matinée recordings Bella Vista - Was the Last EP - repressed! four doses of short sharp pop melding split boy/girl vocals, the ringing and chiming of Talulah Gosh, inspiring C-86 guitar jangle of Razorcuts and the Snowbirds, vocal harmonies of the Carousel, and the recommended daily dosage of ba-da-ba's. (matinée 003) 3.00 Ego - The Question Mark EP - splendid debut 7" from this French four-piece delivering melodic jangle pop à la Go-Betweens, Servants, and Smiths. Three stylish songs with jangling guitars, luscious violins, pianos, and inspired vocals posing questions of lost loves. (matinée 002) 3.00 The Lucksmiths - Untidy Towns EP - three tracks from one of Australia's brightest pop hopes featuring ace piano, female backing vocals, jangling guitars, and expert whistling. First of two Lucksmiths 45's co-released with Drive-In Records. (matinée 004/drive 28) 3.00 * The Lucksmiths - Southernmost EP - recent three track 7" from Australian superstars features two melodious pop numbers with tambourines plus a shambling drinking song with sprightly guitar/bass ensemble and sing-along chorus. (matinée 008/drive 032) 3.00 * Monterey - The Motorway EP - three song debut from a New York City band with former members of the Autocollants and Coloring Book. Bright, orchestrated pop with girl/boy vocal interplay, dual guitars, bass, cello, melodica, and vibes...perfect for fans of Club 8, La Buena Vida, and Blueboy. (matinée 010) 3.00 * Sportique - Black Is A Very Popular Colour 10"/CD - debut long player from English three-piece featuring former members of legendary UK pop groups Razorcuts, Heavenly, the Carousel, TV Personalities, Talulah Gosh, Forever People, McTells...with art school shout-a-thons and straightforward pop classics. (matlp 001/wiacd 001) 7.00/9.50 * Sportique - Love & Remains 7" - superb fourth single features two non-album tracks proving the boys can still jangle with the best of them, with swelling guitars and shimmering '60's organ. Captures the spirit of '86 in two guaranteed POP! hits for the summer of '99. (matinée 007) 3.00 Sweet William - Dutch Mother EP - brilliant debut 7" by this trio from Adelaide, South Australia blending Morrissey-esque vocals with guitars that alternate between soothing strum and splendid jangle. Three heartfelt songs matching melancholia and technologia to demonstrate influence by the Field Mice and the Smiths. (matinée 001) 3.00 Sweet William - Lovely Norman EP - Australian beloved's recent tour de force features mixed male and female vocals and timeless jangle pop. Three engaging tracks illustrate a true pop pastiche of elegance, idealism and sincerity. (matinée 006) 3.00 * The Windmills - Three Sixty Degrees 7" - new songs from a legendary mid-80's UK indie group featuring ace male vocals and jangling guitars. Friendly strum and brilliantly catchy melodies on two pop numbers for fans of the Loft, Go-Betweens, East Village, and The Servants. (matinée 011) 3.00 * Various - A Smile Took Over EP - unique double 7" features Matinée bands paying homage to Sarah Records. Sweet William take on the Sweetest Ache, the Lucksmiths cover Boyracer, Ego does Blueboy with French vocals, and Uni (featuring members of the Fairways and Poundsign) nails the Sea Urchins. Somebody had to do it... (matinée 005) 4.00 * Various - La Soirée Matinée cassette + badge - limited edition cassette from the Matinée Festival in Paris features three songs from each of the participating bands (Ego, the Windmills, the Lucksmiths and Sportique). Includes five unreleased tracks and comes with a nifty badge. (matinée 013) 4.00 marsh marigold 50 Million Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong - Enough CD3 - first of the "design sleeve" series of 3" cd singles; 4 tracks from a German band with former members of Legendary Bang! (gold-11) 7.00 50 Million Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong - Baby Trash CD - 14 song CD with excellent dual male/female vocals and a tribute to Heavenly's Amelia Fletcher. (mari-5) 13.50 Acid House Kings - Play Pop EP - four jangle pop tracks from the original kings of Swedish pop. Get it before it sells out! (gold-10) 4.00 Acid House Kings - Pop, Look, and Listen CD - twelve stunning jangle pop classics from 1992 with trumpets and tambourines. (mari-4) 13.50 Acid House Kings - Monaco G.P. CDEP - six summery pop songs including the fantastic song Wonder. (gold-17) 7.50 * Alaska - Kings of the Class EP - new band from Hamburg with pop sensibilities from the same school as Belle & Sebastian or Felt. (gold-24) 4.00 Blochin 81 - Popstar EP - three songs from a Berlin band with an English vocalist doing melodic Britpop. (gold-26) 4.00 Blochin 81 - Groovy Time EP - British-sounding pop buzz with ace trumpets. (gold 29) 4.00 * Blochin 81 - We Are the Suburb EP - three new tracks from German pop groovers. (gold-31) 4.00 Brideshead - Some People Have All The Fun CD - simply brilliant 15-song release from this excellent German pop band with trumpets, ace melodies, and great production. (mari-15) 13.50 * Brideshead - Some People Have All The Fun LP - limited vinyl edition... (mari-15) 13.50 * Brideshead - Spending Warm Summer Days Outside EP - four new songs including the catchiest one so far called On Your Trail. This band is sensational! (gold-21) 4.00 Busch - Busch CDEP - five song debut from this German band with violins that recall the brilliant Red Letter Day. (gold-19) 7.50 Caramel - Triangle EP - four song