Loved making this one, a long time since I'd listened to some of these records, 2 hours of joyous, jangly, indie pop :)
Inspired by recent chats about forthcoming book 'Whatever Happened To The C86 Kids?'. Looking forward to reading this, written by my old mate Nige Tassell, it's out in August:
https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/nige-tassell/whatever-happened-to-the-c86-kids-an-indie-odyssey
'It's a pretty far out road'
All I Really Want To Do - The Byrds (Columbia)
Bummer In The Summer - Love (Elektra)
Things Are Going To Get Better - Small Faces (Recall)
Hell of a Summer - The Triffids (Liberation Blue)
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes (Slash)
Nowhere Fast - The Smiths (Rough Trade)
When My Baby's Beside Me - Big Star (Big Beat)
Consolation Prize - Orange Juice (Polydor)
Why Does The Rain - The Weather Prophets (Creation)
I Can't Stand It - The Velvet Underground (Verve)
All That Ever Mattered - Shop Assistants (Blue Guitar)
Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions (Polydor)
Sally Cinnamon - The Stone Roses (Silvertone)
Velocity Girl - Primal Scream (Creation)
I Kiss The Flowers In Bloom - Close Lobsters (Fire)
Law - Mighty Mighty (Cherry Red)
A Million Miles - The Wedding Present (Reception)
Destroy The Heart - The House Of Love (Creation)
Catapult - R.E.M. (IRS)
Hymn From A Village - James (Factory)
I Just Get Caught Out - The Go-Betweens (Beggars Banquet)
Penelope Tree - Felt (Cherry Red)
I Remember - Treebound Story (Cherry Red)
Truck Train Tractor - The Pastels (Glass)
Get Out Of My Dream - The Clouds (Subway)
Second Head - The Teardrop Explodes (Mercury)
When It All Comes Down - Miaow (Factory)
So In Love With You - The Flatmates (Subway)
Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones (CBS)
Therese - The Bodines (Creation)
Sad Kaleidoscope - Razorcuts (Cherry Red)
Grinding Halt - The Cure (Fiction)
Love You More - Buzzcocks (Liberty)
The Sound Of The Suburbs - The Members (Virgin)
Espresso - The Monochrome Set (Dindisc)
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - The Downliners Sect (Repertoire)
I Could Be In Heaven - The Flatmates (Subway)
All Day Long - Shop Assistants (Blue Guitar)
Janie Jones - The Clash (CBS)
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Ramones (Sire)
I Almost Prayed - The Weather Prophets (Creation)
Never Understand - The Jesus & Mary Chain (Blanco Y Negro)
I'm Sticking With You - The Velvet Underground (Verve)
