CD86 (album)
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CD86: 48 Tracks From The Birth Of Indie Pop is a compilation album
of indie pop
from the original C86
era, released in 2006 by Sanctuary Records
. It is compiled by Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne
.
. One of the Indie Pop groups inspired by the album was Saint Etienne
. Bob Stanley stated, "It was the beginning of indie music. It's hard to remember how underground guitar music and fanzines were in the mid-80s. DIY ethics and any residual punk attitudes were in isolated pockets around the country, and the C86 comp and gigs brought them together". Stanley complied a selection of 1980s era songs that was released as CD86 in 2006, for the original's twentieth anniversary.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
from the original C86
C86 (music)
C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, although other...
era, released in 2006 by Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
. It is compiled by Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne (band)
Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
.
Background
The album C86 was a compilation album released in 1986. The album was very influential and is today credited as the birth of Indie PopIndie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
. One of the Indie Pop groups inspired by the album was Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne (band)
Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
. Bob Stanley stated, "It was the beginning of indie music. It's hard to remember how underground guitar music and fanzines were in the mid-80s. DIY ethics and any residual punk attitudes were in isolated pockets around the country, and the C86 comp and gigs brought them together". Stanley complied a selection of 1980s era songs that was released as CD86 in 2006, for the original's twentieth anniversary.
Description
CD86 is not merely an expanded re-release of the original C86. Rather, it is an entirely new compilation. Only three of the songs on the original C86 appear on CD86. However, 15 of the original groups on C86 have tracks on CD86. Several tracks were little-known before the albums release.Reception
Greg Ingber of Prefix gave the compilation good reviews. He notes that over 20 years, the songs have aged very little. He also suggests, that while some might argue that C86 is a mere footnote in pop history, the CD86 compilation suggests that it is much more. Nitsuh Abebe, however, criticized the compilation, calling it disappointing. Abebe feels that "Stanley's set actually runs the risk of convincing old indie-pop kids that the music they spent their youths on wasn't that great." Abebe feels that the compilation's choice were much too narrow in terms of genre and criticizes it for not including unusual tracks like those included in the original C86. Similarly, Nick Hasted calls much of CD86 "indistinguishable and anemic", arguing that it will never have the influence of the original.. However, both Hasted and Abebe contend that the CD had several very good songs.Disc 1
- "Velocity Girl" – Primal ScreamPrimal ScreamPrimal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
- "The Sun A Small Star" – The ServantsThe ServantsThe Servants was an indie band formed in 1985 in Hayes, Middlesex, England by singer and songwriter David Westlake. The Servants were on 1986’s NME-associated C86 compilation, and the greatly expanded 48-song reissue version in 2006. The Servants was the original home of Luke Haines...
- "Around And Around" – Hurrah!Hurrah!Hurrah! were a British jangle pop band formed in the early 1980s and active until 1991. Two band members traded off lead vocals on track-by-track basis, giving the band two distinctly different sounds.-Lineup:...
- "Why Does The Rain?" – The LoftThe Loft (band)The Loft were a British indie band, whose debut single was one of the earliest releases on Creation Records.- History :Formed in 1980 as The Living Room by Peter Astor , Bill Prince , Andy Strickland and Dave Morgan , the band changed its name when they discovered a local music venue also called...
- "Vibrato" – East VillageEast Village (band)Formed in the mid '80s by two brothers, Martin and Paul Kelly, East Village were an indie pop band from Princes Risborough, England. The band's music, which drew heavily on the influence of 1960s guitar bands such as The Byrds, The Beatles,and Buffalo Springfield was in stark contrast to the acid...
- "Pristine Christine" – The Sea UrchinsThe Sea UrchinsThe Sea Urchins were an indie pop band from West Bromwich, England formed in 1986. They were the first band to release a single on Sarah Records.-History:...
- "What Went Wrong This Time" – The SiddeleysThe SiddeleysThe Siddeleys were a London-based indie pop band, active during the late 1980s. Although they were relatively short-lived, they were influential....
- "Anorak City" – Another Sunny DayAnother Sunny DayAnother Sunny Day were a London-based indie pop band on Sarah Records, best known for the somewhat Smiths-esque single "You Should All Be Murdered" and for the single whose title perhaps best epitomises the Sarah Records output "I'm in Love with a Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist".-History:The band...
