Release Date: 04 February 2022
Label: Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5013929137424
Genres: Indie
Description
RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2008
Although re-issued in 2001, ‘The Shop Assistants’ AKA ‘Will Anything Happen’ has long been out of print, fetching scary prices on a well-known auction site in acknowledgement of its status as one of the indispensable articles of the C86/shambling/ independent scene.
The Shop Assistants were one of the defining bands of the ‘80s independent boom, formed in Edinburgh in 1984, originally as Buba & The Shop Assistants, they released the Peel-approved indie staple ‘Something To Do’, which featured Stephen Pastel on backing vocals.
With line-up changes and an abbreviated name, they released the ‘Shopping Parade’ EP a year later, which saw Morrissey describe ‘All Day Long’ (included on this collection) as his favourite track of the year.
The band’s David Keegan (who would subsequently join The Pastels) then formed 53rd & 3rd Records, which housed the band’s ‘Safety Net’, one of two songs, along with ‘I Don’t Want To Be Friends With You’ (again, included here) to be voted part of John Peel’s Festive 50 of 1986. They also featured on that year’s celebrated, infamous, nay, iconic C86 NME compilation.
Tracklisting
Kevin Ayers
Wrath
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Tigertailz
The Fall
Shop Assistants
