Overview

Sweet Shop is a limited edition compilation of rare and unreleased recordings by London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

-based glam

Glam rock

Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...

 rockers Rachel Stamp

Rachel Stamp

Rachel Stamp is a British rock band formed in London, England in 1994. Their debut album, Hymns For Strange Children was released in 2000, followed by Oceans of Venus two years later.-Biography:...

. It was released in 2004 via Rachel Stamp's official website and sold at gigs around the UK. The album features the unreleased WEA album, Fight the Force of Evil as well as an assortment of B-sides and unreleased demo tracks by the WEA era line up of the band. The album is currently out of print.

Track listing

1. Hey Hey Michael You're Really Fantastic (long version)
2. Madonna... Cher...
3. Stealing Clothes From Shelley Barrett
4. Dead Girl
5. Je Suis Maisee
6. Pop Singer
7. True Love
8. Queen Bee (alternate mix)
9. Heroine
10. Don't Get Married (previously unreleased)
11. Didn't I Break My Heart Over You
12. Metallic Peach (demo)
13. Baby Baby (demo)
14. My Sweet Rose (demo)
15. Sluts And Sharks (DRP Vocal)
16. Science Fiction
17. n.a.u.s.e.a.

Facts

• "Sweet Shop" was only available through the band's official website and at gigs around the UK
• The album contains Rachel Stamp's unreleased WEA album, "Fight the Force of Evil". The album also features extended versions of "Hey Hey Michael You're Really Fantastic" (which continues after the fade out on the original single release), a 9 minute recording of "Didn't I Break My Heart Over You" by the original line up of the band as well as the previously unreleased track, "Don't Get Married".
• The album also features the alternate mix of "Queen Bee" which could only be found on early pressings of the "I Got the Worm" single.
• The demo of "Baby Baby" was originally on the first Rachel Stamp demo tape from 1995.
• The demo of "My Sweet Rose" was the last recording made by the WEA line up of the band.
• The demo of "Metallic Peach" was recorded for possible inclusion on the album, but was left on the cutting room floor.
• "Sweet Shop" also features 3 rare B-sides from the WEA period - "Sluts And Sharks" (with the original DRP vocal track, available for the first time) and "Science Fiction" and "n.a.u.s.e.a." from the "Hey Hey Michael You're Really Fantastic" single.