debut 7" from this French band. Great songs, strummy guitars and French vocals. (gold-18) 4.00 Caramel - ¡Olé Zamora! mini-CD - seven more tracks of French pop - this time going bilingual. (gold-16) 10.00 Elegant - Variationen in Lässigem Chic mini-CD - unquestionably ace eight-song CD from German jangle pop wonders featuring the vocalist and guitarist of Brideshead singing in their native tongue. (mari-16) 11.00 * Empire State University - You Knew I Loved You EP - four earnest pop songs that bear all from this enigmatic German artist. For fans of Another Sunny Day, Brighter, etc.. (gold-28) 4.00 The Groovy Cellar - Mac Arthur Lane CD - Marsh Marigold debut from this Berlin band featuring members of Most Wanted Men. (mari-8) 13.50 The Groovy Cellar - Six O'Clock PM CDEP - five nice sixties influenced guitar pop songs with organs. (gold 23) 8.00 * Kristallin - Alain Prost EP - ex-Legendary Bang members deliver pure C-86 pop in the vein of McCarthy. (gold-30) 4.00 The Legendary Bang! - Louise Brooks EP - excellent five song 7" with boy/girl vocals and hints of the Wedding Present. (gold-09) 4.00 Mumbly - Being Ernest CD - brilliant French three-piece highly influenced by Felt. Fourteen tracks featuring male and female vocals - five in French including a Serge Gainsbourg cover. (mari-13) 13.50 My Guru Says - Three Seasons...Are Enough! EP - one off single from members of Red Letter Day and Die 5 Freunde with a female vocalist - sadly her only release. (gold-06) 4.00 Poprace - Hanggliding at Sea CD3 - five songs from another Acid House Kings side project - includes a cover of Depeche Mode's Photographic. (gold-15) 7.00 The Purelove - King Pop CD - debut from a Hamburg band influenced by Peter Astor, Lloyd Cole, Lightning Seeds, and featuring Pat Fish (Jazz Butcher) on guitars. (mari-11) 13.50 Red Letter Day - Red Letter Day mini-LP - fantastic debut LP from this sorely missed band featuring MM labelmaster Oliver on drums. Look for the debut release from his new band Knabenkraut soon. (mari-1) 10.00 Red Letter Day - The Absurd Garden LP - eleven outstanding tracks full of guitars and violins and plaintive vocals. (mari-2) 12.00 Red Letter Day - Hibernation EP - this one's been sold out for awhile - contains their finest song in my opinion, Fondest Wish. (gold-03) 6.00 Red Letter Day - Tables and Chairs CD3 - swansong from a great Hamburg band - they certainly went out with style! (gold-13) 7.00 Red Sleeping Beauty - Bedroom mini-CD - great release from the undeniable Swedish pop giants. Stunning melodies and emotive vocals from Kristina and Niklas. (mari-7) 10.00 Seashells - Sunshine Eyes CD3 - my favourite release from these Swedish stars featuring Beatrice - the highlight of the design sleeve series. (gold-14) 7.00 Seashells - Looking After Your Flowers mini-CD - eight more tracks of Swedish guitar pop. Two tracks later appeared on the NONS full length. (mari-6) 10.00 Shelby - Sofa Safari CD - solid 12 track debut from this young Hamburg band influenced by Po!, McCarthy, Cardigans, and the Wedding Present. (mari-12) 13.50 Spy - Happy Like A Child EP - 60's influenced jangle-pop with excellent harmonies and vocals and an emphasis on POP! (gold-25) 4.00 Spy - Shadow EP - three melodic new songs with a strong 60's vibe. (gold-27) 4.00 The Soda Stream - Grapefruit CDEP - five track EP from this new German band featuring one of the 50 Million Elvis Fans. Sounds a bit like Brighter, a lot like Hal. (gold-22) 7.50 Various - The Marsh Marigold Review CD - twenty tracks pulled from the first 10 MM 7"s from Jesterbells, Red Letter Day, My Guru Says, Legendary Bang!, Die Fünf Freunde, and Acid House Kings. First time on CD for any of these mostly sold-out gems. (marsh-1) 13.50 Various - The Marsh Marigold Review II CD - two tracks each from gold 11-20...with 50 Million Elvis Fans, Red Sleeping Beauty, Poprace, Acid House Kings, Red Letter Day, Seashells, Busch, Caramel, and Die 5 Freunde. (marsh-2) 13.50 Various - Proud and Wild Forever cassette - demos, rarities, live recordings, and radio sessions from the ten bands who played Marsh Marigold's 10 Year Anniversary festival in Hamburg last Summer. (marsh-3) 4.00 apricot Elegant/Mondfähre split 7" - two excellent German bands...Elegant is a side project of two Brideshead members; Mondfähre deliver psychedelic pop with organs. (aprivin001) 4.50 Fragile - Worlds Apart EP - four fantastic jangly songs influenced by mid-80's guitar pop and Sarah sensibilities. (aprivin004) 4.50 * Modesty Blaise - A Beginner's Guide to Modesty Blaise LP/CD - excellent soundtrack of stylish easy tempo UK pop compiles tracks from singles with five exclusives in a beautiful digpack (with two CD video tracks) or limited pink vinyl. (aprivin-008/apricd-005) 10.00/13.50 * Mondfähre - Dockt An 10" - six tracks of groovy German beat pop...imagine Aztec camera if they came from Berlin? Limited blue vinyl numbered editions. (aprivin-006) 9.00 * Rockformation Diskokugel - Für Softdrinks Keine Zeit mini-CD - seven song release featuring funky pop/disco with German lyrics. (apricd-004) 9.00 The Shining Hour - Five O'Clock Rise EP - excellent four song jangle pop ep from this UK band with guitars, strings, and crooning vocals. (aprivin003) 4.50 * The Shining Hour - Wait All Summer CD - classic Postcardian guitar pop album with synthesized strings and heartbreaking male vocals. Fifteen melodic and jangly delights. (apricd003) 13.50 Superpunk - A Bisserl Was Geht