candle The Lucksmiths - The Lucksmiths CD - eleven early recordings from this Melbourne three-piece. The vocalist is the cousin of Joel and Josh Meadows from the Sugargliders. (luc-01) 9.00 The Lucksmiths - Boondoggle mini CD - eight great songs influenced by the Housemartins, Wedding Present, and Billy Bragg. (luc-02) 8.00 The Lucksmiths - Macintyre EP - four song 7" from this brilliant Australian band including two non-album tracks. (luc-04) 4.50 The Lucksmiths - What Bird Is That? CD - 14 tracks featuring harmonicas, banjos, trumpets, and the cleverist songwriting since the Housemartins. (luc-05) 12.00 The Lucksmiths/The Mabels - Caravan Songs split 7" - impressive single with great new mixes of two songs about caravans. (luc-06) 4.50 The Lucksmiths - A Good Kind of Nervous CD - ten track Candle/Drive-In co-release with excellent lyrics and great harmonies. This band is sensational! (luc-07/drive 21) 10.00 * The Lucksmiths - Happy Secret CD - ten song compilation of the two Matinée/Drive In 7", Candle compilation tracks and the previously unreleased Abdication! An outstanding collection. (luc-06/drive 35) 10.00 £ The Mabels - Caravan Park Girlfriend mini CD - six tracks of melodic folky pop with great vocal harmonies and diverse instrumentation. (mab-01) 8.00 £ The Mabels - Scenes from a Midday Movie CD - excellent full length from this Australian guitar pop band with ace male and female vocals and occasional trumpets. (mab-02) 12.00 £ Sandro - Work Your Days Away EP - 7" by Australian three-piece compared to Red House Painters and Palace Brothers. (san-02) 3.50 £ The Simpletons - Crash Out CDEP - debut three track single from this Melbourne four-piece. Great acoustic-styled pop. (sim-03) 3.50 £ The Simpletons - Matter CD - fifteen track debut album with pop sensabilities and excellent lyrics. They've been called Billy Bragg's favourite Australian band. (sim-04) 12.00 £ The Simpletons - Till the Sky CDEP - new version of the title song plus four exclusive tracks. (sim-08) 4.00 Various - Clippings: A Candle Records compilation CD - great compilation with 20 new songs by the Lucksmiths, Mabels, Simpletons, Weave, Billycart, Falcon 500, the Foots, and Bowlarama. (can-01) 12.00 £ Weave - Plunge CDEP - two guys and two gals present five Australian guitar pop songs with nice harmonies and occasional bits of strings. (wea-01) 5.00 dorian £ Daniel Saturn - Softly CD - excellent Beatlesque Swedish pop with unique male vocals and very nice melodies. (Dorian-05) 12.00 Soul Kitchen - Cut Your Bonds CD - impressive full length reminds me of Popundret! Easily the best release to come out of Sweden in the past year. (Dorian-07) 13.00 Various Artists - A Chance to Shine CD - 20 songs from Swedish bands The Immediates, aBLe, Dune, Aquadays, Chewinggum Weekend, The Wellmeant, Fanscene, Kerouac, Silent Truth, Blue Sunday, Shallow Soundwave, Grape, etc. (Dorian-02) 12.00 Various Artists - True to You CD - another great compilation with 21 songs by Gentle Tuesday, Dr. Saturn, Neil Armstrong, Tambureens, Hanif, St. Moores, Supernova, Diggers, Morning Penguin, The Odds, Sandy Lyle, Popeye, Sparky, The Original Pony, A Sense of Reason, Picabo, etc. (Dorian-04) 12.00 z and zoé £ Les Fleurs - Trop Tôt Pour Aller Dormir EP - five charming French jangle pop songs. C'est magnifique! (ZAZ03) 4.25 £ Lysa Gora - Lysa Gora CD - fourteen tracks of varied French guitar pop. (ZAZ05) 12.00 Marie Antionette - Musicienne EP - four tracks of nice jangle with inspired French vocals. (ZAZ01) 4.25 Marie Antionette - Toutes Ces Choses CD - fifteen melodic French pop songs with flutes and violins...including a Serge Gainsbourg cover. (ZAZ06) 12.50 £ PG-13 - Peut-Etre EP - four melancholy guitar pop songs similar to the Apartments. (ZAZ04) 4.25 * Various - Zoephile CD - 21 song compilation featuring the Autocollants, Den Baron, Glaring Surge, Bartlebees, Ladybug Transistor, Flywheel, Foofie, etc. (ZAZ07) 12.50 aquavinyle Bouquet - Before I Die EP - three Brighteresque songs from this former Waaaaaaah! band. (aqua-03) 4.25 Bouquet - Miniminou EP - latest three track single from a good UK pop band. (aqua-05) 4.25 Semester - Debut 7" - three tracks from Sweden's Acid House Kings singing in their native tongue. Quite recommended. (aqua-04) 4.25 marina £ Adventures in Stereo - Adventures in Stereo CD - Jim Beattie (ex-Primal Scream) with female vocals doing lo-fi sixties pop. (same release as on Creeping Bent). (Ma-24) 14.00 £ Adventures In Stereo - Alternative Stereo Sounds CD - eighteen infectious songs with crystalline female vocals and melodic guitars. (Ma-38) 10.00 The Jazzateers - I Shot the President CD - brilliant 19-track anthology including the debut LP on Rough Trade, the never released second album, a track from a lost Postcard LP, and two new tracks. (Ma-30) 14.00 Josef K - Endless Soul CD - sixteen track anthology of singles, album tracks, and Peel Session rarities from this early 80's Postcard band. (Ma-39 14.00 £ Mindstore - P.C. Streets CDEP - outstanding LP track plus four