Thought it might be worth it 24 hours on, for a bit of fun, to try and pull together all the b-sides from the tracks featured on the Diving For Pearls compilation album.
SIDE A
mp3 : Department S – Solid Gold Easy Action
Originally released as b-side on 7″ of Is Vic There? Demon Records, 1980
mp3 : Stone Roses – Here It Comes
mp3 : Stone Roses – All Across The Sand
Originally released as b-sides on 12″ of Sally Cinammon. Revolver Records 1987. These versions from the 1989 re-release.
mp3 : Paul Quinn & Edwyn Collins – Burro
Originally released as b-side on 7″ of Pale Blue Eyes. Swampland Records. 1984
mp3 : Kirsty MacColl – Patrick
Originally released as b-side on 7″ of A New England. Stiff Records 1984
mp3 : Everything But The Girl – Feeling Dizzy
mp3 : Everything But The Girl – On My Mind
Originally released as the b-sides on 7″ of Night and Day. Cherry Red Records. 1982
mp3 : Red Guitars – Paris France
Originally released as the b-side to the second issue of Good Technology. Self Drive Records 1984
SIDE B
mp3 : Sugarcubes – Birthday (Icelandic)
Originally released as the b-side of Birthday. One Little Indian Records. 1987
mp3 : Spacemen 3 : Just To See You Smile (Honey Pt 2)
Originally released as the b-side of Hypnotized. Fire Records. 1989
Mari Wilson – Rave (live version)
Originally released as the b-side of Cry Me A River. The Compact Organisation. 1982
mp3 : The Monochrome Set – Love Goes Down The Drain
mp3 : The Monochrome Set – Noise (Eine Kleine Symphonie)
Originally released as the b-sides of Jet Set Junta. Cherry Red Records 1983. Both tracks from a February 1979 session for the John Peel Show
mp3 : The Au Pairs – Diet
Originally released as one of two ‘A’ sides alongside It’s Obvious. 021 Records/Human Records. 1980.
mp3 : Robert Wyatt – Memories Of You
Originally released as the b-side of Shipbuilding. Rough Trade Records. 1983
Sorry if you desperately wanted the Mari Wilson track.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
All across the sand is one of the Roses finest moments. A truly beautiful song.
A splendid effort JC
Great idea, JC. I’m still reeling from yesterday’s revelation that A New England never appeared on a Kirsty MacColl album (until Greatest Hits). As I own all her albums, this should have been obvious to me. But it wasn’t.
Sort of a volume 2 after all. Well done, sir.
A great idea for a companion compilation album. I liked the Diving For Pearls album and look forward to listening to this now. Thanks.
More like spelunking for sunken treasure this time out. Nice work, JC!
Owned the original cassette, played it a lot, still managed to overlook the Au Pairs (for the 2nd time, old enough to know about them but not actually listen to them back in 79) – stumbled across ‘Diet’ about 6 years ago…Argh! what did I miss !? Been caning them on a regular basis ever since (whilst caning myself for being so stupid, but that’s another story!) Nice work JC thanks
The indie snob in me has to point out that Paris, France was the B-side of the reissue of Good Technology rather than the original. Was always astonished that PF and Dive, both cracking live tunes, were only ever B sides. Saw them 4 times – 3 times supporting the Smiths on their first Scottish dates (you must have seen them then?) then one further time as headliners (supported by the Room) at a rather sparsely populated Nightmoves. Astonishing to think that GT sold 60,000 copies and on their own label.
Sure that they had a competition to update the lyrics to GT for 21st century a couple of years ago (for 30th anniversary maybe?).
To be fair Mike, I did acknowledge that in the piece!! It’s the reissued 45 that I have a copy of which is why I included that particular b-side.
You did. Sorry – read it too quickly!