60ft Dolls - The Big 3 (3RANGE38) 2 CD Set
60ft Dolls are one of the most underrated of the Cool Cymru bands. They spearheaded the Newport scene of the 1990s, were championed by Steve Lamacq and soon signed to Indolent Records following a couple of Rough Trade singles and support slots for Oasis, Elastica and Dinosaur Jr. The Big 3 was released in 1996 to strong reviews and made the Best Of The Year lists in the NME, The Guardian, New York Times and was named in 2003 by Mojo as one of the Top 12 Britpop Albums Of All Time. It features the singles Happy Shopper, White Knuckle Ride, Pig Valentine, Stay and their Top 40 hit Talk To Me. They spearheaded the Newport scene of the 1990s, were championed by Steve Lamacq and soon signed to Indolent Records following a couple of Rough Trade singles and support slots for Oasis, Elastica and Dinosaur Jr. This 2CD expanded edition includes the original album together with the best of their B-sides as chosen by the band. Also included is their session for John Peel which is listed in the Best Peel Sessions Of All Time
CD 1
1. New Loafers
2. Talk To Me
3. Stay
4. Hair
5. Happy Shopper
6. The One
7. Good Times
8. No 1 Pure Alcohol
9. Streamlined
10. Loser
11. Pig Valentine
12. Terminal Crash Fear
13. Buzz
CD 2
1. Dr. Rat
2. Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except For Me And My Monkey)
3. White Knuckle Ride
4. British Racing Green
5. Yellow Candles
6. Easy
7. The Maindee Run
8. Rosalyn
9. After Glow
10. Mess
11. 60ft Dolls Vs Pastor Ray Bevan (Stay BBC John Peel Session 17th Feb 1996
12. The New Loafers
13. Streamlined
14. Loser
15. Piss Funk
16. Stay