Immer LP/CD - 15 tracks from this German pop band featuring a former member of Die Fünf Freunde. Limited edition red vinyl! (aprivin006/fidel bastro CD 19) 9.00/13.50 Various - Airpop CD - solid compilation with 22 songs from Fragile, Brideshead, Shermans, Shining Hour, Céleste, Den Baron, the Jordans, Aquadays, Charming, Mondfähre, and Rockformation Diskokugel. (apricd002) 12.50 fortuna pop! Airport Girl - Between Delta and Delaware EP - debut three-track 7" of Pavement-influenced Americana. Features Theme from Fireball XL5 on the B-side. (FPOP-8) 4.00 The Butterflies Of Love - Rob A Bank 7" - A-side sounds like Luna cracking up or a third Velvets LP outtake, while the flip is a two minute long Go-Between-esque pop tune. (FPOP-6) 4.00 * The Butterflies of Love - It's Different Now 7" - a headlong rush of gleaming Galaxie 500 guitars and swooping violins. (FPOP-12) 4.00 * Discordia - Y Sun Over Discordia EP - hip hop beats and samples filtered through Kraftwerk's electro lab... awarded Single of the Week by Melody Maker, which called it "effortlessly cool." (FPOP-15) 4.00 Mark 700 - Domestic Electric Disco EP - another great release from this brilliant label; excellent male vocals, cellos, and guitars recall Weather Prophets or Colourfield. (FPOP-5) 4.00 Mark 700 - Dreaming On 7" - double A-side marries the gorgeous Sarah-esque lullaby title track with the lo-fi Bolan boogie of Scattershot. (FPOP-10) 4.00 * Mark 700 - This Can't Be The End EP - latest three track single is a storming and shambolic pop dose. (FPOP-13) 4.00 * Mogul - Starving Hungry in Tescos EP - low rent electropop reminiscent of early Pulp or Ultra Vivid Scene with vocals similar to Lawrence from Felt/Denim. (FPOP-14) 4.00 Taking Pictures - Fallen Angel 7" - title track marries bits of Velvet Underground style pop with noisy anti-melodies while the flip is a lo-fi lullaby buried under miles of tape hiss. (FPOP-1) 4.00 Twinkie - Scaramouche EP - 1990's punk with split male and female vocals; not unlike Prolapse or later Action Painting! (FPOP-4) 4.00 Twinkie - TK1 7" - second single from this Derby punk-pop outfit...like Pavement sharing rehearsal space with the Go Go's. (FPOP-7) 4.00 Twinkie - Dogs Die In Hot Cars 7" - latest 7" from the shouty pop kids is a stop-start Elastica sounding pop assault disguised as a public service announcement. (FPOP-11) 4.00 Various - The Coffee Coffee EP - fantastic single featuring tracks from Taking Pictures (sounding more like Sea Urchins this time) Airport Girl, Kooky Monster, and International Strike Force. (FPOP-2) 4.00 Various - Work Is A Four Letter Word EP - four songs about work by John Sims, Go-Kart 800, Mark Hibbett, and the Family Way. (FPOP-3) 4.00 Various - Coupe Du Monde '98 EP - the Official Fortuna Pop! World Cup 7" featuring Thee George Squares (John Sims + Prolapse), M.J. Hibbett, and Mark 700 singing songs about soccer/football...call it what you want, we came in 32nd... (FPOP-98) 4.00 shelflife Acid House Kings - Advantage: Acid House Kings LP/CD - latest full length from Sweden's finest band with ties to Red Sleeping Beauty, Poprace, Club 8, Semester, and Starlet. Great trumpets and female vox on some tracks. (LIFE-005) 7.50/11.00 * The Autocollants - Why Couldn't Things Just Stay the Same CD - compilation of 7" singles plus rarities and unreleased tracks with strummy guitars and trumpets for fans of Cat's Miaow, Go Sailor, Red Sleeping Beauty... (LIFE-009) 10.00 * Brideshead/Den Baron - World's Finest split 7" - two songs each from two of Germany's finest bands. (LIFE-016) 3.25 * The Castaway Stones - Leave No Stone Unturned EP - three excellent songs from DC band featuring members of Glo Worm, the Ropers, Shapiros, etc. (LIFE-008) 3.25 * The Castaway Stones - Make Love To You - ten songs with the heartbreakingly earnest voice of Pam Berry and roots in sixties pop. (LIFE-011) 10.00 The Crooner - Heaven Airlines mini-CD - seven track release from Greece's premier pop act mixing seductive bossa nova, lively pop, and hushed melodies. (LIFE-004) 7.00 Majestic 12 - Nothing on TV EP - three songs with dreamy boy/girl vocals. (LIFE-002) 3.25 * Majestic - Live It Up! CD - sixties influenced pop from a band formerly known as Majestic 12. Ten tracks with trumpets, flutes and strings for fans of Holiday and Club 8. (LIFE-007) 10.00 Skypark - Summer Days Are Forever mini-CD - six fantastic songs with smooth boy/girl vocals, jangly guitars, and Sarahesque melodies. (LIFE-006) 7.00 * Sweet William - World of Books CD - debut full length following singles on Matinée, Twee Kitten and Library features lush boy/girl vocals and hints of electronica a la Stereolab or late Field Mice. (LIFE-012) 10.00 Various - Whirl Wheels CD - mostly exclusive tracks from the Crooner, Cat's Miaow, Club 8, Lovelies, Singing Bush, Penelopes, Les Autres, Moving Pictures, Next Time Passions, They Go Boom!!, Peru, La Buena Vida, Autocollants. One Night Suzan, Clair, Eggplant, Sugarplant, Johnny Dee, Boyracer, Minema, Penelope Trip, etc... 23 tracks! (LIFE-001) 9.00 where it's at is where you are DJ Downfall - A Song for Kelly Le Brock 7" - eighties style instrumental electro in a nineties Parisian basement vein. (WIAIWYA-3) 4.00 DJ Downfall - Shape! 