Various Artists

Various Artists – Biba: Champagne & Novocaine

Glammy tribute to a clothes shop a bit hipper than Primark

Various Artists – The Leiber & Stoller Story: Vol 1—Hard Times

Legendary rock'n'roll songwriters' early years

Even Serpents Shine

Twentieth anniversary edition of '80s classic expanded with live songs, sessions and rarities

Various Artists – The Trip: Created By St Etienne

Epic two-CD 'vinyl junkie' retro-mix from Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs

Various Artists – The Magic Of Motown

A 45th anniversary double-disc celebration of Berry's empire, featuring favourites and odd surprises

Various Artists – Warp Vision (The Videos

The adventurous Warp offer prize videos from the likes of Chris Cunningham ("Windowlicker", "Come To Daddy") alongside promos by, among others, fellow Sheffield alumni Jarvis Cocker. Lesser known but equally arresting, Jimi Tenor's "Total Devastation" and John Callaghan's "I'm Not Comfortable Inside My Mind" help make this an intriguing alternative history of one of the UK's most far-sighted labels.

Various Artists – What A Concept! A Salute To Teenage Fanclub

Twenty-four mainly Yank cover versions of Fannies classics

Righteous Brother

Mid-price reissues from one of the progenitors of intelligent rap

High Elf Esteem

From cross-legged cult to major pop star in three years. The first five albums, plus outtakes and alternate versions

Various Artists – Rough Trade Shops Indiepop 1

Even before Belle & Sebastian and Franz Ferdinand cited jangling, DiY indie as a touchstone, it had influenced Kurt Cobain (who covered The Vaselines' "Molly's Lips", featured here), the Manics and Saint Etienne. Essentially, indie-pop continued where Postcard records (Orange Juice, Josef K et al) left off a few years earlier (though minus the soul influences).
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