The Spinanes - Suffice/Halloween Candy 7"

The Spinanes were a terrific guitar-and-drums two piece whose discography is consistent and underappreciated. "Suffice", on this 1992 single on Imp Records, nicely captures their catchy indie pop sound, while the Heliumy "Halloween Candy" highlights Rebecca Gates' considerable vocal talents.

Side A mp3: The Spinanes - Suffice
Side B mp3: The Spinanes - Halloween Candy

The Summer Hits - 1000 Moments of Natural Flotation 7"

I posted the B-side from this 1995 Silver Girl single before, but friend, you deserve the full meal deal. Ramshackle indienoisepop side project from members of Further (later Beachwood Sparks/The Tyde). One for all you hepcats who dig that crazy Henry's Dress sound.

Side A mp3: The Summer Hits - Laetitia
Side A mp3: The Summer Hits - Liftoff
Side B mp3: The Summer Hits - Mod Cinema

Sabine - A (Complete?) Discography

I hope Christopher (a.k.a. Chip, a.k.a. CP) Porter won't mind that I'm sharing my (complete?) set of Sabine singles with you this week. There's really nothing on the dang WWW about Sabine, which is appropriate for Sabine's otherwordly longing-and-lovely spacerock. In addition to escaping fame with Sabine, CP dodged the popularity bullet as a member of Veronica Lake, as the owner of Audrey's Diary, and as the editor of Emily's Hip Pocket zine...making him just the sort of unscathed Rambo record collectors like me like to whip out to try to wow a virtual crowd (three's a crowd, right you two?). Here's what goodies are in store for you:

Sabine's debut "Painting Portraits" from a 1991 split-flexi with Boyracer (Wurlitzer Jukebox) is an incredibly beautiful lost gem. Motifs of the Field Mice, Famous Boyfriend, set to a Casiotone (For The Painfully Alone) beat.


1993 also saw the release of "Kometen Melodies: A Compilation of Mellifluent Space Rock. Vol 1" on CP's own Audrey's Diary label. This 7" features four instrumentals: two from Sabine ("Marra" and "Meknes") and two from Thumbling (including the massively good "Butterfield Eight"). Shame this did not grow into a series.


The lone 1994 Sabine release was part of a special issue of CP's zine Emily's Hip Pocket (the 7th and last issue, and the first to feature a 7") released by Audrey's Diary. The issue consisted largely of interviews with Bark Psychosis and Labradford and the 7" featured the Veronica-Lake-styled "I'm Ready To Start Fire To Everything" from Sabine, a Buddha on the Moon tune, and the awesome "Reflections" by Jessamine.


The lone 1995 Sabine release was a cover of "Dancing Gods" for a Silver Apples 10" tribute (Enraptured Records) which also included covers by Flowchart, Scaredycat, Third Eye Foundation, and Windy & Carl. Only 1,000 copies were made and quickly sold. A CD version was subsequently released featuring more covers and more bands.


Finally, in 1996 Sabine (now a full band) finally got a slab of vinyl all to herself on their excellent "Serf to the Level of the Lord/A Rocket is a Drum" 7" (Wurlizter Jukebox).


Download the Sabine discography (including the other bands' songs from these releases!) here: http://www.zshare.net/download/71031230ef22d0/

P.S. More S bands next week...if you have requests, talk to the S hand below.

The Ropers - Their three vinyl-only songs

Glad to fill this request. The Ropers were a terrific mid-90s indie pop band whose discography you can get to know here (this discography missed the cover of "Jumping Someone Else's Train" they did for a Cure tribute album that I'd love to hear hint hint post post link link in in comments comments). Two of their early 7"s were re-released on a self-titled CD EP (1994, Slumberland Records). They also released two full length albums: 1995's All The Time (which you can still buy from Slumberland Records), and 1997's The World on Fire (on Teenbeat Records, and is available for download on eMusic). Here are the last 6 songs (which you'll find in the archive link below):

...1 song on a split 7" with The Tribbles (1993, Brilliant Records)...


...1 song on a split 7" with Boyracer (1994, I Wish I Was A Slumberland Record)...


...2 songs on the Why Popstars Can't Dance 2 x LP compilation (1994, Slumberland Records; but both songs are also available on CD version of this compilation; note that the version of "Drive" is much different from the version on All The Time)...


...and 2 songs on the Revolver/Transparent Day 7" (1995, Slumberland Records; but "Revolver" is the same version found on All The Time)...

