C86 Deluxe 3 CD Edition to be released by Cherry Red in June

Back in 1986, the NME released what was perhaps its final great compilation giveaway while at the same time doing something the UK music press was particularly good at back then - creating a music scene out of nothing. With the release of C86 (pictured above), the jingle jangle indie scene was given a marketing aesthetic to hang its hat on, and a bunch of great singles, many mediocre, and some just down right bad, were released. In short, C86 became an era-defining collection, and has remained a favorite for anyone who has heard it over the years.

This June, Cherry Red Records (who else?) will be releasing a three-disc set (pictured left) expanding on the original 22 track tape. The new version will top out at a whopping 72 tracks, including some that are previously unreleased. This is very much in tune with what the label did with last year's Scared To Get Happy: The Story of Indie Pop 1980-1989. 

And, like last year, there will be a ten-band-strong Indie festival at London’s Club 229. This time, the event is on Saturday June 14th, headlined by The Wedding Present and also boasting A Witness, The Wolfhounds, The Membranes (with John Robb), Yeah Yeah Noh, Design (ex-Chesterf!elds), David Westlake (The Servants), The McTells, The Band Of Holy Joy and The Claim.

DISC 1 – ORIGINAL ALBUM

01. PRIMAL SCREAM Velocity Girl

02. THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS Happy Head

03. THE SOUP DRAGONS Pleasantly Surprised

04. THE WOLFHOUNDS Feeling So Strange Again *

05. THE BODINES Therese

06. MIGHTY MIGHTY Law

07. STUMP Buffalo *

08. BOGSHED Run To The Temple *

09. A WITNESS Sharpened Sticks

10. THE PASTELS Breaking Lines *

11. AGE OF CHANCE From Now On, This Will Be Your God *

12. SHOP ASSISTANTS It's Up to You *

13. CLOSE LOBSTERS Firestation Towers *

14. MIAOW Sport Most Royal

15. HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT I Hate Nerys Hughes (From The Heart)

16. THE SERVANTS Transparent

17. MacKENZIES Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven) *

18. BIG FLAME New Way (Quick Wash And Brush Up With Liberation Theology) *

19. WE’VE GOT A FUZZBOX AND WE’RE GONNA USE IT Console Me *

20. McCARTHY Celestial City *

21. THE SHRUBS Bullfighter's Bones *

22. THE WEDDING PRESENT This Boy Can Wait (A Bit Longer!)

DISC 2

01. THE JUNE BRIDES Just The Same

02. YEAH YEAH NOH Another Side To Mrs Quill

03. THE PRIMITIVES Lazy

04. JESSE GARON & THE DESPERADOES Splashing Along

05. THE BAND OF HOLY JOY Rosemary Smith

06. THE McTELLS Virginia M.C. *

07. B.M.X. BANDITS E102

08. ONE THOUSAND VIOLINS Like One Thousand Violins

09. THE DENTISTS Peppermint Dreams

10. THE MEMBRANES Everything’s Brilliant

11. THE WEATHER PROPHETS Worm In My Brain

12. THE BRILLIANT CORNERS Meet Me On Tuesdays

13. TALULAH GOSH I Told You So

14. PIGBROS Hedonist Hat

15. 14 ICED BEARS Inside

16. ST. CHRISTOPHER Go Ahead, Cry *

17. THE GROOVE FARM Captain Fantastic (Demo)

18. KILGORE TROUT The Peacock Nose *

19. THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN Inside Me

20. THE HIT PARADE You Didn't Love Me Then

21. THAT PETROL EMOTION Mine

22. THE TURNCOATS One Breath *

23. A RIOT OF COLOUR Skink (Flexi Version) *

24. PAUL GROOVY & THE POP ART EXPERIENCE Tune In, Turn On, Trip Out **

25. THE RAILWAY CHILDREN Darkness And Colour

DISC 3

01. THE CHESTERF!ELDS Sweet Revenge

02. THE JASMINE MINKS World’s No Place

03. STITCHED-BACK FOOT AIRMAN Why *

04. RAZORCUTS Sad Kaleidoscope

05. TREEBOUND STORY I Remember *

06. THE NIGHTINGALES Part Time Moral England

07. EPISODE FOUR Strike Up Matches

08. THE AVONS Everything’s Going Right *

09. MEAT WHIPLASH Here It Comes

10. KING OF THE SLUMS Spider Psychiatry *

11. HAPPY MONDAYS Freaky Dancin’

12. BIFF BANG POW! Love’s Going Out Of Fashion

13. BLUE AEROPLANES Tolerance (Remix)

14. LAWRENCE & THE COMFORTABLE SOCIETY Heartache *

15. LAUGH Take Your Time, Yeah (Flexi Version) *

16. NORTH OF CORNWALLIS Billy Liar **

17. POP WILL EAT ITSELF Mesmerized

18. BENNY PROFANE Hang Fire *

19. GO! SERVICE Real Life

20. JANITORS Good To Be The King *

21. THE CLAIM Gullible’s Travels

22. THE AUCTIONEERS Scoop **

23. NOSEFLUTES Perfect Cockney Hard-On *

24. THE LOVE ACT Hep Clothes **

25. THE ENORMOUS ROOM I Don’t Need You *

** = previously unreleased

* = new to CD (or we think so, anyway)