THE CANDY SKINS Space I'm In 1991

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

Emerging from the same Oxford, England pop scene which also yielded Radiohead and Supergrass, the Candyskins were formed in 1989 by frontman Nick Cope, his guitarist brother Mark, lead guitarist Nick Burton, bassist Karl Shale and drummer John Halliday. Debuting with the UK hit single "Submarine Song," the group was soon signed by Geffen, which issued their LP The Space I'm In in 1990; Fun? followed in 1993, but the Candyskins' major label tenure was largely disappointing, and two years later they signed with the British label Ultimate. After scoring a major hit at home with the single "Monday Morning," the group issued their comeback LP Sunday Morning Fever in 1997; Death of a Minor TV Celebrity, recorded with new bassist Brett Gordon, followed the next year.

 

Tracklist  

1	So Easy	4:23
2	Submarine Song	3:59
3	Black And Blue	3:05
4	I Will Never Forget You	3:40
5	Freedom Bus	3:34
6	Without Love	3:32
7	She Blew Me Away	3:42
8	Third World Blues	3:34
9	Not Sad To See You Go	4:22
10	Get Together	3:46
11	For What It's Worth	3:57
12	Space I'm In	4:43

CAPTAIN AMERICA Flame On EP 1992

The band Captain America became Eugenius after a copyright infringement claim by Marvel Comics.

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1		Flame On	3:40
2		Buttermilk	3:22
3		Indian Summer	4:18

HELIUM Dirt of Luck 1995

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Tracklist 

1	Pat's Trick	3:20
2	Trixie's Star	2:44
3	Silver Angel	2:54
4	Baby's Going Underground	6:24
5	Medusa	3:10
6	Comet #9	2:09
7	Skeleton	4:11
8	Superball	2:35
9	All The X's Have Wings	3:13
10	Oh The Wind And Rain	5:29
11	Honeycomb	4:22
12	Flower Of The Apocalypse	3:46

COME Eleven : Eleven 1992

 

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Wikipedia

Come was an American indie rock band from 1990-2001. Come was formed in Boston by Thalia Zedek (vocals, guitar), Chris Brokaw (guitar, vocals), Arthur Johnson (drums), and Sean O'Brien (bass).

Tracklist  

1	Submerge	4:28
2	Dead Molly	4:08
3	Brand New Vein	6:13
4	Off To One Side	5:47
5	Bell	3:25
6	William	4:34
7	Sad Eyes	4:03
8	Power Failure	5:44
9	Orbit	5:04
10	Fast Piss Blues	3:57
11	I Got The Blues	5:04

BAILTER SPACE Vortura 1994

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Tracklist  

1	Projects	5:06
2	Process Paid	3:42
3	X	4:47
4	Voices	5:21
5	No 2	3:27
6	I.C.Y.	2:29
7	Dark Blue	3:13
8	Shadow	4:02
9	Galaxy	4:44
10	Reactor	3:15
11	Control	5:26

THRONEBERRY Sangria 1994

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Tracklist 

1	Touched
2	Off The Ground
3	Green Goddess
4	Calliope
5	Velvet Maroon
6	Shellac The Bozak
7	Formula
8	Bludgeoning
9	Trial Flight Behind
10	Galleon

 

THE GRAYS Ro Sham Bo 1994

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Artist Biography by John Bush

A ramshackle collective of four musicians who all hated playing in bands, the Grays comprised ex-Jellyfish members Jason Falkner and Jon Brion, Buddy Judge, and Dan McCarroll. After coming together in 1993, the group released just one album, Ro Sham Bo, before amicably packing it in. Falkner later began a solo career, while Brion worked with Aimee Mann, eels, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. 

Tracklist

1	Very Best Years	3:26
2	Everybody's World	5:43
3	Same Thing	4:02
4	Friend Of Mine	5:17
5	Is It Now Yet	4:03
6	Oh Well Maybe	3:43
7	Nothing Between Us	3:55
8	Both Belong	4:25
9	Nothing	3:31
10	Not Long For This World	4:53
11	Spooky	5:07
12	All You Wanted	4:31
13	No One Can Hurt Me	6:29

CMJ PRESENTS CERTAIN DAMAGE! Volume 45 and 53

CERTAIN DAMAGE Volume 45

1. BEST KISSERS IN THE WORLD Pickin' Flowers For
2. DINOSAUR JR. Start Choppin'
3. HENRY ROLLINS Airport Courtesy Phone
4. BUTTHOLE SURFERS Beat The Press
5. THE THE Dogs of Lust
6. THERAPY? Nausea
7. BONECLUB Everything's On Fire
8. HENRY ROLLINS Vacation in England
9. POOH STICKS The World Is Turning On
10. TEXAS TORNADOS Guacamole
11. DIG I'll Stay High
12. THE TRAGICALLY HIP Courage
13. FLOWERHEAD Everything Is Beautiful
14. BASH & POP Fast N' Hard
15. HENRY ROLLINS Good Advice Part 1
16. QUICKSAND Dine Alone
17. L.S. UNDERGROUND She Said
18. HENRY ROLLINS Condos
19. NOFX Please Play This Song On The Radio
20. JOSHUA PATH Headrush
21. UNLOVED Faraway Smell
22. BOY O BOY Socks And A Smile
23. STYVE I Got A Church In My Head
24. HENRY ROLLINS Regarding Henry

CERTAIN DAMAGE Volume 53

 

