BRITPOP

Starting in the mid-'1990's, Britpop was the name given to a fresh new wave of British rock bands which included Blur, Oasis, Supergrass, XTC, The Verve and The Bluetones.

Following is a selection of EMI songs recorded by key Britpop bands of that era:

AFTER HOURS (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss/Payne)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 2002)

AIN'T THAT ENOUGH (Love)
  by Teenage Fanclub (Creation: 1997)

ALL YOU PRETTY GIRLS (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1984)

ALRIGHT (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1995)

ANOTHER NIGHT IN (Lee/Langley/Duff/Allen/Poole/Powell)
  by Strangelove (Food: 1998)

ARE YOU BLUE OR ARE YOU BLIND (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1995)

AUTOPHILIA or HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE MY CAR
          (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss/Payne)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 2000)

BALL AND CHAIN (Moulding)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1982)

THE BALLAD OF PETER PUMPKINHEAD (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1992)

BEAUTIFUL ALONE (Lee/Langley/Duff/Allen/Poole)
  by Strangelove (Food: 1996)

BEETLEBUM (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Food: 1997)

BEST WISHES (Wood/Green/Jones/Haslam)
  by Ultrasound (Nude: 1998)

BLUE (Jones/Salisury/McCabe/Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1993)

BLUETONIC (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1995)

CASTLE ROCK (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1996)

CAUGHT BY THE FUZZ (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1994)

COCAINE SOCIALISM (Genn/Cocker/Mackey/Webber/Doyle/Banks)
  by Pulp (Island/Universal: c: 1998)

COFFEE & TV (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Food: 1999)

CONNECTION (Frischmann)
  by Elastica (Deceptive/DGC: 1994)

CUT SOME RUG (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1996)

THE DISAPPOINTED (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1992)

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR (Wonder/Wright)
  by Ocean Colour Scene (Universal: 1992)

DON'T LOSE YOUR TEMPER (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1980)

THE DRUGS DON'T WORK (Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1997)

DUEL (Franklin/Hartridge/Hindmarsh)
  by Swervedriver (Creation: 1993)

ENGLAND'S IRIE (Saber)
  by Black Grape featuring Joe Strummer & Keith Allen (Radioactive: 1996)

FAST BOY (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 2003)

FLOODLIT WORLD (Green)
  by Ultrasound (Nude: 1999)

FREAK (Lee/Langley/Duff/Allen/Poole/Powell)
  by Strangelove (Food: 1997)

FRIENDS (Sims/Laidler/Whitlow/Hallett)
  by Tiger (Trade 2: 1998)

GENERALS AND MAJORS (Moulding)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1980)

GOING OUT (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1996)

GRACE (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 2002)

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (Lee/Langley/Duff/Allen/Poole/Powell)
  by Strangelove (Food: 1997)

HISTORY (Jones/Salisury/McCabe/Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1995)

HURRICANE (Jones/Grimshaw/Noble)
  by Warm Jets (Island/Universal: 1998)

I DON'T WANT CONTROL OF YOU (Blake)
  by Teenage Fanclub (Creation: 1997)

IF... (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1998)

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (Saber/Ryder)
  by Black Grape (Radioactive: 1995)

JEALOUSY (Shearer/McSeveney)
  by Octopus (Food: 1996)

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 2000)

LATE IN THE DAY (Coffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1997)

LENNY (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1995)

LIFE BEGINS AT THE HOP (Moulding)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1979)

LINE UP (Frischmann)
  by Elastica (Deceptive: 1994)

LIQUID LIPS (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 2003)

LIVING WITH HUMAN MACHINES (Lee/Langley/Duff/Allen/Poole)
  by Strangelove (Food: 1996)

LOSE IT (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn)
  by Supergrass (Sub Pop:1995)

LOVE ON A FARMBOY'S WAGES (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1983)

LUCKY MAN (Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1997)

MAD DOG (Frischmann)
  by Elastica (Deeptive: 2000)

MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL (Moulding)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1979)

MANSIZE ROOSTER (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1995)

MARBLEHEAD JOHNSON (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1996)

MARBLES (Saber/Ryder/Leveridge/McCarthy)
   by Black Grape (Radioactive: 1998)

MARY (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1999)

MAYOR OF SIMPLETON (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1988)

MELLOW DOUBT (Blake)
  by Teenage Fanclub (Creation: 1995)

M.O.R. (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree/Bowie/Eno)*
  by Blur (Food:1997)

MOVING (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1997)

MUSIC IS MY RADAR (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Parlophone/Virgin: 2000)

MY PUPPET PAL (Sims/Laidler/Whitlow/Hallett/Feeney/Jones)
  by Tiger (Trade 2: 1996)

NEIL JUNG (Blake)
  by Teenage Fanclub (Creation: 1995)

NEVER GOING NOWHERE (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 2003)

NEVER LOSE THAT FEELING (Franklin/Hartridge/Vines/Bonnar)
  by Swervedriver (Creation: 1992)

NEVER DONE NOTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE
           (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 2002)

NEVER NEVER  (Jones/Grimshaw/Noble)
  by Warm Jets (Island/Universal: 1998)

NO DISTANCE LEFT TO RUN (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Food/Virgin: 1999)

ON THE ROSE AGAIN (TILL DEATH DEFEAT US)  
           (Sims/Laidler/Whitlow/Hallett)
  by Tiger (Trade 2: 1997)

ON YOUR OWN (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Food: 1997)

ON YOUR OWN (Jones/Salisury/McCabe/Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1995)

OUT OF TIME (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Parlophone: 2003)

PUMPING ON YOUR STEREO (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1999)

RACE (Sims/Laidler/Whitlow/Hallett/Jones)
  by Tiger (Trade 2: 1996)

RICHARD III (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1997)

SANDBLASTED (Franklin/Hartridge/Vines/Bonnar)
  by Swervedriver (Creaton/Universal: 1991)

SAVED (Shearer/McSeveney)
  by Octopus (Food: 1996)

SEEN THE LIGHT (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 2003)

SENSES WORKING OVERTIME (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin; 1981)

SGT. ROCK (IS GOING TO HELP ME) (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin: 1981)

SHE'S A SUPERSTAR (Jones/Salisury/McCabe/Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1992)

SLEAZY BED TRACK (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1998)

SLIGHT RETURN (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1996)

SOLOMON BITES THE WORM (Devlin/Chester/Morriss/Morriss)
  by The Bluetones (Superior Quality: 1998)

SONG 2 (Albarn/James/Coxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Food/SBK/Capitol: 1997)

SONNET (Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1998)

SPARKY'S DREAM (Love)
  by Teenage Fanclub (Creation: 1995)

START AGAIN (Blake)
  by Teenage Fanclub (Creation: 1997)

STAY YOUNG (Wood/Green)
  by Ultrasound (Nude; 1998)

STUTTER (Frischmann)
  by Elastica (Deceptive/DGC: 1995)

SUN HITS (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn/Coombes)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1997)

SWAY (Lee/Langley/Duff/Allen/Poole)
  by Strangelove (Food: 1996)

TENDER (Albarn/JamesCoxon/Rowntree)
  by Blur (Food: 1999)

THIS IS MUSIC (Jones/Salisury/McCabe/Ashcroft)
  by The Verve (Hut: 1995)

TIME (Goffey/Coombes/Quinn)
  by Supergrass (Parlophone: 1995)

TOWERS OF LONDON (Partridge)
  by XTC (Virgin; 1980)

WAKING UP (Frischmann/Burnel/Duffy/Greenfield)
  by Elastica (Deceptive: 1995)

YOUR SMILE (Shearer)
  by Octopus (Food: 1996)

*Contains a sample of BOYS KEEP SWINGING (Bowie/Eno)

Hear audio extracts of these songs on our website.

ROCK ON !
Alan Warner