- "Get Out Of My Dream" – CloudsThe Clouds (UK band)The Clouds was a Glasgow-based indie pop band from the 1980s, based around brothers John and Bill Charnley.The Clouds had a hit on the UK Indie Chart in 1988 with "Tranquil," their only single , reaching number 13....
- "Golden Shower" – The Boy Hairdressers
- "Ask Johnny Dee" – The ChesterfieldsThe ChesterfieldsThe Chesterfields were an English indie pop band from Yeovil in Somerset. Hardcore fans tended to refer to them as 'The Chesterf!elds', with an exclamation mark replacing the 'i', following the example of the band's logo....
- "He Blows In" – The Raw HerbsThe Raw HerbsThe Raw Herbs were an English indie pop band signed to Medium Cool Records, who had a number 19 hit on the UK Indie Chart in 1987 with "Don't Bury Me Yet". The band comprised Derek Parker , Kevin Bache , Steven Archibald , and Brian Alexis...
- "Paul McCartney" – Laugh
- "You Didn't Love Me Then" – The Hit ParadeThe Hit ParadeThe Hit Parade is a British pop music group, based in London, England. Named after the NBC US television programme, Your Hit Parade, which was broadcast across America in the 1950s as a showcase of the best of chart music, The Hit Parade was formed in 1984, by three schoolfriends Raymond Watts,...
- "Like Frankie Lymon" – The Weather ProphetsThe Weather ProphetsThe Weather Prophets were a British indie band formed in London in 1986 after the break-up of The Loft. After two studio albums, the band split up, with singer Peter Astor going on to a solo career.- History :...
- "Sunday To Saturday" – The June BridesThe June BridesThe June Brides were an English indie pop group, formed in London in 1983, by Phil Wilson and Simon Beesley of International Rescue. Influenced by Postcard-label bands such as Josef K and punk-era bands such as Buzzcocks, The Desperate Bicycles and The Television Personalities, their mix of guitar...
- "I Had An Excellent Dream" – The DentistsThe DentistsThe Dentists were an indie/pop band from the Medway towns in England who were active from 1984 to 1995. The band's permanent members were Mick Murphy , Bob Collins and Mark Matthews . The band also had three different drummers: Ian Smith , Alun Jones and Rob Grigg...
- "Everybody Knows The Monkey" – Mighty MightyMighty MightyMighty Mighty were an indie band formed in Birmingham, England in the mid 1980s. Showing influences from Postcard Records bands such as Orange Juice, they came to prominence when featured on the NME's C86 compilation, at around the same time that they released their debut single "Everybody Knows...
- "E102" – BMX BanditsBMX Bandits (band)BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day. They have shared members with other Bellshill bands Teenage Fanclub and The Soup Dragons....
- "Talulah Gosh" – Talulah GoshTalulah GoshTalulah Gosh were a guitar-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in...
- "Cut Me Deep" – The Jasmine MinksThe Jasmine MinksThe Jasmine Minks are a British indie band, whose early singles were amongst the first releases by Creation Records.-History:Formed in Aberdeen in 1983, the band were initially a quartet of Jim Shepherd , Adam Sanderson , Martin Keena, and Tom Reid...
- "I'll Still Be There" – RazorcutsRazorcutsRazorcuts were an indie pop band formed in 1984 in London. The group centred around Gregory Webster and Tim Vass , with various musicians including Peter Momtchiloff of Heavenly. Early releases on the Subway Organisation label, including the debut Big Pink Cake led to a deal with Creation Records...
- "Therese" – The BodinesThe BodinesThe Bodines were a British rock group from the mid- to late-1980s.-Core line-up:*Michael Ryan - vocals, guitar*Paul Brotherton - guitar*Tim Burwood - bass guitar*John Rowland - drums-Other members:*Paul Lilley - drums*Ian Watson - bass guitar...
- "Paradise Estate" – Television Personalities
Disc 2
- "Upside Down" – The Jesus and Mary ChainThe Jesus and Mary ChainThe Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...
