A Fine Day...and a Brilliant Evening: Cherry Red Rarities 1983-1985 [Enhanced]

a fine day...and a brilliant evening: cherry red rarities 1983-1985 [enhanced]

Track Listings
1. It's a Fine Day [#]
2. It's a Fine Day [Guy Called Gerald Remix] [#]
3. Of All-Leaves Were Falling [#]
4. I Want to Be With You [#]
5. There Is a Man [#]
6. You Are Over There, Pt. 1 [#]
7. You Are Over There, Pt. 2 [#]
8. Ha Bloody Ha [#]
9. Lost Fond Goodbye [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
10. Wan But Smiling [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
11. I'm Used Now [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
12. Nothing You Say [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
13. That Day [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
14. Shouting in Cafés [12" Version][#] - In Embrace
15. Chocolates for Breakfast [#] - In Embrace
16. This Brilliant Evening [#] - In Embrace
17. Darkest Horse [#] - In Embrace
18. This Brilliant Evening [#][Instrumental] - In Embrace
19. It's a Fine Day [Multimedia Track]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Full Title - A Fine Day...And A Brilliant Evening - Cherry Red Rarities 1983-1985. This rarities collection, most of which have never been on CD before, marks 25 years of Cherry Red Records. This, the second release in the Cherry Red Rarities series, is a collection of rare & upstanding tracks from three of Cherry Red's most popular artists, Jane & Barton, Grab Grab The Haddock & In Embrace. This collection includes the beautiful Jane & Barton track 'It's A Fine Day' (as well as the enhanced video), plus In Embrace's 'This Brilliant Evening' & Grab Grab The Haddock's 'Last Fond Goodbye'. 19 tracks. 2003.

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A Fine Day...and a Brilliant Evening: Cherry Red Rarities 1983-1985 [Enhanced]
A Fine Day...and a Brilliant Evening: Cherry Red Rarities 1983-1985
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 A Fine Day...and a Brilliant Evening: Cherry Red Rarities 1983-1985
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cherry Red UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000093CZH
Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

  1. It's a Fine Day [#]
  2. It's a Fine Day [Guy Called Gerald Remix][#]
  3. Of All-Leaves Were Falling [#]
  4. I Want to Be With You [#]
  5. There Is a Man [#]
  6. You Are Over There, Pt. 1 [#]
  7. You Are Over There, Pt. 2 [#]
  8. Ha Bloody Ha [#]
  9. Lost Fond Goodbye [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
  10. Wan But Smiling [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
  11. I'm Used Now [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
  12. Nothing You Say [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
  13. That Day [#] - Grab Grab the Haddock
  14. Shouting in Caf[12" Version][#] - In Embrace
  15. Chocolates for Breakfast [#] - In Embrace
  16. This Brilliant Evening [#] - In Embrace
  17. Darkest Horse [#] - In Embrace
  18. This Brilliant Evening [#][Instrumental] - In Embrace
  19. It's a Fine Day [Multimedia Track]

Album Description

Full Title - A Fine Day...And A Brilliant Evening - Cherry Red Rarities 1983-1985. This rarities collection, most of which have never been on CD before, marks 25 years of Cherry Red Records. This, the second release in the Cherry Red Rarities series, is a collection of rare & upstanding tracks from three of Cherry Red's most popular artists, Jane & Barton, Grab Grab The Haddock & In Embrace. This collection includes the beautiful Jane & Barton track 'It's A Fine Day' (as well as the enhanced video), plus In Embrace's 'This Brilliant Evening' & Grab Grab The Haddock's 'Last Fond Goodbye'. 19 tracks. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Grab Grab The What?.......2003-08-12

More dreamy willowy pop of yesteryear from the vaults of Cherry Red. A more esoteric and better produced selection than the other compilation 'Our Brilliant Careers' which is shoddy in places. The juxtaposition of the three artists here seems coincidental, yet they successfully present different facets of the sound of the label during the early 80's.

Jane & Barton starts with the acapella 'It's A Fine Day' which was later turned into the Opus III dancefloor smash. The remix by A Guy Called Gerald here has a harder and less commercial sound. Quite good. Flute and percussion accompany Jane on 'I Want To Be With You' to nice pastoral effects a la Virginia Astley, although the latter would have never named one of her songs 'Ha Bloody Ha', which poses such thought-provoking questions as "Did you hear about the woman who died" or "What part of a vegetable can't you eat". Simple voice and piano arrangement on 'There Is A Man' and 'You Are Over There' makes ideal lazy afternoon listening, only to be rudely disturbed by Mr.Barton's grating screech on 'You Are Over There Part Two'.

Onto the marvellously named Grab Grab The Haddock, which included two of the three Marine Girls after Tracey Thorn went on to form Everything But The Girl. They pretty much carried on with the style of their previous band, only now augmented to a four-piece. Lightweight summery guitar pop, the stuff that Cherry Red is famous for.

In Embrace played moody melodic pop with guitar and synths. Although once described as 'introverted and emotionally unfathomable' the songs are actually quite classy and the sentiments deeply felt. 'The Darkest Horse' features a spine-tingling chord progression slightly reminiscent of the Cocteaus. They should have been big.

The CD ends with a bonus video of 'It's A Fine Day'. Hmm... now that's why she sounds so lonely..

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