The box set is curated by original compiler neil taylor and has the endorsement of the nme. C86 is a cassette compilation released by the british music magazine nme in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from british independent. Well, i consider it to be at least new wave and post punk and it depends upon your personal perspectives about it because these compilations featured independent musicians of the era. The tape that inspired a thousand indie bands will be honoured across three compact discs. Nearly 3 hours of classic indie gems to celebrate cherry red records new deluxe 3 cd boxset edition of the original iconic nme indie. About two weeks ago, i heard for the first time the legendary nme c86 compilation. This time ill feature these two vintage 80s cassette tapes released by british magazine new musical express back in 1981 and 1986 entitled nme c81 and nme c86. The tape with no name nme 034, 1987 country music had been tackled before in the nme s cassette series, but 1984s neon west was a compilation of oldies. Primal scream featured, among others, bobby gillespie, drummer from. The most famous of these was the c86 tape, which updated c81 and gave its name to a whole musical movement, one that everyone involved. Nmes c86 compilation to be reissued with previously.
C86 featured early works from primal scream, the wedding present, and. Cherry red records this week revealed the final tracklist for its deluxeedition reissue of the nme s legendary c86 cassette, which finds the original 22song indiepop compilation now expanded into a 3cd set up from a planned twodisc collection that will feature 72 total tracks, including many neverbeforeavailable on cd and four that are previously unreleased. The tape was a belated followup to c81, a more diverse collection of new bands, released by the nme in 1981 in conjunction with rough trade. Perez features impressionistic and daring playing and poetic lyrics. I post a track on a weekly basis, restored mainly from old 7 vinyl or cassette, to give visitors some insight to bands from that era and those that they influenced whether you call it twee or indiepop. Neil has chosen tracks which could conceivably have been on the original c86 package. As a phrase, c86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitarbased musical genre characterised by jangly guitars and fey melodies, and is now often used synonymously. Nevertheless, c86 slowly sold an estimated 40,000 copies, and would come to embody a whole musical style and era. C86 prompted a week of shows at the ica and would come to embody a whole musical style and era. In 2016, the chesterfields with their new line up of simon barber, andy strickland, helen stickland and rob parry played. C86 the deluxe edition 3cd boxset cherry red records. C86 slowly but surely became the nmes bestselling ever compilation, selling an estimated 40,000 copies and eventually being reissued on lp and cassette by.
Signed and doodled and numbered copy of a special edition of the hardback with thank you credit, 10 postcards, 3cd deluxe edition of c86 signed by me and some members of at least six bands featured on the cd box set, c86 bronze t. Nme 0 night people 1984 nme 014 raging spool 1984 nme 015 little imp 1984 nme 016 neon west 1984 nme 017 tape worm 1985 nme 018 straight no chaser 1985 nme 019 all africa radio 1985 nme 020 feet start dancin 1986 nme 021 pogo a go go. Ive referenced it here several times in the past without having ever heard it for myself its all a little tom townsendish, isnt it. And the answer is, yes though, in my defense, at least ive actually read mansfield park. This album is their c86 album, their masterpiece is bright and guilty but i wouldnt call that c86. His lyrics are on par with anything written by charles bukowski and his guitar. C86 iswas a cassette compilation released by the british music magazine new musical express nme in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time.
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the united kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the scottish postpunk bands on the postcard records label in the early 80s such as orange juice and josef k and the dominant uk independent band of the mid eighties, the smiths while the term indie had been used for some time to describe artists on independent. C86 is a cassette compilation released by the british music magazine nme in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from british independent record labels of the time. C86 iswas a cassette compilation released by the british music magazine new musical express nme in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent. The box set was curated by original compiler neil taylor and had the endorsement of the nme. Since the always onpoint quietus site posted a solid story about the 25th anniversary of nme s c86 mixtape today, we thought wed actually share the entire thing below, including tracks from primal scream, the wedding present, and 20 other acts that show how the tapes influence extends far beyond the lofishoegaze revivalists that have dominated. Frank mc nulty said this on november 24, 2011 at 3.
I spend a lot of time on those sites going through and downloading stuff. Nearly 3 hours of classic indie gems to celebrate cherry red records new deluxe 3 cd boxset edition of the original iconic nme indie cassette compilation c86. Back then i made an educated guess that the things that seemed so awful and negative terrorism, war, knife and gun crime, school shootings, toxic masculinity, polarised opinion on social media etc wouldnt miraculously disappear with the final bongs, fireworks and boogiewoogie piano notes of the new year. C86 was a tape given away free by the nme in 1986 collating the uk indie scene. Some kind soul has digitised most of the nme tapes from the 1980s c81, c86, etc and put them up as free downloads.
Idlewild when i argue i see shapes live nme brats 1999 by travisbickle1963. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of nme c86 deluxe edition 1986 by various artists at mp3caprice. C86 was similarly designed to reflect the new music scene of the time. You can also try using partial words strip 1 or 2 characters from the end or beginning or replace letters with those. Nme c86 deluxe edition by various artists buy and download. Press a compilation that came bundled with the nme, c86 s jangle pop sound was so good it sparked a whole genre of music and helped give a huge boost to the independent music scene. Nme s historic c86 compilation is to be reissued, expanded, and liberated from the audiocassette.
The best indie compilation records of all time radio x. C86 is a cassette compilation released by the british music magazine nme in 1986, featuring. Nmes c86 mixtape 22 songs free and music playlist 8tracks radio. The news that cherry red is rereleasing the influential 1986 nme tape, now as a threecd set with the original 22 tracks augmented by. As a term, c86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitarbased musical genre characterized by jangling guitars and melodic power pop song structures, although other musical styles were represented on the tape. The myths about the nmes indie cassette debunked music. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. C86 wasnt the first cassette compilation that nme had put out it was, in fact. In 2014, cherry red reissued c86 as a deluxe expanded edition, adding 50 bonus tracks to the original 22. Shop assistants not as good as their early singles but their first album is a lot of fun. Nme s influential c86 compilation is to be reissued and expanded into a 3cd box set later this year the album, first released on a cassette free with nme in 1986, went on to inspire a. To check availability on youtube, reddit, twitter, twitch and other social networks, simply tap on the name you like. A new edition of the influential nme c86 compilation will surely lead to. It was compiled by nme writers roy carr, neil taylor and adrian thrills, who licenced tracks from labels such as creation, pink, and ron johnson.