Various Artists – Caught Beneath The Landslide Volume 2

Back in 2021, Edsel Records released the compilation ‘Caught Beneath The Landslide’. It was a companion piece to photographers Kevin Cummins book, ‘While We Were Getting High: Britpop & The 90s’. Cummings was the chief photographer at the NME, which at the time of Britpop was a best selling music weekly newspaper. He then compiled a four disc compilation which included some of the biggest names from the period along with some of the also rans. The recordings were not the obvious hits either, but alternative versions, single edits and B-Sides. 

Well, in this year of Britpop themed releases on this site, I have looked to do something similar with a second volume of the ‘Caught Beneath The Landslide’ compilation. What is different about this one is that it is not based around the Cummins book and does not include as many of the Britpop big hitters as the first volume. What we have though is another four disc set encompassing the years 1993-1998 which I hope will be a worthy follow up to the original. 

Disc 1

1. So Sad About Us – Jubilee
2. Come Back Tomorrow – Salad
3. Saturday Night – Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
4. Christopher – Kinky Machine
5. Natural One – The Folk Implosion
6. Born Disco, Died Heavy Metal – Cornershop
7. This Is The Sound Of Youth – These Animal Men
8. Town Clowns – Blameless
9. Walter’s Song – Shack
10. Now That You Know Me – Coast
11. Cracked – Nylon Bombers
12. Mall Monarchy – Compulsion
13. Ha Ha You’re Dead – Sleeper
14. Bring You Down – The Real People
15. Daydream – Back To The Planet
16. Scenester – Flamingoes
17. Girl A, Girl B, Boy C – My Life Story
18. Sometimes Always – The Jesus & Mary Chain
19. Love Songs On The Radio – Mojave 3
20. Sure As Fate – Passion Fruit & Holy Bread
21. Out Of This World (Original Mix) – Republica

Disc 2

1. Step Out – Oasis
2. I Don’t Know – Ruth
3. Shirtlifter – Lick
4. Cookie – David Devant & His Spirit Wife
5. Mrs Hoover – The Candyskins
6. Child’s Body – Gene
7. Box Star A.M. – Embassy
8. Looey Vs. Christ – Baba Booey
9. Smiler (Single Version) – Heavy Stereo
10. Love 45 – Orange Deluxe
11. Queenie – Pimlico
12. Bellyache – Echobelly
13. Good Intentions – Livingstone
14. Mark – Shed Seven
15. Don’t Know – Ash
16. London Breeds – 60ft Dolls
17. Merched Yn Need Gwallt Eu Gilled – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynchi
18. Hello Victim – Baby Chaos
19. Man Of Leisure – The Weekenders
20. Today & Tonight – Marion
21. Alison – Slowdrive
22. Odd (Peel Session) – Supergrass
23. Bandstarter – Brainpool

Disc 3

1. Privilege – Mainstream
2. U16 Girls – Travis
3. Three Beasts – Moms
4. Hype – Headswim
5. Straighten Out – Brassy
6. Where Have You Been Tonight? – Shed Seven
7. Death Of A Party (7” Mix) – Blur
8. English Tea – Thurman
9. We Are The Supercool – Space Monkeys
10. Blinded By The Sun (Edit) – The Seahorses
11. All Pop No Star – Slingbacks
12. All I Want – Poppyheads
13. Know Where To Find You – Mantaray 
14. The Kazoo Song – The Sweeney
15. Crush – Goya Dress
16. It Fell Of The Back Of A Lorry – Denim
17. Holiday – Pullover
18. Supersexy Revolutionary – Disco Pistol
19. Primary Alternative (Peel Session) – The Delgados
20. The Mill Hill Self Hate Club – Edward Ball
21. Another Night In – Strangelove
22. Can’t Be Sure – The Sundays

Disc 4

1. To Earth With Love – Gay Dad
2. A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed – theaudience
3. Soloman Bites The Worm – The Bluetones
4. I Like Rock – Bennet
5. Roll With It – Mogul
6. Rent (Live) – Suede & Neil Tennant
7. Tuesday Afternoon – Ex Boyfriends
8. Drag Queen – The Dandys
9. Candlelight – Six By Seven
10. Break – The Gyres
11. Julia – Silver Sun
12. Nothing To Lose – Elcka
13. Hurricane – Warm Jets
14. Now I’ve Seen Through You – Hillman Minx
15. Best Friend – Ether
16. Move Over – Mover
17. Maniac – Cinerama
18. How Free – Don
19. Will You Still Care – The Crocketts
20. Vinegar Vera – Rialto
21. Dry The Rain – The Beta Band

The front cover is similar to Volume 1 with different bands added. The cover stars are as follows. 

Top row (l to r) – theadiance, Travis, The Sundays

Middle row (l to r) – Blur, The Delgados, Cornershop

Bottom row (l to r) – Ash, The Weekenders, Seahorses