The Room - No Dream [1980 - 1986]

Released in April 2004, this is the very first CD by The Room, the cult Liverpool band who released three albums and a slew of singles between 1980 and 1986. Formed by songwriter Dave Jackson and bassist Becky Stringer in 1979, The Room reaped critical acclaim with singles such as In Sickness And In Health and Things Have Learnt To Walk That Ought To Crawl, as well as the album Indoor Fireworks (1982) and several John Peel BBC sessions. In 1983-84 the band had a shot a chart success on a major label, with the excellent album In Evil Hour produced by John Porter (Smiths) and mercurial Television personality Tom Verlaine. In 1988 the core of the band morphed into Benny Profane, and later still became Dead Cowboys. No Dream is an unashamed Best Of compilation spanning the band's entire career, comprising singles, choice album cuts and unreleased demo tracks from their final studio session. From the monochrome post-punk of debut single Motion to the rich textures of In Evil Hour, even the most cursory listen reveals The Room as one of the most criminally underrated bands of their time. tracklist 01 Motion 02 In Sickeness And In Health 03 Bated Breath 04 Things Have Learnt To Walk That Ought To Crawl 05 No Dream 06 Hate Haze 07 100 Years 08 Never (demo) 09 The Ride 10 A Shirt Of Fire 11 Whirlpool 12 Jackpot Jack 13 Crying Red 14 Calloused Hands 15 Here Comes The Floor (demo) 16 The Storm (demo) 17 Untitled (demo) 18 Jeremiah (demo)

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arl0011 (2009-04-14)

how come new dreams for old isn't included? :(

gangway (2009-04-14)

Damn... You are a wizard indeed! Sorry to bother you (again) 80z, but this could very well lead to another one of your deliciously wicked 4 albums compilation series... If that is the case (or not), I must ask for another favor. This post reminded me of two other cult/obscure bands whose music I've been desperately searching for but to no avail: 1) Red Temple Spirits -Dancing To Restore An Eclipsed Moon 2) Psi Com - Psi Com
I appreciate your help. Thanks for everything

starkoman (2009-09-16)

Thank you 80zforever! It's true - these were a world-class band (especially live). Their Benny Profane incarnation was even more astonishing - mostly for their innovative and intelligent, often surreal, lyrics and tunes. They always delivered. And their live sets were really fantastic too (I had the pleasure of seeing them - and drinking with them - many times).
Café Berlin, The Munroe, anyone? Superb!
It would be absolutely incredible if you could track down and upload all the albums mentioned above - god knows I've tried to track down their stuff for years.
Indoor Fireworks (1982), and In Evil Hour. Does anyone else out there have more? Their Peel Sessions were fantastic.
If you have, please, please upload them (even solitary songs). Dave, Joe, Becky, Robin - if you've got any unreleased stuff still on tape - please put it up here for all of us who still love your great music to enjoy once again. Then I'll be a real Interstellar Fella In The Cellar, Barbarella.
While everyone's here, go and take a quick look at
Thank's again 80zforever!

smurphyzeke (2011-03-04)

Thanks

mrunf (2014-07-31)

Stuck at 92.6 percent. Any chance of a seed to finish?

 80zforever (2014-08-06)

re-seeding it. Hope you guys cab grab it.