remixes from this Scottish band. (Ma-28) 4.50 Malcolm Ross - Happy Boy CD - recent 10-track CD from former Josef K and part time Orange Juice member. (Ma-33) 14.00 The Pale Fountains - Longshot For Your Love CD - essential 13-track collection featuring rarities from the Crepuscule years plus BBC radio sessions, previously unreleased tracks, and superb liner notes. (Ma-37) 14.00 * The Pearlfishers - The Young Picknickers CD - recent full length from this splendid Scottish band influenced by the Byrds, Beach Boys, etc. (Ma-43) 14.00 The Secret Goldfish - Aqua Pet...You Make Me CD - John Peel favourites from Glasgow described as Shangri-La's meet the Ramones. (Ma-19) 14.00 Various - In Bed With Marina CD - compilation with 22 rare and unreleased tracks from Adventures in Stereo, Bathers, Camping, Edwyn Collins, Cowboy Mouth, Harpers Bizarre, Jazzateers, McClusky Brothers, Mindstore, Paul Quinn, Malcolm Ross, Shack, Sugartown, etc. (Ma-21) 14.00 Various - Songs for Marshmallow Lovers CD - nine songs from Siesta's Songs for the Jet Set plus new tracks by the Pearlfishers, Adventures in Stereo, Malcolm Ross, Die Moulinettes, and Gazelle. (Ma-32) 14.00 harry lime £ Honeyman - Trudie CDEP - three Swedish pop songs with strong female backing vocals. (HLR 9522) 5.00 £ Leslies - Leaving the House CDEP - latest three-track single including a Marshall Crenshaw cover. (HLR 9742) 5.00 Leslies - Of Today...For Today CD - recent full length with 11 tracks of slick Swedish pop. (HLR 9752) 15.00 £ Peat - Falling CDEP - another Swedish pop sensation featuring ace keyboards and guitars. (HLR 9712) 5.00 Various - A Twist of Lime CD - fifteen tracks from Dune, La Buena Vida, Jumprope, Peat, Wellmeant, Doolittle, Minema, Perestaltics, and A Sense of Reason. (HLR 9642) 15.00 The Wellmeant - Planet of Blue CDEP - Sweden's answer to Stereolab with farfisa and female vocals. (HLR 9732) 6.00 summerhouse £ Friends - It's Getting Louder 7" - 1986 debut from this brilliant jangle pop band. Sorry, no picture sleeve on this one but it shouldn't be missed. (SUMS-01) 3.00 £ Friends - Far and Away 12" - my favourite track from the first LP plus three exclusives. Great guitar pop from 1987. (SUMS-04) 4.00 £ Friends - Foreign Money 7" - Leadoff song full of trumpets from the fifth LP plus a very good exclusive song. (SUMS-09) 3.00 £ Friends - Bluishness CD - excellent 12-track trumpet filled album from this English jangle pop band. (SUML-07) 10.00 £ Friends - Sundrowned CD - sixteen ace tracks including the single Foreign Money. (SUML-08) 10.00 £ Friends - Folksongs CD - latest effort (1995) putting a softer, acoustic spin on things. Still marvelous, and 17 songs! (SUML-10) 8.00 £ Rumblefish - Don't Leave Me 12" - four great indie-pop classics from 1988. I could listen to this all day. (SUMS-06) 4.00 £ Shandy Wildtyme - Luminous CD - twelve tracks from ex-Whirlpool Guesthouse members. (SUML-09) 5.00 £ Skinner - Lucille 7" - 1950's rockabilly with harmonicas, finger snaps, and a little bit of Elvis. (SUMS-10) 2.00 £ Whirlpool Guesthouse - The Changing Face 7" - two songs; the title track is nearly as magical as the Blow Monkeys. (SUMS-03) 2.50 £ Whirlpool Guesthouse - Pictures on the Pavement LP - ten track LP from 1988 similar to Blow Monkeys or Farmers Boys. (SUML-04) 5.00 fantastic * Black Tambourine - Complete Recordings 10" - fantastic vinyl edition of seminal DC band's fuzz pop classics. (fan-011) 8.00 Cessna - My Blue Angelia EP - three catchy songs from these Finnish darlings with superb releases on Jigsaw and Radio Khartoum. (fan-007) 3.25 Poundsign - Wavelength CD - long awaited full length from one of California's finest. Ten tracks. (fan-008) 9.00 £ The Shapiros - Month of Days 7" - members of Glo-Worm, Belmondo, Cat's Miaow, and Veronica Lake with a stellar doo-wap number and a fine flip. (fan-001) 3.25 summershine £ Autohaze - Spanish CDEP - five great Australian guitar pop songs. (shine-035) 5.00 £ Autohaze - Counter Clockwise CD - ten new tracks of Australian guitar pop, some with organs. (shine-us22) 11.00 £ Drop City - Hard to Smile EP - a glorified guitar pop gem as the title track and two fine songs on the flip. (shine-047) 3.50 East Village - Silver Train CDEP - one of Summershine's finest...four songs including two remixes from the Drop Out LP. (shine-037) 6.50 £ Even - All I Want EP - three songs from another Aussie discovery featuring members of the Meanies and Pray TV. (shine-us15) 2.50 £ The Inbreds - Yelverton Hill 7" - great Canadian pop duo with great harmonies and a cover of Cathy's Clown. (shine-us20) 3.50 £ Damien Jurado - Halo Friendly EP - three tracks from this singer songwriter with previous releases on Sub Pop. (shine-us17) 3.50 Ric Menck - The Ballad of Ric Menck CD - compilation of rare 7" tracks from Springfields and Choo Choo Train releases on Sarah, Bus Stop, Summershine, Picture Book, and Seminal Twang. (shineuslp16) 13.00 The Steinbecks - At Home and Abroad with the Steinbecks CD - domestic full length from ex-Sugargliders with one track more