C92

1992 saw the British indie scene unwittingly poised to go overground and global in the wake of the guitar’s revival in the early 1990s. C92 captures something of a no-man’s land moment in time, with the “baggy” scene brushed aside by American grunge and the artists who’d come to define the rest of the decade only beginning to emerge.

From the intensity of shoegaze pioneers Ride and Lush, through to melody-driven 60s revivalists Inspiral Carpets and The Stairs, in hindsight the year can be seen as a period of healthy transition and expansion which ultimately saw the scene pulled together by the music media under the umbrella term “Britpop”. Established names such as The Charlatans and Boo Radleys glided effortlessly over the landscape re-alignment, whilst soon-to-be household names like Radiohead and The Cranberries took their first tentative steps into a bigger world, enjoying the license to pursue their artistic persuasions with the luxury of major label financial backing. A sea change was clearly coming.

Essential for collectors of the ‘C’ series, fans of that time and place and anybody interested in the ongoing, mazy story of British pop music, C92 brings with it familiar favourites and previously unknown gems, to sit alongside other titles in the series.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1  Radiohead - Prove Yourself

2 The Auteurs – Showgirl

3  Delicious Monster - Dull Dull Dull

4  Ride - Leave Them All Behind

5  Gallon Drunk - Bedlam

6  Swallow - Tastes Like Honey

7  Blind Mr Jones - Fading Fast

8 Adorable - Homeboy

9  Earwig - Safe In My Hands

10  Huggy Bear - Single Bullets

11  Jacob's Mouse - Oblong

12  Kinky Machine - Going Out With God

13  White Town - Bewitched

14  Wonky Alice - Sirius

15  Moonshake - Secondhand Clothes

16  Swirl - Grass Harps (Sing For Me)

17  Some Have Fins - Watered Down

18  The Last Peach - Jarvis

19  The Harvest Ministers - You Do My World The World Of Good

DISC TWO

1  The Cranberries - Dreams

2  Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love (Edit)

3  The Charlatans - Weirdo

4  Scorpio Rising - Saturnalia (7" Version)

5  Boo Radleys - Lazy Day

6  Th' Faith Healers - My Loser

7  Kingmaker - Eat Yourself Whole

8  Submarine - Chemical Tester

9  Bleach - Shotgun

10  Catherine Wheel - Balloon

11  Poppy Factory - Stars

12  Dodgy - Worth The Blood

13  The Rosaries - Leaving

14  Hair & Skin Trading Co - Ground Zero

15  Levitation - World Around

16  The Exuberants - Who Knows How Many Tonight

17  The Stairs - Mr Joke Shop Owner

18  Sun Dial - I Don't Mind (EP Version)

19  Headcleaner - Bogieman

20  Egyptian Kings – A Matter Of Time

21  Thousand Yard Stare - Comeuppance

DISC THREE

1  Inspiral Carpets - Dragging Me Down

2  Sweet Jesus - Real Babe

3  Lush - Superblast (Remix)

4  Revolver - Don't Ever Leave

5  Sultans Of Ping F.C - U Talk 2 Much

6  Daisy Chainsaw - Pink Flower

7  Teenage Filmstars - Kiss Me

8  Secret Shine - Secret Shine

9  Headtime - Being There

10  The Telescopes - You Set My Soul

11  The Revs - Julie Got A Raise

12  Mexico 70 - Wonderful Lie

13  Drop - Sorrow

14  The Wendys - Gobbledygook

15  The Suncharms - Tranquil Day

16  Medalark Eleven - I Call Your Name

17  Smashing Orange - Whenever

18  Greenhouse - Her Too

19  Spitfire - Wild Sunshine

20  The Moonflowers - Brothers And Sisters

21  Triple Blind - Stoke

22  Amelia Fletcher - Can You Keep A Secret?