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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• 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
1 MICHAEL’S MONETARY SYSTEM - Eater
2 YOU’LL LOSE – The Drones
3 LOVE LIES LIMP – Alternative TV
4 FREEWAY – The Outsiders
5 SUSPENDED SENTENCE - John Cooper Clarke
6 O LEVELS - ‘O’ Level
7 BLACK VELVET – Swell Maps
8 OPTIMISM/REJECT - Patrik Fitzgerald
9 HARD TIMES - Attrix
10 NOBODY'S SCARED – Subway Sect
11 WASHED UP – The Freshies
12 CHARLES - Skids
13 POLICE OPPRESSION - Angelic Upstarts
14 NEUTRON BOMB – The Art Attacks
15 MIXED UP WORLD - Victim
16 AEROSOL BURNS - Essential Logic
17 IT - The Tights
18 THE DEMON - Punishment Of Luxury
19 BINGO-MASTER – The Fall
20 SITUATIONS VACANT – The Cravats
21 IS AND OUGHT THE WESTERN WORLD – Scritti Politti
22 WOLF – Prag VEC
23 COOL – The Jerks
24 HE’S FRANK - The Monochrome Set
25 INTERNATIONAL – Thomas Leer
26 FRUITLESS - Devil's Dykes
27 01-01-212 – Vice Creems
28 TIMES ENCOUNTER - Nigel Simpkins
DISC TWO
1 H-EYES – The Ruts
1 H-EYES – The Ruts
2 LORD LUCAN IS MISSING – The Dodgems
3 THE COMPETITION - Passage
4 GIRL GETS NERVOUS - Nicky & The Dots
5 I DON'T WANT TO WORK FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS – Scissor Fits
6 COLD CITY - Spizzoil
7 (I SAW) BATMAN (IN THE LAUNDERETTE) – The Shapes
8 STEREO LOVE - Proles
9 COMMUTER MAN – The Molesters
10 HEATHEN – The Pack
11 IN LOVE – The Raincoats
12 SING SONG – The Tea Set
13 MOTHER MOON - Artery
14 THE ULTIMATE SYSTEM - Murder The Disturbed
15 PLAYING GOLF (WITH MY FLESH CRAWLING) - The Family Fodder
16 EVERY DAY I DIE - Frantic Elevators
17 NAGASAKI'S CHILDREN - They Must Be Russians
18 METAL SHEET – Second Layer
19 COLD REBELLION - Metrophase
20 I DON’T BELIEVE - Disturbed
21 SUBCULTURE FASHION SLAVES - The Door And The Window
22 GOD'S GOT RELIGION – The Steppes
23 CHRISTINE KEELER - Gl*Xo Babies
24 BOYS KEEP SWINGING - The Associates
25 BEAUTIFUL PICTURES – ‘Fatal’ Microbes
26 TOP OF THE POPS - Disco Zombies
27 EXHIBITION - Pneumania
DISC THREE
1 DOMESTIC DEPARTURE – Au Pairs
1 DOMESTIC DEPARTURE – Au Pairs
2 RECONSTRUCTION - English Subtitles
3 THEM OR ME (EDIT) – Medium Medium
4 CHOREOGRAPHY – Modern Eon
5 CHANCE MEETING (Absolute Version) – Josef K
6 ON THE AIR – The Lines
7 MASOCHISTIC OPPOSITE - Mo-Dettes
8 MINSTREL RADIO YOGHURT - Deep Freeze Mice
9 YOU GET EVERYWHERE – The Chefs
10 BLOODY - The Golinski Brothers
11 HEY OPERATOR - The Lillettes
12 ART NOUVEAU – The Bodies
13 SHANGRI-LA - Nightmares In Wax
14 OSCAR AUTOMOBILE – Weird Strings
15 SELF EMPLOYED – Again Again
16 FASHIONABLE JUNKIES – The Membranes
17 AUTOPHAGOUS – Manic Jabs
18 MODICHY IN ANERATION - Blancmange
19 MYSTERE V’S - No Message
20 THE FEELINGS MUTUAL - Eyeless In Gaza
21 LEAN ON ME - Distributors
22 CHIMNEYS - Tagmemics
23 SHORT TIME - Rhythm Clicks
24 GET - Blurt
DISC FOUR
1 FINAL DAY - Young Marble Giants
2 YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE - Charge
3 THE DAMAGE DONE - Sisters Of Mercy
4 POLITICS! - Girls At Our Best
5 JUSTICE NOT VENGEANCE – A Popular History Of Signs
6 COULD BE HER, COULD BE YOU – Thompson Twins
7 EVERYTHING'S ROSES – Fire Engines
8 MOTORWAY – Emma Sharpe
9 THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING – The Red Squares
10 MOTION – The Room
11 SHOULD BE MORE IDEAL - The 49 Americans
12 I REMEMBER – Cult Figures
13 INSECT LOVE – The Higsons
14 CHIPS FOR TEA – The Laughing Apple
15 DEFEATED - The Legendary Pink Dots
16 HOLIDAY SONG – Marine Girls
17 THE RETURN - Normil Hawaiians
18 ZIGZAGGING – The Reflections
19 WHEN I SEE YOU - Sad Lovers And Giants
20 DOMINO THEORY - To The Finland Station
21 LAUNDERETTE - Vivien Goldman
22 ETHICS – 23 Skidoo
23 SHADES OF BLACK – Screen 3
24 PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE – The Happy Few
25 BREAK THE ICE AT PARTIES – The Tesco Bombers
26 I WANNA BE AROUND (PAUL) - …And The Native Hipsters
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