than the Australian release. (shinecd-013) 13.00 The Steinbecks - Apollo 7" - two great songs from ex-Sugargliders. (shine-054) 3.50 The Steinbecks - From the Wrestling Chair to the Sea 10" or mini-CD - six-song release featuring ace harmonies, thoughtful lyrics, strings and harmonicas. (shine-us23) 7.00 (10")/9.00 (CD) Tender Engines - Tender Engines CDEP - five tracks of strummy melodic pop including the gem By His Side. (shine-019) 6.50 Tender Engines - Something Wicked EP - three standouts from a band originally hailing from Tasmania. (shine-038) 3.50 Tender Engines - Ex-Pop Song 7" - fantastic fourth single with an early version of the song that later appeared on the Slumberland compilation. (shine-041) 3.50 £ Truck Train Tractor - Starforce USA EP - another good guitar pop band...the third song sounds nicely like the Ropers. (shine-032) 2.50 Various - Tomorrow's Hits Today CD - rare early releases from Ripe, Sugargliders, Velocity Girl, Tender Engines, East Village, Autohaze. Velvet Crush, Rainyard, Springfields, Beatnik Filmstars, Honeybunch, Earthmen, Carousel, Saturn V, Jupiter, Clark Springs and Blindside. (shinecd-002) 13.00 a turntable friend £ The Claim - Say So EP - three track 7" from a good UK guitar band with releases on Esurient, Caff and Bus Stop. (TURN-08) 3.50 £ Eva Luna - Kick Out 7" - great single from this UK guitar pop band formerly known as The Love Parade and Pure. (TURN-19) 3.50 £ The Gravy Train - Make It Better EP - a fine three-track C-86 influenced debut from this Newcastle group. (TURN-05) 2.50 £ The Gravy Train - St. George's Way 7" - two tracks this time but easily my favourite release from them. (TURN-13) 2.50 £ Hope - Funny EP - three tracks featuring members of Telstar and Visitors (of Sha La La fame). (TURN-11) 3.50 £ Sugarplant - Orange Filter 7" - two Mazzy Star-ish songs from this Japanese band. (TURN-22) 3.50 £ Vinegar Blossom - Absence of a Choice 7" - two tracks quite similar to earlier Stone Roses. (TURN-06) 2.50 meller welle £ Balloon Farm - Apathy EP - three tracks from this Pristines side project circa 1991. (MEL-4) 4.00 £ Dan Dare - Top Quality EP - four song EP sounding quite similar to the Wedding Present. (MEL-03) 4.00 £ The Keatons - Leaf Cutting Aunts EP - three tracks of British guitar pop - one with manic Wedding Present style guitars. (MEL-18) 4.00 £ Kennedy - Neurotica EP - the only vinyl trace of this great English band - vocals recall Morrissey at times. (MEL-06) 4.00 £ The Kensingtons - Hope Corner Lane EP - four tracks from this C-92 band offering TGB!! style of pop. (MEL-11) 4.00 £ The Lovelies - Somer Runner EP - four songs still reminiscent of the Wedding Present but recalling the Blue Aeroplanes at times. Dig the female vocals on the title track. (MEL-08) 4.00 £ Pastel Coloured Days - Ceylon EP - good rhythmic German pop with English vocals that recalls House of Love. (MEL-13) 4.00 £ Peru/Lament split cassette - seven Sarah-influenced songs (four by Peru; three from Lament). Nice. (MEL-14) 5.00 £ Various - Silver Jubilee CD - 24 songs by Glaring Surge, Apocalypse Babys, Holsteins, Watoo Watoo, Conspiracy, Nothing Else, Who Moved the Ground?, Pristines, Four One and Onlys, Ways of Stephen, Crayola Summer, Some Rare Footage, Flying Nuns, J.C. Regulator, Tvuzk, and Barny. (MEL-25) 11.00 tinseltones £ The Autocollants - Casa EP - five gorgeous tracks to follow up the sold out Drive-In single. Engaging vocals, strummy guitars, and trumpets. (TINT-002) 4.00 £ Clock Strikes Thirteen - I Blinked My Eyes And You Were Gone EP - latest release from Pennsylvania folk doing melancholy pop. Great previous releases on Drive-In. (TINT-006) 4.00 £ Orange Cake Mix featuring Verna Brock- 37 Shades of Blue 7" - three tracks featuring backing vocals and flute by the Rocketship/ Beanpole songstress. (TINT-001) 4.00 bus stop £ The Cat's Miaow - A Kiss and a Cuddle CD - essential 24 track compilation from the four Toytown cassettes plus secret bonus tracks. (BUS-1015) 12.00 £ Milo - Car Crash EP - A-side is a definite jangle pop hit with female vocals; the two on the flip are strummy boy pop. (BUS-050) 3.00 £ Orange Cake Mix - Rivers and Trees EP - three exclusive (I think) strummy tunes on Bus Stop. (BUS-047) 3.00 £ Pencil Tin - A Gentle Hand To Guide You Along CD - great full length following the phenomenal Quiddity single. Features members of Steinbecks & Cat's Miaow. (BUS-1010) 8.00 £ Rocketship - Hey Hey Girl EP - reissue of essential three-track debut single in an early Primal Scream vein. Bus Stop's finest moment? (BUS-034) 3.50 £ Rocketship - Honey I Need You 7" - two great tracks you may recognize from the 1996 tour. (BUS-057) 3.50 £ Malcolm Ross - Malcolm Ross CD - eleven songs from the guy behind Postcard stalwarts Josef K, Orange Juice, and Aztec Camera. (BUS-1014) 7.50 £ Tree Fort Angst - Knee Deep in the Rococo Excess of Tree Fort Angst CD - 20 song compilation of singles and unreleased tracks from Terry Banks (ex-St. Christopher, Glo Worm). (BUS-1007) 7.00 £ The What Gives - Up All Night with the What Gives CD - catchy pop full length following several Bus Stop singles. (BUS1012) 7.00 vinyl japan The Casswells CD - excellent full length from former Haywains members reminiscent of the Housemartins. (ASKCD78) 13.00 Confetti - Retrospective CD - compiles all the tracks from the singles on Heaven, Marineville, and Sunday. Great quiet Young Marble Giants tweepop including Josef K, Au Pairs, and Wedding Present covers. (ASKCD39) 13.00 The Fat Tulips - New Spring Rights for Sarah 7" - two brilliant girl-pop songs from 1994. You can't stop indie pop! (PAD12) 3.75 The Fat Tulips - Driving Me Wild EP - three more fuzzy classics from the Fatties. (PAD11) 3.75 £ The Fat Tulips - Starfish CD - fifteen exclusive tracks from 1994. (ASKCD34) 13.00 Hal - Election Day CDEP - four brilliant dancey songs from a band featuring members of Brighter! (TASKCD30) 6.00 The Hit Parade - With Love from the Hit Parade CD - 19 tracks compiling all the early JSH (pre-Sarah) singles. (ASKCD2) 13.00 Johnny Dee - Motorbike Loves You 7" - three tracks with sensitive male vocals—a suave morph of the Hit Parade, early Primal Scream, Sea Urchins, etc. (PAD5) 3.75 Johnny Dee/The Chesterfields - Let's Split! CDEP - two tracks each. (TASKCD35) 6.50 Northern Picture Library - Love Song for the Dead Ché CDEP - debut three track release from ex-Field Mice—disco ball not included! (TASKCD6) 6.00 Northern Picture Library - Alaska LP or CD - full length with the essential Isn't It Time You Faced the Truth? LP (ASKLP23) 9.00; CD (ASKCD23) 13.00 £ Saturn V - Everything Tends Toward Chaos 12" or CDEP - four songs from ex-Razorcuts/Talulah Gosh members. (TASK14/TASKCD14) 4.50 Slumber - Sleep 12" - four tracks from Confetti and Mrs. Kipling members with beautiful flutes and violins. (TASK21) 6.00 St. Christopher - Man, I Could Scream LP or CD - excellent 12 track debut LP from 1991. LP (ASKLP6) 9.00, CD (ASKCD6) 13.00 St. Christopher - Lioness CD - latest album from Glen Melia and company includes the stunning single She Looks Like You. (ASKCD53) 13.00 £ Strawberry Story - The Man with the Stereo Hands CDEP - four tracks from 1992—super twee female vocals meet fuzzy guitar boys. (TASKCD11) 6.00 Strawberry Story - Lucky Auburgine CDEP - the latest output with four more exclusive tracks. (TASKCD24) 6.00 Strawberry Story - Clamming For It CD - chaotic and sweet compilation of early tracks from the Heaven, Parasol, Daisy Chain, and Waaaah! singles plus flexi tracks and unreleased songs. (ASKCD25) 13.00 Gregory Webster - My Wicked, Wicked Ways CD - ten tracks from Razorcuts lead vocalist with help from members of Heavenly and Comet Gain. (MASKCD55) 10.00 twee kitten £ Casino Ashtrays - Bus To Vegas CDEP - three songs featuring Laura (Autocollants) on vocals and Raoul (Cha Cha Cha) on guitar and trumpet. (TK-007) 3.25 £ Icy Spicy Coolmint - Water Bridge EP - fuzzy Japanese noise pop 7" with female vocals. Three tracks. (TK-006) 2.75 £ The Relationships - Country Catalogue CDEP - five tracks by a five piece from Oxford, England sounding quite like the Church. (TK-009) 3.25 Sweet William - Ambiguous CDEP - timeless jangle-pop with split male/female vocals. Essential release for fans of the Field Mice, Smiths, or Eva Luna. (TK-008) 3.75 radio khartoum Essiar - Summer In Minsk CD3 - sparse and sophisticated continental pop reminds Leonard of Beck. (khz 199) 7.00 Gypsophile - Songs of A Thousand Nights CD3 - six song ep of bedroom bossa melancholia following recent Elefant and Clover gems. (khz 298) 7.00 Various - 18fps: The Flight of Everson K CD3 - with Chocolate Barry, Bizarre, Cyrille Essiar, Christine, Seashells, and Instant Life. (khz 198) 7.00 Various - 18fps: Transmarine CD3 - with Le Mans, Club Foot Orchestra, Louis Philippe, Christine, and Quigley. (khz 398) 7.00 subway The Chesterfields - Completely and Utterly 7" - 1986 release from a great guitar band influenced by Postcard-era Orange Juice. (Subway-7) 4.00 The Flatmates - Shimmer 7" - female fronted group featuring Subway label boss Martin on guitars delivering perfect hip-shaking jangle pop. (Subway-14) 4.00 The Flatmates - Heaven Knows 7" - more classic girl pop from 1988. (Subway-21) 4.00 The Soup Dragons - The Sun Is In The Sky EP - 4 track 7" recorded in 1985 but never released. Great manic C-86 style pop. (Subway-2) 7.00 The Soup Dragons - Whole Wide World 7" - two tracks from one of the original C-86 bunch. (Subway-4) 4.00 sugarfrost Eva Luna - Tangle 7" - excellent strummy pop; third incarnation of this UK band formerly known as the Love Parade and Pure. (frosty-5) 4.00 Eva Luna - Ghost In You CDEP - amazing four-track release including a Bacharach and David cover and housed in perhaps the most elaborate sleeve ever! (frosty-13) 6.50 Evelyn Tremble - Kool-Aid Blue EP - the title track is a perfect dose of Pale Fountains pop. Comes in a groovy corduroy-feel booklet cover with short story. (frosty-12) 4.00 £ Various - The Birth of the True LP - solid compilation featuring Pure, Nelories, Sedgwicks, Penelopes, Secret