Another Year Another Address: The Best of the Midnight Years

Earl Bostic, Popguns | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cherry Red
• ASIN: B000024NMT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,853 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Because He Wanted To

2. Landslide

3. Waiting for the Winter

4. Every Dream

5. Someone You Love

6. Still a World Away

7. Put Me Through It

8. Can't Ignore the Train

9. You Must Never Know

10. Gone

11. Lightning

12. Down on Yoru Knees

13. Leave It Alone

14. Don't Smile

15. Living in Sin

16. Bye Bye Baby

17. Send Me Shame

18. Going Under

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the best songs by one of indies great unsung bands, June 22, 2000

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"will_h100" (London Great Britain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Year Another Address: The Best of the Midnight Years (Audio CD)

I never normally bother to leave reviews on this site, but felt move to do so by the strength of my disagreement with the previous, one star review.

The Popguns were a relatively obscure indie guitar band from Brighton. Female vocals, wonderful melodies, wistful lyrics, fantastic jangly guitar. Admittedly their last album wasn't up to much, but their first two, Eugenie and Snog are classic albums of perfect pop songs, and it is from these two records that the tracks on "Another Year Another Address" are culled.

When this CD came out I bought five copies to give to friends (who all love it). And I'm not a generous man. That's how great this album is!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For all fans of pop, December 5, 2004

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Human Companion (SF, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Year Another Address: The Best of the Midnight Years (Audio CD)

The Popguns are well worth checking out. This comp collects tracks from Snog and Eugenie both of which are stellar pop records. Somehow my vinyl seems to have gone missing so Cherry Red has really come to the rescue by reissuing this material.

The Popguns are also interesting for their indie historical significance as they featured Shaun Charman, formerly of the Wedding Present, on drums from '88-'91. His drumming is superlative on these recordings and gives the tracks real poppy bounce and excitement.

The Popguns' finest moment, "Waiting for the Winter" is featured on the Rough Trade Indiepop compilation released this year (2004). The Rough Trade comps are solid collections of representative tracks from the periods and genres they investigate. Their selection of the Popguns further solidifies the band's importance.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must hear this CD, January 2, 2003

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mark chadwick - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Year Another Address: The Best of the Midnight Years (Audio CD)

This album sums up all that was right with UK indie music in the mid to late 1980's, but sadly never made it into the mainstream. Another Year.. is a comprehensive "best of" compilation by the most criminally underated band ever. Tuneful, melodic, catchy, just plain brilliant, the 18 tracks are all inspirational, its a pot of gold just waiting to be discovered. What are you waiting for?? go ahead, buy it!! ENJOY it !! If you like full on, fizzing indie guitar pop with a lot of feeling thrown in, you won't regret buying this.