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• “Pillows & Prayers”: an all-embracing collection of records that are achingly hip, lovably gauche, and bizarrely enduring.
• This timely repress offers a fantastic snapshot of the surge of creativity that surrounded Cherry Red at the start of the 80s and features early recordings from many pioneering and distinguished artists, including Everything But The Girl, Eyeless In Gaza, the Monochrome Set, Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn, Felt and many others.
• Legendary compilation album that attained one whole year in the UK Indie charts, with 19 weeks at No.1!
• The Special 25th Anniversary 4CD edition was the proud recipient of the MOJO Catalogue Release of 2008 Award.
Tracklist
DISC ONE:
1. PORTRAIT – Five Or Six
2. EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS – The Monochrome Set
3. ALL ABOUT YOU – Thomas Leer
4. PLAIN SAILING – Tracey Thorn
5. SOME THINGS DON'T MATTER – Ben Watt
6. LOVE IN YOUR HEART – Kevin Coyne
7. MODI 2 (EXTRACT) – Piero Milesi
8. COMPULSION – Joe Crow
9. LAZY WAYS – Marine Girls
10. MY FACE IS ON FIRE - Felt
11. NO NOISE – Eyeless In Gaza
12. XOYO – The Passage
13. ON MY MIND – Everything But The Girl
14. A BANG AND A WIMPEY – Attila The Stockbroker
15. I UNSEEN – The Misunderstood
16. DON'T BLINK – The Nightingales
17. STOP THE MUSIC FOR A MINUTE – Quentin Crisp
DISC TWO
1. A PLACE IN THE SUN – Marine Girls
2. IT'S A FINE DAY - Jane
3. FEATHERING THE NEST – Kevin Hewick
4. IF SHE DOESN'T SMILE… - Fantastic Something
5. NEW RISEN – Eyeless In Gaza
6. JET SET JUNTA – the Monochrome Set
7. UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME – Morgan Fisher
8. PENELOPE TREE - Felt
9. THE WATERY SONG – Maurice Deebank
10. SHOUTING IN CAFES – In Embrace
11. I'M USED NOW – Grab, Grab The Haddock
12. WALTER AND JOHN – Ben Watt & Robert Wyatt
13. ANOTHER REASON – Five Or Six