1988 Issues
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Volume: 63 - Number: 01
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2nd January 1988
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9th January 1988
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23rd January 1988
Volume: 63 - Number: 03
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Volume: 63 - Number: 05
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Volume: 63 - Number: 06
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Volume: 63 - Number: 07
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13th February 1988
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Volume: 63 - Number: 08
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20th February 1988
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Volume: 63 - Number: 09
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Volume: 63 - Number: 14
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16th April 1988
Volume: 63 - Number: 17
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23rd April 1988
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Volume: 63 - Number: 18
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21st May 1988
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Volume: 63 - Number: 23
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Volume: 63 - Number: 39
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5th November 1988
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31st December 1988
Free stuff
At times Melody Maker would either give something away Free or make it possible to send off for a Free Gift. Below are the items available in this year.
Indie Top 20 - Volume 3
Indie Top 20 - Volume 3 (War Of Independence) is a compilation double Album and Cassette and was available with (need date) February 1988 of Melody Maker.
2 x Album
Front Cover
Back Cover
Track Listing
Disc One
Disc Two
Disc 1 - Side 1
A1 - New Order – Truth
Written By – B. Dicken, G. Gilbert, P. Hook, S. Morris
A2 - Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
Producer – Daniel Miller, Dave Bascombe, Depeche Mode
Written By – M.L Gore
A3 - The Leather Nun – Lost And Found
Producer – Aron
Written By – The Leather Nun
A4 - Danielle Dax – Big Hollow Man
Music By – David Knight
Words By, Music By, Producer – Danielle Dax
A5 - Pop Will Eat Itself – Beaver Patrol
Written By – Tim Archibald
A6 - The Motorcycle Boy – Big Rock Candy Mountain
Producer – Pat Collier, The Motorcycle Boy
Written By – Taylor, Scott, Connelly, Kerr, McDermott
Disc 1 - Side 2
B1 - Fields Of The Nephilim – Preacher Man
Producer – Bill Buchanan
Written By – Nephilim
B2 - The Shamen – Christopher Mayhew Says
Written By – Angus, Shamen
B3 - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Open Up
Lyrics By, Music By – Reed
Music By – Wolfenden, Philips
Producer – Bill Buchanan, The Lorries
B4 - Happy Mondays – 24 Hour Party People
Producer, Engineer – Dave Young
Written By – Happy Mondays
B5 - The Brilliant Corners – Delilah Sands
Producer – The Brilliant Corners
Written By – Davey Woodward
Disc 2 - Side 1
C1 - The Cookie Crew – Females (Get On Up)
Music By – M. Glanfield, P. Carter, R. Walmsley
Producer – Beatmasters
Words By – D. Pryce, S. Banfield
C2 - Hotline – Hellhouse
Producer – Pascal Gabriel
Written By – Hotline
C3 - Erasure – Victim Of Love
Producer – Flood
Written By – Clarke & Bell
C4 - Ghost Dance – Fools Gold
Producer – David Batchelor
Written By – Ghost Dance
Disc 2 - Side 2
D1 - The Sugarcubes – Birthday
Producer – D. Birkett, R. Shulman
Written By – The Sugarcubes
D2 - Throwing Muses – Cry Baby Cry
Producer – Gil Norton
Written By – K. Hersh
D3 - My Bloody Valentine – Strawberry Wine
Producer – My Bloody Valentine
Written By – Kevin Shields
D4 - The Wedding Present – Anyone Can Make A Mistake
Producer – Chris Allison, The Wedding Present
Written-By – Gedge
D5 - Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Written By – Joy Division
Credits
Label - Beechwood Music – TT03, Melody Maker – TT03
Series - Indie Top 20 – III
Format - 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
Country - UK
Released - February 1988
Genre - Electronic, Rock
Style - Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave, Electro, Goth Rock, Synth-pop
Lacquer Cut By – Porky
Plated By – Max
Barcode and Other Identifiers
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Barcode (Text): 5 016553 100314
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Barcode (Scanned): 5016553100314
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): MAX. A PORKY PRIME CUT TT-03-A1✱
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): TT-03-B1✱ PORKY. MAX
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): TT-03-C1 ✱ PORKY. MAX
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): TT-03- ̶A̶ 1D✱ MAX. A PORKY PRIME CUT
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Beechwood Music
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Copyright © – Beechwood Music
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Manufactured By – Revolver (3)
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Distributed By – The Cartel
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Published By – Be Music (2)
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Published By – Grabbing Hands
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Published By – Sonet
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Published By – Red Herring Music
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Published By – Misty Music
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Published By – Phantom Publishing
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Published By – Copyright Control
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Published By – Hallin Music
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Published By – Momentum Music Ltd.
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Published By – Zomba Music
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Published By – Beatmaster Music
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Published By – Judd Lander Music
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Published By – Musical Moments
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Published By – Second Wind
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Published By – Throwing Music
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Published By – Fractured Music
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Strange Fruit Records
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mute Records Ltd.
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Wire Records Ltd.
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Awesome Records Ltd.
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chapter 22 Records
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blue Guitar
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Situation Two
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Moksha Recordings
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Factory Records (5)
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – SS20 Records
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rhythm King Records
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Karbon
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – One Little Indian
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 4AD
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Lazy Records
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Reception
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Pressed By – Immediate Sound Services Ltd.
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D1 is printed as: [The Sugarcubes (Icelandic version) "Birthday"] on cover and labels. As all the song titles are in quotation marks, it does look like it's the group that is the Icelandic version and not the song.
Publishers and Phonographic copyrights Tracks A1 to D5:
BE Music. ℗ 1987 Strange Fruit Records
Grabbing Hands/Sonet. ℗ 1987 Mute Records Ltd.
