A bit like our favourite Secret Pleasures, the concept of a long lost Buried Treasure hidden deep amongst the flotsam and jetsam of modern music culture means different things to different people. To an obscurist nut most will be old news. To others, for who the latest Adele or Harry Styles sensation provides an anaesthetising soundtrack to their ‘busy’ lives, they will be completely unknown.
In effect, the tracks here are our sonic flowers in the dustbin. At one time or another they were contenders for our other featured playlists, but after failing to make the cut, had to be returned to our metaphorical dump. They are the misfits, the ugly ducklings tucked away on unloved albums, B sides, bonus tracks, disc two track four of that long lost triple pack CD single recently resurrected on Spotify or just an old chart hit no-one remembers.
Buried Treasures is all about digging them up, wiping off the dust and letting them shine. And shine they most certainly do. But don’t take our word for it. You can make your own mind up right now!
01. BAND OF HOLY JOY ‘Real Beauty Passed Through’ (Positively Spooked LP April 1990)
02. NEW FAST AUTOMATIC DAFFODILS ‘Big’ (A Side May 1990)
03. WORLD OF TWIST ‘The Storm’ (A Side November 1990)
04. JAMES ‘Lose Control’ (A Side November 1990)
05. SPACEMEN 3 ‘Big City (Everybody I Know Can Be Found Here)’ (A Side January 1991)
06. PAVEMENT ‘Summer Babe’ (A Side August 1991)
07. GALLON DRUNK ‘Some Fool’s Mess’ (A Side October 1991)
08. THE HEART THROBS ‘Hooligan’ (Jubilee Twist LP June 1992)
09. SUGAR ‘Helpless’ (Copper Blue LP September 1992)
10. THE AFGHAN WHIGS ‘Rebirth Of The Cool’ (Uptown Avondale EP October 1992)
11. THE THE ‘Helpline Operator’ (Dusk LP January 1993)
12. GRANT LEE BUFFALO ‘Jupiter & Teardrop’ (Fuzzy LP June 1993)
13. GORAN BREGOVIC & IGGY POP ‘In The Deathcar’ (A Side June 1993)
14. CHAPTERHOUSE ‘Love Forever’ (Blood Music LP September 1993)
15. THE LEMONHEADS ‘Big Gay Heart’ (A Side May 1994)
16. ULTRAMARINE ‘Hymn’ (A Side June 1994)
17. DISCO INFERNO ‘It’s A Kid’s World’ (A Side October 1994)
18. SONIC YOUTH ‘Little Trouble Girl’ (Washing Machine LP October 1994)
19. THURSTON MOORE ‘Ono Soul’ (A Side May 1995)
20. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS ‘The Ballad Of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane’ (B Side October 1995)
21. LUNA ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ [Bonnie Parker Version] (A Side November 1995)
22. NICOLETTE ‘No Government’ (A Side December 1995)
23. DENIM ‘Glue & Smack’ (Denim On Ice LP February 1996)
24. DJ FOOD ‘Turtle Soup’ [Wagon Christ Mix] (Refried Food LP February 1996)
25. BLACK GRAPE ‘England’s Irie’ (A Side June 1996)
26. BARRY ADAMSON FEAT. JARVIS COCKER ‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Pelvis’ (Oedipus Schmoedipus LP August 1996)
27. STEREOLAB ‘Fluorescences’ (Fluorescences EP November 1996)
28. EELS ‘Fucker’ (B Side February 1997)
29. THE SEA AND CAKE ‘Sporting Life’ (The Fawn LP April 1997)
30. PRIMAL SCREAM ‘Jesus’ (Star EP June 1997)
31. LAMBCHOP ‘Your Fucking Sunny Day’ (Thriller LP September 1997)
32. CORNERSHOP ‘Good Ships’ (When I Was Born For The 7th Time LP September 1997)
33. BOARDS OF CANADA ‘Telephasic Workshop’ (Music Has The Right To Children LP April 1998)
34. BLACK BOX RECORDER ‘Child Psychology’ (A Side May 1998)
35. HERBERT ‘So Now…’ (Around The House LP July 1998)
36. PLACEBO ‘You Don’t Care About Us’ (A Side October 1998)
37. MARC ALMOND ‘Beautiful Losers’ (B Side March 1999)
38. THE AUTEURS ‘The Rubettes’ (The Rubettes EP June 1999)
39. ALL SEEING I ‘1st Man In Space’ (A Side September 1999)
40. KEVIN ROWLAND ‘The Greatest Love Of All’ (My Beauty LP September 1999)