1989-1992: Transparent Orange Vinyl

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Label: Slumberland Records
Release Date: 28th August

Pre-Sub Pop Velocioty Girl captures that beautiful period where a burgeoning indie band is building the track as they move, perfecting the pop single and moving out of those boundaries by developing their own experimental sound and releasing charmingly scrappy and lo-fi singles, eps and demos. This comp finds the Washington DC band hone their sound as they became the best British indie pop band outside the UK.

Getting their start as the 1980s bled into the 90s, Velocity Girl arose from a new pop underground that had been percolating in Washington, DC and its suburbs, a group of bands clustered around our then-nascent Slumberland Records who broadened DC's punk paradigm with an ear for pop songs and feedback-driven racket. Velocity Girl, blessed with multiple gifted songwriters, particularly knew how to merge euphoric pop hooks with waves of noisy bliss and lovelorn melancholy. This new compilation "1989-1992" covers the band's pre-Sub Pop years and shows that their skill with a tune was there from the beginning, across several line-up changes and numerous early releases. The all-time classic "Forgotten Favorite" is included, as is their debut single "I Don't Care If You Go," featuring original vocalist Bridget Cross (later of Unrest). There are also crucial split single and compilation contributions, a few choice covers (Beat Happening, The Jam) and even a pair of unreleased tunes. Newly remastered and featuring extensive liner notes by DC scene scholar John R. Davis, "1989-1992" is the comprehensive view of their early years that Velocity Girl has long deserved and their fans have long wanted.

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I Don't Care If You Go
Always
Not At All
I Don't Care If You Go (Acoustic)
I Know Exactly What You Mean
That's Entertainment
What You Say
Tales of Brave Aphrodite
Forgotten Favorite
Why Should I Be Nice To You?
Warm/Crawl