If you love it, talk about it.

I've always collected my favourite bands' releases down to as obscure (and often expensive) depths as I could. This is a chance to show that some of those often overlooked bands in my collection have glorious moments missed by even their own fans. Please, listen well and seek out these groups. Leave comments and talk about your own obsessions and obscurities.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Shoegaze Compilation

Parts one and two.  Made for a friend and posted on request.  A and B sides of some of the best (in MY world).  Make them yours, dammit.  Links in Comments.

B-Sides Compilation

To mark the first few posts (and my renewed interest in posting), Here is a two disc set of songs from the bands I've covered in this blog.  Disc one features songs from the blog while disc two is songs by the same bands that were not discussed.  Mostly b-sides, of course.  The songs are arranged in the interest of flow.  Meant to be listened to as a whole.  Seek out these bands and their singles.  Regret nothing.  Please to enjoy!  2 part link in comments.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Pete Fij and Terry Bickers

It is finally happening!  The first song out of the gate, 'I Don't Give a Shit About You', is fantastic.  You can listen for free (and find links to the mailing list, facebook page, and blogs) and stay on top of all of the latest news over at Pete and Terry's blogger page.  According to the current email, there will also be a question and answer session that they are accepting questions for.  Get your questions in, and listen to the astounding arrival of a first track that is hopefully very telling of their future releases.  Like with all of the music we love, feel free to inundate your friends with links to the sites and sounds of our new beloved duo.

This is the email I received...


Hi there,
hope this e-mail finds you well.
This is a quick note to let you know that former Creation label-mates Pete Fij(alkowski) (ex-Adorable/Polak) & Terry Bickers (House of Love /Levitation) have finally finished faffing in the studio and have released a track as a free download as a taster for their album which is scheduled for release in spring of next year. A single & tour dates will also be announced nearer the time.
You can also follow us on facebook at www.facebook.com/petefijterrybickers
It would be nice to hear from you - so don't be shy in replying if you so wish, or post a message on facebook, or contact via the website. We will be doing an "Ask Pete & Terry" feature in the coming weeks, so feel free to send any questions to us.
Many thanks
Pete

Friday, August 17, 2012

A List...

I have, in my collection, well over 9,000 cds.  When I hit the 10,000 mark, I may just dance a jig and call it a day.  In any case, only so much of that will fit on my hard drive.  This is a list of about 1/3 of the artists in my collection.  If you see any of them that you must hear b-sides by, let me know.  I'll be sure to dig them out and see what I have.  Mind, some of these are repeats of the same artists or one off tracks from compilations.  Also, I have some things labeled as 320, abbreviated, slightly altered in name, or "to save" as my new project is to reload a lot of my favourites with higher quality mp3s.  If you see those, you can almost guarantee that I have almost everything by that band.  If you see a band on here, it is likely that I love them too much to stay packed away.  I'm a collector.  ...or a hoarder.  Not sure.  Please, to sift through...

