Revolutionary Spirit: Sound Of Liverpool 76-88 Revolutionary Spirit: Sound Of Liverpool 76-88 CD

Extensive five CD book set exploring the 'second wave' of Merseyside music, from 1976-1988. Features classics, rarities, album tracks and previously unreleased gems from Echo And The Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, OMD, The La's, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, China Crisis, A Flock Of Seagulls, Wild Swans, Big In Japan and many more. The book format contains many artists' own sleevenotes, previously unseen photographs and essays from key observers and participants in the city's music scene - Bernie Connor, Mike Badger, Yorkie and Joe McKechnie. Curated and designed by the people who brought you Scared To Get Happy, Still In A Dream, Manchester - North Of England, Silhouettes And Statues and many more extensive box sets. A remarkable journey through the music of a generation inspired and enabled by punk rock to step out from behind the shadow to the Fab Four. Packed with first-hand artist sleeve-notes, insightful essays, imagery and brilliant, essential music, this is a story long in need of telling.

1. 1. What a Way to End It All - Deaf School 2. 2. Big in Japan - Big in Japan 3. 3. Suffice to Say - Yachts 4. 4. the Pictures on My Wall - Echo and the Bunnymen 5. 5. Lil's Gone to Paris - Ded Byrds * 6. 6. Breakthrough in Grey Room - 0-51 * 7. 7. Today's Mystery Is... - the Dance Party * 8. 8. Sleeping Gas - the Teardrop Explodes 9. 9. Faction-Faction 10. 10. Touch - Lori and the Chameleons 11. 11. Black Leather - Nightmares in Wax 12. 12. Bunker Soldiers - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 13. 13. 194 Radio City - Jaqui ; Jeanette 14. 14. Lonely Evening - Clive Langer and the Boxes 15. 15. Morning, Noon and Night - Glass Torpedoes 16. 16. Could This Be Heaven - Original Mirrors 17. 17. Heads I Win - the Moondogs 18. 18. Break It to Me Gently - the Planets 19. 19. Do the Chud - the Chuddy Nuddies 20. 20. British Refugee - Spitfire Boys 21. 21. the Doctor - Geisha Girls 22. Don't Stop the World - Deaf School 22. 1. Dalek I Love You (Destiny) - Dalek I 23. 2. Telecommunication - a Flock of Seagulls 24. 3. When I Dream - the Teardrop Explodes 25. 4. Hit the Moon - Ellery Bop 26. 5. Nuclear Summer - the Nice Men 27. 6. Human Features - Black 28. 7. Total Recall - Systems 29. 8. Touch - Freeze Frame 30. 9. Superman - Attempted Moustache 31. 10. Intercontinental - Afraid of Mice 32. 11. Rescue - Echo and the Bunnymen 33. 12. Piggie in the Middle Eight - Cook the Books 34. 13. Creation Rebel - Windows 35. 14. My Motive - Chinese Religion 36. 15. Too Late to Fly the Flag - Hambi and the Dance 37. 16. Soldiers - Egypt for Now 38. 17. Down at the Zoo - Those Naughty Lumps 39. 18. Euthenics - Modern Eon 40. 19. Launderette - a Formal Sigh * 41. 20. Nightlife - the Moderates * 42. 1. Revolutionary Spirit (Stereo Mix) - Wild Swans 43. 2. African and White - China Crisis 44. 3. Don't Let Go - Pink Industry 45. 4. Obsessions - Passion Polka 46. 5. I'm Thinking of You Now - Box of Toys 47. 6. Flaming Sword - Care 48. 7. Dorian Gray - the Bamboo Fringe 49. 8. She's Locked My Life Up in Her Suitcase - Steve Lindsey 50. 9. Oceanic Explorers - Ex Post Facto 10. Some Aspects - 51. Chain of Command 52. 11. He's Dead Alright - Ambrose Reynolds 53. 12. Art on 45 - Royal Family and the Poor 54. 13. Themes for 'Grind' Scene V - Will Sergeant 55. 14. Through the Glass - Shiny Two Shiny 56. 15. Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) - Icicle Works 57. 16. a Gigantic Raft in the Philippines - It's Immaterial 58. 17. Toxteth - Public Disgrace 59. 18. Playing for Time - Send No Flowers 60. 19. Things Have Learnt to Walk That Ought to Crawl - the Room 61. 20. She Keeps Her Secret - the Balcony (MK I) 62. 21. Burst Balloons - the Turquoise Swimming Pools 63. 1. Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 64. 2. Reasons to Live - Mr Amir 65. 3. Every Day Another Dream - Brenda and the Beach Balls 66. 4. the First Picture of You - the Lotus Eaters 67. 5. Misty Circles - Dead or Alive 68. 6. Are You Ready for That Feeling? - Virgin Dance 69. 7. Valley of Evergreen - Alternative Radio 70. 8. Jimmy'sgrin-Margox 71. 9. - Kardomah Cafe? (2017 Mix) - the Cherry Boys 72. 10. Contrasting Strangers - the Light 73. 11. Jean's Not Happening - Pale Fountains 74. 12. It's a Wonderful Life - the Balcony (MK II) * 75. 13. Working for the Man - the High Five 76. 14. James Where Are You Now? - the Press Gang 77. 15. My War - Western Promise 78. 16. Don't Cry Darling (Daddy Had to Drown the Cat) - Old Ma Cuxsom and the Soapchoppers 79. 17. Happen - the Rioutous Hues 80. 18. Bomb Sutra - Mel-O-Tones 81. 19. Hell - Marshmallow Overcoat 82. 1. Always the Bridesmaid - Jegsy Dodd and the Sons of Harry Cross ? 83. 2. Get Down Over - the La's 84. 3. Hip and Her Cheek Electric (Demo) - Barbel 85. 4. a Trick of Fate - Magic Carpets 86. 5. Devil Laughing - Benny Profane 87. 6. the Tallest Man - Jactars 88. 7. Didn't We Have a Nice Time? (And All My Friends Are Here) - the Tempest 89. 8. Precious Love - the Onset 90. 9. Pat Nevin's Eyes - the Tractors 91. 10. Dance - Cyclic Amp 92. 11. When You're in - the Davincis 93. 12. Way Out - the La's 94. 13. Tantric Wipeout - the Walking Seeds 95. 14. Burnin' and Lootin' - Ministry of Love 96. 15. Big Bad Money World - a Game of Soldiers 97. 16. Only in America - Exhibit B 98. 17. Sons of - Thomas Lang 99. 18. Come Holy Spirit- Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus