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Shimmies in Super 8

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Released
  
April 1993

Length
  
7" vinyl: 21:07

Label
  
Duophonic Records

Recorded
  
1993

Release date
  
April 1993


Artists
  
Darlin', Stereolab, Huggy Bear

Genres
  
Punk rock, Indie rock, Alternative rock, Electronic music

Shimmies in Super 8 is a rare compilation released in United Kingdom on April 1993 as a double pack. Its catalogue number is DS45 – 05/06. DS45 – 05 is a white vinyl 7", DS45 – 06 is a green vinyl. Both 7"s were housed in a folder cardboard sleeve in a plastic bag. This album features two of the four songs produced by Darlin', a French indie rock group composed of Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem Christo (later of Daft Punk) and Laurent Brancowitz (later of Phoenix). Some copies includes a Darlin' sticker roughly 400, Darlin' paper insert and a Colm paper insert, designed by de Homem Christo. All copies were numbered (800 copies). Someone at the pressing plant did run off a couple of test copies on light blue vinyl.

Contents

7" white vinyl (DS45 – 05)

Side A
  1. "Trafalgar Square" by Huggy Bear – 0:47
  2. "Godziller" by Huggy Bear – 2:22
  3. "More Music from Bells" by Huggy Bear – 0:49
  4. "Snow White, Rose Red" by Huggy Bear – 1.13
Side B
  1. "Cindy, So Loud" by Darlin' – 1:18
  2. "Darlin'" by Darlin' – 2:38

7" green vinyl (DS45 – 06)

Side C
  1. "Soundtrack" by Colm – 4:40
Side D
  1. "Revox!" by Stereolab – 4:05

Songs

1Trafalgar Square
2Godziller
3More Music From Bells

References

Shimmies in Super 8 Wikipedia