a-ha
A.C. Newman
ABC
Adam & The Ants
Adeva
Adorable
Adrian Gurvitz
The Adventure Babies
The Afghan Whigs
AFI
AFX
The Alexandria Quartet
Alice Cooper
Alice In Chains
Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet & Tom Jones
All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors
Allinson Brown
Alphaville
Altered Images
Amazulu
Amityville
Amy Ray
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse Feat. Nas
Amy Winehouse With Tony Bennett
Andrew Weatherall
Andy Partridge
Anneli Marian Drecker/Simon Raymonde
Aphex Twin
Arcadia
Art Garfunkel
Art of Noise
Arthur Russell
Ashford & Simpson
Ask For Joy
Asobi Seksu
Astrobrite
Athlete
The Auteurs
Autistic Daughters
Autolux
The Autumns
Aztec Camera
The B-52's
B-Movie
B.V.S.M.P.
Babacar
Baby Ford
Babybird
Bad Company
Bailter Space
Baltimora
Band Of Horses
Bark Psychosis
Basement Jaxx
The Bats
Bauhaus
Baxendale
Bb & Q Band
Beach House
Beatniks
The Beautiful South
Bee Gees
Belle & Sebastian
The Belltower
Belly
Belouis Some
Ben Watt & Robert Wyatt
The Beta Band
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
Bettie Serveert
Big Audio Dynamite
Big Country
Big Electric Cat
Big Star
Bill Frisell
Bill Janovitz
Billy Bragg
Billy Idol
Billy Ocean
The Birthday Party
bis
Bjork
Björk
Black Affair
Black Grape
Black Moth Super Rainbow + The Octopus Project
Blancmange
Blind Mr. Jones
Blink 182
Blondie
The Blow Monkeys
The Blue Nile
Blur
Blur/Françoise Hardy
Bob Mould
Bobby Mcferrin
The Bolshoi
The Boo Radleys
Book Of Love
Booth & The Bad Angel
Boris Gardiner
Boroadcast
Bowery Electric
Boy George
Boyracer
Bradley Strider
Brassy
The Breeders
Brendan Perry
Brian Eno
Brian Eno & David Byrne
Brian Eno & Harold Budd
Brian Eno & John Cale
The Bridewell Taxis
Brim Liski
British Sea Power
Broadcast
Broadcast And The Focus Group
Broken Bells
Broken English
The Broken West
Brother Beyond
Bruce & Bongo
BT
BUCK-TICK
Burning Gates
The Buzzcocks
Calexico
Camera Obscura
Camouflage
Captain
Captain Sensible
The Cardigans
Care
The Cars
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
Cassette Kids
Cat Protection League (Trashcan Sinatras)
Catatonia
Catherine Wheel
Catherine Wheel Covers
Cause & Effect
Caustic Window
Centerfold
The Chameleons
Chappaquiddick Skyline
Chapterhouse
The Charlatans
The Charlies
Charlotte Leslie
Chatelaine
Chemical Brothers
The Chills
China Crisis
Christian Death
Christie Laume
Christiene Pilzer
Christine McVie
Chumbawamba
The Church
Cibo Matto
Cindytalk
Cinema Strange
The Clash
The Clientele
Climie Fisher
Clinic
Clor
Club 8
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd
Cocteau Twins Feat. Faye Wong
Colin Newman
Communiqué
Concrete Blonde
The Concretes
Cornershop
Corpus Delicti
Cousteau
Cracker
Cradle
Craig Armstrong
The Cranes
Cream VIII
Crimson Joy
Crispy Ambulance
Crowded House
Cuckoo
Cud
Culture Club
The Cure
Curt Smith
Curve
Cutting Crew
The Czars
DAAU
Daft Punk
Daisy Chainsaw
The Damned
Dan Deacon
The Dandy Warhols
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse
Daniel Lanois
Danyel Gérard
Dark Star
The Darkness
The Darling Buds
Daryl Hall & John Oates
David Austin
David Bowie
David Bowie & Philip Glass
David Bowie & Queen
David Bowie, Paul McCartney, P
David Grant & Jaki Graham
David Grant And Jaki Graham 
David Grrant
David Torn
Dead Or Alive
The Dears
Death Cab for Cutie
Debbie Harry & Franz Ferdinand
Deborah Harry
Deee-lite
Def Leppard
Deftones
Del Amitri
The Delays
Denim
Denki Groove 電気グルーヴ
Depeche Mode
Destroyer
Deus
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Die Fantastischen Vier
Dimitri from Paris
Dinosaur Jr
Disco Inferno
The Divine Comedy
DMX Krew
Dogs Die In Hot Cars
Dolly Parton
Donkeyboy
Dot Allison
Doves
Dr. Hook
Dramarama
Dreadful Shadows
Drop Nineteens
Drugstore
The Dukes Of Stratosphear
Duran Duran
Duran Duran 
