C92

1992 saw the British indie scene unwittingly poised to go overground and global in the wake of the guitar’s revival in the early 1990s. C92 captures something of a no-man’s land moment in time, with the "baggy" scene brushed aside by American grunge and the artists who’d come to define the rest of the decade only beginning to emerge.

From the intensity of shoegaze pioneers Ride and Lush, through to melody-driven 60s revivalists Inspiral Carpets and The Stairs, in hindsight the year can be seen as a period of healthy transition and expansion which ultimately saw the scene pulled together by the music media under the umbrella term “Britpop”. Established names such as The Charlatans and Boo Radleys glided effortlessly over the landscape re-alignment, whilst soon-to-be household names like Radiohead and The Cranberries took their first tentative steps into a bigger world, enjoying the license to pursue their artistic persuasions with the luxury of major label financial backing. A sea change was clearly coming.

Essential for collectors of the ‘C’ series, fans of that time and place and anybody interested in the ongoing, mazy story of British pop music, C92 brings with it familiar favourites and previously unknown gems, to sit alongside other titles in the series.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1. Radiohead - "Prove Yourself"
2. The Auteurs – "Showgirl"
3. Delicious Monster - "Dull Dull Dull"
4. Ride - "Leave Them All Behind"
5. Gallon Drunk - "Bedlam"
6. Swallow - "Tastes Like Honey"
7. Blind Mr Jones - "Fading Fast"
8. Adorable - "Homeboy"
9. Earwig - "Safe In My Hands"
10. Huggy Bear - "Single Bullets"
11. Jacob's Mouse - "Oblong"
12. Kinky Machine - "Going Out With God"
13. White Town - "Bewitched"
14. Wonky Alice - "Sirius"
15. Moonshake - "Secondhand Clothes"
16. Swirl - "Grass Harps (Sing For Me)"
17. Some Have Fins - "Watered Down"
18. The Last Peach - "Jarvis"
19. The Harvest Ministers - "You Do My World The World Of Good"

DISC TWO

1. The Cranberries - "Dreams"
2. Bang Bang Machine - "Geek Love (Edit)"
3. The Charlatans - "Weirdo"
4. Scorpio Rising - "Saturnalia (7" Version)"
5. Boo Radleys - "Lazy Day"
6. Th' Faith Healers - "My Loser"
7. Kingmaker - "Eat Yourself Whole"
8. Submarine - "Chemical Tester"
9. Bleach - "Shotgun"
10. Catherine Wheel - "Balloon"
11. Poppy Factory - "Stars"
12. Dodgy - "Worth The Blood"
13. The Rosaries - "Leaving"
14. Hair & Skin Trading Co - "Ground Zero"
15. Levitation - "World Around"
16. The Exuberants - "Who Knows How Many Tonight"
17. The Stairs - "Mr Joke Shop Owner"
18. Sun Dial - "I Don't Mind (EP Version)"
19. Headcleaner - "Bogieman"
20. Egyptian Kings – "A Matter Of Time"
21. Thousand Yard Stare - "Comeuppance"

DISC THREE

1. Inspiral Carpets - "Dragging Me Down"
2. Sweet Jesus - "Real Babe"
3. Lush - "Superblast (Remix)"
4. Revolver - "Don't Ever Leave"
5. Sultans Of Ping F.C - "U Talk 2 Much"
6. Daisy Chainsaw - "Pink Flower"
7. Teenage Filmstars - "Kiss Me"
8. Secret Shine - "Secret Shine"
9. Headtime - "Being There"
10. The Telescopes - "You Set My Soul"
11. The Revs - "Julie Got A Raise"
12. Mexico 70 - "Wonderful Lie"
13. Drop - "Sorrow"
14. The Wendys - "Gobbledygook"
15. The Suncharms - "Tranquil Day"
16. Medalark Eleven - "I Call Your Name"
17. Smashing Orange - "Whenever"
18. Greenhouse - "Her Too"
19. Spitfire - "Wild Sunshine"
20. The Moonflowers - "Brothers And Sisters"
21. Triple Blind - "Stoke"