C86
C86 is/was a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME) in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by “jangly” guitars and fey melodies, and is now often used synonymously with “indie pop” or “twee”, although other musical styles were represented on the tape. Edit this Artist photo: Of Legend
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RussellChap wrote:
C81 good C86 not so good
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staywaivy wrote:
geezus
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POTDL wrote:
nme sux, so is this term sucking to?
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THee-BeAtNiK wrote:
Dig-it
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natalieshaw wrote:
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flookster wrote:
The NME also pressed a promo run of 500 copies of this compilation on 12in vinyl. I know this because my brother bought me a copy from 2nd hand record store in Manchester circa 1988. I still have it somewhere.
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blossomtoe wrote:
The NME used to do occasional cassettes of the hot new bands of the day. The two most infamous are probably C81 and C86 (C as in Cassette plus the year of release). C86 happened to have many of the stalwarts of the janglepop/twee movement on it and thus the name became synonymous with the movement. To my eternal shame, I actually had that original C86 cassette and lost it at some point :-(
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redrag2abull wrote:
...does anyone know if a band called The Singing Ringing Tree recorded anything for C86.
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rella987 wrote:
eww
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herensugue wrote:
C86 (L)
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shya_man wrote:
C8sex, brah.
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pekusita wrote:
what does c86 means?
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miserable-lie wrote:
C86 (L)
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Waqcku wrote:
c8sux
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electricchurch wrote:
GREAT POP SOUNDS
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