Month: October 2025

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Flying Vinyl – Sampler 2019

With the end of the month fast approaching, it is therefore time to share another Flying Vinyl Sampler compilation, with this one covering the year of 2019. 

Side A

  1. Jean – Cassette
  2. Lennox Hill – Thyla
  3. I Still Need It – Novacab
  4. Fade – Vistas
  5. To Be Brave – Bride
  6. Shallow – SPINN

Side B

  1. Would You Rather Be Lonely? – Red Rum Cub
  2. Good Girls Do Bad Things – Lucia & The Best Boys
  3. Louder – Valeras
  4. The Mapping Of Dandruff – Indoor Pets
  5. Propaganda Machine – Vant
  6. Lullaby – Something Leather
  7. Monsters – Seafret

Side C

  1. You & Me Baby – Pelicandy
  2. Real Love – Jagara
  3. Honey I’m Around – Weird Milk
  4. Not The Same – Lacuna Common
  5. On The Radio – Vinyl Staircase
  6. In My Heart – Dead Nature

Side D

  1. Aphrodite – Honey Gentry
  2. Across The Pond – Mystic Peach
  3. Perform For You – Brooke Bentham
  4. You Got It Good – Annabel Album
  5. Never Let Go – Whenyoung
  6. Settle Down – Dahlia Sleeps
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Various Artists – Punk & New Wave

Punk rock burst onto the scene in the UK as a reaction to the overproduced and technical  complexity of the music scene in the mid 1970s, especially Prog. What they were harking back to was the fast and immediate recordings of the 1950s and early 1960s. Short songs, recorded quickly. This was also see the rise of an independent scene which looked to bypass the giant record labels that had an almost complete monopoly on the production and distribution of music. The peak years of punk rock were between 1977 and 1978 but it quickly burnt itself out. It did splinter off into other areas such as Oi!, post-punk, art punk and new wave. 

It could be argued that the Punk and New Waves music scene was the last one to really embrace the single as a medium on its own instead of being a device to sell LPs. In a follow up to last months Garden of Earthly Delights box set, I have looked to do something similar in the style with this latter movement. I have once again taken inspiration from similar sets released by Cherry Red Records by making this a 3CD set. 

So to be a considered for inclusion on this compilation, the song had to be either a unique version released on the single format and was different from the album version. Some acts only released singles so in that case, I have looked to include their debut. Others songs are singles that did not initially get released on an album. 

Many of these acts made an impression under their original name, but others would go on to be famous with a different moniker. For example, Johnny & The Self Abusers would become Simple Minds, and Shane McGowan would form The Pogues after The Nipple Erectors split. 

Disc 1

  1. Writing On The Wall – Eddie & The Hot Rods
  2. White Riot (Single Version) – The Clash
  3. Television Screen (Single Version) – The Radiators From Space
  4. Saints & Sinners – Johnny & the Self Abusers
  5. I Don’t Wanna – Sham 69
  6. Your Generation – Generation X
  7. Roadrunner (Twice) (1976 Beserkley Single Version) – The Modern Lovers
  8. Rock Lobster (Single Version) – The B-52’s
  9. Jilted John (Single Version) – Jilted John
  10. King Of The Bop – The Nipple Erectors
  11. Gary Gilmore’s Eyes (Original Anchor Record 7” Single Version) – The Adverts
  12. Lovers Of Today – The Only Ones
  13. Keep It Out Of Sight – Nick Lowe
  14. Marquee Moon (Single Edit) – Television
  15. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Ian Dury & The Blockheads
  16. Science Friction – XTC
  17. Screwed Up – The Menace
  18. Dancing The Night Away (Single Version) – The Motors
  19. Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four
  20. Don’t Ring Me Up (Original Good Vibrations Single Version) – Protea
  21. Outdoor Miner (Single Version) – Wire
  22. This Perfect Day (Single Version) – The Saints
  23. Mary Of The 4th Form (Single Version) – The Boomtown Rats
  24. White Punks On Dope (Promo Single Version) – The Tubes
  25. Silly Things (Steve Jones Vocal Single Version) – Sex Pistols

