1981 The Indie Scene - The Story Of British Independent Music - URBANASPIRINES

 This is fun!

 another great article and another compilation of early Brit Pop of Independents following on from the previous one that covered 79/80 this continues into 1981 

As per usual thanks to Kostas over at Urbanaspirines this compilation features:

Aztec Camera, The Higsons, the wonderful Young Marble Giants, The Birthday Party and gals like Toyah, Hazel O'Connor and several one hit wonders like Department S' Is Vic There? to Pigbag's 'Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag' (yes seriously!) 

I

note that I saw The Higson's live at a College ball in Oxford and went with a dear friend from my MOMA days who had been at UEA with Charlie Higson amongst others so bought the single when it came out out and long before Charlie became one of greatest comedians and comic writers without equal. The band were hysterically brilliant as I recall

Paul & Charlie . . . 

The Indie Scene - The Story of British Independent Music 1981 | URBANASPIRINES

01. Department S – Is Vic There?   3:07
02. Pigbag – Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag   3:40
03. The Higsons – I Don't Want To Live With Monkeys   2:04
04. Hazel O'Connor – D-Days   3:11
05. Toyah – I Want To Be Free   3:09
06. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It's My Party   3:48
07. Virna Lindt – Attention Stockholm   3:52
08. Aztec Camera – We Could Send Letters   5:47
09. Young Marble Giants – Click Talk (Testcard EP)   2:43
10. The dB's – Big Brown Eyes   1:59
11. Medium Medium – Hungry So Angry   3:58
12. Southern Death Cult – Fatman   3:45
13. The Birthday Party – Release The Bats   2:31
14. The Cramps – Goo Goo Muck   3:04
15. 999 – Little Red Riding Hood   2:51
16. Au Pairs – Inconvenience   2:57
17. Dead Or Alive – I'm Falling    4:27
18. A Flock Of Seagulls – (It's Not Me) Talking   3:32
19. Wire – Our Swimmer   3:31
20. Clock DVA – 4 Hours   3:53
21. Virgin Prunes – In The Grey Light   4:19
22. Past Seven Days – Rain Dance   6:02

Hazel O'Connor

For the first time ever on YouTube (or anywhere) this is the Digital ReMastered version of 

"Eighth Day" by Hazel O'Connor from the film "Breaking Glass"

Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse - comedians who started in The Higsons . . . . . discuss John Peel

The Curse of The Higsons . . . . 

Swiss Toni