Various Just A Bad Dream - Sixty British Garage And Trash Nuggets 1981-89 (3-CD Box)

(Cherry Red Records) 60 tracks, digisleeve in gatefold box, Clamshell-Box, incl. booklet

3CD set documenting the 1980s garage rock revival in the UK, also known as Trash.

All the key players! Including Thee Milkshakes, The Sting-Rays, The Cannibals, The Prisoners, The Barracudas, The X-Men, The Tall Boys, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Meteors, The X-Men, The Playn Jayn and many, many more...

Sixty of the best must-have scene hits, lesser-known deep cuts and underexposed nuggets.

Produced in collaboration with Alec Palao of The Sting-Rays

“I was there” sleevenotes by Mike Spenser, Lenny Helsing and Vic Templar.

The remarkable 'comic' design and packaging make this set a must see, hear and have!

Sometimes a colorful mix of random influences and a handful of scene makers emerge from nowhere, and before you know it, a movement is born. Such was the case in the UK in the early to mid-80s, when a number of bands you wouldn't necessarily have expected revived the spirit of mid-60s garage rock.

Fusing that sound with elements of pre-Fab Four, psych, mod, rockabilly and psychobilly, and greasing the wheels of this new machine with a thick layer of post-punk sensibility, bands across the UK began to scream and shout like they hadn't in years, capturing their work on often raw and unfinished recordings released on Big Beat, Hangman, Hit Records, Media Burn, Creation and other equally hip labels. From London, Medway and the South East to Edinburgh and beyond, the Trash movement spread and quickly reached mainland Europe and beyond. Here in the UK, trash finally had its big moment in 1984 when four of the scene's most important bands appeared on Channel 4's flagship show The Tube.

Spiky, brash, loud and without delusions of grandeur - this is the sound of the British post-punk music scene, which is backward-looking yet forward-thinking. Certainly not for the faint-hearted and always ready to tell you where you can stick it, but this sound has caught on. The garage and trash scene, albeit under different names and with a layer of post-millennial self-awareness, continues to thrive around the world. Wherever you find guitars, amps and the original spirit, you'll find trash.

Packed with rarities and collectables - Medway Valley and Billy Childish's material is particularly sought after at the moment - “Just A Bad Dream” will appeal to fans of 80s psychedelia, mod revival, indie, psychobilly and, of course, the 60s garage rock that influenced so many of these artists.