Tracing the evolution of UK alt-pop from just after new wave died, through the Britpop explosion, and ending right before Coldplay emerged, this four-disc box set is both an excellent survey and a very well sequenced mix.
“Rhino consider this the “indie” disc, although this term wasn’t used much back in the late ‘80s...”
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The term “indie” was used sufficiently often for Rough Trade co-founder Iain McNay to have begun compiling “indie” charts as early as 1980. See “The Creation Records Story” by David Cavanagh, where the term “indie” appears 15 times in the preface alone, in reference to the time period in question.
Comment by G.L.Keller from Paris — November 23, 2007 @ 2:57 pm
“Rhino consider this the “indie” disc, although this term wasn’t used much back in the late ‘80s...”
??
The term “indie” was used sufficiently often for Rough Trade co-founder Iain McNay to have begun compiling “indie” charts as early as 1980. See “The Creation Records Story” by David Cavanagh, where the term “indie” appears 15 times in the preface alone, in reference to the time period in question.
Comment by G.L.Keller from Paris — November 23, 2007 @ 2:57 pm