The Indie Scene 81: The Story of British Independent Music

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1Is Vic There?
recording of:
Is Vic There?
writer:
Mike Herbage and Vaughn Toulouse
publisher:
Modern Music Publishing Ltd.
Department S53:07
2Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag
recording of:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag
composer:
Chip Carpenter, Roger Freeman, Chris Hamlyn, James Johnstone (UK percussionist/guitarist/ambient producer), Chris Lee (trumpet player), Ollie Moore and Simon Underwood (bass guitar)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Pigbag3:41
3I Don't Want to Live With Monkeys
recording of:
I Don't Want to Live With Monkeys
writer:
Simon Charterton, Terry Edwards (saxophonist/guitarist/horn player/member of the Higsons), Charlie Higson, Stuart McGeachin and Colin Williams (aka Bilko, bass guitarist of The Higsons)
The Higsons2:04
4D-Days
recording of:
D-Days
lyricist and composer:
Hazel O’Connor
Hazel O’Connor3:11
5I Want to Be Free
recording of:
I Want to Be Free
lyricist:
Toyah Willcox
composer:
Joel Bogen
Toyah43:10
6It’s My Party
engineer:
Nick Bradford
producer:
Dave Stewart (Canterbury keyboardist, not the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart)
electronic drum set [SDS V], electronic instruments [claptrap], keyboard [keyboards] and vocoder:
Dave Stewart (Canterbury keyboardist, not the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart)
background vocals:
Amanda Parsons
lead vocals:
Barbara Gaskin
recorded at and mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-06 until 1981-07)
cover recording of:
It’s My Party
writer:
John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin3.53:49
7Attention Stockholm
recording of:
Attention Stockholm
composer:
Tot Taylor
Virna Lindt3:52
8We Could Send Letters
recording of:
We Could Send Letters
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera5:47
9Click Talk
recording of:
Click Talk
writer:
Philip Moxham and Stuart Moxham
Young Marble Giants2:43
10Big Brown Eyes
recording of:
Big Brown Eyes
composer:
Peter Holsapple
The dB’s1:59
11Hungry So Angry
producer:
Adrian Sherwood and Graham Spink
recording of:
Hungry So Angry
writer:
John Rees Lewis, Andy Ryder (of the band Medium Medium), Graham Spink, Nigel Kingston Stone and Alan Turton
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. (in 1981)
Medium Medium3:58
12Fatman
recording of:
Fat Man
writer:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult), David Burroughs (guitarist with the Southern Death Cult), Barry Jepson (British musician and promoter) and Haq Qureshi
composer:
The Southern Death Cult (British gothic post-punk band)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Tayminster Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
The Southern Death Cult3:46
13Release the Bats
recording engineer:
Tony Cohen
engineer:
Nick Launay
producer:
The Birthday Party and Nick Launay
bass:
Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert and Mick Harvey
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guitar and percussion:
Mick Harvey
vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-04)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
Release the Bats
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
The Birthday Party2:31
14Goo Goo Muck
cover recording of:
Goo Goo Muck
lyricist:
Ed James (songwriter from Bakersfield, California)
composer:
Ronnie Cook
publisher:
Stabry Music
The Cramps3:05
15Lil' Red Riding Hood
cover recording of:
Li’l Red Riding Hood
lyricist and composer:
Ronald Blackwell
9992:51
16Inconvenience
recording of:
Inconvenience
writer:
Paul Foad and Lesley Woods
Au Pairs2:58
17I'm Falling
recording of:
I’m Falling
Dead or Alive4:28
18(It's Not Me) Talking
recording of:
(It's Not Me) Talking
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (UK guitarist, in A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
A Flock of Seagulls3:33
19Our Swimmer
recorded at:
Magritte Studio in Hillingdon, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Our Swimmer
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
Wire3:32
204 Hours
recording of:
4 Hours
writer:
Charlie Collins (UK saxophonist and percussionist), David James Hammond, Adi Newton (member of Clock DVA), Roger Quail, Steven "Judd" Turner and Paul Widger
Clock DVA3:54
21In the Grey Light
recording of:
In the Grey Light
writer:
Richard Evans (aka Dik, brother of The Edge), Daniel Figgis, Fionán Martin Hanvey, Derek Rowan, Trevor Rowan and David Watson Jr. (Dave-iD of Virgin Prunes)
Virgin Prunes4:20
22Rain Dance
recording of:
Rain Dance
composer:
The Past Seven Days
The Past Seven Days6:03

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part of:The Indie Scene (History of (not only) British Independent Music) (number: 81) (order: 5)