VA - Essential Soundtracks

Nice collection of tracks used in movies.

Disc 1
01 - Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
02 - Dick Dale And The Del Tones - Misirlou
03 - James Brown - The Payback
04 - The La's - There She Goes
05 - Stereophonics - Just Looking
06 - Leftfield - Shallow Grave
07 - Shirley Bassey - Big Spender
08 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
09 - Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
10 - Bjork And David Arnold - Play Dead
11 - Bedrock And Kyo - For What You Dream Of
12 - Orbital - The Saint
13 - Stone Roses - Fools Gold
14 - Ash - A Life Less Ordinary
15 - Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City
16 - Velvet Underground - Heroin
17 - Santana - Oye Como Va
18 - Kool And The Gang - Jungle Boogie
19 - Commodores - Machine Gun
20 - Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street

Disc 2
01 - Underworld - Born Slippy
02 - George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag
03 - Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
04 - Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
05 - Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man
06 - Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt (Main Title)
07 - Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
08 - Johnny Mercer - Ac Cent Tchu Ate The Positive
09 - Roger Miller - King Of The Road
10 - Lavern Baker - Soul On Fire
11 - Barry White - You're The First The Last My Everything
12 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
13 - Emotions - Best Of My Love Boogie Nights
14 - Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
15 - Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
16 - Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
17 - Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
18 - Booker T And The Mg's - Green Onions
19 - Angelo Badalamenti - Laura Palmer's Theme (Instrumental)
20 - Lou Reed - Perfect Day

VA - Flesh Fangs And Filigree

The label says "50 songs of darkness and torture by the original artists".
It's not as depressing as it sounds.
Tracks from The Damned, Stranglers, Penetration, Marc Almond, Iggy Pop, Nico, Bauhaus and many others make this a worthwhile compilation.

Disc 1
01 - Notwist - Torture Day
02 - Nico - Femme Fatale
03 - Sex Gang Children - Ecstasy And Vendetta
04 - Lydia Lunch - Stinkfist
05 - Mission - Stars Don't Shine
06 - Dominator - Swallow Me
07 - Alien Sex Fiend - Class Of 69
08 - Electric Sex Circus - Spanner Badge
09 - Blood Red Dogs - Lizzy Gone Bad
10 - Gene Loves Jezebel - Sweet Rain
11 - Scarehead - Plague Bones
12 - Morgans - Red Or Dead
13 - Christian Death - The Nascent Virion
14 - Specimen - Sharp Teeth Pretty Teeth
15 - Dark - The Pleasure Is Pain
16 - Iggy And The Stooges - Cock In My Pocket
17 - Damned - Torture Me

Disc 2
01 - Bauhaus - Boys
02 - Rita Lynch - Baby I Wonder
03 - Thirty Nine Clocks - Psychotic Louie Louie
04 - Penetration - Free Money
05 - Furyo - Legacy
06 - Sally Timms And Marc Almond - This House Is A House Of Trouble
07 - Skeletal Family - Alone She Cries
08 - Ghost Dance - Heart Full Of Soul
09 - Swarf Sisters - Pallastine
10 - Play Dead - Final Epitaph
11 - Ritual - Mind Disease
12 - Bone Orchard - Kicking Up The Sawdust
13 - Sunglasses After Dark - Morbid Silence
14 - Into A Circle - Seraphin Twin
15 - Drill - Uniforms
16 - Psychic Tv - Horror House

Disc 3
01 - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Beating My Head
02 - Stranglers - Peasant In The Big Shitty
03 - Creaming Jesus - The Skinny Head Fuck
04 - Actifed - Crucifixion
05 - Marionettes - Death Of A Friend
06 - Slug Bait - Karren Brady
07 - Lucyfix - Simon Says
08 - Baptism - Sex Hangover
09 - Die Lady Di - House Of Come
10 - March Violets - Essence
11 - Theatre Of Hate - Judgement Hymn
12 - Band Of Pain - The Correction Of Jennifer
13 - In Exelsis - Carnival Of The Gullible
14 - Bomb Party - Harry The Babysitter
15 - Zero Le Creche - Last Years Wife
16 - Pauline Murray - Screaming In The Darkness
17 - Screaming Dead - Creatures Of The Night

Various - Hanging with the Strokes

Another NME compilation album, this one's entitled Hanging with the Strokes (14 new tracks and classic influences by Julian and the boys).
This one has a really diverse tracklisting including Bob Marley, Duran Duran!, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Iggy Pop amongst others.