Duran Duran to save
Dusty Springfield
Dykehouse
E
Earwig
Eat
Eat Static
Echo & The Bunnymen
Eddi Reader
Eddy Grant
Editors
Eels
Elastica
Elbow
Electric Light Orchestra
Electronic
Elizabeth Fraser
Ellen Greene
Ellen Greene & Kristin Chenoweth
Eluvium
Elvis Costello
Elysian Fields
EMF
Emiliana Torrini
An Emotional Fish
Endless
Engineers
The English Beat
Envy
Erasure
Erlend Øye
ESG
Eugenius
Eurythmics
Everything But The Girl
Everything But The Girl/Massive Attack/Tracey Thorn
Everything But The Girl/Soul Vision
Ex-Voto
Exedra
Explosions in the Sky
Fad Gadget
Fairground Attraction
Faith No Man
Faith No More
Fanfarlo
The Farm
Favourite Sons
Feargal Sharkey
Felt
Fennesz
Fern Kinney
Fiel Garvie
The Field Mice
Field Music
Fields
Film School
The Firm
The Flaming Lips
Fleetwood Mac
A Flock Of Seagulls
Flowered Up
The Flying Pickets
Foals
Foetus
Foibles
Fosca
Fountains Of Wayne
Four Tet
Foxtail Somersault
Fpi Project
The Frank And Walters
Franz Ferdinand
Frazier Chorus
Freddie Jackson 
Freur
Friendly Science Orchestra
Frightened Rabbit
Fringe
Fruit
Fun Fun
The Futureheads
GAK
Galaxie 500
Gallery Of Fear
Gallon Drunk
Gang Of Four
Garbage
Garfunkel & Oates
Gary Numan
Gavin Bryars
Gaza Faggot
Gazebo
Gene
Gene Loves Jezebel
Genesis
Geneva
The Gentle People
George Baker Selection
Glass Tiger
Glen Phillips
The Glove
The Go-Betweens
Go-Kart Mozart
Go West
The Go! Team
The Golden Palominos
Gomez
GoodBooks
Gorillaz
Grace Jones
Graduate
Grafton Primary
Grandma
Grant McLennan
Grizzly Bear
Gruff Rhys
Guillemots
Guitar Wolf
Guy Chadwick
Halcyon High
Halou
Hammock
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays And Karl Denver
He Said
The Heart Throbs
Heather Duby
Heaven 17
Heligoland
The Helio Sequence
The High
The High Llamas
His Name Is Alive
The Hives
The Hollies
Honey Smugglers
Hooverphonic
a horde of rand
The Horrors
Hot Chocolate
Hot Hot Heat
The House Of Love
The Housemartins
Howard Jones
HTRK
Huey Lewis & The News
Hum
The Human League
Human League
Hüsker Dü
The Hybirds
I Am Spoonbender
I, Cactus
IAMX
Ian Brown
Icehouse
The Icicle Works
Iggy Pop
Imogen Heap
Imperial Teen
Insides
Inspiral Carpets
Interpol
INXS
Ivy
J. Geils Band
Jack Frost
Jaki Graham
The Jam
James
James 320
James Brown Featuring Alison M
James vs. The Sabres Of Paradise
James11
Jane
Jane And Barton
Janelle Monáe
Jellybean
The Jennifers
Jermaine Stewart
Jesu
The Jesus & Mary Chain
Jesus Jones
Jimmy Nail
Jinder
Joanna Newsom
John Cale
John Me
John Parish
John S. Hall
John Waite
Johnny Hates Jazz
Jona Lewie
Jonathan Fire Eater
Jonsi
Jónsi
Jorge Vercilo
Joy Division
The Judybats
Junior Senior
Justin Currie
K's Choice
K´s Choice
Kaiser Chiefs
Kajagoogoo
Kasabian
Kate Bush
Katrina & The Waves
Keane
Kenickie
Kent
Khonnor
Kill The Audience
The Killers
Kim Carnes
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde 
Kinesthesia
King Britt Presents Sylk 130 f
King Mc
King Missile
King Missile (Dog Fly Religion)
King Missile III
King Missile/John S. Hall
Kings Of Convenience
Kirsty MacColl
Kitchens O.D.
Kitchens of Distinction
Klaus Nomi
Klaxons
The Knife
Kommunity FK
Konk
Kraftwerk
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Hersh
The La's
Laibach
Laid Back
Laika
Lake Heartbeat
Lamb
Lance Alton Hemingway
Larrikin Love
The Last Shadow Puppets
LCD Soundsystem
Le Sport
Lederhosen Lucil
The Legendary Pink Dots
Lemon Sun
The Lemonheads
Lena Lovich
Leo Sayer
Les Fleurs De Pavot
Les Papyvores
Let's Active
Levellers
Levitation
Life Without Buildings
Lightning Seeds
The Lightning Seeds
Lightning Seeds with Alison Mo
Lights Out Asia
The Lilac Time
Lilys
Limahl
Linda Ronstadt
Linford Detweiler
Liquid Liquid
Lisp
Little Axe
Little Birdy
Living In A Box
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Local Honey
Longcut
Longpigs
Longview
Longview / Ulrich Schnauss
The Look
