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Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Fegmania! (1985)

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Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Fegmania! (1985)

Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Fegmania! (1985)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 316 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 113 Mb | Scans included | 00:47:30
Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Aternative Rock | Label: Midnight Music | # CHIME 00.08 CD

After the stripped-back collection I Often Dream of Trains, Robyn Hitchcock slowly formed a backing band called the Egyptians with ex-Soft Boys Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor, and keyboardist Roger Jackson over the course of the next year. Fegmania!, the Egyptians' first album, was a distinct departure from both the Soft Boys and Hitchcock's previous solo work, featuring layered, intertwining guitars and keyboards that created lush and thick sonic textures. Even with the more detailed arrangements, the songs remained twitchy and off-kilter, with melodies that usually went in willfully unpredictable directions, yet remained catchy all the while. Fegmania! was Hitchcock's most consistent work to date, featuring such highlights as the Eastern-tinged "Egyptian Cream", and the creepy "My Wife & My Dead Wife", and the relatively straightforward "The Man with the Lightbulb Head".

R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 2CD, 25th Anniversary Edition 2016

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R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 2CD, 25th Anniversary Edition 2016

R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 2CD, 25th Anniversary Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 839 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 272 Mb | Scans ~ 235 Mb
Label: Concord Bicycle Music | # 0888072010239, CRE00231 | Time: 01:58:36
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop, Folk Rock

Out of Time is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 12, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. With Out of Time, R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band to a massive international act. The record topped the album sales charts in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom, spending 109 weeks on American album charts and enjoying two separate spells at the summit, and spending 183 weeks on the British charts and a single week at the top. The album has sold over four and a half million copies in the U.S. and over 18 million copies worldwide. The album won three Grammy Awards in 1992: one as Best Alternative Music Album, and two for the first single, "Losing My Religion." R.E.M. celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1991 blockbuster Out of Time by releasing a deluxe edition of the album. This was their first release with Concord Bicycle, who signed a licensing deal for the band's Warner albums in 2015, and it's appropriately splashy: there's a standard double-CD set with a full disc of unreleased material.

The Bangles - Albums Collection 1984-2003 (5CD) [Japanese Releases]

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The Bangles - Albums Collection 1984-2003 (5CD) [Japanese Releases]

The Bangles - Albums Collection 1984-2003 (5CD) Japanese Releases
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.75 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 627 Mb | Scans included
Rock, Pop Rock, Jangle Pop, New Wave, Paisley Underground | Time: 04:03:06

Collection includes: All Over The Place (1984); Different Light (1985); Everything (1988); Greatest Hits (1990) and Doll Revolution (2003). The Bangles combined the chiming riffs and catchy melodies of British Invasion guitar pop with a hint of the energy of new wave. In the process, they became one of the handful of all-female bands of the '80s to win both critical and commercial success.

The Trash Can Sinatras - Cake (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1990/2023)

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The Trash Can Sinatras - Cake (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1990/2023)

The Trash Can Sinatras - Cake (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1990/2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 419 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 142 Mb | 01:02:02
Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Britpop | Label: Past Night From Glasgow

Originally released in 1990 on Go! Discs, Cake is the debut album from the legendary Trashcan Sinatras, now remastered, repackaged and reissued by Last Night From Glasgow. The lyrics and melodies are unmatched. Each song is a gem of unrivaled cleverness and tenderness. What a stunning confluence of sweetness and wit.

The Triffids - Calenture (1987) Reissue 1994

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The Triffids - Calenture (1987) Reissue 1994

The Triffids - Calenture (1987) Reissue 1994
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 312 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 132 Mb | Scans included
Alternative Rock, Folk-Rock, College Rock | Label: Mushroom | # D 19458 | 00:46:24

Calenture is the fourth studio album by Australian rock group The Triffids, it was released in November 1987 and saw them explore themes of insanity, deception and rootlessness—the title refers to a fever suffered by sailors during long hot voyages. It reached No. 32 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. In November 1987, it reached No. 24 on the Swedish Albums Chart, in May 1988 it peaked at No. 25 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The album spawned three singles, "Bury Me Deep in Love" (1987), "Trick of the Light" and "Holy Water" (both in 1988). The latter track was recorded with American producer Craig Leon.

