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Artist: Various Artists
Title: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… The Countdown Records Story 1985-88
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Acid Jazz UK
Genre: R&B, Soul
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 37:24
Total Size: 282 MB
Tracklist:
1. Makin' Time – Pump It Up (02:27)
2. The Prisoners – Whenever I'm Gone (02:43)
3. The Kick – I Can't Let Go (02:13)
4. Long Tall Shorty – Falling for You (02:12)
5. The Scene – Inside Out (For Your Love) (02:37)
6. Fast Eddie – I Don't Need No Doctor (02:04)
7. The Alljacks – Guilty (03:3
8. The Prisoners – The More That I Teach You (03:1
9. Makin' Time – Here Is My Number (04:37)
10. The Combine – Dreams Come True (03:57)
11. The Ambassadors – Don't You Ever Change (03:15)
12. The Kick – Stuck on the Edge of a Blade (02:06)
13. The Daggermen – Ivor The Engine Driver (02:09)
Countdown was originally founded by Eddie Piller, Maxine Conroy and Terry Rawlings and distributed by legendary UK independent Stiff Records. The label reflected the burgeoning Mod revival scene of the mid ‘80s, alongside a vibrant New Wave sound, as Ed began to find his way as a label executive.
It was a fresh and unique take on Mod that attempted to place the scene’s main acts in the mainstream world. It almost worked too. But despite the brilliance of the signings, it was tripped up by the demise of Stiff, and the corporate domination of the mid-80s charts.
Lessons would be learned and applied with Piller’s next label Acid Jazz, where Countdown refugees such as James Taylor, and Mother Earth’s Chris White went on to greater success.
This collection tells the label’s story through the best of its musical output, from mainstays such as Makin’ Time, The Prisoners and The Kick, alongside classics and rarities from their groundbreaking compilations, from which this release in turn takes inspiration.
Presented in a beautiful sleeve layout with a classy Modernist touch, the compilation also coincides with a new book that further explores the Countdown legacy from Mod and beyond. |
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