So, in total, it seems they only have 3 vinyl-only songs!

Download these 6 songs here: http://www.zshare.net/download/713858699acd37/

Requests for Last Passsssssssssssss

I may repoSt the few SongS I have on vinyl by The RoperS next week if anyone requestS them, but otherwiSe we'll be in Deep S for at leaSt two weekS I figure. RequeStS?

Purple Ivy Shadows - All 3 of their 7"s

Though they've been releasing well-received records since 1993, here's a band who've managed to remain enigmatic and encapsulated within the Purple Ivy Shadows of their own making (here's a link to one of their unmaintained/expired web pages). This Providence, Rhode Island collective straddled too many pigeonholes to find themselves bathed in any limelight. After all, how many shoegazey indie pop/rock/jazz alt-country bands do YOU know...and like? You can hear them metamorphosize from one mysterious genre to another across their three 7" singles: 1993's E.P. on My Pal God (less the jazzy song "e.h."), 1994's Circle Eye/Psychic Baby on Spin Art, and 1996's Feeble/Substance on Zero Hour. Their EPs and albums are also worth seeking out.

Sample mp3: Purple Ivy Shadows - Cascade


Sample mp3: Purple Ivy Shadows - Circle Eye


Sample mp3: Purple Ivy Shadows - Feeble

Download all three 7"s here: http://www.mediafire.com/?am0mmggjvaj

Neutral Milk Hotel - Everything Is/Snow Song Pt. 1 7"

Drunken interviewer: Who are you?
Boy: A member of Kiss, or a punk rocker.
Drunken interviewer: What were you?
Boy: Which is kinda funny...yeah, I would dress up as a...punk rocker, but when I was, um, little...
Drunken interviewer: So what'd you do when you became a punk rocker?
Boy: A white trash band [laughs]

And then...a drumstick four count and one of the best fuzzy guitar riffs you are likely ever to hear kicks in. Don't you dare miss this glorious 1994 single on Cher Doll. The archive also contains two other early/rare NMH tracks: the mighty 7" version of "Up and Over We Go" from 1993's The Amazing Phantom Third Channel 7" Compilation, also on Cher Doll; and the yelpy "Ruddy Bulbs" from 1993's Those Pre-Phylloxera Years Compilation 7" on Box Dog Sound.

Sample mp3: Neutral Milk Hotel - Everything Is
Download all 4 songs here: http://www.mediafire.com/?dxcwz115mtl

Mosaic Eyes/Les Autres/Antiseptic Beauty - Contrast Split Single Club 7"

And Les Autres. And Antiseptic Beauty. All on one "regard de chaussure Francais" single from 1993 on Contrast. Another single-of-the-month club that quickly fizzled out. As Mosaic Eyes' contribution is the weakest of the lot, I've posted the Les Autres song instead, happily adjacent to the Ls. Ah!

Sample mp3: Les Autres - Dream of a Submissive Woman
Download all 3 songs here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1zydtxlyscy

Lambchop/Spent 5"

Damn that i-Sore Records 5" record-of-the-month club. Paid for 12, only received the first 2. Still, it gave me the only pair of mega-wee records to be found in the whole damn discography. Lambchop rocks it a bit more than usual and to good effect, and Spent drops a peppy little indie popper.

Side A mp3: Lambchop - Scared Out Of My Shoes
Side B mp3: Spent - DressDownDay

Lilys - Returns Every Morning/Touch the Water 7"

This terrific indie pop single came out on the UK's Che Records in 1996. I cherish everything Lilys released up to and including this and their other 1996 single, Which Studies The Past?, which I posted here last round. After these singles the Lilys got a bit spotty for me. Hmm. I also stopped buying vinyl around 1997...coincidence?

Side A mp3: Lilys - Returns Every Morning
Side B mp3: Lilys - Touch the Water

Lorelei - The Bitter Air 7" EP

Here's hoping the third time is the charm for posting this oft-requested EP! To celebrate this hat trick, I've re-ripped all 3 songs (these rips are better) and made them available for download in a handy-dandy archive. Beautiful debut indie pop single released on Slumberland Records in 1991.

Download: http://www.zshare.net/download/6715916985a4af/

Requests for Last Pass: L and M

K is depleted, so let's try L and M bands next week. Requests for new old stuff or reposts of old old stuff are welcomed. Speaking of depleted, so's the width of my band, but fear not for in 5 days it will be ripe for pillage.