7-disc ‘Manchester North of England’ features Joy Division, Stone Roses, Oasis, more

Cherry Red Records has finalized the tracklist for its massive Manchester North of England box set, a 7-disc collection due out next month that features 146 songs spanning 1977 to 1993 by such fabled Mancunians as Joy Divison, New Order, The Stone Roses, Morrissey (but not The Smiths), The Fall and Oasis.

The collection — its full title is Manchester North Of England: A Story Of Independent Music | Greater Manchester 1977-1993 — is due out July 28, and is up for pre-order now via Amazon.co.uk. The set takes its name, and cover image, from Bop Cassettes’ 1988 compilation.

The box set traces Manchester’s musical legacy from, literally, the Buzzcocks to Oasis, with so much in between: A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, 808 State, The Charlatans and many, many lesser-known acts. The collection isn’t all “blokes with guitars,” as Cherry Red puts it, but also includes reggae, soul, singer-songwriters, hip-hop, avant garde, techno/industrial and dance music.

The final tracklist is similar, but not the same, as the initial lineup that first surfaced in October. The biggest change is the ommission of The Smiths. While Morrissey appears on the final rundown, The Smiths’ “Hand in Glove” had been included on the initial tracklist, but is now nowhere to be found.

Check out the full tracklist below.

Tracklist: Various Artists, Manchester North Of England: A Story Of Independent Music | Greater Manchester 1977-1993

DISC 1: CRANKED UP REALLY HIGH
1. Buzzcocks, “Breakdown” (Demo)
2. Slaughter And The Dogs, “Cranked Up Really High”
3. The Nosebleeds, “Ain’t Bin To No Music School”
4. The Drones, “Just Want To Be Myself” (LP Version)
5. John Cooper Clarke, “Psycle Sluts Pts. 1 & 2”
6. Jilted John, “Going Steady”
7. John The Postman, “Louie Louie” (Edit)
8. Albertos Y Lost Trios Paranoias, “Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie”
9. Magazine, “The Light Pours Out Of Me”
10. Spherical Objects, “The Kill”
11. Steve Miro, “Up And About”
12. V2, “Man In The Box”
13. The Distractions, “Maybe It’s Love”
14. Grow-up, “Stay Awake”
15. Frantic Elevators, “Voice In The Dark”
16. Joy Division, “She’s Lost Control”
17. Chris Sievey, “Baiser”
18. The Smirks, “To You”
19. Salford Jets, “Manchester Boys”
20. 48 Chairs, “Snap It Around”
21. Foreign Press, “Downpour”
22. She Cracked, “Warren Row”
23. X-o-dus, “English Black Boys” (Edit)
24. Harlem Spirit, “Dem A Sus (In The Moss)”

DISC 2: BIG NOISE IN THE JUNGLE
1. The Fall, “Rowche Rumble”
2. Fast Cars, “The Kids Just Wanna Dance”
3. The Mothmen, “Does It Matter Irene?”
4. Any Trouble, “Yesterday’s Love”
5. The Tiller Boys, “Big Noise In The Jungle”
6. Manchester Mekon, “No Forgetting”
7. Manicured Noise, “Faith”
8. Smack, “Edward Fox”
9. Bet Lynch’s Legs, “Some Like It Hot”
10. Durutti Column, “Lips That Would Kiss (Form Prayers To Broken Stone)”
11. Blue Orchids, “The Flood”
12. The Freshies, “I’m In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk”
13. The Hamsters, “Cloud Of Flies”
14. Suns Of Arqa, “Acid Tabla Dub”
15. A Certain Ratio, “The Fox”
16. Crispy Ambulance, “Deaf”
17. Ludus, “My Cherry Is In Sherry”
18. The Diagram Bros., “Bricks”
19. Eric Random, “Subliminal”
20. Bee Vamp, “Valium Girls”
21. The Chameleons, “In Shreds”

DISC 3: LOVE AT THE HACIENDA
1. New Order, “Temptation” (7-Inch Version)
2. Syncopation, “Marking Time”
3. Dislocation Dance, “Rosemary”
4. Carmel, “Sugar Daddy”
5. Swamp Children, “You’ve Got Me Beat”
6. Gods Gift, “Discipline”
7. Nico & The Invisible Girls, “Procession”
8. 52nd Street, “Cool As Ice” (U.S. 7-Inch Edit)
9. The Passage, “Sharp Tongue”
10. Biting Tongues, “Aair Care”
11. Jane, “Of All Leaves Were Falling”
12. Tools You Can Trust, “Working And Shopping”
13. Quando Quango, “Love Tempo” (Benelux Edit)
14. Inca Babies, “Grunt Cadillac Hotel”
15. Marcel King, “Reach For Love”
16. Section 25, “Looking From A Hilltop”
17. Life, “Tell Me”
18. Stockholm Monsters, “All At Once”
19. The Membranes, “Spike Milligan’s Tape Recorder”
20. A Witness, “Kitchen Sink Drama”
21. Graham Fellows, “Love At The Hacienda”