Disc 2

  1. Young Parisians – Adam & The Ants
  2. Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie & The Banshee 
  3. Top Of The Pops (Single Version) – The Rezillos
  4. Sounds Of The Suburbs (Single Version) – The Members
  5. Dance Stance (Single Version ) – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
  6. Special Brew (Single Version) – Bad Manners
  7. Babylon’s Burning (Single Version) – The Ruts
  8. That’s Too Bad – Tubeway Army
  9. Straw Dogs – Stiff Little Fingers
  10. Money (That’s What I Want) (Single Version) – The Flying Lizards
  11. Transmission – Joy Division
  12. Pop Muzik (Single Version) – M
  13. Being Boiled (Original Mix) – The Human League
  14. Homicide (Single Version) – 999
  15. Now It’s Gone (Single Version) – The Chords
  16. The Number One Song In Heaven (Single Version) – Sparks
  17. Video Killed The Radio Star (Single Version) – The Buggles
  18. Driver’s Seat (Single Version) – Sniff ’N’ The Tears
  19. Goodbye Girl (Single Version) – Squeeze
  20. Tears Of  A Clown – The Beat
  21. They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl
  22. This Pictures On My Wall (Zoo Single Version) – Echo & The Bunnymen
  23. The Worker (Single Remix) – Fischer-Z
  24. Here Comes Summer (Single Version) – The Undertones

Disc 3

  1. Planet Earth (Single Version)  – Duran Duran
  2. Private Life (Single Version) – Grace Jones
  3. C30 C60 C90 Go – Bow Wow Wow
  4. Tell That Girl To Shut Up (Single Version)- Holly & The Italians
  5. The Harder The Come – Joe Jackson
  6. The Freeze – Spandau Ballet
  7. The Dreams Of Children (US Single Version) – The Jam
  8. Nobody’s Fool (Single Version) – Haircut One Hundred
  9. I’m Your Money (Single Version) – Heaven 17
  10. (It’s Not Me) Talking – A Flock Of Seagulls
  11. Do Nothing (Remix Single Version) – The Specials feat. Rico with The Ice Rink String Sounds
  12. A Forest (Single Version) – The Cure
  13. A Man Could Get Lost – Soft Cell
  14. I Could Be Happy (Single Version) – Altered Images
  15. Talk Of The Town (Single Version) – The Pretenders
  16. Just Like Gold – Aztec Camera
  17. From Head To Toe (Single Version) – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
  18. White Rabbit – The Damned
  19. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7 (Single Version) – Madness
  20. Teen Lin (Fliptop Records Single Version) – The Shivvers
  21. Summertime – Fun Boy Three
  22. If It’s Alright With You Baby (Single Version) – The Korgis
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White Stripes – De Stijl Deluxe

Between the release of their first and second LPs, the White’s had divorced with Jack thinking the band was over. However, Meg pursued him that they could keep working together. Recorded in Jack White’s living room on an eight track analogue tape machine, this was named after the Dutch art movement of the same name. Translated into English, it means ‘The Style’. The group also released a stand along single of Captain Beefheart covers. 

For this, the second volume in our White Stripes deluxe series, Disc 1 consists of the LP along with period singles. The studio tracks on Disc 2 were originally released as ‘De Stijl XX’, with the live tracks on the Third Man Records Vault package, ‘Live In Detroit’ fro 2017. Disc 3 was originally released as ‘Live Under The Lights of the Rising Sun’ as part of Vault package 21 from 2014.

Disc 1

The second album with single A and B sides from 2000

  1. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)
  2. Hello Operator
  3. Little Bird
  4. Apple Blossom
  5. I’m Bound To Pack It Up
  6. Death Letter
  7. Sister, Do You Know My Name?
  8. Truth Doesn’t Make A Noise
  9. A Boy’s Beat Friend
  10. Let’s Build A Home
  11. Jumble, Jumble
  12. Why Can’t You be Nicer To Me
  13. Your Southern Can Is Mine
  14. Jolene (Single B-Side – Studio Version)
  15. Lord, Send Me An Angel Down (Single A-Side)
  16. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) (Single B-Side – Trendy American Remix)
  17. Party of Special Things To Do (Single A-Side)
  18. China Pig (Single B-Side)
  19. Ashtray Heart (Single B-Side)
  20. Rated X (Single A-Side – TMR312 Version)

Rated X was listed as the same on this single and the XX version but they are actually different. 

