VA - Caught Beneath The Landslide: The Other Side of Britpop and the ‘90s (2021)

Compiled by Kevin Cummins, one of the world’s leading music photographers, famed for his iconic portraits of David Bowie, Patti Smith, Joy Division, The Smiths, New Order and Oasis 26 classic tracks, lost gems, live and alternative versions, b-sides and single edits from the Britpop era Includes all of the key acts including Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Suede, Elastica, Radiohead, Lush, Supergrass, Menswear and Gene Also features The Auteurs, The Charlatans, Echobelly, Ash and Sleeper. Complete with original photos from Kevin’s collection.

For more than a decade Kevin Cummins was chief photographer at the NME, – the world’s biggest selling rock weekly – where his award-winning pictures were a major contributing factor in the rise of the Post-Punk and Madchester. It also meant he was and in a prime location to witness and participate in the musical and cultural phenomenon in the first half of the ‘90s, that was variously tagged Britpop or Cool Britannia.

In 2020 Cassell Illustrated published his book ‘While We Were Getting High: Britpop and the ‘90s’, a collection of Kevin’s breath-taking photographs that captured an extraordinary moment in Pop music history. Rough Trade Shops included it in their Book of the Year list, while GQ magazine effused, “To flip through the book is to be immersed back in the glory days of Cool Britannia… and it’s just as cool as you remember.”

Now Kevin has compiled ‘Caught Beneath The Landslide: The Other Side of Britpop and the ‘90s’, a companion collection to his book on 71 track 4CD set. It brings together artists that topped the chart and set the agenda, some who were lauded one week and laughed at the next, and others who were just along for the ride. From an era of Lad’s mags and Girl Power, “football’s coming home” and chart battles making news headlines, it brings together Oasis and Blur, Pulp and Supergrass, Sleeper and Suede, Elastica and Echobelly, Gene and Menswear, and many more.

Kevin Cummins: “It was always my ambition to have a companion album to the book, a chance to enjoy the music of that era, music as timeless as the images. When I was selecting photos for my book, I took to Twitter to ask fans if certain bands could be considered part of the genre. Several musicians joined in to deny they were ever part of Britpop. The Manics were never considered part of the genre, nor Primal Scream, and much as I would have like to include them I chose not to. So it pleases me that we can feature both bands and many more in this collection, with its broader take on Indie music in ‘90s Britain.”

CD 1
01. Blur - Young And Lovely
02. Suede - He's Dead
03. Huggy Bear - Her Jazz
04. Cornershop - England's Dreaming
05. The Fall - Lost In Music
06. New Order - Regret (New Order Mix)
07. James - Sometimes
08. Elastica - Pussycat
09. The Auteurs - Lenny Valentino
10. Saint Etienne - Pale Movie (Lemonentry Mix)
11. Inspiral Carpets Featuring Mark E. Smith - I Want You
12. S*M*A*S*H - Barrabas (Piloted)
13. Terrorvision - The Model
14. Shed Seven - Dolphin
15. Catatonia - Whale
16. Echobelly - Today Tomorrow Sometime Never (Live in New York)
17. Gene - Be My Light, Be My Guide
18. Manic Street Preachers - The Drowners (Live)

CD 2
01. Primal Scream - Jailbird (Dust Brothers Remix)
02. Paul Weller Vs. Portishead - Wild Wood (Sheared Wood Remix)
03. Radiohead - Planet Telex (Hexidecimal Mix)
04. The Cardigans - The Boys Are Back In Town
05. Menswear - I'll Manage Somehow (Original Single Mix)
06. Powder - 20th Century Gods
07. The Lightning Seeds - Lucifer Sam
08. Pulp - Razzmatazz (Acoustic Version)
09. Duffy - London Girls
10. Cast - Finetime
11. Heavy Stereo - Sleep Freak
12. Supergrass - Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Is In
13. Feeder - Rush (Live)
14. Audioweb - Sleeper (Sleepless In Balham mix)
15. Northern Uproar - Rollercoaster
16. The Wannadies - Lee Remick
17. Kula Shaker - Tattva (Lucky 13 Mix)

CD 3
01. Marion - Let's All Go Together
02. Dodgy - Grateful Moon
03. Ride - Black Nite Crash
04. Lush - Ciao!
05. Electrafixion - Sister Pain (Acoustic)
06. Fluffy - Husband
07. Out Of My Hair - Safe Boy
08. Spacehog - In The Meantime
09. Space - Neighbourhood
10. Whipping Boy - Fiction
11. Plastic Fantastic - Complimentary Electron
12. Longpigs - On And On
13. Dubstar - Elevator Song
14. Jocasta - The Land Of Do As You Please
15. Sleeper - Atomic
16. Ash - Does Your Mother Know
17. Ocean Colour Scene - Traveller's Tune
18. The Supernaturals - Smile

CD 4
01. Super Furry Animals - Something For The Weekend (Rockfield Version)
02. Silver Sun - There Will Never Be Another Me
03. The Boo Radleys - What's In The Box (See Watcha Got)
04. The Bluetones - Marblehead Johnson
05. The Charlatans - Two Of Us
06. Me Me Me - Hanging Around
07. Shampoo - Cars
08. Baby Bird - You're Gorgeous Too
09. Salad - I Want You
10. Bis - Wee Love
11. Kenickie - In Your Car
12. Speedy - Boy Wonder
13. Reef - Yer Old (Young Version)
14. Electronic - All That I Need
15. 60ft Dolls - Pretty Horses
16. These Animal Men - Wichita Lineman
17. The Aloof - One Night Stand (7" Version)
18. Oasis - Champagne Supernova (Brendan Lynch Mix)