Fierce Panda Records compilations
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Fierce Panda Records
is especially well known for the compilation album
s and EPs. These are traditionally named after a pun, and are usually deleted on the day of release. A list of these and some of the most famous bands featured is below.
NB: Catalogue Numbers of singles released on Fierce Panda begin with the characters "ning" resulting in the titles of many of the above items being in-joke
puns
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Fierce Panda Records
Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass...
is especially well known for the compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s and EPs. These are traditionally named after a pun, and are usually deleted on the day of release. A list of these and some of the most famous bands featured is below.
Albums
- Nings Of Desire includes Gorky's Zygotic MynciGorky's Zygotic MynciGorky's Zygotic Mynci were a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in Carmarthen, west Wales in 1991. They sang songs in both Welsh and English. They split up in May 2006.-Biography:...
, The BluetonesThe BluetonesThe Bluetones were an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members were Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002...
, China DrumChina DrumChina Drum were an English punk rock band from Ovingham in Northumberland active from 1989–2001, playing their final years under the name The Drum.-History:... - Dial M For Merthyr includes Manic Street PreachersManic Street PreachersManic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
, StereophonicsStereophonicsThe Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing... - Nings And Roundabouts Includes PlaceboPlacebo (band)Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
, KenickieKenickieKenickie were a four-piece rock band from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The band were formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Lauren Laverne , drummer Johnny X , lead guitarist and occasional vocalist Marie du Santiago and bass guitarist Emmy-Kate Montrose...
, 3 Colours Red3 Colours Red3 Colours Red were a rock band from the United Kingdom. They achieved their biggest chart success at the end of the 1990s, along with other Britrock bands such as Ash and Feeder. The band was named by sticking a pin in a London listings magazine, Time Out...
, - Where The Wild Nings Are includes Embrace, Lo-Fidelity Allstars
- The Dead Cheap Sampler includes SeafoodSeafood (band)Seafood were a UK band formed in London around 1996.The line-up included chief songwriter David Line , Caroline Banks and Kevin Penney who joined the band following the departure of founder-member Charles MacLeod...
, ColdplayColdplayColdplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
, AstronautAstronaut (band)-History:Formed in Liverpool by Alex Eckford, Brychan Todd and Graeme Elston, Astronaut moved to London in late 1996, where they recruited their drummer, David Masterman....
, Hundred ReasonsHundred ReasonsHundred Reasons are an English rock band from Farnborough, Hampshire, composed of Colin Doran , Larry Hibbitt , Andy Gilmour , Andy Bews and Ben Doyle . Originally, the band was signed to Columbia Records in mid April 2001, after fourteen months of near-constant touring... - Mosh & Go includes Jimmy Eat WorldJimmy Eat WorldJimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
, Hundred ReasonsHundred ReasonsHundred Reasons are an English rock band from Farnborough, Hampshire, composed of Colin Doran , Larry Hibbitt , Andy Gilmour , Andy Bews and Ben Doyle . Originally, the band was signed to Columbia Records in mid April 2001, after fourteen months of near-constant touring... - Live The Dream includes Death Cab for CutieDeath Cab for CutieDeath Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
, AstronautAstronaut (band)-History:Formed in Liverpool by Alex Eckford, Brychan Todd and Graeme Elston, Astronaut moved to London in late 1996, where they recruited their drummer, David Masterman....
, SeafoodSeafood (band)Seafood were a UK band formed in London around 1996.The line-up included chief songwriter David Line , Caroline Banks and Kevin Penney who joined the band following the departure of founder-member Charles MacLeod...
, The Music, EasyworldEasyworldEasyworld were a British indie alternative rock/pop band hailing from Eastbourne, consisting of David Ford on vocals, Jo Taylor on bass and Glenn Hooper on drums, active between 2001 and 2004... - Decade: Ten Years of Fierce PandaDecade: Ten Years of Fierce PandaDecade: Ten Years of Fierce Panda is a compilation album released by Fierce Panda Records. The album celebrates the label's tenth anniversary, and features some of their best-known artists.-Track listing:# Ash - "Punkboy"...
(Includes all the best known Fierce Panda artists) - Things that I Discover (1999) Tiny Too (Elin Grimstad, Hilde Stephanson, Isobel Jones)
NB: Catalogue Numbers of singles released on Fierce Panda begin with the characters "ning" resulting in the titles of many of the above items being in-joke
In-joke
An in-joke, also known as an inside joke or in joke, is a joke whose humour is clear only to people who are in a particular social group, occupation, or other community of common understanding...
puns
Puns
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EPs
- Shagging In The Streets
- Crazed And Confused
- Return To Splendor
- From Greer To Eternity
- Built To Blast
- Suzi Quatro Lives In Chelmsford EP
- Mortal Wombat
- Songs About Plucking
- The Joy Of Plecs
- Screecher Comforts
- Pandamonium 1-4'
- The Panda In A Big Vanda Tour '98
- Dope Is Important
- Listen With Smother
- Bless His Little Cotton Rocks
- Cry Me A Liver
- Otter Than July
- Clooney Tunes
- Cheffing & Blinding
- Vet Sounds
- Dark Side Of The Raccoon
- Cutting Hedge
- The Squirrel EP
- Spring Tour 2003
- Mosh
- Shock & Oar
- On The Buzzes
- Glowing Underground
- Zip It Up"
- Licensed to Drill
See also
- Fierce Panda RecordsFierce Panda RecordsFierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass...
- List of bands signed to Fierce Panda Records