1. TORI AMOS God
2. RICHARD THOMPSON I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life
3. DENTISTS Gas
4. MEAT PUPPETS Backwater
5. GRAYS Very Best Years
6. RED RED MEAT Stained And Lit
7. PRONG Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
8. FURY IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE Every Generation Got Its Own Disease
9. THRONEBERRY Green Goddess
10. COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS My Speedy Salah
11. DIE MONSTER DIE Swallowed
12. VELDT Soul In A Jar
13. CAVEMAN SHOESTORE Knife Edge
14. CHAINSAW KITTENS Pop Heiress
15. HO HUM The Last Time
16. FACTORY OF LOVE People
17. VELVET TAXI The Secret Life Of Mr. Jones
18. Public Service Announcement: Sarah McLachlan for the Red Hot Organization

These particular CMJ promo CDs were sent along with a fantastic and info filled music magazine by the same name: College Music Journal. CMJ magazine was available to subscribers only which consisted of record labels, radio stations, promoters and anyone who worked in music media. The subscription per year was a staggering $325. CMJ was not the same CMJ magazine which was released to the general public and available at local bookstores. I really looked forward to the newest CMJ to check out the new artists on the promo CDs and read all about the latest music happenings. I used to own stacks of these CDs but got rid of them over a period of time. Unfortunate for me now. So I'm sharing these rare releases to you. Hope you enjoy.
If you'd like to hear more of these, please leave a comment and I will see if I can dig up some more.

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 1998

FUCK Pardon My French 1997

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Fuck was formed in Oakland, California in 1993. The members met while stuck in a police holding cell over the weekend, and wrote a few songs while in jail.[1] They released a self-titled cassette called Fuck, and a single, MonkeyBeautyShotgun on their own imprint, Rhesus Records, in 1994. (The songs from the cassette would eventually find their way onto later releases.[2]) They released their second full-length album Pretty...Slow in 1996. The album was ultimately released on three different labels. Their third album, Baby Loves a Funny Bunny, was also released in 1996.

The band then signed to Matador Records, who released the albums Pardon My French in 1997 and Conduct in 1998. According to Timothy Prudhomme, the band were told by a Matador marketing director that they needed to change the name of the band. They refused to give in. 

Tracklist

1		Li'l Hilda	1:41
2		Fuck Motel	2:34
3		Le Serpent	2:03
4		Bestest Friend	2:29
5		Compromise

6		One Lb Of In	3:07
7		La Jolla	1:35
8		For Lori	3:09
9		Raggy Rag	1:35
10		Tether	3:48
11		Dirty Brunette	2:46
12		To My Gurl	1:59
13		Thoroughfare	2:00
14		Sometimes	3:46
15		Am I Losin'	2:48
16		Scribble Dibble	2:23

THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282 Strangers From The Universe 1994

ARCHERS OF LOAF Icky Mettle 1993

This one's for my new blog buddy, Ron.

Reupped November 2012

THE CANDY SNATCHERS Candy Snatchers 1996

American punk rock band from Norfolk, Virginia formed in 1992.

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Tracklist

1	She's Gettin' Loose	1:06
2	Yeah You	1:41
3	Well I...	2:36
4	Motion	1:51
5	Night Crawler	1:48
6	Fed Up With You	1:34
7	This Town	1:30
8	Sympathy Trip	1:46
9	Haunted Road	2:04
10	Turnin' Blue	1:38
11	Matty's Room	2:11
12	Sauced Again	2:03
13	It's Too Late	2:49
14	Why I Drink	2:12
15	Whisperin' Wind	1:30
16	Tomato Man	2:17

KNAPSACK Day Three Of My New Life 1997

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Tracklist

1	Thursday Side Of The Street	2:49
2	Courage Was Confused	3:51
3	Decorate The Spine	2:40
4	Diamond Mine	4:22
5	Simple Favor	3:03
6	Boxing Gloves	3:36
7	Henry Hammers Harder	3:50
8	Perfect	3:51
9	Heart Carved Tree	4:16
10	Steeper Than We Thought	3:06

JAMES MCMURTRY Too Long In The Wasteland 1989

Sometimes I cheat and post something from the late 80's. I can do it though, it's my blog.

SONNY LANDRETH Outward Bound 1992

JUNIOR VASQUEZ I Am Thin And Gorgeous 1997

I am Thin And Gorgeous CD single 1997
1. LP version
2. 7" edit
3. Main Pass
4. Tribal Beats

MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE Burn Like Brilliant Trash (At Jackie's Funeral) EP 1992

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Burn Like Brilliant Trash EP 1992

1. Burn Like Brilliant Trash (radio edit)

2. Burnt Offering (120 bpm)

3. Burn Like Brilliant Trash (dub 120 bpm)

4. Burn Like Brilliant Trash (at jackie's funeral)

The band was named for a Richard Brautigan poem.

NENA Hol' mich zurück 1994 EP

Hol' Mich Zurück EP 1994 1. Hol' Mich Zurück 2. Verzeíh'

3. Hol' Mich Zurück (instrumental)

This video is from a German show called Bananas recorded in 1983 with her former band Nena. The guitarist, Carlo Karges, died in 2002 of liver failure. R.I.P. Carlo.

CHRIS WHITLEY Living With the Law 1991

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Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 – November 20, 2005) was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Highly acclaimed by critics, Whitley achieved modest mainstream success, but had a devoted following. Whitley's style was rooted primarily in blues, but drew on an array of influences and was constantly changing. In 2001, the New York Times described his arc as "restless, moving into noise-rock and minimalist jazz evoking Chet Baker and Sonic Youth as much as Robert Johnson".

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1	Excerpt	0:17
2	Living With The Law	3:42
3	Big Sky Country	4:45
4	Kick The Stones	4:12
5	Make The Dirt Stick	3:33
6	Poison Girl	3:27
7	Dust Radio	5:08
8	Phone Call From Leavenworth	4:46
9	I Forget You Every Day	4:33
10	Long Way Around	4:27
11	Look What Love Has Done	3:16
12	Bordertown	4:29
13	Untitled	0:18