DISC 4: GARAGE FULL OF FLOWERS
1. James, “Chain Mail”
2. Miaow, “Belle Vue”
3. Easterhouse, “Whistling In The Dark”
4. The Bodines, “Scar Tissue”
5. Big Flame, “Why Popstars Can’t Dance”
6. The Weeds, “China Doll”
7. Yargo, “Get High”
8. Twang, “Sharp”
9. Edward Barton, “Me And My Mini”
10. Big Ed & His Rocking Rattlesnakes, “D’you Think I Look Like Elvis Presley?”
11. Inspiral Carpets, “Garage Full Of Flowers” (Flexi Version)
12. The Danny Boys, “Days Of The Week”
13. Thirst, “Let Go”
14. The Man From Delmonte, “Drive Drive Drive (Twenty Two And Still In Love With You)”
15. The Monkey Run, “Falling Upstairs”
16. Metro Trinity, “Spend My Whole Life Loving You”
17. Mirrors Over Kiev, “Take Me Down”
18. The Paperboys, “This Is How I Feel”
19. The Great Leap Forward, “A Peck On The Cheek À La Politiqué”
20. Tot, “Kill All The Boys”
21. Meat Mouth, “Meat Mouth Is Murder”
22. T-Coy, “Cariño”

DISC 5: 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
1. Happy Mondays, “24 Hour Party People”
2. Ambitious Beggars, “Man In A Suit”
3. Bradford, “Skin Storm”
4. Laugh, “Time To Lose It” (Peel Session Version)
5. Too Much Texas, “Hurry On Down (When Will I See You Again)”
6. Fallover 24, “Pessimistic Man”
7. The Waltones, “The Deepest”
8. Raintree Country, “Nice Time At The Disco”
9. Johnny Dangerously, “Subway Life”
10. Jean Go Solo, “In Salford The Sun Doesn’t Shine”
11. The Desert Wolves, “Passion In The Afternoon”
12. Morrissey, “The Last Of The Famous International Playboys”
13. King Of The Slums, “Fanciable Headcase”
14. The Sun And The Moon, “C’est La Vie”
15. The Reegs, “Chorus Of The Lost”
16. Barry Adamson, “The Man With The Golden Arm”
17. The Jazz Defektors, “Ooh! This Feeling”
18. Chapter And The Verse, “All This And Heaven Too” (Radio Edit)
19. A Guy Called Gerald, “Voodoo Ray”
20. Us, “Born In The North”

DISC 6: WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
1. The Stone Roses, “What The World Is Waiting For”
2. What? Noise, “Vein”
3. Dub Sex, “Swerve”
4. The Train Set, “Hold On”
5. The Jerks, “Waterskin”
6. The Mock Turtles, “And Then She Smiles”
7. Revenge, “7 Reasons” (Demo)
8. Electronic, “Getting Away With It”
9. MC Buzz B, “How Sleep The Brave” (Jazz Mix Vocal Edit)
10. MC Tunes Vs 808 State, “The Only Rhyme That Bites”
11. New Fast Automatic Daffodils, “Big”
12. Northside, “Shall We Take A Trip”
13. The Rainkings, “Get Ready”
14. Paris Angels, “Perfume”
15. The High, “Box Set Go”
16. The Cygnet Ring, “18 Daze”
17. Asia Fields, “Dazed”
18. Ruthless Rap Assassins, “And It Wasn’t A Dream”
19. Krispy 3, “Coming Through Clear”
20. Kiss AMC featuring Ruthless Rap Assassins, “Let Off” (7-Inch Mix)

DISC 7: SONS OF THE STAGE
1. The Charlatans, “Sproston Green”
2. Swirl, “Giant Sea”
3. World Of Twist, “Sons Of The Stage”
4. Hypnotone, “Dream Beam” (7-Inch Edit By Ben Chapman)
5. 808 State, “Cubik” (Original Mix)
6. Sub Sub, “Space Face”
7. The Adventure Babies, “Camper Van”
8. The Days, “Fly”
9. Kill Laura, “Murder”
10. Wonky Alice, “Caterpillars”
11. Robinson, “Soup”
12. Lionrock, “Lionrock”
13. The Chemical Brothers, “Song To The Siren”
14. Intastella featuring Shaun Ryder, “Can You Fly Like You Mean It (Gungadin)”
15. Puressence, “Offshore”
16. Bandit Queen, “Dirt And Soul”
17. Molly Half Head, “Barny”
18. Oasis, “Columbia” (Demo)