ALTERNATIVE SUMMER Various Artists 1996

 

Discogs

 
Warner Bros. comp

Tracklist

1	Ash–	Goldfinger	4:00
2	Porno For Pyros–	Tahitian Moon	3:46
3	Lush–	Single Girl	2:34
4	Sense Field–	Different Times	2:47
5	Love In Reverse–	Super Car	4:32
6	Gods Child–	Female Elvis (I'm The Man)	3:31
7	Paul Westerberg–	Ain't Got Me	3:25
8	Electronic–	Forbidden City	4:01
9	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts–	Love Is All Around (Single Version)	2:23
10	Scheer–	Wish You Were Dead	2:44
11	Filter (2)–	Thanks Bro	4:10
12	Grant Lee Buffalo–	Homespun (Edit)	3:33
13	Holy Barbarians–	Brother Fights	4:19
14	You Am I–	Jewels And Bullets	2:57
15	Super Deluxe–	She Came On (Remix)	3:08
16	Fred Schneider–	Whip	3:20
17	Ministry–	Brick Windows (Edit)	4:05
18	Crumb–	Celebrity Judges	1:38

CHILDLINE (TODAY'S TOP ARTISTS UNITE FOR CHARITY) Various Artists 1996

 

by request

Discogs

 

Compilation on the Polygram TV record label



Tracklist

4:28
2	Paul Weller–	Feelin' Alright

4:01
3	Ocean Colour Scene–	Huckleberry Grove

2:59
4	Alisha's Attic–	Still Life

3:50
5	Ash–	Punk Boy

2:06
6	Mansun–	Ski Jump Nose (Cliff Nourell Mix)

3:43
7	Suede–	Lazy (Original Demo)

3:11
8	Pulp–	Whiskey In The Jar

4:48
9	Cast–	Better Man

3:02
10	Lighthouse Family–	Ocean Drive (VH1 Acoustic Mix)

3:22
11	Menswear–	Can't Smile Without You

3:58
12	Salad–	Back Street Luv

3:30
13	These Animal Men–	Wichita Lineman

4:24
14	Booth & The Bad Angel*–	Dance Of The Bad Angel (Archive Mix)

5:03
15	Tricky–	Chaos

2:51
16	Bjork*–	Possibly Maybe (LFO Lucy Mix)

3:02
17	East 17–	Looking For (Biff Mix)

4:01
18	Boyzone–	Your Song

3:53

1

Automatic Baby–

One (Live)

HOT! Various Artists 1998

 

Discogs

 

compilation released by Select Magazine

 

Tracklist

1	Ash–	Jesus Says (Evening Session Version)
4:32
2	The Wiseguys–	Ooh La La
3:36
3	Space (4) Feat. Cerys*–	The Ballad Of Tom Jones (Sound 5 Remix)
6:40
4	The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion–	Lovin' Machine	3:45
5	The Delgados–	Everything Goes Around The Water	4:15
6	Stereolab–	One Small Step
4:17
7	Cuba–	Foxy's Den	4:15
8	Les Rythmes Digitales–	(Hey You) What's That Sound?
3:38
9	Eddie Izzard–	Kennedy	3:46
10	Cornelius–	Free Fall
4:09
11	Unkle–	Rabbit In Your Headlights (3D Remix)
7:32
12	The Divine Comedy–	Commuter Love
4:44
13	Quasi (2)–	The Happy Prole
1:44
14	Mogwai–	A Cheery Wave From Stranded Youngsters	2:20
15	Cable (2)–	Pocket Promise	3:23
16	Elliott Smith–	Ballad Of Big Nothing	2:48
17	Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds–	The Ship Song (Live)	4:19

 

HU H Volume 9 CD Sampler 1995

by request

Discogs 

Tracklist

1	–Circle Jerks	I Wanna Destroy You
2	–Daryll-Ann	Stay
3	–Fig Dish	Quiet Storm King
4	–Blue Mountain	Soul Sister
5	–Ash	Jack Names The Planets
6	–Gene	Sleep Well Tonight
7	–Letters To Cleo	Awake
8	–Sleeper (2)	Inbetweener
9	–Greenberry Woods*	Smash-Up
10	–Liquorice	Cheap Cuts
11	–Throwing Muses	Shimmer
12	–Misery Loves Co.	Need Another One
13	–Poster Children	King For A Day
14	–The Seymours*	Arcade Boy

I HATE THE 90s Volume 16

 

  1. THE KISS OFFS Never Been Kissed
  2. PETE KREBS AND GOSSAMER WINGS Johnny Come Lately
  3. ROBERT POLLARD Make Use
  4. ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN Don't Let It Get You Down
  5. THE ORIGIN Jumping to Fall
  6. BRIGHT Point
  7. THE ROSEHIPS Rag Doll
  8. THE VOLEBEATS Desert Song
  9. MACHA Salty
10. ABRA MOORE Four Leaf Clover
11. TREMBLING BLUE STARS For This One
12. THE WELCOME MAT Space Madness
13. GLIDE Why You Asking?
14. THE RAYMOND BRAKE Easter
15. AMERICAN ANALOG SET On My Way
16. THE FROWNIES Take Hold
17. MOPED Does Your Back Hurt
18. COMET GAIN Villain
19. PLAGUE OF ETHYLS Warped and Twisted
20. ASH Day of the Triffids
21. GRENADINE Goya
22. MOVING TARGETS Taang Intro
23. SUBMARINE Chemical Tester
24. COMBINE Life, Death & Saturday Night

