Mind The Gap Compilation Tape
The tape was originally releases on December 21st 1990. In April 1991 John Peel played five songs of it on his radio show on BBC radio one, this
pushed the sales quite a bit. The original cover was photocopied and came in six different colors. In March 1994 a new printed cover was introduced. In March 1997
the 1000th copy of the tape got sold. In celebratration of this, a limited CD-version was released in April 1997.
The Songs
- A.D. - You'll Get There
Melbourne, Australia
taken from the Australian tape compilation Seasons pass on Season Records
- The Ammonites - All We Had
England
- The Apple Moths - Kymri
England
- The Banzai Babies - Waiting For The Sun To Shine
England
- The Bedflowers - Madly In Live With 25 People / I'm So Cool
Manchester, England
- Captain Cocoa - Ring Me Up
Melbourne, Australia
- Fat Tulips - As Long As You Need Me
Nottingham, England
- Feverfew - Answered Prayer
Reading, England
- Friends - Every Summer
England
- Die 5 Freunde - Why I Like The Pastels
Hamburg, Germany
this song was recorded live at the Marsh Marigold festival in Hamburg on Dec 19th 1990, at previous gigs it was all English lyrics
while on all later ones it was German only.
- Himberrbubis - Frühlingserwachen
Friedberg, Germany
- Honigritter - Schottische Schlösser
Friedberg, Germany
- Jesterbells - Happy Kids
Hamburg, Germany
recorded at a very early Jesterbells gig in Hamburg
- The Legendary Bang - Bitterness (of Heart)
Itzehoe, Germany
- The Nivens - Tales From A Dufflebag
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
- PO! - Sunday Never Comes Around
Leicester, England
later released on a 7" on Sunday records
- Red Letter Day - Killing Time
Hamburg, Germany
- St.James Infirmary - Martha & Terry
Newcastle Opon Tyne, England
- The Sohfas - Stuck On The Shell
Scotland
- Strawberry Story - Behind This Smile
Darlington, England
this song was also released on the 2nd Windmill flexi