SPEW 5 Various Artists 1994

 

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Alternative rock compilation on Atlantic Records 

 

 

Tracklist

1	The Charlatans UK*–	Can't Get Out Of Bed	3:09
2	Madder Rose–	Panic On	3:54
3	King's X–	Pretend	4:36
4	Eugenius (2)–	Blue Above The Rooftops	3:00
5	Yo La Tengo–	From A Motel 6	4:09
6	The Hatters–	Bad Side	5:10
7	Rust (6)–	Everyone Except For Me	3:10
8	Billy Pilgrim–	Insomniac	4:30
9	Surgery–	D-Nice	4:13
10	Tori Amos–	Cornflake Girl	5:06
11	Jawbox–	Savory	4:38
12	The Lemonheads–	Big Gay Heart	4:26
13	Machines Of Loving Grace–	Perfect Tan (Bikini Atoll)	3:24
14	Unsane–	Body Bomb	3:43
15	King Missile–	Love Is...	3:39
16	Chainsaw Kittens–	Pop Heiress Dies	3:49
17	Godspeed (3)–	Hate	3:30
18	Melvins–	Lizzy	4:43

I WOULDN'T PISS ON IT IF IT WAS ON FIRE Various Artists 1998

 

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UK release
'Fire Records dedicates this collection to the memory of its co-founder and great friend Johnny Waller, who was tragically killed in a cycling accident last year and whose inspiration, energy, intelligence, support and wit, long after the days of his involvement in the label, will for ever (sic) be missed.'

 

Tracklist

1-1

The Perfect Disaster–

Hey Now!

1-2	Spacemen 3–	Walkin' With Jesus
1-3	Blue Aeroplanes*–	Ups
1-4	Close Lobsters–	Let's Make Some Plans
1-5	The Rose Of Avalanche–	L.A. Rain
1-6	The Very Things–	This Is Motortown
1-7	Walkingseeds*–	Gates Of Freedom
1-8	The Parachute Men–	Mr. Gas
1-9	Harbourkings–	Big Kahuna
1-10	Chuck Prophet–	Rage And Storm
1-11	Dave Graney–	You Could Be Mine
1-12	Pulp–	My Legendary Girlfriend
1-13	Television Personalities–	My Very First Nervous Breakdown
1-14	Midway Still–	I Won't Try
1-15	Leatherface–	I Want The Moon
1-16	Gumball (2)–	This Town
1-17	Anastasia Screamed–	Notown
2-1	The Pastels–	Truck Train Tractor
2-2	Teenage Fanclub–	God Knows It's True
2-3	Eugenius (2)–	Breakfast
2-4	Manifesto (3)–	Pattern 26
2-5	Gigolo Aunts–	Where I Find My Heaven
2-6	Thrum–	So Glad
2-7	H.P. Zinker With Evan Dando–	To One In Paradise
2-8	Urge Overkill–	Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
2-9	The Nightblooms–	Butterfly Girl
2-10	Telstar Ponies–	Moon, Don't Come Up Tonight
2-11	Moles*–	Raymond, Did You See The Red Queen?
2-12	Built To Spill–	Nowhere Nuthin' Fuck Up
2-13	The Halo Benders–	Can't Believe It's True
2-14	Neutral Milk Hotel–	Everything Is
2-15	Sammy (4)–	Babe Come Down
2-16	Cottonmouth–	Something Scratching
2-17	Half Japanese*–	U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums
2-18	Supermodel–	Penis Size And Cars
2-19	Mega City 4*–	Android Dreams
2-20	Everclear–	Fire Maple Song

EUGENIUS Mary Queen of Scots 1994

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Tracklist

1	Pebble/Shoe	3:23
2	On The Breeze	3:15
3	Blue Above The Rooftops	3:00
4	The Moon's A Balloon	4:53
5	Mary Queen Of Scots	4:59
6	Easter Bunny	5:27
7	Let's Hibernate	3:40
8	Friendly High	4:48
9	River Clyde Song	3:10
10	Tongue Rock	2:38
11	Home Sick	4:34
12	Fake Digit	4:17
13	Love, Bread And Beers	3:07

EUGENIUS Oomalama 1992

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Artist Biography by Steve Huey

Following the 1989 breakup of Scottish indie popsters the Vaselines, leader Eugene Kelly assembled a new band, Eugenius, and earned a major-label deal with the advocacy of Kurt Cobain. In contrast to the Vaselines' minimalism, Eugenius had a fuller, more traditional guitar pop sound, but carried much the same simple, amateurish, innocent charm. When Kelly assembled the first version of the band in 1990, it was called Captain America, and featured BMX Bandits guitarist Gordon Keen, Vaselines bassist James Seenan, and Teenage Fanclub drummer Brendan O'Hare. However, it wasn't a serious venture at first; Kelly joined the BMX Bandits for their 1991 Star Wars album, and didn't focus full-time on Captain America until Nirvana invited them to open dates on their 1991 European tour.

Captain America issued an EP, Wow!, on the British indie Paperhouse in 1991. By the time of their 1992 follow-up EP, Flame On, Marvel Comics had gotten wind of the band's name and forced a change due to trademark infringement. Kelly selected Eugenius -- not just a play on his own name, but also the name of a pretender to the Roman throne -- and, with Cobain continuing to praise his music in interviews, caught the attention of Atlantic Records. In the meantime, he watched several rhythm section members -- drummers Francis MacDonald (Teenage Fanclub) and Andy Bollen, bassist Joe McAlinden -- come and go. Eventually, Eugenius' lineup solidified around bassist Raymond Boyle and drummer Roy Lawrence, who played on the majority of the group's 1992 Atlantic debut, Oomalama.

Oomalama received generally excellent reviews, but its sweet pop appeal was out of step with the booming grunge fad, and despite Cobain's seal of approval, Eugenius didn't resemble Nirvana enough to attract the majority of their fan base. They did, however, reach a much wider audience than the Vaselines ever had. In its wake, Atlantic issued a six-song live EP called It Ain't Rocket Science, It's Eugenius!, which included two Vaselines re-recordings for newcomers. In 1994, Eugenius returned with the single "Caesar's Vein," which was followed in short order by their second album, Mary Queen of Scots. Met with lukewarm critical response this time around, it failed to build the band's cult audience any further. Kelly disbanded Eugenius in 1995 and moved on to a very sporadic solo career, issuing several singles and compilation tracks. 

Tracklist  

1	Oomalama
2	Breakfast
3	One's Too Many
4	Bed-In
5	Hot Dog
6	Down On Me
7	Flame On
8	Here I Go
9	I'm The Sun
10	Buttermilk
11	Bye Bye
12	Wow!
13	Wannabee
14	Indian Summer

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