Disc 2

Alternative takes, early versions, outtakes and a live concert

  1. Truth Doesn’t Make A Noise (Acoustic Demo)
  2. A Boy’s Best friend (Acoustic Demo)
  3. Sister, Do You Know May Name? (Acoustic Demo)
  4. I’m Bound To Pack It Up (Acoustic Demo)
  5. Expecting (Acoustic Demo)
  6. Vanilla Fields (Acoustic Demo)
  7. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) (Take 2)
  8. Sister, Do You Know My Name? (Acoustic Demo)
  9. You’re Right, I’m Wrong (Live Direct To Acetate)
  10. You Southern Can Is Mine (Outtake)
  11. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (Live Direct To Acetate)
  12. Rated X (De Still XX Version)
  13. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  14. When I Hear My Name – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  15. Jolene – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  16. Cannon/John The Revelator – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  17. Apple Blossom – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  18. Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  19. Death Letter – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  20. Little Bird – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  21. Jimmy The Exploder – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  22. I’m Bound To Pack It Up – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  23. Broken Bricks – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  24. Hello Operator – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  25. Astro/Jack The Ripper – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  26. Ashtray Heart – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  27. Do – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)
  28. Let’s Shake Hands – Live: Detroit (18th August 2000)

Disc 3

Two live concerts

  1. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  2. When I Hear My Name – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  3. Jolene – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  4. Lord Send Me An Angel – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  5. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  6. Hello Operator – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  7. Death Letter – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  8. Astro/I Like Jayne Mansfield/Jack The Ripper – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  9. Cannon/John The Revelator – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  10. Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  11. Apple Blossom – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  12. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  13. Screwdriver – Live: Shinjuku, Club Urga (27th October 2000)
  14. Let’s Shake Hands – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  15. When I Hear My Name – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  16. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  17. Hello Operator – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  18. Jolene – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  19. Apple Blossom – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  20. Stop Breaking Down – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  21. Death Letter – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  22. Wasting My Time – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  23. Broken Bricks – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  24. Cannon – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  25. You’re Southern Can I Mine – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  26. Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  27. I’m Bored – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
  28. Screwdriver – Live: Shinjuku, Club Jam (28th October 2000)
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Sun Dial – The Psychedelic Years (1989-1991)

Back in September 2023, I posted about cult band Sun Dial. If you want to read more about how I discovered the band and a potted history, the link to that post is below. Anyway, that post was essentially a best of the outtakes as well as a live LP post. 

This post is a different beast all together. It is a box set compiled to celebrate 35 years since the band released their first album, ‘Other Way Out’. 

As I noted back in September 2023, Sun Dial have been releasing a steady stream of records since 1990, sometimes in extremely limited numbers so it has been a case of getting them when they come out because if you miss them, you will need to be lucky to pick them up later and they will most probably be quite expensive. For example, the two ‘Exploding In Your Mind’ EPs from 2021 where limited to 30 copies each. In the days before social media, finding out if Sun Dial were releasing new music was a case of buying the correct magazine/newspaper and seeing the record is mentioned. With the advent of social media, this has come a lot easier, especially since the band started an official Facebook page. 

The aim of this box set is to highlight to earliest years of the band when they were at the most Psychedelic. ‘Other Way Out’ is the greatest psych album not made in the 1960s, and the follow up which was called ‘Return Journey’ followed in a similar vein, even though it did not come out until they had released one other album, ‘Reflector’. 

There are numerous takes, demos, rehearsals and mixes spread over so many releases, I felt it would be great to have them all in one place. Fireball takes the record for the most versions. So many in fact, that I filled an entire disc with just that song. 