7" - two excellent instrumentals including a deconstruction of the Stone Roses I Am The Resurrection. (WIAIWYA-6) 4.00 Marine Research - Queen B 7" - ex-Heavenly folks' harmonious debut with superb melodies, subdued wah-wah guitars, atmospheric keyboards, and classic French pop rhythms. (WIAIWYA-7) 4.00 Pimblico - Elvis, We Love You 7" - good raucous girl pop reminiscent of Voice of the Beehive or recent Britpop (Sleeper, Elastica). (WIAIWYA-5) 4.00 * Pimblico - Arsenic & Old Lace 7' - two more doses of good girly Britpop. (WIAIWYA-9) 4.00 * The Smith Garrett Band - All I Got For Loving You Was A Broken Heart 7' - full on country single from purveyors of classic tear-in-your-beer melancholy. (WIAIWYA-11) 4.00 Sportique - If You Ever Change Your Mind 7" - new band fronted by Razorcuts' vocalist Gregory Webster and featuring members of Heavenly and TV Personalities. Essential. (WIAIWYA-4) 4.00 Sportique - p58 7" - two songs about love, loss, modern artists and post office complaints exhibiting a brilliant Buzzcocks influence. (WIAIWYA-8) 4.00 * Sportique - Black Is A Very Popular Colour CD/10" debut long player from English three-piece featuring former members of legendary UK pop groups Razorcuts, Heavenly, the Carousel, TV Personalities, Talulah Gosh, Forever People, McTells...with art school shout-a-thons and straightforward pop classics. (wiacd 001/matlp 001) 9.50/7.00 shinkansen Blueboy - Love Yourself 7" - fantastic slice of Blueboy pop featuring Keris from Brighter on keyboards. (shinkansen-4) 4.00 Blueboy - Marco Polo 7" or CDEP - title track is a stunning jangler in the Sarah tradition with nice female harmonies; flip is similar to early OMD. CDEP adds both songs from the Love Yourself 7". (shinkansen-9) 7" 3.75/CDEP 6.75 Blueboy - The Bank of England CD - long awaited 11-track album including the hits Love Yourself and Marco Polo. (shinkansen-12) 13.00 Cody - Anticyclone 7" or CDEP - Shinkansen's flirtation with spacepop...7" has two doses; CDEP has four. (shinkansen-13) 7" 3.75/CDEP 6.75 * Cody - Rounder CDEP - four track single couples the epic 9-minute spacey electro pop title track with three unreleased songs. (shinkansen-17) 6.75 The Field Mice - Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way? double CD - essential 36 song compilation with 20-page booklet from Sarah's most beloved band. (shinkansen-14) 16.00 Monograph - Paper Museum EP - four song 7" that reminds me squarely of some early Sarah releases or Rough Trade-era Boo Radleys. This one has teeth, folks! (shinkansen-11) 3.75 Monograph - Please Don't Be Afraid Of Anything 7" or CDEP - three brilliant new songs on the 7"...cdep adds all four from the first 7" which is now out of print. (shinkansen-15) 7" 3.75/CDEP 6.75 * Monograph - Don't Gimme Shelter 7" - one song from the forthcoming album plus two exclusive b-sides from this impressive guitar pop combo. Quite good! (shinkansen-19) 4.00 Tompot Blenny - Green Is the Best Colour 7" (EP) or CDEP - great three-track single; CDEP adds the sold out Thinking of Ways of Keeping You Warm 7". (shinkansen-5) 7" 3.75/CDEP 6.75 Trembling Blue Stars - Her Handwriting CD - fragile full length from Robert (ex-Field Mice, Northern Picture Library) detailing the end of the affair. It's really as amazing as everyone says. (shinkansen-3) 13.00 Trembling Blue Stars - The Rainbow 7" or CDEP - featuring Annemari from Field Mice/NPL on vocals. CDEP adds a remix of The Rainbow and She's Always There from the sold out first single. (shinkansen-8) 7" 3.75/CDEP 6.75 Trembling Blue Stars - Lips That Taste of Tears CD - fourteen tracks telling the latest tales of heartache and pining. A masterpiece indeed. (shinkansen-10) 13.00 * Trembling Blue Stars - Doo Wop Music 7" - two exclusive songs that will not appear on the forthcoming album... Bobby does vox on the trip-hop influenced title track and Annmari takes lead on the flip. On blue vinyl. (shinkansen-18) 4.00 * Harvey Williams - California mini-CD - eight earnest piano-based pop songs from the former Another Sunny Day man, one featuring backing vox from Amelia Fletcher. (shinkansen-16) 11.00 riviera * Baxendale - Music for Girls CDEP - really good electronic dance pop like Pet Shop Boys. (LUX-004) 7.50 The Cherry Orchard - The Start of Our Affair CD - slick production from this late 80's pop band sounding similar to Nick Heyward and Haircut 100. (gally-2) 14.00 * The Cherry Orchard - Expresso! CDEP - recent five track single with exclusive tracks. (LUX-003) 7.50 plastic pancake Marine Time Keepers - When Will You Realise That I Care? EP - four excellent shimmering guitar pop songs from this Bristol band with female vocals reminiscent of the best of the Sunday Records roster. (pancake 006) 4.25 * Marine Time Keepers - Soon Comes A Tear 7" - new single with two delicate pop songs with female vocals. (pancake 008) 4.25 * Les Poissons Solubles - Here Comes the Summer EP - three long lost tracks from a French band with a previous single on Waaaaaaah! (pancake 007) 4.25 Refry - This Is How I Decayed EP - second melancholy guitar pop single from this French band. (pancake 005) 4.25 River - The Hairdresser EP - another great French pop release from un garçon who helped out on Gypsophile's recent releases. (pancake-004) 4.25 Verdurin - Sur La Moquette EP - sixties influenced French pop with keyboards and flutes. Excellent release for fans of Katerine. (pancake-003) 4.25 labrador * Cinnamon - Against The World 10" - five excellent songs from this Swedish band with ace production by Bertrand Burgalat and strings arranged by Louis Philippe. Three songs do not appear on the new album Vertigo. (LAB-005) Club 8 - Missing You CDEP - three tracks including The