Tag: C86

C86-era band The Flatmates to release debut album 34 years later — hear new single

C86-era band The Flatmates to release debut album 34 years later — hear new single

It’s taken 34 years since their first gig, but U.K. indie-pop act The Flatmates — a C86-era band that landed a string of singles on the indie chart’s top 10 through the late-’80s — are releasing their debut album, and we’ve got their new single, “You Held My Heart.” Hear that song, and another one off the album, here.

'C90' box set to feature The Charlatans, Lush, Spiritualized, The La's, Manic Street Preachers

‘C90’ box set to feature The Charlatans, Lush, Spiritualized, The La’s, Manic Street Preachers

Cherry Red Records early next year will continue its series of imagined sequels to the NME’s famed C86 cassette compilation with the release of the three-disc, 63-track C90 box set, featuring U.K. indie artists such as The Charlatans, Spiritualized, Manic Street Preachers, Lush, Slowdive and more. Full tracklist right here.

'C89' box set to feature The Stone Roses, The La's, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

‘C89’ box set to feature The Stone Roses, The La’s, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

Cherry Red Records this summer continues its series of imagined sequels to the NME’s famed C86 cassette compilation with the release of the three-disc, 72-track C89 box set, featuring U.K. indie artists such as The Stone Roses, The La’s, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, New Fast Automatic Daffodils and more.

'C88' box set to feature The Stone Roses, The House of Love, The Vaselines and more

‘C88’ box set to feature The Stone Roses, The House of Love, The Vaselines and more

Cherry Red Records continues its series of imagined sequels to the NME’s famed C86 cassette with the release this summer of C88, a three-disc box set featuring music released in 1988 by then-indie acts such as The Stone Roses, The House of Love, Kitchens of Distinction, The Vaselines and more.

New releases: 'C86’ 3CD reissue, Chrissie Hynde, The Mission, Depeche Mode tribute

New releases: ‘C86’ 3CD reissue, Chrissie Hynde, The Mission, Depeche Mode tribute

This week’s new releases include the 3CD reissue of the NME’s legendary ‘C86′ compilation cassette, plus the debut solo effort from The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, a new EP from The Mission, 8-Bit Operators’ “chiptune” Depeche Mode tribute and the UK release of Bob Mould’s ‘Beauty & Ruin.’

'C86 & All That' book to chronicle the U.K.'s 1983-1986 indie-pop revolution

‘C86 & All That’ book to chronicle the U.K.’s 1983-1986 indie-pop revolution

Neil Taylor — who co-compiled the magazine’s original C86 compilation tape and curated next month’s expanded 3CD reissue — is writing a book about the U.K. indie-pop scene between 1983 and 1986 that promises “be the gospel according to those who were truly passionate about the music.”

Deluxe reissue of legendary C86 cassette to feature 72 tracks across 3 CDs

Deluxe reissue of legendary C86 cassette to feature 72 tracks across 3 CDs

Cherry Red Records this week revealed the final tracklist for its deluxe-edition reissue of the NME’s legendary C86 cassette, which finds the original 22-song indie-pop compilation now expanded into a 3CD set — up from a planned two-disc collection — that will feature 72 total tracks.