Monday, October 20, 2003


The Baggy Revival Starts Here


At this point, I imagine it’s a little less than fashionable to admit loving “baggy”, or “indie-dance”, or whatever you want to call it — that brief period in the late 80s/early 90’s when British indie bands got loaded on disco biscuits and went clubbing. I used to listen to the stuff by the ton back around the turn of the decade. Though much of that stuff hasn’t aged well at all (who these days would admit to having ever listened to Northside?), some of it aimed (and hit) pretty high. I’ve been dusting off some old discs over the last few weeks (finally getting around to seeing 24-Hour Party People certainly helped.) Along with my seriously enormous tumbler of coffee this morning I indulged in 99 cents worth of fully worthwhile nostalgia.

A Baggy Mix
(note: the fastest way in the world to get the kid behind the counter at your record shop to laugh at you is to buy any of these records. Screw him. I bet he listens to emo.)

  • One Love (long version) - The Stone Roses
  • Loaded - Primal Scream
  • The Only One I Know - The Charlatans
  • She Comes In The Fall - Inspiral Carpets
  • Kinky Afro - Happy Mondays
  • Mother Universe - The Soup Dragons
  • I Believe - EMF
  • Hippychick - Soho
  • Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Saint Etienne
  • Hyperreal Selector (Jack Dangers Remix)- the Shamen
  • Something Good - Utah Saints
  • Strawberry Fields Forever - Candyflip
  • Grey Cell Green - Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
  • Sheriff Fatman - Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
  • Info Freako - Jesus Jones
  • Wrote For Luck (there are at least 3 great mixes of this track - pick your favorite) - Happy Mondays
  • Fools Gold - The Stone Roses

:: Dave Walker 13:22 (EST/EDT) [+]

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Citizen Keith wrote:

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Ah, if only one could make their OWN custom mixes on iTunes, then I would have snapped up your mix in a jiffy. Instead, I opted for downloading the eponymous Stone Roses record. It's been a while...
Hans Veneman wrote:

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Yeah, Northside! :) I have one of their records, but haven't listened to it in ages. What's even scarier about this time (and you don't even dare to admit ;) is the fact that Paul Oakenfold made cool remixes, like the ones for the Happy Mondays...
paul e boy wrote:

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I remember a song by a group I can't remember the name of that is really bugging me. was at the reading festival (uk) 1990 and someone in our patch of the campsite played it over and over on my little stereo plugged into a petrol driven generator. ah the memories.................and the fumes. can anyone help me out? began with " Step outside into the scid rain..." and had a chorus that was (I wish I could be more specific) ....." Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh huh-eehuh-eehuh-huh" Please put an old dog out of its misery.....
gavin underwood wrote:

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im a huge baggy fan and i used to have an album by a band called BEDAZZLED the album was called "sugar free" and was really good.I just cant find it anywhere of find anything about them IT SUCKS!!!



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