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Shop Assistants formed in Edinburgh in 1984 and quickly gained a cult following, playing with kindred spirits the Pastels and the Jesus & Mary Chain and gaining positive coverage in fanzines and the music press Their Shopping Parade EP and Safety Net single both hit the top of the indie charts and charmed listeners with their unique melodic blend of punk rock and 60s pop.
The band signed to Geoff Travis' new Chrysalis Records imprint, Blue Guitar, in 1986 for the release of their debut album 'Will Anything Happen'. The album has since become a cult classic and is an essential listen for fans of indie, dreampop, and shoe gaze. Stand out songs include the lead single 'I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You', 'All Day Long', and 'Somewhere In China'.
Out of print for over a decade, vinyl copies now fetch impressive prices amongst collectors. This new reissue features the album newly remastered from the original tapes by Phil Kinrade and cut by Barry Grint at AIR Mastering. Pressed on 140g black vinyl, housed in a sleeve with spot-UV detailing and a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and photos. 2CD expanded edition also available featuring previously unreleased recordings.
Tracklist
CD 2CD Expanded Edition Tracks: I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You [2024
Remaster] / All Day Long [2024 Remaster] / Before I Wake [2024 Remaster] /
Caledonian Road [2024 Remaster] / All That Ever Mattered [2024 Remaster] /
Fixed Grin [2024 Remaster] / Somewhere In China [2024 Remaster] / Train From
Kansas City [2024 Remaster] / Home Again [2024 Remaster] / Seems To Be
[2024 Remaster] / After Dark [2024 Remaster] / All Of The Time [2024
Remaster] / What A Way To Die [2024 Remaster] / Nature Lover [2024
Remaster] / Looking Back [B-Side] / All Day Long (Slow Version) [B-Side] / I Don't
Want To Be Friends With You [Instrumental Demo] / After Dark [Instrumental
Demo] / A Million Miles From Home [Instrumental Demo] / Looking Back [Rough
Mix] / Caledonian Road [Rough Mix] / What A Way To Die [Rough Mix] / Fixed Grin
[Roundhouse Version] / Train From Kansas City [Roundhouse Version] / Before I
Wake [Roundhouse Version] / All That Ever Mattered [Rough Mix] / Seems To Be
[Live in London 03/10/1986] / Nature Lover [Live in London 03/10/1986] /
Something To Do [Live in London 03/10/1986] / Switzerland [Live in London
03/10/1986] / Home Again [Live in Deinze 05/10/1986 / It's Up To You [Live in
Deinze 05/10/1986] / Safety Net [Live in Deinze 05/10/1986] / Fixed Grin [John
Peel Session 11/11/1986] / I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You [John Peel
Session 11/11/1986] / Ace Of Spades [John Peel Session 11/11/1986] / Before I
Wake [John Peel Session 11/11/1986]
LP Tracks: I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You [2024 Remaster] / All Day Long
[2024 Remaster] / Before I Wake [2024 Remaster] / Caledonian Road [2024
Remaster] / All That Ever Mattered [2024 Remaster] / Fixed Grin [2024
Remaster] / Somewhere In China [2024 Remaster] / Train From Kansas City [2024
Remaster] / Home Again [2024 Remaster] / Seems To Be [2024 Remaster] / After
Dark [2024 Remaster] / All Of The Time [2024 Remaster] / What A Way To Die
[2024 Remaster] / Nature Lover [2024 Remaster]