Orange Juice - A Million Pleading Faces 12"

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Orange Juice - Bridge (Summer 83 Version) 12"

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Orange Juice - Felicity 12"

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Orange Juice - Flesh Of My Flesh (Long Version) 12"

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Orange Juice - I Can't Help Myself (Long Version) 12"

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Orange Juice - L.O.V.E...Love 12"

Happy Valentines!

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Orange Juice - Lean Period (Extended Version) 12"

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Orange Juice - Rip It Up (Punk Club Version) 12"

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Orange Juice - What Presence?! (Extended Version) 12"

Led by singer/guitarist Edwyn Collins, Orange Juice along with Josef K and Aztec Camera, pioneered the neo-acoustic movement in the early eighties. Although Orange Juice didn't hit mainstream, Edwyn Collins resurrected his career in the 90s as a solo artist with a smash hit "A Girl Like You."

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Memphis - You Supply The Roses EP

James Kirk, Edwin Collin's partner in crime in the jangle pop pioneer and one of my all-time favorite band Orange Juice, went solo to form this another exciting jangle pop now defunct band Memphis. The b-side Apres Ski is the song to listen to. Not to be mistaken with Bourgie Bourgie's same song title which is a brilliant song as well. Although the title track You Supply The Roses and flipside I Supply The Wine fit my neo-acoustic taste, Apres Ski is just exceptional. You've got to hear it to believe it. This song has inspired me so much that I declare this week the Orange Juice and related week! So watch out for Orange Juice, Paul Quinn and Bourgie Bourgie (somewhat related due to the fact that Pale Blue Eyes were Paul Quinn and Edwyn Collins collaboration while James Kirk used to be part of Paul Quinn & The Independent Group. And to top it off, both Memphis and Paul Quinn solo were released by Swamplands).

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Big Red Bus - All I Need EP

Jingly jangly pop song from UK's jangle pop band Big Red Bus. While majority would commend for Cathedral Walls because of the song's inclusion in The Sound Of Leamington Spa Volume 1, I find the song All I Need quite interesting and deserves to be heard. In the tradition of The Bodines and The Mighty Lemon Drops, experience what this band has to offer for it surely won't disappoint.

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Sportique - Don't Believe A Word I Say 7" [Matinée 017]

A collaboration of some of C86's legendary pop stars Gregory Webster (Razorcuts, the Carousel, Saturn V), Rob Pursey (Marine Research, Heavenly), Mark Flunder (TV Personalities, McTells), and Amelia Fletcher (Marine Research, Heavenly, Talulah Gosh), with this line-up alone how could you doubt the music of Sportique? From the label who brought you The Lucksmiths,The Windmills, Northern Portraits, Brighter and The Siddeleys, this is another Matinee's cream of the crop.

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Aberdeen - Sink Or Float 7"

East River Pipe and Aberdeen were two of the Sarah Records artist I could think of off the top of my head who were from USA. They've been under the label's shadow and eventually made a breakthrough with the release of this phenomenal single. The band have proven their worth once again with or without the legendary label tagged along their name.

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The Corn Dollies - Map Of The World EP

Delivered as promised, this second single although not exceedingly good as the first, still meets your expectation of the band and still worth your time and ears. The songs from this single are ready to fill-up your never ending appetite for good jangle pop music!

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The Corn Dollies - Be Small Again EP

This is slowly becoming one of my favorite jangle pop band, The Corn Dollies were destined to provide us melodic guitar pop tunes in the late eighties and early nineties. Hailed from the great city of London, these quintet have produced several singles during their residence with Medium Cool and later on with Midnight Music, label notable for post-punk band lineups. Personally, their creativity were exhibited in Medium Cool as three of my favorite singles were released on that label. Have a taste of their first single and as you crave for more, more songs will follow. Just keep your browser tuned in to this website!

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The Love Parade - Under The Weather 7" FLEXI

Definitely, The Love Parade belong to the league of The Smiths-like bands such as Brilliant Corners and The Hardy Boys. Don't get me wrong though, TLP was not another The Smiths prototype band, they had their own personality. Although they possessed the jangly-guitar trademark and ala-Morrissey vocal of the Smiths, their unique melodies made them separate from the former.

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Fat Tulips - Four Songs For Simon 7"

Four fantastic songs, not just for Simon, but for all of you! Jangly pop tunes from song one to four, Fat Tulips had captured the twee essence of The Softies and the melodic artistry of The Sea Urchins. This 7" will fit perfectly on your tweepop collection!

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Nautical William - Love House EP

This is the 2nd part of my Nautical William post, I've let you savored their first single for good 2 weeks before posting this 2nd single of theirs. Its a 2 song EP, both quite substantial. Love House is more on the jangly side, very catchy, a perfect pop song for jangle pop enthusiast. The song was actually in the Sound Of Leamington Spa Volume 4 (for indiepop completist I urge you to collect all SOLS releases, It's being distributed by Firestation Records if I'm not mistaken).

The flipside is something the Charlatans UK would write in their early career. The groove is very Madchester, the acid house beat, the organ, the wah-wah guitars, can't believe these guys were from Bristol!

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Go-Betweens - Right Here EP

Although Streets Of Your Town is everybody's favorite, I feel this single is the one that needs to be heard. Such a beautiful song. If you're cruising in your BMW or maybe sailing in your yellow submarine this is the music you may want to hear. Awesome melody backed with popish rhythmic guitar, this is guaranteed to relax your mind and soul.

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Hey Paulette - I Really Do Love Penelope EP

This is one of the very rare jangle pop EP that came out in the C86 era. It contains 4 tracks and each of them is simply a masterpiece of its own. The EP is released under Mickey Rourke's Fridge. Very jangly pop songs from start to finish, I consider Hey Paulette as one of the most brilliant neo-acoustic bands of their era. The title track was part of the Firestation Tower compilation The Sound Of Leamington Spa but that is just quarter of fun. I strongly insist you download all four songs and let me know what you think!

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