Various Artists: Optimism / Reject - Punk and Post-Punk Meets D-I-Y Aesthetic, 4CD Deluxe Bookpack Edition
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AN EXTENSIVE 4CD/BOOK SET FEATURING OVER A HUNDRED SELF-RELEASED MISSIVES, LO-FI MANIFESTOS, BOUTIQUE LABEL OFFERINGS AND EXPRESSIONS FROM THE EDGE OF PUNK AND THE POST-PUNK EXPLOSION.
THIS IS THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COMPANION TO 2017’S ‘TO THE OUTSIDE OF EVERYTHING’
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Description
• THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COMPANION TO 2017’S ‘TO THE OUTSIDE OF EVERYTHING’.
• EXTENSIVE 4CD/BOOK SET - OVER A HUNDRED SELF-RELEASED MISSIVES, LO-FI MANIFESTOS, BOUTIQUE LABEL OFFERINGS AND EXPRESSIONS FROM THE EDGE OF PUNK AND THE POST-PUNK EXPLOSION.
• FEATURES CLASSICS, RARITIES, ALBUM TRACKS AND UNEARTHED GEMS FROM THE FALL, SUBWAY SECT, SISTERS OF MERCY, THOMPSON TWINS, BLANCMANGE, YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS, MARINE GIRLS, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, ALTERNATIVE TV, SCRITTI POLITTI, 23 SKIDOO, THE RAINCOATS, THOMAS LEER AND MANY MORE.
• 4CD + 64PP A5 BOOK FORMAT INCLUDES EXTENSIVE ESSAY FROM MOJO’S MARK PAYTRESS PLUS TRACK-BY-TRACK BAND BIOGRAPHIES.
• CURATED AND DESIGNED BY THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU SCARED TO GET HAPPY, STILL IN A DREAM, MANCHESTER – NORTH OF ENGLAND, REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT, ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE, THE CLOSE TO THE NOISE FLOOR SERIES AND MANY MORE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOX SETS.
In the wake of punk, musicians in the UK found themselves suddenly liberated artistically and free to think in new terms commercially. The outcome was the independent label boom, and beyond that a certain Do It Yourself aesthetic. Overnight, the possibility arose of recording your own music and releasing your own record, or, if you weren’t musical yourself, setting up your own label to release records by people who were.
Enabled by a new independent distribution network, classified ads in the nation’s music press and the enthusiasm of record shop owners countrywide, a new kind of musician leapt into the spotlight, free of the shackles of commercial aspirations and the conformist musical approaches they necessitated. New sounds were delivered every week, pressed onto cheaply produced 7” singles and ambitious compilations by bedroom based labels. Among the photocopied sleeves and inserts, hand-stamped labels and SAE addresses, not to mention the eclectic range of sounds they accompanied, a common ground appeared: it didn’t matter what you did, so long as you did it yourself.
“Optimism/Reject” captures a snapshot of that time and place. One of many possible views on a period of freedom of expression like no other. From scratchy lo-fi guitar pop to ambitious home productions and experimental meanderings, this is the sound of an underworld beneath the underground. A place so far from the mainstream only those with a keen imagination figured out how to get there. A time when doing nothing was a crime, and doing anything was possible.
DISC ONE
DISC TWO
DISC THREE
DISC FOUR
• EXTENSIVE 4CD/BOOK SET - OVER A HUNDRED SELF-RELEASED MISSIVES, LO-FI MANIFESTOS, BOUTIQUE LABEL OFFERINGS AND EXPRESSIONS FROM THE EDGE OF PUNK AND THE POST-PUNK EXPLOSION.
• FEATURES CLASSICS, RARITIES, ALBUM TRACKS AND UNEARTHED GEMS FROM THE FALL, SUBWAY SECT, SISTERS OF MERCY, THOMPSON TWINS, BLANCMANGE, YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS, MARINE GIRLS, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, ALTERNATIVE TV, SCRITTI POLITTI, 23 SKIDOO, THE RAINCOATS, THOMAS LEER AND MANY MORE.
