EXPAND-O CD TUNE UP 16 Various Artists 1991

 

Discogs (no entry for Tune Up 16)



Compilation released by Expand-O



Tracklist

  1. Lloyd Cole - She's A Girl And I'm A Man
  2. James - Gold Mother
  3. Smashing Pumpkins - Rhinoceros
  4. Blue Hearts - Blue Sky
  5. The Smithereens - Top of the Pops
  6. The Wendys - The Sun's Going To Shine
  7. Five Thirty - Thirteenth Disciple
  8. Tribe - Joyride (I Saw The Film)
  9. Sister Double Happiness - You Don't Know Me
10. This Picture - Naked Rain
11. Billy Bragg - Sexuality
12. Texas - In My Heart
13. Seven Simons - And She Falls
14. Blur - There's No Other Way
15. Tin Machine - One Shot

RESURRECTION OF THE WARLOCK - A TRIBUTE TO MARC BOLAN & T- REX 1998

 

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Tracklist

1

Sky Blues–

Charlot Choogle

2:52
2	The Smithereens–	The Slider

3:04
3	Dramarama–	Raw Ramp

3:59
4	Buick MacKane–	Country Honey

3:41
5	The Molotov Combo Featuring Jonny "Flo" Langford* And Timothy "Eddie" Powell*–	Light Of Love

3:41
6	The Sabrejets–	Born To Boogle

2:23
7	Stormclouds–	Ride A White Swan

2:11
8	The Now–	Cosmic Dancer

4:57
9	The Cruxshadows*–	Ballrooms Of Mars

5:03
10	Friendly Ghosts–	Get It On (Bang A Gong)

3:48
11	Illuminati (22)–	Planet Queen-Rip Off Medley

4:32
12	The Three Johns–	20th Century Boy

3:42
13	Shrunken Heads–	The Groover

4:09
14	Futuristic Dragon–	Jupiter Liar

3:03
15	Staggering Prophets–	Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia

4:30
16	Costa Nostra–	Catblack (The Wizard's Hat)

3:19
17	Alone On The Red–	Jeepster

5:02
18	Jump The Gun–	Telegram Sam

3:49
19	Three Humans–	Metal Guru

2:16
20	Goo–	King Of The Mountain Cometh

5:35

20 MORE EXPLOSIVE FANTASTIC ROCKIN' MEGA SMASH HIT EXPLOSIONS! Various Artists 1992

 

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Tracklist 

1	–Poi Dog Pondering With Two Nice Girls	Rock Your Baby	3:40
2	–John Wesley Harding And Kelly Hogan	A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'N' Roll	2:35
3	–The Posies	O-o-h Child	3:32
4	–Dash Rip Rock	The Rapper	2:48
5	–King Missile	Still The One	3:30
6	–Uncle Tupelo	Movin' On	3:29
7	–Head Candy	Maggie May	4:54
8	–J. Levine*	Magic	2:43
9	–Milo Binder	Dancing Queen	3:07
10	–Dayglo Abortions	I Write The Songs	3:57
11	–The Smithereens	It Don't Come Easy	3:11
12	–Javelin Boot	Knowing Me, Knowing You	3:59
13	–Frampton Brothers	Indiana Wants Me	3:55
14	–Trip Shakespeare	Go All The Way	3:20
15	–Enormous Richard	Music Box Dancer	2:08
16	–Fastbacks	Rocket Man	4:02
17	–Phantom Helmsmen	Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves	3:22
18	–The Squirrels	Seasons In The Sun / Hustle	3:19
19	–Goober & The Peas	MacArthur Park	4:54
20	–Coal Porters	Hot Child In The City	3:17
21	–Siegler	Brother Louie	4:14

THE SMITHEREENS

Blow Up

1991

A Date With the Smithereens

1994

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Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Dressed in leather, brandishing heavy guitars, and exhibiting an unabashed fetish for British Invasion pop, the Smithereens were an anomaly in the American college rock scene of the late '80s. Lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Pat DiNizio stood out not only with his strange beatnik goatee, but also because his catchy hooks were haunting, not punchy, and because his lyrics were morose. As time wore on, the group became more straightforward, turning into an excellent bar band, one that attacked pop songs with the weight of AC/DC. A few hits followed, but the Smithereens seemed hopelessly out of date in the alternative rock explosion of the early '90s, and they quietly faded into a working cult band.

