CD86 CD

In 1986, U.K. music magazine New Musical Express released a cassette called C86, a 22-track overview of a new crop of guitar-centric indie bands whose brief, simple, at times amateurish songs were heavily influenced by echoes of 1970s punk and 1960s psychedelia. It was so influential that this entire subgenre of British indie rock (roughly, everything between the Smiths and the Stone Roses) is often dubbed C86. Twenty years after this seminal release, St. Etienne's Bob Stanley compiled the outstanding 48-track anthology CD86 as a tribute to the era. The compilation only contains a few songs from the tape itself, including Primal Scream's iconic jangle-pop rush, "Velocity Girl." Wisely, Stanley chooses better songs from the original C86 bands than those that had appeared on the tape, including the Shop Assistants' brilliant buzzsaw-pop stormer "Safety Net" and Half Man Half Biscuit's signature "All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit." Rarities by beloved bands from the same time and place, like the Dentists' "I Had An Excellent Dream," fill out the set perfectly, making a compelling argument for the scene's depth and lasting impact.

Two CDs celebrating the birth of the C86/Jangle Guitar movement featuring 48 influential tracks from the birth of Indie Pop music in the UK during the latter part of the '80s and early '90s.. Compiled by St Etienne's Bob Stanley. Tracks by: Primal Scream, The Loft, Sea Urchins, ,Hit Parade, Talulah Gosh, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Primitives, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Darling Buds, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Pastels and many more. Castle. 2006.