Friend I Once Had (curiously absent from the album of the same title) and a remix of the title track. (LAB-003) 5.00 Club 8 - The Friend I Once Had CD - superb 14-track Swedish issue includes the bonus tracks The Best of Seasons and My Heart Won't Break. (LAB-004) 13.00 * Waltz for Debbie - He Loves Anna CDEP - upbeat Swedish pop with nice female vocals for fans of St. Etienne or Pet Shop Boys. (LAB-006) 5.00 Various - Sleeping Single EP - four song label debut 7" featuring Acid House Kings, Martin Thulun, Céleste, and Diganoise. (LAB-001) 4.00 Various - A Single Bite EP - another four band 7" with Neil Armstrong, First Floor Power, Hell on Wheels, and Soul Ryders. (LAB-002) 4.00 firestation tower Céleste - The Colder Insight CDEP - four excellent Swedish guitar-pop songs from ex-Mary Go Round members. (FST-003) 6.50 The Charlots - City Lights CDEP - Swedish band (with previous Motorway 7") delivering four songs in the vein of Cardigans or Cloudberry Jam. (FST-004) 6.50 * Cinnamon - In the Next Life 7" - fantastic two-song preview of this Swedish band's impressive new album. (FST-007) 4.50 * Gentle Tuesday - I've Never Been So Poorly Insulted In All My Life EP - excellent sixth single from this Swedish band influenced by the best of 80's jangle pop. (FST-006) 4.50 * Shy - Theme from a Summer Place 7" - good single from an Austrian band with strings...one instrumental and one with nice male vocals. (FST-005) 4.50 elefant Allen Clapp - Brown Formica Table 7" - two helpings of strummy California pop on yellow vinyl. (ER-156) 4.00 * Brian - We Close 1-2 EP - two of the best tracks from the new album plus two non-lp gems (same b-sides as the Setanta cdep) on white vinyl. (ER-204) 4.00 Denver - World of Pages EP - three track single from Bulldozer Crash's Stephen Maughan with help from White Town's Jyoti. (ER-167) 4.00 The Frank and Walters - Singles Club EP - four outstanding songs including two acoustic BBC session gems. (ER-191) 4.00 Gypsophile - Apart In Alep mini-CD - beautiful simple French pop songs with a jazzy feel similar to Arabesque. One song features Watoo Watoo. (ER-1047) 8.50 The Haywains - Why Do I Get The Feeling Your Mother Hates Me? EP - four kitsch songs from this British band with scores of songs on Vinyl Japan. (ER-116) 4.00 Heavenly - This Is Heavenly CD - great compilation featuring all the a-sides and one b-side from the five Sarah 7", three songs from Heavenly vs. Satan, and five from Le Jardin de Heavenly. (ER-1010) 13.00 Hydroplane - Failed Adventure 7" - two songs from Australian giants with releases on Drive In, Wurlitzer Jukebox, etc. (ER-197) 4.00 The Lovelies - The Tuff of the Tracks CD - excellent full length of Wedding Present meets Housemartins splendour from this great English band. (ER-1026) 12.00 * Love Positions - Sad But True EP - six song 7" from an Australian band featuring future members of the Hummingbirds and Lemonheads. (ER-207) 4.00 Maylove - Girl of A Girl Dreaming EP - four tracks from a band featuring members of Bridge and Budgie Jacket. (ER-130) 4.00 * Me Envenedo De Azules - Imágenes EP - new Spanish band with four harmonious songs featuring excellent vocals and guitars on sky blue vinyl. (ER-208) 4.00 Next Time Passions/Impossible Tymes - 2x1 EP - four great pop songs from two brilliant Greek bands. Gatefold sleeve. (ER131) 4.00 £ Orange Cake Mix - Blue Island Sound CD - gentle strummy pop from the prolific with a capital P Jim Rao. (ER-1034) 9.00 Pearly Gatecrashers - Handy Hints EP - four manic tracks from this fine Australian band with female vocals. (ER-125) 4.00 The Penelopes - It's Not You EP - three good songs from a Japanese band also featured on the Sugarfrost compilation. (ER-129) 4.00 Po! - A Page A Day EP - three melodic tracks on magenta vinyl from the sweet-voiced Ruth Miller and company. (ER-139) 4.00 Po! - Past Perfect Tense CD - nineteen track career spanning compilation of 7" and LP tracks from this UK band delivering clear female vocals and splendid jangle pop. (ER-1046) 13.00 Spring - Tokyo Drifter CD - 1995 album from an impressive French band with unique breathy female vocals...features a Françoise Hardy cover and a duet with Kevin from Moose. (ER-1011) 12.00 Spring - Matinées CDEP - five tracks from this charming Parisian act full of savoir faire and elegance. (ER-305) 6.00 St. Christopher - Young Nun 7" - two tracks that nearly match the Sarah magic! (ER-122) 4.00 St. Christopher - She Looks Like You 7" - stellar single from the latest LP plus one exclusive track on transparent red vinyl. (ER-142) 4.00 * Les Très Bien Ensemble - Je Veux Etre Un Symbol Sexuel EP/CDEP - Spanish band in love with French pop...four songs including Serge Gainsbourg and Françoise Hardy covers. (ER-209/ER-321)) 4.00/6.50 Various - A Tribute to Galaxie 500 EP - four track chartreuse vinyl preview to the forthcoming CD with Holiday Flyer, Venus Peter, Hula Hoop and Pequeñas Cosas Furiosas. (ER-150) 4.00 £ Various - La Linea Del Arco EP - great early 7" with the Lovelies, Usura, La Sintesis (covering the Close Lobsters), and Mercenary Tree Freaks. (ER-102) 4.00 * Various - Casablanca CD - recent comp with 18 mostly previously released tracks by Brian, Hopkirk & Lee, Family, Future Bible Heroes, Divine Comedy, Notre Dame, Le Mans, the Melons, Ana D, Stereototal, Telefilme, Colour Filter, Jack, Momus, etc. (ER-1056) 13.00 * Various - Casablanca 2xLP - deluxe vinyl edition adds songs from Spring, Poprace and La Pequeña