- "Really Stupid" – The PrimitivesThe PrimitivesThe Primitives are a British indie pop band from Coventry, best known for their 1988 international hit single "Crash".-Biography:The Primitives were part of the indie music scene of the mid-1980s alongside bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, the Soup...
- "It Always Rains On Sunday" – The Groove Farm
- "Black Country Chainsaw Massacre" – Pop Will Eat ItselfPop Will Eat ItselfPop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
- "Come Get Me" – 14 Iced Bears14 Iced Bears14 Iced Bears were a British indie pop band associated with the C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham...
- "Sign on The Line" – The Fizz Bombs
- "Anti Midas Touch" – The WolfhoundsThe WolfhoundsThe Wolfhounds were an indie rock band formed in Romford, Havering, England in 1985 by Dave Callahan, Paul Clark, Andy Golding, Andy Bolton and Frank Stebbing. They began as a slightly askew pop/rock band, and signed to the Pink label in 1986. First EP Cut The Cake was well enough received for...
- "This Boy Can Wait" – The Wedding PresentThe Wedding PresentThe Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
- "Bible Of The Beats" – Age Of ChanceAge of ChanceAge of Chance were a British alternative rock-dance crossover band from Leeds, England active from 1985 to 1991. They were perhaps most known for their mutant metallic cover of Prince's "Kiss" which topped the UK Indie Chart in 1986, and peaked at #50 in the UK Singles Chart in January the...
- "Safety Net" – The Shop AssistantsThe Shop AssistantsShop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as Buba & The Shop Assistants. After achieving success with independent releases they signed to Chrysalis Records sublabel Blue Guitar, releasing their only album in 1986...
- "Just Too Bloody Stupid" – Close LobstersClose LobstersClose Lobsters are a Scottish indie pop/rock band. They first came to wider prominence with the track "Firestation Towers" on the NME's C86 compilation, they signed to Fire Records and released their debut single "Going To Heaven To See If It Rains" in October 1986...
- "Dukla Prague Away Kit" – Half Man Half BiscuitHalf Man Half BiscuitHalf Man Half Biscuit, often "HMHB", are an English rock band from Birkenhead, Merseyside, active since the mid-1980s, known for satirical, sardonic, and sometimes surreal songs. The group comprises Nigel Blackwell , Neil Crossley , Ken Hancock , and Carl Henry...
- "Don't Slip Up" – Meat WhiplashMeat WhiplashMeat Whiplash was an alternative rock band from East Kilbride, Scotland, that were amongst the first to be signed to Creation Records.The line-up was Paul McDermott , Stephen McLean , Edward Connelly and Michael Kerr . They took their name from a B-side track by The Fire Engines...
- "I Could Be In Heaven" – The FlatmatesThe FlatmatesThe Flatmates, part of the mid 1980s British indie pop boom, were part of The Subway Organization, a Bristol record label formed by Martin Whitehead, who was also guitarist and main songwriter for the band....
- "If I Said" – The Darling BudsThe Darling BudsThe Darling Buds were an indie band from Newport, South Wales. The band formed in 1986 and were named after the H. E. Bates novel The Darling Buds of May – a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May".-Career:Influenced...
- "Poised Over The Pause Button" – This Poison
- "Jack And Julian" – The Bachelor Pad
- "On Tape" – The Pooh Sticks
- "Flowers Are In The Sky" – Revolving Paint Dream
- "Whole Wide World" – The Soup DragonsThe Soup DragonsThe Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show Clangers, the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song "I'm Free."-History:...
- "Frans Hals" – McCarthyMcCarthy (band)McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Essex, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden and Tim Gane with John Williamson and Gary Baker...
- "Like An Angel" – The Mighty Lemon DropsThe Mighty Lemon DropsThe Mighty Lemon Drops were an English rock group active from 1985 to 1992.-Biography:Originally called the Sherbet Monsters, the quartet first formed in the spring of 1985 in Wolverhampton, in The Black Country...
- "Why Popstars Can't Dance" – Big Flame
- "Baby Honey" – The PastelsThe PastelsThe Pastels are a group from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Their early records for labels like Whaam!, Creation, Rough Trade, and Glass Records, had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed at odds with the time...