Various Artists
Sharon Signs to Cherry Red: Independent Women 79-85
Label:  RPM Records 
Date:  5/27/2016
Length:  0:00
Format:  2CD
Genre:  Rock; Indie
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 The Kamikaze Pilots - Sharon Signs To Cherry Red    
      2.  
      		 Dorothy - I Confess    
      3.  
      		 Marine Girls - Hate The Girl    
      4.  
      		 Grab Grab The Haddock - Nothing You Say ...    
      5.  
      		 The Avocados - I Never Knew    
      6.  
      		 Scream And Dance - In Rhythm    
      7.  
      		 Ingrid - The Jam Jar Song    
      8.  
      		 The GT's - Boys Have Feelings Too    
      9.  
      		 Margox - Jimmy's Grin    
      10.  
      		 Jaqui & Jeanette - 194 Radio City    
      11.  
      		 Twa Toots - Please Don't Play A Rainy Night In Georgia    
      12.  
      		 Strawberry Switchblade - Seaside (Go Away)    
      13.  
      		 The Twinsets - Heartbeat    
      14.  
      		 Mari Wilson With The Imaginations - If That's What You Want    
      15.  
      		 The Candees - Little Miss Rainbow    
      16.  
      		 April And The Fools - You Do    
      17.  
      		 The Flatbackers - Buzzz Going Round    
      18.  
      		 Helen And The Horns - Pioneer Town    
      19.  
      		 The Shillelagh Sisters - Teasin' Cheatin' Man    
      20.  
      		 The Gymslips - Big Sister (It's Probably Better)    
      21.  
      		 Dolly Mixture - How Come You're Such A Hit With The Boys Jane    
      22.  
      		 Coming Up Roses - I Could Have Been Your Girlfriend    
      23.  
      		 The 'B' Girls - Jealousy    
      24.  
      		 Dawn Chorus And The Blue Tits - Teenage Kicks    
      25.  
      		 Family Fodder - Debbie Harry    
      26.  
      		 Tracie! - The Boy Hairdresser    
      27.  
      		 A Craze - Wearing Your Jumper    
      28.  
      		 Vivien Goldman - Launderette    
      29.  
      		 Red Roll-On - Wet Blanket    
      30.  
      		 Mo-Dettes - Masochistic Opposite    
      31.  
      		 The Petticoats - Normal    
      32.  
      		 Janet Armstrong - Exploitation    
      33.  
      		 Trixie's Big Red Motorbike - A Splash Of Red    
      34.  
      		 Sarah Goes Shopping - Summer Blues    
      35.  
      		 Sunset Gun - Be Thankful For What You've Got    
      36.  
      		 Dee Walker - Jump Back    
      37.  
      		 Eleanor Rigby - I Want To Sleep With You    
      38.  
      		 The Mockingbirds - Money    
      39.  
      		 Jane Kennaway And Strange Behaviour - I.O.U.    
      40.  
      		 Rexy - (Don't) Turn Me Away    
      41.  
      		 Amy And The Angels - I Hate Being In Love    
      42.  
      		 Pride Of The Cross - Tommy's Blue Valentine    
      43.  
      		 The Delmonas - Woa' Now    
      44.  
      		 Jane & Barton - I Want To Be With You    
      45.  
      		 The Kamikaze Sex Pilots - Sharon's Been Deflowered And Defoliated    
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      2016 two CD collection. RPM proudly presents a compendium of the demo cassette generation from the early 1980's, filtered through (principally British) independent women of the post-punk era. Sharon Signs To Cherry Red began life as the archetypal independent single released on the obscure Lowther International label by archetypal independent act, The Kamikaze Pilots, the review of whom by Danny Kelly, NME gives us the starting point: "Disturbingly, also from Norwich... comes this plaintive tribute to/assassination of all the earnest misery gobs ever signed to Cherry Red's roster, with particular reference to the Tracey Thorn pantheon". What was a gentle mocking of The Marine Girls et al is now being hailed by RPM as a noteworthy offering in its own right, suggesting it represents a defining group of female voices from the period who performed and recorded in all manner of genre and styles. As the parent group of RPM Records is Cherry Red Records, the once mocked is now able to celebrate one and all. Many of these artists were night-time John Peel session regulars, fighting for daytime coverage in the press, walking the fine line of questioning from the NME (hip young gunslingers asking sexual politics) and Smash Hits (Milton Keynes readers asking which hairspray they used). Sharon... ' is an eclectic soundtrack for the early '80s covering post punk, mod revival, '60s revival, independent scene, rockabilly/cowpunk, garage, London soul/funk, reggae dub and commercial pop, pre C86 with its looking back and looking forward, and what it isn't, the extremes of the SAW production line of the late '80s and another era entirely. The DIY culture described in our title song is illustrated on the compilation through several unreleased demos, of the sort which were common currency in the day, plus many new to CD tracks. 30 years on from Sharon Signs To Cherry Red, Sharon finally signs to Cherry Red with this extensive compilation.