V / A All You Good Good People-Britpop & Beyond 1995-199
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CD Cherry Red Release date: 01/May/2026
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Details / Tracklist:
1.1 Elastica - Waking Up
1.2 Ash - Kung Fu
1.3 Paul Weller - The Changingman
1.4 Sleeper - Inbetweener
1.5 The Bluetones - Are You Blue Or Are You Blind?
1.6 The Charlatans - Just When You're Thinking Things Over
1.7 Gene - Haunted By You
1.8 The Boo Radleys - Find The Answer Within
1.9 Mcalmont ; Butler - Yes
1.10 Pulp - Mis-Shapes
1.11 Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
1.12 Salad - Drink The Elixir
1.13 Echobelly - Great Things
1.14 The Aardvarks - Bargain Day
1.15 The Wannadies - You And Me Song
1.16 Menswear - Sleeping In
1.17 The Weekenders - Man Of Leisure
1.18 Powder - Afrodisiac
1.19 Senseless Things Something To Miss
1.20 Drugstore - Solitary Party Groover
1.21 Dubstar - Not So Manic Now
2.1 Embrace - All You Good Good People
2.2 Supergrass - Going Out
2.3 Ride - Black Nite Crash
2.4 Black Grape - Kelly's Heroes
2.5 Ocean Colour Scene - Riverboat Song
2.6 Cast - Sandstorm
2.7 Delta - Make It Right
2.8 Marion - Sleep
2.9 Lush - Ladykillers
2.10 Northern Uproar - From A Window
2.11 Shed Seven - Going For Gold
2.12 Dodgy - In A Room (Full Version)
2.13 Heavy Stereo - Chinese Burn
2.14 Longpigs - On And On
2.15 Space - Female Of The Species
2.16 Catatonia - You've Got A Lot To Answer For
2.17 Mantaray - I Don't Make Promises
2.18 Electronic - Forbidden City
2.19 Jocasta - Go
2.20 The Auteurs - Light Aircraft On Fire
2.21 Feeder Chicken On A Bone
2.22 The High Llamas - Checking In, Checking Out
3.1 60 Ft Dolls - Happy Shopper
3.2 The Supernaturals - Smile
3.3 Lightning Seeds - Sugar Coated Iceberg
3.4 Edward Ball - Trailblaze
3.5 Stereophonics - Local Boy In The Photograph
3.6 Primal Scream - Burning Wheel
3.7 Cornershop - Good Ships
3.8 Corduroy - The Joker Is Wild
3.9 My Life Story - Sparkle
3.10 Terry Hall - I Saw The Light
3.11 White Town - Your Woman
3.12 James - She's A Star
3.13 Monaco - What Do You Want From Me?
3.14 Silver Sun - Lava
3.15 Pimlico - Glummer
3.16 Sussed - One In A Million
3.17 Kenickie - Punka
3.18 Bis - Sweetshop Avengerz
3.19 Babybird - Goodnight
3.20 Reef - Come Back Brighter
3.21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law (Album Version)
4.1 Echo ; The Bunnymen - Nothing Lasts Forever
4.2 Gomez - Whippin' Piccadilly
4.3 Rialto - Monday Morning 5:19 (Album Version)
4.4 Puressence - This Feeling
4.5 The Jesus ; Mary Chain - I Love Rock 'N' Roll
4.6 These Animal Men - Light Emitting Electrical Wave
4.7 Idlewild - Everyone Says You're So Fragile
4.8 The Clint Boon Experience - White No Sugar
4.9 The Audience - A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
4.10 Ultrasound - Stay Young
4.11 The Delgados - Pull The Wires From The Wall
4.12 Mojave 3 - Some Kinda Angel
4.13 Gay Dad - To Earth With Love (Full Version)
4.14 Doves - Here It Comes
4.15 Bronco Bullfrog - Del Quant
4.16 The Big Kids - I'm Bored
4.17 The Fall - F-'Oldin' Money
4.18 I Am Kloot - Titanic
4.19 Toploader - Achilles Heel
Description:
"All You Good Good People - Britpop & Beyond 1995-199" is a CD compilation that captures the sound and spirit of the mid-90s British music explosion. Centered around Britpop, but deliberately looking "beyond" the obvious hits, this collection showcases guitar-driven anthems, sharp songwriting and the exuberant energy that defined an entire generation of UK bands in the years around 1995. Expect chiming guitars, big choruses, bittersweet melodies and a mix of swaggering, upbeat tracks alongside more reflective, melodic pieces. Rather than just repeating the same chart staples, the compilation digs a little deeper into the scene, highlighting album cuts, cult favorites and lesser-known gems that chart how Britpop intersected with indie rock, post-grunge and alternative pop. The result is a vivid time capsule: you can hear the transition from underground indie to mainstream festival stages, from smoky clubs to prime-time radio, all sequenced to flow like a journey through a legendary era of British music.
Stylistically, the CD spans the breadth of what "Britpop & beyond" meant in practice: jangly, Sixties-influenced guitar pop, more muscular, riff-driven rock songs, breezy sing-along tunes, and tracks that edge into atmospheric or experimental territory while still retaining a strong melodic core. The sequencing is curated to balance momentum and mood, moving from punchy openers to more expansive tracks that invite you to sink into the textures and lyrics. Even as it ranges across different bands and sounds, the compilation maintains a cohesive identity built on sharp hooks, distinctive British vocal character, and lyrics that capture everyday life, longing, ambition and wry social observation. For listeners who lived through the era, it's a richly nostalgic listen; for newer fans, it's an ideal gateway into the breadth of 90s UK guitar music beyond just the most famous singles.
The artist credit "V/A" signals that this is a various-artists compilation, emphasizing the stylistic and emotional range over any single band narrative. This format allows the collection to map out the connections between scenes and sub-scenes: from more pop-leaning acts to edgier indie outfits, from radio-friendly choruses to songs that became word-of-mouth favorites. Taken together, the tracks sketch a broader cultural picture of mid-90s Britain, where music press hype, small labels, and major-label signing frenzies all collided. The CD format underscores this curatorial approach - it's designed to be played front to back, as a carefully assembled listening experience that guides you through peaks, surprises and deep cuts, rather than a random playlist.
The compilation is released by Cherry Red, a long-established independent label known for its deep catalogue work, reissues and lovingly curated genre and era overviews. Since the late 1970s, Cherry Red has built a reputation among collectors and music lovers for its attention to archival detail, extensive liner notes and commitment to keeping influential but sometimes overlooked music in print. Their compilations often go beyond the obvious choices, combining better-known tracks with rarities to create a more complete and rewarding portrait of a scene. With "All You Good Good People - Britpop & Beyond 1995-199", Cherry Red once again applies that curatorial expertise, offering a thoughtfully assembled snapshot of a defining moment in British popular music that will appeal both to long-time fans and to curious newcomers discovering this era for the first time.