Loop
Lorraine
Los Aterciopelados
Lou Rhodes
Love & Rockets
Love Of Diagrams
Love Spit Love
Lovesliescrushing
Lucinda Williams
Luke Haines and The Auteurs
Lulabox
Luna
Lush
Lusk
Lykke Li
M83
The Machine Gun Feedback
Mad Scene
Madness
Magazine
Magazine 60
Mahogany
Majesty Crush
Manic Street Preachers
Manu Chao
Map
Maps
Marillion
Marine Girls
Mark Hollis
Mark Lanegan
Mark Ronson And The Business Intl
Marquee Moon
Martha Wainwright
Martin L. Gore
Massive Attack
Mates of State
Matthew Sweet
Max Werner
Mayfield
MC 900 Ft Jesus
MC 900 Ft Jesus With DJ Zero
Mc Miker G. & DJ Sven
Meat Beat Manifesto
The Mekons
Mel & Kim
Mel And Kim 
Mel McCrory
MellonYellow
Memphis
Men at Work
Merchandise
The Merry Thoughts
Mescalinum United
Messiah
Messieurs Richard De Bordeaux & Daniel Beretta
Metallica
Metric
Mew
MGMT
Michael Zager Band
Midge Ure
Midway Still
The Mighty Lemon Drops
Mika
Mike & Rich
The Mike Flowers Pops
Mike Johnson
Milla
Milla & Plastic Has Memory
Milla Jovovich
Mindless Drug Hoover
Mindless Self-Indulgence
Minnie Riperton
Mint Royale
Missing Persons
The Mission
Mission Of Burma
The Mock Turtles
Modern English
Modest Mouse
Mogwai
Mojave 3
The Mojo Filters
Monique Thubert
The Monroes
The Montgolfier Brothers
Moon Flower
Moose
Morella's Forest
Morphine
Morrissey
Morten Harket
moses 
The Motorcycle Boy
Motorcycle Boy
The Motorhomes
Mr. Bungle
Mr.Children
mum
Mundy
My Bloody Valentine
My Favorite
My Jealous God
My Life Story
N*E*R*D
The Nails
The Naked And Famous
Nando Reis & Os Infernais
Nav Katze
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Neil Finn
Neil Halstead
Neko Case
Neneh Cherry and Trout
Neon Neon
Neu!
New Fast Automatic Daffodils
New Order
The New Pornographers
New Rhodes
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Drake
Nick Heyward
Nick Heyward & Haircut 100
Nick Lowe
Nick Straker
Nightmares In Wax
Nine Inch Nails
The Normal
Northside
Nosferatu
The Notwist
November Group
Nu Shooz
Nudeswirl
Nuit D'Octobre
'O'Rang
Oasis
Oasis And Friends
The Ocean Blue
Ocean Colour Scene
Octopus
The Octopus Project
Oeil
Oingo Boingo
Olivia Newton-John
The One World Orchestra
Orange Juice
The Orb
Orbital
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
The Other Two
P.I.L.
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Pajama Club
Pale Saints
Palma
Pat Benatar
Patrick Fitzgerald & Fern Smith
Paul Buchanan
Paul Hardcastle
Paul Heaton
Paul Young and Alison Moyet
Peaches
Peeping Tom
A Perfect Circle
The Pernice Brothers
Pet Shop Boys
Peter Bjorn & John
Peter Gabriel
Peter Murphy
Peter Tosh
Phil Collins
Philip Glass
Philippe Nicaud
Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub
Phoenix
Piano Magic
PiL Public Image Limited
Pink Martini
The Pipettes
The Pirate Movie
Pixies
A Place To Bury Strangers
Placebo
Placebo ft. David Bowie
Planet 4 Folk Quartet
Play
The Pogues
Polak
Polygon Window
pony express
Pop Will Eat Itself
The Popinjays
Popinjays
Portishead
The Posies
The Postal Service
Power-Pill
The Power Station
Pram
Prefab Sprout
Presence
Primal Scream
Primitive Radio Gods
The Primitives
The Proclaimers
The Psychedelic Furs
Psychic Stunts
Public Image Ltd.
Puffy Ami Yumi
Pulp
Pure Reason Revolution
Q-Chastic
R.E.M.
Ra Ra Riot
The Radio
The Radio Dept.
Radiohead
The Railway Children
The Rapture
Rare
Razorlight
Real Estate
Recoil
Record Store Sounds
Red House Painters
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Red Riders
Red Rockers
The Red Telephone
Renee & Renato
The Rentals
Rialto
Riceboy Sleeps
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Butler 
Richard De Bordeaux
Richard Hawley
Ride
River Side
Rob Dickinson
Robbie Nevil
Robbie Williams
Robert Palmer
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Robert Wyatt
Robyn
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
The Roches
