WEEKENDER Various Artists 1998

 
Discogs

  

 Compilation on Columbia Records

 

Tracklist

1	The Stone Roses–	Fools Gold	4:16
2	The Charlatans–	The Only One I Know	3:57
3	Blur–	There's No Other Way	3:13
4	The House Of Love–	Shine On	4:07
5	Inspiral Carpets–	This Is How It Feels	3:12
6	The Farm–	Groovy Train	4:09
7	The Primitives–	Crash	2:32
8	Jesus Jones–	International Bright Young Thing	3:11
9	The Mock Turtles–	Can You Dig It?	4:00
10	The La's–	There She Goes	2:41
11	The Real People–	The Truth	3:23
12	The Wonder Stuff–	Give, Give, Give, Me, More, More, More	2:48
13	Flowered Up–	Take It	3:41
14	Ride–	Chelsea Girl	2:57
15	The Beloved–	Hello	4:19
16	808 State–	Pacific State 707	3:54
17	Rain (5)–	Lemonstone Desired	2:30
18	Northside (2)–	Shall We Take A Trip	4:22
19	The Soup Dragons–	I'm Free	3:57
20	Primal Scream–	Come Together	4:07

 

INDIE TOP 20 VOLUME IX Various Artists 1990

 

 Discogs

 

UK compilation

 

1

The Farm–

Stepping Stone

3:18
2	The Soup Dragons–	Mother Universe

3:12
3	Revenge–	Pineapple Face

6:04
4	New Fast Automatic Daffodils–	Big

6:06
5	The Charlatans–	Indian Rope

4:31
6	The Shamen–	Pro Gen

3:26
7	New Order–	Round And Round (Club Mix)

7:08
8	McCarthy–	Get A Knife Between Your Teeth

3:08
9	Finitribe–	Monster In The House

3:35
10	Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine–	Sheriff Fatman

4:43
11	The Fatima Mansions–	Blues For Ceausescu

6:19
12	Wolfhounds*–	Rite Of Passage

4:32
13	Birdland (2)–	Sleep With Me

3:19
14	The Heart Throbs–	Dreamtime

3:52
15	The Sundays–	Joy

4:11
16	See See Rider–	She Sings Alone

4:05
17	A.C. Marias–	One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing

3:17
18	Lush–	De-Luxe

3:28

 

FOLLOW OUR TRAX VOLUME VII : All Roads Lead To Chaos 1991

 

Discogs

Tracklist  

1	–Erasure	Love To Hate You (Bruce Forest Remix Edit)	4:21
2	–Marc Almond	Jacky (Alpine Dub)	4:42
3	–The Farm	Steppin' Stone	6:54
4	–Squeeze (2)	Gone To The Dogs	3:56
5	–The Ocean Blue	Ballerina Out Of Control	3:54
6	–Morrissey	My Love Life (Compact Disc Maxi-Single Version)	4:48
7	–Katydids	See Saw	3:18
8	–Lush	Nothing Natural (Compact Disc Maxi-Single Version)	5:54
9	–The Cult	Heart Of Soul	5:54
10	–Sister Double Happiness	Bobby Shannon	2:56
11	–Texas Tornados	El Pantalon Blue Jean	2:33
12	–House Of Freaks	This Is It	2:54

THE FARM Spartacus 1991

Discogs

Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

One of the stranger overnight success stories in pop history, the chameleon-like Farm was formed in Liverpool, England in 1983 by singer Peter Hooton, a one-time youth worker searching for a musical outlet to voice his political concerns. Rounded out by guitarist Stevie Grimes, bassist Phil Strongman and drummer Andy McVann, the first incarnation of the Farm recalled both the leftist identity and horn-powered sound of the Redskins; dubbed "the Soul of Socialism," the group promoted its music not only through live appearances but also via The End, a soccer fanzine published by Hooton.
Despite a handful of independent singles and the addition of a full-time brass section comprised of Anthony Evans, Steve Levy, George Maher, and John Melvin, the Farm found little interest in their pop-flavored Northern soul. Still they soldiered on, even weathering the 1986 death of McVann, who perished in a car crash after attempting to outrun the police. With drummer Roy Boulter installed as McVann's replacement and bassist Carl Hunter substituting for the newly exited Strongman, the Farm dropped their horn section and added keyboardist Benjamin Leach and second guitarist Keith Mullen, resulting in a move toward synth pop; 1988's "Body and Soul," their fourth overall single and the first from their new lineup, became a minor club hit.
Still, the Farm struggled; finally, in 1990 they approached dance producer Terry Farley, who agreed to produce a sample-heavy cover of the Monkees' "Stepping Stone." The single fell just shy of the Top 40, and suddenly the group found themselves aligned with the baggy pants club culture movement promoted by the likes of Happy Mondays and the Soup Dragons. The Farm's next single, "Groovy Train," hit the U.K. Top Ten, while the anthemic follow-up, "All Together Now" -- based on the melody of Pachelbel's Canon -- landed in the Top Five and sold over 500,000 copies.

Eight years after their inception, the Farm finally issued their debut LP, Spartacus, in 1991; the album entered the British charts at number one, and international deals with Sony and Sire quickly followed. The band's moment in the limelight was a brief one, however; their next two singles, "Don't Let Me Down" and "Mind," both failed to penetrate the Top 30, and 1991's quickly produced follow-up LP, Love See No Colour, sank without a trace. Aside from a Top 20 cover of the Human League's "Don't You Want Me?" in 1992, the Farm essentially vanished from sight, releasing 1994's Hullabaloo to minimal notice. Although the band continued to tour, they made very few visits to the recording studio, issuing only a 2004 remix of "All Together Now," released as the anthem of the England national team at Euro 2004. 

Tracklist  

1	Hearts & Minds	4:24
2	How Long	3:35
3	Sweet Inspiration	5:26
4	Groovy Train	4:07
5	Higher & Higher	4:36
6	Don't Let Me Down	4:34
7	Family Of Man	4:42
8	Tell The Story	3:38
9	Very Emotional	4:40
10	All Together Now	5:41
11	Higher & Higher (Remix)	6:10
12	Very Emotional (Remix)	6:22