Disc 1

  1. Plains Of Nazca – 1
  2. Exploding In Your Mind – 1
  3. Magic Flight – 1
  4. World Without Time – 1
  5. She’s Looking All Around – 1
  6. Lorne Blues – 1
  7. Plains Of Nazca (EP Edit) – 2
  8. Exploding In Your Mind (Single Mix) – 3
  9. Disitation (Bucket Of Brains Single) – 2
  10. Visitation (Bob 7”) – 4
  11. Other Side – 2
  12. Fireball (Early Take) – 5
  13. Slow Motion (EP Version – Instrumental) – 2
  14. Through You – 2
  15. Poster Painted Skies (Original Version) – 2
  16. I Can See What You Are – 2

Disc 2

  1. Plains Of Nazca (First Version) – 7
  2. Exploding In Your Mind (Orange Injection Mix) – 7
  3. Magic Flight (Alternative Version) – 8
  4. Worlds Without Time (Early Mix) – 5
  5. She’s Looking All Around (Early Mix) – 5
  6. Lorne Blues (Ruby Mix) – 8
  7. Other Side (Alternative Mix) – 7
  8. Visitation (First Contact) – 7
  9. Hole In The Sun – 6
  10. Inner Space – 6
  11. Sunset Park – 6
  12. Exploding In Your Mind (Blue Injection Mix) – 8
  13. Silver Dust – 2
  14. Never Fade (Take 2) – 5
  15. Poster Painted In Skies (Orignal Version) – 4

Disc 3

  1. Plains Of Nazca (First Take) – 2
  2. Exploding In Your Mind (Anthology Version) – 2
  3. Magic Flight (Early Mix 1) – 5
  4. She’s Looking All Around (Take 2) – 5
  5. Lorne Blues (Take 1) – 5
  6. Astral Vision – 2
  7. Never Fade (Early Version) – 5
  8. Phaser Song – 2
  9. Carousel – 2
  10. Atom Heart Lover – 2
  11. Dark Into Light – 2
  12. Other Side (Alternative Mix) – 2
  13. Dark Into Light – 2
  14. Visitation (Long Version) – 2

Disc 4

  1. Plains Of Nazca (Monitor Mix) – 5
  2. Exploding In Your Mind (Early Mix) – 5
  3. Magic Flight (Early Mix 2) – 5
  4. She’s Looking All Around/Crystal Fountain – 8
  5. Lorne Blues (Take 2) – 4
  6. Magic Potion (Acme Mix) – 4
  7. Astral Vision – 10
  8. Visitation (Other Way Out Version) – 2
  9. Slow Motion (Vocal Version) – 2
  10. You’re So Real (Vocal Version) – 2
  11. Exploding In Your Mind (Colour Mix) – 2
  12. Slow Motion (Version 1) – 5

Disc 5

  1. Plains Of Nazca (Take 2) – 5
  2. Exploding In Your Mind (Take 2) – 5
  3. Lorne Blues – 3
  4. Other Side (Unedited Version) – 5
  5. Fireball (Alternative Version) – 5
  6. Fountain (Take 1) – 5
  7. Never Fade (Alternative Mix) – 5
  8. Only A Northern Song (Early Mix) – 5
  9. Astral Version (Take 2) – 5
  10. U.V. (Early Mix) – 5
  11. Never Fade (Take 3) – 5
  12. You’re So Real (Take 1) – 5
  13. Slow Motion (Early Version) – 5
  14. Visitation (Early Mix) – 5

Disc 6

  1. Pains Of Nazca (Take 3) – 5
  2. Exploding In Your Mind (Take 3) – 5
  3. Fountain (Take 2) – 5
  4. Only A Northern Song (Alternative Mix) – 5
  5. Slow Motion (Take 2) – 5
  6. You’re So Real (Take 2) – 5
  7. Fountain (Take 3) – 5
  8. Never Fade (Monitor Mix) – 5
  9. Other Side (Take 2) – 5
  10. You’re So Real (Take 3) – 5
  11. Slow Motion (Take 3) – 5
  12. Fountain (Take 4) – 5
  13. Never Fade (Take 4) – 5

Disc 7

  1. Fireball (Home Demo 1) – 5
  2. Fireball (Home Demo 2) – 5
  3. Fireball (Instrumental) – 5
  4. Fireball (Relapse Mix) –  4
  5. Fireball (Mix 1) – 5
  6. Fireball (Mix 2) – 5
  7. Fireball (Mix 3) – 5
  8. Fireball (Mix 4) – 5
  9. Fireball (Mix 5) – 5
  10. Fireball (Mix 6) – 5
  11. Fireball (Mix 7) – 5
  12. Fireball (Mix 8) – 5
  13. Fireball (Mix 9) – 5
  14. Fireball (Take 2) – 5
  15. Fireball (Take 3) – 5
  16. Fireball (Take 4) – 5
  17. Fireball (Overspill EP Original Mix) – 11