The Long Ryders - State Of Our Union (1985) Expanded Reissue

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The Long Ryders - State Of Our Union (1985) Expanded Reissue

The Long Ryders - State Of Our Union (1985) Expanded Reissue
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 367 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 130 Mb
Label: Prima | # SID003 | Time: 00:55:44 | Scans included
Alternative Country-Rock, Cowpunk, Jangle Pop, College Rock

The Long Ryders kicked off their major label debut, State of Our Union, with one of their most anthemic and most explicitly political songs, "Looking for Lewis and Clark," and that tune set the tone for the rest of the album – State of Our Union found the Long Ryders reaching for a larger audience at the same time that they were using their music to say a great deal more than they had in the past. Musically, plenty of roadwork had tightened the band's interplay to an even finer point than on Native Sons (Sid Griffin and Stephen McCarthy were both in superb voice, and their guitar work meshed perfectly), and Will Birch's production gave the songs a poppier sheen that still allowed the band's roots-conscious sound to shine through. Lyrically, State of Our Union took a long look at Reagan-era America as the gulf between the rich and the poor began to divide the nation, with "You Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore," "Two Kinds of Love," and "Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today" all exploring issues of economic injustice, and even the less obvious political songs often having a progressive subtext ("WDIA," a tribute to the great Memphis R&B radio station, deals with how the love of music brought together black and white listeners in the 1960s).

R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) Expanded Reissue 1992

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R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) Expanded Reissue 1992

R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) Expanded Reissue 1992
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 419 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 175 Mb
Label: I.R.S. | # 0777 7 13158 2 4 | Time: 00:58:00 | Scans included
Alternative Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop

Murmur is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 12, 1983 by I.R.S. Records. Murmur drew critical acclaim upon its release for its unusual sound, defined by lead singer Michael Stipe's cryptic lyrics, guitarist Peter Buck's jangly guitar style, and bass guitarist Mike Mills' melodic basslines. Since its release, Murmur has featured heavily in various "must have" lists compiled by the music media. In 1989, it was rated number eight on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

R.E.M. - The One I Love (1988) Limited Edition Single

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R.E.M. - The One I Love (1988) Limited Edition Single

R.E.M. - The One I Love (1988) Limited Edition Single
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 90 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 34 Mb | Scans included | 00:13:33
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Folk-Rock | Label: I.R.S. | # DIRMX 178

"The One I Love" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on the band's fifth full-length studio album, Document, and also as a 7" vinyl single in 1987. The song was their first hit single, reaching #9 in the US Billboard Hot 100, #14 in Canada, and later reached #16 in the UK singles chart on its UK release (1991). The song was included in Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour and is in Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "The One I Love" at number 57 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In 2012, Slant Magazine listed the song as the 38th best single of the 1980s.

R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (1988) UK Limited Edition Single

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R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (1988) UK Limited Edition Single

R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (1988) UK Limited Edition Single
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 104 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 48 Mb | Scans included
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock | Label: I.R.S. | # DIRM 161 | 00:16:22

"Finest Worksong" is the third and final single released from R.E.M.'s fifth studio album Document. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1988, at the time the group's highest-charting single in the UK. The single version of the song (also known as Mutual Drum Horn mix), featuring a new horn section by The Uptown Horns, was placed on R.E.M.'s I.R.S. Records compilation Eponymous. This was the last original single the band released on I.R.S. Records.

VA - NOW 80s Alternative (2023)

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VA - NOW 80s Alternative (2023)

VA - NOW 80s Alternative (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.2 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 764 MB
5:12:59 | Full Scans Included | Acoustic, Alternative Rock, Ambient, Art Rock, Avantgarde, Chanson, Downtempo, Dub, Electro, Experimental, Folk Rock, Goth Rock, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, J-Rock, Leftfield, Mod, New Wave, Pop Rock, Post-Punk, Punk, Synth-pop, Vocal, Indie Pop | Label: Sony Music / EMI

NOW Music proudly presents NOW – 80s Alternative: 80 tracks across 4 CDs encapsulating the era and celebrating an incredibly diverse decade for ‘Alternative’ music.

