April 8, 2025, 2025
Today is a CD spinnin’ show on Gulls Window Circus, and also an exploration into the Canadian label The Beautiful Music, accompanied by many fellow travelers in the world of indie rock, power pop, post-punk and art rock. Aside from the joys of The Beautiful Music bands, many of which do well-chosen covers, we have a track from the most recent Saint Etienne fanclub CD, an Empire track (a Sly cover) from a CD put together by Bob Andrews of the band, my Newcastle faves Pale Man Made, and a collaboration between The Dainties Martin Stephenson & The Only Ones John Perry.
Listen to this show – Part Two appears further down the page
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkelziffer | (Do Watch What You Can) Prof. | In The Night | Fünfundvierzig |
| Handsome Dick Manitoba | Eve Of Destruction | Born In The Bronx | Liberation Hall |
| Cheese Borger And The Cleveland Steamers | Falling Apart | Terminal | Smog Veil Records |
| 999 | Inside Out | New Guitars In Town: Power Pop 1978-82 | Cherry Red |
| Anorak Girl | Smashing Time | All Those Times We Spent Together (A Tribute To The Television Personalities Volume 3) | The Beautiful Music |
| Denim | Ape Hangers | Novelty Rock | EMIDISC |
| The Pristines | The Painted Word (Minimal Mix) | All Those Times We Spent Together (A Tribute To The Television Personalities Volume 3) Bonus Disc | The Beautiful Music |
| Marc Bolan & T•Rex | Galaxy | Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow | Fat Possum Records |
| Paul Collins | Losing Your Cool | King Of Power Pop! | Alive Records |
| The Flatmates | Thinking Of You | Love And Death (The Flatmates 86-89) | Clairecords |
| Pale Man Made | Show Of Hands | Show Of Hands | Pinch Records |
| The Yellow Melodies | Follow The Sun | Lost In An Imaginary World Of Beauty | The Beautiful Music |
| The Yellow Melodies | Girl At The Bus Stop | Students Of Life: A Tribute To BMX Bandits | The Beautiful Music |
| Roy Moller | I Can’t Escape Myself | There Must Be A Hole In Your Memory – A Tribute To The Sound & Adrian Borland | The Beautiful Music |
| The Dupont Circles | Wonder | In Search Of The Family Gredunza | The Beautiful Music |
| James Clarke Five | There’s A Rainbow | Parlour Sounds | The Beautiful Music |
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crumb | McArther Beach Park (Jim Webb / Martha & The Muffins Cover) | I Found That Essence Rare. The Sounds Of Beauty | The Beautiful Music |
| Peter Hall | Hold Me | There’s Something Wrong With Everyone | The Beautiful Music |
| Martin Stephenson & John Perry | Taker On The Globe | New Wave Connection | Thoroughbred Music |
| Dot Dash | Countdown | Winter Garden Light | The Beautiful Music |
| Saint Etienne | The Far Plains | Deep Into The Night | Foreign Office |
| Lisa Mychols & Super 8 | Witchi Tai To | Lisa Mychols & Super 8 Album | The Beautiful Music |
| Skytone | No Mad | JangleWaves | The Beautiful Music |
| The Social Icons | Stay | A Brilliant Escape (The Happening Sounds Of Beauty) | The Beautiful Music |
| Exploding Flowers | Timing Is Everything | Stumbling Blocks | The Beautiful Music |
| Empire | Family Affair | Volume II — Expansive Sound | Poorly Packaged Products |
| The Sea Cadets | Skeletons | There Must Be A Hole In Your Memory 2 (A Tribute To The Sound & Adrian Borland Vol 2) | The Beautiful Music |
| The Yellow Melodies | Look Back In Anger | How I Learned To Love Television Personalities | The Beautiful Music |
| Dot Dash | A Straight Line | Spark>Flame>Ember>Ash | The Beautiful Music |
| The Steinbecks | Strangely Beautiful | Holding Hands Under A Cloudless Sky (A Tribute To The Television Personalities Volume 4) | The Beautiful Music |
| Cryingeyes, Xabi, Chester | Silly Girl (Quiet Version) | Holding Hands Under A Cloudless Sky (A Tribute To The Television Personalities Volume 4) Bonus CD | The Beautiful Music |