Claim Black Path CD

2009 compilation from the UK Britpopsters. Formed in the mid-1980s, The Claim hailed from Cliffe in Kent and emerged as part of the Medway Valley scene of bands which reared the Prisoners, the Dentists and the Milkshakes. This is the first-ever CD from The Claim, a retrospective drawn from two albums and various singles issued between 1985 and 1992. Many of these records fetch high prices on eBay today, perhaps prompted by their association with the C86 scene. Their poignant, melodic style attracted comparisons with both the Jam and the Smiths as well as some of the early Creation Records bands. Today, it's easy to draw parallels with their contemporaries the Stone Roses and even Blur. 25 tracks. Rev-Ola.

1. Picking Up the Bitter Little Pieces 2. Birth of a Teenager 3. Plastic Grip 4. Say So 5. Mike the Bike (Featuring Vic Templar) 6. Sunday 7. Being a Minor 8. Between Heaven and Woolworths (For Brian Patten) 9. Gullible's Travels 10. Not So Simple Sharon Says 11. Christopher 12. God, Cliffe and Me 13. Ernestine 14. Sporting Life 15. Dear 16. Mrs Shepherd 17. Treasurehunting 18. Do You Still Feel? 19. Down By the Chimney 20. Lonely Tarts 21. Love Letter 22. Wait and See 23. Mary Stavin 24. Seen and Done It All 25. Losers Corner