Name: Where Were You: Independent Music From Leeds (1978-1989)
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRCDBOX149

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-07-28

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Cherry Red (ADA)

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Standard:20

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5013929114999

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CDx3

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Various

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Cherry Red

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

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68 track 3CD box set celebrating Leeds’ independent scene of the 1980s. Featuring Soft Cell, Sisters Of Mercy, Gang Of Four, The Wedding Present, Scritti Politti, The Mission, and many more. Including The Mekons, CUD, Delta 5, The Pale Saints, Girls At Our Best, Age Of Chance, The Bridewell Taxis who all stamped their mark on the indie charts and were regulars / favourites on John Peel’s radio show.

Like many Northern cities, Leeds enjoyed an explosion of music triggered by the big bang of punk rock in 1977. Indie labels sprung up to cater for a new wave of bands, who carved their own identity as the 80s dawned. Where Were You is the first comprehensive anthology of Leeds’ independent music from that period, through to the end of the 1980s. From punk to goth, indie pop to industrial dancefloor, out-and-out pop to underground psychedelia, the four hours’ worth of recordings here are a celebration of the musical diversity emanating from the city’s studios and clubs.

Co-compiled by Benoit Farvak (Salvation) and Richard Rouska (Rouska Records), Where Were You also boasts numerous obscurities which make their debut on CD – including many tracks taken from records now worth a small fortune on the collector’s scene. Overall, this is a fitting tribute to the legacy from one of the UK’s finest northern musical cities.

5. AGONY COLUMN (I Had It) All Worked Out

6. THE NEAT Hormones In Action (In My Heart)

7. GANG OF FOUR Damaged Goods (EMI Version)

10. EXPELAIRES Sympathy (Don’t Be Taken In)

12. GIRLS AT OUR BEST Getting Nowhere Fast

3. RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY Beating My Head

5. THE THREE JOHNS Do The Square Thing (7” Version)

8. ANNIE HOGAN Executioners Song (Kickabye)

11. XERO SLINGSBY AND THE WORKS Hurricane Damage In Leeds (Live)

15. SURFIN DAVE AND THE ABSENT LEGENDS Stateside Centre

16. AGE OF CHANCE I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care

17. THIRD CIRCLE Last Night Was The Best Night Of My Life

18. THE WEDDING PRESENT You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends

1. THE RHYTHM SISTERS Saturday Sunday Lazy Leeds Afternoons

3. THE SINISTER CLEANERS Longing For Next Year

15. GROOVIN’ WITH LUCY Lenny’s Lament

20. GOLD FRANKINCENSE &amp; DISK DRIVE Character Assassinator