Red Herring Music/Misty Music ℗ 1987 Wire Records Ltd.
Phantom Publishing. ℗ 1987 Awesome Records Ltd.
Copyright Control. ℗ 1987 Chapter 22 Records
Hallin / Cop Con Music. ℗ 1987 Blue Guitar/Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Momentum Music. ℗ 1987 Situation Two
Copyright Control. ℗ 1987 Moksha
Momentum Music Ltd. ℗ 1987 Situation Two
Cop. Con. ℗ 1987 Factory Records
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. ℗ 1987 SS20 Records
Beatmaster Music ℗ 1987 Rhythm King Records in association with Mute Records Ltd.
Musical Moments/Sonet. ℗ 1987 Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright Control. ℗ 1987 Karbon
Second Wind. ℗ 1987 One Little Indian
Copyright Control. ℗ 1987 Lazy
Hallin Music. ℗ 1987 Reception
Fractured Music/Zomba Music Publishers. ℗ 1987 Strange Fruit Records
[Back cover]:
This compilation: ℗ 1988 Beechwood Music Ltd. © 1988 Beechwood Music Ltd.
Made in England [Also on labels]
Runouts are etched. The trailing 1's after side specifications in matrix strings ("TT-03-X1") are subscripted and small/faint and can easily be read as a comma or even a dot.
Disc 1 - Side 1
Disc 2 - Side 1
Disc 1 - Side 2
Disc 2 - Side 2
2 x Cassette
Front Cover - Tape 1
Front Cover - Tape 2
Back Cover - Tape 1
Back Cover - Tape 2
Track Listing
Cassette One
Tape One - Side One
A1 - New Order – Truth
A2 - Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
A3 - The Leather Nun – Lost And Found
A4 - Danielle Dax – Big Hollow Man
A5 - Pop Will Eat Itself – Beaver Patrol
A6 - The Motorcycle Boy – Big Rock Candy Mountain
Tape One - Side Two
B1 - Fields Of The Nephilim – Preacher Man
B2 - The Shamen – Christopher Mayhew Says
B3 - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Open Up
B4 - Happy Mondays – 24 Hour Party People
B5 - The Brilliant Corners – Delilah Sands
Credits
Label - Beechwood Music – TT03 MC, Melody Maker – TT03 MC
Series - Indie Top 20 – III
Format - 2 x Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1988
Genre - Rock
Style - Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Cassette Two
Tape Two - Side One
C1 - The Cookie Crew – Females (Get On Up)
C2 - Hotline – Hellhouse
C3 - Erasure – Victim Of Love
C4 - Ghost Dance – Fools Gold
Tape Two - Side Two
D1 - The Sugarcubes – Birthday
D2 - Throwing Muses – Cry Baby Cry
D3 - My Bloody Valentine – Strawberry Wine
D4 - The Wedding Present – Anyone Can Make A Mistake
D5 - Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Copyright © – Beechwood Music Ltd.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
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Barcode (Text): 5 016553 100321
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Barcode (Scanned): 5016553100321
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"Double Album Of 20 Indie Chart Hit Singles"
This compilation: (C) 1988 Beechwood Music Ltd.
Made in England.
Track A1 is from the "Peel Sessions" EP SFPS039.
Cassette 1 - Side 1
Cassette 2 - Side 1
Cassette 1 - Side 2
Cassette 2 - Side 2
Gigantic
Gigantic is a Cassette Compilation album given away free with Melody Maker (Need Date) 1988. It also included 32 page booklet.
Full Cover
Track Listing
Side 1
A1 - The House Of Love – Shine On
Written By – Guy Chadwick
A2 - Throwing Muses – Santa Claus (Alternative Mix)
Written By – Kristin Hersh
A3 - The Sugarcubes – Blue Eyed Pop (Exclusive US-only Mix)
Written By – The Sugarcubes
A4 - The Woodentops – Wheels Turning (Adrian Sherwood Re-Mix)
Remix – Adrian Sherwood
Written By – Rolo McGinty
A5 - Band Of Holy Joy – Killy Car Thieves (Special Mix)
Written By – Coulter, Brown
A6 - Ultra Vivid Scene – Lynn-Marie (Exclusive Version)
Written By – Kurt Ralske
A7 - Wire – Kidney Bingoes (Special Maker Mix)
Written By – Wire
A8 - My Bloody Valentine – Slow
Written By – Kevin Shields
Side 2
B1 - Dinosaur Jr – Freak Scene
Written By – J Mascis
B2 - Loop – Crawling Heart
Written By – Loop, Robert
B3 - Swans – Trust Me (Acoustic)
Written By – Jarboe, Jira, Westburg
B4 - Lemonheads – Plastercaster (Remix)
Written By – Gene Simmons
B5 - Weather Prophets – Odds & Ends
Written By – Bob Dylan
B6 - Henry Rollins – Vision / Do It (Live)
Written By – Rollins
B7 - Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot (Video Mix)
Written By – Sonic Youth
B8 - World Domination Enterprises – Rare Mix
Written By – Metters, Dobson, Jameson
B9 - Nick Cave – One Autumn
Written By – Nick Cave
B10 - The Pixies – I Bleed (Demo)
Written By – Black Francis
Credits
Label - Melody Maker – MM RTD001
Series - Gigantic!
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1988
Genre - Rock
Style - Indie Rock
Design – Brett Lewis
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Melody Maker
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Copyright © – Melody Maker
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Available through mail-order only. The cassette was released in a small VHS-video style case with 32-page booklet. Additional info about the tracks was printed in the ad for this cassette. All suffixes are appended where applicable.
Track B2 is mistitled 'Crawling Hard' in the booklet but is correctly titled in the magazine advert.
Inner Sleeve
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Side 2