Housemartins

The Housemartins - The Best Of The Housemartins (2004) Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 8, 2025

A more succinct and straightforward anthology of the Housemartins than 1988's Now That's What I Call Quite Good!, 2004's The Best of the Housemartins is a 14-track overview that sticks to the basics. While it does not contain the significant BBC sessions, B-sides, and album cuts featured on Quite Good!, it does feature superior sound and all the material (such as "Happy Hour," "Sheep," "The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death," and their cover of the Isley Brothers' "Caravan of Love") that casual fans truly need. Most of the band's biggest fans will tell you, of course, that the two studio albums are absolutely necessary.

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The Housemartins - Now That's What I Call Quite Good (Chrysalis 353 275) (EU 1988) Music

Posted by luckburz at Nov. 6, 2010

Now That's What I Call Quite Good was the post-breakup greatest hits album from The Housemartins. It was released in 1988. As well as singles, the compilation includes various album tracks, B-sides and radio session recordings. It includes many humorous liner notes from the band, including New Zealand sales and charts stats, and the song Caravan of Love.

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The Housemartins - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death (Chrysalis 208 613) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1) Vinyl & HR

Posted by luckburz at July 16, 2010

The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death was the second and last studio album by The Housemartins. It was released in 1987. The songs "Five Get Over Excited", "Me and the Farmer" and "Build" were released as singles. The title song is about the British Royal Family, which found them gaining controversy in the tabloid papers similar to that of other bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Smiths and the Stone Roses.

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Housemartins - London 0 · Hull 4 (1986) Music

Posted by martinius at Dec. 14, 2007

Housemartins - London 0 · Hull 4 (1986)
Alt Pop Rock | EAC LAME CBR320 MP3+LOG (118 MB) |EAC APE+CUE+LOG (290 MB) | covers | Total time: 47:22

The Housemartins were an English alternative rock band that was active in the 1980s. The Housemartins' lyrics were an odd mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time (the back cover of London 0 Hull 4 contained the message, "Take Jesus - Take Marx - Take Hope"). The band was formed in 1983 by Paul Heaton (vocals), Stan Cullimore (guitar), Ted Key (bass) and Chris Lang (drums). The band's membership changed considerably over the years. Ted Key was replaced by Norman Cook — the future Fatboy Slim — and drummer Chris Lang was replaced by Hugh Whitaker, former drummer with The Gargoyles, who in turn was replaced with Dave Hemingway. The band often referred to themselves as "the 4th best band in Hull", referring to Hull, the city in England where the band formed in 1983. (The three bands that were "better" were Red Guitars, Everything but the Girl, and The Gargoyles.)
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Paul Heaton - The Last King Of Pop (2018) Music

Posted by pyatak at Nov. 18, 2018

2018 collection from the British singer/songwriter. This compilation feature 23 of the finest songs from throughout Paul's extraordinary music career, including hits from his days in the Housemartins, through his time in the multi-platinum pop co-operative The Beautiful South, his solo years, and up to the present day in his long-standing collaboration with former Beautiful South singer Jacqui Abbott.

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Triceratops - Feelin' fine (2003) Music

Posted by martinius at Oct. 2, 2007

Triceratops - Feelin' fine (2003)
Alternative indie Rock | EAC LAME MP3 CBR320 | 96 MB | covers included | Total time: 41:14

This is a indie rock group from NW Spain that should not be mistaken with homonymous groups from Japan or US.
They sing mainly in english but there are some songs in spanish too. All their songs are composed by the group except track 5 sample which is a good version from Housemartins 1987 hit "Me and the farmer". There are no more reviews in english, so maybe it's better to check the only rev. I found in spanish or directly hear the proposed sample

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VA - C85 (2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at June 30, 2024

VA - C85 (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 541 MB
3:53:42 | Alternative Rock, Goth Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop | Label: Cherry Red

3CD collection pre-queling NME’s huge selling C86 compilation. Featuring the best of the burgeoning indie scene from 1985.Including tracks from The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, That Petrol Emotion, The Woodentops, James, Del Amitri, The Housemartins and many more.Following the success of the three-disc compilation, ‘The Sun Shines Here’ (which documented the roots of Indie Pop from 1980-84), the prequel to C86, C85 combines “name” bands with many obscurities making their debut on CD. Several acts on C85 would eventually feature on that NME’s C86 collection: Primal Scream, The Wedding Present, the Mighty Lemon Drops, etc, who all had singles released in 1985.

