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  RPMD532CD  £12.00
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  Double CD

Label

Rpm

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Sharon Signs To Cherry Red Independent Women 1979-1985

RPM proudly presents a compendium of the demo cassette generation from the early 1980's, filtered through (principally British) independent women of the post-punk era. 'Sharon Signs To Cherry Red' began life as the archetypal independent single released on the obscure Lowther International label by archetypal independent act, The Kamikaze Pilots, the review of whom by Danny Kelly, NME gives us the starting point \"Disturbingly, also from Norwich...comes this plaintive tribute to / assassination of all the earnest misery gobs ever signed to Cherry Red's roster, with particular reference to the Tracey Thorn pantheon". What was a gentle mocking of The Marine Girls et al is now being hailed by RPM as a noteworthy offering in its own right, suggesting it represents a defining group of female voices from the period who performed and recorded in all manner of genre and styles. As the parent group of RPM Records is Cherry Red Records, the once mocked is now able to celebrate one and all. Many of these artists were night-time John Peel session regulars, fighting for daytime coverage in the press, walking the fine line of questioning from the NME (hip young gunslingers asking sexual politics) and Smash Hits (Milton Keynes readers asking which hairspray they used). 'Sharon...' is an eclectic soundtrack for the early '80s covering post punk, mod revival, '60s revival, independent scene, rockabilly / cowpunk, garage, London soul / funk, reggae dub and commercial pop, pre C86 with its looking back and looking forward, and what it isn't, the extremes of the SAW production line of the late '80s and another era entirely. The DIY culture described in our title song is illustrated on the compilation through several unreleased demos, of the sort which were common currency in the day, plus many new to CD tracks. 30 years on from 'Sharon Signs To Cherry Red', Sharon finally signs to Cherry Red with this extensive 2CD digipak compilation. It features the Kamikaze Pilots, Marine Girls, Dorothy, Twa Toots, Strawberry Switchblade, Dolly Mixture, The Petticoats, Family Fodder, Delmonas, Trixie's Big Red Motorcycle, Sarah Goes Shopping, Vivien Goldman and more.

Tracklist

• Disc: 1
  1. SHARON SIGNS TO CHERRY RED - THE KAMIKAZE PILOTS
  2. I CONFESS - DOROTHY
  3. HATE THE GIRL - MARINE GIRLS
  4. NOTHING TO SAY - GRAB GRAB THE HADDOCK
  5. I NEVER KNEW - THE AVACADOS
  6. IN RHYTHM - SCREAM AND DANCE
  7. THE JAM JAR SONG (FORMERLY SISTER SLOW) - INGRID
  8. BOYS HAVE FEELINGS TOO - THE GTS
  9. JIMMY'S GRIN - MARGOX
  10. 194 RADIO CITY - JAQUI AND JEANETTE
  11. PLEASE DON'T PLAY A RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - TWA TOOTS
  12. SEASIDE (GO AWAY) - STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE
  13. HEARTBEAT - THE TWINSETS
  14. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT - MARI WILSON WITH THE IMAGINATIONS
  15. LITTLE MISS RAINBOW - THE CANDEES
  16. YOU DO - APRIL AND THE FOOLS
  17. BUZZZ GOING ROUND - THE FLATBACKERS
  18. PIONEER TOWN - HELEN AND THE HORNS
  19. TEASIN' CHEATIN' MAN - THE SHILLELAGH SISTERS
  20. BIG SISTER (IT'S PROBABLY BETTER) - THE GYMSLIPS
  21. HOW COME YOU'RE SUCH A HIT WITH THE BOYS JANE? - DOLLY MIXTURE
  22. I COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR GIRLFRIEND - COMING UP ROSES
  23. JEALOUSY - THE B GIRLS

  Disc: 2
  1. TEENAGE KICKS - DAWN CHORUS AND THE BLUE TITS
  2. DEBBIE HARRY - FAMILY FODDER
  3. THE BOY HAIRDRESSER - TRACIE
  4. WEARING YOUR JUMPER - A CRAZE
  5. LAUNDRERETTE - VIVIEN GOLDMAN
  6. WET BLANKET - RED ROLL ON
  7. MASOCHISTIC OPPOSITE - RED ROLL ON
  8. NORMAL - THE PETTICOATS
  9. EXPLOITATION - JANET ARMSTRONG
  10. A SPLASH OF RED - TRIXIE'S BIG RED MOTORBIKE
  11. SUMMER BLUES - SARAH GOES SHOPPING
  12. BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE GOT - SUNSET GUN
  13. JUMP BACK - DEE WALKER
  14. I WANT TO SLEEP WITH YOU - ELEANOR RIGBY
  15. MONEY - THE MOCKINBIRDS
  16. I.O.U. - JANE KENNAWAY & STRANG BEHAVIOUR
  17. (DON'T) TURN ME AWAY - REXY
  18. I HATE BEING IN LOVE - AMY AND THE ANGELS
  19. TOMMY'S BLUE VALENTINE - PRIDE OF THE CROSS
  20. WOA NOW - THE DELMONAS
  21. I WANT TO BE WITH YOU - JANE (& BARTON)
  22. SHARON'S BEEN DEFLOWERED AND DEFOLIATED - KAMIKAZE SEX PILOTS