Jangle Pop Essentials

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No sound better crystallizes the promise and euphoria of the ‘60s than the bright, ringing Rickenbacker chords that powered so many Beatles and Byrds hits. But as the sound was overtaken by hard rock in the ‘70s, torch-bearing underdogs like Big Star and Flamin’ Groovies infused that joyous jangle with a more melancholic edge, as if to signify the passing of pop’s golden age. Since then, the equally elated and aching sound of jangle pop has been embraced by successive generations of melody-making misfits, filtering into the erudite college rock of R.E.M., the post-grunge bubblegum of Teenage Fanclub, and the dreamy indie of Real Estate.
Big Star
September Gurls
Big Star
Radio City
The La's
There She Goes
The La's
The La's
The Bangles
Going Down to Liverpool
The Bangles
All Over the Place
Flamin' Groovies
Shake Some Action
Flamin' Groovies
Shake Some Action
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
American Girl
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Nick Lowe
Cruel to Be Kind
Nick Lowe
Labour of Lust (Remastered)
Matthew Sweet
I've Been Waiting
Matthew Sweet
Girlfriend
The Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Lemonheads
Into Your Arms
The Lemonheads
Come on Feel the Lemonheads
The Beatles
Ticket to Ride
The Beatles
Help!
Pretenders
Back On the Chain Gang
Pretenders
Learning to Crawl (Expanded Edition)
Gin Blossoms
Found Out About You
Gin Blossoms
New Miserable Experience (Deluxe Edition)
R.E.M.
So. Central Rain
R.E.M.
Reckoning
Badfinger
No Matter What (2010 Remaster)
Badfinger
No Dice
Todd Rundgren
Couldn't I Just Tell You
Todd Rundgren
Something/Anything?
The Searchers
Needles and Pins
The Searchers
Needles & Pins
Pavement
Date with Ikea
Pavement
Brighten the Corners
The Smiths
This Charming Man
The Smiths
The Smiths
The Monkees
Last Train to Clarksville
The Monkees
The Monkees (Deluxe Edition)
Chris Bell
I Am the Cosmos
Chris Bell
I Am the Cosmos
The Cure
Friday I'm In Love
The Cure
Wish
Raspberries
Go All the Way
Raspberries
Raspberries
The Who
So Sad About Us
The Who
A Quick One (Bonus Track Version)
Elvis Costello
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Elvis Costello
My Aim Is True
Teenage Fanclub
About You
Teenage Fanclub
Grand Prix
Marshall Crenshaw
Someday, Someway
Marshall Crenshaw
Rhino Hi-Five: Marshall Crenshaw - EP
Guided By Voices
Glad Girls
Guided By Voices
Isolation Drills
The Rembrandts
I'll Be There for You (Theme from Friends)
The Rembrandts
The Rembrandts: L.P.
Cheap Trick
Come On, Come On
Cheap Trick
In Color
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
This Is Why You Love Me
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Give It Back!
Del Amitri
Roll to Me
Del Amitri
Twisted
George Harrison
If Not For You (2020 Mix)
George Harrison
All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary)
The Primitives
Crash
The Primitives
Lovely
The Kinks
Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks
Kinda Kinks
The Replacements
Never Mind
The Replacements
Pleased To Meet Me
Raspberries
I Wanna Be With You
Raspberries
Fresh
Alvvays
Plimsoll Punks
Alvvays
Antisocialites
The Housemartins
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
London 0 Hull 4
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Talking Straight
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Hope Downs
The Knack
Good Girls Don't
The Knack
Get the Knack
Chris Stamey & The dB's
(I Thought) You Wanted to Know
Chris Stamey & The dB's
Ork Records: New York, New York
The Go-Betweens
Spring Rain (Remastered)
The Go-Betweens
Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (Remastered)
Brinsley Schwarz
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding
Brinsley Schwarz
Surrender To the Rhythm
Game Theory
24
Game Theory
Real Nighttime
Delays
Hey Girl
Delays
Faded Seaside Glamour
The Soft Boys
Queen of Eyes
The Soft Boys
Underwater Moonlight
Dave Edmunds
Girls Talk
Dave Edmunds
Repeat When Necessary
The Apples In Stereo
Seems So
The Apples In Stereo
Tone Soul Evolution
Dwight Twilley
Girls
Dwight Twilley
Lost Hits of the 80's, Vol. 2 - All Original Artists & Versions
XTC
The Mayor of Simpleton
XTC
Oranges & Lemons
The Records & John Wicks
Starry Eyes
The Records & John Wicks
Lost In the 70s Rare Tracks From the Top 40
Cheap Trick
Voices
Cheap Trick
Dream Police
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Perfect Skin
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition)
The Cleaners From Venus
Only a Shadow
The Cleaners From Venus
Midnight Cleaners
The Byrds
I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
The Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Feelies
Let's Go
The Feelies
The Good Earth
The Bangles
Live
The Bangles
All Over the Place
Jellyfish
The King Is Half-Undressed
Jellyfish
Bellybutton
Primal Scream
Gentle Tuesday
Primal Scream
Sonic Flower Groove
Gin Blossoms
Til I Hear It From You
Gin Blossoms
Til I Hear It From You - EP
Orange Juice
Falling and Laughing
Orange Juice
You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
R.E.M.