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VA - NOW Yearbook Extra 1986 (2023) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at March 16, 2023

VA - NOW Yearbook Extra 1986 (2023)
MP3 320 kbps | 4:06:23 | 570 Mb
Genre: Pop, Rock, R&B, Soul / Label: Now Music

The final CD begins with a run of fantastic Indie and Synth-Pop smashes including The Housemartins, The Smiths, New Order, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, and Falco’s ‘Vienna Calling’. Debut hits from Latin Quarter and Sly Fox follow, plus ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’ - a big hit on re-release for Grace Jones. Soul music legend James Brown scored a big hit with ‘Living In America’, and Jellybean, Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neal, and The S.O.S Band enjoyed three of the year’s biggest Dance tracks. The collection winds down with soulful ballads from Atlantic Starr, Billy Ocean and Freddie Jackson before signing off with one of the greatest tracks of all-time; ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ from Marvin Gaye – a smash hit again 18 years after it originally hit #1 after sound-tracking an ad campaign.

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VA - NOW That's What I Call Christmas (2024) Music

Posted by Rtax at Dec. 20, 2024

VA - NOW That's What I Call Christmas (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 2.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 749 MB
5:05:03 | Christmas, Holiday, Synth-pop, Pop Rock | Label: Sony Music

NOW That’s What I Call Christmas is back! Presenting a fantastic collection of 87 festive classics on 4 CDs to bring the ultimate soundtrack to your holiday celebrations. A perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones, this festive favourite is packed with timeless Christmas tracks, kicking off with the ever-popular “Last Christmas” by Wham! Other chart-topping hits include Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody”, Boney M.’s “Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord”, Shakin’ Stevens’ “Merry Christmas Everyone”, “Mistletoe And Wine” from Cliff Richard, and the iconic Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. The collection brings together enduring holiday favourites including Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime”, Chris Rea’s “Driving Home For Christmas”, the Pretenders with “2000 Miles”, and Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas”. You’ll also find perennial classics from Wizzard with “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday”, David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s collaboration “Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy”, and The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl with their unforgettable “Fairytale Of New York”.

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VA - Now Yearbook '86 (2023) Music

Posted by Rtax at April 8, 2025

VA - Now Yearbook '86 (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 732 MB
5:17:11 | Pop, Rock, Dance, Soul, R&B, Soundtrack | Label: Now Music

NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series, NOW – Yearbook 1986; 80 tracks from a fantastic year in pop! This special edition CD is housed in ‘hard-back-book’ packaging, including a 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork.
Opening with two stellar #1s, ‘A Different Corner’ from George Michael and ‘The Sun Always Shines On T.V.’ from a-ha, before leading into huge hits from Duran Duran (‘Notorious’), Kate Bush (‘Hounds Of Love’) and ‘Thorn In My Side’ from Eurythmics. A top year for pure Pop magic is showcased in the next run of hits, including the #1 from Falco, plus Level 42, Kim Wilde, Nick Kamen, Owen Paul, and The Bangles, before timeless radio friendly Pop from the Pretenders, and the lead single from one of the year’s biggest albums (‘Graceland’) from Paul Simon with ‘You Can Call Me Al’. Reggae-Pop from UB40 and another #1 from Boris Gardiner give way to two of the year’s most enduring ballads from Simply Red and Spandau Ballet.

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