Here's the playlist from the first C86 Special, which happened on Friday May 6th, 2011, to mark the 25th anniversary of C86. Kate, our door girl, was a little late getting to the club so I put on "Unholy Soul" by The Orchids to begin with, and sat on the door myself. Which is why the night starts with five Orchids songs in a row...how every night should start really...

* Ian HDIF *

The Orchids, Me and the Black and White Dream
The Orchids, Women Priests And Addicts
The Orchids, Bringing You The Love
The Orchids, Frank De Salvo
The Orchids, Long Drawn Saturday Night
The Go-Betweens, In The Core Of A Flame
East River Pipe, Ah Dictaphone
Biff Bang Pow, The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel
The Brilliant Corners, Oh
BMX Bandits, E102
Shop Assistants, Somewhere In China
The Room, New Dreams For Old
The Cudgels, Watermelon Dream
The Field Mice, Of The Perfect Kind
The Woodentops, Everything Breaks
Another Sunny Day, I’m In Love With A Girl Who Doesn’t Know I Exist
The Wild Swans, Bitterness
The Shrubs, Warm Sea
The Monochrome Set, The Monochrome Set
Screeming Custard!, Nakid David
Talulah Gosh, Bringing Up Baby
Felt, Ballad Of The Band
My Bloody Valentine, Lovelee Sweet Darlene
Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes, You’ll Never Be That Young Again
Eternal, Breath

* Emma Pocketbooks *

The Go Betweens, Spring Rain
The Hit Parade, You Didn’t Love Me Then
This Poison!, Poised Over The Pause Button
The Shrubs, Bullfighter’s Bones
The Flatmates, I Could Be In Heaven
The Wolfhounds, Feeling So Strange Again
The Primitives, I’ll Stick With You
The Motorcycle Boy, Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Vaselines, Son Of A Gun
Big Flame, Why Popstars Can’t Dance
The Charlottes, Are You Happy Now?
My Bloody Valentine, Paint A Rainbow
Rosehips, I Shouldn’t Have To Say
The Jesus And Mary Chain, Upside Down
The Siddeleys, Are You Still Evil When You’re Sleeping
The Jasmine Minks, Think!
The Mighty Lemon Drops, Fall Down (Like The Rain)

* Ian Pocketbooks *

Television Personalities, Geoffrey Ingram
June Brides, In The Rain
14 Iced Bears, Come Get Me
The Bodines, Therese
The Chesterfields, Completely And Utterly
Would-Be-Goods, The Camera Loves Me
The Pastels, Nothing To Be Done
The Siddeleys, Sunshine Thuggery
The Chefs, 24 Hours
Another Sunny Day, Horseriding
The Chills, Heavenly Pop Hit
The Pooh Sticks, Indie Pop Ain’t Noise Pollution
Talulah Gosh, Be My Baby
Dolly Mixture, How Come You’re Such A Hit With The Boys Jane?
Razorcuts, A For Alphabet
The Field Mice, If You Need Someone

* Ian HDIF *

The Go Betweens, Love Goes On
The Shop Assistants, Safety Net
The Sea Urchins, Solace
Mighty Mighty, Everybody Knows The Monkey
The Brilliant Corners, Brian Rix
My Bloody Valentine, Sunny Sundae Smile
Talulah Gosh, Steaming Train
McCarthy, Well Of Loneliness
The Loft, Up The Hill And Down The Slope
We’ve Got A Fuzzbox (And We’re Going To Use It), Rules And Regulations
The Field Mice, Sensitive
Screeming Custard!, Love Stuff
The Wedding Present, My Favourite Dress
The Wake, Crush The Flowers
The Flatmates, Shimmer
Heavenly, P.U.N.K. Girl
Age Of Chance, Kiss
Felt, Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow
Soup Dragons, Whole Wide World
The Dentists, I Had An Excellent Dream
Primal Scream, Imperial
The Pastels, Comin’ Through
The Corn Dollies, Forever Steven
The Shop Assistants, I Don’t Want To Be Friends With You
James Dean Driving Experience, Oh Grateful
The June Brides, Every Conversation
Another Sunny Day, You Should All Be Murdered
The Canannes, Welcome To The Hotel Johanna
Razorcuts, I’ll Still Be There
The Sea Urchins, Pristine Christine
The Waltones, She Looks Right Through Me
The Clouds, Get Out Of My Dreams
Weather Prophets, Almost Prayed
The Primitives, Really Stupid
Orange Juice, Felicity
Talulah Gosh, Talulah Gosh
The Orchids, Defy The Law
St Christopher, Say Yes To Everything
The Brilliant Corners, Why Do You Have To Go Out With Him
Trashcan Sinatras, Obscurity Knocks
Darling Buds, Shame On You
Soup Dragons, Hang Ten!
Jesus And Mary Chain, You Trip Me Up
The Field Mice, Emma’s House
The Pastels, Truck Train Tractor
Razorcuts, Big Pink Cake
The Go Betweens, Head Full Of Steam
Talulah Gosh, My Best Friend
Monochrome Set, Jacob’s Ladder
Primal Scream, Velocity Girl