Gardening At Night
R.E.M.
Chronic Town - EP
The Beatles
Nowhere Man
The Beatles
Rubber Soul
Miracle Legion
The Backyard
Miracle Legion
The Backyard - EP
Wire
Outdoor Miner
Wire
Outdoor Miner - Single
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Even the Losers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Damn the Torpedoes
Flamin' Groovies
I Can't Hide
Flamin' Groovies
Shake Some Action
Let's Active
Every Word Means No
Let's Active
Every Word Means No - Single
Teenage Fanclub
Ain't That Enough
Teenage Fanclub
Songs From Northern Britain
Pretenders
Stop Your Sobbing
Pretenders
Pretenders (Expanded Edition)
Big Star
Back of a Car
Big Star
Radio City
Sloan
People of the Sky
Sloan
Twice Removed
The Lemonheads
If I Could Talk I'd Tell You
The Lemonheads
Car Button Cloth
The Smiths
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
The Smiths
The Queen Is Dead
Redd Kross
Annie's Gone
Redd Kross
Third Eye
Nick Lowe
So It Goes
Nick Lowe
Quiet Please... - The New Best of Nick Lowe
The Hollies
Look Through Any Window
The Hollies
Greatest Hits
Matthew Sweet
We're the Same
Matthew Sweet
100% Fun
Badfinger
Baby Blue (US Single Mix) [2010 - Remaster]
Badfinger
Straight Up
Katrina and the Waves
Do You Want Crying
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina & the Waves
The Connells
Scotty's Lament
The Connells
Boylan Heights
The La's
Feelin'
The La's
The La's
The Dentists
Strawberries Are Growing in My Garden (And It's Wintertime)
The Dentists
Cherry Red Indie Hits: 1985-1986
The Who
The Kids Are Alright (Mono Version)
The Who
My Generation (Mono Version) [Deluxe Version]
The Olivia Tremor Control
Hideway
The Olivia Tremor Control
Black Foliage: Animation Music (Remastered)
Todd Rundgren
Love of the Common Man
Todd Rundgren
Faithful
Material Issue
Kim the Waitress
Material Issue
Freak City Soundtrack
The dB's
Love Is for Lovers
The dB's
Like This
The Sundays
Here's Where the Story Ends
The Sundays
Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
The Long Ryders
And She Rides
The Long Ryders
Native Sons
Tommy Keene
Places That Are Gone
Tommy Keene
College Rock Throwback Mix Tape
The Church
Almost With You
The Church
The Blurred Crusade (Remastered)
Shoes
Tomorrow Night
Shoes
SHOES Best
Chris Bell
Get Away
Chris Bell
I Am the Cosmos
Hoodoo Gurus
What's My Scene (2005 Remaster)
Hoodoo Gurus
Blow Your Cool
Kirsty MacColl
A New England
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Bells of Rhymney
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Fegmania!
You Am I
Cathy's Clown (Remastered)
You Am I
Hi Fi Way (Superunreal Edition)
The Green Pajamas
If I Lived in a Picture
The Green Pajamas
Indian Winter
The Chills
Heavenly Pop Hit
The Chills
Submarine Bells
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