Three CD set. 1992 saw the British indie scene unwittingly poised to go overground and global in the wake of the guitar's revival in the early 1990s. 'C92' captures something of a no-man's land moment in time, with the "baggy" scene brushed aside by American grunge and the artists who'd come to define the rest of the decade only beginning to emerge. From the intensity of shoegaze pioneers Ride and Lush, through to melody-driven 60s revivalists Inspiral Carpets and The Stairs, in hindsight the year can be seen as a period of healthy transition and expansion which ultimately saw the scene pulled together by the music media under the umbrella term "Britpop". Established names such as The Charlatans and Boo Radleys glided effortlessly over the landscape re-alignment, whilst soon-to-be household names like Radiohead and The Cranberries took their first tentative steps into a bigger world, enjoying the license to pursue their artistic persuasions with the luxury of major label financial backing. A sea change was clearly coming. Essential for collectors of the 'C' series, fans of that time and place and anybody interested in the ongoing, mazy story of British pop music, 'C92' brings with it familiar favorites and previously unknown gems, to sit alongside other titles in the series.

Track List

1. Radiohead - Prove Yourself
2. The Auteurs - Showgirl
3. Delicious Monster - Dull Dull Dull
4. Ride - Leave Them All Behind
5. Gallon Drunk - Bedlam
6. Swallow - Tastes Like Honey
7. Blind Mr Jones - Fading Fast
8. Adorable - Homeboy
9. Earwig - Safe in My Hands
10. Huggy Bear - Single Bullets
11. Jacob's Mouse - Oblong
12. Kinky Machine - Going Out with God
13. White Town - Bewitched
14. Wonky Alice - Sirius
15. Moonshake - Secondhand Clothes
16. Swirl - Grass Harps (Sing for Me)
17. Some Have Fins - Watered Down
18. The Last Peach - Jarvis
19. The Harvest Ministers - You Do My World the World of Good
20. The Cranberries - Dreams
21. Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love (Edit)
22. The Charlatans - Weirdo
23. Scorpio Rising - Saturnalia (7" Version)
24. Boo Radleys - Lazy Day
25. TH' Faith Healers - My Loser
26. Kingmaker - Eat Yourself Whole
27. Submarine - Chemical Tester
28. Bleach - Shotgun
29. Catherine Wheel - Balloon
30. Poppy Factory - Stars
31. Dodgy - Worth the Blood
32. The Rosaries - Leaving
33. Hair ; Skin Trading Co - Ground Zero
34. Levitation - World Around
35. The Exuberants - Who Knows How Many Tonight
36. The Stairs - Mr Joke Shop Owner
37. Sun Dial - I Don't Mind (Ep Version)
38. Headcleaner - Bogieman
39. Egyptian Kings - a Matter of Time
40. Thousand Yard Stare - Comeuppance
41. Inspiral Carpets - Dragging Me Down
42. Sweet Jesus - Real Babe
43. Lush - Superblast (Remix)
44. Revolver - Don't Ever Leave
45. Sultans of Ping F.C - U Talk 2 Much
46. Daisy Chainsaw - Pink Flower
47. Teenage Filmstars - Kiss Me
48. Secret Shine - Secret Shine
49. Headtime - Being There
50. The Telescopes - You Set My Soul
51. The Revs - Julie Got a Raise
52. Mexico 70 - Wonderful Lie
53. Drop - Sorrow
54. The Wendys - Gobbledygook
55. The Suncharms - Tranquil Day
56. Medalark Eleven - I Call Your Name
57. Smashing Orange - Whenever
58. Greenhouse - Her Too
59. Spitfire - Wild Sunshine
60. The Moonflowers - Brothers and Sisters
61. Triple Blind - Stoke
62. Amelia Fletcher - Can You Keep a Secret?

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