Shine, White Come Come, B-Flower, and Razorblade Smile. (frosty-2) 9.00 sunday £ Bulldozer Crash - Automatic Smile EP - three guitar pop songs including the fantastic What Happens Now? (Sunday-007) 3.00 £ Mosaic Eyes - Europe Not So Far EP - three great songs in a Jesus & Mary Chain/Spirea X sort of way. (Sunday-019) 3.00 £ Oporto - French Blue EP - three songs featuring former Cudgels. (Sunday-028) 3.25 £ The Pristines - Teen Fraud, Pop Whore CD - 14 songs showcasing various pop styles. My top pick is Favourites with Sarah King on vocals. (Sunday-642) 9.00 £ The Proctors - Baby Blue EP - three songs including the stunner Not So Far Away. (Sunday-030) 3.25 £ The Proctors - Moon Song 7" - good single with the exclusive Wish My Days Away. Sunday-037) 3.25 £ They Go Boom!! - I Can't Go Back EP - three-track stunner with the hits Woody Allen and Your Less Attractive Friend. One of Sunday's finest moments. (Sunday-016) 3.00 £ Various - Happy Sunday 9" flexi with Po!, Bulldozer Crash, They Go Boom!!, Mrs. Kipling, and Pristines covering classic songs from the Sunday roster. (Sunday-021) 3.00 soap £ Cinnamon - Vox CDEP - six melancholy pop songs with lush female vox. (SNAPC33) 5.50 £ Cinnamon - Hopeless Case CDEP - 4 doses of beautiful Swedish melancholia. (SNAPC36) 5.50 £ Easy - Never Seen A Star CDEP - three tracks from this Swedish band with previous releases on Blast First. (SNAPC12) 5.50 £ Easy - In Black and White CDEP - two tracks including the exclusive Say Goodbye to Hollywood. (SNAPC21) 4.00 £ Easy - Listen to the Bells CDEP - three remixes from Fortran 5 and Quant for that closet dance freak in you. (SNAPC23) 3.00 £ Eggstone - Somersault CD - the second Soap album with 11 tracks including the singles Water and The Dog. (SNAP9) 13.00 £ Loudean - In Stereo CDEP - five track ep from this recent Soap signing sounding like Pale Saints. (SNAPC48) 4.50 £ Scents - Dandelion CDEP - four nice Swedish pop tracks with harmonicas. (SNAPC16) 5.50 £ Scents - Scents CD - twelve new tracks including a duet with Nina Persson from the Cardigans. (SNAP24) 13.00 £ The Wannadies - Aquanautic CD - excellent second album featuring the hits Cherry Man and So Happy Now. (SNAP 5) 13.00 £ The Wannadies - Be A Girl CD - third Soap album from this great Swedish band including Might Be Stars, Love In June, How Does It Feel and You and Me Song. (SNAP 16) 13.00 £ The Wannadies - Someone Somewhere CDEP - first single from the recent album Bagsey Me with two exclusives. (SNAPC40) 5.00 £ The Wannadies - Skelleftea CD - 15-song greatest hits compilation plus the new hit Easier To Sing. (RESNAP 3) 13.00 north of no south £ Cloudberry Jam - La La La CDEP - debut five track EP with a somewhat rougher sound than later releases. (NONSCD02) 7.00 £ Cloudberry Jam - The Art of Being Cool mini CD - six early tracks including their best song ever - Elevator. (NONSCD07) 10.00 £ Cloudberry Jam - Blank Paycheck CD - fantastic debut album mixing Cardigans and Everything But the Girl sounds. Dig that funky vibraphone! (NONSCD14) 13.00 £ Cloudberry Jam - Providing the Atmosphere CD - second full length from the hippest Swedish export at the moment. Crystal clear female vocals, horns, and percussion recall an upbeat Style Council. (NONSCD32) 13.00 £ Cloudberry Jam - Another Moment Follows CDEP - danceable hit from the last album plus the exclusive track Scorch. (NONSCD30) 4.50 £ Daybehavior - Cinematic CDEP - cool band delving in the St. Etienne style of pop. Three tracks including a cover of Depeche Mode's See You. (NONSCD29) 4.50 £ Daybehavior - Hello! CDEP - more suave sounds with a cover of Kraftwerk's Tour de France. (NONSCD34) 4.50 £ Daybehavior - Adored CD - eclectic full length following two very promising singles. (NONSCD35) 13.00 Honeymoons - Honeymoons mini CD - six song debut from the best NONS band. Jangly guitar pop similar to East Village. (NONSCD06) 10.00 Honeymoons - Travel CDEP - a dead ringer for East Village plus the exclusive My Innocent Friend. (NONSCD22) 4.50 Honeymoons - Domestic CD - ten songs including the hits Travel and A Day Like Today. (NONSCD23) 13.00 £ Honeymoons - Histrionic Remix CDEP - excellent remixes of Travel, We Could Just, Flowergirl, and Difference. (NONSCD46) 6.00 Honeymoons - Fabrications CDEP - one of the best songs of last year—nearly as nice as New Order's Regret. (NONSCD53) 4.50 Honeymoons - This Coherent Excitation CD - latest eleven-track release of beautiful New Order-ish pop. They just keep getting better and better. (NONSCD54) 13.00 £ Pinko Pinko - Fashion Is Your Only Culture CD - debut full length including the hit Silly Me. (NONSCD17) 13.00 £ Pinko Pinko - Nosebleed CDEP - I just found one of these...includes the exclusive Nature Is Hasty. (NONSCD42) 3.50 £ Pinko Pinko - Cheekbone CDEP - catchy second single from the new album plus an exclusive track - this one puts Blur to shame. (NONSCD48) 3.50 £ Various - Compilation One CD - great budget sampler with Seashells, Komeda, Honeymoons, Blithe, Cloudberry Jam, The Taste of Raindrops, In the Flesh (pre-Puffin), and Satellite Circus. Nearly all exclusive. (NONSCD01) 11.00 £ Various - Compilation Two CD - second sampler with two tracks each from Komeda, Seashells, Honeymoons, Cloudberry Jam, Pinko Pinko, Ray Wonder, Trio Lligo, Colonel Blimp, and Shredhead. (NONSCD25) 11.00 a west side fabrication £ Blissful - Greatest mini CD - seven tracks with horns, guitars, & keyboards. (WeCD-085) 9.00 £ Blissful - The Blissful Orchestra CD - impressive Swedish band with two very distinct vocalists, trumpets and keyboards. (WeCD-099) 12.00 £ Blue - All I Ever Do CDEP - three soulful tracks not unlike later Jam releases (think Move On Up). (WeCD-104) 3.50 £ Boolteens - Perfect Smile CDEP - debut five track guitar pop single on West Side's cool Speech sub-label with trumpets and harmonicas. (SP-01) 5.50 £ Various - On the Outskirts of a Small Town 2xCD - 24 track double CD introduction to the West Side family including tracks from Blissful, Popundret, Blue, Bear Quartet, A Shrine, Mufflon 5, Blithe, Puffin, Tommy 16, Stardog, and more. (WeCD-101) 14.00 £ Various - West Side United CD - celebrating a decade of West Side with 15 exclusive tracks by A Shrine, Boolteens, Blissful, Popundret, Bear Quartet, the All Janet, Mufflon 5, Drowners, Tommy 16, etc. (WeCD-143) 12.00 miscellaneous * Aden - Black Cow CD - DC band with excellent male vocals, ace guitars and brilliant melodies. (teenbeat 266) 11.00 Adventures in Stereo - A Brand New Day EP - four splendid new tracks on colored wax from ex-Primal Scream/Spirea X guy Jim Beatty. (BOB001) 4.00 £ Les Autres - Belle Est Ta Journée EP - noisy yet melodic French pop on Cornflakes Zoo. (ZOO-1) 4.00 Beanpole/Holiday Flyer split 7" - two nice exclusive songs each pressed on stylish clear blue wax. (papercut) 3.50 Bella Vista/Best Wishes split 7" - two brilliant songs from each band; Bella Vista are wonderful Sarah-influenced pop; Best Wishes sound like Confetti on one and cover the Snowbirds on the other. On Turn Up The Treble! 3.50 Bella Vista - Midway EP - three song follow-up to the Matinée single featuring harmonious boy & girl vocals, jangling guitars, and a cover of the Carousel's My Boy and His Motorbike. On the Orange Label. (org-003) 3.25 * Tim Best - Promising Boyfriend CD - 11-track release from the former vocalist of Girl of the World and Hispana Tim with help from ex-Sugarglider Josh Meadows. (parcd-042) 11.00 * Black Tambourine - Complete Recordings CD - digital Slumberland edition of seminal DC band's fuzz pop classics. (slr-37) 10.00 Bouquet - Coral Garden CD - thirteen song full length from this good UK twee band following 7" on Aquavinyle, Waaaaaaaah! and Caramel. On Popstar. (popcd-1) 13.00 Brian - Understand CD - reissue of this seminal eight track album from 1991; melodic and poignant singer-songwriter pop in the vein of Another Sunny Day. (SETCD-M4) 14.00 * Brian - Bring Trouble CD - new nine track Setanta album adds slick production similar to Lightning Seeds. (SETCD-060) 15.00 * The Butterflies of Love - Wild 7" - a gorgeous, swooping, optimistic pop single featuring drumming and backing vox courtesy of a former Miracle Legion member. (secret sevens) 3.50 * The Butterflies of Love - Rob A Bank 7" - US 7" from a Galaxie 500 influenced band from Connecticut. Same A-side as the Fortuna Pop! release with an exclusive b-side. (coffeehouse) 3.50 £ The Cardigans - Emmerdale CD - indie pop debut CD from these Swedish darlings. (TRACD-1501) 12.00 The Castaway Stones/Dearly split 7" - the 'Stones debut (featuring members of Glo Worm, Ropers, Shapiros, etc.) shines with easy tempo jangle and boy-girl vocal delivery. Pop darlings Dearly play an exclusive soother on the flip. (bsr-003) 3.25 * The Castaway Stones - In the Devil's Garden 7"- alternate versions of Rose in the Devil's Garden and Autumn recorded in Scotland during the band's 1998 world tour. (hiss-15) 4.00 Cessna - Holiday On Ice 7" - four track single from a Finnish band with vocals reminiscent of Holiday. (PZL006) 3.50 £ Guy Chadwick - This Strength CDEP - impressive three track single from the former House of Love frontman. (SETCD-052) 5.50 Cinerama - Va Va Voom! CD - full length from Wedding Present frontman David Gedge with strings, flutes, xylophones, and female vox... 1998's album of the year? (spinart) 12.00 £ Club 8 - The Friend I Once Had CD - highly anticipated full length...12 delightful songs from the best voice in the 'biz. (mar-035) 10.00 £ Eggstone - Bird In Cages CDEP - two stylish and soundtracky songs on Vibrafon including the exclusive track Dreamer. (VIBRCD25) 4.00 * Eggstone - Ca Chauffe en Suede CD - excellent career-spanning compilation on the French label Tricatel includes 19 tracks taken from previous singles and albums. (tri-1222) 15.00 The Family Way - Strange Ways 7"- great split male/female vocals, organs, handclaps, and other eccentricities. (ROX-003) 4.50 14 Iced Bears - Let The Breeze Open Our Hearts CD - nineteen songs taken from 1988/89 releases on Thunderball Records (the self-titled LP, Mother Sleep 12" and