VA - In A Field Of Their Own Highlights Of Glastonbury (1992)

It's a two plus hours survey of British indie music in 1992 and as expected, there's a mixed bag of gems, nostalgia, and iffy detritus that hasn't stood the test of time. But with any festival, the ups and downs are part of the experience. You can't expect to like everything, and the fun is in soaking up the atmosphere, discovering new bands, and confirming why your favourite artists are in fact your favourites. That was all true when I first heard this album back in the 90's. As a snapshot of they way things really were in 1992, this album is a priceless artifact that I never get tired of returning to.
The running order is completely disconnected from the billing, this democratic presentation is a credit to the bands. To anyone hearing these bands for the first time, as I was in 1992, there is no bias as to which bands you're "supposed" to like, the 2 PM openers who played to a mostly empty field are presented equal to the bands who appeared at night in front of thousands waving flags. For example, you would have no clue, from looking at the track listing, that Carter USM headlined one night and were the biggest act in British indie music that year. In a strange coincidence, the final track – an energized Blur playing "Sunday Sunday" to a nonplussed crowd – is a window into the future, previewing was to come in the mid 90's. But listening here gives no indication that Blur would become more famous and successful than any five other bands on the album put together, and within two years would banish nearly all them into irrelevance.

CD1
01 The Orb - A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That 07:47
Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld
02 Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart - Do You Live 07:59
What You Sing?
03 Flowered Up - Weekender 12:40
04 James - Gold Mother 06:26
05 Dr. Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations - Hazy Lazy 06:43
Hologram
06 Fat Dinosaur - Love 05:13
07 Senser - The Journey Of Life 05:28
08 Curve - Fait Accompli 04:52
09 Th' Faith Healers - Reptile Smile 05:11
10 The Breeders - Iris 03:42
11 Lush - Starlust 04:30

CD2
01 Billy Bragg And The Red Stars - Accident Waiting To 04:05
Happen
02 Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - Sheriff Fatman 05:09
03 The Levellers - Battle Of The Beanfield 03:44
04 Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Grey Cell Green 04:20
05 The Frank And Walters - Walter's Trip 02:55
06 The Family Cat - Steamroller 07:02
07 The Real People - What You Want 03:13
08 Spiritualized - Shine A Light 11:00
09 Kitchens Of Distinction - Mad As Snow 06:27
10 Thousand Yard Stare - Seasonstream 04:38
11 Midway Still - Better Than Before 03:06
12 Senseless Things - Too Much Kissing 04:26
13 Blur - Sunday Sunday 03:36

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