NEW RELEASE! LEEDS NOISE OF THE VALLEYS CD2!
LEEDS NOISE OF THE VALLEYS cd2 1980 - 1988
The Leeds Noise Of The Valleys CD was meant to be a one-off limited edition but, due to popular demand, we decided to release a second compilation. Most of the tracks presented here come from six long-out-of-print compilation LPs from the 1980s - three Leeds albums: The Art Of Solving Problems (RAM Studios, 1980), Giraffe In Flames (AAZ Records, 1984) and The Kindness Of Strangers (Give For Life,1988), and three Bradford compilations Enemies Of The State (1984), Systembeat (1985), Systembeat 2 (1985) released on 1 In 12 Records.
Again, some brilliant tracks from a few of the hundreds of Leeds bands of the 1980s yet to be rediscovered and documented.
Special thanks to Sharon Helliwell, Len Liggins and Peter Mills.
Dedicated to the memory of John Hyatt (The Three Johns) and all of the Leeds-based musicians who have sadly left the scene. RIP.
All tracks are licensed through MCPS.
Compiled by Gary Cavanagh and Matt Webster.
For further releases from Leeds check out the excellent three-CD compilation box set Where Were You: Independent Music From Leeds (1978-1989) from Cherry Red Records.
1 Alwoodly Jets - Long Time Lonely © 1980
2 The Motivators - Miss Demeanors © 1980
3 Side Effect - Chain Reaction © 1980
4 Household Name - World Paranoia © 1981
5 Equivalent VIII - Burning Down © 1981
6 Edward’s Voice - Falling From Another High Building © 1982
7 Victims Of Romance - Abigail’s Party © 1984
8 Surfin’ Dave & The B'Nee Teas - Exchange & Mart © 1984
9 Indiscriminate Hoax Fund - Bulkhead © 1985
10 The Mighty Clifton Brothers - Eldridge © 1985
11 The Blood Brothers - We Steal © 1985
12 The Jazz Hipsters - Elvis’s Quiff © 1985
13 The She-Hees - Hello © 1985
14 Matamba - Nowhere To Run © 1985
15 The Chorus - Chimeras © 1985
16 The Sinister Cleaners - Wallflower © 1986
17 Len Liggins - Bye Bye Brenda © 1988
18 The Mission - Serpent’s Kiss © 1986
19 Sally Timms & The Drifting Cowgirls - Long Black Veil © 1986
20 Pink Peg Slax - Li’l Jean © 1988
21 The Ukrainians - Vasya Vasyl’ Ok © 1988
