VA - Sharon Signs To Cherry Red – Independent Women 1979-1985 (2016)

RPM proudly presents a compendium of the demo cassette generation from the early 1980’s, filtered through principally British independent women of the post-punk era. ‘Sharon Signs To Cherry Red’ began life as the archetypal independent single released on the obscure Lowther International label by archetypal independent act, The Kamikaze Pilots, the review of whom by Danny Kelly, NME gives us the starting point.

Track List:

CD1:
1. The Kamikaze Sex Pilots - Sharon Signs To Cherry Red
2. Dorothy Max Prior - I Confess
3. Marine Girls - Hate The Girl
4. Grab Grab The Haddock - Nothing You Say …
5. The Avocados - I Never Knew
6. Scream And Dance - In Rhythm
7. Ingrid Mansfield Allman - The Jam Jar Song
8. The G.T.'s (2) - Boys Have Feelings Too
9. Margox - Jimmy's Grin
10. Jaqui & Jeanette - 194 Radio City
11. Twa Toots - Please Don't Play A Rainy Night In Georgia
12. Strawberry Switchblade - Seaside (Go Away)
13. The Twinsets - Heartbeat
14. Mari Wilson - If That's What You Want
15. The Candees - Little Miss Rainbow
16. April And The Fools - You Do
17. The Flatbackers - Buzzz Going Round
18. Helen And The Horns - Pioneer Town
19. The Shillelagh Sisters - Teasin' Cheatin' Man
20. The Gymslips - Big Sister (It's Probably Better)
21. Dolly Mixture - How Come You're Such A Hit With The Boys Jane
22. Coming Up Roses - I Could Have Been Your Girlfriend
23. The 'B' Girls - Jealousy

CD2:
24. Dawn Chorus & The Blue Tits - Teenage Kicks
25. Family Fodder - Debbie Harry
26. Tracie Young - The Boy Hairdresser
27. A Craze - Wearing Your Jumper
28. Vivien Goldman - Launderette
29. Red Roll On - Wet Blanket
30. Mo-Dettes - Masochistic Opposite
31. The Petticoats - Normal
32. Janet Armstrong - Exploitation
33. Trixie's Big Red Motorbike - A Splash Of Red
34. Sarah Goes Shopping - Summer Blues
35. Sunset Gun - Be Thankful For What You've Got
36. Dee Walker - Jump Back
37. Eleanor Rigby - I Want To Sleep With You
38. The Mockingbirds - Money
39. Jane Kennaway & Strange Behaviour - I.O.U.
40. Rexy - (Don't) Turn Me Away
41. Amy And The Angels - I Hate Being In Love
42. Pride Of The Cross - Tommy's Blue Valentine
43. Delmonas - Woa' Now
44. Jane & Edward Barton - I Want To Be With You
45. The Kamikaze Sex Pilots - Sharon's Been Deflowered And Defoliated