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JON SAVAGE’S 1986-1990 ROLLIN’ UNDER THE MELODY (2CD)
Compact Disc Double
Item no. :CDTOP21665 Barcode :0029667114127 Artist :VARIOUS ARTISTS Product type :Compact Disc Double Label :ACE RECORDS Release Date :26 September 2025
DESCRIPTION TRACK LIST
As we’ve come to expect from Ace’s much-admired series of Jon Savage-curated two- CD collections, this new – and sadly final – volume is a multi-genre delight, taking the listener from house to baggy via post-punk, proto-grunge, minimalist avant-garde, the advent of sampling and more.
Among the many highlights are ‘Mystery Of Love’ by Mr Fingers, a track that turned Savage’s head during a trip to New York in early 1986; Hüsker Dü’s ‘Could You Be The One?’ from 1987, a perfect example of their melodic abilities; the action-packed ‘It Takes Two’ by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, which could be heard blasting out of boomboxes all over New York in spring 1988; Paul Oakenfold’s 1989 remix of Happy Mondays’ ‘Wrote For Luck’ into the early baggy classic ‘W.F.L.’; and the Holographic Goatee Mix of ‘What Is Love?’, the overlooked flip of Dee-Lite’s international hit ‘Groove Is In The Heart’ of 1990.
DISC ONE
1. MYSTERY OF LOVE - Mr Fingers
2. SAFETY NET - Shop Assistants
3. LET'S GO SWIMMING (Gulf Stream Dub) - Arthur Russell
4. WORD UP! - Cameo
5. COULD YOU BE THE ONE? - Hüsker Dü
6. FINISHED - Throwing Muses
7. BIG DECISION (Extended Version) – That Petrol Emotion
8. PUMP UP THE VOLUME (Remix) - M/A/R/R/S
9. TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT – Ultramagnetic MC's
10. PAID IN FULL (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix) - Eric B & Rakim
11. THEME FROM S-EXPRESS - S-Express
12. IT TAKES TWO - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
13. CRASH - The Primitives
14. BREAK 4 LOVE (Spanish Mix) - Raze
15. FREAK SCENE - Dinosaur Jr
16. CHE – Spacemen 3
17. FULL FATHOM FIVE - The Stone Roses
DISC TWO
1. TEEN AGE RIOT - Sonic Youth
2. A DAY IN THE LIFE (Club Mix) - Black Riot
3. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - Fine Young Cannibals
4. HALLUCINATION GENERATION – The Gruesome Twosome
5. HARD LIGHT - Band Of Susans
6. W.F.L. (Think About The Future - The Paul Oakenfold Mix) - Happy Mondays
7. ONE OF OUR GIRLS HAS GONE MISSING – A.C. Marias
8. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SLY & LOVECHILD (Soul Of Europe Mix) - Sly & Lovechild
9. ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART – Saint Etienne
10. HIPPYCHICK (No Acid Ted Mix) - Soho
11. THE ONLY ONE I KNOW - The Charlatans
12. ROCKIN' OVER THE BEAT (Rockin' Over Manchester Hacienda Mix) - Technotronic Featuring Ya Kid K
13. WHAT IS LOVE? (Holographic Goatee Mix) – Deee-Lite
14. SO HARD (David Morales Remix) - Pet Shop Boys
15. TAKE YOUR TIME - The High
