THE WILD FLOWERS Tales Like These 1990

 

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The Wild Flowers Biography by AllMusic

Like Del Amitri, Wolverhampton’s Wild Flowers became tired of a disinterested UK pop scene and looked to America for inspiration and appreciation. After two singles, ‘Melt Like Ice’ and ‘Things Have Changed’, and an album, The Joy Of It All, on Reflex in 1984, the fledgling outfit were dealt a blow when original guitarist Dave Newton left to form the Mighty Lemon Drops. The remaining members, Neal Cook (guitar, vocals), Mark Alexander (bass) and Dave Fisher (drums), eventually found a replacement in Dave Atherton, and the band duly signed to aspiring local label Chapter 22. They broke their two-year silence in 1986 with ‘It Ain’t So Easy’, followed later that year by ‘A Kind Of Kingdom’. Both singles were then coupled on a mini-album, Dust, primarily aimed at introducing the Wild Flowers to the US market which was more sympathetic to their New York-influenced rock sound. The band became the first British act to sign with Slash in the USA, releasing Sometime Soon in 1988, preceded by ‘Broken Chains’ and ‘Take Me For A Ride’ in the UK. The band’s Tales Like These was recorded in the inspirational surroundings of California, by which time a new drummer, Simon Atkins, had been found. The album made little headway in the UK (where Slash is handled by London Records) and the group concentrated more on performing in the USA.

 

Tracklist

1		Shakedown	3:33
2		This Feeling's Gone	3:55
3		Put The Blame On Me	4:03
4		No Holy Spirits	3:47
5		Tales Like These	4:54
6		Green Hotel	2:56
7		Someone's Stolen (My Dreams)	3:20
8		Love Like Fire	4:48
9		Fever Tree	4:06
10		Hopes Crash Down	5:59
11		Can't Get Enough	3:49
12		Await	3:50

MOSHI MOSHI POP INTERNATIONAL STYLE Various Artists 1999

 

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Tracklist

1-01	–The Cherry Orchard	Everybody Knows	4:49
1-02	–Le Mans	La Balada De La Primavera	2:37
1-03	–From Bubblegum To Sky	Hello Hello Hi	3:55
1-04	–Benett*	Just Because I Liked You In The Summertime	4:08
1-05	–The Pearlfishers	We're Gonna Save The Summer	3:31
1-06	–The Waves (6)	Shrug It Off	3:16
1-07	–The Leslies*	Any Day Now	3:36
1-08	–Figurine	My Suitor	3:26
1-09	–Speedboat (2)	Truckin' Back To You	3:20
1-10	–Spring	Baby Blue	3:28
1-11	–Aden	Green	2:13
1-12	–Barcelona	I've Got The Password To Your Shell Account	3:14
1-13	–The I Live The Life Of A Movie Star Secret Hideout	Charlemagne	2:39
1-14	–Cornich Camomile*	En Melody Of An Melody	4:08
1-15	–Toulouse (6)	Into Adventure	2:58
1-16	–B'ehl	This I Know	3:25
1-17	–Fonda (2)	The Invisible Girl	4:02
1-18	–Doggy (3)	Le Vendeur D'oies Du Limousin	2:36
1-19	–Love Pandarins	Les Triples	2:25
1-20	–Girlfrendo	Happy Days	2:30
2-01	–Embellish	I Don't Know	2:58
2-02	–Club 8	My Heart Won't Break	2:43
2-03	–The Secret Goldfish	Top Of The World	3:01
2-04	–Brideshead	Arrogance Or Elegance	3:01
2-05	–Cinnamon	No Faith	4:40
2-06	–Cecilia Ann	Gris	2:52
2-07	–The Shermans	Rush Hour	2:39
2-08	–Ray Wonder	I've Been So Right	4:01
2-09	–Plumtree	I Love You When You're Walkin' Away	2:29
2-10	–The California Oranges*	I Know You Feel The Same Way Too	2:15
2-11	–Wolfie (3)	Going Places (The Creeper)	1:47
2-12	–800 Cherries	Dizzy Dizzy Dizzy	2:26
2-13	–Swan Dive	Breezeway	3:20
2-14	–Capsule Giants	Evening Star (Unreleased Version)	3:17
2-15	–One Star	Mayfly	4:44
2-16	–Brincando De Deus	An Evening Out	3:46
2-17	–Me Enveneno De Azules	Imagenes	2:38
2-18	–Silent Film	Until I See You	4:05
2-19	–Honey Skoolmates	Go Now!	3:51
2-20	–Sushi (5)	Silver Legacy	4:23

FONDA The Invisible Girl 1999

by request

 

 

biography

by Jason Ankeny

Los Angeles indie pop quintet Fonda was formed in 1994 by singer/keyboardist Emily Cook and singer/guitarist David Klotz; with the addition of drummer Aaron Ryder, the group played its first live dates at area clubs like Spaceland and Cafe Bleu, and in 1998 issued their debut EP Music for Beginners on the Top Quality label, with the cut "Crazy Love" becoming a staple on L.A. radio station KROQ. Ex-Mighty Lemon Drops guitarist Dave Newton and bassist Lora Paelicke signed on for Fonda's first full-length effort, 1999's The Invisible Girl. Two years later, their follow-up The Strange and the Familiar arrived.