(7/10/11)

Here's the playlist from the second C86 Special, which also included an exhibition of C86 era posters and flyers

* Ian HDIF *

Felt, “Hours Of Darkness Have Changed My Mind”
The June Brides, “The Instrumental”
Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes, “Rain Fell Down”
The Field Mice, “Below The Stars”
The Poppyheads, “Cremation Town”
The Mayfields, “All You Ever Say” (flexi)
Primal Scream, “Black Star Carnival”
Razorcuts, “Contract With God”
Shop Assistants, “Before I Wake”
The Pastels, “Lonely Planet Boy”
The Orchids, “Bemused, Confused And Bedraggled”
My Bloody Valentine, “Can I Touch You”
Jesus And Mary Chain, “Sowing Seeds”
Kitchens Of Distinction, “The Third Time We Opened The Capsule”
The Go-Betweens, “Head Full Of Steam”
The Servants, “The Sun A Small Star”
The Popguns, “Crazy”
Talulah Gosh, “Mmm Mmm He’s So Dreamy”
The Harvest Ministers, “You Do My World A World Of Good”
The Weather Prophets, “Like Frankie Lymon”
Biff Bang Pow, “She’s Got Diamonds In Her Hair”
Jasmine Minks, “Cut Me Deep”

* Matthew Big Pink Cake *

Hurrah! - The Sun Shines Here
Biff Bang Pow - There Must Be a Better Life
The Jasmine Minks - Mr Magic
The Soup Dragons - Not For Humbert
The Primitives - She Don't Need You
Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes - Splashing Along
The Clouds - Jenny Nowhere (flexi)
The Pastels - I'm Alright With You
My Bloody Valentine - Sunny Sundae Smile
Pop Will Eat Itself - Candydiosis
The Jesus and Marychain - Ambition
Meat Whiplash - Don't Slip Up
Slaughter - I'll Follow You Down
The Groove Farm - Couldn't Get To Sleep
The Shop Assistants - All That Ever Mattered
Another Sunny Day - Anorak City (flexi)
The Brilliant Corners - Delilah Sands
The June Brides - I Fall
McCarthy - Red Sleeping Beauty
The Chesterfields - Completely and Utterly
Baby Lemonade - Jiffy's Neckware Creation (flexi)
The Flatmates - Tell Me Why
The Loft - Up The Hill And Down The Slope
Primal Scream - It Happens
The Sea Urchins - Solace
The Springfields - Sunflower
The Golden Dawn - My Secret World
Talulah Gosh - Don't Go Away
The Boy Hairdressers - The Assumption As An Elevator
The Orchids - Apologies
14 Iced Bears - Inside
The Field Mice - Fabulous Friend
The Bodines - Therese
BMX Bandits - What A Wonderful World
Razorcuts - Big Pink Cake
The Pastels - Million Tears

* Ian HDIF *

Talulah Gosh, “Beatnik Boy”
The Field Mice, “You’re Kidding Aren’t You?”
Shop Assistants, “Seems To Be”
The Soup Dragons, “Pleasantly Surprised”
The Flatmates, “Happy All The Time”
The Wedding Present, “Kennedy”
The Room, “Shirt Of Fire”
The Farmer’s Boys, “More Than A Dream”
The Primitives, “Stop Killing Me”
Sea Urchins, “Pristine Christine”
Razorcuts, “I Won’t Let You Down”
Pooh Sticks, “On Tape”
Mighty Mighty, “Throwaway”
Motorcycle Boy, “Big Rock Candy Mountain”
Primal Scream, “Silent Spring”
BMX Bandits, “Disco Girl”
Felt, “Penelope Tree”
The Field Mice, “Emma’s House”
Orange Juice, “Blueboy”
The Flatmates, “Is It Me?”
Brilliant Corners, “Brian Rix”
The Siddeleys, “My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon”
Shop Assistants, “All Day Long”
June Brides, “Sunday To Saturday”
Bogshed, “Geoff’s Big Problem”
House Of Love, “Destroy The Heart”
Talulah Gosh, “Talulah Gosh”
Brilliant Corners, “Trust Me”
James Dean Driving Experience, “World Weary And Wise”
Aztec Camera, “Oblivious”
Trashcan Sinastra, “Obscurity Knocks”
The Wedding Presents, “Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?”
The Clouds, “Get Out Of My Dream”
Razorcuts, “Jade”
The Darling Buds, “Spin”
Edwin Collins, “Don’t Shilly Shally”
Pooh Sticks, “I Know Someone Who Knows Someone Who Knows Alan McGee Quite Well”
The Field Mice, “Sensitive”
Primal Scream, “Crystal Crescent”
Another Sunny Day, “You Should All Be Murdered”
Felt, “Down But Not Yet Out”
The Vaselines, “Son Of A Gun”
The Primitives, “Crash” (demo version)
Orange Juice, “Falling And Laughing”
Shop Assistants, “Fixed Grin”
The Pastels, “Baby Honey”
Heavenly, “C Is The Heavenly Option”
The Popguns, “Waiting For The Winter”
The Field Mice, "Canada"

