Avon Calling, by Various Artists

Avon Calling

by Various Artists

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The original 15 tracks reissued on cd. The ultimate regional compilation album comes home to Bristol. All tracks digitally restored and remastered by Bristol's legendary recording engineer Steve Street. First 50 copies include an A3 signed poster by Simon Edwards

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1.	Glaxo Babies - It's Irrational 04:08	buy track
2.	Europeans - On The Continent 03:22	buy track
3.	Private Dicks - Green is in the Red 02:53	buy track
4.	Moskow - Too Much Commotion 04:27	buy track
5.	Essential Bop - Chronicle 03:18	buy track
6.	Directors - What You've Got 03:00	buy track
7.	The Various Artists - Own Up 02:29	buy track
8.	Sneak Preview - Slugweird 04:02	buy track
9.	The Stingrays - Sound 03:16	buy track
10.	The X-Certs - Anthem 02:38	buy track
11.	Apartment - The Alternative 03:18	buy track
12.	The Numbers - Cross Slide 02:21	buy track
13.	Vice Squad - Nothing 01:58	buy track
14.	Stereo Models - Move Fast Stay Ahead 02:32	buy track
15.	Double Vision - My Dead Mother 03:42	buy track
16.	Avon Calling - Compendulum Heartbeat Megamix 08:12	buy track

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AVON CALLING
VARIOUS ARTISTS
(The Ultimate Regional compilation album)
Released on CD and Digital Download 21st October 2016

After the huge success of Attrix Records’ Brighton compilation Vaultage 78, there was something of a vogue for regional albums, and the obvious man to throw the West Country’s musical hat into the ring was Simon Edwards, head honcho of Bristol punk and post-punk indie label Heartbeat.
When Heartbeat distributors Cherry Red demurred, Edwards convinced them with the 4 Alternatives EP featuring excellent tracks by The X-Certs, 48 Hours, Joe Public and The Numbers. It more than did the job, though only The X-Certs went on to appear on the album.
It was recorded at Crescent Studios, Bath, with David Lord and Glen Tommey at the controls with two bands recording per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, sharing gear where possible. This was a fantastic studio, but not cheap so time was of the essence.
The finished result, Avon Calling, was everything that Simon and Cherry Red had hoped for and then some. It’s now regarded as a post-punk and pop-punk classic and a cult favourite in countries like Japan, where The Stingrays tour every year, and their Avon Calling track Sound is a show-stopper every night.
The ever-canny John Peel declared Avon Calling “…really the standard by which the others must be judged in future because it really is superb. There are fifteen tracks on the LP, genuinely not a bad one amongst them and a lot of really good stuff.”
And he wasn’t wrong, of course.
All tracks digitally restored and remastered by Bristol's legendary recording engineer Steve Street.
Avon Calling comes home so to speak and gets a welcome rerelease via the Bristol Archive Records imprint. Released on CD and Digital Download on 21st October 2016

ARTIST: Various Artists
TITLE: Avon Calling
RELEASE DATE: 21st October 2016
LABEL: Bristol Archive Records
DISTRIBUTION: Shellshock / SRD
FORMAT: CD and Digital Download
CAT NO: ARC302CD
BARCODE: 5052571069226
GENRE: Punk, Post Punk
WEBSITE: www.bristolarchiverecords.com
PRESS CONTACT: Mike Darby, E: mike@bristolarchiverecords.com / T: 07885 498 402

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