Crowded House - Together Alone (Deluxe) (2016)

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Crowded House - Together Alone (Deluxe) (2016)

Crowded House - Together Alone (Deluxe) (2016)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:42:20 | 636 / 234 Mb
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Jangle Pop / Label: Capitol Records

More experimental and musically varied than any of their previous releases, Together Alone finds Crowded House branching out into traditional Maori music and heavy guitars, as well as the shining pop songcraft that is Neil Finn's trademark. Picking up a new guitarist and adding the production skills of ex-Killing Joke member Youth, Crowded House energize their sound without losing sight of Finn's classic pop songwriting, as "Locked Out" and "Distant Sun" prove.

Crowded House - Temple Of Low Men (Deluxe) (2016)

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Crowded House - Temple Of Low Men (Deluxe) (2016)

Crowded House - Temple Of Low Men (Deluxe) (2016)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:49:28 | 692 / 252 Mb
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Jangle Pop / Label: Capitol Records

Following the success of Crowded House's debut and the band's grueling promotion schedule, Neil Finn was clearly showing signs that he was no longer happy being New Zealand's zany ambassador to the U.S. While the material on Temple of Low Men demonstrates great leaps in quality over its predecessor, it is a darkly difficult album, especially for those expecting Crowded House, Pt. 2 – in short, there are no immediately accessible singles. Instead, Finn digs into the depths of his emotional psyche with obsessive detail, crafting a set of intense, personal songs that range from the all-too-intimate look at infidelity of "Into Temptation" to the raucous exorcism of "Kill Eye." Through all of this introspective soul-searching, Finn reveals most of all his true mastery of melody.

Biff Bang Pow! - A Better Life (Complete Creations 1984-1991) (2022)

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Biff Bang Pow! - A Better Life (Complete Creations 1984-1991) (2022)

Biff Bang Pow! - A Better Life (Complete Creations 1984-1991) (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 2,22 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 819 Mb | 05:56:57
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop | Label: Cherry Red Records

Deluxe six CD box, boasting the entire recorded output of Biff Bang Pow! With the bonus of everything issued by The Laughing Apple. Curated with the full support of Alan McGee and other band members, the clamshell set also adds a raft of previously unissued demos and live material. Plus tracks from an abandoned album, Sixteen Velvet Fridays and a handful of previously undocumented songs. And a Laughing Apple CD also adds some hitherto unheard demos by Alan with the band Newspeak (pre-Laughing Apple). This is the ultimate tribute to one of the unsung talents of the C86 generation of indie bands. Biff Bang Pow! Were formed by Alan McGee around the same time he founded Creation Records in 1983. Biff Bang Pow! Made seven albums and a handful of singles - many of which were indie hits - before they finally dissolved in 1992.

R.E.M. - Document (1987) Expanded Reissue 1993

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R.E.M. - Document (1987) Expanded Reissue 1993

R.E.M. - Document (1987) Expanded Reissue 1993
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 483 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 208 Mb
Label: I.R.S. | # 0777 7 13200 2 6 | Time: 01:07:43 | Scans included
Alternative Rock, College Rock, Folk-Rock

R.E.M. began to move toward mainstream record production on Lifes Rich Pageant, but they didn't have a commercial breakthrough until the following year's Document. Ironically, Document is a stranger, more varied album than its predecessor, but co-producer Scott Litt – who would go on to produce every R.E.M. album in the following decade – is a better conduit for the band than Don Gehman, giving the group a clean sound without sacrificing their enigmatic tendencies. "Finest Worksong," the stream-of-conscious rant "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," and the surprise Top Ten single "The One I Love" all crackle with muscular rhythms and guitar riffs, but the real surprise is how political the mid-tempo jangle pop of "Welcome to the Occupation," "Disturbance at the Heron House," and "King of Birds" is. Where Lifes Rich Pageant sounded a bit like a party record, Document is a fiery statement, and its memorable melodies and riffs are made all the more indelible by its righteous anger.

The Jazz Butcher - The Highest in the Land (2022)

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The Jazz Butcher - The Highest in the Land (2022)

The Jazz Butcher - The Highest in the Land (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 202 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 85 Mb | 00:36:10
Indie Pop, Jangle Pop | Label: Tapete Records

It's not often that an artist gets to do a Bowie by consciously carving their personal epitaph into the grooves of their final LP. The Highest in the Land is that rarity of an album, and it could not have been made by a more brilliantly poetic and fearlessly sarcastic writer than Pat Fish, also known as The Jazz Butcher.