The Glasgow-based band, Orange Juice, led by singer/songwriter Edwyn Collins (pictured here) blazed a trail for eccentric pop groups - not only from Glasgow (including Aztec Camera, The Bluebells, Belle & Sebastian, The Vaselines and Camera Obscura), but for scores of other bands, including The Go-Betweens. Domino has just released an excellent 6-CD comprehensive box set entitled Coals to Newcastle, including a DVD. This will be tempting item for some Orange Juice fanatics right in the time for the holidays.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10:00 PM-MIDNIGHT
Snaheha/ PAN RON (’10, Electric
The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn/ THE POGUES (’85, Rum, Sodomy & the Lash)
Old Fashioned/ FRIGHTENED RABBIT (’08, The
The Boy Wonders/ AZTEC CAMERA (’83,
Rip It Up (12” version)/ ORANGE JUICE (’82, ’10 collection, Coals To Newcastle)*
Pas Adieu/ FABIENNE DELSOL (’10, On My Mind)*
Rattlesnakes/ LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS (’84, Rattlesnakes)
Bigmouth Strikes Again/ THE SMITHS (’86, The Queen is Dead)
Freak Scene/ DINOSAUR JR. (’88, Bug)
You’re Gonna Miss Me/ 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS (’66, The Psychedelic Sounds of)
Astral Plane/ THE MODERN LOVERS (’79, self titled)
S.F. Sorrw/ SF SEALS (’95, Truth Walks in Sleepy Shadows)
Cry Mercy, Judge/ TOM VERLAINE (’87, Flash Light)
When I Was Your Guy/ SNAKEHIPS (’10, Month of Sundays)
In the Core of the Flame/ THE GO-BETWEENS (’86,
Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite at :17/ PAVEMENT (’92, Slanted & Enchanted)
Caterpillar Girl/ LOU BARLOW + MISSINGMEN (’10, Sentridoh III)
What Presence?!/ ORANGE JUICE (’84, ’10 collection, Coals To Newcastle)*
Que Lindo Sueno/ KING KHAN & THE SHRINES (’08 collection, The Supreme Genius of)
I Can’t Rest/ FONTELLA BASS (’66)
Say No Girl/ THE SPANDELLS (’64)
You’ll Never Change/ THE DETROIT COBRAS (’07, Tied & True)
I Walk By Your House/ REIGNING SOUND (’02,
Within Your Reach/ THE REPLACEMENTS (’83, Hootenany)
My Kingdom/ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (’84, Ocean Rain)
Bloodbuzz
Coulibaly/ AMADOU & MARIAM (’04, Dimanche a
Face a la Mer/ LOS NEGRESSES VERTES (’01, Acoustic Clubbing)
Dime Cuando/ ELY GUERRA (’00, Amores Perros st)
*new or recent release