ASH Trailer 1994

Discogs

Artist Biography by MacKenzie Wilson

Northern Irish punk-pop trio Ash were tentatively formed in 1989, when childhood mates Tim Wheeler and Mark Hamilton received guitars for Christmas and established a metal act named Vietnam. Following a handful of shows, Vietnam adopted the Ash moniker in 1992 and added Rick "Rock" McMurray on drums. The musicians shared a love for the raw British punk of the Buzzcocks and crafted their musical talents to take the Brit-pop scene by storm at the start of the decade. NME was soon swooning over these "teen punkers from Belfast," and by 1994 Ash had signed with Infectious Records and issued the Trailer EP.

Ash's glossy youth was undoubtedly alluring, yet the band's Irish roots exuded a bit of American flair similar to the likes of Pavement and the Lemonheads. Wheeler, Hamilton, and McMurray weren't even out of high school before three of their singles hit the Top Five in the U.K. indie charts. A year later, Ash made their full-length debut with 1977 and set their sights on America, having inked a deal with Reprise Records. Named in honor of the year Star Wars was released, 1977 displayed Wheeler and Hamilton's full-fledged love for all things extraterrestrial and science fiction-related; the record also flaunted sharp guitar hooks and exact production work by Owen Morris (Oasis, New Order, Paul Weller). Ash took to headlining major festivals -- T in the Park, Glastonbury, Roskilde, and Reading -- and playing club dates across the globe. In fall 1997, female guitarist Charlotte Hatherley was added to the previously all-male lineup, marking a change in the band's sound and image.

With a new bandmate aboard, Ash matured during the late '90s, as their sound featured heavier guitars and a gritty lyrical shift. The band's sophomore effort, Nu-Clear Sounds (1998), featured the work of Garbage's Butch Vig (Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana) at the mixing board, but it also resulted in mixed reviews. NME turned on the band, criticizing Ash's new sound as "terrifying ghoulrawk thrashnik, deathcore noiseterror sultans of satanic verse" in August 1998. Harsh words and reviews notwithstanding, Ash forged ahead with Free All Angels (released in April 2001, although it didn't even see a U.S. release until the following summer) and 2005's Meltdown, which marked the band's first stateside release for the Record Collection label. They closed the year supporting U2 on their third world tour and soon after, Wheeler and Hamilton decided to relocate to New York while the band went on a six-month hiatus. Charlotte Hatherley announced her departure from the band one year later, having logged nearly a decade with the group.

Ash forged ahead as a trio and released Twilight of the Innocents in 2007, claiming that the album would be their last. Interestingly enough, they also assured their fans that they were not breaking up; instead, the group would only release singles in response to consumer trends. Starting in 2009, the band began the A-Z Series, releasing a new single every two weeks until all 26 singles were released. The following year they released A-Z: Vol. 1 -- which compiled singles A through M -- while A-Z: Vol. 2 completed the collection with songs N-Z a few months later. In 2011 they were reunited with guitarist Hatherley for a short U.K. tour where they performed fan-favorite Free All Angels in its entirety.

Ash marked their 20th anniversary in 2012 with a sold-out show at the Garage in London, and they released an EP to coincide with the impressive milestone. Titled Little Infinity, the record consisted of cover versions, including the Beach Boys' "Do You Wanna Dance" and ABBA's "Lay All Your Love on Me." They continued their resurgence into 2013 with their first appearance in seven years at industry showcase SXSW in Texas, and they also played a handful of U.S. headline shows. Their busy touring schedule continued with a set of intimate shows in the U.K. before appearing at festivals at home and as far away as the 280 Festival in Jakarta. The trio kicked off 2014 with a string of shows on the West Coast of America before setting sail to perform on the Weezer Cruise. The following year they announced the release of their first full-length studio album since 2007's Twilight of the Innocents, despite their promise that it would be their last. Titled Kablammo!, the record appeared in May 2015. 

Tracklist  

1	Season	3:00
2	Jack Names The Planets	3:10
3	Intense Thing	4:34
4	Uncle Pat	3:12
5	Get Out	1:29
6	Petrol	4:23
7	Obscure Thing	4:19
8	Hulk Hogan Bubblebath	5:04
9	Different Today	2:50
10	Punk Boy	2:09
11	Day Of The Triffids	3:33

ASH BBC SESSION BBC Maida Vale Studios October 1994

Thanks to Pete

 

Discogs 

 

Tracklist

1. Interview

2. Jack Names the Planets

3. American Devil

4. Coasting

5. Girl from Mars