C87: Deluxe Boxset / Various C87: Deluxe Boxset / Various CD

2017 three CD set. Back in May/June 1986, the New Musical Express released their mail-order cassette, C86. Aside from a few 'name' indie bands (The Pastels, Primal Scream, the Wedding Present), most acts were relatively unknown beyond the back pages and gig listings of the weekly music press. Nevertheless, C86 slowly sold an estimated 40,000 copies, and would come to embody a whole musical style and era. In 2014, Cherry Red reissued C86 as a deluxe expanded edition, adding 50 bonus tracks to the original 22. The box set was curated by original compiler Neil Taylor and had the endorsement of the NME. And once again, the package was extremely well-received and sold handsomely. To expand on the huge success of C86, here is the natural sequel: C87! Imagine if the NME had reconvened a year on from their original compilation? Well, that's the inspiration for another 70+ tracks, ranging from well-known Indie names to obscurities making their debut on CD. None of the selections on C87 have been available on any of Cherry Red's recent compilations (e. g. Scared To Get Happy). All tracks were recorded and/or released in the year or so following C86 (i. e. summer 1986 to the end of 1987). The original C86 cassette also boasted a clutch of recordings of a more angular, abrasive nature from the Ron Johnson stable. These more 'difficult' bands are congregated early on Disc 3. Tracks new to CD include those by The Bachelor Pad, The Heart Throbs, Rote Kapelle, The Raw Herbs, the Great Leap Forward, The Submarines and Hangman's Beautiful Daughters.

1. The Sea Urchins - 2. Pristine Christine 3. The House of Love - Real Animal 4. This Poison! - 5. Poised Over the Pause Button 6. The Vaselines - Son of a Gun 7. The Wonder Stuff - 8. It's Not True 9. The Heart Throbs - I, the Jury 10. The Clouds - Get Out of My Dream 11. Cud - Mind the Gap (Demo) 12. The Shamen - Young Till Yesterday 13. The Darling Buds -Spin (Flexidisc Version) 14. Kitchens of Distinction - Escape! 15. The Boy Hairdressers -Golden Shower 16. The Great Leap Forward -My Grandfather's Cluck 17. The Inspiral Carpets -Now You're Gone (Demo) 18. The Bachelor Pad -Albert Hofmann 19. The Nivens - Room Without a View 20. The Flatmates -I Could Be in Heaven 21. Blow-Up - Good for Me 22. The Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain 23. The Raw Herbs - Old Joe 24. Rote Kapelle -These Animals Are Dangeroos 25. Bob - What a Performance 26. The Submarines - Grey Skies Blue 27. Hangman's Beautiful Daughters - Don't Ask My Name 28. The Waltones - Downhill 29. I, Ludicrous -My Baby's Got Jet Lag 30. One Thousand Violins -Please Don't Sandblast My House 31. The Wedding Present -My Favourite Dress 32. Laugh - Paul McCartney 33. The Soup Dragons - Hang Ten! 34. The Primitives - We Found a Way to the Sun 35. The Wolfhounds - the Anti-Midas Touch 36. Biff Bang Pow! -In a Mourning Town 37. The Bodines - Clear 38. Talulah Gosh - Talulah Gosh 39. Mighty Mighty - Built Like a Car 40. Pop Will Eat Itself -Sweet Sweet Pie 41. McCarthy - Frans Hals 42. The Chesterfields -Ask Johnny Dee 43. Miaow - When It All Comes Down 44. Razorcuts -I Heard You the First Time 45. David Westlake - the Word Around Town 46. Gol Gappas - Saint Lucy 47. The Railway Children - Brighter 48. BMX Bandits -The Day Before Tomorrow 49. A House - Kick Me Again Jesus 50. The Groove Farm - Couldn't Get to Sleep 51. Brilliant Corners -Please Please Please 52. Baby Lemonade - Secret Goldfish 53. The Corn Dollies - Forever Steven 54. Rosemary's Children -Southern Fields 55. Dog Faced Hermans -Catbrain Walk 56. Stump - Tupperware Stripper 57. Gaye Bykers on Acid -Everything's Groovy 58. Bog-Shed -Tried and Tested Public Speaker 59. A Witness - Red Snake 60. MacKenzies - New Breed 61. The Shrubs - Edith 62. Stitched-Back Foot Airman -Tears in the Gutter 63. 14 Iced Bears - Like a Dolphin 64. Jesse Garon ; the Desperadoes - I'm Up Here 65. The Desert Wolves -Love Scattered Lives 66. The Siddeleys -What Went Wrong This Time? 67. The Weather Prophets -In My Room 68. The Wishing Stones - Beat Girl 69. The Caretaker Race -Man Overboard (Demo) 70. The Dentists -Just Like Oliver Reed 71. Jamie Wednesday -We Three Kings of Orient Aren't 72. Phil Wilson - 10 Miles 73. East Village - Her Father's Son 74. Yeah Jazz - Sharon 75. The Rosehips - So Na?ve 76. The Hepburns - Made Up 77. Emily - the Old Stone Bridge