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Friday, August 21, 2026
The Dylans - Godlike (US Single)
THE DYLANS
Godlike (US Single)
1991 Beggars Banquet
01. Godlike
02. Lemon Afternoon
03. My Hands Are Tied
04. Lemon Afteregg Mix I
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Milltown Brothers - Which Way Should I Jump? (10'' Limited Edition EP)
MILLTOWN BROTHERS
Which Way Should I Jump? (10'' Limited Edition EP)
1991 A&M Records
01. Which Way Should I Jump?
02. Natural
03. Silvertown
04. Diplomat
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Red Hour - Spin Out EP
Red Hour - Peel Session 17-11-1991
Friday, August 14, 2026
The Honey Turtles - Don't You Know (12'' Single)
THE HONEY TURTLES
Don't You Know
1991 Pulse-8 Records
Notes :
Track 01 - remixed by 3MI
01. Don't You Know (Extended Dance Mix)
02. Don't You Know (Radio Mix)
03. Love Me
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The Wendys - The Sun's Going To Shine For Me Soon (US Promo)
THE WENDYS
The Sun's Going To Shine For Me Soon (US Promo)
1991 Factory Records
01. The Sun's Going To Shine For Me Soon (Single Edit)
02. The Sun's Going To Shine For Me Soon (Album Version)
03. MTV 120 Minutes Segment
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Medalark Eleven - Smoke EP

MEDALARK ELEVEN
Smoke EP
1993 Creation Records
01. Smoke
02. Big Sharp Knife (Alt Mix)
03. Smoked (Dad's Army Mix)
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Sensitize - Falling Through (CD 1)
SENSITIZE
Falling Through (CD 1)
1992 Food
01. Falling Through
02. Teenage Kicks
03. Rely
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Cradleyard - Project Alkaline EP
Procession - Early Works EP
WANTED: Float - Dancing As Fast As I Can & Crazed Up With Happiness EP
FLOAT
DANCING AS FAST AS I CAN
1991 TELEPATHY RECORDS
NOTES :
I'm looking for obscure early 90's UK indie dance (baggy) band called Float.
They released two singles ''Dancing As Fast As I Can'' and ''Crazed Up With Happiness EP''
If anyone remember this band or have mp3 copy of their two singles, please leave comment or send email to: evibes72@yahoo.com
01. Dancing As Fast As I Can
02. Tear Your Life Part
03. Places On High
FLOAT
CRAZED UP WITH HAPPINESS EP
1992 TELEPATHY RECORDS
01. I Can't Sleep
02. You Won't Bring Me Down
03. I Can't Sleep (Extended)
04. To Trip Is To Fall
Monday, August 10, 2026
V.A. - Never Change (Baggy - The Lost Tracks 1988-93) (Cassette Compilation)
Elcka - Pleasure
ELCKA
Pleasure
1999 Island Records
Notes :
''Pleasure'' was first single taken from Elcka unreleased second album titled ''Softly, Softly, Catchy Monkey''. Album have 11 tracks and was a huge leap onwards from the Britpop swagger of ''Rubbernecking'' and
had seen the band working with a range of producers including dance
supremos Ashley Beedle, The Boilerhouse Boys & Mark Mcguire (Ultraviolet).
01. Pleasure
02. Satellite Assasins
03. Pleasure (Day Glow Mix)
04. Pleasure (Dope Smugglaz Mix)
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
Electrafixion - Burned
The Waltones - Deepest
THE WALTONES
Deepest
1989 Medium Cool
Notes :
One of the most beautiful albums from late 80's period is ''Deepest'' by great Manchester band The Waltones.
Any band that have members as Mark Collins (later The Charlatans) on guitar and Clint Boon (later Inspiral Carpets) on organ (two of the most talented musicians from madchester era), must be great.
Clint Boon organ sound is evidenth on tracks as ''She's Everywhere But Here'', ''What's Going Wrong'', ''I've Got Nothing'', etc.
I've tried to find some info about this album on the net, here's most interesting :
'' The band consists of Alex Fyans (drums), Mark Collins (guitar), James Knox (vocals, harmonica) and Manny Lee (bass, backing vocals). Their debut release was the "Downhill" single, released by Medium Cool Records in April 1987, which, like the follow-up, "She Looks Right Through Me", placed on the UK Independent Chart. Third single "Spell It Out" gave them their biggest success, peaking at number 20 on the Indie Singles Chart. Debut album ''Deepest'' eventually saw a release in 1989, by which time they had lost momentum. The band also recorded a session for BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show in August 1988.
In 1990, the band moved to the Midnight Music label, and recorded a second album ''Re-invent the Wheel'' co-produced by Kevin Harris. After recording was completed, Fyans left the group to be replaced by Adrian Donohue. The band relaunched themselves as Candlestick Park. One single, "All the Time in the World", was issued from the album sessions, and a collaboration with Manchester-based House producers K-Klass was mooted. However the album was never issued and the band split, as Collins went on to greater success with The Charlatans. ''
'' The all-pervasive rise of Madchester stars The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets has latterly overshadowed the fact that the Manchester hinterland was nurturing its fair share of quality jangly guitar pop in the mid-to-late 80s. Along with The Railway Children and early Creation hopefuls The Bodines, The Waltones tilted at greatness in this post-Smiths/pre-baggy void, recording four singles and one album, The Deepest, for Andy Wake’s Medium Cool label circa 1987-89.
Ironically, it wasn’t the advent of Madchester that would directly sink The Waltones. Medium Cool’s distributor, Red Rhino, went bankrupt after The Deepest sold out its first pressing, leaving band and label to flounder before guitarist Mark Collins quit and joined The Charlatans. ''
01. Everything's Just Fine
02. The Deepest
03. Don't Understand
04. When It All Turns Sour
05. She's Everywhere But Here
06. Smile
07. A Million Different Ways
08. Rainfall
09. What's Going Wrong?
10. I've Got Nothing
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Saturday, August 8, 2026
Cradleyard - This Is The Birth EP
Mr Ray's Wig World - Peel Session 11-08-1992
Mr Ray's Wig World - Faster Kittykat Play Play EP
MR RAY'S WIG WORLD
Faster Kittykat Play Play EP
1992 United Altered States Records
Notes :
Psychedelic indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 1990 and released two singles – the well received “Faster Kittykat Play Play” EP in summer '92. The NME listing it as one of the singles of the year alongside Radiohead’s “Creep” and Suede’s “The Drowners.” Followed by ''Mad Dog'' – ltd 7″ single in March '93. Also contributed a track “Elvis Begins With An E” to “The Dark Side Of The Pool” Liverpool compilation LP.
01. Faster Kittykat Play Play
02. Public Information Film
03. Synapse
04. Brain Washes Whiter
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Friday, August 7, 2026
The Real People - Early 90's Demos
Cherry Blades - Imperial EP
CHERRY BLADES
Imperial EP
1991 Imaginary Records
01. Imperial
02. Independence
03. Low Point
04. Slide Song
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Monday, August 3, 2026
Bedazzled - Teenage Mother Superior (Cassette EP)
The Tambourines - You're So Beautiful
THE TAMBOURINES
You're So Beautiful
1992 New Big Records
01. You're So Beautiful
02. Getting Younger
03. Jumping In The Fire (Live)
04. I Really Don't Want You
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