''International Hip Swing'' is a compilation CD released by the label
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent music ...
in 1993.
[ It is centered on the ]alternative rock
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, indie pop
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and twee pop
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genres.
''International Hip Swing'' gathered together a selection of recordings previously released in the series of vinyl 7-inch EP
In music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release, typically a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. One can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of formats. In most ca ...
s entitled ''International Pop Underground''.
Track listing
The album contains the following twenty songs:[
# ]Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
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– "Rusty and Rover"
# Melody Dog – "Tomorrow's World"
# Some Velvet Sidewalk
Some Velvet Sidewalk was an experimental lo-fi rock band from Olympia, WA on the independent label K Records.
History
Some Velvet Sidewalk was formed in Eugene, Oregon in 1987 by Al Larsen (vocals/guitar) and Robert Christie (drums). Their fir ...
– "Apple"
# Thee Headcoats
Thee Headcoats was a band formed in Chatham, Kent, England in 1989, that was well known for its garage rock sound, explicitly sticking to this style on almost all of their albums. The band's signature sound as well as their prolific writing has ...
– "Shouldn't Happen To A Dog"
# Lois
Lois is a common English name from the New Testament. Paul the Apostle mentions Lois, the pious grandmother of Saint Timothy in the Second Epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English C ...
– "Long Time Gone" (The Everly Brothers
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cover)
# Gravel
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Gravel is classifi ...
– "Yesterday"
# Brief Weeds – "(It's So Hard Not To) Say Hello"
# Tiger Trap Tiger trap may refer to:
*Trou de loup
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– "Hiding"
# Snuff
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Tobacco
* Snuff (tobacco), fine-ground tobacco, sniffed into the nose
** Moist snuff or dipping tobacco
** Creamy snuff, an Indian tobacco paste
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* Snuff film, a type of film that shows a murder
Literat ...
– "Den Den"
# Mecca Normal
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valle ...
– "Man Thinks 'Woman'"
# Girl Trouble – "Tarantula"
# Heavenly – "Escort Crash On Marsten Street"
# Unrest
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* Civil unrest
* Civil disorder
* Domestic terrorism
* Industrial unrest
* Labor unrest
* Rebellion
* Riot
* Strike action
* State of emergency
Notable historical in ...
– "Yes She Is My Skinhead Girl"
# Duck Hunt
is a 1984 light gun shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console and the Nintendo Vs. System arcade hardware. The game was first released in April 1984, in Japan for the ...
– "Vacation"
# Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989. The group were founded by Norman Blake (vocals, guitar), Raymond McGinley (vocals, lead guitar) and Gerard Love (vocals, bass), all of whom shared ...
– "Free Again" (Alex Chilton
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cover)
# Cannanes
The Cannanes are an Australian indie pop band formed in Sydney in late 1984. In the band's 30-year plus history the lineup has regularly changed, with Stephen O'Neil and Frances Gibson the only constant members.
History
The original 1984 line- ...
– "No One"
# Seaweed
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– "Deer Trap"
# Beat Happening – "Look Around"
# Fifth Column
A fifth column is any group of people who undermine a larger group or nation from within, usually in favor of an enemy group or another nation. According to Harris Mylonas and Scott Radnitz, "fifth columns" are “domestic actors who work to un ...
– "All Women Are Bitches
All Women Are Bitches is a single by the Toronto band Fifth Column.
The lyrics were written by Caroline Azar and G.B. Jones and the music was composed by Fifth Column. It was produced by Walter Sobczak at Wellesley Sound Studios in Toronto, Ont ...
"
# The McTells
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– "Clean"
See also
*''International Pop Underground Convention
The International Pop Underground Convention (or IPU) was a 1991 punk and alternative rock music festival in Olympia, Washington. The six-day convention centered on a series of performances at the Capitol Theater. Throughout August 20–25, ...
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References
External links
''International Hip Swing'' Review''International Hip Swing'' page at K Records
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1994 compilation albums
Alternative rock compilation albums
Indie rock compilation albums
K Records compilation albums