Jon Savage – Jon Savage's 1986-1990 (Rollin' Under The Melody) 2CD

Jon Savage – Jon Savage's 1986-1990 (Rollin' Under The Melody)

As we’ve come to expect from Ace’s much-admired series of Jon Savage-curated two- CD collections, this new – and sadly final – volume is a multi-genre delight, taking the listener from house to baggy via post-punk, proto-grunge, minimalist avant-garde, the advent of sampling and more. Among the many highlights are ‘Mystery Of Love’ by Mr Fingers, a track that turned Savage’s head during a trip to New York in early 1986; Hüsker Dü’s ‘Could You Be The One?’ from 1987, a perfect example of their melodic abilities; the action-packed ‘It Takes Two’ by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, which could be heard blasting out of boomboxes all over New York in spring 1988; Paul Oakenfold’s 1989 remix of Happy Mondays’ ‘Wrote For Luck’ into the early baggy classic ‘W.F.L.’; and the Holographic Goatee Mix of ‘What Is Love?’, the overlooked flip of Dee-Lite’s international hit ‘Groove Is In The Heart’ of 1990.

Tracklist:
CD1:
1-1 Mr. Fingers– Mystery Of Love 6:42
1-2 Shop Assistants– Safety Net 2:22
1-3 Arthur Russell– Let's Go Swimming (Gulf Stream Dub) 5:16
1-4 Cameo– Word Up! 4:17
1-5 Hüsker Dü– Could You Be The One? 2:33
1-6 Throwing Muses– Finished 3:50
1-7 That Petrol Emotion– Big Decision (Extended Version) 4:37
1-8 M|A|R|R|S– Pump Up The Volume (Remix) 6:26
1-9 Ultramagnetic MC's– Traveling At The Speed Of Thought 5:00
1-10 Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix) 7:08
1-11 S-Express – Theme From S-Express 5:58
1-12 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock– It Takes Two 4:48
1-13 The Primitives– Crash 2:31
1-14 Raze– Break 4 Love (Spanish Mix) 5:25
1-15 Dinosaur Jr – Freak Scene 3:35
1-16 Spacemen 3– Che 4:28
1-17 The Stone Roses– Full Fathom Five 3:20

CD2:
2-1 Sonic Youth– Teen Age Riot 6:56
2-2 Black Riot– A Day In The Life (Club Mix) 5:31
2-3 Fine Young Cannibals– She Drives Me Crazy 3:35
2-4 The Gruesome Twosome– Hallucination Generation 3:45
2-5 Band Of Susans– Hard Light 4:38
2-6 Happy Mondays– W.F.L. (Think About The Future - The Paul Oakenfold Mix) 7:09
2-7 A.C. Marias– One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing 3:15
2-8 Sly & Lovechild– The World According To Sly & Lovechild (Soul Of Europe Mix) 8:21
2-9 Saint Etienne– Only Love Can Break Your Heart 4:25
2-10 Soho – Hippychick (No Acid Ted Mix) 5:08
2-11 The Charlatans– The Only One I Know 3:56
2-12 Technotronic Featuring Ya Kid K– Rockin' Over The Beat (Rockin' Over Manchester Hacienda Mix) 6:32
2-13 Deee-Lite– What Is Love? (Holographic Goatee Mix) 4:10
2-14 Pet Shop Boys– So Hard (David Morales Remix) 7:42
2-15 The High– Take Your Time 3:58

Label: Ace
Released: 2025