• 4CD + 64PP A5 BOOK FORMAT INCLUDES EXTENSIVE ESSAY FROM MOJO’S MARK PAYTRESS PLUS TRACK-BY-TRACK BAND BIOGRAPHIES.
• CURATED AND DESIGNED BY THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU SCARED TO GET HAPPY, STILL IN A DREAM, MANCHESTER – NORTH OF ENGLAND, REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT, ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE, THE CLOSE TO THE NOISE FLOOR SERIES AND MANY MORE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOX SETS.
In the wake of punk, musicians in the UK found themselves suddenly liberated artistically and free to think in new terms commercially. The outcome was the independent label boom, and beyond that a certain Do It Yourself aesthetic. Overnight, the possibility arose of recording your own music and releasing your own record, or, if you weren’t musical yourself, setting up your own label to release records by people who were.
Enabled by a new independent distribution network, classified ads in the nation’s music press and the enthusiasm of record shop owners countrywide, a new kind of musician leapt into the spotlight, free of the shackles of commercial aspirations and the conformist musical approaches they necessitated. New sounds were delivered every week, pressed onto cheaply produced 7” singles and ambitious compilations by bedroom based labels. Among the photocopied sleeves and inserts, hand-stamped labels and SAE addresses, not to mention the eclectic range of sounds they accompanied, a common ground appeared: it didn’t matter what you did, so long as you did it yourself.
“Optimism/Reject” captures a snapshot of that time and place. One of many possible views on a period of freedom of expression like no other. From scratchy lo-fi guitar pop to ambitious home productions and experimental meanderings, this is the sound of an underworld beneath the underground. A place so far from the mainstream only those with a keen imagination figured out how to get there. A time when doing nothing was a crime, and doing anything was possible.
DISC ONE
- MICHAEL’S MONETARY SYSTEM - Eater
- YOU’LL LOSE – The Drones
- LOVE LIES LIMP – Alternative TV
- FREEWAY – The Outsiders
- SUSPENDED SENTENCE - John Cooper Clarke
- O LEVELS - ‘O’ Level
- BLACK VELVET – Swell Maps
- OPTIMISM/REJECT - Patrik Fitzgerald
- HARD TIMES - Attrix
- NOBODY'S SCARED – Subway Sect
- WASHED UP – The Freshies
- CHARLES - Skids
- POLICE OPPRESSION - Angelic Upstarts
- NEUTRON BOMB – The Art Attacks
- MIXED UP WORLD - Victim
- AEROSOL BURNS - Essential Logic
- IT - The Tights
- THE DEMON - Punishment Of Luxury
- BINGO-MASTER – The Fall
- SITUATIONS VACANT – The Cravats
- IS AND OUGHT THE WESTERN WORLD – Scritti Politti
- WOLF – Prag VEC
- COOL – The Jerks
- HE’S FRANK - The Monochrome Set
- INTERNATIONAL – Thomas Leer
- FRUITLESS - Devil's Dykes
- 01-01-212 – Vice Creems
- TIMES ENCOUNTER - Nigel Simpkins
DISC TWO
- H-EYES – The Ruts
- LORD LUCAN IS MISSING – The Dodgems
- THE COMPETITION - Passage
- GIRL GETS NERVOUS - Nicky & The Dots
- I DON'T WANT TO WORK FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS – Scissor Fits
- COLD CITY - Spizzoil