Suiza. (ER-1056) 13.00 Various - Montecarlo CD - remarkable compilation featuring 20 mostly previously released tracks from Katerine, Blueboy, She-Brews, Allan Clapp, Pastels, Spring, Orchids, Trembling Blue Stars, Holiday Flyer, Le Mans, Domique A, Damon and Naomi, Harvey Williams, Benito, Eggplant, My Favorite, Autumn Leaves, BMX Bandits, Sneeze, and Honeybunch. (ER-1028) 13.00 Various - Montecarlo 2xLP - same as above but with three bonus tracks by Ana D, Pribato Idaho and Orchestre Ducruet Superétolie. (ER-1028) 13.00 £ Various - Vibraciones Pop EP - five song 7" featuring Nothing, Automatics, Cecilia Ann, Patrullero Mancuso, and Telefilme. (ER-170) 3.00 Various - Supermarket CD - 22-song label sampler with Le Mans, Telefilme, Spring, Fugu, Loons, Automatics, Lighthouse, Gypsophile, Eggplant, Ana D, Cecilia Ann, Pribata Idaho, Nothing, etc.. (ER-1051) 12.00 siesta Laila Amezian - Initial CD - stylish female vocalist from Morocco delivering eclectic vocals and diverse instrumentation slickly produced by Louis Phillippe. (Siesta-62) 13.00 * The Barry Gemso Experience - Ski Lodge Serenade CD - twelve tracks of sixties influenced pop with strings from former members of the Monochrome Set. (Siesta 102) 13.00 Bien - Balthazar 7" - great new French band taking cues from the St. Etienne school of pop. (Siesta-43) 4.50 Bien - Oublie-Moi 7" - two more French pop delights featuring the former singer from Mikado. (Siesta-45) 4.50 Bien - Maxi CDEP - compiles all four tracks from the two 7" in digital format for easier repeat! (Siesta-43CD) 6.50 La Buena Vida - La Buena Vida CD - debut album from this amazing Spanish group influenced by Orange Juice and the Smiths. Mostly female vocals. (Siesta-08) 13.00 La Buena Vida - Los Mejores Momentos CD - fantastic second album; like a Spanish Red Sleeping Beauty or Po! (Siesta-24) 13.00 La Buena Vida - Magnesia CDEP - outstanding four track single with upbeat female Spanish vocals. (Siesta-27) 6.50 La Buena Vida - Soidemersol CD - 1998 release from a band on the verge of superstardom. This one's a co-release with a major label, if that's any indication. (Siesta-52) 16.00 * La Buena Vida - Panorama LP/CD - new 12-track album of beautiful relaxed Spanish pop with strings and gorgeous female vocals. LP has two bonus tracks, but I've only one left... (Siesta-92) 9.00/13.00 Club 8 - Nouvelle CD - brilliant ten song full length from the prolific and talented Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings, Poprace, Semester) coupled with the sweetest voiced Swedish girl so far. (Siesta-42) 13.00 Daily Planet - Romance CD - 1996 album with 15 beautiful instrumentals with violins and stylish percussion. (Siesta-36) 13.00 Edwin Moses - Baloncesto EP - Spanish band with flutes, slick production and soul sensability similar to later Style Council. (Siesta-61) 4.50 Eggstone - Spanish Slalom CD - suave Swedish trio moonlighting on Siesta with an infectious 19-track best-of compilation pulled from deleted early singles, album tracks, and b-sides. (Siesta-82) 13.00 Fantastic! - Montgomery Clift EP - aptly titled French band influenced by bossa nova. Four stylish tracks. (Siesta-63) 4.50 Free Design - Christmas Single EP - three songs from this late sixties NYC studio band influenced by the melodies of the Beach Boys or Carpenters. On white vinyl. (Siesta-65) 4.50 Free Design - Bubbles CD - definitive 20 song collection of late 60's pop from this brother-sister act. (Siesta-68) 13.00 Free Design - Raindrops 2x10" - twenty songs on stylish blue vinyl and housed in a gorgeous sleeve. Oh, and the songs are nice too if you like 1960's hippy music. (Siesta-84) 14.00 Free Design - Raindrops CD - same great sleeve, but the disc is silver and half the size. (Siesta-84) 13.00 Free Design - Christmas Single No. 2 - holiday 1998 release with Christmas Is The Day, There Is A Song, and Little Fugue. (Siesta-85) 4.50 * Girlfrendo - Surprise, Surprise, It's Girlfrendo! LP/CD - upbeat, shouty Swedish pop sensations...the Bad Dream Fancy Dress of the '90's? (Siesta-72) 9.00/13.00 £ Holiday - Café Reggio CD - thirteen track release - different tracklisting and packaging from the domestic issue. (Siesta-64) 13.00 £ El Joven Bryan Superstar - El Joven Bryan Superstar CD - ten tracks of strummy Sarah-influenced Spanish pop. (Siesta-28) 13.00 £ El Joven Bryan Superstar - Interial CD - Le Mans and La Buena Vida members teaming up on eight tracks of idyllic and stylish pop. (Siesta-58) 13.00 Kaleida - Knowing Who Your Friends Are CD - ten track album from this British trio formerly known as Pastel Collision mixing Europop beats with female vocals. (Siesta-74) 13.00 * Ramon Leal/Beatrice Binotti - Bossanova 99 CD - outstanding full length of classic Brazilian bossanova sounds with fantastic female and male vocals. This has been on repeat all summer! (Siesta-98) 13.00 £ The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group - Sniff CD - Spanish issue with two bonus tracks not on the US version including a cover of Allen Clapp's Something Strange Happens. (Siesta-86) 13.00 Loveletter - Beethoven Chopin Kitchen Fraud CD - new persona of Simon Turner (The King of Luxembourg) delivering easy listening and psychedelia plus cover versions of songs by the Monkees, Bee Gees, Monochrome Set and others. (Siesta-96) 13.00 Moving Pictures - Without Friends CD - eight new songs from this fantastic Spanish band. Comparable to the best of everything coming out of Sweden these