinion were the most underated band in the Britpop movement. Sadly their album didn`t come out until long after Britpop had died & didn`t really do much

9. THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - I HATE ROCK N ROLL
Their final single before they spilt up , Can you spell B.I.T.T.E.R

10. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - MOTOWN JUNK
Their debut single , why couldn`t they stay this good

11. GORKYS ZYGOTIC MYNCI - YOUNG GIRLS & HAPPY ENDINGS
Wonderful satire of sappy love songs and the music industry by a bunch of Welsh folkies. This little gem sadly was only ever released as a single & never got on an album.

12. HEAVY STEREO - CHINESE BURN
Glam rock influenced band from Newcastle featuring Gem Archer now of Oasis. I don`t think they released much more than this.

13. HEFNER - HYMN FOR THE CIGARETTES
One of the greatest songs ever written by one of the most underrated Scottish bands ever.

14. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - GOD , SHOW ME MAGIC
Slightly rawer version of the song that appeared on their debut album , this version is taken from their Moog Droog E.P. that came out on Ankst Records a year or two before the album came out.

15. PRIMAL SCREAM - SCREAMADELICA
10 minute trippy psychadelic wig-out not from the album of the same name, but from the rare Dixie Narco E.P.

You can find the file here....
hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=T06WPVRG

Most of the stuff on it are m4a files , so you might have to convert them if you can`t play those.

Enjoy.

Piss Me Off · 08-08-2006, 10:50 AM

*Sorry for the n00b-ness*
How do you convert the files? I've downloaded it, theres a load of stuff i really want to hear (i've heard great things about Gorky)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-08-2006, 10:57 AM

I don`t know
There are supposed to be file converters that you can download but i`ve never managed to get one to work.

They should play in winamp ok

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-08-2006, 11:59 AM

Managed to convert it to MP3 , Uploading it now

swim · 08-08-2006, 12:00 PM

Bah, it's .m4a, I'll download it on my other computer but all this stuff seems like it'll be damn cool.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-08-2006, 12:35 PM

MP3 version can be downloaded from here..........

hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=3XGT8OS9

Ma Cherie · 08-08-2006, 01:18 PM

i see one of someones up there twice

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-08-2006, 01:19 PM

Naturally

right-track · 08-08-2006, 04:16 PM

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MP3 version can be downloaded from here..........

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IndiElectronica · 08-09-2006, 03:45 AM

odd choices of songs I think, but good job!

08-07-2006, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	A Britpop Education : The Album In the Britpop thread I promised i`d upload a load of obscure & rare Britpop stuff for people to check out & here is the first installment. I think a lot of people don`t realise just how wide ranging Britpop actually was. It wasn`t a genre it was more an era where British musicians enjoyed more exposure than they ever had before in a country sick to death of grunge. In the space of 5 or 6 years Britain enjoyed several musical movements all of which fell under what became known as Britpop. There was noisepop , shoegazing , Madchaster , jangly indie pop, dance music , rock & pop and many more that fell inbetween. This is the first installment of some of the stuff I collected over the years , some of the bands never made it past a 1st or 2nd album , others survived. For the more well known bands i`ve tried to include some hard to get stuff that was on E.P.s , compilation albums , radio sessions & B sides. I probably have enough material to do several more of these if there is any interest , anyway it`s up to you. On the first collection is ..... 1. PRIMAL SCREAM - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Cover of the song by The Clash that was originally on the B side of the Kowalski single, totally different to the original. 2. PULP - HIS N HERS Title track of the album of the same name , only released on the ultra rare Sisters E.P. 3. THE AUTEURS - BACK WITH THE KILLER AGAIN Steve Albini produced song originally slated to be released on the After Murder Park album (No 24 in the Urban 100 ), released on the E.P, of the same name. 4. 60 FOOT DOLLS - PIG VALENTINE Debut single from the 'next big thing of 1995' , faded into obscurity shortly afterwards. 5. THESE ANIMAL MEN - THIS IS THE SOUND OF YOUTH Single from the short lived NWONW (New wave of new wave) movement that happened around 1993-94. *6. SMASH - LADY LOVE YOUR CNT More NWONW , A bunch of hairy assed punks from Welwyn Garden City sing about Germaine Greer inspired feminism.This lot were over the music press as much as The Libertines were 10 years later, until Oasis came along. And you wonder why I thank God for Oasis so much? 7. ELASTICA - SPASTICA Can`t have a Britpop album without Elastica , This is a live favourite that never made the album , was released on the B side of 'Connection'. 8. ULTRASOUND - KURT RUSSELL Another live favourite.This time from Suede`s labelmates Ultrasound. This never made their (one and only) album 'Everything Picture' , Ultrasound in my opinion were the most underated band in the Britpop movement. Sadly their album didn`t come out until long after Britpop had died & didn`t really do much 9. THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - I HATE ROCK N ROLL Their final single before they spilt up , Can you spell B.I.T.T.E.R 10. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - MOTOWN JUNK Their debut single , why couldn`t they stay this good 11. GORKYS ZYGOTIC MYNCI - YOUNG GIRLS & HAPPY ENDINGS Wonderful satire of sappy love songs and the music industry by a bunch of Welsh folkies. This little gem sadly was only ever released as a single & never got on an album. 12. HEAVY STEREO - CHINESE BURN Glam rock influenced band from Newcastle featuring Gem Archer now of Oasis. I don`t think they released much more than this. 13. HEFNER - HYMN FOR THE CIGARETTES One of the greatest songs ever written by one of the most underrated Scottish bands ever. 14. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - GOD , SHOW ME MAGIC Slightly rawer version of the song that appeared on their debut album , this version is taken from their Moog Droog E.P. that came out on Ankst Records a year or two before the album came out. 15. PRIMAL SCREAM - SCREAMADELICA 10 minute trippy psychadelic wig-out not from the album of the same name, but from the rare Dixie Narco E.P. You can find the file here.... hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=T06WPVRG Most of the stuff on it are m4a files , so you might have to convert them if you can`t play those. Enjoy. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.**

08-08-2006, 10:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Sorry for the n00b-ness How do you convert the files? I've downloaded it, theres a load of stuff i really want to hear (i've heard great things about Gorky) __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-08-2006, 10:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don`t know There are supposed to be file converters that you can download but i`ve never managed to get one to work. They should play in winamp ok __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-08-2006, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Managed to convert it to MP3 , Uploading it now __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-08-2006, 12:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Bah, it's .m4a, I'll download it on my other computer but all this stuff seems like it'll be damn cool. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

08-08-2006, 12:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	MP3 version can be downloaded from here.......... hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=3XGT8OS9 __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-08-2006, 01:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ma Cherie The Forums Sadistic Ghost Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: beyond midnight, in the abyss of time, the syren in the night Posts: 457	i see one of someones up there twice __________________ I'm not a freak on a leash, I'm just the freak holding the leash. http://www.myspace.com/yukiko_mori

08-08-2006, 01:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Naturally __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-09-2006, 03:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
IndiElectronica Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 657	odd choices of songs I think, but good job! __________________ Check out my Radio Station at: http://www.indielectronicaonline.com