Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline is a 2000 compilation of previously unreleased material, including BBC Radio 1 studio sessions, outtakes and B-sides by UK band Gomez. Some of tracks foreshadow the band's move into electronic-based music on 2002's In Our Gun. Image File history File links Abandoned_Shopping_Trolley_Hotline. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hut Records was started in 1990 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virgin Records. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport. ... British rock band Gomez 5 track EP released in 2000 on Hut/Virgin Records. ... In Our Gun is the third studio album by UK band Gomez in 2002. ... âRadio 1â redirects here. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport. ... In Our Gun is the third studio album by UK band Gomez in 2002. ...
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Hotline holds together remarkably well as an album, due to good track selection and intelligent segueing; in fact, some of the songs actually run together quite smoothly, with no break between songs.
As for the casual listener, ASTH could possibly leave you wondering what all the fuss is about, but at the very least gives a slight glimpse into the future and of things to come.
ShoppingTrolley is a fun, for-the-fans work with a heavy dosage of otherwise unavailable rarities.