Hothouse Flowers - People (1988)

"It'll Be Easier in the Morning" by Hothouse Flowers

In 1980, Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig started as members of the band The Complex along with Dave Conway and Liam Ó Maonlaí, who left the group in 1983 leaving the three remaining members to form My Bloody Valentine.  In 1985, Liam (vocals, keyboards, guitar) started busking with old schoolmate Fiachna Ó Braonáin (guitar, vocals).  When fellow street performer Peter O'Toole (bass) joined the group, it marked the beginning of Hothouse Flowers.  Leo Barnes (saxophone) and Jerry Fehily (drums) rounded out the band's early lineup.  The Flowers stood out with their gospel and celtic infused rock and quickly made their name as "the best unsigned band in Europe".  This publicity quickly turned around the band's fortunes, and they would release their debut album People in 1988.  The album went down as the best-selling debut by an Irish artist in Ireland.

Here is the discography surrounding Hothouse Flowers's debut album:

Love Don't Work This Way (1987 single)
Don't Go (1987 single)
Feet on the Ground (1987 single)
I'm Sorry (1988 single)
Easier in the Morning (1988 single)
People

"Don't Go" by Hothouse Flowers


"Saved" by Hothouse Flowers


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My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (1988)

"Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)" by My Bloody Valentine


When forming Catherine Wheel, Rob Dickinson and company had trouble holding down a bass player until they put down an advertisement for one.  "Band looking for bassist--influences Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, etc."

My Bloody Valentine is a shoegaze/alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland formed in 1983 and headed by founders Kevin Shields (guitar, vocals) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums).  After meandering around in Dublin, the Netherlands, and Germany, their most famous line-up came together with the two joined by Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar) and Debbie Googe (bass).  With a consistent line-up, there came the solidification of the band's sound and a record deal with Creation Records that would help along the band's debut full length album Isn't Anything in November of 1988.

Here is the discography surrounding My Bloody Valentine's debut album:

This Is Your Bloody Valentine (1985 mini-album)
Man You Love to Hate - Live (1985 live album)
Geek! (1985 EP)
The New Record by My Bloody Valentine (1986 EP)
No Place to Go (1986 single)
Sunny Sundae Smile (1987 EP)
Sunny Sundae Smile (1987 single)
Strawberry Wine (1987 EP)
Ecstasy (1987 mini-album)
You Made Me Realise (1988 EP)
You Made Me Realise (1988 single)
Feed Me With Your Kiss (1988 EP)
Feed Me With Your Kiss (1988 single)
Peel Session (1988 live session)
Isn't Anything
Instrumental (1988 bonus single)
Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside) (1988 promo single)
Ecstasy and Wine (1989 compilation album)

"You Made Me Realise" by My Bloody Valentine


"No More Sorry" by My Bloody Valentine


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Catherine Wheel - Ferment (1992)

"Black Metallic" by Catherine Wheel


Cathrine Wheel is a shoegaze/alternative rock band from England formed in 1990.  Alongside their debut album Ferment which saw a well-received release in 1992, they release a half-dozen or so EPs and singles.  One of these was a limited edition EP (for the holidays) that featured one original song and three covers.  The third track on the EP was a cover of Mission of Burma's classic "That's When I Reach for My Revolver".

Here is the discography surrounding Catherine Wheel's debut album:

She's My Friend (1991 EP)
Peel Session (1991 Peel Sessions)
Painful Thing (1991 EP)
Black Metallic (1991 single)
Balloon (1992 single)
I Want to Touch You (1991 single)
Ferment
Shallow (1992 live EP)
30 Century Man (1992 limited EP)

"Texture" by Catherine Wheel


"Shallow" by Catherine Wheel


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Mission of Burma - Vs. (1982)

"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" by Mission of Burma


Clint Conley produced Yo La Tengo's debut album, but he first became known for his bass work in the short lived (at the time) but highly influential band Mission of Burma.  The post-punk/proto-alternative band formed in 1979 out of the remnants of art rock group The Moving Parts.  The group worked the local circuit until their dissolution in 1983 due to lead guitarist Roger Miller having developed tinnitus.  They released an EP Signals, Calls, and Marches in 1981 and an album Vs. in 1982.

Here is the discography surrounding Mission of Burma's debut album:

Wrong Conclusion (as The Moving Parts) (compilation of 1978 recordings)
Academy Fight Song (1980 single)
Signals, Calls, and Marches (1981 EP)
Trem Two (1982 single)
Vs.
The Horrible Truth about Burma (1985 live album)
Forget (1987 compilation album)
Mission of Burma (1988 compilation album)
Peking Spring (1988 compilation album)
Let There Be Burma (1990 compilation album)
Active in the Yard (1994 single)

"Tremolo" by Mission of Burma


"Outlaw" by Mission of Burma


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