- (I SAW) BATMAN (IN THE LAUNDERETTE) – The Shapes
- STEREO LOVE - Proles
- COMMUTER MAN – The Molesters
- HEATHEN – The Pack
- IN LOVE – The Raincoats
- SING SONG – The Tea Set
- MOTHER MOON - Artery
- THE ULTIMATE SYSTEM - Murder The Disturbed
- PLAYING GOLF (WITH MY FLESH CRAWLING) - The Family Fodder
- EVERY DAY I DIE - Frantic Elevators
- NAGASAKI'S CHILDREN - They Must Be Russians
- METAL SHEET – Second Layer
- COLD REBELLION - Metrophase
- I DON’T BELIEVE - Disturbed
- SUBCULTURE FASHION SLAVES - The Door And The Window
- GOD'S GOT RELIGION – The Steppes
- CHRISTINE KEELER - Gl*Xo Babies
- BOYS KEEP SWINGING - The Associates
- BEAUTIFUL PICTURES – ‘Fatal’ Microbes
- TOP OF THE POPS - Disco Zombies
- EXHIBITION - Pneumania
DISC THREE
- DOMESTIC DEPARTURE – Au Pairs
- RECONSTRUCTION - English Subtitles
- THEM OR ME (EDIT) – Medium Medium
- CHOREOGRAPHY – Modern Eon
- CHANCE MEETING (Absolute Version) – Josef K
- ON THE AIR – The Lines
- MASOCHISTIC OPPOSITE - Mo-Dettes
- MINSTREL RADIO YOGHURT - Deep Freeze Mice
- YOU GET EVERYWHERE – The Chefs
- BLOODY - The Golinski Brothers
- HEY OPERATOR - The Lillettes
- ART NOUVEAU – The Bodies
- SHANGRI-LA - Nightmares In Wax
- OSCAR AUTOMOBILE – Weird Strings
- SELF EMPLOYED – Again Again
- FASHIONABLE JUNKIES – The Membranes
- AUTOPHAGOUS – Manic Jabs
- MODICHY IN ANERATION - Blancmange
- MYSTERE V’S - No Message
- THE FEELINGS MUTUAL - Eyeless In Gaza
- LEAN ON ME - Distributors
- CHIMNEYS - Tagmemics
- SHORT TIME - Rhythm Clicks
- GET - Blurt
DISC FOUR
- FINAL DAY - Young Marble Giants
- YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE - Charge
- THE DAMAGE DONE - Sisters Of Mercy
- POLITICS! - Girls At Our Best
- JUSTICE NOT VENGEANCE – A Popular History Of Signs
- COULD BE HER, COULD BE YOU – Thompson Twins
- EVERYTHING'S ROSES – Fire Engines
- MOTORWAY – Emma Sharpe
- THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING – The Red Squares
- MOTION – The Room
- SHOULD BE MORE IDEAL - The 49 Americans
- I REMEMBER – Cult Figures
- INSECT LOVE – The Higsons
- CHIPS FOR TEA – The Laughing Apple
- DEFEATED - The Legendary Pink Dots
- HOLIDAY SONG – Marine Girls
- THE RETURN - Normil Hawaiians
- ZIGZAGGING – The Reflections
- WHEN I SEE YOU - Sad Lovers And Giants
- DOMINO THEORY - To The Finland Station
- LAUNDERETTE - Vivien Goldman
- ETHICS – 23 Skidoo
- SHADES OF BLACK – Screen 3
- PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE – The Happy Few
- BREAK THE ICE AT PARTIES – The Tesco Bombers
- I WANNA BE AROUND (PAUL) - …And The Native Hipsters
Additional Information
| Barcode | 5013929107403 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Post Punk |
| Label | Cherry Red |
| Format | Box Set |
| Artist | Various Artists |
Tracklist
DISC ONE
MICHAEL’S MONETARY SYSTEM - Eater
YOU’LL LOSE – The Drones
LOVE LIES LIMP – Alternative TV
FREEWAY – The Outsiders
SUSPENDED SENTENCE - John Cooper Clarke
O LEVELS - ‘O’ Level
BLACK VELVET – Swell Maps
OPTIMISM/REJECT - Patrik Fitzgerald
HARD TIMES - Attrix
NOBODY'S SCARED – Subway Sect
WASHED UP – The Freshies
CHARLES - Skids
POLICE OPPRESSION - Angelic Upstarts
