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- Release Date: April 14, 2008
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Cherry Red
- UPC: 5013929135222
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111997914
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #88645 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
- #26053 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
- #2432 in Alternative (See Top 100 Alternative Bestsellers)
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Product Description
More Albums by Various ArtistsRun a Quick Search on "Perfect Unpop" by Various Artists to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Perfect Unpop"Browse more products related to "Various Artists"ReviewRecord Collector (magazine) (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "In essence, it feels like rather a good radio show put together by someone with impeccable, if idiosyncratic, taste." ReviewRecord Collector (magazine) (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "In essence, it feels like rather a good radio show put together by someone with impeccable, if idiosyncratic, taste." Title NoteIt's not too obvious from the title (especially if you don't live in the U.K.), but basically this is a compilation of a couple dozen songs that John Peel -- a longtime champion of underdog rock music on the BBC -- played on his radio program in the early days of punk and new wave. There aren't exactly any hits or punk standards here, or any of the most celebrated bands from the movement. But there are tracks by some of the most respected secondary/cult artists of the time (the Vibrators, Subway Sect, Young Marble Giants, Wreckless Eric, the Au Pairs) and some performers who will be familiar to in-the-know fans of the genre (Kleenex, the Mo-Dettes, Eater, Swell Maps), though quite a few of the songs and singers get into known-only-to-collectors territory. This might not be the best place to go for below-the-mainstream radar punk and new wave, though it does include at least one classic in the Mo-Dettes' ultra-catchy (if indecipherable) "White Mice," one of the top one-shot offerings from the whole scene. Some of the better cuts -- Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World" and Young Marble Giants' "Final Day," for instance -- also hold their own as enduring songs. Yet much of the rest is rather ordinary if unflaggingly energetic and sincere in its desire to buck rock conventions. But taken together it does form a picture of how the British wing of those movements diversified from its thrashier punk beginnings into more melodic and stylistically diverse music, though without approaching the slickness of early-'80s commercial new wave. The liner notes also give quite a bit of background of the artists and the songs represented on this anthology. ~ Richie Unterberger Album DescriptionIt's not too obvious from the title (especially if you don't live in the U.K.), but basically this is a compilation of a couple dozen songs that John Peel -- a longtime champion of underdog rock music on the BBC -- played on his radio program in the early days of punk and new wave. There aren't exactly any hits or punk standards here, or any of the most celebrated bands from the movement. But there are tracks by some of the most respected secondary/cult artists of the time (the Vibrators, Subway Sect, Young Marble Giants, Wreckless Eric, the Au Pairs) and some performers who will be familiar to in-the-know fans of the genre (Kleenex, the Mo-Dettes, Eater, Swell Maps), though quite a few of the songs and singers get into known-only-to-collectors territory. This might not be the best place to go for below-the-mainstream radar punk and new wave, though it does include at least one classic in the Mo-Dettes' ultra-catchy (if indecipherable) "White Mice," one of the top one-shot offerings from the whole scene. Some of the better cuts -- Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World" and Young Marble Giants' "Final Day," for instance -- also hold their own as enduring songs. Yet much of the rest is rather ordinary if unflaggingly energetic and sincere in its desire to buck rock conventions. But taken together it does form a picture of how the British wing of those movements diversified from its thrashier punk beginnings into more melodic and stylistically diverse music, though without approaching the slickness of early-'80s commercial new wave. The liner notes also give quite a bit of background of the artists and the songs represented on this anthology. ~ Richie Unterberger If You Enjoy "Perfect Unpop (Peel Show Hits And Long-Lost Lo-Fi Favourites Vol.1 - 1976-1980) (CD)", May We Also Recommend:
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