Rocketship
Roddy Frame
Roddy Woomble
Roland Orzabal
Rollerskate Skinny
The Rosemarys
Roxy Music
Röyksopp
Rubik
Ruby
Rufus Wainwright
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sack & Blumm
Sad Lovers & Giants
Sade
Saint Etienne
Sam Phillips
Sam Prekop
Samantha Fox
Sandra
Savoy
Scala
Scotch
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Scud Mountain Boys
SCYLLA
The Sea and Cake
Seaworthy
The Secret History
Secret Shine
See See Rider
Seefeel
Sepulcrum Mentis
Serena Maneesh
Sex Pistols
SFA
SFA1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
Shady
Shaggs
Shakespear's Sister
Shawn Colvin
Shearwater
Sheena Easton
Sheila by the Bed
Shelley Duvall
Shelleyan Orphan
The Shins
Shop Assistants
A Shoreline Dream
Shout Out Louds
Sidney Youngblood
Sigur Ros
Silent Order
Silver Griffin
Silversun Pickups
Simon Raymonde
Simple Minds
Sinéad O'Connor
Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Sisters of Mercy
Six.by Seven
Skunk Anansie
Sloan
Slowdive
Sly Fox
The Smiths
Social Distortion
Sofa Surfers
Soft Boys
Soft Cell
Softlightes
Songs of Green Pheasant
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
The Sorry Shop
Soundtrack
South
Sp!n
Spandau Ballet
Spandauballet
Sparklehorse
Sparks
Spearmint
Special A.K.A.
Spinto Band
Split Enz
Sponge
Spoon
Squeeze
ST.Germain
Starfire Connective Sound
Starflyer 2000
Starflyer 59
The Starlight Mints
The Starlings
Stars
Stars On 45
State of Play
Stéphane Varègues
Stephen Hero
Stephin Merritt
Stereo MC's
Stereo Total
Stereophonics
Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy
Steve Mason
Stina Nordenstam
The Stone Roses
Stornoway
The Story
The Stranglers
Stress
The Style Council
Suede
Sufjan Stevens
Sugar
The Sugarcubes
Suicide
Sun Kil Moon
The Sundays
Super Furry Animals
Supergrass
Supertramp
Suzanne Vega
Swallow
Swans Of Avon
Swervedriver
The Swimming Pool Q's
Syd Barrett
Syria
System 7
T'pau
T.Rex
Taken By Trees
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tangram
Tanya Donelly
The Tea Party
The Teardrop Explodes
Tears For Fears
Teddy Thompson
Teddybears
Teenage Fanclub
Telepopmusik
Télépopmusik
The Telescopes
Television
Telex
Teresa Esguerra
Terrorvision
Terry Hall And Salad
Texas
Thao
The The
Therapy?
Thirteen At Midnight
This Mortal Coil
This Picture
Thom Yorke
Thomas Dolby
Thompson Twins
The Thrills
Throwing Muses
Tim Booth
Timothy Moldrey
Tin Machine
Tiromancino
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tomoyasu Hotei
Tones On Tail
Toni Esposito
Tool
Top
Top Critters
Toy Dolls
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Ullman
Tracy Chapman
Tram
Trance To The Sun
Transvision Vamp
The Trashcan Sinatras
Travis
Trembling Blue Stars
Tricky with Alison Moyet
Tubalcain
Tune-Yards
Turn-On
Tussle
TV On The Radio
The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Singers
U.N.K.L.E.
U2
Ulrich Schnauss
Ultrasound
Ultravox
Undertones
Underworld
Unrest
Until December
Urge Overkill
Utah Saints
Van Morrison
Veil Veil Vanish
The Verve
The Vines
Violet Indiana
Virgin Prunes
Visage
Viva Voce
VNV Nation
Voice Farm
Voice Of The Beehive
Vvvvvvvv
Wagon Christ
The Wake
The Walkmen
Wang Chung
The Waterboys
The Wedding Present
The Week That Was
Ween
Welfare Heroine
The Wendys
West Indian Girl
Whale
Wheatus
When in Rome
Whir
Whirr
White Lies
The Whitest Boy Alive
Wilco
The Wild Swans
Wilderness
William Sheller
Wir
Wire
Wire Train
Wolf & Cub
Wolf Parade
The Wonder Stuff
The Woodentops
World Party
Wreckage
X
XTC
Yazoo
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeasayer
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yndi Halda
Young Galaxy
Young Marble Giants
Young Prisms
The Younger Younger 28's
Yuck
王菲 Faye Wong
竹村延和
12.Peabo Bryson And Roberta Flack 
The 6ths
7 Worlds Collide
80's Pop Culture Box
808 State
!!!

...and THEN some!