(4/5/12)

The third C86 special featured a guest DJ set by Jennifer Reiter of Colour Me Pop

* Ian HDIF *

The Pastels, Baby You’re Just You
Television Personalities, Someone To Share My Life With
Field Mice, Landmark
Felt, Evergreen Dazed
The Go-Betweens, Bachelor Kisses
Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes, Rain Fell Down
The Harvest Ministers, Six O’Clock Is Rosery
The Springfields, Sunflower
The Primitives, Ocean Blue (original version, on seven inch)
Orange Juice, What Presence?
Hurrah!, This Boy
Shop Assistants, After Dark
Close Lobsters, In Spite Of These Times
The Popguns, Because He Wanted To
Baba Yagas, Bomb Shop
The Orchids, Carole-Ann
Talulah Gosh, Just A Dream
Altered Images, Insects
Biff Bang Pow!, Seven Seconds
The Chesterfields, Ask Johnny Dee
Jesus And Mary Chain, Psychocandy
The Siddeleys, No Names
McCarthy, Frans Hals
The Hit Parade, In Gunnersbury Park
The June Brides, Comfort
St Christopher, You Deserve More Than A Maybe
Primal Scream, May The Sun Shine Bright For You
The Fizzbombs, Surfaround

* Jennifer Colour Me Pop *

Emma Gibbs Loves Badges, Patience
The Rainyard, 1000 Days
Daisycutter, Friends
Emily, Mad Dogs
The Desert Wolves, Speak To Me Rochelle
Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes, I’m Up Here
The Bodines, Scar Tissue
Fever Few, Casey Jones
The Hit Parade, I Get So Sentimental
The Bats, North By North
Close Lobsters, Nature Thing
McCarthy, Keep An Open Mind Or Else
The Hardy Boys, Wet Wednesdy Evening
One Thousand Violins, Let Me Charm The Pants Off Your World
The Siddeleys, You Get What You Deserve
Revolving Paint Dream, (Burn This House) Down To The Ground
Even As We Speak, Brain
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions, Grace
The Monochrome Set, He’s Frank (Slight Return)
Close Lobsters, Foxheads Stalk This Land
14 Iced Bears, Spangle
Sea Urchins, Summershine
The Go-Betweens, Head Full Of Steam
The Jaywalkers, (You Can’t Be) Happy All The Time
Felt – Dismantled King Is Off The Throne
The Waltones, She Looks Right Through Me
The Wake, Favour

* Ian HDIF *

Shop Assistants, Safety Net
The Pastels, Truck Train Tractor
The Field Mice, Emma’s House
Orange Juice, Felicity
Talulah Gosh, My Best Friend
The Loft, Up The Hill And Down The Slope
The Bodines, Therese
The Pooh Sticks, On Tape
The Popguns, Down On Your Knees
My Bloody Valentine, Paint A Rainbow
The Flatmates, Shimmer
Jesus And Mary Chain, The Living End
Felt, Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow
The Primitives, Stop Killing Me
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions, Lost Weekend
The Go-Betweens, Spring Rain
Heavenly, Atta Girl
Another Sunny Day, You Should All Be Murdered
Primal Scream, Crystal Crescent
Razorcuts, Storyteller
Altered Images, Don’t Talk To Me About Love
The Field Mice, September’s Not So Far Away
Brilliant Corners, Why Do You Have To Go Out With Him?
The Wedding Present, What Did Your Last Servant Die Of?
The Siddeleys, What Went Wrong This Time?
Soup Dragons, Hang Ten
My Bloody Valentine, Another Rainy Saturday
We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It, Rules And Regulations
Darling Buds, Hit The Ground
The Pastels, Nothing To Be Done
Orange Juice, Wan Light
The Go-Betweens, Love Goes On
Sea Urchins, Pristine Christine
The Orchids, I’ve Got A Habit
Another Sunny Day, Anorak City
Half Man Half Biscuit, I Hate Nerys Hughes
Motorcycle Boy, Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Popguns, Waiting For The Winter
The Corn Dollies, Forever Steven
Pale Saints, She Rides The Waves
The June Brides, Sunday To Saturday
The Field Mice, Sensitive
James Dean Driving Experience, Dean’s Eleventh Dream
Primal Scream, Velocity Girl
Talulah Gosh, Be Your Baby
The Vaselines, Son Of A Gun