days. (Siesta-48) 13.00 Pastel Collision - Wherever You Go CDEP - three songs following releases on Spirit of '86 and Bilberry. Quite comparable to the Popguns, I'd say. (Siesta-31) 6.50 Louis Phillippe - Jackie Girl CD - sophisticated film-score exotica from this former él artist. (Siesta-56) 13.00 Red Sleeping Beauty - Wealth of Imagination EP - three exclusive songs from this brilliant Swedish band with trumpets and mostly female vocals. (Siesta-29) 4.50 Scarlet's Well - Strange Letters CD - nice collection of songs written by Bid (of the Monochrome Set) with female vocals...all reminiscent of pure 60's pop. (Siesta-94) 13.00 They Go Boom!! - La Grande Vitesse CD - eight exclusive songs housed in one of those beautiful Paradiso sleeves. (Siesta-38) 13.00 They Go Boom!! - Island Nation 7" or CDEP - three new songs—will this one get TGB!! a club hit? (Siesta-37) 7" 4.50, CDEP 6.50 Tramway - A Brand of Lovin' 10"/CD - nine songs from this Sarah band taking a leap in a quite different direction. Harmonicas and guitars will have you dancing in no time. CD adds three songs from the way-rare West Country Hospitality EP. (Siesta-06) 10" 9.00, CD 13.00 Various - Algebra Spaghetti CD - fourteen song compilation of childrens songs featuring Mild Euphoria, Sunshine Day, Monday Sinclair, Maria Napoleon, Today's Pop Symphony, and Lollipop Train...produced by Louis Phillippe and Mike Alway. (Siesta-70) 13.00 Various - Aperitivo CD with 14 tracks from La Buena Vida, Moving Pictures, Daily Planet, Arabesque, Tramway, Pastel Collision, Club 8, Joven Bryan Superstar, Red Sleeping Beauty, They Go Boom!!, and Minema. Superb introduction to Siesta's empire. (Siesta-40) 13.00 Various - Expreso 10" - stylish new pink vinyl compilation with ten tracks by La Buena Vida, Club 8, Free Design, Fantastic!, Laila Amezian, Louis Philippe, Tomorrow's World, Sunshine Day, Holiday and Milky. (Siesta-60) 9.00 Various - Expreso CD - different tracklisting from the 10"...with 17 tracks by Free Design, Bien, Laila Amezian, La Buena Vida, Louis Philippe, Club 8, Holiday, Sunshine Day, Daily Planet, Edwin Moses, Arabesque, Milky, Joven Bryan Superstar, and Tomorrow's World. (Siesta-60) 13.00 Various - Songs for the Jet Set CD - suave compilation devised by él Records founder Mike Alway with 13 tracks by Wallpaper, Loveletter, Milky, Tomorrow's World, Fantastic Everlasting Gobstopper, South American Getaway, and Viva Maria. (Siesta-66) 13.00 Various - Songs for the Jet Set Volume 2 LP/CD - second volume in a similar style with Loveletter, Milky, Wallpaper, Tomorrow's World, Death By Chocolate, and Kim and Co. (Siesta-88) 9.00/13.00 Vigil - Música Para Hacer La Digestión CD - 12 impressive instrumentals using a string section, organs, harps, and female melodies for an eclectic blend of bossa nova, exotica, spy themes, and orchestral tracks. (Siesta-78) 13.00 drive in/quiddity Bart and Friends - Ten Songs About Cars and Girls CD - 33 songs from Bart (Cat's Miaow/Library Records) plus members of Steinbecks, Pencil Tin, Autocollants, etc. (drive-24) 7.50 * Bobsy - The First Day of April 7" - new band from Singapore with gentle acoustic sixties influenced pop. (drive-31) 3.25 £ Brincando de Deus - Playing With God EP - the A-side is pure Sarah or East Village jangle; flip is more comparable to Moose or Ride. (quid-08) 2.75 Buddha on the Moon - On Holiday EP - pleasant pop from Houston, TX of all places! It's on Quiddity so you know it's good. (quid-06) 3.25 £ Buddha on the Moon - Stratospheric CD - eight songs including a cover of Northern Picture Library's Norfolk Windmills. (drive-12) 7.50 The Cat's Miaow - I Kept All Your Letters EP - first single from this brilliant label - with three fine Cat's Miaow originals and a cover of the Sugargliders' Seventeen. (quid-01) 3.25 The Cat's Miaow - I Can't Help But Love You EP - fantastic release from Australia's hippest export including Chris Bell and St. Etienne remakes. (quid-10) 3.25 The Cat's Miaow - J'en Ai Marre EP - new versions of Cat's Miaow classics en Français. (drive-08) 3.25 The Cat's Miaow - Songs for Girls To Sing CD - stunning 36-track compilation of the Quiddity and Drive In singles, fanclub 7", compilation and split single tracks, plus the unreleased Bus Stop 7" and four unlisted live songs. (drive-14) 7.50 Clock Strikes Thirteen - Six Foot Drop EP - pensive pop with dual male/female vocals from this Pennsylvania band. (drive-07) 3.25 Clock Strikes Thirteen - One Cold Day 7" - nice single with a cover of Bacharach & David's Always Something There To Remind Me (no, it's not a Naked Eyes original!) (drive-11) 3.25 £ Cuppa Joe - Archipelago 7" - two doses of strummy American guitar pop with bits of violins. (drive-10) 2.75 £ The Electrosonics - Infra-Yellow CDEP - three tracks of space pop from this Canadian band. (quid-07/drive-03) 3.50 The Electrosonics - Rampion mini CD - nice spacey pop with moog and farfisa and mostly female vocals. (drive-19) 6.00 Hydroplane - The Love You Bring 12" - recent single from two members of Cat's Miaow; four songs recall Northern Picture Library ambiance at times. (drive -22) 5.50 The Imaginary Friend - Whimsy 7" - features HK from Buddha on the Moon with female vocals and strummy acoustic guitars. The flip is a Magick Heads cover. (drive-06) 3.25 The Imaginary Friend - Letters Home 7" - beautifully sparse pop featuring a Lucinda Williams cover. (drive -17) 3.25 Landis - The Water's Electric 7" - more pop than space