The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma [7"]

GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA - i know it's serious. Of course i couldn't let this classic single lie in the racks when i saw it at Iki-Pop in Turku (Finland) some months ago. Definitely one of the better songs by THE SMITHS.

Label: Rough Trade
Cat.nr.: RT 197
Year of release: 1987

SIDE A:
01. Girlfriend In A Coma

SIDE B:
01. Work Is A Four-Letter Word

A Place To Bury Strangers - A Place To Bury Strangers [12", LP]

Last weekend i went to see A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS in Amsterdam. It was the third time i saw them, so the surprise was a bit gone, but boy is this a good live band. A total in-your-face assault of noise and shoegaze while it's only three guys on stage.
This self-titled debut LP i bought shortly after i saw them live the first time and was completely blown away by them. It's been pressed in various colours; mine is white as you can see on the picture and apparently it's the third pressing of which 300 copies were made.

Label: Important Records
Cat.nr.: IMPREC170
Year of release: 2007

SIDE A:
01. Missing You
02. Don't Think Lover
03. To Fix The Gash In My Head
04. The Falling Sun
05. Another Step Away

SIDE B:
01. Breathe
02. I Know I'll See You
03. She Dies
04. My Weakness
05. Ocean

Jesu - Conqueror [12", 2LP]

To me, CONQUEROR is still the magnum opus of JESU. Their (or i should say his, as it is a one-man project) second full length is a perfect example of how some post-metal bands have more in common with shoegaze than metal. I dare actually say that this album is more shoegaze than for example The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - a band that's often labeled as shoegaze while their music is pure indie / power pop. Anyway, if you like drony melancholic shoegaze with powerful guitar chords then this is your album.

Label: Conspiracy Records
Cat.nr.: CORE046
Year of release: 2007

SIDE A:
01. Conqueror
02. Old Year

SIDE B:
01. Transfigure
02. Weightless & Horizontal

SIDE C:
01. Medicine
02. Brighteyes

SIDE D:
01. Mother Earth
02. Stanlow

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains [12"]

HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS is a single that's taken from the Darklands album by THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN. Personally i think it sounds quite a bit like their song Head On, which was released two years later. Which is not bad, but i like Head On better ;)
Track 3 on side B is only mentioned on the center label but not on the sleeve.


Label: Blanco Y Negro
Cat.nr.: NEG 25T
Year of release: 1987

SIDE A:
01. Happy When It Rains (Long Version)

SIDE B:
01. Everything's Alright When You're Down
02. Happy Place
03. F.hole

School Of Seven Bells - My Cabal [7"]

A true gem on Sonic Cathedral, this yellow coloured 7" by SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS. It features the song MY CABAL and a remix of that song by Robin Guthrie (of Cocteau Twins fame). The version on the A-side is different than the one on their Alpinisms album (or the song's 12" on Ghostly International for that matter), but that's no wonder since this single came out a year earlier than the album. It's more straightforward, mainly because of the drums.
Robin Guthrie did a great job with the remix as well, giving it a less mechanical and more shoegazy touch; so more in the direction of the album version if you want.

Label: Sonic Cathedral
Cat.nr.: SCR004
Year of release: 2007

SIDE A:
01. My Cabal

SIDE B:
01. My Cabal (Robin Guthrie Mix)

Ride - Ride EP [12"]

I bought RIDE's self-titled EP together with their Play EP at the record fair in Utrecht. It wasn't cheap, but i've been looking for this 12" for such a long time already that it was well worth it. Drive Blind and Close My Eyes, both featured on this EP, are two of my favourite Ride songs ever.

Label: Creation Records
Cat.nr.: CRE072T
Year of release: 1989

SIDE A:
01. Chelsea Girl
02. Drive Blind

SIDE B:
01. All I Can See
02. Close My Eyes

Lush - Mad Love EP [12"]

Another great 12" by LUSH. I came across this MAD LOVE EP at the Utrecht record fair recently. But of course I've had it on CD already since the day it came out ;)
All these songs are featured on the Gala LP as well.

Label: 4AD
Cat.nr.: BAD 0003
Year of release: 1990

SIDE A:
01. De-Luxe
02. Leaves Me Cold

SIDE B:
01. Downer
02. Thoughtforms