World I Love 7"), plus unreleased and live tracks. (OVER78CD) 14.00 Gentle Tuesday - Lovely Lady EP - three more great jangle pop songs—this time with a 70's vibe throughout. (A Boy Wonder-3) 4.25 * Gentle Tuesday - Misgiving Me EP - perhaps the best single so far featuring crystal clear female vocals on one track. (A Boy Wonder-5) 4.25 * Gentle Waves - The Green Fields of Foreverland CD - solo album of Belle & Sebastian's Isobel Campbell (with help from bandmates) sounds like Red Chair Fadeaway at times. On Jeepster. (JPRCD006) 12.00 * The Go-Betweens - The Lost CD - recent 13-track release includes the band's elusive first two singles plus the unreleased classic The Sound of Rain and others. (jetset) 12.00 Happydeadmen - De Bricassert CDEP - four dead brilliant songs from 1992...essential for any fan of pure Swedish pop. (cei-028) 6.50 Happydeadmen - Classics: A Decade in Pop CD - phenomenal 14-track compilation of album and single tracks from this brilliant jangle pop band that influenced the best of current Swedish pop. On the very promising new label Summersound Recordings. (summer-1) 13.00 Happydeadmen - After the Siesta CD - recent full-length released in Japan with the title Bullfights Every Sunday...here's the 13-track Swedish issue with the ace bonus track The Ultimate High. (torpedo) 13.00 Heavenly - She Says 7" - ace early single from post-Talulah Gosh, pre-Marine Research folks includes the excellent Escort Crash on Marston Street. (K-IPU25) 3.25 Heavenly - Space Manatee EP - three track single from former Sarah darlings coupling a track from the album along with Flaming Groovies and Jam covers. (K-IPU73) 3.25 M.J. Hibbett - Born With the Century EP - excellent Billy Bragg-style singing and guitars with appearances on Fortuna Pop! compilations. Three songs on Artists Against Success. (AAS014) 4.00 M.J. Hibbett/Sienna split EP - two songs from each band...Sienna features members of recent no. one hitmakers White Town. The Mark Hibbett songs are the brilliant Clubbing in the Week and F***ing Hippy. On Artists Against Success. (AAS011) 4.00 Hood/Carmine split 7" - Pram-like French oblique pop from Carmine... Xpressway-bedroom-lo-fi-fo-fi by Hood. (ORG-001) 3.00 Hopkirk and Lee - Beneath the Apple Tree EP - 7" issue of this marvelous Scottish band's debut...for fans of 60's pop, Biff Bang Pow!, Belle & Sebastian... (gallery/for us/dulc-i-tone) 4.00 £ I Hail Taxis - Was It Karl? cassette - 18 track cassette of good UK guitar pop similar to Blue Aeroplanes. (Low Voltage) 1.25 £ The Jordans - Katydid CD - solo project of part time Sugargliders/Steinbecks member Adam Dennis. Thirteen tracks of great Aussie pop. (Sonorama-003) 9.00 £ Daniel Johnston - Dream Scream 7" - new from the lad who originally wrote Speeding Motorcycle (as covered by the Pastels). (pickled egg-6) 3.50 £ Jumprope - The Pensive EP - four tracks on Motorway with hints of the Cardigans, EBTG, and Rocketship. (MOTOR018) 3.00 £ Juniper - Making Gerard Smile 7" - more frenetic and melodic pop in the vein of Velocity Girl. (org-002) 2.75 £ Jupiter Sun - Looking Up CDEP - four tracks from a California guitar band with previous releases on Slumberland and Parasol. (PHASE45-001) 4.50 £ Kactus - Summer Vacation 7" - catchy Japanese guitar pop. (Sonorama-001) 2.75 * Kissing Book - Lines and Markers LP/CD - good sixties influenced beat pop from Portland Oregon lads (plus Jen from the Softies) should appeal to fans of the Sugargliders. Great cover art! (magic marker) 8.00/9.00 Leslies - Leslies EP - four songs including That's Me, Boy, Cinema Song, and Favorite Waste of Time. (american pop project) 3.25 * Matt Love - 3AM EP - former member of Even As We Speak delivers three simple pop numbers. (SCR003) 3.25 £ L&T - Fad CDEP - five catchy songs from former Pearly Gatecrashers. (LT-01) 6.50 Majestic 12 - Long 7" - a pair of impressive pop songs from this California band with previous releases on Shelflife and Drive In. On Moonscreen. (SCR001) 3.25 £ Le Mans - Unrayo De Sol 7" - two melodic tracks from this great Spanish band of Elefant Records fame. (GRIM-007) 3.00 * Marine Research/Built to Spill split 7" - MR covers BTS (complete with a rap by Pete and Amelia!)...BTS covers Heavenly. (K-IPU89) 3.50 * Marine Research - Sounds From the Gulf Stream CD - outstanding debut full length from the band formerly known as Heavenly...one of the best albums of 1999! (KLP-100) 11.00 Motion Picture - Every Last Romance CD - nice melodic pop with nods to Felt/Belle & Sebastian. (words on music) 11.00 * Motion Picture - For A Distant Movie Star CD - recent full length delivers more melodic and romantic pop with excellent songwriting. (words on music) 12.00 * Moving Pictures - My Brightest Star 7" - excellent new single from the Spanish band with previous releases on Siesta Records. (GVA-007) 4.00 Musical Chairs - Wit's End - moody, intricate pop with hushed male vocals, strummy guitars, keyboards, and horns...for fans of the Sneetches, Pencil Tin, or later Go-Betweens. (spy-9/raindate-1) 10.00 £ Non Stop Kazoo Organization - Something Strange EP - more strummy French pop from Jacques from Stephen's Library. (ZOO-3) 4.00 £ The Pearly Gatecrashers - Spectacular! CD - 12 track album from 1994 with superb female vocals, keyboards and guitars. (concubine album-002) 12.00 Po! - The Alphabet EP - recent four song ep on Rutland from this excellent female-fronted band from Leicester. (RUTEP-11) 4.00 Polak - I'm Sick CDEP - splendid second single from former members of Adorable and the Bardots. (generic 0244) 7.00 * Polak - Impossible CDEP - third three song EP includes a Monochrome Set cover. The title track is their best yet. (generic 0243) 7.00 Rocketship - All The Pleasures 7" - my oh my—take it to the dancefloor Dustin! On Jigsaw. (PZL-005) 3.50 The Rosehips - You're Gonna Regret This... CD - 22 song collection of outtaprint singles circa 1986-1989 plus four unreleased tunes. Great female vocals and swirling jangle on Secret. (shhh-cd 971) 9.00 £ Shebrews/Ninian Hawick - split 7" - a melodic heartbreaker of a Liverbirds cover played by Jim Ruiz and John Crozier with beauteous vox courtesy of Stephanie Winter-Ruiz. The flip's title—Scottish Rite Temple Stomp—says it all... (GRIM-005) 3.00 £ Shermans - The Sound of Shermans EP - excellent four song 7" featuring ex-Red Sleeping Beauty members. (ACME-24) 3.25 * Snowbound International Pop Club fanzine - great old-school type fanzine from May 99 (Bowlie Weekender issue) with features on Belle & Sebastian, Field Mice, the Flatmates, Looper, the Chesterfields, King of Luxembourg, seeing shows, and more. (snowbound-001) 2.50 * Soda Stream - Turnstyle EP - three track single from Australian guitar pop band (featuring Karl Smith) which wowed the crowds at Bowlie Weekender. On Pickled Egg. (egg-10) 4.50 £ Southville - Looking from a Hilltop EP - four great songs from this Scottish band and my favourite Pillarbox Red release. (POST-3) 3.00 Sportique - The Kids Are Solid Gold 7"- more brilliance from former Razorcuts frontman...the flip's a cover of the Lovin' Spoonfuls You Didn't Have To Be So Nice. (ROX-004) 4.50 Starlet - From the One You Left Behind CD - recent full length from this Acid House Kings side project—jangly guitars and pure Swede-pop vocals. (Parasol-027) 10.00 Various - Benno Presents...EP - stellar 7" brought to you from the fantastic Swedish e-zine Benno featuring Neil Armstrong, Shermans (ex-Red Sleeping Beauty), Très Nooners and Pluxus. (benno-1) 4.00 * Various - Benno Presents Volume 2 EP - new 7" comp includes Nixon (ex-Novelle), Chocolate Barry, Cat Skills (Girlfrendo side project) and NY Akustik. (benno-2) 4.00 Various - L'Essaim cassette + fanzine - French pop compilation with two tracks each by Silent Moments, Bellaloid, Bleu Marine, the Days, Ten Feet Tall, A Table, and Moonchild. (Bzzz-1) 6.00 £ Various - Gelée Royale cassette + fanzine - another French pop compilation with 16 tracks from Tortue, Ego, Ultième, Hallucinatie, Landmark, Gowie, Margarine, and Peeping Tom. (Bzzz-2) 6.00 Various - In and Out of Love EP - cool 7" compilation with exclusive tracks from Seashell Sea (one of Pam Berry's splendid trios), Nerdy Girl, Beanpole, and B'ehl. (MOTOR10R) 4.00 Various - Pop Machine cassette - brilliant 29 song compilation from French mailorder Cowly Owl! with mostly exclusive tracks from Red Sleeping Beauty, Cat's Miaow, La Buena Vida, Acid House Kings, Gypsophile, Vicarage Garden, Club 8, Watoo Watoo, They Go Boom!!, Belmondo, Shoestrings, Autocollants, Semester, Madison Electric, Caramel, Autumn Almanac, Imaginary Friend, Momus, etc. (calf 7997) 5.50 Various - Seven Summers (International Pop Volume 2) CD - excellent 24-track compilation with Acid House Kings, Red Sleeping Beauty, the Crooner, Brideshead, La Buena Vida, Den Baron, the Sugargliders, Legendary Bang, Airport Girl, Hey Paulette, Shoestrings, the Best Wishes, Mumbly, Poundsign, the Silent Boys, Super, Cessna, Watoo Watoo, Die Elektros, etc. (tweenet/kindercore) 11.00 £ Various - Tales from the Pillarbox EP - good compilation with tracks from Southville, Pristines, Cellophane and Huggy's Ice Cools. (POST-2) 2.00 * Various - Try A Little Sunshine CD - fantastic Greek pop compilation with 17 tracks from Next Time Passions, One Night Suzan, Impossible Tymes, the Crooner, Raining Pleasure, the Jaywalkers, Sound Devise, Starblind, Kissamatic Lovebubble, Common Sense, the Groove Machine, Protest March, Love Exotics and the Mute, plus brilliantly elaborate fold-out packaging and poster. (pop art 01) 13.50 The Waves - Does Anyone Ever Stop Someone 7" - splendid single featuring members of The Hang Ups and the production genius of Bryan Hanna. Sublime songs with piano, horns, velvety vocals and plush guitars. (bsr-002) 3.25 £ Whole World - Vanity 7" - two tracks from Tim Butt's pre-Pearly Gatecrashers band. On Phantom. (PH-033) 3.00 £ Whole World - There's Murder Everywhere 7" - two catchy pre-Gatecrashers style pop songs. (PH-036) 3.00 £ Whole World - Reason To Change 7" - good Australian pop songs circa 1990. (PH-041) 3.00