and on white vinyl. (drive-27) 3.25 The Lucksmiths - The Invention of Ordinary Everyday Things 7" - two brilliant songs with trumpets and guitars. Title track is multilayered in a Sugargliders way and the flip is a raucous Housemartins-ish romp. (drive-13) 3.25 The Lucksmiths - A Good Kind of Nervous CD - 10 track Drive In/Candle co-release with excellent lyrics and great female harmonies. This band is sensational! (drive-21/lucky-5) 10.00 The Lucksmiths - Untidy Towns EP - three tracks from one of Australia's brightest pop hopes featuring ace piano, female backing vocals, jangling guitars, and expert whistling. First of two Lucksmiths 45's co-released with Matinée Recordings. (drive 28/matinée 4) 3.00 * The Lucksmiths - Southernmost EP - recent three track 7" from Australian superstars features two melodious pop numbers with tambourines plus a shambling drinking song with sprightly guitar/bass ensemble and sing-along chorus. (matinée 008/drive 032) 3.00 * The Lucksmiths - Happy Secret CD - ten song compilation of the two Matinée/Drive In 7", Candle compilation tracks and the previously unreleased Abdication! An outstanding collection! (drive 35/luc-06) 10.00 Rocketship - Garden of Delight LP free-form atmospheric space pop from former indiepop gurus. (drive-26) 6.50 Solarium - All the Time 7" - two song debut 45 from this San Francisco band with excellent male vocals, harmonicas, and good guitar strum. (drive -23) 3.25 Steinbecks/Buddha on the Moon double split 7" - includes the Steinbecks' Two Star Motel and BOTM's reinterpretation of it; plus BOTM's How Near or How Far and the Steinbecks' cover of it. (drive-02) 4.50 Super Falling Star - Searchlight EP - three tracks with diverse female vox similar to Cat's Miaow, Opal and Wise Acres. (drive -15) 3.25 Super Falling Star/Füxa split 7" - two songs by SFS - one influenced greatly by Opal and the other by Hydroplane. Füxa are drug influenced at best... (drive -18) 3.25 * Trinitone - Trying to Think 7" - good fast and jangly guitar pop from Michigan. (drive-30) 3.25 clover 800 Cherries - Dizzy Dizzy Dizzy 7" - good Japanese band with two casio pop gems in a brilliant screened sleeve. Clear vinyl. (clover 701) 5.00 Gypsophile - The Lazy Dance 7" - hopelessly romantic and melancholy pop in the vein of Arabesque. (clover 705) 5.00 Orange Cake Mix - Beach Flower EP - four songs of gentle strummy pop on lilac vinyl. (clover 709) 5.00 Poussin - Sugarstar EP - excellent Japanese band with female vox and shimmering guitars. Four tracks on peach vinyl. (clover 706) 5.00 Smiley - Our Plan 7" - two songs from a good Japanese band with strummy guitars and dual vocals. (clover 704) 5.00 Various - Melbourne Holiday EP - superb 7" featuring Cat's Miaow, Jordans, Super Falling Star and Stinky Fire Engine. (clover 703) 5.00 Various - Seven Fantastic Cats EP - brilliant 7" on mint green vinyl featuring Marsh Marigold bands Brideshead, Busch, Knabenkraut (ex-Red Letter Day!), and Mumbly. (clover 707) 5.50 chapter music The Cannanes/Sleepy Township split 7" - three 4-track gems from the beloved Cannanes, including the classic Tennyson, coupled with the three song guitar-rich debut from Sleepy T (featuring members of Sulk and Molasses). (chapter 13) 4.00 Driving Past - Church Fête 7" - distinctive passionate female vocals from this four piece featuring members of Cat's Miaow, Sleepy Township, the Cannanes, and Disband. (chapter 21) 4.00 £ Molasses/Minimum Chips split 7" - two tracks by Molasses—one quite similar to the Cat's Miaow with strummy guitars, harmonica and handclaps...the other one's a bit of a rocker. Minimum Chips play three swinging moog art drones that should appeal to fans of Hydroplane. (chapter 11) 4.00 £ Minimum Chips - Blip EP - four songs on green vinyl featuring nice organic female vocals, chiming organs, angular guitars and a touch of brass. (chapter 16) 4.00 Tracey Read - Buster Keaton EP - four simple, affecting songs about Greek holidays and dole queues plus a dash of jangle from Australia's answer to Tracy Thorn. (chapter 20) 4.00 Sleepy Township - On Line EP - varied three-song guitar pop platter, one song written and sung by each band member. (chapter 18) 4.00 Sleepy Township - Set Sail CD - recent 16-song full-length from this good Australian pop band featuring Chapter label boss Guy Blackman (ex-Sulk) mixing male and female vocals with nice melodies and expert guitars. (chapter 24) 10.00 Karl Smith - The Sky Is Beginning to Bruise EP - solo 7" from a former member of Thermos Candy and Sodastream...four folky, acoustic songs with good vocals, piano, cello and double bass. (chapter 19) 4.00 library Rob Cooper - Fireworks at Noon 7" - debut from ex-Sugargliders, Steinbecks, Pencil Tin, and Earthmen member fashioned as "St. Etienne with male vocals." (shhh-4) 3.25 Huon - Fluoro 7" - three songs from another Aussie supergroup with members of Cat's Miaow, Sleepy Township, the Cannanes, Blairmailer and Driving Past. (shhh-5) 3.25 The Shapiros/Pencil Tin split EP - four track 7"...Shapiros features the lovely voice of Pam Berry; Pencil Tin includes members of Steinbecks and Cat's Miaow. (shhh-2) 3.25 Stinky Fire Engine - Disco City Holiday 7" - two tracks of synthesized pop from this Australian band; first release from this new label run by Bart from Cat's Miaow. (shhh-1) 3.25 Sweet William - Fedora 7" - recent single from Adelaide's finest pop export featuring somnolently soothing female lead vocals. (shhh-3) 3.25