NEUTRON BOMB – The Art Attacks
MIXED UP WORLD - Victim
AEROSOL BURNS - Essential Logic
IT - The Tights
THE DEMON - Punishment Of Luxury
BINGO-MASTER – The Fall
SITUATIONS VACANT – The Cravats
IS AND OUGHT THE WESTERN WORLD – Scritti Politti
WOLF – Prag VEC
COOL – The Jerks
HE’S FRANK - The Monochrome Set
INTERNATIONAL – Thomas Leer
FRUITLESS - Devil's Dykes
01-01-212 – Vice Creems
TIMES ENCOUNTER - Nigel Simpkins
DISC TWO
H-EYES – The Ruts
LORD LUCAN IS MISSING – The Dodgems
THE COMPETITION - Passage
GIRL GETS NERVOUS - Nicky & The Dots
I DON'T WANT TO WORK FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS – Scissor Fits
COLD CITY - Spizzoil
(I SAW) BATMAN (IN THE LAUNDERETTE) – The Shapes
STEREO LOVE - Proles
COMMUTER MAN – The Molesters
HEATHEN – The Pack
IN LOVE – The Raincoats
SING SONG – The Tea Set
MOTHER MOON - Artery
THE ULTIMATE SYSTEM - Murder The Disturbed
PLAYING GOLF (WITH MY FLESH CRAWLING) - The Family Fodder
EVERY DAY I DIE - Frantic Elevators
NAGASAKI'S CHILDREN - They Must Be Russians
METAL SHEET – Second Layer
COLD REBELLION - Metrophase
I DON’T BELIEVE - Disturbed
SUBCULTURE FASHION SLAVES - The Door And The Window
GOD'S GOT RELIGION – The Steppes
CHRISTINE KEELER - Gl*Xo Babies
BOYS KEEP SWINGING - The Associates
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES – ‘Fatal’ Microbes
TOP OF THE POPS - Disco Zombies
EXHIBITION - Pneumania
DISC THREE
DOMESTIC DEPARTURE – Au Pairs
RECONSTRUCTION - English Subtitles
THEM OR ME (EDIT) – Medium Medium
CHOREOGRAPHY – Modern Eon
CHANCE MEETING (Absolute Version) – Josef K
ON THE AIR – The Lines
MASOCHISTIC OPPOSITE - Mo-Dettes
MINSTREL RADIO YOGHURT - Deep Freeze Mice
YOU GET EVERYWHERE – The Chefs
BLOODY - The Golinski Brothers
HEY OPERATOR - The Lillettes
ART NOUVEAU – The Bodies
SHANGRI-LA - Nightmares In Wax
OSCAR AUTOMOBILE – Weird Strings
SELF EMPLOYED – Again Again
FASHIONABLE JUNKIES – The Membranes
AUTOPHAGOUS – Manic Jabs
MODICHY IN ANERATION - Blancmange
MYSTERE V’S - No Message
THE FEELINGS MUTUAL - Eyeless In Gaza
LEAN ON ME - Distributors
CHIMNEYS - Tagmemics
SHORT TIME - Rhythm Clicks
GET - Blurt
DISC FOUR
FINAL DAY - Young Marble Giants
YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE - Charge
THE DAMAGE DONE - Sisters Of Mercy
POLITICS! - Girls At Our Best
JUSTICE NOT VENGEANCE – A Popular History Of Signs
COULD BE HER, COULD BE YOU – Thompson Twins
EVERYTHING'S ROSES – Fire Engines
MOTORWAY – Emma Sharpe
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING – The Red Squares
MOTION – The Room
SHOULD BE MORE IDEAL - The 49 Americans
I REMEMBER – Cult Figures
INSECT LOVE – The Higsons
CHIPS FOR TEA – The Laughing Apple
DEFEATED - The Legendary Pink Dots
HOLIDAY SONG – Marine Girls
THE RETURN - Normil Hawaiians
ZIGZAGGING – The Reflections
WHEN I SEE YOU - Sad Lovers And Giants
DOMINO THEORY - To The Finland Station
LAUNDERETTE - Vivien Goldman
ETHICS – 23 Skidoo
SHADES OF BLACK – Screen 3
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE – The Happy Few
BREAK THE ICE AT PARTIES – The Tesco Bombers
I WANNA BE AROUND (PAUL) - …And The Native Hipsters
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