Of course, the Smithereens essentially started out as a working band. After playing in several cover bands, including a handful of prog rock and metal groups, DiNizio was inspired to form his own band after listening to Buddy Holly. Placing an advertisement in a New York paper for musicians influenced by Holly, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, and the Clash, DiNizio eventually came into contact with New Jersey high-school students Dennis Diken (drums), Jim Babjak (guitar), and Mike Mesaros (bass), who had all played together in school. By the end of 1980, they had independently released Girls About Town, an EP featuring four songs with "girl" in the title that was a moderate local success. For the next three years, the group played around New Jersey and New York, not releasing another record until 1983's Beauty and Sadness. While the EP earned some play on college radio and received a positive review in Rolling Stone, they still had trouble gaining an audience, so they began supporting traveling oldies artists like Otis Blackwell, with whom they recorded an album's worth of material, and the Beau Brummels.

By 1985, the Smithereens were growing frustrated by their lack of progress, as most of the demos they sent to labels were ignored. They did send a demo to Enigma, where Scott Vanderbilt, a former college DJ who was a fan of the band several years earlier, signed the group. In 1986, the band released its debut album, the Don Dixon-produced Especially for You, to positive reviews. On the strength of college airplay, as well as MTV's airing of "Blood and Roses" -- a video financed by a film studio that included the song in the B-movie Dangerously Close -- the album became a moderate hit, climbing to number 51 on the charts and leading to a major-label contract with Capitol. The Smithereens supported the album with an extensive tour, and they recorded their second record weeks after they left the road.

Green Thoughts appeared early in 1988, and the first single, "Only a Memory," not only became a college and modern rock hit, but it crossed over to album rock stations as well. The Smithereens made their attempt for big-time album rock success with their third album, 11. Hiring producer Ed Stasium brought a heavier guitar sound, which made "A Girl Like You" -- a song rejected as the theme for the comedy Say Anything -- a Top 40 hit, sending 11 to gold status. "Too Much Passion," the first single from their fourth album, Blow Up, indicated that the new record was more adventurous and produced, and the single did become a Top 40 hit, yet the album itself failed to replicate the success of its predecessor.
Blow Up was their last album for Capitol, and they moved to RCA for 1994's A Date with the Smithereens, their first album since Green Thoughts to be produced by Don Dixon. By that time, the alternative and mainstream rock scenes had been heavily altered by grunge, which essentially left the band without an avenue for their records to be heard. The album bombed, but the Smithereens retained a sizable cult following that helped them tour successfully into the late '90s. In 1995, they released a pair of compilations, the hits package Blown to Smithereens and the rarities collection Attack of the Smithereens.

After a five-year recording hiatus, the group returned to the studio for 1999's God Save the Smithereens. Another series of compilations and live recordings appeared between 2000 and 2006, with Meet the Smithereens! arriving the following year along with a holiday album, Christmas with the Smithereens. Live in Concert! Greatest Hits and More, recorded at the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ, appeared in 2008. Two tribute albums would follow, with B-Sides the Beatles arriving in 2008 and The Smithereens Play Tommy following in 2009. In 2011 they issued Smithereens 2011, their first album of original songs in 11 years. 

Blow Up

Tracklist  

1	Top Of The Pops	4:32
2	Too Much Passion	4:35
3	Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong	2:22
4	Evening Dress	3:12
5	Get A Hold Of My Heart	4:22
6	Indigo Blues	4:58
7	Now And Then	3:50
8	Girl In Room 12	3:22
9	Anywhere You Are	3:44
10	Over And Over Again	3:17
11	It's Alright	3:45
12	If You Want The Sun To Shine	5:58

A Date With The Smithereens

Tracklist  

1	War For My Mind	4:06
2	Everything I Have Is Blue	4:27
3	Miles From Nowhere	4:18
4	Afternoon Tea	3:55
5	Point Of No Return	4:05
6	Sleep The Night Away	4:16
7	Love Is Gone	3:40
8	Long Way Back Again	4:06
9	Gotti	4:51
10	Sick Of Seattle	3:03
11	Can't Go Home Anymore	4:07
12	Life Is So Beautiful	3:25