Jon Savage's 1986-1990: Rollin' Under the Melody

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Mystery of Love	Mr. Fingers		6:44
2	Safety Net	Shop Assistants		2:22
3	Let's Go Swimming (Gulf Stream dub)	Arthur Russell		5:18
4	Word Up! phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986) music videos: Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group) part of: TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 81) recording of: Word Up! writer: Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins publisher: All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)	Cameo	4	4:20
5	Could You Be the One? producer: Grant Hart and Bob Mould recording of: Could You Be the One? (from 1986-08 until 1986-11) lyricist and composer: Bob Mould publisher: Granary Music	Hüsker Dü	5	2:33
6	Finished	Throwing Muses		3:53
7	Big Decision (extended version) recording of: Big Decision composer: Seán O'Néill	That Petrol Emotion		4:39
8	Pump Up the Volume (remix) recording of: Pump Up the Volume composer: Martyn Young and Steven Young (UK musician, member of Colourbox & MARRS) part of: American Psycho	M\|A\|R\|R\|S	4	6:27
9	Traveling at the Speed of Thought	Ultramagnetic MC's		5:01
10	Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut remix) engineer: Raine Shine producer: Eric B. & Rakim turntable and turntable [scratching]: Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut) and DJ Cell remixer: Coldcut (Matt Black & Jonathan More) samples: I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, Im Nin'alu by Ofra Haza and Train Sequence by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) recording of: Paid in Full (Coldcut remix) lyricist: Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper) writer: Louis Eric Barrier and William Michael Griffin Jr. (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper) is based on: Paid in Full part of: American Psycho	Eric B & Rakim	4.5	7:08
11	Theme From S-Express recording of: Theme From S’Express lyricist and composer: Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express) writer: Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter), Miles Gregory and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express) publisher: Edition Intro (publisher) and Rhythm King Music (Publishing arm of Rhythm King Records) is based on: Is It Love You’re After	S-Express		6:00
12	It Takes Two	Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock		4:50
13	Crash mixer: Mark Wallis (in 1988) bass guitar: Steve Dullaghan guitar: Paul Court (of "The Primitives") vocals: Tracy Cattell phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1988) recording of: Crash writer: Paul Court (of "The Primitives"), Steve Dullaghan and Tracy Louise Spencer publisher: Complete Music Ltd.	The Primitives	4.65	2:32
14	Break 4 Love (Spanish mix)	Raze		5:27
15	Freak Scene engineer: Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade producer: J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.) bass: Lou Barlow drums (drum set): Murph (US drummer for Dinosaur Jr./The Lemonheads) guitar: J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.) vocals: Lou Barlow and J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.) recorded at: Fort Apache North in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States part of: NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 46) recording of: Freak Scene lyricist and composer: J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.) publisher: Spam as the Bread Music	Dinosaur Jr	4.5	3:36
16	Che	Spacemen 3		4:30
17	Full Fathom Five recording of: Full Fathom Five	The Stone Roses	1	3:22

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Teen Age Riot producer: Nick Sansano and Sonic Youth (US rock band) bass guitar: Kim Gordon drums (drum set): Steve Shelley (drummer) electric guitar: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) and Lee Ranaldo lead vocals: Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth) vocals: Kim Gordon recorded at and mixed at: Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1988-07 until 1988-08) music videos: Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth (US rock band) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 157) recording of: Teen Age Riot writer: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer) publisher: Sonik Tooth Music	Sonic Youth	4.2	6:56
2	A Day in the Life (club mix) recording of: A Day in the Life writer: Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)	Black Riot		5:31
3	She Drives Me Crazy engineer: David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin) co-producer: Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin) bass, drum machine and keyboard: David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) drum machine, guitar and tambourine: Andy Cox (of The Beat) vocals: Roland Gift phonographic copyright (℗) by: London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989) part of: Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77) recording of: She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song) writer: Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) publisher: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.	Fine Young Cannibals	4	3:36
4	Hallucination Generation	The Gruesome Twosome		3:46
5	Hard Light engineer: Russ Landis mixer: Jim Klein bass guitar and lead vocals: Susan Stenger (US bassist) drums (drum set): Ron Spitzer guitar family: Karen Haglof, Page Hamilton and Robert Poss recording of: Hard Light lyricist and composer: Robert Poss and Susan Stenger (US bassist)	Band of Susans		4:39
6	W. (F. L.) (Think About the Future - The Paul Oakenfold mix) engineer: Laurence Diana remixer: Paul Oakenfold recording of: W.F.L. (Think About the Future) composer: Paul Davis (UK keyboardist for Happy Mondays), Mark Day (from Happy Mondays), Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder and Gary Whelan publisher: London Music	Happy Mondays	3.65	7:10
7	One of Our Girls Has Gone Missing	A.C. Marias		3:16
8	The World According to Sly & Lovechild (Soul of Europe mix) remixer: Andrew Weatherall	Sly & Lovechild		8:21
9	Only Love Can Break Your Heart engineer: Ian Catt producer: Saint Etienne guest bass: Harvey Williams vocals: Moira Lambert arranger: Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs phonographic copyright (℗) by: Creation Records Ltd. (in 1990) and Heavenly Recordings (in 1990) part of: New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 35) cover recording of: Only Love Can Break Your Heart lyricist and composer: Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) publisher: Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.	Saint Etienne	4.5	4:30
10	Hippychick (No Acid Ted mix) recording of: Hippychick writer: Johnny Marr and Tim Brinkhurst	Soho		5:09
11	The Only One I Know producer: Chris Nagle music videos: The Only One I Know by The Charlatans (English indie rock band) recording of: The Only One I Know writer: John Baker (guitarist for The Charlatans), Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess (UK vocalist, The Charlatans) and Rob Collins	The Charlatans	4.45	3:58
12	Rockin' Over the Beat (Rockin' Over Manchester Hacienda mix) performer: Ya Kid K (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi) remix of: Rockin’ Over the Beat by Technotronic (Belgian 90s electronic music project) feat. Ya Kid K (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi) recording of: Rockin' Over the Beat writer: Jo Bogaert (Belgian producer) and Manuela Kamosi (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)	Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K		6:33
13	What Is Love? (Holographic Goatee mix)	Deee-Lite		4:10
14	So Hard (David Morales remix) recording of: So Hard writer: Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant publisher: 10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.	Pet Shop Boys		7:40
15	Take Your Time	The High		3:58

Credits

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photography:	Dave Swindells (photographer)
liner notes:	Jon Savage (English writer, broadcaster & music journalist)
mastering:	Duncan Cowell (United Kingdom mastering engineer)
compiler:	Jon Savage (English writer, broadcaster & music journalist)
design:	Neil Dell (Designer at 9thplanet Design)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/35217784 [info]

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Barcode:: 029667114127
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:37:55

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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CDTOP2 1665

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United Kingdom
2025-09-26

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