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. A CERTAIN RATIO ‘Do The Du’ (A Graveyard And A Ballroom Cassette January 1980)
02. THE FEELIES ‘Crazy Rhythms’ (Crazy Rhythms LP February 1980)
03. VIC GODARD & SUBWAY SECT ‘Split Up The Money’ (A Side April 1980)
04. MODERN ENGLISH ‘Gathering Dust’ (Mesh And Lace LP October 1980)
05. AU PAIRS ‘It’s Obvious’ (A Side December 1980)
06. ORANGE JUICE ‘Poor Old Soul’ (A Side March 1981)
07. BUSH TETRAS ‘Things That Go Boom In The Night’ (A Side May 1981)
08. TOM VERLAINE ‘Always’ (Dreamtime LP July 1981)
09. THE SOUND ‘Silent Air’ (From The Lions Mouth LP November 1981)
10. THE GUN CLUB ‘Mother Of Earth’ (Miami LP September 1982)
11. ROMEO VOID ‘Never Say Never’ (A Side October 1982)
12. VIRGIN PRUNES ‘Ballad Of The Man’ (If I Die, I Die LP November 1982)
13. HOWARD DEVOTO ‘Rainy Season’ (A Side June 1983)
14. THE WATERBOYS ‘I Will Not Follow’ (The Waterboys LP July 1983)
15. EYELESS IN GAZA ‘Changing Stations’ (Red Rust September LP September July 1983)
16. FAD GADGET ‘I Discover Love’ (A Side September 1983)
17. THE BLUE NILE ‘Stay’ (Walking Across The Rooftops LP April 1984)
18. THE WAKE ‘Talk About The Past’ (A Side April 1984)
19. TONES ON TAIL ‘Go’ (B Side May 1984)
20. BERNTHOLER ‘My Suitor’ (My Suitor EP November 1984)
21. THE ASSOCIATES ‘Breakfast’ (Perhaps LP February 1985)
22. THE CHAMELEONS ‘P.S. Goodbye’ (What Does Anything Mean? Basically LP May 1985)
23. COLOURBOX ‘Just Give ‘Em Whiskey’ (Colourbox LP August 1985)
24. THE JACOBITES ‘One More String Of Pearls’ (Robespierre’s Velvet Basement LP August 1985)
25. JOHNNY THUNDERS ‘I Wrote This Song For You’ (Que Sera Sera LP December 1985)
26. FELT ‘Ballad Of The Band’ (A Side May 1986)
27. THE WOLFGANG PRESS ‘My Life’ (Standing Up Straight LP May 1986)
28. VIRGINIA ASTLEY ‘A Summer Long Since Passed’ (Hope In A Darkened Heart LP November 1986)
29. THE BIBLE ‘Graceland’ (A Side June 1986)
30. LOWLIFE ‘Hollow Gut’ (A Side November 1986)
31. LOVE AND ROCKETS ‘Waiting For The Flood’ (Earth Sun Moon LP September 1987)
32. THESE IMMORTAL SOULS ‘Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)’ (A Side September 1987)
33. WIRE ‘Kidney Bongos’ (A Side March 1988)
34. CAMOUFLAGE ‘That Smiling Face’ (Voices & Images LP March 1988)
35. MEKONS ‘Ghosts Of American Astronauts’ (A Side April 1988)
36. THE WILD SWANS ‘The Worst Year Of My Life’ (Bringing Home The Ashes LP June 1988)
37. WIN ‘Love Units’ (A Side February 1989)
38. PERE UBU ‘Waiting For Mary’ (A Side March 1989)
39. ADRIAN BORLAND & THE CITIZENS ‘Beneath The Big Wheel’ (A Side June 1989)
40. DAVID SYLVIAN ‘Pop Song’ (A Side October 1989)