Monday, 19 January 2026

Where Were You? Independent Music From Leeds 1978-1989


"Where Were You? Independent Music From Leeds 1978-1989" is a 3 CD compilation box set, released in 2023 on Cherry Red.

Tracklisting CD1 1978-1983:
1. The Mekons - Where Were You?
2. Rouge - Have You Seen Gene
3. The Jerks - Cool
4. Rats And Delicious - No Time
5. Agony Column - (I Had It) All Worked Out
6. The Neat - Hormones In Action (In My Heart)
7. Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods
8. Scritti Politti - Messthetics
9. The City Limits - Morse-Code Messages
10. Expelaires - Sympathy (Don't Be Taken In)
11. Alwoodley Jets - Crash N' Burn
12. Girls At Our Best! - Getting Nowhere Fast
13. Shake Appeal - My Own Way
14. Delta 5 - You
15. Knife Edge - Favourite Girl
16. Music For Pleasure - The Human Factor
17. The Squares - Buddy Holly
18. Mirror Boys - At Tiffanys
19. Dance Chapter - Anonymity
20. The Boys - Let It Rain
21. Soft Cell - A Man Can Get Lost
22. Abrasive Wheels - Army Song
23. Icon A.D. - Fight For Peace
24. The Expelled - Government Policy
25. The Underdogs - East Of Dachau

VBR ~268K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

Tracklisting CD2 1983-1987:
1. The Sisters Of Mercy - Temple Of Love
2. The March Violets - Religious As Hell
3. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Beating My Head
4. Anabas - Barricades
5. The Three Johns - Do The Square Thing
6. Vicious Pink - Cccan't You See
7. Tom Fazzini - 16 Vessels
8. Annie Hogan - Executioners Song (Kickabye)
9. Déjà Vu - Cut The Cross
10. Flowers For Agatha - Presentation
11. Xero Slingsby And The Works - Hurricane Damage In Leeds (Live)
12. The Hollow Men - Late Flowering Lust
13. The Rose Of Avalanche - Goddess
14. The Cassandra Complex - Moscow Idaho
15. Surfin Dave And The Absent Legends - Stateside Centre
16. Age Of Chance - I Don't Know And I Don't Care
17. Third Circle - Last Night Was The Best Night Of My Life
18. The Wedding Present - You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends
19. Pink Peg Slax - Boy From Leeds
20. Dustdevils - Seeds In The Spoil
21. The Mission - Wasteland
22. Salvation - Thunderbird

VBR ~270K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

Tracklisting CD3 1987-1989:
1. The Rhythm Sisters - Saturday/Sunday Lazy Leeds Afternoons
2. Ritzun Ratzun Rotzer - Noodleman
3. The Sinister Cleaners - Longing For Next Year
4. The Prowlers - Life's A Mystery
5. Son Of Sam - Goodbye Junkie Jim...
6. Len Liggins - Life In Leeds City
7. Good Shepherds - Wallpaper Man
8. WMTID - Go Big Red
9. MDMA - Evidence
10. Drug Free America - Day-Glo Pussycat
11. The Vaynes - Lick The Dirt
12. Bazooka Joe - Hometown
13. Cud - I've Had It With Blondes
14. The Snapdragons - The Things You Want
15. Groovin' With Lucy - Lennys' Lament
16. Purple Eternal - Trip #67
17. Bridewell Taxis - Wild Boar
18. Ghost Dance - Celebrate
19. Pale Saints - Sight Of You
20. Gold Frankincense & Disk Drive - Character Assassinator
21. The Edsel Auctioneer - Our New Skin

VBR ~263K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo



Friday, 2 January 2026

Avon Calling The Bristol Compilation & Avon Calling 2 Forgotten Gems & Unknown Curios


"Avon Calling The Bristol Compilation" is a compilation album, released in 2005 on Cherry Red.

Tracks:
CD1 Avon Calling
CD2 The Heartbeat Singles Collection 1978-1981.

Tracklisting CD1:
1. Glaxo Babies - It's Irrational
2. Europeans - On The Continent
3. Private Dicks - Green Is In The Red
4. Moskow - Too Much Commotion
5. Essential Bop - Chronicle
6. Directors - What You've Got
7. Various Artists - Own Up
8. Sneak Preview - Slugweird
9. The Stingrays - Sound
10. The X-Certs - Anthem
11. Apartment - The Alternative
12. The Numbers - Cross-Slide
13. Vice Squad - Nothing
14. Stereo Models - Move Fast - Stay Ahead
15. Double Vision - My Dead Mother
16. Apartment - Poison
17. Sneak Preview - Desire
18. Private Dicks - Don't Follow My Lead
19. Double Vision - List '99'
20. Vitus Dance - Down At The Park
21. The X-Certs - You Have Been Warned
22. Various - Radio Interviews & Announcements

VBR ~269K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

Tracklisting CD2:
1. Social Security - I Don't Want My Heart To Rule My Head
2. Social Security - Choc Ice
3. Europeans - Europeans
4. Europeans - Voices
5. Glaxo Babies - This Is Your Life
6. Glaxo Babies - Who Killed Bruce Lee?
7. The Numbers - Alternative Suicide
8. The X-Certs - Blue Movies
9. Joe Public - Hotel Rooms
10. 48 Hours - Back To Ireland
11. Glaxo Babies - Christine Keeler
12. Glaxo Babies - Nova Bossa Nova
13. Private Dicks - She Said Go
14. Private Dicks - Private Dicks
15. Apartment - The Car
16. Apartment - Winter
17. Glaxo Babies - Shake
18. The Letters - Nobody Loves Me
19. The Letters - Don't Want You Back
20. The Art Objects - Showing Off To Impress The Girls
21. The Final Eclipse - Birdsong
22. The Final Eclipse - New Dawn
23. The Skodas - Everybody Thinks Everybody Else Is Dead Bad
24. The Skodas - Mouth

VBR ~269K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Avon Calling 2 Forgotten Gems & Unknown Curios" is a compilation album, released in 2010 on Bristol Archive Records.

Tracklisting:
1. Social Security - Self Confession
2. Europeans - The Only One
3. Apartment - Broken Glass
4. Private Dicks - You Got It
5. The X-Certs - People Of Today
6. Essential Bop - Audition Room
7. Apartment - Retrospect
8. Sneak Preview - Mr Magoo
9. Joe Public - Letters In My Desk
10. 48 Hours - Train To Brighton
11. Directors - Showcase
12. Private Dicks - Want Some Fun
13. Sneak Preview - I Can't Get Out
14. Stereo Models - Middle Of Nowhere
15. The Phone - Any Takers
16. Sean Ryan - Suicide Man
17. Joe Public - Faster
18. TVI's - Dancer
19. Directors - Empty Promises
20. Unknown - You Might As Well Enjoy Yourself

VBR ~287K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo