Esce in autunno il “Brit Box”, per non dimenticare 15 anni di indie-rock albionico

Uscirà il prossimo 2 ottobre un nuovo box-set formato da 4 CD della benemerita etichetta Rhino. Dopo gli indispensabili – in particolare – “Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era” e “Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The ’80s Underground”, che documentavano rispettivamente le scene del garage-punk USA degli anni ’60 e gli indipendenti degli anni ’80, la Rhino sforna l’ennesima meraviglia intitolata “The Brit Box: U.K. Indie, Shoegaze and Brit-pop Gems of the Last Millennium”, che getta uno sguardo d’insieme ai quindici anni di rock “indie” britannico a partire dal 1985 fino alla fine del millennio. Il “box” avrà la forma di una tipica cabina telefonica inglese e includerà un libro di circa 80 pagine comprensivo di saggi, interviste e reminiscenze da parte di Alan McGee, Stephen Street, Alan Moulder e artisti vari. Prezzo previsto: una settantina di euro.
Si tratta di un oggetto di grande interesse – e, a nostro avviso, decisamente irrinunciabile – in quanto, oltre a gruppi stranoti come The Smiths, Pulp, Oasis e Placebo, riporta alla luce brani di artisti oggi semidimenticati tra cui ad esempio quelli appartenenti alla scena cosiddetta C86 (Shop Assistants, Mighty Lemon Drops), e nomi minori dello shoegazing (Moose, The Telescopes) e del brit-pop (Marion, Rialto). In tutto, “The Brit Box” conterrà 78 brani di 78 gruppi spalmati su 4 CD.
Eccovi l’eccellente tracklist:

Disc 1 (1985-1990)
1. The Smiths — “How Soon Is Now?”
2. Cocteau Twins — “Lorelei”
3. Felt — “Primitive Painters”
4. Shop Assistants — “Somewhere In China”
5. The Mighty Lemon Drops — “My Biggest Thrill”
6. The Cure — “Just Like Heaven”
7. Echo & The Bunnymen — “Lips Like Sugar”
8. The Jesus And Mary Chain — “April Skies”
9. Spacemen 3 — “Walkin’ With Jesus (Sound Of Confusion)”
10. The Primitives — “Crash”
11. The Wonder Stuff — “Unbearable”
12. The Stone Roses — “She Bangs The Drums”
13. The Charlatans UK — “The Only One I Know”
14. Happy Mondays — “Step On”
15. Primal Scream — “Loaded” (single version)
16. Inspiral Carpets — “This Is How It Feels”
17. The Trash Can Sinatras — “Obscurity Knocks”
18. The La’s — “There She Goes”
19. The Sundays — “Here’s Where The Story Ends”

Disc 2 (1991-1993)
1. Ride — “Vapour Trail”
2. Pale Saints — “Sight Of You”
3. My Bloody Valentine — “Only Shallow”
4. Lush — “For Love”
5. The Telescopes — “Flying”
6. Chapterhouse — “Pearl”
7. Catherine Wheel — “I Want To Touch You”
8. Bleach — “Trip & Slide”
9. Curve — “Coast Is Clear”
10. Five Thirty — “You”
11. Moose — “This River Will Never Run Dry”
12. The Family Cat — “(Thought I’d Died) And Gone To Heaven”
13. The Dylans — “(Don’t Cut Me Down) Mary Quant In Blue”
14. Thousand Yard Stare — “0-0 A.E.T. (No Score After Extra Time)”
15. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin — “Grey Cell Green”
16. Birdland — “Shoot You Down”
17. Manic Street Preachers — “Stay Beautiful”
18. Teenage Fanclub — “Star Sign”

Disc 3 (1994-1995)
1. Suede — “Metal Mickey”
2. Swervedriver — “Duel” (radio edit)
3. Eugenius — “Breakfast”
4. Superstar — “Barfly”
5. New Order — “Regret”
6. James — “Laid”
7. Nick Heyward — “Kite”
8. The Boo Radleys — “Lazarus”
9. Saint Etienne — “You’re In A Bad Way”
10. Stereolab — “Wow & Flutter”
11. Blur — “Tracy Jacks”
12. Oasis — “Live Forever”
13. Pulp — “Common People”
14. These Animal Men — “Speeed King”
15. Mega City Four — “Wallflower”
16. Echobelly — “Insomniac”
17. Gene — “Sleep Well Tonight”
18. Menswear — “Sleeping In”
19. Supergrass — “Alright”
20. Cast — “Alright”
21. Elastica — “Stutter”

Disc 4 (1996-1998)
1. Dodgy — “In A Room”
2. Ash — “Girl From Mars”
3. Sleeper — “Sale Of The Century”
4. Marion — “Sleep”
5. Kula Shaker — “Tattva”
6. Ocean Colour Scene — “The Riverboat Song”
7. Babybird — “You’re Gorgeous”
8. The Bluetones — “Slight Return”
9. Super Furry Animals — “Something 4 The Weekend”
10. The Divine Comedy — “Something For The Weekend”
11. Cornershop — “Brimful Of Asha”
12. Silver Sun — “Service”
13. Spiritualized — “Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space”
14. Mansun — “Wide Open Space”
15. Hurricane #1 — “Step Into My World”
16. The Verve — “Lucky Man”
17. Rialto — “Untouchable”
18. Catatonia — “Mulder And Scully”
19. Placebo — “You Don’t Care About Us”
20. Gay Dad — “Oh Jim”