Disc 8

  1. Magic Potion (1993 Acme Mixes)  – 9
  2. North Eastern (1993 Acme Mixes) – 9
  3. Fireball (1993 Acme Mixes) – 9
  4. U.V. (1993 Acme Mixes) – 9
  5. Sunstroke/Mind Train (1993 Acme Mixes) – 9
  6. Only A Northern Song (Overspill EP Original Mix) – 11
  7. Never Fade (Overspill EP Original Mix) – 11
  8. Overspill (Overspill EP Original Mix) – 11
  9. Fireball (Overspill EP Alt Mix) – 9
  10. Only A Northern Song (Overspill EP Alt. Mix) – 9
  11. Never Fade (Overspill EP Alt. Mix) – 9
  12. Overspill (Overspill EP Alt Mix) – 9
  13. Outer Limits To Your Brain – 9
  14. Un-Named Jam – 5

Disc 9

  1. Samanthas’s Scene (CR Studios Demo 1) – 5
  2. Magic Potion (2005 Relapse Mixes) – 9
  3. North Eastern (2005 Relapse Mixes) – 9
  4. Fireball (2005 Relapse Mixes) – 9
  5. U.V. (2005 Relapse Mixes) – 9
  6. Sunstroke/Mind Train (2005 Relapse Mixes) – 9
  7. Through You – 9
  8. Slow Motion – 9
  9. Samanthas’s Scene (CR Studios Demo 2) – 5
  10. Mind Train Jam – 9
  11. Jam 2 – 5

Disc 10

  1. Fireball (2010 Mix) – 9
  2. Slide (2010 Mix) – 9
  3. Magic Potion (2010 Mix) – 9
  4. North Eastern (2010 Mix) – 9
  5. Vortex (2010 Mix) – 9
  6. Lucky Star (2010 Mix) – 9
  7. Never Fade (2010 Mix) – 9
  8. Sunstroke (2010 Mix) – 9
  9. Mind Train (2010 Mix) – 9
  10. Astral Vision (Third Eye Studios Take) – 5
  11. Carousel (Third Eye Studios Take) – 5
  12. Exploding In Your Mind (CR Studios April 91) – 5

Disc 11

  1. Fireball (CR Studios Rehearsal April 91) – 5
  2. Other Side (CR Studios Rehearsal April 91) – 5
  3. Astral Vision (CR Studios Take 1) – 5
  4. Carousel (CR Studios Demo 1) – 5
  5. Astral Vision (CR Studios Take 2) – 5
  6. Cathedral (CR Studios Demo) – 5
  7. Slow Motion (CR Studios Take 2) – 5
  8. Carousel (CR Studios Demo 1) – 5
  9. Fireball (CR Studios Rehearsal) – 5
  10. Carousel (CR Studios Rehearsal) – 5
  11. Fireball (CR Studios Take) – 5
  12. Slow Motion (CR Studios Take 3a) – 5
  13. Carousel (Early CR Studios Take) – 5
  14. Slow Motion (CR Studios Take 3b) – 5

The two different versions of Slow Motion (CR Studios Take 3a/b) are actually both listed as Take 3 on the box set. However, on listening to them, they do sound different, hence why they are now listed at 3a and 3b.

Disc 12

  1. Visitation Jam Part 1 (November 90) – 5
  2. Mind Train Jam – Unedited (December 90) – 5
  3. Visitation Jam Part 2 (November 90) – 5
  4. Voodoo Jam (Third Eye December 90) – 

Sources Used

1 – Other Way Out

2 – Other Way Out – Deluxe Edition

3 – Shares Of God – The Best Of Sun Dial

4 – Astral Visions

5 – Exploding In Your Mind – 13 Disc Box Set

6 – Plains Of Nazca – The Lost EP

7 – Exploding In Your Mind EP (1)

8 – Exploding In Your Mind EP (2)

9 – Return Journey – The Lost Second Album Session 1991

10 – Other Way In

11 – Never Fade: A Collection of EP’s 1990-1992

The cover includes an Eye of Horus symbol that the band have used on some of their archival releases so I felt it would be appropriate to include here. The image itself was found on the internet but I forgot to make a note of the person who made it. 

Sun Dial – The Early Years