01 Kings Of Leon - Spiral Staircase
02 Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks
03 Ramones - Teenage Lobotomy
04 New York Dolls - Trash
05 The Modern Lovers - Pablo Picasso
06 The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man
07 Bob Marley And The Wailers - Trenchtown Rock
08 Peter Tosh - Arise Black Man
09 Iggy Pop With Ric Ocaesk - Old Mule Skinner
10 Blondie - One Way Or Another
11 Duran Duran - Rio [Us Edit]
12 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Miles Away
13 Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight
14 The Strokes - Is This It [Demo]
(NME Essentials)
15 Jet - Get Me Outta Here
16 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - In Like The Rose
17 Franz Ferdinand - Tell Her Tonight [Home Demo]
18 The Cooper Temple Clause - Music Box
19 The Coral - Boy At The Window

Various - Lost Property

Lost property is a compilation of "Post Punk" tunes that everyone should have.
I bought this before I had a computer and it contains some of the best songs from the period of 79-92 that I'd only had on vinyl before.
2 Discs 37 tracks with very few off moments.







Disc 1
01 - Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart
02 - The Cult She Sells Sanctuary
03 - Public Image This Is Not A Love Song
04 - New Order Blue Monday
05 - The Smiths This Charming Man
06 - Echo & The Bunnymen The Cutter
07 - Sisters Of Mercy Temple Of Love
08 - Bauhaus Ziggy Stardust
09 - Depeche Mode Never Let Me Down
10 - Psychadelic Furs Pretty In Pink
11 - Iggy Pop Lust For Life
12 - Simple Minds I Travel
13 - Electronic Getting Away With It
14 - Gang Of Four I Love A Man In Uniform
15 - The Wonder Stuff Size Of A Cow
16 - Lotus Eaters First Picture Of You
17 - B 52's Rock Lobster
18 - The Clash Magnificent 7

Disc 2
01 - The Jam Going Underground
02 - The Dammed Eloise
03 - Wire I Am The Fly
04 - Magazine A Song From Under The Floorboards
05 - The Birthday Party Release The Bats
06 - Theatre Of Hate Do You Believe In The Westworld
07 - Spear Of Destiny The Wheel
08 - The Pixies Monkey Gone To Heaven
09 - Teardrop Explodes Reward
10 - Primal Scream Loaded
11 - Jesus And Mary Chain April Skies
12 - Happy Mondays Step On
13 - James Sit Down
14 - Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing
15 - The Farm All Together Now
16 - Morrissey Everyday Is Like Sunday
17 - Dexy's Midnight Runners Geno
18 - Waterboys Whole Of The Moon
19 - The Specials Ghost Town

Repo Man - Various Artists

Repo Man Soundtrack 1984
Can't think of another movie that I've only watched because of the opening theme tune.
Remember this being on the telly and thinking it didn't sound too interesting and was going to turn over, then Iggy's theme tune started pumping out and I was hooked.
It's an ok movie, but the soundtrack makes it memorable.

Music from Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies, The Circle Jerks, The Plugz, Burning Sensations, Fear and The Juicy Bananas.

CBGB's And The Birth Of US Punk

A British compilation from about 2002, includes a few of the more obvious artists like the Ramones, Blondie and the Velvet Underground while missing some you would expect on a CBGB's comp like the Talking Heads and Patti Smith.
But this makes it a good comp as it includes some artists which are unexpected, such as the excellent Pere Ubu and Suicide plus the best version of Roadrunner.





01 Velvet Underground And Nico - Waiting For The Man
02 Sonics - Louie Louie
03 Seeds - Excuse Excuse
04 Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Slip Inside This House
05 New York Dolls - Trash
06 Iggy And The Stooges - Tight Pants
07 Electric Eels - Agitated
08 Suicide - Speed Queen
09 Pere Ubu - Heart Of Darkness
10 Richard Hell And The Voidoids - Blank Generation
11 Television - Friction (Live At CBGB's)
12 Wayne County And The Electric Chairs - I Had Too Much To Dream
13 Blondie - Rip Her To Shreds
14 Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
15 Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer (Original Mix)
16 Ramones - Judy Is A Punk (Original Demo 75)
17 Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers - Born To Lose
18 Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)