The Pop Alphabet : B [part 2]

is also for ...

Bishop Allen,The Boo Radleys, The Boy Hairdressers, Butcher Boy, Boards Of Canada, Bon Iver, The Beta Band, The Bees, Big Audio Dynamite, Band Of Horses, Belly, Beth Orton, Bright Eyes.

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Tracklist:

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01 Bishop Allen : The Lion and The Tea Cup buy

02 The Boo Radleys : Zoom buy

03 The Boy Hairdressers : Golden Shower buy

04 Butcher Boy : Keep Your Powder Dry buy

05 Bright Eyes : Another Travelin' Song buy

06 Bon Iver : Skinny Love buy

07 Boards Of Canada : Roygbiv buy

08 The Beta Band : She's The One buy

09 The Bees : Chicken Payback buy

10 Big Audio Dynamite : V.Thirteen buy

11 Band Of Horses : Ode To IRC buy

12 Belly : Feed The Tree buy

13 Beth Orton : Stolen Car buy

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Download_here!!!

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If buying music by any of the above artists please support them by checking their own websites first for availability or buy from your local independent record shop. The above links are for Amazon only. If you own or know of any independent record shops that would like a link on this blog please contact me.

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Track 2 is originally from the Barney (... and Me) single and will probably be found in 2nd hand shops only. Likewise track 3 which was also released as a single and may be found on '23rd and 3rd Records' compilations.

The Big Gun / Basil Pieroni [Split Flexi-Disc]

Ah, the flexi-disc. every fanzine editor's dream. It seems that every indie band of the C86 era featured on at least one of these flimsy records early in their careers. This one however was the first release from a local label called Hi-Fibre which was run by the guys from The Big Gun. As far as I know the only other release on the label was a 7" single also by The Big Gun called Heard About Love/Happens All The Time. You can imagine what sort of sound the band made just by learning that on the run out groove to that single were etched the words 'Just like Edwyn'. The a-side to the single was played by John Peel on at least one occasion, the night I heard it on his show was also the very first time I heard Public Enemy on the radio which goes to show the diversity of the music on the Peel show. And that would be that as far as this flexi goes. Another tiny entry in the history of Scottish pop music except the second track on the flexi is by another guy who had spent years playing in local bands in Irvine, one Basil Pieroni. His contribution to this flexi in 1986 probably looked to be his only recorded output but Basil is now better known for being the guitarist in excellent Glasgow band Butcher Boy who have released 2 albums to date.

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Big Gun - You'll Always Give Your Best / Basil Pieroni - Don't Ever Go away Again

Download FLEXI here

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Free download of Butcher Boy - Carve A Pattern here

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The Big Gun track Heard About Love was also included on the compilation album 'The Sound of Leamington Spa Volume 2' which can sometimes be found for sale on e-bay. Other bands on the album include The Groove Farm, Passmore Sisters, Benny Profane and Phil Wilson.

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