{"product_id":"c91","title":"C91","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest in the hugely successful ‘C’ series, riffing on the original C86 cassette. 59 tracks charting the ongoing rise to dominance of the independent music scene, as once shoestring artists and labels began to find themselves embraced by the mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with well-known favourites – the \u003cstrong\u003eCharlatans\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eManic Street Preachers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDodgy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSaint Etienne\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eCranberries\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNed’s Atomic Dustbin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNorthside\u003c\/strong\u003e, etc – alongside underground and cult independent heroes – \u003cstrong\u003eSultans of Ping FC\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChapterhouse\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKingmaker\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eStairs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFlowered Up\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLevitation\u003c\/strong\u003e and many, many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving successfully crossed over from the bedsit to the mainstream throughout 1989 and 1990, independent artists quickly began to dominate the British musical landscape, bringing an authentic new energy to a stagnant, Thatcherite pop scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1991 saw countless indie artists score hit singles and albums as the scene continued to mutate and adapt regionally, politically and aesthetically – from \u003cstrong\u003eManic Street Preachers\u003c\/strong\u003e’ urgent, punk-infused anthems and the outer edges of shoegaze and psychedelic songcraft offered by \u003cstrong\u003eChapterhouse\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLevitation\u003c\/strong\u003e, through to the dancefloor friendly adventures of \u003cstrong\u003eFlowered Up\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSt Etienne\u003c\/strong\u003e, the art-school informed \u003cstrong\u003eKingmaker\u003c\/strong\u003e and established baggy favourites The \u003cstrong\u003eCharlatans\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1991 offered up the broadest and richest smorgasbord of accessible, street-level artists the UK’s youth had known in a decade. C91 is a snapshot of that time and place, bringing together the cream of the 1991 independent landscape and offering a rollercoaster of hits, near-misses and curiosities along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith thoughtful sleevenotes from Lois Wilson (Record Collector and Mojo) and fantastic mood-capturing artwork we’ve come to associate with the ‘C’ series, this set – the sixth in the series – continues a journey begun with ‘C86’, charting an essential, alternative view of the British music scene as it moved towards the inevitability of the 21st Century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Red","offers":[{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50459343389003,"sku":"1136884","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4c04eb5b-122c-4514-929c-4fe5e150d458_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727220488","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/c91","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}